By William Huntington.
The History of Little Faith – In twenty dialogues between Shepherd and Steward.
Followed by a letter to a friend: The cry of little faith heard and answered.
Volume 9
By William Huntington.
Part of the Preface of this book:
My intention, in this work, is not to humour LITTLE FAITH, nor to indulge him in his whims and fancies, nor to encourage his infidelity, nor to build him up in falsehood, much less to establish him in unbelief.
What I aim at is, to shew him what is faith, and what is not; wherein he is right, and wherein he is wrong; what is justifiable in him, and what is reprehensible what he says of himself, and what God says of him; what God has done in him, and what may be expected to be done for him, according to the promise: and the difference between a babe in grace, and a fawning wolf; Little Faith, and a little fox; the sincerity of the one, and the infernal cunning of the other.
One loves the truth, the other hates it; one trembles at the word, the other is hardened against it; one comes to the light, the other cleaves to darkness; one honours them that fear the Lord, and contemns the vile; the other hates the just, and speaks well of the false prophets – and in this is manifested the children of God and the children of the Devil.
There is some milk, Reader, and some strong meat; some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel, which is faith; and some bad things, such as unbelief, and cleaving to the flesh, which is a departing from him. In short, thou wilt find some of thy best frames pointed out, and some of thy worst feelings; thy best and thy worst hours; noble acts, and wretched failings; courageous feats, and fainting flights; the truth of grace, and fleshy foibles. That the Lord may give his blessing to it, and minister consolation by it, is the prayer and desire of,
LITTLE FOLKS,
Your affectionate Friend and Servant,
In CHRIST JESUS,
WM. HUNTINGTON.
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