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Three choice and profitable sermons upon several texts of Scripture
Three choice and profitable sermons upon several texts of Scripture; viz. Jer. 30. 17. John 14. 3. Heb. 8. 5. / By that Reverend servant of Christ, Mr. John Norton late teacher of the Church of Christ at Boston in N.E. ; 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. ; [Eleven lines of Scripture quotations]Three choice and profitable sermons upon several texts of Scripture; viz. Jer. 30. 17. John 14. 3. Heb. 8. 5. / By that Reverend servant of Christ, Mr. John Norton late teacher of the Church of Christ at Boston in N.E. ; 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. ; [Eleven lines of Scripture quotations]
printed by S.G. and M.I. i.e 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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3. This Argument of Consolation is described by the Efficient of it, or Undertaker, [I will receive you to my self] We may doubt how our Souls, when we dye, shall come to Heaven: why, saith Christ, I will come, and receive you to my self. They therefore say properly, when they dye, that say, Into thy hands I commend my Spirit, Psal. 31. 5. it is a proper saying so to speak, because Christ he doth receive them. And Steven (again) he speaks, Acts 7. 59. Lord Jesus receive my Spirit. It is a blessed thing to commit our Souls by Faith to Christ, when they go out of the Body. He comes by the ministry of his Angels, or otherwise as he please: I will come again, and receive you to my self. You may remember the words of Steven, he dying, called upon God, and said, Lord ⟨p. 18⟩Jesus receive my Spirit: we receive Christ, and we receive the Spirit of Christ; Now to as many as received him, to them gave he power, &c. Joh. 1. 12. Christ receives our Spirits (then:) If we receive his Spirit now, he will receive our Spirits then; I will receive you to my self.
Doct. That the effectual Remembrance, that at Death Christ will receive our Souls unto Himself, is a Sovereign Preservative to quiet our Souls throughout all the Sufferings we meet with, either In the way of Truth, and For the way of Truth, during this life.
Doct. That the effectual Remembrance, that at Death Christ will receive our Souls unto Himself, is a Soveraign Preservative to quiet our Souls throughout all the Sufferings we meet with, either In the way of Truth, and For the way of Truth, during this life.