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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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Truly, We cannot imagine, why the Brethren of this persuasion, should be Reproached, or Suspected for Antinomians.
Truly, We cannot imagine, why the Brethren of this perswasion, should be Reproached, or Suspected for Antinomians.
But we also find our Honoured and Worthy Brethren, who have been distinguished by the Name of Presbyterian, on all occasions asserting and adoring the Grace of the Holy Gospel. It were easy from the writings of such Great men, as (to mention only one Fratrum Dulce par,) Dr. Manton and Dr. Bates, to Extract, as rare Schemes of Evangelical Truth, and Grace, as any of us all can desire. But what needs it? When besides what hath occurred in the Pacificatory Papers, which the most Eminent among them have signed and sent unto those that have been Jealous of them, their Confession of Faith, 1expressly declares, Those whom God effectually Calleth, He also freely Justifieth; not by Infusing Righteousness into them, but by Pardoning their Sins, and by accounting & accepting their persons as Righteous; ⟨image ?⟩not for any thing wrought in them, or done by them, but for Christs sake alone; not by Imputing▪ Faith it self, the Act of Believing, or any other Evangelical Obedience to them, as their Righteousness: but by Imputing the Obedience and Satisfaction of Christ unto them; they Receiving and Resting on Him, and His Righteousness, by Faith, which Faith, they have not of themselves, it is the Gift of God. Brethren that are thus persuaded, cannot without Extreme Injury, be called, Arminians.
But we also find our Honoured and Worthy Brethren, who have been distinguished by the Name of Presbyterian, on all occasions asserting and adoring the Grace of the Holy Gospel. It were easy from the writtings of such Great men, as (to mention only one Fratrum Dulce par,) Dr. Manton and Dr. Bates, to Extract, as rare Schemes of Evangelical Truth, and Grace, as any of us all can desire. But what needs it? When besides what hath occurr'd in the Pacificatory Papers, which the most Eminent among them have sign'd and sent unto those that have been Jealous of them, their Confession of Faith,