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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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& that since the gospel has bin made successful in that Congregation so as that a day of public Thanksgiving hath been attended, in that so many of the younger, rising generation have been brought home to Christ. Now if the Lord awaken a spirit of Prayer concerning this thing in these Churches generally, there will doubtless be some blessed effect of it, with respect to the Rising generation: And whereas God hath put it into our hearts to set apart this day, thus to seek unto him, I am Persuaded it shall not be in vain but that there are a number of souls belonging to this Congregation, that must have the Spirit of the Lord Poured down on them; sheep that are not yet brought home into the Lords Fold, that must hear the voice of the Son of God and live. Since the Time that we agreed thus to set apart this day, God hath sent down plentiful showers whereby the dry & thirsty ground is wonderfully refreshed: And is not that a token for good that those blessed showers which we are fasting & praying for this day, shall in due time come down upon the souls of our poor children?
& that since the gospel has bin made successful in that Congregation so as that a day of publick Thanksgiving hath been attended, in that so many of the younger, rising generation have been brought home to Christ. Now if the Lord awaken a spirit of Prayer concerning this thing in these Churches generally, there will doubtless be some blessed effect of it, with respect to the Rising generation: And whereas God hath put it into our hearts to set apart this day, thus to seek unto him, I am Perswaded it shall not be in vain but that there are a number of souls belonging to this Congregation, that must have the Spirit of the Lord Poured down on them; sheep that are not yet brought home into the Lords Fold, that must hear the voice of the Son of God and live. Since the Time that we agreed thus to set apart this day, God hath sent down plentiful showrs whereby the dry & thirsty ground is wonderfully refreshed: And is not that a token for good that those blessed showrs which we are fasting & praying for this day, shall in due time come down upon the souls of our poor children?
Consider. 3. What encouragement we have to be at this work. The success which such Pray-Prayers