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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87566	A sleeping sicknes the distemper of the times: as it was discovered in its curse and cure. In a sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peeres in the Abby-Church at Westminster upon the 27th of January, the day appointed for their solemne and publicke humiliation. / By William Jenkyn Minister of Gods Word at Christ-Church London.	Jenkyn, William, 1613-1685.	1647 (1647)	Wing J654; Thomason E372_10; ESTC R201315	25,581	45

world can match but onely the power of him that is also an Enemy to him that is a spirituall sleeper If it bee the power of God that keepes to salvation the power of sinne and Satan if not overpowred must needs keep to damnation It is such a power as resisteth all the means that come to rescue the soule from it and that so deeply seizeth upon the sinner that it makes him purely subdued bowed down under it and yet which is worst of all the nature of this power stands in making a man unwilling as well as unable to get from under it hee being a very slave in every thing but onely in that which is common to all others that are in bondage 2. Pet. 2. namely to sigh and groan under it 3. The third particular in the Text whereby the dismalness of this judgment of a deep sleep is set out in the Object the persons upon whom 't is powred You where wee may take notice of two things 1. The Partyes 2. The part of these Partyes that the Prophet here intends to be under a deep sleep 1. The partyes you you a people that are under all my awakning administrations of words and threatnings of judgements and examples You have I known of all the Nations of the Earth with you have I taken pains more the with all the people in the world beside and for you to be in a deepe sleep is a greater both sin and shame and punishment then for others None are such approved try'd friends to lust as they that continew in it under means of recovery none so inexcusable for continuing in their spirituall slumber as they that have had helps to awaken them 'T is a shame for any to bee a sleep but more for them that are in the light the sun and sound of the word 'T is not so great a marvaile for others to be asleep whom God never brought under those helpes that might stir them up but for those that live in the day-time of the Gospell and are under the stirring Ministry of the Prophets to continue slumbring in sin 1 Thes 5.6 there can be no Apology The Apostle makes this an argument that Christians should beware of this distemper of spiriruall sloth Let not us sleep as doe others q. d. 't is enough for those that are in the night of sin and nature to sleep let not us 'T was the argument that the Angell used to Jacob let me goe for the day breaketh Gen. 32.26 whosoever is not awaked by the light of the day the Gospell shall be awaked by the heat of eternall flames 2. The second thing is the part of these parties upon which this spirituall sleepe seizeth and that is intended by the Prophet to be the soule The soule of a judgment is its seizing upon the soule spirituall blessings are the greatest and spirituall judgements the dismallest There are three things whereby it appeares that the judgement of a deep sleep is greatned by befalling the soule 1. The soule is the excellency of man the worthiest part the body is a body of vilenesse Phil. 2.21 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the soule a precious soule excellent every way but as it is depraved with sin 'T is the noblest part of man noble in respect of its originall 't is heaven-borne in respect of its functions its endowments If all be well with the soule a man is happy though the body be never so miserable If it goe ill with the soule the man is wretched let the body abound never so much with outwardblessings When a mean conremptible man and one of no account dyeth it 's never spoken of but when a Prince or some great man dyeth all lay it to heart the soul is the Prince the body is but the page and therefore the body is not to be lamented from which only the soul parteth but the soule from which God himselfe parteth 2. The distempers that befall the soule are hardest to remove There 's no herb in the garden no receipt from the Physitian no medicine in the shop that can cure the soule men are only parents of the body and only Physitions of the body he that made the soule can only mend it The father of spirits is the only Physitian of spirits 'T is omnipotent strength that recovers sin-sicke souls man can make them worse but it s only a God that can make them better Outward helpes cannot cure the inward man The God of the heart can only restore the hidden man of the heart 1 Pet. 3.4 He that sits in heaven must touch and teach the heart otherwise it can never be reacht or taught 3. The distempers that befall the soule are most deadly if they be not remedied A scratch on the finger is a slight wound but a wound that reacheth to the heart is alway dangerous if not dendly whatsoever befals the body is but slight and to be slighted in Comparison of what annoyeth the soule Soule curses are the onely dreadfull ones All calamities may be in mercie that befal the body for they only part between us health wealth and friends c. but they which befall the soul part us in some measure from him in whom all blessednesse and true happinesse is laid up If the soule liveth the man dyes not if the soule be dead in sin the man is dead The life of our lives is the health of the soule the death in death is the miscarriage of the soule If a man be not heartficke though otherwise much distempered 't is not look't upon as dangerous he that is not spiritually and soul and sin-sicke is not sick unto death the sicknesses and distempers of the body are but only such in appearance in a sort opinionative the diseases of the soule are onely such in reality Spirituall comforts and miseries are only such vera temporall whether Comforts or miseries are but fallacia seeing and deceiving 't was an excellent advice of Christ to his Disciples fear not him that can kill the bady but feare him that can throw both body and soul into hell Thus of the third reason the object of this judgment you 4. The fourth thing in the Text that makes the spirit of a deepe sleepe so dreadfull a calamity is the inflicter of it and the punisher with it and that is the Lord JEHOVAH The Lord whose punishments are alwayes either the sorest or the sweetest if they better not those whom they befall they ever hurt them Now this is a punishment ever of hurt and distruction not medicina but laniena not the cutting of a chirurgion or a friend but of an Enemy and a destroyer 'T is a blessing of God to correct and love us A great curse for God to punish and leave us nay so to punish as the very punishment is a leaving of us The happinesse of correction stands in teaching us but this punishment of a deep sleep is the giving us up to

Prophets could denounce Hos 12.8 said yet I am become rich I have found mee out substance All flattered ones are in danger but the selfe flattered are in the greatest when they shall cry peace peace 1. Thes 5.3 1. Th. 5.3 Then suddaine destruction shall come upon them peace with ones selfe accompanied with warr against ones God is the worst of warrs soule-soothing is soule slaying he that would be caer safe must be never secure judgements that befall the selfe-flatterer come not more inovitably then greviously The same judgement that befalls them with others makes them more miserable the others in regard they expect to be happie● judgment unthought of is judgment intollerable Job 21.13 They spend their days in wealth in a moment they goe down to the grave a doleful mirth better is that hel that makes way for heaven then that heaven that makes a way for hel the selfe deluders happinesse is a fooles Paradise never was it known that they were quiet to eternity that were not disquieted in their sinnes here The hell upon earth is to be in the way to hell and yet to think that the course is steer'd toward heaven 3. This judgment of a deep sleepe comprehends the punishment of unactivenesse unserviceablenesse and unprofitablenesse in the midst of all opportunities and exigencies whatsoever whether they be the particular exigencies of our owne soules or of the Church of Christ The worke is great but there is no labourer This spirituall sleeper is a summer-sluggard a harvestsleeper he stirs not up himselfe to lay hold upon God life he seekes not the Kingdome of God and its righteousnesse he strives not to enter in to the straight gate he offers no violence to the Kingdome of heaven he workes not out his salvation he wrestles not in prayer he lives as if he had nothing to do in the world heaven is not his businesse he is but he lives not as far from doing any worke in the very evening of his life as hee was in the dawning of it Lived he hath like a drone all his dayes as if he had been borne to looke on glorious opportunities are before him every Sabbath Sermon Ordinance are full seasons of grace a rich prize but he hath no heart no hand And for the Church of Christ be the straits thereof never so great the work never so abundant its exigencies never so urgent this spirituall sleeper takes his rest but takes no paines he helpes not the Lord may but he be warm in his own feathers he regards not the dangers of the house he is a meere mute and Cipher a nullity in the world a superfluity upon the earth Jer. 13. Jeremiah's rotten girdle good for nothing or like the branches of a Vine Ezek. 15.3 which are but weake and unusefull good to make no beams or rafters oft he prayeth not he councelleth not he contributeth not he is in a deep sleep and hath lost his hands such a kinde of sleep as this to a Saint would be the greatest unquietnesse serviceablenesse is his heaven this life would bee nothing worth if he might not get Christ and instrumentally give him 4. This judgment of a deep sleepe comprehendes the punishment of unwillingnesse and lothnesse to have any disturbance stirring by any that come to awake This sluggard is in his warm down or in his midnight repose and hee loves not to be molested Yet a little more folding of the arms likes him Insanus contra med●●●mam This spiritual sleeper loves not any that stir him he accounts them his greatest enemies and tormenters Pars sanitatis telle sana●i Seneca he that useth means may die but he that refuseth all helps of recovery must dye what will become of those that say to the Prophets prophesie not that are mad against the medicine that cannot endure sound doctrine that shut their eyes against the Sun and stop their eare against the sound of the word thus it is with this spirituall sleeper he is angry with every one that makes a noise that will not suffer him and his lusts to live together in quiet Hee that counts the word a burthen here shall feele another burthen hereafter 5. Lastly this judgement of a deep sleep denoteth insensiblenesse regardlesnesse under the threamings noyses wounds and all other administrations used by God to awaken him what-ever God saith or doth the spirituall sleeper layeth it not to heart so as to get any good by it take it in these five particulars 1. He is insensible of danger like a drunken man that sleepes on the top of a mast neare dangers in regard of execution farre from them in regard of apprehension he puts far from him the evill day An awaked Christian foresees the danger and provides accordingly ● a sleeping sinner feares nothing feeling only troubles him and that too when 't is too late 2. He is insensible of the loudest noyses severest denunciations line may be upon line precept upon precept Minister after Minister Isa 28.13 and all doe but fatten his heart and deafen his eare the most effectual warnings the lifting up the voice like a Trumpet the shrillest denunciations work not upon him the Lyon roares but be trembleth not 3. He is insensible of being uncovered and stript of any comforts and supplies though God pull off his cloaths take away friends children estates health plenty though the water-pot and the speare be taken from the bolster be stirs not like the hen which loseth her chickens one by one by the devouring Kite when one or 2 or 3. are snatcht away she still continueth to pick up what lyeth before her 4. He is insensible of the stirrings and joggings that are given him in his sleepe the faithfull admonitions of friends Rebuke a scorner and he hates both rebukes and rebuker Prov. 29.1 Though often reproved hee hardens his necks he and his distemper are so nail'd together that reprehensions sever them not 5. He is insensible of woundings maimings the very fetching out his blood Esa 5.12 Jer. 5.3 Hos 7.9 Esa 1.5 They regard not the workes of the Lord they refuse to receive correction when the hand of the Lord is lifted up they will not see Gray hairs are here there upon them and they know it not though smitten they revolt more and more Adams rib was taken out of him and he felt it not The storms waves fight against Jonah and he observes it not The spirituall sleeper is insensible of judgements in three respects 1. Hee is insensible who wounds he thinks not of the hand of God in the miseries that befall him hee onely lookes at man and thinks not that 't is God who gives him to robbers and spoylers he lookes not upward as David when Shemei revil'd him did hee considers not that he hath negotium cum Deo to doe with God when men hurt him but all his study is how to