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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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Thus we see how to go along with this, in all troubles, God will raise 1the dead, therefore he will bring me out of this trouble, if he see it good: Therefore in extremity, let us thus reason with our selves: Now I know not which way to turn me; there is but a step between me and death: if God have any purpose to use my service further, he that raiseth the dead, will raise me from the grave, to him belong the issues of death, Psal. 67. he can give an evasion and escape if he will: if not if he will not deliver me, then I die in this faith that he will raise me from the dead.
Thus we see how to go along with this, in all troubles, God will raise 1the dead, therefore he will bring me out of this trouble, if he see it good: Therefore in extremity, let us thus reason with our selves: Now I know not which way to turn me; there is but a step between me and death: if God have any purpose to use my service furthet, he that raiseth the dead, will raise me from the grave, to him belong the issues of death, Psal. 67. he can give an evasion and escape if he will: if not if he will not deliver me, then I die in this faith that he will raise me from the dead.
- 1How to argue in extremity.
This is that that upholds a Christian in extremity: This made the Martyrs so confident: this made those three young men so resolute that were cast into the fiery Furnace: what was their comfort? Surely this, God can deliver us if he will (say they) he is able to deliver us now: but if he will not do this for us, he will raise our bodies, if he will not deliver them here, there will be a final deliverance at the resurrection.