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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.
Let us labour to have a sanctified judgement in every thing; to judge of things in their nature, and order, and rank as we should do, and be not carried with opinion of things. Judge of them as the Creator of things judgeth of them, as God judgeth, and the Scripture judgeth.
Now of all outward things (that we are prone to trust in) how doth the Scripture judge of them? how doth God judge of them? They are uncertain riches: Riches they have wings, They are nothing, as the Prophet saith, Wilt thou set thy heart upon that which is nothing? They are vanity; they are of nothing, and they tend to nothing.
When the hour of death comes, what will all these do good.? they are uncertain, and weak, and inefficacious for that for which we trust them; they will not make us happy, they commend us not a whit to God, he hates us no more if we want them; he loves us no more if we have them. They make us not the better in our selves, but the worse, they make us more indisposed to good things.
When the houre of death comes, what will all these doe good.? they are uncertain, and weak, and inefficacious for that for which we trust them; they will not make us happy, they commend us not a whit to God, he hates us no more if we want them; he loves us no more if we have them. They make us not the better in our selves, but the worse, they make us more indisposed to good things.