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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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Again, God suffers his Children to fall into this extreme peril and danger, not only to try them, what good they have in them; but when he 1hath tried it to exercise it, to exercise their faith, and their patience. St. Paul had a great deal of grace in him, and God would be sure to have a great deal of trial, and exercise of it; and therefore he suffered him to fall into extreme dangers, that so all the patience, and all the •aith he had might be set on work. And so it was in Job, God had furnished his Champion with a great measure of patience, and then he singles him out to the combat; he brings him into the lists to encounter with Satan and […] triumph over Satan, and all the evils he suffered whatsoever.
Again, God suffers his Children to fall into this extream perill and danger, not onely to trie them, what good they have in them; but when he 1hath tried it to exercise it, to exercise their faith, and their patience. St. Paul had a great deale of grace in him, and God would be sure to have a great deale of tryall, and exercise of it; and therefore he suffered him to fall into extream dangers, that so all the patience, and all the •aith he had might be set on work. And so it was in Job, God had furnished his Champion with a great measure of patience, and then he singles him out to the combat; he brings him into the lists to encounter with Satan and 〈…〉 triumph over Satan, and all the evils he suffered whatsoever.
- 1Reas. 4.
Again, it is to perfect the work of mortification, to let patience have her 1perfect work, and •aith, and prayer to have their pect work, to perfect