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Stimulator. Or, The case of a soul walking in darkness awfully & suitably considered.…
Stimulator. Or, The case of a soul walking in darkness awfully & suitably considered. An essay, to awaken people out of the lethargy which disposes them to continue in a dark uncertainty about their future state, in the world, which is not seen, but is eternal. : [Four lines of Scripture texts]
printed by T Green, 1724
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Secondly. There is made unto thee a Proposal of an Espousal unto a Glorious CHRIST, who says, I Marry My self unto thee. The Proposal of thy SAVIOUR, is; Art thou willing, That I should make thee Mine, & by my Spirit Entirely take Possession of thee; & Feed thee, Clothe thee, Instruct thee, Protect thee, bring thee to My Fathers House, & Rejoice in thee forevermore? Now, Heartily Reply this ONE WORD; Lord, Make me willing; Thou hast Made me willing; Then art thou come into an Espousal with a Lord who hates putting away. In Faithfulness forever has He Betrothed thee unto Himself; & He will no more part with thee, than the Apple of His Eye. Oh! Go home Rejoicing; Oh! Carry away with you the Great Consolations of GOD. Be not now the Soul that will Refuse to be Comforted. Assertion
Secondly. There is made unto thee a Proposal of an Espousal unto a Glorious CHRIST, who says, I Marry My self unto thee. The Proposal of thy SAVIOUR, is; Art thou willing, That I should make thee Mine, & by my Spirit Entirely take Possession of thee; & Feed thee, Cloath thee, Instruct thee, Protect thee, bring thee to My Fathers House, & Rejoyce in thee forevermore? Now, Heartily Reply this ONE WORD; Lord, Make me willing; Thou hast Made me willing; Then art thou come into an Espousal with a Lord who hates putting away. In Faithfulness forever has He Bethrothed thee unto Himself; & He will no more part with thee, than the Apple of His Eye. Oh! Go home Rejoicing; Oh! Carry away with you the Great Consolations of GOD. Be not now the Soul that will Refuse to be Comforted. Assertion
5. There are many who Walk in Darkness, & yet may Know whither they are going: Do know, that Except they do Recent they must perish, & go down to Eternal Darkness! But yet, this also must have some Limitation upon it; None knows, but that they may yet Repent. I may use the Language of the Apostle; Many Walk, Of whom I have told you Often, Their End is destruction Are there any, who make a Practice ⟨p. 46⟩of those Things for which the Wrath of GOD comes on the Children of Disobedience? Any that abandon themselves to Tippling, to Swearing, to Whoring, to Stealing, to Gaming, to Lying, and such flagrant Abominations? Any that are Children of Belial, and break the Hearts of their Parents by their Vicious courses? Yea, my Children, Are any of you Strangers to the Religion of the Closet; or such as never made the Flight of a Distressed Soul unto your only SAVIOUR? Ah, Blind Children of Sorrow. Don't say, That you don't know what is like to become of you. As Blind as you are, yet you do know whither you are going. You do Know; for GOD has told you;