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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.
1. This practice is contrary to our Saviours precept, who admonisheth others by such providences to learn this lesson, that except they repent, they shall likewise perish, Luke 13. 2, 3. it seems personal application suits better, its the wisest way to bring all things home to our own Souls; that might be profitable to us.
2. This is to forget our own sinfulness: whiles we judge and censure others, we do tacitly justify our selves, and think our selves better then others; we interpret our merit rather then […], mercy to be the distinguishing cause: and is not this to lift up our selves too high?
2. This is to forget our own sinfulness: whiles we judge and censure others, we do tacitly justifie our selves, and think our selves better then others; we interpret our merit rather then 〈…〉, mercy to be the distinguishing cause: and is not this to lift up our selves too high?
3. This is to forget divine Sovereignty: God all this while is not adored by us in his Supreme uncontrollable disposal which he hath of all creatures, to lay his hand where he pleaseth, without giving account to the creature. Consider well with thy self, and it may be thou hast been ten times a greater sinner, if all the circumstances of aggravation were well pondered and weighed, but God […] ends best known to himself hath thus dealt.
3. This is to forget divine Soveraignty: God all this while is not adored by us in his Supreme uncontrolable disposal which he hath of all creatures, to lay his hand where he pleaseth, without giving account to the creature. Consider well with thy self, and it may be thou hast been ten times a greater sinner, if all the circumstances of aggravation were well pondered and weighed, but God ends best known to himself hath thus dealt.