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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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Now our proneness to it doth justify Gods dealing in many things. As why doth God humble great ones with great afflictions? why doth he 1humble great men, great and excellent Christians with great falls? that they might not trust in themselves; no, not in their own present graces. 2God will not bring a man to salvation now, by grace in himself to give him title to heaven; his graces must only be to help his evidence that he is not an hypocrite, and to give evidence to others, that others may see his good works &c. but if he come to trust in them once, to set them in Christs stead, God will abase his pride by suffering him to fall, that he may go out of himself to be saved by Christ, and to seek for mercy in Christ.
Now our pronenesse to it doth justifie Gods dealing in many things. As why doth God humble great ones with great afflictions? why doth he 1humble great men, great and excellent Christians with great falls? that they might not trust in themselves; no, not in their own present graces. 2God will not bring a man to salvation now, by grace in himself to give him title to heaven; his graces must onely be to help his evidence that he is not an hypocrite, and to give evidence to others, that others may see his good works &c. but if he come to trust in them once, to set them in Christs stead, God will abase his pride by suffering him to fall, that he may go out of himself to be saved by Christ, and to seek for mercy in Christ.
- 1Use To justify God▪ dealing.Use To justifie God▪ dealing.
- 21. In the falls of great Christians