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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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MAKE sure faith Salvation of your Souls. O let every one that hears me this Day, make sure of […] Eternal Salvation of his Soul. Therefore Consider a few things, Consider,
MAKE sure faith Salvation of your Souls. O let every one that hears me this Day, make sure of 〈…〉 Eternal Salvation of his Soul. Therefore Consider a few things, Consider,
1. EVERY One of you has an Immortal ⟨p. 18⟩Soul that must either be Happy or Miserable throughout Eternal Ages. The Soul does not Die when the Body Dies but goes […] to another World. It is said co• cerning Rachel, Gen. 35. 18. An her Soul was in departing for […] died. Then her Soul did not die no, but departed, went away […] of this World. If our Souls don't Die, what do they do? They did immediately appear before the Great GOD, and a Sentence […] passed upon them. Eccl. 12. […] ▪ The Body returns to the earth as […], and the Spirit returns to […] who gave it. The Spirit the Immortal Soul of a Man when his Body dies, returns to God to appear before his Judgment Seat […] receive a Sentence from Him, •• there of Eternal Life or Eternal Death. Stephen did not this that his Soul would Die who his Body did; therefore the last ⟨p. 19⟩Words he spoke, when he was going out of this World was, Lord Jesus receive my Spirit. The Parable concerning Dives & Lazarus does declare this to be so, we read […] of the Death of their Souls when their Bodies Died. It is said the Soul of Lazarus when he Died, Angels carried it into Abraham's Bosom: But Dives who had Lived deliciously, when he Died, he Cried out, I am Tormented in this Flame. O there is a Fire in HELL that Torments Men that Die in their Sins, in their Unbelief. O that Men would think of the ETERNITY that follows upon Death. A good Man when he Dies he enters upon Eternal Happiness,