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Early piety, exemplified in the life and death of Mr. Nathanael Mather, who ...…

Name: Early piety, exemplified in the life and death of Mr. Nathanael Mather, who ...…
Author: Cotton Mather

Early piety, exemplified in the life and death of Mr. Nathanael Mather, who ... changed earth for heaven, Oct. 17. 1688 whereto are added some discourses on the true nature, the great reward, and the best season of such a walk with God as he left a pattern of.

Cotton Mather 1663–1728London: printed by J. Astwood for John Dunton, 1689

[14], 60 [i.e. 62], [2], 86 p. · 32k words · Wing M1097A · ESTC R20873

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THE GOOD END OF A GOOD WALK. › DOCT. To be taken by God from a Mortal Estate on Earth, to a Glorio… › Proposition 2: PROP. II.

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They that Walk with God, shall be taken by God unto a glorious Estate in Heaven too.

:214p. 31–32

We shall be taken by God, when we are taken by Death. But unto what shall we be taken? A New Sight will chiefly constitute the New State which God will take us to. In short, we shall be taken to a Full, Refreshing, Transforming sight of God in Christ, among the Righteous for ever. I shall give but a touch at these things; we do but stammer and stumble when we attempt a Description of them. Indeed, I know not whether I had best offer at any Description of this glorious Estate; or instead thereof, only say as he said unto Nathanael once, Go and see. Yet however, ⟨p. 32⟩this little Cluster of Notions we may carry with us to the heavenly Country, from whence they were brought unto us.

We shall be taken by God, when we are taken by Death. But unto what shall we be taken? A New Sight will chiefly constitute the New State vvhich God will take us to. In short, we shall be taken to a Full, Refreshing, Transforming sight of God in Christ, among the Righteous for ever. I shall give but a touch at these things; we do but stammer and stumble vvhen we attempt a Description of them. Indeed, I know not vvhether I had best offer at any Description of this glorious Estate; or instead thereof, only say as he said unto Nathanael once, Go and see. Yet however, ⟨p. 32⟩this little Cluster of Notions we may carry with us to the heavenly Countrey, from vvhence they were brought unto us.

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First, God will take the Believer unto a state wherein he shall be immediately beholding of himself in Christ Jesus. We shall come into the Presence of our Lord, and behold our Joseph, our Jesus, in all his glory. There shall then be fulfilled that part of our Lord's Intercession, in

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Cotton Mather 1663–1728

Place

London

Printer

J. Astwood

Bookseller

John Dunton

Year

1689

Size

[14], 60 [i.e. 62], [2], 86 p.

Words

32,098

Catalogue

Wing M1097A · ESTC R20873

Text

EEBO-TCP A70554

Passages

317

Sections

Title page

Early piety, exemplified in the life and death of Mr. Nathanael Mather, who ...…

Prop. III.

USE II. Consolation.

ƲSE II. Consolation.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Prop. III.

USE II. Consolation.

ƲSE II. Consolation.