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Two discourses showing, I. That the Lords ears are open to the prayers of…Two discourses shewing, I. That the Lords ears are open to the prayers of…
Two discourses showing, I. That the Lords ears are open to the prayers of the righteous. II. The dignity & duty of aged servants of the Lord. : Also, a preface in which the Congregational discipline of the churches in New-England is vindicated, with the authors dying testimony there-unto. / By I. Mather, D.D. ; [Four lines of quotations]Two discourses shewing, I. That the Lords ears are open to the prayers of the righteous. II. The dignity & duty of aged servants of the Lord. : Also, a preface in which the Congregational discipline of the churches in New-England is vindicated, with the authors dying testimony there-unto. / By I. Mather, D.D. ; [Four lines of quotations]
printed by B. Green for Daniel Henchman, 1716
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It was the saying of a wise Man, That that City will be happy, that makes use of Young Mens Arms, & follows the counsel of Old Men. What ruin did Rehoboam bring upon his Kingdom, he lost Ten Tribes of Twelve by forsaking the counsel of the Old Men, and counselling with the ⟨p. 61⟩Young Men. That came of his heartening to the counsel of green Heads, & declining the counsel of grey Heads: Now if Old Age has wisdom accompanying of it, then it is Venerable. It commands reverence. People feared Solomon when they saw that the wisdom of God was in him. It is a crown of glory, it is an Ornament to whoever has it. Prov. 14.18. The prudent are crowned with knowledge. Ecclesiastes says, that Wisdom makes a mans face to shine, Eccl. 8.1. It makes a Man Venerable & Amiable. Wherefore it is also said, Wisdom is the principal thing when thou dost embrace her, she shall give to thine head an Ornament of Grace, & a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee, Prov. 4.9.
It was the saying of a wise Man, That that City will be happy, that makes use of Young Mens Arms, & follows the counsil of Old Men. What ruine did Rehoboam bring upon his Kingdom, he lost Ten Tribes of Twelve by forsaking the counsil of the Old Men, and counselling with the ⟨p. 61⟩Young Men. That came of his heartening to the counsel of green Heads, & declining the counsil of gray Heads: Now if Old Age has wisdom accompanying of it, then it is Venerable. It commands reverence. People feared Solomon when they saw that the wisdom of God was in him. It is a crown of glory, it is an Ornament to whoever has it. Prov. 14.18. The prudent are crowned with knowledge. Ecclesiastes says, that Wisdom makes a mans face to shine, Eccl. 8.1. It makes a Man Venerable & Amiable. Wherefore it is also said, Wisdom is the principal thing when thou dost embrace her, she shall give to thine head an Ornament of Grace, & a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee,