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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.
Even as a base woman by marriage with a great person is advanced; so our nature being mean of it self, taking our nature when it was defiled with sin: (though that particular mass was sanctified by the Holy Ghost) it was much advanced and ennobled, by having a subsistence in the second person: so God looks on us in Jesus Christ, and loves us in him, and bestows all spiritual blessings in Christ.
Even as a base woman by marriage with a great person is advanced; so our nature being mean of it self, taking our nature when it was defiled with sin: (though that particular masse was sanctified by the Holy Ghost) it was much advanced and ennobled, by having a subsistence in the second person: so God looks on us in Jesus Christ, and loves us in him, and bestowes all spiritual blessings in Christ.
Therefore whatsoever we have, Christ must have it first for us; whatsoever 1is done to us, must be done first to Christ. Christ is first predestinate, as it is, 1 Pet. 1. he is the predestinate Lamb of God, he was ordained before all worlds, to be a sacrifice for us, and to be the head of his Church, he was ordained before we were ordained. Christ is first beloved, and then we are beloved in his beloved. He is well pleased in him, and then in us: he is first loved, and then we; he is predestinate, and then we: he is the Son of Gods love by nature, therefore we are sons of Gods love by adoption and grace▪ what we are by adoption, he is by nature first of all: therefore we are said to be elected in him, and sanctified in him: he first of all removes all ill, and then we have it removed, because he hath removed it. He is first justified from our sins, he is first quitted and freed from our sins, when he took them upon himself, and on the tree satisfied the wrath of God: He bore our iniquities, and by his stripes we are healed: if he had not been freed from our sins, we had for ever lain under them: therefore saith S. Paul, If Christ be not risen, you are yet in your sins: we are free from our sins, because Christ our surety is out of the prison of the grave, he is in heaven.