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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 3: USE, III. Of WARNING.
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.
USE, III. Of WARNING.
Be not at rest till the Divinity of Jesus be Revealed to you by the Father that is in Heaven. Some men have lived all their days in darkness, they have got literal Knowledge, and they are able to prove the Divinity of Jesus ⟨p. 29⟩Christ: But they have never been taught it of God, and yet the men are not in pain, or in distress of Spirit. Some have only now and then a gird of Conscience, but ordinarily it is no great burden to them, their Spirits are taken up about Meat and Drink, and Clothes, taken up about News, and appearances of outward Afflictions. But one would think you should have no rest Day or Night, till this Sun of Righteousness rise on you, with healing in his Wings. One might expect that your hearts should be as heavy as lead: and that you should be crying out with Bartimeus, Lord, that we may receive our sight! It is wonderful stupidity, not to regard this miserable condition that you are in. Give not sleep to your Eyes, nor slumber to your Eye-lids, if it be possible till you have this revelation.
Be not at rest till the Divinity of Jesus be Revealed to you by the Father that is in Heaven. Some men have lived all their dayes in darkness, they have got literal Knowledge, and they are able to prove the Divinity of Jesus ⟨p. 29⟩Christ: But they have never been taught it of God, and yet the men are not in pain, or in distress of Spirit. Some have only now and then a gird of Conscience, but ordinarily it is no great burden to them, their Spirits are taken up about Meat and Drink, and Cloaths, taken up about News, and appearances of outward Afflictions. But one would think you should have no rest Day or Night, till this Sun of Righteousness rise on you, with healing in his Wings. One might expect that your hearts should be as heavy as lead: and that you should be crying out with Bartimeus, Lord, that we may receive our sight! It is wonderful stupidity, not to regard this miserable condition that you are in. Give not sleep to your Eyes, nor slumber to your Eye-lids, if it be possible till you have this revelation.