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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. An Exprobration of his Naughtiness and Sloth. 2. A Retortion of his vain Excuse upon his own head, If thou knewest, &c. Not as if the Lord did grant it to be true, that the slothful Servant had alleged, but his own Opinions and Conceits were enough to convince him.
1. An Exprobration of his Naughtiness and Sloth. 2. A Retortion of his vain Excuse upon his own head, If thou knewest, &c. Not as if the Lord did grant it to be true, that the sloathful Servant had alleadged, but his own Opinions and Conceits were enough to convince him.
(1.) Here is a [Greek or Hebrew], a Concession; For Dispute sake, be it as thou hast said.
(1.) Here is a 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, a Concession; For Dispute sake, be it as thou hast said.
(2.) The Inference, Thou oughtest therefore to have put my Money to the Exchangers, that at my coming I might have received my own with Usury. The Argument is returned upon himself; The Bankers and Usury here mentioned are only by way of comparison, and can no more be urged to justify the putting Money to use, than, Behold I come as a Thief, can justify Theft; or that Parable Luke 16. should justify Fraud and Injustice; the unjust Steward did wisely, Non servi fraudem, sed prudentiam, &c. Parables are not taken from those things that de jure ought to be done, but de facto are done: Therefore I shall not interpose any Judgment of mine upon this occasion, as to that case, whether any putting Money to use by lawful, yea or no: only observe, That Christ will have his own with Usury, some improvement he expects when he cometh.