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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.
For Answer; Young People, 'Tis the MENDING of your Way, that is to be the Cleansing of your Way. The Purification of your Way, is to be by the Reformation of what is amiss in your way. The Cleansing of your way, has those two things belonging thereunto; in 2 Cor. 7.1. First, Let us cleanse our selves from all Filthiness of Flesh and Spirit; and Secondly, Let us perfect Holiness in the Fear of God. The Way of Young People is Cleansed, Firstly, When they Repent what is Ill. It is prescribed, in Prov. 28.13 He that Confesseth and Forsaketh shall find Mercy. When you do with a bitter Sorrow of Soul, Acknowledge and Abandon all that is amiss in your Ways, you then have that Mercy of Cleansed Ways. But the Way of Young People is further Cleansed, when they Practise what is Good. It is Expressed, in Act. 24.16. I Exercise my self to have always a Conscience void of Offence towards God and towards Man. We have Cleansed Ways, when we are Conscientious in all our Ways; and when we have nothing Offensive, nothing Provoking, nothing Injurious in them. In short, Young People are to Forsake that Way, which the Preacher calls, The way of ⟨p. 14⟩their own Heart; and they are to Follow that way which the Prophet calls, The good way, Leading unto Rest. It is by doing so, that our way, is cleansed before the Lord. But now,
For Answer; Young People, 'Tis the MENDING of your Way, that is to be the Cleansing of your Way. The Purification of your Way, is to be by the Reformation of what is amiss in your way. The Cleansing of your way, has those two things belonging thereunto; in 2 Cor. 7.1. First, Let us cleanse our selves from all Filthiness of Flesh and Spirit; and Secondly, Let us perfect Holiness in the Fear of God. The Way of Young People is Cleansed, Firstly, When they Repent what is Ill. It is prescribed, in Prov. 28.13 He that Confesseth and Forsaketh shall find Mercy. When you do with a bitter Sorrow of Soul, Acknowledge and Abandon all that is amiss in your Wayes, you then have that Mercy of Cleansed Wayes. But the Way of Young People is further Cleansed, when they Practise what is Good. It is Expressed, in