Matthew Henry on the great duty and value of Family Worship and making the home a little church: "The pious and zealous endeavours both of magistrates and ministers for the reformation of manners, and the suppression of vice and profaneness, are the joy and encouragement of all good people in the land, and a happy indication that God has yet mercy in store for us: If the Lord had been pleased to kill us, he would not have shewed us such things as these. Now I know not any thing that will contribute more to the furtherance of this good work than the bringing of family -religion more into practice and reputation. Here the reformation must begin. Other methods may check the disease we complain of, but this, if it might universally obtain, would cure it. Salt must be cast into these springs, and then the waters would be healed. Many a time, no doubt, you have been urged to this part of your duty ; many a good sermon perhaps you have heard, and many a good book has been put into you...
Thoughts on the Reformed faith, preparation for ministry, and doing all to the glory of God.