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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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What use may we make of this? first for our selves, we would not fear nor faint neither faint in troubles, nor fear troubles: faint not in them, we shall have comfort proportionable, and let us not fear troubles before they come, or any measure of them, proportionable to the measure of our afflictions shall be our comfort. Let us not fear any thing we shall suffer in this world, in a good cause; for as we suffer so we shall receive from God; we fear our own good. For it is better to have the comfort we shall have in suffering any thing for a good cause, then to be exempted from the suffering and to want the comfort; there is no proportion, the choice is much better, to have comfort with grievance, then to want the comfort together with the grievance. St. Paul would not have chosen immunity from suffering, he would not have been exempted from the cross to have wanted his comfort.
What use may we make of this? first for our selves, we would not fear nor faint neither faint in troubles, nor fear troubles: faint not in them, we shall have comfort proportionable, and let us not fear troubles before they come, or any measure of them, proportionable to the measure of our afflictions shall be our comfort. Let us not fear any thing we shall suffer in this world, in a good cause; for as we suffer so we shall receive from God; we fear our own good. For it is better to have the comfort we shall have in suffering any thing for a good cause, then to be exempted from the suffering and to want the comfort; there is no proportion, the choyse is much better, to have comfort with grievance, then to want the comfort together with the grievance. St. Paul would not have chosen immunity from suffering, he would not have been exempted from the crosse to have wanted his comfort.
For the disproportion is wide, and great, the comforts are inward and sweet, the crosses (for the most part) are outward. What are all the crosses, 1and sufferings in this world? (set aside an afflicted conscience) it is but brushing of the garment (as it were) some outward thing in the outward man, but the comforts are inward and deep.