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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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Let us every day take these Promises to be Cordials in these dangerous times; and then come life, come death, all shall be welcome: why? because we are in Christ, and have embraced the Promises, and Christ; and all in Christ is Yea, and Amen: it shall go well with us. What a wondrous comfortable life would a Christians life be, if he could yield the obedience ⟨p. 429⟩faith answerable to the promises? What a shame is it, that having such rich promises we should be so loose, so changeable, that we should be cast down with crosses, and lift up with prosperity? It is because we believe not the promises of better things, therefore we are proud of present things, and cast down with present crosses, and are fast and loose. Now we have good things for the present, afterward the devil comes between us and the promises, and makes us let go our hold. Religion stands on this, which makes me to press it the more. If this were well taken to heart and digested, we should know what Religion means; if we know Christ, and the promises, all other things will come off. All others are but formalities, they will never comfort without the consideration of knowing God in Christ, and the rich promises to us in Christ.
Let us every day take these Promises to be Cordials in these dangerous times; and then come life, come death, all shall be welcome: why? because we are in Christ, and have imbraced the Promises, and Christ; and all in Christ is Yea, and Amen: it shall go well with us. What a wondrous comfortable life would a Christians life be, if he could yield the obedience ⟨p. 429⟩faith answerable to the promises? What a shame is it, that having such rich promises we should be so loose, so changeable, that we should be cast down with crosses, and lift up with prosperity? It is because we believe not the promises of better things, therefore we are proud of present things, and cast down with present crosses, and are fast and loose. Now we have good things for the present, afterward the devil comes between us and the promises, and makes us let go our hold. Religion stands on this, which makes me to presse it the more. If this were well taken to heart and digested, we should know what Religion means; if we know Christ, and the promises, all other things will come off. All others are but formalities, they will never comfort without the confideration of knowing God in Christ, and the rich promises to us in Christ.