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A30118 The acceptable sacrifice, or, The excellency of a broken heart shewing the nature, signs and proper effects of a contrite spirit / being the last works of that eminent preacher and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Bunyan of Bedford ; with a preface ... by a eminent minister of the Gospel in London. Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1689 (1689) Wing B5480; ESTC R4996 69,020 270

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way for the Womans company the act of Adultry and bloody Murder Take heed therefore Brethren lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of Sin. Heb. 3. 12 13. And remember that he that will rend the block puts the thin end of the wedge first thereto and so by driving does his work 5. Take heed of Evil Examples among the Godly learn of no man to do that which the word of God forbids Sometimes Satan makes use of a good mans bad ways to spoile and harden the heart of them that come after Peter's false doing had like to have spoiled Barnabas yea and several others more Wherefore take heed of men of good mens ways and measure both theirs and thine own by no other rule but the holy Word of God. Gal. 2. 11 12 13. 6. Take heed of Unbelief or Atheistical thoughts make no question of the truth and reality of Heavenly things For know Unbelief is the worst of Evils nor can the heart be Tender that nourisheth or gives place unto it Take heed therefore least there be in any of you an evil heart of Unbelief in departing from the Living God Heb. 3. 12. These Cautions are necessary to be observed with all diligence of all them that would when their Heart is made Tender keep it so And now to come to the Directions 1. Labour after a deep knowledge of God to keep it warm upon thy heart Knowledge of his Presence that is every where Do not I fill Heaven and Earth saith the Lord Jer. 23. 24. 2. Knowledge of his piercing Eye That it runneth too and srow thorough the Earth beholding in every place the Evil and the Good. That his Eyes behold and his Eye lids try the Children of Men. Prov. 15. 3. 3. The knowledge of his Power that he is able to turn and dissolve Heaven and Earth into dust and ashes and that they are in his hand but as a Scrole or Vesture Heb. 1 11 12. 4 The knowledge of his Justice that the rebukes of it are as devouring Fire Heb. 12 29. 5. The knowledge of his Faithfulness in fulfilling Promises to them to whom they are made and of his threatnings on the Impenitent Mat. 5. 18. Chap. 24. 35. Mark 13. 31. Secondly Labour to get and keep a deep sence of Sin in its Evil Nature and in its Soul-destroying Effects upon thy heart be perswaded that it is the only Enemy of God and that none hate or are hated of God but through that 1. Remember it turned Angels into Devils thrust them down from Heaven to Hell. 2. That it is the chain in which they are held and bound over to Judgment 2 Pet. 2 4. Jud. 6. 3. That 't was for that that Adam was turned out of Paradice That for which the Old World was Drowned That for which Sodom and Gomorrah was burned with Fire from Heaven And that which cost Christ his Blood to Redeem thee from the curse it has brought upon thee And that if any thing will keep thee out of Heaven for Ever and Ever 4. Consider the pains of Hell Christ makes use of that as an argument to keep the heart tender yea to that end repeats and repeats and repeats both the Nature and durableness of the burning Flame thereof and of the gnawing of the never-dying-worm that dwells there Mar. 9. 43 44 45 46 47 48. Thirdly Consider of Death both as to the certainty of thy dying and uncertainty of the time when We must dye we must needs dye our days are determined the number of our months are with God tho not with us nor can we pass them would we had we them give a thousand worlds to do it 2 Sam. 14. 14. Job 7. 1. Chap. 1● 1 2 3 4 5. Consider thou must dye but once I mean but once as to this world for if thou when thou goest hence do'st not dye well thou canst not come back again and dye better ' I is appointed unto all men once to dye and after this the Judgment Heb. 9. 27. Fourthly Consider also of the certainty and terribleness of the day of Judgment when Christ shall sit upon his Great White Throne when the dead shall by the sound of the Trump of God be raised up when the Elements with Heaven and Earth shall be on a burning Flame when Christ shall separate men one from another as a Shepherd divideth his Sheep from the Goats when the the Books shall be opened the Witness produced and every man be Judged according to his works when Heaven Gate shall stand open to them that shall be Saved and the Jaws of Hell stand gaping for them that shall be Damned Acts 7 30 31. Chap. 10. 42. Matt. 25. 30 31. Revel 2. 11. 1 Cor. 15. 51 52. Revel 20. 12. 2 Pet. 3. 7 10 12. Mat. 25. 32. Rom. 2. 15 16. Revel 22. 12. Matt. 25. 34 41. Revel 20. 15. Fifthly Consider Christ Jesus did use no means to harden his heart against doing and suffering those sorrows which were necessary for the Redemption of thy Soul No though he could have hardened his heart against thee in the way of Justice and Righteousness because thou hadst Sinned against him he rather awakened himself and put on all Pity Bowels and Compassion yea Tender Mercies and did it In his Love and in his Pity he saved us His Tender Mercies from on high hath visited us He loved us and gave himself for us Learn then of Christ to be Tender of thy self and to endeavour to keep thy Heart Tender to Godward and to the Salvation of thy Soul. But to draw to a Conclusion The USE LEt us now then make some use of this Doctrine As First From the truth of the matter namely That the man who is truly come to God has had his Heart Broken his Heart Broken in order to his coming to him and this shews us what to judge of the league that is between Sin and the Soul to wit that it is so firm so strong so inviolable as that nothing can break disannul or make it void unless the heart be broken for it 'T was so with David yea his new league with it could not be broken until his heart was Broken. 'T is amazing to Consider what hold Sin has on some mens Souls Spirits Will and Affections 'T is to them better then Heaven better then God then the Soul ay then Salvation as is evident because tho all these are offered them upon this condition if they will but leave their Sins yet they will choose rather to abide in them to stand and fall by them How sayst thou Sinner Is not this a Truth How many times hast thou had Heaven and Salvation offer'd to thee freely wouldst thou but break thy league with this great enemy of God Of God do I say If thou wouldst but break this league with this great Enemy of thy Soul but couldest never yet be brought unto it No neither by Threatning nor by Promise couldst thou