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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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The reason is, It is Gods enemy, and our enemy: should a Christian consult and deliberate with his enemy? to take his enemy to be his Judge, 1and his friend, and counsellor? A man that hath his enemy to guide him to a place, that hath a Pirate to guide him in a Ship, how can he come to good? He that is led by the flesh he consults with his enemy, when he looks what is for his profit, or his pleasure, &c. These things we should renounce as we promised in Baptism, when we gave our names to Christ. If we live, and deliberate according to the flesh, we shall dye, saith the Apostle peremptorily. It is a dangerous enemy, death is the issue of all the counsel of the flesh, Rom. 8.
The reason is, It is Gods enemy, and our enemy: should a Christian consult and deliberate with his enemy? to take his enemy to be his Judge, 1and his friend, and counsellour? A man that hath his enemy to guide him to a place, that hath a Pirate to guide him in a Ship, how can he come to good? He that is led by the flesh he consults with his enemy, when he looks what is for his profit, or his pleasure, &c. These things we should renounce as we promised in Baptisme, when we gave our names to Christ. If we live, and deliberate according to the flesh, we shall dye, saith the Apostle peremptorily. It is a dangerous enemy, death is the issue of all the counsell of the flesh, Rom. 8.
- 1Reason. It is Gods, and our enemy.
Again, it is a secret enemy, a domestic enemy, it is in all the powers of the soul, we cannot be too jealous against it. It is a perpetual enemy that accompanies us continually, in all our consultations, in all places; in prosperity, in adversity; it hinders us from all good, it keeps us from the reformation of any thing that is ill.