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A short catechism familiarly teaching the knowledge of God, and of our selves. First…A short catechism familiarly teaching the knowledg of God, and of our selves. First…
A short catechism familiarly teaching the knowledge of God, and of our selves. First composed, and improved, for the private instruction of the younger sort in Cambridge in New-England. / By Thomas Shepard late faithful Pastor of the Church of Christ there. ; And now published at the earnest desire of sundry well-affected persons. ; Together with the doctrine of conviction of sin, and righteousness, and judgment. Delivered in divers sermons upon John 16. 8, 9, 10, 11. and thence summarily drawn into quest: and answers by the same author. ; [Three lines from Peter]A short catechism familiarly teaching the knowledg of God, and of our selves. First composed, and improved, for the private instruction of the younger sort in Cambridg in New-England. / By Thomas Shepard late faithfull Pastour of the Church of Christ there. ; And now published at the earnest desire of sundry well-affected persons. ; Together with the doctrine of conviction of sin, and righteousness, and judgment. Delivered in divers sermons upon John 16. 8, 9, 10, 11. and thence summarily drawn into quest: and answers by the same authour. ; [Three lines from Peter]
printed by Samuel Green, 1654
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.
3 Because the scope of the words is to comfort the hearts of the disciples against Christs absence viz: that the Spirit shall come, and thus convince the world; now it is no joy of heart to see men convicted so far only as may leave them without excuse, and breed more confusion of face, but it is a joyful thing to see the Spirit work on the hearts of a world of men to conversion.
3 Because the scope of the words is to comfort the hearts of the disciples against Christs absence viz: that the Spirit shall come, and thus convince the world; now it is no joy of heart to see men convicted so farr only as may leave them without excuse, and breed more confusion of face, but it is a joyfull thing to see the Spirit work on the hearts of a world of men to conversion.
Quest: Why doth the Lord use this word conviction which is but an act of the mind & understanding?
A. 1 Because words of sense among the Hebrews do alway imply affection & action, and therefore conviction being a word of sense, it implieth suitable affections of the heart and therefore conviction of sin implieth humiliation and sorrow of the heart for sin, conviction of righteousness implieth ⟨p. 31⟩Faith in coming to Christ for it &c:
A. 1 Because words of sence among the Hebrews do allway imply affection & action, and therefore conviction being a word of sence, it implyeth sutable affections of the heart and therfore conviction of sin implyeth humiliation and sorrow of the heart for sin, conviction of righteousness implyeth ⟨p. 31⟩