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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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Man being a dependant creature, yet he resolves to do this and that, as if he had the guidance of his own thoughts and purposes: this provokes God to jealousy when he makes himself a god, and sets not God before him in his actions; he sets upon things without dependence, without prayer, or reservation, if God permit this; because God rejoiceth to confound these bold attempts, therefore they never thrive in such attempts.
Man being a dependant creature, yet he resolves to do this and that, as if he had the guidance of his own thoughts and purposes: this provokes God to jealousie when he makes himself a god, and sets not God before him in his actions; he sets upon things without dependance, without prayer, or reservation, if God permit this; because God rejoyceth to confound these bold attempts, therefore they never thrive in such attempts.
Therefore a true Christians joins modesty for the time to come; he 1will attempt nothing but what he may expect to have Gods protection in: he that thinks God may cross him, will do nothing ill that he fears God will cross him in, he will be modest. The best Christians are the modestest, they consider the uncertainty of the things of this life, and the weakness of man in foreseeing things, they see a dependence of all things on the Majesty of God even to the least things; that he guides things that are most casual: and that he rules even the hearts of Princes, as Solomon saith, as the rivers of water; they are guided by him, they are in his hand: hereupon a wise Christian becomes modest for the time to come in his resolutions: he undertakes all with a holy dependence on God; if God will, and if God permit: he will undertake nothing for the time to come, but with warrant, that he may without tempting of God look for his assistance: for to go to God to bless us in ill projects, is to make God the Patron of that which is bad, which is contrary to his nature. Therefore he learns to depend upon God for the time to come, and will entertain, or enter upon no business, but such as he may safely without tempting of God depend upon him for his assistance: this is the disposition of a modest Christian.