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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[ Earlier:461–476 of 524

:461p. 188

I shall not need to be prolix in the directive part of this use, since divers that have gone before me, have largely unfolded our particular estate, and prescribed rules for our recovery: Both informed us what there is of sin prevailing, and wherein we may so testify our Repentance as to obtain a repeal of that sentence which hath been past against us. Yet if I could help to drive home any of these nails, I should think it labour not in vain. I need but say, if you will believe the Messengers of Christ; nay, if you will but believe your selves and your own confessions, there is work enough cut out for your reformation: Do but amend cordially what you have acknowledged to be amiss, and I dare affirm that God will accept it, I shall not so far trespass on the time, and other occasions as to urge every particular: It may suffice to hint at some things which seem especially to call for our speedy and extraordinary endeavours, and these do more immediately concern.

I shal not need to be prolix in the directive part of this use, since divers that have gone before me, have largely unfolded our particular estate, and prescribed rules for our recovery: Both informed us what there is of sin prevailing, and wherein we may so testifie our Repentance as to obtain a repeal of that sentence which hath been past against us. Yet if I could help to drive home any of these nails, I should think it labour not in vain. I need but say, if you will believe the Messengers of Christ; nay, if you will but believe your selves and your own confessions, there is work enough cut out for your reformation: Do but amend cordially what you have acknowledged to be amiss, and I dare affirm that God will accept it, I shall not so far trespass on the time, and other occasions as to urge every particular: It may suffice to hint at some things which seem especially to call for our speedy and extraordinary endeavours, and these do more immediately concern.

:462p. 188–190¶1

1. The body of this People considered as invested with liberties, and engaged as one man ⟨p. 189⟩for the upholding of them in ways according to God. Let me tell you that for the Division of Reuben there are great searching of heart. These jealousies and suspicions one to another, those minings and counterminings that are among you, those aspersions and defamations which you cast one upon another, and upon your best friends, those endeavours to strengthen a party, and countermand your brethren, are provoking to God, and like to prove ruinating to your selves. It is not a sin only, but a Judgement too, and that which tends to issue in misery,

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All Plots against God and his People Detected and Defeated, as it was delivered in a SERMON At a FAST kept by the first gathered Church in BOSTON, Jan. 25. 1682.