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A89555	XXIX. directions and considerations, stirring us up to watchfulnesse, where every Christian may get armour in these dangerous times, to fight against Antichrist, and his adherents. With Thirteen principles of religion, by M. 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 and liberties; against those who (if they prevail) will blot out religion, and utterly destroy us all. Published by Richard Marsal minister of Gods word. Set forth by authority, and printed with order.	Marsal, Richard.; Perkins, William, 1558-1602. Thirteen principles of religion.	1646 (1646)	Wing M724; Thomason E1190_4; ESTC R208317	5,732	17

that my body was broken and my blo●d sh●d for you and for many for the remission of sins Christs sufferings upon the crosse is our glorification which frees us from the second death Therefore while wee have time let us have recourse to God in his Ordinances for the righteous man sinned seven times in a day nay seventy times in a day Therefore how much néed have we to renew our covenant with God and to forsake our sins and to loath them and condition with God to become new creatures that the guilt of sinne may be taken away For Christ prest upon man so oft as you take this sacrament by beliefe you are healed and renew your covenant with GOD to become new creatures Let us take héed that we put not off this pretious time lest we be numbred with the Foolish Uirgins th●t while they went to buy Oyle the wise Uirgins entred into the wedding chamber with the Bridegroome so many put off this duty excusing themselves that they are not fitted that is the Divels policy First labour to try your selves what you are by nature then the benefit you haue by Christ He bids us To day if you will hear my voyce harden not your hearts to morrow is not ours again Christ saith Come unto me all that are weary and heavy laden and I will ease you Therefore wee ought to crave a blessing of GOD by prayer on all dur endeavours whether in our callings or in our walking abroad or what ever we take in hand we ought alwayes to pray to GOD for his blessing and to desire his Kingdome to come and his will to bee done For God requires nothing of us but thankfullnesse and obedience to walke with him with a purpose of knowledge of life Therefore let us beseech the Lord in mercy to open our blinde understanding and to guide us in the right way th●t the commandements the Articles of our Beliefe and the Lords Prayer may be a savour of life unto life and not a savour of death unto death Therefore let us remember our creatour in the dayes of our youth 〈◊〉 adversitie before the evill dayes come or the yea●es 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 hough we suffer for a season Considerations exciting to watchfullnesse against Temptations and motions to sinne 1 COnsider the g●orious and dreadfull Majesty o● that God with whome thou hast to doe he is a con●uming fire his commandments are to be obeyed his threatnings to be feared his service not to be slighted but to be performed with watchfullnesse and feare 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 unthankfullnesse of thy sin in respect of that good God who hath done more for thee then for others 3 Weigh the fearefull curses and punishments threatned against sin and misery of this life eternall ●ntolerable 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 willfully abuse the grace of Jesus Christ to carnall security orwilful continuence in known sinne 6 Never call to mind the Divels unwearied malice violence and subtilty how he goes up and down like a roaring Lyon 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 basest lust and most abhominable wickednesse 8 What terrours of conscience what sharp and stinging scourges of outward crosses sicknesse pains poverty may God inflict to rouse thee out of thy spiritual slumber if other means avail not 9 How unworthily hast thou rejected the commandment of God whose mercie 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 subject to a thousand calamities nothing to be done for God or thy soul after death 12 Meditate on the noblenesse and excelency of thine immortal 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 ca●ket ●3 Often revolve in thy mind the infinite glory of heaven that eternal happinesse there kept in flore for them that fight the good fight of faith and finish their course and keep the faith look for the appearing of Jesus Christ 14 Be every day drawing some sweetnesse 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 shal be withholden from them and for any thing thou hast forsaken thou shalt receive them in this world in the midst of persecutions an hundred fold more and eternal life in the world to come 15 Behold the experience of the sweet peace of conscience and blessed contentation and spiritual rejoycing in the midst of tribulations and persecutions that is found in many of the servants of God and withall prosesse to be certainly attainable by those that watch and pray and are sober exercise that faith and grace which the Lord hath imparted to them Christian directions concerning duties in evell 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 pre●ent world a thing which is but hanged on a pin is ●oon heaved off things glued together are hardly sundred 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 for the Passeover and last Supper let us be moved with reverence to use the meanes to haue our selves and our families say to God Thou art my hiding place enter into thy closet shut the doore to thee hide thy selfe 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 comfort of the creature at once 5 Exercise thy selfe to keepe 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 felse with the pretious promises they will bee as strong water to keepe the from sainting in the day of triall 7 Get into thy heart the experimentall know ledge 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 be 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 sinne 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 owne in his owne 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 words The prudent shall keepe silence in evill times It is their wisdome to 〈◊〉 now before whom and w … that er●●hey speake 13 Exercise your selfe in works of mercy Cas● thy bread upon the face of the waters though it se●m to be lost for the present yet afterward thou shalt find it Again Give a portion to seven and al●o to eight because thou knowest not what dayes 〈◊〉 ●ome take the present season to doe good in the mercifull have the promise of mercy 14 Prepare for a Judgment before it come forewarned 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