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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.
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.
To explaine the word a little; Comfort is either the thing it selfe, 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 spirituall, 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 indued with reason, whose discomforts are spirituall (for the most part) in the soule, 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 wayes, but these are the principall, to this purpose.
- 1Comfort what?