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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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Sermon 1: True Believers on JESUS CHRIST may be assured, of the Salvation of their Souls. Sermon I.
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1. Prem. THE Soul is put for the Whole Man, […] of Body and Soul. Man consists of these Two Essential Parts; a Humane Body and a Reasonable Soul, the Believer serves God with both, both with his Body and with his Soul▪ […] Cor. •6. 20. Glorify God in your Body and in your Spirit, which are Gods. The Body is not Saved without the Soul, but the Soul is Saved without or before the Body; the Soul is present with the […] before the Body is. Thus Lazarus when Dying, his Soul was immediately in the Hands of Angels: And the Scripture speaks of the Souls or Spirits of Just Men made Perfect. It is said of Abraham, when he left this World, he was Gathered to his Fathers, viz. to She•, Noah, and to those Just Men that were gone out of the World before him. ⟨p. 4⟩God sent His Holy Angels to carry Abraham's Soul to them.
1. Prem. THE Soul is put for the Whole Man, 〈…〉 of Body and Soul. Man consists of these Two Essential Parts; a Humane Body and a Reasonable Soul, the Believer serves God with both, both with his Body and with his Soul▪ 〈…〉 Cor. •6. 20. Glorify God in your Body and in your Spirit, which are Gods. The Body is not Saved without the Soul, but the Soul is Saved without or before the Body; the Soul is present with the 〈…〉 before the Body is. Thus Lazarus when Dying, his Soul was immediately in the Hands of Angels: And the Scripture speaks of the Souls or Spirits of Just Men made Perfect. It is said of Abraham, when he left this World, he was Gathered to his Fathers, viz. to She•, Noah, and to those Just Men that were gone out of the World before him.