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A76168 Englands warning-piece. To all sleepy secure sinners, Or, The true Christians subjection to Christ as their King and Saviour. Plainly and powerfully setting forth to the heart and conscience, of all careless secure sinners, their great folly and madness in refusing to submit to Jesus Christ as he is tendered in the Gospel. : With many cogent arguments and reasons to perswade all persons to come into Christ for salvation, now in the day of their visitation, before the fire of his wrath be kindled upon them, and the gates of Heaven be shut against them, and they perish for ever. : With some rules and directions how we may attain true happiness. / Gathered from the painful labours of Mr. Richard Baxter, being the substance of a sermon ; Lycensed and entred according to order. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1678 (1678) Wing B1258A; ESTC R172645 9,382 24

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not to renounce thy Saviour till thou hast found a better Master say as Peter whither shall we go Lord thou hast the words of Eternal Life 2ly These following considerations are drawn from the aggravation of the punishment and all from the words of my Text. 1. God will be angry if you kiss not his Son his wrath is as a fire and this neglect of Christ is the way to kindle it if thou art not a beleiver thou art condemned already but this will bring upon thee a double condemnation oh what will the Father say to such unworthy wretches must I send my Son from my bosome to suffer for thee must he groan and bleed when thou shouldst bleed and dye when thou shouldst dye and canst thou not be perswaded to imbrace and obey him must he have the naked title of thy Lord and Saviour while the fleshly pleasures and profits have thy heart what wrath can be too great and Hell too hot for such ungrateful wretches go seize upon him Justice let my wrath consume and hell devour thee seeing thou hast chosen death take it and as thou hast rejected Heaven thou shalt never see it but my wrath shall abide on thee for ever John 3. Chap. 36 ver Woe to thee sinner if this be once thy sentence thou hadst better have Heaven and Earth fall upon thee than one degree of God's displeasure O what a pittyful sight t is to see a man under the wrath of God and are these little sparks so intollerably hot what then do you think are the everlasting flames beloved hearers if God had not spoke this I durst not have spoke it the desire of my soul is that you may-not feell it I hope the foreknowing may help to prevent it Let me tell you from God as sure as Heaven is over your heads and the Earth under your feet except the Son of God be nearer thy heart and dearer to thy heart than Friends or goods or Pleasures or Life or any thing in the world this burning wrath will never be prevented when this wrath of God is throughly kindled then blessed are they that trust in him Luke 14. Matt. 10. 37. And now what is your resolution perhaps you have been Enemie to Christ under the name of Christians will you be so still have you not loathed this busie diligent serving of him and hated them that carefully seek him more than the vilest Drunkard or Blasphemer have not his word Service and Sabboth been a burden to you crying away with these precise Preachers they shall not controle us this precise Scripture shall be no Law to us and consequently this Christ shall not rule over us you may go on as far as Pharo if you will but if you be not losers in the latter end God hath not spoken by me 1 Kings Sirs I am loath to leave you till the bargain be made what say you are you willing that Christ shall be your Soveraign his word your Law his worship your Recreations his merits your Refuge his glory your end and himself the delight of your souls the Lord Jesus waiteth for your answer thou wilt very shortly wait on him for thy doom as ever thou wouldst have him speak life to thy soul do thou resolve upon the way of Life remember that thou art almost at Death and Judgement if thou didst but see what others suffer for neglecting of him that now offereth thee his grace what wouldst thou do when it comes to that then thou wilt cry away with the world away Pleasures nothing can comfort me but Christ why then will not you be of the same mind now Oh that it might stand with the Will of God that this Sermon might take effect upon your hearts and fasten upon your souls and pierce into your consciences as an Arrow drawn out of the Quiver of God it should follow thee home and bring thee down on thy Knees in secret and there lament they case and make thee cry out in the bitterness of thy spirit Lord I am a sinner that hath neglected thee and have tasted more sweetness in the world than in thy blood and taken more delight in my earthly labours and pleasures than in praying and meditating on thee and here it should make thee lye in tears and Prayers and follow Christ with cryes and complaints till he take thee up from the dust and assure thee of his pardon and change thy heart and close it with his own To conclude all with the words of my Text Oh kiss the Son least he be angry and you perish blessed are all they that trust in him FINIS Books Printed for Joshua Conyers at the black raven in duck lane with many others THe Young Mans guide in his way to Heaven or a cabinet of rich Jewels 2. An Awakening Call to unconverted sinners or the Jaylors Conversion 3 Gods Sword against Drunkards or a Timely warning to Drunkards Swearers and blasphemers of Gods holy name the first parr 4 The great and grievous sin of Pride Whoredome and Adultery Arraigned and condemned in abundance of examples the second part 5 A dreadful warning to all Impenitent sinners seting sorth the great danger of making light of Christ and salvation by Mr. Baxten 6 The Art of Divine contentment in all conditions a new peice 7 The Travels and Persecutions of our Saviour Christ and his 12 Apostles 8 The fiery Tryals of Martyrs that were burnt to death for the Protestant Religion 9. Seven forty examples upon persecutors