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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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Now, because we hoped, it might have some little Tendency, towards the Cure of your Dissensions, and Distemper•, to let you know, how uneasy they be to the Churches of New-England, where you are most Highly Esteemed, and where you have whole Provinces and Colonies, of your United Brethren, the Pastors of those Churches, that met a while since in Boston, desired some care to be taken, That their dearest Respects unto you, might some way be signified, with their Hearty Wishes, That the Glorious Graces of the Lord Jesus Christ which adorn you, may prevail over the Distempers of your present Controversies, and preserve among you the Blessed Name of, UNITED BRETHREN.
Now, because we hoped, it might have some little Tendency, towards the Cure of your Dissensions, and Distemper•, to let you know, how uneasy they be to the Churches of New-England, where you are most Highly Esteemed, and where you have whole Provinces and Colonies, of your Ʋnited Brethren, the Pastors of those Churches, that met a while since in Boston, desired some care to be taken, That their dearest Resp•cts unto you, might some way be signified, with their Hearty Wishes, That the Glorious Graces of the Lord Jesus Christ which adorn you, may prevail over the Distempers of your present Controversies, and preserve among you the Blessed Name of, UNITED BRETHREN.
Wherefore, being very sure of their Concur rence to such Wishes, humbly Take This Way, ⟨image ?⟩My Reverend Fathers and Brethren, to Solicit your Second Thoughts upon your Controversies, and your laying aside all Strife ▪ but that of Love, May the Souls of your American Brethren, that ardently Pray and Long for it, be Refreshed, with the Melody of your Concord; and may all the Symptoms of Displeasure in you against one another, be forever so extinguished, that there may therein be no Tokens of Heavens being Displeased at both. May there be so little of any arring like that between Chrysostom and Epiphanius, or like that between Peter and Meletius, among any of you, that no man may Set at nought his Brother, but all may follow after the Things that make for Peace, and add unto their Godliness, Brotherly-kindness. May you, Walk together in those Greater Things, wherein you are all Agreed, and in the Lesser ones, wherein you are not so, yet Value one another, as we afar off do all of you, and not count the Virtues and the Talents of the most Worthy men, to be Little worth, Except they violently Espouse a Party.