“Come apprehensive of the state of your souls…”

“Get acquainted with your spiritual condition. Come apprehensive of the state of your souls, whether it be the state of grace or nature, what your spiritual wants, what your inward distempers, what your temptations are; else you may hear much to little purpose, not discerning what is seasonable ; else many a petition may pass [...]

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“…we had a light in this candlestick, which did not only enlighten the room, but gave light to others far and near : but it is put out ; we did not sufficiently value it…”

“A great light is fallen ; one of eminency for holiness, learning, parts, and abilities ; a pastor, a scholar, a divine of the first magnitude ; holiness gave a Divine lustre to his other accomplishments, it shined in his whole course, and was diffused through his whole conversation. I need not tell you of [...]

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