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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.
It is said here, that God stablisheth us: the same God that stablisheth us, must give us faith whereby we are stablished, and he must give us knowledge. Beg of God that he would vouchsafe us his Spirit: when we read the Scriptures, beg of God that he would open our understanding by his own Spirit, that as there is light in the Scriptures, so there may be in us.
You know an eye must have light, before it can see the light; light is full of discovery of things in it self. I can see nothing except there be light in my eye too, there must be a double light: so there must be a Spirit in me, as there is a Spirit in the Scripture before I can see any thing: God must ⟨p. 455⟩open our eyes, and give us spiritual eye-salve, to see, and then the light of the Scripture, and our light together, is sufficient to found a saving faith, as stablishing faith on.
You know an eye must have light, before it can see the light; light is full of discovery of things in it self. I can see nothing except there be light in my eye too, there must be a double light: so there must be a Spirit in me, as there is a Spirit in the Scripture before I can see any thing: God must ⟨p. 455⟩open our eyes, and give us spiritual eye-salve, to see, and then the light of the Scripture, and our light together, is suficient to found a saving faith, as stablishing faith on.
What is the reason that a Christian stands to his profession, though he be weak, when the greatest learned men in the world flinch in persecution? The knowledge of the one is spiritual, and heavenly, he hath light in him; the other hath no divine; spiritual light; when light is joined with light, the light in the soul with the light in the Scripture, it makes men wondrous confident.