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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
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The reasons are many.
The first may be, he will thus try what mettle they are made of, light 1afflictions, light crosses will not try them throughly, great ones will. Jonah that slept in the Ship, he falls a praying in the Whales belly; he that was pettish out of trouble, and falls a quarrelling with God himself, in trouble he falls to praying; when he was in the bottom of hell, as he saith himself. Little afflictions may stand with murmuring, and repining: but great ones try indeed what we are; what we are in great afflictions, he are indeed.
The first may be, he will thus trie what mettle they are made of, light 1afflictions, light crosses will not trie them throughly, great ones will. Jonas that slept in the Ship, he fals a praying in the Whales belly; he that was pettish out of trouble, and fals a quarrelling with God himself, in trouble he fals to praying; when he was in the bottom of hell, as he saith himself. Little afflictions may stand with murmuring, and repining: but great ones trie indeed what we are; what we are in great afflictions, he are indeed.
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Again, To try the sincerity of our estate, to make us to know our selves; to make us known to the world, and known to our selves, what 1good we have, and what ill we have. A man knows not what a deal of looseness he hath in his heart, & what a deal of falseness, till we come to the cross, & to extremity: Whereas before, I thought I had had a great deal of patience, a great deal of faith, and a great deal of heavenly mindedness: now I see I have not that store laid up as I thought I had. And sometime a man is deceived on the contrary: I thought I had had no goodness in me, and yet in extremity, such a one goes to prayer, he goes to the Word of God, to the communion of Saints, he delights in good things, and only in those: extremity makes him discern and know himself for ill, and for good, and makes others to know him too, that is another end.