N00569:57
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.
The way of the New-Covenant, and of Resigning yourselves up unto the Most High, to be, for Him, and not for another, according unto that Covenant ▪ let this be your way: that so when you come to the End of your way, ⟨p. 24⟩you may joyfully hear the GOD of Heaven saying, as in, Ezek. 16.60. I will remember my Covenant with thee, in the days of thy youth. This is the Good old way to Everlasting Rest: Young man, take this old way; never balk any part or step of this way; take, and keep, and hold, and never be guilty of such great folly, as to leave, this way of understanding. But then,
The way of the New-Covenant, and of Resigning yourselves up unto the Most High, to be, for Him, and not for another, according unto that Covenant ▪ let this be your way: that so when you come to the End of your way, ⟨p. 24⟩you may joyfuully hear the GOD of Heaven saying, as in, Ezek. 16.60. I will remember my Covenant with thee, in the days of thy youth. This is the Good old way to Everlasting Rest: Young man, take this old way; never balk any part or step of this way; take, and keep, and hold, and never be guil•y of such great folly, as to leave, this way of understanding. But then,
II. A GOOD WORD, is the near thing that our Young People must have Recommended unto them. See to it, Young People, that you Study the Word of God; and, Search the Scriptures, like busy Miners, pursuing the inestimable Treasures in them. Let none of us despise or neglect our Larger Bible, when David that had but a little Moiety of the Bible, cried out, O 'tis more desirable than much fine Gold, and sweeter than the Honey comb. Give a due entertainment unto this invaluable Word of God. But how? I say, Entertain the Word of God Awfully. So did they in