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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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The Spirit of God is a Spirit of comfort, the more we have of the Spirit, the fitter we are to comfort others. We see many men will speak very good things, but they do but personate sorrow, and personate comfort, it comes from them without feeling: as he saith, if thou didst believe these things that thou speakest, wouldest thou ever say them so? He that speaks good things without experience, he speaks as if he did never believe them. Those that speak things with experience that have wrought them upon their hearts and spirits, there is such a demonstration in the manner of their speaking, of a spirit of love and meekness, and compassion, that it prevails marvellously: It is so true, that our Saviour Christ himself, that he might have the more tender bowels of compassion towards us, he made it one end of his Incarnation, as it is pressed again, and again in Heb. 2. and Heb. 4. the Apostle dwells upon it, It became him to be man, to take upon him our infirmities, that he might be a merciful Redeemer, a merciful high Priest. It was one end of his Incarnation, that he might not only save us, but that he might be a merciful Redeemer, that he might have experience of our infirmities: of persecution, he was persecuted himself, of want, he wanted himself, of temptation, he was tempted himself, of wrath, he felt it himself, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
The Spirit of God is a Spirit of comfort, the more we have of the Spirit, the fitter we are to comfort others. We see many men will speak very good things, but they do but personate sorrow, and personate comfort, it comes from them without feeling: as he saith, if thou didst believe these things that thou speakest, wouldest thou ever say them so? He that speakes good things without experience, he speaks as if he did never believe them. Those that speak things with experience that have wrought them upon their hearts and spirits, there is such a demonstration in the manner of their speaking, of a spirit of love and meeknesse, and compassion, that it prevailes marvailously: It is so true, that our Saviour Christ himself, that he might have the more tender bowels of compassion towards us, he made it one end of his Incarnation, as it is pressed again, and again in Heb. 2. and Heb. 4. the Apostle dwels upon it, It became him to be man, to take upon him our infirmities, that he might be a merciful Redeemer, a merciful high Priest. It was one end of his Incarnation, that he might not only save us, but that he might be a merciful Redeemer, that he might have experience of our infirmities: of persecution, he was persecuted himself, of want, he wanted himself, of temptation, he was tempted himself, of wrath, he felt it himself, my God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?