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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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But thus much shall suffice for the Doctrinal handling of this point, we shall conclude only with one Use of Exhortation, & let it be in the words of the Psalmist, Psal, 24.7. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall enter in. That Text indeed is firstly and typically to be understood concerning the doors of the Sanctuary being set open for the Ark to enter in, and then fulfilled, when the Eternal gates of the highest Heaven were set open, for Christ the King of Glory to enter in at his Ascension; and lastly are to be applied to mens opening the doors of their hearts, that Christ may come in there: Oh then be exhorted this day, to set open the everlasting doors of your Souls, that Christ the King of Glory may come in. And for that end consider seriously a few things.
But thus much shall suffice for the Doctrinal handling of this point, we shall conclude only with one Use of Exhortation, & let it be in the words of the Psalmist, Psal, 24.7. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall enter in. That Text indeed is firstly and tipically to be understood concerning the doors of the Sanctuary being set open for the Ark to enter in, and then fulfilled, when the Eternal gates of the highest Heaven were set open, for Christ the King of Glory to enter in at his Ascension; and lastly are to be applied to mens opening the doors of their hearts, that Christ may come in there: Oh then be exhorted this day, to set open the everlasting doors of your Souls, that Christ the King of Glory may come in. And for that end consider seriously a few things.
Consider 1. That Christ is importunate in the motion which he maketh, that he might ⟨p. 102⟩have possession of your Souls: Hence he continueth following the suite a long time, Prov 1.22. he there saith, How long ye simple ones will ye love simplicity? So that Christ doth wait, and that for a long time (Oh how long) at the door of mens hearts: And he reneweth his motion for entrance full many a time and oft,