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The fiery trial no strange thing; delivered in a sermon preached at Charlestown, February…The fiery tryal no strange thing; delivered in a sermon preached at Charlstown, February…
The fiery trial no strange thing; delivered in a sermon preached at Charlestown, February 15. 1681. Being a day of humiliation: / by Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New England. ; [Four lines of quotations]The fiery tryal no strange thing; delivered in a sermon preached at Charlstown, February 15. 1681. Being a day of humiliation: / by Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston in New England. ; [Four lines of quotations]
printed for Samuel Sewall, 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.
1. When we suspect them to come for no good to us, but rather for mischief: Jealousy is a frame or disposition, wherewith we do frequently entertain strangers: it is very natural, and therefore usual for us to think of such, that they have some evil design upon us; which jealousy occasions us to keep a critical eye upon them, and warily to watch all their words and actions, yea their very looks and gestures; and let them pretend to never so much friendship, yet we are hard of belief, thus Hanun suspected Davids Servants: thus Jacob looked upon his Afflictions, when he concluded These things are against me, Gen.42.36. and Job when he uttered that complaint, Job 19.11. He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me to him as one of his enemies.
1. When we suspect them to come for no good to us, but rather for mischief: Jealousie is a frame or disposition, wherewith we do frequently entertain strangers: it is very natural, and therefore usual for us to think of such, that they have some evil design upon us; which jealousie occasions us to keep a critical eye upon them, and warily to watch all their words and actions, yea their very looks and gestures; and let them pretend to never so much friendship, yet we are hard of belief, thus Hanun suspected Davids Servants: thus Iacob looked upon his Afflictions, when he concluded These things are against me, Gen.42.36. and Iob when he uttered that complaint, Iob 19.11. He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me to him as one of his enemies.
2. When they are a burden and wearisomeness to us, and we had rather have their room than their company: and this is a fruit of the former; for when we expect no good by them, but suspect some design of evil upon us from them, it makes their presence a burden and grief to us; and this puts us upon it to desire, and eagerly long for their departure, and if they tarry long we are quite tired out with them, and would use any course to be rid of them, they are such unwelcome guests to us: thus did Hezekiah