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“One leak may sink a ship” (Manton)
Puritan Pastor Thomas Manton wrote the following, while preaching on Psalm 119:6. It reminds us that if we allow even one sin to linger around our feet, we may be undone. “Keep but your passion afoot, or your lust afoot, … Continue reading
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“Chemo for My Cancered Soul”
James I. Packer has a great little article on CT’s Christian History web site, entitled God’s Chemo for My Cancered Soul. He is a fan of the puritans, and draws much help from John Owen. Here are two paragraphs from … Continue reading
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Tuesday: Manton on the goal of worship
God will be sought in his own ordinances. Christ walks in the midst of the golden candlesticks. If you would find a man, mind where is his walk and usual resort. … To serve God is one thing; to seek … Continue reading
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Thomas Manton Tuesday!
I can still remember the day, well over a decade ago I was reading comments on Psalm 119 by my favorite Puritan, Thomas Manton, and ran across this helpful explanation of the exercise of faith. The verse from the psalm … Continue reading
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Tuesday? Thomas Manton: A Constant Obedience
Wicked men have their good moods, and devout pangs in the way to Heaven, but they are not lasting. They will go with God a step or two; but it is said, “He that walketh in the law of the … 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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