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A75336Or diddest thou ever hunger and thirst after God in Christ?
A75336having an inward sorrow wrought by the holy Ghost, for thy sins before committed, against so good and gracious a God?
A40900And Christ is God, in whom all the promises of God are yea and amen, as the Text saith, who hath found God a lyar at any time?
A40900Art thou a ruler in Israel and knowest not these things?
A40900civilwar no Art thou a ruler in Israel and knowest not these things?
A13839Quid Calumniamur, inquit, iustitiam occultam, qui gratias debemus misericordiae manifestae?
A13839What if wee say, that some things are given to the Sonne of God that he had not before, that he should be made man?
A89852and did he first send them to look upon their faces to knovv what to write to them, or doth that adde to his Word?
A89852how hast thou helped God, or any wise man herein?
A89852shall not the least of wise men Judge thee, and thy spirit?
A89852that eye never savv?
A5894226, 27?
A58942And God perswade Japhet that he may dwell in the tents of Shem?
A58942But then how should this interruption come?
A58942If from the Canaanites, How came he to be in such a Sacred place, as Priest of the most high God?
A58942If so, How came be to seat there amongst the Canaan ● ● ●?
A58942Or how came he to pitch his Tents there where those who would be perswaded to dwell in them could not aptly be admitted to come at him?
A58942Or was he Sh ● m himself?
A58942Or was there possibly some sacred Person amidst that most cursed People?
A58942Yet why so eminently was he called Priest of the most high, as if none but He, or at lest so as He?
A58942or at least, How came to be a Priest there, where he had no People; o ● but few to dwell within his Tents?
A26060And why not?
A26060But are these Missioners in earnest whilst they insinuate such Things?
A26060But these kind of Tricks, when a little examined, how trifling do they appear?
A26060But to what purpose( thinks this Author) do you read the Scriptures, which neither you, nor your Clergy, can pretend to interpret?
A26060But what strange impertinence is this?
A26060Can it secure me that the Reverend Divines of the Church of England have hit upon the right sence of Scripture?
A26060Can not the Divines of the Church of England interpret Scripture as well as the Priests of the Church of Rome?
A26060Do they really believe themselves when they talk at this rate?
A26060For is there any thing more fallible and contradicting, then those vast Volums of Popish Commentators, that even make our shelves to crack?
A26060If I be not in the right,& c. And If I be in the right,& c. But will this Missioner allow his new Converts, to pray with these If''s and And''s?
A26060To put them to the Test; Ask this very Missioner; whether He, or any other private Priest in the Church of Rome, is Infallible?
A26060What''s this to the purpose?
A26060Why are such different and contradictory Expositions published by her Authority?
A26060Why doth she hide her Candle under a Bushel, and keep her Talent, of interpreting Scripture infallibly, wrapt up in a Napkin?
A26060Why doth she not rather Petition his Holiness, or whoever else is best able to do it, to explain them Infallibly?
A26060must I stand to the Direction of the Ministerial Function?
A36258Adversùs?
A36258Besides to what end can this post- nate knowledge serve?
A36258Could you even in these difficulties repeat your choice if it were reiterable?
A36258For how can it be known that a prediction was fulfilled when it is not known what was predicted?
A36258For if they had been revealed formerly what need had there been of a new discovery?
A36258If you were fearful that this were true, certainly you would not venture on them; if you be not, how is it credible that you do believe them?
A36258Is it therefore for the conviction of Infidels?
A36258My meaning is not, that these natural qualifications alone are sufficient for discharging the Clerical Calling?
A36258Or, if you were desporate of any other portion in this life, would you not either wish it undone, or even actually undo it if you could with honour?
A36258Otherwise how can you i silence Blasphemers with confusion and shame whilest they may have any just occasion of carping at you?
A36258and if it be, then Secondly, whether that Theological Controversie it self be of any moment?
A36258for satisfying Christians of the Divine prescience upon the accomplishment of his predictions?
A36258what violence they used in their stile, and therefore what regular abatements were to be allowed?
A36258whether it be more necessary, or onely more convenient?
A36258whether, if more necessary ▪ it be also more secure, especial ● y in regard of your greater interest ●?
A36258whether, if some be wanting, they be either fewer, or less considerable than those you have?
A36258whether, if they fit you onely, or peculiarly for this, yet, you may not have other qualifications that may make it dangerous?
A36258whether, if you have none, yet, you have not onely some, but all, the qualifications for this Calling?
A36258whether, if you have such as may render it dangerous, the danger be greater, or more probable to come to pass, than the advantage?
A664372.4, 5. ca n''t you be content without a treasure of wrath?
A66437And that they all go to Heaven that are full of good Expressions on a Sick bed to Death?
A66437Because you ca n''t do that which is not your work, and what you ca n''t, wo n''t you do what is your duty, and what you can?
A66437Ca n''t you repent of your selves?
A66437Can you bear the wrath of God, for numberless transgressions?
A66437Could they that enticed you, do as much for you, or against you, as God could?
A66437Did you never know any that seemed to be as good and religious as they whilst Sick, that after recovery were worse?
A66437God hath been hedging up our wayes with thorns, to stop us in ways of sin; shall any in such a day when God is purging us, be thus Unclean?
A66437God permits this many times by way of retaliation?
A66437God that sees what they do in Secret, sayes, Shall not my Soul be Avenged of such as these?
A66437Ha ●''t God let you alone and poured upon you a Spirit of deep sleep?
A66437Here''s bread, which if you eat of you shall never hunger: Is not bread to the hungry Soul desireable?
A66437How doth it appear, that God will punish them that dye under the guilt of these sins, with Everlasting Damnation?
A66437How many heart distressing troubles was David followed with, after he fell into these sins?
A66437How many who do in this way as it were bid defiance to God?
A66437How shy are they of any company, or society, when but a little of their sin is made known?
A66437If they forsake me, I will cast them off for ever?
A66437If you are so good natured, why do n''t you yield to God in his beseechings and entreaties?
A66437If you were not affected and sinned without remorse, you conclude, God would say, shall not my Soul be avenged on such a Sinner?
A66437May you have a free and full pardon of so many and great sins upon coming?
A66437Or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
A66437Shall any contemn the Justice of God, and flight his anger?
A66437What excuse will it be for you?
A66437What reason can you give why God should wait any longer on you?
A66437Whither is thy beloved gone, that we may go and seek him with you?
A66437Why should you stay away, when you are ready to perish with hunger?
A66437Will you sin away his help from you?
A66437You have stood before an Earthly Tribunal, and are found guilty; How will you stand before the Tribunal of Christ?
A66437You that have disregarded Gods Counsels, how righteously might God say?
A66437You want Christ for this, how can you else think of going into the holy Heavens?
A66437You will say, what work can I do?
A66437and an acceptable day to the Lord?
A66437and will you run away from God, who only can?
A66437can you do him more Services?
A66437do you think that all that were prophane in Health and Hypocrites in Sickness recover?
A66437given you eyes, that you should not see, nor perceive, nor be converted to this day?
A66437how do those that seemed to be without shame, hang down their heads?
A66437how quick and sudden was God with Ananias and Saphira?
A66437how was he punished in and from his own Children, and how by his Subjects revolting?
A66437to answer for all your sins?
A66437you are stubborn, wilful and stout enough here: How earnestly hath God invited you to come to him?
A38579Afterwards what saith he?
A38579Again the Lord saith, How shall I appear before the Lord my God, and how shall I glorifie him?
A38579And again the Spirit of the Lord prophesieth, Who is he that would live for ever?
A38579And he shall dwell in the deep cave of the strong rock: afterwards what saith he?
A38579And if this be not now, he hath said that it shall be; when?
A38579And what follows?
A38579And what saith he further?
A38579And why have I yielded up my self to be put to death?
A38579But from what is it possible for these men to take the ground of their conjecture, who deny these to be the very Epistles of Ignatius and Barnabas?
A38579But how can he preach this to another, who can not govern himself in these matters?
A38579But how shall it be built in the name of the Lord?
A38579But if, as some Atheists, that is, Infidels s ● y, He suffered only in appearance, as they themselves are only in appearance, why am I in bonds?
A38579But let us now enquire, whether he hath performed the Covenant which he sware to the fathers, to this people?
A38579But what is the meaning of this?
A38579But what means the beast with a cloven foot?
A38579But what would it advantage me, should any man speak in my praise, and yet blaspheme my Lord, denying him to have taken flesh upon him?
A38579But when he had done the Command, what saith he?
A38579But who could expect all kind of Science and Learning from those first Christians?
A38579But who knows not the judgement of the Lord?
A38579But why did they put the wooll into the midst of thorns?
A38579But why milk and honey?
A38579But why was the wooll put upon wood?
A38579But why was there wooll and hyssop together?
A38579But why were there three servants sprinkling?
A38579Can not I write unto you of things celestial?
A38579Did Polycarp destroy the first, that there should be a necessity to devise others in their stead?
A38579Do we not know, that the Saints shall judge the world, as Paul teacheth?
A38579Do we not meet with many things as strange in the Epistle of Clement?
A38579For had he not come in the flesh, how could men looking on him have been saved?
A38579For if the Prayer of one or two is so effectual, how much more effectual is the Prayer of the Bishop, and all the Church?
A38579For who can well digest that fable of Clement about the Phoenix, and his many worlds beyond the Ocean?
A38579For who hath required these things at your hands?
A38579God speaks again unto them as concerning these things, saying, Wherefore do ye fast to me, that your voice may be heard on high, as this day?
A38579Have they seen other Writings of theirs?
A38579Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool; what house will ye build unto me?
A38579How came he then to be manifested to ages?
A38579How?
A38579Is it not I?
A38579Is my holy mount Sion a desert rock?
A38579Is our faith therefore placed in a stone?
A38579Learn, that a glorious Temple of the Lord shall be built: But how?
A38579Therefore how can any one now sanctifie the day, which God hath sanctified, unless he be of a pure heart in all things?
A38579Therefore how come they to know what Style Barnabas and Ignatius used?
A38579Therefore what hath he given in command?
A38579Therefore what knowledge was given to him?
A38579Therefore what saith he to Abraham, That because he believed, it was counted to him for righteousness?
A38579What can this be now, that a man should have power to rule the beasts, or fishes, or fowls of the heaven?
A38579What saith he after?
A38579What saith he further by the Prophet?
A38579What saith the Prophet again?
A38579Where is the wise?
A38579Wherefore saith he it?
A38579Who hath measured the heavens with his palm, and the earth with his fist?
A38579Who shall condemn me, let him be set against me?
A38579Why are we foolishly destroyed, being ignorant of that Grace, which the Lord hath truly sent amongst us?
A38579Why are we not all wise having received the knowledge of God, that is, Jesus Christ?
A38579Why said he it?
A38579Why so?
A38579Why therefore saith he, A good land flowing with milk and honey?
A38579Why this?
A38579Why was this?
A38579Why?
A38579and am I not a lyar against the Lord?
A38579and think that they might not as well be mistaken as their Relatives, especially in things not appertaining to Faith?
A38579and what is the place of my rest?
A38579and why do I pray that I may fight with beasts?
A38579observe; Take two goats fair and alike, and offer them; and let the Priest take one for an Holocaust; but what shall he do with the other?
A38579or who shall judge me, let him come neer to the servant of the Lord?
A38579therefore do I not die without reward?
A38579where is the boasting of wise men so called?
A38579where is the disputer?
A38579why to the fire, to the sword, to the beasts?
A6773617. and if in ocency found no means of resistance, what hope have we so extreamly degenerated?
A677362. and again to Gajus, 3 Iohn 1. whom I love in the truth, but to shew, that to love in the truth, is the only true love?
A677362. wouldst thou help the wicked, and love them that hate the Lord?
A67736?
A67736And Alphonsus King of Arragon being demanded, what company he liked best?
A67736And can we converse with none but will work upon us, and by the unperceived stealth of time, assimilate us to their own customs?
A67736And doth not experience teach us, that the good are sooner perverted by the bad, then the bad converted by the good?
A67736And if Peter walkt upon the pavement of the water, did the rest of t ● ● ● ● sciples step forth and follow him?
A67736And indeed, why do we pray not to be led into temptation, if we lead our selves into temptation?
A67736And was not all this, to shew us what wee should doe in the like cases?
A67736And what else can be looked for from them?
A67736And what if admonition and reproof be as unwelcome to thy friend, as water into a Ship?
A67736Antisthenes being asked what fruit he had reaped of all his study?
A67736As whom would it not stir, to hear oaths 〈 ◊ 〉 for number, with words; scoffs, with oaths; vain speeches, with both?
A67736BUT is it warrantable, may some say, to separate from our old acquaintance,( being vicious) and other the like company?
A67736But is Sathan contrary to himself, and is his Kingdom divided in it self?
A67736But to what end doe I tell a blind man, how glorious and bright a creature the Sun is?
A67736Can none please thee, but such as displease God?
A67736For what availes it to have the bodies from the same original, when the souls within them differ?
A67736For 〈 … 〉 found a guard in the Lyons Den, shall another thrust himself t ● ● reinto for ● ● elter?
A67736He is bold to ask the Lord this question; Who s ● al dwel in thy tabernacle, who shal rest in t ● y holy mountain?
A67736He that hath money, will beware of theeves: if you have any grace venture it not among these ri ● ● ers: 〈 ◊ 〉, art thou inclined to pray?
A67736How many have chosen rather to embrace the flams, then to reveal their companions, and b ● ethren in Christ?
A67736How many have irrecoverably lost their good names, by keeping company with suspected persons?
A67736How many, that meant not to sin, are won only by the opportunity?
A67736How was just Lot vexed with the uncleanly conversation of his wicked neighbou ● s?
A67736If I know the thing to be good, and that I do it to a good end, what care I for their idle misconstruction?
A67736Is every man busie in dispending that quality, which is predominant in him?
A67736Now, saith one, If such a Ce ● ar fell, how shall I stand?
A67736Peter had never denyed and forsworn his Master if he had not been in company with Christ''s enemies: but then how soon was he changed?
A67736The men of the World practise, what once a Jester spake, who, when a great Lord asked him, whether he would go to Heaven or Hell?
A67736The precept is plain, one believeth that he may ● at of all things; and another which is weak ● ateth herbs, saith the Apostle, and what followes?
A67736There is not any one( quoth the sincere Christian) either in blood, or otherwise so near unto me, but if he fall from God, I will fall from him: why?
A67736They were mingled among the heathen( saith the Psalmist) and what followes?
A67736What communion can righteousness have with unrighteousness?
A67736What need men trouble themselves with that which so little concerns them?
A67736What needs the eye serve more to the use of the other members, in being watchfull rightly to direct th ● m, then for it self?
A67736What saith the Prophet to King Ichosaphat, wouldst thou help the wicked, and not only so, but wouldst thou love them that ha ● e the Lord?
A67736What was the reason( think we) that our Saviour would not suffer his weak Disciple, in the Gospel, to go and bury his dead father?
A67736When if there be one in a company, that abhors impious language, they will blaspheme on purpose to vex him?
A67736When they will think themselves slighted, if they be not sent away drunk?
A67736When to depart sober, is 〈 ◊ 〉 incivility?
A67736Why do we pray, deliver us from evil, but that we imply, besides all other mischiefes, that there is an infectious power in it, to make us evil?
A67736Why them, that live with us on earth but a while; equall to them, that shall live with us in H ● aven for ever?
A67736Why was that Law enacted, for the strict avoiding of Leprous persons?
A67736Will any( not debauc ● ed) cen ● ure him of ficklenes ● e for it?
A67736Will you know what course Demostheness took in this case?
A67736Wilt thou neglect the office of a friend, to avoid the suspition of an enemy?
A67736Yea, when it is not enough for them to be bad themselves, except they 〈 ◊ 〉 at the good?
A67736Yea, who, having grace, can hear such wickednesse, and ● eeleth not some sp ● rk of holy in ● ignation arise in him, while he thinks of it?
A67736dost thou not know, that who so will be a friend to such, makes himself the enemy of God?
A67736hee that is evill to himself, to whom will he be good?
A67736it may be deman ● ed; ● hould Christians be friends with them who are enemies to the Cross of Christ?
A67736or a poor man, what summes of money are in the Kin ● s Exchequers?
A67736or go into an infected house, to fetch out a rich suite?
A67736they will tempt thee to play: wouldst thou go to a Sermon?
A67736what needs the hand cast it self betwixt a blow and the head, though it be cut off by this mean?
A67736what should we do in the presence of base persons, when even our seber ignorance, in ill courses, is more then di ● teemed of the world?
A67736where shall we find one spiritual leper alone?
A67736will two friends, like two brands set each other on fire with good, or ill, when one alone will go out?
A60648( Mark) Is not this the Judge that stands at the door and knocks?
A60648And doth he not judge you in your own Consciences, if you have Thought any Evil, or uttered vain Words, or done any thing wickedly?
A60648And doth he not there Reprove you?
A60648And in what do they differ from the false?
A60648And what Thought can you think( amongst all your Thoughts) that he doth not discern?
A60648And what is the practice in it?
A60648And what will all thy professed Religion do for thee in that day?
A60648And why are you so rash to judge, as if all were to be condemned but your selves?
A60648And why may not others be as right as you for what you know?
A60648C. Alas Father, who then shall be saved?
A60648C. And do those called Ministers perform their service in their own wills and Wisdom?
A60648C. And doth God freely give it unto me?
A60648C. And doth not the Lord require any such thing to be done?
A60648C. And how is that Worship performed?
A60648C. And how must I do concerning Oaths, seeing that Swearing in many things is required?
A60648C. And is not their singing an acceptable service?
A60648C. And is this an infallible Tryal of them?
A60648C. And must I use the Word Thou to all sorts of People?
A60648C. And what shall I be when such a Work is wrought, and the new Brith raised?
A60648C. But are not the Scriptures given forth for a Rule to Walk by?
A60648C. But are not these the true Christians that practise and perform such things?
A60648C. But can not I know God, his Way and Truth, and yet live in some of these things?
A60648C. But do they not all Preach Christ in words?
A60648C. But do they not preach sound Doctrine?
A60648C. But how is it then that People use the word You to one another, when they speak One to One?
A60648C. But how may I then know which is true, and which is false by their words, seeing words may be the same?
A60648C. But how shall I know that they are not Christs Ministers, for I would not hear or believe any that are not his?
A60648C. But how shall I know that they do so?
A60648C. But how then must Spirits be tryed if not by the Scriptures?
A60648C. But if such be false, How may I know them that are true?
A60648C. But is it not a thing that will become me, to use good Manners?
A60648C. But is it the Light of Christ with ● in me?
A60648C. But is not the Worship of God, good thing?
A60648C. But is not the place in which all these things are performed, a true Church?
A60648C. But is not their praying a service that is accepted of God?
A60648C. But is that the Light of Christ that lets me see my sin, and in my Conscience reproves me for it?
A60648C. But is that the Light of Christ, that shews me my Thoughts, and Words, and Deeds, and makes them manifest what they are?
A60648C. But is there not such an Honour that belongs to Magistrates and Men in Authority?
A60648C. But is there something of God in my own Conscience, that will give me the knowledge of him?
A60648C. But may I come to Witness those Works of the Flesh destroyed whilest I am in the body, seeing they separate me from God, his Way, and Truth?
A60648C. But must I be born again, Father?
A60648C. But must I deny them all?
A60648C. But must I not try all things by the Scriptures?
A60648C. But must every work of the flesh, which the light reproves me for, be denyed and crucified after such a manner?
A60648C. But seeing such a thing is expected by Men in Authority, is it not better for me to give it to them, then to offend them?
A60648C. But where, and in whom such things do appear, may I certainly know that they are not true Ministers of Christ?
A60648C. Do not all people that Professe a Worship unto God, perform their Service in the Spirit?
A60648C. Father, I am but a Child, and want understanding, tell me therefore how I must get out from amongst these evils?
A60648C. Father, shew me what the Works of the Flesh are, that I may know them?
A60648C. From whence doth it come?
A60648C. Here is a great number, Father; But do all these, and more then these, lodge in People?
A60648C. How do they differ in Doctrine?
A60648C. How do they differ in Practice?
A60648C. How do they then Preach and Pray, with other things they practise in their Worship?
A60648C. How may I be assured of it?
A60648C. How may I come to know that, with the work of it?
A60648C. How may I know that it is the Light of Christ, and that it comes from God,& is given freely of God unto me?
A60648C. I desire one particular Instance to clear this thing to my understanding?
A60648C. Is not that a true Worship where there is Praying, and Preaching, and Singing, with such like good things?
A60648C. This is a strait gate, Father, I ● there not another way by which I may come to know God?
A60648C. This is true; but will the Light deal thus plainly with me in all things?
A60648C. What is it Father?
A60648C. What is the service of the Scriptures if they be not a Rule, and for tryal af things that are spoken?
A60648C. What is their Fruits?
A60648C. Why?
A60648Doth not he discern when Evil rises in your Hearts?
A60648F. What are they, Child?
A60648How do you know the hearts of people?
A60648In what do they differ from Christs Ministers?
A60648Must one Spirit try another?
A60648What can you do in your secret Chambers that he doth not know?
A60648What is it that you can hide that he finds not out?
A60648Will you deny this to be a true Discerner, and a Righteous Judge?
A60648as sometimes to give Testimony to what I know; and sometimes to Testifie my Submission unto a Ruler; and also in other things?
A60648let me know it that I may not neglect it, but give diligence to it, that I may know God?
A60648that I could feel this Work effectually wrought in me, then surely I should be eased of much that now oppresses me?
A4998010thly, What is the Soul of man?
A499802ly, Out of what do you think the Earth and Stars came to be?
A499803dly, What is that in man that displeaseth God so much, that he tormenteth and afflicteth man so, being he hath created him?
A499805thly, Why hath he created that wherein or wherewith Man committeth sin?
A499806thly, What is the cause or the beginning, or the birth and geniture of Gods fierce Wrath, out of or from which Hell and the Devil are come to be?
A499807thly, Or how comes it that all Creatures in this world do bite, scratch, strike beat and worry one another, and yet sin is imputed only to man?
A499808thly, Out of what are the venomous and poysonous Beasts, and Worms and all manner of Vermine come to be?
A499809thly, Out of what are the holy Angels come to be?
A49980ANd am I here, and my Redeemer gone?
A49980ARt thou oppos''d to thine unequal Foe?
A49980Adam said, I am naked and afraid; Of what was he afraid?
A49980And 4thly, That he imputeth Sin to man, and condemneth him to eternal punishment?
A49980And did thy fainting Brows shoot Blood and VVater?
A49980And do I live yet, and yet live in pleasure?
A49980And hath not he the Bear, The Panther, and the Lyon, In substance made appear Like Lambs in holy Sion?
A49980And lastly, What is the great GOD himself, and how is he in Love and Wrath?
A49980And why boast men of Strength, that lasts no longer, And seeing the brute Creatures are far stronger?
A49980Are we two, that have so long Each others Love imbrac''t, And never did Affection wrong, Nor think a 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉?
A49980Art thou a Champion?
A49980Art thou an Enemy?
A49980As to those others, who are so officious towards God; to them belongeth that Question: Is thou dost justly, what is that to God?
A49980But will he be a Devil in Fire?
A49980CAn he be Fair, that withers at a blast?
A49980Can he be VVise, that knows not how to live?
A49980Can he be Young, that''s feeble, weak and wane?
A49980Can he be dead, and is not my Life done?
A49980Can the Will be obedient to a worldly Lord and Master, and for that end stand still for which he would have him?
A49980Come forth my Joy, what bold affron ● … of Fear, Can fright thy Soul, and I thy Champion here?
A49980Death where is thy Sting now in man?
A49980Did thy Cheeks en ● … ertain a Traytors lips?
A49980HOpe seemeth a thing altogether unprofitable; ● … r to what end serveth this conceit of Good?
A49980HOw great''s the Love of God unto his Creature, Or is his Wisdom, or his Mercy greater?
A49980Hell, where is now thy Victory in the wrath of thy poyson- source?
A49980How soon will it be at liberty from its sorrowful Prison, and have the victorious Crown of everlasting Joy set upon in Head?
A49980Indeed knowledge is not alone the way to Blessedness 〈 ◊ 〉 Salvation: The Devil knoweth more then we, but wh ● … doth that a vail him?
A49980Is the Soul cloathed with this Complexion, and takes nourishment from it?
A49980Is there a man so strong, that he forbears Choler or Envy, when by chance he hears Himself reproach''t, revil''d and disgrac''t?
A49980Is''t not a weakness when Adversity shall so disquiet men?
A49980Is''t not a weakness, when some petty losses, Some hinderance in preferment, or such crosses?
A49980Must all this be holy?
A49980Notes for div A49980-e10640 Hence what may be thought of Ireland, where no Venomous beast can live?
A49980Now it may be asked, Why did not God bolt up the Devil instantly, and then he had not done so much Mischief?
A49980O Gold, what mortal Godd is so divine?
A49980O, saith Solomon, where much is, there are many to consume it; and what hath the Owner, but the sight of it with his Eyes?
A49980Or he be Rich, that nothing hath to give?
A49980Or he be Strong, that airy Breath can cast?
A49980Or what had suffered on the Cross, if he had not been natural?
A49980Or why should Heaven love rechless man so much?
A49980Shall make men grieve?
A49980The Flesh, the Devil, sit and cry, What lack ye?
A49980VVas he tormented in excess of measure?
A49980VVas thy dear Body scourg''d, and torn with VVhips, Till that the guiltless Blood came trickling after?
A49980VVert thou[ Lord] hang''d upon the cursed Tree?
A49980VVhat thing is Man, that God''s regard is such?
A49980VVhat''s Honour but e''en smoak of idle fame, A thing consisting only in an Name?
A49980VVhether men ● … VVishes do profit them any thing or no?
A49980VVho is so sottish, as to ● … uild Salvation On man, that feeble tottering ● … oundation?
A49980VVhy?
A49980WHat Creature is there born so weak as Man?
A49980WHat is the World a great exchange of Ware, VVherein all sorts and Sexes cheapening are?
A49980What Creature is there that can worse sustain, Hungèr, or Thirst, or Cold, or Heat, or Pain?
A49980What beauty so adored is as thine?
A49980What he on Earth so great and mighty is, Or who so proud that ● … ill not bow to this?
A49980What is it for a Soul to be a small moment in sadness, and after that to rejoyce everlastingly?
A49980Where is the Christian and Evangelical fruit?
A49980Where then is the great Felicity of enjoying the Sciences?
A49980Where''s he, though Noble, that will now disdain To be a sutor for his private gain?
A49980Wherefore?
A49980Whether is the Soul of a new- born Child without Sin?
A49980Whether the Soul be Corporeal, or not Corporeal?
A49980Who would believe that Fire produceth VVater?
A49980Why did the Spirit assent to be willing whatsoever the Magia maketh it self that he hath?
A49980Why do we so long contend about Knowledge?
A49980Why should they pray to God for us?
A49980and was all this for me?
A49980could Sinners find out ne''er a one More fit then thee for them to spit upon?
A49980he hath both before him the Fire and the Light; Will he be an Angel in the Light?
A49980how dost thou relish that?
A49980or what profit doth he take by thy Hands?
A49980what is it?
A49980what shall I say before thee?
A49980wherefore then not over the Cur ● … e of the Earth?
A49980why dost thou not strive or fight against the Evil?
A49980why hast thou forgotten me so long, that I have been constrained in great grief to stand ● … ithout the door& knock?
A49980● … erefore not also to God, especially when the Ability is as ● … given, as a man doth but incline his Will to stand still?
A49980● … hen make Bread of Stones: Why dost thou hunger so 〈 ◊ 〉 in thy own property?
A49980● … or if thy Heart should fall from good, What would become of mine?
A49980● … ut can a man make of himself what he will?
A49980〈 ◊ 〉 the increase by hoping for less?
A91224And makes the malice of our enemies, The spring from whence our greatest Comforts rise?
A91224And men as truely Exiles are at home, As in the strangest Clime to which they come?
A91224And who but o Men, doe yet still keepe and dresse Those pleasant Gardens which we here possesse?
A91224And yet how many more proud, carefull are Of these vaine bushes, than their soules welfare?
A91224Are not God, Christ, Grace, Heav''n to us as nigh In forraigne Parts, as in our own Country?
A91224Are they cal''d Rockes?
A91224Christs presence hath my Prison turn''d into A blessed Heaven; what then will it doe In Heav''n hereafter, when it now creates Heav''n in a Dungeon?
A91224Fires?
A91224Flammas, Vulnera?
A91224For how can ought be stable, firme or stayd, That on unstable, floating Seas is layd?
A91224For what is a man profitted, if he shall gaine the whole World, and lose his owne Soule?
A91224Goales, to Courts translates?
A91224Have not the Head, Hands, Feete, Legges, Necke, nay Haire Their l severall Trades to decke, make, keepe them faire?
A91224How can meere Dust and Ashes thinke to last, When time and age the hardest Rockes doe wast?
A91224How can they then escape his venging hand, Which is so neare them both by Sea and Land?
A91224How can we then this brinish world once love, Or be unwilling from it to remove Unto that other?
A91224How dare we then approach these Rockes, or run Upon them, which whole Millions have undone?
A91224How many Preachers others helpe to save Yet b damne themselves?
A91224How many purchase heads of others haire, To mend Gods worke, and make them seeme more faire?
A91224How many see wee great, rich, in good plight, At morning; base, poore, wretched, dead, ere night?
A91224How might their Soules d mount up above the skie When as their ships sinke and their bodies dye?
A91224How should the thought of their vast stores, feast, cheare Our hungry Soules, and banish all their feare?
A91224How sweete then would their walkes and Orchards prove?
A91224How would their Soules be fired with Gods Love?
A91224In great and small, with other vertues bright, Which grace these walls, and to the Isle give light?
A91224In thrones to day, adorned with a Crowne; In chaines ere morning, slaine, or quite put downe?
A91224Is not this Body wherein now I dwell, Nought But my Vassall, Casket, h House, or shell?
A91224Now to begin this pleasing chase?
A91224O what a wise, sweete, gracious God have wee Who workes our d blisse out of our misery?
A91224O what abundant Service, z thankes, praise, Love, Are due from Man unto his God above?
A91224Of all their fury, strength, and them divide Yea, dry at pleasure; to abate their pride?
A91224Or binde up broken, hearts, and chase from thence All feares and horrid Terrors?
A91224Or hope to finde peace, rest, content, or blisse In her, where we are certaine all to misse?
A91224Or take delight this worlds ill Seas to crosse, Where most are Wreckt, none scape without some losse?
A91224Quid Barathum eum Deo nisi Coelum?
A91224Quid Coelum sine Deo, nisi Barathrum?
A91224Rockes many e Winds, Stormes, Tempests undergoe: And doe not all the f Saints, whiles here, doe so?
A91224Since we from o Dust did spring at first, and shall By Gods decree to dust and ashes fall?
A91224Soone crackt and turne to rottennesse dung, clay, Though fed with dainties, c ● ● d with rich aray?
A91224TRanslulit in Coelum Christi praesentia Claustrum: Quid faciet Coelo, quae Coelum jam creat Antro?
A91224The Sea is ever k tost from place to place With Winds, stormes, Tides: And is not this the Case Of Gods deare Saints?
A91224Then shee that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto mee, where is the Lord thy God?
A91224Thy righteousnesse also O God, is very high, who hast done great things, O God who is like to thee?
A91224To weare white Linnen t spotted, is disgrace, What is it then to weare a spotted Face, And that in Gods owne presence?
A91224Unconstant world( more full of changes then The Sea or Moone) how can the sonnes of men Once x love or trust thee?
A91224Vincula quid trepidas?
A91224Weapons?
A91224What Christian then can thinke himselfe t secure From Stormes, Winds, Floods, sith Christ did them endure?
A91224What Creature, danger then shall once dismay Those, who this Great God make their onely stay?
A91224What are our lockes, our curled brayds of haire, But excrements at best?
A91224What are the other members( head, hands, feete) But skin and bones?
A91224What change of Heart and Life would it effect In those, who now God, and their Soules neglect?
A91224What hath the flesh or body worthy love, Or praise, but that which from mee first doth move?
A91224What holy, pious Saints might e Sea- Men be, If they the Sea would thus divinely see?
A91224What is the belly but a filthy sinke, Jakes which engenders nought but dung and stink?
A91224What neede we then to feare a banishment From Friends, or home, or close Imprisonment: In any hole or dungeon?
A91224What though thy horrid sins and hainous crimes, Be greater than the world ten thousand times?
A91224What vast expences, labour, thoughts, time, care, Have backe and bellie?
A91224What''s Heav''n without God but a very Hell?
A91224What''s Hell but a Heav''n, if God once there dwell?
A91224What?
A91224Wherefore doe ye spend money for that which is not Bread?
A91224Which an Hell On Earth oft make in those wherein they dwell?
A91224Who hath thus stored Gardens, fields, each place, With such great plenty of these gifts of grace?
A91224Who is a Rocke save our God?
A91224Why doe we then like doting Fooles admire A comely Face, necke, hand, bush, brave Attire, Or waxe proud of them?
A91224Why fearst thou Bonds?
A91224Why should this Exile me grieve, discontent, Sith this whole World''s a place of Banishment?
A91224Why should we then affect her floods, or store Which never make us rich, but ever poore?
A91224Why should we then once s dread death, or the grave, Or t lose our Soules, our Goods, Lives, Limbes to save?
A91224Why should wee then once k dread their threats or frownes, Their might or fury which our God still bounds?
A91224Wounds?
A91224Yea* dash them into shivers with more ease And speed, than Seas a potsheard, if He please?
A91224and whiles they others gave The Food of life, have starv''d themselves to death: Others made Fertile, themselves barren Heath?
A91224and yet wee Be barren, fruitlesse, void of vertue, grace, And nought but lust, vice, weeds in us have place?
A91224and your labour for that which satisfieth not?
A91224or what shall a man give in exchange for his Soule?
A91224quid rabidi Tormenta, Crucesve Tyranni?
A91224quid tela minantia?
A91224shall our gardens, fruitfull, usefull be, Stor''d with all good fruits, herbes, rootes?
A91224since b no place Can barre from us Gods presence or his Grace?
A91224sith every thing, Plant, Herbe that in our Gardens sprouts, lives, growes, His life, Death, rising, farre more clearely shewes?
A91224what blest Calmes c of Peace Amidst all winds and stormes?
A91224what great increase Of Faith Love, knowledge, zeale, and each sweete Grace Might thee enjoy, whiles they the Ocean trace?
A91224who found Their Forts, strength, fafty upon Him, and flye To him alone in all their Miserie?
A91224whose r word did instantly Create all Creatures, Herbes, Trees, Plants that grow, In Gardens, Orchards, Woods, Fields here below?
A91224why the torments, Crosses or the Ires Of raging Tyrants?
A91224why threatnings?
A938893. hee will say so to thee too, if thou present thy weakness with a desire of strength from him, hee will say, Why will yee dye of this disease?
A938894. was yet breathing forth slaughter, then came a voyce saying, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou meo?
A9388955. into a negative, and say truly, though not in the Apostles sense, O death where is not thy sting?
A93889A Full belly, and a foul heart scarce go uncoupled; for indeed how should they?
A93889AMmbition whither wilt thou?
A93889And how comes it about that all this did him no hurt?
A93889And how imperfect is all our knowledge; what one thing do wee know perfectly?
A93889And how is Baptisme the Baptisme of repentance?
A93889And how was that?
A93889And shall wee offer that indignity to the Divine Majesty, as to offer him the Devils leavings?
A93889Ant ubi mors non est si jugulatis aquoe?
A93889Are there any seeds of true life remaining?
A93889Avaritia terram quaerit, saith the same Father, adde,& Coelum, wouldest thou have all this world?
A93889But did our Saviour regard it?
A93889But how concludes hee?
A93889But is the reason the same?
A93889But is this heart of stone taken away?
A93889But upon what confidence is all this?
A93889Call not mee Naomi, said shee there, Naomi is lovely, and loving, and beloved; but call mee Mara, said shee, Mara is bitterness; but why so?
A93889Canst thou hope to pour the whole sea into a thimble, or take the whole world into thy hand?
A93889Could such a poor man as I, by speaking a while to the ear, turn the heart from sin to Christ, did not a creating blessing sit on my lips?
A93889Do any fears of wrath trouble thine heart?
A93889Doth any conscience of guilt disquiet thee with the fears of hell?
A93889Doth any thirst after the wayes of grace?
A93889For is any man sure to have it, or sure to have a desire to it then?
A93889For what commendation is it to bee the keeper of the best earth?
A93889GOod meats displease none but the distempered pallats; and must the wholesome dishes bee barr''d the table, because they offend the aguish?
A93889God may well say to us; as to them of old, Have I been a wilderness unto Israel, a land of darkness?
A93889Grant these things to bee lawfull, yet they may bee unseemly, and shall wee shame our selves?
A93889HOw poor a clod of earth is a Mannor?
A93889Hath it a touch of dissimulation in it?
A93889Hath sin dominion over thee, or doth it reign in thy mortal heart?
A93889Hee will bee pleading against a man, Lord shall this man bee welcome to thy Table?
A93889Here bee troubles of heart, distresses of spirit, affliction and pain, but what is it now that thus wrings, distresses, and pains David?
A93889How barren a thing is Arithetick?
A93889How bitterly will such a man mourn?
A93889How can wee remember our Creator in the dayes of our age, when our memory, and all other faculties of the soul are decayed?
A93889How did shee behold him?
A93889How poor a span a Kingdome?
A93889How poor an inch a Shire?
A93889How shall wee bear Christs yoak, when the Grashopper is a burthen unto us?
A93889I, but his Father had kissed him, and thereby testified that hee had freely forgiven him, what need hee confess his pardoned sin?
A93889If God forget it, why doth David remember the sins of his youth?
A93889If a man could shed a sea of tears, yet if hee do not drownd his sin in that sea, what were hee the better?
A93889If a man should weep his eyes out, yet if hee weep not his sins out, to what purpose were it?
A93889If charity commands thee to cover the naked, saith St. Ambrose, how much more to bury the dead?
A93889Is not thy old corruption clean disgorged, but must thou again to thy former vomit?
A93889Is there no way to shew our own liberty but in our neighbours destruction?
A93889Nay, whither wilt thou not?
A93889Ne ● ● me lacbrym is 〈 ◊ 〉, nec 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉 Faxit: Cur?
A93889No treasury but that which is the Cabinet and Store- house of his own secrets?
A93889Nothing more, for what if the Sacrificer bee unclean, is the offering so?
A93889Now how was Christ to use these Heathen when hee had them?
A93889On the other side, is there a Pharoah in thee, a heart unmollified, a stone that will not be bruised, a flint unmalleable?
A93889Quae nunc abib is in loca, pallidula, rigida, nudula?
A93889Quid quaeris brevi immittere vasculo totum mare?
A93889Quid tam ad mortem quodnon Christi morte salvetur?
A93889Quis hoc dicit, pater an filius?
A93889Seeing then wee are compalsed with such a cloud of witnesses, what should scare a true Apostle from his Cupio dissolvi?
A93889Shall hee receive the benefit of thine Ordinance?
A93889So let every one say, Loe I have sinned, I have done wickedly, but this innocent and immaculate Lamb, what hath hee done?
A93889Son of man, these men have set up Idols in their hearts, should I ● ee inqu ● red of at all by them?
A93889These did thus for a corruptible Crown, or temporary honour, what should not wee do for an eternal?
A93889They may bee expedient too, and shall wee endanger others?
A93889They shall look on him whom they have pierced, And how shall that sight affect them?
A93889Try therefore thy repentance by this, consider what have thy sins, thy beloved sins been; is thy drunkenness, with loathing and indignation forsaken?
A93889VVHy should this sad toil of mortality dishearten us?
A93889Was the glory of Israel, the Ark, any whit lessened when it came from the Philistims?
A93889Wee trust a skilful work- man to go his own way to work, shall wee not God?
A93889What a loss then is it to the lesser world, to lose Christ the Son of Righteousness?
A93889What a nothing is thy arme, thy bow, thy shaft?
A93889What a sweet comfort is that?
A93889What an infinite loss were it to this world to lose the Sun?
A93889What can not make an end of us, if a small drop of water congealed can do it?
A93889What good?
A93889What had Adam for heaven?
A93889What had Eve for heaven?
A93889What may the cause of all this bee?
A93889What should Tobiah do with a Chamber there?
A93889What sweet comfort may faith retch hence?
A93889What, the blessed Son of God to strip himself of his glory ● to humble and abase himself to the ignominious and accursed death of the Cross?
A93889When Peter and John preached in the streets, the people marvelled( sayes the Text) why?
A93889Where was it that the Prodigals shooe did specially wring him?
A93889Who desires not to carry away from the Sacrament as much as may bee?
A93889Will God accept the blinde, and the lame, the lean, and the withered for a sacrifice?
A93889Will no Mansion in heaven content thee, but that which is the Throne and Chair for Omnipotency to sit on?
A93889With what shall wee exercise your holy joy, and cheerfulness, if even words of comfort, must exercise your patience?
A93889are thine oaths, uncleannes, covetousn ● s, curses,& c. with loathing and indignation abandoned?
A93889if not practised, nor bent, nor drawn up; or if so glorious a mark, the Church, why not levelled at?
A93889or as Themistocles to his Athenians, are yee weary of receiving so many benefits by one man?
A93889what friends to visit us?
A93889when wee are not able to bear our selves, but now under the sole weight of age?
A93889wouldest thou have all the next world too?
A6424311 ▪ 34, 35. Who hath been his Counsellor?
A6424326?
A642433.5, 6, 7, 8. Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but Ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
A642438.33, 34. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect?
A64243A ● ● he which is born of a Woman, that he sho ● ● ● be Righteous?
A64243Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
A64243And as verse 34. Who is he that condemneth?
A64243And as verse 35. Who shall separate us from the Love of Christ?
A64243And doth not Pride prevail many times in thy Heart as it did in Hezekiah?
A64243And doth not the love of thy Self and of the Creature prevail above all the love of God in thy Heart?
A64243And doth not thine own Conscience tell thee and reprove thee for these things?
A64243And doth not thy Conscience reprove and judge as Christ doth his Disciples?
A64243And he which is born of a Woman, that he should be righteous?
A64243And how canst thou think to stand before God in these rags?
A64243And how shall they Preach except they be sent, i. e. se ● t of God?
A64243And how shall they believe in him, of whom they have not heard?
A64243And how shall they hear without a Preacher?
A64243And is not thy unbelief more than thy Faith?
A64243And many times dost thou not act, at least in some case ● as if thou hadst no Faith?
A64243And to be even hardened from Gods fear; so that neither the Word of God, nor yet the Rod of God do make impression upon thee?
A64243And to whom is the Arm of the Lord revealed?
A64243And what i ● to be understood by the word justified 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉?
A64243And what then is the Righteousness of man, or thine own Righteousness poor Worm?
A64243And who is of purer Eyes, than to behold Iniquity?
A64243And who knoweth the power of his Wrath?
A64243And who shall declare his Generation?
A64243And why shouldest thou not be willing to part with thy rags, thy filthy rags; that thou mayest put on the Royal Robes of Christs Righteousness?
A64243And wil ● thou dare to reject this Royal Grace and Favour; and rebel against this Royal command of the great God?
A64243Are not the royal robes better than filthy rags?
A64243Before him, whose name is holy?
A64243But in va ● ● they do worship me, teaching for Doctrine t ● ● Commandments of men; and who hath ● ● ● quired these things at your hands?
A64243But the greater question is, what law is here meant?
A64243But whereunto shall I liken this Generation?
A64243But who are they that stumbled?
A64243But wilt thou know, O vain man that Faith without Works is dead?
A64243Canst thou dwell with everlasting burning?
A64243Do we then make void the Law through Faith?
A64243Dost not thou love thy Carnal Self also, and the Creature more than God; at least sometimes and in some particular cases?
A64243Dost thou not find thy Heart sometimes to be without all tenderness?
A64243God be for us, who shall be against us?
A64243Have we not Prophesied in thy name?
A64243How justly mayest thou for this contempt be abandoned of God for ever, and left to perish in thy sins, and the rags of thine own Righteousness?
A64243How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
A64243How then shall they call on him, in whom they have not believed?
A64243If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness?
A64243If thou Lord shouldst mark Iniquities, O Lord who shall stand?
A64243Is not this Righteousness better than thy own?
A64243Is the law therefore against the promises of God?
A64243It is God that justifieth who is he that condemneth?
A64243It is excluded, by what law?
A64243Know ye not that the Unrighteous( or Unjustified) shall not inherit the Kingdom of God?
A64243Much more may it be put, What can the man do that cometh after God?
A64243Now look back into the 9. and 10. verses; Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom of God?
A64243Now whence is this Righteousness of God, and so immortality and life brought to light?
A64243O ● canst thou, cloathed with Hay and Stable, stand before consuming Fire?
A64243Of the Earth Earthy, compared with the Lord from Heaven?
A64243Or whether Believers may and ought to dte ● he time of their Justification from the time of Christs Death and Resurrection?
A64243Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will you season it?
A64243Shall no Flesh,( be justified?)
A64243Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
A64243Take him hence, bind him hand and foot and cast him into outer darkness?
A64243That is a Worm compared with God, whose name is I Am: What is man?
A64243Therefore ask thy heart this question?
A64243Thou wilt say also that thou dost Love God, but dost thou love him withall thy Heart, and all thy Soul, and all thy Strength?
A64243Thou wilt say thou art Humble, but is there not Pride also in thy Heart?
A64243What can the man do that cometh after the King?
A64243What is man, that he should be clean?
A64243What is man?
A64243What is nearer than that which is in thy heart and in thy mouth?
A64243What it s meant?
A64243What shall we do that we might work the works of God?
A64243What shall we say then?
A64243Where is boasting then?
A64243Where is then the blessedness you speak of?
A64243Whether Gods Elect, or any sort of men were justified from all Eternity, as some do say and affirm?
A64243Whether the Church of Gods Elect were Justified at, from, or in the time of Christs Death and Resurrection?
A64243Who can bring a clean thing ● ut of an unclean?
A64243Who hath believed our report?
A64243Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect?
A64243Whom he did Predestinate, them he also Called, and whom he called them he also Justified; And if you will ask how?
A64243Why do the Heathen rage?
A64243With whom evil shall not dwell, and in whose presence no unclean thing shall enter?
A64243Ye Adulterours and Adulteresses, Know ye not that the Friendship of the World is Enmity against God?
A64243Yea neither the Mercies nor the Judgments of God, dost thou lay to Heart as thou oughtest to do?
A64243and he that formed the spirit of man within him, shall not he understand?
A64243and he that made the Ear, shall not he hear?
A64243and in thy name have cast out Devils?
A64243and search out this Idol hid amongst the stuft?
A64243and the People imagine a vain thing?
A64243and wh ● ● hath first given unto him?
A64243and will not he say?
A64243compared with this Righteousness of God?
A64243doth not sin mix it self with thy best duties, and iniquity creep into all thy holy things?
A64243i. e. to bring Christ back from the dead?
A64243i. e. to bring Christ down from above?
A64243is this the truth of God or no?
A64243of works?
A64243or hath he spoken, and shall he not bring it to pass?
A64243or who shal ● descend into the deep?
A64243was it from, or according to Works?
A64243what Learning is in them?
A64243whether the Ceremonial law only, or the Moral law also?
A64243yea wha ● Holiness is in them?
A64243● ● ▪ What is man that he should be clean?
A55754Adultery was punished with death; and what punishment then is enough for the going a whoring from such a God, after such vanties?
A55754Againe by reason, if a small sinne be a sinne against God, then why make you no conscience of the least?
A55754Againe consider, he hath planted this love in thy heart: shall hee not have his owne then when hee requires?
A55754Againe, doe you hate sinne in all?
A55754Againe, on whom would you bestow it, if you will not give it to the Lord?
A55754And dare you say that you love the Lord, and yet yee will grieve and vexe him?
A55754And doe you thinke that Christ now in Heaven hath put off these kinde affections which he had on the earth?
A55754And dost thou love the Lord, and canst not feele it?
A55754And if they be more publique, there are prayers before and after Sermon, whe ● e in the Minister is left at more liberty?
A55754And in this sense what thanks deserve you?
A55754And is this then nothing?
A55754And now, how f 〈 … 〉 will bae found hat love Christ?
A55754And shall Christ be denied that which he hath so dearely bought?
A55754And shall it be thus with me, O thou that wilt not the death of poore sinners, who pant after thee?
A55754And when he hath given us him, will hee not with him give us all things also?
A55754And why?
A55754Are you able to doe thus?
A55754Are you hen apt to speake well of God?
A55754Are you in your naturall element when you are among them?
A55754Are you willing then to take much paines for the Lord?
A55754Are you willing to suffer any thing for the Lord?
A55754Art thou a Student?
A55754Art thou not in the tents of the Sheperds?
A55754Art thou still in dealings with him?
A55754Art thou willing to take Christ for thy husband, for better and worse, with a crowne of Thornes, as well as Glory?
A55754Besides, is not every thing best in its owne place, conformed to its owne rule, carried to its owne end?
A55754Bu ● let mee aske thee this question, Doe you all out of love?
A55754But canst thou answere this question, Lovest thou me?
A55754But hast thou prayed importunately, as the woman to the unjust Iudge without giving over?
A55754But how can he( you will say) be wholly mine, seeing so many have their parts in him?
A55754But how doth prayer doe this?
A55754But how shall I know that he will love me?
A55754But how shall I know this adulterous love?
A55754But how shall we doe it my brethren?
A55754But it may be he stands thus and thus affected to such and such persons, and how shall I know that the Lord loves mee and is willing to take mee?
A55754But this is an act of the Lord, what shall I doe to it?
A55754But this, you will say, is but a small matter, who doth not?
A55754But what can I bestow upon the Lord, thou wil ● say?
A55754But what if I take not the Lord at this instant?
A55754But what is this else but to put God into such streights as Darius was in, who would faine have saved Daniel, but because of his Decree he could not?
A55754But what terrour is there in the preaching of the Gospel, you will say?
A55754But what would you have mee to hate men then?
A55754But what?
A55754But you will say I love them well enough, doe you so?
A55754But you will say, Doe you altogether condemne naturall and morall vertues?
A55754But( O thou chiefest of ten thousand) why hast thou kept thy selfe at such a distance?
A55754Can I then expect either to have the blessing of Love, or to avoide the curse of not loving?
A55754Can any man doe for thee that which he doth?
A55754Can love come to enmity, heaven to hell?
A55754Can you endure to be pointed at, scoffed and mocked, for the Lord?
A55754Canst thou be content to fare as I doe?
A55754Christ our Saviour, when he came unto his Country, it is said, He would not put forth his power to work many miracles there: Why so?
A55754Consider this: if you did repent out of love, your repentance would bee present, and what repentance is it which is not out of love?
A55754Couldest thou not wish that thou mightest ever here enjoy these pleasures, and never come at him?
A55754Do men deserve it?
A55754Do you set limits to your performances?
A55754Do''st thou think hee will not heare thee?
A55754Doe not I hate those that hate thee?
A55754Doe these retaine the Sacraments, and the like?
A55754Doe ye do much, and suffer much for the Lord?
A55754Doe yee take care for the things of Christ, plod how ye may glorifie him?
A55754Doe you delight then in their company?
A55754Doe you feele this love in you?
A55754Doe you then delight in his presence?
A55754Doe you then feare and quake at his comming?
A55754Doe you then hate sinne as in dislike, and distate in regenerate men and their societie, bee it never so pleasant, so profitable?
A55754Doest thou feed the lambes of Christ?
A55754Doest thou love his company?
A55754Doest thou love his presence, to walke with God?
A55754Doest thou love the Lord?
A55754Doest thou not dwell in the hearts of men by faith?
A55754Doest thou observe all his dealings to thee from morning to night, refer all still unto him?
A55754Dost thou feele thy heart working towards God?
A55754Dost thou not walke in the midst of the golden Candlestickes?
A55754Dost thou then feele, that thou art never well, but when thou art with him, and yet dost thou not love him?
A55754Dost thou then love the Lord, and hate evill in other men?
A55754Dost thou then love the appearing of the Lord Iesus?
A55754Dost thou walke with God, as Enoch did?
A55754Doth he bring good tidings?
A55754Doth hee sup with thee, dwell with thee?
A55754Doth thy wealth deserve it?
A55754Hast thou then this communion with Christ?
A55754He was full of all the Treasures of wisedom and knowledge?
A55754How high might hee have flowne in the curious extracts of every word of this Text?
A55754How might he have hid himselfe in the thornes of speculation?
A55754How much was hee in the praising of him?
A55754How would this prevaile, how could God put off such a request?
A55754I say, if you have the forme of godlines, and not the power, will that save you?
A55754I therefore now ask thee, Wouldst thou turne to God?
A55754If men looke not for him, will hee come to them to salvation?
A55754If one should bring you newes that you must goe to the Lord, or he would come to you to morrow, would this be acceptable newes to you?
A55754If therefore thou hast any thing to doe in religion, set on it; Hast thou any lust to overcome?
A55754If thou art a Minister, or if thou art in the way to that calling, art thou diligent to fit they selfe for it?
A55754If you did love the Lord you would not stand, saying, is it necessary to keepe the Lords day so strictly?
A55754If you love not your brother whom you see daily, how can yee love the Lord whom yee never see?
A55754Is hee not your Master?
A55754It is very observant in this kinde, Quis fallere possit amantem?
A55754It may be thou art able to serve God when thou art poore, but what art thou when the world comes in upon thee?
A55754It may be you are lovers of pleasure more than of God, and doth not this deserve a Curse?
A55754It may be you love your Wealth more than Christ: And are you not worthy to be cursed for it?
A55754It may bee you love the praise of men, before that of God; and is not this to bee accursed?
A55754Know you not that no unrighteous man shall inherit the Kingdome of God?
A55754Let me speake unto you as Iames doth, If you say yee have faith, and not works, can your faith save you?
A55754Many will say, I am but flesh and blood, and what will you have me to doe?
A55754Nay, thou hatest him, doe you not wish that there were no such Lord to come to judgement, that thou mightest live as thou pleasest?
A55754No, and why?
A55754No?
A55754Now doe not deceive thy selfe; thou lovest the Lord, thou wil say, but is this love to his person, or to his kingdome, his goods?
A55754Now to wish that one were not, what is it but to hate him?
A55754Now what a Loadstone of love is this?
A55754Now when the whole man shall go from the Lord, is not such a one worthy to bee cursed, yea to bee had in execration to the death?
A55754Now when we preach thus unto the world, what answere doe wee finde?
A55754Now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to feare him, to love him?
A55754Paul that loved the Lord, how was hee affected?
A55754Put all these together, Are ye bountifull, that if the Lord should put you to any cost, cost of purse, labours of life, hee should willingly have it?
A55754Put the case a Woman should have her Husband at the East- Indies, how welcome would a letter bee to her from him?
A55754See who it is that requires this?
A55754Shall I not be able to doe this through him that loveth thee and me?
A55754Shall not he that made the eye see?
A55754So do you hunger after the Word, which is the character of Christ his Will, his Love- letter?
A55754So for a family prayer, thou wouldest not aske, can it not be omitted without sinne?
A55754Steven and other Saints are said in Scripture to be full of the Holy Ghost, and how differs this from the Fulnesse of Christ?
A55754Suppose a Prince should come and aske this at thy hands, wouldest thou deny him?
A55754Take heed, thou mayest persecute Christ under the person of an hypocrite: what if thou strike at an hypocrite in seeming?
A55754Take up the same practise with your soule; the Lord hath done thus and thus for mee, and shall I not love him?
A55754That which is chiefely to be reprehended, is of a secret disesteem of publique prayers?
A55754The Apostle, as Moses, gets him up to the Mount Ebal; and whom doth he curse?
A55754This can not bee altered, it is the Word of God; aske then thy selfe this question, whether thou lovest the Lord, or no?
A55754This is the description of himselfe, such a one is Iesus Christ, O ye daughters of Ierusalem, and is hee not worthy to be beloved?
A55754Thou that livest in the Church, and hast gone farre, examine thy selfe in his, Hast thou done all out of Love?
A55754Though he say so, how shall I know that he will doe it?
A55754Thus hath the Lord done unto thee, with this Nathan urges David, and aggravates his sinne?
A55754What avails it mee that I enjoy( saith he) my lands, and that I live in Ierusalem, so long as I may not see the Kings face?
A55754What doe you preach damnation to me?
A55754What else distinguished Iohn from Iudas Simon Peter, from Simon Magus?
A55754What hast thou, that thou hast not received?
A55754What is that which keepes you from loving the Lord?
A55754What shall we now deduce hence for Application to our selves?
A55754What then becomes of all unregenerated men?
A55754What?
A55754When men therefore think to excuse themselves by saying, I am not able to doe such a thing, what will you have me to do?
A55754When such a God shall aske thy love, sue for it, shall he be denied?
A55754When thou presentest Iesus Christ alone to thy selfe, canst thou then love him?
A55754When you pray, then pray you formally, as one that is glad when the duty is over?
A55754Whence came this, but out of the abundance of his love to Christ, and mankinde?
A55754Why do we not with David, turn away our eyes, hearts, and affections from beholding vanity, and pitch them all on him?
A55754Why then stick you?
A55754Why?
A55754Will any of you say, that a Wife loves her Husband, which with her good will, will never be with him?
A55754Would you then doe no more then just will bring you to heaven as you thinke?
A55754Wouldst thou overcome such and such a lust of uncleannesse, drunkennesse?
A55754You are now therefore to examine your selfe, Whether you love or no?
A55754You will say, you wil go to Christ,& he shall do it for you: But when the Gospel curses such as love not Christ, to whom will you goe to love God?
A55754[ 2 In Humility towards men] For what have wee that wee have not received?
A55754are not many Churches desolate?
A55754have you a sense of it?
A55754hee that made the eare heare?
A55754if thou hast received it, why dost thou boast, as though thou hadst not received it?
A55754is he not your Father?
A55754is he not your Friend, where then is your love?
A55754it is thy Soveraigne Lord that might have required thee to sacrifice thy children, thy life, thy goods, for his honour, and can he not have thy love?
A55754it may be all these signes are not in me; Am I then so accursed?
A55754must I so love the Lord, that I may, not love earthly things?
A55754must they doe nothing?
A55754shall not hee that gave these perfections to the creatures have them in himselfe more eminently?
A55754shall not hee which gave this fountaine of love taste of the waters of it?
A55754shall not hee which planted the tree, eate of the fruit?
A55754to be rejected& scorned in the world as I am?
A55754what hinders your faith?
A55754when thou hast sowed thy seed, hast thou not prepared the former and latter raine?
A55754when thou studiest and takest paines in thy books, see whether thou do''st it for thy selfe or for thy credit, or doest thou make God thy utmost end?
A55754when you see Popery increasing, and the Saints wallowing in their bloud?
A55754when you see so many Churches ransacked beyond the Seas, doe you not see the Arke of God taken in a great measure?
A55754where then is your feare?
A55754where then is your reverence?
A55754why hast thou not been formed in me?
A55754will hee not also heare, if you should pray to him?
A55754would wee not hate that man that should not love and respect him from whom hee hath his whole maintenance?
A64744& c. Sweet Paulinus, is thy nature turn''d?
A64744& c. — And is the bargain thought too dear, To give for Heaven our fraile subsistence here?
A64744& couldst thou think Cato alone Wants courage to be dry,&, but him, none?
A6474410.11 Which divine truth seeing it hath been spoken so long agoe, what is it that we linger for, or what can we expect?
A64744?
A64744Abstain then: otherwise what wilt thou do by Coveting, but make way for Fortune, and enlarge her Empire?
A64744Alexander a little before asked him, What he would have?
A64744And are they not also very frequently matter of disgrace, and an evill report?
A64744And canst thou endure the immortal Soul to be sick of death, to be sick in his best part, in the head?
A64744And if hee hath not laid that foundation, upon what can the Consequences he hopes for be builded?
A64744And is it a lesser blessing to be delivered from greater evills?
A64744And these very things( how big soever they look) what fleeting and frail appearances are they?
A64744And to what end is all this preparation?
A64744And to whom else?
A64744And what are the first encounters of it?
A64744And what can he be affeard of, that is not frighted by the guilt of his own spirit?
A64744And what have we spoken all this while of those innumerable delights which are with him?
A64744And what thinkst thou did he long for?
A64744And why t ● in ● ● ou the ● that these dry and fading 〈 … 〉 f ● ourish for ever?
A64744And will you not be inflamed and ravished with his Divine love?
A64744And wilt thou then condemn liberty, and that maturity of death by which it ripens every age?
A64744Are you delighted with the gravi ● y or gentleness of any object?
A64744Are you troubled that your treasure and store is not proportionable to your mind?
A64744Art thou called to be a servant?
A64744Art thou rich and honourable?
A64744As for Riches( that I may speake first of them) what is there, I pray, or what can there be more pernicious?
A64744But did I say that to suffer was accidentall to man?
A64744But if it were granted that death were neither good nor honourable, but evill and fearfull, why will not we take care for that which we fear?
A64744But if those presidents rather cool, then provoke our Courage, why dare not wee suffer a little, seeing they suffered so much?
A64744But suppose that you should have an heir after your own heart, doth hee not oftentimes destroy and scatter what the Father hath gathered?
A64744But thou wilt ask, To whom is the day of death better than the day of his nativity?
A64744But to whom besides these is the day of death better then the day of life?
A64744But what could that man be afraid of, that had born so often the Assaults of Fortune?
A64744But what diligence is sufficient to conceal the miseries of Mortality?
A64744But what was the reward( thinkest thou) of his virtuous life?
A64744But where Are now those trim deceits?
A64744But who is he, that by a temporal felicity can lift his head above the stage of humane chances?
A64744But why delay I my stronger arguments?
A64744Can he be a Master of Sobriety and Virtue, in whose School the riotous, the obscene, and the adulterer are Philosophers?
A64744Castatidis supplex averso numine musis,& c. Shall I beleeve you can make me return, Who pour your fruitless prayers when you mourn, Not to your Maker?
A64744Christians should neither wander, nor sit down, but goe on; What is that to thee?
A64744Consider thy selfe: How often hast thou been that Creature, which thou didst not seem to be?
A64744Do you love refreshments in a low estate, and a merry heart in a plentifull?
A64744Doest thou think that God is maimed, seeing thou doest leave his Image without hands, I mean, without good works?
A64744Dost thou think that he is blind, seeing thou dost extinguish, or put quite out that discerning light and informing wisdome which hee hath given thee?
A64744Every artificer strives to do his worke so, as none may find fault with it; And shall we do the works of life perfunctorily and deceitfully?
A64744For in those rules which they give, what is there but adulterate virtue, and false wisedom?
A64744For what happens in this life more frequent, than unthought of events?
A64744For what is there in all the whole World that is so uncertain, so various, and so replenished with troubles, as the course of this life?
A64744For what manne ● of rules to live by could they give, who were ignorant of the first Cause, and the Fountain of life?
A64744For what worldly nobility, what honours, what dignity, what wisdom, what eloquence, or learning have not betaken themselves to this heavenly warfare?
A64744For where is now my great affinity by blood?
A64744For who was there cast down, and he did not lift him up?
A64744For who would weep, and vexe himself for worldly provisions, if he certainly knew that he should live but one month?
A64744Fortune, whose burthens we ought to bear as willingly, as if wee desired to undergoe them?
A64744God doth not onely looke upon, and rule the World, he made it also; And which of these, thinkst thou, is most worthy of glory?
A64744Have I so long in vaine thy absence mourn''d?
A64744He feared that very same Fortune: How can that be,( say''st thou) seeing he had coped with her so long before?
A64744He that is so Royal in his daily bounty, and ordinary magnificence; how transcendent will hee be in his remunerations and requitalls?
A64744Hostis ab hoste tamen,& c. — how could that paper sent, That luckless paper, merit thy contempt?
A64744How can a servant merit by making use of his masters goods?
A64744How can he feare death, who by dying passeth into the life of the blessed?
A64744How can he live the life of the blessed, that wil not rise from death?
A64744How do they sigh and gaspe with your pious thirst, your holy longings, and the Ecstatical faintings of your Soul for the Courts of the Lord?
A64744How earnest for more grace?
A64744How fruitfull then is she at home,?
A64744How full of fruite?
A64744How full of light?
A64744How hard a matter to the lukewarme and the dissembler will the making sure of this adoption prove?
A64744How many Instruments, Spits, Pots, Trivets, Cauldrons, Chasing- dishes, Chargers, Platters, and a thousand other utensils of gluttonie?
A64744How many wise men hath this contempt of Death made Immortall?
A64744How mild?
A64744How much more grievous and bitter will you think this assertion, that for certain it can not last very long?
A64744How prosperous a dresser of Virtues in himselfe is the patient man, that will not suffer the propagation of Vices in another?
A64744How sweet an Odour of Christ, and how fragrant proceeds from them?
A64744How thankfull to God?
A64744How then shall I not grieve, because I have not as yet knowne your face, the habitation of your Soul, which I am as well acquainted with as my owne?
A64744How zealous?
A64744I believe this last: for the glory of an almighty power against a weake thing would be very small; how litle then against Infirmity it selfe?
A64744I feare not famine; how can he be sed To sterve, who feedes upon the living bread?
A64744If death it selfe be a disease, which must, and shall be healed, how can it be the last curer of diseases?
A64744If death then be not its own Medicine, how can it be the Medicine of Evills?
A64744If life then ought to be lesse esteemed then good works, who would not purchase a good death with the losse of life?
A64744If this single accident made him so much offended with life, what( think you) would he have done, had his liberty been universal, and unbounded?
A64744Is it the Eye alone that wee live by?
A64744Is there nothing usefull about us but that wanderer?
A64744It is clear then, that the Eternal life is most blessed; for what other thing can be named, or thought upon, that is more happy then everlasting life?
A64744It is good indeed to learn them, but if they must be unavoydably suffered, what will our learning of them avail us?
A64744It is through death that wee must passe unto them: Why grieve we then, yea, why rejoyce wee not to have this passage opened?
A64744Look''d I so soft?
A64744Man bears fruit for himselfe, and may bear as much as he pleaseth: Wilt thou then keepe backe thy own provision?
A64744Or as our Lord JESUS CHRIST hath said, What is a man profited, if hee gain the whole World, and lose his own Soul?
A64744Or who more a Coward then he, that fled and ran away swifter and sooner than her wheeles?
A64744Perpetuis mutare caduca?
A64744Quantam opulentiam sinceri cordis exaestuant?
A64744Quas agunt gratias deo?
A64744Quas impetrant â deo?
A64744Quid amoris sanctissi ● i spirant?
A64744Quid enim est, quòd it a nos mulcent, ita accendunt, it a compluunt;& it a screnae sunt?
A64744Quid est, quaeso te, aut quid tibi pro eis rependam, nisi quia totus sum tuus in eo, c ● us tot us es tu?
A64744Quomodo ergo non doleā quod nondū faciem tuā novi, hoc est, domū animae tuae, quam sicut meā novi?
A64744Quomodo nobis anhelant sitim tuam,& desiderium defectumque animae tuae in atria domini?
A64744Quàm suavis odor Christi,& quàm fragrat ex eis?
A64744Saint Hierome useth the same Engine to bring down the high thoughts of Julian: Art thou( saith he) nobly descended?
A64744Seeing then that he hath given such excellent things unto the impious, how much more glorious are those things which he reserves for the pious?
A64744Shall he that all his life- time desired to be separated from the body, repine at the performance and fullfilling of it?
A64744Shall the Soul onely be a stranger to those proper and pretious remedies ordained for it by the great Physitian?
A64744Shall the short sove ● aignty and sway of some small corners and spots of earth be compared to the everlasting triumphs in the Kingdom of Heaven?
A64744The Earth and the fullnesse thereof are under his lock: Do you love any thing that is trusty and firm?
A64744The Prince taken with the comely and reverend countenance of Paulinus, asked him, what his occupation or trade was?
A64744The fruitlesse tree must be cut down: Doest thou ask why?
A64744There is nothing more friendly, nothing more faithfull then him: Do you love any thing that is beneficial?
A64744This sacred Solemnity was no sooner ended, but suddenly hee began to ask, where his brothers were?
A64744Thou wilt ask then, what is the Medicine of Evills?
A64744Thou wilt ask, why man, the only creature addicted to beatitude, should bee borne to trouble?
A64744Thou wilt aske then what can they suffer, when without spirit and motion?
A64744To change our mortall with immortall homes, And purchase the bright Stars with darksome stones?
A64744To such great mercies what shall I preferre, Or who from loving God shall me deterre?
A64744Undè istam meruit non foelix Charta repulsam?
A64744Vertisti, Pauline, tu ● s dulcissim ● mores?
A64744We are carefull that those things which are our own, may be improved to the utmost; and why care wee not for death?
A64744We labour to provide for the backe and the belly, why not for the better part, why not for our fraile condition?
A64744Wee suffice of our selves for a happy life; why not for meere life, which is something lesse?
A64744What Constancy was here, though in a state that concern''d not his private happinesse?
A64744What Covert can hide them from that Eye which is every where, and sees all things?
A64744What Virtue, or what humanity can be expected from a Raymond Cabanes, a Massinello, or some Son of a Butcher?
A64744What a most sacred love do they breath?
A64744What can be more grievous then death unto him, who together with his own, feeles the paine of a thousand other dying cupidities?
A64744What conveniencie can wee have to build, unless we do first of all lay the foundation?
A64744What dost thou think is bearing and forbearing?
A64744What else was the Majesty of the Assyrian Empire, but a tractitious, vanishing apparition, a slight Flash of transient glory?
A64744What greater advantage can there be, then to make Heaven due to us, by being indebted to nature, and to oblige Divinity by paying a temporal debt?
A64744What greater felicity could he desire, then to be redeemed from such an horrid and fatall distress ●?
A64744What greater good had deckt great Pompey''s Crown Then death, if in his honours fully blown, And mature glories he had dyed?
A64744What greater liberty can there be, then not to fear any thing?
A64744What greater sorrowes can there be, then the sorrowes of life?
A64744What greater unhappinesse, then to dye eternally by refusing death?
A64744What if after all this search, and wide disquisition he could not have found one house without some misfortune, and none without tears?
A64744What if he had entred into their bed- chambers and bosomes, where some sit weeping, others wishing; some surfeited and sick with fruition?
A64744What is it, I beseech you, what is it?
A64744What is more beneficiall, then to learn great tryalls and dangers, that wee may leave that servile custome of fearing?
A64744What is more glorious then to have made glory?
A64744What is there more joyful, then to be master of such a Power, as can not be violated by Tyrants and Torments?
A64744What is this I beseech you?
A64744What joy can he have, whose troubled conscience is his continual Executioner, racking and tormenting him in the very embraces of smiling Fortune?
A64744What life can he be said to live, that kills himselfe to please his inordinate affections?
A64744What mean we, what do we look for?
A64744What more expresse Image can there be of Impatience lying heavily especially upon those, who drouse away their time in a vitious rest and Idlenesse?
A64744What more shall I say?
A64744What one thing hath Life that is desirarable?
A64744What peace and security can he enjoy that will revenge himselfe,( what more would cruelty have?)
A64744What place is there in the World, what solitude, what Seas which acknowledge not the good works of holy Paulinus?
A64744What praise then either of Patience, or Fortitude hath he deserved?
A64744What reason hast thou to think life better then death, because others mourne when thou dyest, who when thou wert born, didst weep thy selfe?
A64744What should I trouble my self to tell you that all the utensils and moveables of it are decayed and wasted?
A64744What will it availe us to be at peace with those that are without, while we suffer intestine warres and tumults within?
A64744Whence is it that they do so please us, and so provoke us, to showre and raine upon us, and yet are so calm and so serene?
A64744Where are my old friends?
A64744Where is Ninus now, where is Semiramis, Cyrus, Darius, Alexander, Antipater, Ptolomie, Julius Caesar, Octavian, and Tiberius?
A64744Whither shall I go from thy presence, or whither shall I flee from thy Spirit?
A64744Whither then at last will this wild and deviuos affection of men carry them?
A64744Who against the certain approach of an Enemy, will be secure and quiet, and upon the comming of a friend watchfull and sollicitous?
A64744Who before his dying day, hath disarmed and overcome death?
A64744Who but insipid wretches, that have no feeling of their misery, will assent to this position?
A64744Who can hear you cry: But to the fabled Nymphs of Castalie?
A64744Who ever came to him without joy or who went from him, but he desired to stay longer?
A64744Who hath already delivered himselfe from more feares and inconveniences then death can free him from?
A64744Who would not be astonished at that furious Army of Evils, which fought against holy Job?
A64744Why do we neglect that which we suspect?
A64744Why do we provide so much for pleasures and vanitie, and provide nothing against the day of trouble and miserie?
A64744Why do we rest our selves upon those thornes onely, which wee see beneath us?
A64744Why is my God thus hard and cold, When I am most, most sick and sad?
A64744Why should I be troubled with the affaires of others, more then with their Agues or Feavers?
A64744Why should we Covet extraneous Goods?
A64744Why will they not stay in his Family, and freely offer themselves unto his service, and be as impartial Judges in the cause of God as in their own?
A64744Why with so much dotage do we fixe our Eyes upon the deceitfull lookes of temporal things?
A64744Why, if it be evill, do not wee arme and defend our selves against it?
A64744Wilt bury there thy Purple, and contemn All the great honours of thy noble stem?
A64744Wilt thou pine thy selfe?
A64744Wouldst thou be reduced into that unnaturall Vacuity of not being, which is without form and void?
A64744Yea from those dangers which make death fearfull?
A64744You expect grapes from your vines,& corn from your Fields, but no Fruit at all from your selves: Were you made to be good for nothing?
A64744according to his own lust?
A64744and how dares he laugh, or be negligent of his Salvation, that knowes not whither hee shall live to see one day more, yea, one hour?
A64744and what in ours, but perfect righteousnesse and sincere truth?
A64744and where he abides but for a short time, his provision is accordingly, where he intends a longer stay, he provides likewise a greater supply?
A64744be not troubled at it: Hath he ordained thy life to be short?
A64744blandiores sunt, an ardentiores?
A64744breath''d I such base desires, Not proofe against this Libye Sun''s weak fires?
A64744doth not an ill- bred son, or our ill choice of a Son- in- law prove the frequent ruin of all our labours and substance in this life?
A64744he that is so great in his free gifts, how excellent will he be in his rewards?
A64744how shall he be filled with the Increase of those remunerations and after- blessings, that wants the first fruits, and denies the rewarder?
A64744in these What is so hard, but faith can doe with ease?
A64744is it not to have made it?
A64744luminosiores, an faecundiores?
A64744or by burying thy talent in the dust, be an enemy to thy own soule, and envious towards others?
A64744or of the infinite and ravishing sweetnesse of his ineffable Goodnesse?
A64744or what greater damage then an unrighteous gain?
A64744or what shall I returne unto you for these letters, unlesse I tell you, that I am wholly yours in him, whose you are altogether?
A64744or when will it be that any shall be able to expresse or conceive the dignity and fulnesse of any one Attribute that is in him?
A64744shall we think our selves poor, because we abound with the means of happinesse?
A64744the sacred and inexhaustible treasure of his Love?
A64744to what darke sphere Are all those false fires sunck, which once so shin''d They captivated Soules, and rul''d mankind?
A64744what is more ours then mortality?
A64744what portion can he have in the joyes of Eternity, that will be wanting to his own Salvation?
A64744what soveraignty now hath not with all humility submitted to this easie yoke of Christ?
A64744when Periander was asked, what liberty was?
A64744where is my former acquaintance?
A64744wherefore are his comforts and refreshments so plentifully showred down, but because he is sorrowfull and helplesse?
A64744wherefore is Gods sure power and saving arme stretched out, but because he is fraile?
A64744wherefore is his liberality and most faithful providence seen every minute, but because he is poore and constantly needy?
A64744who ever called to him for help, and was not piously and comfortably answered?
A64744why is he alone, being capeable of felicity, made subject unto misery?
A64744why should we be afeared of politick, irreligious Tyrants, and an arm of flesh though guarded with steele?
A64744why through the vale of teares travells he to the house of joy?
A64744wilt thou suffer thy mind to drowse, to be paralytical and senselesse, never thinking of God, nor of doing good?
A64744wilt thou the divine liberality blame, because thy life is short, or may be so?
A64744with what treasures of a sincere heart do they abound?
A64744— Et res magna videtur, Merc ari propriam de re pereunt ● salutem?
A64744— Revoe andum me tibi credam, Cum steriles fundas non ad divina percatus?
A42622* And so are all the Syrians, and Arabians, and all the Priests of their Idols: But are they therefore of the Covenant of Israel?
A42622* If thou shalt offer aright, but not divide aright, hast thou not sinned?
A42622* What therefore is it that he says?
A42622A Day for a Man to afflict his Soul?
A42622AFTER this he came to consider those Stones which were White and Round; and he said unto me, What shall we do with these Stones?
A42622AND I answering said unto her; These things are very admirable: But Lady, who are those six young Men that build?
A42622AND I said; Sir, I would know how I ought to serve that Desire which is good?
A42622AND what shall we say of David, so highly testified of in the Holy Scriptures?
A42622AND when he had fulfilled the Commandment of God, What says he?
A42622Also concerning those Stones that were put into the Building, and again taken out, and carried back into their place?
A42622Ananias, Azarias and Misael, were they † cast into the* Fiery Furnace by Men ‖ professing the Excellent and Glorious Worship of the most High?
A42622And I answer''d, How, Sir?
A42622And I looking upon her, answered, Lady, What dost thou do here?
A42622And I said unto her, Lady; Shew me what they are?
A42622And I said unto him, Sir, Why has not the Prayer of a sad Man Vertue to come up to the Altar of God?
A42622And I said unto him, Why then do''s she appear Old?
A42622And I said unto him; Sir, How shall I know that there are two such Angels with Man?
A42622And I said unto him; Sir, How shall I understand these things?
A42622And I said unto him; what therefore is to be done if the Woman continues on in her Sin?
A42622And I said unto that Shepherd; How can these Stones, seeing they have been rejected, return into the Building of this Tower?
A42622And I said unto the Shepherd that was with me; Sir, Who is this cruel and implacable Shepherd, who is moved with no Compassion towards these Sheep?
A42622And I said, Sir, How will they be able to fill the same place, when they shall be so much cut away?
A42622And I said, Sir, Why did the Virgins carry even these Stones also through the Gate, and so put them into the Building?
A42622And I said, Why then Sir, have all these Fruit; but some fairer than others?
A42622And I said, what can be better than these Words?
A42622And I said; Because, Sir, I doubt whether I can be saved?
A42622And I said; If a Husband or Wife die, and the Party which survives marry again, do''s he sin in so doing?
A42622And I said; What if the Woman that is so put away shall repent, and be willing to return to her Husband, shall she not be received by him?
A42622And I said; Why then, Sir, did these forty Stones also ascend with them out of the Deep, having already received that Seal?
A42622And admired the Temper and Moderation of your Religion in Christ?
A42622And all this has ‖ God subjected to our Understandings: What therefore shall those things be which he has prepared for them that wait for him?
A42622And are come to such a heighth of Madness, as to forget that we were Members one of Another?
A42622And as they all wonder''d at his Age and Constancy; some of them began to say;* Was there need of all this Care to take such an Old Man?
A42622And can this be rationally supposed?
A42622And do not we then seem to thee to have the Gods ‖ within us, who fight for us against our Enemies?
A42622And exhort the Churches to whom they write, not to give any heed to such as would insinuate any Other Doctrine into their Minds?
A42622And he answered; ‖ Art thou without Sense that thou dost not understand it?
A42622And he asked them, whether the LORD of that Tower was come thither?
A42622And he said unto me, Didst thou see the Multitude that built that Tower?
A42622And he said unto me, How didst thou sup?
A42622And he said unto me, Seest thou these Trees?
A42622And he said unto me, Seest thou these Trees?
A42622And he said unto me; Sawest thou those Stones that were cast away?
A42622And he said unto me; What seekest thou?
A42622And he said, Seest thou not that they are very Round?
A42622And how can a Man that do''s not serve God, ask any thing of God, and receive it?
A42622And how did they themselves shew them by their own Examples, how they should avoid such Persons?
A42622And how different those who maintain this Doctrine are, in All other respects from the Church of Christ?
A42622And how we may render our Fasting acceptable unto God?
A42622And if he may have been living after it; why shall not we suppose that he was, as well as they, that he was not?
A42622And indeed who can chuse but admire the greatness of their Mind, and that admirable Patience, and Love of their Master; which then appeared in them?
A42622And publish''d abroad the Magnificence of your Hospitality?
A42622And she called me unto her, and touch''d my Breast, and said unto me, Did my Reading please thee?
A42622And she said unto me, Can''st thou tell these things to the Elect of God?
A42622And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou Wroth?
A42622And then, what follows ‖ concerning the Son?
A42622And to what end was this Ceremony?
A42622And what Lady, said I, are the other five?
A42622And what Reward shall we give?
A42622And what are the other Stones, Lady, that are brought from the Earth; I would know what they are?
A42622And what are the rest which fell by the Water, and could not roll into the Water?
A42622And what do''s he mean by this?
A42622And what follows?
A42622And what follows?
A42622And what must be done with the other?
A42622And what saith the Scripture?
A42622And what, Sir, are these Virgins?
A42622And when he heard at Troas of the ceasing of the Persecution there, how did he rejoyce at it?
A42622And when he saw me weeping he said unto me; Why weepest thou?
A42622And when she had said this, she added unto me; Wilt thou hear me Read?
A42622And wherefore so?
A42622And who are the rest who bring them Stones?
A42622And why are we not all Wise; seeing we have received the Knowledge of God, which is Jesus Christ?
A42622And why is thy Countenance fallen?
A42622And why so?
A42622And why so?
A42622And why therefore do you not rather esteem your selves happy?
A42622And why was that which was accursed, crown''d?
A42622And why was the Wool put upon a* Stick?
A42622As I was therefore musing, and full of Sorrow, that she would not suffer me to sit on the right side, she said unto me, HERMAS, why art thou sad?
A42622As he again saith; Wherewithal shall I appear before the LORD my God, and be Glorified?
A42622BUT why did Moses say; ‖ Ye shall not eat of the Swine, neither the Eagle, nor the Hawk; nor the Crow; nor any Fish that has not a Scale upon him?
A42622BUT would you know who they are that were cut out and cast afar off from the Tower?
A42622But I said unto her, Lady, What do''s it profit me to see these things, and not understand what they mean?
A42622But I thought that he was come to try me, and said unto him, Who are you?
A42622But Sir, I can not tell, whether they can be observed by any Man?
A42622But Sir, I would know why she sate upon a Chair?
A42622But Sir, what are those Stones which were taken out of the Deep and fitted into the Building?
A42622But how Beloved, shall † we do this?
A42622But how do''s he dwell in us?
A42622But how shall it be built in the Name of the LORD?
A42622But how should we thus know all this, and understand it?
A42622But it may be the desire of her has risen up in thy Heart?
A42622But learn therefore how the LORD speaketh, rendring the Temple vain: Who has measured the Heaven with a Span, and the Earth with his Hand?
A42622But now, what proof do they offer of this?
A42622But what are the white and round Stones, Lady, and which are not proper for the Building of the Tower?
A42622But what then must we do that we attain unto it?
A42622But what then signifies this, That the Wool was to be put into the midst of the Thorns?
A42622But wherein must we confess him?
A42622But who are his Enemies?
A42622But who are those whom they rejected, and laid besides the Tower?
A42622But who is fit to be found in it?
A42622But who of you are Ignorant of the Judgment of God?
A42622But who then, said I, are those, who went into the Tower Crowned?
A42622But why did the LORD take into Counsel his Son, concerning dividing the Inheritance, and the Good Angels?
A42622But why may not Barnabas have been then living, as well as we are sure St. John, and several others of the Companions of the Apostles were?
A42622But why might they eat those that clave the Hoof?
A42622But why tarriest thou?
A42622But why was the Wool and Hyssop put together?
A42622But why were there Three young Men, that were appointed to sprinkle the Sinners?
A42622But why, said I, are they different, and every one of a several Figure?
A42622But, continued I, could I or any other Man besides, though never so wise, have understood these things?
A42622But, hear then, how he appointed it?
A42622Canst thou for thy Estate, or for any of those things which thou hast provided, deny thy Law?
A42622Consider, in what were ye saved, in what did ye look up, if not whilst ye were in this Flesh?
A42622Did not Moses before know ‖ what should happen?
A42622Do these things seem to thee to be Evil or not?
A42622Do these things seem to thee to be good, or not?
A42622Do we not know that the Saints shall judge the World?
A42622Do''s he not seem to thee to be of great Authority?
A42622Do''s it not seem to thee to be* a very wise thing to repent?
A42622Does it not seem to thee* to be an ill thing for a Righteous Man to have an evil desire rise up in his heart?
A42622Dost thou not see the Tower that it is always building?
A42622Dost thou then carry Christ within Thee?
A42622FIRST of all Sir, said I, Tell me, what this Rock and this Gate denote?
A42622For He that in these things can not govern Himself, How shall he be able to prescribe them to another?
A42622For had he not come in the Flesh, how could Men have been able to look upon him, that they might be saved?
A42622For he saith,* Doth he that speaketh and heareth many things, and that is of a ready Tongue, suppose that he is Righteous?
A42622For if all Nations punish their Servants which deny their Masters; What think you that the LORD will do unto you, who has the Power of all things?
A42622For if the Lord thus humbled himself, what should we do who are come under the Yoak of his Grace?
A42622For if the Prayer of One or Two be of such force, as we are told; How much more Powerful shall that of the Bishop and the whole Church be?
A42622For indeed were not Men willing to be contentious, where is the Contradiction they so much boast of between the two Places I have before alledged?
A42622For indeed † how great are those Advantages which we owe to him in Relation to our Holiness?
A42622For so says the Prophet, Who shall understand the hard Sayings of the LORD?
A42622For the rest, being come near, the Proconsul asked him, Whether he was POLYCARP?
A42622For thus he saith, LORD, who hath believed our Report, and to whom is the Arm of the LORD revealed?
A42622For thus saith the Scripture in a certain place, Whither shall I flee[ from thy Spirit] or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
A42622For what does a Man profit me, if he shall Praise me, and Blaspheme my LORD; not confessing that he* was truly made Man?
A42622For what shall we say, Brethren?
A42622For what was our Father Abraham Blessed?
A42622For what will it profit us, if we shall gain the whole World, and lose our own Souls?
A42622For what?
A42622For whither can any of us flee from his mighty Hand?
A42622For who is able to express the* Obligation of the Love of God?
A42622For who that has 2 ever been among you, has not experimented † the firmness of your Faith, and its Fruitfulness in all Good Works?
A42622HE shew''d me certain Men sitting upon Benches, and one sitting in a Chair: And he said unto me; Seest thou those who sit upon the Benches?
A42622HOW, said I, Sir, were they worse who knew the LORD?
A42622Have I not always esteemed thee as a Lady?
A42622Have I not always reverenced thee as a Sister?
A42622Have we not One Calling in Christ?
A42622Have we not all One God, and One Christ?
A42622He answer''d, What do''st thou demand?
A42622He answer''d, What is a Station?
A42622He answer''d, Wilt thou now learn what thou didst desire?
A42622He ask''d me, Wherefore?
A42622He reply''d, Canst thou think of nothing then for these?
A42622He said unto me, Do you not know me?
A42622He said; What is that Fast?
A42622He was taken from Prison and from Judgment; And who shall declare his Generation?
A42622Hearken, saith he; Seest thou this Vine and this Elm?
A42622How Blessed and Wonderful, Beloved, are the Gifts of God?
A42622How Dangerous this is?
A42622How confidently do they declare it to be the true Doctrine of Christ?
A42622How he behaved himself in that Office?
A42622How he behaved himself in that Station?
A42622How the Persecution of the Christians came to be mitigated about the time that he suffered?
A42622How their Divisions began?
A42622How then can I live, seeing I have done in this manner?
A42622How then was our Saviour manifested to the World?
A42622How we must live that we may please God?
A42622How we ought to behave our selves towards those that differ from us?
A42622How will ye instruct the Elect of God, when ye your selves want Correction?
A42622How, Sir, said I, Is it the Sister of these?
A42622How, Sir, said I, do''s it bear more Fruit than the Vine?
A42622I SAID unto him, Sir; Tell me what this Tree denotes?
A42622I SAID unto him; Sir, Ask him since the time that he came into my House, whether I have done any thing disorderly, or have offended him in any thing?
A42622I answer''d, Sir, How could I do otherwise?
A42622I answer''d, Sir, why then did not all of them repent?
A42622I answering said unto her; when therefore will they be Profitable to the LORD?
A42622I ask''d her, Lady, why is the Tower built upon the Water?
A42622I ask''d her, saying; I would know the Condition of the Stones, and the meaning of them, what it is?
A42622I ask''d her, saying; Lady, into what part of the Field?
A42622I began to say within my self; Is there a Drove of Cattle coming, that raises such a Dust?
A42622I can not apprehend how it can torment, and yet save?
A42622I know, says he, that they repent with all their Hearts; but dost thou therefore think that their Offences who repent are immediately blotted out?
A42622I reply''d, Sir, How can that be; seeing the Rock is old, but the Gate new?
A42622I reply''d, who is she then, Sir?
A42622I reply''d; Sir, Why are they like unto dryed Trees?
A42622I said unto her; Lady, I would know what it is that they have suffered?
A42622I said unto him, Sir, How can those dry Rods ever grow green again?
A42622I said unto him; Are they who depart from the Fear of God tormented for the same time that they enjoy''d their false Delight and Pleasures?
A42622I said unto him; Sir, And what Pleasures are hurtful?
A42622I said unto him; Sir, If they have behaved themselves so as to anger that good Angel, yet what have I done?
A42622I said unto him; Sir, What shall I do here alone?
A42622I said unto him; Sir, why did he send away some to the Tower, and left others here to you?
A42622I said unto them; What then shall I do?
A42622I said, Sir, What is their Garment?
A42622I said, Sir, Why is there room left to those for Repentance, and not to the foregoing kind, seeing their Sins are well nigh the same?
A42622I said, Where shall I tarry?
A42622I said; How then shall a Man be able to discern them?
A42622I said; What Evil things are they from which I must abstain?
A42622IF thou shalt love the Good Disciples, what Thank is it?
A42622IN like manner he determins concerning the Cross in ‖ another Prophet, saying; And when shall these things be fulfilled?
A42622If ye have not kept that which was little, who will give you that which is great?
A42622In what Place he was put to Death?
A42622Is he a Husband, a Parent, or a Child?
A42622Is it not I?
A42622Is it not to deal thy Bread to the Hungry, and that thou bring the Poor that are cast out to thy House?
A42622Is it such a Fast that I have chosen?
A42622Is it that in the former of them he sets before them the Sufferings of St. Ignatius, and exhorts them to follow the Example of his Patience?
A42622Is it to bow down his Head like a Bulrush, and to spread Sackcloath and Ashes under him?
A42622Is my holy Mountain* Zion a desolate Wilderness?
A42622Is not one Spirit of Grace poured out upon us All?
A42622Is our Hope built upon a Stone?
A42622LET us therefore now enquire, whether God has fulfilled the Covenant, which he sware to our Fathers, that he would give this People?
A42622Lady, said I, Wilt thou convince me?
A42622Let him stand against me: Or who is he that will implead me?
A42622Let these Revelations suffice thee; Canst thou see more notable Revelations than those which thou hast already received?
A42622Let us consider the vast Multitude of his Angels, how ready they stand to minister unto* it?
A42622Let us enquire therefore, whether there be any Temple of God?
A42622Now what is there in all this that does not very well agree together?
A42622Of his Death: Why he was sent from Antioch to Rome, in order to his suffering there?
A42622Of his Journey to Rome, and what he did there?
A42622Of the Life of St. Ignatius; whence he was called Theophorus?
A42622Of the Time of St. Polycarp''s Martyrdom: What Persecutions the Church then labour''d under?
A42622Of the Way of Darkness; that is, what kind of Persons shall be for ever cast out of the Kingdom of God?
A42622Or what Fruit that may be worthy of what he has given to us?
A42622Or what Reward that may be answerable to those things which we have received?
A42622Or what Strength is there in him that is made out of the Dust?
A42622Or what World shall receive any of those who run away from him?
A42622Or what is the place of my Rest?
A42622Or who shall be our Advocate, unless we shall be found to have done what is Holy and Just?
A42622Or who shall resist the Power of his Strength?
A42622Peter answered and said, What if the Wolves shall tear in pieces the Sheep?
A42622Seest thou not, said he, that he do''s support them, who with all their Heart carry his Name?
A42622Shall Man be Pure before the LORD?
A42622Shall he be blameless in his Works?
A42622Shall we be Sloathful in Well- doing, and lay aside our Charity?
A42622She answered; Dost thou not see over against thee a great Tower, which is built upon the Water with bright square Stones?
A42622She answering said unto me; Art thou better than all others, that this should be revealed unto thee?
A42622She answering said unto me; How long wilt thou continue Foolish and without Understanding; asking every thing and discerning nothing?
A42622She therefore looing back upon me, and smiling a little, said unto me: Seest thou seven Women about the Tower?
A42622Shouldst thou not rather purifie thy Mind, and serve God?
A42622Sir, said I, I would know, what kind of Pains they are which every one undergoes?
A42622Sir, said I, What are the Works of an evil Desire, which shall bring Men unto Death?
A42622Sir, said I, what makes you speak thus?
A42622Sir, said I; How can this be done?
A42622Sir, said I; What so great Offence have I committed, that I should be deliver''d to this ‖ Messenger?
A42622So that he can be of no use unto his LORD?
A42622TAKE the Epistle of the Blessed Paul the Apostle into your Hands; What was it that he wrote to you in the very Beginning of his* Instructions to you?
A42622THEN he said, What is this Tower?
A42622THEN the Angel said unto me; See''st thou this Shepherd?
A42622That there was such a Bird; and that he did revive out of the Cinders of the Body before burnt?
A42622The Danger of Riches: What Use we ought to make of them?
A42622The Grains of Hail that drop down are exceeding small; and yet when they fall upon the Head of a Man, how do they cause Pain to it?
A42622The same Night a young Man appear''d to me and said; Why dost thou thus often desire Revelations in thy Prayers?
A42622Then I ask''d her concerning the Times, whether the End were now at Hand?
A42622Then I said; Shew me now Sir, Why this Tower is not built upon the Ground, but upon a Rock, and upon the Gate?
A42622Then the Shepherd said unto me, Hast thou ask''d all things of me?
A42622They received thee well then, said he?
A42622To what Times hast thou reserved me, that I should endure this?
A42622To what end?
A42622V. AM I not able to write to you of Heavenly things?
A42622V. TRAJAN reply''d:] And who is Theophorus?
A42622WHAT shall we do therefore, Brethren?
A42622WHEN therefore I had done asking her concerning all these things, she said unto me; Wilt thou see somewhat else?
A42622WHO is there among you that is Generous?
A42622WITH what Assurance do they deliver the Doctrine which they had received?
A42622Was Daniel cast into the ‖ Den of Lyons, by Men fearing God?
A42622Was it not because that through Faith he wrought Righteousness and Truth?
A42622What Authority have they to support such a Supposition?
A42622What Good we must do?
A42622What Man is sufficient to declare, as is fitting, the Excellency of its Beauty?
A42622What Praise shall we ascribe to him?
A42622What Recompense then shall we render unto him?
A42622What Respect the ancient Christians paid to the Remains of their Martyrs?
A42622What Rules our Religion has le ● t us to this purpose?
A42622What a true Fast is?
A42622What doubtest thou concerning the Commands which I have delivered unto thee?
A42622What he did afterwards?
A42622What he was before his Conversion; and by whom Converted?
A42622What his Age was when he suffered?
A42622What is the House that ye will build me?
A42622What kind of Persons then were they that did these things?
A42622What man is there that desireth Life, and loveth to see Good days?
A42622What the Day of his Suffering?
A42622What then saith the Scripture to Abraham, when he believed, and it was imputed unto him for Righteousness?
A42622What then?
A42622What therefore do''s he mean when he says, Into a Good Land flowing with Milk and Honey?
A42622What therefore is it that he says by the Prophet?
A42622What therefore shalt thou do who art subject to a Law in thine own City?
A42622What think ye then that he shall suffer, who do''s any thing that is not fitting in the Combat of Immortality?
A42622What think you, Beloved?
A42622What true Charity is?
A42622What, said he, dost thou desire?
A42622When all were departed, I said unto that Shepherd; Sir, Why is not the Building of the Tower finish''d?
A42622When being asked by him, Who was Theophorus?
A42622When thou seest the Naked that thou cover him, and that thou hide not not thy self from thine own Flesh?
A42622When ye come to appear before me; Who hath required this at your hand to tread my Courts?
A42622Where is the Boasting of those who are called Wise?
A42622Where is the Disputer?
A42622Where is the Wise Man?
A42622Where was the great harm either in giving Credit to such a Wonder; or believing it, to make such a use, as he here do''s, of it?
A42622Wherefore I began to think, and say within my self; why should I doubt, seeing I am thus setled by the LORD, and have seen such glorious things?
A42622Wherefore are there Strifes and Anger, and Divisions and Schisms and Wars among Us?
A42622Wherein the Image of God consists?
A42622Whether this Epistle has been interpolated, as those of Ignatius were?
A42622Whither then shall any one go; or whither shall he run from him that comprehends all things?
A42622Who has commanded us not to Lye, how much more shall he not Himself Lye?
A42622Who have said, with our tongue will we prevail, Our lips are our own, who is LORD over us?
A42622Who shall say unto Him, what dost Thou?
A42622Who that has any Charity?
A42622Who that is Compassionate?
A42622Who will contend with me?
A42622Why did these Stones come out of the Deep, and were placed into the Building of this Tower, seeing that they long ago carried their just Spirits?
A42622Why do I desire to fight with Beasts?
A42622Why do you not think that if any one among you suffer, he performs a great Work?
A42622Why the Pieces that follow, are put in a Second Part, separate from the foregoing?
A42622Why then do we rent and tear in pieces the Members of Christ; And raise Seditions against our own Body?
A42622Why then dost thou imagine these wicked things against me?
A42622Why then, said he, Hast thou not ask''d concerning the Form of these Stones that were put in the Building, that I may explain that also unto thee?
A42622Why ‖ do we suffer our selves foolishly to Perish; † not considering the Gift which the LORD has truly sent to Us?
A42622Why, said I, is the Son of God in this Parable, put in the place of a Servant?
A42622Will not therefore the LORD do the same concerning his Spirit, by reason of thy Sin?
A42622Will they say that they were troubled by the Sheep?
A42622Wilt thou call this a Fast and an acceptable Day to the LORD?
A42622Wilt thou kill me as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday?
A42622With what Words shall I beseech him to be merciful unto me?
A42622Wouldst thou not presently be angry; and reproach him, saying; I gave my Garment to thee whole, why hast thou rent it, and made it useless to me?
A42622Wouldst thou not say all this to a Fuller, for the Rent which he made in thy Garment?
A42622Yea, the Heaven is not clean in his Sight, how much less they that dwell in Houses of Clay; of which also we our selves were made?
A42622and she said unto me, Why art thou sad, Hermas, who wert wo nt to be patient, and modest, and always cheerful?
A42622even the Wicked?
A42622or how shall I ever be able to intreat the LORD for my many and great Sins?
A42622‖ And yet how hard is it to find a Man that do''s this?
A42622‖ Are we foolishly destroy''d?
A42622† But what signifies the Milk and Hony?
A42622† But what therefore was the Mystery that was made known unto him?
A41628& c. How broken and imperfect is his language?
A41628& c. Was not this the case of many carnal Jews, who followed Christ only for the Loaves, and Miracles, he wrought for them?
A416281, 2, 3?
A416281, 2?
A416281, 2?
A416281- 4?
A416281- 6?
A4162810, 11?
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A4162811 — 40?
A4162811, 22?
A4162812, 13, 14?
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A4162813, 14, 15. which refers hereto?
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A4162815, 16?
A4162815, 18?
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A4162819- 26?
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A416282, 3?
A416282- 7?
A4162820- 25?
A4162820. which Believers have, and the commun notions of Unbelievers?
A4162820?
A4162822- 28?
A4162823, 24. that many believed in the name of Jesus, whom yet he did not believe, or confide in?
A4162823?
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A4162826, 27?
A4162827, 28, 29?
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A4162836- 39?
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A416285. Who is this that cometh up from the Wildernesse, leaning on her Beloved?
A4162853, 136, 158?
A4162859, 61?
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A416287, 8, 9?
A416287, 8?
A416288. he longs to see Christ; and why?
A416289. for shortnesse of Spirit?
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A41628A confused, suspense, reeling assent to evangelic Doctrines is very commun; but is not a distinct, fixed, deep, welgrounded assent as rare?
A41628According to this distribution of the real Objects of Faith, we may, with facilitie, determine, what are the objects of Unbelief?
A41628Again how little can the most of Believers acquiesce and rest satisfied in Christ, as the alone spring, and mater of their life?
A41628Again how many are there, who receive Christ merely out of Noveltie, to please their Phantasies, and satisfie their Curiositie?
A41628Again is there not an Hel of Blasphemie in Infidelitie?
A41628Again, Doth not Unbelief offer much violence to the Love, Mercie, and Compassions of God?
A41628Again, how are al the divine Attributes struck at by Unbelief?
A41628Again, how do others divide between Christ and his yoke?
A41628Again, how doth Infidelitie slander, reproche, and undermine Christ, the great Mediator of Life and Salvation?
A41628Again, how easy is it for men to be mistasten in their Consent to the good things of their peace?
A41628Again, how soon doth Infidelitie betray us into the hands of every Tentation?
A41628Again, if after al this men wil not examine and use the means to discover their state, are not such willingly deceived?
A41628Again, may we not judge the same of legal faith; which sets up the Law in the room of Christ; or at least yokes the Law and Christ together?
A41628Again, were his tears so efficacious, so influential?
A41628Again, whence springeth the excesse of unlawful passions, and the prevalence of domineering lusts, but from unbelief as to Christs second coming?
A41628Al would gladly share in the Benefits of Christ; but how few desire to have share in his Person?
A41628Albeit they had engaged themselves to Christ, by a solemne League and Covenant; yet what a crooked, perverse, lying heart was there in them?
A41628Although God may sometimes continue the means of Grace, yet doth he not withdraw his Influences of Grace from those means?
A41628Am I not rather under the Dominion and Prevalence of Infidelitie?
A41628And are not such presumtuous conceits, or rather deceits, the main spring of most mens commun faith?
A41628And are not such supplies, by so much the more pure and sweet, by how much the more immediate they are?
A41628And are not the termes on which al these good things are offered, most easie to any that is but really willing to be happy?
A41628And are there not a vast number of refined Hypocrites, who are guiltie of this defective Reception of Christ?
A41628And are they not hereby oft inveigled to wander from Christ?
A41628And are we not, upon this account, his federate people, his darlings and chosen ones?
A41628And art thou wholly for Christ, as he is wholly for thee?
A41628And as Unbelief at first opened the dore to al sin, so doth it not stil hearten, and improve al sin?
A41628And as the member is naturally subject to the head, so doth not Faith subject the whole soul to Christ?
A41628And can Unbelievers expect, that Christ should passe by such affronts, and indignities, without severe punishments?
A41628And can men be convinced of it, unlesse they studie, and observe the nature and workings of it?
A41628And can there be a greater law, than the Mediators evangelic law; which is composed of such sweet alluring precepts, and promisses?
A41628And do not a world of great Professors thus receive Christ?
A41628And do not al their lapsed seed naturally follow their steps herein?
A41628And do not men account him the most able Physician, who gives the best conjecture at the Causes of a Disease?
A41628And do not such soon grow weary of Christ?
A41628And doth he not hereby create, in many sincere Believers, much unbelief, concerning the things that belong to their peace?
A41628And doth not Faith hence worke a miraculous change in the whole disposition of the soul, and conversation?
A41628And doth not this argue a great conviction in their consciences; as also some faint, and languid inclination in their wils towards him?
A41628And has Jerusalem been alone in this sin?
A41628And has not England also slept securely under al Divine premonitions of coming judgements?
A41628And has not this also been Englands Sin?
A41628And has not this also been Englands great sin?
A41628And has the Unbeliever any reason to complain against God for condemning of him, seing he is unwilling to be saved?
A41628And have not English Professors been dreadfully guiltie of this sin also?
A41628And have not English Professors been notoriously guiltie of the same sins?
A41628And have not we been, in an high mesure, guiltie of the same?
A41628And hence doth not Faith make God thine, as surely as thou art thine own?
A41628And how many choise Mercies are Believers deprived of by reason of their Unbelief?
A41628And how much is his unbelief promoted hereby?
A41628And if men are willingly deceived in this particular, do not they willingly perish?
A41628And if they wil not, who is to be blamed, but their own perverse stubborne wils?
A41628And is England free from this Sin?
A41628And is he not engaged by Covenant to supplie you with al necessaries?
A41628And is he not extreme free, and cordial in his Invitations?
A41628And is it not thus with a great number of awakened sinners?
A41628And is it thy joy to see althings to suit with his end, though they may crosse thine own private ends?
A41628And is not such a languid, incomplete, feeble Wil, and Consent, a real Nil, and dissent?
A41628And is not the Believers treasure in Christ?
A41628And is not the difference between saving light and commun, as great, as that between the light of the Sun and of a candle?
A41628And is not this mater of sad lamentation, to see Professors prefer back and bellie, externe Pompe and Grandeur, before Christ and his Gospel?
A41628And is not this the grand design of Infidelitie?
A41628And is there any agreament betwixt a carnal mind, and things spiritual?
A41628And is this the sin of unbelieving Jews only?
A41628And is thy wil bended to a correspondence with his Divine Wil?
A41628And may not we in like manner, from Christs tears over Jerusalem, crie out also, Behold, how he loved it?
A41628And may not, in like manner, smal tentations bring ruine to the most flourishing Churches, when asleep, on the bed of carnal securitie?
A41628And may we exemt England from the guilt of this sin?
A41628And may we expect to be exemted from the like strokes of Divine justice, unlesse we lament, and mourn over our Unbelief, which deserves the same?
A41628And shal they be ashamed, or afraid to beg at the dore of such a liberal Savior?
A41628And then how inefficacious are they?
A41628And thence are they not as firme, and constant towards us, as the Temple is firme?
A41628And thence doth not God depart from the Unbeliever?
A41628And thence, how much is the soul satiated in communion with Christ, so far as Faith prevails?
A41628And they reasoned with themselves, saying, if we shal say from heaven, he wil say, Why then believe ye him not?
A41628And was it not thus also in our blessed Lords days?
A41628And what follows, but the miserable destruction of these wicked men, v. 41?
A41628And what follows?
A41628And what follows?
A41628And what follows?
A41628And what is this, but not to know the things that belong to their peace?
A41628And when that unhappy breach is made, doth not his weeping over her sufficiently argue, how fain he would be reconciled to her?
A41628And when they have found any imperfect good in themselves, how much do they recumb and rest on it, as the main bottome of their confidence?
A41628And when thou comest short of honoring Christ by Obedience, doest thou honor Him by humble acknowlegement, and Dependence?
A41628And whence is it, that many Professors are so averse from assenting to the whole Word of God?
A41628And which of you, with taking thought, can adde to his stature one cubit?
A41628And why?
A41628And wil he not much more clothe you, O ye short- spirited ones?
A41628And yet al this while, what strangers have they been to a saving assent to the things that belong to their peace?
A41628And yet doth not faith trust wholly in Christ, as if there were no means to be used?
A41628And yet how vigorous and active is it in, and for the production of al sin?
A41628Are any Evangelic Unbelievers damned, but such as wilfully elect Death before Life?
A41628Are its Influences so venimous, and contagious?
A41628Are not Believers themselves oft very confused, and instable in their assent to evangelic Mysteries?
A41628Are not Christs armes open to receive them, when they come?
A41628Are not Divine Mysteries above the reach of a human Understanding, unlesse the Spirit of God come and clothe it with a divine Light?
A41628Are not al Gods Providences spirited by mysterious wisdome and paternal love?
A41628Are not al the Promisses appendant to this Temple?
A41628Are not al the faculties of the soul spoiled of their vigor, beautie, harmonie, order, and exercices by Unbelief?
A41628Are not al the great fundamentals and vitals of faith struck at by some, who would count it an high affront to be judged Unbelievers?
A41628Are not al their closures with Christ wrung, and forced from them, merely by the violence of a tormented terrified conscience?
A41628Are not al these so many false Christs, or imaginary Idols, joined with Christ; which render the reception of him defective?
A41628Are not al these the fruits of Unbelief?
A41628Are not al thine objections against believing presently, but the forgeries, and figments of thine unwilling heart?
A41628Are not such put offs a kind of denial?
A41628Are not the gracious offers of the Covenant most rich, abundant, and free?
A41628Are not the most of Professors extreme partial in their credence, or belief, of the divine Scriptures?
A41628Are not the most of Professors too soon satisfied in their own faith?
A41628Are not the most severe Plagues of God entailed on Infidelitie?
A41628Are not the offers of the Covenant general, free, abundant, and most affectionate?
A41628Are not the sensual enjoyments of the flesh, the pleasures of Egypt, preferred before the ravishing delights of the celestial Canaan?
A41628Are not those Needs blessed that secure us from sin, and make way for greater mercies?
A41628Are not thy debts to Justice multiplied by not believing?
A41628Are not too many, from the force of legal convictions, compelled to close with Christ, who yet secretly hate him at heart?
A41628Are the Remorses, and Stings of the worme of Conscience more agreable, and pleasing, than peace of Conscience, and the smiles of Divine Love?
A41628Are their Apprehensions, and Impressions suitable to the worth of those objects they believe?
A41628Are there not a vast number of seeming Christians, who receive Christ only on carnal Motives, and Grounds?
A41628Are there not many, who seem to recumb and lean on Christ for life, but yet really recumb, and lean upon self?
A41628Are there not multitudes, who would fain be estimed good Christians, and yet thus oppose, and resist Christ to his very face?
A41628Are these the effects of Infidelitie?
A41628Are they not as the bloud of a wounded heart, to use Cyprian''s phrase?
A41628Art thou a new Convert, and Beginner in Christianitie?
A41628Art thou an Unbeliever?
A41628Art thou brought over to a voluntarie, free, cordial, complete, and fixed closure with him, as offered in the Gospel?
A41628Art thou obsequious and obedient to the Spirits dictates, as to thy supreme Conductor and Director?
A41628Art thou restlesse''til thou attainest to the enjoyment of him?
A41628Art thou strong, and wel grown in Grace?
A41628As for the Promisses, are they not appendant to this Temple?
A41628As if he had said: Doth God clothe the grasse of the field, which is so fading, with so much beautie and glorie?
A41628As on the contrarie, how many are condemned by the World, and peradventure by their own Consciences as Hypocrites; who yet are justified by Christ?
A41628As the Unbeliever doth by his self- dependence deifie himself, so doth he not also by the same undeifie the true God?
A41628As to the Act, what Christs weeping here implies?
A41628As to the encouragements and motives to believe, doth he not shew himself as kind as kind may be?
A41628As to the motives of this Lamentation, What it was that moved Christ to lament over the Ruines of this professing Citie, or Church of Jerusalem?
A41628At least how fain would the heart admit the Law, as a Covenant of works, to share in that Conjugal Faith and Affection, which is due only to Christ?
A41628Ay, but how little have they of a chearful ready wil?
A41628Ay, but was it thus with Jerusalem?
A41628Ay: but can not, doth not their wise Father feed them without means, when he sees it necessary?
A41628Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression,& c. Here lies their main sin: and what follows?
A41628Behold your house is left to you desolate: Was not this one great part of Jeremies Lamentation over old Jerusalem?
A41628But can Infidelitie do such marvels?
A41628But can Infidelitie thus improve Mercies?
A41628But can the Unbelievers commun faith worke such rare effects?
A41628But doth al this satisfie Christ?
A41628But doth not Unbelief spurne at those bowels, by shutting the heart against them?
A41628But how backward are they to close with the Person of Christ, as the object of their fruition?
A41628But how much lesse are they able to trust him, in the fulnesse of althings?
A41628But how solid and deep are the Believers conceptions of spiritual Mysteries?
A41628But is it not quite otherwise with the true believer?
A41628But is it thus with Unbelief?
A41628But is it thus with Unbelievers, such as receive Christ only with a terrified, legal Wil?
A41628But is it thus with Unbelievers?
A41628But is it thus with al that pretend to receive Christ?
A41628But is it thus with the Unbeliever?
A41628But is it thus with the commun faith of the Unbeliever?
A41628But is this in the power of Infidelitie?
A41628But now it is quite contrary with Unbelief: How natural is it to corrupt Nature to trust in, and depend upon its own forces?
A41628But surely such an Implicite blind faith wil not suffice a Christian: yea is it not the worst kind of Unbelief?
A41628But they have not al obeyed the Gospel: For Esaias saith, Lord who hath believed our report?
A41628But was it thus with Christ?
A41628But was it thus with our great Lord?
A41628But what is meant by this seal of the Spirit?
A41628But when our Assent is grounded only on legal Threats, and forced convictions; how soon doth it wear off, and die away?
A41628But who is it that treads Judah, as in a Wine- presse?
A41628Can he that understands not the Propositions he assents to, rationally believe the same?
A41628Can it move regularly towards any object, without the conduct of the mind?
A41628Can not he put up any injuries better than this?
A41628Can then any punishment be too severe for it?
A41628Can there be a more forcible motive to gain the consent of a sick patient, than his Physicians tears?
A41628Can there be a more hainous sin than this, to meet Christs bowels and pitie with kicks, and contemt?
A41628Can there be a worse Idol than self idolised?
A41628Can there be a worse enemie, than that which deprives us of our chiefest good?
A41628Can they trust God in al conditions, difficulties, emergences, seasons, and things?
A41628Can things contrarie be united, but by some efficacious bond of Union?
A41628Can we abuse Christ more, than by opposing the good things offered by him?
A41628Can we be too severe against such a deadly enemie?
A41628Can we imagine, that the heart of our tender Lord, which was made up of such tendernesses, could forbear to bleed over dying Jerusalem?
A41628Canst thou be content to be nothing, that Christ may be althings to thee?
A41628Canst thou do much for, and yet trust in nothing but Christ?
A41628Canst thou take a whole Christ, with thy whole heart, and that for ever?
A41628Canst thou wait on, and adhere to Christ in his Ordinances, albeit thou feelest no sensible impartments of comfort, peace, and quickening?
A41628Could Christ and Sinners ever come together, unlesse Faith did unite them?
A41628Could any sober mind imagine, that a thing so deformed, and pernicious, should seem so amiable and desirable in the eyes of men?
A41628Did Believers eye much their home, how vigilant, active, and vigorous would they be in their way thither?
A41628Did Christ ever cease to make tenders of Grace to her,''til she ceased to accept or desire the tenders of his Grace?
A41628Did Christ ever refuse to give, til sinners refused to aske what they wanted?
A41628Did Jerusalem fondly flatter herself, and ungroundedly presume of peace, when Christ threatned nothing but Wars and Desolations?
A41628Did Jerusalem persecute Gods Prophets and Apostles?
A41628Did Jerusalem sleep securely under al Christs Divine Comminations, Menaces, or Threats of approching Judgements?
A41628Did ever Believer need any thing, but what he could better need than have?
A41628Did every tear flow from a broken bleeding heart?
A41628Did he ever refuse, or look strangely on any that came unto him?
A41628Did he not frequently expresse great love and pitie, when he had the greatest cause to expresse severe wrath?
A41628Did men studie, and believe what an hainous sin Infidelitie is, how would they abominate and loath it?
A41628Did not Jael, a poor silly woman, pierce thorow great Sisera''s head, when he was asleep?
A41628Did not Judas, the Jews, and Pilate pierce Christ more sorely by their Unbelief, than by their acts of betraying, and condemning him?
A41628Did not every Tear instruct her, what a tender- hearted Savior she had to deal with?
A41628Did not many of these unbelieving Jews, whom our Lord here weeps over, approve of, and consent to him, as their crowned King and Messias?
A41628Did not this HE, bring her out of Egypt, that house of Bondage?
A41628Did not this consideration fil Jeremies heart with sad lamentations over old Jerusalem?
A41628Did our gracious Lord, who was himself void of the least spot, weep so bitterly over Jerusalems sins?
A41628Difficulties and distresses are the element of Faith; but how unable is Infidelitie to live, or breath in such a sharpe Air?
A41628Do not al the Scriptures testifie of me?
A41628Do not al the lines of Gods grace, and our duty meet in Christ as Mediator?
A41628Do not his tears accuse, and condemne our impenitent, secure, and hard hearts?
A41628Do not many great Professors seem to assent to the Mysteries of the Gospel, but yet really dissent from, or, at least not live up to them?
A41628Do not many knowing Professors seem to receive the Word of God, as the Word of God, who yet indeed receive it only as the word of men?
A41628Do not many pretend to a kindnesse for Christ, who yet secretly hate him in their hearts?
A41628Do not many seem very forward in electing of Christ, who yet retain secret reserves for some beloved Idol?
A41628Do not men crie Peace, Peace, when God speaks nothing but Wrath?
A41628Do not multitudes of awakened sinners lay their consciences asleep, or amuse themselves with the apparences of faith?
A41628Do not sensible goods weigh down the invisible weight of Glorie in the Unbelievers heart?
A41628Do not some compound their carnal Interest with Christ?
A41628Do not some receive him, as the most compendious way to Riches?
A41628Do not some seem deeply convinced of, and confirmed in evangelic reports, who yet yield but a legal, staggering assent thereto?
A41628Do not such Professors, as neglect this piece of Faith, live below their principles and profession?
A41628Do not such forced consents passe for real dissents, among more civil persons?
A41628Do not the best and most improved Christians usually complain most of this sin?
A41628Do not the most of Professors yield only a human, natural, or traditional Assent to Divine, supernatural Truths and Mysteries?
A41628Do not the most of men look on these things as too good news to be true?
A41628Do not their unbelieving hearts change Christ into another Christ, by covering his face with a masque of hatred and displeasure?
A41628Do not they deservedly perish, who wilfully perish?
A41628Do not they pick and choose, what may correspend most with their Lusts, or carnal Interests?
A41628Do not thy sins greaten much by delays to believe?
A41628Do not too many also pretend subjection to Christ, and his soverain pleasure; but really intend subjection to no other Lord than their own Lusts?
A41628Do not too many assent to the pleasing, and sweet offers of the Gospel, but yet dissent from the displeasing, and self- crucifying duties thereof?
A41628Do not too many awakened sinners choose a divided Christ, or a whole Christ with a divided heart?
A41628Do not we grieve more for the evils we our selves suffer, than for the sin, we or others commit?
A41628Do they not come to Christ only as a wounded person to his Chirurgeon, for a Plaister to heal conscience?
A41628Do they not immediately before v. 37, 38. solemnely recognise him as their crowned King?
A41628Do they not secretly wish that they might be saved by their own doings, rather than by believing in Christ?
A41628Do they not seek in themselves what they should seek in Christ?
A41628Do they not seem to depend on God, but mean while shift for themselves?
A41628Do they not sometimes conceit, that there is some grace, or other good, to be found out of Christ?
A41628Doest thou adhere to Him with a plenitude of Wil, as the Iron to the Loadstone?
A41628Doest thou give Christ that place in the Intention and Bent of thy Wil, which belongs to him?
A41628Doth Christ offer an Act of Indemnitie unto sinners; and wil not they receive it at his hands?
A41628Doth Christ offer such great things to sinners, and shal they prefer such poor toys before them?
A41628Doth Christ weep over the Sins and Ruines of impenitent Jerusalem?
A41628Doth any thing more provoke Christ, than to have his bowels, and compassions towards Sinners spurned at?
A41628Doth he ever break with us before we break with him?
A41628Doth he expect that, when we turne Christians, we bid Adieu to al outward comforts?
A41628Doth he fully acquiesce, in these visible Apparances of their professed obedience to him?
A41628Doth he not at the same time, when he layes hold on Christ, secretly also catch at the world, or some beloved lust?
A41628Doth he not ever adde something to Christ, or take something from Christ?
A41628Doth he not meet them half way; yea, prevent them in the offers of Grace?
A41628Doth he not thinke himself sufficiently paid for what Grace he hath given forth, if he may but obtain the souls desires after more?
A41628Doth he not wel understand al your needs?
A41628Doth he not wholly live on self as his spring, and to self as his last end?
A41628Doth he so freely open his gracious heart to sinners, and wil they shut their hearts against him?
A41628Doth it kil my lust, and give life unto my soul?
A41628Doth it not also cut us off from many promissed Mercies?
A41628Doth it not also dismount the Believer, and make him walke on foot, in al manner of self- abasement?
A41628Doth it not also take off the Beautie, Lustre, and Sweetnesse of Mercies received, or expected?
A41628Doth it not argue a desperate, hard, unbelieving heart, not to regard this day?
A41628Doth it not argue an heart desperately hard, when Christs tears wil not dissolve or soften it?
A41628Doth it not as wel feed Grace, as purge out sin?
A41628Doth it not breed, preserve, foment, incourage, actuate, and spirit al sin?
A41628Doth it not depart from God, his Word, and Ways?
A41628Doth it not let out the vital spirits,& heart- bloud of al good Inclination and affections?
A41628Doth it not make the absence and presence of Christ, the mesure of bitter and sweet, of good and evil?
A41628Doth it not put light for darknes, and darknes for light; good for evil, and evil for good?
A41628Doth it not rather, by its murmurs, and misimprovments, destroy former Mercies, and so hinder future?
A41628Doth it not rebel against the Soveraintie of God, by placing the sinners wil above it?
A41628Doth it not then greatly concerne al, both Believers and Unbelievers, to studie wel the Nature, Causes, and maligne Influences of Unbelief?
A41628Doth it not, like some cunning Politicians, animate and encourage every sin, yet concele itself in al its actings?
A41628Doth not Divine Benignitie, or Bountie, fal under censure of illiberalitie, when Unbelief sets in the chair?
A41628Doth not Infidelitie attemt to turne the whole of Christs Mediatorie office, into a mere shadow, or Romance?
A41628Doth not Infidelitie dispirit and make void al Ordinances, and means of Salvation?
A41628Doth not Jerusalem first break with him, before he breaks with her?
A41628Doth not Unbelief cut the Sinews, and Nerves of al evangelic Obedience?
A41628Doth not Unbelief, as has been intimated, darken al the glorious Attributes of God?
A41628Doth not Unbelief, at one stroke, take away the Scriptures, God, and Christ, and al the good things of our peace?
A41628Doth not commun faith oft look so demurely, as that you can very hardly discerne its difference from saving?
A41628Doth not every Unbeliever by depending on himself, as his first principle, and last end, make himself his God?
A41628Doth not every Unbeliever, by his secret, or open murmurs against God raise many black lies, and scandals on God?
A41628Doth not his faith spring mainly from self- jelousie?
A41628Doth not his willingnesse to give, infinitely excede the sinners willingnesse to receive?
A41628Doth not mens depending so much on themselves, or the creature, argue their little, if any dependence on Christ?
A41628Doth not our Infidelitie give us more pain and trouble than al other enemies?
A41628Doth not our omnipotent God oft bring the greatest Triumphs out of the greatest extremites?
A41628Doth not the Covenant of Grace give as good law- right, as may be, for al that wil to come and embrace the good things that belong to their peace?
A41628Doth not the Prophet Isaias, by a witty Sarcasme, upbraid her with this sin, as the cause of her ruine?
A41628Doth not the Romans sword, which ere long was to be sheathed in Jerusalem''s bowels, pierce thorow the very heart of her Messias?
A41628Doth not the great God make himself a debtor to such as trust in Him?
A41628Doth not the great Ressemblance that there is between saving Faith and commun, oblige al to trie of what stampe, and make their faith is?
A41628Doth not the peace, comfort, grace, strength, beautie, and flourishing of a Christian depend on this piece of faith?
A41628Doth not the vigor, strength, beautie, and improvement of al Grace depend on our belief of the Scriptures?
A41628Doth not then the carnal heart receive things spiritual carnally; as on the contrary, the spiritual heart things carnal spiritually?
A41628Doth not this implicite faith destroy the very formal Nature of true faith?
A41628Doth not this sin lie involved in Londons Ashes and Ruines, as wel as in Jerusalems?
A41628Doth not this sin provoke God to curse mens blessings?
A41628Doth not this then further oblige us, to examine strictly what we are as to Faith and Infidelitie?
A41628Doth our blessed Lord, who was free from al sin, so much lament the sins of others, wherein he had no share?
A41628Doth some powerful lust, or tentation assault the soul?
A41628Doth thine Assent to the things that belong to thy peace fil thy soul with Admiration of, and Love unto them?
A41628For he that doth disbelieve any one part of Scripture, may he not be justly reputed to disbelieve the whole?
A41628For, is not every rational Being so far a Debtor to truth, as to examine wel the reasons and grounds of his Assent?
A41628Fructification is the last end of a vineyard; and therefore if this fail; for what use serve the trees, but to be cast into the fire?
A41628Further do not many seeming Christians divide betwixt the Crown and Crosse of Christ?
A41628Further, Is not Divine Justice impleaded, or masqued with the face of Injustice by Unbelief?
A41628Further, take notice how much self- love doth feed, and nourish thine Unbelief?
A41628Had earthly- mindednesse a great place in Jerusalems black Catalogue of Church- desolating sins?
A41628Had he not massie, ponderous Inducements, to induce him unto this sacred passion?
A41628Had we eternitie in our eye and heart, how would the view thereof darken the glorie of this lower world?
A41628Has Christ set any bars or rails about his Throne of Grace?
A41628Has he not given al manner of warrants, yea commands for men to believe?
A41628Has not Christ made a plentiful, and costly feast for Sinners?
A41628Has not Christ removed al groundlesse cavils and objections, which foolish sinners are apt to make against coming to him for life?
A41628Has not England also dranke very deep of this venimous, intoxicating Cup?
A41628Has not this been the practice of Saints in al ages, to lament over the Sins, and Ruines of their Church or State?
A41628Hast thou the least shadow of Reason for thy delays to believe?
A41628Hath his Lave and Grace the Soverain dominion over thy Wil?
A41628Hath not our blessed Lord taken al the courses and means that may be, to cure men of their Infidelitie?
A41628Hath not poor Jerusalem layen 1600. years under the prodigious curse of this one dismal saying?
A41628Have I a right valuation of those things I hope for?
A41628Have I any pleasure at al that the wicked should die, saith the Lord God?
A41628Have not Back and Belly, Trade, Pompe, and Pleasures, been the great Diana''s, which have captivated the hearts of too many Professors?
A41628Have not Believers Gods immutable Word, Oath, and Fidelitie to confirme his Covenant?
A41628Have not many the name of Believers, who yet never felt the virtue, and efficace of faith?
A41628Have not such soon enough of Christ?
A41628Have not the most black, and seemingly confused Providences, an admirable beautie, and harmonious order in them?
A41628Have not those that believe most, the deepest, and soundest reasons?
A41628Have they not given a mere natural, human Assent to supernatural Divine truths?
A41628Have we not the Temple of God amongst us?
A41628Have you not a Father in Heaven, who is mindful of, and provident for you?
A41628He addes, Neither can be know them: there is a moral Impossibilitie that he should know them: and why?
A41628He can be indulgent to others; but is he not very severe against himself?
A41628He may sometimes conforme to the Laws of Christ in appearance; but doth he not stil hate them at heart?
A41628Hence Christ argues( a minori) How much more are ye better than fouls?
A41628How apt are Believers themselves to put far from them that great day?
A41628How apt is it to draw back from Christ, on the least apparence of difficultie?
A41628How apt is it, yea, industrious to remove far from conscience, the second coming of Christ, and ensuing Jugement?
A41628How apt is self- love to frame a faith of its own, such a faith as wil easily correspond with its lusts?
A41628How are the eyes shut, and the wil bolted against al foresight, and expectations of Christs second coming?
A41628How are they overjoyed at such glad tidings of Salvation?
A41628How artificial, and witty is Unbelief, to shift off Christ, and al his tenders of life?
A41628How backward are they to trust him in any straits?
A41628How burdensome, and irkesome is the Crosse of Christ to the unbelieving heart?
A41628How can he assent truely to any sacred Truth, who understands nothing truely of that he assents unto?
A41628How comes it to passe that Sinners are so inflexible as to al Chrsts gracious offers, but flexible towards sin, and its allurements?
A41628How comes it to passe that both wise and foolish Virgins slumber, before the coming of the Bridegroom, but from their Unbelief?
A41628How comes it to passe that men are so carelesse and regardlesse of a good conscience, but from want of such lively expectations of Christs coming?
A41628How comes it to passe then that Believers themselves, should be so unbelieving as to Gods paternal providence towards them?
A41628How comes it to passe, that many take part with their Unbelief, but because they are not sensible, what a mischievous pernicious thing it is?
A41628How did the Pharisees, and Lawyers reject the counsel of God?
A41628How did they disobey Christ, and thrust him from them?
A41628How do afflictions pinch, and gal unbelieving spirits?
A41628How doth Faith corroborate, and fortifie the Wil in what is good, by uniting of it to Christ, and the Divine wil?
A41628How doth Faith rend a man from himself, without violence, or pain?
A41628How doth Infidelitie hinder, deaden, and embitter the Soul in al gracious exercices?
A41628How doth Unbelief darken the eye of the Soul; and so create black visions of carnal fear, and heart- rending troubles?
A41628How doth Unbelief poison many good Inclinations?
A41628How doth Unbelief quarrel at, and murmur against the soverain pleasure of God, both Preceptive and Providential?
A41628How doth every Tentation prey upon them?
A41628How doth he insult over al his former vain confidences?
A41628How doth her spirit sink, and despond under the least difficultie?
A41628How doth it clip the wings of Meditation, stifle and choke the breathings of Prayer,& c?
A41628How doth it compel the Sinner to embrew his hands in his own bloud; to sheath a sword in his own bowels, by a wilful rejection of Evangelic offers?
A41628How doth it crampe, and dispirit the Affections, those feet of the Soul?
A41628How doth it infuse a malignitie, and poison into al the parts of the Soul?
A41628How doth it likewise trample on the patience, and forbearance of God?
A41628How doth it make al the beautie of the Creature to fade away, as a Sun- burned Flower?
A41628How doth it make the Believer to fear God under smiles, love him under frowns, hope in him under difficulties, wait for his returne under desertions?
A41628How doth it scorne, reject, yea spurne at bowels of evangelic Love, and Grace?
A41628How doth it stain al the Beautie, and Glorie of Evangelic offers, made to the unbelieving Soul?
A41628How doth it torment the heart, and cause it to pine away, and consume to nothing, even under groundlesse expectations, and needlesse fears of trouble?
A41628How doth it turne al the great and glorious enjoyments of Heaven into mere insignificant Fancies, Notions, Fables, and Sick- dreams?
A41628How doth the Citie sit solitary, that was ful of people?
A41628How doth unbelief strugle, and fret against the supreme pleasure of Christ?
A41628How drawing and encouraging is his Gospel?
A41628How dreadfully do millions of Unbelievers delude themselves with a sick dream, and shadow of commun faith?
A41628How fain would every Unbeliever Deifie himself, by making himself the first principle of his Dependence, and Trust?
A41628How fain would it build Mansions here, and take up with something short of God?
A41628How feeble is Hel?
A41628How few are there, who observe and mourn under the secret veins of Infidelitie, that loge in their hearts?
A41628How few have impressions suitable to their faith?
A41628How few, yea very few embrace Christ, and the other good things of their peace, in the greatnesse of their glorie?
A41628How few, yea very few, among the croud of professed Believers, live under the vital power of Faith?
A41628How flexible to the Divine Wil?
A41628How foolish and sottish doth it make sinners?
A41628How forward are awakened sinners, to catch at the Righteousnes, and Merits of Christ, thereby to screen off the scorching heat of Divine wrath?
A41628How forward are they to appropriate and own Christ, and yet he wil not own, but reject them, as workers of iniquitie?
A41628How frequently do Believers stagger in their adherence unto Christ?
A41628How glad he would be, to receive her into the bosome of his Grace?
A41628How glad is he that Christ takes any course to break his carnal confidences, that so nothing but Christ himself may support his heart?
A41628How glad is it to be stript of al fond presumtions, carnal confidences, and false bottomes, that so Christ alone may give rest to the soul?
A41628How greedily do they receive, or assent to it, even as a voluptuous man receives his food, or a condemned malefactor his pardon?
A41628How happie might she have been, had she but performed the same?
A41628How happy might Jerusalem have been, had she but understood, and entertained the holesome Doctrines, which these tears preached to her?
A41628How has Jerusalem for more than 1600 years layn under this curse here dropt, and mingled with our Lords tears?
A41628How imperfect, how grosse, how insignificant were their Notions?
A41628How impossible is it that the unbelievers heart, which is the spouse of sin, should be married to Christ?
A41628How industrious is he in seeking sinners, when they have lost themselves?
A41628How inquisitive is Faith to understand al the virtues of Christ, and to receive from him Grace for Grace?
A41628How insignificant and unable are its iron Gates, to prevail over the weakest believer, that adheres to Christ?
A41628How is al the glorie of this lower world eclipsed, and al carnal delights made to lose their relish hereby?
A41628How is his Spirit wounded by the sword of Divine wrath, that hung over Jerusalem?
A41628How is she become as a widow?
A41628How is the Unbelievers heart filled with black ugly prejudices against Christ, and al the offers of his Grace?
A41628How is the believing soul, that by faith adheres to Christ, strongly fortified, and armed against the most violent Tentations?
A41628How justly did our Soverain Lord suffer Jerusalem to fal by Cesar''s sword, when as she prefer''d Cesar before her Lord?
A41628How justly doth Christ pronounce a sentence of death against them, who wilfully reject his offers, and means of life?
A41628How lean, poor, and barren in Grace, and gracious fruits are many Believers, by reason of their prevalent Unbelief?
A41628How little are they acquainted with the applicatorie, appropriating Acts of Faith?
A41628How little can he resigne up himself wholly to Christ, or receive whole Christ, as offered in the Gospel?
A41628How little do men mind, affect, or do any thing as they ought, so long as they put far from them the coming of their Lord?
A41628How little do they regard, and depend on Christ in smal concernes?
A41628How little is he allured, or ravished with the incomparable Beauties of Christ?
A41628How long doest thou make us to dout?
A41628How long doth it lie lurking in the soul, before it be observed?
A41628How many Hels lay wrapt up in these direful tokens of Divine wrath?
A41628How many Professors have no other bottome for their faith, than a fond presumtion that they have faith?
A41628How many adhere to Christ in Profession, and yet adhere to the world, or lust in Affection?
A41628How many are there who pretend to be Believers, and yet understand little, or nothing of the main Articles, or grounds of their faith?
A41628How many are there, who loge Christ only in some out- Affections; in some faint, imperfect Desires?
A41628How many are there, who receive Christ, as the way to a terrestial, or earthly, not to a celestial, or heavenly life?
A41628How many assent to the things which belong to their peace in notion, but yet dissent in heart and practice?
A41628How many commun Believers give Christ good words; but give their hearts to some Idol- lover?
A41628How many flourishing Churches have been deprived of the Gospel, and means of Grace for their Infidelitie?
A41628How many receive the word of Faith, and yet mixe not faith with the word they receive?
A41628How many seem to depend wholly on Christ for Grace, who yet secretly lean on their own understandings, and good wils?
A41628How many self- deluding souls assent to Christ in their jugements, and yet consent to lust in their hearts?
A41628How much against corrupt nature are the supernatural acts of Faith?
A41628How much are they off and on, up and down, fast and loose with Christ?
A41628How much art thou beneath the least dutie or suffering farther than thou art acted by Faith?
A41628How much beneath the least evangelic dutie is the unbelieving soul?
A41628How much dissent is there in their assent to Evangelic truths?
A41628How much do their hearts, and lives answer to the primitive Patterne of puritie, in the heart and life of Christ?
A41628How much doth it distract, deaden, and harden the heart in al duties?
A41628How much doth it trust self; and thence how little can it trust in God?
A41628How much is Faith delighted in trading with Heaven and Christ?
A41628How much is its Throne maintained by it?
A41628How much is the Soveraintie of God opposed by Unbelief; in that it can not, because it wil not, submit, either to his secret, or reveled wil?
A41628How much ought these Sympathetic tears of their Lord move them, to sympathise also with Jerusalem in her miseries?
A41628How much rather had they have their Grace, peace, and comfort in Christs keeping, than in their own?
A41628How much then are we al concerned to make a narrow scrutinie into our hearts, and to examine whether our Faith be of the right kind?
A41628How much then are we concerned to imitate our great Lord in this his Lamentation?
A41628How much then should we affect such Tears?
A41628How must this needs cut, and wound the heart of an awakened penitent sinner, to see his guilt in the face of his punishment?
A41628How natural is it to Unbelievers, to trust in any sorry Idol- God, of their own making, rather than in the God, that made Heaven and Earth?
A41628How oft do our tears flow from false imaginations, or some feeblenesse of Nature, without any grounded reasons?
A41628How oft doth commun faith go to Christ for life, that so the sinner may live more securely in sin?
A41628How oft have many sincere Believers been violently assaulted with Atheistic thoughts, that there is no God?
A41628How ought every eye to weep apart, and every heart to bleed apart, for personal, domestic, Ecclesiastic, and National Infidelitie?
A41628How patient is it, whiles Satan claps on the chains, and fetters of spiritual slumber, and hardnesse of heart on the Sinners legs?
A41628How pleasing is it to reigne with Christ?
A41628How satisfying is this peace, which Faith gives?
A41628How seldome are the most of Believers in realising believing views of approching Glories?
A41628How seldome or never, doth it take a view, with Moses, on mount Pisgah, of the celestial Canaan, the new Jerusalem, where is the Lambs Throne?
A41628How silent is it?
A41628How soft- natured, and faint- hearted as to Dutie, but stout- hearted and resolute against Christ, and al his gracious invitations, it makes thee?
A41628How soon doth the bottome of al sensible good fal out, when Faith comes into the Soul, and takes the Chair?
A41628How soon doth the unbelieving soul hanker again after its beloved Idols?
A41628How sottish, and foolish doth it make Sinners?
A41628How straitned are their spirits as to present, or expected mercies?
A41628How studious and industrious is he, to remove al Heart- cavils, against the offers of his Grace?
A41628How studious is Unbelief to obliterate, and rase out the Idea of Eternitie, fixed in the heart?
A41628How stupid and senselesse doth it make conscience?
A41628How sweet and easy is the bitter, heavy Crosse so far as Faith prevails?
A41628How then comes it to passe that Sinners come not to it when invited?
A41628How then comes it to passe that the dead Sinner is espoused to a living Christ?
A41628How then comes it to passe, that Believers are so poor and low in Grace?
A41628How then comes it to passe, that he is so little satisfied in Christ, but for want of faith in him?
A41628How then comes it to passe, that on the interposure of some tentation, they turne aside to lying Vanities?
A41628How then comes it to passe, that this knowing world is enamored, and fallen in love with it?
A41628How timorous and faint- hearted at the approche of difficulties?
A41628How unable are Unbelievers to trust God, in the want of althings?
A41628How unable are such to see any good in afflictions?
A41628How unable is he to go to Christ, with a plenitude of wil?
A41628How unable is he to wil and nil the same things, to be constant to his own election of Christ, and reprobation of sin?
A41628How unable is it to to conflict with smal Tentations?
A41628How unacquainted are they with the spiritual, cunning, and subtile turnings and windings of their unbelieving hearts?
A41628How unsteadfast is he in al his covenants with Christ?
A41628How unstedfast were they in his Covenant?
A41628How unthankeful, how discontented is the Unbeliever under Mercies received; and thence unfit to receive more?
A41628How unwilling he was to reject her?
A41628How wil this confound them to al eternitie?
A41628How willing is it to see the poor Unbeliever famished and starved, amidst the rich and sumtuous feasts of evangelic Grace, and Mercie?
A41628I assent to some words of God that are agreable; but do I not dissent from some other which disagree with, and crosse my lusts?
A41628I do receive the word of faith; but have I Faith mixed with the word I receive?
A41628I have in person made many Addresses and Supplications to thee; but have I not received as many Repulses from, as ever I made Applications to thee?
A41628I, what am I the better for al this?
A41628I, who am in such a nastie pickle; so polluted with sin?
A41628I, who am so unworthy?
A41628I, who have so long spurned at Christ, and al the things that belong to my peace?
A41628I, who have so oft broken with Christ, plaid fast and loose with him?
A41628If not, how comes it to passe, that Sinners choose the evil, and refuse the good offered to them?
A41628If not, how comes it to passe, that men mind not more the things that belong unto their peace?
A41628If sinners wil justifie their unbelief, which is so much condemned by God, is it not just with God to condemne them for it?
A41628If we make some brief reflexion on the forementioned particulars of faith, what a strange concurrence shal we find to make good this Corollarie?
A41628In times of distresse, how oft doth their Faith question the realitie of the Promisses?
A41628Is Christ such a liberal Savior for sinners?
A41628Is Ephraim my dear son?
A41628Is any sin a greater burden, and pain to Christ than Infidelitie?
A41628Is he not appointed by God as the alone Savior of Mankind?
A41628Is he so forward to give, and shal we be so backward to receive?
A41628Is his Glorie thy last and utmost end?
A41628Is is not hence also that they are so humorous, and il- minded towards Christ; so apt to raise black lies and slanders of him?
A41628Is it not a bloudy crime to meet Christ''s Grace with resistance?
A41628Is it not a burden to them, that they should be driven to such streights, as that none but Christ can relieve them?
A41628Is it not a sad and lamentable sight to see Jerusalem, a Citie so populous, become desolate and without Inhabitant?
A41628Is it not also a lamentable case, that she, who was the Glorie, and desire of Nations, should become the derision, reproche, and scorne of al?
A41628Is it not as bad a piece of Unbelief, to set up the Law instead of Christ, as to set up lust instead of the law?
A41628Is it not because they lie not level with their lusts?
A41628Is it not commun with many to adhere to Christ in Profession, but to lust in Affection?
A41628Is it not from the prevalence of some lust in their hearts, which turnes them strongly another way?
A41628Is it not from their want of Faith, to draw out that fulnesse that is contained in, and offered by the Covenant?
A41628Is it not rank pride for sinners to refuse that Grace, which is freely offered?
A41628Is it not the grand designe of Self- love, where- ever it is predominant, to come to Christ on its own feet of carnal confidence?
A41628Is it not the great Stratageme, and plot of Satan to dispirit, and weaken mens Assent to the sacred Scriptures?
A41628Is it not then impossible, that sin, in its dominion, should dwel in the same heart with Christ?
A41628Is it not then most righteous, that the great God, who is thus injured, and abused by Infidelitie, should revenge his own quarrel thereon?
A41628Is it not then the Believers Wisdome, and Interest, to suffer his Father to be wise for him?
A41628Is it not then the great concerne of al, to be greatly intent on the studie of, and inquisition into the Nature, Operations, and Effects of Unbelief?
A41628Is it vigorous, affective, and active?
A41628Is not Christ extreme liberal towards Sinners?
A41628Is not Christ greatly undervalued, when his gracious offers are rejected?
A41628Is not Christ more glad to receive poor and weary souls, than they are to come unto him?
A41628Is not Christ more willing to save, than sinners are to be saved?
A41628Is not Christ the great Ordinance of God, constituted, designed, and adapted to be the Mediator between God and man?
A41628Is not Christ the greatest Institute and Ordinance of God?
A41628Is not Christ''s hand, and heart open towards Sinners; but are not their hearts shut against him by Unbelief?
A41628Is not Faith both food and physic?
A41628Is not Grace both in being, and degrees the effect of Faith in Christ?
A41628Is not Infidelitie the highest Treason against Heaven?
A41628Is not Infidelitie, as it has been shown, the greatest sin, and therefore ought to have the greatest sense?
A41628Is not Mercie clothed with the rough garment of Severitie?
A41628Is not a secure Conscience ever an unbelieving Conscience?
A41628Is not al pitie and compassion that we shew towards Unbelief, the greatest crueltie that may be to our own souls?
A41628Is not every Unbeliever, yea Believer also, a mysterie to himself?
A41628Is not every one nearer to Christ than he in his own apprehensions?
A41628Is not every saving faith a standing Miracle?
A41628Is not every thing about Christ mighty drawing, alluring, and inviting?
A41628Is not every thing that is received, received according to the nature of the Recipient?
A41628Is not faith maintained by an inward, tender, feeling sense; and Unbelief by the want of such a sense?
A41628Is not he the wisest Philosopher, who contemplates, and understands best the causes of things?
A41628Is not his faith mere Unbelief?
A41628Is not prayer no prayer, Hearing the Word no hearing; are not Sacraments no Sacraments to the Unbeliever?
A41628Is not that the greatest sin, which is against the greatest Laws, and Obligations?
A41628Is not the Reason and Autoritie of a part, the same with the Reason and Autoritie of the whole word?
A41628Is not the Righteous God accused, as one that justifies the wicked, and condemnes the Innocent?
A41628Is not the Shekinah, or presence of the Divine Majestie seated amongst us?
A41628Is not the Unbelievers self- dependence the worst piece of Idolatrie?
A41628Is not the Wil under the Tuition of the Understanding?
A41628Is not the disbelief of the main Articles of our faith, the only faith and belief that is to be found among some?
A41628Is not the least error here fundamental?
A41628Is not the natural mind shut against supernatural objects, until Christ, by his Spirit open the same?
A41628Is not the spirit of the mind, the most noble part of the soul, envelopped, or wrapt up in contagious black darknesse by it?
A41628Is not the ugly vizard of Hatred, and Revenge, put on the beautiful face of Divine Love?
A41628Is not the very root, and seminal virtue of good Intentions withered and blasted hereby?
A41628Is not the wisdome of God estimed mere folie by it?
A41628Is not their Recumbence on God, as hypocritic, as their false hearts?
A41628Is not this HE, he that first gave Being, and Welbeing to Jerusalem, as to althings else?
A41628Is not this a piece of Unbelief, which Devils and damned Spirits are not guiltie of?
A41628Is not this also the cause of mens hypocrisie both in heart and life?
A41628Is not this happy match, the alone miraculous effect of Faith, wrought by the Spirit of God?
A41628Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?
A41628Is not this mere fancie rather than faith?
A41628Is not this sin of Infidelitie to be found at the end of every sin?
A41628Is not this the great end and designe of al Divine Lamentations, to obviate and prevent the like Sins and Ruines?
A41628Is not this the main businesse of Faith to enjoy Christ, to live and die in him?
A41628Is not this the main that Christ expects from evangelic Unbelievers, that they willingly accept Grace offered to them?
A41628Is the Believer called to any difficult piece of service, either active or passive, for Christ?
A41628Is the Idea, or visage of Unbelief so black and ugly?
A41628Is the Vassalage of Satan more desirable, than the Libertie of the Sons of God?
A41628Is the poor sinner laden, and pinched with the guilt of sin?
A41628Is their confidence in God universal?
A41628Is there an agreament twixt thine heart, and the things thou believest?
A41628Is there any Grace required to the Divine life, which Faith can not supplie us with?
A41628Is there any record to be found of a captive Rebel, that rejected a gracious pardon from his Prince?
A41628Is there any sin that doth more directly oppose Salvation by Christ, than Unbelief?
A41628Is there any so sotish, as to refuse such good things?
A41628Is there any thing in Christ, or his evangelic offers that keeps men from believing?
A41628Is there not a secret displeasure, and dislike against Christ, even while they are forced, by reason of their extremities, to make use of him?
A41628Is there not also abundance of Idolatrie in Infidelitie?
A41628Is there so much Beautie in Sin, as to make men desire it before the Beauties of Holinesse?
A41628Is there so much Beautie in the Deformitie of Sin?
A41628Is there so much sin, and self- murder, wrapt up in its bowels?
A41628Is this the grand motive of thy seeking after Christ, that thy good is laid up in Him, and not in thy self?
A41628Is this to believe, to understand nothing of what we believe?
A41628Is this, even among men, counted good Reception, to entertain a person of honorable condition, in some out- loge, or in the same place with the Swine?
A41628It s true, I have a Notion and Forme of faith; but have I indeed the real Power and Virtue of Faith?
A41628It s true, Means sometimes fail?
A41628It s true, Unbelief is oft the cause of carnal securitie, but is it not also as oft the effect of it?
A41628It s true, peradventure they may not be exemted from commun calamities; ay, but doth not God sanctifie, and sweeten al unto them?
A41628It s true, scandalous sins have more of Infamie; but has not Infidelitie more of obliquitie, and guilt in it?
A41628It s true, sometimes his Actions are changed; but are not his vital Principles, and Dispositions unchanged?
A41628It s true, they have received the Word of God, but was it not as the word of men, as clothed with some human Autoritie, or excellence?
A41628It s true, they, in a sort, receive Christ; but how is it?
A41628It sets no bars or rails about the throne of Grace?
A41628It''s true, He doth not alwaies keep his people from the crosse; ay, but doth he not always keep them under the crosse?
A41628Jesurun( or Israel) waxed fat and kicked — They sacrificed to Devils, and forgot God,& c. What follows?
A41628Lastly is there not a world of Atheisme in al Infidelitie?
A41628Lastly, Do not the best of refined Hypocrites join a world of Spiritual Idols with Christ?
A41628Lastly, as for al Divine Ordinances and Institutions, are they not dispirited, and made ineffectual by Unbelief?
A41628Lastly, do not the most of Professors divide betwixt those good things that are in Christ, and those good things that flow from him?
A41628Lastly, was Jerusalem guiltie of Impenitence, want of Humiliation, and open Apostasie?
A41628Lo, they have rejected the Word of the Lord, and what wisdome is in them?
A41628Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?
A41628Many awakened sinners, while under dreadful Terrors, and Horrors of conscience, seem strongly inclined to receive Christ: who but Christ?
A41628Master, see what manner of stones, and what buildings are here?
A41628May it be imagined that the Lord of Glorie wil take up his logement in that soul, where base nasty lusts have the same, or better room than he?
A41628May it not become a true Proverb, Much Infidelitie, and much Sorrow?
A41628May not Christ justly estime your delay to embrace him, a refusal of him?
A41628May not al these, and many more seeming Christians, be justly reputed Opposers,& Rejectors of Christ?
A41628May not also convinced sinners procede very far in their Consent, to the good things that belong unto their peace, and yet remain Infidels?
A41628May not the most of our tentations be resolved into some disbeliefe of the Scriptures?
A41628May not then every sin deservedly cal Unbelief, father?
A41628May not whoever wil, come and drink freely, and deeply of this living fountain?
A41628May sinners come too soon to Christ, or before they are welcome?
A41628May such a wretch as I come to Christ, to be embraced in his sacred armes?
A41628May we imagine that the holy, and faithful God wil quit the place of his Residence, and glorious rest?
A41628May we not conjecture, that some great coming of the Son of Man can not be far off, because faith is so much departed from the earth?
A41628May we not count such bewitched Sots, who plot, and contrive, by al means possible, to ruine themselves?
A41628May we not safely say, That he never truely mourned for any sin, who never mourned for Infidelitie, which is at the end of every Sin?
A41628May we not then groundedly assure our selves, that our faithful Lord wil conserve and maintain his own Temple, and People that worship him therein?
A41628May we not then justly crie out with Esaias, Who hath believed our Report?
A41628May we not then, without any injustice, conclude, that Unbelief is the worst enemie we have in the world?
A41628May we not, without breach of Charitie, judge those to be under the power of Unbelief, who were never truly sensible of the power of it?
A41628Meditate also on thy short- spiritednesse, and its venimous influence on thine unbelief: How contracted and narrow is the Unbelievers heart?
A41628Mine assent to Evangelic truths, and Mysteries seems firme and strong; ay, but doth it leave suitable impressions on mine heart?
A41628Mine awakened Conscience attendes to the joyful sound of the Gospel; but doth not my lustful heart attend as much to allurements of lust?
A41628Moreover how doth Unbelief narrow Divine Omnipotence; yea, look upon it as mere Impotence, and weaknes?
A41628Moreover, how are the main breaches of our lives maintained, and improved by Infidelitie?
A41628Moreover, how short- spirited and impatient are many Believers?
A41628Multitudes now adays receive the Word of God; but how?
A41628Must not every visive facultie have some agreament with the object visible?
A41628Must not his royal love have a throne al alone in the heart?
A41628My mind hath some estime for the good things of my peace; but has it not as great estime for the good things of this world?
A41628Neverthelesse when the Son of Man cometh, shal he find faith on the earth?
A41628Now if Infidelitie be so injurious to Christ, is it not just with him to vindicate such injuries?
A41628Now what reception is given to such a magnificent rich Treat?
A41628Now wherein lay this their Rebellion?
A41628O Jerusalem, Jerusalem — How oft would I have gathered thy children together, even as an hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not?
A41628O that men would believe, what a difficult thing it is to believe aright?
A41628Of what use wil a Forme of Faith, without the Power of it be, unlesse to sinke us deeper into Hel?
A41628Or suppose, that God continues some means of Grace, yet doth not Unbelief turne them into means of hardening?
A41628Or, Wherein the Nature of Unbelief consists?
A41628Or, Wherein the genuine Idea, or Nature of Vnbelief doth consist?
A41628Or, was it not rather from the intuition of Jerusalem''s sins and sufferings?
A41628Others, as the way to Honors?
A41628Ought not the heart to be where the treasure is?
A41628Satan is oft the father, but is not Unbelief the mother of al Tentations?
A41628Sense of pain, or losse afflicts us: but how little are we afflicted with the sense of guilt and sin?
A41628So also for carnal presumtion, and self- flatterie, what a seminal root is it of false, or commun faith?
A41628So also, for al Gods works of Providence, how doth Unbelief draw a Veil on the most glorious of them?
A41628So in like manner may we not repute him among the most understanding Believers, who is best skilled in discerning the Causes of Unbelief?
A41628So long as Unbelievers despise Gospel- love, and Mercie, is it not just that Gospel- vengeance take hold of them?
A41628So much Content in the embraces of an heart- distracting World?
A41628So much Libertie in the Vassalage, and Bondage of Lusts?
A41628So much Pleasure in the Chains and Fetters of Satan?
A41628So much life in the death of Sin, and Hel torments, as to make a rational soul amorous of, and in love with them?
A41628So much peace and ease in the stings, and troubles of a tormented Conscience?
A41628So that can there be any thing more destructive to the Notion, and Nature of true faith, than such an Implicite faith?
A41628Tel me, mayest thou not be in Hel, before this hereafter come?
A41628That they expected the Bridegrooms coming, yea went forth to meet him; who yet never had interest in him, or the good things of his Kingdome?
A41628The Covenant excludes none, but such as exclude themselves by Unbelief: and why should sinners exclude themselves, before God excludes them?
A41628The Nature of Unbelief may be further explicated, from the many essential Defects that attend the Subject of this Reception?
A41628The Notional Object of Unbelief: or, What are those Notional things, that belong unto our peace, which unbelief assents not unto?
A41628The Peace of the Gospel is pleasing to my wounded Conscience; but are not the duties of the Gospel displeasing to my rebellious heart?
A41628The Unbelievers commun faith may lead him to please Christ in shew, but is it not al to please himself in truth?
A41628The evils that touch us afflict us; but how little are we afflicted with the evils that touch the honor of Christ, or his concernes?
A41628The lesse there is of the creature, is there not the more of God in al our provisions?
A41628The longer thou forbearest to believe, wil not thy heart be the more averse, and backward to believe?
A41628They boast of securing themselves, and obtaining rest in their fenced Cities: Yes, saith the Prophet Ironicly, you shal be secure, and quiet: but how?
A41628They disbelieve some Scriptures; and why?
A41628They receive Christ, but is it not only, as a Bankrupt entertains a rich Suretie, to pay their debts to the Law?
A41628They were al in hast to make him King: and why?
A41628This Lamentation of Christ over impenitent Jerusalem teacheth us also, That mans Ruine is from himself?
A41628Thou saiest thou wantest Grace: ay, but mayest thou not, by believing, receive Grace for Grace?
A41628Thou saiest, thou assentest to the Truths of the Gospel; ay, but doth not thine heart dissent from the Duties of the Gospel?
A41628Though he sometimes looked towards Christ, yet how little doth he follow that look?
A41628Thy word have I hid in mine heart: and why so?
A41628To believe only as the Church believes, without a right understanding of the objects we believe, what is it but to believe nothing as we ought?
A41628To give meat to them that fear him, and to be ever mindful of his Covenant?
A41628Touching the Object or mater of this Lamentation, What Christ here doth, and what we ought to lament?
A41628Was Christs Lamentation generous and public?
A41628Was Jerusalem guiltie of rejecting Christ, and the things that did belong unto her peace?
A41628Was Jerusalem infructuous and barren under al gracious Appointments, Vouchsafements, and Influences?
A41628Was Jerusalem puffed up with Spiritual pride, and Carnal confidence in her Church- privileges, and the tokens of Gods presence?
A41628Was it ever known that a conquered enemie refused termes of peace?
A41628Was it ever known that any, but mad men, would take delight to see their own heart- bloud gush out?
A41628Was it ever known that there was a mariage between the living and the dead?
A41628Was it ever known, that a Father saw his Child burning in the fire, and yet wanted bowels of pitie for him?
A41628Was it not chiefly by their murmurs and Unbelief?
A41628Was not Moses an holy man, deprived of entring into Canaan for one act of unbelief?
A41628Was not this Jerusalem''s sin and folie, for which she has paid so dear, for 1600 years?
A41628Was not this Noble HE her Protector, and Conductor in the Wildernesse?
A41628Was not this Soverain HE, her King and Lawgiver in Canaan?
A41628Was not this also that which made Judas betray, Peter denie, and the Jews crucifie the Lord of Glorie?
A41628Was not this also the great sin, that brought old Jerusalem under the Babylonian captivitie?
A41628Was not this the temper of Lots spirit?
A41628Was not this the very case of the unbelieving Jews, even from their infant- state in the Wildernes?
A41628Was the want of Reformation Jerusalems Church- depopulating Sin?
A41628Was there ever a greater miracle under Heaven, excepting the Incarnation of the Son of God, than the working of faith in an unbelieving heart?
A41628Was there ever, since the coming of our Lord in the flesh, more light, and yet more Atheisme in the world?
A41628We shal begin with the first; namely, What it is not to Assent to the Notional maters, or things, that belong to our peace?
A41628Were Christs tears Rational, Spiritual, and voluntarie?
A41628Were his tears Pathetic, and Sympathetic?
A41628Were not Jerusalem''s sins, and approching Ruines, forcible and binding reasons of our Lords weeping over her?
A41628Were not the the wise Virgins overtaken with fits of slumber aswel as the foolish?
A41628What Abysses and depths of iniquitie are there in the bowels of it?
A41628What Attention, what Reverence, and Respect do they give to Christs word?
A41628What Distances, Shinesses, and estrangements from Christ, doth it continually delight in?
A41628What Sympathie, Commiseration, and Compassion do Christs tears argue?
A41628What Wonders of Wonders lie wrapt up in this HE?
A41628What a Great, Illustrious HE is here?
A41628What a Hel of plagues, both spiritual and temporal, doth a despised Gospel bring on Professors?
A41628What a Veil doth this thick spiritual darknesse draw on al the excellences of Christ?
A41628What a bloudy sin unbelief was?
A41628What a bloudy, hard- hearted, soul- murdering sin is it?
A41628What a burden is the yoke to her effeminate, tender neck?
A41628What a clog is it to the soul in al its spiritual Exercices?
A41628What a doleful contemplation was this unto him?
A41628What a dul, lazy, remisse, loitering spirit doth it breed in Men?
A41628What a foolish and dangerous thing is it, for any to deceive themselves with false Images and Apparences of Faith?
A41628What a grand deceit therefore is it, to conceit Saving faith easie and commun?
A41628What a great verisimilitude, or likenesse is there between the notional Assent of Unbelievers, and real Assent of true Believers?
A41628What a latitude, and libertie doth he leave for idols in his heart; and thence how little room for Christ?
A41628What a lazy, slothful, remisse, and softnatured thing is Unbelief, as to al that is good?
A41628What a mighty conformitie has the renewed mind, clothed with these Divine notions, to al Divine truths?
A41628What a mutable, variable, inconstant thing is Infidelitie?
A41628What a painful thing is it to carnal hearts, to part with right eyes, and right hands, every beloved lust for Christ?
A41628What a pathetic expostulation is here, which carries in it notices of vehement Affections?
A41628What a poor Affiance in Christ have they under the abundance of althings?
A41628What a presumtion would it be in me, to cast an eye towards Christ, and the good things that belong unto my peace?
A41628What a prodigious Sin is Unbelief?
A41628What a rare thing is it for Believers to have a quick sense of Unbelief?
A41628What a sacred prodigious passion is here?
A41628What a sealed Book, and dark saying is the whole Gospel, to many afflicted Consciences, in times of Desertion?
A41628What a shame is it then for us, that our Lamentations are so barren and fruitlesse?
A41628What a sting doth it put into al afflictions?
A41628What a strange, and miraculous power, and efficace has Faith?
A41628What a strange, prodigious securitie is here?
A41628What a sweet harmonie was here?
A41628What a sweet harmonie, and order doth it inspire into the Affections?
A41628What a troublesome, vexatious neighbor is Infidelitie?
A41628What a vassal is the unbeliever to every base lust, Yea to himself?
A41628What a violence is it to Faith to live, act, breath, speak and walke out of Christ?
A41628What a world of faith consists in mere fancie?
A41628What a world of miserie doth it bring on Sinners?
A41628What a world of securitie, and false peace doth it produce?
A41628What a world of such mad, and blind fools are there?
A41628What abundant mater of Lamentation did this afford to our tender- hearted Lord, who was so nearly allied to Jerusalem?
A41628What adulterous hearts have many glittering Professors?
A41628What alluring and inviting Arguments are there in his bloud and passion?
A41628What an absolute Independence, and Self- sufficience doth Unbelief affect?
A41628What an active application is there on Christs part towards the Believer; and passive application on the Believers part towards Christ?
A41628What an admirable, yea infinite Perfection doth this give to these Tears, that they flow from the Divinitie?
A41628What an heavy doom was this?
A41628What an high degree of impenitence is it then for us, not to lament over our own sins, or National sins, wherein we have had our share?
A41628What an infinite Ocean of condescendent grace is here?
A41628What an invisible, slie, and subtile sin is Infidelitie?
A41628What an irrational, sottish, perverse, cruel sin is Unbelief?
A41628What an unparalled sweet humor is there loged in the heart of this great Emmanuel?
A41628What are Ordinances, but broken Cisternes?
A41628What are Promisses, but dead letters?
A41628What are al his good wishes towards the things of his peace, but broken half- desires?
A41628What are duties, but barren Wombs, when the day of Grace is gone?
A41628What are the Aggravations of this Vnbelief?
A41628What better argument and marque can we have of a sound Believer, than a daily sense of, and humiliation for Unbelief?
A41628What better marque is there of a spiritual, yea of a believing heart, than a deep sense of, and humiliation for Unbelief?
A41628What bleedings of heart, what inward compassions were the main spring of this sacred passion, vented by his eyes?
A41628What can save her, if her Redemers Grace and Mercie save her not?
A41628What canst thou do or suffer without Faith?
A41628What child- like confidence, and boldnesse ensues hereon?
A41628What confined and narrow hearts have they under the crosse?
A41628What content, what satisfaction, what pleasure do they take in this Evangelic word of life?
A41628What contentement, and pleasure do they take in believing?
A41628What cruel self- murder is this?
A41628What deep engagements did Jerusalem lie under, to improve her day of Grace?
A41628What departures from God, what turnings aside from, or remisnesses in Duties are Unbelievers exposed unto?
A41628What doth Christ mean by this?
A41628What doth he mean by this?
A41628What doth more elevate and refine reason, than saving Faith?
A41628What doth that import?
A41628What energie and efficace is there in every saying of Christ?
A41628What faintings under duties are they obnoxious unto?
A41628What grand mistakes and prejudices doth it breed, touching al the good things of our peace?
A41628What great and amazing Conceptions have they had thereof?
A41628What great things might Believers receive from Christ, had they but a great faith to expect and receive them?
A41628What grief and shame might they wel have for their own sins, when they behold their great Lord, thus to weep over Jerusalem''s sins?
A41628What infinite Reasons, what rational motives had Christ to induce him to weep over Jerusalem?
A41628What iniquitie have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me?
A41628What is Christ but a veiled face?
A41628What is grief, but the emotion or rolling of the bowels at the presence of some grievous object?
A41628What is it that fortifies the heart so much in its adherence to Idols, and false objects of trust?
A41628What is it that keeps Evangelic sinners from being saved?
A41628What is it that keeps the heart, as a chast Virgin for Christ, but Faith?
A41628What is it that she suffers from the righteous mouth and hand of Christ, but what she voluntarily inflicts on herself?
A41628What is the Gospel, but a sealed Book?
A41628What is this but to make Christ a Servant, yea, a Pander and Caterer to lust?
A41628What is this but to reject Christ?
A41628What is this but to reject Christ?
A41628What it is not to know the things that belong unto our peace?
A41628What it is, Not to know the things that belong unto our peace?
A41628What lack I yet?
A41628What legal, selfish regards have they oft towards Christ?
A41628What little reason, or cause have Unbelievers to object against Christs gracious offers?
A41628What low, mean, scandalous, yea cruel thoughts has it of him?
A41628What made Adam and Eve yield to Satan''s tentation, but their Infidelitie?
A41628What made the old World so much disbelieve the approching Deluge of Gods wrath, but their wretched securitie?
A41628What made the old world so secure before the Deluge came, and swept them al away, but their Unbelief?
A41628What makes mens wils so rebellions against Christ, yea destroyeth obedience in the principal root thereof?
A41628What makes the sensual world so tenacious in adhering to sensible good, but their Unbelief, as to good things hoped for?
A41628What malignant, and venimous effusions doth it transmit into their lives?
A41628What mater of sad contemplation, and Lamentation is here?
A41628What may we judge of those who hang up Christ in their phantasies, as pictures in an house, but yet never really adhere to, or recumb on him?
A41628What more contrary to Faith than carnal reason?
A41628What more effectual to break al our Idols, and Images of jelousie, than saving Faith?
A41628What more efficacious to draw forth every Grace in its exercice than Faith?
A41628What more efficacious to prevail on an obstinate wife, than the tears of her affectionate husband?
A41628What more powerful charme may there be, to win the obedience of a rebellious child, than the tears of affectionate parents?
A41628What more rational, than to assent to the First, supreme Truth, Truth it self?
A41628What murmurs and discontents have they against the Yoke, and Crosse of Christ?
A41628What mutual Influences, and Reciprocations are there between self- confidences and jelousies of God?
A41628What need have afflicted persons of Faith?
A41628What obscure, and strained notions have they of Eternitie?
A41628What pleas can such have, why they should not be damned, seing they wilfully rush into ways that lead to damnation?
A41628What precious tears were these, that dropt from God- man?
A41628What private Dalliances with inferior goods, are they guiltie of?
A41628What prodigious disloyaltie is this, that Jerusalem should prove so false to me, who have been so faithful an husband to her?
A41628What proportion is there betwixt spiritual Objects, and a carnal Subject?
A41628What rare experiments hath Christ given of the efficace of his bloud, the energie and power of his grace to redeme sinners?
A41628What satisfaction did Davids faith find in the Statutes of God?
A41628What secret desires and inclinations are there towards the Law, that old husband?
A41628What secret turnings and windings are there?
A41628What self- confidence,& jelousie of God doth Infidelitie produce?
A41628What self- dependence and self- seeking it workes in thee?
A41628What severe wrath and jugements from God, attend this sin of Vnbelief?
A41628What shal we conclude of the devote, legal Hypocrite, who makes his Duties and self- righteousnes a part, if not the whole of his Christ?
A41628What shal we conclude of the presumtuous believer, who presumes God wil shape his mercie according to his humor?
A41628What shal we think of the politic Hypocrite, who joins his own carnal prudence with Christs wisdome?
A41628What shal we think of the sensual Professor, who rolleth himself in the delices of Egypt, and can not part with a lust for Christ?
A41628What silly excuses, and pretences doth it make, to put off Christ, and his evangelic offers?
A41628What solaces, and delicious suavities doth the believing Soul, at times, receive from Christ?
A41628What speed would they make to be rid of it?
A41628What stout Logic has every unbelieving heart against believing in Christ?
A41628What stout arguments do darling lusts urge against Christ, and al his gracious offers?
A41628What strong desires, and thirsts after Christ doth Faith worke in the soul?
A41628What stubbornesse, rebellion, and obstinace doth it infuse into the Wil?
A41628What stupendous Rebellion is this?
A41628What sweet and delicious wine were these tears to the Angels that attended on Christ?
A41628What sweet charmes to conquer hearts has it?
A41628What swords and spears to pierce thorow his soul is this?
A41628What tongue, or thought, of Men, or Angels, can expresse, or conceive, the infinite Dimensions of this little Pronoun?
A41628What unparalled Dimensions of eternal Love and Mercie, are there in the bowels of this tenderhearted Redemer?
A41628What wars, what commotions, what confusions doth every lust raise in their hearts?
A41628What welcome News is this?
A41628What wil move the hearts of desperate Rebels, to returne to their liege Lord, if his tears wil not do it?
A41628What wil prevail upon her, if Christs Tears, and Intreaties wil not prevail?
A41628What wonders are there in Christs love to sinners?
A41628What word doth he here mean?
A41628What would he give, if eternitie were buried in oblivion?
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A41628When a professing people reject the Gospel of Christ, is it not just with Christ to reject them?
A41628When men consider not the things that belong to their peace, how can they understand, or believe them?
A41628When men wil not believe the Gospel, how oft doth Christ leave such to a spirit of error, to believe lies?
A41628Whence also doth not the Believer entirely give up himself to Christ, as Christ gives up himself to the Believer?
A41628Whence also springs al that formalitie, and deadnesse in duties, but from Unbelief?
A41628Whence procede Believers black and dismal Imaginations under Desertions, but from their Unbelief?
A41628Whence procede the great errors of mens minds, hearts, and lives but from Infidelitie?
A41628Whence sprang his tears?
A41628Whence sprang that deluge of confusion, and Barbarisme, which drowned the Easterne Churches, but from their contemt of the Gospel?
A41628Whence spring mens confusions, and distractions of heart in times of trouble, but from their Unbelief?
A41628Whence spring the main exorbitances, and distempers of mens hearts and lives, but from Infidelitie?
A41628Whence springeth the Christians union with Christ, but from Faith?
A41628Whence this Vnbelief springs?
A41628Where is that soul, or at least how rare is he to be found, who laments the fiery indignation and wrath of God, which spirits al Church- ruines?
A41628Where is the man, that really assents to the Realitie of these Glad- tidings?
A41628Where is the promisse of his coming?
A41628Where may we place the gifted Hypocrite; who places his Evangelic gifts in the room of Christ?
A41628Wherefore, doth not he who rejects a part, also reject the Autoritie of the whole?
A41628Wherein the Nature of Infidelitie consists?
A41628Who can declare his Generation?
A41628Who could ever have imagined, that this could be, had we not ocular and evident demonstration thereof?
A41628Who could ever have thought, that the Lord of Glorie should have been denied entrance into his own royal Palace?
A41628Who is worse than he, who hath a clear day of Grace vouchsafed him, and yet electively embraceth darknesse before light?
A41628Who knows how near this coming of the Son of Man may be?
A41628Who then can be blamed, but the Unbeliever, for his own damnation?
A41628Who would ever question the affectionate regard of such a compassionate Redemer?
A41628Why do we sit stil?
A41628Why do you concerne your selves so much about these poor things?
A41628Why is it that the most of men do account Infidelitie so smal a sin, but because they never inquired into its black ugly Nature and Aggravations?
A41628Why should we then cease our Indignation and Revenge against Unbelief,''til we have let out its heart- bloud?
A41628Why then wil you not believe?
A41628Wil Christs jelousie, which is so severe, admit any Corrival, or equal lover into his conjugal bed, the heart?
A41628Wil nothing but Christ content thee?
A41628With a particular Resolution of that first Question, What it is not to know the things that belong unto our peace?
A41628Would any but blind fools spurne at food, the most delicious, satisfying food, when offered to their famished souls?
A41628Would it not break the heart of a tenderhearted husband to see his wife bid defiance to him, and lie in commun for every base miscreant?
A41628Would they not be glad to be eased of Christ, were their consciences eased of their trouble?
A41628Ye adulterers,& c. A true Believer receives Christ with an upright, strait heart: he hath a strait end, and a strait rule: But oh?
A41628Yea further, do not many receive Christ on Hellish grounds, merely to concele a rotten heart, or some base practices?
A41628Yea, are not Divine Assistances, and Influences abused by unbelief, unto carnal confidence?
A41628Yea, are not al these so far from becoming means of Grace, as that they are indeed, by reason of mans wilful impenitence, means of hardening?
A41628Yea, are not the means vouchsafed by God, to cure our Infidelitie in these lightsome days, much greater, than in former days?
A41628Yea, can there be a more cursed piece of Unbelief, than a fond groundlesse presumtion that we do believe?
A41628Yea, doth it not bind the Unbeliever fast under a sentence of condemnation, as John 3.36?
A41628Yea, doth it not open a dore to al the threats and curses of the Law?
A41628Yea, doth it not put a bar to al Mercie, but open the dore to al Sin and Miserie?
A41628Yea, doth it not trust Christ as much in the fulnesse of means, as in the want of them?
A41628Yea, doth not Infidelitie continued in, oft cause Christ to give up such to their own lusts; which break forth sometimes into scandalous sins?
A41628Yea, doth not Infidelitie rob Christ of al his Mediatorie Offices, and Perfections?
A41628Yea, doth not Unbelief despise and contemne those rich delices of future Glorie?
A41628Yea, doth not this Implicite faith strip us, not only of our Christianitie, but also of our Humanitie?
A41628Yea, doth not this implicite Popish faith carrie in it much of Atheisme, and Blasphemie?
A41628Yea, had not the floud of Antichristianisme, which has so long overwhelmed these Westerne Churches, its rise from this envenimed spring of Unbelief?
A41628Yea, has it not more of sin than any, or al other sins?
A41628Yea, have not some been as it were ravisht with joy in their contemplations of approching glories?
A41628Yea, have not the Mind and Wil mutual, reciprocal Influences each on other?
A41628Yea, have they not sometimes many prevalent suspensions, hesitations, and douts touching the sacred Scriptures, and their Divine Autoritie?
A41628Yea, how dissolute, soft, and feeble are they in resistance of Tentations?
A41628Yea, how doth his unbelief oppose Christ, as He comes clothed with Grace, Love, and Pitie?
A41628Yea, how many are there, who compound Christ with some prevalent beloved lust?
A41628Yea, how many great Professors, yea how many Churches, fal under this black brand of Folie and Madnesse?
A41628Yea, how much are such obnoxious to the wrath, and rage of the Righteous God?
A41628Yea, how much have they approved of things most excellent?
A41628Yea, how oft doth Christ deliver up impenitent, obstinate Unbelievers, to a spirit of slumber, judicial hardnesse, and al manner of Divine vengeance?
A41628Yea, how severely hath God punished this sin in his own people?
A41628Yea, indeed, What are al the Unbelievers jugements and torments, but such as he electively, and voluntarily draws upon himself?
A41628Yea, is Christ in himself so incomparably excellent, and wil sinners yet so much disdain him, and so proudly shift themselves of him?
A41628Yea, is he not more willing to receive Sinners, than they are to come unto him?
A41628Yea, is he not more willing to to bestow great things than smal?
A41628Yea, is it not extremely opposite to al the principles of obedience?
A41628Yea, is it not the prodigious womb of al sin?
A41628Yea, is it not the sorest Crucifixion of Christ?
A41628Yea, is not Christ greatly mocqued, and slandered by Unbelief?
A41628Yea, is not Christ himself a stone of offense, and stumbling to such, as are deprived of the day of Grace?
A41628Yea, is not Christs forwardnesse to give, beyond the Sinners forwardnesse to receive?
A41628Yea, is not Unbelief virtually al sin?
A41628Yea, is not the whole of Christianitie contained in the bowels of Faith?
A41628Yea, is there not much of Idolatrie in such a legal faith?
A41628Yea, to come nearer home, have we not cause to fear, that many, who passe for shining Believers, wil one day appear to be rotten- hearted Unbelievers?
A41628Yea, to leave others to their supreme Judge, have we not al cause to lay our hands on our hearts, and condemne our selves of much Infidelitie?
A41628Yea, what are these delays to embrace Christ, but a more slie rejection of him?
A41628Yea, what low, cheap, undervaluing thoughts hath Unbelief of that promissed Land?
A41628Yea, what strong legal assent have they yielded unto the terrors of the Law?
A41628Yea, when our affections are under the greatest disorder and confusion, doth not Faith oft draw peace and order out of it?
A41628[ How turne ye again?]
A41628and are there so many Curses and Plagues, both temporal, spiritual, and eternal, entailed on it?
A41628and art thou not then engaged to act Faith much, that so thou mayst continue strong, and grow more strong in Grace?
A41628and how much are the Unbelievers bands strengthened hereby?
A41628and is not this a strong argument that thy faith is but a dead Assent?
A41628and why?]
A41628and wil not his own receive him?
A41628and yet how doth Unbelief cover al, with the masque of hatred and crueltie?
A41628and yet how doth unbelief question, and cavil at al?
A41628and yet how soon do they spit in his face, and bid defiance to him?
A41628are they not soon weary of him, and therefore turne him off again, assoon as he hath served their turne?
A41628but how displeasing is it to suffer with him?
A41628canst thou ever hope to be better, or more humble but by believing?
A41628consider what a world of Unbelief lies at the bottome of such an unwilling heart; and how much Christ is rejected by such delays?
A41628did he seem to forget his own private sufferings, whiles he bewailed Jerusalem''s?
A41628do not althings continue as they were?
A41628doth Christ come unto his own; his own children, spouse, subjects, brethren, and friends?
A41628doth it not unfit us for every difficultie, and then betray us into the hands of it?
A41628for do not such as depend on their own legal performances for life, make themselves their God and Christ?
A41628have not some base lusts as good, if not a better room in the heart than Christ?
A41628how ambitious should we be of the like pure sorrow?
A41628how amiable and lovely was he, even in his lowest condition; in the Womb, Manger, and on the Crosse?
A41628how are they rejected?
A41628how are you deceived?
A41628how averse is Israel from plowing worke?
A41628how backward is Unbelief; how unwilling to come to him for life?
A41628how beautiful and goodly was her Temple to the eyes of Beholders?
A41628how bitter are many sweet Mercies when mixed with Infidelitie?
A41628how can this be?
A41628how chearfully, how greedily wouldest thou have embraced them?
A41628how comes this to passe?
A41628how commun is it among a great number of Christians?
A41628how commun is this piece of Infidelitie?
A41628how craftie and cunning is the pride of Infidelitie?
A41628how cumbersome and irksome is his worke?
A41628how deep doth Gods wrath sinke into the unbelievers soul?
A41628how did they play off and on, fast and loose, to and fro, up and down with Christ?
A41628how difficult is it to attain unto the thing faith?
A41628how do Unbelievers reproche and oppose him?
A41628how do they dislike the Water that came forth also, to wash their filthy hearts?
A41628how do they kick, and throw at him?
A41628how doth Infidelitie disgrace, and reproche Christ?
A41628how doth Unbelief endeavor to choke and stifle al awakened apprehensions thereof?
A41628how doth Unbelief oppose the royal Law of Christ?
A41628how doth Unbelief rob God of al the Glorie, and so man of al the comfort, and right use of Mercies received?
A41628how doth Unbelief sleight him, yea slander him, reproche him, plunder him, grieve him, provoke him, and crucifie him day by day?
A41628how doth Unbelief spurne at, and despise, at least limit these Richesse of Grace?
A41628how doth faith applie thereto a Plaister of Christs bloud?
A41628how doth he draw back?
A41628how doth it slug mens spirits in whatever good they are about?
A41628how doth the black deformed nature, and venimous qualities of Infidelitie set off the Beauties, and excellent qualities of Faith?
A41628how doth this pierce, and wound the heart of her Messias?
A41628how doth this wound his heart?
A41628how doth this, amidst al his prophetic fears, touching the instable and tottering state of his familie, revive and chear up his spirits?
A41628how early do they inquire after their Messias?
A41628how easie is it to take up with a seeming faith; which yet shal look as much like saving faith as may be?
A41628how fain would they Symbolise or agree with the Jews, and so mingle something of the Law with Christ?
A41628how far did many of these awakened Jews procede in their Assent, and Consent to Christ, as their long- waited- for Messias?
A41628how far have many convinced Sinners gone in Attention to, and Reception of the things of their peace?
A41628how far short do our Lamentations come of Christs?
A41628how few have obeyed, or assented to the truth of the Gospel?
A41628how fluctuating, staggering, unstedfast is the unbelieving heart, even in the most stedfast times?
A41628how ful of Resignation, and Submission is the believing Wil, so far as it is believing?
A41628how gladly do they receive this word?
A41628how greatly doth this afflict her compassionate Lord?
A41628how greatly doth this pierce and wound his heart?
A41628how happie hadst thou been?
A41628how happy wouldst thou have been?]
A41628how impossible is it for him to live by faith on Christ, and to Christ, which is the Believers life?
A41628how impossible is it that there should be any irregular or inordinate passion in Christ, who was a masse of pure Grace?
A41628how industrious is Faith in the use of means, as if there were no Christ to trust unto?
A41628how inevitably doth ruine follow such dead sleeps?
A41628how inglorious are the most excellent things in the world, if compared with Christs glorious perfections?
A41628how is he fleighted?
A41628how is it possible that Salvation itself should save such, so long as they wilfully spurne at the offers of Salvation?
A41628how is it possible that he should know them?
A41628how legal is their assent, even to evangelic Truths?
A41628how little can they do?
A41628how little do we weep for our own?
A41628how long did he wait for her Reception of him?
A41628how low doth Christ stoop?
A41628how many are justified by us, as also in their own consciences; and yet condemned by Christ?
A41628how many are there, who elect a compound Christ, or a single Christ with a compound heart?
A41628how many have their consciences awakened by the Word, who yet never subject their Consciences to it?
A41628how many knowing Professors are in this point guiltie, of not knowing the things that belong to their peace?
A41628how many seem willing to take Christ hereafter, provided they may for the present solace themselves some while in their lusts?
A41628how many terrified souls do, with such an involuntarie, forced Wil, receive Christ?
A41628how melodious and sweet was the joyful sound of the Gospel to Davids faith?
A41628how miraculous are the virtues of Faith?
A41628how much commun Assent is there, which passeth for saving?
A41628how much darknesse is there mixed with their Notions, of the good things that belong to their peace?
A41628how much do you desire, what strong wishes have you to join the Law with Christ?
A41628how much doth he condemne himself day by day?
A41628how much doth it concerne thee, to get much Faith, that so thou mayst be strong?
A41628how much doth this aggravate her sin?
A41628how much doth this break his heart?
A41628how much doth this illustrate the justice of God, when visible Ideas and stampes of mens sins, are to be seen in the face of their jugements?
A41628how much doth unbelief trust in means, though it be very negligent in the use of them?
A41628how much his heart would leap within him, to behold her, in the Prodigals posture, returning towards him?
A41628how much is he contemned?
A41628how much of Infidelitie might we find in every sin, were we but wel- skilled in the nature, and workings of it?
A41628how much self- denial is here?
A41628how much should We, poor sinful We, weep over Englands sin, whereunto we have contributed so great a share?
A41628how much were they overjoyed to see their long waited for Messias?
A41628how much''t would please him to see her but cast half an eye towards him?
A41628how narrow, yea indivisible is the way to saving faith?
A41628how naturally did this holy water flow from that sacred fountain, Christ''s eyes?
A41628how oft did he knock at her gates?
A41628how oft doth Christ cut off his own covenant- people from promissed, and expected mercies for their unbelief?
A41628how oft doth Christs kindnesse overcome the Sinners unkindnesse?
A41628how oft doth such a legal faith, or carnal confidence end in black despair?
A41628how omnipotent, and invincible is it?
A41628how painful a thing is it, to assent to Gospel truths, from an inward feeling apprehension of their own worth and excellence?
A41628how proneisit to quarrel with Christ?
A41628how rare and difficult is it to attain unto a chearful, speedy, complete and fixed closure with Christ, on his own termes, as offered in the Gospel?
A41628how rare is it to meet with a particular, explicite, real Assent to the things of our peace, formally considered?
A41628how rare is such a conjunction among men?
A41628how rarely do we weep for the evils we commit; or, for those which the Church suffers?
A41628how securely doth Infidelitie lurke in many poor souls, under the vizard of Faith?
A41628how selfish, private, and narrow are our tears, for the most part?
A41628how short- handed is Infidelitie?
A41628how soon do such short- spirited Believers despond, and sink under their burdens?
A41628how soon is Tentation fired by Unbelief?
A41628how soon is Unbelief entangled, and overcome by every inveiglement, and snare of sinful pleasures?
A41628how soon is their Assent turned into Dissent?
A41628how soon wil these their sweet sleeps end in dreadful hellish awakenings?
A41628how spiritual as to their Motives; how regular as to their Mater; and how ordinate and harmonious as to their Manner were al Christs tears?
A41628how studious, and ready is Infidelitie to shift it self of Christ, and al the good things of its peace, offered to it?
A41628how superficial, and feeble is most mens assent to the good things of their peace?
A41628how superficial, and fleeting are al the Unbelievers Notions?
A41628how sweet is it to Faith, to see Christs face, to hear his voice, to smel his sweet Savors, to taste his Delices in the Gospel?
A41628how sweet was it, to be fed by Miracles?
A41628how tenacious, how strong is his holdfast of the creature?
A41628how unable are unbelievers to confide in God, in a stormy day?
A41628how ungrateful is his royal Sceptre of Righteousnes; his Soverain Autoritie, and Laws?
A41628how unwilling is he to part with his interest in Christ; or to do any thing unworthy of that friendship he professeth to Christ?
A41628how vigorous, and active is Faith?
A41628how violent is the motion of Faith?
A41628how warme, how large, how tender, how rolling are the Bowels of Free- grace towards sinners?
A41628how welcome is he?
A41628how were they abused, and slain?
A41628how willing is Christ to give unto sinners the things that belong unto their peace?
A41628is he a pleasant child?
A41628is it any defect in the Object, or its Revelation?
A41628is it mere simple Ignorance, or Impotence in the subject?
A41628is not Infidelitie the cause of al this miserie?
A41628is not this the Case of al such, who wil not know, and embrace the things that belong unto their peace, when offered to them?
A41628is not this the grand designe of the unbelievers commun faith, to reconcile Christ and sin, two opposite Lords?
A41628may I presume, that Christ wil have any regard to me; poor, sinful, backsliding, rebellious me?
A41628may poor I presume to believe?
A41628may we suppose, that Divine faith consists in ignorance?
A41628not receive Grace when offered?
A41628notwithstanding their pretences of Virgin- love to Christ, yet what secret Hants have they for some other lovers?
A41628on what easy termes can he part with al claim to Christ?
A41628or, What are the seminal Roots, the original Causes of this sin?
A41628or, Wherein the Nature of Vnbelief doth consist?
A41628or, Why doest thou cal in question the most constant promisses of God?
A41628or, Wil not thine unwilling heart be more fortified against Christ by delays?
A41628or, are the flames of Hel more elegible, than the joys of Heaven?
A41628or, if some others are more civil to him, and afford him some room in their more inward Affections; yet is he not stil loged with the swine?
A41628or, l how long doest thou keep our souls in suspense?
A41628or, what are those Simple, Real things, that belong to our peace, which Unbelief refuseth?
A41628p Not receive their Messias?
A41628q Is there any thing more naturally our own, than that which we give Being and existence unto?
A41628that I might not sin against thee?
A41628the Elders reject him?
A41628the chief Priests and Scribes oppose him?
A41628then faith goeth to Christ for fortifying, corroborating Grace?
A41628then how should we, with fire and sword, persecute Unbelief, as our most mortal enemie?
A41628to deceive themselves and and others with a forme or picture of faith, and yet to remain under the real power of Unbelief?
A41628to speak, and weep; to drop a word, and then a tear?
A41628unto what mean termes doth he condescend, to win his enemies to be reconciled to him?
A41628was it from the provision of his own sufferings?
A41628what Disquietments, and repining Discontents are there, at the deprivement of such, or such an inferior good?
A41628what Lamentations did the good Prophets of old make over Jerusalems first captivitie, and her sin, which was the cause thereof?
A41628what Mysteries and Riddles are Unbelievers to themselves?
A41628what a black ugly thing is the Crosse of Christ?
A41628what a compassionate eye is this?
A41628what a contradiction is it to carnal wisdome, and corrupt Nature, to assent and consent to the imputed righteousnesse of Christ?
A41628what a cursed sin is securitie?
A41628what a dead sleep are the foolish Virgins under, who mind not at al the coming of Christ?
A41628what a dead sleep is this?
A41628what a deep Mysterie of Iniquitie is this disbelief of the Scriptures, as loged in some carnal hearts?
A41628what a deluge of sorrows pressed in on him?
A41628what a deplorable case is Jerusalem in, when every Tear of her gracious Lord drops a threat, and curse on her?
A41628what a foundation and encouragement for faith is here?
A41628what a large heart has Christ to give, but how narrow- hearted is the Unbeliever in receiving the things that belong to his peace?
A41628what a manifest, clear, intuitive vision doth Faith afford?
A41628what a multitude of close Hypocrites are defective in their reception of Christ, as to this particular?
A41628what a mysterie of iniquitie is there in Unbelief, as to this particular?
A41628what a peremtorie obstinate wil has he towards present goods?
A41628what a poor shift is this?
A41628what a poor, impotent thing is Unbelief?
A41628what a prodigious piece of Unbelief is this?
A41628what a prodigiously proud begger is Unbelief, in that it scornes to receive an Almes from Christ?
A41628what a proud, bloudy sin is Unbelief?
A41628what a sad consideration is it, that Christ should be so boundlesse and large in his offers, and we so narrow in our receivings?
A41628what a sad contemplation was this to our dear Lord?
A41628what a strange Accident is here?
A41628what a sweet harmonie and conformitie, so far as Faith and Grace prevails, is there between the Spirit and Life of Christ, and their spirits and life?
A41628what a torment is it to the Unbeliever, to lie under awakened apprehensions, expectations of, and approches towards future jugement?
A41628what a vast difference is there between commun faith, and saving, in this regard?
A41628what a vast distance is here betwixt saving and commun faith?
A41628what a venimous maligne thing is Unbelief?
A41628what a violent lust has he after other things?
A41628what a wonder was it, that Jerusalem should thus descend into captivitie?
A41628what a world of Infidels and Unbelievers are there, who walk up and down under the masque and vizard of Believers?
A41628what a world of Professors are greatly defective herein?
A41628what a world of convinced sinners take up with a spurious or commun faith instead of saving?
A41628what a world of enemies are they exposed unto?
A41628what a world of irregular and exorbitant passions doth Unbelief worke in mens hearts?
A41628what a world of legal consciences bottome their faith on some false Christ, of their own framing; or on the true Christ with a false rotten heart?
A41628what a world of miserie hath Unbelief brought on many flourishing Churches?
A41628what a world of offenses and scandals against Christ are there in this unbelieving heart?
A41628what a world of practic, if not speculative Atheisme, lies wrapt up in the womb of Unbelief?
A41628what a world of pride doth there lie at the bottome of this seeming Modestie and Humilitie?
A41628what a world of rebellion lies wrapt up in the bowels of Infidelitie?
A41628what a world of that, which passeth for faith among men, wil one day appear to be real Unbelief?
A41628what affectionate tears doth he shed over Jerusalem''s apprehended Destruction?
A41628what an Epidemic, Universal sin is this, even in the professing world?
A41628what an Hel lies in it?
A41628what an Hel of Iniquity lies in this sin of Unbelief, in that it is a despising of Christ''s bleeding, drawing Love?
A41628what an admirable exemplar is here for Saints to bleed over the sufferings of others, yea of enemies more than their own?
A41628what an astonishing curse is this, to be cursed by the Mediators mouth, which is the fountain of al Blessednes?
A41628what an easie mater is it for Professors, in these knowing times, to mistake commun faith for saving?
A41628what an efficacious influence hath the darknesse of Conscience, on the darknesse of Infidelitie?
A41628what an enemie is sin?
A41628what an hainous odious sin is this?
A41628what an hainous sin is this?
A41628what chearful Reception do they seem to give unto him?
A41628what chearful treatment do they give him?
A41628what darknesses and mists doth it infuse into the mind?
A41628what flouds of wrath break forth against her?
A41628what generous and noble tears are these?
A41628what good News is here?
A41628what grosse, and carnal conceptions has Unbelief of al those invisible, and coming Glories?
A41628what incomparable beauties are there in Christs person?
A41628what incomparable generous Affections are here?
A41628what infinite Treasures of Grace are there wrapt up in the Covenant?
A41628what infinite pleasure and satisfaction doth Christ take, in his gracious effusions and communications to sinners?
A41628what is al the unbelievers knowlege thereof, but a mere natural Notion, or commun hearsay, or forced conviction?
A41628what is his commun faith, but a mere faint velleitie, a languid imperfect desire after the good things that belong unto his peace?
A41628what is implicite Faith, but implicite Unbelief?
A41628what is this to those unparalled compassions, which flowed forth from the heart of Christ, together with his tears over Jerusalem?
A41628what lamentable ruines has Unbelief brought on many flourishing Churches?
A41628what large provision doth any beloved lust make for Infidelitie?
A41628what lies, and scandals doth the unbeliving heart raise of Christ?
A41628what meeknesse is there in faith?
A41628what monstrous unbelief, and ingratitude is here?
A41628what opposition is made against him, by the most and chiefest of them?
A41628what passionate grief and sympathie was there in Christs tears, over bleeding Jerusalem?
A41628what perversitie, what crookednes is there in many mens hearts, who pretend to a reception of Christ?
A41628what reachings forth of heart after this, or that, or t''other secret Idol?
A41628what risings of heart are there against the Truths, Grace, Wil, Waies, and Crosse of Christ?
A41628what satisfaction doth he take in Christ, and in him alone?
A41628what secret Cavils and Disputes are there against Christ?
A41628what self- accusations, and self- condemnations doth he, or ought he to passe on himself every day?
A41628what smal support wil this yield you at the last day?
A41628what sore jugements doth unbelief expose men unto?
A41628what tendernesses of love, what warme bowels of affection lye wrapt up in the tears of our gracious Lord, over impenitent and ingrateful Jerusalem?
A41628what wonders of superlative love, and condescendent pitie are here?
A41628when the tentation is awakened, how soon doth Unbelief betray the heart into the hands of these, or the like corruptions?
A41628whence spring these Divine Tears?
A41628whence then is it, that men continue in their Infidelitie, and that with so much delight?
A41628who but Christ?
A41628who can bear it?
A41628who would not chearfully assent to such glad tidings of peace?
A41628who would not lament at such a sight?
A41628why doest thou threaten us, with Captivitie and ruine?