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Useful instructions for a professing people in times of great security and degeneracy
Useful instructions for a professing people in times of great security and degeneracy: delivered in several sermons on solemn occasions: / by Mr. Samuel Willard Pastor of the Church of Christ at Groton. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Samuel Green, 1673
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
3. Let it teach you to begin with them betimes, do not defer instructing of them too long; you see Satan will set upon them early, he will not delay long before he comes and useth his endeavours to draw your Children's souls away after him: and therefore if you would prevent him, do not you delay, but be dropping in instruction as they are able, and as soon as they are able to understand any thing.
3. Let it teach you to begin with them betimes, do not defer instructing of them too long; you see Satan will set upon them early, he will not delay long before he comes and useth his endeavours to draw your Childrens souls away after him: and therefore if you would prevent him, do not you delay, but be dropping in instruction as they are able, and as soon as they are able to understand any thing.
4. Whithersoever they go, bear a holy jealousy over them, lest they should offend God, and provoke him to leave them to the Devil: you cannot be always with them, nor constantly have them under your eye, but where-ever they be, be sure let your hear• go along with them, have a righteous fear concerning them you see Satan is ready to take all occasions to insinuate himself into them, and therefore for ought you know they may have the Devil in their company; let that direct your souls to heaven for them, that God would look to them, and preserve them: Job offers Sacrifice for his Children, when met in lawful recreation, lest they sinned, and cursed God in their hearts, Job 1. 5.
4. Whithersoever they go, bear a holy jealousie over them, lest they should offend God, and provoke him to leave them to the Devil: you cannot be alwayes with them, nor constantly have them under your eye, but where-ever they be, be sure let your hear• go along with them, have a righteous fear concerning them you see Satan is ready to take all occasions to insinuate himself into them, and therefore for ought you know they may have the Devil in their company; let that direct your souls to heaven for them, that God would look to them, and preserve them: Job offers Sacrifice for his Children, when met in lawful recreation, lest they sinned, and cursed God in their hearts,