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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
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.
For huper in the Greek it hath a double force, it signifies either to merit, hupon, to procure, and merit salvation, and so we do not understand it, or huper for your good, a final cause, it includes either a meritorious deserving cause, or a final cause, Whether I be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, not by merit and desert; so Christs suffering was, but to help it forward, in the execution of it.
For huper in the Greek it hath a double force, it signifies either to merit, hupon, to procure, and merit salvation, and so we doe not understand it, or huper for your good, a finall cause, it includes either a meritorious deserving cause, or a finall cause, Whether I be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, not by merit and desert; so Christs suffering was, but to help it forward, in the execution of it.
I speak this to cut the sinews of a Popish point (as I meet it) which is a cozening point of their Religion, which indeed is not a point of religion, but a point of Romish policy, a point of cozenage: as most of their religion is but a trick for the belly. They have devises forsooth of the Popes treasury, he, being the Treasurer of the Church, hath a treasury; and what 1must that be filled with? with the merits of Saints, with the superabundance: For, they can deserve and procure Heaven for themselves, and more then obey, there is an overplus of obedience, the superabundance of that is laid in a treasury; and who should have the benefit of that but the Treasurer of the Church, the Pope? But how shall the Church come by this abundant satisfaction and merit? They must buy them by pardons, and they come not to have pardons for naught, but by purchasing of them, and hence come Popish indulgences: that is nothing but a dispensing of the satisfaction, and merits of the Saints, which they did (say they) for the Church; abusing such phrases as these, when they had more then their own obedience, they did good to others, and others had benefit by it.
I speak this to cut the sinews of a Popish point (as I meet it) which is a cousening point of their Religion, which indeed is not a point of religion, but a point of Romish policie, a point of cousenage: as most of their religion is but a trick for the belly. They have devises forsooth of the Popes treasurie, he, being the Treasurer of the Church, hath a treasurie; and what