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law_n	death_n	sting_n	victory_n	6,058	5	10.0485	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76324	Truth made manifest: or, The dead man's testimony to the living Being a compendium of the last sayings, dying speeches, sentences, and expressions, of Captain William Bedlow; that pattern of love to his country. Who deceased at Bristol, the 20th. of August, 1680. Convincing all, both deluded Protestants, and wilfully-blinded Papists, of the realty of that late horrid plot; with his endeared caution both to his King and country, shewing the eminent danger that still threatens. With a sermon made upon this text, preached at his funeral by a reverend divine, Mr. Thomas Palmer.	Bedloe, William, 1650-1680.; Palmer, Thomas, b. ca. 1620. aut	1680 (1680)	Wing B1677B; ESTC R175525	6,321	19

at the last moment God is All-sufficient and can pardon to the utmost but rather as it is in Job 32.3 Lay thy finger upon thy Mouth hold thy peace and commit it to God who shall Judge the world in Righteousness and Truth by that Man Jesus whom he hath ordained For he that thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing deceiveth himself Gal. 6.3 And again The Lord preserveth the lowly and giveth Grace to the Humble Psal 34.17 1 Pet. 5.5 Therefore let none judge what God shall think fit to do for Man's Wisdom in such cases is but foolishness and in such as presume to do it shew their Malicious Spirit though to no purpose and shew what they would do were it in their Powers which may justly turn Almighty Vengeance on themselves for such High Affronts and Divine Wrath may burn implacable against all Vncharitable Wretches who by so doing deny the Authority of holy Writ for there the blessed Apostle commands us to be in Charity with all men and as God is so Charitable and Meerciful that he Created no man to Destruction but is willing that all should come unto him Why then should we that are but Dust presume to Iudge one another Amongst Protestants it should be a thing most detestable though Papists hold it as part of their Faith that they know whether men shall go to Heaven or Hell when they depart this Life which opinion their Cannonizing several for Saints doth confirm and ascribing others Purgatory f●r their Mansion whilst those that cannot pay their passage are confined to the lowest Hell These are their gross Errors and Absurdities these are the Stumbling-blocks they lay for many thousands to fall at and ●ew that acknowledge the Roman-Catholique Faith escape These are the Blind that lead ●he Blind till both full into the Ditch for ●s the Prophet David saith Psal 62.12 God rewardeth every man according to his works Therefore it is not as men will ●ut as God pleaseth and all his deeds are ●pright and Iust and his Will is his Law ●ot being confined or Circumscribed to Limmits or Bounds but Infinite both in Wis●om and Iustice which brings me to the ●hird part of the Text But judge this ra●her that no Man put a Stumbling-block That is that no man by making false Interpretations or Comments upon the Lives ●nd ways of men and should thereby give ●hers couse to doubt their own state there●y so to Terrifie them as to make them ●●spair of Gods mercies and with Cain ●●nclude Their Sins are too great to be forgiven when the precious Blood of t●● Lamb slain from the foundation of the world is of force sufficient to purge away the vile Polutions of the most Notorious Sinner and by laying hold upon his mercies 〈◊〉 Prayer and sincere Repentance pardon wi●● be found even at the last moment of Life But I say not this because I would hav● any one deferr their repentance till they ar● just going to be pushed off into the Wid● Abiss of Eternity for that is it the power of Hell our cruel and Immortal foes woul● have us do but I say it is not impossib●● we may then find mercy nay I believ● many thousands have who now are singin● loud Hosannah to the God of mercy Another Stumbling-block that the Enviou● have laid to overthrow the Weak is T●● point out to them the most strict and sever● Comm … s that the Scripture enjoyns an● putting on them more dreadful Interpret●tions then the Sense it self will bear telling that if they do not observe those Rules too strict for Mortal Man they must In●e●●bly perish that without such due Observances there is no Salvation to be purchased which often staggers their Faith and puts them to a stand who seeing that they cannot g●● forwards oftentimes let go their hold an● fall into a foul Relapse which by a stedfast laying hold on the Merits of our Great Redeemer who was once offered up a Sacrifice for us all might be prevented for we by Faith are made his Brethren and Fellow Heirs then sure it is he will not deny us his Aid in ought if we implore it especially with unfeigned hearts and Lips by Prayer and Supplication for he hath commanded us to ask and it shall be given to Knock and it shall be opened unto us which can be by no other means then what is said in Eccles 35.17 The Prayers of the Humble shall pierce the Clouds and will not depart until the highest regard it Prayer and Meditation being the only Armour against all the fiery Darts of Satan for as it is said Mat. 19.4 Humble thy self as a little Child and when God sees thee lye low at his Foot-stool he will raise thee up and Exalt thee above thy Fellows that is he will pour his Grace into thy heart and make it fit to bring forth Seed of Everlasting Life for as St. Chrisostom observes he always flies from the Proud and Lofty but with the Lowly and Meek delighteth to dwell for unto such his Grace is freely bestowed nor do they fear what man can do unto them since they have built on a sure Foundation a Rock that will never decay no Powers of Death or Hell are able to remove it for like to Iacobs Ladder its top reaches to Heaven and from thence benigne Influenc'd descends as the Dew of Hermon to refresh their Souls and to make them stand against all Temptations prepared always for the Bride-Grooms comming they fear not the going out of their well-furnished Lamps but smile on the Ghastly King of Terror and with the Holy Apostle falling into Rapture and cry O Death where is thy Sting O Grave where is thy Victory For after Death they are far happier then whilst they Live yet these are they the world often passes their Censure on because they once were disobedient to the Laws of God which is a strong Argument they doubt the All-sufficiency of an Infinite being and that his mercies are not greater then our Sins imagining with Iudas He is not able to forgive or at the least he will not when Holy Scripture makes mention of many pious men who had led Evil Courses and Lived Wickedly till they saw their Follies and then returned from their Evil ways by the assistance of Divine Grace For Note That Man barely of himself has not the power to do Good though Popish Superstitions blind the Ignorant with Merrits persuading their Proselites that leave is gained thereby and that they may depend on that for Salvation only adding to them to believe as their Church does though they know not many times themselves what she believes 〈◊〉 what she does preofess by reason so many Traditions of Mens making have been lately ●hrust in under the pretence of the POPES Infallibility the which are laid as so many Stumbling-blocks or to come home to my Text as occasions to fall in his Brothers ●ay That is to lay any thing in his way