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A treatise concerning conversion: showing the nature of saving conversion to God, and the…A treatise concerning conversion: shewing the nature of saving conversion to God, and the…
A treatise concerning conversion: showing the nature of saving conversion to God, and the way wherein it is wrought; together with an exhortation to labour after it. : To which is added, a lecture-sermon had at Boston, July 2. 1719. Wherein the way to know sincerity and hypocrisy is cleared up. / By Solomon Stoddard, Pastor of Northampton.A treatise concerning conversion: shewing the nature of saving conversion to God, and the way wherein it is wrought; together with an exhortation to labour after it. : To which is added, a lecture-sermon had at Boston, July 2. 1719. Wherein the way to know sincerity and hypocrisy is cleared up. / By Solomon Stoddard, Pastor of Northampton.
Boston: printed by J.F. i.e for D. Henchman, 1719
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3. They see the foundation of humility. When this Spiritual light shines into Men, and they see the gloriousness of God, they understand that all nations to him are as the drop of the bucket, and as the dust of the balance, they are before him as nothing, and they are less than nothing and vanity, as 'tis said, Isai. 49.15, 17. There is abundant reason to be thankful to him for the least mercy, and to say as David that he humbleth himself to behold the things that are upon the earth, as Psal. 113.6. And that it becomes them to be subject to his disposals in all things; to sacrifice all their interests to his glory, and to be obedient to his voice in every thing; to be abased because of their Sins, and lie in the dust before him, as Job did, Job. 12.5.6. I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eye seeth thee; wherefore I abhor […] ⟨p. 62⟩self and repent in dust and ashes. When their eyes are opened to see God's glory, they see reason to lie low before him. Psal. 8.3.4. When I consider the heavens the work of thy fingers, the moon and stars that thou hast ordained; what is man that thou art mindful of him, and the son of man that thou visitest him. When men see the gloriousness of God, they see it an unreasonable thing to set up their wisdom against the wisdom of God, and their will against the will of God, and their interest against the glory of God. They see an infinite difference between God and them, and that there is all reason that they should be humble.
3. They see the foundation of humility. When this Spiritual light shines into Men, and they see the gloriousness of God, they understand that all nations to him are as the drop of the bucket, and as the dust of the ballance, they are before him as nothing, and they are less than nothing and vanity, as 'tis said, Isai. 49.15, 17. There is abundant reason to be thankful to him for the least mercy, and to say as David that he humbleth himself to behold the things that are upon the earth, as