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Discourses on the Whole Lv.th Chapter of Isaiah. to Which Is Added, the Author's Last Sermon. With a Preface, Giving Some Account of His Life
Discourses on the Whole Lvth Chapter of Isaiah to Which Is Added the Author's Last Sermon With a Preface Giving Some Account of His Life Author:Nehemiah Walter Title: Discourses on the Whole Lv.th Chapter of Isaiah. to Which Is Added, the Author's Last Sermon. With a Preface, Giving Some Account of His Life and Character [by T. Prince and T. Foxcroft]. General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1755 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustra... more »tions and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: We may come to it, as a feafl, preparatory to the hta- venly banquet, and a pledge to aflbre us of fitting down with. CbriJi hereafter in his Father's kingdom.--- We may come to it, as a fed to the covenant'of grace, to aflure us of all the everlafting mercies of that cove- pant.---We may come to it, as an exhibition of the' love of God and (Thrift to us, in the paffior. and death of Chrifl for us in particular. O with what fatisfaftion may they eat of that bread and drink of that cup, who are well-perfwaded of their intereft in Jefus Chrift ! 5. This will take away the terror of death. Such as are in the dark and under doubts about their effectual calling, cannot but be under fears of death. They muft needs be afraid of dyjng, who know not whether death will hand them over to eternal mifery, or to eternal bleflednefs. None buc thofe that are in fome meafure fatisfied of their being effectually called, can welcome that king of terrors. Such may at the approach of death lift up their beads with joy, as knowing that their full redemption from fin and mifery draws nigh. Efft6r. ua! calling is infeparably conjoined with glorification. Rom. viii. 30. Whom 'be called, them he alfo glorified. Such therefore as are fure of their being effectually called, may be fure of their being finally glorified. And therefore they may look upon death, as that which will be unto them a pafTage and inlet to eternal glory. And death u...« less