The Bostonian Ebenezer. Some historical remarks, on the state of Boston, the chief town…

Name: The Bostonian Ebenezer. Some historical remarks, on the state of Boston, the chief town…
Author: Cotton Mather

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.

Cotton Mather 1663–1728Boston: printed by B. Green & J. Allen for Samuel Phillips, 1698

82 [i.e. 84] p. · 16k words · Wing M1085 · ESTC W30016

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Household Religion, Recommended, for the Preservation of our HOUSES.…: Household Religion, Recommended, for the Preservation of our HOUSES. At Boston-Lecture.…Houshold Religion, Recommended, for the Preservation of our HOUSES.…: Houshold Religion, Recommended, for the Preservation of our HOUSES. At Boston-Lecture.…

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[ Earlier:87–102 of 113

:87p. 66–67

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!

:88p. 67–69¶4

IV. If we would Comfortably Enjoy our Tabernacles, Let us Conscientiously Instruct and Govern those that are under our charge, in our Tabernacles. Let us do what we can, that there may be none but such as may Know and Serve God in our Houses, and it may be Hoped that God will permit our Houses to stand before Him. There is to be Recommended ⟨p. 68⟩

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