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The Bostonian Ebenezer. Some historical remarks, on the state of Boston, the chief town…
The Bostonian Ebenezer. Some historical remarks, on the state of Boston, the chief town of New England, and of English America. With some, agreeable methods, for preserving and promoting, the good state of that, as well as any other town, in the like circumstances. / Humbly offered, by a native of Boston.
Boston: printed by B. Green & J. Allen for Samuel Phillips, 1698
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Come then; Don't any more plead, That you have no Time for Family-Prayer. Did God Give thee all thy Time; and shall He have none of it? Find a little Time for thy Soul, as well as for the World; Or, go write that Sentence upon thy Mantle tree, What is a man profited, if he gain the whole World, and loose his own Soul?
And plead no more, That you want ⟨p. 67⟩Confidence or Utterance, for Family Prayer. But, Meditate on that Warning of the Lord Jesus Christ, Whosoever shall be Ashamed of me, of him also shall the Son of Man be Ashamed. Sit down, and ponder, What are your Sin•, your Wants, your Woes; There is no need of making Elegant Orations before the Lord: Call thy Folks together; Fall down before the Lord among them all; Cry to the Lord for them as well as He shall enable thee: Try, to Night, if thou never didst before; Try; God will Help thee, man; and thou wilt come to the Minister who thus advised thee, and say, Blessed be the Lord, and Blessed be thy Advice, and Blessed be thou for giving it!
And plead no more, That you want ⟨p. 67⟩Confidence or Utterance, for Family Prayer. But, Meditate on that Warning of the Lord Jesus Christ, Whosoever shall be Ashamed of me, of him also shall the Son of Man be Ashamed. Sit down, and ponder, What are your Sin•, your Wants, your Woes; There is no need of making Elegant Orations before the Lord: Call thy Folks together; Fall down before the Lord among th•m all; Cry to the Lord for them as well as He shall enable thee: Try, to Night, if thou never didst before; Try; God will Help thee, man; and thou wilt come to the Minister who thus advised thee, and say, Blessed be the Lord, and Blessed be thy Advice, and Blessed be thou for giving it!