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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09442	Lectures vpon the three first chapters of the Reuelation: preached in Cambridge anno Dom. 1595. by Master William Perkins, and now published for the benefite of this Church, by Robert Hill Bachelor in Diuinitie. To which is added an excellent sermon, penned at the request of that noble and wise councellor, Ambrose, Earle of Warwicke: in which is proued that Rome is Babylon, and that Babylon is fallen	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Hill, Robert, d. 1623.	1604 (1604)	STC 19731; ESTC S114472	318,460	389

are As we see water which is once hot if it be cooled it will be more cold and freeze harder then that which was ●euer warme so he which hath bin indued and inflamed with the loue of God and his neighbor and after waxeth cold he wil be worse then he which neuer had that heate The Hawke while she is fit to catch the prey and liuely to flie well she is set on the hand of the King and Nobleman but if she be old or dead then she is cast off or to the dung-hill so when we loue God and our neighbour with alacritie and chearefulnesse then we are on Gods right hand in his fauour and loue but if we die and decay in loue then we are in the ready way to be cast off and cast away Our loue to God is like a litle fire or flame then we must not quench it and cast water on it for that puts it out so our sinnes they be as water nay euery sin we commit it as a dish of water cast on the litle fire of our loue and by it we do what we cā to put out the fire of Gods grace but we must do as the Priests did who kept the fire on the altar neuer let it out but fed it continually so we must cherish and preserue this fire and carie wood to this fire dayly secondly we must stirre vp the grace of God dayly in vs as we would lift vp fire and blow it Thirdly that it may increase we must exercise the workes of faith loue obedience repentane and godlinesse For without these our loue to God and man will soone decay and waxe cold 2 Remember therefore whence thou art fallen In these words Christ as a faithfull Pastor of our soules prescribeth a most soueraigne remedie against the former vice namely decay in loue Now out of this that Christ rebuketh not the Church of Ephesus but withall giueth a soueraigne salue for that sore we learne that the doctrine of the law whereby sinne is reproued is to be taught but withall the Gospell must be preached seeing in it alone the remedie is to be had Then must we imitate Christ that is preach the law in precepts and threatnings and then the Gospell seeing the law sheweth only the wound the Gospell the remedie The general vse of this remedie standeth in answering to two questions the first question is A man is called effectually to beleeue and to professe the Gospell but after his conuersion by the diuell the world or his owne corruption he sinneth and woundeth his conscience how shall he recouer his owne estate Ans. He must remember from whence he is fallen and do his first works The second question is A man hath liued in ignorance after his owne lust neuer called effectually but now he is touched in conscience for his wicked life how shall such an one be reconciled to God and escape his iudgements Ans. He must saith Christ remember from whence he is fallen by his first father Adam and by his owne sinnes secondly he must repent of his sinnes past and lastly he must do his first workes to which he was bound by the law of nature and by the morall law of God Now in particular of the remedie It containeth three parts the first Remember whence thou art fallen the second And repent and do thy first workes and in the end is a reason to moue them to do these duties or else I will remoue thy candlesticke The first part remember that is remember examine thy selfe thorowly that thou maist see thy decay in thy loue and after that thinke on it often and ponder it in thy heart So that these words inioyne them two duties the first to examine themselues the second to consider of their estate 1 Examine that is enter into a diligent search of thine owne heart search thine owne particular wants especially this one want thy decay in loue Secondly she must after examination often thinke of her owne wants and often lay them to her owne heart Hence we see it is a dangerous thing for any Christian not to know his estate not to be acquainted with his owne wants Ier. 8. he blameth the people for this sinne none among them said so much as What haue I done none examined or considered his owne estate and wants In the dayes of Noah they knew nothing till the floud came on them they neuer looked to their owne estate or regarded and considered Gods iudgements or their owne sinnes and wants And in our time this sinne is too common not one of a thousand examineth his life considereth his owne wants and sinnes nay now if a man turne his eye to see his owne sinnes why then this is a meanes to worke melancholy in a man and so most men flie this which is so necessarie a discipline We see it is a speciall dutie of them which liue in the church to be acquainted with their owne estate to know and often consider their owne wants and sinnes Zach. 2. When he beginneth to preach repentance he biddeth them search themselues or fanne and winnow themselues as a man would search for a litle thing in an heape of chaffe Then we must search our selues diligently and narrowly yea the least thing in vs as Zacharie biddeth his auditors And after that we find wants in our hearts we must consider of them seriously for no man can repent truly till he know his owne estate throughly then we must often consider it and be well acquainted with it Psalm 119. vers 59. I considered my waies that is I entred into my selfe and finding mine owne wants then I turned me to thee And here we see the very cause why so few repent truly because they remember not whence they be fallen and know not their owne estate The second part is Repent first when thou art well acquainted with thine owne estate knowest thy wants and sinnes then in the second place repent In handling of this dutie note fiue points the first what repentance is the second how it must be practised the third who commaundeth it the fourth who must practise it the fifth for what end Repentance is first properly for the place of it in the mind of man for it is after some folly ouerslip or error to be better aduised which is proper to the mind and therfore repentance is properly of the mind Againe it is a change in the mind as of an euill mind to become good a turning from sinne to grace from all sinne to God Act. 26. 20. Now this turning from sinne to God standeth in a purpose and resolution whereby a man by Gods grace purposeth to turne from all sinne to serue the Lord and cleaue to him in obeying his commaundements First then there must be a purpose in the mind from which proceedeth a turning of the whole man in will affections and action which is the principall thing in repentance namely the turning of the whole