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A94266	A vvarning-piece for the slumbring virgins. Or, An alarm to the friends of the bridegroom, in some awakening meditations upon Christ's own watch-word, Matth. 26.41. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation, &c. / By Geo: Scortreth, preacher of the Gospel in Lincoln.	Scortreth, George, b. 1612 or 13.	1657 (1657)	Wing S937; Thomason E1638_3; ESTC R209055	57,932	207

hold on the Dragon and bind him Rev. 20.1 2 3. Ah what a world of mischief will he do if he be let loose awhile For now this Prince of darknesse transforms himself into an Angel of light to bring in the greatest darknesse and the Devil in white or the white Devil is most dangerous and deceitful now like the adulterer mentioned Job 24.15 he disguiseth himself or sets his face in secret so the Original that he may beguile and defile us and we never know it and be most and best at his wicked work when least in sight He has put on a vizard of profession and now playes the thief in grain stealing away the power and heart of pure Religion He has oyl in his mouth and truth in his tongue but warre and a lie in his heart And how many are betrayed with his flattering kisses killed with his false kindnesse and by swallowing down his sugred poysonous pills greedily How many are taken with the fine hair of the Locusts that ascend out of the bottomlesse pit Rev. 9.8 10 who sting them with their tailes as Scorpions Oh then if ever you pitied poor silly soules laden with sin and led Captive by Satan now pity and pray for them much more Oh cry out as the betrothed Damsel fearing ravishment to the Captain of your Salvation to lead Captivity Captive to rescue his darlings from the Lions and to shorten this hour of temptation 4. Oh Pray Pray for a glorious spiritual resurrection of the hearts and lives of the Saints after so great a death has past upon them that times of renewing and reviving may come from the presence of the Lord to the decaying and desponding Spirits of his people Oh what a blessed beautifull sight would such an heavenly Spring bee Can. 2.11.12 c. 7.12.13 after this heart-withering winter season Would the flowers of the spouses Garden flourish once the Pome-granats bud forth and the tender grape send forth a good smell then would the singing of birds and the voyce of the turtle be heard in our land and we might chearfully get up early to the Vineyards Oh be earnest with the Father of Spirits to send down a speciall anointing from on high for the new-spiriting of his people for the work of their generation A common Spirit will not carry them thorough special service no it must be that other Spirit that Caleb had or they 'l never follow the Lord fully The Sonnes and Daughters of Zion must be awaked to put on beautifull garments and shake themselves from the dust as they that are redeemed from the earth and from men as ever they would appeare in a good Gospel-posture to follow the Lamb witherfoever he goeth they must be putting on that new Man which after God is created in righteousnesse and true holinesse and be renewed in the Spirit of their minds or they 'l have no heart to think of the New Heaven and new Earth wherein righteousnesse shall dwell That work which the Lord is carrying on in the world is high and heavenly much above the world A low-spirited earthly-minded Generation can never reach it their poor flat spirits must needs shrink from it or sinck under it at one time or other Oh they had need of gracious excellent spirits changing from glory to glory by the Spirit of glory resting on them who looke to keep pace or hold any considerable comfortable correspondency and compliance with those glorious Works which the Lord will bring forth in the latter dayes who is Wonderfull in Counsell and excellent in Working Why then 5. let us look upon it as one main work of the day to set saith on work at the promises by prayer for Judges as at the first and Counsellours as at the beginning men of choise spirits answerable to Jethro's choyce able men Exo. 18.21 fearing God men of truth hating covetousnesse And while I am stirring you up to make supplications to the Lord our righteousnesse that he would graciously vouch-safe a peculiar unction and qualification to such as are in authoritie let me set before your eyes one of the first and fairest patterns deserving to be set in letters of Gold and engraven upon our hearts as with the point of a Diamond the purest Primitive mould of Mercy and Justice sweetly meeting together in the righteous breast of Job and striving as it were for super-eminency and victory As for righteousnesse he clothed himself with it Job 29.11.12 and judgment was to him as a diadem he brake the Jawes of the oppressors and pluckt the spoile out of his teeth and delivered the poor that cryed and the Fatherlesse and him that had none to help him As for mercy his condescention and compassion is very remarkable when he sate chief and dwelt as a King in the Army hee was as one that comforteth the mourners A Father to the Poor and Fatherlesse eyes to the blind and feet to the tame who caused the heart of the widdow to sing and the blessing of such as were readie to perish came upon him Oh that Jesus Christ that blessed and only potentate would make all our Governours and Magistrates willing in the day of his power to kisse the Son in humble subjection heartie affection to his righteous Scepter and to lay down both sword and Scepter at his feet as the Elders did with their Crownes Oh that there were in them such an heart as to say with the inhabitants of Judah in their hearts The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be our strength in the Lord of Hosts their God That they may be as nursing Fathers to the Saints the Children of the most high yea the least of Christs bretheren accounting it their greatest glory and praise to promote the glory of the King immortal and eternal the only wise God to be a praise to those that doe well and a terrour to evil doers putting sinners to shame oh that the Rock of Israel that spake it would make it good That they that rule over men must be just 2 Sam. 23.3.4 ruling in the feare of God And they shall be as the light of the morning when the Sun ariseth even a morning without Clouds as the tender grasse springing out of the earth by cleare shining after rain Why let us open our hearts and mouths wide by the help of the Spirit for such a blessing as thus waited for Job even as for the latter rain And spread those good old promises before the Lord which are as fresh upon his heart as ever to renew them in these latter daies That Saviours shall come upon Mount-Zion to judge the mount of Esau and the Kingdom shall be the Lords Obad. v. 21. That he will raise up Carpenters to break the horns that scatter Judah Zech. 1.20.21 so that no man can lift up his head That he will put that honour upon his Saints To execute the Judgment that is written Psal 149.6.9 with a two-edged sword in their hands and the high praises of God in their mouthes That the faithful chosen and true clothed in fine and white linnen shall give blood to drink Rev 18.6.14 to the woman which is drunken with the blood of the Saints and the Martyrs of Jesus and shall destroy that great City which reigneth over the Kings of the Earth and shall overcome all his and their enemies in the blood of the Lamb for he is Lord of Lords and King of Kings Oh then let the prayers of all the Saints meet upon the golden Altar Rev. 8.3.4 that the smoke of the incense may ascend up before God day and night and let them cry with a loud voyce saying How long O Lord holy and true c Lastly Pray pray for the fulnesse of the blessing of the Gospel of Christ upon all pure Evangelicall administrations Rev. 1.13.16 That Jesus Christ would walk in the midst of the golden Candlesticks hold the stars in his right hand that the golden pipes may empty the golden oyl out of themselves from the Olive tree Zech. 4.11.12 and his servants be anointed with the oyl of gladnesse Jer. 3.15 who desire to keep the Commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus And that he would send Pastours according to his own heart that may feed the people with knowledge and understanding able Ministers of the New Testament not of the Letter but of the Spirit and send them forth in the power and spirit of Elijah to turn many to the Lord. Joh. 10.3 4 9. And that the good Shepherd would call his own sheep by name lead them out and go before them that they may know his voyce and follow him and go in and out and find pasture That his little flock receiving the Gospel not in word onely but also in power and in the Holy Ghost 1 Thess 1.5 and in much assurance may have that glorious Character of the Church of Philadelphia as a Crown of twelve Stars upon their heads that they have kept the Word of his patience and have not denyed his Name Rev. 3.8.10 who will keep them in this hour of Temptation FINIS