The impoffibility of poffeffing gospel happiness, without the internal principle of gospel holiness, and entire fubmiffion to its heavenly doctrines, and the rational precepts of Chrift Jefus. " By the Rev. Mr. THOMAS SMITH, Reader at the Rolls Chapel, Preacher of the Sunday Morning Thefe Lectures are both fupported by the Worshipful Company of HABERDASHERS, LONDON: ib.5. Printed for, and Sold by the AUTHOR, at Mrs. Corbet's, in TITUS ii. ver. 11, 12. The grace of God that bringeth falvation bath appeared unto all men, teaching us, that denying ungodliness and worldly lufts, we should live foberly, righteously and godly in this prefent world. T HE benevolent father of our fpirits, the author of all our powers and faculties, obferved the miferies of his rebellious children, and the distraction introduced into the world, by their revolting from his laws, and continued oppofition to his authority.* Wherefore God, from his innate kindness, and benignity of nature, was moved with compaffion and indulgent pity, to extricate them out of thofe diftreffes, in which they were involved, and had indiscreetly brought upon themselves. A 2 On * Mr. Selden, the greateft fcholar and antiquarian of his time, who had acquired a knowledge of whatever was confiderable, among Jews, Pagans and Heathens, after diligently furveying the whole, profeffed this in conference with Archbp. Ufher, notwithstanding he had been fo laborious in his enquiries, and curious in his collections, and had poffeffed a treafure of books and manufcripts on all fubjects, he could reft his foul on none but the holy fcriptures, but above all that com |