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A vision in the temple. The Lord of Hosts, adored
A vision in the temple. The Lord of Hosts, adored; and the King of Glory proclaimed; on a day of prayer kept (May 10. 1721) at the opening of the New Brick Meeting House in the north part of Boston, by the ministers of the city, with the Society which built it, & this day swarmed into it. / By Cotton Mather, D.D. and F.R.S. ; [Two lines from Isaiah]
Boston: printed for Robert Starkey. And sold, 1721
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2. By his Ministers Preaching his Word. All true Ministers of the Gospel, are the Ministers of Christ. Stewards of the mysteries of God. 1. Cor. 4.1. they are Christ's Gift for the good of men, Eph. 4.11, 12. they are his Ambassadors, 2. Cor. 5.20. they go on his Errand, are to declare his mind by preaching his Word. 2 Tim. 4.2. Preach the word, be instant in season, out of season, rebuke, reprove, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. When Ministers faithfully preach the Word, the Word of God; when they teach, exhort, rebuke, comfort, agreeably to the Holy Scriptures; then by them Christ is giving and communicating Light to those under their Ministration.
3. By his Holy Spirit. The third Person in the ever blessed Trinity, is the Spirit of the Father and of the Son. All that shall be Saved, are efficaciously Enlightened and renewed by this Spirit of Christ. They are not only taught Externally by the Word, but Internally by the Spirit of Christ To them it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven (that is, in a Saving manner) but to others it is not given, Matt 13.11. Christ not only taught his Disciples by word of mouth, or by Speaking to them, but he also opened their understandings to understand the Scriptures, Luk. 24.45. All true believers, are Internally & efficaciously taught by the Spirit of Christ, so as savingly to understand Divine revealed Truths; when Paul Preached, the Lord opened Lydia's Heart rightly to entertain his Doctrine, Act. 16.16. There was Christs Minister teaching Externally, and his Spirit teaching Internally. Hence all true Saints, are said to walk after the Spirit, and to be led by the Spirit,