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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.
Observe we from hence another point, that God in all outward things that are ill, intends the good of the 1soul.
- 1Doct. God in all outward things that are ill in tends the good of the soul.
He takes liberty to take away health, and liberty, and friends, to take away comforts: but whatsoever he takes away, he intends the good of the soul in the first place. And all the ills that he inflicts upon us they are to cure a worse ill, the ill of the soul, to cure an unbelieving heart, a worldly, proud, carnal heart, which is too much addicted to earthly things. We see here how God dealt with St, Paul: all was to build up his soul in trust and confidence in God, all was for the soul.
The reason is, other things are vanishing, the soul is the better part, the eternal part: if all be well with the soul, all shall be 1well otherwise at last. If it be well with the soul, the body shall do well: though God take liberty to humble us with sickness, and with death it self: yet God will raise the body and make it glorious: a good soul will draw it after it at last, and move God to make the body glorious. But if the soul be naught, let us cherish and do what we will with the body, both will be naught at last.
The reason is, other things are vanishing, the soul is the better part, the eternal part: if all be well with the soul, all shall be 1well otherwise at last. If it be well with the soul, the body shall do well: though God take liberty to humble us with sicknesse, and with death it self: yet God will riase the body and make it glorious: a good soul will draw it after it at last, and move God to make the body glorious. But if the soul be naught, let us cherish and do what we will with the body, both will be naught at last.