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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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And it is the prime truth of all truths, that God is, and God is true. As we say of the heavens, unless the heavens were moved, there would be 1no motion in the earth: For if the Sun had not a motion in the Zodiac up and down, where were Summer and Winter? If he had not his course, where were night and day? The vicissitude and intercourse of all earthly things? If the heavenly motion were not, nisi moverentur, &c. if those did not move, we could not move, because we depend upon that. So unless it were true, that God were, there is a God, and God is unchangeably true, there would be nothing true in the world: for all truth is therefore true, because it is answerable to that exemplar truth that is true in God, answerable to Gods conceit, and decree of things.
And it is the prime truth of all truths, that God is, and God is true. As we say of the heavens, unlesse the heavens were moved, there would be 1no motion in the earth: For if the Sun had not a motion in the Zodiack up and down, where were Summer and Winter? If he had not his course, where were night and day? The vicissitude and entercourse of all earthly things? If the heavenly motion were not, nisi moverentur, &c. if those did not move, we could not move, because we depend upon that. So unlesse it were true, that God were, there is a God, and God is unchangeably true, there would be nothing true in the world: for all truth is therefore true, because it is answerable to that exemplar truth that is true in God, answerable to Gods conceit, and decree of things.
- 1That God is, and is true, the prime truth.
This I observe the rather, because it is a fundamental thing: it doth wondrously stablish our faith in Divine truths, when we know it comes from God that is true. If we would seek for evidences of our faith, then we must go within us, and see what love, and what hope, what combat between