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A85117	A new letter, to all drunkards, whoremongers, thieves, disobedience to parents, swearers, lyers, &c. containing a serious and earnest exhortation, that they would forsake their evil ways. Shewing also, how many inconveniences the practice of these vices brings upon them, as impairation of good name, destruction of health, ruin in estate, making themselves worse than beasts; rendring themseves clowns and fools, and edious to God and all good men, bringing themselves to untimely ends, and many more inconveniences; but, what is worst of all, ruin both of soul and body in the world to come unless repented of. : To which is added, some rules how to lay the foundation of repentance aright, and how, by the grace of God, to perfect the same. : With exhortations to put all in practice. / By J.F.	J. F.	1696 (1696)	Wing F42A; ESTC R202507	8,650	18

Hell Hell abounds with it It is full of Cursings and Execrations for very Torture and Pain those that delight in it here shall have enough of it hereafter there is no praising God bur blaspheming there The Tongue was made to praise God To celebrate and shew forth God's great Wisdom in his Works in so wisely contriving and making them and when made so wisely ordering and disposing them and not to Blaspheme and Dishonour him Secondly The Tongue was made to Praise God for his great and Almighty Power after they were so wisely contrived and ordered that it was able so powerfully to make and sustain them But above all abundantly we ought to Praise God for his goodness and mercy God's goodness to us claims a double Portion of Praise His goodness in so plentifully seeding both Man and Beast But above all abundantly his goodness in the Redemption of the World 〈…〉 means of Grace and hope of Glory we have in him and through him of which the Swearer shall never taste unless he leave that practice If foolish Jesting which is not altogether so illegal be not convenient but rather giving Thanks how inconvenient is Swearing Here is abundant matter of Praise but no obligation to Blaspheme so Wise so Powerful but a●ove all so good a God I verily believe that if God in the Creation had given to the Beast the use of the Tongue that they would not so use it and abuse it And now with respect to Thieves Those that ar so monstrously wicked as to become Highway-men House-breakers Pick-pockets c. I rather pray for them than offer them any Exhortation for it is much if it be not in vain Oh! that God by his holy Spirit infused into them would turn their Hearts from Darkness to Light and from this power of Satan to God that those that are now hurtful and injurious to their Neighbours not only in their Goods but many times in their Lives might see the Error of their Ways and now become sociable Creatures and learn to do to all Men as they would they should do to them That it would please God for the sake of Jesus Christ to reclaim them from their Lust the satisfying whereof induces them to act such Injustices and Cruelties that he that hath stole may steal no more but rather live honestly that they may have something to give them that need and so escape the Justice of Man that in this World brings imparation of Name and untimely End and the Justice of God in the other World that will bring Eternal Destruction both of Body and Soul Oh that they would hereunto say Amen and do accordingly And as to others that are not openly professed Thieves but private ones such as Servants that wrong their Masters and the like perhaps a word of Advice may reach them and I hope it may Be advised and refrain For You are in the Devil's Road he never brought any to that height of Impiety they are at at once but by degrees It is an old saying and very true first begin to steal a Penny then afterwards a Pound Should he tempt them to commit the greatest Crimes before they were fitted for it first by the smaller I believe many would resist not perform them Also I believe you would think it hard if God should send you such purloining Servants which if he does he is very Just in it Neither let the thoughts of privacy encourage you to it many of you it may be for all the World would not be known let these Considerations move you who stand upon your Reputation to forbear First Though you think you are private how do you know you are not mistaken the smallest Chink or one unadvised word you have let drop and have forgot or an hundred things more may discover you and then perhaps for a small trifle you fall into that disgrace with your Parents or Friends that your whole Fortune is ruin'd Secondly I believe the Devil is most apt to discover those that stand most on Reputation that so through shame they may make away themselves or commit other wickedness But above all forbear out of a due sense of the Wrath of God against you both in this Life and the World to come for though you escape the Eye of Man you cannot escape his All-seeing Eye and be not deceived for Thieves among other sinners shall not inherit the Kingdom of God Lastly To all Murderers Lyars and all that are addicted to Envy Hatred Strife Covetousness or the like for I must be large Therefore I will conclude with a Word of Exhortation to all in general You ought all of you to put away these sins and be sorry for the same and I speak it for your comfort God will freely forgive you though your sins are as Scarlet he will make them whiter than Snow through the most precious Blood of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ And be renewed in your Minds resolving never to do the like again for to be sorry for Sin only is but the one half of Repentance Now this being a Work that some may not understand to go about rightly and so after some finall endeavours in a wrong way some may let it fall again I will give you some small direction therefore that you may go through with it and Therefore First Descend down into you self seriously reflect upon your course of Life and examine it by the Law and Word of God if it be not the High-way to Hell if you do not Repent Labour I say first to see your sins for if you do not see them it will be but to little purpose This is the first Step and a good Step Secondly From the consideration of the displeasure of God against it Labour to be sorry for it you may find matter enough of Sorrow too if you diligently search God's Word for it Thirdly Confess your Sins to God though he knew them well enough and be as particular in your Confession as you can It is of great use and benefit Fourthly So much of it as hath been against Men make what satisfaction for it you can These two last will give you great Ease of Mind and Peace of Conscience Fifthly Forgive freely all Injuries others have done unto you and be in perfect Love and Charity with all Men For if you forgive not Men their Trespasses how can you expect God should forgive you Sixthly Resolve by the Grace of God never to do the same again without which all the former is not worth one Farhting being but half Repentance Having brought your self thus far now you are prepared for the pardon of your sins To get which observe my further direction Seventhly Approach to the Lords Table for in this State you are throughly fitted for it and there receive the Body and Blood of our dear Lord and Redeemer though under the Elements of Bread and Wine and receiving it thus fixed you shall with it most assuredly receive a free Pardon for all your sins for his most precious Blood sake and be at perfect Peace of Conscience and have great Joy in the Holy Ghost Now are you a Christian indeed never till now any thing less than this does but barely bear the name of a Christian By partaking of this blessed Sacrament thus you shall be united unto Christ Christ shall dwell in you and you in h●m it entitles you to be a Son of God a Member of Christ and to an Inheritance in the Kingdom of Heaven Stop not here neither but make a thorow work of it And therefore In the eight place Receive this free Grace and Mercy and 〈…〉 and being thus washed from sin being thus ●●ad to sin rise to Righteousness an● Holiness put those Holy Resolutions you had before you com●rated into practice you ought now to produce good Wor● as meritorious that so you may have Reward but out of a● of Love and Gratitude to God that hath so freely pardone● for his Son Jesus Christ his sake Let good Works I say from you as a Stream of Love to God again for his abu● love shewn to you Ninthly Daily pray for Grace to stand and persev● this Estate and continue in Love and Charity with all Be Charitable to the Poor freely forgive all Injuries 〈◊〉 no body any and assure your selves if you sincerely des● he will give it you though he may deny you temporal t● because of his infinite Wisdom he may not see it good fo● but Grace he will never deny you if really desired Tenthly As when all is done we are still subject to ●●ty and may sin through the same though not as before w● and wickedly therefore renew your Repentance and P● so often as the Blessed Sacrament shall be administred a●ter the same strive to keep your selves for the time to con● to persevere unto your Lives end and at your Lives en● shall not fail to receive the Crown of Life that ●s laid 〈◊〉 all those that since●ely love the Lord Jesus Christ and a●ient to him you shall not miss of Salvation by his mo●cious Blood To which Salvation the Lord grant that y● all come for his Son Jesus Christ his sake To whom with ●●ther and the Holy Ghost be all Honour and Glory for eve● And now my Brethren is not such a State as this than to be Drunk to Whore to Steal to Swear c And so to Roar and Cry to all Eternity with the da● there to dwell in Everlasting Pain and Torment pr● for you and the Devil and his Angels Consider what hath been said and the Lord add his sing to it where I conclude having been briefer t● thought to have been because I should el●e have out● Sheet of Paper I do design further to excite you a●thers that it may be may not be so debauch to the ●●ctice of Holy and Religious Duties as our keeping the bath our Duties of Prayer Praise Faith Charity Lord's-Supper c. and therein I will use great Br● In the mean time Farewel

your own mad Crew no body else esteems you A Drunkard is a Clown and his practice is rude and ill bread not agreeable to that good Manners that is used in Conversation For if a drunken Man were to go make a Visit with Company would not his Company be ashamed of him Yes they would though perhaps they could not in Civility get rid of him Or if a Man were at a Feast or at a publick Assembly either of Church or State and were Drunk is this good Manners Why then as I said before 〈◊〉 Drunkard is a rude ill-bred Clown Fifthly You bring Sickness on your selves How many hereby have destroyed their Healths Those good Creatures which we ought to receive ●ith thanksgiving are basely abused to the dishonour of God and the destruction of our selves Sixthly You ruin your Estates what it may ●e your Parents have painfully got and in get●ng it too may be have done many good ●orks you use it to bear your Charges on the ●ay to Hell and it may be use great endeavours ●●at it may last to your Journeys end Men that ●●rhaps are void of the grace of God yet com●on Frugality teaches them others things Seventhly That which is worst of all You destroy y●● Souls for be not deceived you shall not inherit the Kingd●● of God For nothing that doth not bear his image sh●●●● come there and I am sure to be Drunk doth not It is 〈◊〉 ugly deformed Image the very Image of the Devil A Pa●ter cannot assume a better humane shaps for the Devil th● these two to wit a drunken Man and a malicious furi● Man A Whoremonger or any thing else will not make h●● so bad a Picture besides it is an in-let to many other sins I pray God incline you to leave it And now a word or two to all disobedient to Parents Though I am very brief pray give never the less heed it but rather it being short you may with more ease ●●member it and put it into practice You find it commanded not only from God by Men whi●● is Authority enough for it but by his own mouth in the Mou●● saying Exod. 20.12 Honour thy Father and Mother th● thy days be long in the Land the Lord thy God giveth thee In these words Honour thy Father and thy Mother th● Duty is positively commanded and for thy encouragemen● Length of Days is promised thee and no doubt but all prosperity shall attend thee But on the other hand it is as positive in God's Word th●● shalt be miserably cursed for it says Cursed be he that despis● his Father and Mother wherefore look to it for God's Wor● is as certainly true as himself is true who is Truth it self And now concerning Fornication and Uncleanness which ought not to be named much more practised among Christians Your Bodies ought to be the Temple of the Holy Ghost and not joyned to an Harlot If it were well considered it were enough to consider the weight of that punishment God sends for this sin To perticularize in any of those numerous and dolorous tortures would hardly be modest If a Man were to apply himself to one who hath endured it he may no doubt receive so good an Exhortation as not to engage therein except he hap to light on a very Monster in Impudence and Villany But a further inconveniency is it blasts the Reputation so tender whereof are many that they would willingly suffer much more so they could but conceal it ●d oh that all Men would have such that act this and ●her Debauchery in much more derision that they might ●ss incouraged to act it 〈◊〉 Paul advises 1 Cor. 5.11 Not to keep Company with ●an one no not to Eat ●nd how in the next Chapter doth he argue and exhort from 〈◊〉 Cor 6.15 16 17 18 19 20. where he says ver 15. 〈◊〉 ye not that your Bodies are Members of Christ I doubt ●ut many flatter your selves ye are Members of Christ ●h cannot be He then proceeds Shall I then take the Mem●● of Christ and make them the Members of a Harlot God ●d Here you may see to do it is a horrible wickedness ●t cuts you off from being united to Christ Then it follows ver 16. What know ye not that he that is join 〈…〉 a Harlot is one Body For two saith he shall be one flesh Ver. 17. But he that is joined to the Lord is one Spirit Then ver 18. he exhorts saying Flee Fornication and 〈◊〉 for many reasons which follow to the end of the Chap●● which ought to be great Motives to you The first of ●ich is Every sin that a Man doth is without the Body 〈◊〉 he that commits Fornication sins against his own Body Ver. 19. What know ye not that your Body is the Temple the Holy Ghost which is in you which ye have of God and are not your own Ver. 20. For ye are bought with a Price therefore glorifie ●d in your-Body and your Spirit which are God's Consider what little has been said I might have been ●ger as to set down that sin also destroys your Estate ●d more Inconveniencies but I study to be Brief and the ●ord incline you to learn to po●iess your Bodies in Sanctifica●on and Honour not as the Heathen which know not God ●t as Christians And as you profess that holy Name so I ●seech you walk worthy of that holy Calling free from spot ●nd defilement here that you may be made meet to enter ●nto that pure and undefiled place hereafter into which ●o unclean thing shall enter Come I now to Swearers that belch out and dart up Oaths ●gainst Heaven but in effect pull down a Curse upon ●hemselves from Heaven It is madness and folly For 〈…〉 It is disgraceful and ill-manners as I said before of a Drunkard so I may say of this too were you at a Visit and there Swear and Curse and Ban in common Discourse if they were sober People would they not think you to be mad and ill-bred Or an Assembly or in any other Company that loves Sobriety is it not despisable But in conversing with your own Hellish Crew nothing is more glorious a goodly glorying indeed or which ought rather to be your shame It is most unaccountable also For A Whoremonger may alledge he was drawn away by Delight though when he has done it will not excuse him but the Swearer what can he say The Drunkard may say the Delight of Taste entic'd him and prevail'd the Worlding may say the Desire of Riches overcame him the ambitious Man may alledge the golden Bait of Honour But the Swearer can plead no excuse He does it because he will be like the Devil He must not expect Mercy at the Bar of God nor indeed so much as crave it but go to Hell directly from thence For if these Men fall short of Mercy there how much more shall he Furthermore it is monstrous wicked It is the very Language of