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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
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And therefore I beseech you, if our memories be so shallow that we cannot remember other bonds, let us remember our Baptism, let us read our duty in our Baptism: what are we baptized into? Into Christ, that is, to take the Name of Christ upon us, to be Christians; which name implies these three, to be a King, Priest, and Prophet. What do we then when we sin? We reverse our Baptism in some sort: let it be an aggravation then when we are tempted to sin; it is Treason to God, I shall leave my Captain, under whose banner I have vowed to fight against the Devil, the world, and the flesh; and to forsake my colours is the greatest treachery: Yea, it is sacrilege: and so God accounts it, when thou profanest thine eyes and thine ears in seeing and hearing of vanity, as you do when you frequent Play-houses and the like: I say, it is sacrilegious; Kings and Priests were dedicated persons, and to employ dedicated things about any other business, then to God, is sacrilege; it is a committing of folly with thy soul. Men have slight conceits of Religion, and scarce a tincture of it: if they did deeply consider what Religion is, that it seizeth upon the soul, that it alters and changeth it, that whosoever will have benefit by the Promises, he must have an inward qualification, and be anointed with the Spirit; they would have better conceits of it then they have: and hence it is therefore that men make so little conscience of giving liberty to their ears and eyes to hear and see vanity, and defile themselves in evil courses, and cleave to the occasions of sin.
And therefore I beseech you, if our memories be so shallow that we cannot remember other bonds, let us remember our Baptisme, let us read our duty in our Baptisme: what are we baptized into? Into Christ, that is, to take the Name of Christ upon us, to be Christians; which name implies these three, to be a King, Priest, and Prophet. What do we then when we sin? We reverse our Baptisme in some sort: let it be an aggravation then when we are tempted to sin; it is Treason to God, I shall leave my Captain, under whose banner I have vowed to fight against the Devil, the world, and the flesh; and to forsake my colours is the greatest treachery: Yea, it is sacriledge: and so God accounts it, when thou prophanest thine eyes and thine eares in seeing and hearing of vanity, as you do when you frequent Play-houses and the like: I say, it is sacrilegious; Kings and Priests were dedicated persons, and to imploy dedicated things about any other businesse, then to God, is sacriledge; it is a committing of folly with thy soul. Men have slight conceits of Religion, and scarce a tincture of it: if they did deeply consider what Religion is, that it seizeth upon the soul, that it alters and changeth it, that whosoever will have benefit by the Promises, he must have an inward qualification, and be anointed with the Spirit; they would have better conceits of it then they have: and hence it is therefore that men make so little conscience of giving liberty to their eares and eyes to hear and see vanity, and defile themselves in evil courses, and cleave to the occasions of sin.