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Soul-saving Gospel truths. Delivered in several sermons, wherein is showedSoul-saving Gospel truths. Delivered in several sermons, wherein is shewed
Soul-saving Gospel truths. Delivered in several sermons, wherein is showed: I. The unreasonableness of those excuses which men make for their delaying to come to the Lord Jesus for salvation. II. That for men to despair of the forgiveness of their sins because they have been great, is a great evil. III. That every man in the world is going into eternity. / By Increase Mather. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]Soul-saving Gospel truths. Delivered in several sermons, wherein is shewed: I. The unreasonableness of those excuses which men make for their delaying to come to the Lord Jesus for salvation. II. That for men to despair of the forgiveness of their sins because they have been great, is a great evil. III. That every man in the world is going into eternity. / By Increase Mather. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
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3. The way and the only way for a man to know whether Christ dyed for him in particular, is to believe on his Name. If any man, tho' a Reprobate should say Christ has not dyed for me, that man would sin in so saying; for then he would intrude himself into that which is a Divine secret. Much more would an Elect Vessel, be guilty of sin, if he should say Christ has not dyed for me. D••t. 29. 29. Secret things belong to the Lord, and Revealed ⟨p. 25⟩things belong to us. Whether Christ has dyed for such a man in particular is a secret thing, known unto the Lord only, until by the fruits of it it doth appear. But that such a man ought to Believe on the Name of Jesus Christ: that he ought to come to Christ, and submit to him is revealed. Then let him do what is revealed, and he may be sure Christ has dyed for him. Yea as sure of it, as if he were now in Heaven Gal. 2. 20. Says the Apostle, The life that I now live, is by the Faith on the Son of God, who gave himself for me. If a man has Faith in the Son of God, then he may know that Christ gave himself for him in particular. This then is a very Unreasonable Excuse for not coming to him.
3. The way and the only way for a man to know whether Christ dyed for him in particular, is to believe on his Name. If any man, tho' a Reprobate should say Christ has not dyed for me, that man would sin in so saying; for then he would intrude himself into that which is a Divine secret. Much more would an Elect Vessel, be guilty of sin, if he should say Christ has not dyed for me. D••t. 29. 29. Secret things belong to the Lord, and Revealed ⟨p. 25⟩things belong to us. Whether Christ has dyed for such a man in particular is a secret thing, known unto the Lord only, until by the fruits of it it doth appear. But that such a man ought to Believe on the Name of Jesus Christ: that he ought to come to Christ, and submit to him is revealed. Then let him do what is revealed, and he may be sure Christ has dyed for him. Yea as sure of it, as if he were now in Heaven Gal. 2. 20