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Useful instructions for a professing people in times of great security and degeneracy
Useful instructions for a professing people in times of great security and degeneracy: delivered in several sermons on solemn occasions: / by Mr. Samuel Willard Pastor of the Church of Christ at Groton. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Samuel Green, 1673
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.
[Righteousness] The word signifies Truth and Equity: it is oftentimes in Scripture restrained to second Table duties, and then it is distinguished from Holiness, which refers to first Table duties, but here, as in many other places, it is used more largely, to signify a reformation of Life, and universal Anastasy, or Reclaiming from their former sinful courses.
[Righteousness] The word signifies Truth and Equity: it is oftentimes in Scripture restrained to second Table dutyes, and then it is distinguished from Holyness, which referrs to first Table dutyes, but here, as in many other places, it is used more largely, to signifie a reformation of Life, and universal Anastasy, or Reclaiming from their former sinfull courses.
[Will learn] This is spoken as if such an effect should come to pass in all that should see and hear of Gods judgements; for the Scripture speaks of some, that when Gods hand was upon them, they sinned yet more: thus Ahaz: 2 Chron. 28.22. but it is spoken either,
[Will learne] This is spoken as if such an effect should come to pass in all that should see and hear of Gods judgements; for the Scripture speaks of some, that when Gods hand was upon them, they sinned yet more: thus Ahaz: 2 Chron. 28.22. but it is spoken either,
1. By way of Presumption, as if they should say, surely they will learn righteousness. or,