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Some important truths about conversion, delivered in sundry sermons, / by Increase Mather, D.D.…
Some important truths about conversion, delivered in sundry sermons, / by Increase Mather, D.D. teacher of a church at Boston, in New-England ; With a preface by Dr. Owen.Some important truths about conversion, delivered in sundry sermons, / by Increase Mather, D.D. teacher of a church at Boston, in New-England ; With a praeface by Dr. Owen.
Boston: printed by John Allen for John Edwards, 1721
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Answ. Two things do abundantly evince ⟨p. 96⟩this, both which are mentioned in the Text.
1. In that he that doth thus open his heart to Christ, shall have union with him; I will come unto him, saith Christ, so as to dwell with him, so as to live in him. I will come to him, not as a Sojourner, but as an Inhabitant. Such an ones heart shall be my house, Eph. 3.17. He dwelleth in the heart by faith. Now union with Christ is a blessed thing. Happy they that have this glorious Dignity belonging to them; for if a Soul be united to Christ, there is union with God also, the Eternal Fountain of all life and happiness. Hence is that, 1 Thes 1.1. To the Church which is in God, and in the Lord Jesus Christ. He that is in Christ, is in God also: If there be union with the Son, there is union with the Father; for the Son and the Father are one. Christ never cometh alone, but if he comes, the Father cometh with him; therefore Christ said, If a man love me, he will keep my words, and my Father will love him, and [We] will come to him, and make [Our] abode with him, John 14.23. Now Gods company is enough to make the Enjoyers of it happy, Psal. 16.11. In thy presence is fullness of joy. Perfect happiness is in Gods presence; and therefore also in Christs presence, seeing these always go together.
1. In that he that doth thus open his heart to Christ, shall have union with him; I will come unto him, saith Christ, so as to dwell with him, so as to live in him. I will come to him, not as a Sojourner, but as an Inhabitant. Such an ones heart shall be my house, Eph. 3.17. He dwelleth in the heart by faith. Now union with Christ is a blessed thing. Happy they that have this glorious Dignity belonging to them; for if a Soul be united to Christ, there is union with God also, the Eternal Fountain of all life and happiness. Hence is that, 1 Thes 1.1. To the Church which is in God, and in the Lord Jesus Christ. He that is in Christ, is in God also: If there be union with the Son, there is union with the Father; for the Son and the Father are one. Christ never cometh alone, but if he comes, the Father cometh with him; therefore Christ said, If a man love me, he will keep my words, and my Father will love him, and [We] will come to him, and make [Our] abode with him,