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Those taught by God the Father, to know God the Son
Those taught by God the Father, to know God the Son; are blessed. A sermon preached at Boston lecture, July 3d. 1712. / By Solomon Stoddard, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ at Northampton. ; [Seven lines from John]
printed by B Green for Benj. Eliot, 1712
Title page typeset from the transcription.
DIVINE Teachings, Render Persons BLESSED. › Application 2: USE, II. Of EXAMINATION.
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.
2. Some that have been taught by the Father, have had but a small degree of light. There are divers degrees of light: The light that ⟨p. 23⟩some have is like the Morning light. The light that others have is like that at noon day: The light that some men have is very clear, things are made exceeding evident to them. The light is more explicit and distinct than in others; they have a larger and fuller discovery of the Glory of Christ: yea the light that some have is more frequently repeated: They have many times had discoveries of Christ: And these men that have but a small degree of light, are under great disadvantage, because the light is small, they cannot give so distinct account of what they see; it is not so easy to distinguish that light from common light; and besides they are under great temptation to suspect the revelation that is made to them. They hear other Christians speaking of their experiences, and they tell what discoveries they had, and with what wonderful comfort and joy their hearts were filled: and this proves a great exercise to them. They doubt whether the discoveries that they had, were any thing more than common, because they sell short of what some other Saints have.
2. Some that have been taught by the Father, have had but a small degree of light. There are divers degrees of light: The light that ⟨p. 23⟩some have is like the Morning light. The light that others have is like that at noon day: The light that some men have is very clear, things are made exceeding evident to them. The light is more explicite and distinct than in others; they have a larger and fuller discovery of the Glory of Christ: yea the light that some have is more frequently repeated: They have many times had discoveries of Christ: And these men that have but a small degree of light, are under great disadvantage, because the light is small, they cannot give so distinct account of what they see; it is not so easy to distinguish that light from common light; and besides they are under great temptation to suspect the revelation that is made to them. They hear other Christians speaking of their experiences, and they tell what discoveries they had, and with what wonderful comfort and joy their hearts were filled: and this proves a great exercise to them. They doubt whether the discoveries that they had, were any thing more than common, because they sell short of what some other Saints have.