Works
Although Manton is little known now, in his day he was held in as much esteem as men like John Owen. He was best known for his skilled expository preaching, and was a favourite of John Charles Ryle, who championed his republication in the mid-19th century, and Charles Spurgeon. Of Manton, Ryle said he was "a man who could neither say, nor do, nor write anything without being observed." Spurgeon said his works contained “a mighty mountain of sound theology” and his sermons were “second to none” to his contemporaries. He went on to say, “Manton is not brilliant, but he is always clever; he is not oratorical, but he is powerful; he is not striking, but he is deep.” His finest work is probably his Exposition of James.
- One hundred and ninety sermons on the hundred and nineteenth Psalm (Volume 1) http://archive.org/details/onehundredninety01mant OL23323172M
- One hundred and ninety sermons on the hundred and nineteenth Psalm (Volume 2) http://archive.org/details/onehundredninety02mant OL23323172M
- One hundred and ninety sermons on the hundred and nineteenth Psalm (Volume 3) http://archive.org/details/onehundredninety03mant OL23323172M
- A practical commentary, or, An exposition with notes upon the Epistle of James : delivered in sundry weekly lectures at Stoke-Newington in Middlesex, near London (1657) http://archive.org/details/practi00mant OL ia:practi00mant
- A practical commentary, or, an exposition with notes on the Epistle of James; delivered in Sunday weekly lectures at Stoke-Newington in Middlesex, near London (1842 printing) http://archive.org/details/practicalcomment00mantuoft OL7212372M
- A practical commentary, or, An exposition with notes on the Epistle of James : delivered in sundry weekly lectures at Stoke-Newington in Middlesex, near London (1653) http://archive.org/details/comment00mant OL ia:comment00mant
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