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duty_n	command_v	servant_n	unprofitable_a	1,244	5	10.6349	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45572	A guide to heaven from the Word, or, Good counsell how to close savingly with Christ with some short but serious questions to ask our hearts every morning and evening, whether we walk closely with him : and especially, rules for the strict and due observation of the Lords day.	Hardy, Samuel, 1636-1691.	1664 (1664)	Wing H753A; ESTC R34934	16,854	113

Corn in such a field and the like Poor barren empty souls have you no better things to employ your heads and tongues about Rather ask What a good Word we heard this day How are we now to provide for Heaven The Devil is so busie in the Church-yard sowing his seed that Gods seed takes little place and rooting in the Church Can you do the Devils work now and the next hour Gods I am perswaded the seasoning of persons hearts with vanity and frothy discourse before Sermon hath been a very great hindrance to the efficacy of the Word and the good of many poor souls 2 Warm your hearts with love to God and delight in the work think not that falling down on your knees at your entrance and tumbling over a few words is a sufficient preparation It 's an harder work then most imagine to fit the soul for God 3 When you are waiting on God take heed of drowsiness deadness or distraction Remember a careless heart a drowsie body dull affections and dead services are not fit for a living God Think Do I pray now as for Heaven hear as one hearing God speaking from Heaven Is my heart such as God may love and delight in It 's to be fear'd many can tell where the windows and seats are broken what spots on the walls and the like better then what the Text Doctrines or Heads of the Sermon were 4 Take heed how you spend the Evening The heart is very apt to be vain after serious Duties If God hath set home any sin shewn you any duty run that over and over in your retired thoughts Psal 1.2 10 When you are about your necessary worldly work as serving your cattel and the like Take heed of carrying a worldly heart into the field Turn all things you see or hear heavenly If your cattel stray think How apt am I to go out of Gods way If you behold the Heavens see therein Gods power and wisdom c. Psal 19.1 Think or talk of the Word Psal 19.7 to 11. 11 Look on all you have done as far short of what God deserves and requires What heavenly fervent zealous prayers doth such a God deserve and such rich mercy call for God is worthy of a better tongue then mine to praise him and a better heart to love him Could I have done all commanded and never so well I were but an unprofitable servant Luke 17.10 What am I then when I come so infinitely far short when every duty is filled up with abundance of sin and fearful failings 12 Rest on nothing you have done for acceptance or salvation but on Christ alone Disown all confidence in your own righteousness and expect all the blessings and promises streaming to you alone in the blood of Christ Phil. 3.8 9. 13 Before you lie down at night look over the days work Search back into every hour and duty of the day Humble your self and be heartily sorrowfull for any miscarriages bless God and be unfeignedly thankful if you have received any good and still look out for more Take the shame of failings to your self and give God the glory of any enlargements 1 Chron. 29 10 11 c. FINIS A Catalogue of some Books Printed for H. Brome at the Gun in Ivy-lane DIodates Notes on the Bible Fol. The New Common-Prayer with choice Cuts in Copper newly engraven suited to all the Feasts and Fasts of the Church of England throughout the year in a Pocket Volume Doctor Sparks's Devotions on all the Festivals of the year in 8 with Cuts The Alliance of Divine Offices exhibiting all the Liturgies of England since the Reformation by Hamon L'Estrange Esq in fol. Justice revived or the whole Office of a Country Justice in 8. The Exact Constable with his Original and Power in the Offices of Church-wardens Overseers of the Poor Surveyors Treasurers and other Officers as they are now established by the Laws and Statutes of the Land both E. Wingate Esq Dr. Browns Sepulchral Urns and Garden of Cyrus in 8. Floddan Field in nine Fits c. 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