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A Saint Indeed
A saint indeed: or The great work of a Christian, opened and pressed; from Prov. 4. 23 Being a seasonable and proper expedient for the recovery of the much decayed power of godliness, among the professors of these times. By John Flavell M. of the Gospel.
London: printed by W.R., 1668
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. Or do you rashly infer the Lord hath no love for you, because he hides his face from you, that your condition is miserable because dark and uncomfortable, before you draw such rash conclusions, see what answer you can give to these 4. following queries.
1. Quer. If any action of God towards his people will bear a favourable, as well as an harsh and severe construction, why should not his people interpret it in the best sense? ⟨p. 153⟩And is not this such? may he not have a design of love as well as of hatred in this dispensation? may he not depart for a season, and not for ever, yea, that he might not depart for ever? you are not the first that have mistaken Gods ends in desertion, Isai. 49. 14. Zion said the Lord hath forsaken me, my God hath forgotten me: was it so indeed? nothing less v. 15. can a mother forget, &c.
1. Quer. If any action of God towards his people will bear a favourable, as well as an harsh and severe construction, why should not his people interpret it in the best sense? ⟨p. 153⟩And is not this such? may he not have a design of love as well as of hatred in this dispensation? may he not depart for a season, and not for ever, yea, that he might not depart for ever? you are not the first that have mistaken Gods ends in desertion, Isai. 49. 14. Sion said the Lord hath forsaken me, my God hath forgotten me: was it so indeed? nothing less v. 15. can a mother forget, &c.