“We love Him because He first loved us.” Love is like an echo, it returneth what it receiveth.
— Thomas Manton (1620-1677)
God’s Will or Our Own Will?
It is but a crafty pretense when one part of the law is pleaded to excuse obedience to another; for when we pick and choose, we do not fulfill God’s will, but our own.
— Thomas Manton
God and Christ
In the Scriptures there is a portrait of God, but in Christ there is God himself. A coin bears the image of Caesar, but Caesar’s son is his own lively resemblance. Christ is the living Bible.
— Thomas Manton
Prayer
One way to get comfort is to plead the promise of God in prayer, show Him His handwriting; God is tender of His Word.
— Thomas Manton
Prayer and Faith
What an excellent ground of hope and confidence we have when we reflect upon these three things in prayer – the Father’s love, the Son’s merit, and the Spirit’s power!
— Thomas Manton
