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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67743	The cause and cure of ignorance, error, enmity, atheisme, prophanesse, &c., or, A most hopefull and speedy way to grace and salvation, by plucking up impediments by the roote reduced to explication, confirmation, application, tending to illumination, sanctification, devotion / by R. Younge ...	Younge, Richard.	1648 (1648)	Wing Y143; ESTC R16605	116,892	303

in Gods account is persecution 165 The woful reward of persecuting Christs members 64 77 206 But they blesse themselves and think to speed as well as the best 208 Why persecuters are not alwayes punished here 207 Look hatred They cry up practise to cry down preaching 170 The preaching of some Ministers the cause of hatred and persecution 140 Prejudice blindes them 65 No reclaiming such as are forestalled with prejudice 7 Prejudice how to have it cured and our judgements cleared 8. Ad. Ff. The Prelates more r●ady to yeeld their aide then the rabble to ask it 74 Wicked men all in extreames and either presume or dispaire 223. Look faith They are prone to imprison us 111 Not for any crime 112 But to prevent further dispute ib. And for other the like reasons 113 Good men will hold their profession though they lose their lives 161 Common Protestants can be of any religion 154 R. They rejoyce at our supposed evill estate 58 But most if they see us sin 59 Religion most opposed by formall professors 9 Most men can be of any religion which shews they are truly of none 234 They think to adde to their own reputation by detracting from others 104 They revile and raile on the godly 80 They so hate righteousnesse that they will hate men for it 75 S. Satan speakes in and by scoffers but they know it not of which many examples Ad. L Satan more servants here than God Ad. X Satan prevailes most by desception of our reason Ad. R. Satan desires no more than to be heard speak Ad. S. Hee will put a faire collour upon the fowlest sin and make the best action odious Ad. T He hath perswaded millions that they do well in persecuting the Saints Ad. V If Satan shewed the book with the baite his kingdome would not be so populous Ad. X Scandalous lives of some Professors one cause of hatred and persecution 240 Wicked men use to flout and scoffe at the Religious 75 Even for their zeale purity and holines 124 They would scoffe us out of our faith 159 And would effect the same did not God support us 160 Millions beaten off from being religious by their scoffes and reproaches 3 Some will better abide a stake then others a scoffe 164 Scoffing counted no sin and yet worse than all its fellows Ad. O. P The great evill that scoffers doe Ad. I. K All scoffers as bad as Cain Ishmael c. Ad. C They are Satans servants Ad. I The reason why all are not beaten off from goodnesse by their scoffes Ad. F f To be scoft out of our goodnesse how ridiculous 162 The character of a malicious scoffer 149 No greater argument of a foule soule 77 They scoffe at us God laughs at them 76 Good counsell for scoffers 237 Separatiō a main cause of persecution 240 Flocking after Sermons another cause ib. Satan and sin doe besot the wicked 220 They use to slander the godly 83 They traduce whom they cannot sed●ce 65 Slanderers do satan the best service 84 Great wits not apter to raise slanders then others to beleeve them 85 A slander once raised never dies ib. At least it leaves the scar of suspicion ib. Wise men wil examin before they believe 86 Their policy in slandering us 87 They slander us out of policy 147 Slanders both make and increase jealousies disable us from discerning the truth 84 Their matchles malice in slandering us 73 It is satan that speakes in and by the slanderer 78 A slander is the devils heart in their lips 83 Singularity our great and grievous crime 152 They use to smite the godly and confute them with fists 114 Their arguments are al steele and iron ib. Because the Law bindes their hands they smite with their tongues 80 How satan playes the Sophister 158 They speak evill of us because they cannot do evill to us 81 They think not as they speak 146 Satan gets more by subtlety than by violence 63 Suffering our Saviour suffered 22 severall wayes from ungodly men 121 Let none look to fare better than Christ. 126 What a multitude have lost their lives for professing Christ 42 Comfort for such as suffer 126 God will assist such as suffer for him 22 T. They are wont to carry tales of us to the Rulers 67 How to hear the talebearer 70 No musick so sweet as to hear well of themselves ill of the Religious 71 The tale-bearers End ib. The Theefe most forward to cry stop theef 87 They use to threaten the godly 93 Speaking of truth a main cause of hatred and persecution 239 Wicked men fly the light 101 They use to withstand and contrary the truth by us delivered 100 V. They will undermine us in talk that they may betray us 95 Their cunning in this case ib. And dissimulation 96 They have borrowed this craft from Satan who sets them on worke ib. Beware we trust them not 97 W. A War proclaimed between the wicked and the godly 15 The time when 28 Warning No expecting a voyce from heav●n as Saul had Ad. C And yet if they should it would not do Ad. D They are forced to give us warning that we may prevent them 94 All wicked men are the serpents seed 16 We cannot anger them worse then to doe well 137 Wicked beholding to the godly for their lives 174 How strangely they gull themselves 150 Many that have a depth of knowledge are not soule wise 181 Examples of many wise in the worlds esteem yet fools in Gods account 182 With God the greatest sinner is the greatest foole and he most wise that is most religious 182 God regards not braine-knowledge except it seaze upon the heart also 183 Rightly a manknows no more then he practiseth 184 Saving knowledge or wisdom described 185. That the meanest beleever knows more then the profoundest clark 186 In what sense the word calls worldly men wise men 187 Strong braines too wise to be saved 102 Vengeance makes wise whom sin makes foolish 213 They that would have this tallent must resolve to improve it 194 The way to obtain true wisdome ib. Instruction from the premises 195. First for all naturall men ibid. Secondly for such as speak evill of the way of truth 196. Thirdly for Gods people 198. A Fourth Vse 199. A Fifth 200. A Sixt 200. A Seventh Vse 201 Look more in knowledge in ignorance What is meant by the woman and her seed 17 Their words are to be slighted 82 If we cannot concoct ill words we would never indure blows 162 They will cavill against the very word of God and oppose the Messengers 101 Z. They are zealous against all that are zealous 76 They per●ecute us out of zeale Ad. Cc Which is the case of all morrall men Ad. ib. THE CAVSE CVRE OF Ignorance Error Enmity Atheisme Prophaness c. SECT I. Question HOw is it that the practice of Christianity is every where spoken against under the name of Schisme

that cursed death of the Crosse Matth. 27 3● That the Scriptures might be fulfilled which saith And thou shalt bruise his hell for all that he suffered was but in his Humanity and so no more than the bruising of his heel And why all this Not for any evil they found in him for their own words are He hath done all things well Marke 7.37 He hath done such was his power all things such was his wisedom well such was his goodnesse and yet crucified and abused every way he must be It was indeed for his zeal purity and holinesse and because his life and practice was clean contrary to theirs his Doctrine too powerfull and pure for such carnal hearts to imbrace or endure So that it is plain and all men may see who are not dead in sense how it would fare with us might our enemies the same Seed of the Serpent have their wils SECT 45. Q WHat Uses may this serve for which hath been spoken touching the properties of this enmity and our Saviours suffering Answ. First by this tast of it's fruits learne we to detest them all Secondly it may serve to informe every man whether he be of the Serpents Seed a childe of the Devil as he came into the world or regenerate and so become of the Womans Seed a Childe of God and Member of Christ for as our Saviour saith speaking of false Prophets By their fruits ye shall know them so I of the Seed of the Serpent and children of the Devil By these 22 fruits of enmity you shall know them as well as you shall know the life by breathing or the day by it's light Wherefore all ye that read reflect and cast your eyes on these Examples which are such lively Emblems and Representations of your selves if you be the Serpent's Seed and yet in your sinnes Yea let it make you tremble for know assuredly that if this spawn of enmity formerly spoken of remain in you if any of these ●ayes you persecute Christ in his Members or but hate the good because they will not be so evil as you are you have not cast off this serpentine quality which you drew from the loines of old Adam but it is an infallible signe that you are of the Serpents Seed children of the Devil enemies to God and all goodnes the brethren of Cain yea Cain himselfe in another person and without repentance your portion shall be with Cain and the rest of that cursed Crue On the other side doth any conscionable Christian finde himselfe hated persecuted by ungodly men for wel-doing for Christ's sake for Religion and righteousnesse sake Let him be comforted for it is a manifest signe and a notable strong evidence that he is of the Womans Seed regenerate and borne a new the Childe of God a Member of Christ's mystical Bodie and an Heir of eternal Life Thirdly these Examples being written to admonish us upon whom the ends of the world are come may informe the Godly what they are to expect from the world Shall any hope to be free from suffering or t●●●ke it a strange thing when he doth suffer for wel-doing when our Saviour Christ himselfe suffered so much as he did being the onely begotten Son of God full of grace and truth No the Disciple is not above his Master nor the Servant above his Lord If they have persecuted Christ they will persecute you also Iohn 15.20 If they have called the Master of the house Beelzebub how much more them of his household Matth. 10.25 Yea senselesse were it once to thinke that the same enmity which spared not to strike at the Head will forbear the weakest and remotest Limbe Wherefore arme thou us O God with an expectation of that evil which we cannot avoid yea make thou us as strong as Satan and his instruments are malicious and then let them do their worst And so much of the Kindes and Properties of this enmity SECT 46. The Causes Q WHat are the Causes why wicked and ungodly men thus hate and persecute the religious Answ. The Causes being divers may yet be reduced to three Heads for either they be Causes in regard of God his Justice Mercy Wisedom Power Satan his permitted Malice Subtiltie Strength Men Wicked Godly And these we might further branch subdivide and distribute into Cause● Internal Material Formal Natural Artificial External Efficient Properly Improperly Meritorious Instrumental Final And those are either 1. Next or Remote 2. By themselves or By accident 3. Sufficient or Insufficient But the time would be too short o● this Treatise too long if I should speak of every one yea talking Fabius would be tyred before he could relate halfe of what is requisite to be spoken of each for they require whole Volumes besides Instructions if they exceed are wont as nailes to drive out one another Q1 Then select out the Principal I mean such as in regard of our edification are most behoovefull for us to know And least the pages should still grow as fish into a multitude garble your notions and give us onely the marrow of the matter Answ. The Causes best deserving our discovery and the worlds notice I take to be Eleaven 1. Contrariety 2. Ignorance 3. Separation 4. Speaking of Truth 5. Infidelity 6. Example of the multitude 7. The preaching of some Ministers 8. The scandalous lives of some Professours 9. Flocking after Sermons 10. Misprision 11. That they may have more company here in sin and hereafter in torment First a main Cause why wicked men hate and persecute the godly is the contrariety of their natures Q1 How contrary are they Answ. As contrary and opposite one to the other as are God and the Devill for the one are Children of God 2 Cor. 6.18 Gal. 3.26 Iohn 1.12 And partake of the Divine Nature 2 Peter 1.4 Being begotten Iames 1.18 And borne a new of God Iohn 1.13 1 Iohn 3.9 By the immortal seed of the Word Iames 1.18 And the Spirit 's powerfull working with it Iohn 3.5 8. whereby they are become like God in holinesse 1 Peter 1.15 And not children onely but heires also even the heires of God and heires annexed with Christ Rom. 8.17 being his brethren Rom. 8.29 Members of his B●dy 1 Cor. 12.27 Bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh Ephes. 5.30 having his Spirit dwelling in them Rom. 8.9 to witnesse with their spirits that they are the Children of God verse 16. And being Temples of the Holy Ghost 1 Cor. 6.19 And the other are the Seed of the Serpent and Children of the Devil and so partake of his nature 1 Iohn 3.8 10 12 14 Acts 13.10 Iohn 6.70 and 8 4● and 14.30 and 16.11 Matth. 13. 38 39. 2 Cor 4 4. 2 Tim. 2.26 Gen. 3 15. and 5.3 Ephes. 2.1 to the end and 5.14 1 Cor. 15.22 Rom. 5.12.18 Titus 3.3 to 8. 1 Peter 2.9 10 25. Iohn 3.3.5 6. which being