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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.
Secondly, Spiritual, called [Greek or Hebrew], and Torpor spiritualis, one of the seven deadly sins among the Papists, a remiss will in divine and heavenly matters, or a negligence in the duties of Holiness, because of the labour and trouble that accompanieth them: Rom. 12.11. Not slothful in Business, fervent in Spirit, serving the Lord. ⟨p. 117⟩Heb. 6.12. That ye be not slothful; but Followers of them, who through Faith and Patience have inherited the Promises. There are in these Scriptures two words, [Greek or Hebrew] and [Greek or Hebrew]; Dull, Stupid, Backward. They are both bad; but this latter is worst, because of the Matter about which 'tis conversant. The one in our Particular, the other in our General Calling. To be negligent in our ordinary Callings is bad; but much more in the great Affairs of our Souls: 'Tis not only an evil Thing, but an evil Sin. Of this principally.
Secondly, Spiritual, called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, and Torpor spiritualis, one of the seven deadly sins among the Papists, a remiss will in divine and heavenly matters, or a negligence in the duties of Holiness, because of the labour and trouble that accompanieth them: Rom. 12.11. Not sloathful in Business, fervent in Spirit, serving the Lord. ⟨p. 117⟩Heb. 6.12. That ye be not sloathful; but Followers of them, who through Faith and Patience have inherited the Promises. There are in these Scriptures two words, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 and 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; Dull, Stupid, Backward. They are both bad; but this latter is worst, because of the Matter about which 'tis conversant. The one in our Particular, the other in our General Calling. To be negligent in our ordinary Callings is bad; but much more in the great Affairs of our Souls: 'Tis not only an evil Thing, but an evil Sin. Of this principally.