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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. TO Preach CHRIST is certainly the Duty of His Ministers. They cannot Preach Christ too much. Paul when he was at Rome, he taught the Things that did concern Jesus Christ. So all the Apostles like Paul, did preach and reach Jesus Christ, that was the Sum of their Ministry. There are some Ministers, that there is very little of Christ in their Ministry, there is very good Morality in it. It is true, the Law must be preached that Men may be made sensible of their need of Christ and ⟨p. 85⟩go to Him for Life and Salvation. But to preach Morality is no more than what some Heathen have done; how are such Ministers unlike the blessed Austin, that said he could not take pleasure in reading T•lli••s Works, tho' he delighted in his Eloquence, for says he, I don't see the Name Christ in all Tally's Works. It was good advice, that Dr. Sibbs gave to a Young Man who was designed for the work of the Ministry, said he, Young Man, Preach Christ above all Things or you will never do much Good by your Ministry.
USE II. TO Preach CHRIST is certainly the Duty of His Ministers. They cannot Preach Christ too much. Paul when he was at Rome, he taught the Things that did concern Jesus Christ. So all the Apostles like Paul, did preach and reach Jesus Christ, that was the Sum of their Ministry. There are some Ministers, that there is very little of Christ in their Ministry, there is very good Morality in it. It is true, the Law must be preach•d that Men may be made sensible of their need of Christ and ⟨p. 85⟩go to Him for Life and Salvation. But to preach Morality is no more than what some Heathen have done; how are such Ministers unlike the blessed Austin, that said he could not take pleasure in reading T•lli••s Works, tho' he delighted in his Eloquence, for says he, I don't see the Name Christ in all Tallie's Works. It was good advice, that Dr. Sibbs gave to a Young Man who was desig•ed for the work of the Ministry, said he, Young Man, Preach Christ above all Things or you will never do much Good by your Ministry.