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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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Therefore because a Virgin should conceive, and because a Child shall be born, and a Son given, therefore you shall have outward deliverance. All other things are Yea, and Amen for Christ, as St. Paul divinely reasons Rom. 8. If he spared not his only begotten Son, but gave him to death for us all, how shall he not with him give us all things else? All other promises are made in Christ, and performed for him. And since the grand promise it self is now Amen, that Christ is come, it is a pledge of all other things that are to come. Is Christ come in the flesh according to the promise? hath he done all, and suffered all according to the prophecies, as it was written of him? Then why shall we not look for the accomplishment of all that are to come, on the same ground? have we not a pledge? Why shall we not look for the resurrection of the body, for the day of judgement, for the second coming of Christ? is not his first coming a pledge of it?
Therefore because a Virgin should conceive, and because a Child shall be born, and a Son given, therefore you shall have outward deliverance. All other things are Yea, and Amen for Christ, as St. Paul divinely reasons Rom. 8. If he spared not his onely begotten Son, but gave him to death for us all, how shall he not with him give us all things else? All other promises are made in Christ, and performed for him. And since the grand promise it self is now Amen, that Christ is come, it is a pledge of all other things that are to come. Is Christ come in the flesh according to the promise? hath he done all, and suffered all according to the prophecies, as it was written of him? Then why shall we not look for the accomplishment of all that are to come, on the same ground? have we not a pledge? Why shall we not look for the resurrection of the bodie, for the day of judgement, for the second comming of Christ? is not his first comming a pledge of it?
When God is become man, and was mortal, why should we doubt that man being mortal should be immortal? is not the greater performed already? Is it not a greater matter for God to become man, and to die in our nature, then for we that are mortal to become immortal by Christ? Why should we not expect that which is to come since the greater is done? why should we doubt that we shall be taken up to God since he is come down to man? Therefore since it is upon the same ground let us look for the performance of all to be Yea, and Amen.