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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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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.
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-wayes of their own) but in some measure or other they are barren of greater matters, and given up to some sensible bitternesse, to self-conceitednesse, and self-confidence; they are alway punished in that kind with a spiritual kind of punishment.
We must take heed therefore of trusting too much eo any thing, but God himself: God is jealous of our trust, he will have us trust in nothing but himself in matters of salvation; no not in matters of common life, not in matters Politic and Civil: we must not build our trust in any creature so much as to think our selves happy by them, or to think they cannot deceive us: they are creatures, of nothing, therefore they are prone to deceive, they are prone to turn to nothing: therefore we must not build upon them over-much, no not in civil matters.
We must take heed therefore of trusting too much eo any thing, but God himself: God is jealous of our trust, he will have us trust in nothing but himself in matters of salvation; no not in matters of common life, not in matters Politick and Civil: we must not build our trust in any creature so much as to think our selves happy by them, or to think they connot deceive us: they are creatures, of nothing, therefore they are prone to deceive, they are prone to turn to nothing: therefore we must not build upon them over-much, no not in civil matters.