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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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We will carry on the Lovely Representation. A Faithful Christian, is a Christian Mindful of the Obligations, which are laid upon him, to Glorify the Lord Jesus Christ. There is no Christian, but what is under many Bonds and Vows to Glorify the Lord. The Faithful Christian is one, who does not Forget the Vows of God that are upon him. The Study, and the Language of the Faithful Christian is that, Psal. 116.14. I will pay my Vows unto the Lord. A Christian has Entered into Covenant with God. A Faithful Christian is a Covenant-Keeping one; he is one who may say, Lord, I have not forgotten thee, nor have I dealt falsely in thy Covenant. Having been Washed in the Baptism of the Lord, the Faithful Christian resolves; Let me now never Defile my self with Sin, from which I have been Purified; Let me now always cleave to that God, the Father, the Son, and the Spirit, unto whom I have been Dedicated; Let me now carry on the Wars of the Lord, under the Banners, to which I have been Listed. Having been Sitting at the Table of the Lord, the Faithful Christian resolves, I am now under an Oath to observe the Law of my Lord Jesus Christ: I have taken the Sacrament upon it, that the Commandment of my Lord Jesus Christ shall always give Awe and Law unto me: I have Sworn the Death of my Sin, that my Soul may Live, O my Soul, How canst thou do so great a Wickedness, as to Sin against God?
We will carry on the Lovely Representation. A Faithful Christian, is a Christian Mindful of the Obligations, which are laid upon him, to Glorify the Lord Jesus Christ. There is no Christian, but what is under many Bonds and Vows to Glorify the Lord. The Faithful Christian is one, who does not Forget the Vows of God that are upon him. The Study, and the Language of the Faithful Christian is that, Psal. 116.14. I will pay my Vows unto the Lord. A Christian has Entred into Covenant with God. A Faithful Christian is a Covenant-Keeping one; he is one who may say, Lord, I have not forgotten thee, nor have I dealt falsely in thy Covenant. Having been Washed in the Baptism of the Lord, the Faithful Christian resolves; Let me now never Defile my self with Sin, from which I have been Purified; Let me now always cleave to that God, the Father, the Son, and the Spirit, unto whom I have been Dedicated; Let me now carry on the Wars of the Lord, under the Banners, to which I have been Listed. Having been Sitting at the Table of the Lord, the Faithful Christian resolves, I am now under an Oath to observe the Law of my Lord Jesus Christ: I have taken the Sacrament upon it, that the Commandment of my Lord Jesus Christ shall always give Awe and Law unto me: I have Sworn the Death of my Sin, that my Soul may Live, O my Soul, How canst thou do so great a Wickedness, as to Sin against God?