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The peril of the times displayed. Or the danger of mens taking up with…
The peril of the times displayed. Or the danger of mens taking up with a form of godliness, but denying the power of it Being the substance of several sermons preached: by Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston, N.E·
Boston: printed by B. Green, 1700
THE Peril of the Times Displayed. › DOCTRINE. › Application 2: USE II,
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3. They are the sins of the times that make them peculiarly perilous. The great danger that a people are exposed to, is from the anger of God which is kindled upon them: if he be pleased with them, they are safe, nor need they to be afraid of the threatening of the world; they have the name of God to run into, and that is a strong tower, Prov. 18. 10. But if God be displeased at them, and his wrath begins to wax hot, they now lie open to every mischief; their defence forsakes them, and every evil will make a prey of them. Now, if God be displeased at a people, Sin always is the procuring cause of it: he taketh pleasure in them whiles they do faithfully Serve him, his delight is in those that fear him: but sin is the thing that he cannot endure; and when he hath so warned them against it, as Jer. 44. 4. Oh do not this abominable ⟨p. 84⟩thing that I hate, and yet they will indulge themselves in it, he is now grievously provoked; and such a people lie open to his Judgments: his Holiness, Justice and Truth do oblige him to punish them, for he hath said that he will do it, except they repent; and if he engage in this work, it will be terrible.
3. They are the sins of the times that make them peculiarly perilous. The great danger that a people are exposed to, is from the anger of God which is kindled upon them: if he be pleased with them, they are safe, nor need they to be afraid of the threatning of the world; they have the name of God to run into, and that is a strong tower, Prov. 18. 10. But if God be displeased at them, and his wrath begins to wax hot, they now ly open to every mischief; their defence forsakes them, and every evil will make a prey of them. Now, if God be displeased at a people, Sin always is the procuring cause of it: he taketh pleasure in them whiles they do faithfully Serve him, his delight is in those that fear him: but sin is the thing that he cannot endure; and when he hath so warned them against it, as Jer. 44. 4. Oh do not this abominable ⟨p. 84⟩