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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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Consider. 2. The momentous greatness of this matter: It is a matter of the highest concernment which now you hear of; and therefore you had need be conversant about it, with fear and trembling. If a man were set about a work, and it were said to him, if you do your work well, you shall live, but if you do not your work well, ⟨p. 258⟩you shall dye; With what trembling would he do it? So 'tis here, if you do this work well, you shall live; but if otherwise, you shall dye: You are about a matter of life and death, nay, of Eternal life or Eternal death, and therefore you need be in good earnest. Of such moment is this Salvation, that if a man should fall short of it, all the World is never able to make him amends, or to countervail his lose: You know what Christ hath said, Matth. 16.26. What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole World, and lose his own Soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his Soul? If a man should lose the Salvation of his Soul, all the World can never make him amends for that lose.
Consider. 2. The momenteous greatness of this matter: It is a matter of the highest concernment which now you hear of; and therefore you had need be conversant about it, with fear and trembling. If a man were set about a work, and it were said to him, if you do your work well, you shall live, but if you do not your work well, ⟨p. 258⟩you shall dye; With what trembling would he do it? So 'tis here, if you do this work well, you shall live; but if otherwise, you shall dye: You are about a matter of life and death, nay, of Eternal life or Eternal death, and therefore you need be in good earnest. Of such moment is this Salvation, that if a man should fall short of it, all the World is never able to make him amends, or to countervail his lose: You know what Christ hath said, Matth. 16.26. What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole World, and lose his own Soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his Soul? If a man should lose the Salvation of his Soul, all the World can never make him amends for that lose.