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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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Justification is one of the Principal blessings of the Covenant of Grace, which cannot be enjoyed but in the way and by the means of believing
Now I beseech you, why may not all these be acknowledged as Orthodox? Seeing they include one another, and give light one to another, and the last includes all the former? If some insist more upon one, and others insist more upon another, why should that be troublesome ⟨image ?⟩to any, when they all agree in the same Truth.
Now I b•seech you, why may not all these be acknowledged as O•thodox? Seeing they include one another, and give light one to another, and the last includes all the former? If some insist more upon one, and others insist more upon another, why should that be troublesome ⟨image ?⟩to any, when they all agree in the same Truth.
Finally, My hearts desire and Prayer to God in relation to the Learned and Pious Author of this work is, that he may be graciously preserved in Life and Health, and enabled by constant Supplies of the Spirit of God, to Write Many such Useful Books as this, for the Glory of God and Edification of his People, and that he would Bless this to the attaining of those Good Ends whereunto it is designed.
Finally, My hearts desire and Prayer to God in relation to the Learned and Pious Author of this work is, that he may be graciously preserved in Life and Health, and enabled by constant Supplyes of the Spirit of God, to Write Many such Useful Books as this, for the Glory of God and Edification of his People, and that he would Bless this to the attaining of those Good Ends whereunto it is designed.