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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 24
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.
Now to unfold this Point, I will first show what it is to have no dominion over mens faith. And then what it is to have dominion and rule over other mens faith, and who are guilty of this.
Now to unfold this Point, I will first shew what it is to have no dominion over mens faith. And then what it is to have dominion and rule over other mens faith, and who are guilty of this.
Not to have dominion over another mans faith, it is not when a Church doth force prescribing to the Articles of Religion, that is not to have dominion 1over the faith of others, to draw people to conformity of the same Religion in the substantials of it; (as some that seek extravagant liberty, lay that imputation perhaps,) it is used in all Churches.
- 11. What it is not to have dominion over the faith of others.
Again, it is not to domineer over faith, to suppress that that they call of late in neighbour-Countries a liberty of prophecy, to suppress a liberty of preaching when men list; that men should have an unbridled licence. We see in Polonia, and those Countries, what abundance of Heretics there are, where there is more liberty to preach, and to publish what men list. Those Countries are like Afric, where (they say) there are alway new Monsters. Or like to Egypt, when Nilus overflows, it leaves a slime ⟨p. 520⟩behind, and when the Sun works upon that slime, it breeds many imperfect strange creatures: So those Countries where there is liberty of Religions, there are always some strange novel opinions, some Monsters: experience of foreign Countries shows it too true: therefore to hinder that extravagant liberty, is not dominion over faith.