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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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Uses. 1. If it be so, then here is Advice to all.
Vses. 1. If it be so, then here is Advice to all.
1. Let us apply our selves to the Means with reverence and seriousness; because God's Power is shown in them, in converting Souls to himself. Psal. 65.4. Blessed is the Man whom thou choosest, and causest to draw nigh unto thee, that he may dwell in thy Courts. It is a good thing to be in Graces way. The Means have a ministerial efficacy. Acts. 14.1. They so spake, that a great multitude of the Jews and Greeks believed. With such clearness and force, so far God is with the Minister. A Dart flung by a skilful Hand, will pierce deeper than by its own weight. But yet if you can but tarry, the Hand of the Lord may be with you also, you do not know the seasons of the Lord's Grace, all are not called at the first hour; some lie long at the Pool, but yet wait still. Ere ever you are aware, the Holy Ghost may fall upon you, and open your Hearts, that Heavenly Doctrine may have its effect upon you.
1. Let us apply our selves to the Means with reverence and seriousness; because God's Power is shewn in them, in converting Souls to himself. Psal. 65.4. Blessed is the Man whom thou choosest, and causest to draw nigh unto thee, that he may dwell in thy Courts. It is a good thing to be in Graces way. The Means have a ministerial efficacy. Acts. 14.1. They so spake, that a great multitude of the Jews and Greeks believed. With such clearness and force, so far God is with the Minister. A Dart flung by a skilful Hand, will pierce deeper than by its own weight. But yet if you can but tarry, the Hand of the Lord may be with you also, you do not know the seasons of the Lord's Grace, all are not called at the first hour; some lie long at the Pool, but yet wait still. Ere ever you are aware, the Holy Ghost may fall upon you, and open your Hearts, that Heavenly Doctrine may have its effect upon you.