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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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What a blessed estate then is it to be in Christ, and to have promises in Christ to be protected and preserved here so as is for our good: and to have such a state in God for him to be our habitation, and hiding place from everlasting to everlasting? If our hearts be fixed here, let us hear of ill tidings, of war, of this sickness, and contagion, let it be what it will, if our hearts be fixed, blessed men are we. But if we have nothing to take to when trouble comes, we are (as I said before) as a man in a storm without a hiding place. Now every Word of God (saith the Psalmist) is a tried Word, as silver tried in the fire. The promises are tried promises that we may rest on them, and as we are Christians what are we but men of promise? the best is behind, and what is our comfort in this world? God lets down his love to us in gracious promises; and he gives us a taste of the performance: ⟨p. 418⟩as Children have somewhat of their inheritance in their nonage to keep them; so somewhat of heaven to comfort our souls we have, but the main is to come, and the performance is left till then: therefore we cannot too much consider of this comfortable point. Consider how many promises we have in the Word: the certainty of them, that they are Yea, and Amen: and in whom they are founded, in him that is Amen himself; for Christ is Amen, the true, and faithful witness, Revel. 1. these are comfortable considerations.
What a blessed estate then is it to be in Christ, and to have promises in Christ to be protected and preserved here so as is for our good: and to have such a state in God for him to be our habitation, and hiding place from everlasting to everlasting? If our hearts be fixed here, let us hear of ill tydings, of war, of this sicknesse, and contagion, let it be what it will, if our hearts be fixed, blessed men are we. But if we have nothing to take to when trouble comes, we are (as I said before) as a man in a storme without a hiding place. Now every Word of God (saith the Ps•lmist) is a tried Word, as silver tryed in the fire. The promises are tryed promises that we may rest on them, and as we are Christians what are we but men of promise? the best is behind, and what is our comfort in this world? God lets down his love to us in gracious promises; and he gives us a taste of the performance: ⟨p. 418⟩