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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.
A Christian is anointed, he is a person severed from the world, dedicated to God, and dignified above others, and that from good reason, because God hath given him an inward qualification, which is the foundation of all.
And first, he is a true Prophet, for he hath received the anointing of the Spirit, 1 Joh. 2. whereby he is enabled to discern of things: he knows what is true honour, to be the child of God: he knows what is true riches, Grace: he knows what is true Nobility, to be born of God; what is true pleasure, Peace of conscience, and joy in the Holy Ghost: he can discern ⟨p. 468⟩between seeming and real things, and only he that hath received this anointing of the Spirit.
And first, he is a true Prophet, for he hath received the anointing of the Spirit, 1 Joh. 2. whereby he is enabled to discern of things: he knowes what is true honour, to be the child of God: he knowes what is true riches, Grace: he knowes what is true Nobility, to be born of God; what is true pleasure, Peace of conscience, and joy in the Holy Ghost: he can discern ⟨p. 468⟩between seeming and reall things, and onely he that hath received this anointing of the Spirit.
And again, as a Prophet, he knows not only the things, but the doing of the things; he hath with the anointing of the Spirit ability to do that which he knows; the grace of God teacheth him not only the duty, that he should live justly, and soberly, and godly, but teacheth him to do the things; for God writes his Laws in his bowels, that is, in his affections: he can love and joy in God, and hate sin, and overcome revenge, &c. The Spirit showeth him Divine things by a Divine light; he sees heavenly things with a heavenly light: and Divine & spiritual knowledge is a working knowledge, of the same nature with the things known. The poorest Christian in the world having this anointing, sees good things with such a convincing light, and evil things with such a convincing hatred, that he is doing and acting: whereas a Christian that hath not the Spirit, he may know heavenly things by a natural light, by a discursive knowledge; he may know what he should do, and so perhaps he may talk, but he cannot do: he may talk of death, but he cannot dye; he may talk and discourse of suffering, but when it comes, he cannot suffer: he may speak much of patience, but he cannot act patience when occasion is: A true Christian hath the knowledge of doing things.