The Mystery of godliness, consider'd in lxisermons : wherein the deity of Christ is prov'd upon no other evidence than the Word of God, and with no other view than for the salvation of men . f our fouls to a faithful Creator. ult. And yet theApoftle dire(5isour hope to the great jude iglRedeemer : We look,for the mercy of the Lord Jefus toeternal life. And having fpoke of that, he concludes ver. 24,with this doxology: Now unto him that is able to ^J-k^ep us from falling, and toprefent us fault lefs before theprefence of his glory with exceeding joy; to the only wifeGod our Savioury be glory an
The Mystery of godliness, consider'd in lxisermons : wherein the deity of Christ is prov'd upon no other evidence than the Word of God, and with no other view than for the salvation of men . f our fouls to a faithful Creator. ult. And yet theApoftle dire(5isour hope to the great jude iglRedeemer : We look,for the mercy of the Lord Jefus toeternal life. And having fpoke of that, he concludes ver. 24,with this doxology: Now unto him that is able to ^J-k^ep us from falling, and toprefent us fault lefs before theprefence of his glory with exceeding joy; to the only wifeGod our Savioury be glory and majefty^ dominion andpower, both now and ever-y Amen, His ability tokeep us from falling is what the Scripture has abun-Heb. vii,dantly teftifiedj He is able to fave to the uttermofl, prefenting us before his own glory agrees to what ii. faid of him in feveral other places, Behold I andthe children 7vhom God has given me. And the A-poftle calls him that does it by the name of theonly wife God our Saviour. He reprefents thefethings as fit for none but a God to do; and there-fore as they belong to Chrift, he is the only wifeGod our Saviour, to whom be glory for SERMON 5^4 Great Is the Mystery,
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