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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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The Apostle Peter, before the Holy Ghost came upon him, the voice of a weak damsel astonished him; but after, how willing was he to suffer any thing? Therefore let us not labour much to strengthen our selves with the things of this life, or to value our selves by our dependence upon others; if thou hast grace, thou hast that that will stand by thee when all other things will fail: for all other things will be taken away, but the Comforter shall never be taken away; it goes along with us continually.
The Apostle Peter, before the Holy Ghost came upon him, the voice of a weak damsel astonished him; but after, how willing was he to suffer any thing? Therefore let us not labour much to strengthen our selves with the things of this life, or to value our selves by our dependance upon others; if thou hast grace, thou hast that that will stand by thee when all other things will fail: for all other things will be taken away, but the Comforter shall never be taken away; it goes along with us continually.
First, it works Earnest in us, and then it stamps upon us his own mark, and then it leads us from grace to grace; and in the hour of death, then especially it hath the work of a Comforter to present to us the fruits of a good ⟨p. 504⟩and holy life, and likewise the joys of heaven; when we are dead the Spirit watcheth over our bodies, because they were the Temples of the Holy Ghost, and at the day of judgement the same Spirit shall knit both body and soul together, and after, the same Spirit that hath done all this, shall be all in all to us in heaven for ever, and then our very bodies shall be spiritual, where as now our souls, even the better part of them, is carnal. Even as the fire when it possesseth a piece of Iron, it is all fire; So our bodies shall be all spiritual.
First, it works Earnest in us, and then it stamps upon us his own mark, and then it leads us from grace to grace; and in the hour of death, then especially it hath the work of a Comforter to present to us the fruits of a good ⟨p. 504⟩