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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
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2. That there are such placed by Christ in his Church, is evident. The love and care which Christ hath for it, cannot but put him upon it to provide such for it: and when his people have bin never so degenerate, and offered the greatest affronts to such as these, he hath yet sent them, and enabled them to bear all, and discharge their duty notwithstanding: It is he that thrusts out labourers into his harvest; and he can make them labourers indeed: there have bin such formerly; Paul was so, he could appeal to the consciences of this Ephesians. Acts. 20. 29, 27. and he hath the residue of the Spirit with him, Men may put others in, and he may Providentially suffer it, for their punishment; but he hath required all to be such, and all that he sends in mercy are so: there are none without their infirmities, but there are those that are wise, and sincere, ⟨p. 102⟩and diligent, and have his spirit upon them.
2. That there are such placed by Christ in his Church, is evident. The love and care which Christ hath for it, cannot but put him upon it to provide such for it: and when his people have bin never so degenerate, and offered the greatest affronts to such as these, he hath yet sent them, and enabled them to bear all, and discharge their duty notwithstanding: It is he that thrusts out labourers into his harvest; and he can make them labourers indeed: there have bin such formerly; Paul was so, he could appeal to the consciences of this Ephesians. Acts. 20. 29, 27. and he hath the residue of the Spirit with him, Men may put others in, and he may Providentially suffer it, for their punishment; but he hath required all to be such, and all that he sends in mercy are so: there are none without their insirmities, but there are those that are wise, and sincere, ⟨p. 102⟩and diligent, and have his spirit upon them.