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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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Yet add this Caution, That Christians have not at all times a like assurance of their salvation; neither all Christians at all times have it not, nor the best have it not at all times: For there is an infancy of grace, when we know not our own estate and condition: and there is a time of temptation after infancy, when likewise we stagger in our assurance: there be times likewise of desertion, when God to make us look better to our footing leaves us a little, as if he would forsake us, when indeed he leaves us to draw us after him, to cleave more closely to him: (for this shaking is to settle us deeper,) So there be times and seasons wherein though we be assured, yet we cannot then know our own assurance. And this assurance differeth in Christians; for some have more, some less: even as the constitution of the body, some are of a melancholy constitution, (that helps Satan in his temptations,) and they are subject to fearing and misdoubting: and so as there is a difference in regard of tempers, some are more hardly brought to be persuaded then others: so there is a difference likewise in care and diligence; for those that use more care and diligence, have more assurance: there is a difference likewise in growth and continuance in Christianity, some are fathers, and some are babes: Answerable to the difference of constitutions, and of care and diligence, and of age and growth in Christianity, so is the difference of assurance.
Yet adde this Caution, That Christians have not at all times a like assurance of their salvation; neither all Christians at all times have it not, nor the best have it not at all times: For there is an infancy of grace, when we know not our own estate and condition: and there is a time of temptation after infancy, when likewise we stagger in our assurance: there be times likewise of desertion, when God to make us look better to our footing leaves us a little, as if he would forsake us, when indeed he leaves us to draw us after him, to cleave more closely to him: (for this shaking is to settle us deeper,) So there be times and seasons wherein though we be assured, yet we cannot then know our own assurance. And this assurance differeth in Christians; for some have more, some lesse: even as the constitution of the body, some are of a melancholy constitution, (that helps Satan in his temptations,) and they are subject to fearing and misdoubting: and so as there is a difference in regard of tempers, some are more hardly brought to be perswaded then others: so there is a difference likewise in care and diligence; for those that use more care and diligence, have more assurance: there is a difference likewise in growth and continuance in Christianity, some are fathers, and some are babes: Answerable to the difference of constitutions, and of care and diligence, and of age and growth in Christianity, so is the difference of assurance.