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Practical truths, plainly delivered
Practical truths, plainly delivered: wherein is showed, I. That true believers on Jesus Christ, shall as certainly enjoy everlasting life in heaven, as if they were there already. II. That there is a blessed marriage between Jesus Christ the son of God, & the true believer. III. That men are infinitely concerned, not only to hear the voice of Christ, but that they do it, to day. IV. The work of the ministry, described, in an ordination sermon. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]Practical truths, plainly delivered: wherein is shewed, I. That true believers on Jesus Christ, shall as certainly enjoy everlasting life in heaven, as if they were there already. II. That there is a blessed marriage between Jesus Christ the son of God, & the true believer. III. That men are infinitely concerned, not only to hear the voice of Christ, but that they do it, to day. IV. The work of the ministry, described, in an ordination sermon. / By Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]
printed by B. Green for Daniel Henchman, 1718
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
PROPOSITION, II. The true Believer shall inherit Everlasting Life in another World.
THERE is no truth in all the Bible more inculcated than this. It is very ⟨p. 20⟩often affirmed in Express terms, and often in other words, which import it: It is said of Believers, that they shall never perish, Joh. 10.28. And that they shall never see Death. The second Death, that Death which stands in direct opposition to Eternal Life, they shall never see it, Joh. 8.51. And that they shall be Saved. Mark 16.16. They shall be Saved from Hell. It is not a Temporal, but an Eternal Salvation which Christ has Promised to the true Believer on his Name. He is the Author of Eternal Salvation to all that obey him, Heb. 5.9. It is said of the Believer that he shall Eat of the Tree of Life which is in the midst of the Paradise of God, Rev. 2.7. If Adam had Eat of the Tree of Life, he should have lived for ever. So shall the Believer who does by Faith feed upon Christ, who is the Tree of Life.
THERE is no truth in all the Bible more inculcated than this. It is very ⟨p. 20⟩often affirmed in Express termes, and often in other words, which import it: It is said of Believers, that they shall never perish, Joh. 10.28. And that they shall never see Death. The second Death, that Death which stands in direct opposition to Eternal Life, they shall never see it,