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A guide to Christ. Or, The way of directing souls that are under the…
A guide to Christ. Or, The way of directing souls that are under the work of conversion. Compiled for the help of young ministers: and may be serviceable to private Christians, who are enquiring the way to Zion. / By Solomon Stoddard, A.M. and Pastor of the church in Northampton. ; With an epistle prefixed, by the Reverend Dr. Increase Mather.
Boston: printed by J. Allen for N. Boone, 1714
Directions How to guide Souls through the Work of Conversion.
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But possibly he will plead for himself, That he was much affected with Christ, and with the mercy of God, it was more than ordinary, he never had such a light before. In this Case he may be told, That Carnal men have sometimes superficial discoveries of Christ, and are affected therewith, Mat. 13.20. men have considerable enlightenings and tastes, yet may fall away; and it is no wonder they should be affected with the mercy of God: if men do apprehend that God has pardoned them, they cannot but […] affected with it: as pardon does affect men, so does Imaginary pardon.
But possibly he will plead for himself, That he was much affected with Christ, and with the mercy of God, it was more than ordinary, he never had such a light before. In this Case he may be told, That Carnal men have sometimes superficial discoveries of Christ, and are affected therewith, Mat. 13.20. men have considerable inlightnings and tasts, yet may fall away; and it is no wonder they should be affected with the mercy of God: if men do apprehend that God has pardoned them, they cannot but 〈…〉 affected with it: as pardon does affect men, so does Imaginary pardon.
He may further plead for himself, That it was just so with him, as it has been with Godly men, as he has heard them to express themselves; that all his objections were answered; he was backward before, but he had such a discovery of Christ, that all his objections did vanish away, and he had nothing to say.
But he may be told, that the reason why ⟨p. 29⟩