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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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Base men of the world, they think when they scoff at goodness, and wrong the Image of God in his Children, they think they deride and despise a company of weak creatures, that they scoff at silly persons meaner then themselves; but they are deceived, they scoff Christ in them, and he takes it so, Saul, Saul why persecutest thou me? The foot is trod on on the earth, and the head speaks from heaven. It is the reproach of Christ; and it will be laid to thy charge at the day of judgment that thou hast scoffed, and persecuted, and reproached Christ in his members: it will be a heavy indictment. Men should not regard, what they conceive of things: but what he that must be their judge will conceive of things ere long, and he interprets it as done to his own person. It is true both of good and ill, whatsoever good we do to a Christian as a Christian, to a Disciple in the name of a Disciple, Christ takes it as done to himself, Matth. 25. In as much as you have done it to these, you have done it to me.
Base men of the world, they think when they scoffe at goodnesse, and wrong the Image of God in his Children, they think they deride and despise a companie of weak creatures, that they scoffe at silly persons meaner then themselves; but they are deceived, they scoffe Christ in them, and he takes it so, Saul, Saul why persecutest thou me? The foot is trode on on the earth, and the head speaks from heaven. It is the reproach of Christ; and it will be laid to thy charge at the day of judgment that thou hast scoffed, and persecuted, and reproached Christ in his members: it will be a heavy indictment. Men should not regard, what they conceive of things: but what he that must be their judge will conceive of things ere long, and he interprets it as done to his own person. It is true both of good and ill, whatsoever good we do to a Christian as a Christian, to a Disciple in the name of a Disciple, Christ takes it as done to himself, Matth. 25. In as much as you have done it to these, you have done it to mee.
It should animate us to do good offices to those that are Christs, what