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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 5
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.
That the sufferings of Christians may abound. They are many in this 1world, and they may be more still.
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Secondly, what we ought to think of those sufferings, what judgment we are to have of them. They are the sufferings of Christ.
Thirdly that being the sufferings of Christ, he will not destitute us of comfort, but we have our comfort increased in a proportion answerable to our troubles.
The fourth point is by whom & in whom all this is, this strange work is by Christ, the balancing of these two so sweetly together, crosses and comforts, they come both from one hand, both from one spring, the sufferings of Christ, and the comforts of Christ, and both abound, our troubles are for him, and our comforts are by him. So here is sufferings, and comfort, increase of suffering, increase of comfort, sufferings for Christ, and comfort by Christ, you see them balanced together, and you see which weighs down the balance, comfort by Christ, weighs down sufferings for Christ; the good is greater then the ill. It is a point of wondrous comfort. The Ark you know mounted up, as the waters mounted up, when the waters overflowed the world: so it is here in this verse, there is a mounting of the waters, a rising of the waters above the mountains; afflictions increase, and grow higher and higher, but be of good comfort, here is the Ark above the waters, here is consolation above all, as our sufferings for Christ increase, so our consolations likewise by Christ increase.