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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.
Quest. But may not some be thus restless, and yet not know it?
Answ. Yes, and the reason is because usually many judg of this restlessness only by terrible affrightments, when as there may be an intellectual sense of sin, or a deep apprehension of sin and wrath in the mind and understanding, which may make the soul restless without such affectionate affrightments As there may be great joy from a deep apprehension of some good, without laughing & dancing, and as there may be great affrightments without light, as sometimes in a dream, so there may be a great humbling light without affrightments, and violent raging fears.
Answ. Yes, and the reason is because usually many judg of this restlesnes only by terrible afrightments, when as there may be an intellectual sense of sin, or a deep apprehension of sin and wrath in the mind and understanding, which may make the soul restless without such affectionate affrightments As there may be great joy from a deep apprehension of some good, without laughing & dauncing, and as there may be great affrightments without light, as sometimes in a dream, so there may be a great humbling light without affrightments, and violent raging fears.
Q. How may such come to know it that think they never have been thus affected with sin, and yet indeed have been so?