The child's portion

Name: The child's portion
Author: Samuel Willard

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]

Samuel Willard 1640–1707printed by Samuel Green, 1684

[6], 144, [2], 145-227, [3] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo) · 56k words · Evans 380 · Wing W2271

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:422p. 171

For,

:423p. 171¶1

1. Christ's Ministers are set as Watch-men, under a solemn and strict charge, to look out and espy all approaching dangers, and give timely warning of them, Ezek. 3.17, 18. They must give the alarm though it be at mid-night, when it is like to be most surprising, and men are loth to be bereaved of their beloved sleep. Men naturally love security, and like not to be disturbed: But what shall those Watch men do? Christ hath placed them on the Watch-tower, and put a Trumpet in their hands, charging them upon pain of death to sound when occasion calls for it.

1. Christ's Ministers are set as Watch-men, under a solemn and strict charge, to look out and espy all approaching dangers, and give timely warning of them, Ezek. 3.17, 18. They must give the alarum though it be at mid-night, when it is like to be most surprizing, and men are loth to be bereaved of their beloved sleep. Men naturally love security, and like not to be disturbed: But what shall those Watch men do? Christ hath placed them on the Watch-tower, and put a Trumpet in their hands, charging them upon pain of death to sound when occasion calls for it.

:424p. 171–172¶2

2. The spiritual presence of Christ with his faithful Messengers abides perpetually engaged ⟨p. 172⟩to stand by them, and afford them all the necessary assistance which their Calling and Duty doth require. Were it not for this their charge were insupportable, their burden intolerable; for, Who is sufficient for these things? But he hath given his word for it, Mat. 8. ult. Lo! I am with you to the end of the World.

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