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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44524	The great law of consideration: or a discourse, wherein the nature, usefulness, and absolute necessity of consideration, in order to a truly serious and religious life, is laid open: By Anthony Horneck, preacher at the Savoy.	Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697.	1677 (1677)	Wing H2833; ESTC R220111	198,374	451

dearest and tenderest love Doth it work by charity too by good works And doth it make me cast my bread upon the water give away freely and chearfully though I have no prospect and see no probability of a recompence here on earth Doth it make me despise the World and overcome it and use it only as my Servant while God alone is my Master Doth it make me resist the Devil and grapple with powers and principalities with the Rulers of darkness and with spiritual wickednesses in high places Eph. 6.12 Doth it make me pray with fervency and importunity Doth it transport my Soul into ravishments upon the sight of yonder glorious things God hath laid up and prepared for those that love him Doth it make me rejoyce in that Saviour I have not seen with joy unspeakable and full of glory Does it make me trust God in Adversity even then when the Fig-tree doth not blossom when there is no fruit in the vines when the labour of the Olive fails and the Field does yield no meat when the flock is cut off from the fold and when there are no herds in the stalls Hab. 3.17 Doth it make me take notice of Gods gracious Dealings and Providences and admire Gods wisdom and greatness and power and goodness in all Doth it make me prize the promises of the Gospel above all riches and doth it make me willing to suffer for Christ Rejoyce O my Soul if Faith hath thus warm'd thy heart and if thou findest these footsteps of God within thee These are ornaments sit for thee to appear in before the great Tribunal On the other side what ease what quiet canst thou enjoy if thy faith be dead and dull and unactive if it doth not touch thy tongue with a Coal from the Altar and doth not make thee break forth into celebrations and admiration of the height and breadth and length and depth of the love of God If thou feelest no holy force in thy Soul to shake off every weight and every sin which doth so easily beset thee If thy faith does not make thee stand upon thy watch and break through all discouragements and oppositions to obtain the end of thy faith even thy salvation If it doth not make thy corruptions abate and thy extravagant desires and passions fall If it doth not chase Discontent in a great measure from thy thoughts and doth not give thee bowels of compassion to Ministers to the Servants of God to Christs distressed members If it doth not drive thee into Heaven into contemplations of a glorious Eternity which shall make amends for all the losses troubles perils miseries and difficulties thou undergoest here If it doth not make thee prefer Christs honour and will before the vain allurements of flesh and blood and the society of those who delight in God before familiarity with the richest and greatest who cast Gods Laws behind them If it works no patience in Afflictions no humility no self-denial no meekness under curses and injuries and persecutions no courage to stand up for God and for his glory no delight in the Word and wayes of God no sincere endeavors to practise what thou hearest no relish in spiritual things no holy revenge upon thy corruptions no indignation against thy former sins no carefulness to please God no vehement desires after him who is fairer than the children of men Faith thus consider'd if it be but a painted fire will quickly betray it self and this Consideration will soon give an item to the sinner that this is no good foundation to build eternal salvation on In this manner we are obliged to proceed in our prayers and supplications Consideration must acquaint us whether it be the desires of our hearts or the desires of our lips only that we offer unto God whether it be a deep sense of our spiritual wants and necessities and of the Greatness Majesty Purity Holiness Mercy and Goodness of God that makes us pray or Custom and Education and Civility to our unruly Consciences So in our Distributions to the Necessities of others Consideration must acquaint us whether we give enough or no whether we fulfill those Rules Christ and his Apostles have deliver'd concerning it and whether it be vain glory and the applause of men that makes us both liberal and speak of our liberality or an honest design to advance the glory of God and the good of our Neighbour So in Fasting Consideration must acquaint us whether it be the outward performance we do regard more than the inward frame of the Soul whether it be a real sincere resolution to mortifie sin that engages us to this severity or an intent of giving God satisfaction for the affronts we have offer'd him and whether the austerity makes sin truly bitter to us and works an eternal detestation of it in our hearts or whether it disposes us to fall on afresh and tempts us upon the credit of that piece of Mortification to venture into new sins and enormities So in our zeal for God Consideration must acquaint us whether we are more passionate in things which concern the honour of God than in promoting of our own interest whether it be a zeal according unto knowledge and kindled by the Sun of Righteousness or furious and lighted by the flames of the burning Lake and whether we are zealous for the greater as well as for the lesser matters of the Law for Judgment Faith and Mercy as well as for paying tythe of Mint and Cummin and Anise Without Consideration our Souls must necessarily remain under very great darkness and mistakes and consequently run the hazard of being cheated in the work of Conversion How should these Cheats be discover'd but by our reason How shall our reason judge of them but by Consideration For Consideration calls them to an account layes them open examines their rise and progress discovers them to be dross and spies out the danger they involve the Soul in and by that means works it into a faithful resolution to take another course CHAP. IV Of the various impediments and remora's of Consideration Men fancy greater difficulty in 't that there is indeed Are continually employ'd about sensual objects Loth to part with their sins Ignorant of the pleasure of Consideration Reflect upon the danger of losing their unlawful gain Fear they shall fall into melancholy or go distracted with so much seriousness Are of opinion that Conversion in that sense the Scripture speaks of it is needless Mistake the nature of Consideration Are discouraged by evil company Neglect consulting with Ministers about this necessary work Delude themselves with the Notion of Christ's dying for the sins of the world COnsideration a Duty so great so noble so necessary one would think should find sutable entertainment with all men that pretend to reason or wisdom or discretion the Guest being so beneficial who can imagine to the contrary but every man will spread open his doors and let it in How Lock

of Consideration makes his discourse so loose and wanton It 's this makes him embrace every litle conjecture about the shortness of Hell torments before the solid arguments that evince an Eternity of God's displeasure against stubborn sinners It 's this makes him prefer a May-be before a Real-known-Truth and the man that makes sport with Eternal misery shall he be more acceptable company than the gravest and most judicious Divine whose Reasons he cannot answer Alas did the Drunkard When he comes to himself again Smite upon his Thigh and say what have I done how odious is this Vice I indulge my self in How like a Beast do I live How unworthy of that Reason which the wise Creator hath bestowed upon me How unworthy of those Mercies I daily enjoy How would many of the sober Heathens have scorned a temptation to such a sin What follies and extravagancies doth it involve me in How do I prostitute and expose my self to the contempt and scorn of Men that know me How can I hear the Apostle protest that no Drunkard shall enter into the Kingdom of God and go on Will not God take an account one day and examine how I have spent my time and can I spend my time worse than by exceeding irrational Creatures in sensuality What brute but a Swine would disorder it self as I do my Body What can I plead in excuse of so soul a crime ls this renouncing the Devil and all his works as I vow'd to do in Baptisme Is this adorning the Gospel of my Saviour as my Profession requires If I fear not Hell-fire why do not I fear impoverishing of my self and Family How do I dispose my self for all manner of sin by this enormity What crime is there that I am not fit for when my Reason is overwhelmed with Drink How do I embezel the Gifts of God when I abuse his Creatures thus How do I pervert the end of Gods bounty when I make that to ruine and destroy my nature which was intended to preserve it What difficulty is there in leaving so gross a vice which threatens so much mischief and misery Is it such a pleasure to make a Pond of my Body is it such a pleasure to deprive my self of Reason Is it such a pleasure to be laught at by all men that maintain Sobriety What hurt hath God ever done me that I should thus wilfully affront him How soon might I vanquish this sin if I would in good earnest resolve to be allur'd by my old companions no more And why should they be dearer to me than my God my Soul and a good Conscience Will these companions save me when I come to dye Will it not be far more comfortable to have none of this load to burthen and oppress my Soul What if God should strike me dead in a drunken fit Doth not Dives his calling for a drop of water to cool his burning Tongue affright me How do I prepare for Diseases by this Vice and if there were no Hell no Judgement to come how should the inconveniences which attend this sin discourage me Lord if neither the Plagues which wait upon the offence in this World nor the terror of that which is to come can disswade me how justly may God pour out all the Vials of his wrath upon me How justly may he plunge me into the Red Sea of his Indignation and leave me to the rage and malice of that Divel whose voice and suggestions I do now obey Did the sot but blow those sparks of Reason he hath left into such considerations as these how horrid how nauseous would the sin appear but want of consideration makes him transform the Image of God into the Image of a Beast and makes him drink away the Poors relief and his own Estate This is it makes him a Thief for he robs the poor and sometimes hiS own Family of that sustenance and support he owes them as he is a Man and pretends to be a Christian this is it makes him laugh when he should wish for rivers of Tears and for a Fountain of Water to deplore the sadness of his condition on here and the more dreadful state of his Soul hereafter Did the swearer but seriously consider what a foolish weak sordid and impertinent thing it is to mingle profanations of God's Name with his Speeches he would soon take pains to avoid it and set a mulct upon himself for running upon the same Rock again Would he but think good God! how irrationally do I act if I believe there is a God what can I fancy that God to be sure I must fancy him such a Deity as the Heathen worshipp'd one that hath Eyes and sees not Ears ' and hears not a Deity of Brass or Stone that I can securely play withal a Deity that 's not at all jealous of his Honour and Glory and can sit down under every affront that 's put upon him should the meanest of my Servants make use of my name in every trifling discourse in every foolish story and whenever he is pettish or peevish I should take it very ill at his hands and why should I think God will endure that from me which I would not allow in my Foot-Boy or Valet de chambre I must confess there is no bait no temptation to this sin He that robs upon the high-way is tempted by an apparent profit that the Covetous huggs his Gold and pays Adoration to his Money as to his Saint That he beholds the Sun when it shines and the Moon walking in brightness no marvel for he sees it hath a kind of Almighty power can make foes friends unlock Gates break the strongest Barrs give him admission into company of the highest quality c. The dissembler hopes he may save his credit and reputation and fortune by not speaking what he thinks but in swearing I can have no prospect of advantage and I must only act the Devil love sin for sins sake Fornication and Adultery do yet pretend some pleasure but this I cannot do in swearing the greatest Masters of pleasures never reckon'd this sin as an ingredient of carnal satisfaction and though there is no real necessity for any sin yet for this I can pretend no necessity at all were a knife set to my Throat were my Life in danger were I to dye presently upon the spot if I did not swear I might have some colour of argument for it but when there is nothing compels me to it but my own wilfulness I deserve no pitty no compassion if God lashes me with the severest Thunders ' There is no sin that 's more in my power to avoid than this the most barbarous Heathen can shun it and shall I pretend impossibility I see it engages me to very great uncivility I cannot but offend all sober company by it they must needs be uneasy in my society and to hear God abus'd and how ill I do with to my own Soul cannot but grate upon