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Indian dialogues, for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home…Indian dialogues, for their instruction in that great sevice of Christ, in calling home…
Indian dialogues, for their instruction in that great service of Christ, in calling home their country-men to the knowledge of God, and of themselves, and of Jesus Christ. : [Seven lines from Malachi]Indian dialogues, for their instruction in that great sevice of Christ, in calling home their country-men to the knowledge of God, and of themselves, and of Iesus Christ. : [Seven lines from Malachi]
Cambridge: printed by Marmaduke Johnson, 1671
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that is, some broke jests upon him at their Taverns and Tiplings, and others scorned him, &c. all these were outward afflictions, but they drove David to fly and cry to God, ver. 17. Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul, &c. and this is an act of faith. So it was with Job in his affliction, Job 30.8, 9, 10. the basest of the people made songs and jests upon him; but mark what end God made with Job. So James speaks, Jam. 5.12. Therefore whatever your griefs be, turn them into prayers, and cry to God for relief, and then your grief hath a sanctified end, and you will at last learn to say after David, in that high strained string of Faith and Experience, It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes, Psal. 119.71. And ver. 67▪ of that Psalm, Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I have kept thy word. And therefore what though your afflictions be outward afflictions, seeing God is pleased mercifully to bless them unto your spiritual and eternal good. But I further observe, that sundry of your expressions do hold forth a spiritual sorrow for your sin, and a fear of Gods wrath, and an earnest desire to flee from, and escape wrath to come. I pray therefore express your self what sorrows and griefs you have of that kind; for although such sorrows do not deserve any thing at Gods hand, yet they are of a more spiritual nature, and spring from a deep reverence and fear of God, and do more immediately and effectually drive the soul for refuge to Jesus Christ, who only delivereth the soul from the guilt and condemnation of sin. Utter some drops of those soul-wounding terrors, which afflict you in the sense of your sin guiltiness.
that is, some broke jests upon him at their Taverns and Tiplings, and others scorned him, &c. all these were outward afflictions, but they drove David to fly and cry to God, ver. 17. Lord, how long wilt thou l•ok on? rescue my soul, &c. and this is an act of faith. So it was with Iob in his affliction, Iob 30.8, 9, 10. the basest of the people made songs and jests upon him; but mark what end God made with Iob. So Iames speaks,