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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10914	A discourse of Christian watchfulnesse Preparing how to liue, how to die, and to be discharged at the day of iudgement, and so enioy life eternall. By Iohn Rogers minister to the Church of Chacombe in Northampton-shiere.	Rogers, John, of Chacombe.	1620 (1620)	STC 21185; ESTC S103184	154,709	397

blesse thee and all thou doest this day Fourthly rising pray alone priuatly and then publikely with thy family and reade in their hearing some portion of holy writ as a matter to meditate vpon all the day which done betake thy selfe in the name of God to thy speciall calling and if thou thinke that these circumstances will take away a great part of thy daies worke then rise the earlier and continue the longer and so haue the godly in all ages done and doe and heare watchfulnesse sheweth it selfe to be a principall part to bee performed of euery Christian. 5. Entering vpon thy worke be careful to carrie a simple godly heart in all thou takest in hand for if Satan steppe in by any corruption to defile thy heart all the thoughtfull streames that from this spring flow will bee vncleane and therefore whatsoeuer thy calling is set thy selfe euer in the presence of God euer fearing to omit any godly dutie or commit any the least thing displeasing his Maiestie but euer let the Lord be thy feare 6. Then in doing thy work beware thou so mind thy priuate gaine that thou coole not any grace in thee or quench the Spirit but do diligently and painefully thy earthy businesse with an heauenly minde thy heart in thy worke euer inditing a good matter and thy tongue vttering the same to them that are about thee Seuenthly doe thy worke skilfully least it turne to thy reproch doe it faithfully not depending vpon the meanes but vpon Gods blessing doe it constantly not starting from it and doe it cheerefully vsing in euery thing a good conscience as if you were to die before night and discharge those duties daily which thou wouldst wish thou hadst done if now you were a dying Eightly liue vpon thy trade and not cunning fetches Prou. 27. 23. Let thy expenses bee no more then thy comming in yet sticke not to spend where God and charitie requireth and what remaineth lay vp for supply hereafter as occasions shall require At meales looke vp to God and being as carefull to feede thy soule as bodie reade some part of Scripture performing some dutie of prayer before and singing some short Psalme after not forgetting to turne thy fragments into thy Almes basket thou must not forget to catechize thy family vpon saturday and prepare them for the Sabbath and after the exercises in the Church vpon the Sabbath examine what they learned that day and then repeate the Sermons out of thy penned notes vnto them and thou and they practise them all the weeke following in this worke be discreete kinde and mercifull to thy family tyre not nor chide them 2. Doe all in season 3. Be not tedious 4. Praise and reward them 5. Keepe constantly this order As thou didst begin the day religiously so end it deuoutly grieue not as men climbing a steepe hill you looke backward so take a carefull view of thy actions all the day consider what thou didst well and wherein thou fa●l●st or fallest be thankfull for the on and ●ull penitent for the other and let not thine eyes sleepe vntill thou bee perswaded of the forgiuenesse of that and all other thy sinne and looke with what deuotiō thou began the day with the same or the like end the same and as prayer was the beginning to open the morning so let it be the barre to shut the euening and thus watching ouer both callings thou canst not in thy worldly affaires sleepe nor doe amisse Heareunto may be added a third helpe that whereas Satan a vigilant Bishop in his owne circuit as Latimer calieth him watcheth to doe vs all harme as a roaring lyon haunting after his pray we must to withstand his assaults bee sober and watch 1. Pet. 5. 8 And saith Paul put on the whole armour of God Ephes 6. 10. to 1. Thess. 5. 6. to 12. For it is no good fighting with Sathan with his owne weapons he is a sophister dispute not with him in his owne Logicke he is an Oratour beware of his eloquence he is a prince take heede of his power but as Satan in his owne cause must vse his owne strength so we in our cause are to vse the Lords strength and therefore the third helpe is to put on the whole armour of God that we may be able to stand against his assaults for we wrastle not against flesh and bloud but against principalities c. In vaine therefore it is for vs to goe about to defend our selues with holy water crucifixes or reliques of Saints or sword and speare for as that Leuiathan Iob 41. 17. ●0 He will laugh the●eat nor with Saints weapons and armour 1. Sam. 17. 39. 44. But with the whole armour and not a peece of God fo● the enemy will strike that part of the body that is naked and what booteth it to leaue on sinne and lie open in many 2. It must be Gods armour of his owne making and bestowing for in temptations no learning but Gods no wisedome but heauenly can helpe vs the Lord knoweth the force of Satans darts his treacherous ambushments and peircing bullets and therefore made this armour of huge proofe and able to repell all the battery of Sathans suggestions whereby we must learne not to esteeme our spirituall fight as a May-game but as a time of trouble and aduersitie wherein we are assaulted by mighty enemies and oftentimes foyled and wounded and therefore must bee valiant and not snort in carnall securitie that so we may obtaine the victory and triumph 3. This armour must be put on else what auaile the meanes of saluation if we vse nor practise them 4. We must not be dismated stand to it that is as in the campe euery man hath his place appointed him and his proper colours vnder which he is to keepe him so all Christian souldiours haue their stations that is their two vocations as is aboue shewed whereunto they are called of God within the limits wherof they are to containe themselues and not thrust themselues into temptations and leaue their standing and if we be assaulted not flee away but stand to it for no armour is prepared for the backe or fligh for that is to Apostate neither is there heare any mention made of putting of our armour for Sathan is neuer at truce with vs nor wee with him 5. He sheweth what graces necessarie for a Christian whereof one is the girdle of veritie For souldiours in old time had a broad studded beetle where with the ioynts of the brest-plate and that armour which defended the belly loynes and thighes were couered so should we haue vprightnesse and sinceritie of heart the band of all vertues in the profession of the true religion of our Lord God The second is the brest-plate of righteousnesse whereby is meant a good conscience true sanctification and a godly life this Iudas wanted and therefore Sathan entered into his open naked heart Thirdly Our feete must