N00129:413
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.
Reas. 1. Because this hypocrious is are great reason of the continuation of Gods anger, and there […] must be […], […] before God […] 4. they ⟨p. 69⟩had sinned, and God had afflicted; they […] God had added to their affliction, and they now would […] the iniquity of their fasting procured the […]; Is this such a Fast as I have required? hence God direct the […] to fast aright, in the sequel. Judah had been full of […], but God was […] Isa. 1. he tells them how they should come and reason out the case with him, and enjoy pardon and mercy at his hands, ver. 16, 17.
Reas. 1. Because this hypocrious is are great reason of the continuation of Gods anger, and there 〈…〉 must be 〈…〉, 〈…〉 before God 〈…〉 4. they ⟨p. 69⟩had sinned, and God had afflicted; they 〈…〉 God had added to their affliction, and they now would 〈…〉 the iniquity of their fasting procured the 〈…〉; Is this such a Fast as I have required? hence God direct the 〈…〉 to fast aright, in the sequel. Judah had been full of 〈…〉, but God was 〈…〉 Isa. 1. he tells them how they should come and reason out the case with him, and enjoy pardon and mercy at his hands, ver. 16, 17.
Reas. 2. Because there can be no hope of true Reformation, where there is not sincerity in […] enquiring: if we enquire hypocritically, we cannot […] to spent; for the very first step to repentance, is a serious […] and enquiry into our hearts and ways,