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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
What shall I do therefore?
What shall I doe therefore?
First, Take this direction in suffering, pull out the sting of sin, though we suffer in never so good a cause, for in one suffering God aims at divers 1things. God in thy suffering aims at thy correction as well as at the exercise of thy grace, and at thy comfort; therefore, let affliction have the correcting and amending part first, and then the comforting part will ollow. ⟨p. 98⟩Though the cause be good, yet Gods Children oft times want comfort till afterward. Why? They have not renewed their repentance, and cleansed their souls, they have not pulled out the sting, when they have repented of their personal sins that lye upon them, and gone back to the sins of their youth, and then renewed their Covenant with God, and their purposes for the time to come, then comes comfort and not before; Therefore it is no disparagement to a good cause, that sometimes Christians find not present comfort, they have personal sins that hang on them, that are not repented of, which God intends to amend them of, as well as to honour them by suffering in his cause.