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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 2
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Therefore saith the Father, when he comes to us in his love, and the sense of it, it is for our good: and when he takes the sense of his love from us, it is for our good; for when he takes away the sense of his love from us, it is to enlarge our souls to be more capable of mercy after, to prize it more, to walk warily, and jealously, to look to our corruptions better: Therefore in the time of desertion think of this, when God seems to forget us. Can a Mother forget her Child? Isa. 49. 15. Suppose she should be so unnatural as to do it (which can hardly be believed) that a Mother should forget her child, Yet notwithstanding I will not forget you; you are written upon the palms of my hands, that is, I have you alway in my eye. So that if there were no mercies to be found in nature, no bowels to be found in a Mother (where usually they are most abundant) yet notwithstanding there is mercy to be found in the Father of Mercies still: Therefore in such times let us make use of this.
Therefore saith the Father, when he comes to us in his love, and the sence of it, it is for our good: and when he takes the sence of his love from us, it is for our good; for when he takes away the sence of his love from us, it is to enlarge our soules to be more capable of mercie after, to prize it more, to walk warily, and jealously, to look to our corruptions better: Therefore in the time of desertion think of this, when God seemes to forget us. Can a Mother forget her Child? Isa. 49. 15. Suppose she should be so unnatural as to do it (which can hardly be believed) that a Mother should forget her child, Yet notwithstanding I will not forget you; you are written upon the palmes of my hands, that is, I have you alway in my eye. So that if there were no mercies to be found in nature, no bowels to be found in a Mother (where usually they are most abundant) yet notwithstanding there is mercie to be found in the Father of Mercies still: Therefore in such times let us make use of this.
And another thing that we ought to learn hence is this; if God be so in Christ Jesus (for we must alway put that in) for he is merciful with satisfaction, and yet it is his mercy that he would admit of satisfaction; his mercy devised a way to content justice; his mercy set all on work: mercy is above justice in the work of Salvation: justice hath received contentment from mercy, (but that by the way) to make us have higher thoughts of mercy, then any other attribute of God in the Doctrine of the Gospel, in that Kingdom of Christ: it is a Kingdom of Grace and mercy, if we have hearts to embrace it.