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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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Where grace is established once, and is in the right nature, there is a public mind: and it is one of the best signs of a heart that is fashioned to the image of Christ, (who denied himself, and became all in all to us) to have a public mind, to have self-love killed, to think I have nothing to purpose as I should have, except I can make use of it to the good of others: therefore let us be willing to do good in this kind.
Where grace is established once, and is in the right nature, there is a publick mind: and it is one of the best signs of a heart that is fashioned to the image of Christ, (who denied himself, and became all in all to us) to have a publick mind, to have self-love killed, to think I have nothing to purpose as I should have, except I can make use of it to the good of others: therefore let us be willing to do good in this kind.
And as I said, let us make use of comfort from others: think that they are reserved to the times, and place where thou livest, that thou mightest make use of them. Therefore those that need comfort should not flatter themselves in their grief, but humbly depend upon the means that God hath ordained. And let every man think, what if God have hid my comfort in another man? what if he have given him the tongue of the learned, to speak a word in season unto me? Let no man think to master his trouble and grief by himself; we are members of the body, and the good that God will convey to us, must be from, and by others. Therefore it is a mutual duty, those that have comfort ought to comfort others; and those that do need comfort, ought to repair to others, it is the ordinance of God. As Job saith, for one of a thousand to show a man his righteousness. Though a man be never so wise, yet sometimes he knows not his own comfort, he knows not that portion of comfort that belongs to him till some others discover it to him. Physicians will have others to heal 1themselves, to judge of their diseases; and certainly one reason why persons that are excellent (in themselves) have passed their days in darkness, it hath been this, that they think to overmaster their heaviness and distraction of spirit with their own reason &c. which will not be. God, what he will do, he will do by his own means, and ordinance.