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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.
First, We have a Question. That is, Wherewith shall a Young Man cleanse his way? It is herein supposed, That the Ways of Young ⟨p. 6⟩People have much, yea, most of Sinfulness defiling of them. It is also supposed, That Young People should be sensible of their Defilement. It is further supposed, That the Defilement of Young People is Curable. But it is thereupon Enquired, What shall be done for the Redressing of our Disorders▪ and which demands for yet more of your Observation, it was probably a Young man that here made this Enquiry
First, We have a Question. That is, VVherewith shall a Young Man cleanse his way? It is herein supposed, That the Wayes of Young ⟨p. 6⟩People have much, yea, most of Sinfulness defiling of them. It is also supposed, That Young People should be sensible of their Defilement. It is further supposed, That the Defilement of Young People is Curable. But it is thereupon Enquired, What shall be done for the Redressing of our Disorders▪ and which demands for yet more of your Observation, it was probably a Young man that here made this Enquiry
Secondly, We have an Answer to the Question. That is, By Taking heed thereto according to thy Word. In this Answer, we see, First, a Medicine to be applied. That is, The Word of God; whereby is meant, the Revelation which God has given of His Mind and Will unto us. We see, Next, the Manner of applying it. That is, By taking heed; which imports a serious Labour of Soul to Conform unto whatever our God has therein required of us.
Secondly, We have an Answer to the Question. That is, By Taking heed thereto according to thy VVord. In this Answer, we see, First, a Medicine to be apply'd. That is, The VVord of God; whereby is meant, the Revelation which God has given of His Mind and Will unto us. We see, Next, the Manner of applying it. That is, By taking heed; which imports a serious Labour of Soul to Conform unto whatever our God has therein required of us.