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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The son fears his Fathers displeasure: but saith the Father, My thoughts are not as your thoughts. Oh! I fear he will not receive me: yes, yes, he is willing to embrace you, mercy pleaseth him; and why will you perish O house of Israel.
The son fears his Fathers displeasure: but saith the Father, My thoughts are not as your thoughts. Oh! I fear he will not receive me: yes, yes, he is willing to imbrace you, mercy pleaseth him; and why will you perish O house of Israel.
Again, God is the Father of mercies. This should stir us up to an imitation 1of this our gracious Father: for every Father begets to his own likeness, and all the sons of this Father are like the Father, they are merciful, The Kings of Israel are merciful Kings, saith the Heathen King Benhadad, and the God of Israel is a merciful God, and all that are under God ⟨p. 35⟩are merciful; his sons are merciful as their heavenly father is merciful. Therefore if we would make it good to our own hearts, and the opinion and judgement of others of us, that we are children of this merciful Father, we must put on bowels of mercy our selves, as in Colos. 3. 2. Now therefore as the Elect of God, as you will make it good that God hath elected you, put on the bowels of mercy. Whatsoever we have from God, it comes in the respect of a mercy, and so it should do from Gods Children, every thing that comes from them to them that are in misery, it should be a mercy, they should not only bestow the thing, but a sweet mercy with the thing, a child of God he pours out his bowels to his Brother, as Isaiah saith, Pour out thy bowels, &c. There is some bowels, that is, there is an affection in Gods Children, they give not only the thing, the relief, but mercy with it, that hath a sweet report to the soul: there is pity, that more comforts a sanctified soul, then the thing it self: We must not do works of mercy proudly, it is not the thing that God stands on, but the affection in the thing, his benefits are with a fatherly pity, so should ours be with a pitiful respect, with a tender heart. The very mercies of the wicked are cruel. If they be merciful, there is some pride of spirit, there is some taste of a hard heart, of an hypocritical spirit, somewhat is not as it should be, their mercies are not mercies, we must in our mercy imitate the Father of mercies.