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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Christ is the Basis, the foundation of all our stability: Now in the Covenant of grace, we are stablished in him, not in our selves. The Point is this, That Christ is the ground of our firmness.1
Christ is the Basis, the foundation of all our stability: Now in the Covenant of grace, we are stablished in him, not in our selves. The Point is this, That Christ is the ground of our firmnesse.1
- 1Observ. Christ the foundation of our stability.
As all the Promises are made to us in Christ in regard of the execution, so God he brings us to Christ; all is conferred to us in Christ: as the Promises are made, so they are executed. God stablisheth us in Christ, he draws us to Christ. None come to me, but God the Father draws. Therefore God doth reveal Christ to us in our conversion, and our stablishing is in him. Therefore our salvation is so certain, because it is laid upon one that is so certain in himself, Christ Jesus.
As all the Promises are made to us in Christ in regard of the execution, so God he brings us to Christ; all is conferred to us in Christ: as the Promises are made, so they are executed. God stablisheth us in Christ, he drawes us to Christ. None come to me, but God the Father drawes. Therefore God doth reveal Christ to us in our conversion, and our stablishing is in him. Therefore our salvation is so certain, because it is laid upon one that is so certain in himself, Christ Jesus.
And happy it is, that we are stablished in him that loves us so well, that is both a low high Priest, that will pity us; and a great high Priest, equal with God, able to do all things to God for us, and between God and us. Adam (we know) had his strength in his own keeping, and being left to himself, we see what became of him. The Angels had their strength in their own keeping, and we know how soon they fell: But since the fall, we are founded and bottomed upon a surer foundation; now we stand not by our own strength, but we are established in Jesus Christ: we are surer then the Angels were before they fell, surer then Adam was in Paradise: for now we are established in Christ the Mediator, God and man: and because we could not keep our stability in our selves, we are stablished in him that