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A good man making a good end. The life and death, of the Reverend…
A good man making a good end. The life and death, of the Reverend Mr. John Baily [i.e., Bailey], comprised and expressed in a sermon, on the day of his funeral. Thursday. 16.d. 10.m. 1697. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Two line epigram in Latin]
printed by B. Green for Michael Perry, 1698
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
We have Two Things here before us, that seem Remarkable.
First, We have the Name, which was betimes fastened upon the Disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ. This Blessed people, had hitherto called one another, by the Name of Disciples, because of their subjection to the Instruction, and Protection, and Government, of the Lord Jesus Christ. Because of their Faith also, they called one another Believers; Because of their Love, they called one another Brethren; and they called one another Saints, because of their Holiness unto the Lord. Their Enemies all this while, called them Nazarenes, and Galilaeans, because our Lord was Conceived, and had Resided at Nazareth in Galilee; and His Apostles were mostly of that Country. But now, the Honourable Name of CHRISTIANS, became That, by which they were afterwards most of all distinguished.
First, We have the Name, which was betimes fastned upon the Disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ. This Blessed people, had hitherto called one another, by the Name of Disciples, because of their subjection to the Instruction, and Protection, and Government, of the Lord Jesus Christ. Beca•se of their Faith also, they call'd one another Believers; Because of their Love, they call'd one another Brethren; and they called one another Saints, because of their Holiness unto the Lord. Their Enemies all this while, called them Nazarenes, and Galilaeans, because our Lord was Conceived, and had Resided at Nazareth in Galilee; and His Apostles were mostly of that Countrey. But now, the Honourable Name of CHRISTIANS, became That, by which they were afterwards most of all distinguished.
Secondly, We have the Place, where this Venerable Name first of all began. This was at Antioch. There were, it may be, no fewer than Seven and Twenty Cities of Asia, wearing the Denomination of Antioch: Which was occasioned by two several Antichus's, potent Princes, who founding, repaing, and enlarging the several Cities, procured them to be thus from themselves denominated: or else their Favourites took this way of naming Cities from them to be Recommended unto their Favour. But the Antioch here mentioned, was undoubtedly That in