Application 1: The falseness of the hopes of many professors, showed in a… by Solomon Stoddard | AskReformation

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:27p. 13–14

Some that have had great confidence will […]. No […] that has […] will mis• […] •ut many men that have had great Confi• […] will […]. Some carnal People a• […] ••ey to ••y, as the […], Are we blind […] They have drunk in […] high […] •••mselves, upon slighty grounds: […] th• not […], •••••sed i• •••••est not t• […] and m•••••ble, […], and h• […]. They s•y […] that, J• […]. P••v. […]; let ⟨p. 14⟩them be striven with in Private, they will hold their own; they live under searching Preaching that startles many a Saint, yet they hold their integrity, they can answer any thing that is objected against them, they lot upon going to Heaven, as much as they do upon going to bed at Night; but when they come to be searched by Christ, and to be weighed in the Balance, they will be found wanting, and their hopes will crack and break, and utterly fail them: Job 27.8. Where is the hope of the Hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God shall take away his Soul?

Some that have had great confidence will 〈…〉. No 〈…〉 that has 〈…〉 will mis• 〈…〉 •ut many men that have had great Confi• 〈…〉 will 〈…〉. Some carn•l People a• 〈…〉 ••ey to ••y, as the 〈…〉, Are we blind 〈…〉 They have drunk in 〈…〉 high 〈…〉 •••mselves, upon slighty grounds: 〈…〉 th• not 〈…〉, •••••sed i• •••••est not t• 〈…〉 and m•••••ble, 〈…〉, and h• 〈…〉. They s•y 〈…〉 that, J• 〈…〉. P••v. 〈…〉; let ⟨p. 14⟩them be striven with in Private, they will hold their own; they live under searching Preaching that startles many a Saint, yet they hold their integrity, they can answer any thing that is objected against them, they lot upon going to Heaven, as much as they do upon going to bed at Night; but when they come to be searched by Christ, and to be weighed in the Ballance, they will be found wanting, and their hopes will crack and break, and utterly fail them: Job 27.8. Where is the hope of the Hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God shall take away his Soul?

:28p. 14–15¶2

2. Some that have made a great blaze with their Profession. Some carnal men have by their gifts of Prayer and Preaching, made a great blaze: there has been a show of more than ordinary Grace, they have seemed to be like green Olive-trees in the house of God. Some have been men of mighty zeal against this or that moral evil; they have had a fervour of Spirit against vicious Practices: Some have been mighty sticklers in Religious controversies, mightily engaged for that which they called Purity, and the cause of God: but many such men will fail at last: Men that have Prophesied it Christ's Name, and in his Name have cast out Devils, will be rejected by Christ, Mat. 7.22, 23▪ Foolish Virgins that had shining Lamps will be excluded. The Pharisees made a mighty blaze, ⟨p. 15⟩as if they were the most Eminent men in the World. They were very Scrupulous, they would not eat with unwashed hands, they took abundance of pains to make Proselytes, they abounded in Prayers & Fastings; yet they missed of Salvation, Mat. 23.33.

2. Some that have made a great blaze with their Profession. Some carnal men have by their gifts of Prayer and Preaching, made a great blaze: there has been a shew of more than ordinary Grace, they have seemed to be like green Olive-trees in the house of God. Some have been men of mighty zeal against this or that moral evil; they have had a fervour of Spirit against vicious Practices: Some have been mighty sticklers in Religious controversies, mightily engaged for that which they called Purity, and the cause of God: but many such men will fail at last: Men that have Prophesyed it Christ's Name, and in his Name have cast out Devils, will be rejected by Christ, Mat. 7.22, 23▪ Foolish Virgins that had shining Lamps will be excluded. The Pharisees made a mighty blaze, ⟨p. 15⟩as if they were the most Eminent men in the World. They were very Scrupulous, they would not eat with unwash'd hands, they took abundance of pains to make Proselytes, they abounded in Prayers & Fastings; yet they missed of Salvation, Mat. 23.33.