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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 22
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.
First, the sure estate of a Christian is set down in the general, by stablishing: and then in particular, we are anointed and sealed, and have the Earnest of the Spirit.
God, in the Covenant of grace doth our part and his own too; he gives faith, and strengthens faith, and seals us: he gives us promises, he doth stablish us upon those promises, and works our hearts to an embracing of them, he anoints us, and seals us, and gives us the Earnest of the Spirit. All in the Covenant of Grace depends upon the faithfulness of God; and not upon ours, but upon ours dependently, as he is faithful in stablishing us. Now because the holy Apostle would have us settled in the excellency of the state of a Christian in the Covenant of grace, you see how large-hearted he is; he useth four words implying one and the same thing, Stablishing, Anointing, Sealing, and giving Earnest; all of them words used in ratification amongst men.
God, in the Covenant of grace doth our part and his own too; he gives faith, and strengthens faith, and seales us: he gives us promises, he doth stablish us upon those promises, and works our hearts to an embracing of them, he anoints us, and seales us, and gives us the Earnest of the Spirit. All in the Covenant of Grace depends upon the faithfulnesse of God; and not upon ours, but upon ours dependantly, as he is faithful in stablishing us. Now because the holy Apostle would have us settled in the excellency of the state of a Christian in the Covenant of grace, you see how largehearted he is; he useth four words implying one and the same thing, Stablishing, Anointing, Sealing, and giving Earnest; all of them words used in ratification amongst men.
God is pleased to stoop to speak to us in our own language; to speak of heavenly things after an earthly manner: and therefore he sets down the certain estate of a Christian by borrowed speeches. This is a gracious condescending of God, stooping (as it were) lower then himself: and indeed so he always abaseth himself when he deals with man, coming down far below himself.