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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.
3. The end of patience being thus altogether frustrate, there now remains nothing else but destruction for them. Why did God bear and wait? it was not for nothing; no, it was to see if they would comply with him, and do him services; if they would repent of their sins, and believe in Christ, and do good works, but they do no such thing, but continue to be obstinate, they out-stand all the essays that are used with them, and dishonour God by so doing, and now they are fit for nothing else the sentence was our before, it was only stopped upon this trial; and after all it avails not; what else is there to be done, but to give i• […] scope? hence that, John 3.18. he that believes not, is condemned already. We find therefore that God upon this very ground, enters into a solemn deliberation with these, Hos 6. 4. Oh Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee, &c. and Jer. 5. 7. How shall I pardon thee for this?
3. The end of patience being thus altogether frustrate, there now remains nothing else but destruction for them. Why did God bear and wait? it was not for nothing; no, it was to see if they would comply with him, and do him services; if they would repent of their sins, and believe in Christ, and do good works, but they do no such thing, but continue to be obstinate, they out-stand all the essays that are used with them, and dishonour God by so doing, and now they are fit for nothing else the sentence was our before, it was only stopt upon this trial; and after all it avails not; what else is there to be done, but to give i• 〈…〉 scope? hence that, John 3.18. he that believes not, is condemned already. We find therefore that God upon this very ground, enters into a solemn deliberation with these, Hos 6. 4. Oh Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee, &c. and Jer. 5. 7. How shall I pardon thee for this?