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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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7. We find in the Scripture that the Children of holy men have bin encouraged from this consideration, That they were so related to such as had a special interest in God. — So Jacob, Gen. 31.5. The God of my Father hath been with me. and ver. 42. except the God of my Father and Fear of Isaac had been with me, and Chapt. 32.9. Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac. He was greatly encouraged in looking up to God from that very Consideration, that the Lord was the God of his Father, and God of his Grand-Father. So Moses Exod. 18.4. The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh. and David Psa. 116.16. O Lord, truly I am thy Servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy Handmaid: Inasmuch as his mother was a precious godly woman, he was encouraged to plead his Interest in God. So Solomon, 1. King. 8.15. The Lord our God be with us, as he was with ⟨p. 19⟩our Fathers, let him not leave us nor forsake us. Inasmuch as the Lord was their fathers God, Solomon and the Lords people with him had their hearts drawn forth to hope that he would be their God also, so as never to forsake them. And Daniel's heart was enlarged in giving praises to God, since he could say, I thank thee O thou God of my Fathers who hast given me wisdom. Dan. 2.23.
7. We find in the Scripture that the Children of holy men have bin encouraged from this consideration, That they were so related to such as had a special interest in God. — So Jacob, Gen. 31.5. The God of my Father hath been with me. and ver. 42. except the God of my Father and Fear of Isaac had been with me, and Chapt. 32.9. Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac. He was greatly encouraged in looking up to God from that very Consideration, that the Lord was the God of his Father, and God of his Grand-Father. So Moses