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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
You see in Psal. 2. how the Psalmist there insults over those that threaten to do this and that: Why do the Heathen rage? and the people imagine a vain thing, &c. against the Lord, and against his anointed? As if they would swallow up the Church, and Christ the anointed: why do they do this, and that? God that sits in heaven, he laughs them to scorn. You see the grounds of lightness, so far forth as is needful. I will name no more.
You see in Psal. 2. how the Psalmist there insults over those that threaten to do this and that: Why do the Heathen rage? and the people imagine a vain thing, &c. against the Lord, and against his anointed? As if they would swallow up the Church, and Christ the anointed: why do they do this, and that? God that sits in heaven, he laughes them to scorn. You see the grounds of lightnesse, so far forth as is needful. I will name no more.
The way to prevent it may be in observing these grounds of constancy; 1Especially this:
- 1Remedies against lightness.Remedies against lightnesse.
Stablish your thoughts with counsel, for the time to come: consult, go not rashly, and headlong about matters. It is not with our common life 1as with those that run in a race; for their swiftness gets all: but in matters of government in Common-Wealth, there the most staid get all: those that weigh things, and then execute upon mature deliberation; that ripen things first, and go not rawly, and indeliberately about it: this every man takes for granted, but it is not thought on.