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A call from heaven to the present and succeeding generations or A discourse wherein…A call from heaven to the present and succeeding generations or A discourse wherin…
A call from heaven to the present and succeeding generations or A discourse wherein is showed, I. That the children of godly parents are under special advantages and encouragements to seek the Lord. : II. The exceeding danger of apostasy, especially as to those that are the children and posterity of such as have been eminent for God in their generation. : III. That young men ought to remember God their creator. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Nine lines of quotations]A call from heaven to the present and succeeding generations or A discourse wherin is shewed, I. That the children of godly parents are under special advantages and encouragements to seek the Lord. : II. The exceeding danger of apostasie, especially as to those that are the children and posterity of such as have been eminent for God in their generation. : III. That young men ought to remember God their creator. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Nine lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by John Foster, 1679
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5. When the fear of God is wanting in the hearts of such as are above others bound to fear and serve him, they are forsakers of the Lord For there is an inward heart departure from God, as well as that which is outward and visible: So it is when there is no faith nor fear of God in the heart, Hebr. 3. 12. Take heed lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. Infidelity in the heart is the root of all Apostasy. If the Children of godly Parents shall not endeavour truly to fear and serve the Lord God of their Fathers, they are such as do forsake him, yea and such as he will cast off for ever. And therefore in this Context David did intimate unto his Son Solomon, that if he did not serve the Lord even with a perfect heart, he should be cast off for ever.
5. When the fear of God is wanting in the hearts of such as are above others bound to fear and serve him, they are forsakers of the Lord For there is an inward heart departure from God, as well as that which is outward and visible: So it is when there is no faith nor fear of God in the heart, Hebr. 3. 12. Take heed lest there be in any of you an evill heart of unbelief in departing from the living God. Infidelity in the heart is the root of all Apostacy. If the Children of godly Parents shall not endeavour truly to fear and serve the Lord God of their Fathers, they are such as do forsake him, yea and such as he will cast off for ever. And therefore in this Context David did intimate unto his Son Solomon, that if he did not serve the Lord even with a perfect heart, he should be cast off for ever.
We proceed therefore to the second Question viz.