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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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All the promises are infallibly true as God and as Christ himself is true, Christ shall as soon fail, and God shall as soon fail, as any promise that we have made us in the Gospel, if we apprehend it in Christ, and believe it in Christ.
Then here you see for the direction of our judgment, what to think of a 1rotten opinion that some have that are unacquainted with divine truth, and the all-sufficiency of Christ, and the mercy of God in Christ, that consider not the vileness of our nature, and the infinite Majesty of God: they will have the Gentiles saved by the light of nature, and the Jews by the Law of Moses, and Christians by the Gospel of Christ: as if there were some other means to come to heaven, and to the favour of God, then by Christ. Whereas now all that we have must be by promises, and all the promises we have are in Christ: they are all Yea in him: without him there is no intercourse between the Majesty of God and us: Therefore, Act. 4. There is no name under heaven whereby we can be saved, but by the Name of Jesus. Which not only confutes the devilish opinion, & conceit that some have, but also the charitable error of others that think the Heathens that never heard of Christ shall be saved; I leave them to their Judge. We must go to the Scriptures, all the promises are in Christ, in him they are Yea, in him they are made, in him they are Amen, in him they are performed: out of him we have nothing, out of the promises in him we have nothing.
Then here you see for the direction of our judgment, what to think of a 1rotten opinion that some have that are unacquainted with divine truth, and the alsufficiencie of Christ, and the mercy of God in Christ, that consider not the vilenesse of our nature, and the infinite Majesty of God: they will have the Gentiles saved by the light of nature, and the Jewes by the Law of Moses, and Christians by the Gospell of Christ: as if there were some other meanes to come to heaven, and to the favour of God, then by Christ. Whereas now all that we have must be by promises, and all the promises we have are in Christ: they are all Yea in him: without him there is no intercourse between the Majestie of God and us: Therefore,