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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
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Hereupon back again is our boldness to God the Father, that we go to him in his beloved Son, and present his Son to him. Lord, look on thy Son that thou hast given for us, in whom we are members; we are not as in our selves, but in thy beloved. For as all things descend from God to us, so our souls should ascend to him. All descends from God to us in his Son: why, all our comfortable considerations of God must be in his Son Christ; thereupon we have boldness to God through him, not in our selves, but in and through Christ. Let us bring Benjamin with us, bring Christ, and then we shall be welcome. If we come in the garments of our elder Brother, then we shall get the blessing.
Hereupon back again is our boldnesse to God the Father, that we go to him in his beloved Son, and present his Son to him. Lord, look on thy Son that thou hast given for us, in whom we are members; we are not as in our selves, but in thy beloved. For as all things descend from God to us, so our soules should ascend to him. All descends from God to us in his Son: why, all our comfortable considerations of God must be in his Son Christ; thereupon we have boldnesse to God through him, not in our selves, but in and through Christ. Let us bring Benjamin with us, bring Christ, and then we shall be welcome. If we come in the garments of our elder Brother, then we shall get the blessing.
But of our selves God cannot endure to look on us: therefore this is a Heathenish conceit, in our prayers to presume to go to God otherwise then he hath clothed himself with the comfortable relation of a Father in Christ. If we consider him as a just God, as a God of vengeance, as a holy God, the more it makes to our terror, if we be not besotted. But go to him as he is now in his Son Christ, and go boldly. The Heathens otherwise conceived wavering, and doubtingly of a God: alas, conceiving him out of Christ, he was nothing but a consuming fire to them.
But of our selves God cannot endure to look on us: therefore this is a Heathenish conceit, in our prayers to presume to go to God otherwise then he hath cloathed himself with the comfortable relation of a Father in Christ. If we consider him as a just God, as a God of vengeance, as a holy God, the more it makes to our terrour, if we be not besotted. But go to him as he is now in his Son Christ, and go boldly. The Heathens otherwise conceived wavering, and doubtingly of a God: alas, conceiving him out of Christ, he was nothing but a consuming fire to them.