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3. Come forth all ye that have neglected Family-worship, and never sought after God in your Closets; Were not you creatures, and did the law of Creation require no worship? were not you subjects, and should not you have shown homage to your Sovereign? did not you live upon Gods finding and bounty every day, and should not you have acknowledged your dependence? did not God bring you into your Family-relation, and did he require no duty? Did ⟨p. 91⟩not he threaten to pour out his wrath upon irreligious families? and yet would not you set up Religion in yours? had you any business to do in your houses, of that consequence, as worshipping God in your houses? if you had not ability to pray at first with others, might not you have attained it, had you used to pray by your selves? would not God have helped you, had you been •illing to have been helped? had you been sensible of sin, would you have wanted words in confession? had you been sensible of your wants, would you have lacked expressions to make them known? was it curiosity and elegance of words, that God so much looked for? would not sighs and groans have been understood? would not the Scriptures have furnished you with expressions, had you used to read them? would not Sermons have furnished you with matter and expressions, had you used to repeat them? had you need of such and such things for your families, and had you no need of Gods blessing? and could you hope for his lessing, if you did not worship him? might not you have prospered more in the world, if you had used to pray more in your houses? might not you have had more comfort in your relations, if you had daily engaged with them in the duties of Gods worship? might not family-prayer have prevented much sin and sorrow which you •rought upon you? did not you fall into many ••ares duty, for want of the armour of prayer? had our children and servants no need of religious education? were they like to be obedient and faithful to you, if you did not teach them to be obedient and faithful •nto God? had not you the charge of their souls put into your hands? and what account can you give? •ave not you brought their blood upon your heads? •ave not you contracted to your selves the guilt of […] sins? can you endure to hear their curses and