Preparation to meet God in the way of His judgments, the present duty of Christians : a sermon preach'd at Hackney, December, 16, 1720, being the publick fast / By John Barker.

  • John Barker
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1720
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Credit: Preparation to meet God in the way of His judgments, the present duty of Christians : a sermon preach'd at Hackney, December, 16, 1720, being the publick fast / By John Barker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fire from the Lord he was told, by Mofes, That the Lord will be fanhlified in them that comp nigh himt and before all the People he will be glorified; and hereupon it is faid, Aaron held his Peace, he uttered not one complaining Word, his Carriage intimates Acquiefcence as well as Submiffion, to Eli when Samuel deli¬ vered that dreadful Meflage, that God would judge his Houfe forever, makes this wife, and proper Anfwer, it is the Lord, let him do what feemeth him Good, i Sam. iii. 18. And to a Greater than Both, Father glorify thy Name„ This is a Dire&ion to good People how to meet divine]udgments 5 let every fuch Perfonrefign him- felf to the Will of God, “ Here I am, Great God, “ do with thy Servant as feems Thee good, I am a felf judged, and a felf condemned Creature, “ but I Jye at the Foot of God, I know not what -■ it will pleafe the Lord to do with me, thy ic Judgments are gone forth into the Earth, and may fhortly reach tome, if thou fendeft Trom ■c ble, who diall give Peace, if I furvive approa- €C ching Calamity, I will own diftinguifliingMer- “ cy, but if 1 perifh, I perifb ,* let God take his “ own Way with me, if Life be ipafd. Ill own “ the Hand that faves me, but if I am appointed to Death, I will dye as I have liv’d, upon my Knees, making Supplication unto my Judge. ■4 And now Lord, my Heart is fixed, I am ready u with Reverence, and Humility to meet my Fate, f go I muft fooner or later, I can dye but once, f O may it be a Paffage to eternal Life and Blef- f fednefs, and then welcome the Will of God!