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A40495 A Friendly letter to all young men shewing the benefit of a religious and friendly reproof, conversation and admonition, and not only to live good lives themselves but to incourage others to do the same : with a letter to masters of families : to which is added a specimen of the rules and orders of the religious societies, as now practiced in the cities of London and Westminster. 1699 (1699) Wing F2223A; ESTC R26731 24,637 62

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in our Generations and how far we have sought his Glory and although I have only insisted upon your going to Prayers with your Family yet that is not all you are to do only I am in hopes if you would perform that you could not easily neglect the other Duties such as Reading the Word of God Singing of Psalms Catechising and Instructing your Children and Servants in True Christian Virtues and showing them their Duty to God and Man to see if they thrive in Grace or make Conscience of their Duty to God as well as to your Self For I fear we shall have but little assurance of our own Salvation except we endeavour the Reformation of our whole House so far as lieth in our power The mark of Abraham's Goodness was That he would command his Children and his Houshold after him And David in the 101st Psalm declares his Resolution to this Duty And Good Men in all Ages have carefully performed it and the Primitive Christians were very strict in it And can we think to go to Heaven a nearer way when our Saviour hath commanded all Men to perform it The Scripture condemns all those that neglect it for if we be asham'd to own Christ in our Families and deny the Worship and Service that is due to Him here He will deny us before his Father and all his Saints and Angels at the last Day and then How sad will our Condition be But I hope Dear Brother I may take it for granted that you will neglect it no longer For consider how great satisfaction it will be to you when you come to Die that you have laid up a good Foundation for the time to come a Treasure that no Devil can rob you of a good Conscience then that you have discharged your Duty will go further than Purses of Gold O the Pleasure of looking back upon a well-spent Life in God's Service and Reforming our Families to the best of our Powers Methinks I see how charming it makes Death and how it doth support us in our Sickness arms us to bear the Pangs of Death through the Merits of Christ and makes us die with Joy with Hope with Comfort and Salvation Therefore let me intreat you once more to take up that brave Resolution of the Prophet Joshua But as for me and my House we will Serve the Lord. And in the last place let me advise you in the words of St. James chap. 5. v. 13. Is any among you Afflicted let him Pray Is any Merry let him sing Psalms And avoid all vicious and prophane Songs which corrupt the Mind Singing nothing but Psalms Hymns and Divine Songs which will raise the Mind to a Heavenly Frame a Duty so practis'd by the Christians of old that St. Hierom relates of the Place where he Lived That you could not go into the Field but you might hear the Ploughman at his Hallalujahs the Mower at his Hymns and the Vine-Dresser Singing David ' s Psalms So careful were they to follow the Apostle's Advice in Ephes 5. 19. with which I shall conclude Speaking to your selves in Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs Singing and making Melody in your Hearts to the Lord. And That you may be Stedfast Vnmovable always abounding in the Works of the LORD Is the Hearty Prayer of Your Loving Brother S. W. THE RULES AND ORDERS OF A SOCIETY I. THat the sole Design of this Society being to promote real Holiness of Heart and Life it is absolutely necessary That no Person should be admitted into this Society as a Member but such as are well known to some of the Society as to their Lives and Conversations and that they are of the Church of England as now Establisht and that they are frequent Communicants of the Lord's-Supper and such as do endeavour to make themselves Wise unto Salvation II. Every Member shall meet if he can conveniently about Six of the Clock at the Place of Meeting one Night in every Week in order to incourage each other in Practical Holiness III. That at these Meetings no Person shall discourse of State-Affairs nor in the way of Trade nor any hot Controversial points in Religion or Government but that the whole drift of our Discourse be to glorifie God and edifie one another in Love IV. There shall be Two Stewards chosen by the majority of Voices once every Year or oftner who shall receive all Weekly Contributions and other Charities which shall come to the Disposal of this Society And that on the Day of their going out they shall give an Account of their Receivings and Disbursements and pay in the Overplus to their Successours and no Money shall be paid by them to any Charitable Uses or others but what shall be first approved and agreed upon by the Society at a Meeting And each Member shall give at their Entrance and a Register shall be kept of Receipts and Distributions V. Every Member of this Society shall pay a Week towards the Charge of our Meeting in Chamber-Rent Candles c. and for Charitable Uses if there be any Overplus and Spiritual Charity is the rather to be recommended VI. If any Person of this Society shall fall into any scandalous Sin that the Society having well inform'd themselves thereof shall exclude him from any further Assembling with them till he shall give publick Testimony of his Repentance VII At Whitsontide or Christmas there stall be a small Love-Feast by the Consent of the whole or major-part of the Society with few Varieties and at an easie Charge to be defrayed by every Members contributing proportionably VIII That if the major-part thinks proper the Minister of the Parish for the time being shall be President of this Society IX At their Meeting they shall observe this Method Assoon as some of the Members are come if the Stewards or either of them be there he shall take the Holy Bible and after saying the Prayer for the second Sunday in Advent shall read a Chapter after which any one that thinks fit may discourse thereon either by Explaining for the Edification of others or by asking Questions for his own Information or discoursing of any other Spiritual matter all things being done decently and in order After which he shall sing a Psalm and then one of the Stewards or any other at their request shall begin Prayers beginning with the Confession the Lord's-Prayer with the Collects that follow it and a Thanksgiving after Prayers and so conclude with a Psalm and a Collect and then the Stewards or one of them shall call over the Names and receive the Contributions and about 8 of the Clock all the Business being dispatch'd one of the Stewards shall read over these Practical Rules and the whole at least Four times every Year Practical RULES to be observed by every Member and read at every Meeting after Prayers when the Names are called over 1. EVery Member of this Society shall heartily endeavour through God's Grace strictly to