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Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification,…
Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crab. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanley Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crabb. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanly Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.
London: printed by S. Griffin for Will, 1660
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.
JOHN 1.12. But to as many as received him, to them gave he Power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his Name.
Having heretofore declared unto you the woeful estate and condition wherein we stand by nature, I proceeded to the Remedy, that God of his infinite Mercy hath provided for the recovery of miserable sinners from the wrath to come. And therein I proposed two things, that our Saviour that was to advance us, and raise us out of this condition, when we had lost our selves in Adam; We having eaten sour grapes, he was to have his teeth set on edge; we accounted him smitten of God, and buffeted; but we had sinned, and he was beaten. That when the Lord in his wrath was ready to smite us, he underwent the dint of Gods sword, and stood betwixt the blow and us; the blow lighted ⟨p. 394⟩on him that was equal with God, and deserved not to be beaten. Awake O sword against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow. The sword was unwilling to strike him; and thus being smitten he became a propitiation for our sins: The chastisement of our peace was on him. He offered himself a sacrifice: Here are two things considerable; 1. How Christ was offered for us. 2. How he is offered to us.
HHaving heretofore declared unto you the wofull estate and condition wherein we stand by nature, I proceeded to the Remedy, that God of his infinite Mercy hath provided for the recovery of miserable sinners from the wrath to come. And therein I proposed two things, that our Saviour that was to advance us, and raise us out of this condition, when we had lost our selves in Adam; We having eaten sowre grapes, he was to have his teeth set on edge; we accounted him smitten of God, and buffeted; but we had sinned, and he was beaten. That when the Lord in his wrath was ready to smite us, he underwent the dint of Gods sword, and stood betwixt the blow and us; the blow lighted