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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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In Synods hitherto we lived have, And now in them return unto the grave.
The other seriously meditating on the controversy of the Eucharist, brake forth into these words; I am weary with disputing. Thus, if these men might be Judges, we ought rather Pray, then Dispute, and study how to Live, then to Contend. And perhaps the Divines of either part, after they have been wearied, and broken in their Spirits with daily and continual Contentions, will more readily accept of the Counsels of Peace, which hitherto have been less acceptable, while the Sense of Anger remained fresh: After by long use they have been taught, they may prefer the waters of the Pacific Sea, before those of Meribah. Nor need we say, That those Honoured Persons, and Brethren, will perhaps more kindly entertain the Counsels of Peace, seeing there are, we know not how many Sayings, Writings, Deeds of Princes, Churches and Universities, openly testifying, That eminent men of both Orders, and that not of the lowest Rank, have not only received, but taken Counsel together, and engaged their helping hand, as need shall require: from which beginnings it is but meet to hope the best. God is able to make them workers of Peace, whom he hath given to be Seekers of Peace: If otherwise, such eminent endeavours shall not want their reward in heaven, and their honour in Israel. These are piously Heroic Enterprises, which as they do oblige all good men, so are they to be admired of them. Their Praises, how great, or how little soever, as the present age is not altogether silent about them; so will posterity declare the rest, and perhaps the unknown parts of the World.
The other seriously meditating on the controversie of the Encharist, brake forth into these words; I am weary with disputing. Thus, if these men might be Judges, we ought rather Pray, then Dispute, and study how to Live, then to Contend. And perhaps the Divines of either part, after they have been wearied, and broken in their Spirits with daily and continual Contentions, will more readily accept of the Counsels of Peace, which hitherto have been less acceptable, while the Sense of Anger remained fresh: After by long use they have been taught, they may prefer the waters of the Pacifick Sea, before those of Meribah. Nor need we say, That those Honoured Persons, and Brethren, will perhaps more kindly entertain the Counsels of Peace, seeing there are, we know not how many Sayings, Writings, Deeds of Princes, Churches and Universities, openly testifying, That eminent men of both Orders, and that not of the lowest Rank, have not onely received, but taken Counsel together, and engaged their helping hand, as need shall require: from which beginnings it is but meet to hope the best. God is able to make them workers of Peace, whom he hath given to be Seekers of Peace: If otherwise, such eminent endeavours shall not want their reward in heaven, and their honour in Israel. These are piously Heroick Enterprises, which as they do oblige all good men, so are they to be admired of them. Their Praises, how great, or how little soever, as the present age is not altogether silent about them; so will posterity declare the rest, and perhaps the unknown parts of the World.