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A28659 A doore of hope, also holy and loyall activity two treatises delivered in severall sermons, in Excester / by Iohn Bond ...; Doore of hope Bond, John, 1612-1676. 1641 (1641) Wing B3569; ESTC R23253 104,423 165

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also how Phineas and his posterity came to have the Priest-hood setled upon them it was his publike zeale which procured that and therfore see what is said of him and his Num. 25.10 ver 11. And the Lord spake unto Moses saying Phineas the sonne of Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the Priest hath turned away my wrath from the children of Israel c. Wherefore say Behold ver 12. J give unto him my Covenant of peace and he shall have it and his seed after him ver 13. even the Covenant of an everlasting Priesthood because he was zealous for his God c. Would we then Brethren upon a blessed time in a blessed worke follow the presidents of our blessed Predecessours now in glory Would we adorne our high Calling confirme our selves in it and perhaps entaile the same upon our posterities after us In a word would we make us and ours rich in mercies of all sorts Lo now now is that precious time in which we above others are called in an holy and loyall way to informe the minds to kindle the hearts to open the eyes and mouthes and to strengthen the hands of all our people for the furtherance of the blessed worke of Reformation And let me say further unto you all and to my selfe in the last place somewhat like that of Mordecai to Esther Est 4.14 Who knoweth whether wee are come to our places to our callings yea into the world for such a time as this 3. Particular Lesson to Parents and Masters to all Governours of Families True ye are no publike Magistrates nor Ministers yet know that to your own Families ye are in a private way both as Kings and Prophets Kings to governe and Prophets to instruct them Exercise therfore both these offices now towards your children and servants for the furtherance of the present great publick work in these two duties 1. As Kings reforme and purge your severall Families especially from those obstructive sins which may hinder the publick Deliverance and Reformation When Moses was imployed to be the Deliverer of Israel it had almost cost him his life Ex 4.14 for that he had neglected Family reforming And it came to passe by the way in the Inne that the Lord met him and sought to kill him ver 25. But wherfore You may see the cause by the effect Then Zipporah tooke a sharpe stone and cut off the foreskin of her sonne c. He had neglected Circumcision in his own house and therfore could not safely be an instrument of the great and publick work So when King Asa did sweare and set himself to reforme the Kingdome he takes not the last turn to his own Idolatrous Mother Maacha who 't is like was one of his family 2 Chro. 15.16 He remooved her from being Queene because she had made an Idoll in a Grove and Asa cut downe her Idoll and stamped it and burnt it at the brooke Kidron Let every Governour of a Family follow that president now in his house let him purge it from all Superstition Atheisme Halting Profanenesse From all Vnbeliefe murmurings and unthankefullnesse which might hinder approaching mercies Once more to this purpose look upon Iacobs example many evils and dangers had befallen him after his returne from Laban Gen. 34. especially about Shalem a City of Shechem there his only daughter is ravished two of his elder sons do commit murther and now the name of Iacob doth stinke among the Inhabitants of the land But what shall he doe in this case to deliver himselfe and all his Behold Family-Reformation is his only means for their generall preservation and the Lord himself doth direct him to this course Gen. 35.1 Arise Goe up to Bethel and dwell there and make an Altar unto God c But how may this be done He must and doth first purge his owne houshold Then Jacob said unto his Houshold and to all that were with him put away the strange gods that are among you ver 2 3 4 c. and be cleane and change your garments So in these times whosoever would be an instrument of the publick Deliverance let him first be a private Reformer and set his owne house in order That must you do as Kings 2. As Prophets Catechize your children and servants in the state of these times so farre as shall be fit for their condition Quest But how farre is that and what is it Answ 1. Shew them all the publike execrable things and persons unvailed that they may be able in some measure to discerne betweene the righteous and the wicked that they may know what to choose and what to abhorre for whom to pray and against what Thus this act of Amalck in the Text is commanded of God to be written by Moses not only for all the children of that age but also to be declared to the Generations unborne And the Lord said unto Moses write this for a memoriall in a booke and rehearse it in the eares of Joshuah c. Much more ought we to catechize this present age 2. Acquaint them also with the hopes of Deliverance and Reformation begun that so they may be directed and kindled to put up right praises and prayers and to use all other holy and loyall meanes in their power towards the promotion of this great worke of providence Thus the Israclitish Parents were commanded to instruct their children concerning the Lords Passeover in Aegypt Ex. 12.26 27. I pray remember those two duties That 's your Lesson 4. Lesson to all Particular Single and Private Persons There are many things which ye may doe towards the great worke What Lesson among all my six generall ones may not be practised by you viz. First To humble for and to purge from your former cowardice and pollutions Next To come over heartily to the right side and engage your selves unto it Then To value and prize degrees of Deliverance and Reformation received Fourthly To take use and improove the first fruits and hansels of mercy Next To informe at least the Informers against all offensive things and persons greevers and greevances And finally To praise and pray with all manner of Supplications Behold all these things are in the power of private persons to doe them in some degree Be ye of courage therfore and let every one of us play the man in an holy and loyall way for our God our King our Religion Lawes Parliaments and Priviledges against all the race of Amalek OBIECTIONS Bu● I know that your private single inferiour persons are full of Objections against this Exhortation I shall endeavour therfore to answer the most materiall ones fully though briefly This deserveth to be mentioned in the first place 1. OBIECTION I am but one and what can one man doe by himselfe towards a publike Reformation Ans I answer to the whole Objection together 1. There may be more active spirits nearer at hand then thou thinkest 1 Kin.