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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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I beseech you therefore be acquainted with the mystery of Christ more and more, we have the promises in him. And you must know besides, that the Father, and the Holy Ghost, they have a part, a hand in Christs abasement: for Christ did all by his Fathers appointment, and therefore it is as much as if the Father had been abased: for Christ was anointed to be so. Therefore think, that God the Father allures, and invites you when Christ doth it, because he is anointed to invite you. Think, that the Father is as peaceable as Christ was, because Christ was so by his Fathers appointment, by his anointing. See all the three Persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost in Christ. See God incarnate making all the Promises before, and as the ground of all that is made good to us. See the wondrous love of God incarnate. And then go, and see Christ raising that flesh that he was abased in: see him ascended into heaven, and sitting in it at the right hand of God: then think of God in Christ glorious; think of Christ a public person, and we all in him. So as Leo saith, Only Christ was he that dyed, in whom all dyed: he was crucified, in whom all were crucified: and he rose again, in whom all rise, he being a public person: other particular men dyed, and themselves dyed only. Let us look upon God incarnate, and see our selves in him, see God in Christ, see Christ a public person: for therefore the second Person took the man-hood, that he might be a public person.
I beseech you therefore be acquainted with the mystery of Christ more and more, we have the promises in him. And you must know besides, that the Father, and the Holy Ghost, they have a part, a hand in Christs abasement: for Christ did all by his Fathers appointment, and therefore it is as much as if the Father had been abased: for Christ was anointed to be so. Therefore think, that God the Father allures, and invites you when Christ doth it, because he is anointed to invite you. Think, that the Father is as peaceable as Christ was, because Christ was so by his Fathers appointment, by his anointing. See all the three Persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost in Christ. See God incarnate making all the Promises before, and as the ground of all that is made good to us. See the wondrous love of God incarnate. And then go, and see Christ raising that flesh that he was abased in: see him ascended into heaven, and sitting in it at the right hand of God: then think of God in Christ glorious; think of Christ a publick person, and we all in him. So as Leo saith, Onely Christ was he that dyed, in whom all dyed: he was crucified, in whom all were crucified: and he rose again, in whom all rise, he being a publick person: other particular men dyed, and themselves dyed onely. Let us look upon God incarnate, and see our selves in him, see God in Christ, see Christ a publick person: for therefore the second Person took the man-hood, that he might be a publick person.