The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and…

Name: The child's portion, or, The unseen glory of the children of God asserted and…
Author: Samuel Willard

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.

Samuel Willard 1640–1707printed by Samuel Green, 1684

[6], 227 p. · 56k words · Wing W2271 · ESTC R33658

Title page typeset from the transcription.

The only sure way to prevent threatened CALAMITY: As it was deliver…: The only sure way to prevent threatened CALAMITY: As it was delivered in a SERMON, Preac…The only sure way to prevent threatned CALAMITY: As it was delivere…: The only sure way to prevent threatned CALAMITY: As it was delivered in a SERMON, Preac…

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.

[ Earlier:412–427 of 524

:412p. 167–168

The Prophets Commission compriseth the full of their Accusation: He might have prophesied against other Nations without their offences; but that he doth it against this City, this is the provocation: He therefore asserts his particular charge, To prophesy against this House and this City: Grotius indeed lenifies the expression, and would have the words read, To this House, and to this City: Noting that the prophecy was for them, and not against them: And indeed conducing and awakening preaching would be so, if a People had wisdom and grace rightly to improve it: But suppose it against them, yet if God be against a People, and would have them to know it, should the Prophet obey man or God? Especially, if he exceeds not the bounds of his ⟨p. 168⟩commission, which Jeremiah here further asserts for the Lord sent him to speak all the words which they had heard; he had not added one of his own head: And must the Herald be impeached for proclaiming the King's Edicts?

The Prophets Commission comprizeth the full of their Accusation: He might have prophesied against other Nations without their offences; but that he doth it against this City, this is the provocation: He therefore asserts his particular charge, To prophesie against this House and this City: Grotius indeed lenifies the expression, and would have the words read, To this House, and to this City: Noting that the prophesie was for them, and not against them: And indeed con••cing and awakening preaching would be so, if a People had wisdom and grace rightly to improve it: But suppose it against them, yet if God be against a People, and would have them to know it, should the Prophet obey man or God? Especially, if he exceeds not the bounds of his ⟨p. 168⟩commission, which Jeremiah here further asserts for the Lord sent him to speak all the words which they had heard; he had not added one of his own head: And must the Herald be impeached for proclaiming the King's Edicts?

:413p. 168¶2

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