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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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God as God creating a reasonable creature, he must give him some revealed truth, he could not be worshipped else. How must we know this revealed truth whereby he will be worshipped by the reasonable creature? ⟨p. 381⟩(for no man will be served by his servant as he pleaseth) how shall we know these certain truths? because they come from his nature. God is true; and as God is true: so our word to you was not you, and way, that is, it was true. There is the same ground of the certainty of Evangelical truth as there is of God himself to be true.
God as God creating a reasonable creature, he must give him some revealed truth, he could not be worshipped else. How must we know this revealed truth whereby he will be worshipped by the reasonable creature? ⟨p. 381⟩(for no man will be served by his servant as he pleaseth) how shll we know these certain truths? because they come from his nature. God is true; and as God is true: so our word to you was not you, and way, that is, it was true. There is the same ground of the certainty of Evangelicall truth as there is of God himself to be true.
To add a little further in the Point, consider the truth of God every way, the faithfulness of God, as it signifies in the original, as God is faithful. Consider what relations God hath put upon him in his divine truth, how he will be thought on. And then bring those relations to his nature: for there we must pitch at last. What is he to us? and how hath he revealed himself to us? Thus and thus. What is he in his nature? So, and so: and there we must rest.
To add a little further in the Point, consider the truth of God every way, the faithfulnesse of God, as it signifies in the originall, as God is faithful. Consider what relations God hath put upon him in his divine truth, how he will be thought on. And then bring those relations to his nature: for there we must pitch at last. What is he to us? and how hath he revealed himself to us? Thus and thus. What is he in his nature? So, and so: and there we must rest.