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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.
But you will say, Doth not God do many good things to them that are 1out of Christ? doth not the rain fall upon the ill as well as the good? and doth not he fill the bellies of the wicked with good things?
- 1Object.
Yes he doth, he doth: but are they blessings? no, they are not: but as God saith to Moses, If you do this, and this ill, I will curse you in your dough, 1I will curse you at home, and abroad, I will curse you in your Children, &c. They are cursed in their blessings. There is no man that is a carnal brutish man, but though he live, and have revenues and pleasures, he is cursed in his blessings: For what? is he made for this life only? no, he is but fatted on to the day of destruction; they are snares to him. How do you know they are snares? because they make him secure, and careless ⟨p. 415⟩2of the worship of God: they make him profane, they make him despise the power of Religion; a man may see by his conversation they are snares; they are not promises in Christ; for then they would come to him out of Gods Love. Therefore get into Christ, rest not in any thing abstracted from Christ: Let us not rest in any blessing, except we have it in Gods love in Christ.
Yes he doth, he doth: but are they blessings? no, they are not: but as God saith to Moses, If you do this, and this ill, I will curse you in your dough, 1I will curse you at home, and abroad, I will curse you in your Children, &c. They are cursed in their blessings. There is no man that is a carnall brutish man, but though he live, and have revenues and pleasures, he is cursed in his blessings: For what? is he made for this life onely? no, he is but fatted on to the day of destruction; they are snares to him. How do you know they are snares? because they make him secure, and careless