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spirit_n	deed_n	flesh_n	mortify_v	5,880	5	10.8136	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34789	Life & death offered to the choice of the sons and daughters of Adam, or, A doctrinal essay towards the discovery of the broad way that leadeth to destruction, and also the narrow path that leadeth unto life being the substance of several sermons preach'd on Matth. 7, 13, 14 : in the entrance of which discourse you have something spoken occasionally touching judging of others, and also touching the giving of holy things to dogs, and casting pearls before swine.	Carter, R., 17th cent.	1662 (1662)	Wing C663; ESTC R5924	50,195	64

then wilt thou cleave Why I 'le cleave it may be thou mayest answer to that party that hath most power to impose their judgments upon me I confess that 's a good shift to keep thee from sufferings but if thou hast no better thou wilt hardly keep thy self out of hell 2. At the great day of Christ thou maist then answer for thy self There is none of those upon whose sleeves thou doest now pin thy faith will then appear to plead for thee it 's well if they can plead their own cause When God shall say Who required those things at thy hand it will not be enough for thee to answer I had such a mans command and such a mans judgment for it for God will say Did I ever require it Thou shouldst have made me and not thy fellow-Creature the Lord of thy conscience 3. It 's a duty incumbent upon every of you to search the Scriptures Joh. 5. 39. Col. 3. 16. And it 's the great work of a Minister of the Gospel to endeavour so to enlighten his people that in the performance of all religious duties they may walk by Scripture light doing all in judgment To be able as the Apostle saith 1 Cor. 14. 15 to pray and sing with the spirit and with understanding also 4. Without knowledg understanding in the wil of God thy heart cannot be good neither canst thou be sincere in thy Worship minde that Scripture Phil. 1. 9 10 11. neither canst thou perform any duty that shall be well pleasing in the sight of God See for that Col. 1. 9 10. Finally Art thou got a step above all the former Dost thou not onely plead for a Worship but a pure Worship a Worship according to Scripture a Virgin-Worship Why then examine Art thou not in the way of Hypocrisie Is thy heart right with God Is Christ thy all and in all For know that by so much the more glorious thy profession is and the greater thy light is by so much the greater will thy condemnation be if thy heart shall not be found to be right with God And thus much for the first direction about Self-examination Again secondly In the handling of the second Doctrine we have opened those terms whereby Christ offereth himself unto the sons and daughters of Adam now examine thy self whether thou hast to this day cordially and heartily received Christ upon those terms Received Christ so as to deny and abhorr thy self so as to take up the Cross and so as to follow him in his Commands Examples and Providences 3. And chiefly if thou wouldest go thorow with this work beg of God that he would pour forth of his spirit up●● thee it being the great Office of this Spirit to discover ●nto the Seed of Jacob their own vileness and Christs excellency their own sinfulness and Christs righteousness their own wants and Christs fulness their own guilt and Christs satisfaction The misery of their estate as the children of the first Adam and the happiness of their estate by virtue of union with the Lord Christ the second Adam Joh. 16. 8 9 10 11. 1 Cor. 2 9. to the end Eph. 1. 16 17 18 19 20. Be faithfull in the making use of these directions and by the blessing of the Lord upon thee thou mayest come to know the state of thy soul whether thou art in the broad way to destruction or in the narrow streight path to life and glory The fourth and last Use is of Exhortation and that first A Use of Exhortation to those who upon examination shall be found in the broad way that leadeth to ruine shall be found walking in the path of Ignorance Profaness Disobedience Will-Worship or Hypocrisie them I exhort being in some measure sensible of the terrours of the Almighty with David to consider their waies and turn to the Lord Psal 119. 59. I thought on my waies and turned my feet unto thy testimonies Consider O Soul what it is to be in this broad way if thou knowest not give me leave a little to acquaint thee To be in this broad way as all unregenerate persons are is to be without God in the world without interest in him or communion with him to be a stranger to the covenants of promise to be without any true hope of Salvation If thou knowest not I 'le tell thee It 's to be a filthy loathsome noisome creature more abominable to God then a Toad to be an enemy of God a childe of the Devil in the kingdom and under the power of Darkness If thou knowest not I 'le tell thee It 's to be a childe of wrath and an heir of hell This and a thousand-fold more then I can express is thy condition at present and as for thy future estate if thou dyest unchanged let it suffice that I tell thee thou shalt be damned and punished by an Almighty hand All Gods works are like himself if he loves a poor creature he loves him like a God if he hates a poor sinner it 's the hatred of a God if he saves a soul he saves him like a God and so if he damnes thy soul and torments thee in hell it will be the damnation and torment of a God Hear this Sinners and hasten out of this Sodom before God rains down fire and brimstone upon you Arise depart for this is not your rest it 's polluted and take Christs counsel Strive to enter in at this streight gate to walk in this narrow path whatever it cost thee and that this may stick minde these two arguments 1. There 's no life but in this narrow way all that ever went to heaven went through this strait gate there 's no salvation without Christ and no Christ without believing and no believing without holiness 2. Ere long Striving time will be over Life and Death are now offered to your choice you are now told If that yee live after the flesh ye shall dye but if ye through the spirit mortifie Rom. 8. 13. the deeds of the flesh ye shall live You have as yet a may be for salvation which if you neglect you will most certainly be damned This is the day of Christs patience the golden Scepter is yet held forth Mercy is yet upon the bare knee to poor sinners but when once the Master of Luke 13. 25. the house be risen up and hath shut to the door then striving will be in vain It will then be in vain to say ye were baptized in his Name and that you have eat and drank at his Table Christ will then say Depart ye workers of iniquity I know you not What! you baptized in my Name you eat and drink in my presence What! and blaspheme my Name and contemn my people and profane my Sabbaths and swear and be drunk c. Away saith Christ depart I know not whence you are since you would not in the day of my Patience give me entertainment into your heart neither