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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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USE, II. The other Use is a word of Encouragement to practise this Duty of Prayer. Seeing we have an Intercessor in Heaven that presents our requests to ⟨p. 120⟩God, that is encouragement enough to this duty. And what should we pray for We should Pray that the Interest of Christ may prevail in the World. In the Printed Proclamation for this day, We are directed to Pray, That the Interest […] Christ may prevail all the World over. […] Christ Intercedes for us, it is most reasonable that we should Intercede for His Interest. Psal. 72. 15. It is said concerning Solomon, Prayer shall be made for him continually. Christ is the Solomon there intended. Why, are we to Pray for Christ? Certainly He needs none of our Prayers who is blessed for ever; we are not to Pray for His Person, but for His Kingdom, that His Interest may prevail every where; that we are the rather to Pray for, because there are Prophesies i• the written word of God that such […] Day shall come. Dan. 2. 35. The little […] shall become a great Mountain, and fill the whole Earth. There is a promise of the enlargement of Christs Kingdom, that it shall fill the whole Earth. We should be the more fervent in Prayer for this, because the Time draws on a pace. I don't doubt, but there are some here ⟨p. 121⟩living will see the beginning of those glorious days, that are Promised concer•ing the Church of God. We read of Daniel, that when he knew by Books the time for the deliverance from Captivity was at hand, he set himself to Pray with fasting. When we know the Time for the enlargement of Christs Kingdom is […] hand, we should set our selves more fervently to Pray that it may be so. And truly if there be a Spirit of Prayer on that account, That will be a blessed sign that the time is near. And it must needs the near, for it is said, When the Seventh […] shall begin to sound, the mystery of God shall be finished. The Mystery of God, is the glorious Kingdom Christ shall posses in this lower World; and it is past doubt, we are come to the close of the Sixth Trumpet. Well then, the Seventh Trumpet will sound in a little time, then behold what is said; it is said,