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Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shown the connection…Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shewn the connexion…
Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shown the connection which there is between the promise, on God's part; and duty, on our part, in the covenant of grace: as it was delivered in several sermons, preached in order to solemn renewing of covenant. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Seven lines from Deuteronomy]Covenant-keeping the way to blessedness, or, A brief discourse wherein is shewn the connexion which there is between the promise, on God's part; and duty, on our part, in the covenant of grace: as it was delivered in several sermons, preached in order to solemn renewing of covenant. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Seven lines from Deuteronomy]
printed by James Glen, 1682
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. By readiness and forwardness to relieve one another with good and wholesome Counsel and Christian help at every lift and time of need. God is wont fo• the most part so to order it that in a Church there are some strong, and others that are but weak, and it is His Will that the strong should help the weak, Ga. 6.1. Are any not so well instructed in the Truth? Be willing to take pains with them: Are any overpowered with grief, sorrow, &c? Comfort and strengthen them: Open your hearts one to another, have you any thing laid up in your Cabinet of experiences, and prudent observations which another stands in need of, be not niggardly, but readily and cheerfully impart it. Peter is winnowed, that he may be able to strengthen his Brethren. Bear one another's burdens, Be sure that you leave none that is weak and faint behind in the way to the Kingdom, but take them along with you.
2. By readiness and forwardness to relieve one another with good and wholsome Counsel and Christian help at every lift and time of need. God is wont fo• the most part so to order it that in a Church there are some strong, and others that are but weak, and it is His Will that the strong should help the weak, Ga. 6.1. Are any not so well instructed in the Truth? Be willing to take pains with them: Are any overpowered with grief, sorrow, &c? Comfort and strengthen them: Open your hearts one to another, have you any thing laid up in your Cabinet of experiences, and prudent observations which another stands in need of, be not nigardly, but readily and cheerfully impart it. Peter is winnowed, that he may be able to strengthen his Brethren. Bear one anothers burdens, Be sure that you leave none that is weak and faint behind in the way to the Kingdome, but take them along with you.
3. By mutual bearing and forbearing. Such is our state in this Life, that there are many unavoidable frailties will discover themselves in our conversation; it is impossible that Christians should have frequent converse together, but now and then they will manifestly discover a dark side, and if we be not ready to bear and cover a multitude of infirmities, we are not