Religious Exercises Recommended

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1809 Excerpt: ... of rejoicing at the appearance of Jesus Christ. I firmly believe, there will not be a heavier article in any man's charge at the great day, than this, that he cut off the entail of religion in his Family; suffered it to die in his hands, after it had been conveyed down to him by his pious ancestors: and left an ungodly Seed, to be the reproach of Christianity, and spread impiety and corruption through all succeeding generations to the end of the world.--These circumstances and reflections, I beseech you to take into serious consideration, that you may see what guilt you contract, and what complicated mischief you bring upon yourselves and your families, by the neglect of this duty. As I hope some are awakened by them, I would address them, II. By way of advice. And here I exhort young persons, who are setting out in life, wJserPthey enter on new relations, or have houses of their own, that they immediately set up an altar to God, as their God and the God of their fathers. Nothing is more proper and necessary, nothing so comfortable and advantageous, as, when they are beginning the world, to begin it with God; to dedicate their houses to the I/jrd, and turn them into sanctuaries to his honor. As their cares and temptations increase, it is fit they should in all their ways acknowledge God: and as they stand in new capacities and relations, in them they should serve and. gjprify him. Thus will they engage his blessing on all their relations and employments. As to those Heads of families, who havehitherto entirely or generally neglected, I would advise, exhort and beseech them, to set themselves solemnly and seriously to this work, and to begin it immediately. If ynu defer it, S'ts, and put it off to a more convenient season, I fci'.r ycu will never do it. If ...