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A56451 The sinners remembrancer, or, A serious warning to the wicked, to prevent his destruction, and hasten his reformation by Rich. Parr ... Parr, Richard, 1617-1691. 1663 (1663) Wing P550; ESTC R32210 149,783 319

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before_o the_o lord_n as_o other_o with_o a_o unwilling_a mind_n and_o have_v offer_v to_o he_o in_o sacrifice_n the_o blind_a and_o maim_v and_o hypocritical_a heart_n cold_a and_o discompose_v distract_a prayer_n when_o thou_o have_v pray_v by_o thyself_o or_o with_o other_o s._n 14_o thou_o have_v it_o may_v be_v hate_v from_o the_o very_a heart_n the_o strict_a way_n of_o holiness_n in_o soul_n and_o life_n and_o turn_v from_o save_a admonition_n as_o a_o detestable_a thing_n s._n 15_o thou_o have_v slight_v god_n invitation_n resist_v grace_n teach_v refuse_v christ_n reign_v reproach_v and_o scoff_v at_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n earnest_o persuade_v these_o thing_n thou_o have_v do_v and_o in_o all_o or_o some_o of_o these_o curse_a course_n thou_o have_v continue_v so_o long_o that_o it_o be_v grow_v to_o a_o custom_n and_o as_o natural_a to_o thou_o to_o sin_n in_o one_o kind_n or_o other_o every_o day_n as_o to_o breathe_v the_o air_n to_o move_v eat_v or_o drink_v or_o sleep_v be_v it_o not_o s._n 16_o and_o to_o make_v up_o thy_o measure_n full_a of_o wickedness_n all_o this_o while_n thou_o have_v abuse_v the_o wonderful_a patience_n mercy_n and_o long-suffering_a of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n s._n 17_o but_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v according_a to_o truth_n against_o you_o that_o commit_v such_o thing_n for_o that_o they_o which_o have_v commit_v such_o thing_n shall_v repent_v and_o forsake_v they_o all_o yet_o do_v not_o but_o add_v this_o to_o all_o 6._o rom._n 2_o v._o 4_o 5_o 6._o that_o by_o despise_v the_o riches_n of_o god_n goodness_n forbearance_n and_o long-suffering_a not_o know_v that_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n lead_v thou_o not_o to_o sin_n or_o continuance_n in_o sin_n but_o to_o repentance_n but_o by_o this_o thy_o hardness_n and_o impenitent_a heart_n treasu_fw-la est_fw-la up_o unto_o thyself_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o revelation_n of_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o 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professor_n in_o that_o laodicean_n temper_n which_o be_v a_o decay_a of_o zeal_n and_o fervour_n in_o religion_n and_o so_o but_o a_o lesser_a degree_n of_o apostasy_n yet_o say_v christ_n i_o know_v thy_o work_n that_o thou_o have_v a_o name_n that_o thou_o live_v but_o be_v dead_a and_o that_o thou_o be_v neither_o cold_a nor_o hot_a because_o thou_o be_v neither_o cold_a nor_o hot_a 19_o rev._n 3._o v._n 1._o cum_fw-la v._o 15_o 16_o 19_o i_o will_v spew_v thou_o out_o of_o my_o mouth_n be_v zealous_a therefore_o and_o repent_v s._n 116_o and_o there_o be_v another_o remarkable_a passage_n in_o the_o second_o epistle_n of_o peter_n 21._o 2_o pet._n 2.20_o 21._o which_o set_v forth_o the_o nature_n and_o danger_n of_o apostasy_n thus_o if_o after_o they_o have_v escape_v the_o pollution_n of_o the_o world_n through_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n that_o be_v when_o a_o man_n have_v embrace_v once_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o be_v 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pray_v to_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n frame_v to_o thyself_o any_o likeness_n of_o god_n in_o thy_o imagination_n or_o fancy_n whether_o thou_o serve_v the_o world_n or_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n with_o thy_o dear_a affection_n and_o desire_n delight_v in_o they_o and_o seek_v more_o they_o then_o god_n if_o so_o then_o be_v thou_o deep_o taint_v with_o this_o foul_a sin_n of_o idolatry_n therefore_o now_o dear_a soul_n be_v advise_v if_o thou_o find_v thyself_o guilty_a though_o but_o in_o the_o least_o to_o repent_v and_o reform_v rid_v thyself_o of_o this_o damn_v sin_n which_o god_n do_v hate_n and_o will_v not_o tolerate_v in_o any_o one_o but_o such_o as_o those_o be_v determine_v for_o hell_n for_o all_o idolater_n be_v abominable_a to_o god_n 4.3_o 1_o pet._n 4.3_o and_o god_n will_v have_v his_o child_n keep_v themselves_o from_o idol_n from_o the_o sight_n and_o from_o the_o service_n of_o idol_n 5.21_o idol_n n_z =_o john_n 5.21_o my_o little_a child_n keep_v yourselves_o from_o idol_n and_o now_o if_o you_o will_v not_o come_v off_o from_o all_o idolatry_n then_o see_v what_o will_v befall_v you_o you_o shall_v be_v shut_v out_o of_o heaven_n and_o shall_v be_v shut_v up_o in_o hell_n 6.9_o hell_n 1_o cor._n 6.9_o idolater_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n without_o be_v sorcerer_n and_o idolater_n 22.15_o rev._n 22.15_o which_o shall_v never_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n sorcerer_n and_o idolater_n shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n 3.19_o rev._n 21.8_o phil._n 3.19_o which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n now_o judge_v thou_o friend_n whether_o it_o do_v not_o near_o concern_v thou_o to_o try_v thyself_o whither_o guilty_a and_o then_o speedy_o to_o reform_v and_o let_v fall_v all_o thy_o idol_n and_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n in_o spirit_n sincerity_n and_o truth_n and_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o love_v he_o with_o all_o thy_o heart_n mind_n and_o strength_n of_o soul_n §._o v._o adultery_n fornication_n effeminateness_n buggery_n beastiality_n s._n 21_o i_o shall_v not_o name_v some_o of_o these_o as_o the_o two_o latter_a be_v abomination_n so_o much_o against_o nature_n but_o that_o the_o wickedness_n of_o some_o man_n have_v be_v so_o great_a as_o to_o abuse_v themselves_o with_o their_o own_o sex_n and_o abominable_o defile_v themselves_o with_o beast_n so_o luxurious_a have_v be_v their_o lust_n like_o that_o of_o sodom_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v some_o to_o this_o very_a day_n be_v give_v to_o such_o abomination_n and_o have_v be_v find_v out_o and_o put_v to_o death_n for_o such_o curse_a crime_n by_o man_n and_o condemn_v to_o the_o fire_n of_o hell_n for_o their_o burn_a lust_n this_o way_n now_o if_o thou_o be_v guilty_a of_o such_o curse_a wickedness_n oh_o how_o quick_o will_v the_o lord_n find_v thou_o out_o and_o how_o soon_o will_v damnation_n overtake_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n 21.8_o rev._n 21.8_o the_o abominable_a shall_v burn_v in_o hell_n shall_v have_v their_o portion_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n s._n 22_o but_o not_o only_o such_o exclude_v from_o heaven_n but_o also_o those_o other_o act_n of_o unchastity_n 1._o if_o thou_o in_o a_o marry_a state_n have_v at_o any_o time_n commit_v folly_n with_o any_o other_o in_o lie_v with_o any_o other_o carnal_o it_o be_v adultery_n and_o thou_o be_v a_o adulterer_n or_o adulteress_n yea_o if_o it_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n to_o lust_n after_o another_o and_o desire_v it_o and_o delight_v in_o the_o thought_n of_o carnal_a fruition_n of_o the_o party_n forbid_v than_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v this_o be_v adultery_n whosoever_o look_v on_o a_o woman_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o 5.28_o mat._n 5.28_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o in_o his_o heart_n 2._o if_o thou_o in_o a_o single_a state_n have_v before_o marriage_n know_v any_o one_o carnal_o this_o be_v fornication_n 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of_o the_o fleshly_a appetite_n abandon_v speedy_o and_o keep_v thou_o chaste_a 5.3_o chaste_a eph._n 5.3_o fornication_n and_o all_o uncleanness_n let_v it_o not_o be_v once_o name_v among_o you_o much_o less_o practise_v by_o any_o of_o you_o s._n 25_o but_o if_o thou_o have_v be_v so_o unhappy_a as_o to_o have_v fall_v into_o any_o of_o these_o sin_n alas_o it_o be_v too_o much_o if_o thou_o have_v be_v faulty_a but_o once_o take_v heed_n continue_v not_o in_o it_o under_o pain_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o heaven_n and_o punishment_n of_o hell_n for_o if_o but_o once_o yet_o thou_o be_v a_o adulterer_n or_o fornicator_n and_o without_o repentance_n &_o that_o to_o a_o reformation_n how_o can_v thou_o hope_v to_o escape_v this_o sentence_n for_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n speak_v it_o for_o this_o you_o know_v 5.5_o eph._n 5.5_o that_o no_o whoremonger_n nor_o unclean_a person_n have_v any_o inheritance_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n nor_o fornicator_n nor_o adulterer_n 6.9_o 1_o cor._n 6.9_o nor_o effeminate_a nor_o abuser_n of_o themselves_o with_o mankind_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o their_o portion_n lie_v deep_a in_o hell_n 21.8_o hell_n rev._n 21.8_o whoremonger_n and_o the_o abominable_a shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n that_o burn_v with_o fire_n &_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o secoud_a death_n 5.19_o gal._n 5.19_o now_o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v manifest_a which_o be_v these_o adultery_n fornication_n uncleanness_n lasciviousness_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o i_o tell_v you_o that_o they_o which_o do_v such_o thing_n shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n s._n 26_o i_o persuade_v thou_o then_o that_o thou_o will_v strict_o examine_v thy_o life_n and_o heart_n and_o try_v if_o thou_o have_v be_v guilty_a any_o of_o these_o way_n as_o that_o the_o term_n of_o adulterer_n or_o fornitator_n or_o effeminate_a belong_v to_o thou_o either_o in_o heart_n or_o deliberate_a consent_n or_o practice_n s._n 27_o then_o do_v i_o earnest_o entreat_v thou_o as_o thou_o hope_v for_o pardon_n from_o god_n and_o to_o see_v he_o with_o comfort_n hereafter_o speedy_o to_o betake_v thyself_o to_o a_o hearty_a repentance_n reformation_n and_o a_o sincere_a amendment_n and_o henceforth_o keep_v thy_o vessel_n pure_a be_v chaste_a in_o thought_n word_n and_o refrain_v consent_v to_o lustful_a motion_n this_o way_n and_o abhor_v act_v any_o more_o so_o wicked_o 3.5.6_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isidor_n col._n 3.5.6_o and_o either_o see_a lust_n not_o or_o lust_a look_n not_o but_o do_v as_o paul_n exhort_v christian_n to_o mortify_v therefore_o the_o member_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o earth_n fornication_n uncleanness_n inordinate_a affection_n evil_a concupiscence_n for_o which_o thing_n sake_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n marriage_n be_v honourable_a in_o all_o 13.4_o heb_fw-mi 13.4_o and_o the_o bed_n undefiled_a but_o whoremonger_n and_o adulterer_n god_n will_v judge_v §._o vi_o drunkenness_n s._n 28_o be_v drunkenness_n thy_o sin_n and_o if_o it_o be_v it_o be_v a_o great_a one_o and_o thou_o be_v guilty_a of_o this_o sin_n more_o way_n than_o one_o man_n think_v themselves_o for_o the_o most_o part_n then_o only_o to_o be_v guilty_a when_o they_o have_v drink_v to_o that_o excess_n as_o to_o wallow_v in_o their_o vomit_n and_o have_v lose_v both_o reason_n and_o sense_n this_o indeed_o be_v to_o forsake_v the_o manhood_n and_o to_o be_v transform_v into_o a_o beast_n and_o worse_a for_o a_o beast_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o sin_v by_o excess_n but_o a_o man_n sin_n woeful_o in_o so_o do_v for_o he_o break_v a_o law_n of_o god_n and_o sobriety_n abuse_v the_o creature_n dishonour_v and_o debase_v his_o own_o soul_n expose_v himself_o to_o shame_n and_o scorn_n and_o give_v a_o foul_a