This booklet, taken from a series of sermons on Psalm 51:1 7, confronts the grim reality that our children are shaped in iniquity and conceived in sin. With pastoral care and compassion, Arthur Hildersham counsels Christian parents to pray that the corrupt nature they have conveyed to their children will be healed and that the Holy Spirit would work saving grace in their hearts. He motivates us to pursue our children s spiritual welfare by reminding us of the duties we have toward our children, the comfort it will have on our own souls, and the glory it will bring to God. Discussing the God-given means to cultivate the gospel in the hearts of our children, he encourages us to maintain our authority as parents, instruct them in God s Word, set a good example with our own lives, make sure influences upon them from outside the home are godly, and give ourselves diligently to prayer. Here is an encouraging message, providing guidance and hope for those concerned for the souls of their children.

Dealing with Sin in Our Children

Religion & Spirituality

Arthur Hildersham

Christian Books & Bibles

Soli Deo Gloria

Originally published as The Doctrine of Fasting and Praier, and Humiliation for Sinne (London 1633).
 Hildersham's Doctrine of Fasting and Prayer offers a portrait of eight sermons on Psalm 35:13 preached in 1625-1626. yet, unlike a still picture, they exude a lively energy and intensity prompted by the seriousness of the occasion: an outbreak of plague. Throughout, Hildersham presents the reasons, need, method, and helps the Christian is to employ in taking up fasting and prayer as a serious duty, both for himself and for others, especially in the face of great judgment. His work encourages Christians to grow in repentance for sin by laying out its seriousness and the reality of its consequences, whether in this life or the next. His word then is timely now: 'As the Lord Himself counsels you, 'Prepare to meet thy God.''

The Doctrine of Fasting and Prayer, and Humiliation for Sin

Reformation Heritage Books

Preparing for the Lord s Supper presents practical instruction from two Puritans. William Bradshaw s contribution explains the dangers of taking Communion unworthily and how to prevent it. His work concludes with a set of questions to aid Christians in self-examination as they prepare for the Lord s Supper. Bradshaw s piece is supplemented with Arthur Hildersham s thorough catechetical tool for understanding and properly partaking of the sacred meal. These treatises exemplify what Puritan ministers taught to common people in ordinary, obscure towns and villages as they prepared to take the Lord s Supper. They are a similar challenge to us today to prepare ourselves thoughtfully and prayerfully before coming to the Lord s Table. In the broadest sense, they supply a helpful guide for proving our faith through self-examination. As Bradshaw says, The duty of trying and examining a man s self is of use to the best of Christians.

Preparing for the Lord's Supper

William Bradshaw

Soli Deo Gloria Publications

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