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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.
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.
When God is become man, and was mortall, why should we doubt that man being mortall should be immortall? 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 immortall 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.
Since the coming of Christ, many promises have been performed in the Church, and many yet remain: some have been performed, as the calling of the Gentiles, and the discovery of Antichrist foretold by Saint Paul, and the consuming of him in part. There is somewhat unfulfilled: the 1conversion of the Jews, the confusion of Antichrist, the resurrection to glory with Christ, &c. Why should we doubt of them that are to come, having such a pledge of truth of God and Christ in the real performance of that which is past? Let us not doubt of it; for in Revelations 9. when he speaks of the destruction of Antichrist, It is done, it is done, saith the Angel. As Christ said when he was on the Cross, all was finished: so it is as true of his adversaries, all is done, it is as sure as if it were done already.
Since the comming of Christ, many promises have been performed in the Church, and many yet remain: some have been performed, as the calling of the Gentiles, and the discovery of Antichrist foretold by Saint Paul, and the consuming of him in part. There is somewhat unfulfilled: the