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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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Sovereign Grace Proclaimed. › Sermon 1: SERMON, I.Soveraign Grace Proclaimed. › Sermon 1: SERMON, I.
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(4.) Believers are delivered from the power of Satan; from the power of evil Angels which have power over other Men, so as they have not over Believers on Jesus Christ. Col. 1. 13. Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the Kingdom of his dear son. There were some temporal Salvations which were Types of this Salvation; as that deliverance out of Egypt which was a great Salvation; but this is a greater. It is a sadder thing to be a slave to the Devil than to be a slave ⟨p. 24⟩to Pharaoh. So redemption out of […] was a great Salvation, and […] Typical of this Redemption I am spe•• ing of. Isai. 49.•4. Shall the lawful […] be delivered? shall the prey be […] from the mighty? The Devil is the Mi•• ty enemy. The Elect of God were some accounts, become lawful […] to him, in as much as God for the […] of Men had delivered Mankind into […] hands: now deliverance from […] mighty enemy is a great Salvation. […] Christ said to Paul, Act.26.18. That he […] him to the Gentiles, to turn them […] darkness to light, and from the power Satan unto God. Believers before […] had Faith in Christ were Satan's Serva•• now they are Gods Servants.
(4.) Believers are delivered from the power of Satan; from the power of evil Angels which have power over other Men, so as they have not over Believers on Jesus Christ. Col. 1. 13. Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the Kingdom of his dear son. There were some temporal Salvations which were Types of this Salvation; as that deliverance out of AEgypt which was a great Salvation; but this is a greater. It is a sadder thing to be a slave to the Devil than to be a slave ⟨p. 24⟩