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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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But remember the promise is free, the condition is only if thou wilt receive Christ, which is not properly a condition of worth in thee: it is not 1propounded by way of condition of any worth, but thou must come with an empty hand, with a receiving hand: as a man must let fall what he hath, before he can hold, and take any thing. A man must let go other things, he must let go his hold of the creature; he must not be so proud of the creature, and so confident in it as he was; he must see the emptiness of the creature, and of all things in the world: thou must see that if thou be not in Christ, thou art a wretched, damned creature. The hand of thy soul must be empty, and then a sight of thy unworthiness is all that is required before thou come to Christ, and the promises, a sight of thy unworthiness and a coming to grasp with Christ and the promises; for what is faith but a beggars hand, empty of all things, coming to receive a benefit? They are most unworthy that find themselves most unworthy.
But remember the promise is free, the condition is onely if thou wilt receive Christ, which is not properly a condition of worth in thee: it is not 1propounded by way of condition of any worth, but thou must come with an empty hand, with a receiving hand: as a man must let fall what he hath, before he can hold, and take any thing. A man must let go other things, he must let go his hold of the creature; he must not be so proud of the creature, and so confident in it as he was; he must see the emptinesse of the creature, and of all things in the world: thou must see that if thou be not in Christ, thou art a wretched, damned creature. The hand of thy soul must be empty, and then a sight of thy unworthinesse is all that is required before thou come to Christ, and the promises, a sight of thy unworthinesse and a comming to graspe with Christ and the promises; for what is faith but a beggars hand, empty of all things, comming to receive a benefit? They are most unworthy that find themselves most unworthy.
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