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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.
What is the reason that God suffers excellent men to fall foully sometimes? St. Peter himself, and David, &c. because they should not trust in themselves, not trust in their grace, not trust in any thing, no not in the best things in themselves.
What is the reason that God goes by contraries in all the carriage of our salvation? That we should not trust in our selves. In our calling, he calls 1men out of nothing, He calls things that are not as if they were. In Justification, he justifies a sinner, he that despairs of his own righteousness; that no man should trust in any thing he hath, or despair if he want any perfection: God justifies a sinner that despairs of himself. In sanctification, God sanctifies a man when he sees no goodness in himself: most of all then he is a vessel fit to receive grace: And he doth sanctify him sometimes by his falls; he makes him good by his slips, which is a strange course to make a man better by: Saith St. Austin, I dare say and stand to it, that it is profitable for some men to fall, they grow more holy by their slips. As Peter, he grew stronger by his infirmity: this strange course God takes. Why so? That we should not trust in our selves: In our calling, in our justification from our sins, that we should not trust in our selves, nor despair.
What is the reason that God goes by contraries in all the carriage of our salvation? That we should not trust in our selves. In our calling, he calls 1men out of nothing, He calls things that are not as if they were. In Justification, he justifies a sinner, he that despaires of his own righteousness; that no man should trust in any thing he hath, or despaire if he want any perfection: God justifies a sinner that despairs of himself. In sanctification, God sanctifies a man when he sees no goodness in himself: most of all then he is a vessell fit to receive grace: And he doth sanctifie him sometimes by his falls; he makes him good by his slips, which is a strange course to make a man better by: Saith St. Austin, I dare say and stand to it, that it is profitable for some men to fall, they grow more holy by their slips. As Peter, he grew stronger by his infirmitie: this strange course God takes. Why so? That we should not trust in our selves: In our calling, in our justification from our sins, that we should not trust in our selves, nor despaire.