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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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4. Consider what Examples have been set before you of early conversions. Have you not read or heard of those that have turned to God in the days of their Youth? nay that in their childhood the fear of God hath been planted in their hearts, that they have no sooner began to have the use of reason, but one might discern ⟨p. 149⟩signs and effects of grace in their souls. There is a *book which many of you have in your houses that giveth an account of thirteen Children, the eldest of them not above fourteen years old, some of them not seven years old some not so much, that nevertheless it was evident that the fear of God & unfeigned love to Jesus Christ was wrought in their hearts. And there is a printed Relation of ‖a child that died not long since in this country, who for several years before his death had his heart changed & was made a new Creature. O how may this shame many young ones that are here before the Lord this day, who are older then that child was, it may be 15 year old, nay perhaps 20 year old; and for all that in a natural Christless estate to this day. Lamentable is thy condition that hast lived so long under means of grace, and yet continuest an unconverted creature. God be merciful to thee and help thee to think of it.
4. Consider what Examples have been set before you of early conversions. Have you not read or heard of those that have turned to God in the daies of their Youth? nay that in their childhood the fear of God hath been planted in their hearts, that they have no sooner began to have the use of reason, but one might disdiscern ⟨p. 149⟩signs and effects of grace in their souls. There is a *book which many of you have in your houses that giveth an account of thirteen Children, the eldest of them not above fourteen years old, some of them not seven years old some not so much, that nevertheless it was evident that the fear of God & unfeigned love to Jesus Christ was wrought in their hearts. And there is a printed Relation of