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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65307	A pastors love expressed to a loving people in a farwel sermon preached at Stephens VValbrook, London, August 17, 1662 / by Mr. Tho. VVatson.	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1662 (1662)	Wing W1136; ESTC R38520	11,039	24

wine so he was forbid to eat of the grape wherewith the wine was made Numb 16. to teach us that evil company is the Devils draw net by which he hath drawn millions to hell How many in this City has been ruinated in soul and body by evil company many go from a Play-house to a whorehouse and from a Tavern to Tyburn Direct 4. Have a care who you hear t is our Saviours caution Matth. 7. 15. Beware of false Prophets Let me tell you the Devil hath his Ministers as well as Christ we read in Rev. 12. 15. of a Scrpent casting waters out of his mouth as a flood that is as the learned expound it Satan by his Ministers and Emissaries cast out floods of Arian Doctrine to drown the Church There are some of that subtilty and wit that have learned the art to mix error and truth together and to give poyson in a golden cup Take heed whom you hear and how you hear Be like those noble Bereans Act. 17. that searcht the Scriptures your ears must not be like Spunges that sucks in the pudle water with the purest Wine But like the Fan that fans out the Chaff whilst the sollid grain abideth you must do like those in Mat. 13. 48. they gathered the good fish into vessels and threw way the other Saints are called Virgins for their wisdom they will not let every one defile their souls with errour they have a judicious ear and a critical pallate they can distinguish between truth and errour they can put a difference between meat of Gods sending and meat of the Devils cooking Direct 5. Study sincerity Psal. 51. 6. thou desirest truth in the inward parts be what you seem to be be not like the Waterman that looks one way and Rows another do not look Heaven-wards by a profession and Hell-wards by your conversation do not pretend God and love sin counterfeit piety is double iniquity O let the heart be upright with God the playner the Diamond is the more richer and the more plainer the heart is the more doth God valule this Jewel A little rusty Gold is far better then a great deal of bright Brass so a little true grace though rusted with many infirmities is better then all the glitterings of hypocrisie a sincere heart is Gods Coyn and hee l give graynes of allowance Direct 6. As you love your souls be not strangers to your selves be much and often in the work of self examination among all the books you read turn over the book of your own heart look into the book of Conscience and see what is written there Psal. 77. 6. I commune with my own heart set up a judgement seat in your own souls examine whether you have grace or no prove whither you are in the faith be as much affraid of painted holiness as you would be of going to a painted Heaven Do not think your selves good because others think so let the Word be the touch-stone by which you try your hearts let the Word be the looking glass by which you judge the complexion Of your souls for want of sincerity many that have lived known to others have dyed unknown to themselves Direct 7. Keep your spiritual watch Mark 13. 37. I say unto all watch If it were the last word I were to speak it should be this Watch O what need have Christians to be upon their watch the heart is subtle it will be stealing out unto vanity and if we be not careful it will decoy us into sin we have a special eye on such persons as we do suspect thy heart is a very suspicious peice have thy eye still upon it watch it continually for it is a bosome Traytor Iob set a watch before his eyes Iob. 31. 1. we must every day keep Sentinel do not sleep upon thy guard our sleeping time is Satans tempting time therefore let not thy watch Candle go out Direct 8. Do you often who are the people of God associate together Mal. 3. 16. Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another Christs Doves should flock together one Christian will help to heat another One single Coal of Juniper will soon dye but many put together will keep them burning conferrence sometimes may do as much good as Preaching one Christian by good discourse drops the holy Oyl into another and makes the lamp of grace to shine the brighter It is great wisdom to keep up the trade in a Corporation Christians by meeting often together and setting good discourse on foot keeps up the trade of godliness which else will decay and soon be lost Is not the Communion of Saints an Article of our Creed and yet do not many live as if this Article were blotted out Natura lists have observed the sumpathy of Plants they say some Plants will grow better when they grow together as the Vine and the Elme the Olive and the mirtle this is true in Religion Saints who are trees of righteousness thrive best in godliness when they grow together Direct 9 Get your hearts screwed above the World set your affections on things above Col. 3. 3. we may see the face of the moon in the Water but the Moon is fixt above in the firmament so though a Christian walkes here below yet his heart should be fixed above in Heaven their is our best kindred our purest joy our Mansion house to have our hearts above is the best and sweetest kind of life the higher the Birde flyes the sweeter it sings and the higher the heart is raised above the sweeter are its joys The Eagle that flyes in the Ayr is not stung with the Serpent Those who have hearts elevated above this lower region of the World they are not stung with the vexing vanities of the World but are full of joy and contentment Direction 10. Trade much in promises the promises are great supports to faith faith lives on a promise as the fish lives in the Water promises are both comforting and quickning they are the very breasts of the Gospel As a childe by sucking at the breast gets strength so faith by sucking at the brest of a promise will get strength as the Eagl Promises are the bladders to keep us from sinking when we come into the Waters of affliction They are a sweet cluster of Grapes that grow upon Christ the true Vine there is no condition we can be in but there is a promise to it the promises like manna sutes themselves to every Christians pallat Direct 11. Live in a calling Ierom gave this advice to his friend that he should be always imployed that when the Devil came he might not find him idle sure I am the same God that saith remember the seventh day to keep it holy saith six days shalt thou labour the great God never sealed any warrant to idleness an Idle person is a shame to his profession 2 Thes. 4. 11. Some we hear work not at all Solan made a Law that Idleness