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A67748	Englands unthankfulness striving with Gods goodness, for the victory as Abaslom [sic] strove with David, whether the father should be more kinde to the son; or the son more unkinde to the father. Or, enough (being wel weighed) to melt an heart of adamant. By R. Younge, florilegus. In reference to Leviticus 19.17 and Isaiah 58.1. In reading whereof, reflect upon your selves; hearken to conscience; and what concerns you, apply it to others, as David did Nathans parable, 2 Sam. 12.1, to 8. And Ahab the prophets, 1 King.20. 39, to 43. Want of application makes all means ineffectual; and therefore are we Christians in name only, because we think out selves Christians indeed, and already good enough.	Younge, Richard.	1643 (1643)	Wing Y152; ESTC R218135	77,968	74

ENGLANDS Vnthankfulness striving with Gods Goodness for the Victory as Absalom strove with David whether the father should be more kinde to the son or the son more unkinde to the father Or Enough being wel weighed to melt an heart of Adamant By R. Younge Florilegus In reference to Leviticus 19. 17. and Isaiah 58. 1. In reading whereof reflect upon your selves hearken to conscience and what concerns you apply it not to others as David did Nathans Parable 2 Sam. 12. 1 to 8. And Ahab the Prophets 1 King 20. 39 to 43. Want of application makes all means ineffectual and therefore are we Christians in name only because we think our selves Christians indeed and already good enough The fourth Impression Imprimatur Thomas Gataker CHAP. 1. 1 AWise man saith Solomon foreseeth the evil and preventeth it but fools go on and are punished Prov. 22. 3. An argument that most men yea almost all men are stark fools as will fully appear if we observe but these three things The Precepts of the Gospel Predictions Testimonies First Observe but how strict holy just and good the Precepts or Rules●re by which we ought to walk Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy minde and with all thy strength Mark 12. 30. Whether ye eat or drink or whatsoever ye do do all to the glory of God 1 Cor. 10. 31. Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you even the same do you unto them for this is the Law and the Prophets Matth. 7. 12. Thou shall not hate thy Brother in thine heart but thou shalt plainly tell him of his faults and suffer him not to sin Levit. 19. 17. And then consider how few there are amongst us and how rare onely here and there one like rich men among the multitude or jewels among other stuff that either do or care to walk by this golden Rule Yea that instead thereof make not the World onely their God and Pleasure or Profit alone their Religion 2. Secondly Observe ô that we had the grace seriously to observe and minde but the Predictions touching the paucity fewness of those that shall be saved Strive to enter in at the strait gate for many will seek to enter and shall not be able because strait is the gate and narrow the way which leadeth unto life and few there be that finde it But wide is the gate and broad the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be that go in thereat Matth. 7. 13 14. Luke 13. 23 24. Again Many are called viz. by the outward Ministery of the Word but few chosen Mat. 20. 16. and 22. 24. Yea St. Iohn affirmeth that the whole World lieth in wickedness 1 John 5. 19. And that the number of those whom Satan shall deceive is as the sand of the Sea Revel. 20. 8. and 13. 15 16 17. Esa. 1●… 22. Rom. 9. 27. And we finde it too true by sad experience for what eyes can but run over to see for the most part how ignorant and erroneous men are and what lives they lead for scarce one of a hundred whose knowledge belief and life is in any degree answerable to the Gospel or the Title that they bear for Christians they are called but no otherwise then the Heathen Images are called Gods because he that is a Christian indeed will strive to imitate Christ and square his life in some measure according to the rule of Gods Word 3. Thirdly Observe but the Testimonies manifesting how they must be qualified who mean to be saved O that we would but believe them for God expresly tells us That no ●…righteous person shall ever inherit the Kingdome of Heaven but that such shall have their part and portion in that lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death 1 Cor. 6. 9 10. Gal. 5. 21. Rev. 21. 8. And that without holinesse no man shall see the Lord Heb. 12. 14. And that except our righteousness exceeds the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharisees who yet excelled our formall Hypocrites and civil Iusticiaries we cannot enter into the Kingdome of Heaven Mat. 5. ●…0 And that he will recompence every man according to his works be they 〈◊〉 evil Psal. 62. 12. Rev. 20. 13. 22. 12. Rom. 2. 6. Jer. 25. 14. and 32. 19. and 50. 29. and 51. 56. Ezek. 7. 4 8 9. and 9. 10. and 11. 21. and 16. 43. And that we shall give an account at the day of Judgement for every idle word we speak Mat. 12. 36. And that Christ will come the second time in flaming fire to render vengeance unto them that know him not and that obey not his Gospel 2 Thes. 1. 7 8. Psal. 11. 6. Yea the Lord tels us expresly that he will not be mercifull to such as flatter themselvos in an evil way but that his wrath and jealousie shall smoke against them and every curse that is written in his book shall light upon them c. Deut. 29. 19 20. And that if we will not regard nor hearken unto him when he calls upon us for repentance●… he will not hear nor regard us when in our distress and anguish we shall call upon him for mercie but even laugh at our destruction and mock when our fear cometh Prov. 1. 24 to 33. See other places to this purpose Hebr. 12. 29. Deut. 4. 24. Mat. 25. 30 41 to 46. and 3. 10. 4 Nor can it indeed consist with his justice to pardon such as continue in an evil course of life neither was it ever heard that any ascended into heaven without going up the staires of new obedience that any have attained unto everlasting life without faith repentance and sanctification of Spirit For even the Thief upon the Crosse believed in Christ and shewed the fruits of his faith in acknowledging his own sin in reproving his fellow in confessing his Saviour even when all denied and forsook him in calling upon his Name and desiring by his means and merits everlasting life Besides we read not that ever he was outwardly called until this very hour Secondly though there was one saved at the last hour that none might despair yet there was but one that none should presume Thirdly the Thiefs conversion was one of the miracles with the glory whereof our Saviour would honour the ignominy of his Cross Fourthly he was saved at the very instant of time when our Saviour triumphed on the Crosse took his leave of the world and entred into his glory And it is usual with Princes to save some hainous Malefactors at their Coronation when they enter upon their Kingdoms in triumph which they are never known to do afterwards Nor was his sudden conversion ever intended in Gods purpose for an encouragement to Procrastinators And therefore no cause have we to expect that he should deal after a new and extraordinary way with us then he hath with all others and so breas●… the

goest abroad And what E●…ra Pater speakes is more surer to be accomplisht then Christs Prophesie in the Revela●…ion Yea thou art so besotted and bewitcht with this kinde of superstition and Idolatry Witch-chraft rather that thou thinkest thou prosperest better in observing these divilish fopperies then if thou shouldest serve God Like those Idollatrous Jewes Jer. 44. who told the Prophet that they had found by experience that their serving of God had undone them whereas when they burned Incense un●…o the Queene of Heaven and powred out drink Offerings unto her and made Cakes to worship her They their Sons their Kings a●…d their Pri●…ces had plenty of all things were well and saw no evill But when ever they left her to worship the true God they wanted all things and were co●…sumed by Famine Sword c. Jer. 44. 15. to 20. Here was a whims●…e able to make the Prophet sick to heare it And yet thus it fares with thee touching what I have named and many the like which I forbeare or rather 〈◊〉 ashamed to name Nor canst thou deny but thou dost absolutely feare that thy serving of God would prove thine undoing CAAP. XVIII 1. THou dost indeed frequent the House of God at least in the forenoon accompanied with a great part of thy Family Yea thou wilt joyn with the Congregation in praying singing and hearing and therein seene more devoute in lifting up thine eyes elevating thy voice sighing c. then ordinary Againe if Authority command a ●…ast to be kept thou wilt observe it with the rest of thy Neighbours yea with those Hypocritical Iewes Esay 58. 5. thou wilt hang d●…n thy head like a Bu●…rush when yet thy heart is lofty enough And fall thou wilt from meat by all meanes which is but the shell o●…●…utside of fasting but not from sinne the kernell or soule thereof When thou hearest the name of Iesus read be it but the Sonne of Syr●…ck thou doffest thy ●…at bowest thy Knee and perhaps scrapest such a ●…g as shall disturb the whole Parish When the Gospell is read after the old manner th●…u standest up all the while but fittest prayer time And so when the Creed was wont to be pronounced or rehearsed which denotes that then wilt be ready to justifie stand too and maintaine those Cannons of thy faith against all opposers when none oppose them more then thy selfe The Sacrament of the Lords Supper thou so adorest that the onely receiving it makes thee as holy as David though thou differest not from a Beast more then in speaking Then wilt sing in the words of the Psalm●…st Unto thee O Lord doe I lift up my soule Psal 25. 1. when thy soule can no more mount up in meditation of heavenly things then a Cow is fit to flie Againe thou cryest out As the heart brayeth after the Rivers of water so panteth my soule after thee O God Psal. 42. 1. Thy word is more sweet unto my mouth then the honey and the honey Comb c. Psal. 119. when thou more regardest the getting of five shillings in money then the joy of the Holy Ghost or the peace of conscience and more prisest the filling of thy Barnes and Belly then the bread and water of life Or the light of Gods countenance For all thou dost is onely in formality and out of custom Thou prayest that Christs king dome may come and his will be done on ●…earth as it is in Heaven when thou h●…test nothing more then to be governed by his Lawes or ruled by his Septer Finally 2. Thou adorest Christ so often as thou commest to Church as it were with an Ave Rex in thy mouth but scoftest and jeerest at him in his Members when thou art out of it For notwithstanding all this thy profession zeale and devotion none more malicious in scossing at Religion or in accusing and persecuting the godly then thy selfe Nor can any place except H●…ll yield a worse enemy to the cross of Christ then thou art hadst thou power and opportunity 〈◊〉 effect thy wicked will and wishes Neither was our Saviour in j●…t when he prefe●…ed Theeves and Harlots before the Scribes Pharisees and Elders who we●… me●… ju●… of thy temper Mat. 21. 31. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I 〈◊〉 that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of other sinnes thou maist fall short of and be more 〈◊〉 the●…Theeves Harl●…ts ●…kards But in this sinne thou art inferiour 〈◊〉 n●…e Or thou maist differ from them in many things but n●…r in this as so instance 〈◊〉 and Ishmael Moab and the Haga●… Ge●… 〈◊〉 and A●…n Am●…eck and the Philist●…s the men of Ty●…e and Ashar had 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 G●…ds yet all conspired against the true God Psal. ●…3 5. to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ephraim and Ephraim against Man●…s but bo●…h against I●…ah ●…od and Pilate two Enemies will agree so it be 〈◊〉 Christ●… 〈◊〉 ●…ill fall in one with another ●…o fall out wi●…h God The Sad●…ces Pharisees and Herodians were Sectaries of divers and ad●…erse f●…ctious 〈◊〉 all of them joyne against our Savi●…ur Mat. 〈◊〉 The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A●…exandrians Sile●…s and As●…s diff●…r th●…y never 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 will joyne 〈◊〉 dispute against Stephen Acts 〈◊〉 9. The lust of the Rulers was envy Hered was curiosity Pilate popularity Iudas covetousnesse the Souldiers cruelty yet were they all consederate against Iesus All the ●…ble of the Iews hated Christ and cryed out let h●…m be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 non●… like the Scribes Pharisees Priests and Elde●…s So now with 〈◊〉 all th●… are unregenerate pr●…phane and loose persons civill and morall men doe inveterately hate Christs members for his sake and s●…uily intreat them but none like those that have a ●…orme of godl●…nesse and deny t●…e po●…er ●…here of That serve God according to the prece●… of men as doe fo●…ll 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 civill Iusticiaries and 〈◊〉 Ministers For if you obse●… Religion hath e●…ver 〈◊〉 most ●…rom those which pretend and 〈◊〉 up●…old her And n●…ne have beene s●… bitter enemies to the g●…y as tho●… th●…t 〈◊〉 the same Faith and Religion with them as almost all t●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 h●…ve written 〈◊〉 complained What saith Iustin Mar●…yr of hi●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Cr●…fix that are the greatest enemie●… to the ●…ss of Christ And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of his They wor●… the dead saints in a cold profession while they worry the living in a cruell ●…secution And Sr. Austin of his a Christian in name will most maliciously ●…e at a Christian indeed And Nazianzen 〈◊〉 his Christ is ●…oned by ma●…er the●… are called Christians So that if the Bramble were made the King 〈◊〉 Trees the Vine could not meet with worse usage And the reason is ●…hen sincerity is wanting the neerer the ●…ine with any opposition the greater Eclips Who was the greatest enemy to Christ but his greatest ●…end even one of his houshold Chaplaines And who but Ieremiahs familiers wa●…ched for his halting Of all the persecuting Emperours none were 〈◊〉 serpentinely malicious as Iulian who had formerly profest himselfe