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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.
(2.) Judgements seen and felt are more dreadful and awakening; and the Reason is, Because these Senses are more intelligent, and less fallacious: we may question the truth of reports, but what we see and feel we have less cause to suspect▪ If any Sense can inform without fallacy, it is these; as also these are the most affecting Senses, The eye affects the heart, much more then when the hand of God lies heavy upon a person.
(2.) Judgements seen and felt are more dreadful and awakening; and the Reason is, Because these Senses are more intelligent, and less f•ll•cious: we may question the truth of reports, but what we see and feel we have less cause to suspect▪ If any Sense can inform without fallacy, it is these; as also these are the most affecting Senses, The eye affects the heart, much more then when the hand of God lyes heavy upon a person.
Seventhly, It is the will and command of God that his Judgements should learn men righteousness.
Reas. 1. Because he singles out some to show his judgements upon, and takes not all sinners as he might do: this shows that God would have men improve this day of his presence to Repentance. God hath Pleas enough against others, and might have executed his wrath on them, but when he does not, he shows that he would have others to get good by it.
Reas. 1. Because he singles out some to shew his judgements upon, and takes not all sinners as he might do: this shews that God would have men improve this day of his presence to Repentance. God hath Pleas enough against others, and might have executed his wrath on them, but when he does not, he shews that he would have others to get good by it.