Early piety, exemplified in the life and death of Mr. Nathanael Mather, who ...…

Thirdly, We should Remember God by Turning to him: It is a Prophecy in Psal. 22. 27. All the Ends of the World shall Remember, and turn unto the Lord. We should have a Remembrance of God, that shall produce Repentance for sin: The Psalmist has communicated this Experience of his unto us, I Remembered God, I was troubled: O thus we should Remember God, and be troubled for our forsaking of him; be troubled for our provoking of him; and when we are troubled for, we should also be turned from all our evil ways. We are to Remember God, so as to choose him, and to take him for our God, and sincerely say, Lord! What have I any more to do with Idols? sincerely say, I will be now for the Lord, and not for another.

Thirdly, We should Remember God by Turning to him: It is a Prophecy in Psal. 22. 27. All the Ends of the World shall Remember, and turn unto the Lord. We should have a Remembrance of God, that shall produce Repentance for sin: The Psalmist has communicated this Experience of his unto us, I Remembred God, I was troubled: O thus we should Remember God, and be troubled for our forsaking of him; be troubled for our provoking of him; and when we are troubled for, we should also be turned from all our evil wayes. We are to Remember God, so as to choose him, and to take him for our God, and sincerely say, Lord! What have I any more to do with Idols? sincerely say, I will be now for the Lord, and not for another.

Fourthly, We should Remember God by Living for him. It is the Profession of that good man in Psal. 119. 55. I have remembered thy Name, and have kept thy Law: There should an Obedience accompany that Remembrance which we have of God. The Prophet could say, I Remembered the Lord, and my Prayer came unto thee: Thus we should be able to say, I Remembered the Lord, and I sought his Face: Be able to say, I Remembered the Lord, and I heard his Word: ⟨p. 56⟩