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A sermon concerning obedience & resignation to the will of God in every thing.…
A sermon concerning obedience & resignation to the will of God in every thing. Occasioned by the death of that pious gentlewoman, Mrs. Mariah Mather, late consort of Increase Mather, D.D. Who entered into her everlasting rest, on the Lords Day, April.4. 1714. : [Seven lines of Scripture texts]A sermon concerning obedience & resignation to the will of God in every thing. Occasion'd by the death of that pious gentlewoman, Mrs. Mariah Mather, late consort of Increase Mather, D.D. Who entered into her everlasting rest, on the Lords Day, April.4. 1714. : [Seven lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by T. Green, 1714
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They were the greatest Grief and Burden which he had in the world. By his Infirmities, he means the Afflictions and Persecutions which he endured. Since it was the Will of God that he should be Reproached, and Abused, and all ⟨p. 21⟩manner of Evil spoken of him falsely because of his Christianity; he took great pleasure therein.
They were the greatest Grief and Burden which he had in the world. By his Infirmities, he means the Afflictions and Persecutions which he endured. Since it was the Will of God that he should be Reproached, and Abused, and all ⟨p. 21⟩manner of Evil spoken of him falsly because of his Christianity; he took great pleasure therein.
3. Our Obedience to the Will of God should be Universal: We must Comply with his whole Will. We may not pick and choose among the Commandments of God. That was Jehu's Obedience, which discovered the Insincerity of his Heart. He walked not in the Law of the Lord with all his Heart; for he departed not from the Sin of Jeroboam, 2 King. 10.31. God Commanded him to destroy the Worship of Baal; that he Obeyed. God Commanded him to execute Judgment on the House of Ahab; that he Obeyed. He ought to have departed from the Sin of Jeroboam; but that Commandment he would not Obey, because it did not Comport with his Worldly Interest to do it. If we would be the true Disciples of Christ, we must observe All his Commandments: Joh. 15.14. You are my Friends, if you do whatsoever Command you. We must do all the Commandments of God; and forbear doing ⟨p. 22⟩every thing that he has Forbidden: