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Sermons preached

Name: Sermons preached
Author: Thomas Manton

Sermons preached by the late reverend and learned divine, Thomas Manton ...

Thomas Manton 1620–1677London: printed for Brabazon Aylmer, 1678

[8], 412 p. · 142k words · Wing M536 · ESTC R7578

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SERMON XVI. › That the Beginning and first Cause of our Salvation is the mere Lou…: That the Beginning and first Cause of our Salvation is the mere Love of God. The outwar…SERMON XVI. › That the Beginning and first Cause of our Salvation is the meer Lov…: That the Beginning and first Cause of our Salvation is the meer Love of God. The outwar…

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2. The Greatness of the Gift. Great things do even force their way into our Minds, whether we will or no. The Gift of Jesus Christ is so great, that the Love of God is gone to the uttermost in it. He hath not a better Christ, nor a more worthy Redeemer, nor another Son to die for us, nor could the Son of God suffer greater Indignities than he hath suffered for our sakes. God said to Abraham, Gen. 22. 12. Now I know that thou fearest God, since thou hast not with-held thy Son, thine only Son, from me. God was not ignorant before, but the Meaning is, this is an apparent Proof and Instance of it. So now we may know God loveth us; here is the manifest Token and Sign of it.

2. The Greatness of the Gift. Great things do even force their way into our Minds, whether we will or no. The Gift of Jesus Christ is so great, that the Love of God is gone to the uttermost in it. He hath not a better Christ, nor a more worthy Redeemer, nor another Son to die for us, nor could the Son of God suffer greater Indignites than he hath suffered for our sakes. God said to Abraham, Gen. 22. 12. Now I know that thou fearest God, since thou hast not with-held thy Son, thine only Son, from me. God was not ignorant before, but the Meaning is, this is an apparent Proof and Instance of it. So now we may know God loveth us; here is the manifest Token and Sign of it.

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3. The Unworthiness of him that receiveth. This is also in the Case. We were altogether unworthy that the Son of God should be incarnate, and die for our sakes. This is notably improved by the Apostle, Rom. 5. 7, 8. For scarcely for a righteous Man will one die, but for a good Man some would even dare to die: But God commendeth his Love to us, in that while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us. The Apostle alludeth to the Distinction familiar among the Jews; they had their good Men, or bountiful; their righteous Men, zealous for the Law; and their wicked Men, obnoxious to Judgment. Peradventure one would venture his Life for a very merciful Person; but you shall hardly find any to be so liberal and friendly, as to venture his Life for a righteous and just Man,

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Doct. The greatest Manifestation of God's Love to the Sons of Men, is the giving his only begotten Son to be their Redeemer and Saviour.