PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Complete Works of Thomas Manton — Volume 22
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INDEX. 201 constant heavenliness and lioliness of heart, ib. j practise frequent solemn meditation, ib. Distraction and ruin, men usually most secure and carnal before their own, iv. 408. Diversity of rank and degree, rich and poor, high and low, an act of the will of God, xxi. 140 ; this onght the more to move us t…
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Not only the work of, but all the circumstances of, must be regarded, iv. 216. Coming immediately out of our hands would yield an ill savour, there fore Christ intercepteth it in the passage, and so it is perfumed in the hands of a mediator, iv. 254. One, cannot excuse the omission of another, vi. 57. Cautions about…
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Ends, the christian's, ix. 438 ; the glory of God, ib. ; the saving of his own soul, ib. ; the good of others, 439. Enemies, of our souls, conquered by Christ, cannot harm us, but rather do us good, iii. 468. Love of, is a high grace, and recommended to us by Christ's own example, xix. 19. England's .Spiritual Langui…
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206 INDKX, 183 ; to be sought of God, 184; especially to be sought wlieii we begin to decline, 185 ; in unsettled times, 186. Estate, Blessed, of them that Die in the Lord, ii, 455. Esteem, christians should not religiously value others for external and carnal advantages, xiii. 220 ; not to deny civil regard and hon…
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ii. 277 ; cautions regarding, ib. Must we in no case speak, of another 1 vi. 420 ; be sure that it is not a downright slander, ib. ; speak not of him, but to him, 421 ; if of him, it should be with tenderness and grief, ib. Must be kept at a distance, as it is evil, and contrary to the holy nature and will of God, viii…
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INDEX. 209 prayer, x. Ill ; spiritual reverence of God, 112; confidence in God, and a disclaiming of all sublunary confidences, ib. j taking off the heart from the world, and from carnal desires, ih. Faintivg, of the soul is when comfort is quite gone, vii. 354 ; arises from the tediousness of present sorrows and pre…
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Those who have faith must look for trials, iv. 32 ; those that are under trials must look to their faith, ib. Pretences of, easy and usual, iv. 233. The life of our lives, the soul that animateth the whole body of obed- ience, iv. 237. Barren, is dead, iv. 244 \ because it may stand with a natural state, in which we…
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212 INDEX, Saviour, every faculty seeking contentment in Mm, ih. ; making after him with the earnest motions and lively atfections of the soul, as desire and delight, 23G. Faith, the necessity of, in temporal affliction, xii. 145. And hope, the cognation that is between, xii. 202 ; wherein they differ, ih. And love,…
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Without faith it is impossible to please God, xiv. 72 ; the kind of faith • here implied, 73 ; a mere general faith in the being of God not enough, ib. ; opinions of the ancients as to faith, 74; no saving faith but in Jesus Christ, 76 ; objections answered, 77. Of infants, opinions of the fathers as to, xiv. 81 ; su…
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The trial of Abraham's faith, xiv. 353 ; the greatness of it, ib. ; his behaviour under it, 354. In difficult cases, we must do our duty, and refer the event and success to the power of God, xiv. 369. Spieth light at a little hole, xiv. 420. Teaches men openly to renounce all worldly honours, advancements, and prefe…
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Of the centurion, the nature of it, xvii. 147 ; how it was wrought in him, 149; the fruits of it, ih. ; encouragements from his example, 153. The Syrophoenician .woman an instance of, xvii. 155 ; the kind of woman she was, 156 ; her trials and temptations, 157 ; her victory over them, 161; application, 164. Abraham a…
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note the order and economy of salvation, x. 141. Being first in order of the persons, is to be looked upon as the party oft'ended by sin, x. 223; as the highest judge, 224; as the supreme author, it was his contrivance and motion to Christ to regard the case of sinners, ib. ; as the supreme cause, he assisteth Christ i…
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Fearlessness in owning the testimonies and ways of God before any sort of people in the world, incumbent on us, vi. 491 ; holy boldness in confession a special gift of God, ib. ; a duty contained in our first dedi- cation and resignation of ourselves to Christ, ib. ; confirmed in us by faith, 492 ; love to God, il. ; f…
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Followers of Christ, Faithful, must Expect Trouble, ii. 113. Fool, none like the sinner, that ventureth his soul at every cast, and runneth blindfold upon the greatest hazard, iv. 300. Forhearance towards erring brethren enforced by lowliness, meekness, long- suffering, and love, ii. 71 ; considerations to press to, …
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Funeral Sermon, ii. 423. Funeral Sermon on Mr Christopher Love, ii. 439. Funeral Sermon on Mrs Jane Blackwell, ii. 455. Funeral Sermon, Dr Manton's, xxii. 125. Garments of salvation, to be had from Christ alone, xii. 463 ; why none but those who are clad with these can earnestly desire to be clothed upon with the h…
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Due to God's name, i. 88. Degrees of, i. 368. Future, is for both body and soul, iii. 118 ; purchased by Christ, pro- mised by Christ, prayed for by Christ, bestowed by Christ, 119 ; is not only by, but with Christ, ib. ; improvement of the belief of, 121. And innocency itself beclouded, iii. 478. Of a rich man is …
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Being a creator, is also an owner, xii.'29 ; his being an owner qualifieth him for being a ruler, ib. ; his power and right in us cannot be alien- ated by our sin, 30 ; nor made away by his bestowal of gifts on the creature, 31 ; this right so inherent in God that he cannot communi- cate it to another, ib. A searcher …
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Justice, power, and mercy, exemplified in his dealings with the crea- tures, xii. 162. Forming us (6 zaripyacdfisvog iig avTo roDro), meaning of the expression, xii. 476. Giving us the earnest of his Spirit, meaning of the expression, xii. 476. Enmity to sinners, xiii. 299 ; condescension in the work of reconcilia- …
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iv. 122. Not enough to do, but must do with labour, care, and diligence, v. 97. God is, primitively and originally, the creature but derivatively, vii. 108 ; the chiefest, and other things only in subordination, ih. ; infinitely, ih. ; eternally, 109. God doeth, to his servants, vii. 193 ; from the inclination of his o…
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230 INDEX. Gospel, proclamation of, compared to the jubilee, i. 173. The main and principal point of, that Jesus Christ is God's beloved Son, in whom he is well pleased, i. 383. Not merely gives good counsel, but hath the force of a new law from the great king and lawgiver of the world, i. 396. Sum of, ii. 102. Ho…
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God's moral, is by laws, vii. 415 ; natural, is that order into which, by his positive decree, he hath necessitated and disposed all creatures for the benefit of the world, ib. ; is ordinary, 416 ; or extraordinary, ib. ; no creature can decline or avoid, ib. ; celestial bodies are his servants, ib. ; angels are his mi…
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INDEX, 233 received, ib. ; to excite and quicken the habits of grace, ib. ; to strengthen us in work, ib. ; to sustain the grace that we have against tlie assaults and temptations, and varieties and casualties, of the present life, ib. ; necessary because of the natural changeableness of our spirits, ib. ; and of the …
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Men may go far in religion, yet come short of true grace, xvi. 410 ; instance in the rich young man in the gospel, ib. ; what was com- mendable in him, ih. ; nature of the question put, ib. ; the kind of person, 412 ; the reasonableness, necessity, and profit in God having our first and best, ih. ; the manner of his ad…
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Our chief, consists in the vision and fruition of God, xii. 265. Worldly, the greatest misery that can light upon men to be condemned to, xviii. 296. The highest worldly, may consist with God's hatred, and the greatest adversity of the saints with his love, xviii. 305. Hardness of heart, what is meant by, xvii. 192 ;…
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Of sincere prayer, how God manifests, vi. 249 ; inwardly by his Spirit, ib. ; outwardly by his providence, 250. Heart, never right but when it lieth under the awe of a command, i. 130. May be overcharged when the stomach is not, i. 163. Corruption in, makes lis liable to Satan's temptations, i. 239. Difference betwe…
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What the looking for, is that is practised by the saints, xiv. 370 ; the influence of looking for, on the christian life, ib. Various metaphors by which it is expressed in scripture, xiv. 340 ; resemblances between heaven and a city, 270, 340 ; wherein it differs from other cities, 340 ; how it is a prepared city, 341…
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Helplessness of man set forth by emphatic expressions of scripture, v. 478 ; requires an almighty power and all-sufficient grace, 479. Helps, if God taketh away ordinary, he can supply us by means extraor- dinary, i. 336. Henry III. of France slain in the same chamber where the massacre of the Protestants was contriv…
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The bond of union between us and Christ, xii. 22. His work doth either concern the duties of the new covenant, or the privileges of the new covenant, or what is common to them both, xviii. 220. Molf/ Spirit, right carriage towards, in mortifying the deeds of the body, xii. 80. Hoi?/ things, it argueth a gracious frame…
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foretaste of eternal life, 326 ; a means to discern our faith, 340. Of christians, is a blessed hope, xvi. 188 ; in this hope there is an absence of all evil and the enjoyment of all good, ib. * Set before us,' the, what it is, xvi. 339 ; why it is said to be set before us, 340. Built upon the righteousness of faith,…
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Is a worshipping of a creature with divine worship, iii. 99 ; Papists guilty of, ib. ; worship angels, saints, the Virgin Mary, images, the cross, the bread in the sacrament, ib. Of the heathens, turned the glory of God into the image of a man ; of christians, judges of God according to the model and size of their own…
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Inclinations, sinful, Satan observeth, and we should observe, xi. 455 ; should be weakened and subdued, 456. Inconstancy of christians, ix. 116; in faith, ib. ; in obedience, ib. ; in opinions and professions, ib. Increase, diligence is the means, and God's blessing the prime cause, of all, xviii. 425 ; of grace is g…
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Intermediate state, there are but two places of residence for the saints, either the place of exercise, that is, earth, or the place of reward and recom- pense, that is, heaven, xiv. 332. Interposition of God in distresses, we have leave and encouragement to desire, viii. 251 ; from God's covenant, ib. ; God's affecti…
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In the Holy Ghost, the fruit of faith, xiii. 330. Spiritual, and temporal adversities, not incompatible, xviii. 373. Judas Iscariot, parallel between him and the Papacy, iii. 32. Not declared to be one of the elect lost, but not to have been one of the elect, x. 336 ; parallel between Antichrist and, 342. His sin, x…
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Future, demonstration of, from the sufferings of the godly, xx. 209. Judgments, spiritual, the sorest of all, ii. 275, God's internal, are chiefly blindness of mind and hardness of heart, iii. 86. Of God on the wicked do exceedingly amplify his mercies towards us, iii. 109. The way to escape, is to mourn for them be…
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INDEX. 253 phrases ; agree that Paul speaketh of the office of faith, James of the quality of faith, 2G4. Justificatio7i, free, by faith in Christ, tendeth greatly to promote holiness, xi. 153. Opposed to accusation and condemnation, xii. 349 ; as opposed to accusation, it is the part of an advocate ; as to condemnat…
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Of God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, one true and only God ; besides this, there is the kingdom of Christ considered as mediator, xix. 213. Christ's, the title or right to the privileges of, is by way of inheritance, xix. 214. Kingly office of Christ requires that he be God and man, i. 482, 490. Office of Christ litt…
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Of Christ, even speculative, is a great privilege, xx. 21 ; saving, is such as is accompanied with faith, love, and obedience, ib. ; better than all others, 22 ; effect of, 24 ; necessity, pleasure, and profit of, 26. Of Christ, experimental, benefits of, xx. 52 ; experience gives us a more intimate knowledge, ib. ; a…
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Of God, it is the property of God's children not only to keep, but to love, ix. 201 ; they love God, and therefore his law, ib. ; they find such excellency in, that they must needs love, 202 ; thera is no proper keeping, without loving, 204. We must not only obey, but love, ix. 233 ; we can never thoroughly and consta…
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Of the Redeemer after his death, a visible demonstration of the truth of the gospel in general, and in particular of the article of eternal life, ii. 298 ; a token of the acceptation of his purchase, ib. ; implies his capacity to intercede for us, ib. ; it is the root and cause of our life, 299. And death as the fruit…
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Eternal, our present afflictions are as nothing in comparison of the hope of, XX. 372. Zi(/ht gotten by the word of God is lux manifestans ; it manifesteth itself and all things else, viii. 352 ; lux dirigens, ib. ; lux vivificans, ib. ; lux exhilarans, 353. Necessity of divine, before we can understand the things of …
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the fruit of it, xi. 15. What we are to do and what we are to expect in, xiii. 444, What we ought to do before coming to, xiv. 483 ; how we ought to come, 484 ; what we are to do in, 486 ; what we are to do after, 487. At the table of the Lord our graces should be exercised in a special lively manner, xv. 429 ; the gen…
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Was made for God and all that is of God's side; hatred, for sin, viii. 155. Of God to Christ as God, xi. 74; as mediator, ib. ; to the saints, 76 ; between these two there is a disparity, 77 ; yet a likeness, 78 ; like grounds, nearness and likeness, ib. ; like properties, 79 ; both are free, ib.; tender and affection…
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Of the world, a main hindrance to love of God, xiii. 177. To our neighbour, a means to preserve our respects to God, xv. 287 ; the engagements to this love, 288 ; how far this love to our neigh- bour is to extend, 289. Of the world, diverts the heart from and sets it against, Christ, xvii. 18; disposeth the soul to a…
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To God, argueth not only falsity and hypocrisy, but mischief or evil thoughts of God, xix. 279 ; to men, is assertory or promissory, 280 ; different kinds of, i6. ; the sporting lie, ib. \ the officious lie, 281; the pernicious lie, ih. ; in ordinary commerce, 282 ; in courts of jus- tice, ib. A sin most contrary to t…
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Meanness and want of outward pomp and splendour, the great pre- judice against the entertainment of Christ and the things of his king- dom, iii. 223 ; yet is by the special appointment of God, 228 ; willingly taken up by him in his birth, and life, and manner of appearing among men, 229 ; his meanness a great mercy to …
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Of God (plural), notes the plenty and perfection of this attribute in God, vi. 441 ; the frequency of it, 442 ; the variety of our necessities, ib. ; the many favours to be bestowed on us, 443. Bestowed upon some of God's children, should be, and are, an occa- sion of joy and comfort to all the rest, vii. 281 ; they a…
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A form of the divine goodness, ix. 160 ; implies the ready inclination that is in God to relieve our misery, notwithstanding sin, ib. ; is either general, special, or peculiar, 161 ; peculiar is to God's elect in Christ, and is seen in the first grace in pardoning all their sins, ib. ; and in all the subsequent graces …
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iv. 453. Are a solemn confirmation, or letters-patent brought from heaven, to authorise any person or doctrine, x. 441 ; not necessary now, because the same doctrine and rule is continued to us without change, 442 ; are sufficiently attested to us, 443. Mirth, the christian's, should be thanksgiving, xix. 209. Miscar…
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INDEX. 275 ness, 423 ; the greatest sinners, when they are once converted to G(jd, have afterwards the greatest compassion towards other sinners, 424 ; there must be not only a constant disposition to mourn over tlie sins of others, but on special occasions it must be exercised and set a-work, 425 ; in times of abunda…
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gospel, xx. 246. A kind of election within the sphere of, xx. 291. Nearness of God to his people, ix. 102 ; not in regard of his essence, for so he is everywhere present, ib. ; nor in regard of his general providence and common sustentation, 103 ; but his friendly and gracious pre- sence, ib. ; his visible presence in …
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278 INDEX. Oaths in themselves are lawful, if taken without fraud, in a lawful matter, and upon a weighty occasion, iv. 436 ; by the creatures unlawful, 437 ; rash and false, will bring a sure judgment, 439. Obedience, active, hath respect to God's commands ; passive, to his provi- dence, i. 121. To God requires not …
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Vil in the lamp and the vessel is repentance, mortifying our inward lusts, and faith working by love, ix. 336. Old and New Testament dispensations contrasted, xii. 105. Old Testament testimonies to the true divinity and true humanity of Christ, i. 476. Omission, sins of, arise from not reviving the belief of God's c…
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INDEX. 281 Papists, their idolatry condemned, i, 320 ; their distinction between dov7.£ia and Xa-^sia inept, 321. Their shameless usurpation in calling the Pope the head of the church, i. 462. Their distinction between precepts of necessary duty and counsels of perfection, ii. 59. So living and dying, great difficu…
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Creation teacheth us a lesson in, xii. 181. ■ The fruit of hope, as hope is of faith, xii. 222; is of a threefold character — bearing, waiting, and working, ib. And comfort of the scriptures, a higher thing than what is learnt by the institutions of philosophy, xix. 12. A contrasted endurance of painful evils, xx. 20…
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It is a Popish error that some men endowed with special grace may keep the law perfectly, xvi. 426. All christians must press forward to, xx. 83 ; reasons, ib. ; by this our title is assured, ib. ; our hearts are more prepared in this life for happiness, ib. ; our glory and blessedness are increased, 84 ; means of, a …
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Of the Godhead do all concur to the happiness and salvation of be- lievers, xix. 157 ; the Father by love, ib. ; the Son by his grace, 158; the Holy Ghost by his communion, ib. ; all imply riches of goodness, bounty, and liberality, 159 ; make way one for another, and work into each other's hand, ib. ; why they concur,…
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Of this world often chosen by God, iv. 193 ; may be spiritually rich, 195 ; the Lord loveth only the godl}^ ih. Despising, is a sin not only against the word and written will of God, but against his mind and intent in his works and dispensations, iv. 201 ; against his mind in their creation, ih. ; against his common p…
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Public, efficacy of, i. 8 ; private, encouragements to, from God's sight and God's reward, 9 ; how he openly rewards secret prayer, ih. Closet, a duty very necessary, i. 10 ; appears from God's precept, ih. ; from Christ's example, ih. ; from God's end in pouring out the Holy Ghost, 11 ; from the practice of the saint…
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True, must be earnest, fervent, iv. 463 ; must use much diligence to work our hearts to the duty, ib. ; not only by the qualification of the duty, but of the person, to be regarded, 464 ; infirmities do not hinder the success of, when the heart is upright, 469. A cure for murmuring, v, 311. The last refuge when thing…
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How to interpret, xii. 266. Direction in, to avoid customariness, irreverence, and deadness, and to beget confidence, xiv. 142 ; how we may keep our hearts in, under a sense of God's being, so as to conceive of him aright, 144 ; must renew and revive our faith in God's essence and presence, ib. ; there must be no carn…
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