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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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I think many of you think these two Points to be so clear, that it is unnecessary to divide them: for if we be assured of our salvation, there must needs be perseverance to the end; for what kind of assurance is it, to be in the state of grace to day, and not to be to morrow?
But if you ask some degenerated followers of Luther, that leave him in ⟨p. 490⟩his sweet and comfortable Doctrines, and take up some errors of his; and some others that would divide these; hot they are against the Papists for denying the Doctrine of assurance of salvation: but when they come to perseverance, they hold that a Christian may fall away altogether: these things cannot stand together, for undoubtedly it is most sure, and just, and right, that these truths follow one the other, assurance of salvation, and perseverance: and therefore if they maintain that we ought to be assured of salvation and not doubt of Gods love, surely then they cannot with the same Spirit and the same ground doubt that God that hath begun a work, will finish it to the day of the Lord: there is no question but that the one follows the other; because an earnest as it assures us of salvation, so it assures us of perseverance. Herein an Earnest differs from a pawn or pledge; a pledge it is given, but it is taken away again: but an Earnest when it is once given, is never taken away again; but as it is a part of the bargain, so it is filled and made up with the bargain; so grace is a part of glory, and is never taken away, but made up with perfect on of glory.
But if you ask some degenerated followers of Luther, that leave him in ⟨p. 490⟩his sweet and comfortable Doctrines, and take up some errours of his; and some others that would divide these; hot they are against the Papists for denying the Doctrine of assurance of salvation: but when they come to perseverance, they hold that a Christian may fall away altogether: these things cannot stand together, for undoubtedly it is most sure, and just, and right, that these truths follow one the other, assurance of salvation, and perseverance: and therefore if they maintain that we ought to be assured of salvation and not doubt of Gods love, surely then they cannot with the same Spirit and the same ground doubt that God that hath begun a work, will finish it to the day of the Lord: there is no question but that the one followes the other; because an earnest as it assures us of salvation, so it assures us of perseverance. Herein an Earnest differs from a pawn or pledge; a pledge it is given, but it is taken away again: but an Earnest when it is once given, is never taken away again; but as it is a part of the bargain, so it is filled and made up with the bargain; so grace is a part of glory, and is never taken away, but made up with perfect on of glory.