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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 2
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2. This Looking for the Blessed Hope does imply frequent thoughts concerning it. As a person that looks for the return of an absent Friend, has frequent thoughts concerning him, so they that look for Christs coming, will have frequent thoughts concerning him▪ David says, Psal▪ 94▪19▪ In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy Comforts delight my Soul· He had multitudes of thoughts, but there was one thought that did in a special manner delight his Soul, that did comfort him, […] no thought did delight and comfort more ⟨p. 30⟩than that of desiring the coming of the Messiah. A man that looks for this is still remembering of it. As the Psalmist speaks, Psal. 42.6 I remember thee from the Land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the Hill Mizar. Jordan was Eastward of the land of Canaan, Hermon was Northward, Mizar (as some observed) was Southward. Thus they that look for the appearing of Christ, where ever they be, in what part of the world soever, thoughts concerning Christs Appearing come into their mind.
2. This Looking for the Blessed Hope does imply frequent thoughts concerning it. As a person that looks for the return of an absent Friend, has frequent thoughs concerning him, so they that look for Christs coming, will have frequent thoughts concerning him▪ David sayes, Psal▪ 94▪19▪ In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy Comforts delight my Soul· He had multitudes of thoughts, but there was one thought that did in a special manner delight his Soul, that did comfort him, 〈…〉 no thought did delight and comfort more ⟨p. 30⟩than that of desiring the coming of the Messiah. A man that looks for this is still remembring of it. As the Psalmist speaks,