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Monica Americana. A funeral sermon, occasioned by the death of Mrs. Sarah Leveret, (once…
Monica Americana. A funeral sermon, occasioned by the death of Mrs. Sarah Leveret, (once the honourable consort of John Leveret Esq. governor of the Massachuset-Colony, New-England,) who changed earth for heaven. 2 d. 11 m. 1704. : With an elegy upon her memory. : [Two lines from Augustine]Monica Americana. A funeral sermon, occasioned by the death of Mrs. Sarah Leveret, (once the honourable consort of John Leveret Esq. governour of the Massachuset-Colony, New-England,) who changed earth for heaven. 2 d. 11 m. 1704. : With an elegy upon her memory. : [Two lines from Augustine]
Boston: printed for Samuel Phillips, 1705
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The Second Proposition.
The Good Christian does CHOOSE the Good Portion; And none have it, but they tha• Choose it. A Christian is as much distinguished by ⟨p. 13⟩much denominated from, his Choice, as any •ng whatsoever. The Choice that a Good Christi•• makes, is of a Good Portion.
The Good Christian does CHUSE the Good Portion; And none have it, but they tha• Chuse it. A Christian is as much distinguished by ⟨p. 13⟩much denominated from, his Choice, as any •ng whatsoever. The Choice that a Good Christi•• makes, is of a Good Portion.
First; A Good Christian does Refuse to be put •, with a Portion in the Things of this world. The present World, appears to a Good Christian, an Evil World. There appears nothing • horrible to a Christian, as to have This World • his Portion. A Christian does with Horror deprecate the Condition of those men, Psal. 17. •. The Men of this World, who have their Portion in this Life. The Things of this World promise to Support us; but a Christian Looks on them as Broken Reeds. They Promise to Comfort ; but a Christian Looks on them as Miserable mforters. They Promise to Heal and Help what amiss with us: but a Christian has no trust in their Promise; he takes it for granted, They are physicians of no Value. Unregenerate Men are very ady to take up with a Portion in Earthly Things. e may say of the Unregenerate, on the worst account that can be; as in