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Things for a distressed people to think upon. Offered in the sermon to the…Things for a distress'd people to think upon. Offered in the sermon to the…
Things for a distressed people to think upon. Offered in the sermon to the General Assembly of the province, of the Massachusetts Bay, at the anniversary election. May, 27. 1696. Wherein, I. the condition of the future, as well as the former times, in which we are concerned, is considered. II. A narrative of the late wonderful deliverance, of the King, and the three kingdoms, & all the English dominions, is endeavoured. III. A relation, of no less than seven miracles, within this little while wrought by the Almighty Lord Jesus Christ, for the confirmation of our hopes, that some glorious works, for the welfare of his church, are quickly to be done, is annexed. / By Cotton Mather.Things for a distress'd people to think upon. Offered in the sermon to the General Assembly of the province, of the Massachusetts Bay, at the anniversary election. May, 27. 1696. Wherein, I. the condition of the future, as well as the former times, in which we are concerned, is considered. II. A narrative of the late wonderful deliverance, of the King, and the three kingdoms, & all the English dominions, is endeavoured. III. A relation, of no less than seven miracles, within this little while wrought by the Almighty Lord Jesus Christ, for the confirmation of our hopes, that some glorious works, for the welfare of his church, are quickly to be done, is annexed. / By Cotton Mather.
printed by B. Green for Duncan Campbel, 1696
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.
Thirdly; No men are under so much obligation ⟨p. 38⟩to be Men of Prayer, as the Ministers of the Gospel, who should be as much by their Study, as they are by their Office, the Men of God.
My Fathers, and Brethren; You that are the Samuels of this New-English Israel, you are concerned more than any men Living, to be among them that Call upon the Name of God; Call you upon the Lord, & He will Answer you. The First Ministers of the New-Testament, expressed a Resolution, well worthy to be followed, by all that shall come after them, in Acts 6.4. We will give our selves continually to Prayer, and the Ministry of the Word.
My Fathers, and Brethren; You that are the Samuels of this New-English Israel, you are concerned more than any men Living, to be among them that Call upon the Name of God; Call you upon the Lord, & He will Answer you. The First Ministers of the New-Testament, expressed a Resolution, well worthy to be follow'd, by all that shall come after them, in Acts 6.4. We will give our selves continually to Prayer, and the Ministry of the Word.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, gave unto His Disciples a Directory, for their Supplications: And in this Directory, methinks, I see the condition of His Ministers most particularly Accommodated. Our Prayer should be, as it were our Breath; and oh! how should we Live, if we were Breathing of Prayer, on all Occasions every day continually! The Success of our Ministry, in those three Things, The Sanctifying of Gods Name, and, The Coming of His Kingdom, and, The Doing of His Will, these are the first nd main Things, for which we are to be concerned in our daily Supplications. But if we will be Faithful in our Ministry, we must run the hazard of loosing all the Comforts of this Life; 'twill be well, if even they that