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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.
1. Because there is a Personal Meeting and interview between his Spouse and himself: Now he employeth Spokes-men; 2 Cor. 5.19, 20. Now we are Ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: We pray you in Christs stead to be reconciled to God: As Eliezer Abraham's Servant went to get a match for his Masters Son, so the Ministers of the Gospel: 2 Cor. 11.2. I have espoused you to one Husband, that I may present you a chaste Virgin to Christ. He sends Tokens, and Spiritual Refreshings; John 14.21. He that hath my Commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; and shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and manifest my self to him. Then he cometh himself, we meet him in Person: here we meet him in Ordinances, Isa. 64.5. Present in Spirit, 2 Cor. 5. At Death our Souls meet him: Eccles. 12.7. But then our whole man shall meet him, Job. 14.26. with these Arms embrace him: We are indeed brought near to him by Faith, and have some fellowship and Communion with him; but we do not see him as he is, nor see him face to face, as afterwards.
2. For the Public Solemnization of the Marriage, the Bridegroom and the Bride do both deck and adorn themselves: The Bridegroom cometh in the glory of his Father, with great abundance of the Holy Angels; Revel. 19.7. Let us be glad, and give Honour to him; for the Marriage of the Lamb is come, and his Wife hath made her self ready. Common Garments are not for that Wedding: we must be active in the Purifying our selves, but the Grace is given by God, Verse 8. And to her was granted, that she might be clothed in white linen; the fine linen is the Righteousness of the Saints. As Esther was supplied out of the Kings Wardrobe, these Ornaments, and Garments of Salvation, are purchased and bestowed freely upon us; by Jesus Christ all is given: we are here but renewed in part, and cleansed in part; all our filthy Garments are not yet put off: but then we shall not have the least Remainder of Sin and Misery; if we should meet Christ with our Deformities, we should meet him with shame, and Discomfort; it would be a Dishonour to our Bridegroom, to come into his presence with our filthy Rags: therefore we come to present his Bride with Glory.