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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.
Who doth not think, but he shall live one day longer? and so trusts to life. As the Heathen man could say, There is not the oldest man but he thinks he may live a little longer, one day longer: who makes that use of mortality, and the uncertain fading condition of this life, as he should? and all because of a false trust: as in other things, so in the continuance of life, we see we are prone to trust, to put base false confidence in somewhat or other while we live in this world.
Again, our nature being prone to outward things, and sunk deeply into 1them, it can hardly be recovered, it cannot be sober without much ado, and brought from trusting of present things. You have some men that have things at will in this world: they never know what faith means, all their life they live by sense, their conscience is not awaked, and outward afflictions seize not on them, and supply of earthly things they have: what Religion means, and what God, and Heaven means, they have heard of them perhaps, but throughly, and inwardly what it means they never came to know in this world without there be some alteration and changes: they must have some changes, The wicked have no changes, saith the Prophet: but while they be as they are they know not God, nor themselves, nor the vanity of earthly things. We speak the truth of God to a company ofttimes, that are besotted with sensuality, and that have perpetual supply of earthly things: speak to them of faith, and of things that are remote from sense &c. they hear them as if they were in a dream; Nature is prone to trust in present things, even in the best, in St. Paul himself.
Again, our nature being prone to outward things, and sunk deeply into 1them, it can hardly be recovered, it cannot be sober without much ado, and brought from trusting of present things. You have some men that have things at will in this world: they never know what faith means, all their life they live by sense, their conscience is not awaked, and outward afflictions seize not on them, and supply of earthly things they have: what Religion means, and what God, and Heaven means, they have heard of them perhaps, but throughly, and inwardly what it means they never came to know in this world without there be some alteration and changes: they must have some changes, The wicked have no changes, saith the Prophet: but while they be as they are they know not God, nor themselves, nor the vanity of earthly things. We speak the truth of God to a company ofttimes, that are besotted with sensuality, and that have perpetual supply of earthly things: speak to them of faith, and of things that are remote from sence &c. they hear them as if they were in a dream; Nature is prone to trust in present things, even in the best, in St. Paul himself.