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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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Therefore what do we but make our selves Gods, when we set upon business, especially weighty, without invocation and dependence? A Christian is wondrous weak, a man is vanity in himself: but take him as he is built upon the promises, and as he is in the love of God, and Christ, he is a kind of almighty man; then I can do all things in Christ that strengtheneth me. A Christian is omnipotent if he depend upon the Promise, and commit his ways to God; but he is impotent, and weak in himself. It is God that must stablish us. A man that is vanity, he makes him firm: a man that is weak, he makes him strong: a man that is unsettled, he settles him. The Word is a firm thing, and God that builds us on the Word is as firm; and Christ in whom we are built is as firm. Peter when he built on the Word he was wondrous firm, he was a rock too. A man that stands on a rock is firm. Now in believing the Gospel, and in being built on the Gospel, upon the Prophets and Apostles, upon Apostolical truth, now we that are weak in our selves are firm.
Therefore whas do we but make our selves Gods, when we set upon businesse, especially weighty, without invocation and dependance? A Christian is wondrous weak, a man is vanity in himself: but take him as he is built upon the promises, and as he is in the love of God, and Christ, he is a kind of almighty man; then I can do all things in Christ that strengtheneth me. A Christian is omnipotent if he depend upon the Promise, and commit his wayes to God; but he is impotent, and weak in himself. It is God that must stablish us. A man that is vanity, he makes him firm: a man that is weak, he makes him strong: a man that is unsettled, he settles him. The Word is a firm thing, and God that builds us on the Word is as firm; and Christ in whom we are built is as firm. Peter when he built on the Word he was wondrous firm, he was a rock too. A man that stands on a rock is firm. Now in believing the Gospel, and in being built on the Gospel, upon the Prophets and Apostles, upon Apostolical truth, now we that are weak in our selves are firm.
The weakest creatures have the strongest shelters; and weakness is turned by God to be a help: for conscience of weakness makes us seek for strength out of our selves. You know, the Conies (as Solomon saith) they hide themselves in the rock, they flee to their burrows. The birds, because snares are laid for them below, they build their nests on high to secure themselves that way. We see the Vine, a weak plant, it hath the Elm to prop it, weak things must have a strong support: So man being weak in himself, weak in judgment, weak in affections, he is stablished by God.