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XVIII sermons on the second chapter of the 2d Epistle to the Thessalonians containing…
XVIII sermons on the second chapter of the 2d Epistle to the Thessalonians containing the description, rise, growth, and fall of Antichrist : with divers cautions and arguments to establish Christians against the apostasy of the Church of Rome : very necessary for these times / by that late reverend and learned divine, Thomas Manton ...XVIII sermons on the second chapter of the 2d Epistle to the Thessalonians containing the description, rise, growth, and fall of Antichrist : with divers cautions and arguments to establish Christians against the apostacy of the Church of Rome : very necessary for these times / by that late reverend and learned divine, Thomas Manton ...
London: printed by J.D. for J. Robinson, 1679
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.
And moreover, I saw under the Sun, the place of Judgment, that wickedness was there, and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there; I said in my heart, God shall judge the righteous, and the wicked; for there is a time there, for every purpose, and for every work; Things must be reviewed and judged over again; A State Engine to serve Order and Government: doth the benefit of mankind need a lie to promote it? Doth carnal interest govern the World, or Virtue? If mere carnal Interest, what a confusion would there be of all things? Then men might commit all Villainy, take away mens lives and goods, when it is their interest, or they could do it safely and secretly, without infringement of their interest; Servants poison their Masters, if they could do it without discovery, and there were no sin in it; men prey upon others, if it be in the power of their hands; and catch he that catch can, without impunity, would be the truest Wisdom. Clear it is, Virtue cannot be supported, without the thoughts of a World to come; and it is unreasonable to imagine, that God would make a World, which cannot be governed without falsehood and deceit.
And moreover, I saw under the Sun, the place of Iudgment, that wickedness was there, and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there; I said in my heart, God shall judge the righteous, and the wicked; for there is a time there, for every purpose, and for every work; Things must be reviewed and judged over again; A State Engine to serve Order and Government: doth the benefit of mankind need a lie to promote it? Doth carnal interest govern the World, or Vertue? If meer carnal Interest, what a confusion would there be of all things? Then men might commit all Villany, take away mens lives and goods, when it is their interest, or they could do it safely and secretly, without infringement of their interest; Servants poison their Masters, if they could do it without discovery, and there were no sin in it; men prey upon others, if it be in the power of their hands; and catch he that catch can, without impunity, would be the truest Wisdom. Clear it is, Vertue cannot be supported, without the tho•ghts of a World to come; and it is unreasonable to imagine, that God would make a World, which cannot be governed without falshood and deceit.