should stand As King-supream all Bishops to command But now will know him King of England I can't but pray for his Majesties success Eccl. 8.2 4. Also his Royal Consort Jehovah bless Make them King and Queen of high renown To throw Will-worship and Popery down But not to inlarge here consider Popes pride How over Kings and Emperours ride See Popes and Bishops Ambition wicked and odd Exalt themselves above all that 's call'd God. Hence it appears that Popes vain Tradition 2 Thes 2.4 Brought in all their wicked Superstition Superstition by degrees brought Idolatry Idolatry increas'd Ignorance and Blasphemy Ignorance embrac'd that delusions Story And fain'd great lye of Purgatory Luke 16.22 23. verses Purgatory brought the Doctrine of praying For Souls departed for Money playing Praying for the Dead this wicked Cheat Did cause men to give Estates very great Unto the Church of Rome who did aspire To Covetousness to maintain Monk and Fryer Then large revenues brought their Avarice So prompt them to all Sin and Vice Ambition brought their insulting pride Psal 10.3 4. Over Emperours and many Kings beside Their pride sought for an Arm of Flesh Man's power to support wickedness afresh Power brought in Cruelty in possession The Popes Cruelty brought Oppression Oppression brought on cruel Persecution Heb. 11.36.37 38. verses Which brought many to their dissolution In which many Saints have suffer'd at least Cruel oppression by power of the Beast The Pope and 's adherents which Scripture call A Star from Heaven the Church Rev. 9.1 to the 12 verse did fall From the Faith full of Wormwood and Gall. In respect of corrupt Doctrines in profession Rev. 8.10.11 Gall in respect of their cruel Oppression Which hath been manifest in all Lands Within jurisdiction of Popes commands Scripture the Pope lays aside as dead Popes commands and decretals are head Above Scripture of Blasphemy Papist not afraid You see yea opposeth God himself understand Shalt not bow to Images Exod. 20.5 5. is Gods Command The Pope expungeth this Precept and Setteth up Images in Churches by his hand Or Authority God saith shall not bow down To Idols the Pope saith with his Crown Worship these or I on you will frown Here 's the Popes command and threatning Rod As Antichrist blasphemously opposeth God. What thinkest Reader who shall we obey God or the Pope consider it in thy way Instead of Purgatory Hell is Popes pay Therefore God obey in this thy day Act. 5.29 The Pope hath many Errors great and small For some sins Papists hold to be venial But Scripture doth not at all say so The least sin is a Transgression of Gods Law Yea the least sin which is much worse Exposeth all Men to a dreadful Curse Gal. 3.10 But not to inlarge here yet mind well For little sins without Repentance I tell And Faith in Christ God hath a great Hell Instead of Purgatory with false hope don't swell Therefore take heed who can in 's fury dwell What 's to lye under Gods wrath Psal 90.11 none can tell Thus I have given you so brief's I can The Popes Rise and their Actions scan Consider it as art an honest Man. Now Reader 2 Pet. 3.1 2. in love to help thy Memory To summ up all I will my self apply Consider it without a partial Eye Understand what 's said as passest by SECT X. MAny hundred years the Man of Sin His Errors concealed in the World bin All his wickedness which he hath done Hath been admir'd by most as they run And receiv'd all Errors as they concluded By which most Men have been deluded The Errors which Papists have broach'd plain Are received for sound Doctrines so vain Are Men in Superstitious forms and ways To use them for true worship in our days The Man of Sin doth stile himself Head Of the Church and Christs Vicar t is said That Jesuits Priests Monks Fryers are Christs Ministers then of them take care The Laws and Canons of those deem'd Before Scriptures are by many esteem'd The power of the Pope unto this hour Hath been executed as Christs power The Roman Episcopal Sea Court without Hath and is counted Christs Church no doubt By many their foolish Pennance doth pass For Repentance also their abominable Mass Hath been received as the real presence alas Many Protestants lives hath this stood That the Wafer is not Christs body and blood Their fained delusions and wicked Story For a Money-cheat is their Purgatory Their outward shew of wisdom inclin'd As voluntary Religion humbleness of Mind Not sparing the body makes them esteem'd Religious and holy their Ceremonies deem'd As necessary their rich adorning Images see Their Altars and Temples how rich they be Set forth their Wax-candles in degree And gawdy Copes by their light may see Their bowings crossings and Antick Tricks With this Faith not keep with Hereticks By which Errors most of Age and Youth Who are ignorant of spiritual Truth Do look upon the Man of sin as Head Of the Church so Christs Institutions dead With most thus Satan doth cunningly work In the World such baseness in men lurk 2 Cor. 2.11 Pope will tread on the Neck of Kings Yet be call'd a Servant of Servants sings He pretends to save Souls yet with Idolatry Ways of false-worship and Blasphemy All ways of deceiveableness are found In Popery all unrighteousness doth abound Put all ways of Unrighteousness together They may be found in Popery as Brother They scruple not to do any wicked act Rom. 3.18 If they their wicked purpose can effect Witness that Murder of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey And others with many a bloody Massacre Their inhumane Cruelty in Ireland Many poor Innocents suffer'd by Papists hand What bloody designs had against England Now had not God disappointed Papist understand Protestants might in blood have been involv'd Had not God Papists wicked Inventions dissolv'd And in other places many Cruelties I find Acted by Papist Jehovah change their mind To love mercy and truth Micah 6.8 may be inclin'd To love Scripture Truths and to Protestants kind And not hold it lawful to break Faith And promise with Hereticks as Pope saith And disingage Subjects from Allegiance due Then raise Wars in England 't is too true What wickedness was acted by a Papist Crew Such as before England never knew Papists tell Men they merit Heaven further If Men perpetrate or commit Murther Or any Villany to advance wicked Baal The Church of Rome as I may her call Oh that England now may loath her all That before our King and Queen may fall Babylon Rev. 17.1 to the 6. verse Rome that false Prophet and Whore Of Abominations let 's imbrace her no more Let 's loath Popery with the greatest detestation Because from Pagans had it's derivation And too much practis'd in our Nation Had I time I could give a Demonstration But all Popery to declare and unmask Particularly
run Go forth my lines into our English Nation Jer. 1.6 to the 9. verse See what good can'st do in this Generation Who like a Man in a Swound almost dead To recover life must rub face and head Tho some Standers by they may smile on 't Count it prudence in evil time to be silent Amos 5.13 Yet do what God Commands without delays Till of the Earth Jerusalem be the praise Isa 62.7 58.1 Cry aloud spare not tell the wicked they Must be Converted out of Hells way Mat. 18.3 If they will be saved Heb. 3.13 that without delay Repent and believe whilst 't is call'd to day Make sure their Interest in Christ Act. 4.12 and pray For to Salvation John 3.3 Christ is the only way Tell all Unconverted without Regeneration They have no ground to hope for Salvation Heb. 12.14 Daub no untemper'd Morter Ezek. 22.28 13.10 18. blow the Bellows Of Truth Hos 10.12 rouse secure from soft Pillows Of Presumption false hope before 't is too late At death enters an eternal everlasting State. All the World 's great Men without exemption Nor the World's riches Job 36.18 19. can procure Redemption Cast off false hope repent and sin forsake For Salvation Rom. 13.11 or Damnation lyeth at stake Spur them with Motives from false security Tell them in the burning Lake Rev. 20.15 't is sad to lye If any say art Legal that thou dost deny Tell them 't is Evangelical Psal 71 16. what dost descry For Eree-Grace in England hath been applyed Where it ought not whiles they in sin abide Tell the fearful Rev. 21.8 and unbelieving that they Are in the very front of Tophets way If any question thy call in thy Station Answer Conscience and Gods Dispensation Tell them it was not to gain Applause But say with David 1 Sam. 17.29 is there not a Cause Cry 1 Kings 18.21 if God be God worship him in Faith Not superstitiously Idol Baal Scripture saith Declare thy sincerity Esth 4.16 false fear don't cherish Declare Gods Truth if perish thou perish Fear not Wickedness Isa 41.10.13 as the Light doth shine For my Seconds my life shall go with thine Tell thy message 1 Cor. 3 5.7 if they will it follow Thou mayst do good though not from Apollo Discharge Conscience do good in thy Station Tho the Author be Exil'd from 's Habitation Rev. 1.9 From 's Family kept by the late dispensation Yet strives for Unconverted's renovation Go forth in love Gal. 5.13 6 10. loves way to us discover See what Souls for Christ canst recover Go forth in love to all loves way take If hast abuse Mat. 5.44 pray for them for Christs sake Go forth fear not Wolves may be kind Knowst not Christ may change their mind Gen. 33.4 Since art call'd to go take Loves way Prov. 16.7 15.3 Thy Captain looks how thou canst play Now darkness is like to overspread the Land Psal 119.105 Take God's Word as a Lamp in thy hand Make a good guard take thy Back-sword The whole Armour of God in his Word Eph. 6.11 to the 17th Ver. Stand having thy loyns girt with truth Fear not in love to face Age or Youth Though some may hate and say thee nay John 15.18 Yet can't hurt thee if hast fair play If wrong master of the play will decide The matter and Justice to every one divide Rom. 2.6 With Patience run thy race 'till try'd Heb. 12.1 'Till that time Jehovah will provide Don't despond Free-grace will be apply'd Mat. 25.24 Salvation is on his right-hand side Psal 18.46 Thô no great Man for Patron by Dedication Yet fear not thy God is God of Salvation Then Pray before thou go Exo. 33.13 15. for God's Presence To go with thee before thou venter hence Jehovah bless thy way to great or small To bring some in the way of Life eternall Mat. 25.46 Lord make it effectual let this Book free Many from Satan's Bondage to live to thee Acts 26.18 All glory Lord unto thee to all Eternitie Jer. 13.16 THE INTRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION I Falling lately under that Cloud of Providence Job 30.26 Did draw this conclusion from hence I must Dye Job 18.14 my thoughts being full of horror Knowing Death in'ts self to be King of Terror Being in my thoughts mounted on the Stage Jam. 1.3 Where I did count must dye by the rage Of wicked and ungodly Men Job 5.15 no doubt Who declare their sin as Sodom Job 16.10 belch out Swearing Isa 3.9 Damning and such Blasphemies As if Hell to them will be a Paradise Well Mat. 23.32 33. they call and ball for a Dray or Sled On which I must be drawn or ride 1 Cor. 10.13 Before would my Soul and Body divide But the while a Halter was their scope Heb. 4.15 That I should be hang'd with or a Rope These things Friends being rightly understood Are not pleasing unto flesh and blood Heb. 12.4 My thoughts thus musing Mat. 26.38 and in a hurry I heard a Voice Why art sad and sorry Where 's thy Faith which once hadst in me 1 Pet. 2.22 Is not my Grace sufficient to support thee Isa 44.8 Did I not hang on the Cursed Tree 2 Cor. 12.9 Yet free from sin Gal. 3.18 yet made a Curse for thee Why did I take Man's Nature Heb. 2.16.18 was Tempted But to succour those are wouldst be exempted Hast thou not known and read my Word Mar. 10.24 Must the Servant be above his Lord Joh. 15.20 Where 's dependance on Word of my Patience Rev. 3.10 Hold that Mat. 14.31 fear not in hour of temptation Stir up thy Faith thy despondency I hate Rom. 7.25 See how Death and thou wilt expostulate Rom. 8.34 Death thy gastly face I do not fear Isa 25.8 9. Nor do I dread thy dreadful Spear Thou art overcome and conquer'd unto me 2 Tim. 1.10 By Christ my Captain Heb. 2.10 he hath set me free From thy Sting which is Sin Hos 13.9 14. so that I Through Christs Blood am not afraid to dye Rev. 1.5 That peace-making blood my only Reconciler 2 Cor. 5.18 Made an Atonement for me a Sinner none viler 1 John 2.5 He 's Propitiation for my sins Mar. 9.23 on Christ alone Do poor I depend for my Salvation Heb. 7.25 He is my Saviour and calls Stephen Stephen Believe in me thy sins are forgiven Therefore Death prethee Death come near Job 14.14 Do as art commanded let fall thy Spear Heb. 6.19 Do thy Office since I thee so entertain For I know when dead shall live again To praise my God and my Redeemer dear Job 19.25 Which now bids me not thee to fear
blind halt and lame Mal. 1.8 Wil 't please Man before God that 's shame What 's a form of Godliness without the Power Yet tell of Mens formalities how they lower 2 Tim. 3 5. Oh the Church of England they still cry Tit. 1.16 Oh the Church of England they still cry Yet the same still nay the same still they dy Enemies to godliness still workers of Iniquity Sure there can't be a greater derogation Isa 65.2.3 verses To God and the Gospel in our Station Than to live still a wicked Conversation By Prayer profess God 't is very plain Yet not live according I say it again Mat. 15.8 9. Without practice is taking Gods Name in vain As we profess so let us do Gods Will And not be found workers of Iniquity still God looks not so much at parts in Prayer Psal 145.18.19 verses As at the humble and sincere hearts desire A pair of Pidgeons or if but a Turtle-Dove Find kind Construction from the God of Love If tendred in Faith then a Widows mite From willing minds find favour in Gods sight Psal 51.17 Who from a sence of need and duty bring Their lowly Homage to their Heavenly King Their blemishes to vail their spots to hide A costly Covering Christ God did provide And to encourage us by a spiritual supply The Spirits Operation helps our Infirmity Rom. 8.26 Oh be holy in Life and also in Devotion Live according to the Holy Spirits motion 1 Thes 5.19 Calling on God and not depart from evil May be said to be worse than the Devil The Devil han't mercy offer'd Jam. 2.19 yet doth tremble Man hath Mercy tender'd yet he will dissemble With God and his Soul Psal 9 17. till God him sever In pieces like a Vessel Psal 2.9 then none can deliver Consider it you Formalists mind your Souls Can you dwell in everlasting burning Coals Isa 33.14 Consider it without holiness no Salvation Mind the necessity of your Souls Renovation Heb. 12.14 SECT IV. CArnal Worship pleases 2 Cor. 6.14 to the 17 verse carnal Apprehensions Are for outward show tho Mens Inventions Come out from among them Rom. 12.2 saith the Lord Don't conform to the World saith the Word Obj. Some may say we mast obey that an hour To dissent we must obey the higher Power Sol. To obey is active or passive to do or suffer To your consideration a word or two I offer Jer. 7.23 If what 's commanded be according to God's Word Luke 20.25 Contain'd in Scripture Isa 8.20 then Obedience afford Actively obey the higher Power Scripture saith If Commands are not against the Rule of Faith. Obedience from Inferiors to Superiors in Station Is due to the King as Supream in the Nation 1. Tim. 2.2 And to others but with this limitation That Obedience be in or for the Lord According to Gods Command in his Word For Conscience-sake we are to obey the King Rom. 13.5 Or other Magistrates in any lawful thing As Subjects and Inferiours under their hand In subordination according to Gods Command verse 7. If the higher Powers Command Obedience see If command according to Scripture 1 Sam. 12.24 or we Not bound to obey Psal 95.3 in Scripture that I can see If Men command Obedience in high degree Command to worship Jer. 10.6 or believe implicitly Because said Rom. 6.16 not Scripture from obeying free Which to obey Acts 5.29 God or Man is best judge ye Gods absolute Soveraignty over us in chief Psal 10.16 Is foundation of our Religion and belief None hath any absolute Power or Propriety Deut. 27.10 Over Conscience that 's Prerogative of the Deity Exod. 19.5 No power but from God grounded on his Law 1 Pet. 5.3 God ordain'd no power against himself know Humane Laws are but by-laws subordinate 2 Chron. 10.15 To Gods Law tho some would other wile ha 't He that ruleth over Men should be just Ruling in Gods fear not in his lust 2 Sam. 23.3 Are not Powers ordain'd of God absolute No unless for God this Reason will confute I can't believe God ordain'd Power on condition Against himself no it is by permission Sometimes God suffers People a King to take As a Judgment when they the Lord forsake 1 Sam. 12.27.25 vers See your great wickedness in this thing Take heed least consum'd you and your King. Thus it was with the People of Israel When would have a King among them dwell Only fear the Lord Scriptures plain tell Then you and your King may do well verse 24. Consider then Gods permission as we go God did not ordain Nimrod Julian Nero Gen. 10.8 God's Interest to overthrow cause his Peoples wo. God suffers them Power to take in high degree Yet stops their Inventions many times see Isa 10.7 For if Kings take power beyond the degree Of Christs Rule Ye have reigned not by me That is not according to the Scripture Command 1 Cor. 4.8 Or for Christs Interest as I the Word understand If Reign not for Christ Kings have no Power Over our Consciences tho the Body devour In way of suffering Passive-obedience yield 1 Pet. 5.3 In all submission but take heed of sins field In obeying the higher Powers don't be so odd In thy Obedience to sin against God Jer. 17.13 Fear and dread the Lords eternal Rod. SECT V. Obj. SOme say we must comply and obey If not we shall be in trouble every day Tho at present have the Kings Toleration It may be chang'd by Death in the Nation Or other ways there may be an alteration Sol. Mat. 16.26 Is this Obedience to God bodily preservation Saving of Goods Isa 51.12 and hazard Souls Salvation This is that Rock that devouring Wolf Hath destroy'd many in the eternal gulf 2 Tim. 4.10 Many to save their Goods and Estates comply With Superstition Col. 2.18 Will-worship and Popery The Primitive Christians were not so Thô in Mountains they were forc'd to go Heb. 10.24 At spoiling their Goods they did rejoyce Now a little trouble and a murmuring noise Like the Children of Israel Exod. 16.3 when try'd Murmure against God wish they had dy'd We have but the badge of Christianity If we enjoy not content all is vanity Many Men care not for the smile of God If they may enjoy the World so odd In their lives are most Men and herein They count it wisdom to sleep in whole Skin Time-servers if the World they inherit Contented Judg. 19. sensual having not the Spirit If they enjoy the mercy of a Brute Fat pasture and peace they will turn to 't They are for a part in Paris Phil. 3.19 Sin and Vice In the World care not for Paradise This will prove sad when come to dy Therefore unto Christ by Repentance fly And Faith in
Rev. 20.12 then don't delay To make thy peace with God in Christ pray The Judge to befriend you in that day Consider what would'st wish had'st done When come to die therefore to Christ run God will not be pleas'd but in his Son. Mat. 17.5 Depend on Christ in life and he will smile Make us happy tho' by nature Sinners vile Therefore watch saith Scripture and pray For to Salvation Christ is the only way Act. 4.12 For mercy you will cry when come to die Oh! then take the way of Mercy speedily Psal 119.60 You know not how unfit you may be For Repentance when death shall seize thee Luk. 19.6 This for truth you may see very plain Many in sickness are overcome with pain All friends can do is often in vain Can 't ease the Body Job 16.2 much less the Soul Miserable comforters they may be all What tumblings what pains in the head And can't make use of a bit of bread Is this a time to repent Is this a season To believe when often depriv'd of reason And assaulted by the King of Terror Job 18.4 With thoughts of sin fill'd with horror Then Satan and all Powers of Darkness swell Against thee to bring thy Soul to Hell When in sickness thou art near thy end Then will Satan to accuse thee attend Satan is call'd the Brethren's Accuser Rev. 12.10 he Envies Man's happiness in Scripture see Satan goes to and fro the World's Globe To destroy Souls see in the cause of Job And others Job 1.7 His name Legion many at command To resist or accuse stands at Saint's right hand Oh! fear his snares don't thy self delude He 's a lying Spirit Zech. 3.1 hath destroy'd a multitude Satan like a roaring Lion doth not delay To destroy Souls then in this thy day Whilst hast health keep out of his way In sickness 1 Pet. 5.8 not capable to defend his Play Acts all his subtilty to make thee his Prey Like a cunning Gamester 2 Cor. 2.11 at a dead lift stand Against thee unless Christ hold thy hand Wilt be cast Luk. 22.32 then obey Christ's Command Work out Salvation in fear and trembling Live to Christ cast off dissembling No Repentance after death in way of Salvation Therefore live holy in thy Generation Consider when in this life run thy race Thy Soul carries nothing with it but grace When separate from the Body comes in place To receive Sentence according to its deed Done in the Body 2 Cor. 5.10 false hope do not breed Make thy peace with God on good ground No Salvation without in Christ found Walk by Christ's rule and daily direction Joh. 14.6 Watch thy heart depend on Christ's protection Mortifie thy Members which to sin move Col. 3.5 Pride Covetousness and also self love Strangle thy lusts fear God and herein Stand at Sword 's point against beloved sin Those sins to which by nature most prone Prov. 14.12 13. Let not any loved sin in thy Soul alone Those sins which did'st delight with gladness At death turn into sorrow and sadness Luk. 6.25 No more pleasing the flesh no more joy In sin those things will thy Soul Destroy All vain pleasure and sinful laughter At death depart and Judgment comes after Heb 9.27 Then all thy secret sins at Death stand Conscience open'd with a Sword in 's hand To accuse of the breach of every Command Rom. 2.15 Without an int'rest in Christ understand All thy thoughts words and sinful actions Rom. 2.16 Yea thy secret sins and vile affections Will be presented to thy view and memory Before death begins to close a Sinner's eye His Conscience is open and begins to cry Oh! quiet it now with Christ's Blood say I. Heb. 9.14 Get an int'rest in Christ before thou die His merit to thy Soul by faith apply For without the Wedding garment mute Mat. 22.12 Go ye cursed is a very sad salute Eternal death and misery is sin's fruit Rom. 6.23 Oh! live to Christ before it be too late On a moment depends thy eternal State Jam. 4.14 Whilst hast life consider this word Everlasting Mind Death for when thy eyes are blasting To all worldly comforts death puts an end Take Christ for Refuge make him thy friend By holy resignation unto Holiness attend Heb. 12.14 Prize time and life also remember this After death no mending what is amiss In thy Soul for as the Tree doth fall So it lies Eccl. 11.3 as death leaves us so we shall Receive Sentence Rom. 14.12 accordingly be judg'd all Then live to Christ Act. 17.31 whilst here remain That after death with Christ may'st live again SECT XLIX Consider farther what 's said concerning body 2 Tim. 2.14 As well as Soul don't live a wicked noddy Observe not only thy Soul is immortal But also thy Body understand this exhortal Tho' thy Body die as to its first being Yet intentionally is immortal seeing It lies in the Grave but till the Resurrection None but Sadduces can deny it by rejection For this mortal 1 Cor. 15.53 54. must put on immortality This is a Mystery which Scriptures discry That the Body doth not die eternally Col. 1.26 But in the Grave till Resurrection doth lie And then Soul and Body 't is very plain In Scripture shall be reunited again Oh! Col. 1.21 to the 23. verse happy if in Christ Oh! then what joy To Soul and Body nothing shall annoy If lived holy then Soul and Body rejoice As a Bride doth Joh. 3.29 to hear the Bridegrooms voice Happy then those Bodies that do not yield Their Members Rom. 7.12 13. as Instruments of Sin 's Field But unto Righteousness their Members apply If not Soul and Body must eternally die The Body by Christ's power shall appear The Soul come with trembling and fear The Body from the Grave Joh. 5.27 to the 29. verse the Soul from Hell If wicked consider this and mind it well What 's to indure God's wrath none can tell Dreadful for Body Psal 90.11 and Soul to live in Hell. What a woful and miserable salutation When Soul and Body must to desolation Oh labour how to prevent it in thy Generation Mat. 10.28 That forever have their eternal doom Oh! 25.6 then whilst life meet the Bridegroom Christ Jesus unto him by saving faith fly Get Oil in thy lamp Christ's merits apply Live in life unto Christ by holy dependancy Remember thy Body lives again tho' it die Job 14.14 Then not only for thy Soul's Salvation reflect But also thy Bodies eternal welfare respect Consider this do not think 't is a Story If no grace whilst in this Body no glory Heb. 12.14 Let me tell thee they are as Brother One can't be happy without the other Rom. 6.12 Seeing the Body must have an eternal being With
Regreets Of Right Hand Mat. 23.6 7. and Walls in the Streets Men look for much respect by Pride alone From other men when they deserve none Pride makes men boast of their descent John 8.39 By pride there is very much discontent In the World and in our days very frequent The Wife opposeth the Husband 1 Pet. 3.1.6 by pride Children their Parents sometimes can't abide Eph. 6.1.5 By pride the Servant his Master doth offend Pride maketh the Landlord to contend With the Tenant Pro. 13.10 Pride Separates a Brother One Neighbour goeth to law with another By pride till the Lawyer their mony smother Pride many times causeth the superiour to trample and hector on his inferiour Psa 10.2 Pride causeth many vile wicked Jarrs Raiseth one nation against another in Wars Sometimes pride appeareth in apparel And in behaviour sometimes causes a quarrel Isa 3.16 to v. 23. What monsters some make themselves by pride If God should create them so 't is impli'd Many Men and Women would have cri'd Pro. 30.13 Pride into extreams doth men often hurl Pride is a wicked evil in the world Pride in the wicked is of such a degree That against the Godly they malicious be David said The proud are risen against me Psa 86.14 The Learned Doctors of the Law by Pride To have Christ preach could not abide Because Jesus Christ Mar. 6.3 was a Carpenters Son And not bred as their pride did run In the learning of the Scribes so deem'd Christ as to outward appearance was esteem'd His divinity in Humanity was to them a story The Chief Priests and Rulers did not see his glory Mat. 26.59 They were puft up with their learned pride That Jesus Christ by them was cast aside And are the same unto this day by pride and 27.20 Christ in a poor man the high Priests can't abide By reason of pride the Bishops still contend And oppose Christ in his people yet pretend Christs ministers dreadful is their end Pride only was Jud. 6. the wicked angels fall Pride cast Adam out of paradice with all Pride led proud Haman such a dance That at last Esther 7.9 the gallows was his advance Pride made the rich man fare deliciously But when dead in hell lift up his eye And for a drop of water Luk. 16.24 he did cry Oh therefore be humble mind humility We have sin'd by pride reader thee and I And all Men and Women as my lines imply Either by an external or spiritual pride Which without watching our hearts hide This sin therefore take heed of secret pride Learn of Christ Mat. 11.29 to be humble and pray And Christ will guide thee Salvations way Be humble and depend on Christ I say By Faith Psa 25.9 and thou shalt not go astray The humble in their Judgment God will guide Gives grace to them by spirits operation appli'd Jam. 4.6 But abhors the proud oh take heed of pride Sect. 52. NOw Reader consider what 's said of pride And Covetousness Jer. 13.15 I will bring by its side For Pride and Covetousness go together Most times in Men and Women are as brother Ambition and avarice are birds of a feather They are both links of the same Chain The Covetous man Eph. 5.5 is an Idolater plain His heart being set upon desire of gain Whatsoever a man sets his heart on More than on God if his affections run Inordinate on vanity without a bridle Of moderation that is only mans Idol A Covetous man Col. 3.5 is an Idolater so odd What his heart is most set on is his God Desire is the beginning of this evil And promotion the end is from the Devil The Covetous man blesseth himself in all He hath and sings a Requiem to his Soul Thou hast much goods laid up in store Luk. 12.16 to 21. When the Soul is most miserable poor For want of grace see rich glutton before A Covetous man is commonly an oppressor Cares not how of what 's anothers is possessor Covetousness spurs men to unjust action For gain is from inordinate affection This sin is originally from the Devil Desire of money is the root of all evil 1 Tim. 6.10 He that desireth and Coveteth gain Will leave no way unattempted 't is plain So he may his covetous end attain Jesabel she did subborn false accusation 1 King. 21.9 10. Against Naboth for his vineyard or habitation See the cruel desire of Covetous Station David will slay Vriah to marry his Wife 2 Sam. 11.14 to the end Gehazi will tell a lye to Naaman in 's life For love of Silver Covetousness was so rife By Lying Murder Oppression you see plain 2 King. 5.20 to 23. Men commit the worst of sins for gain And to accomplish their covetous end Care not how or what way they offend The life of the owner without any delay For gain Covetous men will take away Covetous men not content with what they have But the more riches the more they Crave Like the Grave barren Womb Earth Fire Pro. 30.16 So insatiate are Covetous mens desire To gain earthly things will with Saphira lye Act. 5.8 Achans Wedge of Gold they can't pass by Murder with Achan with Judas will betray For love of the world they run hells way The Worlds love kept those invited at least From coming unto the great marriage feast Luk. 14.17 Love of the world is like a wicked Charm One could not come Covetousness bought a farm Another v. 18. worlds love had married a Wife Therefore he could not come for his life A third had bought v. 20. Yoke of Oxen must try Them so from coming they all pass by Take heed worlds love v. 19. don't so by us I Cry We too guilty of this sin reader thee and I 'T is like David hath ten thousand slain Consider it and inordinate love refrain With the heart we are said to forsake God Not with our feet when affections so odd Are set on sins vanity in the Land of Nod This is forsaking the Creator Eph. 4.17 and herein To be estranged from God in heart no greater sin Though we may not be guilty so compleat Of Covetousness to commit Murder Satans feat As some others or oppression let 's not Cheat Our Souls because not sinners so great As some others are Pro. 23.26 but who hath thy heart God or the World most fear this will part God and thy Soul that mind earthly things More than God everlasting death brings Covetousness is an evil root Phs 3.19 of a bad tree Which bringeth forth evil fruit you see Covetousness makes the Judge in 's degree Judge for reward Mica 7.2.3 when money comes free Stiffles Conscience till in Hells misery Covetousness makes the Lawyer for a see Plead right or wrong all for money he The cause good or bad
Unto one another Eph. 4.25 both Age and Youth For sin of lying let great and small Dread Gods Judgments Rich and Poor all Josh 7.25 Take heed of dissembling and equivocating Cast off vain words Act. 5.10 and Idle prating Though many reproach Gods holy ways His people 1 Thes 4.6 7 8. v. his worship in our days By despising and wicked dissembling plays Because Job 21.14 care not for knowledge of Gods ways They can Lye Curse Damn and Swear Reproach others and also false witness bear He that inventeth any false report Doth wickedness yet to many 't is sport Little consider they work for the Devil Exod. 23.1 2. Should not follow a multitude to do evil Or join with any to overthrow truth Take heed of false swearing age or youth As before 't is against Gods Command Though too much practis'd in England Oh let 's all desire Gods will to understand Psal 143.10 And prize the mercies we injoy in the Land All are from Gods Free Soveraign hand Let us cast off all sin and among All take heed of the evil of the tongue Many Count words nothing Mat. 12 36 37. yet when tried By them shall be Condemn'd or Justified Death and life are in power of the tongue Pro. 18.21 Saith Scripture consider then among All thy words to tell you my lines mount For every Idle word must give account Saith Christ therefore it is no story 'T is Scripture truth which directs to glory Let words be few such may minister grace Unto others in our Station or earthly race Eph. 4.29 Be circumspect don't God's Image deface By Idle words see what Scriptures tell The tongue is set on the fire of Hell Jam. 3.6 8. Full of deadly poison an unruly evil Many times an instrument for the Devil And defiles all the whole body see Then what a multitude there be Eccl. 5.2 Of men and women of all degrees Who little consider Idle words fees Most spend their time in Idle talking How many are still this way walking Pro. 10.19 How wicked are most in our days For Idle words in work and plays He that 's most wicked the most wise and 23. v. So good Company as one can be in Yet all the while nothing but sin A jesting lye or a lye in jest Eph. 5.4 6. I still cry May cause one in Hell in earnest to lye Consider Idle words may make Laughter But thou must dye Heb. 9.27 and Judgment comes after To conclude this head consider once again Words will cause Joy 2 Tim. 2.7 or eternal pain Therefore Idle words do you refrain Sect. 54. ALL this while Mat. 7.3 methinks I see and spy How prone to see a mote in anothers eye Can't see the beam that 's in our own 'T is too common now as I have known Is Christ in you the hope of glory Col. 1.27 Look to thy heart not after anothers story Cry not so much against others sin alone As against sin and Corruptions of thy own See sin in another Luk. 18.13 common in our days So put off our own repentance with delays How common in England now is this sin That hundreds of years in the world been Adam was so bold Gen. 3.12 13. told God to his face The woman thou gavest brought this disgrace The woman having pluck'd of forbidden tree Would her self free The Serpent beguil'd me Esau sold his birth-right Gen. 27.36 was such another He 's rightly call'd Jacob a supplanter by 's brother He don't say fool I should live such Dotage To sell my birth-right for a mess of Pottage Also Ahab Kin. 18.17 18. assoon as he did Elisha see Ahab said The troubler of Israel thou art he Elisha turns about throws back the ball The troubler of Israel he doth Ahab call The Pharisee in 's self no sin could see I do so and so Luk. 18.11 what 's this publican to me That this is an old sin you plainly see Most in their own Conceits Pro. 30.12 from sin free As this sin Isa 65.5 long in the world hath been So in England now 't is plain to be seen For some Prov. 21.2 cry on this man Thou art he That hast undone us and 24.2 thou hast troubled me When Judgments fall we can't withstand Some cry Monmouth hath undone the Land Here I must be mute but I could enlarge But that the Oar may over-top my barge Some again cry out on the other side Say they are the cause so in sin abide Thus they bandy but who reforms in sin run Jer. 8.6 Few men or Women say What have I done Jonah said For my Sake this evil Jon. 1.12 here 's one Owns sin few say sin hath us undone Cry not of Monmouths coming in the land 2 Sam. 24.10 As against sin sin the cause if's understand Neither say the Kings the cause some so bold 'T is our iniquities do good things with-hold This to us the Scriptures do unfold Isa 59.1.3 When any people grow by sin so odd Jer. 5.25 Who ever is the instrument is Gods rod Isa 10.5 6. In punishing the wicked yet some counting All the defect is in or from the fountain Obj. Say some if the fountain corruptly appear How can the Streams then run clear Sol. A corrupted fountain Jam. 3.11 can't have water sweet Yet when many Streams do together meet As a flood rebound on the fountain Spring Make it more filthy consider this thing Pro. 17.14 15. When any people grow wicked under a King The cause is not so much by reflects 1 Sam. 12.14 15. In the King or Prince as in his Subjects For the King acts by Counsel in 's Station And not always as his own Inclination 2 Chro. 10.6.14 v. 'T is a delusion for any to say I 'll declare Such and Such are the cause Satans art Of Judgments when from sin don't depart Themselves but retain sin still in heart If the Subjects did repent as Scriptures tell 1 Sam. 12.14 24. Then King and Subjects might do well God sometimes raiseth a King in his Station To punish the sins of the former generation We cry Popery Popery but continue in sin Yet sin â—sa 1.4 the cause doth this Judgment bring And all other Judgments Gen. 15.16 but when sin's full Nothing but Judgments yea a dreadful pull Which in little time on us will break out If we repent not Jam. 1.15 and turn from sin about Sin a forerunner of Judgments an antecedent of desolation Num. 32.23 if repentance it not prevent Judgments an effect of sin and of Gods wrath Sin Ezek. 8.17 18. the provoking cause decreed God hath To power out 's wrath on us can any say The effect will cease cause not taken away If Popery were out the land Amos 5.26 27. v. if sin retain
It would provoke God to bring 't again Oh Cursed nature of sin makes us so odd To cause wrath Psa 78.21 22. v. in a most merciful God All have sin'd let 's tremble before's rod Let no professor think because he Is a professor Rom. 3.23 from repentance is free Yet some lay Gal 3.22 can attain that degree I question if from sin they cleans'd be Yet no mans person I do not despise I hate such a maxim Pro. 30.12 pure in my own eyes Consider Scripture you of all Nations known Yet you I 'll punish Amos 3.2 don't think sin hast none I will punish thy iniquities as thy own Exempt thy self I 'le not let thee alone If weighed Teâ—el Dan. 5.27 would be too light You have sinned 1 Kin. 8.46 and that in Gods sight Wo to the holiest man alive if God him try According to his Justice and holy equity Let 's smite our thighs therefore I cry Like Ephraim Jer. 31.19 let 's repent every one If God lets fall's stroke we are all undone There needs Isa 1.7 a personal national reformation Before Gods wrath fall for desolation Let 's fear and tremble Joh. 5.14 sweep our own door Let 's turn to God and sin no more Let there be Change in heart and mind Joel 2.13 14. Let 's turn to God that we may mercy find Obj. Some may say who are disputable If God in his Decrees is immutable If his Justice against a nation is bent To what end is it for them to repent Num. 23.19 God is not as man that he should relent Nor as Son of man in all his intent Sol. God is infinitely wise in his determination At what instant God speaks against a Nation Jer. 18.7 8. If they repent God turns their desolation Not his decree this to some seems strange God don't change his will but wills a Change. God sometimes 1 Kin. 21.28 29. v. changeth a sentence with speed He hath pronounc'd against sinners deed But never changeth the Council hath decreed God said Yet in forty days Jona 3.4 10. v. shall Nineveh Be destroy'd yet by repentance were not see In Scripture but had longer liberty Observe is God like one of us can he When he hath said it alter his decree Denounced Judgment God doth oft prevent But neither changeth Counsel nor intent The noise of heaven don't threat perdition But with express or an impli'd Condition So that if a Nation return from ill God turns his hand not turn his will Pro. 29.1 and 15.10 Then repent England forthwith begin Turn at Gods reproof break off thy sin And thou mayst be yet a happy England Yet God changeth nots will but turns his hand From what 's said such a meditation borrow Live to day as if should dye to morrow Jam. 4.14 Knows not what a day or night may I cry Bring forth by death maist go to eternity Psa 74.19 20 21. v. I fear and tremble of a bloody massacry Therefore to God in Christ by faith apply Thy self and then fear not mans Cruelty Psa 29.13 Get interest in Christ whiles hast breath Prize life pray for Conversion before death Don't live in sin Mat. 18.3 consider what 's said Let thoughts of wrath make thee afraid Live in sin Psa 81.11 is a Judgment of sad degree From a reprobate life Lord deliver me To live in sin a greater Judgment can't be 2 Pet. 1.10 Therefore mind thy eternal state I cry Prepare for death and also for eternity Knows not how soon by bloody hands may die Therefore Deut. 32.29 have eternity ever in thy eye Sect. 55. Obj. SAY some Methinks God should's people free From all those Judgments and Calamitie Sol. Consider man what thou saies herein I must tell thee Josh 24.19 20. v. knows not the evil of sin God delights in 's peoples prosperity herein Observe afflictions are the fruit of sin God never makes his people feel his rod Till provok'd by their sinning against God Lam. 3.33 God doth not afflict willingly but when Provok'd then grieves the Children of men Cursed evil of sin Psa 78.21 22. v. makes us so odd To cause wrath in a most merciful God Cursed nature of sin makes us so vile Were it not for sin God would on us smile God doth his people good by afflictions fairly In afflictions Hos 5.15 they will seek God early In the day of their affliction mind it well Then they look unto the holy one of Israel Isa 17 7. In prosperity we are like to Noahs dove If find a twig to rest on will not move Towards the Ark till God out of love By affliction all our props command From us all earthly things on which we stand Then Psa 142.4 5. v. when we look on every hand Know not what to do then the rod Of affliction drives us then unto God When in affliction as in a great deluge Then we say the Lord is our refuge Now Lord when afflictions of great degree What wait I for my hope is in thee Afflictions to Gods People when sanctified Are for their good said one that tried Psa 119.67.71 and 76.10 Therefore Man or Woman thou tells a story God suffers this for 's peoples good and his glory What ever troubles come on the people of God Whoever be the instruments as his Rod God hath his way in it ordering it mind 1 Thes 3.3 As to its Measure Season and also Kind As to its continuance without dispute Amos 3.6 And as to the ends also to its fruit Troubles issue from the same love mind well With redemption of our Souls from Hell Isa 14.27 God doth all in pursuance of his decree And purpose of his love from Eternitie Jer. 51 29. God hath now a special design in hand Therefore just so far as God will understand Carry on that design now in the Land Towards his people's good he will command Or permit how far the Enemy shall go Isa 10.7 Tho' the wicked in Heart mean not so They count to destroy many as they run But God over-rules them as clear's the Son Psa 82.1 There 's no evil in the City but what 's done By God that is still by Gods permission Amos 3.6 And not any otherways on no condition Tho' all things come to pass or brought be According to Gods purpose or eternal decree Yet is his decree the cause of no sin Jer. 9.14 The decree inferring no necessity herein Of constraint but of immutability The decree of God Eze. 18.31 32. takes away neither Liberty From the reasonable Creatures nor contingency From second causes man is not herein Condemn'd because man can't chuse but sin In regard of Gods eternal determination But sins in regard of his own inclination Tho' wicked men do act nothing Act. 4 37 see But
according to 's decrees Mat. 20.15 16. Shall not the Soveraign of the world alone According to his pleasure dispose of his own If man have any thing of 's own in Season To dispose it at pleasure is but reason Hath not the Potter power over his Clay Rom. 9.21 Shall not the great God have his way Who made both the Potter and the Clay Say some God will have all to be sav'd Object Therefore Electeth all 1 Tim. 2.4 tho' with sin deprav'd God will have all to be saved Sol. the intent God wills and commands men to repent And believe the Gospel so may be sav'd Man is to do his duty as is crav'd God will have all men sav'd Rom. 10.12 good news To Elected sinners whether Gentiles or Jews Yet we see grace in Life most refuse If God would have all men to be sav'd All sorts all Nations is the question crav'd How is it they are not sav'd that still They live in sin Eph. 4.18 19. and their Lust fulfil Yet who can Rom. 9.19 or hath refisted his will God would and yet not sav'd by reflect Implies in Gods will or power is a defect If men had power according to their will None in the world but would it fulfil To affirm God wills all mens Salvation Mat. 22.14 Without exception in their Generation And the reason is always imply'd still Why God doth not save them or fulfil The work of grace is obstinacy of man's will By which they reject the work of grace Psal 50.21 So hinder God or his work deface 1 Cor. 10.22 This is to make God for man too weak Which is Blasphemy for any to speak Object Say some again in their Generation If God Elect not all men to Salvation Eph. 3.3 He 's partial since all were in sins station Alike in their natural State or Creation Sol. This is not matter of debt in this case Or matter of Justice but matter of grace 2 Tim. 1.9 Suppose God chuse a few must he fall To be bound to save or chuse all Rom. 3.24 Tho' God do freely chuse and save many John 3.16 Yet not bound to chuse or save any If a King as before of Malefactors save one Of many must he therefore hereupon Save all no no reason it should be done Object But if God a few only chuse and cherish And leave the greatest number to perish In Hell for Eternal flames to be fuel 1 Joh. 5.19 If God be not partial yet seems cruel Sol. I answer Gods bounds of mercy are spacious Eph. 2.4 God is infinite and unutterably gracious To chuse any man or woman and herein Observe out of the corrupted Mass of sin Ezek. 16.6 When polluted in our Blood God should say Live and from the world come away And leave the rest in their sin to stay In that forlorn undone condition by sin Man brought himself in this cause herein God no way bound as before you see To redeem any man or any one to free So then this conclusion I draw must God is righteous not cruel he is but just Isa 45.20 21 Justice doth but condemn in its station As man is in sin so passeth condemnation Rev. 15.3 God is gracious that any enjoy Salvation And but righteous if all in their Generation Had been appointed unto utter desolation There 's cause in man Rom. 3.23 Justice should pass ye But there 's no cause at all of mercy When God rejecteth men his determination Is to condemn them for sin to desolation But when God Electeth any in their station He determines not to bring to Salvation For their obedience in their Generation Tit. 3.5 But for his free Eph. 1.4 eternal dispensation There 's somewhat moveth God to damnation Isa 48.9 11. But nothing without God moveth to Salvation If any be appointed unto consolation If all be not appointed unto damnation Gods mercy upon his Justice hath the hand Rom. 3.23 For all have transgressed Gods command Ephes 2.5 'T is by free grace any is sav'd understand Sect. 6. This universal and conditional Election Doth in some respect set man by reflection Above God and overthrows Gods end And aim Rom. 9.23 in all 's counsel and decrees intend The glory of 's free grace in his dispensation This God design'd when Elected any to Salvation This is plain in the holy Gospel story To make known the riches of 's own glory On those whom God prepares for his auditory By free grace Gol. 1.12 makes meet for Heavens glory How shall God attain this in 's dispensation Not by chusing all men unto Salvation If they will themselves in their Generation How is the glory of his free grace magnify'd If sufficient power in the Creature did reside If grace to one more than to another be deny'd If God doth alike for all by free will imply'd Electeth all alike to glory and salvation If God prepareth Heaven no more by implication Mat. 25.34 For one man than another in his station Doth not the Spirit work our renovation The will of God John 14.2 by this opinion you see Is order'd and dispos'd by mans will free God Electeth all on condition in their station But Gods final and absolute determination Is suspended by mans will in operation As if man could of himself attain salvation Man at liberty to make it good at leisure Or to make it void at his pleasure If he will be sav'd he may in 's Generation If not then man must have damnation Acts 13.48 If God have ordain'd him unto salvation All is as men act in their station What is this but to make God by reflect An underling unto man in some respect For to make the will of God I say still Subservient unto that of mans will Which is a most blasphemous derogation To God for by this opinion by reflection God doth not do so much in Election Isa 43.13 And glory as man doth in his Station Phil. 2.13 God chooseth man on condition to Salvation If he do thus and thus in his generation As if heaven depended on his Conversation But man strikes the stroke here still Makes salvation sure by his own will So that man elects himself in 's generation Much more than God doth for salvation Consider my Friends this point observe see Ephes 1.11 What greater derogation to God can be Than is given to mans will in such a degree Christ said to his disciples in Scripture see John 15.16 You have not chosen me but I you free Not they Christ by their deserts I say still Nor by the good use of their free will If all chosen be on condition to salvation If they will accept it in their Generation Or act for it which doth imply still Rom. 11.7 That they may have it if they will Damn'd