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Early religion. Urged in a sermon. the duties, wherein, and the reasons wherefore, young…
Early religion. Urged in a sermon. the duties, wherein, and the reasons wherefore, young people should become religious. Whereto are added, the extracts of several papers, written by several persons, who are dying in their youth, left behind them those admonitions for the young survivors; with brief memoirs relating to the exemplary lives of some such, that have gone from hence to their everlasting rest. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Two lines of Scripture text]Early religion. Urged in a sermon. the duties, wherein, and the reasons wherefore, young people should become religious. Whereto are added, the extracts of several papers, written by several persons, who are dying in their youth, left behind them those admonitions for the young survivers; with brief memoirs relating to the exemplary lives of some such, that have gone from hence to their everlasting rest. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Two lines of Scripture text]
Boston: printed by B.H. i.e for Michael Perry, 1694
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.
Take Next, a Reflection written by this Young man, about the Power of Sin.
Dr Owen of Spiritual-mindedness, has this passage: It is required, that our Affection is be so Set on Spiritual Things, as to be a continual Spring of Spiritual Thoughts and Meditations. I cannot yet find it so with my self; An argument ⟨p. 75⟩that I never had my Affections yet Spiritually Renewed. O Wretched Creature that I am! But why should I be Discouraged as to the State of my Soul; feeling the Power of Sin never so great? Let Corruption have never so great Rooting in my Temper, Let my Continuance therein have been never so long; yet if I Come unto Christ, I cannot doubt His Power to Relieve me. These Three Scriptures do sufficiently clear That; 1 John 1.8. The Blood of Jesus Christ, Cleanseth from all Sin; And Mic. 7.14. He will Subdue our Iniquities; And, Heb. 7.25. He is able to Save unto the uttermost. As to His Willingness, 'tis sufficiently cleared, in Mat. 11.28. Come to Me, all ye that Labour and are heavy Laden: And, Joh. 6.7. Him that comes unto me, I will in no wise cast out. Shall I then Tarry and Perish in my Natural Estate? Shall I be so much wanting to my self, as to perish, while I have a Physician, that is both Able and Ready to help me? Is not his Death deserved, who may have a Physician to Cure him, and will yet Refuse him? Let me set my self, now in Earnest, to Get an Interest in Jesus Christ; and therefore with Earnest Prayer, Let me Come to God, as a poor sinful, helpless, miserable Creature▪ to beg for this Interest.
Dr Owen of Spiritual-mindedness, has this passage: It is required, that our Affection is be so Set on Spiritual Things, as to be a cntinual Spring of Spiritual Thoughts and Meditations. I cannot yet find it so with my self; An gument