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A57346	The cursed family; or, A short tract, shewing the pernicious influence of wicked prayer-less houses, upon this church and kingdom Humbly tender'd by way of subserviency to His Majesties Royal Proclamations, and Acts of Parliament, for preventing and punishing immorality and prophaness. By THomas Risley Master of Arts, and sometime fellow of Pembrook-Colledge in Oxford. With a prefatory epistle by the reverend Mr. John Howe.	Risley, Thomas, 1630-1716.; Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1700 (1700)	Wing R1539; ESTC R218001	38,264	98

be not darkness Luke 11. 34 35. 6. The very Works of Wicked Mens 6. Their Vocation and Employments Callings are lyable to God's Curse 1. His Natural Actions when he eateth or drinketh he feeds a Body of sin and maketh provision for the flesh to fulfill the lusts thereof Every creature of God is good c. It is sanctifyed by the Word and Prayer 1 Tim. 4. 4 5. The fruit of his Body is cursed c. Deut. 28. 18. 2. His Civil Actions The Ploughing of the Wicked is sin Prov. 21. 4. He is cursed in the City and in the Field Deut. 28. 16. His Buying and Selling is cursed His Building and Planting Deut. 28. 30. 3. To be sure his Religious Actions are no better The Prayers of the wicked are abomination to God Prov. 15. 8. He that-turneth away his ear from hearing the Law even his Prayer shall be abomination Prov. 28. 9. 2. God's Curse is extended to Persons 2. God's Curse extended to Persons Governed Governed in Wicked Houses In the Second Commandment Exod. 20. 5. Visiting the iniquity of the Fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me And shew mercy c. And God justly punisheth Wicked Parents and Wicked Children of Wicked Parents There be many instances hereof in Scripture both in private Persons and Families and in whole Kingdoms and Churches Ahab and his House Jeroboam and his Posterity 2 Kings 9. 7 8 9. compared with the 1 Kings 14. 10 11. Gehazi and his Seed 2 Kings 5. last The Egyptians were plagued in their First-born Exod. 11. 5 6. The Jews and their Children are under the Wrath of God to this day Matt. 27. 25. 1 Thess. 2. 16. The Wrath of God is come upon them to the uttermost Achan's Sin brought punishment upon himself and Family Joshua Chap. 7. Yea all Israel fares the worse for his sin And there were three years Famine in the end of Davids time for Saul and his bloody House 2 Sam. 21. 1 2. How this may consist with the Justice of God Is thus Resolved 1. † A great Question Answer'd in many Particulars The Punishments which God bringeth upon the Children for the Fathers sins are onely Temporal and Outward Punishments * See Bishop Sanderson 's Three Sermons ad pop p. 372 373 c. 380 c. Sometimes they are smitten with Infectious Diseases as Gehazies Posterity some come to untimely ends as Ammon and Absalon and the little Children of Dathan and Abiram Posterity may fare better or worse for the Vertues or Vices of their Ancestors i. e. Outwardly and Temporally but Spiritually and Eternally they do not For as never yet any Man went to Heaven for his Fathers Goodness so not to Hell for his Fathers Wickedness 2. Children most times tread in their Fathers Steps and continue in their Sins and so draw upon themselves their Punishments Certain it is that most times sins pass along from the Father to the Son and so downward by a kind of Lineal Descent from Parents to Children whole Families being tainted with the special Vices of their Stock either by Nature Example or Education * Aetas parentum pejor avis tulit nos nequiores mox daturos progeniem vitiosiorem Therefore Parents ought to beware of Constitution-Sins in themselves which follow the predominant humours of their Bodies and Souls and of shewing bad Examples for want of good Education If we should observe some Families for several Generations Descending we may see Whole Generations of Ryotous Drunkards Swearers Sabbath-breakers Worldlings Persecutors Oppressors Unclean and Filthy Persons Superstitious and Idolatrous Families and such like And thus the Curse of God descends upon Posterity 3. It is to be noted for our better understanding how justly God punisheth Children for sins of Wicked Parents and Governours that between Head and Members Governours and Governed whether in Kingdoms or Churches or Families there is such an Union that whereas we look upon them severally they are but One as One Body Magistrates are Civil Fathers Ministers are Ecclesiastical and Parents of Families over and besides are Natural Fathers Now where there is Union there is Communion suited to the Relative State of Things and Persons in respect of Rewards and Punishments The whole Person of Man is Punish'd for one part Tongue or Hand for as they Act for the Whole so they make it obnoxious And so it is with Magistrates and Rulers in respect of those under Government For as in the Body Natural there is a Locomotive Faculty guided and commanded by Superior Principles of Sense and Reason to go forth and bring home those things which are suitable to it So in every Body Politick there are Inferiour Instruments guided by Superiour Powers which by doing their part in an Evil Work whether in their own Persons or in their Representatives become guilty and so lyable to punishment 4. Observe That Achan's sin was publickly and solemnly prohibited and the Punishment threatened fully known to all of his Family in which if there were Infants or Children short of years of Discretion yet they cannot be said to suffer unjustly because of that natural contagion of sin drawn from the Loines of their Parents and because of some actual sins committed 5. In Answer This Punishment which involved the Posterity of Achan ought not to be lookt upon so properly the Punishment of Children as the Punishment of Parents because the suffering of Children being so near and dear to them rendered this Dispensation more notable and exemplary to all Israel and smart and afflictive to Achan which was the intent of it 6. God sometimes turns that into a Fatherly Chastisement which was a Punishment in the Predecessor Innocent Posterity sometimes suffers for Guilty Ancestors but such Visitations may have kindness in them 7. We must beware of questioning God's Judicial * Judicia Doi occulta sunt nulla injusta Proceedings or examining them by our own Measures of Mans Reason Laws or Tribunals And now having in Seven Particulars shewed That it is consistent with the Justice of God to punish Posterity for Predecessors sins with Temporal Punishments let all Parents take heed of shewing Evil Examples to their Children of Swearing Cursing Sabbath-breaking Cheating Stealing Oppressing Coveting least they by following their steps as they are in danger suffer Eternal Judgments O let all Parents beware of Breaking their Baptismal-Covenant and causing their Children to break it thereby undoing themselves and their Children to all Eternity unless Mercy prevent them 2. The Curse of God on Wicked Houses 2. General Thing the Extent of God's curse on Things Temporal piritual falleth upon Things as well as Persons Things are Two-fold 1. Temporal 2. Spiritual Which are in order to Eternal 1. On Things Temporal God is highly displeased when he punisheth sinners with Prosperity The Rich Mans full Table served up with his Musick and Songs Soul Soul thou hast much goods

nunquam desinit esse Maelum nunquam desinat esse Miser Men prolonged for ever upon Earth they would sin for ever The guilt and filth of sin descends into Hell with the Impenitent and the Damned are ever Living and ever Sining therefore it is Just that their Punishment run Paralel with their sining 2. In respect of Duration sin and punishment may be considered and in this respect they both are Infinite i. e. the malignity emnity and contrariety of sin to God's purity and goodness remaineth for ever and the punishment is inflicted for ever Gods word hath placed Rewards and Punishments one against another Mat. 25. Last And these shall go into everlasting Punishment but the Righteous into Life Eternal The wages of Sin is Death but the Gift of God is Eternal Life through Jesus Christ our Lord. As Rewards are Eternal so Punishments are Eternal As Life is Eternal so Death is Eternal By the Rule of Contraries these Illustrate one another 3. Sin and Punishment are considered in respect of the Object or against whom sin is committed i. e. against the Majesty of Heaven and Earth the supreme Law-giver of Infinite Justice and Holiness Sin in this respect may be said to be Infinite being the Transgression of the Law of an Infinite Majesty For more full Answer to this Question 1. Observe That although Mans Time of sinning be but short compared to Eternity of suffering yet this doth not appertain to the Nature of sin being Extrinsecal to it for the sin of Apostate Angels presently after the Commission was in it self abstractively taken for that Malicious defection and deformity from the chief Good as hateful and contrary to God as it was afterwards and farther on In like manner the sin of our first Parents deserved Eternal Punishment the very first Day as well as in future time The Reason hereof is this We ought in this matter enquire into the Moral Evil Internal principles and roots of sin the formality of it emnity privation separation and aversation from Mans chief end the enjoyment of God himself the Being of Beings and Fountain of Happiness 2. Quest. But seeing that there be some that 2 Quest. dye in their Infancy some in their Childhood others in Youth ripe Age old Age. And seeing there be Greater and Lesser sins as they admit of aggravations against the Light of Nature and against the Gospel How can it be said that they suffer Justly in case all suffer Eternally Answ. Punishment hereafter is proportionable The Answer to Wicked Mens sins committed in this Life and all sorts shall have their Just Deserts Christ Jesus the Judge of all the World will reward every one according to his work Mat. 16. 27. The greater and lesser sins shall have greater and lesser Punishment but all shall have Eternal Punishment There are Degrees of Punishment in Hell as of sinning on Earth but Eternity of suffering is the Portion of all The least sin deserveth Eternal Death There are not Physical Degrees in this Death There is no Diminution in Infiniteness nor Brevity in Eternity O let every Wicked Man be upon his Knees and pray for true faith in Christ and Repentance of his sins let him give no sleep to his Eyes nor slumber to his Eye-Lids till he partake of the Mercy of God and Infinite merits of Jesus Christ the Son of God who alone delivereth from this dreadful wrath to come 1 Thess. 1. 10. CHAP. IV. The Pernicious Influence of the Sins of Wicked Families upon this Church and Kingdom from seven Aggravations 1. THere was never any Nation well 1. Aggravation of Family Impiety It depopulates Kingdoms Sir W. R. Ghost and peaceably Governed in the which Religion and a Perswasion of a Divine Providence was not well and soundly planted in the minds of Men. And the more that any one was privately devoted to Religion and the Reverencing of a Divine Spirit the more Illustrious and Famous he became in all innocency and probity of Life As the secret Atheism of Mens Judgments so the known Atheism of their Practise opens the Door to all Wickedness Injustice Pride Perjury Tyranny Sacriledge or any other Villany Psal. 14. 1 2 c. Titus 1. Last They profess they know God but in works they deny him being abominable and disobedient and to every good work reprobate It is observable that the Book called the Practise of Piety was Dedicated to King Charles the First then Heir Apparent of these Kingdoms Intimating that true Religion is the best Crown Imperial the undoubted Glory and Safety of Church and State Wisdom is better then Weapons of War but one sinner destroyeth much good Eccles. 9. Last The good of the Commonalty depends upon the Exercise of Religion If thou hast true Loyalty in Una custodia Pietas Char. of Wisdom thy heart live with an Awe of Religion in thy Family the want whereof will render thee unjust abroad as well as at home Those that are without Devoted Service to God will not be subject to Rulers for Conscience sake He that is subject only upon the account Bp. Wilkins Sermon before the King 1670. of wrath and the Power of the Sword which is over him will be no longer so when he hath an opportunity of escaping or resisting that Power Nor is there any possible way to secure Men in their quiet subjection and obedience but by their being obliged for Conscience sake And therefore such kind of Persons as by their open profaneness and contempt of Religion do endeavour to destroy Conscience from amongst Men may justly be esteemed as the worst kind of seditious Persons and most pernicious to civil Government Was it not hence that the Roman Empire suffered so much namely from their Cateline Brutus Cassius Sylla Marius and such like wicked fellows Righteousness exalts a Nation but sin is a reproach to any People Prov. 14. 34. It is the observation of Josephus in his Antiquities that the Jews were grown very prophane and careless of Religion before the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans The Lord hath a controversy with the Inhabitants of the Land Because there is no Truth nor Mercy nor Knowledge of God in the Land By Swearing and Lying and Killing and Stealing and Committing Adultery they break out and Blood toucheth Blood Therefore shall the Land mourn and every one that dwelleth therein c. Hos. 4. 1 2 3. The abominable wickedness of Canaan provoked the Lord to visit the iniquity thereof upon it and the Land vomitted out her Inhabitants Ye shall therefore keep my Statutes and my Judgments c. That the Land spue not you out also when ye defile it c. Levit. 18. 25 26 27 28. Personal sins quickly become Popular and as sin goeth not alone so it goeth not without its Contagion It is a Plague and infects others when we see them not it is as diffusive as the air which we breath in There is much danger in