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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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Therefore all these sweet comforts are to you that come in, and leave 1your wicked courses; if you have been swearers, to swear no more; if you have been deceivers, to deceive no more, if you have been licentious, to be so no more: but to break off the course of your sins as God shall enable you; or else this one thing (think of it) that you now daub your conscience withal, and go on in sin with that will be the most terror to you, even Mercy: nothing will vex you so much as mercy afterward. Then thou shalt think with thy self, I have heard comfortable of the promises, and of the nature of God, but I put off and despised all, I regarded my sinful courses more then the mercy of God in Christ, they were sweeter to me then mercy. I lived in sins (out of the abundance of profaneness) that did me no good, I lived in sins, (out of the superfluity of profaneness) that I had neither profit nor pleasure by, and neglected mercy. The consideration of mercy neglected, with the continuing in a wretched course, it will more aggravate the souls torment.
Therefore all these sweet comforts are to you that come in, and leave 1your wicked courses; if you have been swearers, to swear no more; if you have been deceivers, to deceive no more, if you have been licentious, to be so no more: but to break off the course of your sins as God shall enable you; or else this one thing (think of it) that you now dawbe your conscience withall, and go on in sin with that will be the most terror to you, even Mercy: nothing will vex you so much as mercy afterward. Then thon shalt think with thy self, I have heard comfortable of the promises, and of the nature of God, but I put off and despised all, I regarded my sinful courses more then the mercy of God in Christ, they were sweeter to me then mercy. I lived in sins (out of the abundance of prophanenesse) that did me no good, I lived in sins, (out of the superfluity of prophanenesse) that I had neither profit nor pleasure by, and neglected mercy. The consideration of mercy neglected, with the continuing in a wretched course, it will more aggravate the souls torment.
- 1Mercy the greatest terror to impenitent.