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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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So much for that point.
The second thing in the first part is this, that As Gods Children are brought to this estate, so they are sensible of it.
They are flesh and not steel, they have not the strength of steel, as Job 1saith, they are men, they are not stones: they are Christians, they are not Stoics. Therefore St. Paul as he was in extremity, so he apprehended his extremity: and with all his heart, he would have escaped if he could: he looked about to all evasions how he might escape death. Gods children are sensible of their crosses; especially they are sensible of death, as he speaks here of himself, We despaired even of life it self. The word is very significant in the original, we were in such a strait that we knew not how to escape with life, so that we despaired of life: we would have escaped ⟨p. 130⟩with our lives; but we saw no way to escape. To make this clear, there are 3. things in Gods Children.
They are flesh and not steele, they have not the strength of steele, as Job 1saith, they are men, they are not stones: they are Christians, they are not Stoicks. Therefore St. Paul as he was in extremity, so he apprehended his extremity: and with all his heart, he would have escaped if he could: he looked about to all evasions how he might escape death. Gods children are sensible of their crosses; especially they are sensible of death, as he speaks here of himself, We despaired even of life it self. The word is very significant in the originall, we were in such a strait that we knew not how to escape with life, so that we despaired of life: we would have escaped