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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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The Use we should make of it, among many others is this, That we should not take offence at God, when he is about his strange work (as we think) when he is making us sick with Physic, with afflictions, and troubles. Let 1us not think that he hates us; doth the Physician hate the Patient when he makes him sick? perhaps he stays a good while from him, till his Physic have wrought throughly, but he doth not hate him, but gives it time, and suffers it to have its work, that so he may recover himself. Doth the gold-smith hate his precious metal, when he puts it into the fire, and suffers the fire to work upon it? what is lost? nothing but the dross: What is lost in the body by sickness? the ill humours that load the body, and distemper the actions, and functions of it, that it cannot work as it should, there is nothing lost, but that that may well be spared: so when God goes about his work, he afflicts thee, and follows thee with losses and crosses, he takes away friends and credit, this outward thing, and that: all this is to give thee a purge, he works a strange work, that he may work his own work, that he may bring thee to himself.
The Use we should make of it, among many others is this, That we should not take offence at God, when he is about his strange work (as we think) when he is making us sick with Physick, with afflictions, and troubles. Let 1us not think that he hates us; doth the Physician hate the Patient when he makes him sick? perhaps he stayes a good while from him, till his Physick have wrought throughly, but he doth not hate him, but gives it time, and suffers it to have its worke, that so he may recover himself. Doth the gold-smith hate his precious mettall, when he puts it into the fire, and suffers the fire to work upon it? what is lost? nothing but the drosse: What is lost in the body by sickness? the ill humours that load the body, and distemper the actions, and functions of it, that it cannot work as it should, there is nothing lost, but that that may well be spared: so when God goes about his worke, he afflicts thee, and follows thee with losses and crosses, he takes away friends and credit, this outward thing, and that: all this is to give thee a purge, he works a strange work, that he may worke his own work, that he may bring thee to himself.
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