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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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Fifthly. Deal Thoroughly: After what manner is it, that you come unto the Lord Jesus Christ, for His Righteousness! A man may Establish his own Righteousness, even then when ⟨p. 38⟩he is going to the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, and seeming to forego his own. Are you not Labouring after some Goodness in Your selves, to prepare you for the Lord Jesus Christ? When the Lord Jesus Christ calls upon you, to Rely upon Him, for His Righteousness, don't you Excuse your selves, That you are not fit for Him; It will be a presumption in you to come as yet, unto His Righteousness, while you are so full of Sin; or till your Sin be a little better Mortified? And now, are you not seeking after more Sorrow for Sin, more Contrition, and more Compunction, and more Humiliation; that you may come Garnished and Purified unto the Lord Jesus Christ? Hereupon, does this at last Embolden you, and Encourage you, to come unto the Lord? It may be, you durst not have cast your selves upon the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, if you had not first perceived some Symptoms of a Mended Heart and Life upon you Is it so? Then, O man, Thou art a Self-Righteous man. It was said, in Matth. 11.5. The Poor are Gospelized. A man is then Gospelized, when his mind is brought by the Gospel, unto the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, Revealed in the Gospel. Now a man must come altogether a Poor man, unto that Righteousness. Without an utter Poverty of Spirit, the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, cannot be aright Received. The man that will bring any thing of his own unto the Lord Jesus Christ, is not Poor enough, to have the Righteousness of God put upon him. He will needs ⟨p. 39⟩bring something of his own to Eclipse the Grace of God!
Fifthly. Deal Thoroughly: After what manner is it, that you come unto the Lord Jesus Christ, for His Righteousness! A man may Establish his own Righteousness, even then when ⟨p. 38⟩he is going to the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, and seeming to forego his own. Are you not Labouring after some Goodness in Your selves, to prepare you for the Lord Jesus Christ? When the Lord Jesus Christ calls upon you, to Rely upon Him, for His Righteousness, don't you Excuse your selves, That you are not fit for Him; It will be a presumption in you to come as yet, unto His Righteousness, while you are so full of Sin; or till your Sin be a little better Mortified? And now, are you not seeking after more Sorrow for Sin, more Contrition, and more Compunction, and more Humiliation; that you may come Garnished and Purified unto the Lord Jesus Christ? Hereupon, does this at last Embolden you, and Encourage you, to come unto the Lord? It may be, you durst not have cast your selves upon the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, if you had not first perceived some Symptoms of a Mended Heart and Life upon you Is it so? Then, O man, Thou art a Self-Righteous man. It was said, in