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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.
There is a threefold conformity with Christ, in suffering. grace. glory.
Those that are not conformable to him in suffering, they cannot be conformable to him in grace, and if they be not in grace, they shall not in glory. He took upon him our nature abased first, and our nature purified, and our nature glorious he hath now in heaven: so our nature in us must keep this order. First, it must be abased as our flesh was in him, and then filled with grace, by little and little, and then glorious, as our nature is in him. If we will not suffer our flesh to be abased, and exercised with afflictions, and let God work his own good work as he pleaseth this way, we are not conformable to Christ, who was first abased, and then advanced: what was wrought in his blessed flesh, must be wrought in his mystical body, in all his Members by little and little. Therefore those that are tender, and way-ward to endure any thing, when God calls them to it, they are enemies to their own comfort: God hath set down this order, if they do not partake of the sufferings of the Church, they shall not partake of the comfort.
Those that are not conformable to him in suffering, they cannot be conformable to him in grace, and if they be not in grace, they shall not in glory. He took upon him our nature abased first, and our nature purified, and our nature glorious he hath now in heaven: so our nature in us must keep this order. First, it must be abased as our flesh was in him, and then filled with grace, by little and little, and then glorious, as our nature is in him. If we will not suffer our flesh to be abased, and exercised with afflictions, and let God worke his own good work as he pleaseth this way, we are not conformable to Christ, who was first abased, and then advanced: what was wrought in his blessed flesh, must be wrought in his mysticall body, in all his Members by little and little. Therefore those that are tender, and way-ward to indure any thing, when God cals them to it, they are enemies to their own comfort: God hath set down this order, if they do not partake of the sufferings of the Church, they shall not partake of the comfort.