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The fountain opened, or, The great gospel privilege of having Christ exhibited to sinful…The fountain opened, or, The great gospel priviledge of having Christ exhibited to sinfull…
The fountain opened, or, The great gospel privilege of having Christ exhibited to sinful men wherein also is proved that there shall be a national calling of the Jews from Zech. XIII. I. / by Samuel Willard ...The fountain opened, or, The great gospel priviledge of having Christ exhibited to sinfull men wherein also is proved that there shall be a national calling of the Jews from Zech. XIII. I. / by Samuel Willard ...
printed by B. Green for Samuel Sewall Junior, 1700
THE Fountain Opened, &c. › Doctrine 5 › Proposition 2: PROPOSITION. II.
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2. It will not be long before these days Commence. Although we cannot tell the day, or month, or year when that time shall be, yet we are fully assured that it is hastening. We are told in the Apostles days, Heb. 10. 37. Y• a little while and he that shall come, will come and will not tarry. How many of the preliminary ⟨p. 121⟩predictions, of things that were to intervene and make way to it, have already received their fulfilment? and we may expect that God will make a short work of it, when it draws nigh its accomplishment. Nor need the present face of things, though dismal, affright us; or make us think it afar off, for •ow often is the darkest part of the night ••st before the day breaks? and therefore the Church acknowledgeth, Psal. 126. 1. When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were […] those that dream.
2. It will not be long before these days Commence. Although we cannot tell the day, or month, or year when that time shall be, yet we are fully assured that it is hastening. We are told in the Apostles days, Heb. 10. 37. Y• a little while and he that shall come, will come and will not tarry. How many of the preliminary ⟨p. 121⟩predictions, of things that were to intervence and make way to it, have already received their fulfilment? and we may expect that God will make a short work of it, when it draws nigh its accomplishment. Nor need the present face of things, though dismal, affright us; or make us think it afar off, for •ow often is the darkest part of the night ••st before the day breaks? and therefore the Church acknowledgeth,