The Works of Thomas Secker

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: prove to be the natural confequence of a more extenfive acquaintance with gofpel truths. So that, in the reafon of things, as well as the fure foundation of divine promifes, good Chriiti- ans are intitled to expeft thofe diftinguiihed glories in a better world, for which, others, though, in proportion to...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: prove to be the natural confequence of a more extenfive acquaintance with gofpel truths. So that, in the reafon of things, as well as the fure foundation of divine promifes, good Chriiti- ans are intitled to expeft thofe diftinguiihed glories in a better world, for which, others, though, in proportion to their talents, truly good, may not be qualified. But Itill it is allowable to hope, and to rejoice in hoping, that a being unfpeaksblv gracious will confer fome meafure of happinefs hereafter on all the ions of men, who have not made themfelves incapable of it; and that neither involuntary nor excufable mifapprehenfions will exclude any from it. If indeed, umler colour of reafoning freely, men will argue faila- cioufly, conclude precipitable, and behivc prefumpruoufly; talk and do what they pleafe without modtfty or fear, 'and fet themfelves up, on this merit, foe the only aflertors of liberty, when in truth they are willing flaves to a wicked mind; thefe, of all men, lave no cloak for their Jin. But the virtuous and humble inquirer, who ftudie.s to conduit his undsrflanding with impartial care firfl, and his life with inofFenfive fincerity afterwards, yet confcious of his many failings, begs for pardon and flrength to be given him in fuch manner as his Maker fees fit, may fsrely comfort hiinfclf with pleafing.expectations of acceptance after denth. sis many, therefore, as wa/% according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, ffnd upon the Ifraelof God . John xv J;. f Gal. vi. .3 E 11- SERMON XLIV. Firmness In The Practice Of Religion Akd Virtus. i Thess. v. 21,11. Prove all things: bald fajl that which is good; abjlain from all appearance of evil. HE firft duty of reafonable creatures, with refpect to re- lieton, is, informing fhetnfelves, as fully...