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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
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So he is the God of the second comfort, of comfortable reasons and 1arguments: for a man especially in inward troubles, must have grounds of comfort from strong reasons: God ministereth these, he is the God of these: for he hath given us his Scriptures, his Word, and the comforts that are fetched from thence, are strong ones, because they are his comforts, it is his Word. The word of a Prince comforts, though he be not there to speak it; though it be a letter, or by a Messenger, yet he whose word it is, is one that is able to make his word good; he is Lord and Master of his word. The Word of God is comfortable, and all the reasons that are in it, and that are deduced from it, upon good ground and consequence, they are comfortable, because it is Gods word, he is the God of all. And those comforts in Gods word, and reasons from thence, they are wonderful in the variety of them; there is comfort from the liberty of a Christian laid out there, that he hath free access to the throne of Grace: comfort from the Prerogatives of a Christian, that he is the Child of God, that he is justified, that he is the heir of Heaven and such like: Comforts from the Promises of Grace, of the presence of God, of assistance by his presence; these things out of the Word of God are wondrous plentiful: Indeed the Word of God is a breast of comfort, as the Prophet calls it, Suck comfort out of the breasts of comfort, Isa. 66. ⟨p. 40⟩The books of God are breasts of comfort, wells of comfort, Isa. 11. there are springs of comfort.
So he is the God of the second comfort, of comfortable reasons and 1arguments: for a man especially in inward troubles, must have grounds of comfort from strong reasons: God ministreth these, he is the God of these: for he hath given us his Scriptures, his Word, and the comforts that are fetched from thence, are strong ones, because they are his comforts, it is his Word. The word of a Prince comforts, though he be not there to speake it; though it be a letter, or by a Messenger, yet he whose word it is, is one that is able to make his word good; he is Lord and Master of his word. The Word of God is comfortable, and all the reasons that are in it, and that are deduced from it, upon good ground and consequence, they are comfortable, because it is Gods word, he is the God of all. And those comforts in Gods word, and reasons from thence, they are wonderfull in the variety of them; there is comfort from the liberty of a Christian laid out there, that he hath free access to the throne of Grace: comfort from the Prerogatives of a Christian, that he is the Child of God, that he is justified, that he is the heire of Heaven and such like: Comforts from the Promises of Grace, of the presence of God, of assistance by his presence; these things out of the Word of God are wondrous plentifull: Indeed the Word of God is a breast of comfort, as the Prophet cals it, Suck comfort out of the breasts of comfort,