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Excerpt from Twenty Three Sermons Upon the Chief End of Man: The Divine Authority of the Sacred Scriptures, the Being and Atributes of God, and the Doctrine of the Trinity; Preach'd at Philadelphia A. D. 1743
Surely our Ef'tablifhment in the great Principles of Ref ligion, tends to the Glory of God and our own growth in Goodnefs. This is our Excellency, and indeed it is one great End of the Golpel Miniltry.; (pef. Iv. -l Where; as the Contrary tends to the Diflionour of God and our' felves, and much Mars our Growth in Holinefs: ' For how can a Plant thrive that is often mov'd'? Is it likely that thofe, will glorify God by fnfi'erin'g for Truth who 'know it'not? Let us therefore abhor thefe Pepi/7) Principle's, vizithat Ignorance is the Mother of Devotion, and that it is our Duty to believe implicitely or fimply. Surely without Know ledge the Mind cannot be good. Acquaintance with the firft Principles of. The Oracles of God enriches the Mind and is a Lamp to the Feet. The Knowledge of divine Truths in their due Series and Connection, much confirms our belief of them, and'thereby in?ames our Love, . And In?uences our Practice. To help forward that good Defign I have been' indue'd to offer the following Difcourfes to publick View and would entreat the Reader to perufe the whole before he'
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