The Complete Works of Thomas Manton, Vol. 10
With Memoir of the Author (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Complete Works of Thomas Manton, Vol. 10: With Memoir of the Author<br><br>And cast ye the unprofitable servant into utter darkness: there shall he weeping and gnashing of teeth. - Mat. XXV. 30.<br><br>In these words is the positive part of the sentence; the master doth not only take away the talent, but condemneth him to eternal torments. In them take notice - (1.) Of the reason of the punishment; and then, (2.) The punishment itself.<br><br>1. The reason of the punishment is represented in the notion and character by which the party sentenced is expressed, 'The unprofitable servant.' The word unprofitable is sometimes used in a larger, and sometimes in a stricter sense. In a larger sense it is used for him that deserveth no reward; so it is said, Luke xvii. 10, 'We are unprofitable servants.' Sometimes more strictly and properly for the idle and the negligent, for them that do not their duty, and make no improvement of their gifts.<br><br>2. The punishment itself is represented by two notions: -<br><br>[1.] It is dismal, 'Cast him into utter darkness.<br><br>[2.] It is doleful, 'There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'<br><br>Sometimes hell is expressed by one of these notions; as Mat. xiii. 42, 'He will cast the tares into a furnace of fire: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth;' so Mat. xxiv. 51, 'He shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with hypocrites, where shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' It is notable, that is the punishment of the luxurious servant, that did eat and drink with the drunken, and beat his fellow-servants; and here the unprofitable servant is threatened with the same, though he was not riotous, but negligent. Sometimes by both together; as Mat. viii. 11, 12, 'The children of the kingdom shall be cast into utter darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth;' and Mat. xxii. 13, 'Take him away, and cast him into utter darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.