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Awakening soul-saving truths, plainly delivered, in several sermons. In which is showed, I. That…Awakening soul-saving truths, plainly delivered, in several sermons. In which is shewed, I. That…
Awakening soul-saving truths, plainly delivered, in several sermons. In which is showed, I. That many are called, who are not effectually called. II. That men may be of the visible church, and yet not be of the Lord's chosen. III. That the chosen of God are comparatively but few. / By Increase Mather. D.D. ; [Four lines of Scripture texts]Awakening soul-saving truths, plainly delivered, in several sermons. In which is shewed, I. That many are called, who are not effectually called. II. That men may be of the visible church, and yet not be of the Lord's chosen. III. That the chosen of God are comparatively but few. / By Increase Mather. D.D. ; [Four lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland for B. Gray, 1720
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2. The Scripture does plainly intimate this Truth. In the Scripture there are two ways spoken of, and every Man that hears me this day, nay every Man in the whole World at this day, is in one of those two ways, either in the broad way, or the narrow way, there is a broad way, there are great multitudes going in that way, that way leads to destruction; as for the narrow way there are but few in that, Few there be that find it. Therefore also does the Scripture say, Luk. 12.32. that the Lord's Chosen are a little Flock, Fear not little Flock, it is your Fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom; that is to say, you are Chosen of God, Ah but you are a Little Flock. The Original Word is Micron Poimnion, A Little, Little Flock indeed; so are the Lord's Chosen. The Israelitish Nation was a Type of the Elect of God, therefore are they called by the name of Israel, Gal. 6.16. Peace be upon the ⟨p. 76⟩Israel of God. The Lord's Chosen are the Israel of God; now they were but a small Nation comparatively. Deut. 7.7. The Lord did not choose you because ye were more in number than any people, for ye were the fewest of all people; so they were a Type of the Lord's Chosen in that respect.
Demon. 3. Such Things are to be affirmed of the Lord's Chosen as cannot be said of many. First, it is said of those that are the Lord's Chosen that they are or shall be Believers on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Pet. 2.7. Unto you that believe he is precious. ver. 9. Ye are a chosen generation. They that are the Chosen Generation are or shall be Believers on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Scripture speaks of the faith of God's Elect, Tit. 1.1