PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Complete Works of Thomas Manton — Volume 11
Thomas Manton · 316,591 words · 316 reading sections
Section 301
he that is not with God, is against him : Mat. xii. 30 ; and he that loveth him not, hateth him. To be a neuter, is to be a rebel, because God doth so much deserve our love, and we are so much obliged to him, and depend upon him. So it is said, Prov. viii. 36, ' All that hate me, love death : he that sinneth agains…
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3. There is a twofold hatred : odium abominationis and odium inimicitice — the hatred of abomination, and dislike, and the hatred of enmity. The one is opposite to the love of good will, the other to the love of complacency : Prov. xxix. 27, ' The wicked are an abomination to the righteous.' Surely a righteous man hate…
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5. That herein the enemies of our salvation agree, that they all make us rebels to God. The devil, world and flesh, are equal in this. The devil's servants and subjects are opposite to Christ's king- dom : Eph. vi. 12, ' Rulers of the darkness of this world ; ' and Col. i. 13, ' Who hath translated us out of the kingdo…
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(2.) The commanding power is weakened. For our senses are so masterly, inordinate, and eagerly set upon the objects, that we yield ourselves to the conduct of them, how unreasonable soever the acts are : Tit. iii. 3, ' For we ourselves were sometimes foolish and disobedient, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living i…
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476 SERMONS UPON KOMANS VIII. [SeR. IX. to their duty; our reason still too often stoopeth to our sensuality. Fifthly, Accidental evil is matter of compassion ; but natural, of indig- nation ; we pity a dog poisoned, but hate a toad that is poisonous. If it were only a slip of our natures, or a frailty, it were anothe…
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Use is information. Since the unregenerate are altogether flesh, and the regenerate in part flesh, the one can do nothing good, the other nothing perfect. 1. It giveth us a true account of man's natural incapacity to what is good. First, there is a natural propensity or inclination to the body before the soul, and ear…
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3. That it is no easy matter to make this our scope and work to please God. This I shall prove by two reasons. [1.] Because of the thing itself. [2.] Because of the requisites thereunto, which are, that a man be renewed and reconciled, &c. [1.] The matter of itself. God is a great and holy God, and will not be put o…
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(2.) It is also requisite that the person be renewed by the Spirit of Christ ; for otherwise he cannot have his spirit, affections, and ways, such as to please God. Nature can rise no higher than itself ; it is grace carrieth the soul to God ; there .needeth renewing grace : Heb. xii. 28, ' Let us have grace, whereby w…
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Use 2. Is to exhort us. 1. To come out of the carnal estate into the spiritual life ; for whilst you are in the flesh, you cannot please God. Now what is more unhappy than to do much to no good purpose ; to be acquainted with the toil of duties, and not to be accepted in them ? Men are apt to rest in some superficial g…
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Secondly. As to their scope, when the matter is pleasing both to God and men, but you regard man's eye most : Eph. vi. 6, ' Not with eye- Kcrvice on men-pleasers ; but as the servant of God, doing the will of God from the heart ; ' and Col. iii. 22, ' Not with eye-service as men- pleasers, but with singleness of heart,…
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(2.) Qonstancy. Dwelling uoteth his residence, or a permanent and constant abode. He doth not act upon them, or affect them by a tran- sient motion only, or come upon them as he came upon Sampson, at times, or as he came upon the prophets or holy men of God, when in some particular services they were specially inspired…
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VeB. 9.] SERMONS UPON ROMANS VITL 487 though they live a natural life, and having not divested themselves of the interests and concernments of flesh and blood no more than others, yet they do not 'live after the flesh.' A life carnal, see it notably expressed : 1 Pet. iv. 2, ' That he should no longer live the rest of…
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(2.) When the heart is thus prepared, the Spirit of God cometh to dwell in them, to take possession of them for God's use : 2 Cor. vi. 10, ' I will dwell in them, and walk in them ; for I will be their God, and they shall be my people.' They have given up themselves to God, and God owneth the dedication, and sendeth hi…
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490 SERMONS UPON ROMANS VIII. [SeR. XI. it is weak, like a keen sword in the hand of a child. But we have the advantage in matter of motive ; the flesh cannot propound such excellent rewards as faith propoundeth, eternal happiness in the vision and fruition of God ; but now general motives do little prevail against in…
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[1.] Those that do so, will in time overcome malice and prejudice, and convince the world that God is in them of a truth, and they are a heavenly and holy people, and have a spirit and a presence that others have not : Prov. xii. 26, ' The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour.' [2.] They will reprove the wor…
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2. Obey him thoroughly. Many will yield to him in some things, but reserve others. He must be obeyed in all things, even in renouncing VeB. 9.] SERMONS UPON ROMANS VIH. 493 our sweetest and dearest lusts : Mat. v. 29, 30. Nothing must be spared ; every way of pleasing the flesh must be renounced ; a partial ©bedience…
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