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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.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. The Truth is further evident, if we consider what Man is, what a poor Creature Man is. Psal.8.4. What is man that thou art mindful of him? The Original ⟨p. 42⟩word is, Enosh, which signifies M•• rabble Man. Men are in the Script••• compared to the meanest, the most de••• cable Creatures in the World; […] Worm: I am a worm and no man, […] King David: they are compared to […] hoppers, that are despicable Creatu••• Isai. 40.22. The Lord sitteth in the […] of the earth, the inhabitants the• are as grasshoppers before him. What Man? Psal.39.5. Verily every man at best estate is altogether vanity. Not […] Men, but every Man, and that at his […] estate; is not only a vain thing, but […] it self: Then if God bestows Salvation upon any, it is certainly from Gra•• ▪ It is Grace in the Great GOD so much to look upon His Creatures. Job 14. Wilt thou open thine eyes upon such a• […] Mephibo heth said to David, What is […] servant that thou shouldest look upon […] deal dog as I am? What then is Man […] the Great GOD should look upon such one, or take the least notice of his Man, consider him as what he was in Original before ever he was guilty Sin. Job 4. 19. They'd well in […] of […] their foundation is in the dust. […] ⟨p. 43⟩made out of the dust, and his Soul dwells in a Tabernacle of clay, that God should suffer any Man to speak to Him, it is Infinite condescension. Abraham said,