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The mystery of Christ opened and applied. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…The mystery of Christ opened and applyed. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…
The mystery of Christ opened and applied. In several sermons, concerning the person, office, and glory of Jesus Christ. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Twelve lines of quotations]The mystery of Christ opened and applyed. In several sermons, concerning the person, office, and glory of Jesus Christ. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Twelve lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by Richard Pierce for Joseph Browning, 1686
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For Awakening here,
1. Consider, That No one can know that Christ has or will mediate for him, till he does truly believe. ⟨p. 144⟩Tho it be true, that Christ does mediate for his Elect before their Conversion (as was said) and hence it is that they are not cut off whilst in a state of unbelief; yet they cannot know nor be assured of this as long as they remain without Christ. For the Elect of God are visibly in the same state with Reprobates until Christ be formed in them, 2. Cor. 13. 5. Nor can they know their Election before their effectual Vocation. 2. Pet. •. 10. A poor Christless Creature, when he lies down at night, he knows not but that he may be in Hell before morning when Morning comes he knows not but that he may be in Hell before Night: how sad is that! For a man to have the life of his Body hang in doubt is very uncomfortable, but the man is a Thousand times more miserable, the life of whose immortal SOUL is uncertain.
1. Consider, That No one can know that Christ has or will mediate for him, till he does truly believe. ⟨p. 144⟩Tho it be true, that Christ does mediate for his Elect before their Conversion (as was said) and hence it is that they are not cut off whilest in a state of unbelief; yet they cannot know nor be assured of this as long as they remain without Christ. For the Elect of God are visibly in the same state with Reprobates until Christ be formed in them, 2. Cor. 13. 5. Nor can they know their Election before their effectual Vocation. 2. Pet. •. 10. A poor Christless Creature, when he lyes down at night, he knowes not but that he may be in Hell before morning when Morning comes he knowes not but that he may be in Hell before Night: how sad is that! For a man to have the life of his Body hang in doubt is very uncomfortable, but the man is a Thousand times more miserable, the life of whose immortal SOUL is uncertain.