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Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
In the Text you may observe a position, and a conclusion. A position. And that is, that God deals in a singular way of mercy with his people above all other people. And then the Conclusion, praise ye the Lord.
Doct. That God deals in a singular way of mercy with his people, and therefore expects singular praises from his people.
God expects of his people, return of praise according to the mercy that they have received. […], was a man not altogether forgetful of the mercy of God; yet he rendered not according to the benefit he had received from God. Christ expects that (Math. 5. 47.) his disciples should do more than others: that seeing they do receive more from him in a way of mercy they should return him the more praise and glory.
God expects of his people, return of praise according to the mercy that they have received. 〈…〉, was a man not altogether forgetful of the mercy of God; yet he rendred not according to the benefit he had received from God. Christ expects that (Math. 5. 47.) his disciples should do more than others: that seeing they do receive more from him in a way of mercy they should return him the more praise and glory.