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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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. If we consider how much they did, while they were living, contribute to the keeping off evil, & procuring of good to those among whom they were. The very presence of such is a blessing: God doth much, bears much for their sakes: Ten Righteous men might have saved Sodom when they were so ripe for ruin: God gave Paul the lives of all that were in the Ship with him, Act. 27.24. The presence of Jehoshaphat saved three Armies by a miraculous providence, when they were just ready to perish, 2 King. 3.13. Laban's affairs prospered well for Jacob's sake, all the while that he lived with him. God loves to dwell there where his holy and humble ones are: And besides there are two ways in which they are instruments of keeping evil off the place where they are.
1. If we consider how much they did, while they were living, contribute to the keeping off evil, & procuring of good to those among whom they were. The very presence of such is a blessing: God doth much, bears much for their sakes: Ten Righteous men might have saved Sodom when they were so ripe for ruine: God gave Paul the lives of all that were in the Ship with him, Act. 27.24. The presence of Jehoshaphat saved three Armies by a miraculous providence, when they were just ready to perish, 2 King. 3.13. Lebans affairs prospered well for Jacob's sake, all the while that he lived with him. God loves to dwel there where his holy and humble ones are: And besides there are two wayes in which they are instruments of keeping evil off the place where they are.