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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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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.
1. […] it to their consideration as an Argument and Demonstration of Gods inexpressible love to them, ver. 1. Behold what manner of love; and such love requires great fidelity in those that partake in it.
1. 〈…〉 it to their consideration as an Argument and Demonstration of Gods inexpressible love to them, ver. 1. Behold what manner of love; and such love requires great fidelity in those that partake in it.
2. Obviates an Objection which might be framed against it: viz. if we are such, and so beloved, how is it then that we are so contemned and trampled upon by the World, as those that are of no value, but a mere▪ off-scouring? he gives a satisfactory reason for this, because of the ignorance of the Men of the World, they know not God, and therefore they do not acknowledge his Children: if they knew him, they could not but see his Image in them; but because they do not, therefore are they not competent Judges, nor are we to be discouraged though they reject and persecute us, ver. 1.
2. Obviates an Objection which might be framed against it: viz. if we are such, and so beloved, how is it then that we are so contemned and trampled upon by the World, as those that are of no value, but a meer▪ off-scouring? he gives a satisfactory reason for this, because of the ignorance of the Men of the World, they know not God, and therefore they do not acknowledge his Children: if they knew him, they could not but see his Image in them; but because they do not, therefore are they not competent Judges, nor are we to be discouraged though they reject and persecute us, ver. 1.