Sermons on the following subjects ... . efs make our approaches to God,confiding in his all-powerful mediation, thatwe may obtain mercy, and grace to help us in timeof iieed? And how warm (hould be our con-cern, and how conftant our ambition, whetherliving or dying, to be accepted of the Lord. There is lo much benevolence and good-nefs in the chriftian fcheme, as would natu-rally prejudice us in its favour, and make uswilh it true. It is fo well calculated to ad-0^4 vance 232 Certainty of the Miracles of Chrijl. Serm. 7. vance the moral perfedion of human nature,that whoever ferioufly embraces
Sermons on the following subjects ... . efs make our approaches to God,confiding in his all-powerful mediation, thatwe may obtain mercy, and grace to help us in timeof iieed? And how warm (hould be our con-cern, and how conftant our ambition, whetherliving or dying, to be accepted of the Lord. There is lo much benevolence and good-nefs in the chriftian fcheme, as would natu-rally prejudice us in its favour, and make uswilh it true. It is fo well calculated to ad-0^4 vance 232 Certainty of the Miracles of Chrijl. Serm. 7. vance the moral perfedion of human nature,that whoever ferioufly embraces it, can neverbe deftitute of the genuine difpofition for hap-pinefs, or want any thing neceflary to recom-rmend him to the divine acceptance and appro-bation. And if we exercife that God to which he calls us, and lioe bythat faith in Chrift, which is the governingprinciple of chriftianlty i it is impoflible wecan finally mifs, what every thoughtful perfonmofl: ardently wiflies, thseverlafting falvatioaof our SERMQN ( 233 ) SERMON VIII. The Certainty of the Refurredion of ii. 32. This Jesus hath God raifed upy whereofwe are all Witneffes. THE great importance and value of truthis its ufefulnefs to promote the pradlicalpurpofes of true religion and virtue ; and it isan argument of the divine original and excel-lent nature of the gofpel dodrine, that it isin the whole of it a do5lrine according to godli-nefs^ and calculated to promote our improve-ment in holinefs of life, and our difpofitioafor final happinefs, in the acceptance andfavour of God. The refurredlion of our blefledSaviour from the dead, is one of the pecidiarand ejjential articles of the chriftian religion,and declared to be of fuch importance; asthat unlefs it be true, our faith is abfolutely invain *, and that if we confefs with our mouths^and believe in our hearts^ thatGod raifed him from 9 I Cor. XV. 14, 234 Certainty of the Refurre^lion of Chrifi. the dead, we Jkal
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