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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.
For though they cannot tell what that glory shall ⟨p. 87⟩be, yet they know that it shall be glory, and such as God himself shall give (that God who doth all things like himself) and they are satisfied that this shall be enough to fill you with everlasting joys.
For though they cannot tell what that glory shal ⟨p. 87⟩be, yet they know that it shall be glory, and such as God himself shal give (that God who doth all things like himself) and they are satisfied that this shall be enough to fill you with everlasting joyes.
USE II. We hence learn how vain are all the attempts of the enemies of God's Children, wherein they seek to make them miserable, or to discourage them in the service of God. It is true, if their felicity were grounded in contingency, the Saints enemies might have some probable hopes to undermine and blow them up; but those that fight against the truth shall not be able to prevail. That Rock on which the happiness of the Sons of God is built, lies too deep for all the endeavours of their enemies to undermine: That truth, that no Child of God shall ever be lost, that no weapon that is formed against them shall ever prosper, that the foundations of the World shall sooner be shaken, the Pillars of the Earth falter, crack, and crumble in pieces, than they fail of eternal felicity is unchangeable, he that will keep a Child of God from Heaven and happiness, must make void the everlasting purposes of an unchangeable God, violate the eternal Covenant of Redemption, disannul Gods firm and undeceivable promises, kill the immortal seed of grace, overcome the Omnipotent Spirit of God: Till all this can be done, the Believers well-being stands secure▪ ⟨p. 88⟩which whiles Men and Devils are contriving and endeavouring, he may stand still and smile at their bold and impossible undertakings; and whiles his hope is built, and his eye sixth upon these strong Pillars, it is as vain for them to think to scare or terrify him.