That the revealing of the glory of Heaven in the Gospel should work mightily upon our hearts to labour for a Conversation suitable thereunto. In Titus, 2. 11, 12, 13. For the grace of God (saith he, that's the Gospel) that bringeth salvation, hath appeared to all men: (What doth it teach us?) That denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world. We have made use of this Scripture thus far already; but that which I quote it for, is the reference of this to the next words, Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Here's a Scripture that if ever the Lord did enlighten us in the things of the Gospel, that we have been brought to believe it's a Scripture that would mightily work upon our hearts to live godlily and holily: The grace of God that bringeth Salvation; what doth it teach us? Not to be licentious, and vain, and slight, and bold in our sinful courses; but teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world. Mark, it is not enough to live soberly, not to be a drunkard, to live righteously, that is, not to wrong any body, many think that's enough: But mark, indeed the light of nature (as I told you) would teach us that; but now the grace of God that bringeth Salvation teacheth us more, To deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly, and that in this present world: though we live in the midst of a wicked tempting world, yet to live godly. And what's the great argument in the Gospel to cause us to live godly in this present world? Looking for the blessed hope: Oh we look for a blessed hope that the Gospel reveals, Oh we did not understand this hope, this blessed hope till the Gospel was preached to us; but since we apprehend a blessed hope, the holy Ghost hath raised in our hearts a blessed hope of glorious things: What glorious things? Looking for the blessed hope, and glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ. We have some little glimpse of the great God when we set forth to Sea, and lance into the deeps, we see the glory of the great God, who rideth upon the wings of the wind, and whom both the Winds and the Seas obey:
That the revealing of the glory of Heaven in the Gospel should work mightily upon our hearts to labor for a Conversation sutable thereunto. In Titus, 2. 11, 12, 13. For the grace of God (saith he, that's the Gospel) that bringeth salvation, hath appeared to all men: (What doth it teach us?) That denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world. We have made use of this Scripture thus far already; but that which I quote it for, is the refference of this to the next words, Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Savior Jesus Christ. Here's a Scripture that if ever the Lord did enlighten us in the things of the Gospel, that we have been brought to beleeve it's a Scripture that would mightily work upon our hearts to live godlily and holily: The grace of God that bringeth Salvation; what doth it teach us? Not to be licentious, and vain, and slight, and bold in our sinful courses; but teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world. Mark, it is not enough to live soberly, not to be a drunkard, to live righteously, that is, not to wrong any body, many think that's enough: But mark, indeed the light of nature (as I told you) would teach us that; but now the grace of God that bringeth Salvation teacheth us more, To deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly, righteously, and godly, and that in this present world: though we live in the midst of a wicked tempting world, yet to live godly. And what's the great argument in the Gospel to cause us to live godly in this present world? Looking for the blessed hope: Oh we look for a blessed hope that the Gospel reveals, Oh we did not understand this hope, this blessed hope till the Gospel was preached to us; but since we apprehend a blessed hope, the holy Ghost hath raised in our hearts a blessed hope of glorious things: What glorious things? Looking for the blessed hope, and glorious appearing of the great God, and our Savior Jesus Christ. We have some little glimps of the great God when we set forth to Sea, and launce into the deeps, we see the glory of the great God, who rideth upon the wings of the wind, and whom both the Winds and the Seas obey:
