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death_n	day_n	die_v	soul_n	6,945	5	5.0141	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47580	A serious call to obstinate sinners, or A sounding trumpet to the unconverted Laying forth the danger of living in sin, and delay od repentance. Which may be a warning-blow for wicked men to forsake sin, and to turn to God unfeignedly. By William Knowles.	Knowles, William.	1684 (1684)	Wing K734B; ESTC R218081	11,204	23

time a sinner returns from his sins from the bottom of his Heart he shall have mercy Ezek. 18.22 Not at what time soever but at that time when the door of mercy is not shut against Sinners for if once the Master is risen and hath shut the door there is no entring 't is in vain to knock or call for if you will go on in sin and never come to be acquainted with God in the time of youth health or prosperity which is the onlie●t time that God regardeth and let your ●amps of Oyl burn out suffer it to be spent upon delight pleasure in the time of youth health and prosperity it will ●e dark finding of Christ when the inward light is darkned and the Oyl of the spirit quite wasted God will not be found in adversity by those that seeks him not in prosperity nor in sickness 〈◊〉 will not hear him who denies his helps in 〈◊〉 health For the spirit of God and Christ is li●… to a skilful Physician that knows your woun● too deep and your disease most desperate an● that you are past recovery or very dangerous for strong Physick is not fit for a weak soul fo● the spirit of God is powerful in its working 〈◊〉 that creature whom he is pleased to appl● it 〈◊〉 to and therefore I beseech you to seek th● Lord. Are you not yet stirred up to the amendment of life and cannot you spare a little time from your worldly affairs to hear the Trumpet sounded in Sion and calling to Repentance and to know the excellent joy of the righteous and the damnable torments of sinners for saith Job The wicked is re●erved for t●e day of d●struction They shall be brought forth to the day of wrath though here you have Pleasure Honour or Riches yet for you is reserved Eternal Destruction and though the righteous are destitute of all Comfort and suffer hunger and cold or adversity yet they have prepared for them a Crown of Righteousness which shall be given them by the Righteous Iudge at the last day when the hearts of all men shall be laid open and their works good and bad shall be tryed O how the wicked flourish in the world and are pampered up with pleasure and delight like Dives in the Gospel Luk. 16.16 In what ●leasure did he live yet how was his heart hard●ed against distressed Lazarus But Lazarus ●yeth and is carried to Heaven by Angels and ●he rich man dyed and was carried by Devils to 〈◊〉 punished in the fiery flames of Hell Who can 〈◊〉 this small evidence lay open in full the mise●y of one and the felicity of the other Now ●ould the worldly man chuse to be Lazarus so he might enjoy with him the felicity that he enjoyed It cannot be layed open what joy the Lord hath prepared for them that love him ●ow hath the people of God suffered for the sake of Christ as for example Moses chose rather affliction with the people of God than to be in favour with Kings or to be seated in the Royal Court of Pharaoh Exod. 2.15 And Ioseph fled from the hand of his Mistriss and threw himself into Prison rather than to commit Adultery with his Mistriss Gen. 39.20 And so all along hath the people of God counted a miserable Life better than a merry Life for they are even enamoured with the worth of the felicity in Heaven for it far excéeds the misery on Earth Jo● counted his misery nothing nor the loss of all his earthly gains the killing of his sons the discomfort of his Wife yet this could not make him forsake his God the Apostle Paul counts the misery of this life but light in comparison to the worth which should be revealed hereafter Sure such men as have undergone such ha●… conflicts of misery for the sake of Christ will b● swift Witness against this Rebellious a● untoward Generation and thus all along h●… the people of God undergone extream mis● in the World to this very day while the wic●… rests secure in ease pomp and pleasure free the highest to the lowest they all walk in 〈◊〉 paths of vanity and will be by no means call●… from this wretched state of life they think v●rily that God will carry them to Heaven in the●… pleasure but I pray God he throws not suc● misunderstanding wretches to hellish flames i● his displeasure for he is a consuming fire which will devour the wicked and reserve the infernal pit to burn both body and soul for ever 〈◊〉 my Friends that those things might convinc● you they are in your ears but as warning-pieces to rattle you which if you are not perswaded by will surely bring Gods Iudgments on you and will prove a severe murthering-piece to your poor souls Why do you think the Apostles and Prophets before us hath suffered such great conflicts of misery and counted the greatest joy but light in comparison to the World hereafter because they are fully perswaded that the p●easure and injoyment of Heaven greatly exceeds the miserable sorrows on Earth for as the joy 〈◊〉 one is finite the felicity and happiness of ●…e other infinite past all mens imagination ●…s no lost labour to follow Christ who suffer●… his own body to be pierced ●is blood to be ●…lt for the Redemption of sinners will he that 〈◊〉 a Sinner for whom Christ dyed think it hard 〈◊〉 forsake the pleasures of this Life the desires 〈◊〉 the flesh and the vain delights and glory of the World O esteem this nothing to the worth I ●…w set before you and lay open the pierced ●des of Christ whose blood runs freely to sin●ers and to the broken hearts that mourn in Si●… consider I say how your sanctifier was pier●ed who was buffeted and shamefully reproached and barbarously Crucified lay three days in the jaws of Death from whence he went to Glory where he daily makes our peace to God the Father so that we will give Glory to his blessed Name turn therefore out of this cursed fate of life work wickedness no more but speak every one truth to his neighbour for he who maketh a Lye and worketh deceit is abomination before the Lord and shall surely be destroyed The Soul that sinneth saith God in Ezek. 18.20 shall surely dye The death of the soul is everlasting but God is not willing to leave your souls in Hell as in the 21. verse If the wicked will but turn and do that which is right before God he shall not dye he shall surely live nor his former sins once mentioned in his righteousnes● What a blessed expression is here what a gen●ral act of oblivion is here that the Penite●… may have mercy O you sinners of the wor●… if you would but Arm your selves with faith a●… come holdl● to the Throne of Grace and pl●… with the Lord thou house of Israel so iniqu● shall not be your ruine yea cast off the wor●… of darkness and put on the Armour

no Salvation therefore you sinners be reconciled to God and obey his Gospel and speedily turn from the vain glory of the World unto the righteousness of God and see here is happiness in the state of the Righteous What hinders you that you will not be reconciled to God doth the world hinder you and the profits and pleasures of it what are you seeking that you seek not God and his Kingdom what seek you preferment honour and riches or glory in the world which things doth darken your minds understandings and draws our hearts more and more from God should not the Lord in mercy forbear the iniquity of the world and wait upon the sinner for Repentance but in wrath and vengeance pour upon this Nation such severe Iudgments the sins of this Nation cryeth for there would be nothing but utter destruction therefore O Nations gather your selves together before the decrees comes forth before the fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you Seek the Lord while he may be found and while pardon and remission of sins may be had for if once the door of mercy is shut against you you are utterly lost you are past Remedy if you overslip the day of Grace you may then when it is too late call and cry but God will not hearken but will laugh at your calamity you may seek him early but God will not answer and if you seek the Lord with Tears you cannot find him Prov. 1.28 Why will not God be found saith God They hate knowledg and refuse instruction and do not walk in the fear of God Prov. 2.4 O you must incline your ears to wisdom give up thy heart to understanding you must séek the Lord as for fine silver search to find him as for precious treasure then shall thou know the fear of God and obtain the excellent knowledge of Christ you must seek diligently with a pure heart yea you must hunger thirst after righteousness if you mean to be filled in the end you shall reap if you faint not 〈◊〉 but how backward is the people of the world t● hearken and how loth are they to spend ha● an hours time from their worldly employments to hear the salvation of Sion how slow in hearing how dull in understanding are the wise me● of this world the natural man perceiveth no● the things of the Spirit neither doth he know them they seem foolishness to him because they are spiritually discerned Let the Ministers of Christ call and cry and tell you you are out of the way and perswade you to turn or else you will travel into utter destruction and tell you that you are at the brink of Death you will not believe but make light of it until your Soul drops into Hell I beseech you therefore in time to avoid the path of death let not the ease pleasure and delights of it entice you any longer to walk in the danger of it set but the dreadful character before your eyes and consider that the end of your way is death the Devil to deceive you tells the worldlings that the way to Heaven and the walking in this path of the righteous is full of misery and sorrow all your Life long hard to be endured and so by these evils he deceives the hearts of men but do but understand what comfort the Saints enjoy and have more peace of conscience in a life of misery than the wicked hath in the greatest Felicity in the World for there attendeth on earthly ●…easuces everlasting sorrow on honour abasement on wealth and riches attendeth poverty in all things else that attendeth the wicked for ●…light is altogether vanity and vexation of spirit Solomon had the enjoyments of all earthly pleasures that could be thought on yet all pro●ed but vanity then why should we seek after that profits not let us seek Heaven and the Righteousness of it and all other things shall be added thereto Fight the good ●ight of Faith and so lay hold on Eternal life God is the only refuge of the Righteous and the greatest reward The Righteous listens to tne call of God The sheep hears the voice of the Shepherd they follow him for they know his voice John 10.3 You worldlings it is a sign you are none of the Sheep when you will not hearken to the voice of the Shepherd when he calls you by the mouth of his Ministers How many hundred calls have you had from God and you return no answers from the appearance of your conversations whose motives are evil and actions unjust Doth not all the Sermons you hear every Sabbath little prevail with you and do they not all call upon you to turn and do not men labour to write hundreds of Books suitable to convince the sins of the wicked and calls out for you to turn and yet it appears you live in a life most desperate by your loose living and ●…less giving ear to the word of God and yo● making light of Christ and Salvation with you readiness to hear and see pastime and gameing or else some idle lusts or desires which corru● the spiritual minds of men and increases vi●… when the Apostle saith Lay aside vain babl● and use no foolish jesting which are things o● comely but rather be giving of tha●ks wh● becometh the Saints of God Are not the with ready to deride them that tells them of the things as if it were not true Doctrine O ●… alas I could wish they would understand ●… word of the Lord and give better heed to ●… blessed word draw nigh you sinners to the present call from God it may be the last 〈◊〉 you may have it may be the last hour of your lives make a speedy turn therefore to the Lord for though you were sheep that were gone astray but now are turned to your shepherd and Bishop of your Souls 1 Peter 1.25 Think it no lost labour to turn from the World unto God for he will receive you if you quickly turn yea he 'l cloath you with royal robes of Righteousness he 'l seat you in the Glorious Throne of Heaven you shall have bread of Life to feed on and the precious blood of Christ to drink on if you will but turn you shall never hunger and if you will believe on Christ you shall never thirst nor you shall need no Candle either light of the Sun for the Lord God and ●…e Lamb will be your light yea his Glory all light you his power defend you and his ●…vourable Arms embrace you but if you will all remain obstinate and not turn he will ●…ing Iudgment upon the wicked as will he 〈◊〉 swift witness against South-sayers drunkards ●dulterers false-swearers and he that keepeth ●…ck the hireing from his wages and vexes the ●…dow and fatherless and oppresses the stranger and fears not the Lord of Hosts O but in ●ime return unto me and I will return unto you saith the Lord. Mal. 3.7 For at that