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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.
2. 'Tis not enough that the Church as a visible political Body, professing Faith in Christ, doth engage for us, Ezek. 16.7. I entered into Covenant with thee, and thou becamest mine. There is a visible Church-covenanting, which is made between God and whole Societies, as they do profess submission to Christs Gospel. Alas! in these Societies, there may be many persons, whose Souls have not particularly and personally each one for himself, entered into Covenant with God; therefore we cannot satisfy our selves with this, but every one of us must engage himself to the Lord.
2. 'Tis not enough that the Church as a visible political Body, professing Faith in Christ, doth engage for us, Ezek. 16.7. I entred into Covenant with thee, and thou becamest mine. There is a visible Church-covenanting, which is made between God and whole Societies, as they do profess submission to Christs Gospel. Alas! in these Societies, there may be many persons, whose Souls have not particularly and personally each one for himself, entred into Covenant with God; therefore we cannot satisfie our selves with this, but every one of us must engage himself to the Lord.
3. 'Tis not enough that our Parents did engage for us, and dedicate us to God in Baptism, as they did in their own names, and in the names of their little ones, Deut. 29.10, 11, 12. as we devote, and dedicate, and engage our Children to God in Baptism; but this is a work and business that no man can savingly transact for another. The engaging of a Soul to Christ, is a thing that a man cannot do by Proxy or Assignee, we must personally enter into Covenant with God for our selves, or else our Parents Dedication will not profit us; we shall be Children of Ethiopians to God, though Children of the Covenant,