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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 2
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That which thou and the Devil with thy conscience would move thee to use as an argument to run away, our Saviour Christ in the Gospel useth as an argument to draw thee forward: he comes for such, to seek, and to save the lost sinners This is a faithful saying (saith St. Paul) that Christ came to save sinners: therefore believe not Satan: he presents God to the soul that is humbled and terrified in the sight of sin, as cruel as a terrible judge, &c. He hides the mercy of God from such: to men that are in a sinful course he shows nothing but mercy. I, but now there is nothing but comfort to thee that art cast down and afflicted in the sense of thy sins: for all the comforts in the Gospel of forgiveness of sins, and all the comforts from Christs Incarnation, the end of his coming in the flesh, the end of his death, and of all, is to save sinners.
That which thou and the Divel with thy conscience would move thee to use as an argument to run away, our Saviour Christ in the Gospel useth as an argument to draw thee forward: he comes for such, to seek, and to save the lost sinners This is a faithful saying (saith St. Paul) that Christ came to save sinners: therefore believe not Satan: he presents God to the soul that is humbled and terrified in the sight of sin, as cruel as a terrible judge, &c. He hides the mercy of God from such: to men that are in a sinful course he shewes nothing but mercy. I, but now there is nothing but comfort to thee that art cast down and afflicted in the sence of thy sins: for all the comforts in the Gospel of forgivenesse of sins, and all the comforts from Christs Incarnation, the end of his coming in the flesh, the end of his death, and of all, is to save sinners.
Look thou therefore to the throne of mercy and grace, when thy conscience shall be awakened with the sense of sin, and Satan shall use that as an argument to draw thee from God; consider the Scripture useth this as an argument to drive me to God, to allure me to him: Come unto me all ye that are weary and heavy laden. And Christ came to seek, and to save that which was lost. Luther, a man much exercised in Spiritual conflicts, he confessed 1