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A52409	Family-governors perswaded to family-godliness, or, The masters charge opened, and humbly offered, to all governors of families particularly within the ancient borough of Bridgewater, and adjacent villages thereunto / by John Norman ...	Norman, John, 1622-1669.	1657 (1657)	Wing N1241; ESTC R41383	11,226	31

Why should they 〈◊〉 be taught to cry Hosannah who witho● teaching this may perhaps otherwise cr● Go up thou bala-head See 2 Kings 〈◊〉 23 24. 5. Call them frequen●ly to accompt how they profit in religion and by reading hearing c. Ow you not as much to Gods truths us to their or your owne Trades Prov. 23.23 Would you be so negligent in asking after what they do in your Shops or among your Sheep c. as how they do in their Souls Oh! That we might learne of Christ to look better to our families See what a pattern he hath left us of enquiring into their spiritual estates whether and what they understand c. Matth. 13.51 Chap. 16.11 13 15. 6. Commune familiarly ever and anon with them about both the principles and practice of Religion Deny them not libertie to ask ●or disdain to answer such questions as may minister godly edifying What but either hor●id pride or stupid ignorance should hinder 〈◊〉 who have such close engagements to it See 1 Cor. 14.35 Exod. 12.26 Josh 4.6 and the unquestionable example of Christ for it Peruse Matth. 13.10 36. Mark 4.10 Luke 2.46 Are any of our housholds more beneath ●s then were Christs Disciples below him who was King of Kings and Lord of Lords Direction VIII Call and keep them together frequently for the Spiritual Worship of God Let J●shuah's purpose be each of yours Let it seem evil to others choose they what and whom they list but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord Josh 24.15 Do not onely offer Praises and Prayers to God for them but with them also to which adjoyn Fasting as is occasion Job 1.5 Esther 4.16 §. 1. Sing with grace in your hearts the Psalms of God in your houses Ephes 5.19 Col. 3.16 Judge it not a matter arbitrary but a manifest duty See Psal 135.19 20 Psal 30. Title of the Psalm Are you righteous and shall not the voyce of Rejoycing and Salvation be in the Tabernacles of the righteous Psal 118.15 Be ye followers of Christ Matth. 11.29 1 Cor. 11.1 whom in this likewise ye have for an example of singing an Hymn with his Family sc his Disciples Matth. 26.30 §. 2. Cease not to pray with them Turn disputing into doing Was it not better with you than now when you prayed among them more and puzled your selves and others less I beseech you Brethren for the Lord Jesus Christs sake and for the love of the Spirit strive together in Prayer for and with them Consider Christians 1. Are you not eminently concerned in it Are not all things sanctified by Prayer 1 Tim. 4.5 Doth not the success of all depend upon Prayer Reade Ezek. 36.37 Jer. 29.11 12. 2 Sam. 7.29 Is there not a singular efficacy and surpassing excellency in Prayer especially joynt Prayer Josh 10.12 13. Jam. 5 14 ad 19. Acts 12.5 ad 12. And are not all Societies that have an hand in common Sins Sufferings and Salvations to have hearts concurring to common Humiliations Supplications and Thanksgivings See 2 Cor. 1.11 2 Chron. 20.4 Jon. 2.8 1 Chron. 29.20 Acts 1.14 24. 4.23 24. 21.5 Ah beloved may yea must Cities Churches and Commonweals joyn and yet may not Families whose Opportunities are far more and Obligations never a whit less What! are you Governors of Christian Familles and shall they carry the badg and cognizance of heathens that know not God Families that call not on his Name Read and tremble at Jer. 10.25 2. Is it not by example commended to you Need I tell you of Jacobs worshipping with his houshold at Bethel Gen. 35.2 3 Could he think you present Sacrifices and yet passe by prayers so prime a part of worship which even Nature suggests and by which the rest is sanctified Or can you have so little charity for Saints or Piety for our blessed Saviour as when you read of so many housholds Christian that were Churches of Christ to retain still your ungrounded prejudices that there were no joynt-prayers no not in any of all those Have you so forgotten how the primitive Churches continued stedfastly together in prayers Acts 2.42 chap. 12.7 Besides what did Joshua Daniel or Cornel us less then this in and with their housholds Josh 24.15 Dan. 6.10 Acts 10.30 with ver 2. compared Sure I am that Jesus our great Master did as much and more with his family who not only when he was alone with his Disciples prayed with them Luke 9.18 compare Mark 4.10 but taught them also how and what to pray for as John also did his Dilciples Luke 11.1 2. 3. Is it not in effect commanded you too You are bound to pray alwayes with all prayer and supplication Ephes 6.18 By whom by what or where are you more exempted from praying in your private families then in the publike Congregation or personally a●one in your Closets Read and remember 1 Tim. 2.8 Besides Are you not to watch occasions and improve opportunities unto prayer And that as may be best pleasing to and most prevalent with God Ephes 6 18. 1 Pet. 4 7. Col. 1.10 And do not you see the preheminenty of and promise to united prayers Mat. 18.19 20 or durst you say you have no Family occasions and opportunities for prayer Oh! ●ow practically and pathetically shall both these be owned and penitently observed by fa●ilies apart at the conversion of the Jewes Consider Zech. 12.12 13 14 Come then what meanest thou O sleeper Arise Call upon thy God In every thing by prayer and ●upplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God together with your housholds Phil. 4.6 and that dai●y as you renew iniquities need and re●eive mercies and therefore should return unto God in Petitions and Praises daily See Job 1.5 Mat. 6.11 Dan 6.10 Oh beloved how good a thing it is to shew forth the loving-kindness of God every morning and his faithfulness every night Psal 92.1 2. Was there not to be morning and evening Sacrifice under the Law Exod. 30.7 8. yea and therewith morning and evening Prayer Luke 1.9 10. An Friends the Gospel which is more Spiritual is it not withall as strict Is our freedom from Worship from Prayer or not rather to it See Rom. 6.18 22. Luke 1.74 75. Heb. 4.14 16. 10.19 20 21 22. Oh! therefore let your Prayers be set forth before God as Incense and the lifting up of your hands as the evening Sacrifice Psal 141.2 How can you begin or end the day and the duties thereof better than by beginning and ending both in and with him from whom you yours and all other things both begin and end Direction IX Keep up a strict Discipline in and over your Housholds for God Forget not this Battlement for your Roofs lest you bring blood upon your houses Farewel Duties if ye let fall Discipline What but sin against God shame to you and sadness to your will come in at that door whereat this goeth out