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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 2
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.
The God of comfort, and the God of (All) comfort we must give Saint Paul leave to be thus large: for his heart was full, and a full heart, a full expression: And he speaks not out of books, but from sense, and feeling, though he knew well enough, that God was the Father of mercy, & God of all comfort, that way; yet these be words that come from the heart, come from feeling, rather ⟨p. 39⟩then from the tongue: they came not from Saint Pauls pen only, his pen was first dipped in his heart and soul when he wrote this: God is the Father of mercy, and God of all comfort, I feel him so, he comforts me in all tribulations. The God of all comfort.
The God of comfort, and the God of (All) comfort we must give Saint Paul leave to be thus large: for his heart was full, and a full heart, a full expression: And he speaks not out of books, but from sense, and feeling, though he knew well enough, that God was the Father of mercie, & God of all comfort, that way; yet these be wordsthat come from the heart, come from feeling, rather ⟨p. 39⟩then from the tongue: they came not from Saint Pauls pen onely, his pen was first dipt in his heart and soule when he wrote this: God is the Father of mercie, and God of all comfort, I feele him so, he comforts me in all tribulations. The God of all comfort.
To explain the word a little; Comfort is either the thing it self, a comfortable 1outward thing, a blessing of God wherein comfort is hid, or else it is reasons; (because a man is an understanding creature) reasons from which comfort is grounded; or it is a real comfort inward and spiritual, by the assistance and strength of the Spirit of God, when perhaps there is no outward thing to comfort, and perhaps reasons and discourse are not present at that time, yet there is a presence of the Spirit that comforts: As we see oft times a man is comforted with the very sight of his friend, without discourse; to a man endued with reason, whose discomforts are spiritual (for the most part) in the soul, the very presence of a man that he loves puts much delight into him What is God then? the God of comfort: his very presence must needs comfort. Comfort is taken many other ways, but these are the principal, to this purpose.