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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.
First, Comfort is the thing it self, there is comfort in every creature of God, and God is the God of that comfort: In hunger meat comforts, in 1thirst drink comforts, in cold garments comfort, in want of advice friends comfort, and it is a sweet comfort, God is the God of all comfort, of the comfortable things. But besides the necessary things, every sense hath somewhat to comfort it. The eye besides ordinary colours hath delightful colours to behold, and so the ear besides ordinary noise and sounds, it hath music to delight it: the smell, besides ordinary savours, it hath sweet flowers to refresh it, and so every part of the body, besides that which is ordinary, it hath somewhat to comfort it. Because God is nothing but comfort to his creature, if it be as it should be, he is God of these comforts, the God of all comfort, of the comfort of outward things, of friends, &c.
First, Comfort is the thing it selfe, there is comfort in every creature of God, and God is the God of that comfort: In hunger meate comforts, in 1thirst drink comforts, in cold garments comfort, in want of advice friends comfort, and it is a sweet comfort, God is the God of all comfort, of the comfortable things. But besides the necessary things, every sense hath somewhat to comfort it. The eye besides ordinary colours hath delightfull colours to behold, and so the eare besides ordinary noise and sounds, it hath musick to delight it: the smell, besides ordinarie savours, it hath sweet flowers to refresh it, and so every part of the body, besides that which is ordinarie, it hath somewhat to comfort it. Because God is nothing but comfort to his creature, if it be as it should be, he is God of these comforts, the God of all comfort, of the comfort of outward things, of friends, &c.
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So he is the God of the second comfort, of comfortable reasons and