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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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Again, he trusts in God that labours to make God his friend continually: 1for he whom we trust unto we will not provoke: certainly we will not provoke a man whom we mean to make our friend. Those that ⟨p. 157⟩live in swearing, in defiled courses, in contempt of God, and of holy things, of the ordinances of God, of the day appointed to holy and religious uses, those that wax stubborn against God, as the Scripture speaks; do we trust him against whom we walk stubbornly? VVill a man trust him that he makes his enemy by wicked courses? Thou makest God thy enemy, and provokest him to his face, to try whether he will pour vengeance upon this or no. He tells thee thou shalt not be upunished if thou take his Name in vain; yet thou wilt be stubborn, and not make conscience of these things. Dost thou trust him? No, thou provokest him; thou mayest trust him, but it must be to damn thee, to give thee thy reward with rebels, thou mayest trust him for that: but for good things thou doest not, thou canst not trust him in wicked courses.
Again, he trusts in God that labours to make God his friend continually: 1for he whom we trust unto we will not provoke: certainly we will not provoke a man whom we mean to make our friend. Those that ⟨p. 157⟩live in swearing, in defiled courses, in contempt of God, and of holy things, of the ordinances of God, of the day appointed to holy and religious uses, those that wax stubborn against God, as the Scripture speaks; do we trust him against whom we walk stubbornly? VVill a man trust him that he makes his enemy by wicked courses? Thou makest God thy enemy, and provokest him to his face, to trie whether he will pour vengeance upon this or no. He tells thee thou shalt not be upunished if thou take his Name in vain; yet thou wilt be stubborn, and not make conscience of these things. Dost thou trust him? No, thou provokest him; thou mayest trust him, but it must be to damn thee, to give thee thy reward with rebells, thou mayest trust him for that: but for good things thou doest not, thou canst not trust him in wicked courses.