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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.
4. Be we here directed what to pray for, and endeavour to promote in others. We ought to ⟨p. 165⟩seek and use means for the Salvation of Sinners, and peculiarly for those to whom we are tied by the bonds of near relation; and if ever they be saved, they must repair to this fountain for it; and if they so do, and succeed, it must be with mourning and supplication. Let us then use means to bring them to this, by showing them their need, and showing them where their help is, and how it is alone to be obtained; and let us bring them to God, and ask for them this grace: and if we see them brought into distress, and made to enquire how they may find redress, let us nourish this in them, and not go about to suppress or stifle it.
4. Be we here directed what to pray for, and endeavour to promote in others. We ought to ⟨p. 165⟩seek and use means for the Salvation of Sinners, and peculiarly for those to whom we are tied by the bonds of near relation; and if ever they be saved, they must repair to this fountain for it; and if they so do, and succeed, it must be with mourning and supplication. Let us then use means to bring them to this, by shewing them their need, and shewing them where their help is, and how it is alone to be obtained; and let us bring them to God, and ask for them this grace: and if we see them brought into distress, and made to enquire how they may find redress, let us nourish this in them, and not go about to suppress or stifle it.
5. This calls all those on whom God hath poured such a Spirit, to Thankfulness to him for it. Hath God given us truly to mourn and pray by reason of Sin, he hath done us an unconceivable kindness; there is no greater token of his Everlasting Love; it saith that he hath been laying a foundation for eternal life in us; these tears, and these cries have solid consolation in them; they are his gift, and he gave them to us that so he might bring us to himself, and put us into the way of blessedness. Let this then be one thing for which we praise him, and let this nourish and strengthen such a frame in us, to consider that eternal joy is secured to it, for we are assured in,