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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 18
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In this link of the sentence, God is true; First it is true that God is, he is truly God, his nature is true, his properties true. Likewise God is true and faithful, not only in his nature, and properties, but in his free decrees, in the things that freely come from him. It was free for him to make promises of salvation, or no, as it was free for him to make a world, or no, and whether he would redeem mankind, or no: but when he had promised, except he should deny himself, and his truth, he must send Christ. So in all the free promises of forgiveness of sins, and life everlasting by Christ, if we believe in him, we say they are certainly true, because God that is true hath promised: God is true in his Nature, and true in his free Promises, and threatenings; he is true in his works, true in his Word, every way true. He is true in his nature, all is true within him, and without him: if any thing could change him from within, he were not himself, he were not God. And from without there is nothing can change him: for there is nothing stronger then God. God is true in all his purposes, true in his free and voluntary decrees. It was free for him to decree, but having decreed, there is a necessity of performing; it is of the necessity of his nature as he is God. He is true in his free decrees, they are not free in regard of the event, but in regard of the Original, as I said; he might have made a world at the first, or no, and have redeemed mankind, or no: but having made these decrees, of necessity as he is God he must be true in his free decrees.
In this link of the sentence, God is true; First it is true that God is, he is truly God, his nature is true, his properties true. Likewise God is true and faithfull, not onely in his nature, and properties, but in his free decrees, in the things that freely come from him. It was free for him to make promises of salvation, or no, as it was free for him to make a world, or no, and whether he would redeem mankind, or no: but when he had promised, except he should deny himself, and his truth, he must send Christ. So in all the free promises of forgivenesse of sins, and life everlasting by Christ, if we believe in him, we say they are certainly true, because God that is true hath promised: God is true in his Nature, and true in his free Promises, and threatnings; he is true in his works, true in his Word, every way true. He is true in his nature, all is true within him, and without him: if any thing could change him from within, he were not himself, he were not God. And from without there is nothing can change him: for there is nothing stronger then God. God is true in all his purposes, true in his free and voluntary decrees. It was free for him to decree, but having decreed, there is a necessity of performing; it is of the necessity of his nature as he is God. He is true in his free decrees, they are not free in regard of the event, but in regard of the Original, as I said; he might have made a world at the first, or no, and have redeemed mankind, or no: but having made these decrees, of necessity as he is God he must be true in his free decrees.