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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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Dedication: The Dedication. TO The Reverend Ministers Of the Gospel in London, Sometimes Honoured w…
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THE Distance of a Thousand Leagues from You, whereat the Providence of our Lord Jesus Christ▪ hath placed the Churches of New-England, hath not rendered them unconcerned in Your Interests. The same Holy Spirit ▪ which, from our Common Head, animates both You and Them, with the Influences of His Grace, hath Taught them, to feel with Joy, the Smiles of Heaven upon your Interests, and with ⟨image ?⟩Grief, the •rowns of Heaven thereupon.
THE Distance of a Thousand Leagues from You, whereat the Providence of our Lord Jesus Christ▪ hath placed the Churches of New-England, hath not rendred them unconcerned in Your Interests. The same Holy Spirit ▪ which, from our Common Head, animates both You and Them, with the Influences of His Grace, hath Taught them, to feel with Joy, the Smiles of Heaven upon your Interests, and with ⟨image ?⟩Grief, the •rowns of Heaven thereupon.
When You were a few years ago, becoming like the Primitive Believers for Your One Accord, and Embracing each other, with the Honourable Name of, UNITED BRETHREN; the Tidings were as cold waters to our thirsty Souls, in this far Country, and the Tidings were proclaimed, and Received with Joy, throughout the Churches, in these American Colonies. But I will take the Leave to Transcribe and Report unto you, some words, of the Discourse here published Eight years ago, on that memorable Occasion. Satan will doubtless endeavour to undermine this UNION: A certain King of England, holding a Treaty of Peace, with a French King, in an old Chapel that lay between their two Armies, both came to a good Agreement; but as they were coming out of the Chapel, a Snake suddenly crept out of the old Wall, which they seeing, Drew their Swords, and their Servants at the Door Drew likewise: Upon this, the whole Armies no less furiously than ignorantly advanced upon one another, and Commenced a Battle, wherein a most horrid Slaughter was made, before the mistake was Rectified. Alas, it often thus comes to pass;