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A45572	A guide to heaven from the Word, or, Good counsell how to close savingly with Christ with some short but serious questions to ask our hearts every morning and evening, whether we walk closely with him : and especially, rules for the strict and due observation of the Lords day.	Hardy, Samuel, 1636-1691.	1664 (1664)	Wing H753A; ESTC R34934	16,854	113

and dross for Christ 1 Joh. 5.4 5. 23 Have I really set death before me My life as a vapour a shadow if I should die dayly what preparation have I made for it Am I sure but this is my last night If God should shut mine eyes by death how is it like to be with my soul Dare I lie down with the guilt or filth of any one sin Is there any returning from the Grave to amend No certainly 2 Cor. 4.14 16. I Cor. 15.54 c. Prov. 27. 1. 24 Can I tell how great the day of Judgment will be how glorious and terrible And dare I meet Christ coming in flaming fire with ten thousand of my sins to take vengeance Can I hold up my head Are my graces sound and of the right kind All is not gold that glisters Have I this day searcht judg'd and condemn'd my self 1 Cor. 11.31 2 Cor. 5.10 11.2 Thess 1.8.9 10. 25 Do I believe Hell torments dreadful and eternal Its flames unspeakably scorching It s misery endless and easeless And do I not fly from this wrath to come Rev. 14.10 11. 26. Have I ascended in the triumphant Chariot of Faith this day and beheld the new Jerusalem Gods glorious Palace Did I live love think and talk as an Heir of this kingdom Eph. 1.18 19. 27 Have I not in all I have done minded man more then God Have I not minded only the clean-sing the outside Eph. 6.5 6. 28 Dare I lie down this night without praying earnestly to God for the pardon of my sins the blessings of the night and the salvation of my soul Directions for the strict observation of the Lords Day For Preparation 1 ORder all your week business so wisely before hand that you may have no unnecessary work on Gods day that your hands may be as free as possible from worldly work and your heads from worldly cares and thoughts Exod. 20.8 9 10 11. 2 Think seriously What a weighty work am I going about My week-affairs are but Toys and Trifles to this What are Sheep Oxen or Shops to Grace Christ or Heaven Can I be too careful and serious in Gods Work in Soul-salvation work Surely no. How holy should my thoughts be how heavenly my discourse how earnest mine endeavours all the day long Isa 58.13 14. 3 Therefore prepare with all your might search your hearts and lives 1 Chron. 29.1 2.1 Find out what your sins are to confess mourn over and pray against Lam. 3.20.2 What the Mercies are you want for soul or body for your Friends Families and Nation account this a Market day for your souls Rev. 3.17 18.3 What blessings received and what thanks to be returned Psal 116.12 4 Think with your self What good did I get by former yea by the last Sabbath Was my heart then broken or warm'd with love to God and the like What did I then learn and how have I practised it in the Week Have I fully digested by meditation firmly believed and faithfully obeyed the truths were last taught me Isa 1.11 c. 5 Beg earnestly of God that he would help you to sanctifie a Sabbath that this may be the best Sabbath you ever kept That your heart may be more tender humble and heavenly that the out-goings of your soul may be more free strong and fixed and the incomes of Heavenly grace and comfort more abundant that God may reap more glory and you receive more good then ever heretofore That the holy keeping of this Sabbath may be an earnest to you of keeping a never never-ending Sabbath with God in glory To this end pray especially for these four things 1 That God may prepare a suitable word for your soul that the Ministers mouth may be opened and his heart enlarged and his message full of goodness That it may be the pure plain and powerful Word of God Ephes 6.18 19. 2 That God would fill his own Ordinances with his own presence and blessing that he would touch your heart when man speaks to the ear Drop yea stream down h eavenly grace through these Conduit Pipes Isa 48.17 Luke 16.14 3 That you may have the hearing Ear the seeing Eye and the understanding Heart that you may be teachable willing to learn and apt to receive what God delivers Jam. 1.21 22. Psal 110.3 4 That your souls enemies may be kept off at least resisted and kept down That your hearts may not deceive you the Devil divert you nor the World distract or disturb you Having thus in some measure prepared your hearts for the Solemn work of this great Day observe and practice these following directions as ever you hope to have the blessing of the Sabbath 1 As soon as you awake fix your hearts and eyes heaven-ward bless God that you see the light of one day more especially Gods day wherein you may labour to have your sins pardoned and purged and your souls furnisht with grace and so fitted for glory Call the Sabbath your delight Psal 118.23 24 Psal 59.16 2 Beg heartily of God that he would strengthen you by his grace to do what he requires as he would have it done that he would pardon your unpreparation bear with your infirmities accept of your poor services and Crown all with his blessing 2 Chron. 30.18 19 20. 3 That you be fitted for the holy and heavenly work of the day affect your heart with some or all of these Ten following things 1 With the Majesty of that God whom you are to wait upon Psal 95.2 3 c. 2 With the vileness of sin and of your selves because of sin 3 With the sweetness of Christ and the greatness of his Love and Mercie 4 With the excellency of that heavenly work you are going about and the gain of godliness 5 With the vanity of the world and all things therein 6 With the worth and high value of your immortal souls 7 With the rage subtilty and diligence of your souls enemies 8 Especially with the deceitfulness of your own hearts 9 With the Terrour and Torment of Hell 10 With the unspeakable and everlasting glory of Heaven 4 Carefully and conscienciously perform Family Duties Josh 24. 15. 1 See that your Servants and Children of age waste not away the Morning in sleep or idleness 2 Cause them to joyn together in Prayer Reading or any other Godly Exercise Gen. 18.19 3 If you have time you may Catechise them or discourse to them of any of those former Ten things Deut. 6.6 7. 1 Inform your selves and them what a great and glorious Majesty and Master you are to serve Mal. 1.14 2 What a blessed and heavenly work you go about that it's heart work Joh. 4.24 and therefore hard and difficult work and yet that its pleasant and excellent Prov. 3.17 Chap. 8.34 35. Oh the fatness of Gods house and the beauties of holiness 3 What an abundant and unspeakable reward attends the well-doing even life everlasting Rom 6.22 and how fearful a thing it is

Cor. 9.24 Oh that a vein of Religion might run thorow all I do this day 11. Whose eyes will be upon me all this day to observe head and heart lip and life Will not God's the Judge of all the earth and dare I sin in his presence dare I so highly affront him to his face Heb. 4.13 Gen. 39.9 12. If I should spend this day in vanity sin and idleness will it not be bitterness and sorrow at night If I spend it holily and profitably shall I not pray with more confidence and lie down with the more peace Will not the testimony of a good conscience be ground of great rejoycing Psal 4.7 8.2 Cor. 1.12 13 How would I have this day represented at the great day of Judgment What words thoughts and actions would I have then brought forth Let mine be such for certainly all must then be laid open 2 Tim 6.11 12 17 18 19 Eccles 11.8 14 How may I this day order my secular business with most wisdom and honesty and for my greater advantage Psal 112.5 15 Am I sit now to pour out my soul to God in Prayer Can I first and chiefest seek the Kingdom of God Mat. 6.33 Psal 5.2 3. Separate your self every Evening from all company and ask your heart these Questions And wherein you have been guilty be heartily sorrowful and beg pardon and wherein God has enabled you to be in any measure faithful bless God and be thankful Every Evening ask these Questions 1 WHat have I done this day for God and his Glory what can I now look back upon with comfort Micah 6.8 2 In what frame hath mine heart been all this day what have I desired most Heavenly or Earthly things Hath my joy been more in God and in hope of glory then in riches honours c Was my grief most for sin or for troubles What have I most suckt comfort from and lived upon Creatures the Cistern or God the Fountain Jer. 2.12 13. Hab. 3.17 18. 3 What were mine aims and ends in what I went about Have I been sincere and exercised a good conscience towards God and Men Did I eat and drink pray and discourse with an eye to Gods glory or ratner did self sit uppermost in all 1 Cor. 10.31.1 Pet. 4.11 4 What spiritual duties have I performed this day Did I regard the manner as well as the matter out of conscience did I do them and not out of custom Did I pray fervently read with care and observation meditate so seriously as thorowly to affect the heart Rom. 12.11 Iam. 5.16 5 How faithful diligent and careful have I been in my Place and Calling Have there been no idle hours in the day Rom. 12.11.1 Tim. 5.13 Prov. 10.4.1 Thess 4.11 6 What have been my company this day What good have I done to them or received from them Did I reprove exhort strengthen encourage comfort or warn as occasion was given and need required Col. 4.6 Heb. 10.24 25. 7 How have I born the troubles and crosses of the day Did I not murmur vex nor sink Did I not entertain hard thoughts of nor utter rash words against God Phil. 4.11 12. 8 What were my temprations this day and what my sins Was I not easily drawn into sin Little over-aw'd or restrained by Gods All-seeing eye merciful heart or revenging hand Was I not soon proud angry c. Did I not long continue in it and have I yet thorowly repented of it What conviction or mercy or warning did I sin against Isa 59.12 13. Jer. 8.6 9 What were my mercies this day and how was my heart under them Was I affected with Gods goodness and unfeignedly thankful and therefore cheerfully fruitful in good works Have I priz'd my health friends and estate c. Eph. 5.20 10 What have I learnt this day What tsmore heart-affecting knowledge have I got of God and his glory of my self and my sins of this world and that to come Phil. 1.9.2 Pet. 3.18 Col. 1.9 10. 11 What of Gods word have I remembred or read repeated or heard this day Was any Scripture sweet and good to my soul What promise did I by Faith make mine own What particular command did in any thing sway and rule me 2 Tim. 3.15 16 17. 12 What graces have I especially exercised Have I lived by Faith loved God with all my heart and soul Denied my self in any thing dear to me for God 2 Pet. 1.6 13 Have I this day lived upon lov'd honour'd and reverenc'd God the Father as my Sun Shield and Portion Have I this day priz'd own'd and made use of Christ as my Saviour Intercessour and Friend As my Root Head and Husband Hath the Holy Ghost been to me a Director or Comforter a Quickner or Confirmer Have I cherisht and not quencht its motions Psal 84.11 14 Have I been affected with the evils of sin or misery of others of Nation Parish and Family of Friends or Foes Have I had a pitiful heart or bountiful hand to any in want Psal 119.136 Jam. 2.15 16. 15 Have I shewn more especial love and pity to those that are of the houshold of Faith how have I honour'd those that fear the Lord Psal 15.4 Psal 16.3 Hath a godly Job or Lazarus though in rags and sores been unto me as an Orient Pearl on a Dunghill Have I not valued men more according to greatness then goodness Gal. 6.10 16 Did the Church of God and interest of Christ lie near my heart this day have I heartily prayed for the welfare of Sion and mourned when its songs are turned into lamentations and its glory into desolation Do I prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy Jer. 19.1 17 Can my Family witness that I have done any good for or to them Can those that best know me speak best for me Have I been good as Husband or Wife Psal 101.2 c. as Parent or Child as Master or Servant Ephes 6.1 c. 18 Have I wrong'd no man in his estate by over-reaching him in his name by slandering or back-biting 1 Thess 4.6 in his soul or body by letting him fall into or live in any sin or trouble have I done to others as I would they should do to me Mat. 7.12 19 Have I forgiven mine enemies rejoyc'd at others mercies and not envied any ones honour riches or friends and coveted them Luke 6.27 to 35. Matth. 6.12 14 15. 20 Am I of a quiet peaceable spirit Have I not quarrel'd and contended with my neighbours Or do I make up breaches and follow peace with all men Do I honour the King and obey Governors for Conscience sake Rom. 12.18 Rom. 13.1 c. 21 Hath my cloathing Been suitable to my place and station Hath my carriage been sober discreet and serious Have I not been vain wanton nor frothy in my discourse or spirit 1 Pet. 3.3 4.2 Tit. 1 c. 22 Have I scorn'd and contemn'd the glory of the world accounting it but dirt for Grace