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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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2. That these effects are discernible and legible, and that not only by special revelation, but also in a rational way of arguing and inferring. If this were not a truth, then all such Scripture precepts as put us upon this duty, of self-examination in respect of our spiritual estate, were in vain, and merely superfluous. It is true, the law puts us upon duties impossible to fallen man, ⟨p. 83⟩and this course God useth with us, to make us know our need of Christ: But the Gospel puts Believers upon nothing but what may be done: Now this is made the Believers duty, in divers Gospel-respects, 2 Pet. 1. 10. 2 Cor. 13. 5. 1. Cor. 11. 28. Nay, why should the Gospel propound Rules of trial to us, if there were no discovery to be made by the application of them? Of what use is a Touch-stone to us, if by applying of it, we could not be able to make discovery what Mettle is genuine, and what is deceitful?
2. That these effects are discernable and legible, and that not only by special revelation, but also in a rational way of arguing and inferring. If this were not a truth, then all such Scriptureprecepts as put us upon this duty, of self-examination in respect of our spiritual estate, were in vain, and meerly super•luous. It is true, the law puts us upon duties impossible to fallen man, ⟨p. 83⟩and this course God useth with us, to make us know our need of Christ: But the Gospel puts Believers upon nothing but what may be done: Now this is made the Believers duty, in divers Gospel-respects, 2 Pet. 1. 10. 2 Cor. 13. 5. 1. Cor. 11. 28. Nay, why should the Gospel propound Rules of tryal to us, if there were no discovery to be made by the application of them? Of what use is a Touch-stone to us, if by applying of it, we could not be able to make discovery what Mettle is genuine, and what is deceitful?