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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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And many men rather then they will trust to sound repentance, and humiliation for sin, they will trust to the words of absolution without it, and when are they said, go to hell with a pardon about their necks. The false ⟨p. 144⟩heart will trust to outward things though it be damned for it; In their place they are good, if they be used only as helps in their kind. We lay more weight upon outward things, upon the Sacraments, and upon the words of the Minister then they will bear, and never care for the inward powerful work of grace. Everything of God is excellent in their order and kind, but our corrupt hearts bring an ill report upon the things.
And many men rather then they will trust to sound repentance, and humiliation for sin, they will trust to the words of absolution without it, and when are they said, go to hell with a pardon about their necks. The false ⟨p. 144⟩heart will trust to outward things though it be damned for it; In their place they are good, if they be used onely as helps in their kind. We lay more weight upon outward things, upon the Sacraments, and upon the words of the Minister then they will bear, and never care for the inward powerful work of grace. Everything of God is excellent in their order and kind, but our corrupt hearts bring an ill report upon the things.
You see then, it is a dangerous disposition to trust any too much; it is to Idolize them, and to wrong God, to take the honour from God; it is to hurt our selves, and bring our selves under a curse; and to wrong the things themselves, to bring an evil report upon the things. It is universally true, you shall never see a false, bitter heart, that will not stoop to Gods plain truth, (they will have by-ways of their own) but in some measure or other they are barren of greater matters, and given up to some sensible bitterness, to self-conceitedness, and self-confidence; they are alway punished in that kind with a spiritual kind of punishment.