The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

3. That there are different states, conditions, capacities and qualifications among such Relations, whose conversion we should endeavour. Some being perhaps enormously and outrageously wicked; others morally civil, and yet further, others possibly may be conformable to the institutions of the external worship of God. Of these I may speak Sparsim, opere inter•exto as the particulars will hear, together with such other appendant cases that may hold some consanguinity with the General Question.

3. That there are different states, conditions, capacities and qualifications among such Relations, whose conversion wee should endeavour. Some being perhaps enormously and outragiously wicked; others morally civil, and yet further, others possibly may bee conformable to the institutions of the external worship of God. Of these I may speak Sparsim, opere inter•exto as the particulars will hear, together with such other appendant cases that may hold some consanguinity with the General Question.

To begin then with the first branch.

Quest. 1. What means Superiors (principally in Family-Relations) should use to draw on their Inferiors to relish and savour the things of God? True it is what Jerome saies [fiunt, ¹non nascuntur Christian] No man is born a Christian, but an heir of wrath and divine justice. For the obtaining of the New Birth thin, in such as are committed to our charge, I shall draw up directions under twelve heads. Some whereof, though usual and obvious, in such as treat upon Economical duties, yet being further improved, may by no means be here past by in silence, since they are exceeding useful, and no less practical than others. Most men under the Gospel perish for want of practising known duties. Wherefore let me beg of thee, O Christian, that every prescription may be duly weighed, and conscientiously improved, so shalt thou not doubt of admirable success through Divine Assistance.