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A89554	Fifteen considerations, stirring us up to the watchfulnesse of these dangerous times. With, fourteen directions to every godly Christian, who is desirous to go out to fight the Lords battles against Antichrist. Also, thirteen principles of religion; by Mr. Perkins: by way of question and answer. Shewing, what necessitie there is for all that are for reformation, and are desirous to venture life, fortune and estate, for religion, King, Parliament, laws, liberties; against those who (if they prevail) will blot out religion, and utterly destroy us all. Published by Richard Marsal minister of Gods word. Published by authority, and printed with order.	Marsal, Richard.; Perkins, William, 1558-1602. Thirteen principles of religion.	1645 (1645)	Wing M723; Thomason E1189_9; ESTC R208285	5,736	17

he took the cup drink ye all of this in remembrance that my Body was broken and my blood shed for you and for many for the remission of sins Christs sufferings upon the crosse is our glorification which frées us from the second death Therefore while we have time let us have recourse to God in his Ordinances for the righteous man sinned seven times in a day Nay seventy seven times in a day Therefore how much néed have we to renew our covenant with God and to forsake our sinnes and to loath them and condition with God to become new creatures that the guilt of sin may be taken away For Christ prest upon man so oft as you take this sacrament by belief you are healed and renew your covenant with God to become New creatures Let us take héed that we put not off this precious time lest we be numbred with the Foolish Virgins that while they went to buy Oyl the Wise Virgins entred into the Wedding chamber with the Bridegroome so many put off this duty excusing themselves that they are not fitted that is the Devils policie First labour to try your selves what you are by Nature then the benefit you have by Christ He bids us To day if you will hear my voice harden not your hearts to morrow is not ours again Christ saith Come unto me all that are weary and h●avie laden and I will ease you Therefore we ought to crave a blessing of God b● prayer on all our endeavours whether in our callings or in our walking abroad or what ever we take in hand we ought always to pray to God for his blessing and to desire his Kingdome to come and his will to be done For God requires nothing of us but thankfulnesse and obedience to walk with him with a purpose of newnesse of life Therefore let us beséech the Lord in mercy to open our blinde understanding and to guide us in the right way that the Commandements the Articles of our Belief and the Lords Prayer may be a savour of life unto life and not a savour of death unto death Therfore let us remember our creatour in the dayes of our youth or adversitie before the evill dayes come or the yeares approach when we shall have no joy in them and to cast off our sinnes by repentance For the Lord hath promised he will not leave us nor forsake us though we suffer for a season Considerations exciting to watchfulnesse against Temptations and motions to sinne 1 COnsider the glorious and dreadful Majesty of that God with whom thou hast to doe he is a consuming fire his commandments are to be obeyed his threatnings to be feared his service not to be slighted but to be perofrmed with watch-fulnesse and seare c 2 Consider thy sins that in number exceed the hairs of thy head in weight and measure the sand of the sea the vilenesse of sin the unthankfulnesse of thy sin in respect of that good God who hath done more for thee then for others 3 Weigh the fearfull curses and punishments threatned against sin and misery of this life eternall inconceivable torments hereafter 4 Nothing melts the heart like love ponder therefore the infinite love of God and the rich grace of Christ taking thy sin upon himselfe and bearing the wrath of his Father which was due to thee 5 Awaken thy soule with meditation of the small number of those that shall be saved the multitude of those that shall perish the certainty of their damnation who carelesly despise or wilfully abuse the grace of Jesus Christ to carnall security or wilfull continuance in known sin 6 Ever call to mind the Divels unwearied malice violence and subtilty how hee goes up and down like a roaring Lion seeking whom he may devour to whom it is easie to become a prey 7 Know the desperate corruption that is in thy heart ready to betray thee to the bafest lust and most abhominable wickednesse 8 What terrors of conscience what sharp and stinging scourges of outward crosses sicknesse pains poverty may God inflict to rouse thee out of thy spirituall slumber if other means avail not 9 How unworthily hast thou reiected the commandment of God whose mercies have been and are so abundant and free towards thee with promise of more and larger mercies then for the present thou enjoyest 10 What snares and temptations thou art every day exposed to by occasions ministred from the flesh within from the world without sometimes from the godly as well as from the wicked 11 Consider thy latter end the shortnes of life how it is subiect to a thousand calamities and nothing to be done for God or thy soul after death 12 Meditate on the noblenesse and excellency of thine immortall soul it is born to a higher imployment then the service of a base lust or of the vanishing world that is not fit to put pibbles in a golden casket 13 Often revolve in thy mind the infinite glory of heaven and that eternall happinesse there kept in store for them that fight the good fight of saith and finish their course and keep the faith and look for the appearing of Jesus Christ 14 Be every day drowing some sweetnes from the precious promises of all sorts for comforts of this life to them that love God and forsake any thing for Christ that all things shall work together for good to them no good thing shall bee with-holden from them and for any thing thou hast forsaken thou shalt receive even in this world in the midst of persecutions an hundred sold more and eternall life in the world to come 15 Be hold the experience of the sweet peace of conscience and blessed contentation and spirituall reioycing even in the middest of tribulations and persecutions that is fonud in many of the servants of God and withall protesse to be certainly attainable by those that watch and pray and are sober and exercise that faith and grace which the Lord hath imparted to them Christian directions concerning duties in evill times 1 BE diligent to examine thy selfe whether thou art in the state of grace or no when we are like to be tried it is wisdome to doe it before hand 2 Strive with God to get thine heart weaned from the love of this present world a thing which is but hanged on a pin is soon heaved off things glued together are hardly sondred excessive love to the world makes the crosse ten times heavier 3 Be much with God in holy duties when Iudas plotted against our Saviour he prepared lot the Passover and last Supper let us be moved with reverence to use the meanes to have our selves and our families say to God Thou art my hiding place enter into thy closet shut the doore to thee hide thy self with God untill the indignation be over-passed 4 Pray earnestly that thou mayst enjoy the favour of God which is better then life It is intollerable to feare the wrath of God and to bee deprived of all comforts of the creature at once 5 Exercise thy selfe to keep a clear conscience towards God and man that if crosses and troubles come to molest the outward man yet thou mayest have sweet peace within 6 Acquaint thy selfe with the pretious promises they will bee as strong water to keep thee from fainting in the day of tryall 7 Get into thy heart the experimental knowledge and love of the truth you can never suffer for that you know not much lesse for that you love not 8 In evill times bee forward to comfort and encourage others for God hath a book of remembrance to write their names in Mal. 3.16 who often meet to commune together of the wayes of God 9 Set before your eyes the joyes of heaven as Jesus Christ did and Moses and Paul 2 Cor. 4.17 and all the Martyrs who for the name of Christ suffered tormenting deaths our momentany sufferings shall be recompenced with eternall refreshings 10 Spare not one sinne unmortified for the love of any one sin will work us more woe then all our enemies and raise doubts and feares in us when others shall have comfort 11 Cast away all confidence in thy selfe trust not to any righteousnesse or work of thine own in his own strength shall no man prevaile boast not thy selfe of any thing in thee but bee strong in the Lord and in the power of his might Eph. 6.10 12 Take heed unto thy wordr The prudent shall keep silence in evill times It is their wisdome to know before whom and what and to what end they speak 13 Exercise your selfe in works of mercy Cast thy bread upon the face of the waters though it seem to be lost for the present yet afterward thou shalt find it Again Give a portion to seven and also to eight because thou knowest not what dayes may come take the present season to doe good in the mercifull have the promise of mercy 14 Prepare for a judgement before it come fore-warned by Gods faithfull watchmen fore-armed meditate upon the miseries which have befaln our neighbour nations the Sword famine pestilence devouring thousands and what do we know how God will deal with us Those who slight God and religion in prosperity take up religion for credit and will not endure small trials they will not suffer the power of Religion to come into their hearts nor will for religion and the truth lay down their lives FINIS