Mr. Beermalf s Fararel Sermon, Aug. 17 135,5 I note this, That the IvIinillers of God, before they quite leave,,,have fomething to fay to them from God ; was thus with the holy men of old : Jacob, when he was dying, called all his Sons before him, and toevery one he gave counfel, andbletli,g ; David when he was upon leaving the world, he knew he lhoulct not live long, he calls all Ifrael unto him, fayeth thus unto them, (i Chron. 28. 8, 9.) Now therefore in thefight ofall Ifrael, the congregation of the Lord, 4rrd in the audience of our God, keep, and feei for all the Comn$aldements of the Lordyour God, that you may poffeffe this good Lald, and leave it for an inheritance toyour children after youfor ever. And thou Solomon, my Son, know the God of thy Fathers,and ferve him :120s a pe foal heart, and with a willing mind, for the Lord fearcheth all hearts, andunder- fiandtth all the imaginations of the thoughts,if thoufeek.hirx, he will 61 found of thee, but if thou forf.d him, he will call thee offfor ever. Thus you fee it bath been the cullomeof holy men of old, when they .are leaving the World, to fay fornething to their people ; fo now here, I am come unto you this day as a dying man, for you know when this day is gone, I mut+ no more preach among you ; and I know you are here come, to fee what I flaall leave you for your Le- gacy, w hich that I may do, take thefe Twenty things, as Course', and .Advice from a dying man ; and 0 that they may remain with you when I am dead. Firft,I (hall give you Ten by way of Caution, and fecondly, Ten by way of Counfel ; my Cautions are, Firti, Beloved, I befeech you, as you tender the welfax of your Souls,take heedof breaking the Sabboth day,of ProphanineneLords day ; it bath been obfervable, that wherever Religion bath flow ed among any people, there they have ever been careful, and confci- entious of the Sabboth day ; and on the contrary fide, where Religi- on is gone to decay, and people grown to prophaneffe, there they are alvvayes Toole on the Sabboth day ; pray remember, I hope you will remember, for God calls upon you, and commands you fo to do, (Exod. 20.v. 8,) Rfm(mber Sabboth day to keep it holy : do not you take fo much liberty as Tome will give you : whoever you are that refufe thus todo, I will leave this affertion-upon you : thou wretched man, hath God given thee Six dayes, and referved but one for himfelf? and wilt thou Rob him of that too ? what ! if he had gi- ven thee but one, and kept fix for hinifelf, would you be fo vile,as not to keep them ? how much more then, when God hath given thee fa much prehernieence in time:; this is the fira, be confc-ious in lt,tep- ing the Sabbath clay, Secondly, rake heed, and beware of Idolatry; this was John's- caution to his beloved Children, (i Epillle 5.v, 2 I.) Little chit. ken
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