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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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4. That when God's Will is expressly declared concerning the Event, yet he will have the means used: As for instance, 2 Kings 20.5, 6, 7. God was absolutely resolved to add fifteen years more to Hezekiah's Life, yet he must take • lump of Figs and lay i• on the Boil: which plainly showeth that no promise on God's part, nor assurance on ours, hindereth the use of means; God will work by them, not without them.
4. That when God's Will is expresly declared concerning the Event, yet he will have the means used: As for instance, 2 Kings 20.5, 6, 7. God was absolutely resolved to add fifteen years more to Hezekiah's Life, yet he must take • lump of Figs and lay i• on the Boil: which plainly sheweth that no promise on God's part, nor assurance on ours, hindreth the use of means; God will work by them, not without them.
5. In Spiritual Things, assurance of the Event is an encouragement to Industry, not a pre•ence to Sloth; 1 John 2.27, 28. Ye shall abide in him; and now, little Children, abide in him. The promise of Perseverance doth encourage us to use endeavours that we may persevere, and quicken Diligence, rather than nourish Security, or open a gap to carnal Liberty; 1 Cor. 9.26. I run not as one that is uncertain: We are the more earnest, because we are assured the means shall not be uneffectual.
5. In Spiritual Things, assurance of the Event is an incouragement to Industry, not a preence to Sloth;