with me that He would raise up every where. such painful Laborers, and faithful Stewards of the Word of Life; and that they may be blefiled with a Measure of Success, as He is in his Ministry at Truro, and it is reasonably presumed will be in other Places, by thePube lication of these Discourses, as the first Impression of them has been so quickly fold off.: One Thing more is humbly submitted to the Reader's Consideration, namely, whether the Points of Man's. Sin and Guilt, Restoration by. Grace, Acceptance through Christ, and the Neceflity of spiritual Re-, novation, are not fairly reasoned ; and whether, though not discoverable by human Wisdom, yet, when revealed, they do not come within our Capacity of judging, and recommend themselves to our Belief and Approbation? And what I would observe upon it is, that it is doing unspeakable Mischief to the Christian Religion, to distinguish those, who either from Principle, or Compliance with the corrupt Taste of the Age, foften, or too generally suppress these Points, by the Name of Rational Divines. Τ Η Ε attitu Lazesa : Mirc or Li, TIT Wired wi: be in och One Thing more a , by the Nam id by faith liness Heart loften, or tog 1 with me that He would raise up every where: fuch painful Laborers, and faithful Stewards. of the Word of Life; and that they may be blefled with a Measure of Success, as He is in his Ministry at Truro; and it is reasonably presumed will be in other Places, bythePublication of these Discourses, as the first Impression of them has been so quickly fold off. One Thing more is humbly submitted to the Reader's Confideration, namely, whether the Points of Man's. Sin and Guilt, Restoration by Grace, Acceptance through Christ, and the Neceflity of spiritual Renovation, are not fairly reasoned ; and whether, though not discoverable by human Wisdom, yet, when revealed, they do not: come within our Capacity of judging, and recommend themselves to our Belief and Approbation? And what I would observe upon it is, that it is doing unspeakable Mifchief to the Christian Religion, to distinguish those, who either from Principle, or Compliance with the corrupt Taste of the Age, foften, or too generally suppress these Points, by the Name of Rational Divines. Τ Η Ε. SERMON I., PSALM XIV.2, 3. of Men ; to see if there were any that did understand: and seek God. They are all gone afide, they are altogether become filthy: there is none tbat dotb Good, no not one. Page 1 Complaint of the general: Unconcernedness about Salvation, ibid. Yet the Gospel a glorious Salvation, 4 Faith in Chrift, and the new Creature, contain the Sum of it, 5 Man a Sinner, 6 Because an apoftate Creature, 7 The Fruits of this Apoftasy in the Heart, And in the Life, The Consequences of Sin terrible, 15 By Man's Apotasy, Dishonor is brought upon God's Government, ibid. He has lost the image of God, and is left in a State & of Unfitness for God and Happiness, 17 And á Sentence of Wrath is gone forth against the World, 21 SERMON 13 C SE R M O N II. And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondred that there was none to uphold. Man cannot help himself, or compose the Difference Sin hath made between God and him, Cannot render back the Glory he has deprived Nor put on the Disposition of a Creature, 33 Nor fatisfy the Demands of God's infinite Justice, 38 Therefore mine own Arm brought Salvation unto me. 49 Jesus Christ is able to succour Sinners, having taken away all the dreadful Circumstances that follow upon Sin: And, withal, he is willing to do so, '52 He hath fully vindicated, and restored God's injured all this by his Obedience even unto Death, He is as willing to fave, as he is able. 64 A Review of the Whole in a serious Expoftulation with. the Sinner, 62 SERMON |
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