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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
3. They delivered not these messages, without many heavy pangs and throes, upon their own spirits. This roll was bitter to them, and with a great deal of reluctancy and unwillingness did they declare themselves. I my self have heard some of them expressing what Combats, what Wrestlings they have had in their own minds, how loth to speak, how fearful about their message, how well they could have been content to enjoy the good-will of the People, and how greatly unwilling they were to be an occasion of adding to the guilt of those that had already run too deep on account with God: And, could they have so satisfied their own consciences, and been clear of blood, would have altogether held their peace: Yea, sometimes had said as the Prophet, Chap. 20. 9. I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his Name.
4. There hath been great harmony and concurrence in these Testimonies. It hath not been the voice only of one or two, but such things have been told us from year to year▪ And though God may put a lying spirit into four hundred ⟨p. 182⟩false Prophets, yet he is not wont so to deceive his own servants. If they all are misled, what shall we do? or where shall we seek for the Word of the Lord? or would not that it self be a clear evidence of Gods great displeasure against his People, if it be indeed arrived at this, that there is no Prophet, nor any one that can tell how long?
5. God himself hath sealed the truth of their warnings with many awful Providences: The language whereof, had there been no interpreter, hath spoken his anger with clearest demonstration. The Rod hath spoken as well as the Word; and every Rod hath come after such solemn Words of warning as have been too generally entertained in the quality of tales and falsehoods. And if God hath in part accomplished the predictions of his servant, may we not rationally and Religiously Judge, that the remainder shall have their time of accomplishment too, except we shall attend to the due means of prevention?