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Grata brevitas. An essay made in a few words, to demonstrate that a few…
Grata brevitas. An essay made in a few words, to demonstrate that a few words may have much comprised in them. With the most weighty matters of religion, offered in several abridgements, as particular demonstrations of it. : A winter-sermon preached at Boston lecture 27.d. 9.m. 1712. / By Cotton Mather, D.D. ; [One line of quotation]Grata brevitas. An essay made in a few words, to demonstrate that a few words may have much comprised in them. With the most weighty matters of religion, offered in several abridgments, as particular demonstrations of it. : A winter-sermon preached at Boston lecture 27.d. 9.m. 1712. / By Cotton Mather, D.D. ; [One line of quotation]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Samuel Gerrish, 1712
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Secondly; We must now in a Few Words tell these Poor Slaves of Sin and Hell, and Children of Death, What they shall do to be Saved. O Take into your Meditation those Few Words, Mark XVI. 16 He that believeth shall be Saved. The meaning of those Few Words is This. Feel your selves Wretched; See your selves Unable to get out of your fearful Wretchedness. Own your selves Unworthy that God should help you to get out. Behold a Saviour provided for you. Cry to God for Help to Embrace that Only Saviour. Plead the Sacrifice of your Saviour, that your Sin may be Pardoned. Plead the Righteousness ⟨p. 18⟩of your Saviour, that you may have a Title to Life. Resign your selves up to the Holy Spirit of your Saviour, that He may Enlighten you, and Purify you, and Rectify you, and fit you for, and bring you to, the Heavenly World. In these Few Words You have All! That One Word, REPENTANCE, has a great deal, Oh! a great deal intended in it. Sinners, Tis more than a mere Crying out, Lord, Have Mercy upon me. But this One Word, and all that is in it, must be complied withal, by all that would find Mercy with God.
Secondly; We must now in a Few Words tell these Poor Slaves of Sin and Hell, and Children of Death, What they shall do to be Saved. O Take into your Meditation those Few Words, Mark XVI. 16 He that believeth shall be Saved. The meaning of those Few Words is This. Feel your selves Wretched; See your selves Ʋnable to get out of your fearful Wretchedness. Own your selves Ʋnworthy that God should help you to get out. Behold a Saviour provided for you. Cry to God for Help to Embrace that Only Saviour. Plead the Sacrifice of your Saviour, that your Sin may be Pardoned. Plead the Righteousness ⟨p. 18⟩of your Saviour, that you may have a Title to Life. Resign your selves up to the Holy Spirit of your Saviour, that He may Enlighten you, and Purify you, and Rectify you, and fit you for, and bring you to, the Heavenly World. In these Few Words You have All! That One Word, REPENTANCE, has a great deal, Oh! a great deal intended in it. Sinners, Tis more than a meer Crying out, Lord, Have Mercy upon me. But this One Word, and all that is in it, must be complied withal, by all that would find Mercy with God.