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Early piety, exemplified in the life and death of Mr. Nathanael Mather, who ...…
Early piety, exemplified in the life and death of Mr. Nathanael Mather, who ... changed earth for heaven, Oct. 17. 1688 whereto are added some discourses on the true nature, the great reward, and the best season of such a walk with God as he left a pattern of.
London: printed by J. Astwood for John Dunton, 1689
THE LIFE and DEATH OF Mr. NATHANAEL MATHER. › Part 2: II. His PIETY.
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.
Troubled exceedingly with Blasphemous Suggestions, my Soul bleeds at the thoughts of them. O that Christ would deliver me from ⟨p. 48⟩them! they make my Life unpleasant. I do believe that Satan never struggled so hard to keep any one from Christ, as he has done to keep me! From hence I learn, 1. My great Enmity to, 2. My great need of, the Lord Jesus Christ. At another time: Troubled with Blasphemous Thoughts, I learn from hence, 1. Seeing these would have me to entertain a low Esteem of Christ and God, I will endeavour to have a more high and eminent Esteem of God and Christ. 2. Seeing these do so perplex me continually, I learn, that I am unable of my self to raise good Thoughts, much less to perform Good Acts of Obedience. I would be deeply humbled, that my Soul should be thus defiled. Seeing, I have often so much Experience and stirrings of Enmity in my Soul to God, I would be excited thereby more heartily to cleave unto him. ⟨p. 49⟩Once more, I hope I have now got strength over my Blasphemous Thoughts, after this manner. 1. Humbling my self under a sense of my own vileness and wretchedness. 2. Praying earnestly for the removal of the Enmity that is in my Soul to the things of God; especially as to this matter.
Troubled exceedingly with Blasphemons Suggestions, my Soul bleeds at the thoughts of them. O that Christ would deliver me from ⟨p. 48⟩them! they make my Life unpleasant. I do believe that Satan never struggled so hard to keep any one from Christ, as he has done to keep me! From hence I learn, 1. My great Enmity to, 2. My great need of, the Lord Jesus Christ. At another time: Troubled with Blasphemous Thoughts, I learn from hence, 1. Seeing these would have me to entertain a low Esteem of Christ and God, I will endeavour to have a more high and eminent Esteem of God and Christ. 2. Seeing these do so perplex me continually, I learn, that I am unable of my self to raise good Thoughts, much less to perform Good Acts of Obedience. I would be deeply humbled, that my Soul should be thus defiled. Seeing, I have often so much Experience and stirrings of Enmity in my Soul to God, I would be excited thereby more heartily to cleave unto him. ⟨p. 49⟩