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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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And another Use that we may make of it, let us examine our selves, whether our afflictions and crosses have had this effect in us, to bring us to trust 1in him more; if they have, all is well: but if they make us worse, that we fret and murmur, and feel no good by them, it is an ill sign: for God doth bring us low that we may not trust in our selves, but in him; Quem praesentia mala non corrigunt, &c. Whom the presence of ill, and grievance amends not, they bring to eternal grievance. This is Ahaz, saith the Scripture: a strange man, a wicked King, that notwithstanding God followed him with judgements, yet he grew worse, and worse: This is Ahaz, he might well be branded. When a man belongs to God, every thing brings him nearer to God: when a man is brought to be more humble, and more careful, and more watchful every way, to be more zealous, more heavenly minded: it is a blessed sign that God then is working a blessed work, to force him out of himself, and to bring him nearer himself, to trust in him. This we cannot too much consider of.
- 1Use 2. To examine what effect afflictions work.
It should teach us likewise this, that we judge not amiss of the generation of the righteous, when we see God much humbling them, when we see 1him follow them with sickness, with troubles and disgraces in the world, perhaps with terror of conscience, with desertions, be not discouraged: if he be thy friend censure him not, add not affliction to his affliction; is not his affliction enough? thou needest not to add thy unjust censure, as Job said to his friends. The more we are afflicted of God, the more good he intends to work to us, the end is to bring us from our selves to trust in him.
It should teach us likewise this, that we judge not amisse of the generation of the righteous, when we see God much humbling them, when we see