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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
GOD Converts His Elect, Some at one Age, and some at another, Commo… › Application 2: USE II.
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USE II.
Young Persons are to be called upon. Let them Now hearken to the call of God inviting them to come & Labour in his Vineyard. The wise Man saves, Remember NOW thy Creator in the days of thy Youth. Outward calls you have had from the Word of God publicly ⟨p. 84⟩dispensed in his Name. And many of you have been called upon by your godly Parents. All these calls will aggravate your Condemnation at the Last Day, if you obey them not. The Words of Wisdom are exceeding awful, Oh that they might sink down into your Ears and Hearts. Prov. 1.24 Because I have called and you refused, but have set at nought all my counsel, and would have none of my reproof I w•ll laugh at your calamity, and mock when your fear cometh, when your destruction cometh as a whirlwind, when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer, they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me. Beware Young Men, in the fear of God beware that it be not thus with any of you. Therefore delay not your Repentance towards God, and making sure of an Interest in Christ. Do it Now. Jer. 25.5. Turn ye NOW. The Devil says not N•w. And thy own wicked Heart will join with him and say, not Now, another time will do as well, but God ⟨p. 85⟩says NOW without any the least delay. Then say not as Young Persons are apt to do, that when Old Age has overtaken you, then you will turn to the Lord. But how dost thou know thou shalt live to Old Age? Where there is one that does so, there are many that do not. Have not Deaths been multiplied among Young Persons? How many have you known as likely to live as you, but Death has cut them off Some godly ones dye in Youth, but far more ungodly ones.