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WORKS OF THOMAS MANTON, D.D.
VOL. XVIL
COUNCIL OF PUBLICATION.
W. LINDSAY ALEXANDER, D.D., Professor of Theology, Congregational Union, Edinburgh.
JAMES BEGG, D.D., Minister of Newington Free Church, Edinburgh.
THOMAS J. CRAWFORD, D.D., S.T.P., Professor of Divinity, University, Edinburgh.
D. T. K. DRUMMOND, M.A., Minister of St Thomas's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh.
WILLIAM H. GOOLD, D.D., Professor of Biblical Literature and Church History, Reformed Presbyterian Church, Edinburgh.
ANDREW THOMSON, D.D., Minister of Broughtoa Place United Presby- terian Church, Edinburgh.
General >t?Ditoc. REV. THOMAS SMITH, D.D., Edinburgh
THE COMPLETE WORKS
OF
THOMAS MANTON. D.D.
VOLUME XVII
CONTAINING
SERMONS ON SEVERAL TEXTS OF SCRIPTURE.
LONDON: JAMES NISBET & CO., 21 BERNERS STREET.
1874.
PRINTED BY BAI.LANTVNE AND COMPAJJV EDINBURGH AND LONDON
CONTENTS.
Sermons on Several Texts of Scripture, Part I.— Continued.
Sermons upon Mark x, 17-27 — Continued.
Sermon VIII. "And take up the cross," &c.,
IX. " And he was sad at that saying," &c., X. " And Jesus looked round about," &c., XI. *'And the disciples were astonished at his
words," &c.,
XII. " It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle," &c., .
XIII. " And they were astonished out of measure,
&c., ....
XIV. " And Jesus, looking upon them, saith," &c., XV. " With God all things are possible," .
SERMONS UPON 2 Thessalonians i. 3—
Sermon I, " We are bound to thank God always," &c., 11. " We are bound to thank God always," &c.,
III. " Your faith groweth exceedingly," &c.,
IV. " Your faith groweth exceedingly," &c.,
V. " Your faith groweth exceedingly," &c.,
Sermon upon Matthew viii. 5-10, Sermon upon Matthew xv. 21-28, Sermon upon John viii. 5Q, . Sermon upon Romans iv. 18-21, .
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Sermons upon Mark iii. 5 —
Sermon I. "And Jesus looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts," . . . . 191
II. " And Jesus looked round about on them with
anger," &c., . . . ,199
III. " And Jesus looked round about on them with
anger," &c., . . . .209
Sermons upon Exodus iv. 21 —
Sermon I. " I wiU harden his heart, that he shall not let
my people go," &c., . . .221
II. " I will harden his heart," &c., . . . 231
Sermon upon Genesis iii. 15, . . . . . 241
Sermons upon Genesis xxiv. 63 —
Sermon I. " And Isaac went out to meditate in the field
at the eventide," .... 263
II. " And Isaac went out to meditate," «fcc., . 274
III. " And Isaac went out to meditate," &c., . 281
IV. " And Isaac went out to meditate," &c., . 288 V. " And Isaac went out to meditate," &c., . 298
VI. " And Isaac went out to meditate," &c., . 306
VII. " And Isaac went out to meditate," &c., . 314
VIII. " And Isaac went out to meditate," &c., . 323
IX. " And Isaac went out to meditate," &c., . 331
X. " And Isaac went out to meditate," &c., • 339
Sermons on Several Texts of Scripture, Part II. —
Epistle Dedicatory, ..... 351
Sermons upon Luke xvi. 30, 31 —
Sermon I. " And he said, Nay, father Abraham : but if
one went unto them from the dead," (fee, . 353 II. " And he said, Nay, father Abraham," &c., . 363
Sermon upon Hebrews xiii. 20, 21, . . . . 373
Sermon Preached on a Day of Public Thanksgiving, . 383
CONTENTS. vii
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Sermon UPON Luke xxii. 31, 32, . .... 395
Sermon ui-on Hebrews 19,. . , . . 407
Sermons upon Acts xxiv. 14-16 —
Sermon I " Believing all things -which are written in the
law and the prophets," &c., . . 419
II. " Believing all things which are written," &c., 428
Sermon upon Zechariah xiv. 20, 21, . . . . 441
Sermon upon John iii. U, 15, . . . . . 453
Sermons upon 1 Thessalonians v. 16 —
Sermon I. " Eejoice evermore," . , , , 469
11. " Rejoice evermore," .... 479
Sermon upon 1 Thessalonians v. 17, . . . . 491
SERMONS
SEYEEAL TEXTS OF SCRIPTURE.
VOL. xvri.
SERMONS UPON MARK X. 17-27.
SEKMON VIII.
And take up the cross. — Maek x. 21.
DocT. 3. All those that follow Christ should prepare their shoulders for the cross.
Here I shall show — (l.)What it is to take up the cross ; (2.) The reasons why they must so do.
I. What it is to take up the cross.
1. Negatively.
[1.] Not to devise a voluntary affliction to ourselves ; as Baal's priests gashed themselves : 1 Kings xviii. 28, ' They cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till their blood gushed out upon them ; ' and the pharisees had their self-dis- ciplines. Christ is a lover of human nature, and he hath put no such severe penance upon us. This is to make the cross, not to take it up. Origen, that was too allegorical in plain texts, was too literal when he castrated himself upon that text. Mat. xix, 12, 'There be eunuchs which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake.' Christ only intended power over our natural affections.