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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 23
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First, they are more suitable to the nature of man: for the nature of man 1is best wrought on, by rational courses suitable to his nature, suitable to his ⟨p. 511⟩principle: man is a reasonable creature, therefore rational courses will prevail with a rational man, a course of persuasion and discovery. A man that is not beast-like, tell him but the danger of his sin, tell him the peril of it in gentle words, and he will amend, if so be he be not hardened by God to destruction: or if God do not reserve him to a more severe redress. Gentle courses ought first to be used, because they are agreeable to the nature of man.
First, they are more suitable to the nature of man: for the nature of man 1is best wrought on, by rational courses suitable to his nature, suitable to his ⟨p. 511⟩principle: man is a reasonable creature, therefore rationall courses will prevail with a rational man, a course of perswasion and discovery. A man that is not beast-like, tell him but the danger of his sin, tell him the peril of it in gentle words, and he will amend, if so be he be not hardened by God to destruction: or if God do not reserve him to a more severe redresse. Gentle courses ought first to be used, because they are agreeable to the nature of man.
- 1Reason 1. It is suitable to •ns nature.
Again, they suit most to Gods disposition; for God is love, and his 1course to man is love: if he take any course contrary to love, it is not his own work; as he saith, to punish man it is not his own work, he is forced to that alway: to show love and mercy, that is his work, that that comes from his own principle, from his mercy, he is love; he doth not say, he is justice, or rigour, but he is love. It agrees with the nature of God to deal mercifully, if he deal otherwise, it is forced from us.