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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.
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.
1. That it is an External Sin, not a Sin that is committed in the heart; men have some wicked thoughts after enlightenings, and then fear that they have been guilty of that sin; but that is an outward sin, it is a sin that other men may see, 1 Joh. 5.16.
1. That it is an External Sin, not a Sin that is committed in the heart; men have some wicked thoughts after enlightnings, and then fear that they have been guilty of that sin; but that is an outward sin, it is a sin that other men may see, 1 Joh. 5.16.
2. That it is a Course of Sin, not any particular act of sin, which a man breaks off from, and is troubled for, but a way of evil that he does continue impenitently in.
3. That it is one particular sort of sin, committed with great aggravations; namely, A rejecting of the Profession of the Gospel: There be many other grievous sins, but none of them ⟨p. 15⟩however aggravated, are the Unpardonable Sin; it is a rejecting of the Truth of the Gospel, and renouncing the Profession thereof: they are said to fail away, Hebr. 6.6. they are said to forsake the Assemblies of the People of God, Heb. 10.25. they are said to tread under feet the Son of God; and to deny their Baptism,