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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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Look at death as in the Curse, and what more terrible? But look at it in the Promise, and it hath another kind of aspect. 1 Cor. 15. 43. you see there it is compared to sowing; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. This is now with relation to the body, it is but sowing of it, it shall rise again, and that with advantage: you are not afraid of sowing your seed, that will bring a glad harvest. It is a going from those that are not our own people, to those that are our own people, 2 Cor. 5. 6,8. it may be you have a friend here, but it is not an ordinary thing to meet with a Jonathan here. It is but a going from them who are not our people, whom we cannot so fully close with; nay you cannot close with your own souls fully, while here; but you are going from those who are not your people, to those who are your people, where you shall find perfect closing with this new man; you are come to the spirits of just men ma•• perfect. Would you see what Peter saith concerning death, 2 Pet. 1. 14. I must put off my tabernacle: it is a strange […] he makes no more of it, then for Elijah to put off his ⟨p. 23⟩mantle. What a thing was it for Elijah to let his mantle fall, he gets him up into his Chariot and lets go his mantle: I speak this, that you may see what expressions the Scripture gives concerning death: O let my last end be like his! I tell you it is a lovely thing, Let me dye the death of the Righteous, let my last end be like his: I tell you there is another good in their last end, that the unbeliever is not aware of. It is but a going out of one place to another. I have done with this, when I have minded you of that place, 1 Thes. 4. 14. They sleep, and they sleep in Jesus: They also that sleep in Jesus shall God bring with him: you see two bodies lye by the wall, and they look both alike, but (believe it) they are not both alike in the Promise; if one be a Believer, and the other an Unbeliever, one is gone to this Mansion place, the other not.
Look at death as in the Curse, and what more terrible? But look at it in the Promise, and it hath another kind of aspect.