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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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You may have a carnal man, he for fashion or custom reads the Scriptures, and he is as dead-hearted when he hath done, as when he began, he never looks to the spirit of comfort, there must be the spirit of God, to work, and to apply comfort to the heart, and to teach us to discourse, and to reason from the Word; not only to show the reasons of the Word, but to teach us to draw reasons from the Word, and to apply them to our particular state and condition; the spirit teacheth this wisdom. And therefore it is well called the comforter, I will send you the comforter. The poor disciples had many comforts from Christ, but because the Comforter was not come, they were not comfortable, but heavy; what was the reason? because the Comforter was not come, when the holy Ghost was come after the resurrection, and ascension of Christ, when he had sent the Comforter, then they were so full of comfort, that they rejoiced, that they were thought worthy to suffer any thing for Christ, and the more they suffered, the more joyful, and comfortable, and glorious they were.
You may have a carnall man, he for fashion or custome reads the Scriptures, and he is as dead-hearted when he hath done, as when he began, he never looks to the spirit of comfort, there must be the spirit of God, to work, and to apply comfort to the heart, and to teach us to discourse, and to reason from the Word; not onely to shew the reasons of the Word, but to teach us to draw reasons from the Word, and to apply them to our particular state and condition; the spirit teacheth this wisedome. And therefore it is well called the comforter, I will send you the comforter. The poore disciples had many comforts from Christ, but because the Comforter was not come, they were not comfortable, but heavie; what was the reason? because the Comforter was not come, when the holy Ghost was come after the resurrection, and ascension of Christ, when he had sent the Comforter, then they were so full of comfort, that they rejoyced, that they were thought worthy to suffer any thing for Christ, and the more they suffered, the more joyfull, and comfortable, and glorious they were.
You see what a comfort is; it is the things themselves, and the word, and reasons from it, and likewise the spirit of God with the reasons, and with presence: sometimes without any reasons with present strength. God doth establish the soul together with reasons there, is a strengthening power of the spirit, a vigour that goes with the spirit of God, that joins with the spirit of the afflicted person. So whether it be the outward thing, as reasons and discourse, or the presence of the spirit; God joining with our spirit; God is the God of that comfort, the God of all comfort.