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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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I Remember that our good old Mr. Cotton, though he differed from some of his Brethren in the Souls Preparation for Christ, yet thus Expressed himself; Our Brethren speak of Preparative Works, now though some declare such works to be preparations to Conversion, which others take to be fruits of Conversion, yet we all agree in this, that such works must be, and are, in all that are under the Effectual working of the Word and Spirit of Christ, and so the Difference is but Logical, and not Theological; for we agree in the same truth for the main, though we Express it in a different manner. In such cases if we cannot judge or speak one and the same truth, in one and the same way, we must learn, Placid far contra Sentient•es, mildly b•ar with difference of judgment one in another. And Dr Owen in his Preface before that Excellent Treatise of Mr. Polhill on the Divine Will; though he doth express his own Dissent from some of his apprehensions in that Book, as, about the Object and Ext•nt of Redemption, yet he thus declares himself, Bu• where there is a• agreement in the Substance, and design of any Doctrine (as there is between my judgment, and what is here solidly declared) it is our duty to bear with each other in things Circumstantial, and different Explanations of the same truth. ⟨image ?⟩(An Expression worthy to be written in letters of Gold, and graven deep in the hearts of all good men!)
I Remember that our good old Mr. Cotton, though he differed from some of his Brethren in the Souls Preparation for Christ, yet thus Expressed himself; Our Brethren speak of Preparative Works, now though some declare such works to be preparations to Conversion, which others take to be fruits of Conversion, yet we all agree in this, that such works must be, and are, in all that are under the Effectual working of the Word and Spirit of Christ, and so the Difference is but Logical, and not Theologica•; for we agree in the same truth for the main, though we Express it in a different manner. In such cases if we cannot judge or speak one and the same truth, in one and the same way, we must learn, Placide ferre contra Sentient•es, mildly bar with difference of judgment one in anoher. And Dr Owen in his Preface before that Excellent Treatise of Mr. Polhill on the Divine Will; though he doth expess his own Dissent from some of his apprehensions in that Book, as, about the Objct and Extnt of Redemption, yet he thus declares himself, Bu where there is a agreement in the Substance, and design of any Dctrine (as there is between my judgment, and what is here solidly declared) it is our duty to bear with each other in things Circumstantial, and different Explanations of the same truth.