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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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A common Protestant hath no better ground for his Religion, then a Papist hath for his; the same reason that a Papist hath, the same such a Protestant hath: he was bred in it, and the King is of that Religion, and he shall attain his ends by it. Hath a Papist other reasons? except a man be truly changed, and altered, he shall be yea, yea, and nay, nay, sometime one, sometime another; peremptory in one, and peremptory in another, and all naught.
As for instance, the Sea, sometimes it ebbs, sometime it flows; sometimes 1it flows one way, and then flows back another way; yet it is alway salt, and brinish, the nature of it is not changed: so some men are peremptory, yea, yea, they run one way amain, and then they ebb again, yet they alway keep their nature brinish. They are peremptory for good sometimes, and when it stands for their ends they are peremptory against it. Such a cause is so, it is yea, if it help their advantage; and it is not so, if it help not that; as if truth it self in their judgment were flexible, and alterable. Thus a carnal man he alters, and yet he is never good in his judgment. Saint Paul declines this, he was not, yea, yea, nay, nay, because he did not purpose things according to the flesh.
As for instance, the Sea, sometimes it ebbs, sometime it flowes; sometimes 1it flowes one way, and then flowes back another way; yet it is alway salt, and brinish, the nature of it is not changed: so some men are peremptory, yea, yea, they run one way amain, and then they ebbe again, yet they alway keep their nature brinish. They are peremptory for good sometimes, and when it stands for their ends they are peremptory against it. Such a cause is so, it is yea, if it help their advantage; and it is not so, if it help not that; as if truth it self in their judgment were flexible, and alterable. Thus a carnal man he alters, and yet he is never good in his judgment. Saint Paul declines this, he was not, yea, yea, nay, nay, because he did not purpose things according to the flesh.