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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:444p. 181¶3

3. They delivered not these messages, without many heavy pangs and throes, upon their own spirits. This roll was bitter to them, and with a great deal of reluctancy and unwillingness did they declare themselves. I my self have heard some of them expressing what Combats, what Wrestlings they have had in their own minds, how loth to speak, how fearful about their message, how well they could have been content to enjoy the good-will of the People, and how greatly unwilling they were to be an occasion of adding to the guilt of those that had already run too deep on account with God: And, could they have so satisfied their own consciences, and been clear of blood, would have altogether […] their peace: Yea, sometimes had said as the Prophet, Chap. 20.9. I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his Name.

3. They delivered not these messages, without many heavy pangs and throes, upon their own spirits. This roll was bitter to them, and with a great deal of reluctancy and unwillingness did they declare themselves. I my self have heard some of them expressing what Combats, what Wrestlings they have had in their own minds, how loth to speak, how fearful about their message, how well they could have been content to enjoy the good-will of the People, and how greatly unwilling they were to be an occasion of adding to the guilt of those that had already run too deep on account with God: And, could they have so satisfied their own conscienc•s, and been clear of blood, would have altogether 〈…〉 their peace: Yea, sometimes had said as the Prophet, Chap. 20.9. I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his Name.

:445p. 181–182¶4

4. There hath been great harmony and concurrence in these Testimonies. It hath not been the voice only of one or two, but such things have been told us from year to year,. And though God may put a lying spirit into four hundred ⟨p. 182⟩false Prophets, yet he is not wont so to deceive his own servants. If they all are misled, what shall we do? or where shall we seek for the Word of the Lord? or would not that it self be […] evidence of Gods great displeasure […] his People if it be indeed arrived at this, that […] is no Prophet, nor any one that can tell […]?

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