A51846:944
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.
II. 'Tis a doleful Place and State. Here are two Notions; the one expressing their Grief and Sorrow, The other their Vexation and Indignation.
(1.) Their Grief and Sorrow. In Hell there is nothing but Sorrow and Fear; overwhelming Sorrow, and despairing Fear; 'tis an helpless and hopeless Grief. Carnal Men are prejudiced against Godly Sorrow; but that is useful and profitable, 2 Cor. 7.10. These Sorrows would prevent those that the damned suffer in Hell. The Sorrows of Repentance are Joys in comparison of these Sorrows; the Sorrows of Repentance are full of Hope; God will afford Comforts to his Mourners: but the Sorrows of the Damned are heightened by their own Desperations; 'tis for ever and ever: These are small, those swallow us up; these are curing, those tormenting: Here 'tis like pricking a Vein for Health, hereafter wounds to the Heart. These are mixed with Love; Luk. 7. She that loved much, wept much. The Cup of Wrath is unmixed, confounding and overwhelming us with continual Amazement: These are short, those endless.
(1.) Their Grief and Sorrow. In Hell there is nothing but Sorrow and Fear; overwhelming Sorrow, and despairing Fear; 'tis an helpless and hopeless Grief. Carnal Men are prejudiced against Godly Sorrow; but that is useful and profitable, 2 Cor. 7.10. These Sorrows would prevent those that the damned suffer in Hell. The Sorrows of Repentance are Joyes in comparison of these Sorrows; the Sorrows of Repentance are full of Hope; God will afford Comforts to his Mourners: but the Sorrows of the Damned are heightned by their own Desparations; 'tis for ever and ever: These are small, those swallow us up; these are curing, those tormenting: Here 'tis like pricking a Vein for Health, hereafter wounds to the Heart. These are mixed with Love;