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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65299	Heaven taken by storm, or, The holy violence a Christian is to put forth in the pursuit after glory by Thomas Watson ...	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1670 (1670)	Wing W1128; ESTC R9123	95,888	234

Writer but in matters of Religion they are as if their tongue did cleave to the roof of their mouth As we must answer to God for idle words so for sin-full silence Oh let us offer violence to our selves in this in setting abroach good discourse What should our words dilate and expatiate upon but Heaven The world is a great Inne we are guests in this Inne Travellers when they are met in their Inne do not spend all their time in speaking about their Inne they are to lodge there but a few hours and they are gone but they are speaking of their home and the Country whither they are travelling So when we meet together we should not be talking only about the world we are to leave this presently but we should talk of our heavenly Country He●… 11. 16. That we may provoke our selves to good discourse for it will not be done without some kind of violence let these considerations be duly weighed The discourse demonstrates what the heart is As the Glass shews what the face is whether it be fair or foul so the words shew what the heart is Vain speeches discover a light feathery heart gracious speeches are the bir●…h of a gracious heart The water of the Conduit shews what the Spring is Holy con●…erence is very edifying The Apostle bids us edifie one another Ephes. 4. 29 And how more than this way Good conference enlightens the mind when it is ignorant warms it when it is frozen settles it when it is wavering A good life adorns Religion good discourse propagates it Gracious discourse makes us resemble Christ. His words were perfumed with holiness grace was poured into his lips Psal. 45. 2. He spake to the admiration of all his hands wrought Miracles and his tongue spake Oracles Luke 4. 22. All bare him witness and wondred at the gracious words which proce●…ded out of his mouth Christ never came into any company but he set good discourse on foot Levi made him a feast Luke 5. 29. and Christ feasted him with holy discourse When he came to Jacob's Well he presently speaks of the water of life John 4. The more holy our speeches are the more we are like Christ. Should not the members be like the head God takes special notice of every good word we speak when we meet Mal. 3. 16. They that feared the Lord spake often one to another and the Lord ●…earkened and ●…eard and a Book of Remembrance was written before him Tamerlain that Scythian Captain had alwaies a Book by him of the names and good deserts of his servants which he bountifully rewarded As God hath a Bottle for the tears of his people so he hath a Book in which he writes down all their good speeches and will make honourable mention of them at the last day Holy discourse will be a means to bring Christ into our company The two Disciples were communing of the death and sufferings of Christ And while they were speaking Jesus Christ came among them Luke 24. 15. While they communed together Jesus himself drew near and went with them When men entertain bad discourse Satan draws near and he makes one of the company but when they have holy and gracious conference Jesus Christ draws near and where-ever he comes he brings a blessing along with him So much for the first the offering violence to our selves 2. We must offer violence to Satan Satan opposeth us both by open violence and secret treachery By open violence so he is called the Red Dragon by secret treachery so he is called the Old Serpent We read in Scripture of his snares and darts he hurts more by his Snares than by his Darts 1. His Violence He labours to storm the castle of the heart he stirs up to passion lust revenge These are called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fiery darts Ephes. 6. 16. because they oft set the soul on fire Satan in regard of his fierceness is called a Lion 1 Pet. 5. 8. Your adversary the Devil as a roaring Lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour Not saith Chrysostom whom he may bite but devour 2. His Treachery What he cannot do by force he will endeavour to do by fraud Satan hath several 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 subtil policies in tempting In suiting his temptations to the complexion and temper of the body Satan studies the Physiognomy and laies suitable baits He knew Achan's covetous humour and tempted him with a wedg of Gold He tempts the sanguine man with Beauty 2. Another sub●…ilty is to draw men to evil sub specie boni under a pretence of good The Pirate doth mischief by hanging out false colours so doth Satan by hanging out the colours of Religion He puts some men upon sinful actions and perswades them much good will come of it He tells them in some cases they may dispense with the Rule of the Word and stretch their conscience beyond that line that they may be in a capacity of doing more service As if God needed our sin to raise his glory 3. Satan tempts to sin gradually As the Husbandman digs about the root of a tree and by degrees loosens it and at last it falls Satan steals by degrees into the heart he is at first more modest He did not say to Eve at first Eat the Apple no but he goes more subtilly to work he puts forth a question Hath God said sure Eve thou art mistaken the bountiful God never intended to debar thee one of the best trees of the Garden Hath God said sure either God did not say it or if he did he never really intended it Thus by degrees he wrought her to distrust and then she took of the fruit and eat Oh take heed of Satan's first motions to sin that seem more modest principiis obsta He is first a Fox and then a Lion 4. Satan tempts to evil in licitis in lawful things It was lawful for Noah to eat the fruit of the Grape but he took too much and so ●…inn'd Excess turns that which is good into evil Eating and drinking may turn to intemperance Industry in ones calling when excessive is covetousness Satan draws men to an immoderate love of the creature and then makes them offend in that which they love As Agrip●…a poisoned her Husband Claudius in t●…t meat he loved most 5. Satan puts men upon doing good out of bad ends if he cannot hurt them by scandalous actions he will by virtuous actions Thus he tempts some to espouse Religion out of policy to get preferment and to give alms for applause that others may see their good works and canonize them This hypocrisie doth leven the duties of Religion and make them lose their reward 6. The Devil perswades to evil by such as are good This sets a gloss upon his temptations and makes them less suspected The Devil hath made use sometimes of the eminentest and holiest men to promote his temptations The