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The blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the Great God our Saviour, Jesus…
The blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the Great God our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Opened & applied, in several sermons. / By Increase Mather, president of Harvard College in Cambridge, and preacher of the Gospel, at Boston, in N.E. ; [Nine lines of Scripture texts]The blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the Great God our Saviour, Jesus Christ. Opened & applied, in several sermons. / By Increase Mather, praesident of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge, and preacher of the Gospel, at Boston, in N.E. ; [Nine lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by Timothy Green for Nicholas Boone, 1701
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The Blessed HOPE, And Glorious Appearing of JESUS CHRIST. › Sermon 5
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2. Jesus Christ is a Saviour of Souls. 1 Pet 2.25 He is the Shepherd and Bishop of our Souls. Never did Shepherd take such care of the safety ⟨p. 98⟩of his Flock, as Jesus Christ has done for all that belong to His Flock. The Jewish Religion has Fundamental Errors in it. One is, That the Messiah is •et to come; and another is, That when the Messiah does come, He shall only be the Saviour of Bodies out of Bondage. T•ey don't suppose that he will b• a Saviour of Souls. But Christians know otherwise. They know that Christ saves the soul▪ And therefore Christ said, Mat. 11.29 Come unto me all ye that are heavy laden, and you shall find rest for your Souls. The soul that is heavy laden with the burden of sin, can never find rest, but by coming unto the Lord Jesus Christ. A soul disquieted with the guilt of sin, can never be at ease, but by coming to the Lord Jesus Christ: therefore He is a Glorious Saviour. For the Soul is of unspeakable worth and value; one soul is of more worth than all the bodies in the world. The soul is •mmortal. There is […] a soul but must be either in Happiness or in Misery, either in Heaven or in Hell, throughout the Days of Eternity. Therefore to save a Soul is a mighty thing. Well then, Christ is a saviour of souls, and therefore does Excel all other saviours, as much as the Soul does Excel the Body.
2. Iesus Christ is a Saviour of Souls. 1 Pet 2.25 He is the Shepherd and Bishop of our Souls. Never did Shepherd take such care of the safety ⟨p. 98⟩of his Flock, as Jesus Christ has done for all that belong to His Flock. The Iewish Religion has Fundamental Errors in it. One is, That the Messiah is •et to come; and another is, That when the Messiah does come, He shall only be the Saviour of Bodies out of Bondage. T•ey don't suppose that he will b• a Saviour of Souls. But Christians know otherwise. They know that Christ saves the soul And therefore Christ said,