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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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USE II.
IF it be as has been said, There Believers in Jesus Christ should be very Willing to Die and leave this World that they may go to the Inheritance in Heaven reserved for them. It is a very Unbecoming thing for a true Believer to be Unwilling to Die. We find the Servants of God of old were very Willing to leave this World, so was Abraham, it is said he was ⟨p. 16⟩an Old Man and full of Days, he had had enough of this World and was Willing to go out of it it was because he had a fight […]. Heb. 11. 16. They de•• red a better Country, that is an heavenly. Thus New Testament B• livers have been very Willing to […] and leave this World, • Cor. ••. Being willing to be […] from the Body and present with the Lord. Thus we see the hold Apostle Paul, Phil. 1. 23. Desire to depart and to be with Christ whi•• we f•r […]. Also good old Simeon says he, Now, Lord lettest that thy Servant depart in peace; he does not say hereafter, so many Years hence, but Now, Now, the sooner the better. I• that Belie vers are so Unwilling to Die are leave this World, it proceed from ill causes, either they have too much Love to this World therefore they are loth to depart