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The barren fig trees doom. Or, A brief discourse wherein is set forth the…
The barren fig trees doom. Or, A brief discourse wherein is set forth the woeful danger of all who abide unfruitful under Gospel privileges, and Gods husbandry. Being the substance of sixteen sermons preached on Christ's parable of the fig-tree. / By Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston. ; [Four lines from Matthew]The barren fig trees doom. Or, A brief discourse wherein is set forth the woful danger of all who abide unfruitful under Gospel priviledges, and Gods husbandry. Being the substance of sixteen sermons preached on Christ's parable of the fig-tree. / By Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston. ; [Four lines from Matthew]
Boston: printed by Benjamin Harris, 1691
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. They have sufficient Conviction afforded them of the unreasonableness of Disobedience, and reasonableness of Obedience. In the Word and Ordinances these discoveries […] plentifully made to them, in which the nature, and evil fruits of sin are plainly see before them, the beauty of Holiness, and ⟨p. 48⟩rationality as well as profitableness of the Service of God is made clear by several Demonstrations: They are but poor, dark and glimmering notions of these things that the Heathen discover, by the best improvement of the light of nature; but in the visible Church, these things are from time to time exhibited, and the undeniableness of these truths made to appear.
1. They have sufficient Conviction afforded them of the unreasonableness of Disobedience, and reasonableness of Obedience. In the Word and Ordinances these discoveries 〈…〉 ••entifully made to them, in which the nature, and evil fruits of sin are plainly see before them, the beauty of Holiness, and ⟨p. 48⟩rationality as well as profitableness of the Service of God is made clear by several Demonstrations: They are but poor, dark and glimmering notions of these things that the Heathen discover, by the best improvement of the light of nature; but in the visible Church, these things are from time to time exhibited, and the undeniableness of these truths made to appear.
2. They have here also sufficient direction afforded them, to point out the way to them, in which they may serve God, & bear the fruits of obedience, Mic. 6. 8. he hath showed thee the way O Man! the world are unacquainted with this, the way of natural obedience is but […] to them, but that of Gospel obedience is altogether hidden from them Ro. 3.17. the way of peace have they not known. But these have such discoveries,