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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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Desire God therefore to vouchsafe us his Spirit, that it may teach us, and convince us of the truth of those things which we read and hear. God must do it, he must persuade and bow the heart, and will, and affections; and so he will do it, and doth it to those that rely upon him: And this is the second Branch. As God must do it, so God will do it.1
Desire God therefore to vouchsafe us his Spirit, that it may teach us, and convince us of the truth of those things which we read and hear. God must do it, he must perswade and bow the heart, and will, and affections; and so he will do it, and doth it to those that rely upon him: And this is the second Branch. As God must do it, so God will do it.1
- 1Observ. God will stablish us.
What is the Reason of that?
It is this; he will do it, because he is constant: where he begins a good work, he will finish it to the day of the Lord. He will do it, because in the 1Covenant of Grace he hath undertaken both parts, both his own, and ⟨p. 447⟩ours. He undertakes his own part, which is to give us eternal life, and to give us Christ; and he undertakes our part too, which is to believe, and to cleave unto Christ, &c. he makes this good himself, he works this in the heart by the Spirit: for therefore it is called the Covenant of Grace, because God himself is graciously pleased to do both parts. Which must be comfortably remembered against an Objection that flesh and blood will make. I might indeed come to God, and Christ, but I am an unworthy empty creature, I have no faith.