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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
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But more especially I shall show you, that a common work may go far with respect to the three Theological Graces, Faith, Hope and Charity, mentioned by the Apostle, 1 Cor. 13.13. Now abideth Faith, Hope and Love: And again, 1 Thes. 5, 8. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the Breast-plate of Faith and Love, and for an Helmet the hope of Salvation: Now a common work may go very far in all these Graces of Faith, Hope and Love, as here the Virgins seemed to believe the coming of Christ, and went forth to meet him.
But more especially I shall shew you, that a common work may goe far with respect to the three Theological Graces, Faith, Hope and Charity, mentioned by the Apostle, 1 Cor. 13.13. Now abideth Faith, Hope and Love: And again, 1 Thes. 5, 8. But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the Breast-plate of Faith and Love, and for an Helmet the hope of Salvation: Now a common work may go very far in all these Graces of Faith, Hope and Love, as here the Virgins seemed to believe the coming of Christ, and went forth to meet him.
1. Therefore I shall show you what they may do as to Faith; I shall show what the Grace is, and how far they may go along with it: The Scripture speaketh so much of Faith, that we need to know what it is. Faith in its peculiar respect works towards Christ and Heaven: But take it in its general latitude, 'tis a firm and cordial assent to all such things that are revealed by God, as revealed by him. Let us explain this, here is the Object, things revealed by God as revealed by him; then the Act, 'tis an assent; the Adjuncts, 'tis a firm and cordial assent. For the Object in this description I consider it materially and formally, all things revealed by God whatsoever. All things necessary to Salvation, Faith apprehends them distinctly, other things implicitly, that is, knows them in their general principle. Few Christians know all the Doctrines contained in the Christian Religion, but they believe them in the general; But now things necessary to Salvation, I must distinctly know them, as those that are called Articles of the Creed, the Lords Prayer, the ten Commandments. Faith is an Assent to, and built upon a divine testimony, without any other reason, whether as to things past, present, or to come; things past, as the Creation of the World,