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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The only sure way to prevent threatened CALAMITY: As it was deliver…: The only sure way to prevent threatened CALAMITY: As it was delivered in a SERMON, Preac…The only sure way to prevent threatned CALAMITY: As it was delivere…: The only sure way to prevent threatned CALAMITY: As it was delivered in a SERMON, Preac…

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[ Earlier:434–449 of 522

:434p. 176

The Proclamations of War which God makes against a revolting People. are to be annumerated to his long-suffering.

:435p. 177¶3

3. This only can put a stop to the wrath of God from proceeding; for, as the promise is s•ll to the Penitent, so the threatening is as Positive, and as much without reserves to those that are impenitent. When a People say, either with their tongues or with their practices, there is no hope, but they will follow after their own courses, God also •aith, there is no hope, but he will pour out his fury upon them. So that when God hath a purpose of mercy to a rebellious People, and is resolved to exalt his Grace upon them, and also makes known these purposes in those discoveries which we call absolute Promises, he doth it so as not to cross this Rule of his Covenant with People, and therefore engageth not only to give deliverance from his Judgements; but also to do it in such a way, as withal to give them the condition, Isa. 57.18. I have seen his ways, and I will heal him, &c. If therefore Repentance be (under and after much forbearance) neglected, it is both a reason why, and sign that the decree, when it hath gone out its full time, shall certainly bring forth.

3. This only can put a stop to the wrath of God from proceeding; for, as the promise is s•ll to the Penitent, so the threatning is as Positive, and as much without reserves to those that are impenitent. When a People say, either with their tongues or with their practices, there is no hope, but they will follow after their own courses, God also •aith, there is no hope, but he will poure out his fury upon them. So that when God hath a purpose of mercy to a rebellious People, and is resolved to exalt his Grace upon them, and also makes known these purposes in those discoveries which we call absolute Promises, he doth it so as not to cross this Rule of his Covenant with People, and therefore engageth not only to give deliverance from his Judgements; but also to do it in such a way, as withal to give them the condition,

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