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A51846 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.; Sermons. Selections Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677. 1684 (1684) Wing M534; ESTC R19254 2,416,917 1,476

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confess_v its_o own_o negligence_n 2._o in_o the_o servant_n be_v afraid_a christ_n will_v teach_v we_o that_o ill_a opinion_n of_o god_n beget_v pusillanimity_n and_o slavish_a fear_n and_o last_o in_o his_o non-improvement_n but_o render_v the_o talon_n as_o he_o receive_v it_o that_o pusillanimity_n or_o slavish_a fear_n and_o sloth_n go_v together_o or_o those_o that_o be_v afraid_a of_o god_n will_v never_o do_v he_o hearty_a service_n i_o can_v handle_v all_o the_o point_n that_o will_v arise_v from_o this_o paragraph_n yet_o i_o shall_v discuss_v one_o that_o will_v take_v in_o the_o substance_n and_o effect_n of_o all_o and_o that_o be_v doct._n that_o slavish_a fear_n be_v a_o great_a hindrance_n to_o the_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o our_o duty_n to_o god_n
3.6_o compare_v with_o gen._n 18.12_o he_o will_v own_v a_o pearl_n on_o a_o dunghill_n the_o least_o act_n of_o sincere_a obedience_n though_o there_o be_v many_o fail_n but_o i_o must_v return_v 3._o the_o usual_a ill_a thought_n of_o god_n be_v these_o three_o 1._o that_o he_o be_v rigorous_a in_o his_o command_n 2._o niggardly_o and_o tenacious_a in_o his_o gift_n and_o help_n of_o grace_n 3._o and_o as_o to_o acceptance_n that_o he_o be_v hard_o to_o please_v and_o easy_a to_o offend_v all_o these_o may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o unfaithful_a servant_n and_o all_o these_o lie_v deep_a in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n against_o god_n sovereignty_n 1._o hyppocrite_n accuse_v god_n of_o tyranny_n in_o his_o law_n as_o if_o he_o deal_v hardly_o with_o his_o creature_n to_o leave_v they_o with_o such_o affection_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o snare_n and_o temptation_n of_o the_o present_a life_n and_o require_v such_o duty_n from_o they_o certain_o all_o that_o god_n have_v require_v of_o we_o be_v holy_a just_a and_o good_a conduce_v not_o only_a to_o his_o glory_n but_o to_o the_o rectitude_n and_o perfection_n of_o our_o nature_n man_n will_v not_o be_v man_n if_o such_o thing_n be_v not_o require_v of_o he_o so_o that_o if_o we_o be_v in_o our_o right_a wit_n and_o be_v leave_v to_o our_o own_o option_n and_o choice_n we_o will_v prefer_v subjection_n to_o such_o law_n before_o exemption_n and_o freedom_n micah_n 6.8_o be_v justice_n temperance_n chastity_n piety_n patience_n gives_z and_o fetter_n to_o humane_a nature_n we_o can_v be_v without_o these_o and_o preserve_v the_o nobleness_n of_o our_o be_v and_o the_o good_a of_o humane_a society_n it_o be_v true_a this_o low_a world_n furnish_v we_o with_o many_o temptation_n to_o the_o contrary_a but_o these_o temptation_n work_v not_o by_o constrain_a efficacy_n but_o only_o by_o entice_a persuasion_n and_o have_v we_o not_o more_o earnest_a persuasion_n to_o love_n god_n and_o please_v god_n be_v not_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o heaven_n more_o lovely_a object_n than_o all_o the_o pleasure_n and_o profit_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n these_o thing_n do_v not_o force_v the_o will_n but_o draw_v your_o consent_n and_o sure_o god_n have_v propound_v more_o lovely_a thing_n in_o his_o covenant_n to_o draw_v this_o consent_n from_o they_o the_o great_a fault_n be_v in_o our_o lust_n 2_o pet._n 1.4_o as_o the_o poison_n be_v not_o in_o the_o flower_n but_o in_o the_o spider_n 2._o he_o accuse_v god_n as_o backward_o to_o give_v grace_n and_o help_v our_o impotency_n and_o as_o if_o he_o do_v require_v more_o than_o he_o give_v this_o be_v obvious_a and_o express_a in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o naughty_a servant_n reap_v where_o thou_o have_v not_o sow_v and_o gather_v where_o thou_o have_v not_o straw_v but_o this_o also_o be_v a_o unjust_a charge_n for_o god_n require_v nothing_o but_o according_a to_o the_o talent_n receive_v now_o he_o need_v not_o take_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o creature_n for_o he_o give_v all_o he_o have_v one_o talon_n and_o god_n expect_v the_o improvement_n but_o of_o one_o let_v man_n try_v to_o the_o utmost_a and_o see_v if_o they_o have_v cause_n to_o make_v this_o complaint_n they_o will_v find_v that_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v strength_n to_o the_o upright_a prov._n 10.29_o and_o that_o all_o these_o jealousy_n be_v but_o a_o slander_n against_o god_n government_n why_o do_v you_o complain_v that_o he_o will_v reap_v where_o he_o have_v not_o sow_v be_v it_o because_o you_o will_v have_v god_n force_v you_o to_o be_v good_a whether_o you_o will_v or_o no_o and_o by_o a_o absolute_a constrain_a power_n drive_v you_o out_o of_o your_o flesh-pleasing_a course_n consider_v how_o unbeseeming_a it_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n that_o man_n shall_v be_v holy_a and_o good_a by_o necessity_n and_o not_o by_o choice_n virtue_n will_v then_o be_v no_o virtue_n not_o a_o moral_n but_o a_o natural_a property_n as_o burn_v be_v to_o fire_n and_o it_o be_v no_o more_o praiseworthy_a to_o mind_v heavenly_a thing_n than_o it_o be_v for_o a_o stone_n to_o move_v downward_o it_o be_v true_a god_n must_v make_v make_v we_o willing_a but_o willing_a we_o must_v be_v now_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n on_o your_o part_n when_o you_o wilful_o refuse_v the_o hope_n god_n offer_v act_v 13.46_o since_o you_o put_v away_o the_o word_n of_o god_n from_o you_o and_o judge_v yourselves_o unworthy_a of_o eternal_a life_n lo_o we_o turn_v to_o the_o gentile_n at_o least_o you_o do_v not_o apply_v your_o heart_n to_o work_v with_o god_n or_o frame_v your_o do_n to_o turn_v to_o he_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o prophet_n you_o do_v not_o improve_v mean_n and_o mercy_n and_o providence_n and_o help_v vouchsafe_v and_o will_v you_o after_o all_o this_o think_v god_n a_o pharaoh_n that_o require_v brick_n and_o give_v no_o straw_n here_o it_o be_v verify_v prov._n 17.3_o the_o foolishness_n of_o man_n pervert_v his_o way_n and_o his_o heart_n fret_v against_o the_o lord_n we_o usual_o ruin_v ourselves_o and_o then_o complain_v that_o god_n give_v no_o more_o grace_n but_o do_v not_o we_o justify_v this_o conceit_n of_o wicked_a man_n when_o we_o say_v god_n require_v duty_n of_o the_o fall_v creature_n who_o have_v no_o power_n to_o perform_v it_o i_o answer_v 1._o we_o must_v so_o maintain_v god_n goodness_n as_o still_o to_o keep_v up_o his_o sovereignty_n and_o right_a of_o dominion_n man_n have_v power_n which_o be_v lose_v by_o his_o own_o default_n but_o god_n do_v not_o lose_v his_o right_n though_o man_n have_v lose_v his_o power_n their_o impotency_n do_v not_o dissolve_v their_o obligation_n a_o drunken_a servant_n be_v bind_v to_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o servant_n still_o it_o be_v against_o all_o reason_n the_o master_n shall_v lose_v his_o right_n to_o command_v by_o the_o servant_n default_n a_o prodigal_a debtor_n that_o have_v nothing_o to_o pay_v yet_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v sue_v for_o the_o debt_n without_o injustice_n god_n contract_v with_o we_o in_o adam_n and_o his_o obedience_n be_v not_o only_o due_a by_o covenant_n but_o by_o law_n and_o immutable_a right_n not_o by_o positive_a law_n only_o or_o contract_n and_o therefore_o he_o have_v a_o right_a to_o demand_v obedience_n as_o the_o fruit_n of_o original_a righteousness_n 2._o it_o be_v harsh_a man_n think_v to_o answer_v for_o adam_n fault_n to_o which_o they_o be_v not_o conscious_a and_o consent_a but_o every_o man_n will_v find_v a_o adam_n in_o his_o own_o heart_n the_o old_a man_n be_v there_o waste_v away_o the_o relic_n of_o natural_a light_n and_o strength_n and_o shall_v not_o god_n challenge_v the_o debt_n of_o obedience_n from_o a_o proud_a prodigal_a debtor_n we_o be_v find_v naked_a yet_o we_o think_v ourselves_o clothe_v poor_a yet_o we_o think_v our_o serlve_n rich_a and_o to_o have_v need_n of_o nothing_o therefore_o god_n may_v admonish_v we_o of_o our_o duty_n demand_v his_o right_n to_o convince_v we_o of_o our_o impotency_n and_o that_o we_o may_v not_o pretend_v we_o be_v not_o call_v upon_o for_o what_o we_o owe_v he_o man_n be_v prodigal_a we_o spend_v what_o be_v leave_v lose_v those_o relic_n of_o conscience_n and_o moral_a inclination_n which_o escape_v out_o of_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o fall_n 3._o god_n require_v it_o that_o we_o may_v acknowledge_v the_o debt_n and_o confess_v our_o impotency_n be_v practical_o convince_v thereof_o and_o so_o humble_o implore_v his_o grace_n 4._o god_n be_v still_o offer_v recover_a mercy_n and_o never_o forsake_v any_o but_o those_o that_o forsake_v he_o first_o 1_o chron._n 18.9_o if_o thou_o forsake_v he_o he_o will_v cast_v thou_o off_o for_o ever_o 2_o chron._n 5.2_o if_o you_o forsake_v he_o he_o will_v forsake_v you_o do_v you_o improve_v yourselves_o and_o beg_v god_n grace_n and_o carry_v on_o the_o common_a work_n as_o far_o as_o you_o can_v than_o it_o be_v another_o matter_n he_o that_o use_v god_n mean_n as_o well_o as_o he_o can_v he_o lie_v near_a to_o the_o blessing_n of_o they_o than_o the_o wilful_a despiser_n and_o neglecter_n of_o they_o unsanctified_a man_n may_v do_v less_o evil_a and_o more_o good_a than_o they_o do_v therefore_o if_o they_o neglect_v the_o mean_n they_o be_v leave_v inexcusable_a not_o only_o as_o original_o disable_v but_o as_o wilful_o graceless_a so_o that_o no_o such_o prejudice_n can_v lie_v against_o god_n he_o offer_v grace_n and_o power_n and_o man_n will_v not_o have_v it_o 3._o the_o three_o prejudice_n be_v that_o he_o be_v hard_o to_o please_v and_o easy_o offend_v as_o if_o he_o do_v watch_v advantage_n to_o ruin_n and_o destroy_v the_o creature_n oh_o no_o this_o can_v be_v think_v of_o
vers._n 31._o we_o have_v 1._o the_o person_n who_o shall_v be_v the_o judge_n the_o son_n of_o man._n 2._o the_o manner_n of_o his_o come_v it_o shall_v be_v august_n and_o glorious_a where_o note_n 1._o his_o personal_a glory_n he_o shall_v come_v in_o his_o glory_n 2._o his_o royal_a attendance_n and_o all_o the_o holy_a angel_n with_o he_o 3._o his_o seat_n and_o throne_n then_o shall_v he_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n first_o the_o person_n be_v design_v by_o this_o character_n and_o appellation_n the_o son_n of_o man._n he_o be_v call_v so_o to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v true_a man_n and_o descend_v of_o the_o present_a race_n of_o man_n he_o may_v have_v be_v true_a man_n if_o god_n have_v frame_v his_o substance_n out_o of_o nothing_o as_o he_o do_v adam_n out_o of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o this_o title_n be_v give_v he_o here_o as_o in_o many_o other_o place_n when_o the_o last_o judgement_n be_v speak_v of_o as_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o by_o and_o by_o 1._o partly_o to_o recompense_n his_o forego_n humiliation_n or_o despicable_a appearance_n at_o his_o first_o come_v 2._o partly_o because_o of_o his_o second_o come_v he_o shall_v appear_v visible_o in_o that_o nature_n as_o he_o go_v from_o we_o act._n 1.11_o in_o like_a manner_n etc._n etc._n christ_n shall_v come_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o man_n but_o not_o in_o the_o same_o humble_a and_o mean_a appearance_n as_o now_o when_o he_o speak_v these_o thing_n to_o they_o for_o it_o be_v add_v for_o the_o manner_n 1._o for_o his_o personal_a glory_n he_o shall_v come_v in_o his_o glory_n not_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n but_o become_v his_o present_a state_n all_o infirmity_n shall_v be_v remove_v from_o his_o soul_n and_o body_n it_o be_v not_o a_o borrow_a glory_n but_o he_o shall_v come_v in_o his_o own_o glory_n it_o be_v say_v matth._n 16.27_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v come_v in_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o father_n here_o in_o his_o own_o glory_n the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v only_o one_o person_n and_o his_o glory_n as_o god_n and_o his_o father_n glory_n be_v the_o same_o so_o that_o he_o shall_v come_v in_o his_o glory_n note_v either_o 1._o his_o divine_a power_n and_o majesty_n which_o shall_v then_o conspicuous_o shine_v forth_o or_o 2._o the_o glory_n put_v upon_o the_o humane_a nature_n and_o so_o it_o will_v note_v his_o plenary_a absolution_n as_o our_o surety_n the_o father_n send_v he_o from_o heaven_n in_o power_n and_o great_a glory_n he_o appear_v without_o sin_n heb._n 9.28_o he_o do_v not_o say_v they_o that_o look_v for_o he_o shall_v be_v without_o sin_n but_o he_o shall_v appear_v the_o second_o time_n without_o sin_n unto_o salvation_n that_o be_v full_o discharge_v of_o our_o debt_n first_o he_o come_v in_o carnem_fw-la he_o show_v himself_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n to_o be_v judge_v then_o in_o carne_fw-la he_o shall_v show_v himself_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n to_o judge_v the_o world_n at_o his_o first_o come_v he_o be_v holy_a yet_o in_o the_o garb_n of_o a_o sinner_n we_o judge_v he_o as_o one_o forsake_v of_o god_n his_o second_o come_v shall_v make_v it_o evident_a that_o he_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o debt_n he_o take_v upon_o himself_o 2._o his_o royal_a attendance_n the_o angel_n shall_v attend_v he_o both_o to_o honour_v he_o and_o to_o be_v employ_v by_o he_o 3._o his_o royal_a posture_n he_o shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n a_o glorious_a throne_n beseem_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a shall_v be_v erect_v for_o he_o in_o the_o cloud_n such_o as_o none_o can_v imagine_v how_o glorious_a it_o shall_v be_v till_o they_o see_v it_o second_o the_o next_o thing_n that_o be_v offer_v in_o these_o word_n be_v the_o presenting_z the_o party_n to_o be_v judge_v and_o there_o you_o may_v take_v notice_n 1._o of_o their_o congregation_n and_o before_o he_o shall_v be_v gather_v all_o nation_n 2._o their_o segregation_n and_o he_o shall_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o as_o a_o shepherd_n divide_v his_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n in_o the_o segregation_n we_o have_v 1._o the_o order_v they_o into_o two_o several_a rank_n and_o company_n sheep_n and_o goat_n vers._n 32._o 2._o as_o to_o posture_n and_o place_n vers._n 33._o and_o he_o shall_v set_v his_o sheep_n on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o goat_n on_o his_o left_a not_o only_o a_o separation_n as_o to_o crhist_n knowledge_n and_o discern_v they_o but_o a_o separation_n in_o place_n i_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o branch_n the_o appearance_n and_o sit_v down_o of_o the_o judge_n two_o point_n i_o shall_v observe_v 1._o doct._n that_o the_o judge_n of_o this_o world_n be_v jesus_n christ._n 2._o doct._n that_o christ_n appearance_n for_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v glorious_a and_o full_a of_o majesty_n for_o the_o first_o point_n that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o 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