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The nets of salvation. A brief essay, upon the glorious designs & methods of…
The nets of salvation. A brief essay, upon the glorious designs & methods of winning. The minds of men unto serious religion, : [Four lines of quotations]
printed by Timothy Green, 1704
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O MASTERS, May you be so Wise, as to win the Souls of your Servants. Wherefore, •each them the Will of God and Christ, and help them to the Knowledge of the Things, which to know, is Life Eternal. Hire them to learn the Truths of God; and let them have certain Encouragements, and Recompenses, if they will make such a Progress in Reading and Learning the Things of their Everlasting Peace. Require them to Pray without Ceasing; Restrain them from Evil Company; Allow them some time for meetings with Better Company. Argue with them, till they Resolve to be the Lords.
O MASTERS, May you be so Wise, as to win the Souls of your Servants. Wherefore, •each them the Will of God and Christ, and help them to the Knowledge of the Things, which to know, is Life Eternal. Hire them to learn the Truths of God; and let them have certain Encouragements, and Recompences, if they will make such a Progress in Reading and Learning the Things of their Everlasting Peace. Require them to Pray without Ceasing; Restrain them from Evil Company; Allow them some time for meetings with Better Company. Argue with them, till they Resolve to be the Lords.
Let Parents and Masters, mightily inculcate upon their Young Folks, the Things that are pressed in the Public Ministry of the ⟨p. 51⟩Word. Perhaps, to Repeat the Public Sermons, in the way of Dialogue, and Conference, with your Young Folks, would Win them to a very great Attention. Having your Children and Servants about […], thus go over the main Heads of the Public Sermons. Is not such, or such a thing, a wrath of God? And, Must we not Believe such, & such a Truth? And, Has not the Word of God said so, and so […] Add then; Must not you then be careful that & so to order your Conversation? Do you desire the Help of the Grace of God, that you may do thus & so? Well: Be sure, you Remember this. Christians, who can tell, but the Sanctifying Spirit of God, may marvellously fall down upon the Souls of your Young folks, while you are in this Winning way treating of them!