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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 8, 9
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 secondly, that They are sensible of it.
For the first,
God suffers his children to fall into great extremities. This is clear here, ⟨p. 126⟩we see how he riseth by degrees, We were pressed above measure, above 1strength, that we even despaired of life, we received the sentence of death in our selves. He riseth by five steps, to show the extremity that he was in. This is no new thing, that God should suffer his Children thus to be exercised.
God suffers his children to fall into great extremities. This is clear here, ⟨p. 126⟩we see how he riseth by degrees, We were pressed above measure, above 1strength, that we even despaired of life, we received the sentence of death in our selves. He riseth by five steps, to shew the extremity that he was in. This is no new thing, that God should suffer his Children thus to be exercised.
- 1Doct. God suffers his Children to fall into great extremity.