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A40725 Concio ad magistratum a nations honour, and a nations dishonour, or, A kingdoms prospective-glass : discovering who are the most faithful friends, and who the most dangerous enemies to the peace and prosperity of a kingdom / written by P. Fullwood. Fullwood, P. (Peter) 1673 (1673) Wing F2522; ESTC R7022 26,022 48

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glove on a foul hand but the hope of Job 8. 13. the Hypocrite shall perish Others bring forth bad fruit this fruit Is not more antient than ominous it entred into the world in the worlds infancy from whom she suckt that poyson Gen. 3. 10. that proved the bane of her posterity and the effects hereof appear as terrible to succeeding generations this is a Comet that portends the ruine of whole kingdomes the Plague the Pestilence the Famine the Sword it turns Rivers into blood a fruitful Land into barrenness O then let us have no fellowship with these unfruitful works of darkness Eph. 4. 20 21 22 23 24. but rather reprove them ye have not so learned of Christ if you have heard him and been taught by him as the truth is in Jesus that ye put off toneerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts and be renewed in the spirit of your mind and that ye put on the new maen which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness So I come to this last step of his last General in every good work being fruitful in every good work it is not enough to do some good works but we must be fruitful in every good work without our obedience be universal it is hypocritical The grace of God which bringeth salvation hath Tit. 2. 11 12. appeared unto all men teaching us to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts that we should live soberly and righteously in this present World you deny ungodliness and worldly lusts if you do no impiety to God nor injury to man yet innocency from ill will not serve with negligence of good as we may not be wicked so we must be godly indeed the law of God required both He that keepeth the law of God and faileth in one point is guilty of all our dutyes of piety to Jam. 2. 10. God cannot exempt us from the offices of our charity to 〈◊〉 with such sacrifices God is well pleased see then outward professions without sutable actions are insignificant God requires that we be fruitful in every good work if ye know these things happy are ye if yee do them good wine that is poured into stinking Bottles spoiles the wine Joh. 13. 17. and makes it unsavoury and good professions that are poured into a corrupt heart stink in the nostrils of God Almighty External professions are like Nebuchadnezzars Image whose head was of gold and the belly of brass these cannot reach the bliss pronounced by our Saviour The Pharises prayer Cains sacrifice Jizebels fast Esau stears Ananias offering avail nothing though they profess that they know God yet in works they deny him being abominable and disobedient and to Tit. 1. 16. 1 Cor. 13. 1 2 3 every good work Reprobate would you a closer instance the Apostle suggest it Though I speak with the tongue of Men Angels and have no charity it profiteth me nothing I am become as a sounding brass or a tinckling Cymbal though I have the gift of prophesie and understand all Mysteries and knowledge and though I have all faith so that I ●●uld remove Mountains and have no charity I am nothing though I give all my goods to feed the poor and have no charity I am nothing c. I shall wind up all with an exhortation strive then to be perfect as your Father which is in Heaven is also perfect let purity and integrity be the badge of your profession and be distinguished from the common rank of this world by your conquest over sin and imbracing of virtue Now the God of peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ the great Shepherd of the sheep make you perfect in every good work working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ to whom be glory for ever and ever Amen FINIS