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A faithful man, described and rewarded. Some observable & serviceable passages in the life…
A faithful man, described and rewarded. Some observable & serviceable passages in the life and death of Mr. Michael Wigglesworth. Late Pastor of Maldon [i.e., Malden]; who rested from his labours, on the Lords-Day, June 10th. 1705. In the seventy fourth year of his age. : And memorials of piety, left behind him among his written experiences. : With a funeral-sermon preached (for him) at Maldon; June 24. 1705. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Two lines of quotation in Latin]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Benj. Eliot, 1705
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A Faithful Christian is One, who has the Heart of a Christian, as well as the Name of a Christian. ⟨p. 5⟩He is not merely, Dealbatus nomine Christiani, as Austin Expresses it; Superficially Whitened with the Name of a Christian. Of such an one, [and, The Father of the Faithful:] We read, Neh. 9.8. Thou foundest his Heart Faithful before thee. Faithfulness is opposed unto Falsehood. Every Christian does profess himself to be, A Lover of the Lord Jesus Christ; and, A Servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. A Faithful Christian, is one that is not False in his Profession. He Loves the Lord Jesus Christ; and it is, In Sincerity. He Serves the Lord Jesus Christ; and it is, With a Perfect Heart and a Willing Mind. They that are Faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ, can say, as Gen. 42.11. Thy Servants are True men. A Faithful Christian is one who is truly, what he Seems to be.
A Faithful Christian is One, who has the Heart of a Christian, as well as the Name of a Christian. ⟨p. 5⟩He is not meerly, Dealbatus nomine Christiani, as Austin Expresses it; Superficially Whitened with the Name of a Christian. Of such an one, [and, The Father of the Faithful:] We read, Neh. 9.8. Thou foundest his Heart Faithful before thee. Faithfulness is opposed unto Falsehood. Every Christian does profess himself to be, A Lover of the Lord Jesus Christ; and, A Servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. A Faithful Christian, is one that is not False in his Profession. He Loves the Lord Jesus Christ; and it is, In Sinceriy. He Serves the Lord Jesus Christ; and it is, With a Perfect Heart and a Willing Mind. They that are Faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ, can say, as Gen. 42.11. Thy Servants are True men. A Faithful Christian is one who is truly, what he Seems to be.