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One Hundred and Ninety Sermons on Psalm 119
One hundred and ninety sermons on the hundred and nineteenth Psalm preached by the late reverend and learned Thomas Manton, D.D. ; with a perfect alphabetical table directing to the principal matters contained therein.
London: printed for T.P. &c, 1681
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.
II. Distinction. There is a Literal direction, and an effectual direction: 1. The Literal direction is by that speculative knowledge that we get by the Word, Psal. 119. 105. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Sufficient not only for general courses but particular actions. 2. The effectual direction is by the Holy Ghost applying the Word, and bending the hearts to the obedience of it, Isa. 61. 8. I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting Covenant with them. That is, I will so show them their way, as to work their hearts to the sincere obedience of it.
II. Distinction. There is a Literal direction, and an effectual direction: 1. The Literal direction is by that speculative knowledg that we get by the Word, Psal. 119. 105. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Sufficient not only for general courses but particular actions. 2. The effectual direction is by the Holy Ghost applying the Word, and bending the hearts to the obedience of it, Isa. 61. 8. I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting Covenant with them. That is, I will so shew them their way, as to work their hearts to the sincere obedience of it.
Now to give you the Reason for the necessity of this Direction: Three things prove it.
1. The blindness of our minds: We are wise in generals, but know not how to apply the rule to particular cases. The Heathens were vain [Greek or Hebrew] in their imaginations,