A50172:67
The way to prosperity a sermon / preached to the honourable convention of the…
The way to prosperity a sermon / preached to the honourable convention of the governor, council, and representatives of the Massachuset-Colony in New-England on May 23, 1690 by Cotton Mather.The way to prosperity a sermon / preached to the honourable convention of the governour, council, and representatives of the Massachuset-Colony in New-England on May 23, 1690 by Cotton Mather.
Boston: printed by Richard Pierce for Benjamin Harris, 1690
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.
This is the USE to be now made of what has been delivered.
Let us all now, Be with God, that God may Be with us. I suppose, whatever else we differ in, we generally concur in that wish, 1. King. 8. 27. The Lord our God be with us, as He was with our Fathers, let Him not leave us nor forsake us. O that we might all as much concur in an endeavourous Resolution, to be with God, as our Fathers were with Him; not to leave Him, nor forsake him. There is as much of New-England in this great Congregation as can well be reached by the voice of one Address; tis indeed, the best part of ⟨p. 17⟩New-England, that is, at least Represented in this Assembly. As the great Council at Jerusalem sat near the Temple, thus the whole Convention of the Massachusetts, is here come into the House of God this day: Wherefore I take the boldness to say, Hear ye me Asa, and all Judah, and Benjamin. The Chief Sinner and least Preacher among all your Sons, now takes a Liberty to mind you, That God will be with you while you are with Him. Now that we may be all of us inspired with a Zeal for this great thing this Day,
Let us all now, Be with God, that God may Be with us. I suppose, whatever else we differ in, we generally concur in that wish, 1. King. 8. 27. The Lord our God be with us, as He was with our Fathers, let Him not leave us nor forsake us. O that we might all as much concur in an endeavourous Resolution, to be with God, as our Fathers were with Him; not to leave Him, nor forsake him. There is as much of New-England in this great Congregation as can well be reach'd by the voice of one Address; tis indeed, the best part of ⟨p. 17⟩New-England, that is, at least Represented in this Assembly. As the great Council at Ierusalem satt near the Temple, thus the whole Convention of the Massachusets, is here come into the House of God this day: Wherefore I take the boldness to say, Hear ye me Asa, and all Judah, and Benjamin. The Cheef Sinner and least Preacher among all your Sons, now takes a Liberty to mind you, That God will be with you while you are with Him. Now that we may be all of us inspired with a Zeal for this great thing this Day,