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A38396 England's golden watch-bell. Summoning an alarum to death and judgement Licensed according to order. 1689 (1689) Wing E2970C; ESTC R215381 8,413 24

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ENGLAND'S Golden Watch-bell Summoning an Alarum to Death and Judgement Licensed according to Order Printed for W. Thackeray at the Angel in Duck-lane near West-smithfield ENGLAND'S Golden Watch-bell Summoning an Alarum to Death and Judgment OR An Exhortation set forth in these Times that every poor Sinner by turning from his Sins may lay hold of this the acceptable day of Grace and Salvation to the endless comfort of his precious and immortal Soul. WITH The dying Speech and last Sayings of the Reverend Divine Dr. J. H. who after he had been struck with the pains of Death and continued speechless seven or eight days coming again to his Speech left it as his last Legacy to admonish all to a speedy Repentance and Amendment of Life ALSO Prayers for every day in the Week a Preparatory Prayer before the Receiving of the Holy Sacrament another after the Reception and a Prayer sutable for all young Persons Very necessary for all Families c. Licensed according to Order Printed for W. Thackeray at the Angel in Duck-lane near West-smithfield ENGLANDS Golden Watch-bell c. Heb. chap. 9. ver 27. It is appointed for all Men once to dye and after Death to come to Judgment IF Men as it the Saying of an eminent Father of the Primitive Church would always have Death and Judgment before their Eyes if they would but fancy seriously that they heard the dreadfull sound of Arise ye dead and come to Judgment continually in their ears they would never do amiss and certain it is however they may flatter and in dulge themselves in a long Security It is appointed for all Men once to dye and after that to come to Judgment and where then shall the Sinner and Ungodly appear how shall the unprofitable Servant look his Lord in the Face when he has not only neglected to improve his Talent but has idlely and vainly squandred away the precious moments of Time allowed him to traffick with Heaven for Eternity with what Face can he appear before the Judge of all the Earth to whom all darkness is as day and to whom all secrets are layed open all the Sins even from the first Commission to the Grave stand open and naked to his view when even himself shall be bound to confess he knew the Will of his Master and did it not What I say will those that triffe away their days in ease and idleness and the pursuit of vanity do in that day of fury and fear when a universal flood of Fire shall overstream the whole World and consume both the Beauty and Glory thereof when at the sound of the Trumpet all Graves shall open and the drousie dead shall break from the Chains of Death to appear before the dread Tribunal of their Judge for if Job confessed he always trembled before the Majesty of God like one that failed in a stormy Tempest and that his fear hath been so great that he hath been unable to bear it needs must then the Sinner accompanied with nothing but an accusing Conscience tremble much more when he sees the Book opened wherein are Registred all his past actions even every evil Thought for which he when least able must give an account for as the Wise man saith God bringeth every secret Work into Judgment whether it be good or evil and St. John says The Book was opened and the dead were judged out of the things that were written therein Oh! then it will be that the Rocks and Mountains will be called upon in vain to hide the Guilty from the face of the Lamb and from the Face of him that sitteth upon the Throne Oh consider it is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God for the Kingly Prophet affirms that if his Wrath be but a little kindled in his Breast Blessed are they that put their trust in him Psalm 2.12 For who can dwell with the everlasting Burnings Isa 14 and with such must those dwell not for a time but to all Eternity who put far away the Evil day and by relying at most upon a Death-bed Repentance are found unprovided of a Wedding Garment when they come to the Marriage Feast and sad was his case and ever to be deplored who was so found as you may read it Mat. 22.11.12.13 viz. And when the King came in to see the Guest he saw there a Man that had not on a Wedding Garment and he said unto him friend how camest thou in hither not having a Wedding Garment and he was speechless then said the King to the Servants Bind him hand and foot and take him away and cast him into utter darkness there shall be weeping and nashing of teeth in the like manner shall Sinners in the last day be speechless that is confounded and amazed at the sense of their guilt not knowing what excuse to make for the breach of those Laws that were enjoyned them upon no lesser a penalty than eternal Death to those that break them and on the other hand no less than an Eternal weight of Glory a Crown of Righteousness and Pleasures that fade not away to those that keep them and persevere in them For when the Son of Man shall come in his Glory and the Holy Angels with him then shall he sit upon the Throne of his Glory and before him shall be gathered all Nations and he shall separate them out from one another as the Shepherd divideth the Sheep from the Goats and he shall set the Sheep on the Right hand but the Goats on the Left Mat. 25.31.32.33 then shall the one be rewarded and the other punished for by the Sheep are meant those that have persevered in well-doing those that know their Lords Will and obey it and by Goats those that despise his Counsells and will have none of his Reproofs as will plainly appear in the subsequent verses of the foregoing Chapter and in the 46. verse the definitive Sentence viz. These meaning the Goats placed on the Left hand shall go into everlasting punishment but the Righteous meaning the Sheep on the Right hand into Life Eternal Consider these things all you that have as yet the Golden opportunity left by Time in you hands and Kiss the Son least he be angry and ye perish in the way Psal 2.12 for although the young man shine to day like the glist'ring of a Dove's neck and dance like a bubble upon the Waves yet too morrow he may set in the gloomy shades of Death and his place remember him no more How many are there that sink suddenly into the blackness of night and are laid up in the gloomy Caves of during Darkness till the Arch-angel's Trumpet rouze them from their long sleep to appear with the rest gathered from the four Winds of Heaven when they the least dream'd of leaving their Pageant Glories when they thought they most securely hugged and embraced the trifling vanities of the lower World putting far away the evil day like the Fool in