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The sound believer. A treatise of evangelical conversion. Discovering the work of Christ's spirit,…
The sound believer. A treatise of evangelical conversion. Discovering the work of Christ's spirit, in reconciling of a sinner to God. / By Thomas Shepard, sometime of Emanuel-College in Cambridge, since preacher of God's word in New-England. ; [One line from Matthew]
Boston: printed by Green for D. Henchman, 1742
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THE Sound Believer. › Chapter 2 › Section 2: Secondly, Reconciliation.
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2. That the Lord should be pacified wholly and thoroughly, that there should be no Anger left for you to feel. The poor afflicted Church might object against those sweet Promises made here, Isai. 27.1, 2, 3. that she left no Love: You are mistaken, saith the Lord, Fury is not in me, ver. 4. Indeed against Briars and Thorns, and obstinate Sinners that prick and cut me to the very Heart by their Impenitency, I have, but none against you: Out of Christ, God is a consuming Fire, but in Christ he is nothing else but Love, 1 John 4.16. and tho' there may be fatherly Frowns, Chastisements, Reproofs, and Rods, tho' he may for a Time hide his Face, shut out thy Prayers, defer to fulfil Promises, &c. yet all these are out of pure Love to thee, and thou shalt see it, and feel it so in thy latter End, Heb. 12.8, 9. Never did David love Jonathan (whose Love exceeded) as the Lord loves thee from his very Heart, now thou art in Christ by Faith.
2. That the Lord should be pacified wholly and thoro'ly, that there should be no Anger left for you to feel. The poor afflicted Church might object against those sweet Promises made here, Isai. 27.1, 2, 3. that she left no Love: You are mistaken, saith the Lord, Fury is not in me, ver. 4. Indeed against Briars and Thorns, and obstinate Sinners that prick and cut me to the very Heart by their Impenitency, I have, but none against you: Out of Christ, God is a consuming Fire, but in Christ he is nothing else but Love, 1 John 4.16. and tho' there may be fatherly Frowns, Chastisements, Reproofs, and Rods, tho' he may for a Time hide his Face, shut out thy Prayers, defer to fulfil Promises, &c. yet all these are out of pure Love to thee, and thou shalt see it, and feel it so in thy latter End, Heb. 12.8, 9. Never did David love Jonathan (whose Love exceeded) as the Lord loves thee from his very Heart, now thou art in Christ by Faith.