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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
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.
who never carried your iniquities to God as a burden too heavy for you to bear, and with strong cries besought him to take them away by a free pardon, and powerful purging. Let all such know, that how presumptuously soever you may now cry, Lord, Lord, there is a time coming, if mercy prevent not, when he will say, I never knew you, depart from me all ye workers of iniquity. And be not deceived, for God is not mocked.
who never carried your iniquities to God as a burden too heavy for you to bear, and with strong cryes besought him to take them away by a free pardon, and powerful purging. Let all such know, that how presumptuously soever you may now cry, Lord, Lord, there is a time coming, if mercy prevent not, when he will say, I never knew you, depart from me all ye workers of iniquity. And be not deceived, for God is not mocked.
3. This shows us who they are that are like to enjoy the clearest discoveries, and most plentiful ⟨p. 145⟩applications of Christ to them: certainly they are such unto whom God imparts the largest measure of a spirit of mourning and supplication. Where God intends to build highest, he will lay the foundation lowest. The greatest spiritual mourners are appointed for the more abundant consolations. They are the humble and contrite whom God delights to dwell with, and to revive, Isa. 57. 15. Christs anointing had a special regard for such as these, and therefore his applications will be eminently made to them, Isa. 61. begin. The Lord hath anointed me, &c. to bind •• the broken hearted, to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, &c. Doth God then bring you into Godly Sorrow? Doth he make Sin bitter to you? Doth he fill you with grief at, and cause you deeply to bewail your Sins before him? be not discouraged, but take i as a good Omen, and wait for the Consolations of his Spirit; remember what he hath said,