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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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Let this encourage us to come to God, and to cast our selves into the arms of this merciful Father, If we have lived in other courses before, 1let the mercy of God work upon our souls. In Rom. 2. it is pressed there excellently; This mercy of God should lead us to repentance, it should encourage us. What makes a Thief, or a Traitor come in, when there is proclamation 2out against him? If there be a pardon sent after him, it makes him come in, or else he runs out still further and further, while the hue and cry pursues him; but hope of mercy and pardon will bring him in again. So it is that that brings us in again to God, the very hope of mercy and pardon; if we be never so ill, or have been never so ill: do not put off, but take this day now, Now is the time, now while it is called to day, take the present time. Here is our error, if God be the Father of mercy, I will cry him mercy at the hour of death. I, thou mayest go to hell with mercy in thy mouth: he is merciful to those that truly repent; but how dost thou know that thy repentance on thy death-bed will be true? It is not sorrow for sickness, and grief for death: and fear of that: but there must be a hatred of sin: and how shall conscience tell thee now thou hast repented, that it is a hating of thy sinful courses, rather then the fear of damnation? that is rather from the sense of grief. Conscience will hardly be comforted in this, for it will upbraid; I, now, now you would have mercy.
Let this incourage us to come to God, and to cast our selves into the arms of this merciful Father, If we have lived in other courses before, 1let the mercy of God work upon our souls. In Rom. 2. it is pressed there excellently; This mercy of God should lead us to repentance, it should encourage us. What makes a Thief, or a Traitor come in, when there is proclamation 2out against him? If there be a pardon sent after him, it makes him come in, or else he runs out still further and further, while the hue and cry pursues him; but hope of mercy and pardon will bring him in again. So it is that that brings us in again to God, the very hope of mercy and pardon; if we be never so ill, or have been never so ill: do not put off, but take this day now, Now is the time, now while it is called to day, take the present time. Here is our error, if God be the Father of mercy, I will cry him mercy at the hour of death. I, thou maiest go to hell with mercy in thy mouth: he is merciful to those that truly repent; but how dost thou know that thy repentance on thy death-bed will be true? It is not sorrow for sicknesse, and grief for death: and fear of that: but there must be a hatred of sin: and how shall conscience tell thee now thou hast repented, that it is a hating of thy sinful courses, rather then the fear of damnation? that is rather from the sence of grief. Conscience will hardly be comforted in this, for it will upbraid; I, now, now you would have mercy.