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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.
It is Gods just judgment upon Hypocrites, and upon many carnal wretched persons, that are led with a false confidence all their life, that trust in the creature, trust in friends, and riches, that will not trust in God, and will not be taught to number their days in their life time: it is just with God to their very death with false confidence, when they come to death, to suffer them to perish in their false confidence, ⟨p. 137⟩and so to sink into hell. It is just with God to suffer them to have Atheists about them, or weak persons that shall say, Oh, you shall do well enough, and then even out of a very desire to live, they are willing to believe all, and so they die without all show of change: and as they live, so they die, and are wretched in both. The life of a wicked man is ill, his death worse, his estate after death worst of all: and this is one way whereby God suffers men to fall into the snare of the Devil, when he suffers not those that are about them to deal faithfully. St. Paul received the sentence of death, that it might force him not to trust in himself, but in God that raiseth the dead.
It is Gods just judgment upon Hypocrites, and upon many carnall wretched persons, that are led with a false confidence all their life, that trust in the creature, trust in friends, and riches, that will not trust in God, and will not be taught to number their dayes in their life time: it is just with God to their very death with false confidence, when they come to death, to suffer them to perish in their false confidence, ⟨p. 137⟩and so to sink into hell. It is just with God to suffer them to have Atheists about them, or weak persons that shall say, Oh, you shall do well enough, and then even out of a very desire to live, they are willing to believe all, and so they dy without all shew of change: and as they live, so they dy, and are wretched in both. The life of a wicked man is ill, his death worse, his estate after death worst of all: and this is one way whereby God suffers men to fall into the snare of the Devill, when he suffers not those that are about them to deale faithfully. St. Paul received the sentence of death, that it might force him not to trust in himself, but in God that raiseth the dead.