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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.
Now that we may make our selves still capable of mercy, still fit for mercy, let us take this daily course.1
- 1To be fit for mercy.
Let us labour every day, to have broken, and deep souls (as I said before) 1it is the broken heart that is the vessel that contains mercy, a deeper heart that holds all the mercy; we need therefore to empty our selves by confession of our sins, and search our own thoughts and ways, and afflict our souls by repentance, and when we shall be fit objects for God the father of ⟨p. 37⟩mercy to shed mercy into misery, it is the Load-stone of mercy, misery felt and discerned, and complained of. Let us search and see our misery, our spiritual misery especially: for God begins mercy to the soul in his children, he begins mercy there especially. General mercy he shows to beasts, to all creatures, but special mercy begins at the soul. Now I say, misery being the Lodestone of mercy, let us lay before God by confession and humiliation the sores and sins of our souls. And then make use of this mercy every day: for God is not only merciful in pardoning mercy at the first, in forgiving our sins at the first, but every day he is ready to pardon new sins, as it is Lament. 3. He renews his mercies every day, every morning. God renews his mercies not only for body, but for soul: there is a throne of grace and mercy every day open to go to; and a Sceptre of mercy held out every day to lay hold on, and a fountain for Judah and Jerusalem to wash in every day: it is never stopped up, or drawn dry, the fountain is ever open, the Sceptre is ever held forth, and the throne is ever kept.
Let us labour every day, to have broken, and deep souls (as I said before)