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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.
Use 2.
The second Use is of Consolation for the Church and People of God. This Text is a Pillar of Light, a Breast of Consolation, Unto the Upright there ariseth Light in the Darkness. Does God make Light, and Joy, and Peace, to ⟨p. 27⟩arise to the Righteous? Why then should we despond, or throw away our Anchor? Why should we despair? Why may we not hope that the Morning-Star of Deliverance and Mercy may yet appear unto this Island? Why (I say) should we despond, when 'tis God's great Project and Design, to lighten his Peoples Darkness?
I confess, things have a bad Aspect, a dark Face at present, Grey hairs are here and there. My Brethren, we see how things go: Sin grows higher: Enemies grow bolder: Divisions grow wider. These are bad Symptoms of a dying Patient.
I confess, things have a bad Aspect, a dark Face at present, Gray hairs are here and there. My Brethren, we see how things go: Sin grows higher: Enemies grow bolder: Divisions grow wider. These are bad Symptoms of a dying Patient.