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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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But besides the glass of nature, and these things here in the World, look upon it in the Law of God, in that glass, and so nature trembles, and 1quarrels at death. Death what is it? It is the wages of sin, it is the end of all comfort, and nature cannot see any comfort after that, it is beyond nature. Nature teacheth us not that there will be a Resurrection of the body, nature teacheth not that the soul goes to God: here must be a great deal of Grace, and a great deal of Faith, to convince the soul of this: nature teacheth it not.
But besides the glasse of nature, and these things here in the World, look upon it in the Law of God, in that glasse, and so nature trembles, and 1quarrels at death. Death what is it? It is the wages of sin, it is the end of all comfort, and nature cannot see any comfort after that, it is beyond nature. Nature teacheth us not that there will be a Resurrection of the body, nature teacheth not that the soul goes to God: here must be a great deal of Grace, and a great deal of Faith, to convince the soul of this: nature teacheth it not.
- 1Reas. 7. Death the wages of sin.
Now when besides this, the Law of God comes, and faith. Death came in by sin, and sin is the sting of death: death is armed with sin, and sin comes in with the evidences of Gods anger: here, unless there be Faith and Grace, a man is either as Nabal, a stone and a sot in death, or as Judas, and Cain, swallowed up with despair. It is impossible for a man that is not a ⟨p. 132⟩true Christian, that is not a good man, but that either he should be as a stone, or desperate in sickness and Death; without Grace, he must be one of them. If he be a wise man, he cannot but despair in the hour of Death: For is it a matter to be dallied with, or to be carried bravely out, as your Roman spirits, and Atheists think? they account it a Glory to die bravely, in a stout manner. Is it the terrible of terribles so to be put off? when all the comforts in this world shall end, and all employments cease, when, there is eternity before a man, and after death, hell, and eternal damnation of body and soul? Are these matters to be slighted? it would make a man look about him: if a man have not faith and Grace, he must either despair or die like a stone: none but a good Christian can carry himself well in the hour of death: nay, a good Christian is sensible of death: and till he see Gods time is come, he labours to avoid it by all means, as St. Paul doth here.