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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.
4. Because such is a mans love of sin, and contempt of Christ, that he will never go to Christ to take sin and wrath of God away, while he can bear them quietly without intolerable pressure under it: ⟨p. 37⟩and therefore we see many that having only some convictions & light fears & troubles for sin, they can ease themselves by some light confession & praying or by business, or sports, or mirth, hence they live in their sin and must perish for it.
4. Because such is a mans love of sin, and contempt of Christ, that he will never go to Christ to take sin and wrath of God away, while he can bear them quietly without intollerable pressure under it: ⟨p. 37⟩and therefore we see many that having only some cōvictions & light fears & troubles for sin, they can ease themselves by some light confession & praying or by business, or sports, or mirth, hence they live in their sin and must perish for it.
Quest. How much sense and feeling of this unsupportable burden is needful?
Quest. How much sense and feeling of this unsupportable burthen is needfull?
Ans. Such a measure as makes the soul unpeaceable & restless until it come to Jesus Christ: Lam. 3.49. For though the Devils and reprobates feel sin as an insupportable burden, yet it makes not this impression upon them so as to make them restless until they come to Jesus Christ.