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A66100 The fountain opened, or, The great gospel priviledge of having Christ exhibited to sinfull men wherein also is proved that there shall be a national calling of the Jews from Zech. XIII. I. / by Samuel Willard ... Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707. 1700 (1700) Wing W2277; ESTC R38934 107,750 216

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repentance_n and_o therefore_o if_o it_o be_v right_a it_o will_v ever_o accompany_v such_o a_o thing_n repentance_n be_v a_o cordial_a turn_n from_o sin_n to_o god_n sorrow_n for_o sin_n be_v that_o which_o help_v and_o promove_v this_o turn_n if_o it_o be_v kind_o for_o it_o be_v a_o separate_a affection_n and_o as_o it_o derive_v from_o hatred_n of_o that_o which_o procure_v our_o trouble_n so_o it_o will_v express_v it_o in_o carry_v we_o away_o from_o it_o hence_o that_o 2_o cor._n 7._o 9_o you_o sorrow_v to_o repentance_n for_o you_o be_v make_v sorry_a after_o a_o godly_a manner_n i●_n than_o you_o have_v mourn_v never_o so_o bitter_o for_o sin_n yet_o if_o you_o have_v not_o reach_v to_o such_o a_o repentance_n it_o have_v not_o be_v right_o nor_o will_v it_o evidence_n your_o be_v in_o christ_n 5._o have_v this_o sorrow_n kindle_v in_o you_o a_o universal_a hatred_n of_o sin_n when_o god_n embitter_v sin_n to_o we_o it_o be_v to_o make_v we_o to_o loathe_v it_o and_o if_o this_o hatred_n be_v of_o the_o right_a stamp_n it_o will_v not_o only_o be_v against_o that_o one_o sin_n that_o have_v do_v we_o the_o present_a sensible_a harm_n but_o all_o of_o the_o kind_n but_o every_o thing_n that_o bear_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n on_o it_o we_o can_v say_v as_o he_o psal_n 119._o 104._o i_o hate_v every_o false_a way_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o if_o we_o mourn_v for_o sin_n under_o the_o consideration_n of_o its_o be_v sin_n we_o shall_v be_v engage_v against_o every_o other_o sin_n in_o which_o we_o see_v the_o same_o ground_n of_o hatred_n or_o
detestation_n he_o that_o mourn_v for_o one_o sin_n and_o can_v in_o the_o mean_a while_n hug_v another_o in_o his_o bosom_n and_o dally_v with_o it_o do_v not_o mourn_v aright_o for_o any_o 6._o have_v your_o sorrow_n look_v back_o to_o the_o sin_n of_o youth_n where_o god_n do_v indeed_o give_v a_o spirit_n of_o mourning_n he_o will_v make_v a_o thorough_a work_n of_o it_o he_o will_v lead_v the_o soul_n into_o a_o soak_a consideration_n of_o all_o that_o have_v be_v grievous_a to_o his_o holy_a spirit_n he_o will_v bring_v to_o mind_n old_a sin_n &_o those_o that_o have_v be_v forget_v before_o and_o embitter_v they_o to_o we_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o those_o sin_n also_o must_v be_v repent_v of_o for_o which_o there_o must_v be_v a_o suitable_a sorrow_n time_n will_v not_o wear_v off_o the_o gild_n of_o any_o sin_n but_o christ_n must_v cleanse_v it_o with_o his_o blood_n and_o in_o order_n thereto_o we_o must_v carry_v it_o to_o he_o for_o cleanse_v and_o we_o can_v do_v so_o aright_o but_o by_o bemoan_v ourselves_o before_o he_o for_o it_o david_n therefore_o in_o his_o address_n to_o god_n run_v up_o hither_o psal_n 25_o 7._o remember_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o my_o youth_n nor_o my_o transgression_n 7._o have_v you_o in_o you_o a_o habitual_a frame_n of_o spiritual_a mourning_n godly_a sorrow_n be_v not_o a_o land-flood_n that_o be_v raise_v by_o some_o storm_n and_o be_v dry_v up_o again_o soon_o after_o that_o be_v over_o but_o it_o be_v a_o live_a spring_n it_o be_v a_o habitual_a grace_n in_o the_o soul_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n it_o be_v call_v a_o spirit_n of_o grace_n chap._n 12._o 10._o and_o this_o appear_v in_o a_o constant_a promptitude_n to_o mourn_v for_o sin_n upon_o every_o occasion_n every_o sight_n of_o sin_n stir_v up_o this_o godly_a sorrow_n when_o ever_o you_o feel_v any_o stir_n of_o concupiscence_n within_o it_o make_v you_o to_o cry_v out_o oh_o wretched_a man_n who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o rom._n 7._o 24._o if_o at_o any_o time_n you_o be_v over_o take_v with_o any_o sin_n it_o make_v you_o to_o groan_v and_o bewail_v yourselves_o and_o say_v as_o he_o psal_n 38._o 18._o i_o will_v declare_v my_o iniquity_n i_o will_v be_v sorry_a for_o my_o sin_n nay_o if_o you_o see_v other_o to_o sin_n though_o they_o commit_v it_o without_o remorse_n yet_o you_o can_v but_o mourn_v for_o it_o as_o he_o psal_n 119._o 136._o river_n of_o water_n run_v down_o my_o eye_n because_o they_o keep_v not_o thy_o law_n and_o verse_n 158._o i_o behold_v the_o transgressor_n and_o be_v grieve_v because_o they_o keep_v not_o thy_o word_n 8._o have_v you_o be_v due_o affect_v in_o particular_a with_o the_o affront_v which_o you_o have_v offer_v to_o jesus_n christ_n this_o be_v specify_v chap._n 12._o 10._o they_o shall_v look_v upon_o i_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v &_o they_o shall_v mourn_v for_o he_o as_o one_o mourn_v for_o his_o only_a son_n and_o be_v in_o bitterness_n for_o he_o as_o one_o that_o be_v i●_n bitterness_n for_o his_o first_o bear_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o bitter_a to_o one_o that_o be_v true_o convert_v than_o the_o ill_a entertainment_n that_o he_o have_v give_v to_o a_o saviour_n who_o come_v to_o he_o and_o offer_v himself_o to_o be_v one_o to_o he_o it_o may_v be_v you_o have_v lead_v a_o sober_a life_n and_o can_v charge_v yourselves_o with_o the_o immorality_n which_o other_o have_v fall_v into_o but_o you_o have_v live_v under_o the_o call_v of_o the_o gospel_n and_o have_v be_v many_o a_o time_n invite_v and_o solicit_v to_o come_v to_o christ_n to_o take_v he_o for_o a_o saviour_n but_o you_o have_v make_v light_n of_o it_o neglect_v he_o be_v content_a without_o he_o you_o have_v often_o be_v inward_o strive_v with_o by_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n but_o you_o have_v quench_v they_o and_o grieve_v he_o thereby_o you_o have_v live_v in_o your_o unbelief_n and_o be_v content_v so_o to_o do_v you_o have_v have_v a_o low_a esteem_n of_o he_o and_o of_o his_o salvation_n you_o have_v rely_v on_o your_o own_o righteousness_n and_o not_o submit_v to_o he_o you_o seek_v he_o not_o will_v not_o come_v to_o he_o for_o life_n and_o thus_o you_o go_v on_o from_o year_n to_o year_n till_o he_o come_v to_o awaken_v and_o bring_v you_o home_o to_o himself_o now_o all_o these_o thing_n come_v to_o mind_n and_o they_o carry_v a_o emphatical_a consideration_n in_o they_o to_o make_v you_o vile_a in_o your_o own_o eye_n and_o bewail_v your_o impenicence_n if_o ever_o you_o look_v to_o chris●_n with_o a_o eye_n of_o faith_n it_o have_v be_v with_o a_o mournful_a eye_n 2._o have_v you_o experience_v a_o spirit_n of_o supplicati●_n we_o observe_v that_o it_o be_v inseparable_a from_o ●_o former_a and_o will_v you_o be_v right_o in●med_v about_o this_o prove_v yourselves_o by_o these_o ●ings_n 1._o have_v you_o find_v kindle_v in_o you_o a_o restless_a ●esire_n to_o be_v deliver_v from_o sin_n true_a prayer_n ●e_v the_o offer_n up_o of_o our_o real_a and_o cordial_a de●es_n unto_o god_n and_o hence_o by_o discover_v the_o ●uth_n of_o our_o desire_n we_o may_v come_v to_o know_v ●hat_n our_o prayer_n be_v now_o there_o be_v none_o ●at_a pray_v aright_o against_o sin_n but_o he_o that_o belong_v ●satiably_o to_o be_v rid_v of_o it_o there_o be_v many_o 〈◊〉_d pray_v to_o have_v those_o misery_n remove_v which_o ●ey_n undergo_v for_o sin_n but_o this_o be_v but_o howl_v ●d_a not_o pray_v that_o be_v a_o right_n express_v of_o ●ur_n request_n on_o this_o account_n hos_n 14._o 2._o take_v ●ay_n all_o iniquity_n but_o the_o heart_n must_v go_v with_o ●●_o which_o it_o will_v never_o do_v till_o we_o be_v weary_a ●●_o sin_o and_o the_o presence_n of_o it_o be_v a_o heavy_a bur●en_n to_o we_o 2._o have_v you_o find_v that_o this_o deliverance_n be_v no_o ●here_o else_o to_o be_v have_v the_o right_a prayer_n which_o ●od_n hear_v and_o accept_v be_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o ●edy_n the_o poor_a and_o the_o destitute_a psal_n 102._o 17._o christ_n office_n be_v to_o succour_v he_o that_o have_v no_o ●elper_n psal_n 72._o 12._o as_o such_o therefore_o he_o exact_v that_o we_o come_v say_v as_o hos_fw-la 14._o 3._o ashur_n all_v not_o save_v we_o etc._n etc._n for_o in_o thou_o the_o fatherless_a cle_v mercy_n and_o that_o we_o may_v thus_o pray_v it_o requisite_a that_o we_o have_v a_o deep_a sense_n imprint_v on_o we_o that_o this_o be_v our_o condition_n god_n make_v the_o soul_n to_o despair_v of_o any_o succour_n from_o any_o other_o hand_n he_o be_v not_o only_o in_o a_o pit_n where_o ther●_n be_v no_o water_n but_o his_o eye_n fail_v he_o isa_n 41._o 17._o he_o find_v himself_o to_o be_v engulph_v in_o the_o wave_n o●_n destruction_n and_o cry_v out_o as_o they_o when_v jus●_n ready_a to_o be_v swallow_v up_o math_n 8._o 25._o lord_n save_v we_o we_o perish_v 3._o have_v you_o be_v encourage_v to_o go_v to_o god_n i●_n prayer_n for_o this_o with_o hope_n a_o spirit_n of_o supplication_n be_v a_o gracious_a frame_n that_o be_v put_v into_o the_o heart_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o there_o be_v the_o grace_n that_o be_v use_v in_o the_o exert_n of_o it_o the_o principal_a of_o these_o be_v faith_n and_o the_o first_o stir_v of_o it_o be_v usual_o in_o hope_n which_o hope_n be_v always_o at_o work_n and_o move_v in_o the_o genuine_a prayer_n o●_n the_o people_n of_o god_n this_o hope_n have_v not_o always_o alike_o strength_n in_o it_o but_o yet_o it_o have_v tha●_n degree_n of_o it_o whereby_o we_o be_v enable_v to_o loo●_n with_o some_o expectation_n of_o receive_v the_o good_a we_o ask_v for_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o you●_n distress_n by_o reason_n of_o sin_n you_o resolve_v to_o go_v to_o god_n for_o help_v against_o it_o and_o what_o be_v it_o tha●_n draw_v out_o this_o resolution_n be_v it_o not_o a_o apprehension_n that_o christ_n be_v such_o a_o ●ountain_n fo●_n sin_n and_o at_o least_o a_o resolve_n that_o the_o thing_n i●_n not_o impossible_a thus_o therefore_o he_o argue_v j●●_n 3_o 9_o who_o can_v tell_v if_o god_n will_v turn_v and_o repent_v &_o turn_v away_o from_o his_o fierce_a anger_n that_o we_o perish_v not_o 4._o have_v you_o free_o confess_v your_o sin_n in_o the_o aggravation_n of_o they_o right_o con●ession_n always_o ●●ows_v from_o a_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n god_n expect_v it_o jer._n 3._o 13._o only_o acknowledge_v thy_o iniquity_n that_o thou_o have_v transgress_v against_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n david_n therefore_o tell_v we_o in_o what_o way_n he_o go_v for_o and_o how_o he_o obtain_v a_o pardon_n and_o the_o heal_n of_o his_o sin_n
not_o lie_v 5._o these_o happy_a time_n be_v to_o be_v usher_v in_o by_o prayer_n god_n be_v well_o please_v in_o our_o pray_v for_o they_o psal_n 122._o 6._o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n they_o shall_v prosper_v that_o love_n thou_o and_o he_o have_v tell_v we_o that_o such_o a_o spirit_n shall_v be_v preparatory_a to_o that_o happy_a day_n and_o help_v to_o bring_v it_o in_o isa_n 62_o 6_o 7._o i_o have_v set_v watchman_n upo●_n they_o wall_n o_o jerusalem_n which_o shall_v never_o hold_v their_o peace_n day_n nor_o night_n you_o that_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o lord_n keep_v not_o silence_n and_o give_v he_o no_o rest_n till_o he_o establish_v and_o till_o he_o make_v jerusalem_n a_o praise_n in_o the_o earth_n when_o therefore_o god_n shall_v pour_v out_o such_o a_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n on_o his_o people_n in_o this_o regard_n it_o will_v be_v a_o bless_a prognostic_n of_o that_o glorious_a time_n hasten_v 2._o let_v it_o encourage_v all_o that_o be_v godly_a to_o lea●e_n their_o child_n behind_o they_o with_o faith_n and_o comfort_n we_o be_v some_o of_o we_o go_v off_o the_o stage_n and_o be_v very_o solicitous_a what_o shall_v become_v of_o we_o when_o we_o be_v go_v there_o be_v many_o sadn_v consideration_n that_o appear_v in_o our_o view_n which_o do_v sometime_o fill_v we_o with_o perplexity_n but_o let_v such_o as_o fear_n god_n look_v through_o and_o beyond_o the_o present_a discouragment_n and_o comfort_v themselves_o with_o such_o thought_n as_o these_o not_o only_o do_v we_o leave_v our_o child_n to_o a_o good_a god_n a_o covenant_n keep_v god_n who_o truth_n and_o faithfulness_n we_o may_v safe_o rely_v upon_o but_o it_o be_v comfort_n for_o we_o to_o think_v that_o that_o day_n be_v not_o far_o off_o and_o though_o we_o may_v not_o live_v to_o see_v the_o dawning_n of_o it_o yet_o our_o posterity_n may_v see_v the_o break_n of_o it_o and_o partake_v in_o the_o happy_a benefit_n that_o it_o shall_v bring_v to_o the_o church_n 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