Our LORD in His last and must heavenly Prayer for His Disciples, Has said, that this is life eternal to know the only true God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent. I have therefore in the Course of• my Ministry among you (you know) preached concerning Christ more than on any other Subject. And I have singled out the few Sermons emitted herewith, partly because the Truths insisted on are of the highest importance; but also in that they are much opposed by men of corrupt minds in this evil and adulterous Generation. It was the Dying Complaint of a late Worthy, 'Never (says he) was there an Age since the Name of Christian was known upon the earth, wherein there was such a direct opposition made unto the person and glory of Christ, as that wherein we live. We have now a great number who oppose the Person and Glory of Christ under a pretence of Sobriety of Reason, as they vainly plead. ⟨p. 2⟩Yea, the Disbelief of the Mysteries of the Trinity and the Incarnation of the Son of God, the sole Foundation of the Christian Religion, is so diffused in the world, as that it has almost devoured the Power and vitals of it.—Of all the evils which I have seen in the days of my pilgrimage now drawing to their close, there is none so grievous as the public Contempt of the principal Mysteries of the Gospel. Thus †that excellent man. It is not impossible but you also, may be tried whether you will hold fast what you have received. I have therefore thought it my Duty to endeavour that you who are my Flock, may have that by you, which will (by the help of Christ) be a mea•es to settle and establish you in the present Truth.
OUr LORD in His last and must heavenly Prayer for His Disciples, Has said, that this is life eternal to know the only true God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent. I have therefore in the Course of• my Mininstry among you (you know) pre•ched concerning Christ more than on any other Subject. And I have singled out the few Sermons emitted herewith, partly because the Truths insisted on are of the highest importance; but also in that they are much opposed by men of corrupt minds in this evil and adultrous Generation. It was the Dying Complaint of a late Worthy, 'Never (sayes he) was there an Age since the Name of Christian was known upon the earth, wherein there was such a direct opposition made unto the person and glory of Christ, as that wherein we live. We have now a great number who oppose the Person and Glory of Christ under a pretence of Sobriety of Reason, as they vainly plead. ⟨p. 2⟩Yea, the Disbelief of the Mysteryes of the Trinity and the Incarnation of the Son of God, the sole Foundation of the Christian Religion, is so diffused in the world, as that it has almost devoured the Power and vitals of it.—Of all the evils which I have seen in the dayes of my pilgimage now drawing to their close, there is none so grievous as the publique Contempt of the principal Mysteries of the Gospel. Thus †that excellent man. It is not impossible but you also, may be tryed whether you will hold fast what you have received. I have therefore thought it my Duty to endeavour that you who are my Flock, may have that by you, which will (by the help of Christ) be a mea•es to settle and establish you in the present Truth.
- †Dr. Owen of the glory of Christ. p. 4. 5. & p. 87.
