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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.
Therefore let us labour for certainty of knowledge, that we may have certainty of faith. What is the reason that our faith is weak? because men care not to increase their knowledge. The more we know of God, the more we shall trust him. The more we know of a man that we have bonds from, that he is an able man, and just of his word, we shall trust him more, and the more our security upon his promise, and bond is increased: so the more we know of God as he hath revealed himself in his Word, and his voluntary Covenant he hath made with us, and performed in the examples of Scripture, the more we know him, the more we shall trust him.
Therefore let us labour for certainty of knowledge, that we may have certainty of faith. What is the reason that our faith is weak? because men care not to encrease their knowledge. The more we know of God, the more we shall trust him. The more we know of a man that we have bonds from, that he is an able man, and just of his word, we shall trust him more, and the more our security upon his promise, and bond is encreased: so the more we know of God as he hath revealed himself in his Word, and his voluntary Covenant he hath made with us, and performed in the examples of Scripture, the more we know him, the more we shall trust him.
And this must be a spiritual knowledge; not only a bare, naked reading, 1but it must be spiritual, like the truth it self. We must see, and know spiritual things in their own light: to know them by their own light, is to know them by the Spirit. You know the Spirit dictated the Scripture to the Prophets, and Apostles, the Spirit did all: they wrote as they were acted by the Spirit. Now the same Spirit must inform our understanding, and take away the veil of ignorance and infidelity; I say; the Spirit must do it, we must know spiritual things in their own light.
And this must be a spiritual knowledge; not onely a bare, naked reading, 1but it must be spiritual, like the truth it self. We must see, and know spiritual things in their own light: to know them by their own light, is to know them by the Spirit. You know the Spirit dictated the Scripture to the Prophets, and Apostles, the Spirit did all: they wrote as they were acted by the Spirit. Now the same Spirit must inform our understanding, and take away the vail of ignorance and infidelitie; I say; the Spirit must do it, we must know spiritual things in their own light.