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judgement_n	death_n	sin_n	sting_n	1,797	5	12.9319	5	false

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A61378	Sober singularity, or, An antidote against infection by the example of a multitude being practical meditations on Exod. 23, vers. 2 : wherein is opened the influence of the practise of a multitude, to draw men to sin, the special cases, wherein it concerns us to be most cautious, reasons why we must not follow them, together with the application of the whole : and therein, besides the general improvement of the point, an instance given of nineteen practises of the multitude to be avoided, seven of their grand principles to be rejc̈ted [sic] : sundry particulars concerning peace and unity, and the sanctification of the Lords Day, useful for these times / by R. Stedman ...	Stedman, Rowland, 1630?-1673.	1660 (1660)	Wing S5376; ESTC R38303	146,089	254

profit and good to break the Sabbath and to borrow now and then a point of conscience But in the upshot you will find it to be for your hurt and ruine We reckon poverty in the estate and sickness of body and outward disasters and calamities to be the main evils But alas they are nothing if laid in the ballance with sin That is the great evil in a fivefold respect 1. It is sin which hinders us in the enjoyment of God which is the chiefest good that doth put an obstacle in the way of the participation of his favour and the light of his countenance which is better than life it self Isa 59.1 2. Behold the Lord's hand is not shortened that it cannot save nor his ear heavy that it cannot hear But your iniquities have separated between you and your God and your sins have hid his face from you that he will not hear 'T is that which is a contempt of the divine Majesty who is an infinite and incomprehensible Being It is that which makes Jehovah to become our adversary who is King of Kings and Lord of Lords in whose hands our breath and our dayes and all our comforts are For Sirs God doth not abhor and cast off any of the children of men because they are poor or friendless or low in the world but because they are workers of iniquity Therefore his wrath is kindled against them and they suffer evil from him because they do evil against him Deut. 32.29 2. It is sin which murders and destroyeth the soul which is the principal part of man and ought chiefly to be regarded by him So Job calleth it Job 30.15 Terrours are turned upon me they pursue my soul 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 my principal one as the wind In comparison of the soul all the riches of the earth are as nothing Mark 8.36 37. For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul Now The more excellent the subject is upon which an evil falls the greater is the evil that falleth upon it And sin is that which is a plague to the soul and bringeth desolation upon the soul and murders the immortal part which all the men on earth are not able to kill Prov. 8.36 He that sinneth against me they are the words of Christ the infinite wisdom of God wrongeth his own soul all they that hate me love death 3. It is sin which maketh persons miserable for ever that renders them everlastingly wretched without cessation or end that doth cast them into that pit from whence there is no redemption Other evils have their period and determinate time of continuance and then they are removed from us or we shall be removed from them But now sin doth expose a man to eternal vengeance The guilt of the least transgression if laid upon the sinner would sink him unavoidably into the bottomless pit of destruction from whence there is no deliverance You read of it as the just guerdon and punishment of ignorance which many account so small a sin that they hope thereby to excuse all their other impieties 2 Thes 1.8 9. When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from Heaven with his mighty Angels in flaming Fire taking vengeance on them that know not God and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power 4. To commit sin is to do evil For that is the fountain evil the original and well-spring of all other evils whatsoever It is the evil of transgression that brings affliction upon mens persons and a curse into their families and estates and puts vanity and vexation into their creature-comforts and accommodations It is sin that lets in wars and commotions into kingdoms and burns up Towns and Cities and makes a Land desolate by turning a fruitful place into barrenness 'T is sin that bringeth diseases upon the body and filleth the spirit with bitterness and puts fear and horrour and astonishment into the heart that compasseth a person about with terrours on every side and at last carrieth him to the King of terrours Rom. 5.12 By one man sin entered into the world and death by sin and so death passed upon all men for that all have sinned What is the source of all that wretchedness and misery that followeth the children of men continually at the heels See the answer returned by the Lord himself Jer. 13.22 And if thou say in thy heart Wherefore come these things upon me For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered and thy heels made bare Read Job 20. from v. 12. to the end 5. To commit wickedness is to do evil For sin in a right sense is the only evil and nothing but evil All other things are no further evil than they are contempered with sin and proceed from thence or have a tendency thereto The sorest afflictions and calamities have something of good in them As they come from the Lord and are the operation of his hands as they are domonstrations of his being and righteousness and means for the vindication of his holiness For the Lord is known by the judgments which he executeth But iniquity and transgression is purely evil nothing but evil and that which makes other things to be evil For the sting of death is sin 1 Cor. 15.56 The bitterness of sickness is from sin and the poyson of all corrections and distresses is from thence Psal 107.17 18. Fools because of their transgressions and because of their iniquities are afflicted Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat and they draw near to the gates of death It is that which puts gall and wormwood into whatsoever we find made bitter unto us Jer. 23.10 11 12 14 15. Concl. 4. For the original of it whence it doth proceed All the evils which are done in the life of a sinner proceed from within out of the heart and flow from the native pravity and corruption of the Spirit When a person walketh in any sinful course he doth but as the spider weave a cursed web out of his own poysonous bowels At the first mans sinful and irregular actions did corrupt his nature and now our polluted nature doth transmit defilement into our actions We are not forced and compelled unto the practise of evil but our hearts encline and carry us thereunto Mar. 7.21.22 For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts adulteries fornications murders thefts covetousness wickedness deceit lasciviousness an evil eye blasphemy pride foolishness all these evils come from within This is a point of great concernment to be studied and effectually pressed upon the conscience 1 That it may work in us an holy shame and self abhorrence in respect of actual transgressions and we may be induced to loath our selves in our own sight For my

that are of absolute necessity to eternal life 1 The whole nature must be cleansed from the power of sin and every corruption mortified and brought into subjection Rom. 6.6 14. 2 Cor. 5.17 2 The whole person must be devoted and consecrated unto the Lord and surrendred into his hands to be at Gods disposal and to follow him at his feet without reservation and exception of any part or faculty Isa 44.5 2 Cor. 8.5 3 All the time of a mans life must be dedicated to the service of the most high and to the imployment of holiness Luk. 1.75 1 Pet. 1.17 4 Every known sin must be actually abandoned and forsaken they must be utterly abandoned and cast off never to be followed any more Ezek. 18.21 Galat. 5.19 21. 5 All the commandments of the Lord must be respected and a conscientious regard must be had unto the due performance of every known duty Psal 119.6 6 The whole flock of our outward enjoyments must be managed in a subordination to the glory of God and eternal concernments and be readily abandoned and rejected even the dearest of them when they come in competition with close walking with God and the forest tortures and afflictions willingly submitted to rather than be driven back into the wayes of sin Mat. 16.24 25 26. Heb. 11.35 Now let us cast our eyes back on these things and see whether they can be done with a wet finger The reason why carnal people imagine that they may come to heaven without much circumspection and strictness is because they know not what reall holiness is nor wherein it doth consist which is the only way that leadeth to heaven 3. Let this principle also be erected and set up in your souls that although no Christian doth attain to an absolute perfection of grace or holiness in this life yet the meanest sincere Christian every true believer is still pressing after perfection He doth not allow himself in the least iniquity but is still cleansing himself further every day and pressing forward in godliness till he hath gotten to the Mark He doth not content himself with any attainments received but is ever labouring after more intimate acquaintance with God and a closer fellowship and communion with him Phil. 3.13 14. Every sound Christian takes the life of Christ for his pattern And though sometimes it falleth out that he maketh blots and blurres in transcribing yet he studieth to write as neer as may be according to that copy 1 Jo. 3.3 Every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself even as he is pure So much for the raising of that fourth cursed and corrupt Principle of the Multitude 5. The next Principle of the multitude is touching the accomodations of this life the good things of this world That it is a point of the greatest wisdom to make sure of all that can be gotten here and let us trust God with our souls for they cannot be left in better hands They think Gold and silver are sure friends upon all occasions and make way for a man in any business whatsoever And therefore they count such men fools and idiots that know not their own concerns who will part with these things upon the niceties of conscience and will lose their worldly advantages upon any ground whatsoever For themselves they had rather trust God with their souls than men with their bodies and estates So that whatever cometh of it they will be sure to get what they can that they may have somewhat to rely upon in the time of need Prov. 18.11 The rich mans wealth is his strong City and an high wall in his own conceit For the prevention of the workings of this soul-destructive principle let these ensuing lessons be well imprinted on your spirits and frequently weighed and pondered in your thoughts 1. The God of holiness hath threatned to blast the indeavours and bring the labours to nought of such as eagerly and obstinately pursue the things of this life and neglect to be diligent in laying up a good foundation for eternity When they are earnestly set upon getting riches and care not to keep undefiled consciences the Lord is wont to send a curse upon their blessings and to shrivel their gains into a very narrow compass So that what profit hath a man in such a case of all his pains and labour whereby his heart hath been disquieted Why Sirs it is the blessing of God that maketh rich Prov. 10.22 And what if that blessing be withholden from you Then all your enjoyments will wither and crumble into dust even as flowers fade at the departure of the Sun And this is none other than you may well expect if you follow this world to the neglect of the other world This he is wont to execute upon the children of men when they wound their souls and consciences to get the trash and dung of the earth when they follow after this world and take no heed to walk in the steps of his precepts Sometimes God bloweth upon their labour and travel that they weary themselves as in thefire for very vanity Hag. 1.9 Ye looked for much and lo it came to little and when ye brought it home I did blow upon it Why saith the Lord of hosts Because of mine house that is waste and ye run every man to his own house Sometimes he suffers them to have much but doth not give them an heart to enjoy what they have They have no profit nor can suck any sweetness or comfort out of their greatest abundance Eccles 6.1 2. Sometimes he leaveth them to the swing of their lusts to spend what they got for their bodies to the ruine and destruction of their souls So that all they have is too little to satisfie those unsatiable and untamed lusts Eccl. 5.13 14. Prov. 1.32 2. It is but yet a little while and all the good things of this world shall not in the least be able to do you good They cannot support under the terrours of conscience in this life much less can they prevent the stroke of death or allay the bitterness of that passage They may adde to the tortures of conscience because of their evil getting and misemployment but cannot minister a dram of consolation to the departing spirit Prov. 10.2 They may increase the punishment assigned in the day of judgment but no way prevail to the alteration or revocation of the sentence of the Judg. he will not regard thy riches nor thousands of gold and silver When a rich man dieth he shall carry nothing away His glory shall not descend after him Though whiles he lived he blessed his Soul and men will praise thee when thou dost well to thy self He shall go to the generation of his fathers they shall never see light Psal 49.17 18 19. Now it is accounted a piece of the chiefest wisdom to get much in this world however it be gotten But in the end the worldling shall be a fool Jer. 17.11 i.