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Ornaments for the daughters of Zion. Or The character and happiness of a virtuous…Ornaments for the daughters of Zion. Or The character and happiness of a vertuous…
Ornaments for the daughters of Zion. Or The character and happiness of a virtuous woman: in a discourse which directs the female-sex how to express, the fear of God, in every age and state of their life; and obtain both temporal and eternal blessedness. / Written by Cotton Mather ; [Four lines in Latin from Tertullian, followed by a six line translation into English]Ornaments for the daughters of Zion. Or The character and happiness of a vertuous woman: in a discourse which directs the female-sex how to express, the fear of God, in every age and state of their life; and obtain both temporal and eternal blessedness. / Written by Cotton Mather ; [Four lines in Latin from Tertullian, followed by a six line translation into English]
printed by S.G. & B.G. i.e for Samuel Phillips, 1692
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.
COUNSEL. 1.
COVNSEL. 1.
THE First Thing unto which I would persuade You, is, To Pray most Instantly. Constantly, Importunately that, The Fear of God, may be Planted in your Souls. The, Fear of God, is indeed already begun in that Soul, which is insatiably Desirous to be there wi•h Replenished; and Unutterable Groans after that Fear, will augment the Power of that, which it already argues the Presence of. Said Nehemiah, in Chap. 1.11· O Lord, be Attentive to the Prayer of thy Servants, who Desire to Fear thy Name. The Woman that most affectionately lays this Desire before God, O that I may Fear thy Name, is already among the Servants of that God, and shall certainly have her Desire Accomplished. Pray Read▪ Believe, Practise that Word of God, in Prov 2 3 6. If thou Criest after Knowledge then shalt thou understand the Fear of the Lord. Crying is that which your Sex has is particular Easiness unto; Behold, what your Cries, your Tears are best Employed about. May it then be f••d about you, Behold she p••yes! and may your Prayer to the Lord put •n suit that Promise of •he Lord, in Jer. 32.40. I will put my Fear in their hearts. O plead earnestly for the fulfilment of tha• Great and Precious Word of our God, and say, Lord, Be it unto thy Handmaid according to thy Word.
THE First Thing unto which I would perswade You, is, To Pray most Istantly. Constantly, Importunately that, The Fear of God, may be Planted in your Souls. The, Fear of God, is indeed already begun in that Soul, which is insatiably Desirous to be there wih Replenished; and Vnutterable Groans afer that Fear, will augment the Power of that, which it already argues the Presence of. Said Nehemiah, in Chap. 1.11· O Lord, be Attentive to the Prayer of thy Servants, who Dsire to Fear thy Name. The Woman that most affctionately laies this Dsire before God, O that I may Fear thy Name, is already among the Servants of that God, and shall certainly have her Desire Accomplishd. Pray Read Believe, Practise that Word of God, in Prov 2 3 6. If thou Cryest after Knowldge then shalt thou understand the Fear of the Lord. Crying is that which your Sex has is pricular Esiess unto; Behold, what your Cries, your Tears are best Employ'd about. May it then be fd about you, Bhold she pyes! and may your Prayer to the Lord put n suit that Promise of he Lord, in