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Some important truths concerning conversion, and the improving seasons of grace; as also about…
Some important truths concerning conversion, and the improving seasons of grace; as also about prayer in families, and in secret: delivered in several sermons; / by Increase Mather.
Boston: printed by Samuel Green for John Griffin, 1684
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Christ himself there saith, I am the door, by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved. And again, I am the way, the truth, and the life, Joh. 14. 6. Men may imagine there are divers ways which lead to heaven; but it will be found true, that there is, and always was, but one way to heaven, and that is the way of Faith unfeigned in Jesus Christ the Son of God. Now as for a natural unconverted man, he hath no real interest in Christ; he is a ⟨p. 37⟩miserable stranger to the life of Union and communion with the Son of God: therefore the Apostle, declaring what the Ephesians were by nature, saith, they were without Christ, Ephes. 2. 12. and the same Apostle saith to the Corinthians, If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature 2 Cor. 5. 17. They therefore that are not become new creatures, but do remain still in their old, natural, sinful estate, are not in Christ, and therefore living and dying in their present states, they shall no• […] into the Kingdom of heaven.
Christ himself there saith, I am the door, by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved. And again, I am the way, the truth, and the life, Joh. 14. 6. Men may imagine there are divers wayes which lead to heaven; but it will be found true, that there is, and alwayes was, but one way to heaven, and that is the way of Faith unfeigned in Jesus Christ the Son of God. Now as for a natural unconverted man, he hath no real interest in Christ; he is a ⟨p. 37⟩miserable stranger to the life of Union and communion with the Son of God: therefore the Apostle, declaring what the Ephesians were by nature, saith, they were without Christ, Ephes. 2. 12. and the same Apostle saith to the Corinthians, If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature