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The triumphs of the reformed religion in America the life of the renowned John…
The triumphs of the reformed religion in America the life of the renowned John Eliot, a person justly famous in the church of God, not only as an eminent Christian and an excellent minister among the English, but also as a memorable evangelist among the Indians of New-England : with some account concerning the late and strange success of the Gospel in those parts of the world which for many ages have lain buried in pagan ignorance / written by Cotton Mather.The triumphs of the reformed religion in America the life of the renowned John Eliot, a person justly famous in the church of God, not only as an eminent Christian and an excellant minister among the English, but also as a memorable evangelist amoung the Indians of New-England : with some account concerning the late and strange success of the Gospel in those parts of the world which for many ages have lain buried in pagan ignorance / written by Cotton Mather.
Boston: printed by Benjamin Harris and John Allen for Joseph Brunning, 1691
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Behold Said he, the Ancient and Excellent Character of a true Christian; 'tis that which •eter calls Holiness in all manner of Conversation; ⟨p. 22⟩you shall not find a Christian out of the way of Godly Conversation. For, first, a seventh part of our time is all Spent in Heaven, when we are duly zealous for and zealous on, the Sabbath of God. Besides, God has written on the Head of the Sabbath Remember; which looks both Forwards and Backwards; and thus a good part of the week will be spent in Sabbatizing. Well, but for the rest of our Time! why, we shall have that spent in Heaven, ere we have done. For, Secondly, we have many days for both Fasting and Thanksgiving, in our pilgrimage; and here are so many Sabbaths more. Moreover, Thirdly, we have our Lectures every week; and pious people, won't miss them, if they can help it. Furthermore, fourthly, We have our private Meetings wherein we pray, & sing, and Repeat Sermons, and confer together about the things of God; and being now come thus far, we are in Heaven almost every day. But a little farther, Fifthly, we perform Family-Duties every day; we have our morning and evening Sacrifices, wherein having read the Scriptures to our Families, we call upon the Name of God, and ever now and then carefully Catechise those that are under our Charge. Sixthly, we shall also have our daily Devotions in our Closets; wherein unto Supplication before the Lord, we shall add some serious Meditation upon his Word; a David will be at this work no less than thrice a day. ⟨p. 23⟩Seventhly, We have likewise many scores of Ejaculations in a day; and these we have, like Nehemiah, in whatever place we come into. Eighthly, We have our Occasional Thoughts, and our Occasional Talks, upon spiritual matters; and we have our Occasional Acts of Charity, wherein we do like the Inhabitants of Heaven every day. Ninthly, In our Callings, in our civil Callings, we keep up Heavenly Frames; we buy and sell and toil, yea, we eat and drink, with some eye both to the Command and the Honour of God in all. Behold, I have not now left an inch of time to be carnal; it is all Engrossed for Heaven. And yet, lest here should not be enough, Lastly, We have our spiritual Warfare. We are always Encountering the Enemies of our Souls, which continually raises our hearts unto our Helper and Leader in the Heavens. Let no man say, 'Tis impossible to live at this rate;