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The peril of the times displayed. Or The danger of mens taking up with…
The peril of the times displayed. Or The danger of mens taking up with a form of godliness, but denying the power of it. Being the substance of several sermons preached: / by Samuel Willard, teacher of a church in Boston. N.E. ; [One line from Augustine in Latin]
Boston: printed by B. Green, 1700
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. The Glory of God is now peculiarly concerned in your so doing. When there are but a few that seek his honour, it is a special call to all such as are truly Godly, to stand up and appear for it. Certainly, if you have any spark of real goodness in you, if you prefer the Glory of God above all, and do cordially desire that all men would seek it, it cannot but put you upon being the more careful to your selves about it. When the Lord Jesus Christ hath but a few Friends in the world, and there are so many that dishonour him, they that are indeed his friends, are loudly call•• upon the more eminently to appear so; and you cannot otherwise show your selves true and faithful to him. When there were a great many pretended Disciples that deserted Christ, and walked no more with him, he put that close question to the twelve, Joh. 6.67. Will ye also go away? When the Ten Tribes revolted from the true worship of God, and turned aside to Jeroboam's Superstition and Idolatry, God gave that admonition to the Kingdom of Judah, Hos. 4.15. Though thou Israel play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend. And when the body of that people had ⟨p. 158⟩turned from God, and made them a Golden Calf, and prostrated themselves to that, Moses calls aloud to the people, as, Exod. 32.26. Who is on the Lords side? let him come unto me. And we find that the Tribe of Levi presently appeared, and they obtained a blessing upon it. Hereby is a special advantage afforded you, to approve your selves sincere, and upright in heart, and to bring much glory to God.
1. The Glory of God is now peculiarly concerned in your so doing. When there are but a few that seek his honour, it is a special call to all such as are truly Godly, to stand up and appear for it. Certainly, if you have any spark of real goodness in you, if you prefer the Glory of God above all, and do cordially desire that all men would seek it, it cannot but put you upon being the more careful to your selves about it. When the Lord Jesus Christ hath but a few Friends in the world, and there are so many that dishonour him, they that are indeed his friends, are loudly call upon the more eminently to appear so; and you cannot otherwise shew your selves true and faithful to him. When there were a great many pretended Disciples that deserted Christ, and walked no more with him, he put that close question to the twelve,