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A17514	Saint Paules agonie A sermon preached at Leicester, at the ordinary monthly lecture: specially touching the motions of sinne, remaining in the regenerate. By A. Cade, Bacheler in Diuinity, and of Bilsdon in Leycester-shire.	Cade, Anthony, 1564?-1641.	1618 (1618)	STC 4328; ESTC S107370	25,820	46

the City in perils in the wildernesse in perils in the Sea in perils amongst false brethren 27. In wearinesse and painefulnesse in watchings often in hunger and thirst in fastings often in cold and nakednesse 28. beside those things that are without that which commeth vpon me dayly the care of all Churches 29 Who is offended and I burne not 31. The God and Father of our Lord Iesus Christ which is blessed for euermore knoweth that I lie not What naturall man in the world would not these troubles deepely amaze and driue into a desperate sence and set him at his wits end to cry out of his wretchednesse and miserable mishappes that fall so thicke vpon him especially falling so vndeseruingly as they did vpon Saint Paul But what sayth S. Paul himselfe vnto them Behold the patterne of a true Regenerate man I count sayth he that the afflictions of this present time are not worthy of the glory which shall bee shewed vnto vs Rom. 8.18 and 2. Cor. 4 17. Our light affliction which is but for a moment causeth vnto vs a farre more excellent and an eternall waight of glory and therefore he sayth 2. Cor. 12.10 I take pleasure in infirmities in reproches in necessities in persecutions for Christs sake And Act. 21 13. He protesteth that hee is not onely ready to be bound but also to die for the name of the Lord Iesus His troubles though great and manifold seeme nothing in his eyes but when hee lookes vpon the least sinne that is possible to be in man euen the least motion of the flesh that stirreth against the Spirit it doth so grieue him and seeme so odious in his eyes that hee cryeth out in the agony of his soule O wretched man that I am who shall deliuer mee from this body of death Vse Excellent and diuine Apostle A comparison of our State with S. Paules In malis eulpae in malis paenae how farre doest thou out-goe vs on the one side in all holinesse and righteousnesse and on the other side in crosses and afflictions and yet passing ouer thy afflictions with ioy that are so great many onely cryest out of thy sins that are so few and small and we at euery light affliction are ready to murmur and rage with impaciency but for our sins whose magnitude and multitude cannot bee esteemed we grieue not at all but remayne insensible O well were we thinke the most men if wee could liue in wealth and ease and pleasure in this world without any crosse or affliction to disquiet our minds or hinder our delights how well could we fat our selues with pleasure and neuer think of our sinnes to moue vs to sorrow and melancholy But alasse deere brethren we should make this vse of Saint Paules example to omit other to search our owne harts and courses and come to the knowledge of our sins and of our wretchednesse by them and be hartily sorry for offending our God defiling our selues 1. Pet. 4.13 The ouerflowing of wickednesse in the world and drawing heauy plagues and punishments vppon vs knowing that if the Righteous scarcely bee saued where shall the wicked and vngodly appeare Alasse who can looke into the World but he shall finde in all Estates and in all degrees in all theyr courses that there is no whole party no found part but from head to foot all ouerrunne with this soule Leprosie of sinne Tit. 4. last They professe that they know GOD but by Workes they deny him are become abhominable and disobedient and to euery good Worke reprobate Iust like the Cretians Tit. 1.12 lyars to the Trueth Euill beastes slow bellyes slowe to doe good but to any euill quicke and forward Who can goe into the streetes but hee shall heare store of wicked blasphemous oathes vngodly raylinges filthy talking rotten speeches in euery corner theyr mouthes are as open Sepulchres breathing out corrupt and filthy stinkes from the rotten carrion of their hearts as if the sound of the Gospell had neuer rung in their eares neuer suncke into their hearts to season them What iust Lot would not continually vexe his righteous Soule by dwelling amongst them and seeing their wicked conuersation 2 Pet. 2 7.8 What good Dauids eyes would not gush out with tears to see Gods lawes so contemned Psal 119.53.158 Ierem. 9.1 Lament what good Ieremie would not melt away in Lamentations to see the wickednesse and to foresee the miseries of his people yea What good Christian can temper himselfe from crying out in theyr behalfe O Wretched men that wee are who shall deliuer vs from this body of death Alasse wretched men whether shall wee turne vs Little mortification whose liues are nothing but a continuall practise of sinne who very weakely and coldly resist these motions of sinne that stirre in our natures but suffer them to get the vpper hand ouer vs. What shall become of them that resist not at all Or none at all but rather fostering of sin full motions Iob. 20.12 but gladly and willingly entertaine them and like a man that hath gotten a sweet morsell in his mouth turneth it with his tongue and delights in the chewing it as Iob sayth that take pleasure and delight to thinke and muse and feed their corrupt fancies with ruminating and studying of their sin and wish time and oportunity to execute them and put them in practise so farre from resisting and mortifying that they are sorry for nothing so much as that they haue not strength enough by nature or liberty enough by law to glut their desires with the ful fruition of them the drunkard in his swinishnesse the Lecher in his gotishnesse the couetous in his rauenousnesse the malicious in his poysonousnesse and others in theyr seuerall wickednesse that labour not to bridle their lustes but more to kindle and enflame them to the vttermost of theyr power and if theyr owne weakenesse did not restraine them or the feare of humane Laws and punishments curbe them they would be yet more outragiously wicked and damnably sinfull Alasse wretched men who shall deliuer them from the body of this death whom could it not iustly astonish in this light of the Gospell Sinning contumaciously and ●●th a hie band to see such a stupid carelesnesse of sinne possessing all men such a deadnesse and vnmoueablenesse to any goodnesse notwithstanding all that euer can bee sayd or done Nay to behold a verie carefulnesse a desire and a forwardnesse to offend God and oppose our selues against his precepts that men account it their onely glory and valour to liue irregularly with contempt of all good fashions order gouernment yea with contempt of God and Man as for example when the Lord pronounceth a woe to them that are mighty to drinke Wine and strong to poure in strong drinke Esay 5.22 some that are not ashamed still to call themselues Christians count it a gallant matter and a great glory to drinke