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Several sermons wherein is showed, I. That Jesus Christ is a mighty Saviour. II.…Several sermons wherein is shewed, I. That Jesus Christ is a mighty Saviour. II.…
Several sermons wherein is showed, I. That Jesus Christ is a mighty Saviour. II. That God converts his elect some at one age, and some at another, commonly before old age. III. That when godly men dye, angels carry their souls to another and a better world. : With a preface in which there is a brief and true character of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Bridge a lately deceased pastor in one of the churches in Boston. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Four lines of quotations]Several sermons wherein is shewed, I. That Jesus Christ is a mighty Saviour. II. That God converts his elect some at one age, and some at another, commonly before old age. III. That when godly men dye, angels carry their souls to another and a better world. : With a preface in which there is a brief and true character of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Bridge a lately deceased pastor in one of the churches in Boston. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Four lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Benjamin Eliot, 1715
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They say, when Abraham dyed he went to Paradise, and that when Moses dyed, he went to Paradise. This is true not only of Abraham and Moses, but of all penitent Believers on Jesus Christ. It was therefore said to the Penitent on the Cross, To day thou shalt be with me in Paradise, Luk. 23.43. When they leave this World, their Souls go to Heaven. The Scripture speaks of some who Blaspheme them that dwell in heaven, Rev. 13.6. Idolatry is called Blasphemy. Papists worship Saints departed. They Pray to St. ⟨p. 104⟩Peter and St. Paul, and to the Virgin Mary; to make Gods of them is Blasphemy. So do they Blaspheme them that dwell in Heaven. We read of thing, in Heaven reconciled to God, Col. 1.20. The Elect Angels are indeed things in Heaven, they are called the Angels of Heaven, that's their Native Country▪ But they never needed to be reconciled to God, as not having sinned, nor did the Son of God shed his Blood for them. But there are Souls in Heaven, namely the Immortal Spirits of Holy Men departed this life, and those are the things in Heaven, which Christ has reconciled to God, by the Blood of his Cross. Good Men at their departure out of this world, go where they have blessed Communion with those holy Souls, which are gone to Heaven before them. They go to Abraham as we have showed. It was said to Abraham, that at his Death he should go to his Fathers, Gen. 15.15. He went to that World where Shem and Noah and other of his Fathers were ⟨p. 105⟩gone before him. That sort of People which served God as he had done, at the hour of his Death he was gathered to them, Gen. 25.8. They go to be with Angels. God said to the Prophet, If thou wilt walk in my ways, and keep my charge, I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by, Zech. 3 7