4. Yet more frequently and earnestly ought we to pray for the family where we are,1 whether we be the head, or other members thereof. Christ bid his disciples into whatsoever house they entered to pray that peace might be to it: 2much more ought we to desire the good of the family where we have our continual abode. We ought by virtue of this Petition to pray that our family in particular may be a seminary and nursery of the Church: yea that it may be a Church (as the houses of Philemon, Aquila, and Priscilla were) which they are,3 when morning and evening sacrifices of the calves of our lips are constantly offered up therein:4 and other duties of piety meet to be performed in a family, are there conscionably observed. Such ought every ones desire to be for his own family, that if piety should be banished out of the Land or Parish where he lives,5 yet it should find harbour in his house: which was the holy resolution of Joshua.
4. Yet more frequently and earnestly ought we to pray for the family where we are,1 whether we be the head, or other members thereof. Christ bid his disciples into whatsoeuer house they entred to pray that peace might be to it: 2much more ought we to desire the good of the familie where we haue our continuall abode. We ought by vertue of this Petition to pray that our familie in particular may be a seminarie and nurcerie of the Church: yea that it may be a Church (as the houses of Philemon, Aquila, and Priscilla were) which they are,3 when morning and euening sacrifices of the calues of our lips are constantly offered vp therein:4 and other duties of pietie meete to be performed in a familie, are there conscionably obserued. Such ought euery ones desire to be for his owne familie, that if pietie should be banished out of the Land or Parish where he liues,5 yet it should find harbour in his house: which was the holy resolution of Ioshua.
- 1And for our family.And for our familie.
- 2Luke 10. 5.
- 3Phile. 2.
- 4Rom. 16. 5.
- 5Jos. 24. 15.Ios. 24. 15.
