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A sermon concerning obedience & resignation to the will of God in every thing.…
A sermon concerning obedience & resignation to the will of God in every thing. Occasioned by the death of that pious gentlewoman, Mrs. Mariah Mather, late consort of Increase Mather, D.D. Who entered into her everlasting rest, on the Lords Day, April.4. 1714. : [Seven lines of Scripture texts]A sermon concerning obedience & resignation to the will of God in every thing. Occasion'd by the death of that pious gentlewoman, Mrs. Mariah Mather, late consort of Increase Mather, D.D. Who entered into her everlasting rest, on the Lords Day, April.4. 1714. : [Seven lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by T. Green, 1714
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When Eli was informed by Samuel, that doleful things were coming on his Family, because of the Crying Sins which his Sons had been guilty of, & he had too much connived at them; how Humbly and Graciously did he express himself? submitting to the Will and Providence of God, 1 Sam. 3.18. He said, it is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good. And we have an unparalleled Example of Submission and Patience under Afflictive Dispensations of Providence, in holy Job: When his whole Estate, and all his Children were taken from him in one Day, he did never utter a Sinful Impatient Word, nor Charge God Foolishly; as if God had done any thing unbecoming his Wisdom. […], or Goodness: but instead of ••rmu•ing under the Hand of […] his Name. This his Pame•• […] to the Will of God, is taken notice of by the Apostle, ⟨p. 15⟩Jam. 5.11. You have heard of the Patience of Job. We cannot say that the like degree of Patience, under trying Providences, was ever seen in any man that ever was in the world, excepting that Man who is God as well as Man. But thus are we to Comply with the Will of God, in Resigning our selves and all ours to the disposal of his Providence.
When Eli was informed by Samuel, that doleful things were coming on his Family, because of the Crying Sins which his Sons had been guilty of, & he had too much connived at them; how Humbly and Graciously did he express himself? submitting to the Will and Providence of God, 1 Sam. 3.18. He said, it is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good. And we have an unparallel'd Example of Submission and Patience under Afflictive Dispensations of Providence, in holy Iob: When his whole Estate, and all his Children were taken from him in one Day, he did never utter a Sinful Impatient Word, nor Charge God Foolishly; as if God had done any thing unbecoming his Wisdom. 〈…〉, or Goodness: but instead of ••rmu•ing under the Hand of his Name. This his Pame to the Will of God, is taken notice of by the Apostle,