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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.
Consider him as man, he is the first beloved, being a holy man above all 1other men: for the nature of man hath a subsistence in the second person in Christ: therefore Christ as man is beloved before all others, having a subsistence in his Godhead which is first beloved: he is the prime, and most excellent creature as man. God looks first upon Christ as his only begotten Son, and upon Christ as man secondarily: Upon the Church in the third place as united to Christ; and all other creatures in reference to the Church: and therefore there was never any thing in the world, nor shall be, that ever was or shall be loved, but in the first-beloved Christ Jesus.
Consider him as man, he is the first beloved, being a holy man above all 1other men: for the nature of man hath a subsistence in the second person in Christ: therefore Christ as man is beloved before all others, having a subsistence in his Godhead which is first beloved: he is the prime, and most excellent creature as man. God looks first upon Christ as his onely begotten Son, and upon Christ as man secondarily: Upon the Church in the third place as united to Christ; and all other creatures in reference to the Church: and therefore there was never any thing in the world, nor shall be, that ever was or shall be loved, but in the first-beloved Christ Jesus.
- 12. As Man.
Again, Christ is first, because Christ is the Mediator between God 1and man by office. Consider what relation he hath between God and man, and we may easily see that God first respects him, and us for him. For Christ being God and man, and Mediator therefore between God and man, he is loved of both; he is a friend to both, to bring both together; he is first regarded as Mediator, and then we for whose cause he is Mediator.