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Parental wishes and charges. Or, The enjoyment of a glorious Christ, proposed, as the…
Parental wishes and charges. Or, The enjoyment of a glorious Christ, proposed, as the great blessedness, which Christian parents desire, both for themselves, and for their children. In a discourse, now put into the hands of such parents, as would be assisted in their duty, by putting such things into the hands of their children. : [Two lines of quotation in Latin]
printed by Timothy Green, 1705
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Parental Wishes and Charges. › [On the Lords-Day Evening; To my YOUNG MEN.]
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.
My Errand unto you, is, to Espouse your Young Souls unto the Lord JESUS CHRIST. And what Objection can you have, against being Espoused unto such a Glorious ONE? Oh! Could we see that King in His Beauty!—Either take up with Him, and be wondrously taken with Him; or say, He that made the world, is not so Good an Enjoyment as the world; say, He that fills Heaven and Earth, is not an Enjoyment that will Fill the Soul of man. Say, He that lives forever in the Bosom of God, is not an ⟨p. 38⟩Enjoyment worthy to be laid near unto the Hearts of men. Blasphemous Unbelief! Alas, Alas, That any of my Children should be led into thy Blasphemies, O thou Evil Heart of Unbelief!
My Errand unto you, is, to Espouse your Young Souls unto the Lord JESUS CHRIST. And what Objection can you have, against being Espoused unto such a Glorious ONE? Oh! Could we see that King in His Beauty!—Either take up with Him, and be wondrously taken with Him; or say, He that made the world, is not so Good an Enjoyment as the world; say, He that fills Heaven and Earth, is not an Enjoyment that will Fill the Soul of man. Say, He that lives forever in the Bosome of God, is not an ⟨p. 38⟩Enjoyment worthy to be laid near unto the Hearts of men. Blasphemous Unbelief! Alas, Alas, That any of my Children should be led into thy Blasphemies, O thou Evil Heart of Unbelief!
Solicited Souls; Look through' the Universe; Who who, is there so worthy of your Esteem, as the Glorious Lord JESUS CHRIST! Can Mammon stand in Competition, with him that is the King of Heaven? Can Satan be as desirable a Master, as he that is the Lord of Angels? Bring all other things, and lay them in the Balance with the Lord JESUS CHRIST; they will all be found less than the light Dust of the Balance, and lighter than Vanity it self: They will but help to set off an inestimable JESUS.
Sollicited Souls; Look thro' the Universe; Who who, is there so worthy of your Esteem, as the Glorious Lord JESUS CHRIST! Can Mammon stand in Competition, with him that is the King of Heaven? Can Satan be as desirable a Master, as he that is the Lord of Angels? Bring all other things, and lay them in the Ballance with the Lord JESUS CHRIST; they will all be found less than the light Dust of the Ballance, and lighter than Vanity it self: They will but help to set off an inestimable JESUS.