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The young man spoken to another essay, to recommend & inculcate the maxims of…
The young man spoken to another essay, to recommend & inculcate the maxims of early religion, unto young persons; and especially the religion of the closet. In a sermon preached unto them on a special occasion. / By Cotton Mather, D.D. ; [Three lines of quotation in Latin]
Boston: printed by T. Green for Samuel Gerrish, 1712
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The Second Instruction.
Young People may be those Children of God, who even while they are yet in their Youth, may be singularly dear unto the Angels of God.
We have here a Young Man, who had one Angel talking in a most familiar Conversation, with him, and at the same time another Angel hastening a point of Information to him. The Angels of God have often appeared like Young Men; The Angels of God have much oftener had Pleasure in Religious Young Men. We read Mat. XVIII. 10. Even Little Ones have their Angels. There are Little Ones, for whose Welfare the Angels of God are concerned; Little Ones they are for their Growth, and still in their Youth; but yet the Angels of God are with unspeakable Pleasure, Ministering Spirits for them, and go forth to Minister for those young Heirs of Salvation. Young Persons there are, who are become very agreeable to the Angels of God; The Angels of God are their Friends, and gladly take the Charge of them, and become their Friendly Guardians; The Angels of God gladly do Kind Offices for them, & multiply their Kindnesses to them. Yea, they Run, and are upon the Wing, in a Benign Ministry for them. There are Young Persons, for whom the Angels of God rejoice to fulfil that Promise; Psal. XCI. 11. He shall give His Angels charge over thee, to keep ⟨p. 23⟩thee in all thy ways. And that Promise; Psal. XXXIV. 7. The Angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them. The Young Persons are, Deliciae Angelici Generis; the Favourites of Heaven, and the Darlings of the Angelical World.