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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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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.
You shall find in Job 19. 25. saith he, I know that my Redeemer liveth: He might say, I know my Estate is gone, and I see that my Friends are gone, and my Children be gone, and my Health and Strength is gone, and the Grave is ready for me; but what stays •obs heart now? I know that my Redeemer lives. This is a living truth for a dying man; I know that my Redeemer lives, and that he shall stand in the latter day upon the earth, and I shall see him, &c. This was now In the way of Truth, for you cannot say that Job was persecuted For the way of Truth. But you shall find in a way of suffering for the way of Truth, Phil. 1. 23. I desire to be dissolved, and to be with Christ: Having passed through many troubles, I would be out of the body and freed from the body of death; I desire to depart, and to be with Christ. 2. Cor. 5. 8. We are confident, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and present with the Lord. You must either be absent from the body, or absent from the Lord; it is an hard thing to be absent from the body, but not comparatively: We desire rather to be absent from the body, and present with the Lord: We shall meet the Lord, and shall ever be with the Lord. What is the use of this, 1 Thess, 4. 18. Comfort one another with these words: what are these Comforts? They are nothing but Promises; Promises rightly applied, these are the Comforts of the holy Ghost: they hold forth more good, then the affliction doth evil. If you would comfort one another, bring out the Promise, that is comfortable and seasonable. Comfort