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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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Say not, Oh! but I have prayed, and yet see no answer to my prayers! well! but continue seeking the Lord still, despair not of a good answer at last. That famous Mr. Rogers of Dedham would sometimes say, If I see a Child that hath either a godly father or a godly mother, I shall have hope for him a long time, but if he hath a godly father and mother too, I'll never leave hoping for him until I see him turned off the Gallows.
Say not, Oh! but I have prayed, and yet see no answer to my prayers! well! but continue seeking the Lord still, dispair not of a good answer at last. That famous Mr. Rogers of Dedham would sometimes say, If I see a Child that hath either a godly father or a godly mother, I shall have hope for him a long time, but if he hath a godly father and mother too, I'le never leave hoping for him until I see him turn'd off the Gallows.
2. Let me direct my Exhortation to the Children of godly parents: There are many such that hear me this day:
Be you exhorted to know, and serve, and seek the God of your Fathers.