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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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Where it is forbidden that we should not swear, it is meant that we should not swear in our ordinary talk; where we need not seal every light ⟨p. 517⟩1speech with the solemnity of an oath. Men will not put on their best apparel every day: so men ought not to use solemn matters upon every occasion, but only upon holy and grand occasions.
Where it is forbidden that we should not swear, it is meant that we should not swear in our ordinary talk; where we need not seal every light ⟨p. 517⟩1speech with the solemnity of an oath. Men will not put on their best apparrell every day: so men ought not to use solemn matters upon every occasion, but only upon holy and grand occasions.
- 1Ordinary Swearing forbidden.
Our Saviour Christ forbids swearing, first by the creature at all; and swearing in ordinary talk at all: Whatsoever is more then yea, and nay, in ordinary talk, is sin: Therefore considering that S. Paul doth it in a serious matter, we ought to learn, not to swear except it be in great matters; when we are called before a Magistrate, or when we are to purge our selves from evil suspicion of our Christian friends: as we see here S. Paul doth to the Corinthians: he calls God to witness against his soul, if it were not true.
Our Saviour Christ forbids swearing, first by the creature at all; and swearing in ordinary talk at all: Whatsoever is more then yea, and nay, in ordinary talk, is sin: Therefore considering that S. Paul doth it in a serious matter, we ought to learn, not to swear except it be in great matters; when we are called before a Magistrate, or when we are to purge our selves from evil suspition of our Christian friends: as we see here S. Paul doth to the Corinthians: he calls God to witnesse against his soul, if it were not true.