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B08263
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An alarme to awake church-sleepers. Describing the causes, discovering the dangers, prescribing remedies for this drowsie disease.
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1644
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Wing A826A; ESTC R119
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shut their eyes lest they see with their eyes and heare with their eares and understand with their heart and convert and be healed Sect. 2. The Word of God The Word it s 1. In respect of its dignitie Dignity evidenced by its which is from the Author thereof the Nature thereof the Matter therein contained together with the Antiquity and perpetuity of the same may be cleerely evidenced The Author thereof Author God which is therefore tearmed Gods wayes Psal 25.5 29.9 33.6 Isa 2.3 26.19 Luk. 11.49 Heb. 4.12 Luk. 1.70 the speach of Gods glory the breath of Gods mouth Gods paths the dew of the Lord the wisdome of God the sword of the Spirit As hee spake of old by the mouth of his holy Prophets which have beene since the world began So doth hee now speake by his Ministers whom as his Ambassadors hee hath raised up in their roomes The Nature thereof The nature thereof both as it is in it selfe and as it is unto us As it is in it selfe As it is in it selfe Psal 19.7 Psa 1â—9 160 it is perfect eternall immortall most pure and precious A most true right certaine infallible simple faithfull absolute sincere unspotted and undeniable Word alwayes constant one and the same for ever wherein there is no errour no falshood no defect no imperfection As it is unto us As it is unto us It is wine to comfort us bread to feed us drinke to quench ourthirst fire to purge us an hammer to beate upon our hardned hearts a staffe to uphold us a treasure to inrich us a lant horne to direct us a guide to conduct us a weapon to defend us seed to beget us meate for men milke for babes Yea as the Sunne is to the world so is it to us the light of our lives and the life of our soules The Matter therein contained The matter therein contained such as may give content unto all the same so farre exceeding all other subjects as the Creator whose workes and will it principally setteth forth doth the creatures It revealeth unto us the blessed Trinitie It maketh knowne unto us Christ and him crucified It pointeth out unto us the vertue of his death and resurrection It setteth forth the excellencies of a better life which for the present are wholly hid from the ungodly and but in part revealed unto the godly Doth any loath it for its plainnesse It is milke for babes Eccles 11.10 It is pleasant affording unto each Christian heart more sweetnesse then is in the honey and the honey combe It is upright as being voide of errour It is a word of truth pure wheat without chaffe pure gold without drosse It is a word of wisdome whereby alone we become wise It is as a goad whereby being pricked whilst wee sleepe in sinne wee doe thereupon awake It is as a naile whereby indeed wee are fastened and confirmed Is any delighted with history Rener Clivis Script prophecies parables lawes morall judiciall and Ceremoniall Geographie Cosmographie Astronomie Arithmeticke Logicke Rhetoricke Musicke and what soever else Yea who so longeth after newes from heave aboue from the earth beneath from the waters which are under the earth Newes of wars peace plenty famine and thâ— like Hereby may hee in eaâ—â— receive satisfaction The Antiquitie and perpeâ—â— tuitie thereof The Antiquity and perpetuity thereof As it yet coâ—tinueth so hath it done eveâ— from the very beginning anâ— even the Word written is moâ— ancient of greater antiquitâ— then all other writings now eâ—tant in the world 2. In respect of its necessitie which may appeare by considering Necessity from first the estate wherein we are 2. The estate wherein we should be 3. The estate of such as are altogether deprived thereof The estate wherein naturally wee are The estate wherein we are dead in trespasses and sinne wanderers from God â—reyes unto the divell poore â—nd blind unregenerate polluâ—ed with sinne both in soule and â—ody stony-hearted unfruitâ—ull and barren guilty of death â—nd damnation c. It is not â—hen needfull a trumpet to awake us a guide to conduct us 〈◊〉 buckler to shield us a treasure â—o enrich us eye-salve to anoint â—s seed to beget us a fountaine â—o wash us raine both to molâ—ifie us and make us fruitfull The estate wherein we should â—e Alive unto God The estate wherein we should be the soulâ—iers and servants of Christ â—emples of the holy Ghost â—ruitfull in good workes and the like and hereunto doe we attaine through Gods word The estate of such as are altogether deprived therof The estate of such as are without it wretched and miserable No judgement greater then famine no famine so grievous as this of the Word 3. In respect of its utilitie which may â—appeare Amos 8.12 It s utility appearing by 1. By the similitudes whereby it is expressed 2. By the effects which are thereby produced 3. By the duties which are thereto of us required 4. By the meaneâ— which for the suppressing and hindering thereof have beene at all times by Satan and his instruments used The similitudes whereby it is expressed are divers Similitudes as Manna bread water light a rod of strength wine fire silver a precious stone a new garment a banner a sharp sword a glasse a staffe c. This being no lesse or rather much more profitable for the soule then those and the like for the body The effects which are thereby produced effects are such as concerne either this or the life to come This. It clenseth us It inlighteneth us It regenerateth us It changeth us It makes us fruitfull It maketh us wise to Salvation It gladdeth our hearts with spirituall joy It â—egetteth faith in us Wee are hereby informed of the duties which wee owe one towards â—nother It tells the Magistrate â—ow hee should rule who else â—night be either too severe or â—oo milde Eras apophth lib. 4. milde As Machetes appealed from Philip asleepe for whilst his cause was pleading â—e was asleepe to Philip awake so sendeth it them from â—heir ungodly government unâ—â— that which is lawfull It tels â—udges Act. 24.26 that with Festus they â—ust not looke for bribes It â—ls Subjects that with Sheba 2 Sam. 20.21 â—ey must not be rebellious It â—s husbands Col. 3.19 that they must love their wives and not be bitter to them It tells wives that they must not be taunting Peninnaes painted Jezabels whorish Dalilaes scolding Zipporaes It informes Ministers to be instant in preaching the Word in season 2 Tim. 4.2 and out of season It tells Lawyers how and for whom they are to plead 1 Thes 4.6 It directs the Merchanâ— and tradesman how to buâ— and sell c. Now if it werâ— not for the Word would any of those performe their duties â—nay Cic. de fato by it as Socrates from hiâ— naturall constitution