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Ichabod. Or, A discourse, showing what cause there is to fear that the glory…Ichabod. Or, A discourse, shewing what cause there is to fear that the glory…
Ichabod. Or, A discourse, showing what cause there is to fear that the glory of the Lord, is departing from New-England. Delivered in two sermons, / by Increase Mather ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]Ichabod. Or, A discourse, shewing what cause there is to fear that the glory of the Lord, is departing from New-England. Delivered in two sermons, / by Increase Mather ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by Timothy Green, 1702
Title page typeset from the transcription.
ICHABOD, OR, The GLORY Departing FROM New England › Sermon 2 › USE.
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.
2. There are Ministers who are not like their Predecessors, not Principled, nor Spirited as they were. So far from being so, as that Sundry of them have in Print Mocked and Scoff•• at the Holy Covenant, and other Holy Practices which have been the Glory of these Churches of th• Lord. Now as one of the greatest Tokens for Good unto New-England, is, That God has raised up Young Men in the Ministry (and Blessed be God that there are so many of them) who are True and […] to the Interest of Christ, and […] Holy ways which have […] and practised in our Congregations. […] is an Evil Omen and […] Good to Posterity, when You […] shall Despise that Glory, which their Fathers had such a […] for; under a Specious ⟨p. 79⟩pretence of Peace, they will part with Truth and Holiness, and yet at the same time by new Notions and Practices make Divisions· Do not some of them Cry down those Truths as Little things, Small matters not worth Commending for, which in the Judgment of the first Ministers in New-England, were of that weight and worth, as that they were willing to endure Suspensions, Imprisonments, & a Voluntary Exilem•nt out of their Native Land, in bearing their Testimony thereunto. Are not some, yea and some who are not the Youngest men, introducing Innovations which our Presbyterian Brethren is England, & the Reformed Churches beyond Sea, have Condemned, & which the English Liturgy it self approveth not of. As Innovations not warranted by Scripture gradually creep in upon us, the Glory will gradually depart.
2. There are Ministers who are not like their Predecessors, not Principled, nor Spirited as they were. So far from being so, as that Sundry of them have in Print Mock't and Scoff•• at the Holy Covenant, and other Holy Practices which have been the Glory of these Churches of th• Lord. Now as one of the greatest Tokens for Good unto New-England, is, That God has ralsed up Young Men in the Ministry (and Blessed be God that there are so many of them) who are True and 〈…〉 to the Interest of Christ, and 〈…〉 Holy wayes which have 〈…〉 and ractised in our Congregations. is an Evil Omen and Good to Posterity, when You shall Despise that Glory, which their Fathers had such a for; under a Specious