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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.
1. The Matter of Hope is God's free undeserved Mercy: The Mercy of God is every where made the great invitation of Hope to the fallen Creature. Psal. 130.7. Let Israel hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is Mercy and plenteous Redemption. Without this there were no Hope for us, and therefore the Saints make this their Anchor-hold. Psal. 13.5. I have trusted in thy Mercy, therefore my Soul shall rejoice in thy Salvation. Let others trust in what they will, Lord, I will trust in thy Mercy. This is that which maketh Hope lift up the Head, Jude 21. —Looking for the Mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal Life: There is our best and strongest Plea. But,
1. The Matter of Hope is God's free undeserved Mercy: The Mercy of God is every where made the great invitation of Hope to the fallen Creature. Psal. 130.7. Let Israel hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is Mercy and plenteous Redemption. Without this there were no Hope for us, and therefore the Saints make this their Anchor-hold. Psal. 13.5. I have trusted in thy Mercy, therefore my Soul shall rejoice in thy Salvation. Let others trust in what they will, Lord, I will trust in thy Mercy. This is that which maketh Hope lift up the Head, Iude 21. —Looking for the Mercy of our Lord Iesus Christ unto eternal Life: There is our best and strongest Plea. But,
2. For the Grace of Hope, it is the mere Fruit of the Lord's Mercy; such are our undeservings and ill-deservings, that nothing else could incline him to give us this Hope. He was not induced by any Merits of ours, which are none; nor hindered by any demerits or sins of ours, which were many and great; only his Grace moved him to bring us under the hopes of the Gospel, that we might set our selves with longing and certain expectation in the way of Holiness, to seek after the eternal enjoyment of himself: