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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.
How comes this to pass, that as our afflictions abound, so our consolations abound?1
- 1Doct. 4. Consolation […] bounds by Christ.Doct. 4. Consolation 〈…〉 bounds by Christ.
They abound by Christ, saith the Apostle, God the Father, he is the God of comfort. the Holy-Ghost is the Comforter: but how comes this to pass, that we that are not the Objects of comfort, but of confusion, should have God the Father to be the God of comfort, and the Holy-Ghost to be our comforter? Oh it is that Jesus Christ the great peace-maker hath satisfied God, and procured the Holy-Ghost: for the holy-Ghost is procured by the satisfaction and death of Christ, and he was sent after the resurrection and ascension of Christ. Therefore Christ is called, the consolation of Israel, and those that waited for Christ, waited for the consolation of Israel. All comfort is hid in Christ, he is the store-house of comfort, we have it through him, and by him, and in him: For that God is the Father of comfort, it is because Christ is our Mediator and Intercessor in Heaven, that the Holy-Ghost is the comforter, it is because Christ sent him; and the comforts of the holy-Ghost are fetched from Christ, from the death of Christ, or the ascension of Christ, from some argument from Christ. Whatsoever comforteth the soul, the Holy-Ghost doth it by fetching some argument from Christ, from his satisfaction, from his worth, from his intercession in Heaven, something in Christ it is: So Christ by his Spirit doth comfort, and the reasons fetched by the Spirit are from Christ, therefore it is by Christ.
They abound by Chrst, saith the Apostle, God the Father, he is the God of comfort. the Holy-Ghost is the Comforter: but how comes this to pass, that we that are not the Objects of comfort, but of confusion, should have God the Father to be the God of comfort, and the Holy-Ghost to be our comforter? Oh it is that Jesus Christ the great peace-maker hath satisfied God, and procured the Holy-Ghost: for the holy-Ghost is procured by the satisfaction and death of Christ, and he was sent after the resurrection and ascension of Christ. Therefore Christ is called, the consolation of Israel, and those that waited for Christ, waited for the consolation of Israel. All comfort is hid in Christ, he is the store-house of comfort, we have it through him, and by him, and in him: For that God is the Father of comfort, it is because Christ is our Mediatour and Intercessour in Heaven, that the Holy-Ghost is the comforter, it is because Christ sent him; and the comforts of the holy-Ghost are fetched from Christ, from the death of Christ, or the ascention of Christ, from some argument from Christ. Whatsoever comforteth the soule, the Holy-Ghost doth it by fetching some argument from Christ, from his satisfaction, from his worth, from his intercession in Heaven, something in Christ it is: So Christ by his Spirit doth comfort, and the reasons fetched by the Spirit are from Christ, therefore it is by Christ.