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Five sermons on several subjects. I. A birth-day sermon, preached on the day when…
Five sermons on several subjects. I. A birth-day sermon, preached on the day when the author attained to the eightieth year of his age. II. A dying testimony to the sovereign grace of God in the salvation of his elect, containing three sermons. III. Believers encouraged to pray from the consideration of Christs interceding for them, and with them. / By Increase Mather, D.D ; [Six lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Daniel Henchman, 1719
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they say this was one of their good Men, we won't be of their Religion that have done such wickedness as this. And it has encouraged Christians to Sin and to do wickedly. Some have said, St David, cur non Ego? has David committed such Sins, why mayn't I venture to do so as well as he? Thus he has given great occasion to the enemy to blaspheme. And God punishes the Sins of such in a terrible manner, tho' after their Repentance, He forgives them as to Eternal Judgment for them; yet, not as to temporal punishments. The Prophet said unto David, The sword shall never depart from thy house. All his Days after, one sore Judgment after another did befall him.
Let the fourth USE, be an Antidote against Despair. Let no Sinner Despair of the Salvation of his Soul; but consider the Grace of God, say not, you don't know ⟨p. 92⟩what Sins I have been guilty of. Let thy Sins be what ever they may be, I am sure thou hast not out sinned Infinite Grace. Rom. 5. 20. Where sin abounded, Grace did much more abound. Tho' thou hast been guilty of abundance of Sins, there is a greater abundance of Pardons with the gracious God. Isa. 55. 7. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous […] his thoughts, and let him return unto […] Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God for he will abundantly […]. There is abundance of Pardons with God for the greatest Sinners, if they will Repent and forsake their Sins, and turn to God in Jesus Christ. Say not, I have been guilty of all manner of Sins, I have tra•• gressed against the first and second Table of the Moral Law; but does not Christ say, Mat. 12. 31. All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men, except the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. And as for that Sin, I am persuaded there […] not one that hears me this Day, that eve• was guilty of it; and the reason why that Sin is not forgiven, is not because there is not Grace enough in God to Pardon it; but because such Sinners never