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A second volume of sermons preached by the late reverend and learned Thomas Manton…
A second volume of sermons preached by the late reverend and learned Thomas Manton in two parts : the first containing XXVII sermons on the twenty fifth chapter of St. Matthew, XLV on the seventeenth chapter of St. John, and XXIV on the sixth chapter of the Epistle of the Romans : Part II, containing XLV sermons on the eighth chapter of the Epistle to the Romans, and XL on the fifth chapter of the second Epistle to the Corinthians : with alphabetical tables to each chapter, of the principal matters therein contained.
London: printed by J. Astwood for Jonathan Robinson, 1684
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.
First, An habitual Inclination of Heart towards that which is good; this is called in Scripture, the having the heart at the right hand, Eccles. 10.2. He speaketh not of the natural posture, but the leaning of the heart towards Duty, he is ready fitted and prepared for Duty: And sometimes this is called, having our Loins girt, 1 Pet. 1.13. as ready to travel; or it noteth the ready disposition that should be in us for Duties or Conflicts: so we are his workmanship Created in Christ Jesus unto good works, Eph. 2.10. that is, put into a fitness and aptitude for them: As every thing that is created, hath a fitness and aptitude for that use for which it serveth; the Water to flow, the Air to be carried too and fro: so a Christian hath a fitness for his work: The opposite to this, is that, Titus 1.16. To every good work reprobate; unfit to be employed for this holy business. Briefly, as every habit serveth for this use, Ut quis facile, jucunde & constanter agat; to perfect the Operation of that faculty in which it is seated, so that a man may act easily, pleasantly, constantly; so doth habitual Grace serve for this use, to incline us, and fit us for the Service of God. There are three things that are found in those that have this work wrought in them.
First, An habitual Inclination of Heart towards that which is good; this is called in Scripture, the having the heart at the right hand, Eccles. 10.2. He speaketh not of the natural posture, but the leaning of the heart towards Duty, he is ready fitted and prepared for Duty: And sometimes this is called, having our Loins girt, 1 Pet. 1.13. as ready to travel; or it noteth the ready disposition that should be in us for Duties or Conflicts: so we are his workmanship Created in Christ Jesus unto good works, Eph. 2.10. that is, put into a fitness and aptitude for them: As every thing that is created, hath a fitness and aptitude for that use for which it serveth; the Water to flow, the Air to be carryed too and fro: so a Christian hath a fitness for his work: The opposite to this, is that,