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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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This the rather to note a corrupt Atheistical course in those that are to 1deal with sick folk, that are extreme sick, that conceal their estate from them, and feed them with false hopes of long life, they deserve ill of persons in extremity, to put them in hope of recovery. Physicians that are not Divines in some measure, what do they? against their conscience, and against their experience, and against sense: Oh, I hope you shall do well, &c. Alas! what do they? they hurt their souls they breed a false confidence: it is a dangerous thing to trust upon long life, when perhaps they are snatched suddenly away, before they have made their accounts even with God, before they have set their souls in that state they should do.
This the rather to note a corrupt Atheisticall course in those that are to 1deale with sick folk, that are extreame sick, that conceale their estate from them, and feed them with false hopes of long life, they deserve ill of persons in extremity, to put them in hope of recoverie. Physitians that are not Divines in some measure, what doe they? against their conscience, and against their experience, and against sense: Oh, I hope you shall doe well, &c. Alas! what do they? they hurt their souls they breed a false confidence: it is a dangerous thing to trust upon long life, when perhaps they are snatched suddenly away, before they have made their accompts even with God, before they have set their souls in that state they should doe.
- 1Physician fault to flatter the sick.Physitian fault to flatter the sick.
Therefore the best way is to do as good Isay did with Hezekiah, set thy house in order for thou must dye, that is, in the disposition of second causes, thou shalt have a disease that will bring thee to death, and God had said so: God had a reservation, but it was more then Isay knew at that time: Set thy house in order, for thou must dye. So they should begin with God, to tell them (as we say) the worst first: It is a pitiful thing that death should be accounted the worst, but so it is, by reason of our fearfulness: deal plainly with them, let them receive the sentence of death, that so they may be driven out of themselves and the creature altogether, and be driven to trust in God that raiseth the dead. Put thy soul in order, you are no man of this world: lest they betray their souls for a little self-respect perhaps, because they would not displease them.