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Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness
Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness: wherein several important duties, are urged, and the evil of divers common sins, is evinced; delivered in sundry sermons. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England. ; [Ten lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Samuel Green upon assignment of Samuel Sewall, 1682
The Sincere Servants of God will make Conscience of Secret Prayer.
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.
1. Thou do […] not remember that the all seeing eye of an infinite God loo•eth upon thee. If a child of seven years old saw thee, thou […] be afraid and ashamed to commit that sin; and wouldst thou do it, if thou ciest behold God looking on thee?
1. Thou do 〈…〉 not remember that the all seeing eye of an infinite God loo•eth upon thee. If a child of seven years old sawthee, thou 〈…〉 be afraid and ashamed to commit that sin; and wouldst thou do it, if thou ciest behold God looking on thee?
2. Neither dost thou remember the day of Judgement For then every secret thing whether it be good or whether it be evil will be brought to light. Ecc•••. 12. 14. If thou didst believe that all the world should one day hear of that secret sin of thine, wouldst thou commit it? certainly if men considered this they would sin in secret less, and pray in secret more.
Use 2. Of Exhortation, to follow the Apostles Example, by being much in the Practice of this duty of secret Prayer.