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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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If this be true then, that the promise of Christ himself, (who is the chief 1good promised) is in the New Testament Amen, all of him is Yea and Amen, then comes this as a deducted truth, all other promises must needs be Yea, and Amen: for God, he that performed the grand promise in giving Christ in the fullness of time, will for Christs sake perform all other promises. Therefore the incarnation, the life, the death, and resurrection of Christ our blessed Saviour, it is a pawn and pledge to us of the performance of all things to come.
If this be true then, that the promise of Christ himself, (who is the chief 1good promised) is in the New Testament Amen, all of him is Yea and Amen, then comes this as a deducted truth, all other promises must needs be Yea, and Amen: for God, he that performed the grand promise in giving Christ in the fulness of time, will for Christs sake perform all other promises. Therefore the incarnation, the life, the death, and resurrection of Christ our blessed Saviour, it is a pawn and pledge to us of the performance of all things to come.
- 1All other promises Amen for Christ.
God promised to the Jews that they should come out of Babylon, he promised that he would deliver them from the enemy; and he usually prefixeth this promise. A Virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and to us a Child is borne, and a son is given: to signify that therefore they should have ⟨p. 411⟩deliverance, because God would give them a better thing then that; he would give them Christ in whom all the promises are Yea and Amen: and because Christ should come of that people they should not miscarry in captivity under their enemies; for then how should Christ come of them?