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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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And then again, by the effect of it. A man is stablished by the Spirit of God, when his temptations are great, and his strength little to resist, and yet 1notwithstanding he prevails. Satan is strong; if we prevail against Satan's temptations, we are stablished; God is strong, too strong for us: if we can break through the clouds, when he seems an enemy, as Job, Though thou kill me, yet will I trust in thee. Here is a prevailing, a stablished faith. In great afflictions, when clouds are between us and God; when we have faith that will break through those clouds, and see God through them shining in Christ, here is a strong, a stablished faith; because here is mighty temptations, and oppositions.
And then again, by the effect of it. A man is stablished by the Spirit of God, when his temptations are great, and his strength little to resist, and yet 1notwithstanding he prevailes. Satan is strong; if we prevail against Satans temptations, we are stablished; God is strong, too strong for us: if we can break through the clouds, when he seems an enemy, as Job, Though thou kill me, yet will I trust in thee. Here is a prevailing, a stablished faith. In great afflictions, when clouds are between us and God; when we have faith that will breake through those clouds, and see God through them shining in Christ, here is a strong, a stablished faith; because here is mighty temptations, and oppositions.
- 12. When weak men overcome strong temptations.
The strength is known by the strength of the opposition, and the weakness of the party. In the times of Martyrdom, there was fire and fagot, and the frowns of cruel persons: who were the persons that suffered? Children, women, old men sometimes, all weak. Children, a weak age; women, a weak sex: old men, a withered melancholy dry age, fearful of constitution. But when the Spirit of God was so strong in young ones, in weak women, in old withered men, as to enable them to endure the torment of fire, to enable them to endure threatenings, and whatsoever, as we see,