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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.
Who will trust his enemy, especially he that he hath made his enemy by his ill course of life? A man that goes on in an evil course, he cannot, he doth not trust in God.
VVho will trust his enemy, especially he that he hath made his enemy by his ill course of life? A man that goes on in an evill course, he cannot, he doth not trust in God.
He that trusts in Gods promise, will trust in his threatening: where there is an Evangelical faith, there is a legal faith alway. He that believes 1that God will save him if he trust in Christ, he believes that if he do not believe in Christ he will damn him, if he live in his natural course without repentance.
He that trusts in Gods promise, will trust in his threatning: where there is an Evangelical faith, there is a legall faith alway. He that believes 1that God will save him if he trust in Christ, he believes that if he doe not believe in Christ he will damn him, if he live in his naturall course without repentance.
- 16. To trust threatenings as well as promises.6. To trust threatnings as well as promises.
There is a legal faith of the curse as well as an Evangelical of the promise, they are both together: if thou do not believe Gods curse in wicked courses, thou wilt never believe him for the other. Therefore I will add this to make up the evidences of trust in God: True trust looks to Gods truth, and promise, and Word in one part of it as well as another. Thou trusts God for thy salvation, and the promises of that: but thou must trust him for the direction of thy life too. Faith doth not single out some objects, I will believe this, and not that: faith is carried to all the objects, it believes all Gods truths: therefore if I believe not the threatenings, and the directions, to be ruled by them, I believe not the promises: in what measure thou believest the promise of mercy to save thy soul, in that measure thou believest the directions of Gods Word to guide thy soul. He that receives Christ as a Priest to save him, he must receive him as a King to rule him.