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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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But the answer is easy, God is true in all these: for Gods Promises that come from his truth; they are either absolute, or conditional. The absolute 1are those that have nothing annexed to them, but shall certainly be. As God would have sent Christ without all conditions, Christ should have come without all peradventure as we say. But now some promises have conditions annexed to them: if a Nation repent of their sins, God will repent of the evil he hath threatened, as it is in Jeremiah. Now those threatenings that are on condition of repentance, if the condition be performed, the sentence is reversed. All the Promises are made with exception of the Cross, all must suffer before they come to heaven, and be glorified: Now all the Promises with the exception of the Cross are conditional. So God is true both in his absolute Promises that are made without condition, and he is true in his conditional Promises; because where he performs the condition, he will perform likewise that that is tied to the condition: he changeth his sentence sometimes, and his threatening, but not his decree: for his purpose and decree is to forgive and reverse the sentence, if we repent. I say, it is a clear truth, that God is true, unchangeably, and immutably true.
But the answer is easie, God is true in all these: for Gods Promises that come from his truth; they are either absolute, or conditional. The absolute 1are those that have nothing annexed to them, but shall certainly be. As God would have sent Christ without all conditions, Christ should have come without all peradventure as we say. But now some promises have conditions annexed to them: if a Nation repent of their sins, God will repent of the evill he hath threatned, as it is in Jeremy. Now those threatenings that are on condition of repentance, if the condition be performed, the sentence is reversed. All the Promises are made with exception of the Crosse, all must suffer before they come to heaven, and be glorified: Now all the Promises with the exception of the Crosse are conditional. So God is true both in his absolute Promises that are made without condition, and he is true in his conditional Promises; because where he performs the condition, he will perform likewise that that is tied to the condition: he changeth his sentence sometimes, and his threatening, but not his decree: for his purpose and decree is to forgive and reverse the sentence, if we repent. I say, it is a clear truth, that God is true, unchangeably, and immutably true.