Tag Archives: happiness
Manton: choose eternal things over temporal…
“It is not only an affront put upon God, but also a great wrong, to neglect the word of God, and the way He prescribes, and to seek blessedness in temporal things,” says puritan Thomas Manton while preaching on Psalm … Continue reading
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Weekly taste of Thomas Manton…
The keen puritan pastor wrote this while preaching on Psalm 119:5 — “Wicked men may desire their own happiness, though not upon God’s terms. …Every man would be blessed, and go to heaven, if it were left up to his … Continue reading
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Tuesday? Thomas Manton day!
Every Tuesday I hope to post a delicious morsel from my favorite Puritan, Thomas Manton (c.1620–1677). Emphasis is my own. “To convince us of sin, to humble the heart, to reduce and bring us back to God, there is no … Continue reading
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