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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57416	The afflicted souls preparation for death The preparation of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. Prov. the 16. and the I. verse. With loving exhortations to every true Christian to prepare their souls for the hour of death, also many good instructions to every good Christian to beware of false prophets. Written by Tho. Robins, B. of D. And licensed according to order.	Robins, Thomas, fl. 1672-1685.	1668 (1668)	Wing R1647; ESTC R219694	8,571	27

Charity No my Brethren where there is one now adaies that dealeth with a Liberal hand to the Poor there is thrée that dealeth with a slack hand I but look into Proverbs the tenth and the fourth verse and there you shall find He that would enjoy Riches should deal liberally to the poor He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand but the hand of the diligent maketh rich wealth maketh many friends but the poor is separated from his neighbour Proverbs the nineteenth and the 14 verse And indéed my brethren it is a common thing with a great many now adaies to separate the poor and if any féel hunger let the poor féel it But O my Brethren there is a day to come that we must all give an account I would desire you to look into the 25. of Matthew and the beginning at the 34. verse and so to the latter end and there you shall see the blessed joys that belongs to them that féeds the hungry or cloaths the naked I and the torments that belong to them that doe not Indéed I would desire you to read over that Chapter at your leisure for it is too large upon this matter to set down in this small Volume and when you have read it I pray God give you all grace to make good use of it for certainly he that loveth not the poor cannot with a safe conscience say he loves God for look into Proverbs 12. and the 13 verse and there it is plainly laid open in these words He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor Indéed my Brethren there is many more places of Scripture concerning the same matter but I hope here is enough to satisfie at this time and the Lord give us all grace to understand it and make good use of it Heare ye Children the instruction of a Father and attend to know understanding Proverbs 4. and the 1. verse Hear O my son and receive my saying and the years of thy life shall be many I have taught thee in the way of wisdom I have led thee in right paths when thou goest thy steps shall not be straitned and when thou runnest thou shalt not stumble take fast hold of instruction let her not go for she is thy life Proverbs 4. and the 10 11 12 13 verses And indéed good people happy are those who will take good Counsell in these times for certainly these are the perillous times which our Saviour Christ did speak of that should come in the latter daies For certainly there is but a little to come to pass of that which our Saviour Christ said should come but is come but only the calling of the Jews the which indéed we do not know how soon it may come Nay it is hard for us to say whether that time be come or no For certainly so many sundry sorts of Opinions was never known as is abroad now in our daies No nor never so many Judas's condition one towards another as there is now And indéed my brethren we do not know but be may term us to be these Iews Therefore in the Name of GOD I would desire every good Christian to have a care how they lead their lives here upon Earth and let us all cry and call upon the Lord night and day to send us all of his Spiritual grace into our hearts and to say as David said in the 28 Psalm beginning at the first verse Unto thee will I cry O Lord my rest Be not silent to me lest if thou be silent to me I become like them that go down into the pit Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto thee when I lift up my hands towards the holy Oracle Draw me not away with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity which speak peace to their neighbours but mischief is in their hearts As you may find it written in the 28 Psalm the 1 2 3. verses And indeed I am sore afraid that there be too many of such people abroad now adaies that will give you fair spéeches to your face but their hearts are full of deceit But indeed any brethren as the Prophet Jeremiah said by the Jews so may we say by such people Jeremiah 5. and the 4 verse Therefore I said surely these are poor they are foolish for they know not the way of the Lord nor the judgements of God And indéed I would desire every good Christian to have a care what they doe in these times For certainly the times are very dangerous as our Saviour said in Mark the 15. and the 22. False Christs and false prophets shall arise and shall shew signs and wonders to seduce if it were possible even the Elect but behold I have foretold you all things Now indéed good people it is good for us all to take héed for such people as these are abroad you may know them by their Works for they be people that professeth to have a good Faith But as the Apostle said in the second of James and the 14. verse What doth it profit my brethren though a man say he hath faith and have not works can his faith save him No no faith without works is but a dead faith As you may find it written in the 26. verse of this Chapter For as the Body without the Spirit is dead so faith without works is dead also Indeed there are very many now adaies that will say they have no sin which I pray God they do not find one day that they be not overladen with a heavy burthen of sin Indéed I cannot perceive that any can live without sin I would desire you to look into Romans the 5. and the 8 9 10. verses and there you may perceive that in those daies there was none that lived without sin and indéed I am afraid that this Nation is as sinfull as they were Yet they confessed all sinned not rather as we be slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say Let us do evil that good may come on it whose damnation is just what then are we better then they No in no wise for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles that they are all under sin as it is written there is none righteous no not one Indéed good people if you but please to read that Chapter at your leisure you will find it all along to that purpose Therefore in the Name of God have you a care for this sin belongs to the sin of presumption which I do earnestly desire every good Christians to have a care of it and strive by all possible means to forsake it and learn to be of an humble Spirit with the Lowly then to divide the spoil with the proud Proverbs the 16. and the 19. verse Indeed my brethren I would rather exhort you to true Obedience of heart confessing your faults one to another and pray one for another that you may be healed The effectuall