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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 so in the relation of a Father, he is a true Father, he corrects when time serves, he rewards and encourageth when time serves, he gives an inheritance to his Children, and hath pity and compassion on his Children when time serves; He is a true Father. Other fathers do this and that out of passion, not out of truth and goodness: but he doth. So when we consider God in his relations, consider of the attribute of his truth.
And so in the relation of a Father, he is a true Father, he corrects when time serves, he rewards and encourageth when time serves, he gives an inheritance to his Children, and hath pity and compassion on his Children when time serves; He is a true Father. Other fathers do this and that out of passion, not out of truth and goodnesse: but he doth. So when we consider God in his relations, consider of the attribute of his truth.
All truth, in his Word comes from this, God is true. This truth is sealed by this, that our truth to you, our word to you was not yea, and nay, uncertain: Gods truth is not uncertain and variable. There is no shadow of change in him, and his Word is like himself. We say usually in the word of an honest man, and that is something, In verbum S•rdotis, in the word of a Priest, it was accounted in former times a great matter: it should be so indeed. In the word of a King is a great matter. But when God saith in the Word of a God. The Word of the Lord hath spoken so, It is not yea, and nay, it was not flexible, and doubtful, because it is the Word of him that hath the command of all that he saith, it is his Word that is Lord of Heaven, and Earth. Now when he that saith a thing is the Lord of Heaven and Earth, he is Lord of his own Word, therefore what he saith is not yea, and nay, uncertain: for he can make good what he saith. There is the same ground of Evangelical truth, as there is of God himself to be true. I will speak no more in the unfolding of the Point, it is plain that God is true.
All truth, in his Word comes from this, God is true. This truth is sealed by this, that our truth to you, our word to you was not yea, and nay, uncertain: Gods truth is not uncertain and variable. There is no shadow of change in him, and his Word is like himself. We say usually in the word of an honest man, and that is something, In verbum Srdotis, in the word of a Priest, it was accounted in former times a great matter: it should be so indeed. In the word of a King is a great matter. But when God saith in the Word of a God. The Word of the Lord hath spoken so, It is not yea, and nay, it was not flexible, and doubtful, because it is the Word of him that hath the command of all that he saith, it is his VVord that is Lord of Heaven, and Earth. Now when he that saith a thing is the Lord of Heaven and Earth, he is Lord of his own Word, therefore what he saith is not yea, and nay, uncertain: for he can make good what he saith. There is the same ground of Evangelicall truth, as there is of God himself to be true. I will speak no more in the unfolding of the Point, it is plain that God is true.