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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94266	A vvarning-piece for the slumbring virgins. Or, An alarm to the friends of the bridegroom, in some awakening meditations upon Christ's own watch-word, Matth. 26.41. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation, &c. / By Geo: Scortreth, preacher of the Gospel in Lincoln.	Scortreth, George, b. 1612 or 13.	1657 (1657)	Wing S937; Thomason E1638_3; ESTC R209055	57,932	207

two Disciples when the Lord Jesus made as if he would goe further constrained him saying Abide with us for 't is towards evening c So now when he carries strange to us makes as if he would away and carry all away with him too we should even lay hands on him and hold him by an humble holy force saying Abide with us for 't is towards evening c The day declines 2. In times of spiritual declension When noble Vines prove degenerate Plants when Stars fall from Heaven when many begin in the Spirit and end in the flesh Oh then we had need be upon our spiritual watch and take special heed to our spirits when so many lose first life and love and leave their first works we had need have our eyes about us yea within us and look into our own hearts lest we be at a losse there too and coole within when so many fall away Let him that thinketh he stands take heed least he fall 'T is a time of almost an universal consumption in Spirituals never so great decayes in inwards Christians Spirits faile and fall sadly Stomack 's gone every where to the best sood little spiritual Palate is left in any to rellish the sweet savour of Christs precious Oyntments all spiritual senses dull and heavie And shall we not now awake feele our own pulses consult with spirituall Physitians and make diligent use of all quickning and strengthning meanes of grace lest we also be left under the same spiritual languishings and have wofull occasion to cry out another day Our leannesse our leannesse 3. When an hour of spiritual Temptation is upon us when many are led Captive by spiritual wickednesses Oh then that Counsel is most seasonable Be vigilant ● Pet. 5.8 because your adversary the Devill as a Roaring Lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour 'T is not for us to slumber when Satan Watches nor to shut our eyes when hee 's running up and down with open mouth how easily may he make a prey of us when we lie sleeping at his Feet The Devil is come down with great rage he will be worst at last and doe much mischief in a little time and if the envious one find us asleep when he is most awakned watching over us for evill what a world of evil vvill he bring upon us what havock will he make amongst us yea within us what tares will he sow If Satan belet loose hee will be working with all power and policie and if he find us at a loose end sleeping idlely in the Devils shop hee 'l be very busie with us and set us aworke to our own woe we may expect a flood of strong delusions and strange temptations will be issuing out of his wide mouth which gapes for us and if we lie sleeping in his way we shall be carryed away in these filthy streames like dead fish The Prince of darknesse is broke out and smoak is broak out of the bottom lesse pit with him there 's great danger of being lost in it or choked by it especially if we walk as blind men in a spirituall sleep Oh what need then to awake if ever and to call upon the Lyon of the Tribe of Judah to awake and rescue his darlings from the mouth of this roaring Lyon to arise for his prey to divide the spoil with the mightie and to lead captivitie captive If we lie down to sleep now with folded armes leaving the guide of our spirits and he leave us alone to the misguidings of our owne deceitfull hearts how will the subtle Serpent deceive us at every turn and turne us out of the way to the right hand or to the left especially now the old experienced deceiver transforms himself into an Angel of light that he may drive on his Soulcoosening trade the more mysteriously and mischievously putting darknesse for light and light for darknesse Why then 't is more then time to awake out of sleep to get our spirits quickned up by the influence of Gods good Spirit and to muster up all our spirituall forces speedily and strenuously putting on the whole armour of God on the right hand and on the left that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil on all hands in this evill day and having done all to stand 4. In times of great expectation When we look for great things from Heaven when Zion is in travel for glorious Births when precious promises are nigh accomplishment Jool 3.18 the Mountaines readie to drop new Wine and the Hills to flow with milk As the Spirits powering out like floods c A Spirit of Life i' th witnesses and a voice out of the Clouds saying Come up hither A Nation to be borne at once Is it not time to cry Awake awake the glory of the Lord is rising c Oh should we not look with both eyes and listen with both eares to heare when it shall be said Jsai 66.8 Who hath heard such a thing who hath seen such things shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day Were it not great pitty to sleep out the awakening providences that are upon us making way to fulfill such glorious promises Is not this the language of awakened Saints crying Awake awake put on strength thou Arme of the Lord as in the dayes of Old c and shall we now cry A little sleep a little slumber c God forbid Oh now now the Lords remembrancers must give him no rest nor rest day or night under a spirit of slumber 'till Jerusalem be made a praise in the Earth and the Rest of his feet be glorious 'T is the common cry amongst Gods people when they are in straits and at a stand Awake O Lord why sleepest thou When as alas 't is they that are asleep and must be awakened or they 'l be nonplus'd ever and anon and assoon as they are awakned they 'l see it and say so We wonder the work goes on no faster and that the Lord does no more for us whereas 't is a wonder he has wrought so much for us or does any thing at all for our good who are grovvn so heedlesse heartlesse carelesse under mercies However his work goes on in his own way whether we sleep or wake for his heart is upon 't and he neither slumbers nor sleeps but is running his coursasa Gyant refreshed with Wine and will leave his slumbring Servants behind to follow him with shame and sorrow The Ancient of dayes will keep his time not lose a day nor misse a minute however we lose time And hee 'l give a good account one day what he has been doing for his poore Children when they will not be able to answer one of a thousand for their slumbrings and wandrings 2. When the Lord looks for great things from us having done great things for us commanded mighty salvations communicated choise mercies commended peculiar Gospel-blessings to us and all