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Light in darkness, or, Deliverance proclaimed unto the church in the midst of all…
Light in darkness, or, Deliverance proclaimed unto the church in the midst of all her despondencies and discouragements in a sermon / preached by Thomas Watson.
London: printed for Hen. Bettenham, 1679
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.
My Brethren, 'tis only God can make it lightsome in a dark troubled Soul As when the Sun is set, none can make it rise again but God: So, (My Beloved,) when 'tis Sun-set in the Soul, and the Dew of Tears fall from the Eye, none can make Day-light in the Soul but only God. Ministers they may Preach Comfort to us, but God only can make us feel Comfort; Ministers they may bring a Cordial to us, and set it by us, but none but God can pour this Cordial into the Heart; in Psal. 4. 7. Thou hast put Gladness in my Heart.
Before I come to the Application, here's a Question arises,—
Why does God make Light to arise to his People, in an hour of Darkness?
I answer: for three Reasons,—