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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18598	The strait gate and narrow way to life opened and pointed out upon Luk. 13, 23, 24 / by Edward Chetwind ...	Chetwynd, Edward, 1577-1639.	1632 (1632)	STC 5127.5; ESTC S287	72,897	331

thus or hath not the Potter power of the clay c. And secondly this farther I say with Salomon Pro. 16 that The Lord hath made all things for his owne sake that is for the praise of his own glory even the wicked for the day of evill Rom. 9.21 and with the Apostle What and if God would to shew his wrath and to make his power knowne suffer with long patience the vessels of wrath prepared to destruction Howbeit though their making and preparation be from God yet according to the phrase in Hosea Hos 13. ● their destruction is their owne and their damnation most justly merited by themselves as will appeare most cleare before ●l the world in the last day if not sooner when not onely the heavens shall declare their wickednesse and the earth and all the creatures Iob 20.27 shall rise up against them but also their owne guilty conscience shall be forced in horrour to acknowledge without impeachment the justice of the Lord in seeking his owne glory by the just condemnation of so many Reprobates it being the riches of his mercy to save though a lesser number when as all in justice have deserved death And therfore thirdly for close of all what though our blind eye of carnall reason could not for the present discern sufficiently of Gods justice in this behalfe no more are wee able to conceive the causes of farre inferiour matters as for instance of the ebbing and flowing of the sea except onely by conjecture And how much lesse then are wee able to understand Gods fearefull power or to comprehend his judgements which are as a great deepe Psal 36.6 hard to bee sounded to the bottome with the plummet of our reason specially in this particular touching which you know how the Apostle cryeth out by way of admiration Rom. 11.33 How unsearchable are his iudgements and his wayes past finding out Howbeit this we may resolve that howsoever the reasons of them be now hid from us yet are they knowne to his eternal wisedome and therein reserved to bee revealed as most iust before all the world at the glorious appearing of the Lord Iesus who as the Sunne of righteousnesse will then lighten all things 1. Cor. 4.5 that are now hid in darknesse CHAP. VII That men ought to endeavour to be of the lesser number and not to follow multitudes THe truth of the Doctrine formerly delivered and now cleared and freed from those cavils and obiections that might be raised against it may serve to us in the next place briefely for instruction to settle and confirme us in the faith and perswasion of this secret of God by Christ himselfe so plainely revealed that but a few shall be saved And let us be withall perswaded of the reason why our Saviour hath vouchsafed to reveale this secret to us Surely not to drive any to despaire or to worke in them distrust as if they might not come to be saved except the fault be in themselves but rather to stirre all up to prayer and watchfulnesse To worke out their salvation with feare and trembling Phil 2.12 Solliciti de medijs non dubij de fine not doubtfull of the end but carefull of the meanes bringing to that end Since the fewer that we heare like to partake true happinesse the more earnest should be our endeavour to come to be of that smaller number not securing our selves as the manner of some is as if heaven should be cast on vs or as if all the world should be saved no for the blessing of life eternal though it be great yet have we learned that it is not generall nor shall all no nor the greatest part nor yet if wee will beleeve The'apostle 1 Cor. 1.26 the noblest or wealthiest part generally enioy it Wherefore howsoever Papists stand much on multitudes and carnall wretches not caring what they doe beare themselves out in this that they doe but what they see others yea the most to do before them yet let this serve to perswade us to a safer course viz. as Th'apostle wisheth not to fashion our selves after the world Rom. 12.2 neyther ever to suffer our selves to be drawne to doe ought for company which is not warrantable For what though most in their common use of speech inure their tongues to take in vaine the name of God and but few that as the opposition is in Salomon feare an oath What though the greatest number remaine in sottish ignorance Eccl. 9.2 having the preaching of the Word in no esteeme because they never felt the power thereof And but a few in comparison that either love or care much to listen after saving knowledge in attending unto the meanes by God thereto appointed What though most doe reckon of the Sabbath onely as a day of rest for carnall delight And but a few of many that as God in the Prophet counselleth Isa 58.13 doe consecrate it as glorious unto the Lord that many neglect Gods worship and speake evill of the truth And but few that have a right respect and love thereto In briefe what though all seeke their owne Being from the least unto the greatest given unto covetousnesse Phil. 2.21 that many assemble themselves by troupes Ier. 5.7 in Harlots houses or otherwise joyne together as those good-fellowes Prov. 1. to doe wickedly Oh yet as there ver 10. the wise man counselleth My sonne if sinners entice thee consent thou not so let not us be swaied if we love our soules by such good fellowship No for let us remember this rather which wee have learned that the greater number are travellers in the broad road way to hel and therefore howsoever company be good in travell if so it be good company yet safer for us to hearken to that counsell or command rather of God himselfe Exod 23.2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Potentiorū Trem. no not of great ones as the originall word will beare and is by some rendred to doe evill Rather let it be for bruit beasts without farther consideration to follow the herde as soone to the shambles as to the pasture but for us to whō God hath given reason to consider yea taught faith and Religion to beleeve and who would be accounted in the number of the righteous let us remember that sweet counsell of Saint Augustin In Psal 39. Haec paucos illac multos Si iustus esse velis noli numerare sed appende via lata mortifera est when wee see many going one way and few another Yet not to take things by tale or number but try them by weight And since the broad way is so dangerous Turbae strepunt turbae festi●ant c. no●i imitari noli averti or rather deadly wherein saith he the multitudes in troupes runne after vanities and lying follies but doe not thou run after them Where by the way I wish it may be noted how