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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.
For Exhortation, these few Lessons may be here Learnt:
1. Are we Gods Vineyard? labour we then to bring forth our fruits unto God. It is the complaint which he makes of Israel, Hos. 10. I. He is an empty vine, he brings forth fruit to himself. It is the Apostles demand, 1 Cor. 9. 7. Who planteth a Vineyard, and eateth not the fruit? Shall God be at all the Charge he hath laid out upon us, and shall he not have our fruits paid to him? shall we seek our selves, and our carnal interests, and neglect to glorify God? God forbid! The great study and care lying upon us is to be always enquiring, how we may do most for God; how we may so live as he may have honour by us; and then we live as those that are not our own, but a•• bought with a price. Then indeed we answer our end, when we bring honour to him, […]. 43. 21.
1. Are we Gods Vineyard? labour we then to bring forth our fruits unto God. It is the complaint which he makes of Israel, Hos. 10. I. He is an empty vine, he brings forth fruit to himself. It is the Apostles demand, 1 Cor. 9. 7. Who planteth a Vineyard, and eateth not the fruit? Shall God be at all the Charge he hath laid out upon us, and shall he not have our fruits paid to him? shall we seek our selves, and our carnal interests, and neglect to glorifie God? God forbid! The great study and care lying upon us is to be always enquiring, how we may do most for God; how we may so live as he may have honour by us; and then we live as those that are not our own, but a•• bought with a price. Then indeed we answer our end, when we bring honour to him, 〈…〉. 43. 21.