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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
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Secondly, This order commends and sweetens comfort to us; for fire is sweet after cold, and meat is sweet after hunger, so comfort is sweet after suffering: God fits us to comfort by this, by purging out what is contrary to comfort. And he endears comfort by this; those that have felt the cross, comfort is comfort indeed to them: heaven is heaven indeed to him that hath had a hell in his conscience upon earth, that hath been afflicted in conscience, or outwardly persecuted, it set a price and value upon comfort.
Secondly, This order commends and sweetens comfort to us; for fire is sweet after cold, and meate is sweet after hunger, so comfort is sweet after suffering: God fits us to comfort by this, by purging out what is contrarie to comfort. And he indeares comfort by this; those that have felt the cross, comfort is comfort indeed to them: heaven is heaven indeed to him that hath had a hell in his conscience upon earth, that hath been afflicted in conscience, or outwardly persecuted, it set a price and value upon comfort.
Partly likewise to sharpen our desire of comfort; for suffering breeds sense, and sense that stirs up desire, and desire is eager; now suffering, it makes comforts precious, and sets us in a wondrous strong desire after them.
Partly likewise to sharpen our desire of comfort; for suffering breeds sence, and sence that stirs up desire, and desire is eager; now suffering, it makes comforts pretious, and sets us in a wondrous strong desire after them.
And by this means likewise God comes to his own end, which is that our comforts may be eternal, therefore we have that which is ill in the first place. Woe to us if it should be said to us as to Dives in the Gospel, Son, son, thou hadst thy good here, and now thou must have thy ill: God intends not to deal so with his Children, but they taste the worst wine first, and better afterward; because he intends eternal happiness to them, he observes this method, first ill, and then good, the best at last.