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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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If you Enquire, May I Venture to take the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, and Plead it before God, and Hope in it for the Mercy of God? I answer, Venture! Yea, Thou art a Gone man, if thou do not Venture. What? After all my •nfulness, and Filthiness! Yes, Though thou hast been the most Sinful, and Filthy wretch in all the Town, and though thou hast been as wicked Creature, as any one in all those Towns, upon which God once Rained Fire from Heaven for their Wickedness. Venture to Accept and Apply the ⟨p. 48⟩Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. If God help thee to do it, Venture by the Help, and in the Name of God; Venture, until thou canst say, with him, in Gal. 2.16. Knowing that • man is not Justified by the works of the Law, but by the Faith of Jesus Christ; we have Believed in Jesus Christ, that we may be Justified. I remember what they said, unto Naaman, My Father, If the Prophet had bid thee do some Great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? How much rather than, when he saith unto thee, wash and be clean ▪ Thus let me say, O Sinner, would any thing be too much to Save thee from the Tremendous Vengeance of God? Thou art every Hour, liable to be Seized by the Vengeance of God, and cast into the Torments, and Sorrows of the▪ wrath to come. If the Lord should now bid thee, do some Great Thing, to be made Righteous and Happy, wouldest thou count any thing too Great? How much rather then, when 'tis only said unto thee, Thou hast a Righteousness provided by another for thee; Only Accept and Apply that Glorious Righteousness.
If you Enquire, May I Venture to take the Righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ, and Plead it before God, and Hope in it for the Mercy of God? I answer, Venture! Yea, Thou art a Gone man, if thou do not Venture. What? After all my •nfulness, and Filthiness! Yes, Though thou hast been the most Sinful, and Filthy wretch in all the Town, and though thou hast been as wicked Creature, as any one in all those Towns, upon which God once Rain'd Fire from Heaven for their Wickedness. Venture to Accept and Apply the ⟨p. 48⟩