Some important truths about conversion, delivered in sundry sermons, / by Increase Mather, D.D.…

Name: Some important truths about conversion, delivered in sundry sermons, / by Increase Mather, D.D.…
Author: Increase Mather

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.

Increase Mather 1639–1723Boston: printed by John Allen for John Edwards, 1721

[2], xxii, 260, [4] p. ; 16 cm. (12mo) · 67k words · Evans 2260

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There are some sinners so given over by God, as that his holy Spiri…: There are some sinners so given over by God, as that his holy Spirit doth for ever cease…There are some sinners so given over by God, as that his holy Spiri…: There are some sinners so given over by God, as that his holy Spirit doth for ever ceas…

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1. Take heed of quenching the Spirit: 1 Thess. 5.19. Sure it is, you have had motions and strivings of the Spirit, yea, I am persuaded, that there is scarce a child of ten years old, but the holy Spirit hath been blessedly at work in his heart. Amongst those that are Religiously educated, it is ever wont to be so: Oh how hath the Word touched thy Soul to the quick; and then what affections? what resolutions? what terrors? what strivings of the Spirit? Now if you love your Souls, quench not these strivings: The motions of the Spirit are an Holy Fire, take heed lest sin & temptation quench this fire, and therefore above all things beware of sins against conscience: These will grieve and provoke the holy Spirit to depart from you. If you thus rebel against him, he ⟨p. 142⟩will turn to be your Enemy. Isa. 63.10. But,

1. Take heed of quenching the Spirit: 1 Thess. 5.19. Sure it is, you have had motions and strivings of the Spirit, yea, I am perswaded, that there is scarce a child of ten years old, but the holy Spirit hath been blessedly at work in his heart. Amongst those that are Religiously educated, it is ever wont to be so: Oh how hath the Word touched thy Soul to the quick; and then what affections? what resolutions? what terrors? what strivings of the Spirit? Now if you love your Souls, quench not these strivings: The motions of the Spirit are an Holy Fire, take heed lest sin & temptation quench this fire, and therefore above all things beware of sins against •onscience: These will grieve and provoke the holy Spirit to depart from you. If you thus rebel against him, he ⟨p. 142⟩will turn to be your Enemy. Isa. 63.10. But,

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