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First reform your own families, and then you will be the fitter to reform the family of God. Let the Master reform his servant, the Father his child, the Husband his Wife. Will a man keep a servant in his house all night, if he were ⟨p. 61⟩assured he would murder him before morning? Such a servant is sin, It will murder soul and body. Let us cast it away from our selves, and from our families.

First reforme your own families, and then you will be the fitter to reforme the family of God. Let the Master reforme his servant, the Father his childe, the Husband his Wife. Will a man keepe a servant in his house all night, if he were ⟨p. 61⟩assured he would murther him before morning? Such a servant is sinne, It will murther soul and bodie. Let us cast it away from our selves, and from our families.

There is one Motive more, and that is from the aid you are sending to Ireland, to distressed Ireland, that at this instant calls to England with aloud cry for help and assistance. I doubt not, but you are sensible that delay is as bad as denial almost. I shall offer only one Text to be considered on when you send forth your help, and that is Deut. 23. 9. When the Host goeth forth against their enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing. If sin be in the Host, it will make you turn your backs upon your enemies; Turn to God, and he will make your enemies turn their backs upon you.

There is one Motive more, and that is from the ayd you are sending to Ireland, to distressed Ireland, that at this instant calls to England with aloud cry for help and assistance. I doubt not, but you are sensible that delay is as bad as deniall almost. I shall offer only one Text to be considered on when you send forth your help, and that is