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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
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But there is a persecution as ill as any of these where the nature and offices of Christ are well enough understood, where the power of religion is opposed by others, when so much religion as is necessary to bring a man to heaven is opposed: for it is not the knowledge of the nature and offices, and benefits by Christ, but it is a knowledge that hath obedience with it that must bring us to heaven; a knowledge with self-denial, a knowledge with selling and parting with all our lusts and wicked courses that will not stand with the Gospel.
But there is a persecution as ill as any of these where the nature and offices of Christ are well enough understood, where the power of religion is opposed by others, when so much religion as is necessary to bring a man to heaven is opposed: for it is not the knowledge of the nature and offices, and benefits by Christ, but it is a knowledge that hath obedience with it that must bring us to heaven; a knowledge with self-denyall, a knowledge with selling and parting with all our lusts and wicked courses that will not stand with the Gospel.
Now where this is, this cannot be brooked by any means, and it goes under as great disgrace, as heresies did in former times: so that it is a matter of reproach to have so much religion as is necessarily required of a man before he can be saved. That which the world disgraces is necessary to every man before he can be saved, that is a strict giving up of himself to God, and a watching over his ways, as much as humane frailty will permit; a conscionable endeavour in all things to please God, out of conscience and thankfulness to God; we must not think to come to heaven without that, it will not be, without holiness none shall see God This despised holiness, this maligned holiness is that which is necessary to bring us to heaven, and so much as is necessary to bring us to heaven is disgraced every where.
Now where this is, this cannot be brooked by any meanes, and it goes under as great disgrace, as heresies did in former times: so that it is a matter of reproach to have so much religion as is necessarily required of a man before he can be saved. That which the world disgraces is necessary to every man before he can be saved, that is a strickt giving up of himself to God, and a watching over his waies, as much as humane frailty will permit; a conscionable endeavour in all things to please God, out of conscience and thankfulnesse to God; we must not think to come to heaven without that, it will not be, without holinesse none shall see God This despised holinesse, this maligned holinesse is that which is necessarie to bring us to heaven, and so much as is necessarie to bring us to heaven is disgraced every where.