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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18598	The strait gate and narrow way to life opened and pointed out upon Luk. 13, 23, 24 / by Edward Chetwind ...	Chetwynd, Edward, 1577-1639.	1632 (1632)	STC 5127.5; ESTC S287	72,897	331

compareth to the light shining more and more Prov 4.8 from the dawning unto the perfect day Of which proceeding vve have the more neede to take speciall care since in this way not to goe forvvard is to goe backward not to grow better is undoubtedly to waxe worse our nature in regard of spirituall motion being like a Boat floting in a streame vvhich if it be not by force of oares continually rowed upward vvill of it selfe ne●●●sarily be carryed downward Wherefore herein to the end that vvee may be assured of blessednesse let our triall be to find our selves to walke in this perfect path of obedience as first by our direction taken from God and resolution onely for God in our entrance so secondly for our continuance by our keeping stil therein with out turning backe or straying and by proceeding forward without standing at a stay so have we also the triall of the third way and gate our sincere obedience CHAP. XXII Triall of Patience by foure rules viz. two for entrance and two for continuance THere remaineth the fourth and last path viz. our Patience of which as Christians stand in continuall neede the way to heaven being thorny as before was shewed and be set with troubles so it is needful for thē to make trial what their patience is or whether that which happily they make shew of be Christian patience and not senselesse blockishnesse As they may first for the entrance by considering how it hath beene wrought in them first by learning that hard lesson to deny not their sinnes or substance onely b●t even themselves Mat. 16.24 thei● 〈◊〉 wisedome and will and secondly by entertaining perswasion of the love and good vvill of God their father tovvards them in Christ Iesus For first till men have learned to deny themselves their ovvne vvisedome and carnall vvill vvhat marvell if they be angry and impatient as Ionah vvas for his Ion. 4.8 gourd at every thing that commeth overthvvart thē vvhether it be a crosse from God or vvrong as they conceive it offered by men neither can 〈◊〉 bee imagined that vvith patient meekenesse any should take up the crosse untill they have learned to sacrifice their will to God with that submission of our blessed Saviour Father Luk. 22.42 not my will but thine be done Howbeit neither may any hope to come hereunto untill they become which is the second point for trial perswaded of Gods good will towards them in Iesus Christ by whose power wisedome whiles they know that all things are Lam. 3● 37.38 disposed and nothing befalling them without his appointment who worketh all things after the counsel of his owne will Eph. 1.11 whose thoughts towards his are evermore thoughts of peace Ier. 29.11 and not of evill still rejoycing over them to do them good Ier. 32.41 they rest withall assured out of this perswasion of Gods love that all things shall worke together for their good Rom 8.28 The consideration whereof cannot but worke them unto patience that if it please God why should it not please them also since God who loveth them knoweth better then themselves what is for their good And therfore in al our sufferings either for Christ or with him this must be the triall of our patience by considering whether the ground thereof be faith and obedience our being assured of Gods love in Christ and having learned thereupon to deny our selves And now for the other triall of continuance if we would see whether wee possesse our soules by true patience let us observe first Luk. 21 1● the strength supporting and secondly the hope encouraging thereunto For first if our patience be Christian from above it is supported by the spirit of grace praier helping our infirmities and teaching us as S. Iames counselleth Zac. 12.10 Rom. 8.26 when at any time wee lacke wisedome Iam. 1.5 to aske it of God who reproacheth no man that so our patience by strength and counsell received from heaven may have in us her perfect working And secondly for the expectation encouraging us to hold out with comfort and rejoycing amidst all sufferings of what lesse thing may it be then of the kingdome of heaven the crowne of glory Wherof when once S. Paul had but a glimpse by the eye of faith you know how he preferreth it in his account above all the sufferings of this life Rom. ● 18 grounding thereon the courage of a Christian amidst the greatest troubles For Therefore saith he 2 Cor. 4.16 wee faint not but though our outward man perish yet the inward man is renewed daily Verse 17 For our light affliction which is but for a moment causeth unto us a far more excellent and an eternall weight of glory While we looke not on the things that are seen Verse 18. but on the things which are not seene for the things which are seene are temporall but the things which are not seene are eternall So that if Iaacob serving seven yeeres for Rahel under so hard a master as Laban thought it but a short and easie apprentiship because hee loved her Gen. 29.20 how much more ought every true Israelite that loveth the Lord Iesus to serve with patience the yeers of his appointed warfare having an eye unto so great a recompence of reward Heb. 11.26 Wherefore thus also let our triall be touching this fourth and last particular of patience by considering as first how it hath beene wrought in us by perswasion of Gods love and the deniall of our selves so secondly how it is continued by the support of the spirit of prayer and expectation of future glory And now for conclusion of this first use enlarged as you see for our direction with hope of profit let me beseech you in the bowels and by the tender mercies of Iesus Christ that since this is a businesse which may well be tearmed the Maine chance and all things else in comparison but trifles you would as S. Peter wisheth 2 Pet. 1.10 give all diligence thereunto that you may make your calling election sure purchase this assured cōfort to your soules against the houre of death which none of us know how soone it may seize upon us that you have entred and are walking in the way of life the several paths whereof seeing we have had amply severally described what remaineth but that as David wee consider our owne wayes Psa 119.59 Psal 4.4 and examine our hearts each of us upon our beds as we have beene directed CHAP. XXIII The woefull condition of all in in the broad way whiles they despise reproofe under a vaine hope of mercy NOw because upon examination it is much to be feared that many will be found out of the way and of those the greatest part not caring ever to set foot therein it will be needfull in the next place to infer from the doctrine before delivered our second use