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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.) Because total Omissions, against Knowledge and Conscience, especially of necessary Duties, are very great Sins. That Omissions are Sins as well as Sins of Commission, appeareth from the Nature of the Law; which consists of a Precept, and Prohibition: It enforceth Good, as well as forbiddeth what is Evil. Psal. 34.14. Depart from Evil, and do Good. In the Government of Man, the Law useth both these; the Bridle, and the Spur; inciting him to that which is Good, and restraining him from that which is Evil. You deny God his due, when you with-hold from Him that Service, Love and Worship which He requireth: Which is a great Evil in his Creatures, which are made by Him, and fed and maintained by Him. You wrong Him, when you deprive Him of your Service, for whose Use you were made. Therefore, Sins of Omission are Sins. Now, of all Omissions, Omissions of the most necessary Duties are most culpable; want of Love to God, Fear of God, Faith in God, are greater Evils, than not Praying at such a time, Hearing of the Word, or Labouring in our Callings at such a time. The Life of Religion lieth in the one, more than in the other; and they are more indispensably required. The Scripture pronounceth an heavy Doom upon these kind of Defects: 1 Cor. 16.22. If any Man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Among these, Sins contra Remedium, are more baneful than Peccata contra Officium. Heb. 2.3. How shall we escape, if we neglect so great Salvation? Especially, when Total. To omit an Act of Love to God, or to fail in Point of Faith, in a particular Case or Exigence, is a great Evil; but to be wholly careless and mindless of the Favour of God, or to seek after it in a very overly sleight manner, is worst of all. Rom. 3.11. There is none that understandeth, that seeketh after God. They do not make it their Business to remember God, or their Duty to Him; or their Study to please Him: They think of Him seldom, or very neglectfully worship Him, or make mention of Him very coldly, serve Him carelessly, or by the bye. This showeth, that Men are naughty, wicked, and in a cursed Estate: Especially, when they are convinced of better; that God deserveth more serious Regard at their hands, and Christ to be more dear and precious to them, and their Converses with Him more delightful: The Religion they profess, doth plainly call for more at their hands;