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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.
Therefore even from this we see how God loves us, that not only he hath an inward love in his breast, and doth good to us, but he manifests it by 1word: he would have us (as I said) live by faith, and stablish our selves in hope.
Therefore even from this we see how God loves us, that not onely he hath an inward love in his breast, and doth good to us, but he manifests it by 1word: he would have us (as I said) live by faith, and stablish our selves in hope.
- 1No promise, no faith nor hope.
Faith and hope are two graces altogether from Promises: if there were no promise, there could be no faith nor hope: what is hope? nothing but the expectation of the things that the Word saith. And what is faith but a building on the Word of God. Faith looks on the Word that God will give such a thing, and hope looks upon the thing that the Word promiseth: as the distinction is good, faith looks to the Word of the thing, and hope looks to the thing in the Word: faith looks to the Word promising; hope looks to the performance of the thing promised. Faith is the evidence of things not seen, because it sets the things that are absent as if they were present; hope is for the accomplishment of that. If there were no promise to hope, what needed hope? and where were a foundation for faith? Now God being willing to exercise faith and hope, feeds them both, and satisfies both, that we may be heavenly wise in trusting and believing, and not 1foolish as men in the world: Therefore God hath given us promises, and sealed them with an oath, as we shall see afterward.
- 1Observ. 2. All Promises in Christ.