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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
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Now that you would come to these Resolutions, before you go from the present Exercise […] Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn from following after you: but give me leave to press upon […] at least this one Consideration more.
Now that you would come to these Resolutions, before you go from the present Exercise 〈…〉 Entreat me not to leave you, or to turn from following after you: but give me leave to press upon 〈…〉 at least this one Consideration more.
Consider seriously, How exceeding […] it will be to the great God, for such Young, persons as you, to set upon praising of Him Young Praises, they are very much desired by the Lord, and not a little delightful to Him. He declares My soul desires the first ripe Fruit; and He seemed to express as it were some Half. for the […] Fruits under the Law of Old. The Lord […] fort longs to see you serving of Him with the First Fruits of your Age, and your Praises […] safes as in Cant. 2. 14. Let are hear thy voice, for sweet is thy voice. The Voice of your Praises makes a matchless melody in the ears of the God ⟨p. 128⟩that has called for them. The very Chatterings of our infants are pleasant unto us; the Praises and the Devotions of young persons are so unto Our Father which is in Heaven; and he asketh for them with ungainsayable Importunities 'Twas said unto a young man in 1. Chron. 28. •. Is thou seek the Lord, He will be found of […] Even so. If thou (that art a young person) praise the Lord he will be pleased with thee. […] owns an Orchard full of many fruitful […] will take a most particular and affectionate […] of a young Tree beginning to have some little •ruit upon it: Our Father is such an […] Young Johns, are they that prove the Disciples whom Jesus loves. Young Josiahs will have special Comforts in this, and special […] in another world […] And, ye Hearts of […] are you not yet overcome to resolve, […] now praise and serve the great God! O let not your Answer be, I am almost persuaded; but become Altogether so. As twas said of him. Behold be prays! thus let it be said of you, Behold he praises! How, […] can you be deaf Adders before the Charms of these Considerations?