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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.
Labour to have fundamental graces established, and then all will be stablished: 1if the root be strengthened, the tree stands fast; radical graces must be strengthened.
- 1Strengthen radical graces.
First, Humility. The foundation of Religion is very low, and humility 1and abasing is in all parts of Religion, every grace hath a mixture of humility; because our graces are from God: they are dependences. Now humility is an emptying grace, and acknowledgeth, that in my self I am nothing. Spiritual poverty with humility acknowledgeth that I in my self am a dependent creature; if God withhold his influence, if God withdraw his grace, I shall be as other men, as Sampson when his hair was cut. Our strength is in God altogether. Let us pray that we may be humble: God gives grace to the humble. When I am weak (saith blessed S. Paul,) then I am strong: that is, when I am humble, and feel, and acknowledge my weakness, then I am strong: or else a man is not strong when he is weak, but when he feels, and acknowledgeth his weakness. Therefore let us labour to grow in humility, and self-denial, and we shall grow in strength.
First, Humility. The foundation of Religion is very low, and humility 1and abasing is in all parts of Religion, every grace hath a mixture of humility; because our graces are from God: they are dependences. Now humility is an emptying grace, and acknowledgeth, that in my self I am nothing. Spiritual poverty with humility acknowledgeth that I in my self am a dependent creature; if God withhold his influence, if God withdraw his grace, I shall be as other men, as Sampson when his hair was cut. Our strength is in God altogether. Let us pray that we may be humble: God gives grace to the humble. When I am weak (saith blessed S. Paul,) then I am strong: that is, when I am humble, and feel, and acknowledge my weaknesse, then I am strong: or else a man is not strong when he is weak, but when he feeles, and acknowledgeth his weaknesse. Therefore let us labour to grow in humility, and self-denial, and we shall grow in strength.