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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
There is a threefold correction, or finding fault, that are gradual one after another; and they should be of vigour in the Church in all times.1
- 1Three-fold correction.
Then when a man takes another man before company; when he takes him before those that he respects, when privately he will not amend: Then correction, if admonition of friends will not do, tell the Church, rather 1then suffer his soul to perish. These steps, and degrees were observed in the best times of the Church; and if they were observed now, many souls would be saved. This is that that S. Jude speaks of, Save some, pulling them out of the fire, that is, snatch them out by violent means, by excommunication, that their souls may be saved in the day of the Lord. Those that are in hell wish that they had been pulled out with fear, with violent courses: O that we had been told of our filthy courses, of our swearing, of our injustice, that we had had violence offered us rather then to have come into this place of torment. O those will bless God another day for that gracious violence. And those that are let alone will curse all another day, Ministers, friends, and parents, they will curse all, that there were not more violent courses taken with them, to stop them in their way to hell: to deal plainly with them, it is the best mercy that can be showed, to be faithful in this kind.