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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 19
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If we conjure the Papists, they are silent, they dare say nothing. Dare they say their doctrine is nearer Apostolical then ours? they dare not say but ours is nearer: why then our Church is built upon the foundation of the Apostles: why so? All the Churches since have been built upon one foundation, because there is one faith, and one Church: unity of faith makes the unity of the Church.
The seed of the Church is the Gospel, is Divine truth: now if Divine truth hath been alway, there hath been a Church alway: and if there hath been a Church alway, there hath been Divine truth that hath been yea alway. Now it is an Article of our faith in all times to believe a Catholic Church, therefore there is a certain truth that is always yea, to be the seed, and foundation of that Catholic Church. Therefore we must search out what that yea was, what was the Apostolical doctrine, the positive doctrine in those Apostolical times, in the Virgin-times of the Church, before the Church was corrupted. The Church was not long a Virgin as the Father said. What was the yea of those truths? some there must be alway that held Apostolical truths in all ages. Our Church holds that positive truth that the Apostles held: for directly in so many words, we defend the Apostolical faith out of the Apostles: Therefore we say our Church was before Luther, because our doctrine is Apostolical, and the Church continually hath been Apostolical, because it was built upon the Apostles doctrine.
The seed of the Church is the Gospel, is Divine truth: now if Divine truth hath been alway, there hath been a Church alway: and if there hath been a Church alway, there hath been Divine truth that hath been yea alway. Now it is an Article of our faith in all times to believe a Catholike Church, therefore there is a certain truth that is alwayes yea, to be the seed, and foundation of that Catholike Church. Therefore we must search out what that yea was, what was the Apostolical doctrine, the positive doctrine in those Apostolical times, in the Virgin-times of the Church, before the Church was corrupted. The Church was not long a Virgin as the Father said. What was the yea of those truths? some there must be alway that held Apostolical truths in all ages. Our Church holds that positive truth that the Apostles held: for directly in so many words, we defend the Apostolical faith out of the Apostles: Therefore we say our Church was before Luther, because our doctrine is Apostolical, and the Church continually hath been Apostolical, because it was built upon the Apostles doctrine.