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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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We have God himself: hath not he more that hath the spring, then he that hath twenty Cisterns? Those that have riches, and place, and friends, they have Cisterns, but he that suffers for God, and for Christ, he hath Christ, he hath God, he hath the spring to go to, if all be taken from him, he hath God the spring to go to: if all particular Beams, he hath the Sun. It is durable, wondrous comfort to suffer for Christs sake.
Therefore let it encourage us in a good course, notwithstanding all the opposition we meet with in the World, let us here learn what is our duty, let the malicious world judge, or say, or do what they will, if God be on our side, who can be against us? And if we suffer any thing for Christ, he suffers with us, and in us, and he will triumph in us over all these sufferings at last.
I will add no more, to set an edge upon that I have said then this, they are the sufferings of Christ, we should be many ways encouraged to suffer for him. For did not he suffer for us that, which if all the creatures in heaven and earth had suffered, they would have sunk under it, the wrath of God? And what good have we by his sufferings? are we not freed from Hell and Damnation, and have we not Title to Heaven? hath he suffered in his person so much for us, and shall not we be content to suffer for him, and his mystical body, that in his own body suffered so much for us?
I will add no more, to set an edge upon that I have said then this, they are the sufferings of Christ, we should be many wayes encouraged to suffer for him. For did not he suffer for us that, which if all the creatures in heaven and earth had suffered, they would have sunk under it, the wrath of God? And what good have we by his sufferings? are we not freed from Hell and Damnation, and have we not Title to Heaven? hath he suffered in his person so much for us, and shall not we be content to suffer for him, and his mystical body, that in his own body suffered so much for us?