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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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SERMON, III.
MANY things have been spoken for Demonstration of the Truth before us. The last time we entered upon a Seventh Demonstration, namely, If we consider the principal things contained in this Salvation, we shall see it is from Grace. There are (as we have said) especially three things contained therein, Conversion, Justification, Glorification. Concerning Conversion and Justification, that they proceed wholly from Grace, you have heard. We go on to show, that the Glorification of Believers, also proceeds wholly from the free Grace of God. I say then, Believers on Christ shall be Glorified, not one link in the Apostles Golden Chain, as some of the Ancients have called it, shall be broken, viz. that in Rom. 8. 30. Whom he did predestinate them •e also called, and whom he called, them he justified, and whom he justified, them […] glorified. Believers then shall be made the subjects of Glory, and that is from Infinite ⟨p. 74⟩Grace. 1 Pet. 5. 10. The God of all Grace hath called us unto his Eternal G•ory. If God were not a God of Infinite Grace, it could not be so; one that has deserved Hell more than a Million times over▪ could never not only be delivered from thence; but also be made partaker […] a glorious Heaven. This Glorification […] called Eternal Life in Scripture; an• that is called Grace. 1 Pet. 3. 7. He•rs of the Grace of Life. There are especially two considerations which set forth the wonderful Grace of God herein.
MANY things have been spoken for Demostration of the Truth before us. The last time we entred upon a Seventh Demonstration, namely, If we consider the principal things contain'd in this Salvation, we shall see it is from Grace. There are (as we have said) especially three things containd therein, Conversion, Justification, Glorification. Concerning Conversion and Justification, that they proceed wholly from Grace, you have heard. We go on to show, that the Glorification of Believers, also proceeds wholly from the free Grace of God. I say then, Believers on Christ shall be Glorified, not one link in the Apostles Golden Chain, as some of the Ancients have called it, shall be broken, viz. that in