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A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the…
A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadful condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and persuading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to householders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshua's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.A word to sinners, and a word to saints The former tending to the awakening the consciences of secure sinners, unto a lively sense and apprehension of the dreadfull condition they are in, so long as they live in their natural and unregenerate estate. The latter tending to the directing and perswading of the godly and regenerate unto several singular duties. As also a word to housholders stirring them up to the good old way of serving God in and with their families, from Joshuah's resolution, Josh. 24. 15. As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Set forth especially for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of St. Sepulchres Parish, London by Tho. Gouge, late pastor thereof.
London: printed for George Sawbridge, 1668
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3. Family-prayer is a special preservative against common calamities. Polanus in his Syntagm, relateth how in the year 1584. there was such a terrible Earth-quake that overthrew all the houses in a whole Town in Switzerland, save one, wherein the Master of the Family was at the same time praying with his Wife, Children and Servants. If God doth not preserve praying-families from those common judgements and calamities which befall others, yet he will so sanctify those calamities ⟨p. 236⟩unto them, that they shall turn to their good; according to that gracious promise,1 All things shall work together for good, to them that love God.
3. Family-prayer is a special preservative against common calamities. Polanus in his Syntagm, relateth how in the year 1584. there was such a terrible Earth-quake that overthrew all the houses in a whole Town in Switzerland, save one, wherein the Master of the Family was at the same time praying with his Wife, Children and Servants. If God doth not preserve praying-families from those common judgements and calamities which befall others, yet he will so sanctifie those calamities ⟨p. 236⟩unto them, that they shall turn to their good; according to that gracious promise,1 All things shall work together for good, to them that love God.
V. Consider the manifold mischiefs that usually follow and accompany the neglect of Family-prayer. As,