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Solemn advice to young men, not to walk in the ways of their heart,…Solemn advice to young men, not to walk in the wayes of their heart,…
Solemn advice to young men, not to walk in the ways of their heart, and in the sight of their eyes; but to remember the Day of Judgment. / By Increase Mather, president of Harvard College in Cambridge, & preacher of the Gospel at Boston, in New-England. ; [Five lines of Scripture texts]Solemn advice to young men, not to walk in the wayes of their heart, and in the sight of their eyes; but to remember the Day of Judgment. / By Increase Mather, praesident of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge, & preacher of the Gospel at Boston, in New-England. ; [Five lines of Scripture texts]
printed by Bartholomew Green. Sold by Samuel Phillips, 1695
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.
[…] gravely reprove and admonish his Sons, he told them that he had been informed of their evil doings, and why do you such things? But it is noted concerning those haughty young men, that they hearkened not to the voice of their father, 1 Sam 2. 25. It is from Pride that young men are not willing to be under Government: Children will not be ruled by their Parents, nor Servants by their Masters; ⟨p. 21⟩and the reason is because they are ruled by the Pride of their own hearts. An inordinate affectation of liberty, is the sin which reigns in Youth commonly. Whats said concerning the Young Prodigal is a description of the spirit which useth to prevail in Unconverted Young men. He was not willing to continue in his Fathers Family, nor to be under his Fathers inspection and government, but would be gone into far Countries. Luke 15. 12, 13. Do we not see it just so in many Young men amongst our selves? Nothing will serve them, but to be going far from their fathers house, that so they may without control walk in the way of their heart, and after the sight of their eyes. An humble and dutiful respect to their Parents would make them think themselves happy in being near them Again, the Scripture speaks of the Pride of Life, 1 Joh. 2. 18 Vanity in Apparel is one particular intended by that expression: for the […] of life discovers it self very much in the outward garb which persons appear in. We see daily that young people are very much addicted unto such Vanities. They are ready to follow every Proud Fashion as soon as it cometh into the Land, and it may be regard neither God nor man that shall testify against them. ⟨p. 22⟩Because of the bravery of their tinkling Ornaments, the Chains, and Bracelets, and changeable suits of Apparel, the daughters of Zion are haughty. Isa. 3. 16. &c. They that walk in Pride, walk in the way of their own hearts, and in the sight of their eyes. This Young People too generally do.
〈…〉 gravely reprove and admonish his Sons, he told them that he had been informed of their evil dongs, and why do you such things? But it is noted concerning those haughty young men, that they hearkned not to the voice of their father, 1 Sam 2. 25. It is from Pride that young men are not willing to be under Government: Children will not be ruled by their Parents, nor Servants by their Masters;