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Impenitent sinners warned of their misery and summoned to judgment. Delivered in two sermons:…
Impenitent sinners warned of their misery and summoned to judgment. Delivered in two sermons: the former on the Sabbath, Nov. 6. the other on the lecture following, Nov. 10. 1698. : Occasioned by the amazing instance of a miserable creature, who stood condemned for murdering her infant begotten in whoredom. : To which are subjoined the solemn words spoken to her, on those opportunities. : Published for the warning of others. / By Samuel Willard, Minister of the Gospel and teacher of a church in Boston, N.E. ; [Two lines from Deuteronomy]Impenitent sinners warned of their misery and summoned to judgment. Delivered in two sermons: the former on the Sabbath, Nov. 6. the other on the lecture following, Nov. 10. 1698. : Occasioned by the amazing instance of a miserable creature, who stood condemned for murdering her infant begotten in whoredom. : To which are subjoyned the solemn words spoken to her, on those opportunities. : Published for the warning of others. / By Samuel Willard, Minister of the Gospel and teacher of a church in Boston, N.E. ; [Two lines from Deuteronomy]
Boston: printed by B. Green & J. Allen. Sold by Michael Perry, 1698
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. That in order to this they must be made wise. Though God saves such as have been foolish, yet he doth not save them in their folly, but from it. God hates sin, and it is his holy and pure nature that is displayed in his so doing, as Hab. 1.13. thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity. There must therefore be a change wrought in them, they must be cured of this distemper, in order to their obtaining of this privilege, though God be Gracious, yet he is Holy; and will not baulk this Holiness of his, but display it in the application of his grace to sinful men▪ There must therefore a work of Sanctification pass upon them, in which Sin must be subdued, and grace must be implanted in them.
3. That in order to this they must be made wise. Though God saves such as have been foolish, yet he doth not save them in their folly, but from it. God hates sin, and it is his holy and pure nature that is displayed in his so doing, as Hab. 1.13. thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity. There must therefore be a change wrought in them, they must be cured of this distemper, in order to their obtaining of this priviledge, though God be Gracious, yet he is Holy; and will not baulk this Holiness of his, but display it in the application of his grace to sinful men▪ There must therefore a work of Sanctification pass upon them, in which Sin must be subdued, and grace must be implanted in them.
4. That God offers this wisdom to all that live under the Gospel, and invites them to seek to him for it. Herein God shows his good will to such, in that he hath told them wherein the true wisdom consists, Job 28.28. to man he saith, the fear of God, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding; and hath pointed them to know where it is treasured, viz. in Christ, Col 2.13. in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom & knowledge, bids them come to him for it, and encourageth them so to do,