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A64275 The young man's guide in his journey to heaven, or, Travelling spiritualized S. T., 17th cent. 1700 (1700) Wing T60; ESTC R24165 54,625 129

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them and this World and was going to Heaven he Summons all the Tribes to appear before him and gives them most Holy and Heavenly Exhortations to keep and to do all that was Written in the Law of Moses and not to turn therefrom to the Right Hand or to the Left but to cleave to the Lord their God as they had done to that Day and much to that Purpose which you may find in the two last Chapters of Joshua by which you may see how careful he was to have them to walk with him in the Way of God while he Lived and that they should persevere in those Ways when he was Dead he desired to have their Company on Earth and in Heaven David a Man after Gods own Heart he walked so exactly in the Ways of God himself there it is said He turned not aside from any thing he commanded him all 1 Kings 15. 5. the Days of his Life save only in the Matter of Uriah And he desired that not only all Israel but that all the World might keep him Company in this Good and Holy Way And therefore he begs of God That his Ways may be known upon Earth and his saving Health among all Psal 67. 2 5. Nations Let the People Praise thee O God let all the People Praise thee And as his Hearts desire was to see all Men walking in the Way to Heaven with him So was his Righteous Soul grieved when he saw People go out of that Way For he saith Rivers of Tears run Psal 119. 136. down mine Eyes because Men keep not thy Law Good Josiah did not think it enough To make a Covenant before the 2 Chron. 34. Lord to walk after the Lord and keep his Commandments with all his Heart and with all his Soul but he caused all Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it he was not Content to serve the Lord alone but he made all Israel to serve the Lord. So that you see that Godly Magistrates will endeavour to have all their Subjects to Heaven with them Though it be said of Earthly Kings that they will admit of no Partners in the Crown yet it may be truly said of those Kings who look after an Heavenly Kingdom that they would have all to partake with them in the Crown of Glory But then Secondly A Godly Minister will labour to carry all his Flock to Heaven with him that he may say when he comes there behold here am I and the Children Eph. 2. 13. which the Lord hath given me How doth he Preach to them Pray for them and weep over them how doth he beat his Brains break his Sleep and even spend his Strength and Spirits that he may bring them to walk in the Way of Holiness which he goes before them in and to be Followers of him as he is o● Christ Paul that blessed Apostle wa● an eminent Example of this what Pain● did he take What Dangers did he undergo What a Circuit of Ground did he traverse on Earth that he might bring Souls to Heaven and that all that Rev. 15. 19. heard him might be such as he was How zealous was he to have all his Countrey-men to Heaven with him As appears Brethren my Hearts desire Rom. 10. 1. and Prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved and by that Hyperbolical Rom. 9. 6. Expression I could wish my self accursed from Christ for my Brethren my Kinsmen according to the Flesh and this Zeal of his was not confined only to the Jews but extended to the Gentiles also whose Apostle he was he saith He testifies to the Jews and also to the Greeks Repentance towards God and Acts 20. 21. Faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ So that he shewed both the Way to Heaven he saith He went about teaching ver 20. them not only Publickly but from House to House That he ceased not to warn every ver 31. one Day and Night with Tears I might instance in all the rest of the Apostles who did all labour abundantly though Paul did labour more abundantly than they 1 Cor. 15. 10. all Nay There is not one faithful Minister of Christ in the World but makes it his Work to draw Souls to that Heaven whither he is going They can all make their Appeal to the People You know how we exhorted every one of you as 1 Thes 2. 11. a Father doth his Children That you walk worthy of God that hath called you to his Kingdom and Glory And when they can prevail with them so to walk it is their Joy and their Crown of Rejoycing We ver 19. may judge without breach of Charity that Minister not to be going to Heaven himself who cares not whether his People go to Heaven or Hell Thirdly There is the same desire in all Family Relations How will the Converted Husband labour with the Wife of his Bosom to draw together in the same Yoke of Christ with him that they may walk hand in hand to Heaven He did never so importunately wooe her to be married to himself as he will wooe her to be married to Christ Fourthly The Parent who is himself going towards Heaven will labour to carry all his Children with him and therefore will Pray with them and for them and will carefully endeavour to bring them up in the Nurture and Admonition Eph. 6. 2. of the Lord and to Train them in the way wherein they should go Fifthly A Master of a Family who is walking in Heavens Way himself will have all his Servants to walk in the same Way with him He will labour to make them all the Servants of the Lord Jesus to make his House a little House of God that it may be said of him as it was of Philemon The Church which is in thy House Phil. 2. We know what the Lord saith of Abraham I know Abraham that he will command Gen. 18. 19. his Children and his Houshold after him and they shall keep the Way of the Lord. We know also what was Joshua's Resolution I and my House will serve the Josh 24. 15. Lord. And what David's was He that walketh in a perfect Way shall serve me Psal 101. He that worketh Deceit shall not dwell in my House He that telleth lyes shall not tarry in my sight Fourthly Every real Christian will be earnestly persuading all his Neighbours and Acquaintance to accompany him in his Journey toward Heaven What the Poet saith of the natural Birth may be truly said of the Spiritual Birth Nascitur indigne per quam non nascitur alter Vnworthy to be Born is he By whom no others Born be So he is not worthy to be new Born who is not Instrumental to make others new Born He deserves not the Name of a Christian and sure he hath but the Name who doth not heartily endeavour to draw others to Christ I appeal to all who are going Heaven-ward