A37046:813
The law unsealed
The law unsealed: or, A practical exposition of the Ten Commandments With a resolution of several momentous questions and cases of conscience. By the learned, laborious, faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. James Durham, late minister of the Gospel at Glasgow.
Glasgow: printed by Robert Sanders, 1676
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
4. The mutual interest that usually is in the condition of members of the same Family, calleth for joint-seeking of God, and worshipping of him, as they are jointly concerned in the same dangers, the same sins often, the same strokes, the same duties, the same mercies; for what is so to one, is ordinarily some way so to all, therefore ought they to join in confessing of sins, acknowledging mercies, deprecating dangers and strokes, and discharging of duties.
4. The mutual interest that usually is in the condition of members of the same Family, calleth for joynt-seeking of God, and worshipping of him, as they are jointly concerned in the same dangers, the same sins often, the same stroaks, the same duties, the same mercies; for what is so to one, is ordinarily some way so to all, therefore ought they to joyn in confessing of sins, acknowledging mercies, deprecating dangers and stroaks, and discharging of duties.
5. Private worship is profitable to all the ends of a family. Its an acknowledging of God and honouring of him, it helpeth the Master to keep his authority, and maketh every one in their Family to walk the more respectively towards the rest, and it keepeth from many out-breakings, when they are to meet so often together to seek and worship God; hence, in experience, we often see that these families, where religious worship is, are generally more civil, at least, then other families, where it is not, and that the children and servants of such families readily profit most, are most countenanced by Gods blessing, and are in greatest capacity to get good of the public Ordinances.
5. Private worship is profitable to all the ends of a family. Its an acknowledging of God and honouring of him, it helpeth the Master to keep his authority, and maketh every one in their Family to walk the more respectively towards the rest, and it keepeth from many out-breakings, when they are to meet so often together to seek and worship God; hence, in experience, we often see that these families, where religious worship is, are generally more civil, at least, then other families, where it is not, and that the children and servants of such families readily profit most, are most countenanced by Gods blessing, and are in greatest capacity to get good of the publick Ordinances.