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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.
There is Grace. Nature. Corrupt nature, nature with the tang of Corruption.
Grace that looks upward, to glory and comfort. Nature looks to the present grievance, nature looks not to things to come, to matters revealed in the Word, to supernatural comforts: nature looks to the present cross, even nature without sin. Corrupt nature feels, and feels with a secret murmuring and repining, and heaviness and dullness: as indeed corrupt nature will alway have a bout in crosses, it will alway play its part, first or last. There are alway these three works in the Children of God, in all extremities. Grace works, and that carries up, up still, trust in God, it looks to heaven, it looks to the end and issue, that all is for good. Nature it fills full of sense and pain, and makes a man desire remedy and ease. Corrupt nature stirs a man up to fret, and say, what doth God mean to do thus? it stirs a man oft-times to use ill means, indirect courses.
Grace that looks upward, to glorie and comfort. Nature looks to the present grievance, nature looks not to things to come, to matters revealed in the Word, to supernatural comforts: nature looks to the present crosse, even nature without sin. Corrupt nature feeles, and feeles with a secret murmuring and repining, and heavinesse and dulnesse: as indeed corrupt nature will alway have a bout in crosses, it will alway play its part, first or last. There are alway these three works in the Children of God, in all extremities. Grace works, and that carries up, up still, trust in God, it looks to heaven, it looks to the end and issue, that all is for good. Nature it fills full of sense and pain, and makes a man desire remedy and ease. Corrupt nature stirs a man up to fret, and say, what doth God mean to do thus? it stirs a man oft-times to use ill meanes, indirect courses.
St. Paul was sensible, from a right principle of nature: and no doubt here was some tang of corruption with it, he was sensible of the fear of death. Adam in innocency would have been affected, and exquisitely sensible (no doubt) if his body had been wronged: for the more pure the complexion, the more sensible of solution (as Physicians say) when that which should be knit together: if any thing be loosed by sickness, or by wounds, that should by nature not be hurt, but continue together, it breeds exquisite pain. As to cut that which should not be cut, to disjoin that which should be together, this is in nature.