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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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Now both are dispositions that are contrary to a Christian man, he should neither be light, nor be false and untrue.
Now S. Paul doth much more decline the imputation of falsehood and dissembling, (that he should be yea, when he meant not yea, but nay,) when ⟨p. 372⟩he had declined the imputation of lightness: for a man may truly say he will, and yet change his mind after: but for a man to say he will, and yet mean it not, that is falsehood, and dissembling, which is worse: S. Paul intends much more to decline the suspicion of that.
Now S. Paul doth much more decline the imputation of falshood and dissembling, (that he should be yea, when he meant not yea, but nay,) when ⟨p. 372⟩he had declined the imputation of lightnesse: for a man may truly say he will, and yet change his mind after: but for a man to say he will, and yet mean it not, that is falshood, and dissembling, which is worse: S. Paul intends much more to decline the suspition of that.
Dissemblers are yea, yea, nay, nay; not at divers times, but at the same time they make yea, and nay, all at once. We say, Contradictions cannot 1be true, for a thing to be, and not to be at the same time: but dissemblers would have contradictions true, they make as if they loved, when indeed they hate.
- 1Falsehood, and dissembling.