SERMON XX – Thomas Manton

SERMON XX – Thomas Manton EPH. 2:10. For we are his Workmanship, created in Christ Iesus unto good Works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. WE come now to the End, why we are brought into this Estate, created unto good Works, &c. the End is not to live idly or […]

SERMON XIX – Thomas Manton

SERMON XIX – Thomas Manton EPH. 2:10.  For we are his Workmanship, created in Christ Iesus unto good Works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. THe Apostle in the Context asserteth that our whole Salvation is of Grace, not of Works, he now proveth it. That which is the Effect of […]

SERMON XVIII – Thomas Manton

SERMON XVIII – Thomas Manton MAT. 7:12. Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that Men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the Law and the Prophets. IT is a general Complaint of the World, that Christians are defective in the Duties of the second Table. Some Hypocrites may be […]

SERMON XVII – Thomas Manton

SERMON XVII – Thomas Manton DEUT. 30:15. See, I have set before thee this day, Life and Good, Death and Evil.   Moses the Man of God having acquainted the People with the Tenour of God’s Commandments, both concerning Worship and civil Conversation, doth inforce all by a pregnant Exhortation, laying be∣fore their Eyes the Blessings […]

SERMON XVI – Thomas Manton

SERMON XVI – Thomas Manton JOHN 3:16. God so loved the World, that he gave his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, should not pe∣rish, but have everlasting Life. IN these words you have the Sum and Substance of the Gospel. In them observe, 1. The Fountain and Original of all that Grace and […]

SERMON XV – Thomas Manton

SERMON XV – Thomas Manton ACTS 21:14. And when he would not be perswaded, we ceased, saying; The Will of the Lord be done.   The History that concerns this passage, begins at the 8th verse. In the whole you may take Notice; I. Of the Occasion. II. Of the Carriage of the Saints upon it. […]

SERMON XIV – Thomas Manton

SERMON XIV – Thomas Manton ECCL. 9:11. I returned, and saw under the Sun, that the Race is not to the Swift, nor the Battel to the Strong, neither yet Bread to the Wise, nor yet Riches to Men of Understanding, nor yet Favour to Men of Skill; but Time and Chance happeneth to them all. […]

SERMON XIII – Thomas Manton

SERMON XIII – Thomas Manton 1 TIM. 6:8. And having Food and Rayment, let us be therewith content. THe Apostle hath mentioned some in the 5th verse that counted Gain was Godliness; that is, suited their Godliness with their wordly Ends, or made a trade of it to live by. Their Religion must bear all […]

SERMON XII – Thomas Manton

SERMON XII – Thomas Manton JOB 19:25.For I know that my Redeemer liveth. THese words were spoken by job, a Man for the present miserable, and suspected by his Friends as one that neither feared God, nor trusted in him: Therefore to comfort himself in his Misery, and to vindicate his Innocency, he makes Confession […]

SERMON XI – Thomas Manton

SERMON XI – Thomas Manton GAL. 5. 16. This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not ful∣fil the Lust of the Flesh.   IN these Words, Observe, 1. A Duty enforced. 2. The Consequent and Fruit of it. 1. The Duty is, to walk in the Spirit, which is the sum of […]

SERMON X – Thomas Manton

SERMON X – Thomas Manton ROM. 1. part of the 29th and 30th Verses.—Whisperers, Backbiters.   THe Context sheweth how corrupt and miserable Man’s Nature is without Christ, his Heart was first withdrawn from God, and then became a Sink of loathsom Sins and Vices. Therefore the Apostle telleth us, how after Men were false to God, how […]

SERMON IX – Thomas Manton

SERMON IX – Thomas Manton MAT. 27:46. And about the ninth Hour, Iesus cryed with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabacthani; that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou for∣saken me? IN the History of the Passion you will find, that our Lord Jesus was exercised with all kind of Temptations, affron∣ted […]

SERMON VIII – Thomas Manton

SERMON VIII – Thomas Manton EPHES. 1:8. Wherein he hath abounded towards us in all Wisdom and Prudence.   IN the context the Apostle speaks of the Spiritual Bles∣sings we have by Christ: he considers them under a three∣fold reference. 1. As they were appointed and prepa∣red for Believers in God’s Decree of Election. There was […]

SERMON VII – Thomas Manton

SERMON VII – Thomas Manton 2 THESS. 3:5. —And into the patient waiting for Christ.   THe Words are a Prayer: and the Apostle prays here for those things, which are most necessary to Chri∣stians; Love to God, and patient waiting for Christ. I come now to handle the second Branch. The Point is this: Doct. That […]

SERMON VI – Thomas Manton

SERMON VI – Thomas Manton 2 THESS. 3. 5. And the Lord direct your Hearts into the Love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.   THere are two things keep Religion alive in the Soul, a Love to God, and a hearty intent upon the coming of Christ. These are the two necessary […]

SERMON V – Thomas Manton

SERMON V – Thomas Manton MARK 9:49 For every one shall be salted with Fire, and every Sacri∣fice shall be salted with Salt. IN the Context you have a Caution, which our Lord gives against Scandals and Offences given to others, ei∣ther by Defection from the Truth, or by a sinful Conver∣sation. And, 1. He intimates […]

SERMON IV – Thomas Manton

SERMON IV – Thomas Manton 2 PETER 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and preci∣ous Promises, that by these you might be Partakers of the Divine Nature, having escaped the Corrup∣tion that is in the World through Lust. IN these Words the Apostle extolleth the Grace of God towards us in the Gospel. In […]

SERMON III – Thomas Manton

SERMON III – Thomas Manton ACTS 3:26.Unto you first, God having raised up his Son Iesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his Iniquities. THese Words are the Conclusion of the Second Sermon, that was preach’d after the pouring out of the Spirit; And in them you may […]

SERMON II – Thomas Manton

SERMON II – Thomas Manton PSALMS 32:1-2.  Blessed is he whose Transgression is forgiven, whose Sin is covered. Blessed is the Man unto whom the Lord imputeth not Iniquity, and in whose Spirit there is no Guile. IN this Text I observed, That it is a great degree and step towards, yea a considerable part […]

SERMON. I – Thomas Manton

SERMON. I – Thomas Manton PSALMS. 32:1-2.  Blessed is he whose Transgression is forgiven, whose Sin is covered. Blessed is the Man unto whom the Lord imputeth not Iniquity, and in whose Spirit there is no Guile. THE Title of this Psalm is A Psalm of In∣struction; and so called, because David was willing to […]

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:12 – Thomas Manton

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:12 – Thomas Manton THE TWELFTH VERSE. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare […]

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:11 – Thomas Manton

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:11 – Thomas Manton THE ELEVENTH VERSE. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many for he shall bear their iniquities. Isaiah 53:11 THE prophet goeth on in describing the glorious […]

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:10 – Thomas Manton

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:10 – Thomas Manton THE TENTH VERSE. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shall make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of […]

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:9 – Thomas Manton

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:9 – Thomas Manton And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. – Isaiah 53:9 THE prophet goeth on with the account of Christ’s sufferings, […]

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:8 – Thomas Manton

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:8 – Thomas Manton THE EIGHTH VERSE. He was taken from prison and from judgment; and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgression of my people was he stricken. – Isaiah 53:8 […]

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:7 – Thomas Manton

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:7 – Thomas Manton THE SEVENTH VERSE. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted; yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. – […]

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:6 – Thomas Manton

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:6 – Thomas Manton THE SIXTH VERSE. All we, like sheep, have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid upon him the iniquities of us all. – Isaiah 53:6 IN this verse we have two things […]

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:5 – Thomas Manton

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:5 – Thomas Manton THE FIFTH VERSE. He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and by his stripes we are healed. – Isaiah 53:5 THE prophet having in the former verse briefly […]

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:4 – Thomas Manton

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:4 – Thomas Manton THE FOURTH VERSE. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. – Isaiah 53:4 THE prophet having given you the meanness of Christ’s birth, and the manner of […]

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:3 – Thomas Manton

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:3 – Thomas Manton THE THIRD VERSE. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him: he was despised, and we esteemed him not. – Isaiah 53:3 THE prophet […]

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:2 – Thomas Manton

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:2 – Thomas Manton THE SECOND VERSE. For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness: and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we […]

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:1 – Thomas Manton

A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION UPON 53 CHAPTER OF ISAIAH – Isaiah 53:1 – Thomas Manton A PRACTICAL EXPOSITION. THE FIRST VERSE Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?—Isa 53:1. SHALL in the course of this exercise go over the several verses of this chapter, which is an eminent […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. VII – Mat. 17:6-8 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. VII – Mat. 17:6-8 – Thomas Manton  And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, be not afraid. And when they had lift up their eyes, they saw […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. VI – Mat. 17:5 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. VI – Mat. 17:5 – Thomas Manton  This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased; hear ye him. — Mat. 17:5. I. THE design and intent of this scripture is to set forth the Lord Jesus as the great mediator, as appeareth– […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. V – Mat. 17:5 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. V – Mat. 17:5 – Thomas Manton While he yet Spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, this is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. — Mat. 17:5. […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. IV – Mat. 17:4; Luke 9:32-33 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. IV – Mat. 17:4; Luke 9:32-33 – Thomas Manton Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. III – Mat. 17:3; Luke 9:30-31 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. III – Mat. 17:3; Luke 9:30-31 – Thomas Manton  And behold there appeared unto him Moses and Elias talking with him. — Mat. 17:3. with, And behold there talked with him two men, Moses and Elias, who appeared in glory, and spake of his […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. II – Mat. 17:2; Luke 9:29 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. II – Mat. 17:2; Luke 9:29 – Thomas Manton And he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. — Mat. 17:2. with, And, as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. I – Mat. 17:1, Luke 9:28 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. I – Mat. 17:1, Luke 9:28 – Thomas Manton THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST. SERMON I. – Mat. 17:1, Luke 9: 28. And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them into an high mountain apart. — Mat. 17:1; with, […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. VII – Mat. 4:11 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. VII – Mat. 4:11 – Thomas Manton Then the devil leaveth him, and behold angels came and ministered unto him. — Mat. 4:11. IN these words you have the issue and close of Christ’s temptations. The issue is double:–(1.) In respect of the adversary; […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. VI – Mat. 4:10 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. VI – Mat. 4:10 – Thomas Manton  Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. — Mat. 4:10. THIRDLY, Christ’s answer and reply, which is double: […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. V – Mat. 4:8-9 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. V – Mat. 4:8-9 – Thomas Manton Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; and saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. IV – Mat. 4:7 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. IV – Mat. 4:7 – Thomas Manton Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. — Mat. 4:7. HERE is Christ’s answer to the second temptation, where two things are observable:– First, That Christ answered. Secondly, […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. III – Mat. 4:5-6 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. III – Mat. 4:5-6 – Thomas Manton Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. II – Mat. 4:2-4 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. II – Mat. 4:2-4 – Thomas Manton  And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterwards an hungered. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. I – Mat. 4:1 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST – SERMON. I – Mat. 4:1 – Thomas Manton THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. SERMON I. – Mat. 4:1. Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted of the devil.–Mat. IV. 1. THIS scripture giveth us the history of Christ’s temptation, […]

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – TO THE READER – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S TEMPTATION AND TRANSFIGURATION – TO THE READER – Thomas Manton CHRIST’S TEMPTATION ANDTRANSFIGURATION PRACTICALLY  EXPLAINED AND IMPROVED IN SEVERAL  SERMONS. TO THE READER THE following discourses on those important subjects of the temptation and transfiguration of our blessed Saviour, together with the sermons on the first chapter of the Epistle to the Colossians, from […]

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. VIII – Col. 1:20 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. VIII – Col. 1:20 – Thomas Manton And having made peace by the blood of his cross, to reconcile all things to himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. — Col. I. 20. IN these words observe: […]

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. VII – Col. 1:19; 2:9. – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. VII – Col. 1:19; 2:9. – Thomas Manton For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell. — Col. 1:19. with, For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. — Col. 2:9. THESE words are produced to prove that […]

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. VI- Col. 1:18 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. VI- Col. 1:18 – Thomas Manton  Who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead. — Col. I. 18. I COME now to consider the first particular title which is given to Christ. There are two other titles given to Christ–the one respects the state […]

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. V – Col. 1:18 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. V – Col. 1:18 – Thomas Manton And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. — Col. I. 18. THE context is spent in representing […]

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. IV – Col. 1:17 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. IV – Col. 1:17 – Thomas Manton And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. — Col. I. 17. THE apostle had asserted the dignity of Christ’s person by ascribing the work of creation to him: now the work of conservation […]

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. III – Col.1:16 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. III – Col.1:16 – Thomas Manton For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him. –Col. […]

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. II – Col.1:15 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON. II – Col.1:15 – Thomas Manton Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature. — Col. 1:15. THE apostle having mentioned our redemption, doth now fall upon a description of the Redeemer. He is set forth by two things:– First, […]

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON I – Col. 1:14 – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – SERMON I – Col. 1:14 – Thomas Manton REDEMPTION BY CHRIST. SERMON I. – Col. 1:14. In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.– Col. I. 14. THE apostle, in the former verse, had spoken of our slavery and bond age […]

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – TO THE CHRISTIAN READER – Thomas Manton

CHRIST’S ETERNAL EXISTENCE AND THEDIGNITY OF HIS PERSON – TO THE CHRISTIAN READER – Thomas Manton TO THE CHRISTIAN READER. HERE are presented to thy view some of the further profitable and pious labours of that eminent divine, Dr Manton (now with God), who though, like a tree full of fruit, he has already yielded […]

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 10 – Forever. Amen. – Thomas Manton

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 10 – Forever. Amen. – Thomas Manton ALL this is sealed up to us in the last word, Amen; which may signify, either so be it, so let it be, or so it shall be. The word Amen sometimes is taken nominally: Rev. iii. 14, Thus saith […]

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 9 – For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen – Thomas Manton

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 9 – For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen – Thomas Manton  IN these words we have the conclusion of all, and that which giveth us confidence in the requests we make to God. First, The confirmation is taken from the […]

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 8 – But deliver us from evil – Thomas Manton

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 8 – But deliver us from evil – Thomas Manton WE come to the close. The words apo` tou ponerou may be rendered, either from the evil one,’ or from the evil thing.’ First, From the evil one: Mat. xiii. 19, Then cometh, o ponero`s, the evil […]

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 7 – And lead us not into temptation – Thomas Manton

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 7 – And lead us not into temptation – Thomas Manton WE are now come to the sixth petition, which is doubly expressed:– 1. Negatively, Lead us not into temptation. 2. Affirmatively, But deliver us from evil. The first part doth more concern preventing grace, that we […]

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 6 – And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors – Thomas Manton

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 6 – And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors – Thomas Manton WE have now done with the supplications of this prayer, and are come to the deprecations. The supplications are those petitions which we make to God for obtaining of that which is […]

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 5 – Give us this day our daily bread – Thomas Manton

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 5 – Give us this day our daily bread – Thomas Manton WE are now come to the second sort of petitions, that concern ourselves, as the former did more immediately concern God. Now you may observe the style in the prayer is altered. It was before, […]

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 4 – Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven – Thomas Manton

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 4 – Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven – Thomas Manton WE are come to the third petition, which is fitly subjoined to the former. In the preface we own our relation to God, Our Father.’ In the first petition we express […]

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 3 – Thy kingdom come – Thomas Manton

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 3 – Thy kingdom come – Thomas Manton THE first petition concerneth the end, the rest the means. Now, among all the means, none hath such a near and immediate respect to the glory of God as Christ’s kingdom; for here there is more of God discovered, […]

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 2 -Hallowed be thy name – Thomas Manton

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 2 – Hallowed be thy name – Thomas Manton WE are now come to the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer; there three things will fall under discussion:– I. The order of this petition. II. The necessity of putting up such a request to God. III. The […]

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 1 -Our Father which art in heaven – Thomas Manton

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – 1 -Our Father which art in heaven – Thomas Manton I HAVE insisted upon the foregoing verses, which do concern the duty of prayer; let me now come to the Lord’s Prayer itself. This prayer was formed and indited by Christ, and therefore to be highly esteemed […]

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – INTRODUCTION – Thomas Manton

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – INTRODUCTION – Thomas Manton INTRODUCTION. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet; and when thou hast shut the door, pray to thy Father, &c.–Mat. VI. 6-8. I INTEND to go over the Lord’s Prayer; and, to make way for it, I shall speak a little […]

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – PREFACE – Thomas Manton

A Practical Exposition of The Lord’s Prayer – PREFACE – Thomas Manton PREFACE. SUCH is the divine matter and admirable order of the Lord’s Prayer, as became the eternal wisdom of God, that composed and dictated it to his disciples. In it are opened the fountains of all our regular petitions, and the arguments contained […]

An Exposition of the Epistle of James – James Chapter 5 – Thomas Manton

An Exposition of the Epistle of James – James Chapter 5 – Thomas Manton  Commentary and Notes on Verse 1 Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you. Before I come to the particular verses of this paragraph, it will be necessary to consider the people […]

An Exposition of the Epistle of James – James Chapter 4 – Thomas Manton

An Exposition of the Epistle of James – James Chapter 4 – Thomas Manton Commentary on Verse 1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? In the previous chapter James had spoken against fights, since they proceed from envy, and pressed his readers to a […]

An Exposition of the Epistle of James – James Chapter 3 – Thomas Manton

An Exposition of the Epistle of James – James Chapter 3 – Thomas Manton Commentary on Verse 1 Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. Here the apostle diverts to another matter, reinforcing what he had said in the […]

An Exposition of the Epistle of James – James Chapter 2 – Thomas Manton

An Exposition of the Epistle of James – James Chapter 2 – Thomas Manton  Commentary on Verse 1 My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don’t show favoritism. This chapter has two special admonitions, which were very necessary then. The first is against favoritism because of outward advantages, especially in church matters. […]

An Exposition of the Epistle of James-James Chapter 1 – Thomas Manton

An Exposition of the Epistle of James – James Chapter 1 – Thomas Manton Commentary on Verse 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. James. There were two people of this name—the son of Zebedee, and the son of Alphaeus (James […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 25 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 25 – Thomas Manton Verse 25          Ver. 25. To the only wise God, our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, now and ever. Amen.          The apostle in this verse goeson with that doxology which he had […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 24 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 24 – Thomas Manton Verse 24         Ver. 24. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.         The apostle having persuaded them […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 22, 23 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 22, 23 – Thomas Manton Verse 22, 23         Ver. 22, 23. And of some have compassion, making a difference: and others save with fear, putting them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.         […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 21 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 21 – Thomas Manton Verse 21         Ver. 21. Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.         The apostle goeson directing to the means of perseverance. As before […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 20 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 20 – Thomas Manton Verse 20         Ver. 20. But ye, beloved, build up yourselves in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost.         Here the apostle comes to exhort; as all along, with the description of seducers, […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 19 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 19 – Thomas Manton Verse 19         Ver. 19. Those be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.         Here the apostle comes to inform them who these mockers were of whom the apostles of the Lord spake. […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 18 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 18 – Thomas Manton Verse 18         Ver. 18. How that they told you that there should be mockers in the last time, walking after their own ungodly lusts.          How that they told you. He meaneth not in word, […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 17 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 17 – Thomas Manton Verse 17         Ver. 17. But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.          Having described these seducers, he exhorteth those to whom he wrote to […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 16 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 16 – Thomas Manton Verse 16         Ver. 16. These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.         Here the apostle comes to make […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 15 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 15 – Thomas Manton Verse 15        Ver. 15. To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly amongst them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 14 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 14 – Thomas Manton Verse 14         Ver. 14. And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousand of his saints.         The apostle urgeth another argument to imply the destruction […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 13 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 13 – Thomas Manton Verse 13         Ver. 13. Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.         Here are two other comparisons, the one taken from […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 12 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 12 – Thomas Manton Verse 12         Ver. 12. These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 11 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 11 – Thomas Manton Verse 11         Ver. 11. Woe unto them, for they have gone the way of Cain, and run greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.         Here the […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 10 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 10 – Thomas Manton Verse 10         Ver. 10. But these speak evil of the things which they know not; but, what they knoiu naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.        In this verse he showeth the […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 9 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 9 – Thomas Manton Verse 9        Ver. 9. Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil (he disputed about the body of Moses}, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.         The […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 8 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 8 – Thomas Manton Verse 8        Ver. 8. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.         In this verse you have the apodosis of the former instance: likewise is the adverb that […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 7 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 7 – Thomas Manton Verse 7         Ver. 7. Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh,are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 6 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 6 – Thomas Manton Verse 6        Ver. 6. And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains, under darkness, unto the judgment of the great day.          In this […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 5 – Thomas Manton 

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 5 – Thomas Manton Verse 5         Ver. 5. I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterwards destroyed them that believed not.     […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE- Verse 4 – Thomas Manton 

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE- Verse 4 – Thomas Manton Verse 4          Ver. 4. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation; ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 3 – Thomas Manton 

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE-Verse 3 – Thomas Manton Verse 3        Ver. 3. Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write to you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write to you, and exhort you, that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE – Verse 2 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE – Verse 2 – Thomas Manton Verse 2 Ver. 2. Mercy unto you, and peace and love be multiplied.        We are now come to the third thing in the inscription, and that is the form of salutation, delivered, as all apostolical salutations are, […]

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE. – Verse 1 – Thomas Manton

AN EXPOSITION, WITH NOTES, UPON THE EPISTLE OF JUDE. – Verse 1 – Thomas Manton Verse 1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, preserved in Jesus Christ, and called.—Ver. 1. HIS epistle, as others, beginneth with usual Christian salutations; these are continued […]

SERMON XX – Eph 2:10 – Thomas Manton

SERMON XX – Eph 2:10 – Thomas Manton SERMON XX. – Eph. II. 10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. —Eph. II. 10. WE come now to the end why we are brought into this estate, created unto […]

SERMON XIX – Eph 2:10 – Thomas Manton

SERMON XIX – Eph 2:10 – Thomas Manton SERMON XIX. – Eph. II. 10. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. —Eph. II. 10. HE apostle in the context asserteth that our whole salvation is of grace, not of […]

SERMON XVIII – Matt 7:12 – Thomas Manton

SERMON XVIII – Matt 7:12 – Thomas Manton SERMON XVIII. – Mat. VII. 12. Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them; for this is the law and the prophets. — Mat. VII. 12. T is a general complaint of the world that Christians are […]

SERMON XVII – Deut 30:15 – Thomas Manton

SERMON XVII – Deut 30:15 – Thomas Manton SERMON XVII. – Deut. XXX. 15. See, I have set before thee this day life and good, death and evil. — Deut. XXX. 15. OSES, the man of God, having acquainted the people with the tenor of God’s commandments, both concerning worship and civil conversation, doth enforce […]

SERMON XVI – John 3:16 – Thomas Manton

SERMON XVI – John 3:16 – Thomas Manton SERMON XVI. – John III. 16. God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. —John III. 16. N these words you have the sum and substance of the gospel. In them observe: […]

SERMON XV – Acts 21:14 – Thomas Manton

SERMON XV – Acts 21:14 – Thomas Manton SERMON XV. – Acts XXI. 14. And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. —Acts 21:14. HE history that concerns this passage begins at the 8th verse. In the whole you may take notice: — I. Of the […]

SERMON XIV – Eccles 9:11 – Thomas Manton

SERMON XIV – Eccles 9:11 – Thomas Manton SERMON XIV. – Eccles. IX. 11. I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; […]

SERMON XIII – 1 Tim 6:8 – Thomas Manton

SERMON XIII – 1 Tim 6:8 – Thomas Manton SERMON XIII – 1 Tim. VI. 8. And having food and raiment, let us be therewith content. —1 Tim. VI. 8. HE apostle hath mentioned some in the 5th verse that counted ‘gain was godliness; ’ that is, suited their godliness with their worldly ends, or […]

SERMON XII – Job 19:25 – Thomas Manton

SERMON XII – Job 19:25 – Thomas Manton SERMON XII. – Job XIX. 25. ‘For I know that my Redeemer liveth. ’—Job XIX. 25. HESE words were spoken by Job, a man for the present miserable, and suspected by his friends as one that neither feared God nor trusted in him. Therefore, to comfort himself […]

SERMON XI – Gal 5:16 – Thomas Manton

SERMON XI – Gal 5:16 – Thomas Manton SERMON XI. – Gal. V. 16. This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. —Gal. V. 16. N these words observe—(1. ) A duty enforced; (2. ) The consequent and fruit of it. 1. The duty is […]

SERMON X – Rom 1:29-30 – Thomas Manton

SERMON X – Rom 1:29-30 – Thomas Manton SERMON X. – Rom. I. 29-30. Whisperers, backbiters. —Rom. I. , part of the 29th and 30th verses. HE context showeth how corrupt and miserable man’s nature is with out Christ. His heart was first withdrawn from God, and then became a sink of loathsome sins and […]

SERMON IX – Matt27:46 – Thomas Manton

SERMON IX – Matt27:46 – Thomas Manton SERMON IX. – Mat. XXVII. 46. And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? —Mat. XXVII. 46. N the history of the passion you will find that our […]

SERMON VIII – Eph.1:8 – Thomas Manton

SERMON VIII – Eph.1:8 – Thomas Manton Wherein he hath abounded towards us in all wisdom and prudence. —Eph. I. 8. N the context the apostle speaks of the spiritual blessings we have by Christ: he considers them under a threefold reference; — (1. ) As they were appointed and prepared for believers in God’s […]

SERMON VII – 2 Thes. 3:5 – Thomas Manton

SERMON VII – 2 Thes. 3:5 – Thomas Manton And into the patient waiting for Christ. —2 Thes. 3:5. HE words are a prayer; and the apostle prays here for those things which are most necessary to Christians— love to God, and patient waiting for Christ. I come now to handle the second branch. The […]

SERMON VI – 2 Thes. 3:5 – Thomas Manton

SERMON VI – 2 Thes. 3:5 – Thomas Manton And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. —2 Thes. 3:5. HERE are two things keep religion alive in the soul—a love to God, and a hearty intent upon the coming of Christ. These are the […]

SERMON V – Mark 9 – Thomas Manton

SERMON V – Mark 9 – Thomas Manton For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. —Mark 9:49. In the context you have a caution which our Lord gives against scandals and offences given to others, either by defection from the truth, or by a sinful conversation. […]

SERMON IV- 2 Peter 1:4 – Thomas Manton

SERMON IV- 2 Peter 1:4 – Thomas Manton Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises, that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. —2 Pet. I. 4. In these words the apostle extolleth the grace of God towards […]

SERMON III. Acts 3:26 – Thomas Manton 

SERMON III. Acts 3:26 – Thomas Manton SERMON III. – Acts III. 26. Unto you first, God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.— Acts 3:26. THESE words are the conclusion of the second sermon that was preached after the pouring […]

SERMON II. Psalms32:1-2 – Thomas Manton 

SERMON II. Psalms32:1-2 – Thomas Manton Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.—Ps. XXXII. 1, 2. In this text I observed, that it is a great degree and step towards, yea, a […]

United With Christ – Thomas Manton

United With Christ – Thomas Manton “That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me” (John 17:21). Though it be secret and mystical, yet it [our union with Christ] is […]

Seeing to Business – Thomas Manton 

Seeing to Business – Thomas Manton “I am glorified in them” (John 17:10). Those that mind Christ’s glory, he mindeth their salvation. He is interceding for you in heaven when you are glorifying him on earth; he is doing your business in heaven when you are doing his business in the world; he is your […]

He Hasn’t Forgotten –  Thomas Manton 

He Hasn’t Forgotten – Thomas Manton “… but these are in the world, and I come to thee” (John 17:11). We have Christ always for us in heaven; he hath a part of his office to perform there. His absence doth not hinder us from having a right to him, or a spiritual possession of […]

 Experience –  Thomas Manton 

Experience – Thomas Manton “For it became him [the Father]…. in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings” (Heb. 2:10). Christ hath had experience of all trials whereinto any of his servants can fall, poverty, forsaking of friends, exile, imprisonment, hunger, nakedness, watching, weariness, pain of body, […]

Eternal Riches – Thomes Manton

Eternal Riches – Thomes Manton “The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever” (1 Peter 1:24-25). Be not contented with outward happiness; things are worthy according to their duration. Nature hath such a sense of God’s eternity that the more lasting things are, it accounteth […]

Christ’s Prayers – Thomas Manton

Christ’s Prayers – Thomas Manton “I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine” (John 17:9). On it is a sad thing not to have a name in Christ’s prayer. There is a great number left out; and if you will know […]

Christ’s Merit – Thomas manton

Christ’s Merit – Thomas manton “I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me” (John 17:23). He loveth us because he loved Christ. Therefore it is said: Eph. 1:6, […]

Psalm 32 vs 1,2

Psalm 32 vs 1,2 – Thomas Manton Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile—ps. Xxxii. 1, 2. The title of this psalm is ‘a psalm of instruction,’ and so called be cause […]