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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.
Alas! we need not name these things, if men had learned what it is to trust in God, and depend upon him in the use of lawful means, and would rather be content to want in this world then to have any thing with a cracked conscience.
Alas! we need not name these things, if men had learned what it is to trust in God, and depend upon him in the use of lawful meanes, and would rather be content to want in this world then to have any thing with a crackt conscience.
I beseech you, let us examine our own hearts in this; there are many that think they trust in God when they do not: they trust their policy, they trust flesh and blood, and by consequence they trust the Devil, if they trust not in God.1
I befeech you, let us examine our own hearts in this; there are many that think they trust in God when they do not: they trust their policy, they trust flesh and blood, and by consequence they trust the Divell, if they trust not in God.1
- 13. To be quiet upon use of mea•s.
In the next place he that trusts in God, his mind will be quieted in some comfortable measure when he hath used the means that are lawful, and ⟨p. 156⟩cast himself upon God, he will be quiet, and let God work then. When he hath taken pains in his calling, lawfully, and desired Gods blessing, if God send wealth, so it is: if not, he is not much troubled, he knows that all shall be for the best to them that trust in God; when he cannot have it in the use of lawful means, he is quiet. He that trusts a Physician, when he hath used the direction of the Physician he is quiet, he thinks he is a wise man, an experienced Physician, and now he will not trouble his mind any longer: if a man vex himself, and think all will not be well, he doth not trust his Physician. And so in other professions we trust to a mans Counsel, if we think him wise, and honest, we follow his direction, and then we will be quiet.