PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Complete Works of Thomas Manton — Volume 13
Thomas Manton · 318,013 words · 312 reading sections
Section 301
YeR 4.] SERMONS UPON HEBREWS XI. 475 he liad a contention with Aaron ahont tlie snccession and line of the priesthood: Num. xvi. 6, 7. "This do: Take you censers, Ko-ah, and all his company ; and put fire therein, and put incense in them before the Lord to-morrow : and it shall be, that the man whom the Lord doth choo…
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I draw three points from the words thus opened — 1. That by faith we are justified and made righteous. It is said, 'By which he obtained witness.' 2. That upon the solemn operation of faith in lioly duties we obtain witness that we are thus righteous, and are accepted with God. 3. That the works only of such righteo…
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3. Again, faith doth not justify in the sense of the Antinomians, as a receiving witness of the Spirit's testimony. They say there is the sealing and receiving witness, and rnake the sealing witness to be the Spirit of God, and the receiving witness to be faith. They take faith to be nothing else but assui-ance ; but t…
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4. Upon this God looks upon us as righteous. For mark, though justification be a judicial act, yet it is not a naked sentence of pardon without any ground or reason ; it hath a real ground and foundation, — the donation and application of Christ's righteousness to believers. Therefore when God looks upon a sinner as a …
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1. That which is implied in faith is knowledge and feeling. [1.] There must be a distinct knowledge : Isa. liii. 11, ' By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many ; ' and therefore the faith that justified the sinner pre-supposeth knowledge. The first creature that God made was light ; and so it is in the…
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VeR. 4.] SERMONS UPON HEBREWS XL 4S3 his own confidences ; for why shonld we lean upon another when we have a sufficiency in ourselves ? Flesh and blood would liave its own righteousness ; and as long as we can keep conscience quiet by external acts of duty, by any care and resolution of ours, we will never seek after…
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[3.] Seeking of Christ : Isa. Iv. 6, ' Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found ; ' and Ps. xxvii. 8, ' Seek ye my face.' Seeking implies diligence in the use of means. Vigorous desires cannot be idle ; where there hath been running, there will be also seeking : Cant. iii. 2, ' I VeR. 4.] SERMONS UPON HEBREWS XI. 485 …
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(4.) The less of comfort we receive in the exercise of faith, the more there should be of duty. Christians look too much on sensible con- solation; but when b}' faith they can't sensibly apply the comfort of the gospel, they should be more exercised in the duties of it. Two things are always necessary in faith, and are…
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5. Consider the excellency of this righteousness in two respects. 488 SERMONS UPON HEBREWS XI. [SeR, XVII. (1.) It is better than that we had in Adam in innocency ; that would have been but the righteousness of man, but this is the righteousness of God ; as Rom. iii. 22, it is called ' the righteousness of God which …
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[4.] Then we are made heirs of eternal glory ; therefore it is called justification unto life. A pardoned person is made a favourite : Kom. viii. 30, ' Whom he justified, them he also glorified.' Christ doth not only prevent the execution, but we are also saved. It is much to be delivered from wrath to come : Eom. v. 9…
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TeK. 4.] SERMONS UPON HEBBEWS XL 491 tions of tte soul ; all thy heart, all thy soul, all thy might. It is no matter though our meaning be good ; the law would have us bring our duties and acts of obedience not only to the touchstone, but to the balance ; it must hold exact weight, as well as be of a good kind. 2. Co…
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