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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.
Before there be comfort, there must be suffering, for God hath established this order, even as in nature, there must be a night before the day, and a Winter before a Summer: so in the Kingdom of Christ, in his ruling of the Church, there is this divine policy, there must be suffering before comfort. God will sooner break the league and the Covenant between day and night, then this league of suffering and comfort, the one must be before the other; it was so in our head Christ, he suffered, and then entered into his glory: so all his Members must be comfortable to him in suffering, 1and then enter into their glory.
Before there be comfort, there must be suffering, for God hath established this order, even as in nature, there must be a night before the day, and a Winter before a Summer: so in the Kingdom of Christ, in his ruling of the Church, there is this divine policie, there must be suffering before comfort. God will sooner break the league and the Covenant between day and night, then this league of suffering and comfort, the one must be before the other; it was so in our head Christ, he suffered, and then entred into his glory: so all his Members must be comfortable to him in suffering, 1and then enter into their glory.
- 11 Reas. There is some ill to be wrought out of us.
The reasons of this are diverse.
First of all, this method and order is, first suffering, and then comfort, because God finds us in a corrupt estate,, and something must be wrought out of us, before we can be vessels to receive comfort; therefore there must be a purgation one way or other, either by repentance, or if not by