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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]
Boston : Sold by Eleazer Phillips., 1703
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4. Despair proceed▪ from Evil Causes. That▪s another thing that •ets forth the Evil of it.
4. Despair proce•d▪ from Evil Caus•s. That▪s another thing that •ets forth the Evil of it.
1. It proceeds from Satan. 'Tis […] that makes men Despair. Presumption and Despair both proceed from the Devil. First he Tempts sinners to commit very great sins, and when they have done so, then he tells them their sin is greater ⟨p. 92⟩than can be forgiven. Thus in Cain, the Wicked one persuaded him to murder his Brother, and when he had done so, he told him that now his Sin was so great, as that it was Unpardonable. Who is it that says to sinners, their sins are greater than can be forgiven? God does not say so. And Ungodly sinners tho' they are wont to tempt one another to Presumptuous sins, yet they don't use to tempt one another to Despair. It remains then that it is Satan which tempts persons to Desperation. So he tells sinners it is too soon to Repent, and when they have delayed their Repentance for a long time, then if they begin to have a serious thought of turning to God, he says now it is too late. First that it was too soon, & then that 'tis too late. This he does that so he may discourage from Returning to God, and from Praying for Pardoning mercy.
1. It proceeds from Satan. 'Tis 〈…〉 that makes men Despair. Presumption and Despair both proceed from the Devil. First he Tempts sinners to commit very great sins, and when they have done so, then he tells them their sin is greater