A51846:470
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.) The Supplication of the Foolish Virgins, vers. 11. (2.) The Answer of the Bridegroom, vers. 12.
In the First consider, the time when it was: These Foolish Virgins came [afterwards,] when the Door was shut.
Secondly, The Blandishment and Compellation here used, Lord, Lord.
First, For the Time when it was. These Virgins came [afterwards,] when it was too late: They should have knocked, and cried for mercy before the door was shut: Isa. 55.6. Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. Otherwise our Cries are but howlings; the fruit of our discontent, rather than our own choice. Heb. 11.5. 'Tis said of Enoch, that he pleased God. If we would live with God in a blessed Estate hereafter, we must please God ere we depart hence. This is the time of Grace, or Gods Patience,