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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60161	The youngmans guide in his way to heaven: or, A cabinet of rich jewels, left and bequeathed to all young persons by the reverend Mr. John Shrenock. B.D. Who dyed in the flower of his age, lying but seven days on his death bed; during which space of time, he wrought this sermon: desiring it might be preached at his funeral, and published for the benefit of all persons both young and old. With his last prayers. Licensed and entred according to order.	Shrenock, John.	1680 (1680)	Wing S3695A; ESTC R219628	11,624	26

th●● ears to Gods early calls he will shut his ears to their late Prayers It is a great honour to a man when he is old that he can date his conversion from the morning of his youth It was Abrahams honour that he died in a good old age so St. Paul's that he was aged in years and grace and St. John had those Divine revelations when he was aged in years and grace I say that God doth make large discoveries of himself to aged Christians Polycarpus could say when he was old Many years have I served my Master Christ and hitherto he hath dealt well by me By this you may see as in a glass plainly the honour of being an old disciple of Christ Let me exhort you young Men and young Women in the words of that antient and faithful Servant of Jesus Christ T. Brooks saith he As you love your precious souls and as you would scape Hell and come to Heaven and as you would be happy in life and blessed in death and glorious after death don't spend any more of your precious time in drinking and drabbing in Carding and Dicing do not trifle away your time don't Swear away your time don't Whore away your time don't Lye away your time but begin to be good betimes because Time is a Talent that God will reckon with you for Again consider in the next place Oh young men and women how near you are to the ocean of Eternity there is not a step you step nor a breath you draw nor moment of time you live but hath an influence on Eternity O the gold●● Sands will be quickly run out Oh what a 〈◊〉 thing is your life but a span a dream a wi● a shadow a post swifter than a post Job 7. ● Remember that you are all going to your long 〈◊〉 to the house of Eternity yet man doth not ●●●cern how his precious time doth fly from h●● as the shadow on a Dial passeth on from 〈◊〉 hour to another though its speedy motio● not discern'd so man passeth from infancy childhood and from childhood to youth 〈◊〉 from youth to middle age and so to old a●● and to the grave and how few are there t● take notice of it yea in a moment we shall 〈◊〉 down into the grave and come up no m●● How these Meditations much trouble a Pers●● King that having took a view of his vast Ar● wept to think that within an hundred ye● not one of them would be left alive Oh young men tremble to consider that y●● are on the very brink of Death and Etern●● upon the borders of Heaven or the mouth 〈◊〉 Hell and as soon as death hath shut your ey●● you shall see and know what you shall be 〈◊〉 ever for you are almost within the dread●● noise of the Milstone of Gods wrath and 〈◊〉 ratling of fiery Chains of the prisoners of He●● Oh dolorous out-cries and roaring of the d●●ned in Hell crying out One and all Oh w● evil and grievous evil and bitter a thing i● 〈◊〉 which we would not believe till we came to this dis●al place of torment There you may hear those ●ursed tormented sinners crying out in the ve●y anguish of their spirits Oh when the Lord of ●lory was at the door knocking we would not let 〈◊〉 in and now is Hells Mouth shut upon us for ●ver There the filthy Swearer Lyer and ●lasphemer of Gods holy Name that did tear ●nd rend the Name of their Creator and ●wear by the blood of their Redeemer are ●ere with scorching tongues to bewail that ●hey should take the Name of God in vain There the impudent and swinish Drunkard that ●ad too often with his pleasant Cups and spark●ng Wine and cursing Companions here in ●he Agony of his soul does wish that he had been ●ober and temperate so that he might not have ●asted the bitter wine of Gods wrath the dregs of which he is made to drink for ever Psalm 75.8 There the filthy Adulterers and cursed Harlots ●urning in their Hellish lust crying out Oh ●hat we had been chast sober and modest and ●hat our eyes had been blind and never had ●nown the face of man or woman so we had ●scaped the vengeance of eternal fire There ●●e shall hear the vile Atheist wishing that he had believed the Ministers of Christ but alas ●ow it is too late And likewise the World●ing choaked with Silver and Gold There ●he cowardly back-slider in heart shall wish that he had never know the way of God 〈◊〉 that he had been faithful unto death But you that are the Servants of God an● mourners in Sion Lift up your heads for your Redemption draws nigh and know that you are co●● within the hearing of the Heavenly Songs Etern●● Triumphs and Hallelujahs of the Saints and Glorious Angels in your Fathers house where there 〈◊〉 fulness of Joy and Pleasure for evermore Psal● 16.11 St. Jerom used to say That whether he 〈◊〉 or drink I hear the voice sound in my ear Arise 〈◊〉 dead and come to Judgment To conclude Oh let the thoughts of thing● to come be much upon your spirits every nigh● when thou goest to bed and every morning have some serious thoughts of Death and Eternity let it be by the Pen of a Diamond writ●●● on your hearts Death that grim Porter wi●● open the Gates of Glory to every Believer an● let them into their Fathers house Whoso th●● is wise will observe these things he shall see th● salvation of the Lord. Stars are poor books and oftentimes do miss This book of Stars lights to eternal bliss ●hall insert some Forms of Prayer for the benefit of such young Persons as shall stand in need of them A Morning Prayer for Youth O Eternal most Great most Gracious and ever Blessed Lord God thou art a great God ●●d greatly to be feared and reverenced of all 〈◊〉 draw nigh unto thee thou art a Spirit and ●ou wilt be worshipped in Spirit and in Truth 〈◊〉 of such worshippers wilt thou be found thus ●●king thee we beseech thee to pour down upon our ●arts the spirits of Supplication and Prayer so 〈◊〉 to seek thee aright and offer up an acceptable ●●●vice in and through the merits of our Blessed ●●viour and Redeemer Jesus Christ and through ●●e assistance of thy holy spirit of truth and let thy ●●ly word be a Lanthorn to my feet and a light ●●to my paths to lead me in the wayes of Truth ●nd Holiness that I may obtain everlasting Hap●●ness through the merits of my Blessed Saviour ●nd Redeemer Christ Jesus O Lord pardon my manfold sins and transgressions wherewith I have trans●ressed against thee in thought word and deed specially the sins and frailty of my youth O Lord ●hey have been many and great and by reason ●hereof I have merited thy wrath and Eternal Damnation But O Lord in the midst of judgment ●emember mercy spare me spare me O Lord God for thy loving kindness sake

in Christ Jesus who hath satisfied thy Justice and is ever ma●● intercession for me at the Throne of Grace and mer●● I desire to bless and praise thy Name O Lord Go● for thy mercies and loving kindness to me and 〈◊〉 mankind that thou hast preserved and kept me 〈◊〉 my sleep from all manner of danger that might h● befaln me and that thou hast brought me safe 〈◊〉 the beginning of this day and I bless thy holy Na●● for all the mercies that I have received from 〈◊〉 to time from thee before to give me gr●● to walk thankfully beseeching thee and to live to t●● praise all the days of my life I beseech thee b●● my young and tender years with the gifts and gr●ces of thy holy spirit and to amend my life accor●ing to thy holy word and to pass the time of my li●● here in thy fear that I may die in thy favour I ●●seech thee O my God to bless my Parents and Kindre● and all my Relations and teach me to walk d●● fully before them as becomes a Child of God having thy fear before mine eyes and thy spirit directing my heart that I may always do those things tha● are well pleasing in thy sight O Lord my strength and Redeemer make me thy true and faithful Servant teach me to love and serve thee O my Blesse● Saviour and Redeemer all the days of my life tha● I may live in thy fear and at last die in thy favour Grant me these poor Petitions O Lord for the sa●● of my Blessed Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ to whom be Honour Praise and Glory now and for evermore Amen The Maids Prayer O Lord let thy Hand-maid I pray thee speak in thine Audience and hearken unto her ●hen she calleth upon thee O despise not her low state when she offereth up her Supplication unto ●ee but how down thine Ears to the hearty de●●res of thy poor Servant teach me to ask aright ●r such things as are requisite for me both for Soul ●nd Body and though thou hast ordained Women 〈◊〉 be the weaker Vessels both in labours of the Body ●nd endeavours of the mind yet so strengthen me O my Lord that I may perform that labour whereun●o I am called with easiness and comfort Oh ●nlighten my Soul with thy Divine inspiration that 〈◊〉 may do those things that are well pleasing in thy ●●ght let me keep my Reputation honest in the eyes ●f the world knowing that a good Name is bet●er then precious Oyntment especially in thy sight ●et me be pure honest and undefiled in this World so shall I not be ashamed in the great day of my account give me chast and religious thoughts let not the wanton pleasures of the flesh drown in me the Heavenly treasures of thy spirit Defend me from Sin Satan and the Poyson of evil Tongues make ●ne faithful wise wary trusty and just in those ●hings committed to my charge by my Master and Mistress Father and Mother Grant me health of body quietness of mind gentleness towards every body put out of my heart all Pride 〈◊〉 Hatred and all uncharitableness give me t●●●●●rit of contentment in all conditions though I ha●● wealth and dowry as others have in this worl● I trust thou wilt give me the true Riches Gra● Grace that I may love serve honour and obey 〈◊〉 in Holiness and Righteousness all my dayes 〈◊〉 may enjoy thee for ever in the World to come G● these my Petitions for the sake of Jesus Christ 〈◊〉 Saviour and Redeemer Amen The Dying Mans last Prayer O Lord God who art the Health of all Me●●●ving and the everlasting Life of them 〈◊〉 die in thy Faith I poor Creature submit to thy 〈◊〉 will I humbly beseech thee O Lord to give grace that I may now willingly lay down this 〈◊〉 Body in hope of the Resurrection which in 〈◊〉 manner shall be restored again O most mer●● Saviour that when Death hath shut up the 〈◊〉 of my Body my Soul may be received up unto th● Lord Jesus Receive my Spirit and take me to 〈◊〉 mercy Amen Whereas certain incroaching dishonest p●●sons have counterfeited this Book the 〈◊〉 book is only to be had of J. Conyers at the 〈◊〉 of the Raven over against Ely-House in Hol● FINIS