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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 it is a Use of comfort to poor deluded Christians: they think, alas, 1can my estate be good, I am afraid of Death? I tremble and quake at the name of Death, I cannot endure to hear of it, but it most of all affects me to see it: therefore I fear I have no Grace in me, I fear I have no faith in me.
But it is a Use of comfort to poore deluded Christians: they think, alas, 1can my estate be good, I am afraid of Death? I tremble and quake at the name of Death, I cannot endure to hear of it, but it most of all affects me to see it: therefore I fear I have no Grace in me, I fear I have no faith in me.
- 1Use. Comfort to Christians.Vse. Comfort to Christians.
Be not discomforted whosoever thou art, that sayest so, (if thou labour to strengthen thy faith, and to keep a good conscience) for thou mayest do thus out of a principle of nature: nature trembles at Death.
A man may do two things from diverse principles, from diverse respects, & both without sin For example, in fasting, nature without sin desireth meat, or else fasting were not an afflicting of a mans body: but Grace that hath another principle, and that desires to hold out without sustenance, to be afflicted: so here is both a desire, and not a desire, and both good in their kind. So a man in the time of sickness, and death, he may by all means desire to escape it, and tremble at it out of a principle of nature: but out of a higher principle he may triumph: O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory: and they that believe in Christ, shall never die. We are in heavenly places together with Christ, we are as sure of heaven as if we were there. So out of such kind of principles we may triumph over Death by Faith and Grace.