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The child's portion
The child's portion: or The unseen glory of the children of God, asserted, and proved: together with several other sermons occasionally preached, and now published. / By Samuel Willard teacher of a church in Boston, New-England. ; [Five lines from Psalms]
printed by Samuel Green, 1684
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Hence,
Doct. It is a soul-satisfying thought to the Children of God in their present, low and despised condition, to consider that in the day of Christs glorious appearance they shall be like him.
This is the comfort which John applies to them now, when the World hates them, and they walk under a disguise, and what their after estate shall be, neither appears to themselves, no• to the World; yet he would have them take up with this, and rest contented, yea delighted in the meditation of it. It is, q. d. let not your thoughts trouble you, be not over solicitously inquisitive after the secrets of God, and the particularities of your state and glory; but take this for a repast, and let it stay your stomachs till you come to sit down at the great Feast, you shall be like him.
This is the comfort which John applies to them now, when the World hates them, and they walk under a disguise, and what their after estate shall be, neither appears to themselves, no• to the World; yet he would have them take up with this, and rest contented, yea delighted in the meditation of it. It is, q. d. let not your thoughts trouble you, be not over sollicitously inquisitive after the secrets of God, and the particularities of your state and glory; but take this for a repast, and let it stay your stomachs till you come to sit down at the great Feast, you shall be like him.