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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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Therefore let us not be afraid before hand, fear nothing (saith the Apostle) that thou shalt suffer. And with Moses let us not be ashamed of the rebuke of Christ, but Let us go out of the Camp with Christ learning our reproach. And because we know not what God may call us to, let us entertain ⟨p. 81⟩presently a resolution to endure whatsoever in this world, God calls us to: to pass through thick and thin, to pass through all kind of ways to the hope of our Glorious calling, if by any way, by any means saith St. Paul I may attain the resurrection of the dead; If by any means I may come to heaven, by fair death, or by violent death, he scorned reproach, if by any means he might be happy.
Therefore let us not be afraid before hand, fear nothing (saith the Apostle) that thou shalt suffer. And with Moses let us not be ashamed of the rebuke of Christ, but Let us go out of the Campe with Christ learning our reproach. And because we know not what God may call us to, let us entertain ⟨p. 81⟩presently a resolution to endure whatsoever in this world, God calls us to: to passe through thick and thin, to passe through all kind of waies to the hope of our Glorious calling, if by any way, by any meanes saith St. Paul I may attain the resurrection of the dead; If by any meanes I may come to heaven, by fair death, or by violent death, he scorned reproach, if by any means he might be happie.
And for others, it is a wondrous quailing to the spirits of men that offer 1any wrong, if it be but a disgrace; a scoff is a persecution to a Christian for a good cause: when wicked men oppose a Christian in a good cause and course, let us learn what they do, they kick against the pricks. Do they know what they do? when they reproach Christians, it is the reproach of Christ. What was Ishmaels scorning? a persecution; Christ is scorned in his members, will he endure this at their hands? When good causes are opposed, Christ is opposed, and Christ is scoffed. This doth enable our suffering, being an abasing of it self, that Christ accounts it done to him.