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 . of a lower nature,the concurrence of Gods people in all ages; I donot only mean thofe who were witneflfes in a conn-cily but thofe who were fo at a ftake. Thefe, Ifay, are confiderations that will have their weightwith fuch as are feeking after the truth. But J 3 8 G R E A T /V //&^ M Y S T E R Y, S E R M. But the principle of believing is incommunica-XXXVI. \y\Q^ ancl cannot be conveyd in an argument. JVo
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 . of a lower nature,the concurrence of Gods people in all ages; I donot only mean thofe who were witneflfes in a conn-cily but thofe who were fo at a ftake. Thefe, Ifay, are confiderations that will have their weightwith fuch as are feeking after the truth. But J 3 8 G R E A T /V //&^ M Y S T E R Y, S E R M. But the principle of believing is incommunica-XXXVI. \y\Q^ ancl cannot be conveyd in an argument. JVo^iy^^ man can fay that Jefm is the Lord, hut by the Holy^ 2. Ghofi. P^^^r and the reft of the Apoftles had muchevidence of our Lords being the Son of Godfrom his do(51:rine, his miracles, and his con-formity to all the prophetical characters; and yetflelh and blood did not reveal this to them butour Father who is in heaven. Saul had heardgreat reafonings for the Chriftian Religion at thetrial and the death of Stephen ; but that faith andlove which he found at laft came along with the ex-ceeding ahnndant grace of God in Chrifi Jefm our Lord, ijept: IT ?;r SERMON XXXVII,. \0 what is faid of believing in ge-neral we may add the circumftanceof flace where men are to look forit, which leads us farther into themyftery. *Tis a wonder therefhould be any fuch principle as faith, but it is morefo that Chrift is believd on in this world and not in heaven ; in a worldwhere he had been refusd, where the greateft evi-dence had prov*d in vain; where he was no longerto appear; where people were polTeft with preju-dice againft him; under the power of hismoft ob-ftinate enemy, and where nothing was to be gotby it, I. Yoij Godhehevd on iv. the World. 5-39 (I.) You will obfervethemyflery of believing in S E R , if you regsid it as a thing to be met with^^^^^^-in this -world and not in heaven. Had it been faid ^•^^V^^^ of him now, that he is received up vt^ith glory,
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