1.0Banner of Truth USAhttps://banneroftruth.org/usrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DZBc49uecr"><a href="https://banneroftruth.org/us/about/banner-authors/thomas-manton/">Thomas Manton</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://banneroftruth.org/us/about/banner-authors/thomas-manton/embed/#?secret=DZBc49uecr" width="600" height="338" title="“Thomas Manton” — Banner of Truth USA" data-secret="DZBc49uecr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://banneroftruth.org/us/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://banneroftruth.org/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2013/05/MANTON-Thomas_1_detail.jpg442473Born in Somerset in 1620 from a long line of ministers, Thomas Manton entered the University of Oxford as early as 1635. Such was his progress that he was ordained by Bishop Hall at the age of nineteen. His first charge was in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, where he remained for seven years. Testimony to his […]