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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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Finally; A Faithful Christian, is a Christian that will own the Truths, and Ways, and Cause of the Lord Jesus Christ, whatever may be the Trouble or Hazard of doing so. What is a Faithful Christian, but a Faithful Witness for the Lord Jesus Christ? The Truths of the Lord Jesus Christ; a Faithful Christian will never Deny any of them. The Ways of the Lord Jesus Christ; a Faithful Christian will never Desert any of them. Our Lord Jesus Christ has a Church and People in the World; a Faithful Christian will stick to that People, and never betray them, never forsake them. Whatever Interest of the Lord Jesus Christ calls for the Testimony of a Christian, a Faithful Christian will openly, zealously, courageously appear, to bear his Testimony. We read, Hos. 11.12. Judah was Faithful with the Saints. What is the meaning of that? There were Faithful Ministers of God, who could not conform to the Superstitions Established by Jeroboam. These, with other Saints of their Conscientious Principle, were kindly entertained by Judah: Judah stood by those Non-conformists of Israel. This was to be Faithful with the Saints.
Finally; A Faithful Christian, is a Christian that will own the Truths, and Wayes, and Cause of the Lord Jesus Christ, whatever may be the Trouble or Hazard of doing so. What is a Faithful Christian, but a Faithful Witness for the Lord Jesus Christ? The Truths of the Lord Jesus Christ; a Faithful Christian will never Deny any of them. The Wayes of the Lord Jesus Christ; a Faithful Christian will never Desert any of them. Our Lord Jesus Christ has a Church and People in the World; a Faithful Christian will stick to that People, and never betray them, never forsake them. Whatever Interest of the Lord Jesus Christ calls for the Testimony of a Christian, a Faithful Christian will openly, zealously, courageously appear, to bear his Testimony. We read, Hos. 11.12. Judah was Faithful with the Saints. What is the meaning of that? There were Faithful Ministers of God, who could not conform to the Superstitions Established by Jeroboam. These, with other Saints of their Conscientious Principle, were kindly entertained by Judah: Judah stood by those Non-conformists of Israel. This was to be Faithful with the Saints.