The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. /…The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. /…

Name: The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. /…
Author: Thomas Hooker

The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. / Delivered in several sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. / Delivered in severall sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.

Thomas Hooker 1586–1647London: printed by G.D. for Francis Eglesfield, 1651

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The GIFT of GIFTS: OR, The End why Christ gave Himself.

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The GIFT of GIFTS: OR, The End why Christ gave Himself.

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SERMON I.

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TIT. 2.14. Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

TIT. 2.14. Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquitie, and purifie unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

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The Apostle in the beginning of this Chapter, had given several exhortations, to several sorts of Persons. To the Aged men, vers. 2. To the Aged women, vers. 3. To the younger women, and younger men, vers. 5, 6. And to Servants in vers. 9, 10. Having thus exhorted these several sorts to several duties, he subjoineth an Argument that might serve to persuade them all to the practise of the duties he had exhorted them unto, and that is laid down from the beginning of the 11th verse to the end of the 14th. Wherein he describeth the end of the Doctrine of the Gospel, and of the grace of God revealed therein; which is, That it should bring men to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts, and to live soberly and righteously in this present world, Vers. 12. Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ, Vers. 13. To bring people to this temper and disposition, is the end and scope of all the

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The GIFT of GIFTS: OR, The End why Christ gave Himself.

SERMON I.

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