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A dying legacy of a minister to his dearly beloved people, showing, I. That…A dying legacy of a minister to his dearly beloved people, shewing, I. That…
A dying legacy of a minister to his dearly beloved people, showing, I. That true believers on Jesus Christ may be assured, of the salvation of their souls. II. That spiritual wisdom, or grace in the soul, is of all things the most desirable. III. That there is none whose dignity and glory may be compared with that which belongs to our Lord Jesus Christ. / Being the three last sermons preached by Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Five lines from Hebrews]A dying legacy of a minister to his dearly beloved people, shewing, I. That true believers on Jesus Christ may be asured, of the salvation of their souls. II. That spiritual wisdom, or grace in the soul, is of all things the most desireable. III. That there is none whose dignity and glory may be compared with that which belongs to our Lord Jesus Christ. / Being the three last sermons preached by Increase Mather, D.D. ; [Five lines from Hebrews]
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland for J. Edwards, 1722
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OLD Age has so Debilitated me that I have no Hopes of Preaching another Sermon. Besides my Right Hand is become Paralitical, and shakes after that manner that I cannot Write any Long Discourse, which gives me • Supersede as from Preaching. I used to Write largely; tho' I bless GOD for my Memory. I never made use of […] ••ies in the P•lpil.
OLD Age has so Debilitated me that I have no Hopes of Preaching another Sermon. Besides my Right Hand is become Paralitical, and shakes after that manner that I cannot Write any Long Discourse, which gives me • Supersede as from Preaching. I used to Write largely; tho' I bless GOD for my Memory. I never made use of 〈…〉 ••ies in the P•lpil.
A• for the Sermons now Published, One who has the Pen of a Ready Writer Transcribed them, and first them unto me; having […] them; I find they agree with what I delivered. I look upon these as my Last Sermons. And therefore have Given them the Name of my Dying Legacy. Indeed since these ⟨p. 3⟩Sermons were Preached I entertained the Congregation with another short Discourse, not Worthy the Name of a Sermon, so that (as I before said) I take these to be my Last.
A• for the Sermons now Published, One who has the Pen of a Ready Writer Transcribed them, and first them unto me; having 〈…〉 them; I find they agree with what I delivered. I look upon these as my Last Sermons. And therefore have Given them the Name of my Dying Legacy. Indeed since these ⟨p. 3⟩