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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 1
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2. Another Motive the Apostle useth, is, in that such a Life is the way to Blessedness; as in the words which have been read. Holiness is the way to Happiness. They that bring forth Fruit to Holiness, shall in the End have Everlasting Life. Against this might be objected, we see Holy men many times miserable in Outward respects, and they that •ive Godly are Persecuted. The Gospel assures us, that we shall be exposed to Reproaches▪ and many Sufferings in this world. True, (saith the Apostle) but then you must remember, there another World besides this; & in that you shall ⟨p. 7⟩be Blessed: In that other World, which […] take place, at the Appearing of the Great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ. The Great God, and our Saviour; The meaning i•, the Great God, even our Saviour. The Greek word [Greek or Hebrew] which is translated Appearing, is not in Scripture Attributed to any, but the Second Person in the Trinity. There is a twofold Appearing of Christ.
2. Another Motive the Apostle useth, is, in that such a Life is the way to Blessedness; as in the words which have been read. Holiness is the way to Happiness. They that bring forth Fruit to Holiness, shall in the End have Everlasting Life. Against this might be objected, we see Holy men many times miserable in Outward respects, and they that •ive Godly are Persecuted. The Gospel assures us, that we shall be exposed to Reproaches▪ and many Sufferings in this world. True, (sai•h the Apostle) but then you must remember, there another World besides this; & in that you shall ⟨p. 7⟩be Blessed: In that other World, which 〈…〉 take place, at the Appearing of the Great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ. The Great God, and our Saviour; The meaning i•, the Great God, even our Saviour. The Greek word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 which is translated Appearing, is not in Scripture Attributed to any, but the Second Person in the Trinity. There is a twofold Appearing of Christ.