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The greatest sinners exhorted and encouraged to come to Christ, and that now without…
The greatest sinners exhorted and encouraged to come to Christ, and that now without delaying. Also, the exceeding danger of men's deferring their repentance. : Together with a discourse about the day of judgement. And on several other subjects. / By Increase Mather teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Six lines of Scripture texts]
printed by R.P. for Joseph Brunning i.e, 1686
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Fruitful Christians glorify God.Fruitful Christians glorifie God.
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ANSW. 1. It does imply a work of Grace in the soul. All those Graces which are wrought in the souls of believers are compared to fruit in the Scripture: yea, unto pl• saint and savoury fruit Cant. 4.13, 16. Thy ⟨p. 98⟩plants are an orchard of pomegranates with pleasant fruits. — let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. Faith is compared to fruit. When the Colossians believed, tis said, the Gospel brought forth fruit amongst them. Chapt. 1.6. And all graces are called fruit▪ Ephes. 5.9. The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness. Thus Gal. 5.22, 23. But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Hence godly men are compared to good trees which bear good fruit, Mat. 12.33. They are called trees of righteousness, Isa. 61.3.
ANSW. 1. It does imply a work of Grace in the soul. All those Graces which are wrought in the souls of believers are compared to fruit in the Scripture: yea, unto pl• sant and savory fruit Cant. 4.13, 16. Thy ⟨p. 98⟩plants are an orchard of pomegranates with pleasant fruits. — let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. Faith is compared to fruit. When the Colossians believed, tis said, the Gospel brought forth fruit amongst them. Chapt. 1.6. And all graces are called fruit▪ Ephes. 5.9. The fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness. Thus