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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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THE SERMONS emitted herewith, were not written with my own Hand, but taken from me when Preached, by One that has a rare dexterity in Writing Characters, the same Person, who at first in Short hand, and after that in a very Legible hand transcribed the Sermons on the Beatitudes, lately Printed. Upon the Perusal of these as well as those, I find them to agree with what I delivered: but therefore plainness of style, and inculcations must be expected.
THE SERMONS emitted herewith, were not written with my own Hand, but taken from me when Preached, by One that has a rare dexterity in Writing Characters, the same Person, who at first in Short hand, and after that in a very Ligible hand transcribed the Sermons on the Beatitudes, lately Printed. Upon the Perusal of these as well as those, I find them to agree with what I delivered: but therefore plainess of style, and inculcations must be expected.
I have endeavoured to declare the great Truths of the Gospel with all possible plainness, and perspicuity, that the most ordinary Capacities might understand and be edified.
I have endeavoured to declare the great Truths of the Gospel with all possible plainess, and perspicuity, that the most ordinary Capacities might understand and be edified.
The Occasion of the Discourse concerning the Sovereign Grace of God in the Salvation of the Elect, was, a Letter which a Worthy Minister, who lives in a Town remote from Boston sent to me, proposing that I would Preach and Publish some Meditations, on Eph. 2. 8. I was the more willing to comply with his desire, that so • who am Expecting Death every day (and for that reason call these Sermons, my dying Testimony) may leave something with that dear Flock (among whom I have been Labouring for the space of Eight and Fifty Years) which may help to confirm them after my Decease, in those Gospel Truths,