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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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We are to know, That God gave unto man, His Commandment in the way of a Covenant. The Commandment thus given by God unto man, is contained in the Moral Law God by His Commandment required man to perform all the Duties of Piety, of Equity, and of Cha•ity, without the least Failure in any circumstance. Love to God, Hope on God, and Joy in God, with an Observance of Every Thing that He shall either by the Light of Nature, or by further Command, enjoin upon us; And all This, without the least, Imperfection, or Interruption ▪ This is the Moral Law. And this Commandment was put into the Form of a Covenant, by Ratifying it with Promises, and Threatenings: Promises of Blessedness, as the Recompense of Well-doing; Threatenings of Misery, upon the least Rebellion. So we read, in Matth. 19 17. If thou wilt Enter into Life, keep the Commandments ⟨p. 5⟩And so we read, in Gal. 3.10. Cursed is Every One that continueth not in all Things.
We are to know, That God gave unto man, His Commandment in the way of a Covenant. The Commandment thus given by God unto man, is contained in the Moral Law God by His Commandment required man to perform all the Duties of Piety, of Equity, and of Cha•ity, without the least Failure in any circumstance. Love to God, Hope on God, and Joy in God, with an Observance of Every Thing that He shall either by the Light of Nature, or by further Command, enjoyn upon us; And all This, without the least, Imperfection, or Interruption ▪ This is the Moral Law. And this Commandment was put into the Form of a Covenant, by Ratifying it with Promises, and Threatnings: Promises of Blessedness, as the Recompence of Well-doing; Threatnings of Misery, upon the least Rebellion. So we read, in Matth. 19 17. If thou wilt Enter into Life, keep the Commandments ⟨p. 5⟩And so we read, in