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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.
The Means against Sloth are Faith, Patience and Love: Faith and Patience we have in one place, Heb. 6.12. That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through Faith and Patience inherit the Promises: They inherited the Promises, that is, the things Promised. If we propound to our selves such a divine and noble end as those great and glorious things that are offered in the Promises, we must use the means; they had Faith, so must we have; they had Patience, and we must be Patient.
The Means against Sloath are Faith, Patience and Love: Faith and Patience we have in one place, Heb. 6.12. That ye be not sloathful, but followers of them who through Faith and Patience inherit the Promises: They inherited the Promises, that is, the things Promised. If we propound to our selves such a divine and noble end as those great and glorious things that are offered in the Promises, we must use the means; they had Faith, so must we have; they had Patience, and we must be Patient.
First, By Faith we are not to understand, Confidence and reliance upon Gods Promises, a probable humane Faith and Hope will not be sufficient, but a firm adherence to Gods Word; whatever falleth out we are sure to have enough in the Promise: We must have Faith, because the things Promised are invisible, rare and excellent, far above the power of the Creature to give: The Promise is a firm and immutable foundation of our Hope, we should rejoice in it, as much as if the thing Promised were in hand; In God I will rejoice, in the Lord I will praise his Word; or praise his Word 'till the thing Promised cometh to be enjoyed; Faith, 'tis the substance of things hoped for.
First, By Faith we are not to understand, Confidence and relyance upon Gods Promises, a probable humane Faith and Hope will not be sufficient, but a firm adherence to Gods Word; whatever falleth out we are sure to have enough in the Promise: We must have Faith, because the things Promised are invisible, rare and excellent, far above the power of the Creature to give: The Promise is a firm and immutable foundation of our Hope, we should rejoyce in it, as much as if the thing Promised were in hand; In God I will rejoyce, in the Lord I will praise his Word; or praise his Word 'till the thing Promised cometh to be enjoyed; Faith, 'tis the substance of things hoped for.