2 Corinthians 1:22

Where it is preached

1. Communion with God · John Owen

   Of the things wherein we have communion with the Holy Ghost cites 2 Cor. i. 22

   …and set apart for God, we have a communion with him therein. 6. He is an earnest unto us. 2 Cor. i. 22, He hath “given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts;” chap. v. 5, “Who also hath…

2. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

   1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites 2 Cor 1: 22

   …him. (2) We may know God is our God by having the earnest of his Spirit in our hearts. 2 Cor 1: 22. God often gives the purse to the wicked, but the Spirit only to such as he intends to…

3. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

   Introduction cites 2 Cor. i. 22

   …fall from the truth. Oh, beg the Spirit of God, not only to anoint you, but to seal you (2 Cor. i. 22). 2. The excellency of the privilege, “All things work together for good.” This is as…

4. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

   Heirs of God cites 2 Cor. i. 22

   …reasonable hope. They have what Paul calls the "seal" and "earnest" of the Spirit. (2 Cor. i. 22; Eph. i. 13.) I do not for a moment deny that this witness of the Spirit is exceedingly…

5. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

   Book 3, Chapter 2 — Of Faith cites 2 Cor. 1:22

   …“God has also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts,” (2 Cor. 1:22). And again, when speaking of a full and confident hope, he founds it on the “earnest of…

6. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

   XI. Another great and very distinguishing difference between gracious affections and others is, that gracious affections, the higher they are raised, the more is a spiritual appetite and longing of soul after spiritual attainments increased cites 2 Cor. 1:22

   …their proper fullness; it is only an earnest of their future inheritance in their hearts, 2 Cor. 1:22, and 5:5, and Eph. 1:14. The most eminent saints in this state are but children, compared…

7. Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards · Jonathan Edwards

   God Glorified in Man’s Dependence cites 2 Cor. i. 22

   …Ghost which believers have in this world is said to be the earnest of their inheritance. 2 Cor. i. 22, “Who hath also sealed us, and given us the Spirit in our hearts.” And chap. v. 5, “Now…

8. A Plain Account of Christian Perfection · John Wesley

   Section 25 cites 2 Cor. 1:22

   …being ‘sealed with the Spirit,’ than being ‘renewed in love?’ “A. Perhaps in one place, (2 Cor. 1:22,) he does not mean so much; but in another, (Eph. 1:13,) he seems to include both the…

9. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

   Christ's Priestly Office cites 2 Cor 1: 22

   …sorrow. It is called the ‘earnest of the Spirit.’ An earnest assures us of the whole sum. 2 Cor 1: 22. The Spirit gives us an earnest of heaven in our hand. Whence is this comforting work of…