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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.
Use. III. Learn hence to account a plain-dealing Ministry to be of God, however they cross our corruptions: if any in the world are indeed sent of God to us, then surely those, who laying aside all self-ends and worldly interests, lay themselves open to the hatred and persecution of the world, hazard to lose our love and good will, to be evil spoken of, to suffer want, and hard usage among us, rather then be silent in an evil day; rather then hold their peace, and let us alone in our sins, or palliate and dissemble with us in the Cause of God and our own souls. Pray to God that you may always have and enjoy such Ministers, and that he would put this Spirit into his Ambassadors.
Use. III. Learn hence to account a plain-dealing Ministry to be of God, however they cross our corruptions: if any in the world are indeed sent of God to us, then surely those, who laying aside all selfends and worldly interests, lay themselves open to the hatred and persecution of the world, hazard to lose our love and good will, to be evil spoken of, to suffer want, and hard usage among us, rather then be silent in an evil day; rather then hold their peace, and let us alone in our sins, or palliate and dissemble with us in the Cause of God and our own souls. Pray to God that you may alwayes have and enjoy such Ministers, and that he would put this Spirit into his Ambassadors.
The morning cometh, and also, the night] Here the Prophet answers them according to their particular enquiry about the success. In which observe
The morning someth, and also, the night] Here the Prophet answers them according to their particular enquiry about the success. In which observe
1. A Concession; The morning cometh: It is true indeed, you do for the present enjoy a season or prosperity, though evil have been denounced against you; and it cometh still i. e. you have still a short season behind of day.