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Parentator. Memoirs of remarkables in the life and the death of the ever-memorable Dr.…
Parentator. Memoirs of remarkables in the life and the death of the ever-memorable Dr. Increase Mather. Who expired, August 23. 1723. : [One line from II Kings]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Nathaniel Belknap, 1724
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
On another Day, thus. Spent in Prayer with Fasting in my Study. I closed all with this Resolution. Lord, If thou will Provide for me, and Answer my Prayers, I will Love thee, and Thank thee, and Serve thee. And, if thou wilt not Provide for me, I will yet Love thee, and Bless thee, and Serve thee. If thou will cast me off, I will not cast thee off. I deserve that thou ⟨p. 33⟩shouldest cast me off, but Thou Lord, never Deservedst Ill at my Hands.
On another Day, thus. Miserably Perplexed with the sad Thoughts of my Deb•s, and the Unworthy Spirit, which is in some of my People that have no Heart to Relieve me in these my Sorrows, and that think every thing too much for me. So that I lose (which Kills me) much Precious Time, and am exceedingly hindered in the Work of the Lord. The Scripture Directs Ministers, to show themselves Patterns of Patience and Long-Suffering. Conscience of that has made me bear thus long. But now I can bear no longer, my Grief is so Extreme. Oh! That the Lord JESUS, who hears my Complaints before Him, would either give an Heart to my People to look after my Comfortable Subsistence among them, or, if He has any further Service for me to do (who Desire Life only that so I may do something for Him who has done so much for me!) remove me to another People, who will take care of me, that so I may be in a Capacity to attend His Work, and Glorify His Name in my Generation; or give me a Sufficiency of Grace, that these Sinking Evils and Discouragements may not Overwhelm me: or, Hasten me to Himself, where no Temptation shall keep me from Serving Him with Freedom of Spirit▪ O Dear Lord JESUS, For thy Names sake, Pity, Hear and Help. Amen, my Lord and my Redeemer, Amen.
On another Day, thus. Miserably Perplexed with the sad Thoughts of my Deb•s, and the Unworthy Spirit, which is in some of my People that have no Heart to Relieve me in these my Sorrows, and that think every thing too much for me. So that I lose (which Kills me) much Precious Time, and am exceedingly hindred in the Work of the Lord. The Scripture Directs Ministers, to shew themselves Patterns of Patience and Long-Suffering. Conscience of that has made me bear thus long. But now I can bear no longer, my Grief is so Extreme. Oh! That the Lord JESUS, who hears my Complaints before Him, would either give an Heart to my People to look after my Comfortable Subsistance among them, or, if He has any further Service for me to do (who Desire Life only that so I may do something for Him who has done so much for me!) remove me to another People, who will take care of me, that so I may be in a Capacity to attend His Work, and Glorify His Name in my Generation; or give me a Sufficiency of Grace, that these Sinking Evils and Discouragements may not Overwhelm me: or, Hasten me to Himself, where no Temptation shall keep me from Serving Him with Freedom of Spirit O Dear Lord JESUS, For thy Names sake, Pitty, Hear and Help. Amen, my Lord and my Redeemer, Amen.