The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God…

she could never be satisfied, but must be in secret at prayer and reading, and the family neglected, her children not dressed, but went forlorn; Christians could not take her off, till at last Mr. Richardson (that holy and learned man, who wrote the Comment upon Ramus) hearing of it, and having occasion to go that way, went into the house, and seeing the children how they went, spake with a loud voice, and very terribly, Is there no fear of God in this house? and other words to this purpose, which concluded there could be no true grace, where there was such negligence in the particular place where the woman was set: The poor woman hearing this language, comes out of her private Room, from her duties, with trembling, and now was taught another lesson, if she would prove ⟨p. 271⟩her grace, to show her diligence and care in her particular place, where God had set her, and carry on that, with her duties in secret: but this is not the case I am speaking to. As for the other part, the care and conscience, the equity, righteousness, which men show in all their dealings, these things are often spoken to; I forbear to enlarge upon them; but wish that persons, whose heads are taken up with high Gospel notions, would credit their profession with righteous hands, according to that Rule the Lord left us, Matth. 7.12. Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so (just so) to them: A Rule little applied to the actions of them, who will yet say, they have received Christ for their Lord: What your high Gospel notions are I cannot tell, and do as little care; but I can tell this from our Lords mouth, This is the Law and the Prophets; such a Law as binds you, and according to that Authority must you act, deal, trade, live with men, if your faith in our Lord Christ be sound.

she could never be satisfied, but must be in secret at prayer and reading, and the family neglected, her children not dressed, but went forlorn; Christians could not take her off, till at last Mr. Richardson (that holy and learned man, who wrote the Comment upon Ramus) hearing of it, and having occasion to go that way, went into the house, and seeing the children how they went, spake with a loud voice, and very terribly, Is there no fear of God in this house? and other words to this purpose, which concluded there could be no true grace, where there was such negligence in the particular place where the woman was set: The poor woman hearing this language, comes out of her private Room, from her duties, with trembling, and now was taught another lesson, if she would prove