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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34789	Life & death offered to the choice of the sons and daughters of Adam, or, A doctrinal essay towards the discovery of the broad way that leadeth to destruction, and also the narrow path that leadeth unto life being the substance of several sermons preach'd on Matth. 7, 13, 14 : in the entrance of which discourse you have something spoken occasionally touching judging of others, and also touching the giving of holy things to dogs, and casting pearls before swine.	Carter, R., 17th cent.	1662 (1662)	Wing C663; ESTC R5924	50,195	64

shall finde Rev. 13. 3 8. that upon the healing of the deadly wound of the Beast all those whose names are not written in the Lambs book of Life shall wonder after the Beast and worship him Now for the Lords sake and for your souls sake look to it that neither by threats nor flatteries you are brought to walk in this accursed path Quest But will not the Command of a Chief Magistrate excuse mee Answ Daniel and the three Children had the command of the King and yet that would not prevail with them either to neglect the Worship of the true God or to worship Dan. chapters 3 6. a false God Quest But may I not keep my heart to God though I do submit externally to a false superstitious Will-Worship Answ No It 's impossible for thee to give thy heart to God and thy body to an Idol He that is not with me is against me and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad Math. 12. 30. 5. The 5th and last is the Path of Hypocrisie The way 5. The path of Hypocrisie of Hypocrisie is when men and women shall pretend to the true Worship of God and seem zealons for his glory and yet in heart be enemies to Christ and the power of Godliness A Hypocrite is one that hath a Saints name and a Devils nature one that hates the practice of that he knows and commends to others Ezek. 33. 33. Jerem. 1. to the 12. Math. 23. This is a Path that leads to Hell for 1. All such a persons performances are abominable to God Isa 1. 11. 66. 3. Zech. 7. 4 5 6. Mal. 1. 7 8. 2. There are several dreadfull words written against him Mal. 1. ult Isai 33. 14. Job 8. 13. 20. 5. 27. 8. 15. 34. 13. 16. Math. 24. ult And this is also a broad path Isai 9. 17. Every one is a hypocrite c. Math. 7. 22. Many shall say in that day c. And I shall profess unto them I never knew you Depart from mee ye workers of Iniquity Nay among the Virgin-Worshipers such as have not been polluted by Antichrist there will be as many foolish as wise Thus much in answer to the first Querie viz. What this broad way is The Second Query propounded was What destruction that is What destruction it is the broad way ●eadeth unto which this broad way leadeth unto Answ This Destruction hath two parts which I shall but name 1. From the presence of the Lord the chiefest good Angels and Saints 2 Thes 1. 8 9. In flaming fire taking vengeonce on them that know not God and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power And 2. This destruction will be to the company of the Divels and damned Spirits in everlasting flames under God's wrath and the terrour of a gnawing Conscience for ever and ever * Mat. 25. 41 46 30. Mar. 44 46 48 3. The third Query to be resolved is How it comes to pass Why most walk in this broad way that the most of men travel in this way which leadeth unto destruction Answ For the solution of this Query I shall lay down these five Reasons Reas 1. Because it's mans own way Every man is born with ● his face towards hell as before said and thitherward doth he travel until conversion Now saith Solomon Prov. 16. 2. The waies of a man that is the unregenerate man are clean in his own eyes c. Home is home though never so homely Hence it was that Hadad in another case 1 Kings 11. 21 22 desired of Pharaoh that he might go home to his own Countrey though he had lacked nothing in Egypt yet he would go home in any wise Christ in the Gospel calleth the sinner to the forsaking of his own kindred and his fathers house all its own ways relations and concernments whatsoever And therefore it is that though Christ doth make never such rich profers to the sinner yet here he sticks till overcome by Almighty power he can't leave home he loveth his own ways and must walk in them though he perish eternally It 's for this cause that the Fathers of the Antichristian Church cannot be content to worship God according to their own brains themselves but according to their power will force it upon others The reason is because it is framed by their grace wisdom and understanding and all of it the work of the Crafts-men and therefore say they let the men that sacrifice kiss the Calf bovv and stoop to our Image and that upon pain of death or banishment see for this Hosea 13. 2. Oh! hovv earnest hath this made persons at Idolatry Isa 66. 3. Jer. 7. 18. But Reas 2 2. Man is a creature that naturally doth love ease novv this broad vvay is an easie path there is nothing of difficulty in it As the vvay of ignorance is an easie path To live as thousands even in this Island do vvho content themselves vvith the bare coming to Church and being at Sacraments and never take no pains in searching after the knowledg of God pleasing themselves with this conceit that because they want that education which others have God expects not that they should trouble themselves about searching the Scriptures or about the various Opinions of men in the Worship of God and so contents themselves notwithstanding they are under the glorious light of the Gospel do live and dye in ignorance And there is a Ministry in the World that suits this spirit that teacheth the people that they need trouble themselves no further about Religion save onely to attend constantly upon Divine Service and to be constant at the Sacrament when it is administred and get some good Prayer-Book to read in their Families * Mind here that the greatest work of Religion is internal work pulling down the strong holds of the heart It lieth in Regeneration mor●ification and without this wo●k be done people m●y go to hel for all their Divine Service and good Prayer Books Now this being an easie Religion it 's greatly pleasing and many poor ignorant people wil thank a Minister at present that shal so instruct them though it may be they may curse him hereafter in Hell for it 2dly The way of prophaneness an easie path a man may sit upon an Ale-Bench and be drunk lye upon a Down-bed and be unclean sit upon a Couch and swear and curse and blaspheme the Name of God and reproach his people c. And so also for the Negative Christian the Will-worshipper and the Hypocrite None of these come so far as to pull out a right eye or cut off a right hand for God Sin may be loved yea practised either more openly or more secretly in all these paths Reas 3 3dly Here 's peace such as it is enjoyed in this broad