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A28852 Signs of apostacy lamented Bosworth, Benjamin, 1615?-1700. 1693 (1693) Wing B3798; ESTC W1652 1,815 6

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Signs of Apostary LAMENTED DOST thou the Name of Christian Profess Then let some Signs appear in outward Dress Or else a fore Suspition thou dost leave That CHRIST indeed thy Soul did ne're receive So as of Him alone to make thy Choice In saddest Sorrows in Him to Rejoyce ART thou one of CHRIST's Sheep where is the Mark Is that it on thy Head it's very Dark It hardly will be own'd at the last Day But JESUS CHRIST unto all such will say Away be gone be gone away from me I am displeas'd both with thy Garb and Thee LET thy Attire be such in any case As may bear outward Signs of inward Grace Then sure those Signs some carry on their Head Do plainly show the inward Man is Dead LORD pluck such Brands as these out of the Fire So we thy Rich Grace shall the more Admire And make us Blush and be Asham'd that we Should Glory in that which our Shame should be THE Word of GOD calls things by the right name So do not we lest we our selves should blame Pride by the name of Decency we call Although to Adam it gave such a fall Which hath benumm'd our Senses so that we Remain stark Blind till GOD doth make us see The greater is the Danger we are in By reason of that Toothsome Cursed Sin O WHAT a shame to Christians should this be That Sorcerers should so affected be As by Paul's Preaching from their Sins to turn And readily all their ill Books to burn O that our Top-knot wearers would do so Their foolish Baubles readily forego O what an Honour it would be to them In sight of GOD and of all sober men WHEN Perriwigs in Thrones and Pulpits get And Hairy Top-knots in high Seats are set Then may we Pray have Mercy LORD on us That in New-England it should now be thus Which in time past a Land of Pray'r hath been But now is Pray'r turn'd out of Doors by Sin For Pride and Prayer can't together dwell One leads to Heaven the other leads to Hell ART thou a Christian O then why dost wear Upon thy Sacred Head the filthy Hair Of some vile Wretch by foul Disease that fell Whose Soul perhaps is burning now in Hell O therefore I do you most humbly pray Your monstrous Perriwigs cast quite away If JESUS CHRIST unto your Souls were sweet Those Toys on Head you 'd trample under Feet And say to them with indignation As Ephraim to his Idols be you gone We never will have more to do with you Lest GOD in 's wrath out of his Land us spue A TENDER Conscience a great Blessing is Sure willingly such will not do amiss But carefully will watch against all Sin In outward Man as well as Heart within Abstaining all appearances of Evil Lest they therein resemble should the Devil Many there are that say they do believe But they therein do but themselves deceive For Faith that 's true will purifie the Heart And from the most beloved Sin will part WHAT Mercy is' t that GOD will chide and strike His dearest Children if they will walk like The foolish World who Lust and Pride do mind Reward thereof they in the end will find Bitter to be if on they yet do go Because Sin leads to final overthrow Then help us LORD to mend our way that we In Heart and Life may wholly turn to Thee And cast away our Foolish Fancies all Lest GOD in wrath take Head and Crown and all I AM amazed much to think how we Are backward gone from GOD and cannot see Who'ere allow themselves in one known Sin Satan hath got such safely in his Gin And if that their Repentance come too late All such will be shut out of Heavens Gate If you therefore this Gate would enter in You must be sure to fight against all Sin No Perriwig or Hairy Top-knot spare Though they as dear as Eye or Right-hand are Else thou canst not with David say Lord I Have kept my self from mine Iniquity A Caution to prevent Scandal A FALSE Report against thy Brother thou Shalt not take up much less thy self allow Him to defame in Thought in Deed or Tongue GOD is a just Revenger of such Wrong And will again them pay in their own Coin Who thus their Brothers Credit do purloin And will on such his Righteous Sentence pass Which shall make them cry out Woe and Alas That ever I my Brothers Name should tear Whom I in Love upon my Heart should bear As CHRIST my Saviour hath commanded me Whereby thou mayst know He hath Loved thee If thou dost not Love Him whom thou dost see How canst thou say in Heart thou Lovest me Which Love O LORD in me increase that I Whilst I do Live may longing be to Dye By a Friend who though no lover of Perriwigs or Top-knots yet is a real lover of and well-wisher to and a hearty petitioner for the Eternal Salvation of your precious immortal Souls Benjamin Bosworth of New-England In the 81st Year of my Age 1693.