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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.
In the words two things are observable: 1. The description of sincere Obedience, Respect to all the Commandments. 2. The fruit of it, Then shall I not be ashamed.
1. Observe a sincere heart aimeth at universal obedience to Gods Law. Here are to be illustrated,
1. All thy Commandments. 2. Having respect to them. The object and the act of the Soul.
1. All the Commandments must be taken notice of, small and great. 1. Small, we cannot dispense with our selves in the least: Mat. 5. 19. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. We are apt to say it is but a little one, and my soul shall live. No sin can be little that is committed against the great God. It argueth the more wickedness and corruption to break with God upon every trifling occasion. A little force will make an heavy body move downward. As small so great. The Ceremonialist is apt to stand much upon lesser things: