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The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and…
The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and proved together with several other sermons / occasionally preached and now published by Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston, New-England.
printed by Samuel Green, 1684
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3. Love his Image wheresoever you see it▪ We look often and with great content upon the Pictures of those on whom our hearts are set: There are those here in the World that are more than Pictures; the Saints are living Images of the Lord, we may see in▪ them, not only the likeness to, but the shining reflection of his communicated perfections: Hence we should love the Saints, as they are Gods Children, and our fellow brethren, so did David, Psal. 16. 2. The Saints, in whom is all my delight.
3. Love his Image wheresoever you see it▪ We look often and with great content upon the Pictures of those on whom our hearts are set: There are those here in the World that are more than Pictures; the Saints are living Images of the Lord, we may see in▪ them, not only the likness to, but the shining reflection of his communicated perfections: Hence we should love the Saints, as they are Gods Children, and our fellow brethren, so did David, Psal. 16. 2. The Saints, in whom is all my delight.
5. Love his commands: The dutiful Child loves that his father should be calling for his service, and is glad at the heart when any thing that he doth can find acceptance and give content ⟨p. 44⟩How doth David love the law? He cannot express it, Psal. 110. 96. How sweet and precious is it to him? Psal. 19. 9, 10. Do not reckon it to be your burden, but your privilege, that your heavenly Father will honour you so much (who needs it not) as to employ you about any thing for him: And though it be the meanest service, yet because it is for him, account it honourable: true love will stoop low to express it self to the beloved.