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

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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…

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[ Earlier:449–464 of 524

:449p. 182–183¶6

6. The Grounds and Reasons of these threatenings are found in the midst of us. They have not only declared the anger of an holy and jealous God, but also drawn up our indictment, and entered God's Plea against us, and fully answered all our reasons of appeal: They have shown Judah their Transgressions, and the house of Jacob their Sins; yea, such sins as according to ⟨p. 183⟩the word of God (that rule of procedure between him and his People) are found to be incentives of Divine displeasure; such as raise up God's jealousy, and kindle his anger against those that are so found guilty of them: Nor yet have they done this of their own mere surmise:

6. The Grounds and Reasons of these threatnings are found in the midst of us. They have not only declared the anger of an holy and jealous God, but also drawn up our indictment, and entered God's Plea against us, and fully answered all our reasons of appeal: They have shewn Judah their Transgressions, and the house of Jacob their Sins; yea, such sins as according to ⟨p. 183⟩the word of God (that rule of procedure between him and his People) are found to be incentives of Divine displeasure; such as raise up God's jealousie, and kindle his anger against those that are so found guilty of them: Nor yet have they done this of their own meer surmize:

:450p. 183

But,

:451p. 183–184¶7

7. We have, at least verbally, acknowledged a Judgement in many, yea, the most, if not all which they have charged us withal: Witness the proposed grounds for many days of fasting, issued out from those who stand as the representatives of this People: Witness the confessions and acknowledgements which have been on such days made unto God: And that which will stand up for a full clearing of this truth against us, witness the Records of the last Synod, in which we shall find the full and free consent of the Elders and Messengers of these Churches, acknowledging that the hand of God is out against this People awful in tokens of wrath; and giving him the Glory, by confessing that there are these and those sins, not only fallen into through infirmity, but so prevalent in the midst of us, as to acquit, not only a just, but a merciful God too in all his severities against us. And shall we not yet believe? Or shall we say to Jeremiah, the Lord sent thee not, but Baruch stirreth thee up? Shall we say, we have such a Magistracy, such a Ministry, such Churches, and therefore

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