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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.
Why doth the Husbandman fall upon his ground, and tear and rend it up with the Plough, and the better the ground is, the more he labours to kill weeds, is it because he hath an ill mind to the ground? No, he means to sow good seed there, and he will not plough a whit longer, then may serve to prepare the ground. It is the Holy Ghosts comparison, Isa. 28. So likewise the Gold-Smith, the best metal that he hath, he tempers it, he labours to consume the dross of it, and the longer it is in the fire, the more pure it comes forth: so God keeps his Children under crosses, and doth plough them, they neglect to plough themselves, and he is fain to set plowers that will do it indeed, some ill minded men, or some cross: if they would plough themselves, and examine themselves, they might spare God the labour: but when they are negligent, God takes the labour into his own hand, and sets others on work, that will do it to purpose, but all is to prepare them for heavenly seed, for grace and comfort, that in what measure we have been depressed (as he saith here, we were pressed above measure,) in that measure he means to lift us up by heavenly comfort.
Why doth the Husbandman fall upon his ground, and teare and rend it up with the Plow, and the better the ground is, the more he labours to kill weeds, is it because he hath an ill mind to the ground? No, he meanes to sowe good seed there, and he will not plow a whit longer, then may serve to prepare the ground. It is the Holy Ghosts comparison, Isa. 28. So likewise the Gold-Smith, the best mettall that he hath, he tempers it, he labours to consume the dross of it, and the longer it is in the fire, the more pure it comes forth: so God keeps his Children under crosses, and doth plow them, they neglect to plow themselves, and he is faine to set plowers that will doe it indeed, some ill minded men, or some cross: if they would plow themselves, and examine themselves, they might spare God the labour: but when they are negligent, God takes the labour into his own hand, and sets others on worke, that will doe it to purpose, but all is to prepare them for heavenly seed, for grace and comfort, that in what measure we have been depressed (as he saith here, we were pressed above measure,) in that measure he meanes to lift us up by heavenly comfort.