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A54497	A demonstration of family-duties: or Certaine propositions and reasons of them taken [ou]t of the holy Scriptures, tending to shew the necessity, nature, and manner of performance of such religious duties, as Christian families ought to spare some time unto from common affaires every day. By T.P.	Paget, Thomas, d. 1660.	1643 (1643)	Wing P168AA; ESTC R220409	63,974	165

of the publick ordinances viz. A preparation in private before the publick ordinances be taken in hand and prayer conference and meditation after the publick ordinances are ended touching the same conduce much to a good successe thereof This is in part implied in Hezekiah the King his prayer and its successe in the behalfe of the people of the Jews at the celebration of the Passeover 2 Chron. 30.18 19 20. But Hezekiah prayed for them saying The good Lord pardon every one That prepareth his heart to seeke God the Lord God of his fathers though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the Sanctuary And the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah and healed the people See also for after-course what is recorded Act. 13.42 Now when the congregation was broken up many of the Jews and religious Proselytes followed Paul Barnabas who speaking to them perswaded them to continue in the grace of God c. OBSERV Such as having conversed with God in the religious use of his publick ordinances on the Sabbath day in the assemblies doe goe forth after cares and riches and pleasures of this life assoone as the assemblies are dismissed they cannot bring forth fruit unto perfection as is to be seene in the state of that sort of unfruitfull hearers of the word who are by our Saviour Christ resembled unto the thorny ground Luk. 8.14 And that which fell among thornes are they which when they have heard goe forth and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life and bring no fruit to perfection XLVIII PROPOSITION All due caution and circumspection ought to be used by the people of God for the declining and avoiding of vaine and sinister walking in the performances of religious duties whether in the congregation or family or in secret whether the services be ordinary or extraordinary PROOF Such caveat is given by our Saviour Christ touching prayer and fasting is appliable likewise unto other religious services See Math. 6.5 And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are for they love to pray standing in the Synagogues in the corner of the streets that they may be seene of men c. And ibid. vers 16. Moreover when ye fast be not as the hypocrites of a sad countenance for they disfigure their faces that they may appeare unto men to fast I. REAS. Because the Lord is a God that searcheth the heart and taketh exact knowledge of the waies of his people and will reward them accordingly as they walke in singlenesse and sincerity of heart and integrity of conversation See Jerem. 17. ● I the Lord search the heart I try the reines 〈◊〉 to give every man according to his waies and ●●cording to the fruit of his doings Revel 2. ● All the Churches shall know that I am he 〈◊〉 searcheth the reines and hearts c. II. REAS. Because such cautelous ●●wary sincere walking doeth tend much the stopping of the mouthes of absurd a●versaries and to a restraining of their f●●● who are apt to traduce and persecute t●● good waies of the people of God See P●o●● 16.7 When a mans waies please the Lord 〈◊〉 maketh even his enimies to be at peace with his See also 1 Pet. 3.15 16. But sanctify the L●●● God in your hearts and be ready alwaies to g●●● an answer to every one that asketh you a reason the hope that is in you with meeknesse and f●●● Having a good conscience that whereas they sp●●● evill of you as of evill doers they may be ashe●● which falsly accuse your good conversation in Chr●●● OBSERV Hypocrites may gaine the● ward of popular applause and reputation upon a vaine and sinister course in religi●● held by them See Math. 6.2 5 16 c. 2 King 10.15 16. But such are not accept●● of God See 2 Corinth 10.18 For not 〈◊〉 that commendeth himselfe is approved but what the Lord commendeth XLIX PROPOSITION Speciall care and regard ought ●●kewise to be had that religious duties and services be performed ●y the people of God both in an holy and spirituall manner and ●lso in a due order according to ●he Lords owne direction and commandement PROOF For so our blessed Saviour informed and taught the woman of Samaria See John 4.23 But the houre commeth and now is when the true Worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in trueth for the Father seeketh such to worship him Yea and our Lord and Saviour Christ did thus approve himselfe by walking according to Gods commandement See John 14.31 And as the Father gave me commandement even so doe I. I. REAS. Because the Lord God unto whom religious duties and services ought to be tendred is of a spirituall nature and therefore must be served spiritually and in an holy manner proportioned unto such his incomprehensible essence See John 4. vers 24. God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in trueth 2 Cor. 3. ● The Lord is a Spirit c. II. REAS. Because God hath been w●● severely to punish such as have beene n●●gent and carelesse to worship and serve 〈◊〉 after the due order as King David by occ●sion acknowledgeth and maketh menti●●● 1 Chron. 15.13 The Lord our God made a b●●●●● upon us for that we sought him not after the 〈◊〉 order And this is also declared by the ●postle Paul touching some of the Chur●● of Corinth in regard of their comming 〈◊〉 the Sacrament in an undue way 1 Cor. 11 3● For this cause many are weake and sickly am●●● you and many sleepe See vers 27 28 29. OBSERV A holy and spirituall man●●● and due order of religious performances 〈◊〉 consisteth in such qualifications and dispo●●tions as these following viz. I. Understanding or distinct knowledg● in the religious service in hand 1 Cori●●●● 14.14 15. For if I pray in an unknowne tong●● my spirit prayeth but my understanding is 〈◊〉 fruitfull What is it then I will pray with th● spirit and will pray with understanding also 〈◊〉 will sing with the spirit and will sing with the understanding also II. Conscience of God to sway unto and in every religious duty as may be gathered from the Lords expostulation Zach. 7.5 When ye fasted and mourned in the ●●ft and seventh moneth even those seventy yeeres ●●d yee at all fast unto me even to me III. Sincerity or trueth in performing ●hereof See Josh 24.14 Feare the Lord and ●●rve him in sincerity and trueth IV. Faith on God through Christ See Mark 11.24 Whatsoever things ye desire when ●●e pray beleeve that yee receive c. See also Hebr. 11.6 V. Hope or waiting for the accomplishment of the promises Psal 130.5 I waite ●or the Lord my soule doeth waite and in his word ●oe I hope VI. Willingnesse or cheerfulnesse in the service See what is particularly said touching works of charity as being generally ●ppliable in the case in hand 2 Corinth 9.7 Every man according as he purposeth in his

one and the other joyning together in duty See Judg. 4.8 9. 2 Chron. 30.15 XXXVII PROPOSITION If the Governour of the family be froward and refractary and neither will observe nor allow nor permit the exercise and practise of religious duties in the presence of the whole family joyntly and together Then the severall members of the family that feare God ought to redeem some times thereto apart b● themselves with as good conveniency as possibly they can PROOF Queene Esther albeit she co●● not expect that King Ahashuerus wo●● allow openly in his house a setting upon 〈◊〉 religious exercise of prayer and fasting according to occasion but rather that 〈◊〉 would be wholly averse thereunto yet 〈◊〉 resolved that she would not be wanti●● therein in her owne particular nor whe● she had any power See Esth 4.16 I 〈◊〉 and my maidens will fast c. Good Obad●● the servant of King Ahab in another case considering what was meet to be done 〈◊〉 the evill times in which he lived approve himselfe as became him notwithstanding Ahab the King and Jezebel the Queen were averse and contrary minded S●● 1 King 18.13 Prudent Abigail the wife 〈◊〉 Nabal did in another case as became he although her husband was a froward a●● foolish profane man even a sonne of Beli●● as it appeareth 1 Sam. 25.23 24 25 26 c. I. REAS. Because every one ought to a prove his owne waies to God See Gal. 6.4 Let every one prove his owne works c. Fo● there is a possibility for Christians that are discreet and zealous to walke as becommeth Saints even in wicked families There were Saints in that tyrannous persecuting Emperour Nero his house See Philip. 4.22 II. REAS. Because it may come to passe through Gods abundant mercy and gracious dispensation that the whole family may fare better for their sakes who doe behave and demeane themselves therein religiously walking in all the waies of God Even as the Lord blessed the house of Potiphar the Egyptian for pious Joseph his sake See Gen. 39.5 OBSERV It need not seeme strange that the reasonable service of God as it is styled Rom. 12.1 doeth sometimes meet with opposition from unreasonable wicked men fith all men have not faith as it is implied 2 Thess 3.2 But yet in such cases the worke of God ought to be put forward notwithstanding See this Act. 4.19 20. chap. 5.20 21. XXXVIII PROPOSITION Every member of a Christian family who feareth God notwithstanding his partaking and joyning in the family-exercises both morning and evening every day ought to performe some religious duty unto God daily i● secret and alone as occasion offereth and opportunity will mo●● conveniently permit so to doe PROOF This is implied in the direction given by our Saviour Christ Math. 6. ●● When thou prayest enter into thy closet c. tha● is to say When thou prayest privately a●● doest not joyne with others in prayer th● enter into thy closet or take some secr●● place thereunto c. And answerable here unto was Christs owne practise redeeming some time to private prayer See Mark 1. vers 35. I. REAS. Because every Christian ma● ought to doe something himselfe for the stirring up of the gift of God that is in him 2 Timoth. 1.6 sith he is to live by his ow●● faith Hab. 2.4 and must have his joy i● himselfe alone and not in another Gal. 6.4 See 1 Cor. 11.28 Let a man examine himselfe c. II. REAS. Because every member of the family may have some particular cases or speciall occasions of their owne which peradventure either are not knowne or else it may be are not meet to be mentioned by him that uttereth the requests and supplications of the family for so it seemeth it was in Hannah her case sith it had not beene convenient that Elkanah her husband in the presence of Peninnah and the rest of the family should have uttered her petition at that time Neither did Eli the priest understand or know what her condition was See 1 Sam. 1.10 c. OBSERV A performance of religious duties by particular persons in secret and apart Zach. 12.12 13 14. tendeth notably to good evidence and comfortable assurance which requireth speciall diligence to be given unto it 2 Pet. 1.10 of the trueth and sincerity of their hearts and that there is no guile nor hypocrisie in their spirits as it is intimated in our Saviour Christ his directions and encouragements unto secret prayer and fasting c. See Math. 6.6 18. XXXIX PROPOSITION Albeit morning and evening every day being the fittest seasons for the performance of family-duties as hath beene already shewed ought therefore to be observed as likewise some ti●● ought to be redeemed to a priva●● course yet upon extraordinar● occasions and as opportuni●● serveth thereunto Christian families or persons may yea an● ought to exercise themselves i● prayer and in the word an● other Spirituall duties severa● times on a day and somtime whole daies together PROOF Thus David professeth of himselfe See Psa 55.17 Evening and morning 〈◊〉 noone will I pray and cry aloud and he shall hea●● my voice Psal 119.164 Seven times a day 〈◊〉 I prayse thee because of thy righteous judgment Daniel the Prophet a man greatly beloved did thus approve himselfe on the extraordinary occasions of evill times See Dan. 6.10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed he went into his house and his windowes being open in his chambe● toward Jerusalem he kneeled upon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God as he did aforetime And when he understood by reading in the booke of the Prophet Jeremiah the number of the yeeres determined touching the desolations of Jerusalem he prayed a whole day continuing therein even to the evening See Dan. 9.2 3 21. I. REAS. Because extraordinary causes and occasions doe require and call for extraordinary services of prayer and exercise in the word See Isaia 22.1 12. when there was a burden of the valley of vision In that day the Lord called to sutable demeaning of themselves And thus the godly brethren have beene wont to order their course See Act. 12.5 When Peter was kept in prison Prayer was made of the Church unto God without ceasing for him II. REAS. Because otherwise God will have a controversy with his people sith it is some sleighting contempt controlement of his infinite wisdome and other his divine attributes according to his diverse manner of working when a proportioned and answerable deportment is not observed For so the Lord God professeth himselfe Isaia 22.14 Surely this inquity of unsutable walking shall not be purged till ye dye saith the Lord of hosts OBSERV The people of God ought to be are in their measure zealously affected Tit. 2.14 Revel 3.19 John 2.17 2 Cor. 7.11 that is to say such whose affections and p●●tises are enlarged and increased according just objects and occasions