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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. Another Temptation is, That Satan will appear to him. This is a great terror to him; especially he is possessed with this fear when he withdraws himself to Secret Prayers: sometimes this makes him neglect his duty, sometimes it makes him attend it with distraction. In this Case the Minister may tell him,
3. Another Temptation is, That Satan will appear to him. This is a great terrour to him; especially he is possessed with this fear when he withdraws himself to Secret Prayers: sometimes this makes him neglect his duty, sometimes it makes him attend it with distraction. In this Case the Minister may tell him,
1. That he is under Gods keeping; and that when he is doing his duty, he is under God's protection. There is less reason to be afraid of Satan's appearing at that time, than at many other times; it is not Gods manner to suffer Satan to appear at such times.
1. That he is under Gods keeping; and that when he is doing his duty, he is under God's protection. There is less reason to be afraid of Satans appearing at that time, than at many other times; it is not Gods manner to suffer Satan to appear at such times.
2. That if Satan had power and liberty to appear to him, it is not probable, that he would fright him with the expectations […] ⟨p. 20⟩it; he would not give such notice of his coming; but his design in terrifying of him, is to prevent him from doing that which might be serviceable to his Soul.