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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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There are two great Truths asserted in this Psalm, from both of which these words are an Inference.
THere are two great Truths asserted in this Psalm, from both of which these words are an Inference.
1. That God is good to his Servants, notwithstanding all the evils which may befall them in the world. ver. 1. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. Tho' such may meet with many afflictions, yet God is good, yea and good to them in all. He intends them good and not hurt by the Temptations which they may at any time be exercised with. Now if God be so good to His ⟨p. 124⟩People, it must needs be good, and the best Course they can take to draw near to Him.
1. That God is good to his Servants, notwithstanding all the evils which may befal them in the world. ver. 1. Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. Tho' such may meet with many afflictions, yet God is good, yea and good to them in all. He intends them good and not hurt by the Temptations which they may at any time be exercised with. Now if God be so good to His ⟨p. 124⟩People, it must needs be good, and the best Course they can take to draw near to Him.
2. Another thing asserted in this Psalm, is, That tho' wicked men who are strangers to God may be in present prosperity, yet it will not be long before they utterly perish, ver. 27. For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish, thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. And therefore he concludes that it is good to draw near to God. If they perish that are far off, the Best and safest course is to get and keep near. Inasmuch as it cannot be ill with those that are with Him, nor well with those that are without Him, its a Rational and a necessary conclusion that it is good to draw near. And whereas the Psalmist says, It is good for me, Two Things are implied,