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A67769 The seduced soul reduced and rescued from the subtilty and slavery of Satan ... by R. Junius ... Younge, Richard. 1660 (1660) Wing Y181; ESTC R34120 11,402 12

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of changing my heart before I had read out Genesis being but twenty years of age Whom I more blesse God for then for my Parents from whom I received life And this because I know no better way to expresse my thankfulnesse to him who hath freed me from frying in Hell-flames for ever and ever then by endeavouring to win others from Satans Standard to Christs makes me doe the like to others And that is by giving and lending well-chosen Books fit and proper for the parties condition whether he be meerly civill or vicious a Scoffer Swearer excessive Drinker Miser Oppressor Prodigal or the like And have sometimes found the same so succesful that it hath put me upon a more generall and publique piece of service that may extend it self to thousands if men have but halfe that affection to spirituall and eternall riches namely wisdome grace and glory as they have to temporary and transitory I know well that a great many will spend more time and money in an Alehouse in one day then in Gods service or upon their souls in many moneths Yea as if the best part were least to be cared for How many thousands will bestow more upon their very Hair or upon a needlesse Indian wanton weed in one moneth then upon God and their souls in a whole yeare A signe how they love him who laid down his life to redeem them And how wise and thankfull they are though these also dream they are good Christians true Protestants and perhaps are so accounted by the most As he that hath but one eye may be King amongst the blinde and the commonnesse of offenders may even benumbe the sense of offending And I take this their little regard of God their owne soules and honesty withal not onely to be the cause of mens prospering no better but likewise of their sadnesse complaining melancholy and discontent as one of these two poverty or melancholy is commonly the lot of every impenitent person For how should they have merry hearts that have not good consciences But all are not alike ●linde sensuall ingratefull For though some by losse of conscience are become Atheists and by loss of reason Beasts and though they that have no reason will hear none whereof you have a lively instance or president at the conclusion of this discourse purposely set there to be sunn'd and scorn'd yet others there are will be more ingenuous I meane they have not been too long sick to be recovered to whom a word or two by way of advice Such therefore as had not rather live in the Darknesse of Egypt then in the light of Goshen Such as would not with those foolish virgins Matth. 25. lose their inheritance to save charge of the conveyance And with that Rich fool Luke 12. be disappointed of their end by mistaking their way let them at least lay out the third part of a shilling upon these three new Books An Experimental Index of the Heart A short and sure way to Grace and Salvation The Tryal of true Wisdome As treating upon the most needful subjects and being purposely projected and contrived for their eternall wel-fare that are altogether mindlesse of their own And possible it is that many thereby may receive more good then at present they have the wit to wish for or desire it being sage seasonable and wholsome Instruction to prevent Destruction And that no man may imagine it a matter of benefit the Projector contrary to other Projectors will not onely lose thereby but in case any shall repent their bargain the Venders of them Henry Cripps in Popes-head Alley and Iames Crump in Little Bartholmews Well-yard shall return them their money when they please A Charge drawn up against Drunkards in a clearer print that themselves also may read it THe Drunkard is a strange Chymaera more prodigious then any Monster Being in Visage a Man but a Brotheus in Heart a Swine in Head a Cephalus in tongue an Aspe in Belly a Lump in Appetite a Leech in Sloth an Ignavus a Ierff for excessive devouring a Goat for Lust a Syrene for Flattery a Hyaena for Subtilty a Panther for Curelty In envying a Basiliske in Antipathy to all good a Lexus in hindering others from good a Remora in Life a Salamander in Conscience a Ostrich in Spirit a Devill 1 In surpassing others in sin 2 in tempting others to sin 3 In drawing others to Perdition Even the most despicable piece of all humanity and not worthy to be reckoned among the Creatures which God made These being small picces are sold onely by James Crump in Little Bartholmews wel-yard And by Henry Cripps in Popes-head Alley FINIS