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A07289	Saint Peters watch word the end of all things is at hand / digested into eight chapters, and published by R.M. minister ; perused and allowed.	Mavericke, Radford, b. 1561?	1603 (1603)	STC 17683A; ESTC S450	71,286	178

haue written or spoken to the contrary as the Atheists and Epicures in olde time and our Epicuriall Atheists or Machiuilians in these latter ●aies haue belched out many blasphemies against the truth in this matter that ●aue beene without this feeling in their ●ōsciences of the day of Iudgemēt only by the iust iudgement of God that they might be the more hardned in their sins ●●ey haue laboured with all their might rather to suppresse thē vtterly to quench the same which sting of conscience and fire of displeasure burning and tormenting their soules in this life are nothing else indeede but onely a taste and beginning of those endelesse torments which their bodies and soules shal at the last day be adiudged to endure in the life to come for euermore in the bottomelesse pit of hell Where their worme or sting of conscience shall neuer die and the fier neuer be quenched Why then should we spend more time or words or yeeld any more reasons or authorities prophane or diuine to proue vnto them that there shall be a daie of Iudgement and an ende of all mortall thinges seeing they that would must gaine say it speake not onely against all reason and authoritie but euen in a sor● against their owne knowledg and consciences As for the godly and faithfull the confesse the same dayly in the Articles 〈◊〉 their faith And if there be any other a●● no doubt there be some that neithe● with the Saduces deny the resurrection 〈◊〉 the dead nor with the Atheists den● that there shall be a generall day 〈◊〉 Iudgment but onely stand in doubt wanering in their minds and maruailing how these things shall come to passe Let them attend diligently vnto these wordes of Christ who saith thus vnto them Ioh. 5.28.29 Maruaile not at this for the day houre shal come in the which all that are in their graues shall heare the voyce of the Sonne of God And they shall come foorth that haue done good vnto the resurrection of life and they that haue done euill vnto the resurrection of Iudgement or condemnation And so much for proofe that there shall be a generall Iudgement and therewithall an ende of all mortall miseries Now let vs proceede to the Chapter following which sheweth how this day of Iudgement is vsually called in the Scriptures and what profit we may reap thereby The third Chapter TOuching that point let vs first see how the day of Iudgement is noted vnto vs by Saint Peter himselfe whose Watch-word hath caused vs to wade thus farre in this matter In the third Chapter of his second Epistle 2. Pet. 3.12 Stay of Iudgement called the day of God Saint Peter calleth the day of Iudgement the day of God and though it may be said that euery day is Gods day because he made all daies yet the day of Iudgement more peculiarly then other daies may rightly be called the day of God and that for diuers causes First for that God hath kept that day secret to himselfe and hath not reuealed the same either to men or Angels no not to the Sonne of man as he is onely man though he be head and Lord of Angels next it may be called the day of God because vpon that day the most mightie power and maiestie of that great God Iehouah shall be made more manifest to the world then euer before both in rewarding of the good and punishing of the wicked Then shall that saying of the Psalm●st be proued true in the sight of men and Angels Psal 58.11 Verily there is a reward for the righteous there is a God that Iudgeth the earth Moreouer it may well be called the day of God for when God hath iudged the world by Iesus Christ then shal Christ Iesus deliuer vp the kingdome to God his Father and God shal be all in all then shall El Elohim Iehouah as the Prophet Dauid describeth him in the 50. Psalme Psal 50. The God of Gods the euerlasting God God the Father God the Sonne and God the holy Ghost be seene worshipped of men Angels in the excellencie of their glory the sight and knowledge of whose glory shall be the full ioy and contentation of Gods elect as it is said in the sixteene Psalme Psal 16. vl● In Gods presence is the fulnesse of ioy and at his right hand there are pleasures for euermore Now Saint Peter doth not onely call the day of Iudgement the day of God Day of Iudgement called the day of the Lord. 2. Pet 3.10 but in the same Chapter calleth it also the day of the Lord meaning no doubt the Lord Iesus who shall iudge vs all And Saint Paule speaketh of the same matter vseth both wordes in the first Chapter of the second Epistle to the Thessalonians 2. Thess 1.8 saying The Lord Iesus shall shew himselfe from heauen in flaming fire And in the second of the Acts Saint Peter reporteth the saying of the prophet Ioel calling the day of Iudgement Ioel. 2.23 The great and notable day of the Lord. Now he calleth that day the day of the Lord because vpon that day the Lord Christ shall shew himselfe to be Lord of Lords and King of Kings and he calleth it great and notable both in respect of the great glory of the Iudge as also in regard of the notable things that shal come to passe vpon that day for then the Sun shall be darkened the Moone shall loose her light and the Starres shall fall from heauen yea heauen it selfe shall passe away with a noyce as Peter also saith the Elements shall melt with heate and the earth with the works that are therin shall be burnt vp Then shall the sound of the Trumpet be heard the worlde throughout to waken them that are in their graues Then shall all they that are dead heare the voyce of the son of God Then shall all the great Monarches and princes of the world together with all their vassals and subiects appeare naked before the person of this great Iudge then shall the deuils and all damned spirits roare and cry then shall all the wicked tremble and quake for feare and shall say to the hils and mountaines fall vpon vs and hide vs from him that sitteth on the throne and from the presence of the Lambe for that great day of his wrath is come and who may abide it therefore rightly may this day be called the great and notable day of the Lord. Moreouer Day of Iudgemen● called a da● of refreshing Acts 3.19 the day of iudgement is called by Saint Peter in the third of the Actes the day or time of cooling or refreshing because vpon that day all the children that haue any way beene afflicted in this life shall be comforted and refreshed especially those which haue beene scorched with the heate of persecution for Christ his sake they shall be cooled and aboue all measure cheared comforted and refreshed They shall hunger no

our minds vnto God to make our mones vnto him in all our miseries euen as do deare and obedient children vnto their most louing and most mercifull father to pray vnto him for whatsoeuer we want necessary for soule and body with full assurance to be heard if it be for his glory our good and to praise his Maiestie continually for all his benefites And if at any time our praiers seeme not to be heard at first as oftentimes it falleth out then wee are also assured that he doth either deny them for our good and will giue vs better thinges when it pleaseth him or else for a time delaieth and deferreth our petition to the ende hee may the better try our obedience proue our patience and confirme vs in perseuerance which three vertues being knit together make that cable of three twistes which being tied fast to the anker of faith can neuer bee broken God in hearing and graunting our praiers is like as S. Ierome compares him vnto a faithfull Phisitian that wil suffer his sicke patient to crie long enough if hee call for things that are hurtful for his health yet notwithstanding hath more care of his good and recouery then the patient hath of himselfe and therefore it is that these sweete sentences of S. Austen are to be regarded who saieth Deus saepe non ex● audit ad voluntatem vt exaudiat ad salutem God oftentimes doth not heare vs as we desire but onely as in his wisedome hee knoweth best for our health and for our good And againe the same father saith Si non dat ad horam c. if God sometimes do seeme not to heare presently it is to exercise the petitioners not because hee dispiseth our praiers But what pen is able to expresse the profite and pleasure the sweet comforte and consolation in soule and mind that the children of God do feele in this holy exercise of praier if it bee made with knowledge and conscience with faith feeling without wrath or doubting free from hypocrisie and any popish conceit to bee heard for our much babling sake against which vices our Sauiour doth most sharply inueigh in the 6. of Mathew And the Apostle doth plainely reproue that lip-labour bibble babble such as is yet vsed in the Romish churches that is made in an vnknowne tongue and so without knowledge and vnderstanding and therefore without fruit and profite whereof I here giue warning least any infected with these follies of Popery shuld thinke themselues also commended that spend their whole time almost in praying vpon their beades and in mumbling of their Mattins and our Ladies Psalter as they cal it which hath neither any sweetnes nor any godly sauour in it but altogether offensiue vnto God and most dāgerous for the health of their soules but leauing them that also sin of ignorance to Gods mercy to be recalled and their leaders to that iudgement which is pronounced against them except they speedily repent Let vs returne to finish our discourse concerning the fruit and efficacy of praier as well publike as priuate and the rather I make mention of publique praier because it is neglected of a great many which otherwise thinke themselues good professors of Christiauity for I speake not here of open Recusantes that are worthily blamed and also punished for their indurate obstinacy but I speake onely of those that will not come to publike praiers except there bee preaching how necessary it is that there should be preaching in euery congregation what good man seeth not what good Christian desireth it not for it is the best externall meanes to teach vs how to pray and all other good duties whatsoeuer but where one wanteth must the other also bee neglected God forbid mee thinkes there is no reason to be yeelded for it except you will say it is reason that while a man is fighting with his enemie and his sword be broken off or stroken out of his hand he must therefore cast away the dagger too and so suffer himselfe to bee killed or stabbed presently Haue we not heard before that praier is that weapon that must euer bee present with vs both at home abroad both in priuate and in publike they therfore for that is the common excuse that will pray at home or in priuate whe● they may and will not come vnto publike praiers are like vnto some dastard● souldiers who while the whole Campe is skirmishing flourish their swords out a part by themselues and yet thinke they haue plaied the men sufficiently I speake not against priuate praier but rather perswade all men vnto it but I speak onely against those that will not come at publike praiers where many souldiers to gether may doe better seruice then a few alone And also by the way those may be noted that all the times of publike praier wil be busied in their priuate praier as though they were souldiers of an other campe and sometimes reading or pooring in a booke and that is vsed of many in time of preaching also as thogh publike praier and preaching were not to be regarded these abuses therefore and many other which I cannot stand to rehearse being auoided and eschewed the force and fruit of faithfull and zealous praier as well priuate as publike will bee the better felt and perceiued of all those that shall religiously and carefully accustome themselues vnto it Many I know haue written most learnedly and excellently of the sweet fruit and efficacie of praier howbeit I perswade my selfe that wee may say of them and of all others that shall entreat thereof as the Samaritanes sayde to the woman Io. 4.42 1. King 10.8 that brought them tidings of Christ and as the Queene of Saba sayde of the domesticall seruantes of Salomon they do report most rare and surpassing pleasure fruit and commodity to bee present at hand with this most singular and sweete exercise of praier yea thinges incredible to be reported and therefore not to be beleeued of the greater part but vnto them that haue seene Salomon in the face and haue heard the gratious words that proceed out of his mouth to them the one halfe is not reported that they find true by their owne experience and cannot be expressed to others I wish therefore euery Christian soule not to thinke to finde the fruite of prayer demonstrated in paper but to endeuour dayly to feele the force thereof in themselues by practise and then let them tell mee whether this thing be not true that I haue saide For what thing is there that our soules can wish or desire if it be good for vs but may be obtained by prayer What case or sorte soeuer we bee in wee may either bee confirmed or comforted by prayer What worke or labour is there which we take in hand whether of soule or bodie how hard soeuer it be if it bee agreeable to our callings but may be atchieued by prayer In time of peace prayer keepeth