sell and â—â—ye for your selues But whyles they went to buy the brydegrome â—â—e and they that were ready â—â—at in with him vnto the mariage â—â—d the gate was shutte vp Anon after came the other virgins and saiâ— Lord Lord open to vs. But he ansâ—red and sayd Verily I say vnto youâ— know you not Watch therfore for know neyther the day nor yet the hâ—wer wherin the Sonne of man shâ— come Luk. 12.35 Let your loynes be girded abouâ— and your lightes burning and ye yoâ—â—selues like vnto men that waight fâ—â— their master when he wil return froâ— the wedding that when he commeth and knocketh ye may open vnto him For happy are those seruantes whoâ— the Lorde when hée commeth findetâ— waking If he come in the secoÌ„d watch or third watch finde theÌ„ so happy arâ— those seruantes Verely he shall gâ—â—â— him selfe and shall make them to sâ—â— downe to meate shall walke by and minister vnto them Luk. 12.39 This vnderstand you If the good man of the house knew what howre the théefe would come hée would surely watch and not suffer his house to be broken vp Euen so if we knewe in what day or hower the Lord would come we would surely watch we would be prepared and adourned â—e would haue lightes in our handes 〈◊〉 oyle in our Lampes But we doe â—t know the day nor hower nor shal â—now And therfore let vs be prepared 〈◊〉 man hower that we thinke not Mar. 13.35 wil â—e sonne of man come Watch I say 〈◊〉 ye know not when the maister of â—â—e house will come whether at euen â— at midnight whether at the cocke â—wing or in the dawning least if hée â—â—me sodeÌ„ly he should find you sléeping Now if the euill seruant shall say thus 〈◊〉 his heart Math. 24.48 Tush my maister will deâ—â—re his comming and shall begin to â—â—uite his fellow seruants and shall begâ—n to eat and drink and to be dronken â—â—e same seruants Lord shall come in a day when he looketh not for him and in an hower when he is not ware shall geue him his portion with hypocrites there shal be wéeping and gnashing of â—â—eth But contrariwise Luke 12.44 if the Lord shal find his seruaÌ„t wel doing he shal make him ruler ouer al his houshold Watch therefore and pray continually that we may obtein grace to flee al that shalâ— come and that we may staÌ„d before thâ— sonne of man Let vs pray that our flight be not in the winter nor on thâ— the Sabboth day Mat. 24. â—0 For so our Sauiour counselleth in the 24. of Saint Mathewe For to walke in the winter it was not good and vppon the Sabboth day it was not lawefull Meaning that we should pray and that with a stedfast and ardent fayth that the day of the Lord come not vppon vs vnprepared For if it doe wée shall not escape the euilles that then shal be nor yet be able to stande safely before the Sonne of man Beloued we haue bene warned to leaue our surfetting dronkennesse and to forsake the superfluous cares of this life We haue bene exhorted to watchfulnesse and to prayer and stil are we called vpon for these matters Howbeit wée are lyttle or nothing the better Mat. 12 4â— The men of Niniue shall arise at the day of iudgement to condemne vs. For they amended at the short preaching of Ionas We haue bene called vpon with often and long â—â—eaching and yet cannot frame to lay â—râ—m vs the old man Ephe. 4.22 that marreth him seâ—fe with deceiuable vanities But let vâ— thinke and beléeue that the negleâ—ting of Gods holy spirit speaking in his prophets can not but prouoke Gods heauie wrath and indignation spedily to bée powred vppon vs. The heauens the earth and sea haue already witnessed the same against vs which vnlesse wée conuert in the measure of our sinnes he will power foorth vpon vs and so wee shall perish in his iustice vtterly that in mercy refused to imbrace his trueth obediently Mat. 3.10 Now is the axe put to the roote of the trée so that euery trée that bringeth not forth gâ—â—d fruite shall bée hewen downe Mat. 12.33 and cast into the fire Eyther then make the trée good and his fruit good or make the trée euill and his fruite â—ill also For beholde Iames. 5.9 the Iudge standeth before the dore It is tyme for vs to awake out of sléepe and to gyrde vp our loynes and to be ready with oyle in our lampes and to be adorne with our wedding garments that wâ— may finde entraunce to the Lords marriage For sith it is most certaine thaâ— Christ shall come to iudge both quicâ— and dead Rom. 14.12 sith that euery one of vs shal geue account of him self to God 2. Pe. 3.10 sith thâ— heauens shal passe away in manner 〈◊〉 a tempest sith the elements shall meâ—â— with heate sith the earth also and thâ— workes therein shal burne sith al thesâ— things shall perishe what manner persons ought we to be in holy conuersation godlinesse looking for and hasting vnto the comming of the day of God 〈◊〉 which the heauens shall perish with â—â—er the elemeÌ„ts shal be consumed with heate â— Pe. 3.13 Neuerthelesse we looke for a new heauen and a newe earth according to his promise wherein dwelleth righteousnesse Wherfore beloued séeing we looke for such things let vs be diligent that we may be found of him in peace without spot and vndefiled growing in grace in the knowledge of the Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ that in the ende of the world when he shall come in 〈◊〉 clowds with power and great gloâ— we perish not with the vnbeléeuers which the Lord graunt for his infinite â—ercy and goodnesse and for his chosen â—â—â—e shorten these vnhappy dayes that â—â—rruptible may be swallowed vp of inâ—â—rruptibilitie and mortall of immorâ—â—â—lity And that as in this woful Egypt â—e haue fouÌ„d him a louing father so in â—he world to come we may behold him â— merciful Sauiour Mat. 25.34 may receiue that 〈◊〉 and happiest blessing that neuer again shal be reuoked which thing likewise the father of al comfort and consolation spéedily bring vpon vs al for the tender loue of his beloued sonne Iesus Christ to whome with the holy ghost thrée distinct persons in trinitie but one eternal immortal most glorious God be al praise honour glory now and for euer Amen
euerlasting fire prepared for the deuill and his Angels Would God men did consider of these things and think vpon this streite iudgement in the fearfull day of the Lord and as often as they consider hereof whether they eat or drinke or what euer they do to think that the terrible trump of the Lord stil soundeth 〈◊〉 theyr eares Arise ye dead come away to â—â—dgemeÌ„t But what do they Though â—â—y heare it preached that the day of â—â—e Lord is at hand yet they continue â—â—â—elesse they eat they drink they maâ—â— are married they plaÌ„t they bild They build as though they should lyue 〈◊〉 euer they eate drinke as though â—â—ey should dye to morrow saying 1. Cor. 15.23 Let â—s eate and drinke for to morrow wee â—â—all dye Wheras if they did but think 〈◊〉 the world to come and remember â—â—w that euery one must geue an acâ—â—unt of him selfe vnto God they could â—â—t they would not liue so wickedly so â—â—â—sually so carelesly so vngodly as â—â—ey do they would not vex the fatherâ—esse the widdow nor the orphane and â—traunger as they do they would not â—ake all fish that commeth to the net they would not draw wickednes vnto â—hem with a coard Esay 5. 18. and sinne as it were with a cartrope They would prepare â—â—d make redy themselues to méete the bridgrom They would obserue the adâ—â—â—â—ition and counsell of our Sauiour who bicause hee foresaw that iniquitiâ— should ouerflowe the worlde before hiâ— comming and that men would be carelesse about the time of the worldes destruction least we should be taken napping telleth vs what we must do anâ— how wee must prepare our selues against his comming For as it is â— great griefe vnto an earthly father tâ— léese his Sonne for whome hée hath prouided but a meane inheritaunce sâ— is it a great griefe to our heauenly Father to léese any of vs his children for whome hee hath prouided not aâ—â— earthy 1. Pe. 1.18 but an heauenly inheritaunce purchased not with golde and siluer which are corruptible but with the effusion of the most precious blood of the immaculate and vndefiled Lambe Iesus Christ The admonition or counsell of our Sauiour is this Take heede to your selues least your hearts be ouercome with surfetting dronkennesse and cares of this lyfe that that day come not on you vnwares For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the earth Watch thereâ—â—re continually and pray that you â—â—y obtaine grace to flee all this that â—â—all come and that you may stand beâ—â—e the Son of man In which wordes â— willeth vs first to be sober Take â—de saieth he vnto your selues least â—ur hearts be ouercome with surfetâ—â—â—g dronkennesse Among other creâ—â—â—res God hath geuen to none so litle â—â—outh as he hath giuen vnto man â—cording to his quantitie which sigâ—â—â—eth no doubte that man should 〈◊〉 more temperate in meates drinks 〈◊〉 al other creatures Besides the â—â—uth of a man is not bent to the earth 〈◊〉 are the mouthes of vnreasonable â—eatures to signifie that man should â—â—t eate and drinke after the manner â—hrute beastes but should moderateâ—â— vse those creatures which GOD â—â—th geuen as necessary and néedefull 〈◊〉 the preseruation of lyfe V. Max. lib. de insti antiquis The auncient Romaines were went 〈◊〉 eat their meates in the open stréetes â—â—d were not ashamed to let the people to sée what they did eate that by the example they myght learne to bee â—â—ber For there is not a more vâ— and pernicious thinge than surfâ—ting and dronkennesse By surfâ—ting saieth Ecclesiasticus manâ— haue peryshed Eccl. 37.30 Wine and dronkenesse saieth Oze take away 〈◊〉 heart Oz. 4.11 Let the dronkardes and voluâ—tuous Epicures hearken vnto thâ— which is written in the fift of the Prâ—phet Esay Esai 5.11 The wordes bée these Woe bee to them that ryse vp earely giue them selues to dronkennesse aâ—â— set all their myndes so on drinkinâ— that they sit sweating therat vntil it night The harp the lute and shaulâ—â—â— and plentie of wine are at theyr feaâ—â— but the workes of the Lorde they dâ— not beholde nor yet consider the opâ—ration of his handes Esai 5.22 Woe bée to theâ— that are mighty to drinke wine 〈◊〉 to them that are expert to aduanâ—â—â— dronkennes Awak ye dronkards sâ—â—â— the Lord Ioel. 1.5 by the Prophet Ioel wâ—â— and howle al ye wine suppers becaâ—â—◠〈◊〉 â—he new wine for it shal be pulled 〈◊〉 your mouth Pro. 23.31 Looke not saith Saâ—â—â— vpon the wine how red it is â—â—at a coulour it giueth in the glasse â—â—â—eth downe softly but in the end it â—â—eth like a serpent and stingeth like 〈◊〉 Adder Gala. 5.19 S. Paule in the fift to the â—â—lathians reckoneth gluttonie droÌ„â—â—nesse among the déedes of the flesh 〈◊〉 coupleth them with Idolatrie forâ—â—cation murther witchcrafte and â—â—ch like most gréeuous and detestaâ—â—â— vices and saieth that they that â—â—â—mit such thinges shall not inherit â—â—e kingdome of God And therfore let â—â—t our heartes bee ouercome with â—â—â—fetting and dronkennesse 1. Pe. 4.3 Let it â—â—e enough and sufficient for vs that â—ée haue spent the time that is past 〈◊〉 the lyfe after the will of the Genâ—â—les walking in wantonnesse lustes â—â—onkennesse in eating and drinking â—â—d in abhominable Idolatrie wherin â—seemeth to them a strange thing that â—â—e runne not also with them to the â—â—e excesse of ryot and therefore speake they euill of vs which shal gâ— accountes to him that is ready to iâ—â— quicke 1. Pe. 4.7 and dead The ende no dâ—â— of all thinges is at hand And thâ—â—fore let vs be sober 1. Thes 5.6 Let vs not 〈◊〉 as other do but let vs watch and be â—ber For they that sléepe sléepe in 〈◊〉 night and they that bee dronken 〈◊〉 dronken in the night But let vs whâ—â— are of the day Ro. 13.11 be sober It is time thâ— we should now awake out of sleeâ— For now is our saluation néerer thâ— when we beléeued The night is passâ— and the day is come nigh Let vs thâ—fore cast away the déedes of darkeneâ— and put vpon vs the armour of lightâ— Let vs walke honestly as in the dâ— light not in eating and drinking neâ—ther in Chambring and wantonneâ—â— neyther in strife and enuying But 〈◊〉 vs put on the Lorde Iesus Christ aâ—â— make not prouision for the flesh to fâ—fill the lustes and desires of it For is the will of God as the Apostle 〈◊〉 clareth vnto Titus that we should â—nye vngodlinesse Tit. 21.2 and worldly lust aâ—â— thâ—e should liue sober minded righâ—â—y and godly in this preseÌ„t world 〈◊〉 for that blessed hope and gloriâ—â—ppearing of the mighty God and â—â—r Sauiour Iesus Christ Seâ—ly our Sauiour willeth vs to flée câ—res of this life for that the loue â—â—re of temporall things doth draw 〈◊〉 quite away from the loue and deâ— of heauenly
and eternall thinges Ecc. 10.9 â—ere is not a more wicked thing then â—â—man to be in loue with mony Mat. 6.24 No 〈◊〉 can serue two maisters for eyâ— he shall hate the one and loue the â—r or he shall cleaue to the one and â—â—ke the other Ye cannot serue God â— Mammon Who so euer will be a 〈◊〉 of the world Iam. 4.4 is made the enimy 〈◊〉 If thou wilt be perfect saide â—â—â—t to the rich man go and sell all â—t thou hast and geue it to the poore Mat. 19.21 â— thou shalt haue treasure in heauen 〈…〉 and followe me But when â— heard that saying he would none of â—â—t went his way mourning for hée â— great possessions These worldly cares were also the cause Luke 14.18 why 〈◊〉 came not that in the Gospell were câ—â—led to the great supper 1. Ti. 6.9 The sayinâ— S. Paule vnto Timothy is most trâ— They that will be rich fall into temâ—tation and snares and into many foâ—lish and noysome lustes which drowâ— men in perdition and destruction Fâ— couetousnes is the roote of al mischiâ— which while some lusted after haue 〈◊〉 red from the faith and intangled theâ—selues with many folde sorrowes 1. Ti. 6.17 Aâ— therefore he willed Timothy to chaâ—â— them that are rich in this world that thâ— trust not in vncertein riches but in 〈◊〉 liuing God which giueth vs abundaÌ„â— all thinges to enioy them laying vpâ— store for them selues a good foundatiâ— against the time to come that they 〈◊〉 obtaine eternal life But when our Sâ—uiour willeth vs to flée the cares of thâ— life his meaning is not that we shoâ— leaue a necessary 1. Ti. 5.3 and godly caâ— which who so hath not hath denâ— the fayth and is worse than an 〈◊〉 fidell but that wée should not so 〈◊〉 drowned in the cares of this lyfe as â—â—h wée had no care of the worde of 〈◊〉 of the hasting of Christ vnto iudgâ—t or of the world to come Hée 〈◊〉 right well that gurmandise 〈◊〉 cares of this life would abound aâ— the time of the worldes destructiâ— and that men would be apt and redy â—llow such vices eueÌ„ to the last cast 〈◊〉 therefore he saieth Take heede to â—â—r selues least your heartes be ouerâ—â—e with surfetting and dronkennes â—â—d cares of this life and that that day â—â—e not on you vnwares For as a â—re shal it come on all theÌ„ that dwell the earth Eccles. 9.12 As the fish is taken with the â—â—â—e and as the birdes are taken with esnare so are men taken in the periâ—â—â— time when it commeth sodenly vâ— them For though it be certain that â—â—â—s Christ shal come vnto iudgment of the yeare the hower time of his â—â—â—ing vnto vs is altogether vncerâ—â—e For as our Sauiour doth saye 〈◊〉 the 24. chapter after the gospell of Mathewe Of the day Math. 24.36 and hower knoweth no man Mark 13.32 no not the Angels oâ— heauen but my father only no not thâ— sonne him selfe as he was man Mat. 24.27 But 〈◊〉 the lightning commeth out of the Eaâ— and appeareth in the West so shall thâ— comming of the Sonne of man be As the dayes of Noe were Math. 24.37 so shall thâ— comming of the Sonne of man be Foâ— as in the daies of Noe that went befoâ—â— the floud they did eate and drinkâ— marry and were married euen vntyâ— the day that Noe entred into the Arkâ— and knew not till the floud came anâ— tooke them all away so shall the comming of the sonne of man be Likewiâ—â— also as it chaunced in the dayes of Loâ— They eat Luke 17.28 they draÌ„k they bought the sold they planted they built And enâ— the same day that Lot went out of Sâ—dom it rayned fire and brimstone froâ— heauen and destroyed them all Aftâ— these exampls shal it be when the Sâ— of man shall appeare The Apostlâ— when they asked Christ Act. 1.16 saying Loâ— wilt thou at this time restore again thâ— kingdome to Israel Hée saide vnâ—â— theâ— It is not for you to knowe the â—â—s and seasons which the father â—â—h put in his owne power The day the Lord shall come as a théefe in the â—â—â—ht For when they shall say peace 1. Thes 5.2 â—ace all thinges are safe then shall soâ—â—e destruction come vpon them as â—â—ow commeth vpon a woman in her â—auell and they shall not escape And â—â—refore beloued take héede to your â—â—â—es that your heartes be not ouerâ—â—â—e with surfetting and dronkennes 〈◊〉 cares of this life and that that day â—â—e not on you vnwares Which exâ—â—tation teacheth vs not only how to repare our selues against the comâ—â—ng of Christ in the last day but also â—w euery particular man should order in self against the comming of death For death is wont to set vpon men â—hen they thinke least thereof when â—ey thinke to be most mery and when â—ey promise them selues that they â—â—e many dayes to liue An example 〈◊〉 haue in the 1. of Samuel 1. Sa. 25.36 in the .25 â—â—pter of Nabal who held a feast like the feast of a king and his heart 〈◊〉 mery within him for hee was vâ— dronke Now in the morning wâ— Abigail his wife after that the wine 〈◊〉 gone out of his head had signified 〈◊〉 to him the purpose of Dauid his heâ—â— died wtin him he became as a stâ—â— Likewise in the xii of Luke Luke 12.16 we reâ—â— how that the ground of a certaine râ— man brought forth plentifull fruttâ— And he said within him self what 〈◊〉 I do I haue no roome to lay my fruit in I will destroy my barnes 〈◊〉 buyld greater I will say to my soulâ— Soule thou hast goodes layde vp iâ— stoare for many yeares Take noâ— thine ease eate drinke and be merrâ— But God said vnto him Thou foâ—lâ— this night they shal fetch thy soule frâ—â— thée Take héede therefore for eueâ— when yée thinke not vppon God wiâ—â— send his messenger death to call vs away Now that our Sauiour hath tolde vs what we should not do against the day of his comming Hée likewise sheweth vs what wée must do Watch saith hée and pray continually Fyrst â—â—â—deth to watch Math. 25.1 In the 25. of Maâ—â— our Sauiour lykeneth the kingâ—â— of heauen vnto tenne virgins â—ch tooke their lampes and went to â—te the bridegrome But fiue were â—he and fiue were wise They â—t were foolishe tooke their lampes â— tooke no oyle with them But the 〈◊〉 tooke oyle in their vesselles with â—r lampes also Now whiles the â—â—egrome taryed they all slumbred 〈◊〉 slept And at midnight there was â—ry made Beholde the bridegrome â—â—eth go out to méete him Then the â—gins arose made redy their lamps 〈◊〉 the foolish said vnto the wise Geue vs of your oyle for our laÌ„ps are gone out But the wise answered Not so least there be not enough for vs and you But go ye rather to them that