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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.
He is yea to all ages; he is yea to us as well as to those that were in Christs time. Christ is then crucified to thee when thou believest in Christ crucified. If we now by faith look to Christ crucified, and sent from his Father to take our nature on him, we have as much benefit by Christ as those that beheld him crucified. As they before looked forwards by the eye of Faith, so we look backward, we have benefits by Christ, he is yesterday, to day, and the same for ever. All the promises are yea in him, that is, they are constantly yea for all ages. The promises of Christ as the spirits in the body they run through all ages of the Church. Without him there is no love, nor mercy, nor comfort from God: as I said before, God cannot look on our cursed nature out of Christ; therefore whosoever will apprehend any thing merciful in God, must apprehend it in Christ the promised seed; All the promises in him are yea.
He is yea to all ages; he is yea to us as well as to those that were in Christs time. Christ is then crucified to thee when thou believest in Christ crucified. If we now by faith look to Christ crucified, and sent from his Father to take our nature on him, we have as much benefit by Christ as those that beheld him crucified. As they before looked forwards by the eye of Faith, so we look backward, we have benefits by Christ, he is yesterday, to day, and the same for ever. All the promises are yea in him, that is, they are constantly yea for all ages. The promises of Christ as the spirits in the body they run through all ages of the Church. Without him there is no love, nor mercie, nor comfort from God: as I said before, God cannot look on our cursed nature out of Christ; therefore whosoever will apprehend any thing mercifull in God, must apprehend it in Christ the promised seed; All the promises in him are yea.
He is called Logos, the Word, why is he so? both actively, and passively. Actively, the Word, because how should we ever have known 1the mind in the breast of God hidden, and sealed there, unless Christ had been the Logos, the Word? For a word is expressed from reason, and there is a word that is essential, that is reason, Logos: and so the word coming from it, speech, the issue of reason. So Christ is the essential Word by nature, and by office the Word to discover the inward will and purpose of God to us: All the promises of God are discovered by Christ, as the Angel of the Covenant. And passively he is the Word, Logos, of whom all the Prophets spake, as Peter saith, Act 3. who was fore-signified by all the types, as I showed: Christ he is truly all in all.