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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
Sermon 2: THE BELIEVERS CONSOLATION, In the Remembrance of his Heavenly Mansion prepared for him…
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Instr. 2. The New man (the Believer) is never at rest till he is with Christ in his Mansion-house. If you never find any such thing in you, but that, if you might have your desire, you would be here always, believe it you have not this New man in you: this New man never is at rest, till it comes to Christ. It is true, there is weakness in the best, and unbelief-may prevail too-too much, but I speak of this new Nature that is in these, and reigns in these that are Regenerate. You know how it is with those that love one another: after that Jacob knew what was become of Joseph, there was no staying of Jacob; Let me go and see him before I dye, Gen. 45.28. What was the reason of it? there was ⟨p. 21⟩an entire love one unto another. You know how it is with those that do indeed love one another, that have been long absent one from another, they cannot rest until they meet: Was there any did ever love another, as the New man loves Christ? The New man loves him with a divine love, the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame, Cant. 8.6. There are some on earth that do long after Christ; there are those on earth that do desire after Heaven: and do any love another, as Jesus Christ loves the New man? There must be a meeting between these two Lovers; I will come, and receive you to my self. Mark how John concludes the Revelations, Chap. 22. ver. 21. Behold I come, saith Christ: He that-testifieth of these things, saith, I come; Amen, even so come Lord Jesus. Here is a longing to be with Christ. In any of your queries concerning Christ, you are never at rest rill you come to Heaven: it is the proper Being of the Sun to be in motion; this New man is a divine man, and his motion is still unto, and after Christ.
Instr. 2. The New man (the Believer) is never at rest till he is with Christ in his Mansion-house. If you never finde any such thing in you, but that, if you might have your desire, you would be here alwayes, believe it you have not this New man in you: this New man never is at rest, till it comes to Christ. It is true, there is weakness in the best, and unbelief-may prevail too-too much, but I speak of this new Nature that is in these, and reigns in these that are Regenerate. You know how it is with those that love one another: after that Jacob knew what was become of Joseph, there was no staying of Jacob; Let me go and see him before I dye,