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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 6
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In state-policy, he is accounted the wisest man, that can make his enemies ⟨p. 105⟩instrumental to his own purpose, that can make others serve his own turn, to work his own ends by others, that are his opposites, and he had need of a great reaching head, that can do so. The great providence of Heaven doth thus, God is the wisest Politician in the world: All other policy is but a beam from that Sun, he can make instrumental, and serviceable to him, his very enemies. And this is the torment of Satan, that God over shoots him in his own bow, he over-reacheth him in his own policy, where he thinks to do most harm, he doth most good▪ in those afflictions whereby he thinks to quell the courage of the Church, God doth exceeding good to them, and enlargeth the bounds of the Church this way.
In state-policie, he is accounted the wisest man, that can make his enemies ⟨p. 105⟩instrumentall to his owne purpose, that can make others serve his own turne, to work his own ends by others, that are his opposites, and he had need of a great reaching head, that can doe so. The great providence of Heaven doth thus, God is the wisest Polititian in the world: All other policie is but a beam from that Sun, he can make instrumentall, and serviceable to him, his very enemies. And this is the torment of Satan, that God over shoots him in his own bow, he over-reacheth him in his own policie, where he thinks to doe most harme, he doth most good▪ in those afflictions whereby he thinks to quell the courage of the Church, God doth exceeding good to them, and enlargeth the bounds of the Church this way.
It is an ordinary speech, The blood of the Martyrs is the seed of the Church. The Word of God is the seed of the Church, how then is the blood of the Martyrs and Sufferers the seed of the Church? Thus, the Word of God is the seed of the Church, how? As it is in the Bible, in the book? No, as it is published in preaching, much more as it is published in confession; and much more as it is published and sealed in Martyrdom, by suffering: the Word of God so laid open, as not only spoken but confessed, and practised in life, and not only so, but sealed by enduring any thing; thus it is the seed, and works strongly.