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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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Why? Christ suffers nothing, he is in heaven, in glory; how can he suffer? 1This is to disparage his Glorious estate, to make him suffer any thing.
Why? Christ suffers nothing, he is in heaven, in glorie; how can he suffer? 1This is to disparage his Glorious estate, to make him suffer any thing.
- 1Doctr▪ The sufferings of Christians are the sufferings of Christ.
I answer, the sufferings of Christ, they are two-fold; the sufferings of Christs person, that which he suffered himself which were propitiatory, and satisfactory for our redemption; and the sufferings of Christ in his mystical body, which likewise is called Christ. For Christ in scripture is taken either 1for Christ himself, or for the members of Christ; why persecutest thou me? saith he to Saul: or for the whole body mystical with the head 1 Cor. 12. so is Christ, Christ head and members is called Christ. Now when he calls the sufferings of the Church the sufferings of Christ, he means not the sufferings of Christ in his own person; for he suffers nothing, he is out of all the malice of persecutors, they cannot reach to heaven to Christ; but he means the sufferings of Christ in his mystical body, these are called the sufferings of Christ.2
I answer, the sufferings of Christ, they are two-fold; the sufferings of Christs person, that which he suffered himself which were propitiatory, and satisfactory for our redemption; and the sufferings of Christ in his mystical body, which likewise is called Christ. For Christ in scripture is taken either