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Three choice and profitable sermons upon several texts of Scripture viz. Jer. 30. 17,…Three choice and profitable sermons upon severall texts of Scripture viz. Jer. 30. 17,…
Three choice and profitable sermons upon several texts of Scripture viz. Jer. 30. 17, John 14. 3, Heb. 8. 5 : the first of them being the last sermon which he preached at the court of election at Boston, the second was the last which he preached on the Lords-Day, the third was the last which he preached on his weekly-lecture-day : wherein (beside many other excellent and seasonable truths) is showed, the Lords sovereignty over, and care for his church and people, in order to both their militant and triumphant condition, and their fidelity and good affection towards himself / by that reverend servant of Christ, Mr. John Norton ...Three choice and profitable sermons upon severall texts of Scripture viz. Jer. 30. 17, John 14. 3, Heb. 8. 5 : the first of them being the last sermon which he preached at the court of election at Boston, the second was the last which he preached on the Lords-Day, the third was the last which he preached on his weekly-lecture-day : wherein (beside many other excellent and seasonable truths) is shewed, the Lords soveraignty over, and care for his church and people, in order to both their militant and triumphant condition, and their fidelity and good affection towards himself / by that reverend servant of Christ, Mr. John Norton ...
printed by S.G. and M.I. for Hezekiah Usher of Boston, 1664
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That amongst so many horrid Alarms of War, amongst so many fatal differences of Opinion raised in matters of Religion, and that also after so many, and such unwearied labours of famous Intercessors, now so often in this cause undertaken in vain; you should O Dury, the most zealous Friend of Peace, not only be seriously thinking of, but are also unto this day strongly endeavouring the Espousals of Truth and Peace between the Professors of the Gospel; we verily do largely congratulate you in the conceiving so great a design, with our utmost, and daily Prayers, helping forward (by Gods Assistance) the birth of this Man-Child. Suffer us to speak the very truth of the matter, nor is there any need to deny the same: even as the Holy-Scripture relates how the Olive Branch, brought much comfort to the Parent of the other World after the Flood, while he was lamenting over the Tremendous Spectacle of the Deluge over flowing all here below; in like manner did your Letter, breathing a very spirit of peace, as another Noah's dove, sent down from Heaven, wonderfully refresh the exile Brethren, who were almost astonished to see so many nations, that profess the Gospel, making irreconcilable war amongst themselves, together with the many and great dissentions in the business of Religion, and that monstrous flood of Error breaking forth, not out of the Cataracts of the Clouds, but the very Mouth of the Dragon.
THat amongst so many horrid Alarms of War, amongst so many fatal differences of Opinion raised in matters of Religion, and that also after so many, and such unwearied labours of famous Intercessors, now so often in this cause undertaken in vain; you should O Dury, the most zealous Friend of Peace, not onely be seriously thinking of, but are also unto this day strongly endeavouring the Espousals of Truth and Peace between the Professors of the Gospel; we verily do largely congratulate you in the conceiving so great a design, with our utmost, and daily Prayers, helping forward (by Gods Assistance) the birth of this Man-Childe. Suffer us to speak the very truth of the matter, nor is there any need to deny the same: even as the Holy-Scripture relates how the Olive Branch, brought much comfort to the Parent of the other World after the Flood, while he was lamenting over the Tremendous Spectacle of the Deluge over flowing all here below; in like manner did your Letter, breathing a very spirit of peace, as another Noahs dove, sent down from Heaven, wonderfully refresh the exile Brethren, who were almost astonished to see so many nations, that profess the Gospel, making irreconcileable war amongst themselves, together with the many and great dissentions in the business of Religion, and that monstrous flood of Errour breaking forth, not out of the Cataracts of the Clouds, but the very Mouth of the Dragon.