A looking glasse for the sovle: vvorthy to be hung up in every house in this kingdome, and to be looked in daily; for herein is to be seene what sinnes tend to the breach of every one of Gods commandements, whereby every one of us may clearly see, how farre forth wee have had a hand in pulling downe this heavie judgement of warre upon this nation. And so consequently, what cause wee have to humble our selves, and pray, and seeke Gods face, and turne from our evill wayes.
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A looking glasse for the sovle: vvorthy to be hung up in every house in this kingdome, and to be looked in daily; for herein is to be seene what sinnes tend to the breach of every one of Gods commandements, whereby every one of us may clearly see, how farre forth wee have had a hand in pulling downe this heavie judgement of warre upon this nation. And so consequently, what cause wee have to humble our selves, and pray, and seeke Gods face, and turne from our evill wayes.
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[London] :: Licensed and entred according to Order, and printed by Tho: Paine and Math: Symmons, in Goldsmiths Alley,
September 19. 1643.
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Christian life
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"A looking glasse for the sovle: vvorthy to be hung up in every house in this kingdome, and to be looked in daily; for herein is to be seene what sinnes tend to the breach of every one of Gods commandements, whereby every one of us may clearly see, how farre forth wee have had a hand in pulling downe this heavie judgement of warre upon this nation. And so consequently, what cause wee have to humble our selves, and pray, and seeke Gods face, and turne from our evill wayes." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A88533.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.
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Sinnes of Parents.
1. a Negligence, in not instructing their children betimes, or b not correcting them till it be too late, or doing it with bitternesse, without compassion, instruction, and prayer. 2. c Gi∣ving them ill example; d not bringing them up in some lawfull calling: 4. e Not bestowing them timely and religiously in marriage: 5. f Light behaviour before them, and too much fa∣miliaritie with them, whereby they become vile in their eyes; g a sinne peculiar to the mother, is refusing to nurse her children, when she is able and fit.