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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.
Doct. 1. That Christ Jesus is the great Lord and Owner.
Doct. 1. That Christ Iesus is the great Lord and Owner.
He is so represented here with respect to Persons and Things. Persons: Those that received the Talents, are called his own Servants; and the several Gifts and good things bestowed upon them are called his Goods; and these dispensed according to his sovereign will and pleasure; to one more, to another less.
Concerning Christs being a Lord and Owner, let me give you these Observations.
First, The Power of Christ as an Owner and free Lord, is to be distinguished from his power as a Governor and Ruler. As a free Lord, he hath mercy on whom he will have mercy: As a Governor and Ruler, so he judgeth the World in righteousness, or according to the Law or stated Rule which he hath given of his Will. With respect to the one, 'tis not in him that willeth, or in him that runneth, but in God that showeth mercy. But with respect to the other, so run that you may obtain. Compare