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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56307	A serious exhortation to an holy life, or conversation With a clear discovery of the nature of it, what it is. The means of attaining it. The trials of it, how it may be known. The motives, or inducements to it. Or, a profitable companion for conversion. Confirmation. Illumination. Consolation. By Robert Purnell.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1663 (1663)	Wing P4240; ESTC R222001	22,777	109

Heb. 12. 22. The Court of God and of Christ wherein are an innumerable company of Saints and Angels Heb. 12. 23 24. It is better sure to creep towards Heaven though through the valley of tears then to gallop towards hell upon the mountains of pleasure The sad condition of all that want it Heb. 12. 14. Follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see God 1 Pet. 1. 15 16. As he that hath called us is holy so be ye holy in all manner of conversation because it is written be ye holy as I am holy Rev. 21. 27. There shall in no wise enter into heaven any thing that defileth nor those that work abomination or make a lye c. Well the holy nature of God will not permit the unclean man or woman to come into his presence no Psal 9. 17. The wicked shall be turned into hell 2 Thess 1. 8. The Lord will come in flaming fire taking vengeance on all them that obey not the Gospel c. In the mean time whilest they remain here they are accursed in their going out and in their coming in in the basket and in the store and in every thing that they put their hand unto Deut. 28. Again consider what names all those who want this holy life and conversation are known by in the Scriptures of truth viz. Sometimes they are called filthy dreamers defiling the flesh Ep. Jude ver 8. raging waves of the sea foaming out their own shame ver 13. Natural bruit beasts made to be taken and destroyed that shall utterly perish in their own corruption 2 Pet. 2. 12. Wells without water clouds that are carried with a tempest to whom the mist of darknesse is reserved for ever ver 17. A generation of vipers Matth. 3. 7. Ye serpents how can ye escape the damnation of hell Mat. 23. 33. In a word the Scriptures call them Lions for their fiercenes Bears for their cruelty and Dragons for their hideousnesse Dogs for their filthinesse Wolves and Foxes for their subtlety if this be not enough the Scriptures of truth stiles them Scorpions vipers thorns briars thistles brambles stubble dirt dust chaffe dross smoak scum unclean birds Rev. 18. 2. The Devil is said to be their master Rom 6. 16. The Devil is said to be their father John 8. 44. The Devil is said to be their Prince John 12. 31. The Devil is said to be their god 2 Cor. 4. 4. Now lay all these things together and consider if the joyes of heaven on the one hand and the torments of hell on the other hand will not prevail with us to witness a holy life and conversation in our practice I do not know what will certainly the sad condition of all that want this holy life will farther appear by these particulars His or her sad condition at the hour of death Their sad condition at the day of Judgement The torments they are like to suffer in Hell The duration of that hellish state Of the hour of Death Death in Scripture is called the King of Terrours it hath something to say to every one and would fain be heard but most of the sons and daughters of men are not at leasure to hear what he hath to say they put that off to the last year and when that is come to the last moneth of that year and when that is come to the last week of that moneth and when that is come to the last day of that week and when that is come to the last hour of that day and when that is come to the last minute of that hour not considering that death meets us every where and enters in at every door viz. by a full meal or an empty stomach by much wine or want of wine by heat or cold by violent motion or sitting still by every thing in providence by every thing in nature by every thing in chance well in comes death and looks you grim and black in the face then you fall into a cold sweat over all your body and a trembling in all your joynts the Head aketh the Face waxeth pale the Nose black the Eye-strings break the Tongue faltereth the Throat ratleth then come thy friends and trouble thee as fast to have thee put thy goods in order some crying some craving some pittying some comforting of the sick party If he look up he seeth Gods judgements ready to fall upon him if he look down he seeth Hell mouth open ready to receive him if he look about him loe a company of evill spirits ready to snatch his soul from him live he cannot to dye he is afraid and what to do he cannot tell whereas had he lived an holy Life and Conversation he at the hour of death would now comfort himself and say as good Hezekiah doth Isa 38. 2 3. Hezekiah prayed and said Remember now O Lord I beseech thee how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which is good in thy sight so the Lord added to his dayes fifteen years Oh! that we were wise that we understood this that we would consider our latter end Deut. 32. 29. and great cause have we so to do for our body is but a cottage of clay and that so frail and crasie that were it not once or twice a day daubed over it would fall about our ears What are our bodies but a Magazine and Hospitall of all Diseases and these are fore-runners of Death when Diseases are in the House Death is at the Threshold when Sickness is in the Chamber Death is at the Window Oh! that the Lord would teach us so to number our dayes that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom Let us consider his sad condition at the day of Judgement that wants this holy Conversation viz. there is brought in a Bill of Endictment never such a Bill put up against the greatest offender in any Court of men The Bill of Endictment it self runs thus viz. Thou art here accused for a multitude of sins of omission neglecting to do thy duty to God to Superiors Inferiors and all Relations For sinning both secretly and openly to the dishonour of God the grief of his people and opening the mouth of enemies For sinning against Gods holy Ordinances in neglecting or abusing them For sinning against all Gods Mercies to thee in abusing health wealth liberty parts and gifts For abusing both the Mercies and Judgements of God therefore now he will deprive thee of the one and consume thee by the other For sinning against the checks of thine own Conscience if Conscience be not a bridle it will be a whip if it be not a curb it will be a scourge if you will not hear the warnings you shall feel the lashes of it if it doth not restrain from sin by admonition it will put you to pay for sin by contrition c. For sinning against the motions of Gods Spirit in resisting and grieving