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A67726 The young man's alarum: or, The sad consequences of those sins which are most rife in young men now in these days as swearing, drunkenness, adultery, and the like. [In] a discourse upon the 9th. verse of the 11th. chapter of Ecclesiastes. Licensed according to order. 1680 (1680) Wing Y111A; ESTC R218570 5,022 16

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THE Young Man's ALARUM OR The sad Consequences of those Sins which are most Rife in Young Men now in these days as Swearing Drunkenness Adultery and the like ●n a Discourse upon the 9th verse of the 11th Chapter of Ecclesiastes Rejoyce O young Man in thy Youth and let thy Heart chear thee in the days of thy Youth and walk in the ways of thy Heart and in the sight of thine eyes but know thou that for all these things God will bring thee into Judgment Licensed according to Order ●●inted for William Thackery at the Angel in Duck lane THE Young Man's Alarum Eccles 11. chap. 9. ver Rejoyce O Young Man in thy Youth and let thy Heart chear thee in the days of thy Youth c. IT is a matter of no less wonder than grief to see that Man the most excellent and noble Creature of the World made by God to enjoy all the benefits of this and another Life should respect his great happiness so little as at once to neglect them both and wilfully run headlong into misery and so carefully to provide for himself eternal Torment How unpleasant the Way that leads to Sin and Destruction is others cautions with his own experience daily tells him and tho' Death and Damnation were not the sure Wages of Sin yet the very ills that are produced and issue from hatefull vice here should methinks engage Mankind to an abomination of it and make him apply himself with his utmost diligence and industry to follow and keep those Commands which God out of his infinite Goodness and Mercy delivered himself to guide Mankind to his everlasting rest and happiness And can we believe that God did bestow all those noble Faculties of our Soul upon us as Reason Knowledge and Understanding to be Instruments of any thing besides his Glory and the Salvation of us what then will be the consequence we may easily imagine of the mis-employment of these great Gifts and Benefits and converting them to the ruine of our own Souls and contempt of him and his Glory a a Use clear contrary to what he designed them Ah! huge Ingratitude of Men thus to abuse and forget so mercifull a God and too too worthy of eternal Afflictions that will to the Destruction of themselves wickedly defie the means and opportunities that are offered of being happy which can never be found in the loathsome embraces of Sin and Wickedness Hear Young men what is here denounced against your Riots Debauches and your own joyful tho' perverse Heart the Judgment of the all-powerfull God who will not spare your Blasphemies your Drunkenness nor the Sins of your Lust but will deliver you to the Tyranny of Death and eternal Despair Let these let these thoughts and considerations enjoyn you to a Change of your uneven ways remembring that for each thing you say you do you must render an account to the just and all-knowing God of Heaven and Earth who will punish you according to your Crimes And though as in the 8th verse of this Chapter of Ecclesiastes You live many days and rejoyce in them all yet remember the days of darkness for they shall be many and that cometh is vanity Let us reflect but a little on the miseries that all who has been Offenders against Heaven has suffered and we shall give over the continuance in our Impieties and let us take a view of all the Examples in Holy VVrit and we shall find not one amongst them that left to fear the Lord but was involved in Ruine and Misfortunes Saul pay'd for his VVickdness with the dear loss of a Kingdom to Himself and Posterity and all the wicked and unrepenting Kings of Israel was scourged by their Enemies or dye by the dangerous hands of their own Subjects think then what God will even doe to you if you continue in your evil doings and desires Rouze rouze and cast from thee vile Sinner these destroying Evils and with the Prodigal return to Repentance and that you may not be discouraged from so pious beneficial a Work God himself does promise that your Ills shall be past over when you pray to be forgiven leaving off the power of Satan turning with all your Hearts to your Creator How happy how fortunate are you young men that begins with the fear of the Lord how assured is your Estate of Bliss since God himself says he will accept you and professes his Joy at the younger Years of Piety and Religion leading you still with his Grace till you arrive at the blessed Land the Land of Promise to all Believers Let me then perswade every one of you to lay hold of all means of being saved and with your first endeavours seek the knowledge of your God and Redeemer for know 't is Youth the most healthy and the most strong years are the best and most acceptable Offerings to him and when the dismal Groans and Sighs of an Old Age preceeded by a wicked and debauch'd Youth shall he but little minded you will be sure to meet with a kind reception of your Prayers and have all the Blessings of a present and future Life poured upon you Believe me for you will find it that 't is the Knowledge of a well-spent Youth that secures us the greatest comfort and alone can afford us Pleasure when the Aches and pricking Pains of Old Age lies heavy upon us and 't is that that makes us with courage and assurance enter upon Eternity knowing that we shall receive the gratefull Rewards of what we so well acted here There is none who is not quite hardned with Sin and Wickedness but knows what a Joy a well past day brings how comfortable a good action is and how terrible to Conscience which every one feels sooner or later the cruel remembrance of a Wickedness is But more than this it would be well to consider how vast Injuries these Bodies too suffer for whose pleasure we so oft engage our Souls in endless and lamentable Woes by Vice and it is strange to see Men hurry on by so many several ways to Death and Diseases the only two Bugbears thought of humane Nature it is true that some by Drunkenness shorten those Lives every Body seems so much concern'd for and are oftentimes living Martyrs to that Vice continuing to their Grave the wretched Objects of our pity and their own shame By Whoring how greatly miserable Men make themselves each Hospital tells us their cruel Diseases are as so many marks for us to avoid such deplorable conditions which if we neglect after such personal warnings we are not to be pitied if we split against those Rocks and loose our Healths and all the Comforts of our Lives By Swearing how constantly do we call God's Judgments upon us and how extreamly abhorred are our Conversations even by Wicked Men who tho' they practice it themselves yet hate the deformed Sin in another Of all the Sins that has so absolutely subdued Men I