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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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That is the reason why comparisons and allusions are so delightful, because we know the comparison, and the thing to which it is compared. And that is the reason why our Saviour Christ, besides types, and figures, and promises, and prophecies, is set out by whatsoever is excellent in nature in the Scriptures. There is nothing in nature that is excellent, but there is something taken from it to set forth the excellency of Christ. He is the Sun of righteousness: he is the water, he is the way, he is the bread, he is the vine, he is the tree of Life. Whatsoever is excellent in nature either in heaven or earth, it serves to set forth the excellency of Christ, why? to delight us, that we may be willing, and cheerful to think of Christ; that together with the consideration of the excellency of the creature, some sweet meditation of Christ, in whom all those excellencies are knit together, might be presented to the soul. When we see the sun, oft to think of that blessed Sun that quickens and enlivens all things, and scatters the mists of Ignorance. When we look on a tree, to think of the tree of righteousness; on the way, to think of him the way: of life, of him that is the true life. When we think of any thing that is excellent, think of Gods love in Scripture to set out Christ, that he would shadow him in all: for he is the true Sun, all creatures must vanish ere long, and whatsoever is excellent in the creature, and what will stand then? only he in whom all these excellencies are comprised in one; All the promises in him are Yea and Amen.
That is the reason why comparisons and allusions are so delightful, because we know the comparison, and the thing to which it is compared. And that is the reason why our Saviour Christ, besides types, and figures, and promises, and prophecies, is set out by whatsoever is excellent in nature in the Scriptures. There is nothing in nature that is excellent, but there is something taken from it to set forth the excellencie of Christ. He is the Sun of righteousnesse: he is the water, he is the way, he is the bread, he is the vine, he is the tree of Life. Whatsoever is excellent in nature either in heaven or earth, it serves to set forth the excellencie of Christ, why? to delight us, that we may be willing, and chearful to think of Christ; that together with the consideration of the excellencie of the creature, some sweet meditation of Christ, in whom all those excellencies are knit together, might be presented to the soul. When we see the sun, oft to think of that blessed Sun that quickens and enlivens all things, and scatters the mists of Ignorance. When we look on a tree, to think of the tree of righteousness; on the way, to think of him the way: of life, of him that is the true life. When we think of any thing that is excellent, think of Gods love in Scripture to set out Christ, that he would shadow him in all: for he is the true Sun, all creatures must vanish ere long, and whatsoever is excellent in the creature, and what will stand then? only he in whom all these excellencies are comprised in one; All the promises in him are Yea and Amen.