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The A, B, C. of religion. Lessons relating to the fear of God, fitted…
The A, B, C. of religion. Lessons relating to the fear of God, fitted unto the youngest & lowest capacities. And children suitably instructed in the maxims of religion. : [One line from I John]
Boston, : Printed & sold by Timothy Green, at the lower end of Middle-Street, 1713
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Fourthly. Tho' you are not got beyond the Capacity of Children, yet you may be taught this Lesson; I must Resolve to Live an Holy Life, and be fixed in my Resolutions. We read of such a thing as that; Jer. III. 4. Wilt thou not from this Time Cry unto me, My Father, Thou art the Guide of my Youth? Why, Tho' you are yet in your Youth, Young in Years, and perhaps Young and Weak in every thing; Yet you may Resolve, The Great God shall be my God for ever and ever, and my Guide even unto Death. It was the Counsel; 1 Joh. V. 21. Little Children, Keep your selves from Idols. As Young as you are, Little Children, you may Resolve, I will not Sin to Please the Flesh, I will not Sin to Gain the World, I will not hearken to the Sinful Motions of the Devil. Of a Little Child we are ⟨p. 27⟩told; 1 King. XIV. 13. In him there is found some Good Thing towards the Lord God of Israel. As Young as you are, tho' not beyond a Little Child, You may Resolve; I will above all things desire to Know God, and Serve God, and be in Good Terms with God, and Uphold Communion with God; And I will place my Happiness in these things. We read of Children walking in the Truth. Even Children may Resolve to take such a Walk, as is directed by the Truth of God. We read of being Followers of God as Obedient Children. Even Children may Resolve to Follow God, in imitating the Example of the Holy One. And so Resolved, our Young People, and such as are of a Low Capacity, they may keep Constant in these Resolutions; Their Constancy may be Perpetual; They may begin Betimes, and hold out unto the End.
Fourthly. Tho' you are not got beyond the Capacity of Children, yet you may be taught this Lesson; I must Resolve to Live an Holy Life, and be fixed in my Resolutions. We read of such a thing as that; Jer. III. 4. Wilt thou not from this Time Cry unto me, My Father, Thou art the Guide of my Youth? Why, Tho' you are yet in your Youth, Young in Years, and perhaps Young and Weak in every thing; Yet you may Resolve, The Great God shall be my God for ever and ever, and my Guide even unto Death. It was the Counsel;