The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

1. Let it call them that are young now to seek God. Oh that Children would be persuaded to Remember their Creator in the days of their youth. You think there is no such hast, it looks like a work too rigid and severe for you to mind, you are loth to forgo your vain company, and mad mirth; but do not rashly reject the motion that i• now made to you. What a comfortable thing would it be to see young folks in good earnest ••ting themselves to seek and to serve God? What ••oken would it be that God hath mercy in re••ve for a sinful Land? Children, you are our […], and you are our fear: how cheerfully should we leave the world; could we but see you in •ood earnest enquiring after the Lord, and devoting your selves to him? How would it remove those sad reflections that are sometimes ready to •ink us? How glad should we be to see good •opes, that when we are gone, you will stand up for Christ and his ways; and that we shall •eet you in the Great Day at his Right hand? •et me address you in his words, 1 Chron. 28. 9. My Son, know thou the God of thy Father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and willing mind; if thou seek him, he will be found of thee, but if thou forsake him, be will cast thee off for ever: To move you, Consider,

1. Let it call them that are young now to seek God. Oh that Children would be perswaded to Remember their Creator in the dayes of their youth. You think there is no such hast, it looks like a work too rigid and severe for you to mind, you are loth to forgo your vain company, and mad mirth; but do not rashly reject the motion that i• now made to you. What a comfortable thing would it be to see young solks in good earnest ••ting themselves to seek and to serve God? What ••oken would it be that God hath mercy in reve for a sinful Land? Children, you are our , and you are our fear: how chearfully should we leave the world; could we but see you in ood earnest enquiring after the Lord, and devoting your selves to him? How would it remove those sad reflections that are sometimes ready to ink us? How glad should we be to see good opes, that when we are gone, you will stand up for Christ and his ways; and that we shall eet you in the Great Day at his Right hand? et me address you in his words,