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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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'Tis impossible to see a man with a •lacker Brand of Reprobation upon him.
Kno•, Secondly; That if you don't use •••n•rous care, to keep a Conscience void •ffence, you may Incur such Disasters up•• your selves and your Houses; as may be […] Astonishment, of all Spectators. Oh, Think […] the Things that in the Providence of a ⟨p. 72⟩provoked God, befell David and his Family; Think on Uzzah; Think on Hezekiah; yea, on Moses and Aaron. Think on the House of Gideon, Think on the House of Eli; (They were Justified men, I believe, every one of Them!) and beware, Lest for Sins like Theirs, the burning Indignation of God break forth upon you, in amazing Instances. Mark what I say; Do you grow remarkably Remiss in your Devotions? Then if you belong to God, some very sore Humiliation is probably hastening upon you. Or, Do you wrong any of your Neigbour•, especially the Widows, or the Orphans, or such as are Eminent Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ? You'll find God the Avenger of al• such. Tis not your being Justified for the Life to Come, that will secure you from very Calamitous Chastisements in this Life, if you Despise any Commandments of God. If th• Name of God come to be Blasphemed among others by your Misdemeanours, God will make others to see his Dislike of those your misdemeanours, by Exemplary Chastisements, though you may be Justified from the Vengeance […] Eternal Fire. God will never deal […] you as Prisoner•, but as Children; and yet […] ha• Rods for you; and He Expects that […] should Fear His Rods. Consider these […] And Walk in the Fear of God.