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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51632	Death and life, or, Sins life, the sinners death; sins death, the saints life being the sum of eight sermons on Romans 8. 13. / by Samuel Malbon ...	Malbon, Samuel.	1669 (1669)	Wing M312; ESTC R10001	130,564	198

DEATH AND LIFE OR Sins Life the Sinners Death Sins Death the Saints Life BEING The Sum of Eight SERMONS on Romans 8.13 By Samuel Malbon Preacher of the Word of life in Amsterdam Deut. 32.29 O that they were wise that they understood this that they would consider their latter end London Printed for John Allen living in Wentworth-street near Bell-Lane 1669. Christian Reader THe Author of these Sermons having for several years been absent from this his Native Country being Pastor to a Church of Christ at Amsterdam may be under some disadvantage as to his esteem in the hearts of those that fear the Lord by reason that neither his person nor his name is well known unto them And so through ignorance or misapprehension they may omit the purchase of this Book which may through grace be of much use and benefit to their souls Therefore we have thought it meet and a duty for thy good to prefix a few words in a way of recommendation of the person to thee that as his name is sweet and precious amongst those Saints and people to whom he Preaches so both himself and this his work may be readily and cheerfully received by Thee and others of God's life-breathing ones here in England He is a man ready in the Scriptures and much acquainted with the mind of God therein painful spiritual and powerful in his Preaching to the conviction conversion and edification of many souls Having large experiences of God's goings in and dealings with his own soul in a way of grace by his Spirit And one who lives in the Spirit and walks up exemplarily to that light and life which is communicated freely and richly to him by Jesus Christ the Mediator who is the soul fountain of both And as for this his work it carries its own praise with it and needs not our Testimony only give us leave to say thus much that it is plain sound spiritual lively and practical well suited to every capacity You will find the Text with many other Scriptures truely and clearly opened The Doctrines genuinely deduced rightly stated fully proved and Illustrated doubts assoiled Mistakes rectified Errors enervated Objections answered and the Application faithful home searching pathetical full of perswasion and life In sum the Design and Endeavour of this sweet Preacher in these Sermons is very glorious viz. To discover lurking soul beguiling and destroying Hypocrisie To lay open the false bottoms that many stand upon for eternity To bring souls to a full and entire close with Jesus Christ by faith the only foundation of eternal salvation and to entertain and cherish the Holy Spirit in its workings To eradicate soul-polluring corruption and further the true mortification of internal bosom lusts By shewing whence and how it is effected what is the power that produces carries on and perfects it And to work up Saints to a living unto God in the life of God that they may escape death and attain at last everlasting life in the vision of God The footsteps of which design are manifestly apparent in these Sermons And the fruits of his faithful and laborious Endeavours are to be seen and read in the hearts and lives of many of his hearers which through the blessing of God upon thy diligent and serious perusal thereof may be experienced by Thee also so as Thou mayest in Christ's strength come in as a Conquerour over all thy spiritual enemies and joyn with those mentioned in the close of this Book who have the Palms of victory and Harps of joy in their hands to sing praises to the Lord and say Glory Honour and Dominion be unto our God Father Son and Holy Ghost Father who hath sealed and freely sent his only begotten and dearly beloved Son into the world that by his death I might have life Son who hath finished the work the Father gave him to do who hath dyed is risen again and ascended and as a fruit of all hath received and sent the Holy Ghost to apply and produce that spiritual life And Holy Ghost who as the Comforter is come and hath sweetly graciously wisely faithfully and all-prevailingly accomplish'd that living work in my soul Therefore buy and read this Book Reading meditate Meditating pray and Praying remember Thy real Friends and Soul's Welwishers William Greenehill Joseph Caryl Thomas Malery Richard Lawrence To the Reader YOur greatest good is aimed at in this little Book Let me ask you a plain but serious question how fareth your Soul that pretious that immortal Soul within you As by natural sense you could soon answer a like question concerning your Body so by a quick spirituall sense may this be answered Christ our Saviour speaks Luke 16.11 of the true riches outward riches are not the true riches so there is a true health bodily health is not the true health 3 Ep. John v 2. Beloved saith that beloved Disciple I wish above all things thou majest prosper and be in health even as thy soul prospereth but to the generality there is cause to wish that they may prosper and be in health as their body prospereth for the most have far more prosperity health in their outward than in their inward man Either you are under the foot of your natural Lusts or they are in a good degree under your foot either you are overcome by them or you overcome them If the former either you are so and yet senselesse and secure which is the miserable condition of the greater part of men then here 's a word of conviction continuing as you are the word of truth saith you shall dy or being sensible and awake you do strive and strugle against your corruptions without victory which is the sad case of many then here 's a rule of direction all your endeavours against your sin must be through the spirit If the latter if you are victorious over your lusts which war against your souls which is the happinesse but of a comparative few then here 's a Cup of consolation for you he who cannot ly saith you shall live Take thine own portion learn thine own Lesson In that great day when the Books shall be opened then shall this Book with all other have a far more open publication and how it came to be printed and what my end in it is and what the fruit of it shall be will be revealed men's writings are called their works we say the works of such a one and not without reason according to these works shall it be rendred by that just that wise Judge in that day to every one who worketh in this kind I had much rather therefore write that which is profitable though not honourable than that which is honourable and not profitable or that which is good meanly than any thing that is evill eligantly Seeing the Scriptures themselves are so dislik't and found fault with by so many no wonder if this piece meet with hard censures Rom. 14.4 Who art thou that judgest

and bears sway in us or we do live after the Flesh Thus much for the first use let not these things be spoken in vain make application of them to your selves try your selves by them pray over them rest not till you know what your life is how it is that you do live for this is one Word of God by which we shall be judged hereafter when the great Judge shall come to execute the final dismal Sentence of Death then will it be enquired and published who have lived after the flesh Use 2. Let the second Use be to convince those whose life is after the flesh of their misery art thou such a one and yet dost think thou shalt not dye not dye the second the worst death thou deceivest thy self thou dost contradict my Text belye the Word of the Lord so art thou the more guilty and while senseless of thy miserable state that thy senslessness is a bar to thy repenting How art thou like to turn who walkest in the way of Death and wilt not believe it is such a way or that thou art in it No wonder if all calls are ineffectual though God saith turn ye turn ye why will ye dye yet thou art like the deaf Adder Therefore let me perswade thee who dost live after the flesh to receive this as a truth though uncomfortable yet profitable shouldest thou dye presently a natural death thou wouldest in dying dye dying naturally thou wouldst dye everlastingly and unless thou livest a new life thus will it be whenever death comes It will come double when a visible death shall arrest thy body an invisible death will arrest thy soul even thine for God will stand to his word he will not forget any one word that he hath spoken by any of his Servants Isa 44.26 he confirmeth the word of his Servant and performeth the counsel of his Messengers God never goeth back from any word that he absolutely uttereth as this without any If expressed or intended only this if ye live after the flesh ye shall dye certainly unavoidably It is most undeniable God is able to execute his word he is able as Christ saith to destroy soul and body If a man a beast a small creature a very gnat or a disease can kill thy body how much more can he who made thee kill thee soul and body destroy thee with an everlasting destruction what are we to the Angels that sinned yet the Lord God hath clapt them all though many Legions though mighty spirits though very subtle and cunning he that almighty only wise one hath put them all under everlasting chains of darkness How able then is he to crush us as moths to trample under his feet us poor worms to break us as a Potters Vessel and as God is able to fulfill his threatning so is he resolved to do it his word tells us his setled purpose his eternal will and unalterable Counsel as his threatnings are written in the same book with his promises so have they the same confirmation his oath as well as his bare word and determinate counsel Am. 8.7 The Lord hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob surely I 'le never forget any of their works I 'le that is eternally punish impenitent sinners for all their iniquities Solomon saith where the word of a King is there 's power much more where the word of the great King is the Lord of Heaven and Earth there 's power all power to put his Word in execution but behold here 's the Word of God see it read it ye shall Dye Almighty power is tyed to see this word accomplished Bear with me a little I beseech you while I speak in love for good Who what shall can let or hinder thy death If thou livest after the Flesh shall thy riches estate any thing of this world No Riches profit not we read in the day of wrath what 's Gold and Silver what 's all the rubbish of this world when the Lord shall come forth as a consuming fire when the earth shall be burnt up and the works thereof will fallen Angels who now deceive help they could not save themselves they seek to devour but will good Angels they will be evil Angels in respect of the execution of evil to evil men they alwayes hearken to God's voice and obey the word of his Command they Christ saith shall gather the tarts and cast them into unquenchable fire or will Christ himself stay the execution of this word No he 'l see it executed he 'l come in flaming fire taking vengeance on all who know not God 2. Thess 1.8 and obey not the Gospel of his Son though Christ hath dyed for sins he hath said impenitent sinners shall dye in their sins and he puts the question himself to such how can ye escape the damnation of hell Mat. 23.33 I may say Christ himself could not answer it how they who continue living in their sins shall escape because it 's not to be answered there 's no answer can be given to that Quaerie Shall sinners be able to save one another Nay no more than the men of the old world than the men of Sodom did who perish'd all together Shall sinners prayers shall all that they can do or say save them No all will be charged upon them as sin Is 1.15 God declares though they make many Prayers he 'l not hear whereof Christ also gives assurance testifying before hand when they shall hereafter say Lord Lord open to us c. he 'l say depart I know you not Shall the mercy of God save such No for it is holy faithfull mercy therefore cannot save any against his word How sure then is the death of all who live after the flesh Therefore if thou so livest and yet thinkest thou shalt not dye thou art deceived by sin by Satan yea thou art a self deceiver and wilfull in thy deceiving thy self Do ye not know I pray remember this day God said to Adam in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt dye but he deceived by Satan thought though he did eat he should not dye Now doth not woful experience to this day teach us the truth of Gods Word for hence we were all born in sin hence the grave so filled with the bodies of Adam's posterity hence the world so full of misery as now and as it hath been in all ages hence you women bring forth in sorrow hence we men get our bread with the sweat of our brows hence all our labour all our toyl hence the earth brings forth bryars and thorns hence all afflictions And as sure as that word proved true which God spake to Adam notwithstanding what Satan insinuated to the contrary so sure is this word true if thou O man if thou O woman livest after the flesh thou shalt dye whatever Satan may whisper in thee to the contrary wherefore shut thine ear to all thoughts that contradict this truth and take it into thy