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A67726 The young man's alarum: or, The sad consequences of those sins which are most rife in young men now in these days as swearing, drunkenness, adultery, and the like. [In] a discourse upon the 9th. verse of the 11th. chapter of Ecclesiastes. Licensed according to order. 1680 (1680) Wing Y111A; ESTC R218570 5,022 16

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could say the same things but it is needless since the most common Experience cannot but be acquainted with their inconveniences but to say something in short of them they not only injure our Souls but spoil our greatest benefits here for there is not so much as an advantage to be expected where Vice is taken notice of Men justly suspecting they will be false to others who are so to their own Souls and to their God which without doubt is the cause of so many endeavours though they have nothing of Piety or Sanctity but the bare pretence to maintain the opinion of it amongst others finding it necessary to the increase of their Riches and esteem in the World But to return to the Afflictions that follows at the heels of the neglect of pious exercises and duties what People shall we ever find that ever had the smiles of a prosperous Condition without being true to God and the just Principles of Religion did not the contempt of God and abominable filthiness cause the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrha was it not the forsaking of God the Instructions and Commands received from him that rendred not only the People of Israel lamentable but made them become the By-word of all Nations to whom they were a terrour whilst they preserved God their Friend ●nd Protector by serving him alone ●nd dedicating themselves to the pure Worship of him all this but duly considered it will be owned that Sin is the impulsive cause of all our own Unhappinesses both Temporal and Eternal and 't is because of our Transgressions that we are so often plagued for Vbi Peccatum ibi Miseria Where there is Sin there is Misery Iniquity calls down all sorts of Punishments upon our heads are we molested with Wars is our Health crusht with raging Diseases are we tormented with distracting Maladies 't is all for our Sins Haggai 1.9.10 Hear the great God of Heaven declaring Punishments to those that break his Commandments and keep not his Statutes in the 28. chap of Deut. But it shall come to pass if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of thy Lord thy God to observe to do all his Commandments and the Statutes which I command this day that all these Curses shall come upon thee The Lord shall send upon thee Cursing and Vexation and Rebuke in all that thou settest thine hand unto o● to doe untill thou be destroyed and unti● thou perish quickly because of the Wickedness of thy Doings whereby thou hast forsaken me Again The Lord shall make the Pestilence cleave unto thee untill he have consumed thee from off the Land whither thou goest to possess it Art thou not afraid wretched Man then to offend this great this just God who is so able to punish and who will assuredly doe it if thou forget thy God and his Commandments thinkest thou he will be more inclined to spare thee than that People whom he so loved he lead them with his own mighty hand through so many dangers for whom he made a dry Passage over the Red Sea to secure them from their Enemies Ah! no feed not thy self up with these Hopes for he will send these and many more Curses upon thee if thou return'st not with Penitence begging his most gracious pardon delay it no longer since it so much concerns thy eternal welfare and endeavour to reconcile thy self whom thou hast so unworthily and ungratefully offended least he crush thee ●n the very midst of thy Sins and give ●hee over to Hell and the Devil from whence there is no Redemption Think again and again upon this Portion that ●s allotted the Wicked and Impenitent pity thy own Soul and thrust it not into Hell and its Torments but call and God will hear thee knock and he will open and deliver thee Heaven with such Joys as never entred into the Heart of Man to conceive But if the denouncing of Judgments no whit stirs thee nor removes thee from the course of Sin let his kind and gentle promises allure thee to be Righteous and Holy hear him pronouncing his Blessings to the Good and Holy in the 28. chap. of Deut. ver 1. And it shall come to pass if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God to observe and to doe all thy Commandments which I command thee this day that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all Nations of the Earth v. 4. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy ground and the fruit of thy cattel and the increase of thy Kine and flocks of thy sheep so on See then what a great gain Godliness is to us here see how necessary the observation of God's Command is for the Riches of this World for the increase of our store and mark that 't is from Vertue alone that we are to expect the Riches of this Life and the Glory of another How justly will all Men condemn him for a Fool that in spight of these immense Promises and Blessings shall continue a Sot to Pleasures which tickle only for the present but leave a fatal Sting behind them and whilst they are Honey in the Mouth are Gall in the Stomach and are succeeded by Miseries and Discontents Let Reason take a place a little and hearken to the dictates of Truth compare impartially the Good and the Bad together that thou may'st find the difference and not like the Child choose only things that are fair and pleasant to the first eye of Fancy ●ut those that carry an intrinsick and ●olid worth Moreover weigh with thy self the small duration and continuance of things of this World and think thy self that thou canst not be with them long thy self but must be summoned to make thy appearance these often considered will perhaps abate thy affection to things here below and will perswade thee to strive to secure an Interest where is eternal happiness and where Joys can never fade which done thou wilt be sure to be quiet within thy self here and not fear Death which is so great a terrour to the Lovers of wordly Delights Having done with this it becomes me to tell you young Men the Ways by which ye may most assuredly glorifie God and purchase your selves eternal Happiness Be sure to avoid Idleness it being the Banker and Rust of good Inclinations and an inlet to a thousand dangerous Sins be sure to Honour your Parents as those that gave you Life and Being with many more benefits be obedient to all Magistrates and all higher Powers according to the Direction of S● Paul flye the Company of Drunkard debauch'd Persons of all degrees fo● Evil Conversation corrupts good Manners Shun the Embraces of loose and wanton Women Solomon assuring you they will bring you to a Morsel of Bread But chiefly be sure to perform your Duties of Prayer both day and night to God using no frivolous pretences to excuse you from them for so we bless God and he blesses us On the Lord's day abstain from all Works or Sports and fail not to be present at the publick hours and places of Prayer attending reverently and devoutly Lastly doe as you would be done by practise these tho' there be many other Rules and you will not fail to have Eternal Life FINIS