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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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A Christian as a Christian he hath a great many promises, some of them are performed: for God is delivering him, and comforting him, and protecting him, and speaking peace to his conscience: but the greatest part are yet to be performed, the perfection of Grace, and Glory to come; he is a Child of the promise, a son of the promise, here is his estate. Another man hath present payment, and that is all he cares for: he hath something, and he swells in the conceit of that, that he is some body; What is the difference? what hath the one but a great deal of nothing? what saith Solomon that had tried all the world? All is vanity and vexation of spirit: all is uncertain, and we are uncertain in the use of them, if we have no better life then the life of nature: But the promises they are yea, they are certain, they contain undoubted certain good things, that will stick by us when all else will leave us.
A Christian as a Christian he hath a great many promises, some of them are performed: for God is delivering him, and comforting him, and protecting him, and speaking peace to his conscience: but the greatest part are yet to be performed, the perfection of Grace, and Glorie to come; he is a Child of the promise, a son of the promise, here is his estate. Another man hath present payment, and that is all he cares for: he hath something, and he swells in the conceit of that, that he is some bodie; What is the difference? what hath the one but a great deale of nothing? what saith Solomon that had tried all the world? All is vanity and vexation of spirit: all is uncertain, and we are uncertaine in the use of them, if we have no better life then the life of nature: But the promises they are yea, they are certain, they contain undoubted certain good things, that will stick by us when all else will leave us.
A Christian, take him, and strip him in your thoughts from all the good things in the world, he is a happier man then the greatest Monarch in the world out of Christ, why? He hath nothing but present things, with a great deal of addition of misery: and his greatness makes him more sensible of his misery, it makes him more tender and apprehensive then other men. The other he wants many comforts of this life, he wants the performance: he is rich in bills and bonds, God is bound to him, he hath promised he will not forsake him; but he will be his God in life, to death, and for everlasting: he hath title to all the promises: Godliness hath the promises of this life, and of that which is to come,