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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 21
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These two therefore must go together, and they are sweet relatives, promises on Gods part, and faith on our part. The Promises, and Christ, are nothing without faith. For there must be a touch to draw virtue. If faith have never so little touch of Christ, it will draw virtue: but there must be a touch, there must be application. Christ is nothing without faith, and faith is nothing without Christ, and the Promises.
These two therefore must go together, and they are sweet relatives, promises on Gods part, and faith on our part. The Promises, and Christ, are nothing without faith. For there must be a touch to draw vertue. If faith have never so little touch of Christ, it will draw vertue: but there must be a touch, there must be application. Christ is nothing without faith, and faith is nothing without Christ, and the Promises.
For what is the difference between faith, and presumption? presumption is an empty, groundless, fruitless conceit: faith builds on the Promises 1of the Word, we can allege the Promise. It is nothing for a mad man to assume himself to be King of another Country; why? he hath no promise. He that made account that all the ships that came to the Haven were his, it was but a frantic part of him, and so he was accounted: So a man that thinks his estate is good, and builds not himself upon the promise, that hath no ground for it out of Gods Word, it is but a presumptuous frantic conceit. The promises are nothing without faith, and faith is nothing without the promises. There must be application. This I thought good to ⟨p. 442⟩observe first in the general. To come now more particularly to the words themselves. He that stablisheth us with you, &c.
For what is the difference between faith, and presumption? presumption is an empty, groundlesse, fruitlesse conceit: faith builds on the Promises 1