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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 2
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And which is more, it is the property of God as God, it is peculiar to 1God to make comfort out of that which is contrary: therein he shows himself most to be a God of all; he can raise comfort out of discomfort, life out of death. When Christ had been three days in the grave, he raised him. As it is with the head of comfort, with the head of believers, so it is with every particular Christian, he raiseth them, out of death: those that sow in sorrow, they reap in joy. What cannot he do that can raise comfort out of discomfort? and discomforts ofttimes are the occasions of the greatest comforts. Let a Christian go back to the former course of his life, and he shall find that the greatest crosses that ever he suffered will yield him most comfort, and who did this? certainly it must be God, that can raise all out of nothing, and that can make comfort not only out of comfortable creatures that are ordained for comfort; but he can draw honey out of the Lions belly; Out of the eater came meat, and out of the strong c•me sweetness, saith Sampson in his Riddle. When a honey comb shall c••• out of the Lions belly, certainly this is a miracle, this may well be a Riddle. This is the Riddle of Christianity; that God who is the God of comfort, he raiseth comforts, out of our chief discomforts, he can create it out of that which is contrary.
And which is more, it is the property of God as God, it is peculiar to 1God to make comfort out of that which is contrary: therein he shews himself most to be a God of all; he can raise comfort out of discomfort, life out of death. When Christ had been three dayes in the grave, he raised him. As it is with the head of comfort, with the head of believers, so it is with every particular Christian, he raiseth them, out of death: those that sow in sorrow, they reape in joy. What cannot he do that can raise comfort out of discomfort? and discomforts oftimes are the occasions of the greatest comforts. Let a Christian go back to the former course of his life, and he shall find that the greatest crosses that ever he suffered will yeeld him most comfort, and who did this? certainly it must be God, that can raise all out of nothing, and that can make comfort not only out of comfortable creatures that are ordained for comfort; but he can draw honey out of the Lions belly; Out of the eater came meat, and out of the stronge cme sweetnesse, saith Sampson in his Riddle. When a hony combe shall c out of the Lions belly, certainly this is a miracle, this may well be a Riddle. This is the Riddle of Christianity; that God who is the God of comfort, he raiseth comforts, out of our chief discomforts, he can create it out of that which is contrary.