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A51033	The way to true honour and happiness A friendly address to all parents, masters of families, and landlords, the persons most capable to honour ... , and to gain honour to themselves, by beginning and carrying on a rational reformation. To which is added, [A] memorandum for mothers. By John Mitchell, M.A.	Mitchell, John, fl. 1697.	1697 (1697)	Wing M2287B; ESTC R221889	23,817	48

are dead and Consciences asleep 〈…〉 seem to rejoice and be merry when they 〈◊〉 the Objects of their Desires but their 〈◊〉 is both shallow and short Prov. 14. 13. Even ●ughter the Heart is sorrowful and the end 〈…〉 t Mirth is heaviness 〈◊〉 is true the Children of God may ●ave 〈◊〉 sad and sorrowful hours before they be 〈…〉 ed of their Reconciliation with God the 〈◊〉 and sense of their corrupt Nature their sinful State and sinful Practices their estrangement from God and the sense of his displeasure against sin their daily rebelling corruptions and restless enemies do cost them many Groans Sighs and Tears much Sorrow and Lamentation yet the end of that heaviness is joy Psal. 30. 5. Weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning In the midst of all their Sorrows and Sufferings the faithful Servants of God can draw present Comfort solid Joy and spiritual Rejoycing from these five Springs which never fail 1. From the Fountain of God's Bounty and Goodness who gives to all Men liberally They recounting the great Mercies and many Blessings which they enjoy and finding that they far exceed the Troubles they undergo their hearts are filled with Praise and Thanksgiving whereby their Minds are eased and their Souls comforted so that they can joyfully serve the God of their Mercies even when he seems to frown upon them Iob 1. 21. and 2. 10. and 13. 15. 2. They find the Spirit of God carrying on the work of Sanctification in their Souls in his ordinary method first humbling the Soul and breaking the heart exciting to Mourning Contrition and Repentance before he intimate Pardon and Forgiveness And they know that he who is now a sancti●ier and worker of grace will e're long appear to be a Comforter and 〈…〉 ne●s of grace Mat. 5. 4. Psal. 126. 5 6. Rom. 〈…〉 16. They know that the Penitent have 〈…〉 omise of Pardon and finding Repentance 〈…〉 rking in their Hearts by their hatred and 〈…〉 hing of sin in hope of pardon of Sin 〈…〉 ce with God and Inheritance among them 〈…〉 t are sanctified they joy in the Lord and 〈…〉 oice in the God of their Salvation 3. The VVord of God assures them that 〈◊〉 are spiritual Pleasures sufficient to fill the 〈…〉 res of the Soul Io. 16. 24. 1 Io. 1. 4. Ps 〈…〉 11. And their Spirits do experimentally 〈…〉 est this Truth so that they are filled with 〈…〉 oy and Peace in believin● Rom. 15. 13. and 〈…〉 glory even in Tribul 〈…〉 n Rom. 5. 2 3. 4. The Promises of God are an overflowing 〈…〉 ntain of Joy Peace and Comfort to all the 〈…〉 ithful The Child of God esteems them 〈…〉 etious and would not part with them for 〈◊〉 whole world 2 Pet. 1. 4. Psal. 110. 72. These Promises do fully assure us that Sor 〈…〉 and Mourning shall come to an end and 〈…〉 Joy Peace and Com●ort shall succeed and 〈…〉 ure for ever Io. 16. 20. Isaiah 51. 11. 〈…〉 21. 4. 5. The Children of God do rejoice and 〈…〉 re inward comfort in their Union with 〈…〉 i st and Conformity to him Since he who their Head did live here a Life of Sorrows 〈◊〉 Sufferings and then entred into his Glo 〈…〉 they rejoice to suffer with him that they 〈…〉 be glorified together with him 1 Pet. 4. 〈…〉 Rom. 8. 17. So you see and you ought to believe that if you sincerely love and serve God you may have solid Joy and continual Comfort from these five grounds 1. From God's love and goodness 2. From the Workings and Witness of the glorious Spirit 3. From the Truth of God 4. From his gracious Promises And 5. From your interest in Christ and likeness to him Yea Prayer and Meditation will never fail to refresh the Soul and chear the heart So that it is your great mistake to think that Religion yields no Pleasure but is a dull and Melancholy State ●it is great ignorance and delusion that makes ●s ●en to think or speak so contrary to God's Word and his Childrens Experience Prov. 3. 17. All her ways are ways of pleasantness and all his paths are peace Psal. 34. 8. O taste and see that God is good blessed is the Man that trusteth in him Psal. 63. 5. My Soul shall be satisfied as with Marrow and Fatness and my Mouth shall praise thee with joyful Lips Yea there is no true Pleasure in the world but in the ways of Religion because none else can satisfy the Soul All earthly Pleasures are Brutish and ●it for the Body that earthly part of us and are common to us with the Brutes and which some of them enjoy in a larger measure than we do Only spiritual Pleasures are fit for spiritual Beings If this be your temper that you take more pleasure in earthly Things and bodily Concerns than in Religious Exercises and the divine Promises besure you are yet in your ●atural and sinful State and cannot be sa●ed till you be renewed regenerated and ●orn again Rom. 8. 5 6 7 8 13. Io. 3. 3. 10 Object Our Consciences tell us and we confess ingenuously that the chief cause o● our Neglect of these Duties is our Sloth and Lazi●ess Prov. 15. 19. Answ. This is as dangerous deadly and ●mning a Sin as you can be guilty of and will ●ore slily and as effectually undo you as the ●ost heinous Crimes Mat. 25. 26 30. The ●thful and unprofitable Servant is condemned as ●ll as the wicked Prov. 18. 9. Every omission of a Duty is the commission ●f a Sin Iam. 4. 17. Rom. 12. 11. Now my Friends I am perswaded that ●●st of you will approve of and assent unto ●hat is here proposed and you will own that ●is every ones Duty and Interest to help for●ard a Reformation You do faintly wish O ●at the world were better O that People ●ere more honest and faithful O that my ●hildren were good and tractable O that my 〈…〉 vants were more honest and trusty O that ●eighbours were more kind and friendly ●c But Wishes are vain where E●deavour●●e wanting Prov. 13. 4. Prov. 21. 25. Therefore since your Judgment approves and your Conscience consents let not your Will gainsay and your Practice contradict But agree with your self be all of one piece let all the Faculties of your Soul and Powers of your Body be employed in carrying on one Design to wit the Glory and Honour of God and the eternal Happiness of Souls 1 Cor. 10. 31. Phil. 2. 4. Let not not this Paper be a witness against you nor a mean to condemn you but rather a motive to excite you and an instrument to perswade you Let your Conscience be so informed and exercised now that you may not be afraid nor asham'd of its Testimony at the day of Judgment Take heed to your selves what Conscience you have For Conscience will damn and Conscience will save A MEMORANDUM FOR Mothers And those who expect to be so Honoured and

him above all things If thou receivest and acceptest of Him upon the Terms of the Covenant of Grace as he is offered in the Gospel for thy Prophet and Teacher for thy Priest and Peace-maker for thy King and Ruler for thy Lord and Law-giver as well as thy Saviour and Redeemer if thou submittest 〈◊〉 committest thy self unto him and art as 〈…〉 ing to give obedience to him as to receive 〈…〉 ation from him to be sanctified by his Spi●●s well as to be saved by his Merits and 〈…〉 ly resolvest to continue stedfast in this hap 〈…〉 〈…〉 emper of Mind to the end of thy life then 〈…〉 Sin is pardoned thy Soul regenerated thy 〈…〉 re sanctified and thy Salvation infallible 〈…〉 8. 1. Io. 6. 35 37. Io. 5. 24. Io. 3. 18 36. 〈◊〉 after thou hast laid the firm Foundation of 〈◊〉 Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ thou dili●●ly addest to thy Faith Vertue Knowledge 〈…〉 perance Patience Godliness Brotherly 〈…〉 dness Charity and the rest of those heaven●● Graces and holy Vertues which are Fruits 〈◊〉 Effects of Faith and dost abound in all 〈…〉 se acting all Graces practising all Ver●ues 〈◊〉 performing all Duties and yet 〈…〉 ting in 〈…〉 ce of them but only in Jesus Christ for Sal●●ion Then art thou as sure to be eternally 〈◊〉 as thou art sure that thy Repentance is 〈◊〉 thy Faith true and thy Obedience sincere 〈◊〉 5. 4. Act. 3. 19. Mark 16. 16. Act. 16. 〈…〉 Heb. 5. 9. 2 Pet. 1. 5 10 11. Be carefull still to use humble and hearty 〈…〉 yers as the Mean to procure all this Mat. 〈…〉 And still apply unto and depend upon 〈◊〉 Holy Spirit as the effectual worker of all 〈◊〉 Rom. 8. 26. Io. 15. 5. 2 Cor. 3. 5. Now my Friends This is the way walk ye 〈◊〉 If ye know these things happy are ye if 〈…〉 o and teach them Be not content to go to Heaven alone but take compassion upon other● and help them forward in this good way Per●swade your selves that Christ's command ob●liges you Luke 22. 32. When you are Converted strengthen you Brethren especially your Children Servant and all within your gates and under you● Charge God's Command is your Duty and bin● you to obedience in this particular Mat. 22. 39● Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy self Quest. What Method shall we use in Reform●ing our Families Answ. Having brought your Mind to a ser●●ous Frame and being perswaded of the nece●sity and excellency of Holiness and havin● learned the Duties of Humility and Self-D●●nyal Then follow this Method 1. Presently set ●p and zealously keep up th● Worship of God in your Families use Prayer● Praises and reading of the Scriptures twice ●●very day at least in presence of all the Family ●let nothing be an ordinary hindrance of thes● daily Sacrifices each day and on the Lord Day let these Duties be doubled as the ol● Sacrifices were Numb 28. 9 10. 2. Spend one hour at least in instructin● and examining your Children and Servants i● explaining Difficulties and opening the mean●ing of the Scriptures to them At first you ma● set them Tasks in some fit Books of Question● and Answers till their capacity be enlarged 〈…〉 ecially be careful to teach them to know 〈…〉 selves what they are in their natural and 〈…〉 State and what the effects consequents 〈…〉 wages of sin are and this will make your 〈…〉 er-work more easy For if you can tho●ly convince them that they are sinners 〈…〉 that the wages of every sin is death and 〈…〉 ation and that there is no safety but in 〈…〉 Christ and that in him is perfect Righ 〈…〉 sness and plenteous Redemption to all that 〈…〉 receive him as he is offered Then it will 〈…〉 asy to perswade them to learn to know 〈…〉 st and the Method of Salvation by him 〈…〉 ey will be glad to be directed to the City 〈…〉 Refuge when they see themselves pursued 〈…〉 the Justice of the Sin-revenging God and 〈…〉 ble to all the Curses of his Law Whereas without the knowledge of them●●es and their own State they will not desire 〈…〉 knowledge of Christ nor submit to Chri 〈…〉 Duties What are all the Physitians in 〈…〉 wn to a Man in Health and Vigour or all 〈…〉 places of Refuge to a Man that thinks 〈…〉 self honest and innocent 3. Allow them time and exhort them to 〈…〉 prove it in secret Prayer reading the Scrip●●es Meditation and examining their own 〈…〉 rts and give them directions how to do 〈…〉 se things to good purpose 4. Let your holy Example be their constant 〈…〉 ern and your watchful Eye their constant 〈…〉 itor and your frequent and familiar Conferences with them be their constant Encouragement Occasional Advices and pious Directions insinuated and dropt into them a● VVork or at Meals will wonderfully advanc● and set forward your solemn Teachings 5. Neglect not to use Meekness and Patience Love and Kindness in all your Dealing with them in matters of Religion that the● may be convinced that you chiefly intend th● good of their Souls 6. Let no stubborn Despisers of Piety remain within your Doors lest they poison th● rest and render your Labours fruitless 7. Encourage the tractable and diligent a● first with little Rewards till they come t● feel the sweetness of Holiness the power o● Grace and the habits of Vertue till they b● acquainted with the teachings of the holy Spirit and then your work will be pleasant and delightful your Scholars will then become Teachers If you doubt of your Duty and think that this is more than is required of you then consider these Arguments to prove your Obligation 1. It is the express command and positive● Law of the great King of Heaven the loving and gracious God that you should teach and instruct your Families and therefore it is your indispensible Duty And you cannot neglect it without Rebellion against your Creator your Father and Soveraign Take your Bible read 〈◊〉 consider these Texts Deut. 6. 4. Deut. 〈…〉 .19 Deut. 4. 10 Eph. 6. 4. 〈…〉 God 's faithful Children and Servants 〈…〉 carefully performed this Duty Christ 〈…〉 ed with and instructed his Family Luke 〈…〉 Mark 4. 10 14. Cornelius feared God 〈…〉 all his House Act. 10. 2. Abraham's pur 〈…〉 s approved of the Lord Gen. 18. 19. And 〈…〉 Lord tells you Io. 8. 39. If ye were Abra 〈…〉 Children ye would do the Works of Abra 〈…〉 that is if ye had Faith ye would imi 〈…〉 his Example 〈…〉 holy David's Practice be your daily 〈…〉 ern Psal. 101. 2 Sam. 6. 20. 〈…〉 The Law of Nature obligeth you to this 〈◊〉 your Children are pieces of your selves your Servants stand in a near relation to 〈◊〉 You feed and cloath their Bodies and 〈…〉 it your Duty to do so it is unnatural 〈…〉 ty to neglect and starve the Soul and suf 〈…〉 to perish for want of knowledge and good 〈…〉 ation They cannot serve you

but Enemies to God Psal. 58. 3. Rom. 5. 10. But the depraved and corrupted Nature in Children appears in several particulars 1. They are altogether ignorant and destitute of Knowledge a thick cloud of darkness overspreads their Understanding Eph. 4. 18. They are wholly unacquainted with the natural as well as the positive Law of God and unwilling to use means or take pains to know the same 2. Pride and Self-conceit appears very early in them they love to be flattered to be called good and pretty they are apt to value 〈…〉 emselves upon account of their great or rich 〈…〉 ents their fine Ornaments or gay Cloath● c. Now Pride is said to be the first sin 〈…〉 he Devil and is most contrary to the na 〈…〉 e of God and abominable in his sight 〈…〉 Pet. 5. 5. 3. All know how Children are generally in●ined to Lying Dissimulation and Falshood 〈…〉 ich plainly shews that they have too much 〈…〉 the Nature and Image of him who is the 〈…〉 ther of Lyes Io. 8. 44. 4. All their Passions and Affections are cor●pted and distempered and far from that 〈…〉 nd which was in the Lord Jesus and must 〈…〉 in every Disciple of his before they can 〈◊〉 saved Phil. 2. 5. Io. 3. 3. Mat. 18. How 〈…〉 ward are Children to Anger Hatred Ma●e Envy Revenge Quarreling Fighting 〈…〉 enging themselves on those that wrong 〈…〉 m domineering over those they can Con●er How much are they inclined to sensual 〈…〉 tish Pleasures Vanity Folly and Trifling 〈…〉 w prone are they to Fretting Murmuring 〈…〉 ishness and Discontent if their Humours 〈◊〉 not pleased and their Appetites satisfied 〈◊〉 these are plain indications that their na●e is wholly Evil and directly contrary to 〈◊〉 innocent patient meek humble and holy 〈…〉 ure which appeared in our Lord Jesus 〈…〉 rist Mat. 11. 29. 1 Pet. 2. 21 22 23. 5. That Faculty the Will is basely 〈…〉 rupted and and depraved which plainly appears in Children by their Stubbornness Perverseness Wilfulness Untractableness Unplyableness and Disobedience If Childrens Will were not restrained by something without them they would soon run into Ruine 6. Their Memory that Treasury of the Soul is corrupted and vitiated How soon do they forget good Instructions Admonitions and Advices yea their own Promises and Resolutions How apt are they to remember Trifles Folly Play and Vanity 7. Their continuing in this black and miserable State when they come to years their willingness to squander away time in idleness play or wickedness and their backwardness to go to School to yield or hearken to the instructions of Parents and Teachers their unwillingness to go to Church and their unattentiveness there doth plainly declare That they are not only under the dominion of Sin and Satan but that they are willing Slaves to that ●oul Spirit and delight to do the Devil's Drudgery rather than to serve the high and holy God in Spirit and Truth Doth not all this shew that Children have need of early Care and diligent Education Now if you Parents patiently permit them to run on in their natural Course and do not timely and diligently use means to convert and reclaim them you consent to their Sin and Wickedness and declare your willingness tha● they be miserable for ever But if you en●ourage them in their Vices and smile upon 〈…〉 eir Follies if you feed their Lusts and please 〈…〉 eir Humours if you give them their Will 〈…〉 nd approve their Cunning if you pamper and 〈…〉 eck their Bodies put Mony in their Pockets 〈…〉 ovide Portions for them to feed their sensual 〈…〉 esires then you forward their Damnation 〈…〉 ou side with Satan to make them miserable 〈…〉 d you put Weapons in their hands whereby 〈…〉 ey may rebel against the King of Heaven Tho' you do not think this nor believe it 〈…〉 hen it is told you yet your Practice speaks it 〈…〉 d the Event often declares it And it is not 〈…〉 obable that you can be acquitted when you 〈…〉 tribute so much to the condemnation of 〈…〉 ur Children Many of you complain much of your Chil●ens Ignorance Negligence Idleness Diso 〈…〉 dience and Extravangancy Truly when I 〈…〉 sider their Education I nothing wonder 〈…〉 t they walk in the way which they have 〈…〉 en accustomed to and obey that Master whose 〈…〉 ice they love best Ier. 13. 23. Io. 8. 44. If your Children prove your cross and af 〈…〉 tion blame your selves who are the prin 〈…〉 al Causes by neglecting timely Instruction 〈…〉 prudent Correction and perhaps by gi 〈…〉 g them bad Example And if you smart 〈…〉 der the Rod of your own preparing and 〈…〉 serving do not complain but seriously re 〈…〉 t and speedily amend For as you are the Causes of your Childrens Being so should you be of their Well-being as you contribute to their natural life so should you to their spiritual As God has made them yours by natural Generation so should you endeavour to make them his by vertuous and religious Education They are a Trust committed to your Charge by our heavenly Father who will surely call you to account As for you whose Children have more Years than Vertue and do follow their own Will more than the Will of God I leave you to the advice of Spiritual Guides or Civil Magistrates according to the Command Deut. 21. 18. But as for you who have or may have young Children be careful to observe these Rules and you may easily rule them and reap good Fruit and Comfort for your Labour 1. Speak Truth and no Lies to your Children that is whatever you teach them see that you practice it your selves otherwise they will not believe that you are in earnest nor listen to your Dictates Few words will suffice where there is a continual good Example Therefore let every Christian Duty as well as Moral Vertue be your daily Practice 2. Love your Children prudently and do not hate them effectually Fond and foolish love proves to be the greatest hatred Prov. 13. 24. Away with that fond and foolish hurtful and childish Flattering Hugging Caressing and Dandling of Children that is usual which lessens your Authority tickles their Fancy and feeds their Folly Make not Idols of your Children they are God's gifts make them not his Rivals set them not up in his Throne lest he pull them down and punish you either by taking them from you or making them your cross and scourge Therefore love your Children piously and let the Fruits and Effects of it appear in promoting their spiritual Good 3. Feed but do not poison your Children God has given them sive Senses but has left it to you to regulate the Objects Let them neither see nor hear any thing that may corrupt their Mind or Fancy Do not poison their Eyes with seeing any base wicked or foolish Action till they be fortified against it and capable to reprove and abhor it Do not poison