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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 1
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.
The Apostle calls them Saints; all believers are called Saints. Are they 1so? are all in the visible Church Saints? Yes, say some, and therefore they say that our Church is not a true visible Church, because many of them are not Saints, say some that went out from among us.
- 1Quest.
I Answer, all are, or should be Saints: St. Paul wrote here to those that 1were sacramental Saints, and such as by outward covenant and profession were Saints: not that they were all of them inwardly so: but all should be so done: he calls them so to put them in mind of their duty. To clear this point a little. Sometimes the Church of God in the Scripture hath its 2name from the commixtion of good and bad in it, so it is called a field where there is a mixture of good and bad seed: so it is called a house wherein there are vessels of honour, and vessels of dishonour: because there is such a mixture in the visible Church. Sometimes the Church hath the name from the better part, and so it is the Spouse of Christ, the love of Christ, 3a peculiar people, a holy nation, and Saints, as it is here. Not that all are so, but it hath the denomination from the better part: all should be so, and the best are so, and it is sufficient that the denomination of a company be from the better part. As we say of Gold Oar, though there be much earth mixed with it, yet in regard of the better part, we call it Gold: we give it that name: so in regard that the best are Saints, and that all should be so, therefore he calls them all Saints: should all in the visible Church be Saints by profession, and by Sacrament? should all that are Baptized, and receive the Communion enter into a profession of sanctity? What say ⟨p. 7⟩