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A91729 Precepts for Christian practice; or The rule of the new creature, containing duties to bee daily observed by every beleever. Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668. 1645 (1645) Wing R1223; Thomason E1189_3; ESTC R208272 6,129 16

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Ezek. 36.26 which will receive impressions from the very thoughts of God in the mind 4 Apply promises of particular affections as first of love Deut. 30.6 2 of feare Ier. 32.40 3 of delight Isa 58.14 There is heart and life in the se promises sufficient to quicken and warm thy dead and frozen affctions Dutie 9. Get a publike spirit to mind the things of Jesus Christ as naturally as if they were your own things Phil. 2.20 21. to looke on the things of others and preferre first Jerusalems welfare before your chiefest joy Psal 137.5 6. and 2. the Gospels liberty before your own as Paul did and to mourn for the sins of the times as the Godly in Jerusalem did Ezek. 9.4 Especially lay to heart 1. The Churches misery when Gods Ordinances goe downe and superstition goeth up when Gods cause and side are put to the worst when any thing falls out which gives a blow to Religion or proves an impediment to the Gospel If the Arke bee taken call your comforts Ichabods 1 Sam. 4.2 2. The afflictions of Joseph Amos 6.6 The sufferings of Gods servants whether Ministers or people O sympathize with them Heb. 13.3 Neb. 1.4 labour to feel their troubles sorrows at your very hearts and pray earnestly for them as the Church did for Peter Act. 12.5 3. The signes of the times Mat. 16.3 which hypocrites cannot discerne though they bee well versed in the face of the Skie to wit the sad symptomes and presages of approaching Judgements as First the commonnesse of sin for all sorts transgresse in all kind of open sinfulnes with a high hand against the light of nature and the meanes of grace Ezek. 12.3 2 Contempt of Gods Ordinances misusing of his Ministers 2 Chron. 36.16 3 Departure of Gods glory from his house Ezek. 9.3 4 Incorrigibenesse after former and under present judgements Lev. 26.14 to the end of the chapter 5. The death of many righteous men Isaiah 57.1 the carrying away of others to hiding places 6 The vials of Gods wrath powred on the Churches beyond the Seas Ier. 17.12.14 7 An inundation of spirituall judgements as a spirit of errour superstition apostasie c. which do commonly end in temporall plagues Isa 6.10 11. Now the Holy ghost is a publike spirit breathing and acting in all the members of the mysticall body of Christ Pray for it Luke 11.13 beleeve for it Gal. 3.14 Ezek. 36.37 Dutie 10. Get your hearts weaned daily from the world and from those creatures and comforts in it which are dearest and sweetest to you As wife children friends goods liberty house life This Christ requires of those that follow him Luke 14.26 27. Mark 10.29 30. this will prepare you either to suffer or to die when God cals you to it To this end consider seriously 1. That these things cannot satisfie your heart when you have enjoyed them to the full Eccles 4.8 5.10 you soone grow weary of them or glutted with them so that you desire some new delights or more of the old or some over againe 2. Nor can they sanctifie you but expose you oft to many lusts 1 Tim. 6.9 10. tentations distractions to a spirit of the world and they hinder from following Christ Mat. 19.22 3. Nor can they save you from Gods wrath from death or judgement Prov. 11.4 4. The wicked whose portion is onely here have often the greatest share of them Psal 17.14 Job 21.7 to 14. 5. They serve onely for this life whilst wee are on this side of the grave they shall not be the least Ingredients into our celestiall happines When we do come to be happy in heaven wee shall stand in no need of food rayment physick marriage c. Mat. 22.30 for we shall be like the Angels of God in heaven we shall hunger no more neither thirst any more Rev. 7.16 we shall live by the al-sufficient Spirit of God which never needs refreshing we shall be clothed with long white robes of immortality Rev. 7.9 In a word when wee come to heaven the place of Gods Habitation wee shall enjoy the face and beatificall presence of the most glorious Jehovah blessed for ever as an object wherein all the powers of our soules will be satisfied with ineffable delight and everlastingnesse God will be unto us all in all 1 Cor. 15.28 FINIS