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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.
And justice God in all this, Lord thou knowest I could not be good without this, thou knowest I would not be drawn without this: bring me near to thy self that thou mayest take away this heavy hand from me. The intemperate man that is sick makes the Physician seem cruel. It is because I set my affections too much on earthly things, that thou followest me with these troubles: we force God to do this. A Physician is forced to bring his Patient even to skin and bone; an intemperate Patient sometimes, that hath surfeited upon a long distemper, he must bring him to Deaths door, even almost to death, because his distemper is so settled upon him, that he cannot otherwise cure him: So it is with God the Physician of our souls, he must bring us wondrous low, we are so prone, so desperately addicted to present things, to trust to them, and to be proud of them, and confident in them, that God must deal as a sharp Physician: he must bring us so low, or else we should never be recovered of our perfect health again, and all is that we might trust in God.
And justice God in all this, Lord thou knowest I could not be good without this, thou knowest I would not be drawn without this: bring me near to thy self that thou mayest take away this heavy hand from me. The intemperate man that is sick makes the Physitian seeme cruel. It is because I set my affections too much on earthly things, that thou followest me with these troubles: we force God to do this. A Physitian is forced to bring his Patient even to skin and bone; an intemperate Patienr sometimes, that hath surfetted upon a long distemper, he must bring him to Deaths doore, even almost to death, because his distemper is so setled upon him, that he cannot otherwise cure him: So it is with God the Physitian of our souls, he must bring us wondrous low, we are so prone, so desperately addicted to present things, to trust to them, and to be proud of them, and confident in them, that God must deal as a sharp Physitian: he must bring us so low, or else we should never be recovered of our perfect health again, and all is that we might trust in God.
Observe we from hence another point, that God in all outward things that are ill, intends the good of the 1