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A25217 A sermon preach'd to the Societies for Reformation of Manners in the cities of London and Westminster at Salters-Hall, Aug 15, 1698 preached and published at the desire of the said Societies / by Vincent Alsop. Alsop, Vincent, 1629 or 30-1703. 1698 (1698) Wing A2920; ESTC R27105 22,053 66

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not mine eye continue in their Provocation Especially this affects the innocent Soul when scorn is mixed with a malicious Indignation Psal. 35.16 With hypocritical Mockers in Feasts they gnashed upon me with their Teeth And when Nehemiah came to Reform Matters at Ierusalem he could not escape the virulent insults of Tobiah and S ballat Nehem. 4.2 3 4. What will these feeble Iews do Will they make an end in one day Even that which they build if a Fox go up he shall even break down their stone Wall Poor Reformers What a stir do you make about your fanatick Models The edge of the Laws will soon be turned and your own Zeal quickly cooled and then when the restraint of these Laws shall be a little relaxed you will see all things run in their Old Channels and Nature for a while curbed will return with more eagerness to its own Inclinations To all these and a thousand more of these Scoffs you have nothing better to return than what they then did v. 4. Hear O God for we are despised and turn their Reproach upon their own heads § 4. And may you not reasonably apprehend a Spirit of bitter and bloody Revenge already boiling in the hearts of those whom the Laws have met withal in their Exorbitancies Some Sparks of that temper even now breaks out at the mouth of the Furnace from when you may easily conjecture at the desperate Heat that burns within Do they not watch for your Haltings And more narrowly observe when you trip in any punctilio of the Law than you do when they scandalously fall and lye wallowing in the Mire Assure your selves if you Record their Convictions they Register all the Errors of your Prosecutions and only wait for a happy day and welcome juncture when they may wreck their Malice upon you You have great need therefore with the Psalmist to pray Ps. 5.8 Lord make thy waies straight before me because of my Observers § 5. Nor is it a little part of your Discouragement that upon the matter you stand alone in this Work Which was the sad Case of David Ps. 94.16 Who will rise up with me against the Wicked who will stand up for me against the Workers of Iniquity But be not afraid with any Amazement you are not alone for God is with you In a word All the Dissolute and Flagitions are your declared Enemies The indifferent Gallio's the Neuters in Religion cannot be numbred amongst your Friends Whether you stand or fall sink or swim they are wholly unconcern'd The Men of Politick Principles know not yet whether they are for you or against you the issue determines their Judgments like those wary prudent Ones Esther 3.4 who waited to see how Mordecai ' s matters would stand The cooler sort of Professors are rather of the two for you than against you only the Sincere of all Persuasions and Denominations wish you good success in the Name of the Lord and God himself who is more than all that are for you or against you will be with you and Bless you and make you a Blessing IV. Give me so much more of your Patience whilst I set before you the Encouragements of God against all these Discouragements and I will conclude I. Let God's Call and Commission for your Work afford you sufficient Courage and Confidence against all the Discouragements of the Work It 's a notable evidence of Sincerity when we go on in the way of our Duty upon the security of God's Authority whatever Difficulties we meet with in the way or how little appearance of Success there may be in the end Ezek. 2.6 Be not afraid of them neither be afraid of their words though Briers and Thorns be with thee and thou dost dwell among Scorpions be not afraid of their words nor be not dismay'd at their looks though they be a Rebellious House 2. When your Fears begin to rise in your Hearts act your Faith upon God Fear arises from the sense of your own Weakness and the apprehension of your Enemies Power But Faith knows how to set the Strength of God against your own Weakness and the Strength of Enemies Ps. 56.3 What time I am afraid I will put my trust in thee 3. Let tender Compassion to Souls that are destroying themselves whet your Zeal if at any time the edge begins to turn it would move Pitty in the Heart of any one to see how contemptuously the Devil insults over those Souls he has got into his own power 2 Tim. 2.26 They are taken Captive by him at his will As if he would adorn his Victory by dragging them behind his Triumphant Chariot Mark 9.22 He casts them into the Fire and into the Water as if he would make sport with immortal Souls Let this lamentable sight engage all your Zeal to rescue them Jude 21. Others save with fear pulling them out of the Fire 4. Let the glorifying of God and your Redeemer be enough to influence you to the highest Endeavours to promote it You cannot sacrifice your All to a more agreeable Object Phil. 1.20 As always so now also Christ shall be magnified in my Body whether it be by Life or by Death 5. If you take the Counsels of God's Word you shall certainly have its Comforts Let the Precepts Guide you and the Promises shall Support you Ps. 119.24 Thy Testimonies are my Delight and my Counsellors 6. A good Conscience and its Testimony will be responsible for all the Evil you may incur all the Good you may hazard or lose for the asserting it This was the Apostles Practice of Piety Acts 24.16 Herein do I exercise my self always to keep a Conscience void of offence towards God and towards Men. 7. Lastly The Cause of God the Interest of Christ makes up a powerful Motive to the most difficult Duties and a sufficient Security against the strongest Temptations Go on therefore Brethren as you have begun in no wise terrified by your Adversaries and the God of all Grace and Peace shall be with you To whom be the Kingdom the Power and the Glory for ever Amen FINIS BOOKS Printed for and Sold by John Lawrence at the Angel in the Poultry MR. Pool's English Annotations in two Vol. Folio The Works of the Reverend Mr. Stephen Chenock B.D. in two Vol. Folio The Life of the Reverend Mr. Richard Baxter written by himself Folio Mr. Lorimer's Apology for the Ministers who subscribed only to the Stating of the Truths and Errors in Mr. Williams's Book In Quarto Mr. Lorimer's Remarks on Mr. Goodwin's Discourse of the Gospel proving that the Gospel Covenant is a Law of Grace and answering the Objections to the contrary Quarto Mr. Samuel Slater's earnest Call to Family Religion being the substance of eighteen Sermons Octavo Mr. Addy's Stenographia Or The Art of Short-writing compleated in a far more compendious way than any yet extant Octavo The Bible is also Printed in the same Short-Hand Mr. Nath. Taylor 's Preservative against Deism Octavo The Faithful Rebuke to a False Report Octavo Vindication of the Faithful Rebuke against Mr. Lob. Octavo Mrs. Williams Funeral Sermon by Mr. Calamy Octavo Mr. Showers Reformation Sermon Octavo Mr. Williams's Reformation Sermon Octavo Mr. Showers Funeral Discourses Octavo Mr. Woodhouse's Sermon at Mrs. Papillons Funeral 8vo Mr. Doolittle's Saints Convoy to and Mansions in Heaven in two occasional Discourses Octavo