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A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture…
A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture in two parts : part the first containing LXXIV sermons : part the second containing LXXVI sermons : with an alphabetical table to the whole / by ... Thomas Manton ...
London: printed by J. D., 1693
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.
therefore these do not disparage, but increase his Willingness.
Use 1. To press us to Thankfulness. Here are many Circumstances; the Giver, the Gift, the Manner of Giving, the End of Giving, and the Persons to whom.
Vse 1. To press us to Thankfulness. Here are many Circumstances; the Giver, the Gift, the Manner of Giving, the End of Giving, and the Persons to whom.
1. The Giver, and that is Jesus Christ, who is God over all, blessed for ever. Usually Men make a Market of their Courtesies, they give to them that can give again, and make them Recompense; but he is that blessed Lord, to whom nothing could accrue from us. In short; the Father gave him, and he gave himself. There is infinite Love, in that God the Father gave him; John 3.16. God so loved the World, that he gave his only begotten Son. It tells you not how, but leaves you to wonder and admire at it. I would represent it a little to you, and therefore let us measure it by created Affections. The Affections of the Virgin Mary to Christ, is the fittest Glass I can represent it by. From her he took his Substance, that had the Interest of an earthly Mother. Now, how was she troubled? What Commotion was in her Bowels? The Holy Ghost expresseth it, Luke 2.35. Yea, a Sword shall pierce through thy own Soul also, that the Thoughts of many Hearts may be revealed. She was like one wounded to the Heart, when she saw Christ hung upon the Cross; yet he took but his humane Body from her. If there was such a Commotion in the Bowels of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of the Lord, what then was it for God the Father to give up his only Son? His Love was Infinite, yet he gave up Christ. We read of some Fathers who have much denied themselves; Abraham offereth Isaac; Jeptha offereth his Daughter; Lot would have given his Daughters to save his Guests. These are but obscure Shadows of the Father's giving up of Christ, in whom he took infinite Complacency and Contentment. And then bless God for this willing Condescension of the Lord Christ, that his Heart was so taken with the Motion the Father makes to him, Son, you must be responsible to my Justice, and take a Body; Christ replied, Lo, I come. And,