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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, it is to perfect the work of mortification, to let patience have her 1perfect work, and •aith, and prayer to have their p•ect work, to perfect ⟨p. 128⟩all graces, and so to perfect the work of mortification: for in extreme dangers, he weans us perfectly from the world, as much as may be, nothing will do it if these will not. St. Paul came to many Cities, and there he thought oft-times to have great matter of entertainment, and instead of that he was whipped and misused: God used the matter so, to mortify pride and self-confidence in St. Paul; he scoured him so from pride, that he should not go out of the City, but he should be well scoured first by misusage. So rather then God will suffer his Children to go to hell, and rather then he will suffer them to live in the world here, without glory to their profession, without manifesting of grace, to mortify and subdue their base earthly affections, he will scour them, to subdue their pride, and to subdue their earthly mindedness; we might prevent the bitterness of the Cross, if we would: we might prevent his mortifying of us by afflictions, by the mortification of the spirit: but because we are negligent in that work, to perfect the work of mortification, he is forced to lay here any crosses and extreme dangers upon us.
Again, it is to perfect the work of mortification, to let patience have her 1perfect worke, and •aith, and prayer to have their p•ect work, to perfect ⟨p. 128⟩all graces, and so to perfect the work of mortification: for in extream dangers, he weanes us perfectly from the world, as much as may be, nothing will doe it if these will not. St. Paul came to many Cities, and there he thought oft-times to have great matter of entertainment, and instead of that he was whipped and misused: God used the matter so, to mortifie pride and self-confidence in St. Paul; he scoured him so from pride, that he should not goe out of the Citie, but he should be well scoured first by misusage. So rather then God will suffer his Children to go to hell, and rather then he will suffer them to live in the world here, without glory to their profession, without manifesting of grace, to mortifie and subdue their base earthly affections, he will scoure them, to subdue their pride, and to subdue their earthly mindednesse; we might prevent the bitterness of the Cross, if we would: we might prevent his mortifying of us by afflictions, by the mortification of the spirit: but because we are negligent in that work, to perfect the work of mortification, he is forced to lay here any crosses and extream dangers upon us.