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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.
And then it should strike terror to those that will not endure so much as a scratch, a scoff, a word, a chip of the cross, that will endure nothing: 1do they know that this is Gods order? do they avoid crosses in any degree, and do they think to have comfort? No, God will not change his order for them; he hath established this order, and heaven and earth shall fail, rather then Gods order shall not be sure. If we will have comfort, we must suffer; if we will avoid suffering, and think to go to heaven another way then God hath ordained, we may take our own way, but we must give him leave to take his way in comforting & advancing whom he will, and that will not be us, because we will not frame our selves to his order, we must not look for his dignity, if we will not suffer with him, we shall not reign with him.
And then it should strike terrour to those that will not indure so much as a scratch, a scoff, a word, a chip of the cross, that will indure nothing: 1doe they know that this is Gods order? do they avoid crosses in any degree, and do they think to have comfort? No, God will not change his order for them; he hath established this order, and heaven and earth shall faile, rather then Gods order shall not be sure. If we will have comfort, we must suffer; if we will avoid suffering, and think to go to heaven another way then God hath ordained, we may take our own way, but we must give him leave to take his way in comforting & advancing whom hewil, and that will not be us, because we wil not frame our selvs to his order, we must not look for hisdignitie, if we wil not suffer with him, we shal not reign with him.
- 1Use 2 Terror to those that will not suffer.Use 2 Terrour to those that will not suffer.
The next thing observable in the order is this, that Those that suffer as they should are sure of comfort.