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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
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II. That the Miracles wrought by Christ, and his Apostles, did sufficiently prove, that they were Teachers sent from God, for Christ ⟨p. 169⟩often appealeth to his works, John 5.36. For the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, and John 10.38. Though ye believe not me, that is, his personal verbal Testimony, believe the works, that is, his Miracles, That ye may know and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. And when John sent his Disciples to know, whether he were the Messiah or no, (not so much for his own Confirmation as their satisfaction) Mat. 11.4. Go, show him what ye hear and see, and what is that? The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, &c. So Nicodemus was convinced by these, John 3.2. We know, that thou art a teacher come from God; for none can do the works that thou dost, except God were with him. To improve these Scriptures, let us consider, 1. The necessity of this Attestation. 2. The sufficiency of it.
II. That the Miracles wrought by Christ, and his Apostles, did sufficiently prove, that they were Teachers sent from God, for Christ ⟨p. 169⟩often appealeth to his works, John 5.36. For the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, and John 10.38. Though ye believe not me, that is, his personal verbal Testimony, believe the works, that is, his Miracles, That ye may know and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. And when Iohn sent his Disciples to know, whether he were the Messiah or no, (not so much for his own Confirmation as their satisfaction)