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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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It is a point I say of wondrous comfort, that we should be conformable 1in our sufferings with our Head Christ Jesus, our Glorified head in heaven, is it not a wondrous comfort? Nay is it not a glory? It is a wondrous glory that God will set us apart to do any thing, that God will take any thing of us, much more that he will single us out to be Champions in his quarrel, and more, that he will triumph in us that the comfort shall abound.
It is a point I say of wonderous comfort, that we should be conformable 1in our sufferings with our Head Christ Jesus, our Glorified head in heaven, is it not a wonderous comfort? Nay is it not a glory? It is a wondrous glory that God will set us apart to do any thing, that God will take any thing of us, much more that he will single us out to be Champions in his quarrel, and more, that he will triumph in us that the comfort shall abound.
- 1Use encouragement to suffer for Christ.
To give an instance; if a Monarch should redeem a slave, a Traitor from Prison, and take him to fight in the Quarrel of his own son, to be his Champion, were it not an honour? so the very sufferings for Christ are an encouragement; the disgraces, and whatsoever they are that we suffer in a good cause, they are ensigns of honour, they are badges of honour of Christian knighthood. If a Golden Fleece, or a Garter, or such things be accounted so highly of and glorified in, because they are favours, &c. much more should the sufferings for Christ be glorified in as ensigns of the love God, and of our Christian profession; when we fight under Christs Banner, we are like to Christ, we are conformable to him, he went before, and we follow his steps; and if we suffer with him, we shall be Glorified with him.