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A learned commentary or exposition
A learned commentary or exposition: upon the first chapter of the second Epistle of S. Paul to the Corinthians Being the substance of many sermons formerly preached at Gray's-Inn, London, by that reverend and judicious divine, Richard Sibbs, D.D. Sometimes Master of Catherine-Hall in Cambridge, and preacher to that honourable society. Published for the public good and benefit of the Church of Christ. By Tho. Manton, B.D. and preacher of the Gospel at Stoke-Newington, near London.A learned commentary or exposition: upon the first chapter of the second Epistle of S. Paul to the Corinthians Being the substance of many sermons formerly preached at Grayes-Inne, London, by that reverend and judicious divine, Richard Sibbs, D.D. Sometimes Master of Catherine-Hall in Cambridge, and preacher to that honourable society. Published for the publick good and benefit of the Church of Christ. By Tho. Manton, B.D. and preacher of the Gospel at Stoake-Newington, near London.
London: printed by J.L. for N.B., 1655
A COMMENTARY upon the first CHAPTER of the second Epistle of S. PAU… › Commentary on verse 17
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And again, there is envy in mans nature toward excellent persons especially. 1The malice of mans nature cannot abide eminency in others: The false Teachers among the Corinthians they saw that Paul stood in their light, therefore they labour to eclipse and obscure him all they could. Hence it is, that men are willing to entertain willingly any suspicion: For not being willing out of baseness to rise to their greatness and excellency, they labour to bring them down by their suspicion to their baseness, and meanness, that all may be ill alike. Therefore baseness is subject to suspicion, and the fruit of suspicion, that is, slander: to take every thing in suspicion, and to utter it in words: because they would have men of eminency brought down to their meanness: and if they cannot do it indeed, they will bring them by reports as low as they can, that they speak, and unspeak, and are inconstant as other men. There are many causes of this; and therefore S. Paul seeing the baseness of it, he stands the more upon it.
And again, there is envy in mans nature toward excellent persons especially. 1The malice of mans nature cannot abide eminency in others: The false Teachers among the Corinthians they saw that Paul stood in their light, therefore they labour to eclipse and obscure him all they could. Hence it is, that men are willing to entertain willingly any suspition: For not being willing out of basenesse to rise to their greatnesse and excellency, they labour to bring them down by their suspition to their basenesse, and meannesse, that all may be ill alike. Therefore basenesse is subject to suspition, and the fruit of suspition, that is, slander: to take every thing in suspition, and to utter it in words: because they would have men of eminency brought down to their meannesse: and if they cannot do it indeed, they will bring them by reports as low as they can, that they speak, and unspeak, and are inconstant as other men. There are many causes of this; and therefore S. Paul seeing the basenesse of it, he stands the more upon it.
- 12. Envy.