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A80759	Light in darknesse: discovered in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, November 24. 1647. being the day of their publick fast. / By William Carter, minister of the Gospel. Published by order from that House.	Carter, William, 1605-1658.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1648 (1648)	Wing C680; Thomason E416_29; ESTC R204499	20,093	37

all the people for abilities of nature he miscarries he perishes in the work of God for want of an holy heart Take Jehu for another hee was a forward man his heart was naught his ends corrupt that ruin'd his posterity and lost him utterly the comfort of all his actions done for God what he did against the house of Ahab though at Gods command was by God himselfe return'd upon his head as murder that I suppose to be the meaning of that place Hosea 1. 4. Thus saith the Lord I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu Now therefore besides all other strong engagements to repentance and turning unto God the beauty and excellency of Christ the comforts of an holy life the sweetnesse of a pardon the blessing of a quiet peacefull conscience the glory of the life to come see here is one which in reason you cannot withstand As you would the work of God should prosper in your hands your selves be happy in it your names of blessed memory to all posterity as you would not be the builders who refuse that stone which God will make the head of the corner in stead of a blessing be a curse to this kingdome and the Christian world amongst all your labours and unwearied travell of your souls labour also and take paines with your own hearts that you may beleeve in Christ and turn to God so as there be a through work upon your souls and you Christians not onely in profession but so indeed you who have already done it to increase and grow up into Christ yet to a more spirituall and heavenly temper you who as yet are strangers to the life of God now to begin And let not any be afraid of such a work it 's true the God of your salvation will answer you by terrible things pardon of sinne will breake your hearts count upon it if Christ comes into your soules he brings fire with him he shall baptize you Luke 3. 15. with the holy Ghost and with fire you shall have tryals of all sorts but all shall be in righteousnesse and he a God of salvation still in all and you shall say there is no cause you should complain against him you shall dwell with devouring fire dwell that is you shall have peace and quietnesse and rest in all therefore you see also notwithstanding all his terrours he is the confidence of all the ends of the earth and of them that are afar off upon the Sea those Seas which are the farthest off from shore whose waves are highest whose winds are most tempestuous and full of storms Ask his people see if ever any of them yet complained he that brings two talents Matth. 2● to foure or five to ten only he thinks much and hardly of his service that hath but one and hides it in a napkin And can any think so to escape the terrours of the Lord by shunning of his service if by terrible things he answereth his people in what sort may you imagine will he answer such who are not his who despise his counsels cast his precepts behind Prov. 1. 25. Psa 50. 17. their backes and hate to be reformed If the righteou●●e scarcely saved where shall the ungodly the sinner appeare how will he stirre up all his wrath against 1 Pet. 4 18. Psa ●8 38. Prov. 1. 26. them laugh at their destruction and mock when their feare cometh Use 2 In pursuance of this work of God upon your souls I shall adde a second use of this point and it is this The God of our salvation you see answereth Phil. 2. 12. us by terrible things then work out your salvation with feare and trembling Take heed brethren of a carelesse common and profane spirit in this work Where God is terrible you must feare before him therefore if that be wanting what ever is attempted or pretended in Religion there is nothing done if you advance one step forward in the new birth it is an answer from God and it is in things terrible to the flesh his answer is a tearing of the soul up by the roots and planting of it into Christ a breaking of the heart in pieces by a sense of sin a subduing of the soul to the power of his grace a crucifying of the flesh such things cannot be done in you but you must feare and tremble in the work therefore whilst you goe on in your profession of religion with common carelesse hearts and what you doe is slightly done as something by the by not much regarded all such religion can be but little worth Some men sayes the Apostle have a form of godlinesse denying the power 2 Tim. 3. 5. thereof that is they doe as other Christians doe there is the form but with a common carelesse spirit so as there is nothing done in power Therefore think upon it well and be perswaded if this will not awaken you that all your godlinesse will be in vain know also that the issue of it will be terrible at last it shall not be in vain as to that mischiefe that will follow such profession of religion undoes thousands it ends in fearfull backslidings and apostasies from God you 'l rest in formes a while untill at last you grow weary of your formes and cast off all having escaped the pollutions 2 Pet. 2. 20. of the world that is the grosser evils for a season you 'l be again intangled and overcome and the latter end of such is worse than the beginning A dangerous thing it is to be religious and not through in the work When Satan is cast out and comes again Mat. 12. 44 45. and enters he finds his house swept and garnished such halfe conversions are the sweepings and garnishings of Satans house whereby a soule becomes much fitter for his use he can doe more mischiefe by apostates than by others accordingly he comes with seaven Devils worse than himself and dwels there that is hath that soul faster in possession than before all this for want of working out salvation with feare and trembling when as it is not made a businesse to save the soule and what is done is not with care Esay 63. 17. Those that wander from the wayes of God are said to be such whose hearts are hardened against his feare therfore also when the Lord would shew how he would make an everlasting covenant with his people so as ●e would not turn away from them to doe them good he sayes he will put his feare in their hearts that they shall not depart from him Jer. 32. 40. Use 3 Let this beget in you a right understanding of the Lords proceedings even when he exerciseth you with sharpest trials and afflictions and learn to take things well from him what ever comes by terrible things he answers you will you think amisse of what he does in answering your prayers were it an unnecessary trouble put upon you there were