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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.
That there is a blessed Marriage between Jesus Christ the Son of GOD, and the true Believer.
MATTHEW, XXII. 2. The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a certain King, which made a Marriage for his Son.
IN the former part of this Chapter, we have a Parable, the design whereof is to intimate that the Jews would reject Christ the Promised Messiah, and that therefore they themselves should be rejected from being the Church and People of God, and that the Gentiles should become his People, and that among them, many should be the Subjects of an External Call, ⟨p. 50⟩and that some (tho' but a few) would be the Subjects of an internal and effectual Call.
The words before us to insist on are a Similitude or Parable in which there is.