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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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In Sanctification: nay, he takes a course that we shall grow better by our falls: that we may be ashamed of them, and be more cautelous, and humble, and more watchful for the time to come. In glorification he will glorify us ⟨p. 147⟩but it shall be when we have been rotten in our graves before, we must come to nothing. So in every passage of salvation, he goes by contraries, and all to beat down confidence in our selves, and that we should not distrust him in any extremity: for then is the time for God to work his work most of all. That we might not trust in our selves.
In Sanctification: nay, he takes a course that we shall grow better by our falls: that we may be ashamed of them, and be more cautelous, and humble, and more watchful for the time to come. In glorification he will glorifie us ⟨p. 147⟩but it shall be when we have been rotten in our graves before, we must come to nothing. So in every passage of salvation, he goes by contraries, and all to beate down confidence in our selves, and that we should not distrust him in any extremity: for then is the time for God to work his work most of all. That we might not trust in our selves.
To help us further against this self-confidence, let us labour to know 1our selves well, what we are distinct from the new creature, distinct from grace and glory. Indeed in that respect we are something in God. If we go out of our selves, and see what we are in Christ we are some body: for we are heirs of heaven, we are Kings and Rulers over all, all things are subject to us, hell, and sin, and death, we are some body there. But in that wherein our nature is prone to put overmuch confidence, what are we? what are we as we are strong, as we are rich, as we are noble, as we are in favour with great ones? alas, all is nothing, because ere long it will be nothing. What will all be in the hour of death, when we must receive the sentence of death? what will all favours do us good? they will be gone. What will all relations, that we are styled by this, and that title, what good will it do? alas! these end in death, all earthly relations shall be laid in the dust. All the honours in the earth, all riches, and contentments, all the friends that we have, what can they do? nothing, all shall leave us there. And for us to trust in that which will fail us ere long, and which being taken away, we receive a great foil, (for he that leans to a thing, if that be taken away, down he falls) what a shame will it be?