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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 finally, That man by Sinning against the Commandment of God, is fallen short of Righteousness. Truly, No man is able to come up Exactly unto the will of God, in any one Point of the Law; but his Carnal mind is full of Enmity against that Will. And if he could exactly come up to it in every point of the Law, yet That could not make Atonement for those Violations of it, wherewith every man is Chargeable. The First man immediately Sinned against God, in One remarkable Instance, wherein the Sovereign Lo•• made a Trial of his Fidelity. Immediately poor man, lost not only his Innocency, but also his Ability He fell short of the Glory of God; and all his Offspring sell in him and with him. Hence we thus read, in Rom. 5.6. We are without Strength, and Ungodly.
We are to know finally, That man by Sinning against the Commandment of God, is fallen short of Righteousness. Truly, No man is able to come up Exactly unto the will of God, in any one Point of the Law; but his Carnal mind is full of Enmity against that Will. And if he could exactly come up to it in every point of the Law, yet That could not make A•onement for those Violations of it, wherewith every man is Chargeable. The First man immediately Sinn'd against God, in One remarkable Instance, wherein the Sovereign Lo•• made a Tryal of his Fidelity. Immediately poor man, lost not only his Innocency, but also his Ability He fell short of the Glory of God; and all his Offspring sell in him and with him. Hence we thus read, in Rom. 5.6. We are without Strength, and Ʋngodly.
Wherefore, That the Elect of God may be •aved from their Sins, and that the Justice as well as the Mercy, the Wisdom, as well as the Justice of God, may be glorified in our Salvation; Behold, what a Wonderful Thing is come to pass!