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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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3. That God never did bestow saving mercy upon any Sinner, while he quarrelled against his proceeding. Before ever others had mercy, their spirits were brought down, and they were brought to justify God, and lie at his foot; if they had stood it out as he does, they should have gone without saving mercy, Isa. 45.23. To me every knee shall bow.
3. That God never did bestow saving mercy upon any Sinner, while he quarrelled against his proceeding. Before ever others had mercy, their spirits were brought down, and they were bro't to justifie God, and lie at his foot; if they had stood it out as he does, they should have gone without saving mercy, Isa. 45.23. To me every knee shall bow.
5. If he OBJECTS that he has done what he can, and yet God denies Grace to him. He should not think much of it, if he gave way to a sluggish spirit, and carried himself viciously, but he does what he can, and what would God have more. He may be told,
1. That if he does what he can, he may not challenge mercy from thence. By what Law will he demand saving grace because of that? That does not in its own nature take away Gods Liberty and his Sovereignty: there is no wrong done him, if God sees cause to deny him; neither is there any promise whereby God has obliged himself to those that do all they can; God has left it in his own liberty to deny them, if he pleases.
1. That if he does what he can, he may not challenge mercy from thence. By what Law will he demand saving grace because of that? That does not in its own nature take away Gods Liberty and his Soveraignty: there is no wrong done him, if God sees cause to deny him; neither is there any promise whereby God has obliged himself to those that do all they can; God has left it in his own liberty to deny them, if he pleases.