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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45776	Levamen infirmi: or, cordial counsel to the sick and diseased Containing I. Advice concerning physick, and what a physician ought to be; with an account of the author's remedies, and how to take them. II. Concerning melancholy, frensie, and madness; in which, amongst other things, is shew'd, how far they differ from a conscience opprest with the sense of sin, and likewise how they differ among themselves. III. A miscellany of pious discourses, concerning the attributes of God; with ejaculations and prayers, according to scripture rule. Likewise an account of many things which have happen'd since the creation. To which are added several predictions of what may happen to the end of the world. The whole being enrich'd with physical, pious, moral & historical observations, delightful to read, & necessary to know. By D. Irish, practitioner in physick and surgery, now dwelling at Stoke, near Guilford in Surry, where he is ready to serve any person, to the utmost of his skill.	Irish, David.	1700 (1700)	Wing I1036; ESTC R221621	80,143	149

to allure Professors for what are many Here●ies but the Scum of Judaism and Paganism yet like in growth to the River Nilus which is famous and well known for its overflowing Streams though hidden and obscure as to its Fountain It 's the Justice of God to deliver them over to believe Lies who will not obey the Truth You are here put to understand what diffe●ence of days there is betwixt the Christians Jewish and Turkish Sabbaths The Christians keep theirs the first day of the Week call'd Sunday The Jews on Saturday and the Turks on Friday in Scorn of Christ who was on that day Crucified The true Church is an Assembly or such a congregation as Believes things which do not appear neither may be comprehended in the Mind that is ●t depends only on God's Word what the same saith the true Church Believes without any addition giving honour to God and taking that to be true which in the Word is delivered unto them Isa. 5.3 As to the place where this true Church is I answer 'T is wheresoever God's Word is purely taught and the head Shepheard of this Church is Christ Jesus Since nothing more provokes the Wrath of God against us than the breaking and prophaning of his holy Sabb●th the observance thereof can never be sufficiently inculcated int● Mens minds for said the spirit of the Lord to our Fore-fathers If you will no● hea●ken unto my words and keep my Sabbath holy then wi●l I ki●dle a fire which shall devour the Palaces of Jerusalem and none shall quench i● Jer. 17. Ezek. 2● 26.31 God's severity has ●een remarkable on Jerusalem and upon the disobedient and wicked Prophaners of his Sabbath as may appear by many Instances The first Blow given to the German Church was on the ●ord's Day which they carelesly observ'd the day of the Lord will be a dreadful day to them that despise the day which Christ has set apart for the Zealous performanc● of Religious Duties It is Mark'd with a Memento above all other Commandments Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy On the Lord's Day we should go into God's sanctuary and Reverence the same see Levit. 19.30 We have God's hand and seal for our observing it see Act● 20.7.1 Cor. 16. ● 2. Rev. 10. God is pleased to esteem it his Glory to have many Beggers such are all Men in respect of him to meet at his House or Temple to pay their duty of Thanks and holy Worship for their all since they have all things of him Mat. 18.20 Psal. 42.4 Christ himself went often into the Synagogues and Peter and John went up into the Temple at the hour of Praper Acts 3.1 and 13.23 4. The Day which is to be Sanctify'd is not the seventh but the first day of the week for the Jews Sabbath was Buried in Christ's Grave so that the first day of the week is of Divine Institution and honoured with the Name of the Lord's Day in regard of its Author who rose that day in the Morning from finishing the amazing work of our Redemption upon 〈◊〉 day he brought forth his Living Water On this day he gave his Bread of Life his Body On this day h● met his two Disciples 'T was on this day that the Saints which slept arose out of their Graves On ●h●s day the Holy Ghost descended on the Apo●tl●● On this day Christ brought forth the light of his ●●ew Heavens and Earth by his powerful Resurrection On this day St. Iohn ●●d his glorious Revelati●n containing the Churches state till the dissolution of the World On this day Christ visited his dea● Apostles saying Peace b● unto you behold my 〈◊〉 and feet On this day he burst asunder the Bonds of Death and broke the Gates of Hell led captivity Captive trampled upon Principalities suddued Powers triumph'd over the Grave conquer'd Sin absolv'd the curse of the Law and trod down Satan Upon this day he still rides Triumphantly in the Chariot of his Ordinances conquering all Profane ●pposition cutting down high Thoughts and ●●bduing Sinners to himself Blessed is the Man that ●eeps the Sabbath unpolluted Isa. 56. vers 2. It i● likewise thought that his second coming will ●e on this day called The Lords Sabbath Day and blessed is that S●rvant whom he ●inds well doing when he cometh and since we know not in what hour of ●he Watch he will come whether at the dawning of ●he Day at Noon or at Midnight we ought there●●re with more care keep our selves upon the Watch ●●st he come upon us unawares and find us sleeping ●●r neglecting our Duty for which we may be cast ●nto ●nquenchable fire as unprofitable Servants and ●o be for ever shut out of Gods favour and presence ●or if on Earth we do not frequent his Divine pre●ence by assembling our selves together for the re●erent performing the Duty of Prayer he so oft has commanded us to observe 't is in vain to flatter ou● s●lves with the expectation of being admitted i●to his Presence hereafter Therefore l●t us here make our Salvation su●e that we may of his Goodness gai● admi●tanc●●ereafter into his glorious Presen●e which is only to be obtain'd through Chris● o●● Lord our only Saviour and R●deemer by o●ten asse●●●●ng ●ur selves togethe●●o give Thanks and offer ●erv●nt Prayers to the Lord in Christ's Name this I ●a● will be the only way to obtain our desire which God grant we may all Enjoy and Live and R●ig●●or ever with him to give Praise and Glo●y to his Holy Nam● for his gracious Goodness in Redeeming us to himself O! how happy will our stat●●hen be we shall only be employed to Sing Praise and Glory and Honour world without End ther● we shall possess the fullness of Joys and never fading Pleasure● resting for ever from our Labours an● singing with Sain●s and Angels new Praises to hi● Holy Name 'T was the charming hopes of thes● Cont●ntm●●ts which m●de t●e Apostles so o●● conclude With a Come Lord Iesus C●me quickly Amen Te●tullian was of Opinion that no Souls did enjoy the Beatifical Vision till the Resurrection at whic● time he supposed the order of Rising would be according to the degrees of Holiness Men had attain●d to in this Life And to make his Opinion th● more plausible he affirm'd the Resurrection woul● continue the Thousand Years of Christ's Reign upo● Earth so that the highest Rank of Christians in hi● opinion shall ri●e in the beginning of the said Term and all others Rise in their turn according to thei●●leg●●es of Piety and Wickedness and therefore 〈◊〉 said The most sloathful and negligent would be d●fer'● to the Conclusion being ●o be held in Prison till they pay the utmost Farthing for this Parable he ascribes to the Morae Resurrectionis that is They are not to rise from the Dead till towards the end of the Thousand Y●ars 1 Cor. 15. vers 23.24 The whole Chapter g●ves a large Account thereof Besides St. Iohn in his Revelations