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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
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Reas. 3. Because Divine external Worship is a means of conferring heavenly things. The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven open or shut Heaven, Mat. 16. 19. Naaman must know (if he be cured) whence the Cure comes; he must acknowledge the Waters of lord•n, and he must acknowledge the Prophet: God could have cured him without either, but he was not pleased so to do. You feed your Hens and Chickens, but you throw their meat upon the ground, and make them take it from thence: so God feeds us with heavenly food but we must receive it in a lowly manner. You can have no Faith to expect Gods blessing in any way but his own; any Institutions, so far as they are Humane, you cannot have Faith for Gods blessing to go with them.
Reas. 3. Because Divine external Worship is a means of conferring heavenly things. The Keyes of the Kingdome of Heaven open or shut Heaven, Mat. 16. 19. Naaman must know (if he be cured) whence the Cure comes; he must acknowledge the Waters of lord•n, and he must acknowledge the Prophet: God could have cured him without either, but he was not pleased so to do. You feed your Hens and Chickens, but you throw their meat upon the ground, and make them take it from thence: so God feeds us with heavenly food but we must receive it in a lowly manner. You can have no Faith to expect Gods blessing in any way but his own; any Institutions, so farre as they are Humane, you cannot have Faith for Gods blessing to go with them.
Instructions. 1. The Ceremonial Law understood, teacheth Christ; the truths of Christ are laid up under the types of the Ceremonial Law. When you read the Ceremonial Law, if you understood it, you would see Christ through it; as for instance, Heb. 9. the Tabernacle was a figure of Christs Body, and so was the Veil: