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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.
Fourthly, I come to speak of the Cry made. The Cry is the means whereby God rouseth them up out of this slumber. Christ sendeth his cry to awaken Souls before his coming. This Cry is twofold.
Fourthly, I come to speak of the Cry made. The Cry is the means whereby God rouzeth them up out of this slumber. Christ sendeth his cry to awaken Souls before his coming. This Cry is twofold.
(1.) The more remote Cry; which is for the rousing of particular persons in all Ages: And that is the voice of the Ministry of the Word. Thus Christ at his first coming had a Crier went before him to alarm the World, and prepare them for his reception; and that was John the Baptist; The voice of one crying in the wilderness. So still before his second coming he hath some to raise a cry. The cry of the Word is often spoken of in Scripture: Prov. 1.24. I cried to them, and they would not hear. So Isa. 58.1. Cry aloud, lift up thy voice like a trumpet. And 'tis the great means to awaken us out of our security. All Gods faithful Servants in all ages, have been crying, The Lord is at hand. Our work is to rouse up the hearts of men, that they may be prepared more and more for the joyful receiving of Christ at his coming. We should not keep silence, nor deal sleepily. 'Tis a convincing powerful word that is a cry: and it is your duty to be awakened by the cry. If this word be not entertained, he hath his Rod: Psal. 2.5. Then shall he speak to them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. So Mic. 6.9. The voice of the Lord crieth unto the City; and the man of wisdom shall see thy name. ⟨p. 38⟩Hear ye the Rod, and him that hath appointed it. We shall hear the voice of the rough teacher. The Word crieth: and if the Word be not heard, the Rod crieth. We need all kind of excitations to rouse us out of our careless walking, and heartless praying, and negligent and sleepy thoughts; that we may think more seriously of the coming of the Bridegroom.