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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. The enlivening of their Faith, and thereby enabling of them to God to God as a Father, and claim this Relation, and upon the claim believingly to plead with him for the acceptance of their persons, the audience of their Prayers, the granting of their requests, and supplying of all their wants, Rom. 8. 15. Ye have received the Spirit of Adoption, whereby we cry Abba Father: yea the spirit of God enables them thus to act Faith in consideration of this relation, not only in times of outward favour, when the candle of the Lord shineth upon their Tabernacle, and all things go well with them, but also in the most cloudy times of darkest dispensations, when God hides his face from them, and carries it towards them as if he were their Enemy: hence that challenge of Faith at such an hour, Isai. 63. 17. Doubtless thou art our Father.
3. The enlivening of their Faith, and thereby enabling of them to God to God as a Father, and claim this Relation, and upon the claim believingly to plead with him for the acceptance of their persons, the audience of their Prayers, the granting of their requests, and supplying of all their wants, Rom. 8. 15. Ye have received the Spirit of Adoption, whereby we cry Abba Father: yea the spirit of God enables them thus to act Faith in consideration of this relation, not only in times of outward favour, when the candle of the Lord shineth upon their Tabernacle, and all things go well with them, but also in the most cloudy times of darkest dispensations, when God hides his face from them, and carries it towards them as if he were their Enemy: hence that chalenge of Faith at such an hour, Isai. 63. 17. Doubtless thou art our Father.