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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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Again, Another use may be, that we judge aright of those that are disgraced in the world, if their cause be good, that we should not have distasteful 1conceits of them (as indeed suffering breeds distaste naturally in men, they love men in a flourishing estate, and distaste them suffering, but that is corruption of men, but) God is the nearest to them then, nearer then ever he was, and their comforts increase with their crosses. In the conjunction between the Sun and the Moon; (as by experience we see) in the space between the old and new Moon, there is a time of conjunction, we think the Moon to be lost in that time, because we see her not: but the 2Moon is more enlightened then, then ever she was in her self, but here is the reason, the light part of the Moon is turned to the Sun-ward, to heaven-ward, and the dark part is turned toward the earth: So a Christian in crosses, and abasement, seems to be a dark creature, but he is more enlightened then, then ever before; why? his light part is to God-ward, it is not seen of the world, the world sees his crosses, but they do not see his comforts, and as the Moon is nearer the Sun at that time then at other times: so the soul hath to deal with God in afflictions, it is nearer to God, and his dark side is toward the world. As the World sees the Moons Eclipse, so the world sees our darkness, but not our inward comforts, therefore we should judge aright of others in this case.
Again, Another use may be, that we judge aright of those that are disgraced in the world, if their cause be good, that we should not have distastfull 1conceits of them (as indeed suffering breeds distast naturally in men, they love men in a flourishing estate, and distast them suffering, but that is corruption of men, but) God is the nearest to them then, nearer then ever he was, and their comforts increase with their crosses. In the conunction between the Sun and the Moon; (as by expaerience we see) in the space between the old and new Moon, there is a time of conjunction, we think the Moon to be lost in that time, because we see her not: but the 2Moon is more inlightened then, then ever she was in her self, but here is the reason, the light part of the Moon is turned to the Sun-ward, to heaven-ward, and the darke part is turned toward the earth: So a Christian in crosses, and abasement, seems to be a darke creature, but he is more inlightned then, then ever before; why? his light part is to God-ward, it is not seen of the world, the world sees his crosses, but they doe not see his comforts, and as the Moon is nearer the Sun at that time then at other times: so the soul hath to deale with God in afflictions, it is nearer to God, and his dark side is toward the world. As the World sees the Moons Eclipse, so the world sees our darknesse, but not our inward comforts, therefore we should judge aright of others in this case.