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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.
If it were not for this, that Christ were risen: when we have the sentence of Death, we over-look the grave, we see our selves in Heaven: as David saith, I should utterly have failed, but that I looked to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Then faith looks beyond Death, and beyond the grave, it looks up, and with Stephen it sees Christ at the right hand of God: we see Christ ready to receive our souls.
If it were not for this, that Christ were risen: when we have the sentence of Death, we over-look the grave, we see our selves in Heaven: as David saith, I should utterly have failed, but that I looked to see the goodnesse of the Lord in the land of the living. Then faith lookes beyond Death, and beyond the grave, it looks up, and with Stephen it sees Christ at the right hand of God: we see Christ ready to receive our souls.
Then we trust in God that raiseth the dead: nay, we see our selves as it were raised already.
Thus we see how we should trust in God, in great crosses, and in the sentence of Death. This in a word should be another ground of Patience, 1& not only of patience, but of contentment, in extreme crosses, in the hour of Death, that all that God doth is for this, that we may exercise trust in him. And if the Soul clasp to him, who is the Fountain of life, the chief good, it cannot be miserable: but this it doth by trust; our trust makes us one with him, it is that which brings us to God: and afflictions, and Death it self force us to exercise faith in the promises, and drive us to him. So God hath overpowered all crosses, extreme crosses, even Death it self, that he hath sanctified them to fit us to trust in him, and who can be miserable that trusts in God?