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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.
Trust not in the Sacraments above their place. It is a dangerous thing 1to put too much in any creature, (God is extremely offended at it) as not only our adversaries the Papists, but proud persons among us, that are weary of the doctrine of the Church, and will not submit (in their pride) to riper judgments: they attribute too much to the Sacraments, as some others do too little: they attribute a presence there, they make it an Idol, they give it such reverence as they will not do to God himself: and from a false conceit. Oh, there is I know not what presence. Therefore the Lutherans must needs in a great degree be Idolaters, by their Consubstantiation: and the Papists by their Transubstantiation, by their real presence. Coster saith, and saith truly, If Christ be not there, we are the greatest Idolaters in the world.
Trust not in the Sacraments above their place. It is a dangerous thing 1to put too much in any creature, (God is extreamly offended at it) as not onely our adversaries the Papists, but proud persons among us, that are weary of the doctrine of the Church, and will not submit (in their pride) to riper judgments: they attribute too much to the Sacraments, as some others do too little: they attribute a presence there, they make it an Idol, they give it such reverence as they will not do to God himself: and from a false conceit. Oh, there is I know not what presence. Therefore the Lutherans must needs in a great degree be Idolaters, by their Consubstantiation: and the Papists by their Transubstantiation, by their reall presence. Coster saith, and saith truly, If Christ be not there, we are the greatest Idolaters in the world.
- 1Not in the Saements.
But there is a more subtle kind of attributing to the Sacraments, that alway God gives grace with the Sacraments, the Sacraments convey grace alway; as a plaster it hath a kind of power to eat out the dead flesh, and as Physic hath a power to carry away the ill humours: so the conveying of Grace is included in the Sacraments: so they tie Gods Grace to these things.