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The plain mans plain path-way to heaven directing every man how he may be saved.
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Hart, John, D.D.
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Wing H957; ESTC R40948
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if God spared neither the old world nor the Israelites nor the Angels that fell but hath reserved them in everlasting chains under darkness until the Judgement of the great day he will not spare us if we sin as they did And likewise Sodom and Gomorrah and the Cities about them are set forth for an example suffering the vengeance of eternal fire God hath hung them out in chains that all may take notice and be affraid to sin as they did and certainly God is the same God now as he was then he 's yesterday to day and for ever the same and if we will notwithstanding his examples presume to go on in sin he will certainly bring upon us the same judgements And truly the sins of Sodom are at this day the sins of England pride and fulness fo bread the Lord grant we have not the judgement of Sodom fire and brimstone e're long poured down upon us Let England especially London seriously remember the sad examples of fire Now then Christians I beseech you take the good counsel of St. Paul Eph. 6.11 12. Put on the whole armor of God for never was more need now the Devil is most busie to destroy souls it becomes Christians to be the best armed we should count it folly and madness in that man that should know the thief would come and rob him and yet would not provide and arm himself against him Now sirs consider the Devil seeks to rob you of your precious souls therefore arm your selves be not unprovided when you may be armed the armor of God is armor of proof and will bear off all the fiery darts of Satan Resist the Devil and he will fly from you Jam 4.7 The devil is not able to hurt that soul that hath on the armor of God and what this armor of God is St. Paul tells us in Ephes 6.14 15 16 17 18. Stand therefore having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breast-plate of righteousness and your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace Above all taking the shield of Faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit which is the word of God praying alwayes with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit and watching thereunto with all perseverance For whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved Rom. 10.13 And this is the armor which every one that would go to heaven must put on for either we must be the souldiers of Christ or the slaves of the Devil for all those that fight under Satan are his slaves therefore let us put on this armor of God and work out our salvation with fear and trembling To which end our Saviour directeth and plainly shews us the may to heaven which although it be a hard may and a strait may yet it leadeth unto a blessed life and what though we be scratcht in the way with briars and thorns and endure some hardship for a time yet when we come to Heaven it will surely makes us amends at last Did not our Saviour himself and all his Prophets and Apostles go to heaven throught many difficulties How were they buffeted scourged and mocked yea spitted on and spitefully used by wicked and ungodly men did it not cost CHRIST his dear life and precious blood to purchase life and heaven for us Did not the Saints of GOD in all ages willingly endure any thing for heaven they were content to part with all knowing they had in Heaven a better and a more enduring substance See what they suffered with joy for heaven Heb. 11. Abraham left his Country and inheritance Moses forsook Egypt chusing rather to suffer with Christ then to enjoy the pleasures of sin And others stopped the mouths of Lions quenched the violence of the fire were tortured had trial of cruel mockings yea bonds and imprisonments They were stoned sawn asunder slain with the sword wandred about in sheeps skins and goats skins being destitute afflicted tormented wandering in mountains and desarts dens and corners of the earth Of whom saith the Apostle the world was not worthy They of whom the world was not worthy were accounted by wicked and ungodly men not worthy for to live and sojourn in the World Did not all the Martyrs suffer death with joy for heavens sake according to that Scripture Account it all joy when ye fall into diver temptations Jam. 1.2 How did Paul and Silas sing in prison Acts 16.35 They rejoyced God accounted them worthy to suffer for heaven They were resolved no difficulty should debar them from Heaven being perswaded that neither death nor life nor things present nor things to come neither tribulations nor persecutions nor any thing else should hinder him from Heaven Rom. 8.38 Christ having told them That they should be hated of all men for his name sake Yea they that kill'd them should think they did God good service John 16.2 Because they belonged to Heaven therefore the world hated them they were assured of the truth of the word of God which saith That through many tribulations we must enter into the Kingdom of Heaven And is it not much better to suffer here a light affliction as the Apostle calls it which is but for a moment then for a little season to enjoy the pleasures of sin and be eternally in hell in everlasting torments which shall never have end O consider this all ye that forget God and despise his word and Ministers Know this all ye Ranters Quankers Drunkards and Swearers who mock at the word of God God will one day reckon with you for all your ungodly courses and works of darkness and then your master the devil whom you so much delighted to serve will pay you your wages fire and brimstone eternal torments for ever and then you will wish and say when it is too late O that I had served God! O that I had not walked in these ungodly courses When God cryed unto you to repent you would not hear and now you are in hell roaring and crying to be eased of your endless torments God will not hear you At the day of judgement the yes of wicked men shall be opened they could â—e no pleasure in the wayes of God but still their â—elight was in sin it was sport and pastime for â—hem to sin and offend the Lord. O but what â—ould they now give to be saved they who beâ—re would not forsake any one of their sinnes â—hough it were to save their souls now they â—ould give ten thousand worlds if they had â—hem to have but one hours ease and liberty to â—et salvation What shall if profit a man to gain â—he whole world and lose his own soul Mat. 15.19 Let every one therefore repent and turn unâ—o the Lord for he is merciful and full of comâ—assion strive to enter in at the strait gate â—nd do