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Small offers towards the service of the tabernacle in the wilderness. Four discourses, accommodated…
Small offers towards the service of the tabernacle in the wilderness. Four discourses, accommodated unto the designs of practical godliness. The first, concerning the methods wherein men ought to engage both themselves and their houses in the service of God. The second, concerning the right and best ways of redeeming time in the world. The third, concerning the carriage which we should have under trials used by God upon us. The fourth, concerning the end, which in our desires of life, we should propound unto ourselves. Preached partly at Boston, partly at Charleston. / By Cotton Mather, Pastor of a church in Boston. ; Published by a gentleman lately restored from threatening sickness; as an humble essay to serve the interest of religion, in gratitude unto God for his recovery.Small offers towards the service of the tabernacle in the wilderness. Four discourses, accommodated unto the designs of practical godliness. The first, concerning the methods wherein men ought to engage both themselves and their houses in the service of God. The second, concerning the right and best waies of redeeming time in the world. The third, concerning the carriage which we should have under trials used by God upon us. The fourth, concerning the end, which in our desires of life, we should propound unto ourselves. Preached partly at Boston, partly at Charleston. / By Cotton Mather, Pastor of a church in Boston. ; Published by a gentleman lately restored from threatning sickness; as an humble essay to serve the interest of religion, in gratitude unto God for his recovery.
Boston: printed by R. Pierce. Sold by Jos. Brunning, 1689
THE GOOD MANS RESOLUTION. › Section 14 › To offer some Directions about Family-Instruction.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Once more, We are to help them with Questions about their Temptations. It was a Question once given to some, in Luc. 24. 38. Why do Thoughts arise in your hearts? Even so we should Enquire of our young people, What Thoughts are you most troubled with? Enquire, what Fears, enquire what Snares they are most endangered ⟨p. 48⟩by. Be always jealous, lest as the serpent beguiled Eve, so their minds be corrupted. Moreover Some Questions we are to put upon them, Secondly, which concern their Lives. It was once an Interrogatory which some were put unto, in Luc. 23. 17. What manner of communications have ye? Thus we are to Examine our young people about the Words and the Works, that fill their Lives. There are […] three things which they should be Examined about; their Prayer, their ••me, and their Company. Ask them, whether they live without Prayer or no? Whether in Prayer they secretly and sincerely pour out their souls before the Lord? Ask them, How they spend their time? How much Idle Time, and how much useful Time they allow unto themselves? And ask them. What their Company is? Whom they sit withal? Whether vain Persons and Fools, or the Saints which are the excellent, and all those that fear God? Our Question will prove their Safeguard, if it be well administered.
Once more, We are to help them with Questions about their Temptations. It was a Question once given to some, in Luc. 24. 38. Why do Thoughts arise in your hearts? Even so we should Enquire of our young people, What Thoughts are you most troubled with? Enquire, what Fears, enquire what Snares they are most endangered ⟨p. 48⟩by. Be alwaies jealous, lest as the serpent beguiled Eve, so their minds be corrupted. Moreover Some Questions we are to put upon them, Secondly, which concern their Lives. It was once an Interrogatory which some were put unto, in Luc. 23. 17. What manner of communications have ye? Thus we are to Examine our young people about the Words and the Works, that fill their Lives. There are three things which they should be Examined about; their Prayer, their me, and their Company. Ask them, whether they live without Prayer or no? Whether in Prayer they secretly and sincerely pour out their souls before the Lord? Ask them, How they spend their time? How much Idle Time, and how much useful Time they allow unto themselves? And ask them. What their Company is? Whom they sit withal? Whether vain Persons and Fools, or the Saints which are the excellent, and all those that fear God? Our Question will prove their Safeguard, if it be well administred.