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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 2
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Then again, perhaps, thou shalt not have the honour of it, thou shalt not have the mercy: thou that hast refused mercy and lived in a loose profane course, thou that hast despised mercy all the while, God will not honour thee so much, as to have a good word, or a sorrowful word, that even very ⟨p. 34⟩grief shall not extort it from thee: but as thou hast forgotten God in thy life, and wouldest not own his admonitions, thou shalt forget thy self in death, and be taken away suddenly, or else with some violent disease, that shall take away the use of the parts that God hath given thee, as inflammation of the Spirits or the like, that shall take away the use of sound reason. It is madness and no better to live as the most live, to cry God is merciful, &c. thou mayest go to hell for all that: repentance must be from a true hatred of sin: and that that must comfort thee, must be a disposition for the present: for then it is unforced.
Then again, perhaps, thou shalt not have the honour of it, thou shalt not have the mercy: thou that hast refused mercy and lived in a loose prophane course, thou that hast despised mercy all the while, God will not honour thee so much, as to have a good word, or a sorrowful word, that even very ⟨p. 34⟩grief shall not extort it from thee: but as thou hast forgotten God in thy life, and wouldest not own his admonitions, thou shalt forget thy self in death, and be taken away suddenly, or else with some violent disease, that shal take away the use of the parts that God hath given thee, as inflammation of the Spirits or the like, that shall take away the use of sound reason. It is madnesse and no better to live as the most live, to cry God is merciful, &c. thou mayest go to hell for all that: repentance must be from a true hatred of sin: and that that must comfort thee, must be a disposition for the present: for then it is unforced.
Therefore all these sweet comforts are to you that come in, and leave 1