Kneeling to God at Parting with Friends, Title page – Colophon
Kneeling to GOD, A Parting with Friends: OR THE FRATERNAL Interceſſory CRY Of Faith & Love:
Setting forth and Recommending the Primitive Mode of taking Leave
By I. Danforth, Paſtor of the Church of CHRIST in Dorchester.
1 Theſ 5.25.
Brethren Pray for Ʋs.
Col. 1.9.
We—do not ceaſe to Pray for You.
1 Sam. 12.23.
Moreover, as for Me, GOD forbid that I should SIN againſt the LORD, in CEASING to Pray for You, &c.
Boſton, Printed by B. Green, & J Allen. Sold by S. Phillips, at the Brick Shop 1697.
The Dedication.
TO THE RELIGIOUS, CANDID, AND FAVOURABLE ACCEPTANCE, AND PATRONAGE, OF THE VERY HONORABLE WILLIAM STOƲGHTON, ESQUIRE, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOUR AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF &c.
AS ALSO, OF THE HONORABLE THOMAS DANFORTH, Eſq. ONE OF THE CHIEF JUDGES &c. AND OF THE REST OF HIS MAJESTIES HONORABLE JUDGES, COUNCELLOURS, AND JUSTICES, IN THIS PROVINCE: AS ALSO, OF HIS FATHERS, AND BRETHREN, IN CHRIST IESUS, THE REVEREND … OF THE GOSPEL, IN THE CHURCHES IN NEW-ENGLAND: AND LIKEWISE, OF OTHER LIVING AND LATELY SIGNALIZED INSTANCES, YEA PATTERNS, OF A TRUE, GENEROUS, PUBLICK SPIRIT, THAT HAVE ALSO APPEARED, AND ARE YET TO …E FOUND, AMONG OUR WORTHY MERCHANTS, GENTLEMEN, AND OTHER CHRISTIANS; [WHOSE ZEALOUS OBLATIONS OF PRAYERS, CARES, PAINS, COUNTENANCE, AND INFLUENCE, UNTO THE SPREADING OF THE GOSPEL, AND INLARGEMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST; AND OF ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE, TO SOME GODLY PREACHERS, IN SOME POORER PLACE…, IS GONE UP FOR A MEMORIAL BEFORE GOD;] THE UNWORTHY AUTHOR [A SENSIBLE AND DUTIFUL OBSERVER OF THE WORTHY DEEDS, THAT THE SOVERAIGN, AND EFFECTUAL GRACE OF GOD, HATH INABLED YOU TO DOE, BOTH FOR GOD, AND …OR HIS HOUSE; BEING BY THE CALL OF THE DIVINE PROVIDENCE, UPON A SUBJECT, THAT CALLS FOR SUCH PATRONS, AS STAND NEEREST TO HIS THRONE OF GRACE; AND BEING BROUGHT UPON THE PUBLICK STAGE, IN A DIFFICULT TIME, BY UNGAINSAYABLE IMPORTUNITY;] HUMBLY, AND PROPERLY, RECOMMENDS AND DEDICATES THE FOLLOWING MEMORIAL FOR PRAYER.
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Published by T. Tilestone, Senior, H. Leadbetter, N. Clap Senior, W Prat, D. Preston, N. Glover; and Diverſe Others. Anno Dom. MDCXCVII.