N01732:103
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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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 ⟨p. 93⟩will return to God, and beg Pardon of Him. No, their hearts are hardened, they trample under foot the Son of God, count His Blood worth nothing; they continue to do Despi•e to the Spirit of Grace. It is not so with thee. No one that hears me, but it is possible he may be forgiven. Do we not find in Scripture, that very great Sinners have been Converted and Pardoned? What Sinners had the Corin•••ns been? Some of them had been vile ••domites; yet they were forgiven upon their Repenting and Believing,