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kingdom_n	heaven_n	violence_n	violent_a	1,901	5	9.3401	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34724	A Narration of the grievous visitation and dreadfull desertion of Mr. Peacock, in his last sicknesse together with the sweet and gracious issue, in his comfortable restauration, to the joy of Gods salvation, before his most blessed end and heavenly death, Decemb. 4, 1611.	I. C.	1641 (1641)	Wing C65; ESTC R14609	24,472	140

yea and almost no kinde of senses was left in him upon apprehension of some back-sliding hee was so perplexed that if he had been in the deepest pit of hell he could almost have despaired no more of his salvation But yet every one of these three last named was at length blessedly recovered and did rise most gloriously out of these desperate conflicts and extreamest spirituall misery before their end Heare part of Mistris Breterghs triumphant songs after the returne of her Well-beloved M. Bolton ibid. pag. 85 86. O Lord Iesu dost thou pray for me O blessed and sweet Saviour how wonderfull how wonderfull how wonderfull are thy mercies Lord I feele thy mercy and I am assured of thy love and so certaine am I thereof as thou art the God of truth even so sure doe I know my selfe to bee thine O Lord my God and this my soul knoweth right well c. 2. This following Narration witnesseth with what sweet tranquillity of minde Master Peacock recounted Gods love welcommed his presence when the storme was once over 3. Master Glover saith M. Foxe ibid. though he suffered many yeares so sharpe temptations and strong buffettings of Satan yet the Lord who graciously preserved him all the while not only at last did rid him out of all discomfort but also framed him thereby to such mortification of life as the like lightly hath not beene seene in such sort as he became like one placed in heaven already and dead in this world both in word and meditation led a life altogether celestiall abhorring in his minde all profane doings No arme of flesh or art of man can possibly heale or helpe in these extreamest horrours Heaven and earth men and angels friends and physicke gold and silver nay the utmost possibility of the whole Creation must let this alone (r) Psal 49.7 8. for ever An Almighty hand must take this in hand or else never any cure or recovery in this world or that to come Oh therefore let us take the stinges out of our sinnes betimes and prevent the incureablenesse of their horrible wound by an humble sincere and universall turning to the Lord while it is called To Day (ſ) Heb. 3.15 For assuredly all the sinnes wee have committed in thought word or deed at any time in any place with any company M. Bolton ibid. or to which we have been any waies accessary will one day be stings and scorpions to our naked soules they all are upon record before that high and everlasting Iudge written by the hand of divine Iustice in the booke of our conscience with a pen of Iron and there they lie like so many sleeping Lions gathering much enraged and desperate poison that whensoever our hearts are thorowly rouzed M. Bolton pag. 89. and finally awaked they will flie in our faces tormenting us most ragingly and tearing our wofull soules in pieces everlastingly when there is none to deliver (t) Psal 50.22 Therefore let us consider often in our saddest thoughts Consid 1. 1. Why we came into the world were fashioned in the wombe and drawne out thence 2. Why we were made men and women in the image of God reasonable creatures and not toads or serpents 3. Why we were borne and bred up Christians in the Sun-shine of the Gospel the glorious light of grace and not made Pagans Turkes Infidels or borne in the hellish darknesse of Popish Idolatry but in a Land of righteousnesse Where the eyes of the Lord and the Sunne of righteousnesse are upon us from the beginning of the yeare to the end of the yeare (u) Deut. 11.12 Doubtlesse this is an unspeakable mercy and was not therefore vouchsafed unto us that we should only live to our selves (w) 2 Cor. 5.15 carnally and sensually to eate and drink and get gaine but for more heavenly ends And therefore as ever we hope with comfort to looke the Lord Iesus in the face at that great day let us minde the things that concerne our everlasting peace (x) Luke 19.42 pursue the one (y) Luke 10.42 thing that is necessary and lay up in store for our selves a good foundation against the time to come (z) 1 Tim. 6.19 that we may lay hold on eternall life Consider that our dayes are but few (a) Iob 10 20. we have but a very little time to live here and upon this span-long life depends eternitie let us therefore walke with God (b) Gen. 6 9. and behave our selves here that we may hold out in the (c) Prov. 16.4 evill day It is another place we must all live in for ever The kingdome of heaven suffereth violence (d) Matt. 11.12 and the violent take it by force Many shall seeke to enter in (e) Luke 13.24 and shall not be able What comfort will it one day be to have wallowed in all sensuall pleasures or lien soaking in luxurie and lasciviousnesse when we must ere long lie on our deaths-bed like wilde (f) Isay 51.20 Buls in a net It is good to make hay while the Sunne shines to pray heare reade and repent betimes to store our selves with Oyle (g) Mat 25 10. before the Bride-groome comes lest we knock too late when the doore is shut As wee spend this life so will it bee with us in the life to come therefore live well here that it may be well with us at our latter end (h) Lam. 1.9 3. All the riches Consid 3. honors and pleasures under the Sun will not availe us (i) Prov. 11.4 in the day of wrath It will then no whit profit us to have gained the whole (k) Matt. 16.26 world if we lose our owne soules to have enjoyed the pleasures of sin (l) Heb. 11.25 for a season and to lie weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth in hell for ever O that men were wise and would consider this (m) Deut. 32.29 and that they would remember their latter end The clearest Sun in the Hemispheare that shines most gloriously in the brightest summers day certainely may and who sees it not oftentimes overcast and muffled up in dark clouds ere it be night Who can say the weather shall not (n) Luke 12.56 change with him May not our sun goe downe (o) Ier. 15.9 Amos 8.9 at noone and set sadly under a cloud Nay we must look for changes and chances in this mortall life and therefore daily had need to pray as it is in our Liturgie and waite all the daies of our appointed time (p) Iob 14.14 untill our last solemne change shall come Our soules like a Ship at sea underfull saile are all bound for the faire havens (q) Acts 27.8 of the fortunate Islands I meane everlasting blessednesse who knowes but that he may be sore tost and rent and shattered not able to beare up * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Acts 27.15 against the angry surges yea and may hardly