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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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Again, in some others affectation is the cause. Many of the frothy 1sort, they think it a thing commendable to fill up their discourse with these parentheses, with oaths: which perhaps doth them a service to knit their wounded discourse together. So this foolish and sinful affectation is one cause: men desire to be thought to be some body, by swearing; they would have the world to think that they are valorous men, that can be so bold with ⟨p. 519⟩God himself; therefore let other men take heed how they meddle with them, when God smarts for it. As if he that could swear most, had most courage. And in many it is out of a sinful shame, because they will hold correspondence 2with the company; and they are afraid to be thought to be strict: and that they may be thought to be free from suspicion of over much conscionableness in their ways, they will not let the world see that they shall not think that they are men that make any conscience of strictness, but they can be bold with the Name of God: so, because they would have others think, that they are men that do not stand upon terms of conscience, and strictness, they will swear, they are men for the world, they are serviceable for any purpose: Men that make conscience of any thing, make conscience of all: but a man that makes conscience of an oath, or any such thing, he is a stiff man, he is not serviceable, he is not for the turn: now because men would be thought of others not to be of that strain, to make any conscience, hereupon they break out to the profaning of the Name of God. How shall such persons (that out of sinful weakness labour, and apply themselves more to satisfy sinful men, then the great God, how dare they) look God in the face? Jesus Christ saith, He that is ashamed of me before men; he that is ashamed to own Religion, nay, to own Justice, to own even common good behaviour, rather then he will offend others: he that is ashamed of me in such mean things as these, I will be ashamed of him before my heavenly Father.
Again, in some others affectation is the cause. Many of the frothy 1sort, they think it a thing commendable to fill up their discourse with these parentheses, with oathes: which perhaps doth them a service to knit their wounded discourse together. So this foolish and sinful affectation is one cause: men desire to be thought to be some body, by swearing; they would have the world to think that they are valorous men, that can be so bold with