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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 20
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 reason is this; How can man dare to challenge any thing of the great Majesty of God without a warrant from himself? How can the conscience be satisfied? The conscience looks to God, it is a knowledge together 1with God; how can conscience rest but in that it knows comes from God? Therefore for any good that I hope for from God, I must have a promise.
The reason is this; How can man dare to challenge any thing of the great Majestie of God without a warrant from himself? How can the conscience be satisfied? The conscience looks to God, it is a knowledge together 1with God; how can conscience rest but in that it knowes comes from God? Therefore for any good that I hope for from God, I must have a promise.
- 1Reason 1. Else man dares look for nothing from God.
For this is Gods constant dispensation, while we live in this world we are alway under hope, we are children of hope, We are saved by hope, we rejoice 1in the hope of glory: and hope looks to the promises, whereof some part is unperformed. How doth heaven and earth differ? heaven is all performance: here is some performance to encourage us, and there is alway some promise still unperformed. We are alway under some Promise: and therefore the manner of our apprehending God in this world differs from heaven: here it is by faith and hope, there by vision: vision is fit for performance; faith and hope looks to the Promise alway here: Therefore God rules his Church by Promises: partly (I say) to secure the soul of man, we cannot have any thing from God but by the manifestation of his own good will. How can we look for any thing from God but by promise? can we look for any thing from God by our own conceits? that is a fools Paradise.