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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 7
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.
They were partakers of Christs sufferings, because of the communion between the head and the Members, and they were partakers of St Pauls sufferings, because of the communion of one Member with another. And surely there is not a heart that was ever touched with the Spirit of God, but when he hears of any calamity of the Church, whether it be in the Palatinate, in France, in the low Countries, or in any Country in the world, if he hear that the Church hath a blow, it strikes to the heart of any man that hath the spirit of God in them, by a sympathetical suffering. It is one good sign to know whether a man be of the mystical body or no, to take to heart the grievance of the Church. As good Nehemiah did, he would not take comfort in the pleasures of a Court, in the King of Babylons Court, when it went not well with his Country, when the Church was in distress, he took their grievance to heart: So Moses, the very joys of Pharaoh's Court could not please him, when he considered the abasement of his Country-men, he joined with them, and it is called the rebuke of Christ.
They were partakers of Christs sufferings, because of the communion between the head and the Members, and they were partakers of St Pauls sufferings, because of the communion of one Member with another. And surely there is not a heart that was ever touched with the Spirit of God, but when he heares of any calamity of the Church, whether it be in the Palatinate, in France, in the low Countries, or in any Country in the world, if he heare that the Church hath a blow, it strikes to the heart of any man that hath the spirit of God in them, by a sympatheticall suffering. It is one good signe to know whether a man be of the mysticall body or no, to take to heart the grievance of the Church. As good Nehemiah did, he would not take comfort in the pleasures of a Court, in the King of Babylons Court, when it went not well with his Country, when the Church was in distress, he took their grievance to heart: So Moses, the very joyes of Pharaoh's Court could not please him, when he considered the abasement of his Country-men, he joyned with them, and it is called the rebuke of Christ.
So it is with all the people of God, there is a communication of sufferings. ⟨p. 117⟩