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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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2. When Christians bear fruit as they ought to do, they cause the Name of God to be blessed and praised. That may be meant by these words, Herein is my father glorified. h. e. this will tend to his praise. Isai. 60.21. Thy people shall be all righteous, — the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. h. e. by means of whom I shall have praise and glory. As for fruitful Christians, there are many that do bless them, and bless God for them. All the Churches in Judea, when they understood what a fruitful Christian Paul was, they blessed God for him, Gal. 1.23, 24. They heard that he which persecuted us in times past, now preached the faith which once he destroyed: ⟨p. 106⟩& they glorified God in me. By means of him & for him they praised God. Titus also, was a fruitful Christian, and the holy Apostle blessed God for him, 2. Gor. 8.16. But thanks be to God who put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you. And he exhorts the Corinthians unto fruitfulness from this consideration, that then many would bless God for them. If you (saith he) be serviceable unto others, they will glorify God▪ and there will be many Thanksgivings to God, 2. Cor. 9.12.13. Yea, The Fruitfulness of Christians doth sometimes cause the world to think and speak well of the Name of God; that the world will say, surely God is a good God, whose servants are thus good, & that God is a holy God whose servants are thus holy. Hence Christ said to his Disciples, Mat. 5.16. Let your light so shine before men that the may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
2. When Christians bear fruit as they ought to do, they cause the Name of God to be blessed and praised. That may be meant by these words, Herein is my father glorified. h. e. this will tend to his praise. Isai. 60.21. Thy people shall be all righteous, — the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. h. e. by meanes of whom I shall have praise and glory. As for fruitful Christians, there are many that do bless them, and bless God for them. All the Churches in Iudea, when they understood what a fruitful Christian Paul was, they blessed God for him,