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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 this is an undoubted Character of a Christian; The soul that believes in Christ, doth not only believe in him for his own sake, to be forgiven of his sins, but together with believing, feeling the forgiveness of his sins, and that Christ hath so loved him, and done such things for him, he is ambitious to express Christ in all things; and it stirs him up with desire to be like him: for, thinks he, is there such love in Christ to me? and is there such grace and mercy in God to me? and was Christ so good as to do and to suffer such things for me? Oh how shall I improve things for him? Oh that I might be like him! lovely in his eyes! This (I say) must needs be so, these desires are undoubtedly universally in the souls of all those that partake of Christ; it is the nature of the thing to be so: we shall desire to be transformed more and more to Christ; Every way to bear the Image of the second Adam, who is (as the Apostle saith) from heaven, heavenly; and so shall we be heavenly-minded as he was heavenly-minded on earth, talking and discoursing of the Kingdom of Heaven, and sitting people for the Kingdom of heaven, and drawing others from this world to meditate of a better estate: there is a likeness to these in the soul of every believer: and that's the reason that Christs Offices are put together in all those that he saves, that look whosoever he is a Priest to, to dye for their sins, to them he is a Prophet to teach them, and a King to subdue their corruptions, and to change them, and alter them, and to rule them by his Spirit.
And this is an undoubted Character of a Christian; The soul that believes in Christ, doth not onely believe in him for his own sake, to be forgiven of his sins, but together with believing, feeling the forgivenesse of his sins, and that Christ hath so loved him, and done such things for him, he is ambitious to expresse Christ in all things; and it stirres him up with desire to be like him: for, thinks he, is there such love in Christ to me? and is there such grace and mercy in God to me? and was Christ so good as to do and to suffer such things for me? Oh how shall I improve things for him? Oh that I might be like him! lovely in his eyes! This (I say) must needs be so, these desires are undoubtedly universally in the soules of all those that partake of Christ; it is the nature of the thing to be so: we shall desire to be transformed more and more to Christ; Every way to bear the Image of the second Adam, who is (as the Apostle saith) from heaven, heavenly; and so shall we be heavenly-minded as he was heavenly-minded on earth, talking and discoursing of the Kingdome of Heaven, and sitting people for the Kingdome of heaven, and drawing others from this world to meditate of a better estate: there is a likenesse to these in the soul of every believer: and that's the reason that Christs Offices are put together in all those that he saves, that look whosoever he is a Priest to, to dye for their sins, to them he is a Prophet to teach them, and a King to subdue their corruptions, and to change them, and alter them, and to rule them by his Spirit.