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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. That is the second thing to be spoken to: We shall only mention two Reasons of this point.
1. Because of the difficulty which is in attaining to Salvation. Heaven is in the Scripture compared to an Hill, even so going towards Heaven, is going up Hill. Now that's hard; to go down Hill is natural and easy, so it is in going to Hell. But going in the way of Salvation, is like going up hill, or like swimming against the stream, which you know is not easy. The way of Salvation is a narrow way You have heard that Christ hath said, Narrow is the way which leadeth unto Life. Now if a man be walking in a narrow path, he had need look well to every step that he taketh, lest haply he should turn out of the right way. The gate of Salvation is a strait gate; therefore Christ hath said, Strive to enter in at the strait gate, for many shall seek, and shall not be able, Luke 13 24. If a man were to go in at a wide gate, that were easy, and needed no striving about it; but to get in at a strait gate, will cost a man labour and striving
1. Because of the difficulty which is in attaining to Salvation. Heaven is in the Scripture compared to an Hill, even so going towards Heaven, is going up Hill. Now that's hard; to go down Hill is natural and easie, so it is in going to Hell. But going in the way of Salvation, is like going up hill, or like swimming against the stream, which you know is not easie. The way of Salvation is a narrow way You have heard that Christ hath said, Narrow is the way which leadeth unto Life. Now if a man be walking in a narrow path, he had need look well to every step that he taketh, lest haply he should turn out of the right way. The gate of Salvation is a strait gate; therefore Christ hath said, Strive to enter in at the strait gate, for many shall seek, and shall not be able, Luke 13 24. If a man were to go in at a wide gate, that were easie, and needed no striving about it; but to get in at a strait gate, will cost a man labour and striving