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Early piety, exemplified in the life and death of Mr. Nathanael Mather, who ...…
Early piety, exemplified in the life and death of Mr. Nathanael Mather, who ... changed earth for heaven, Oct. 17. 1688 whereto are added some discourses on the true nature, the great reward, and the best season of such a walk with God as he left a pattern of.
London: printed by J. Astwood for John Dunton, 1689
THE LIFE and DEATH OF Mr. NATHANAEL MATHER. › Part 2: II. His PIETY.
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but the ⟨p. 43⟩Work incumbent on him, and expected from him was the occasion of it.
But I design little more than a Confirmation with an Illustration of my History, for which, a touch or two upon every Article will serve. I am now to add, That this Young Man had a Principal regard unto the Scriptures for the Subjects of his Meditations, and he was very expensive of his Thoughts on the Book of God. He was daily digging in the sacred Mines, and with delight he fetched thence Riches better than those of both the India's; and he could say, O how I love thy Law! it is my Meditation every day!
Even in the time of his mortal Sickness, he was very angry at himself if he had not heard a Portion of the Bible read unto him from day to day.
Once when he was near his End, a good part of a day having passed before he had enjoyed his Meal of Scripture; he said unto his Sister with some impatience, Alas! what an ungodly life do I lead! pray come and read my Bible to me; and read me the forty ninth Psalm. Indeed he read the Scripture not cursorily, but very deliberately, and considerately; and as an effect of his doing so, he could