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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 then again, the Spirit stirs up sighs and groans that cannot be expressed, when we are not of our selves able to pray: this is an evidence of the Earnest 1of the Spirit, when we can send our sighs and groans to God: I say, God will hear the groans, the voice of his own Spirits; for whence come those sighs and groans to God? why should we not rather sink in despair in troubles, but because the Spirit is in us? Those therefore that in extremity having nothing to comfort them, and yet are able to send forth sighs and groans to God, they may certainly know that they have the Spirit.
And then again, the Spirit stirres up sighs and groans that cannot be expressed, when we are not of our selves able to pray: this is an evidence of the Earnest 1of the Spirit, when we can send our sighes and groans to God: I say, God will hear the groans, the voice of his own Spirits; for whence come those sighes and groanes to God? why should we not rather sink in despair in troubles, but because the Spirit is in us? Those therefoore that in extremity having nothing to comfort them, and yet are able to send forth sighes and groans to God, they may certainly know that they have the Spirit.
- 19. It teacheth to pray.
And likewise the Spirit makes us mourn, and wait for the adoption of the sons of God; those that mourn and wait, have the Evidence of the 1Spirit: for a worldling doth not mourn for his imperfections, for his corruptions; he doth not mourn that he is absent from his Saviour, neither doth he wait for the accomplishment of that that shall be bestowed on Saints, because he hath his portion here: therefore those that can mourn for their corruptions, for those things which the world is not able to tax them for, because they cannot serve God with enlargement of the Spirit as they would, and they wait also without despair, or without discouragement, till God have finished their course, they are led with a better Spirit then the world.