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The everlasting Gospel. The Gospel of justification by the righteousness of God; as 'tis…
The everlasting Gospel. The Gospel of justification by the righteousness of God; as 'tis held and preached in the churches of New-England: expressed in a brief discourse on that important article; made at Boston in the year, 1699. / By Cotton Mather. ; And, asserted with the attestations, of several Reverend and eminent persons, now most considerable in those churches.The everlasting Gospel. The Gospel of justification by the righteousness of God; as 'tis held and preach'd in the churches of New-England: expressed in a brief discourse on that important article; made at Boston in the year, 1699. / By Cotton Mather. ; And, asserted with the attestations, of several Reverend and eminent persons, now most considerable in those churches.
Boston: printed by B. Green for Nicholas Buttolph, 1700
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Secondly. Don't you utterly Despair of any Compassion from God, merely because you have no Righteousness of your own? All Despairing Sinners, what are they, but Self-Righteous wretches: There are none, who more go to Establish their own Righteousness, than some that are least apprehensive of their doing so: And such are they, who Despair of Gods being Merciful to them▪ only because they are not. Righteous in themselves. A Sinner seeing he ha's no Righteousness of his own, falls into utter Despair, 'Tis impossible (says he) that He who made me, should have any Mercy on me, or that He who formed me, should show me any Favour. Tell such a Sinner, That he is all this while, built upon his own Righteousness, he won't Easily Imagine it. But it is easy to Demonstrate it. The Sinner does frowardly thrust away all the Mercy of God; he concludes, 'tis impossible the Mercy of God ever should reach to such a Sinner. But why not? Sinful Soul; what is the Bottom of thy Despair? Truly, 'Tis all because thou dost not, and thou durst not, lay Hold on the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. Thou canst not Believe ▪ That the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, is enough to Defend thee▪ from the Revenges of Heaven. Until thou canst see some Righteousness in thy self, thou canst not Believe it possible, that ever God will do thee Good. Who ⟨p. 34⟩are Invited unto the Mercy of God? We read in Matth. 9.13. I call Sinners. We read in Isa. 55.1. Ho Every one that Thirsteth, Come without Money. But some dare not come unto this Mercy: Why? Because they are all over Sinners, and because they have no Money, or Merit of their own, to Buy it for them. What is all this, O thou Unhumbled Sinner, but a loathness to Trust any Righteousness, but thy own for thy Justification?
Secondly. Don't you utterly Despair of any Compassion from God, meerly because you have no Righteousness of your own? All Despairing Sinners, what are they, but Self-Righteous wretches: There are none, who more go to Establish their own Righteousness, than some that are least apprehensive of their doing so: And such are they, who Despair of Gods being Merciful to them only because they are not. Righteous in themselves. A Sinner seeing he ha's no Righteousness of his own, falls into utter Despair, 'Tis impossible (saies he) that He who made me, should have any Mercy on me, or that He who formed me, should show me any Favour. Tell such a Sinner, That he is all this while, built upon his own Righteousness, he won't Easily Imagine it. But it is easy to Demonstrate it. The Sinner does frowardly thrust away all the Mercy of God; he concludes, 'tis impossible the Mercy of God ever should reach to such a Sinner. But why not? Sinful Soul; what is the Bottom of thy Despair? Truly, 'Tis all bcause thou dost not, and thou durst not, lay Hold on the Righteousness of the Lord Jsus Christ. Thou can'st not Believe That the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, is enough to Dfend thee from the Revenges of Heaven. Unil thou can'st see some Righteousness in thy slf, thou can'st not Believe it possible, that ever God will do thee Good. Who