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It procureth, or at least, is a fit, hopeful and promising mean for procuring a suitable discharge of all sorts of Duties, called for from the several Members of the family in their respective capacities. 7. It is notably contributive, through Gods blessing, for preventing many public scandals in the Church, whereby the Name of God is much dishonoured, and the profession thereof disgraced. 8. The ruling of a mans own house well, doth not a little fit him, that is otherwise qualified for it, and called to it, for ruling in the house of God, 1 Tim. 3. 4. And by proportion for other public Employments▪ whereof he is capable, and to which he is called. 9. It is waited with sweetly, smiling, quieting and satisfying Reflections in a strait, and particularly at death; and failings in it (let be utter neglects) are waited then with sad and bitter challenges, as may be gathered from Davids last words, 2 Sam. 23. 5. Although my house be not so with God, &c. The contrary prejudices either of the utter neglect, or of the careless and overly performance of these family-duties, may be easily discovered by the due consideration of these fore-mentioned, and other such like advantages: And from all that is said on this Subject the horrid aggravations of the grievous sin of neglecting family worship so clearly commanded, so much commended and pressed; so much practised by the Saints, held forth to be so advantageous in its practise, and so prejudicial and severely threatened in its neglect, cannot be but at first view obvious to any that will but with ordinary seriousness take notice of them.

It procureth, or at least, is a fit, hopeful and promising mean for procuring a suitable discharge of all sorts of Duties, called for from the several Members of the family in their respective capacities. 7. It is notably contributive, through Gods blessing, for preventing many publick scandals in the Church, whereby the Name of God is much dishonoured, and the profession thereof disgraced. 8. The ruling of a mans own house well, doth not a little fit him, that is otherwise qualified for it, and called to it, for ruling in the house of God, 1 Tim. 3. 4. And by proportion for other publick Employments▪ whereof he is capable, and to which he is called. 9. It is waited with sweetly, smiling, quieting and satisfying Reflexions in a strait, and particularly at death; and failings in it (let be utter neglects) are waited then with sad and bitter challenges, as may be gathered from Davids last words,