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Characters in blood, or, A bleeding saviour, held out to a bleeding sinner. Wherein he may know whether he hath been called by, and followed after the leadings of the spirit. Being a draught of the spare-hours of a lover of the faithful. / by R. Dyer.
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the devil hath not forget his old trade of transforming himself into an Angel of light he can tell them 't is lawful to provide for their Family they are worse then Infidels that do not but this Nehemiah might have as many excuses as thee who ever thou art and yet Nehemiah would not leave the Lords work no he preferred the Lords work and esteemed it a great work this Christ would have all his children do Matth. 6.33 Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness I and that 's the work that should be done in the first place before all other things try how 't is with thee if it be thus 't is a good sign thou art a child of God XXVI Hast thou in any measure overcome the World and dost thou seek the things above I put these together for they are of the same import 't is a sign thou art quickned with Christ if thou seek the things that are above and gett'st the world under thy feet this made Moses contenin the Treasures in Aegypt alas he valued it not Heb. 11.26 so John 1 5.4 He that is born of God overcometh the World and as they have overcome the World so they seek the things of another Paul would have the Corinthians live in the world like Men and Women of another World 1 Cor. 7.29 It remains that they that have Wives be as they that have none no why should they run away from them no that 's not the meaning but they should sit loose from them if God call for them be as willing to part from them in his fear without repining at Gods hand as if they had none at all And they that weep as though they wept not and they that rejoyce as though they rejoyced not and they that buy as though they possessed not and they that use this World as not abusing it Note well the Apostle doth not say you shall have no Wives nor you shall not weep nor receive nor buy nor use this World no but take heed how you have and do things in the World as if the Apostle should say I would not have your hearts set on these things We should use the World to carry us to our Fathers House but we must take heed you rest not here Arise arise Man this world is not thy rest Get wings man and fly up live like men of another world in this world such a life as this did Paul live when he said Our conversation is in Heaven Phil. 3.20 Why Paul are not you among the Saints on earth among men on earth yes but converse in Heaven I trade about Heavenly things my thoughts Heavenly my affections Heavenly my conversation Heavenly my words they are Heavenly too they are such as are a Paradox to the Men of this world the men of the world speak of the world the world hear them but said the Apostle We are of God and they that know God hear us and they that are not of God heareth not us no poor Creatures they know not what we say 1 John 4.5 if you speak of God the world know not what you say these are out of their reach therefore Christ said to the poor blind Jews You do not understand my speech why because you cannot bear my Word in John 8.43 'T was a mistery that he speak to them therefore Paul saith 3 Cor. 2.14 The natural man receiveth not the things of God because they are Spiritually discerned Talk to him of Meat and Drink and Sleep and ease and the pleasures and sports of this life and this he heareth and knoweth this is sensual not spiritual Jude 19. This his sence understandeth talk to him of a Kingdom that consisteth of Meat and Drink this he is willing shall be his Heaven but alas poor carnal man thou art mistaken The Kingdom of God consisteth not in Meats and Drink Rom. 14.17 But now soul hast thou overcome these sower things and is thy heart set on Heaven hast thou thy heart soaring aloft I am afraid the most professors of this age are great strangers to this and many other things that are the life of Christianity what ever specious pretences they may make yet their very practices speak it out to loud but if thou art one whose life is in Heaven then thou art one of wisdoms children For the way of life is above to the wise Prov. 15.22 XXVII Art thou a new creature then 't is a sign thou art in Christ Are all old things done away the old Companions the old lusts the old love of the folly of this world is turned into the love of Heavenly things 2 Cor. 5.17 It may be thou canst not shed tears so plentifully why man repentance doth not so much consist in that but is thy nature changed and dost thou abhor thy self as Job 42.6 Dost thou find in thee a hatred to thee way of wickedness that thou wast wont to love and a love to the things of God that of old thou wast wont to hate dost thou loath sin and loath thy self for sin 't is a good sign thou art in Christ it may be formerly thou wouldst not have this man to reign over thee but now give me Christ or else I dye formerly thou wer 't alive and active in sin But now thou art dead to sin and alive to God Rom. 6.11 Now you do not alow your selves willingly in any known sin Oh soul is well with thee thou art pure in heart though not perfect yet in part XXVIII Hast thou a spirit of prayer and supplication poured out upon thee when Paul was converted to Christ whom before he persecuted Ananias was bid to go and enquire for Saul of Tarsus for behold he prayeth why did he never pray before possible he might utter words before but he had not the Spirit of Prayer before there be many from the invention of memory or in a form seem to pray excellently that yet do not pray in the Holy Ghost Acts 9.11 And you know Jude speaks of praying in the Holy Ghost Jude 20. So that men cannot pray but by the Holy Ghost Men may as I said mumble over a form of words it may be I but a man cannot pray but by the Holy Ghost 't is the Spirit of God that will help souls to pray to confess sin and to plead promises the Spirit helpeth our infirmities with groans that cannot be uttered he that hath the Spirit can come to God as a Friend and say Father I have need of such and such mercies I have need of strength against sin and such and such corruptions are like to overcome me he that hath the Spirit of God is the Friend of God as Abraham was called the friend of God often times take one place for the rest that comes next to my hand 2 Jam. 23. Now a friend of God can go and plead with God and say Lord such and such sins and corruptions are to hard for me
more exceeding and eternal weight of Glory Oh the Dimenssons of this glory 't is glory and 't is a weight of glory and 't is an exceeding weight of glory nay 't is a weight of glory that will last as long as eternity For 't is an eternal weight of Glory 2 Cor. 4.17 'T is not short that will soon begone neither is it a light and fethery thing like the things of this world that the wind will blow away but 't is a weight that will outweigh all that ever we met with in our way to it You shall have joy unspeakable and full of glory 1 Pet. 1.8 There are things unspeakable here we cannot see nor are we able to utter the unspeakable things that are above we cannot see the beauty and that splendour of the Majesty of God I might ask you whether you do believe Blessed are they that have believed and have not seen but Faith is the evidence of things not seen If thou believest thou shalt see greater things then these greater things then these earthly drossy things nay be they the best things thou canst imagine thou shalt see greater things John 1.50 For thou shalt see God Thou shalt see him as he is see him thou wilt say I see him now in his Creation and Providence and all his great and wonderful works I but thou shalt see him as he is that is as he is in his glory Alas his glory is vailed now but thou shall see him as he is in his glory 1 John 3.2 Alas now we can only see him in the glass of his Word and dispensations but then Face to Face 1 Cor. 13.12 Ah soul to be in and to see the presence of God is a Heaven on Earth nay more it would be a Heaven in Hell Oh what a transporting sight would it be to see the Vision of the Almighty to behold the beautifical Vision 't is that which hath such an influence that had Adam beheld it he had not had room to turn aside to sin as some are of opinion 't is so glorious so bright that not only Moses but the very Angels cover their Faces at surely here is the Crown of all In thy Presence is fulness of joy saith David psa 16.11 Possible thy fleshly part doth please it self in the presence of thy relations thy Wife thy Children thy Parents c. and thou mayst think there is reason to rejoyce in them nay it may be some may rejoyce in the presence of their companions in wickedness it may be thou may'st rejoyce in thy cups or in thy Harlots of in the presence of them that are thy Brethren in iniquity nay it may be in the company of them that help to bring thee in some of the Worlds gain though it be by lying and unwarrantable nay cursed ways oh but here is the onely true ground of rejoycing God is the chief good and he that hath him hath all and therefore in his Presence is fulness of joy 'T is a joy that strangers shall not intermeddle with Prov. 14.10 I tell thee thy joy shall be such that strangers to God strangers to Christ and to the Covenant shall not intermeddle with these indeed may have a little shadow joy but no substantial joy a little fethery but no solid joy they may have some what may tickle the fancy but nothing that will revive the heart they may have joy but none of thy joy strangers shall not intermeddle with thy joy there is a joy peculiar to the Saints others may have joy but it may be taken from them men may take it from them but thou shalt have joy in his presence that no man shall take away John 16.22 Wicked man may have joy as they think in their Wine and their Women but an Allarm of War the sound of a Trumpet at the Gate of their Court or the voice of Fire Fire as was but lately experienced will put a damp to all their mirth and terrifie them in the midst of laughter Oh hearken to this thou voluptuous wretch that will sell all and venture thy soul and all for a little pleasure what if when the glass of Wine is in thy hand thine enemy should stand at the door with a naked Sword in his hand and thou shouldst be made sensible of it would it not make thy countenance change and thy face to gather paleness Ah but thou that art a believer needst not fear for neither persons nor things shall damp nor take thy joy from thee here is great support for thee still soul thou that art in Christ thou that art one for whom Christ dyed shalt have all this joy and glory and much more and prethee do not take my word for it but take Christ's own word for it and with that I will conclude this use John 17.24 Father I will thou wilt Son what wilt thou I will that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am to behold my Glory not be with my people and my Ministers which many place much of their happiness in I wish they do not Idolize them not be with my Angels above which is a degree higher but be with me where I am is not here incouragement that you shall be and do as Christ doth when a Child a Servant or Souldier seeth the difficulty that some times lyeth before him and he thinks he shall sink under the weight of it yet what new resolutions doth it put into him when he shall hear the Father Master or Captain say come my Children come Servants come Souldiers though the work be difficult yet still remember you are with me and you shall do no worse nor fare no worse then I why soul is this comfort to hear such words on a Cross what is this then to have such words on a Throne to hear Christ say on a Cross you shall do no worse then I that 's no small comfort but how much more when Christ saith you shall be on my Throne with me to behold my glory time was indeed it may be when thou sawest my Servants Blood shed for their Testimony of me and brought before Kings and Rulers for my name sake ah but now there is an end of that sight with thee thou shalt be with me to behold my glory well soul 't is possible thou mayst have troubles without and corruptions within yet here is comfort for thee these shall have an end thou that art in Christ mayst therefore lift up thy head For thy Redemption draweth nigh Luke 21.28 And now a word of exhortation and I have done I have but three things to exhort and perswade Saints unto and as many to perswade sinners to and I have done because I doubt I am tedious and I beseech you all to suffer the word of exhortation which first speaketh to the Saint on this wise if it be so that the sins of believers are passed over by Vertue of the Blood of Jesus First Then