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Silentiarius. A brief essay on the holy silence and godly patience, that sad things…
Silentiarius. A brief essay on the holy silence and godly patience, that sad things are to be entertained withal. A sermon at Boston-Lecture, on the death of Mrs. Abigail Willard, and the day before her interment; who expired Septemb. 26. 1721. / By her father. ; Whereunto there is added, a sermon on, the refuge of the distressed, which was preached on the Lord's-Day preceding.Silentiarius. A brief essay on the holy silence and godly patience, that sad things are to be entertained withal. A sermon at Boston-Lecture, on the death of Mrs. Abigail Willard, and the day before her interment; who expired Septemb. 26. 1721. / By her father. ; Whereunto there is added, a sermon on, the refuge of the distressed, which was preached on the Lord's-Day preceeding.
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland, 1721
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IT was Aaron, an Eminent Minister of GOD, yea, the High-Priest of Israel. Sad Things befell the Family of this Excellent Man. Two of his Children were taken from him; yea, with very awful Circumstances taken from him. GOD Struck them Dead, with Fire from Heaven. A Fire from Heaven had lately consumed the Burnt-Offerings of the Brazen ⟨p. 3⟩Altar. GOD required, That this Fire should always be kept alive with a perpetual Fuel, and be the only Fire employed in all their Offerings. But the Two Sons of Aaron, who Officiated in the Priesthood under him, imagined (as the Jews interpret the matter to us) that this Fire was only for the Burnt-Offerings: For the Altar of Incense they imagined, they might fetch their Fire elsewhere; and they did so. GOD was offended; and by striking them Dead, on the very First Day after the Service of the Altar began, and after the Seven Days for the Consecration were finished and they were to offer Sacrifices for themselves and the People, He gave a Lively Intimation, that Life was not now to be obtained or expected from that Service. No, 'tis our JESUS alone, who is the Truth and the Life.
IT was Aaron, an Eminent Minister of GOD, yea, the High-Priest of Israel. Sad Things befell the Family of this Excellent Man. Two of his Children were taken from him; yea, with very awful Circumstances taken from him. GOD Struck them Dead, with Fire from Heaven. A Fire from Heaven had lately consumed the Burnt-Offerings of the Brazen ⟨p. 3⟩Altar. GOD required, That this Fire should always be kept alive with a perfetual Fuel, and be the only Fire employed in all their Offerings. But the Two Sons of Aaron, who Officiated in the Priesthood under him, imagined (as the Jews interpret the matter to us) that this Fire was only for the Burnt-Offerings: For the Altar of Incense they imagined, they might fetch their Fire elsewhere; and they did so. GOD was offended; and by striking them Dead, on the very First Day after the Service of the Altar began, and after the Seven Days for the Consecration were finished and they were to offer Sacrifices for themselves and the People, He gave a Lively Intimation, that Life was not now to be obtained or expected from that Service. No, 'tis our JESUS alone, who is the Truth and the Life.