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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 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 N. England.A call from heaven, to the present and succeeding generations or A discourse wherein 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 N. England.
Boston: printed by R.P. i.e for I. Brunning i.e, 1685
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Quest. But what shall be done in order to prevention of Apostasy? What shall be done that so succeeding Generations in New-England may not forsake the Lord God of their Fathers?
Quest. But what shall be done in order to prevention of Apostacy? What shall be done that so succeeding Generations in New-England may not forsake the Lord God of their Fathers?
Answ. As I have been meditating an Answer to this Enquiry, I could not but call to mind that Scripture which some of the chief of the Fathers (at least-wise those two, †whom I have more reason than any one in the world to think of) have upon the like solemn occasion improved many years since, I mean that Scripture Hag. 2 4. Yet now be strong O Zerubbabel saith the Lord, and be strong O Joshua, and be strong all ye people of the Land. If Zerubbabel, Joshua, and all the people of the Land, If Magistrates, Ministers and people all do what Duty requireth, the feared Apostasy, together with the unavoidable Calamity coming therewith, may be prevented, however in great Measure and for a long time.
Answ. As I have been meditating an Answer to this Enquiry, I could not but call to mind that Scripture which some of the chief of the Fathers (at least-wise those two, †whom I have more reason than any one in the world to think of) have upon the like solemn ocsion improved many years since, I mean that Scripture Hag. 2 4. Yet now be strong O Zerubbabel saith the Lord, and be strong O Joshua, and be strong all ye people of the Land. If Zerubbabel, Joshua, and all the people of the Land, If Magistrates, Ministers and people all do what Duty requireth, the feared Apostacy, together with the unavoidable Calamity coming therewith, may be prevented, however in great Measure and for a long time.