A call from heaven, to the present and succeeding generations or A discourse wherein…

2. Many times the Children of godly men are like their parents. In some godly families all the children thereof are made partakers of converting saving grace: So in Jacobs Family; there is reason to believe that his twelve sons did repent before they died and they are now in Heaven, considering that they were Types of the Elect of God, and their names were written upon the breast of the High Priest, when he entered into the Holy of Holies. So concerning Job's children, the Scripture saith, that after the death of his Children and the loss of his estate, the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before, yet he had but ten Children after that, which was the number he had before, wherefore Interpreters probably conclude that his other Children were not lost; they might all go to Heaven notwithstanding the sad and sudden death which befell them. And Experience confirms the truth of this, we see that in some Families God is pleased to bestow converting Grace upon all the children therein, especially if their parents be very much in prayer to God for them. I remember I once heard an holy praying man say, my Father had six children, and they are all either with Christ, or in Christ; and he hath given me six children, three of them are already with Christ, and the other (I bless his name) are in Christ. And I have read of one ^[c]who held ⟨p. 25⟩much Communion with God, that once said to an intimate friend, I have this day obtained mercy from God, not only for my self, but also for all mine, and evident signs of regenerating grace did afterwards appear in all his Children.

2. Many times the Children of godly men are like their parents. In some godly families all the children thereof are made partakers of converting saving grace: So in Jacobs Family; there is reason to believe that his twelve sons did repent before they died and they are now in Heaven, considering that they were Types of the Elect of God, and their names were written upon the breast of the High Priest, when he entered into the Holy of Holies. So concerning Job's children, the Scripture saith, that after the death of his Children and the loss of his estate, the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before, yet he had but ten Children after that, which was the number he had before, wherefore Interpreters probably conclude that his other Children were not lost; they might all goe to Heaven notwithstanding the sad and sudden death which befel them. And Experience confirms the truth of this, we see that in some Families God is pleased to bestow converting Grace upon all the children therein, especially if their parents be very much in prayer to God for them. I remember I once heard an holy praying man say, my Father had six children, and they are all either with Christ, or in Christ; and he hath given me six children, three of them are already with Christ, and the other (I bless his name) are in Christ. And I have read of one