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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 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.
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, unlesse Christ had been the Logos, the Word? For a word is exprest from reason, and there is a word that is essentiall, that is reason, Logos: and so the word coming from it, speech, the issue of reason. So Christ is the essentiall 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 shewed: Christ he is truly all in all.
- 1Christ the word how.
It is a comfortable way to study Christ this way: to see him, foretold 1in the Old Testament, and to see the accomplishment in the New: to parallel the Old and New Testament; it is an excellent way of studying the Gospel. For we know men are delighted to know divers things at once,