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A56582	The path of life and the way that leadeth down to the chambers of death, or, The steps to hell and the steps to heaven in which all men may see their ways, how far they have gone downwards to destruction, that they may make hast to recover themselves, least by taking the next step downwards to their everlasting misery they be not necessitated to take the 7, 8, and 9, and then there be no remedy ... : set forth in copper prints that by the outward and visible we may the easier see that which is inward and invisible.	Jenner, Thomas, fl. 1631-1656.	1656 (1656)	Wing P715; ESTC R217054	26,570	62

consists in them both I say Faith as St. Peter speaketh doth make us partakers of the divine nature in both though the conceiving of such a mystery exce●ds us The Lord offers to a lost soul this word of promise I will that thou O dead soul shalt live in my Son I being satisfied by his death am content that thy soul receive again this life of mine again I have no pleasure in the death of a sinner wherefore turn ye your selves and live yea awake thou that sleepest and stand up from the dead and Christ shall give you life the dead shall hear the voyce of the Son of God and they ●hat hear it shall live these and the like promises do offer life to all dead souls that need it both life here and hereafter glory Conception the least step of this life by which the soul retains and keeps this seed of life suffers it not to passe away and be spilt as an hypocrites but digests and holds the Promise to its s●lf till it have bred it longing of the appetite lustings af●er a kinde of alterations of spirituall appetite and a desire after this life this is that Isaiah means Chap. 55. 4. Incline your hearts and he●rken unto me that is be so affected with this p●omise of life that you do incline towards it and make to it that we walk in Gods way appointed to bring you to it be aff●cted seriously with the excellency of this life● and the happy change that God offers you that your souls do diligently ensue it in the means so that in this first work is contained the whole work of the Lords preparing the soul for the receiving of this life standing in those many affections created in the same by the glad tidings of this word of life that is it stirs the soul to mourn for so long living a dead life and resi●●ing the offers of life and resting in the shew of a false conception it doth long after this exceeding great priviledge to be partaker of the nature and life of God it doth prize it above the most excellent inferiour life of this world though it were Solomons felicity in comparison of it it empties it selfe and is voyded from all other hopes and desires of life even as the womb that conceives must be clear from all former conceptions it useth all means which God hath appoynted with all eagernesse of soul restles till it obtaines it The quickning power of the spirit of Promise whereby the Lord infuseth this life of God into the soul which is nothing else save the souls breaking through the manifold struggles and strifes which selfe and unbeliefe doe work within her self doth obey the voyce and command of the Promise that so it may live as we see the nature of all fruits hath many changes pangs and strives within the womb ere it come to the birth So here the soul hath manifold resistance and oppositions in her selfe against the Promise but cannot tell what to say of her self whether she should live or no often gives over the Promise as to good discourageth her self by the presence of a body of death which still abides and a weak base heart chusing to lye stinking in her grave of death and sottish ease and lusts that so she may turn back to her old vomit and avoyd the trouble and difficulty of this new birth when the soul comes out of the womb into the light that is discovers her self to be alive and apprehends as I may say her own life that God hath begotten her unto himself which is the highest step and degree of life which is bred in her for as the fruit in the womb being quickned yet wanteth the full proportion of its parts till the forming power of generation do by weeks and months more and more perfect and fashon them all to a comely being and creature which at last is brought forth so here the poor soul having received the life of God into her by her weak and poor Faith scarce felt and perceived yet by the secret power of the spirit goeth from degree to degree that although she hath no other life at the birth then in the quickning yet this life is more apparent and visible every day then other till at last the spirit fall in travel and bringing forth Christ formed in the soul so that the soul appears unto her self and not others to live and to beleive because now she is in the light perfect and brought forth so that the infant that is bo●n doth not more beray the naturall life by weeping laughing breathing feeding sleeping stirring feeling growing then the life of a believing soule once brought forth appears in the operations and works of the new creature and this is the effect of the sealing spirit of Baptism added to the Promise and stablishing the weak Faith of this poor infant till it know it selfe to live and declare it to others by the fruits of Regeneration IV. IVSTIFICATION WHich is contrary to the estate of guilt and curse by sin and by this benefit the soul obtains an earnest of quietnesse and peace towards God and that by clearing him and acquitting him at his Tribunall as if she had never offended fully and perfectly A most peculiar bl●ssing contrary to those garboyls and horrors which conscience felt being under wrath as also to that rotten peace which he walked with through error either one or other of these is the state of all justified ones but when as once the soul is set at liberty and discharged by proclamation from these there being no enemy to accuse neither will the Lord hold thy soul gilty but speaks peace to it so that by this means it draws new breth and lives at other tearms of content and complacency then before look what peace and welfare Adams innocency reflected upon him before he sinned that doth Justification cast upon the soul by forgivenes fears are all scattered by this perfect love of God received by Faith no guilt or accusation by sin or any enemies without or within can now take place look how different the sta●e of poor man is when he is molested with suites and put in fear of loosing his whole estate by the wrong of an adversary from that which he feels after he hath got the day and is past all former fears such is the odds between the sinfull and the Justified soul she turns unto her rest as David speaks● and eats drinks sleeps and works in peace that her flesh which was withered and her bones consumed with the scorching h●at of conscience the wound whereof who can bear now returns as the flesh of a little childe hence the holy Ghost never ceaseth to magnifie this benifit as Isa. 57. I create the fruite of the lips peace to him that is neare and afar off it s a work onely belonging to God and above the first creation for the Lord is the onely former of the conscience and therefore its a

THE Path of Life And the way that leadeth down to the Chambers of Death OR The steps to Hell And the steps to Heaven In which all men may see their ways how far they have gone downwards to destruction that they may make hast to recover themselves least by taking the next step downwards to their everlasting misery they be not necessitated to take the 7 8 9 and then there be no remedy So seeing themselves having ascended towards Heaven they may not be sloathfull but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the Promises Set forth in Copper Prints that by the outward and visible we may the easier see that which is inward and invisible LONDON Printed by M. S. for Thomas Ienner at the South-entrance of the Royall EXCHANGE 1656. Vocation Calling is a worke of ye spirit wherby whom he hath chosen to be his he bringes to know it and by the call of the outw●rd word inward spi●●● he is brought to such a hoppe as workes ye harte to morning and brokennes and is turned from darknes to light and from the power of Saton to God ● 26 Actes 18 I. VOCATION CAlling is a work of the Spirit by the voyce and call of the outward word and inward spi●it crying to their soules thus Come out of her my people and return to me come out of thy former corrupt estate of sin subjection to Satan curse misery leud customes error of the wicked hell return to the blessednes wch thou hast lost Calling is that whole workmanship of God whereby he pulls the soule from a bad estate to a good be it longer in working or shorter dark●r or clearer easier or harder it s the drawing it from da●knesse to light and from the power of Satan unto God Acts 26.18 that from whence it s drawn is an unregenerate estate that whereto is faith It may be conceived to stand in these two parts either the preparing work of calling or the finishing The former is that by which the Lord finding the heart uncapable of a promise brings it and prepares it to be such a one as may see it self capable and under a condition of beleiving for it succeeds the condition of the Law and instead of doe this saith believe this and live it is partly legall and partly evangellicall when the Spirit of God by both leaves such an impression in a troubled soule under the Spirit of bondage to so much hope as works the heart to mourning and brokennes to desire of mercy to esteem it and to be nothing in its own eyes in comparison of it together with unweariednesse till it hath obtained it all which are the preventions and assistance of the Spirit of calling drawing the soule home to God by such steps and degrees as the soule is capable of for when the soule thus prepared sees that the promises belong to her and that she may and must believe it then the Spirit stamps this gift of faith to receive it If the Law hath thus setled a load upon conscience then she may conclude that she is under a condition of ease and hope of pardon if thou feel then that the Lord hath thee at his infinite advantage thou mayst conceive some comfort in the midst of thy frights and allthough thou mayst finde it hard to graple with the promise as thou wouldst yet as one who is under an exactor would chose to put himselfe upon the mercy of his adversary rather then be quite undone if he will not shew him favour yet he is but as he was an undone man but perhaps his enemy may be moved with compassion towards him so here a poor soule may and ought to choose the hazard of a promise allthough hard to believe rather then be desperate and disdaine to come in to seek reconciliation Let all then who would be under hope prove themselves to be under streights for no other a●e under a posibility of mercy but lie under the absolute condition of wrath when they see the season let them ply fittest medisons as a word in season is as apples of gold sure it is that for lack of Counsell Gods people doe miscarry often times as appears in their agonies and f●ars that when their spirit is unable to sustaine it selfe they are ready to faint and give over yea sometimes lay violent hands upon themselves oh in such a state discern the state of such a poor soule and pitty it Be ye oh Priests of the Lord cloathed with sackcloath 2 Chron. 6. 41. Doe not apply your selves harshly to a heart overloaden allready rather give wine to snch that they may forget their sorrow Prov. 31. 6. Blessed is he that considereth wisely of such a condition let terror serve for the desperate and refractory sinners that they may come under Gods chain but such as are bound in it already must not be oppressed more as if there were no succour for them no balme in Gilead but let this door of hope stand upon the latch ready to open unto them for God will not be angry for ever least flesh should faile Although our hope be small yet because our strength is great con●ider whether it is not better to venture upon uncerstain hopes then upon assured woe thy case is as the four leapers 2 Kings 7. 4. If we say we enter into the City then the famine is in the City and we shall dye there and if we sit here we dye also now therefore come and let us fall in●o the host of the Syrians if they save us alive we shall live and if they kill us we shall but dye so they ventred and the Lord was with their resolutions doe thou so in the strength of God and prosper It is a sweet signe that the Promise is digested by the soul and not suffered to passe away as a sound of waters when thou canst not chose but fasten upon it in some confused measure yet thou seest not any certain escape as a man in the waters strugling for life though he be not sure to avoyd drowning yet in his coufusion is able to lay both his hazards in the ballance and resolves upon the lesse on the one side he knowes that the mercy of water is cruell drowned he must without helpe on the other side he sees a reed put towards him which he cannot tell whether he shall be able to reach or whether that will save him what doth he he chuseth an uncertain hope before a certain death here I dye here I may live if I might escape how happy were I the reed is offered me to save me I can but perish if I perish I perish but I will surely make towards it I will not perish wilfully wait upon the Lord let there be no crevis of light but thou mayst spy it for as the Lord would have loos hearts to be beaten from their holds so he studies how to speak to fainting hearts least they fail Isa. 57.18 God