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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
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.
Once more: Sinful Company keeping is an evil that young men are apt to be drawn away from God their Creator by. Many an hopeful young man, that hath been well instructed, that hath had great convictions upon his spirit, and friends that wished him him well, have been comforted in him; yet hath afterwards fallen in with bad Company, and that hath proved the eternal ruin of his Soul. I have known young men that upon sick-beds, and death-beds, have ⟨p. 111⟩made lamentable cries, O my sinful Company keeping hath undone me for ever! Therefore let young men remember what the Scripture speaketh to them, My son if sin•••s entice thee consent thou not▪ Walk not thou in way of them, refrain thy foot from their path, Prov.1.10.15. Again, He that walketh with the wise shall be wise▪ but a Companion of Fools shall be destroyed, Prov.13.20. Young man, wouldest thou not be destroyed? then be not a Companion of Fools. Remember also what David faith, and follow his example, Psal.26.4,5,9. I have not sate with vain persons. I have hated the Congregation of evil doers, and will not sit with the wicked. Gather not my Soul with Sinners. When thou dyest, thou wouldst not have thy soul to be gathered to the place where sinners must be for ever▪ then •it not with them, hold not familiarity with them now: For they that are thy Companions and Familiars here, are like to be so to eternity.
Once more: Sinfull Company keeping is an evill that young men are apt to be drawn away from God their Creator by. Many an hopefull young man, that hath been well instructed, that hath had great convictions upon his spirit, and friends that wished him him well, have been comforted in him; yet hath afterwards fallen in with bad Company, and that hath proved the eternal ruine of his Soul. I have known young men that upon sick-beds, and death-beds, have ⟨p. 111⟩