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A13500A person that is proud, ne''re pleas''d God yet: For how can they please him whom they forget?
A13500And who can tell how many liues were lost, In fetching home the Bables of such cost?
A13500But yet though Pride be a most deadly sinne, What numbers by it doe their liuings winne?
A13500What though his Cattell with the Murraine dye, Or that the Earth her fruitfulnesse deny?
A9472813. he expostulates with them, Is Christ divided?
A947284. for while one saith, I am of Paul, and another I am of Apollo, are ye not carnall?
A947285, 6, 7. who then is Paul?
A947286. Who then is Paul?
A947287. expostulates thus with these Corinthians: for who maketh thee to differ from another?
A94728And have not the fruites been among our selves, evill divisions, janglings, evill censuring, and such like?
A94728BUt what then is the glorying in the true Teachers here forbidden?
A94728Besides doth not our glorying in men bring us into bondage to them?
A94728But to what end is it?
A94728But what then are the things transferred on himselfe and Apollos, and how did he transferre them?
A94728Cease ye from man whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
A94728and what hast thou that thou didst not receive?
A94728and who is Apollo?
A94728and who is Apollos?
A94728now if thou didst receive it, why doest thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?
A94728or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
A94728scoffing, contempt, hardning of themselves among our adversaries?
A94728was Paul crucified for you?
A88914( To which alas how many are apt?)
A88914Besides, how many are thought strangers to God, and the discipline of Grace, who yet from their youth up have been under that discipline?
A88914But alas?
A88914But we have understanding as well as you, we are not inferiour to you: yea who know not such things as these?
A88914Hope still in God, for I shall yet praise him who is the health of my countenance and my God, And O thou of little faith, wherefore doest thou feare?
A88914How forcible are are right words: but what dorh your arguing reprove?
A88914How many hope for high esteeme by setting at nought a weak brother; or, it may bee, by making him appeare so, who is stronger than themselves?
A88914How many must needs be tongues who are fitter to be eares, how many take upon them to be eyes who had need be led by the hand?
A88914How many of them are unequally yoaked together( in respect of elected society) with( I say not Infidells, yet) unbelievers in a true sense?
A88914How many opinions are there in the world confuted only by this argument?
A88914How much beside their purpose( and, I would That were all) are most Christians whole society and discourse?
A88914How short doe those attempts fall of the scope they aime at?
A88914How vaine and absurd are these humours, how much more sordid this penuriousnes than that of the purse?
A88914I say, are you assured you are not?
A88914Or are their endowments so scanty, that they have nothing to spare for a private charity or civility?
A88914Or can others thinke to reforme the vices of the Age by laughing as them only, and so committing a greater themselves?
A88914Or if the Apostle had thus interrogated him; Thou that abhorrest a Ceremony, doest thou commit sacriledge?
A88914Or rather is their mind so vain, that they must sel every thing for generall applause?
A88914Pallere& toto vinum nescire Decembri?
A88914Say unto God, Lord why castest thou off my Soule, why goe I thus heavily all the day long by reason of the oppression of the enemy?
A88914Some fancie they shall have much credit for a Greeke word here and there interposed, but who knoweth how often they consult the Book to accent right?
A88914Some labour after moderation betwene parties: and yet I wonder they then put so much viniger in their inke?
A88914Some let writing books alone, and read to benefit themselves: but do they hope to be nourished with the bare sight or tast of their meat?
A88914Some pitty the Readers ignorance, and I would they did not more betray their owne?
A88914There are those in every age that might claime a share in that complaint, but how many in this?
A88914What an errour in policie do these opiniative wise men commit?
A88914What riddles, and paradoxes do wee meet of this nature?
A88914What strange Idea''s of one another doth the passions and interest of men create?
A88914Would not every man conclude this Courtier diseas''d in his brains?
A23772Again, where is the Zelzuccian Family in the less Asia, and the Imperial Family of the Palaeologi in Greece?
A23772And as we have seen much of this already, so who knows but we may come to see a great deal more hereafter?
A23772And first for Athens: How many changes of Governours and Governments did she endure?
A23772And here let me ask, where are those Illustrious Families cried up so much in former times, and famous in their Generations?
A23772And yet as the Prophet Isaiah complains, so may we, Quis credidit auditui nostro?
A23772Are ye so foolish, that having begun in the Spirit, ye will be perfected in the Flesh?
A23772But as St. Paul said to his Galathians, so do I to such, O foolish Galathians, who hath bewithc''d you that you should not obey the Gospel?
A23772Canst thou bind the sweet influences of the Pleiades, and loose the bonds of Orion?
A23772Did not God all this to make known the glory of his power, in the preservation of the one and destruction of the other?
A23772For First, It resembles the Sea either for its ebbing and flowing; or else for the suddain change of it: for how soon is the face of the Sea alter''d?
A23772For tell me, would Cyrus, think you, have invaded Scythia, had he thought so sad a fate would have attended him in it?
A23772For why else did God work so many miraculous Changes in Aegypt by the hand of Moses?
A23772For why was Moab at ease from his youth?
A23772Nay, seest thou how many of his Brethren are chang''d of late, from a febrish distemper before, now into a sleepy Lethargy?
A23772Next for Rome; how oft hath that City been alter''d by Gauls, Hunnes, Goths and Vandals?
A23772Of the Plantagenets in England, with many more of this rank I might name, did not the narrow compass of so small a Treatise bound me?
A23772Or would Joseph''s brethren have persecuted him as they did, if they had thought he should afterwards have been lord over them?
A23772Or( to say no more) would Darius have call''d Philip''s boy in derision of him, had he known that he should have been conquered by him?
A23772Seest thou how indifferent they are for their Religion round about him, and how many shaken reeds there are on every side of him?
A23772Seest thou to how many changes I have subjected him?
A23772Shall we not then be much rather in subjection to him who is the father of spirits, and live?
A23772So, Are ye so foolish, that having begun in truth, ye will end in falshood?
A23772So, hast thou consider''d such a servant of mine?
A23772That of the Merovignians in France?
A23772What?
A23772When he gives Quietness, who can make Trouble?
A23772Wherefore, says he, doth the wicked prosper?
A23772Why destroyed he their Herbs and Fruit- trees with Hail, and their first- born with untimely death?
A23772Why else Created he a new generation of Frogs and Locusts among them?
A23772Why their Dust into Lice and Flies, and their Light into Darkness for the space of three days together?
A23772Why turned he Moses Rod into aSerpent, and the Aegyptian waters into Blood?
A23772Why unheard- of Diseases upon themselves, and upon their Cattel?
A23772Yea, how oft hath the Government of it been pass''d away from one hand to another?
A23772and canst thou set the dominion thereof in the Earth?
A23772and when he hides his face, who can behold him; whether it be done( says Elihu) against a Nation, or against a particular man only?
A23772and why are all they in wealth that rebelliously transgress?
A23772or to whom is this truth of God revealed?
A23772the twelve Signes successively after one another) or guide Arcturus with his Sons?
A23772to changes in his Children, to changes in his Estate, to changes in his Liberty, to changes in his Friends and Acquaintance?
A23772where the Lord speaks thus to Job, Know''st thou the Ordinances of Heaven?
A23772who hath believed our report?
A23772why setled he upon his lees, and held still his corrupt tast?
A23772— Cum vides velatam, quid inquiris in rem absconditam?
A51272And since we have thus fairly distinguished our selves by Merit, why should we seem unapprehensive of our Performances?
A51272And what then?
A51272As how?
A51272But I beseech you what is all this to the business of Pride?
A51272But can we receive no other Advantages from Nobility, but what have been hinted already?
A51272But if they should happen to take too much upon them, are the People to slight them upon this account?
A51272But what do you think of Magistrates?
A51272But what needs all this Scruple?
A51272Can you go on?
A51272Do n''t a Corporation choose a Mayor?
A51272For can there be a more extraordinary instance of Greatness, than for a Man to be undismayed amidst so many horrible Instruments and Images of Death?
A51272For how can you imagine any persons should emerge out of the common Mass of Mankind, unless by the advantages of Capacity, Labour, and Resolution?
A51272Has the Curate his Authority to Preach, and Administer the Sacraments from the Rector?
A51272How eagerly did they dispute, and not without probability on both sides: Whether there was any thing certain?
A51272How fast does Obscurity, Flatness and Impertinency flow in upon our Meditations?
A51272How many Summum Bonums have they presented us with, some of them only fit to entertain a Brute, others noble enough for a Spirit of the highest Order?
A51272How shall we know when we over- rate our selves?
A51272How so?
A51272How?
A51272In short, either he is qualified to undertake the Parish or not; if not, with what sincerity can he be employed?
A51272In the next place I desire to know whether Authority is not essential to a Master?
A51272Is Weakness a proper Foundation to erect our lofty conceits upon?
A51272Is it nothing then for a Man''s Ancestors to have lived in Reputation, and to have had Interest and Command in their Country for so many Generations?
A51272Is not that Family substantially Built which can stand the shock of Time, and hold out against all varieties of Accidents?
A51272Is this all you can afford?
A51272May not a Master turn away his Servants when he pleases?
A51272May pay a Respect, call you it?
A51272Now do you imagine the Church can be defended against her Adversaries by the strength of a single Parsonage?
A51272Now, what reason is there a Curate should have worse luck with his Mony than other People?
A51272Of what Clergy?
A51272PHilalethes, I am glad to see you, though you are so wrapt up in Speculation that I scarce knew you at first sight; pray why so thoughtful?
A51272Pray by your favour are not Meddals, and Coyns valued more for their Antiquity than their Metal?
A51272Pray if it be not too free a Question, what were you musing upon?
A51272Pray what allowance would you oblige the Rector to, if you had the Regulation of that Affair?
A51272Pray what are we to do next?
A51272Pray what do you think of Nobility raised by Arms?
A51272Pray what rising Doctrine have I laid down?
A51272Pray who are supposed to be the best Judges of Learning, those who have it or others?
A51272Pray who s''s Servant is he after his Election?
A51272Pray why so much concerned to prove Curates no Servants?
A51272Quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?
A51272Say you so?
A51272Since therefore you insist so much upon maintenance, what if it appears that the Curate maintains the Parson?
A51272The Reason of your censure?
A51272Then if the Curate does all the work, ought he not to have the reward for his pains?
A51272Then if they seem to undervalue it themselves, is not this the way to bring it into a general disrepute?
A51272Then ought not he to have the Revenues who performs these Duties?
A51272Those who live many miles distant from the Premises?
A51272To expose his person as freely as if he knew himself immortal, and to fear nothing but Obscurity and Disgrace?
A51272To my thinking you have not cleared the Point; For why may we not insist upon the privileges of Nature?
A51272To what end were the Church Revenues intended?
A51272Well, but does not the Parson make choice of him, and pay him?
A51272Well; What though our Minds were poor, and unfurnished at first, is it any disparagement to us to have more Wit than we were born with?
A51272What Profession do you mean?
A51272What Provision do you mean?
A51272What Records can you produce?
A51272What Tenure?
A51272What a broad Innuendo is here upon the beneficed Clergy?
A51272What are the usual steps to Honour?
A51272What do you mean?
A51272What do you mean?
A51272What if a man has not a mind to quarrel, must he be turn''d out of his Dignity for being of a peaceable Disposition?
A51272What if the Gentility was purchased, I hope we may make the best of what we have paid for?
A51272What if they are disabled by age?
A51272What in your apprehension is a Curate''s Employment?
A51272What is it that fastens this Soder, and links these first Principles of Bodies into a Chain?
A51272What is that which they call the Mystery of Trade?
A51272What is that?
A51272What is that?
A51272What pretences are those?
A51272What then?
A51272What tho some People are unlucky, ought their misfortunes to be pleaded to the prejudice of Desert in others?
A51272What though we ca n''t strike out a Science at a Heat, but are forced to polish our selves by degrees, and to work hard for what we have?
A51272What was that?
A51272When a Woman of Fortune marries a Man with nothing, does she not give him Meat, Drink, and Wages to govern her?
A51272Whether the Criterions of Truth and Falshood were clear and indubitable or not?
A51272Whether the Government of the World was casual, fatal, or providential?
A51272Which way?
A51272Who doubts of their being Servants?
A51272Who questions it?
A51272Why should I enquire so anxiously how my Ancestors came by their Estate?
A51272Why should a fine Woman be so prodigal of her Beauty, make strip and waste of her Complexion, and squander away her Face for nothing?
A51272Why so Tragical?
A51272Why, is it not of kin to Treason to say the Subjects are Masters over the Supreme Authority?
A51272You are going to describe Alexander or Cesar; do you think that every Field, or Charge in Gules, can pretend to all these fine things?
A51272Your Reason?
A10199* Quid 〈 ◊ 〉 alteri periculo sum ● ●?
A101992. c. 15. y Qui ● f ● cit illa ridicula monstruositas,& mira qu ● dam deformis formositas, ac formosa deformitas?
A1019938. u lurat capillos esse, quos emit, suos Fabula, nu ● quid, Paule, peierat?
A1019949. a Cur decoras quod mox foedandum est?
A10199Alas, what is all this, but to be professed Enemies, and Rebels, vnto Christ?
A10199Alas, whose steps, what patternes, doe we follow in these new- fangled vanities?
A10199Alas,( my brethren,) what doe you meane to doe, or which wayes will you turne your selues?
A10199An vultu similes videmm esse?
A10199And doeth not our owne experience testifie as much?
A10199And why should Christians take any libertie to themselues at all, in these nugatorie, and Vnchristian vanities?
A10199Are not many now of late degenerated into Virginians, Frenchmen, Ru ● ● ians, nay, Women, in their Crisped- Lockes, and Haire?
A10199Are not most of our young Nobiliti ● ● and Ge ● trie, yea, the Elder too, vnder the Barbers hand ● from day, to day?
A10199Are these the meanes to compasse all those Fauours, which wee now expect, or to exempt vs from those heauie Iudgements, which our Hearts so feare?
A10199Are they Religious, Humble, Chast, Discreet, or Holy men, who set and bend themselues to serue the Lord, in sinceritie, and trueth of Heart?
A10199Aut quid Orentea crines perfundere myrrha?
A10199Cuius hoc nisi nostro precipuè peccato agit ● r?
A10199Cur depingis quod necesse est conculcari?
A10199Cur nos mutare desideramus?
A10199D ● eth this beseeme a Christian, or a Child ● of God?
A10199Diuino ● peri Satani ingenia superducere, quam scele ● ● e est?
A10199Do ● th not e ● en Natu ● ● h ● ● sel ● ● ● ea ● h you, that 〈 ◊ 〉 a man hath long Haire, it is ● shame vnto hi ●?
A10199Doe we imitate, and follow Christ: or such p Pious, and Religious Ancestors, which walke, as Iesus walked?
A10199Doe we not transcend, and farre surpasse the Persians, Tartars, Indians, Turkes, and all the Pagan Nations in the World, in these?
A10199Doe wee not yet dayly feare a Chaos, and i confusion in our Church, and State, and a sodaine surprisall of our Kingdome?
A10199Eum qui vir est pecti, tonderi, crines componentem ad speculum, genasq, radi, velli, ac deglabari, quomodo non est plane muliebre?
A10199Expinga ● ● ● nos vt alteri pereant, vbi est ergo, diliges proximum tuum sicut ● eipsum?
A10199For on whom doeth the Elder lay his hands?
A10199For, h what part or portion can they haue in Christ, who weare the very Badge, and Liuery of the World?
A10199Hath not the Lord begunne to smite, and ruine vs for these sinnes already?
A10199Haue We not smarted enough already for them?
A10199Illos ociosos vocaes quibus apud tonsorem multae horae transiguntur?
A10199Is it not exceeding scandalous vnto others, and d ● ngerous to themselues to doe it?
A10199Is this the course to salue, to settle, or reunite our tottering, and diuided State?
A10199Is this to be a Christian, to follow euery Guise?
A10199Naturaque decus mercato perdere cultu?
A10199P ● nitentium compunctio, an intuētium admiratio?
A10199Qua enim charita ● est carnem diligere,& spiritum negligere?
A10199Qualis est ista pul ● hritudo quam leui ● febricula perdit,& rugos ● senectu ● ita dissolu ● t, vt nec fuisse putetur?
A10199Quaue discretio totum d ● re corpori,& animae nihil?
A10199Qui non com ● t ● or esse mali ●, quam hones ● ior?
A10199Qui non sollicitior si ● de capitis sui decore, quam de salute?
A10199Quid ibi monstruosi Centauri?
A10199Quid ibi valent venustae formae, vbi puluere maculantur assiduo?
A10199Quid iuuat or ● ato procedere vita capillo?
A10199Quid pu ● ● ● in his omnibus queritur?
A10199Quid ● lli ● alteri co ● cupiscentiam imp ● rt ● m ● ●?
A10199Quis captiui ● atem expectans de Circo cogitat?
A10199Quis est istorum q ● ● non malit rempublicam turbari, quam com ● ● suam?
A10199Quis metuit mortem& ridet?
A10199Quomodo irascuntur si to ● ● or paulo negligentior ● uerit, qu ● si virum t ● nderet?
A10199Sacerdotes sumu ●?
A10199Teque peregrini ● vendere ● uneribus?
A10199Videas sub vno capite multa corpor ●,& rursus in vno corpore capita mu ● ta?
A10199Were there euer s ● ch patter ● es, o ● pr ● ● id ● nts as these, to be found in any age, in Chast, or Mo ● est men?
A10199What, will the b ● re name of Christi ● ns, or the slight, and cold performance of some out- ward dueties of Religion, conuey you safe to Heauen?
A10199Whom doeth hee blesse?
A10199Would they not rather haue the Common- wealth disturbed, th ● n their Haire disordered?
A10199and are Wee yet so strangely stupid, as not to take warning by our former stripes?
A10199and hasten to accomplish, and draw it downe vpon vs to the full?
A10199and may they not lay more claime to Christ, and Heauen in all these respects, then wee?
A10199and may wee not yet truely say, h that for all this his anger is not turned away from vs, but his hand is stretched out still?
A10199and more desirous to be neate, and spruce, then Honest?
A10199and shall they yet professe themselues to be English- men; or Mortified, Humble, Chaste, and pious Christians?
A10199are they not more sollicitous of the neatenesse of their Haire, then of their safetie?
A10199are we not yet deepe enough in Gods displeasure, that we thus pro ● oke, and grieue him further euery day?
A10199b betweene many Graue Religious Matrons, or Virgins, who pretend De ● otion, and our common Strumpets?
A10199betweene vs Christians and the most Lasciuious Pagans?
A10199cap ● 4. l C ● r frater tib ● dicor ex ● beris,& Cel ● is genitus, Tagique ciuis?
A10199doe not all the Characters of a dying, and declining State appeare vpon vs?
A10199doe they not sit all day betweene the Combe, and the Glasse?
A10199g Fortem vocemus, cuius ● orrentes comae maduer ● nardo?
A10199hath hee not bereft vs of our Ships, and Marriners by Sea: of our Commanders, and expert Souldiers by Land?
A10199is it not from this conclusion; that they eleuate, and enhaunce their Beautie, and make them more Louely in their owne, and others eyes?
A10199l. 4. d Quid non inuertat consuetud ●?
A10199n Fortem vocemus cuius horrentes comae manduere n ● rdo?
A10199o to lauish out our Patrimonies on our Heads, and Backes, and hang whole Manners at our Eares, and Neckes at once?
A10199o ● r 〈 ◊ 〉 ● izled, Powdred and Vnmanly L ● ck ● s, and Haire?
A10199or Frizle, Powder, Frounce, Adorne, or Decke their Haire?
A10199or giue themselues ouer to the Vanities, Fashions, and Customes of the very scumme, and worst of Men?
A10199or in the Church of God?
A10199or m ● re then h Sardanapalian i ● ● irilitie, which i ● e ● e ● mes not Christians, o ● men of Valo ● r?
A10199or wast their thoughts, and time, or lauish out so great expences on their Heads, their Haire, and Lockes, as we doe now?
A10199our g 〈 ◊ 〉, Whorish, and Lasciuious g ● st ● ● ● s?
A10199q Nu ● quid bruta mutant speciem suam?
A10199quantis quod prae amaritudine prius exhorrebant, vsui ipso malè in dulce conuersum est?
A10199quid non assiduitate duretur?
A10199quid non vsui ce ● at?
A10199quid s ● ms- hom ● nes?
A10199r Quid?
A10199tandum est, qui comas superuacuas curant, nisi vt lasciuus ille ornatu ● faeminas praetereuntes inui ● et, aut alienis matrimoniis insidietur?
A10199that they consult more seriously, and frequently with the G ● asse, and Combe, then with the Scriptures?
A10199to affront, and dare him to his Face, with our bl ● ● h ● ● ● ● ● Imp ● de ● cy: our monstrous Fashions, a ● d A ● ● ires?
A10199to all the miseries that Rome, that Spaine, that Heauen, or Hell can plot against vs?
A10199to bee Deuill- Saints, or Bondslaues to the World, the Flesh, and Satan?
A10199to liue in the very ruffe, and height of Pride, and Vanitie?
A10199to secure our Selues, our Church, or Kingdome here at home, or to make vs dreadfull to, or Conquerers ouer all our Foes, abroad?
A10199to submit to euery Vaine, and Sinfull humour of the Times?
A10199to take vp euery new- fangled, Deboist, and Ruffianly fashion?
A10199who bestow more cost vpon their Haire,& Loue- lockes, then their Soules?
A10199who complie themselues to the Guise, and Tonsure of the Deboistest, Rudest, and most licentious Ruffians?
A10199who spend more weekely, quarterly, or monethly on their Hairie excrements, then they bestow Ann ● ally, on Christs poore members?
A10199whose Barbars stipend doeth exceede their Ministers?
A10199will you still prouoke the Lord to your destruction, euen beyond recouery?
A10199will you subiect vs to the Spanish yoake, and bondage?
A10199will you wilfully cast away Gods Loue, and Fauour: and subiect your selues, to the very vtmost of his wrath, and vengeance?
A10199● n any of Gods Saints, or Childr ● n?
A66355''T is a great deal of God goes to the making a Youth good, and serious, have I felt that?
A66355''T is a great work that goes to the healing you; is that work pass''d on thee?
A66355''t is long of the want of means that I am vile still?
A663551. and to your other Relations; may you be rebellious, unkind,& c?
A6635514.: Shall that be thy Case?
A6635516. and dare a poor Worm that shall be judged thereby, affront Heaven by ridiculing its Discoveries?
A6635517. is it not Folly to remain impenitent, and yet be in hopes of Heaven?
A6635521?
A663554. wilt thou cast off Folly with Indignation as thy great Disease?
A663555?
A663556?
A66355Am I more thankful for an interest in Christ, than any temproal good; and am I most concerned to keep this Interest unquestionable?
A66355And doth the Spirit thus concurr to apply Redemption, and enable them to obey the Gospel?
A66355And is there ever a Child here, but is a living Witness to this Corruption?
A66355And shall I lightly think of these?
A66355And what''s the ground of all Wickedness in the World, more than an Inordinate Appetite?
A66355And who has the Advantage of doing it as thou hast?
A66355Are my affections more set on Heaven than on this World?
A66355Are such things to be sported with by Man, which the very Devils tremble at?
A66355Are there not greater Purposes, to which thy Nature and Abilities are suited?
A66355Are there not some amongst you that once dared not to tell a small Lye, and now you can lye all sorts?
A66355Are thy hidden thoughts and motions free?
A66355Are thy lustfull Gazings on a Woman allowed?
A66355Are you not all proner to sin, than holiness?
A66355Art thou engaged to accept of, and submit to Christ according to the Gospel?
A66355Ask your selves, Do my wayes profit or hurt People?
A66355Because the generality of young People are vain: For one that is sober, how many are wild?
A66355Before I enter on these things, let me ask you young Folk, Is not this a true Charge?
A66355But Child, thou canst tell who made thee, it was God; and should not he that made thee govern thee?
A66355But I believe some here are ready to say, Sir, must I now change?
A66355But above all, dost thou lay to Heart, that God is incensed against thee?
A66355But how comes this to be laid so universally, that all young People are thus vain?
A66355But is not this a very vain Conceit and capital Error?
A66355But may not a Young Man rejoyce?
A66355But whatever Hurt you bring to others, sure you avoid Mischief to your selves?
A66355But yet farther, how many others may lay to thee the charge of unprofitableness?
A66355By what Rule did God govern all men in Adam?
A66355By what means doth this Spirit work upon Souls?
A66355By what part of the Gospel doth the Spirit usually work?
A66355By what signs mayst thou try the state of thy Soul, whether thou art a true Christian or no?
A66355Can Parents forget God''s severe Judgment against Eli for his indulgence to his Sons?
A66355Can a clean thing come out of an unclean?
A66355Can it ever be bettered, whiles I employ my self in nothing but what is foolish?
A66355Canst thou be light and altogether vain in a World so full of Sin and Misery?
A66355Canst thou think thou lovest them, and be thus perverse?
A66355Children you have Consciences; Young Ones, you have Consciences; Can you say''t is long of God I am vile still?
A66355Come young People, is it now to begin?
A66355Consider how unlikely is it, that thy Opinion is truer than thy holy Master, or Minister?
A66355Dare I loyter still, and be surprized whiles my works are so imperfect?
A66355Dare I prophane this Sabbath, who may be dead within a Week?
A66355Did God ever since the Fall propose any way of Salvation, besides this Law of Grace?
A66355Did Mankind continue holy and happy, by a perfect Obedience to this Law of Innocency?
A66355Did our Lord Iesus fulfil all Righteousness, and make his Soul an Offering for sin?
A66355Do I carefully approve my self to God in what I am, and in what I do, despising the opinion of men in comparison therewith?
A66355Do I find Soul renewing power in the Truths and duties of Religion?
A66355Do I love God above all things, and delight in the thoughts of him?
A66355Do I walk with him, or do I forsake him?
A66355Do Repentance or Faith any way make satisfaction to justice?
A66355Do not fewer and weaker Arguments incline you to be wicked, than to be godly?
A66355Do not these antique gestures make me ridiculous?
A66355Do not thy Parents love thee?
A66355Do such Considerations affect you?
A66355Does my walk please God, or provoke him?
A66355Does not he say you are vain and vile?
A66355Dost not thou find, that this lightness is even risen to prophaneness?
A66355Dost not thou place thy Interest in things which are vain and destructive?
A66355Dost not thou think Jollity thy only Heaven, and the pleasing thy Lusts the only real Paradice?
A66355Doth not God love thee, who made thee, who put such Bowels in thy Parents towards thee?
A66355Doth not he love thee, that weeps over thee, when he finds thee unperswadable, and this becaufe he knows the woful anguish thy contempt will end in?
A66355Doth not thy filthiness make God a terrour to thee in every Duty, as well as defile the Duty by the wandrings of a vile Imagination?
A66355Doth not thy own experience convince thee?
A66355Doth thy Life answer Gods End and Purpose, in giving thee a Being?
A66355Folly is bound up in the Heart of a Child: Is this limited to Children?
A66355From whom dost thou receive all good things?
A66355Has Christ never said unto thee, O look to me, and be saved?
A66355Hast thou never found pressing motions to be good, and to resolve against evil?
A66355Have I a sincere regard to every command of Christ?
A66355Have not you Faculties, to know, and love your God?
A66355He exerted his Power in thy Being, that thou mightest serve and honour him; dost thou answer this End, by living as thou dost?
A66355He that''s prone to slip, ought the more carefully to look to his ways: Is Gluttony thy Crime?
A66355He took not time to think what would be the issue of Sin?
A66355He was King of Israel in its most prosperous State: Are a wise Mans dictates to be heeded?
A66355Here''s a young Person will do my Work while he lives, and be damned with me when he dies?
A66355Holy Angels are not always strangers to thy Carriage, and Discourses; and mayst not thou blush at their Remarks?
A66355How camest thou to be born in this Condition?
A66355How can I live without Christ a day longer, when I may dye to Night?
A66355How can he be pure who is born of a woman?
A66355How comes it to pass that Childhood and Youth are vain?
A66355How did God appoint a way of Pardon and Reconciliation?
A66355How dost thou expect to be made willing and able to accept of Christ?
A66355How doth the Spirit cause the Sinner to accept of Christ?
A66355How far are all Sinners that live under this Gospel concerned in it?
A66355How few Young Ones here have seriously asked themselves; Am I born again or no?
A66355How hard is it to make you think, or lay the greatest things to heart?
A66355How is it with you, O Young ones?
A66355How little do most of our Youth for this World, or for Eternity?
A66355How lovely is patience, it''s the height of fortitude?
A66355How many Gods be there?
A66355How many young People serve the Devil with their strength, are a Snare and Infection to all they can influence?
A66355How oft hath Conscience bitterly warned thee?
A66355How oft, O Young Man, hath the Spirit of God reproved thee?
A66355How shall a Young Man avoid Lying?
A66355How shall a Young Person be cured of this Obstinateness?
A66355How shall a Young Person be delivered from Gluttony and Drunkenness?
A66355How shall a Young Person be healed of Idleness and waste of time?
A66355How shall a young Man be delivered from Uncleanness?
A66355How shall a young Person be healed of this Levity and inordinate Mirth?
A66355I had as good been just now born, for any good I have gotten?
A66355I have lived for nought, I have been an useless shadow, I have cumbered the ground, and God may justly cut me off as an unfruitfull one?
A66355If God should ask thee at the Church Door, wherefore comest thou hither?
A66355If any of you say, I do own God to be my Ruler and Master, consider God''s challenge, If I be a Master, where is my fear, saith the Lord God of Hosts?
A66355If it must know, pray who is fittest to teach it?
A66355If the Spirit ever enlighten thy Mind, and alter thy Will, we may ask thee, What fruit had you of those things whereof you are now ashamed?
A66355If this be the merry Young Man, what an object of contempt is he in all his mirth?
A66355If thou ask me, how?
A66355If thou receivest any real advantage, it''s by a merciful Providence, and not by thy Intention?
A66355Is all this pains to heal my poor diseas''d Soul, and shall I cast it behind my back?
A66355Is he not as positive, that no Fornicator, Reviler, Thief, or Drunkard can be saved?
A66355Is it a great sin to refuse to agree to the Covenant, to which thy Baptism engaged thee?
A66355Is it not easier to make you vile, than to make you gracious?
A66355Is it not high time thou shouldst set thy self to contend with this Enemy, and attempt to bring it into subjection?
A66355Is it not time to ask?
A66355Is it the scope of my life and aims, to please and honour God, and be meet for Glory?
A66355Is living barely to this World valuable?
A66355Is living to the Devil valuable?
A66355Is my Heart a Spring of Divine Motions, or Beastly Inclinations?
A66355Is not Conversion difficult enough already?
A66355Is not a Believer pardoned before he can put forth any other acts of Obedience?
A66355Is not he a vain body, that thinks much, talks much, and doth much, to no purpose?
A66355Is not my mind grosly vain, that I can relish such fooleries?
A66355Is not this a reproach to thee, if thou happen to do any good, it''s more by chance than by thy choice?
A66355Is not this your Case?
A66355Is now the first time that he has said unto you, When will you be made clean?
A66355Is the meer enacting and publishing the Gospel all that Christ hath done towards the application of his Merits to Elect Sinners?
A66355Is there ever a Young one here, that has not been sick at one time or other?
A66355Is there no spiritual light or love to govern thy desires, and pleasures?
A66355Is there no way then for to avoid that Sin and Misery thou wert born in?
A66355Is there not that in thee, which serves instead of a Tempter to evil, tho there were no ill example, or Solicitation from without?
A66355Is this Reproof for my good, and shall I make light of it?
A66355Is this a Case to be rested in?
A66355Is this rejoycing becoming thee as a reasonable Creature, made for and suited to things of so far a higher nature?
A66355Is this the condition of the Elect while they abide in Vnbelief?
A66355Is thy correspondence to the Objects of Faith quite gone?
A66355Is thy pleasure worth the pains thou must endure, or the loss thou shalt sustain?
A66355It''s a while before you are fit ro learn, or do any thing; but when you are capable, how commonly are you remiss and sloathful?
A66355It''s long before thou askest thy self, What do I live for?
A66355Knowest thou not, that the companion of riotous persons shameth his Father?
A66355Let me ask thee, art not thou foolish, if thou judgest Salvation to be what it is not?
A66355Mayest thou talk Obscenely?
A66355Must not I, if Gods Word be true, rue my present Course?
A66355Must this be written on thy Grave- stone?
A66355No, no, Sirs, you will feel it to your Cost: Is thy poor Soul less precious, and less valuable?
A66355No, not one: Not one?
A66355Not love thy Christ, who bled out his Soul in love to thee?
A66355Not to fear Hell and Misery, which will force thee to weep and wail, and gnash thy teeth for ever?
A66355Now young Man, is it not Folly in thee to expect Heaven, when thou hast nothing which Christ hath instituted as a means of that Glory?
A66355Now, Sirs, whence is it?
A66355O put it to your selves; what answer canst thou return?
A66355Oh Servants, look what God makes your Duty in Scripture, will that allow you to be idle, insolent, or wastefull?
A66355Oh ask your selves often, What am I doing?
A66355On what account wert thou baptized?
A66355Ordinarily the first dictates proceed from Vanity, and shall that prescribe when Life and Death depend on thy Resolves?
A66355Ought you upon every fault question your Interest in this Covenant?
A66355Our lips are our own, who is Lord over us?
A66355Pray ask your selves, Am I vain, or am I not?
A66355Pray let''s a little consider: Thou Child or Youth, hast thou had no sence of Hells misery ever upon thy Heart?
A66355Q What else doth the Gospel contain?
A66355Q. Doth the Law of Innocency provide no way for thy deliverance out of that misery?
A66355Q. Doth the Spirit nothing in order to the making the Soul earnest and willing to this?
A66355Q. Wherein lies the life and power of Religion?
A66355Reason a little with thy own Soul: Have I not better things to think of, than these silly matters, which tend to no good for Soul or Body?
A66355Shall God say, Here''s a Youth void of Wisdom, because he would not ask it?
A66355Shall thy Tongue which is his Glory, be employed to his Dshonour?
A66355That I may fasten this Conviction, I call every Soul to answer me; what art thou nearer God to this day?
A66355The Author of this Book is Solomon; will you regard what a Great Man saith?
A66355Therefore oft tell thy remiss Soul, This day is past, that week is over, and shortly time will be at an end, and shall I idle as I do?
A66355This confirms the former: Is God at pains with Youth to make them better?
A66355Thou hast lived in vain to the Church; what increase or Glory hath it reaped by thee?
A66355To finish this, how many sturdy resolute Young People are here?
A66355Try your mayes, are they under the Government of Grace or of Lust?
A66355Upon whom does it lye in point of Duty, as it does upon you?
A66355WHat art thou?
A66355Was not a holy Heart, and a serious godly Life engaged in that Covenant, in opposition to Sin and Satan?
A66355Was there nothing else promised to Christ, with respect to the Elect?
A66355Were you left to your selves, what would you do besides eating, drinking, sleeping, and playing?
A66355Wert thou ever sensible of this, oh, Child?
A66355What Condition was Mankind created in?
A66355What Condition wert thou born in?
A66355What Graces most adorn Children?
A66355What a confusion and disorder is it among Mankind, that Inferiors are wholly fearless of their Superiors, especially sinful Worms of a dreadful God?
A66355What are the terms of the Gospel?
A66355What assurance hast thou that God will forgive and save thee if thou believe?
A66355What barrs any one from Heaven, but the dominion of sin?
A66355What be the sins which professing Christians are most subject to?
A66355What benefit mayest thou yield to thy self?
A66355What can I shew for all the years I have lived?
A66355What can be plainer, than that in being such as these thou destroyest thy self?
A66355What did God make thee for?
A66355What didst thou engage against?
A66355What dost thou owe to God for his daily mercies?
A66355What doth the Covenant bind thee to?
A66355What end shall I pursue?
A66355What has been the Language of every Mercy to thee Child, to you young ones, but this?
A66355What hast thou gotten by the ten years thou hast lived, Oh Child of ten years old?
A66355What hast thou improved by the fifteen years thou hast lived, Oh Youth of fifteen years old?
A66355What horrid madness is it, not to fear a God who is a Consuming Fire?
A66355What if a Child through the love of sin, or vanity of mind, will not agree to this Covenant when he is capable?
A66355What if thou dost not accept of Christ?
A66355What if thou shouldst die in that Condition wherein thou wert born by nature?
A66355What is Faith in Christ?
A66355What is Faith in general?
A66355What is Formality?
A66355What is Repentance?
A66355What is a greater Reproach than to be a Liar?
A66355What is enjoying God, or glorifying God to thee?
A66355What is esteemed a worse Affront, than to say thou lyest?
A66355What is it to come to Christ as a Prophet?
A66355What is it to come to Christ as our Priest?
A66355What is it to come to Chrlst as King?
A66355What is meant by Vanity, as it predicates of these Young People?
A66355What is the God that made thee?
A66355What is the best joy and pleasure in this life?
A66355What is the condition of every Sinner till he do accept of Christ?
A66355What is the sin that most hinders the good of Souls, except Vnbelief?
A66355What is the way which God hath contrived to save lost Sinners?
A66355What may a Sinner expect when he accepteth of Christ?
A66355What more is necessary to restore the happiness of lost Man?
A66355What must thou do to keep from sin?
A66355What must thou do when thou wantest any good?
A66355What must thy Child be inspir''d, or it must perish for want of knowledge?
A66355What oughtest thou to do on thy part in order to get this Grace?
A66355What say you, Child, to this?
A66355What secret art thou able to keep?
A66355What shall I a Young one do, to deliliver me from this inconsiderateness?
A66355What shall I that am Young do to heal me of my Folly?
A66355What shall a Young Person do to be healed of Anger, and unruly passions?
A66355What shouldst thou be most afraid of in this world?
A66355What variety of accidents art thou subject to every moment?
A66355What was appointed to, and undertaken by Christ as Saviour or Mediator?
A66355What was promised to Christ, as the Reward of his Vndertaking?
A66355What way doth Christ take to apply his merits for the Salvation of Sinners?
A66355What would an aged Saint give, that he had been innocent of all these Crimes whiles he was young?
A66355What, love them, and be obstinate against their intreaties?
A66355When Christ had thus made atonement, was he sufficient to be a Saviour?
A66355When did this Gospel Rule of Life begin?
A66355When is one carnally selfish?
A66355When ought a Child to know, consider, and agree to this Covenant?
A66355When thou art next tempted, ask thy self, Would I yield to this if I were to dye to morrow?
A66355When thou wert sick, thou didst own that thy loose way, thy irreligious way was thy Folly: And after all these wilt thou bear it out?
A66355When thy Conscience is helped by the Spirit to see these signs in thee, what mayest thou then do?
A66355When wilt thou personally consent to this Covenant as the only way of life to Sinners?
A66355When you intend so little in an Ordinance, what purposes must govern you in the ordinary affairs of Life?
A66355Where is thy Reason, that thy Appetite should thus rule thee?
A66355Where shall I stop if I intend a full attempt of the Folly of Youth?
A66355Where''s the young body that has not practically given God a denyal?
A66355Which way should a Young Man cleanse his way, but by taking heed to the Word?
A66355Who are Hypocrites?
A66355Who are the happiest persons in the world?
A66355Who are the hopefullest Children?
A66355Who is so like to prevail with thy Child as thy self?
A66355Who made thee?
A66355Who will venture to lye, that says within himself, God hears what I am going to say, and he will judge me by my words?
A66355Why do Childhood and Youth continue vain?
A66355Why dost thou think so?
A66355Why must thou be sinful, because thy Nature was at first depraved?
A66355Why still so fatal to thy self?
A66355Why then whence is it that we have so many young People bad still?
A66355Will it be comfortable in this World to reflect on wasted Time?
A66355Will you believe this, and walk as them that believe it?
A66355Will you go on in sin?
A66355Will you resolve to follow these Rules?
A66355Wilt not thou shortly acknowledge with shame and grief, that thou hast lived to unvaluable Purposes?
A66355Wilt thou go on delaying?
A66355Wilt thou lay to Heart these things?
A66355Wilt thou live a Bruit and a Devil still?
A66355Wouldst not thou judge him a Fool that intending for Dover, yet chuseth the Road to York?
A66355Yea, all the Wicked will be convinced of their Mistake; why else will they wail and mourn for ever?
A66355Yea, canst thou refuse to be angry with thy self?
A66355You all come such into the World,& c. are you altered, or are you not?
A66355You are capable to serve, and glorifie the blessed God, and is the gratifying thy lusts equal to these?
A66355You are receptive of divine Joys, and are thy carnal merriments answerable to these?
A66355Young Folk, have you never seen resolved Sinners even in Sickness and Poverty, roar out, and mourn at the last, saying, How have I hated Instruction?
A66355Young People, how is it with you?
A66355Your case is dismal, you are born vain, and prone to be vain; are you still so or not?
A66355and art thou such a Brute as not to love them at all?
A66355and canst thou play the Buffoon, as if Childish toys diverted thee from all sense of these things?
A66355and do your childish or wicked employments answer them?
A66355and is it not as awful a description of your State as true?
A66355and still obstinate?
A66355and unless it includes such wicked and bruitish things as Heaven must keep and cleanse us from?
A66355and will they not all agree in this, That thou art a sinful wretched Creature?
A66355and wilt thou still be like the wild Ass which snuffeth up the wind, and in her occasion, who can turn her away?
A66355and would it not be the same as to thy Parents and others?
A66355are not most of thy actions performed, thou knowest not why?
A66355are not they Fools who desiring Health, refuse Physick, and take nothing but Poyson?
A66355are not you sordidly foolish?
A66355are the years you have spent unfit to be enquired after?
A66355are they under the Conduct of Wisdom or Folly?
A66355art thou not a Fool, that fanciest that can not be a happy State, unless it wants what all good Men account to be Happiness?
A66355art thou not foolish to think it to be another thing than God describeth it to be?
A66355art thou so sunk and buried in flesh?
A66355be afraid of Feasts; Art thou apt to be Drunk?
A66355be heartily intent to all their Advices, and say to thy self, Lord, is this for my cure, and shall I neglect it?
A66355be perswaded now to fix thy thoughts on such things as these: Shall I Lye or Swear now, who may be dead within a Month?
A66355by no means?
A66355can it be a little thing to thee?
A66355can you imagine you know what God will do with you better than he knows it?
A66355canst thou be unmoved, and still perverse?
A66355canst thou bear it?
A66355canst thou chuse but think that the reproofs of these must proceed from love?
A66355canst thou justifie this course of living?
A66355canst thou think of this believingly, and cast off restraints, or give a Carnal Mind it''s scope?
A66355do you know what you must lose by sin, and suffer for sin, better than God knows?
A66355do you still grow more vain, or more serious?
A66355dost thou hope to live for ever, and neglect Christ?
A66355dost thou know what he''ll do better than himself?
A66355doth thy behaviour contribute to this at all?
A66355hast thon yet got an Interest in Christ?
A66355hast thou been yet truly humbled for Original Sin?
A66355hast thou ever aimed at this?
A66355hast thou never been convinc''d that''t was ill to Lye or Swear?
A66355have no good desires stirr''d in thy Soul?
A66355have not the Mercies of God, have not the preservations of God towards you, been so many Teachers?
A66355how can it be, that young people should grow vainer and vainer, instead of better and better?
A66355how canst thou seem to answer these, by a trifling diversion, or a perishing advantage?
A66355how do reproach and penury wait thy persisting in this Course?
A66355how much is Sin mortified?
A66355how shall I dwell with everlasting burnings?
A66355if it be best to be in Hell, why should they always Complain there?
A66355is it not Folly to expect Life and despise a Saviour, yea, trample his Blood under thy Feet?
A66355is it not Folly to hope to be saved by Christ, and yet believe the Devil rather than him, and prefer the Dominion of others before his Government?
A66355is it not a true Charge, which I lay to thee?
A66355is living to the Flesh valuable?
A66355is not the Eye of thy God and Judge more than all the World?
A66355is sin grown a less evil?
A66355is there need to make it next to impossible?
A66355is there nothing after Death, that they should live in preparation for?
A66355is this a Temper to be allowed?
A66355is this a state to be quiet in?
A66355is this a thing allowable?
A66355must I now stop my Vanity?
A66355must not he love thee, young Man, who pleads with God ready to cut thee down, Lord, let him alone this year longer?
A66355nay, how knowest thou but that they be Satans whispers which thou executest, when Fancy is thy Guide?
A66355or do you think that Children are now so harmless, that they need not to be corrected?
A66355or have you a mind to continue what you are?
A66355or is thy Sin not worth being concerned about?
A66355ought not the Creature to observe the Laws which his Creator gives him?
A66355ought they not to make me serious, and importunate with your Souls?
A66355shall I delay to know, and love, and fear my God, who must do it soon or never?
A66355shall Satan serve himself of thy parts, and of thy strength, and of thy opportunities?
A66355shall not Christ heal thee of that Nature, which the Devil introduced?
A66355shall the Devil say of thee, Here''s a Child, I hope, will do me a great deal of Drudgery?
A66355shall thy Soul that was made for God, be a Cage of unclean Birds?
A66355should you be fond of that which sin introduced, and will obstruct your healing whiles it prevails?
A66355that God has cry''d to you, Turn unto me, why will you die?
A66355that think of many years, before Death and you can meet; how many younger than you are already rotten in their graves?
A66355the case of young ones is curable, but why is it not altered before now?
A66355the oldest of us are sure to stumble without the Word; what then can young ones do?
A66355then fear a Lye: Wouldst thou be a Child of God?
A66355then thou must not lye: Art thou afraid of burning in Hell for ever?
A66355what Grace hast thou attained to this very time?
A66355what Treasure hast thou laid up in Heaven?
A66355what business art thou fit to do?
A66355what but Grace can win thy Consent to Christ, now when the Devil and the World are strongly bidding for it?
A66355what can be said worse of thee, than that thou art thus?
A66355what dry''d tinder Youth is: Occasions though small, over- rule Young Persons: What then?
A66355what evil is there in my Sins?
A66355what is like to be the issue?
A66355what not love thy God who is so good to thee?
A66355what say you Young People?
A66355what use art thou fit for to others?
A66355what use hast thou made of thy twenty years?
A66355what will become of you, if you proceed this way?
A66355what will damn thee, if such Vices will not?
A66355what will my sins bring me to?
A66355what will you be able to answer?
A66355what''s all the World to me, if I perish for ever?
A66355what, not love thy Father and Mother, to whom thou art so indebted?
A66355what, will you lie to God now?
A66355when I must stand at Gods Tribunal to be judged, what shall I answer?
A66355when shall it once be?
A66355where is there a Family but groaneth under some disaster?
A66355whither am I going?
A66355who can be damned if thou be saved?
A66355why a Slave to base Lusts?
A66355will Theft, Drunkenness, Swearing, Prophaneness, think you, lead to Heaven, after all these discoveries of God''s resolves?
A66355will a provoked God lye for thy sake?
A66355will he always bear this?
A66355will you be perjur''d now?
A66355will you believe all the wise People that know you?
A66355will you go on in sin?
A66355will you strive to manage your thoughts, and shew your selves willing to be considerate?
A66355wilt thou be a Fool for want of praying?
A66355wilt thou go away and resolve to be as Vain as ever, after all that has been said?
A66355wilt thou say unto Wisdom, Thou art my Sister?
A66355would you be delivered?
A66355wouldst thou be so requited, when thou hast Children?
A66355wouldst thou be willing to be an Ideot?
A66355wouldst thou get to Heaven?
A66355yea may not I as justly ask the Young Man of twenty, What hast thou done?
A66355yea, is not Life it self as bad as Death, whiles it serves to no higher an end?
A66355you are deceived: do n''t you think God was angry with the Children whom he slew by the Bears, for deriding the Prophet?
A66355you see why the Charge is so common: Will you then apply what I shall say to your selves?
A66355— Is there any that can talk at this rate?
A10659* Hath God distinguished me by his Spirit and Promises from the world, and shall I confound my selfe againe?
A1065914. Who stronger then Sampson, and who weaker then a woman?
A1065917. but can hee buy out his pardon before he comes thither?
A10659245 Whether a wicked man ought to omit his almes, prayers, and religious services?
A10659286 Whether sinne may Raigne in a regenerate man?
A10659292 Whether small sinnes may raigne?
A10659293 Whether secret sinnes may raigne?
A10659294 Whether sins of ignorance may raigne?
A10659295 Whether naturall concupiscence may raigne?
A10659296 Whether sinnes of omission may raigne?
A106594. what then should I expect but to be cast out, as a vessell in which is no pleasure?
A106595 ▪ Christi nomen indu ● … re,& non ● … er ● … hristi via ▪ pergere, quid aliud est qudm praevaricatio divini nomints?
A106598. and will God take dung in exchange for a soule?
A10659Againe I demaund, How doth it appeare unto mee, that the Iudgment of the Church is infallible, when it alone is the warrant of my Faith?
A10659Alas, may the Soule answere, if it be a weight, how shall I moove it?
A10659Am I not a poore mortall Creature, brother to the Wormes, sister to the Dus ● …?
A10659And Hazael to the Prophet, Is thy servant a dog, to rip up women and dash infants to pi ● … ces?
A10659And Saint Paul the other, from their reason unto Faith in God, Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the Dead?
A10659And how thinke wee did Davids murther and adultery pull downe the pride of his heart when ever it offered to rise in any Heavenly action?
A10659And is not that a good worke which proceedeth from the supplies of the Spirit of God?
A10659And is that which Moses and the Prophets esteemed a priviledge and honour become now a yoke and burden?
A10659And now if the best workes of wicked men are so uncleane and full of filthinesse in Gods eyes, where then shall appeare their confessed sinnes?
A10659And now whither should a poore Soule, which is thus on all sides invitoned with feares and dangers, betake it selfe?
A10659And q what manner of love is this, saith the Apostle, that we should be called the Sons of God?
A10659And the first is Touching smallsinnes whether they may be said to be raigning sinnes?
A10659And what a wofull thing is it for a man to live and die in an estate much more miserable then if there never had beene any Iesus given unto men?
A10659And what is the Church, but the Bodie of Christ, the congregrtion of the faithfull, consisting of divers members?
A10659And when in any of these I am overtaken, doe I bewaile my weaknesse, and renew my resolutions against it?
A10659And who had not rather be free in a cottage, then condemn''d in a palace?
A10659Are wee not all a royall Priesthood?
A10659As a strong house fals from a weake foundation, may not in like manner a weake house by a tempest fall from a strong foundation?
A10659Behold hee smote the Rocke that the Waters gushed out, and the streames overflowed; but can hee give bread also, can he provide flesh for his people?
A10659But a man will say, how shall I doe to follow Christ?
A10659But doe we then make God the Author of sinne?
A10659But have not the wicked some measures and proportions of the Spirit given them, by which they are enabled to do those workes they doe?
A10659But how can the soule be patient under such heavie and such close corruptions?
A10659But how can this be?
A10659But how doe I know either this word to be Gods Word, or this spirit to bee Gods spirit, since there are sundry false and lying spirits?
A10659But how shall we do such unfeasible works?
A10659But how then was it added?
A10659But if Christ be not onely a Saviour to Redeeme, but a Rule to Sanctifie, what use or service is left unto the Law?
A10659But if one who is uncleane by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be uncleane?
A10659But it may be objected, Have not other Graces the same object as well as Faith?
A10659But it may be objected, doth God use to doe good to those that hate him, and that even for the things which himselfe hateth in them?
A10659But it may here further be objected, How can I beleeve under the weight of such a finne?
A10659But now how or why doth the Church beleeve these or these truths to bee divine?
A10659But though his heart be evill, may not his actions or his words be good?
A10659But what is it to keepe the Creature from the spirit?
A10659But what then?
A10659But what then?
A10659But what?
A10659But you will say ▪ To what end serves any such combate?
A10659But you will say, All these were at the time wicked men, what is that to nature in common?
A10659By what autority shall it be decided, or into what principles á priori resolved?
A10659Can I in all estates without murmuring, impatiencie, or rebellion, cast my selfe upon Gods mercie, and trust in Him though He should kill me?
A10659Can a man carrie the world into hell with him to bribe the flames, or corrupt his tormentors?
A10659Can a wicked man doe nothing but sinne?
A10659Can hee give bread also and flesh for his people?
A10659Can that which is intrinsecally, naturally, inherently uncleare purifie it selfe?
A10659Can thy encrease of charge or occasions, exhaust the Treasures, or drie vp the Fountaines and truth of God?
A10659Consider but two things; First, what an vngratefull thing?
A10659Consider what God is?
A10659Cursing from such a man as Iob, after so much patience and experience from God?
A10659Did Christ frequently pray both with his Disciples, and alone by himselfe, and shall Inever either in my family or in my closet thinke upon God?
A10659Doe I love all divine truth, not because it is proportionable to my desires, but conformable unto God who is the Author of it?
A10659Doe I not build either my hopes or feares upon the faces of men, nor make either them or my selfe the rule or end of my desires?
A10659Doe I not carry about with mee a soule full of corruptions, a skinne full of diseases?
A10659Doe I wholly renounce all selfe confidence and dependance, all worthinesse or concurrence of my selfe to righteousnesse?
A10659Doe the promises of God stand in need of mans wisedome or strength to bring them to passe?
A10659Doe we not love Christ, and feare Him, and hope in Him, and desire Him, as well as Beleeve in Him?
A10659Doe we provoke the Lord to Iealousie, are wee stronger then hee?
A10659Dost thou live by thine owne strength?
A10659Dost thou prosper by thine owne wisedome and industry, or by the blessing and truth of God in his promises?
A10659Doth it not runne downe from the head to the skirts of the garment?
A10659Doth not the Scripture account the Law a priviledge, an honour, an ornament to a people?
A10659Doth the Law make men beleeve, or beget Faith?
A10659Fearefulnesse in such a man as Abraham after so much protection from God?
A10659Fifthly, in thy progresse, How often hast thou stumbled?
A10659First whether sin may raigne in a Regenerate man so, as that this power and kingdome of sinne shall consist with the righteousnesse of Christ?
A10659First, Sinne will abide for the time of this mortall life in the most regenerate, who can say, I have made my heart cleane, I am free from my sinne?
A10659First, how ungratefull?
A10659Flee for ● … ication( saith the Apostle) why?
A10659For how can men beleeve without a teacher?
A10659For the same reason which compels men to come in, is requisite also to keepe them in; else why doth not God utterly destroy sinne in the Faithfull?
A10659Fourthly, It raigneth without any fruite, hope, or benefit, What fruit had you then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed?
A10659Fourthly, if the number of them can thus amaze, O what shall the roote of them doe?
A10659Fourthly, when it prevailes to set thee indeede a worke, how exceedingly dost thou faile in the measure of thy duties?
A10659Fretfulnesse and frowardnesse of spirit in such a man as Ionah after such deliverances from God?
A10659God forbid: and yet is he to doe that, in doing whereof he did commit murther?
A10659God will not be honored with a lie: shall a man lie for God?
A10659Gods law, and that in the whole extent and latitude thereof, without any allowance, exception, or reservation?
A10659Hath he wrought so great deliverance, and laid up such unsearchable riches for my soule?
A10659He that loveth not his brother whom hee hath seene, how can hee love God whom he hath not seene?
A10659How apt are we still to quench and grieve the Spirit?
A10659How are wee led captive to the law of sinne which is in our members, so that wee can not doe the things which we would?
A10659How by both?
A10659How can these things consist together, He commands us to doe that which hee promiseth to doe himselfe?
A10659How can yee beleeve since yee seeke for glory one from another?
A10659How doe we faint and waxe weary of well- doing?
A10659How litle improvement in spirituall knowledge or experience?
A10659How little growth in strength?
A10659How long will it be ere they beleeve me, for all the signes which I have shewed amongst them?
A10659How long will it bee ere they beleeve in me?
A10659How long will this people provoke mee?
A10659How many Atomes and streames of dust doth a beame of the Sunne shining into a roome discover, which by any other light was before imperceptible?
A10659How many desperate temptations doth beauty cast many men vpon?
A10659How much more then in the best workes of unregenerate men?
A10659How much wearinesse and revolting of heart?
A10659How often hath Gods heavy displeasure declared it selfe from Heaven in the confusion of nature?
A10659How shall I difference these lights will you say?
A10659How shall I give thee up Ephraim, It is spoken to backsliding Ephraim; How shall I deliver thee Israel?
A10659How shall I make thee as Admah, how shall I set thee as Zeboim?
A10659How shall it invincibly appeare to my Conscience that other Churches and Bishops all, save this onely, doe or may erre?
A10659How shall wee secure our lives against such a siege of snares?
A10659How should we praise God that hath given us any strength in any way to doe him service?
A10659I have enough already, what needs this zeale, this pressing, this accuratenesse, this violence for heaven?
A10659I say, how much more reason ● … ave we, then any Gentile could have, to consecrate all our enterprises with Prayer unto God?
A10659Idolatry from such a man as Salomon after so much wisedome from God?
A10659Ieremy what seest thou?
A10659If David were constrain''d to pray Open mine eyes to see more wonders in thy Law, how much more are we to pray so too?
A10659If God will doe more for his mercie, then for his wrath and vengeance, why then are not more men saved, then condemned?
A10659If Hee have given us Christ, how shall He not with Him freely also giue us all things?
A10659If I drinke in the raine, and bring forth nothing but thornes, how neere must I needs be unto cursing?
A10659If Moses had beene a Prince of peace, how easily might he have instill''d peaceable and calme affections into the mutinous and murmuring people?
A10659If all the foure windes should meete together in their full strength, what mountaines would they not roote up by the foundation?
A10659If he let fall such crums unto dogges, how aboundantly would hee provide for me if I were his Childe?
A10659If my Atomes be Mountaines, O what heart is able to comprehend the vastnesse of my mountainous sinnes?
A10659If one beare holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt doth touch fl ● … sh shall it be uncleane, saith the Lord in the Prophet?
A10659If the Salt bee infatuated, every thing must be unsavoury, if the foundations faile, what can the people doe?
A10659If their prayers and devotions stinke, how much more their oathes and execrations?
A10659If their sacrifices and that which they offer to God is vnclean, how uncleane is their sacriledge and that which they steale from him?
A10659If this be all the reward we haue for waiting and calling upon God, to what purpose serve our humiliations and fastings?
A10659If to use thy hands or feete, looke unto them, there are seeds of more sins, theft, bribery, murther, adultery( what not?)
A10659Impatiency from such a man as Ieremie after such revelations from God?
A10659In one word what more honourable then to obtaine the end for which a thing is made?
A10659In stead of my luxurie and delycacies, become my selfe the foode of wormes?
A10659In stead of my purple and scarlet, be cloathed with rottennesse?
A10659In tota anima,& in toto corpore conditorem habeopacis Deum, quis in me seminavit hoc bellum?
A10659Is every man to be herein a follower of Christ?
A10659Is hee now contrary to himselfe?
A10659Is my flesh of brasse, or my bones of iron, that I should thinke to hold out, and without interruption to enjoy these earthly things?
A10659Is not his fidelitie as firme towards weake and poore, as towards rich beleevers?
A10659Is not my breath in my nostrils, where there is roome enough for it to goe out, and possibility never to come in again?
A10659Is not my obedience mercenarie, but sincere?
A10659Is not the poore soule in my bosome an immortall soule?
A10659Is that which is good made death unto me?
A10659Is the Law then against the Promises of God?
A10659Is there any want or weakenesse, any poverty or deficiency in heaven?
A10659Is there not a Moth in my richest garments, a Worme in my tallest Cedars, a Canker and rust in my fi ● … nest Gold to corrupt and eate it out?
A10659Is thy servant a Dog that hee should doe this great thing, To dash children to pieces, and rip up women with childe?
A10659It may be further objected, How can wee bee Holy, as Christ is Holy?
A10659It may be objected, doe not other graces joyne a man unto Christ, as well as Faith?
A10659M ● … st nothing be preached but damnation and Hell to men?
A10659May I not, nay must I not within these few yeeres, in stead of mine honour, be laid under mens feete?
A10659Must it not have a being, as long as there is a God who is able to support it?
A10659Now for a word of the third Case, Why every sinne doth not raigne in every wicked man?
A10659Now then I demand, what is that whereby I doe assent unto this proposition( in case it were true) That the Church can not erre?
A10659Now then if wicked workes could not prevent the Love of God, why should wee thinke that they can nullyfie or destroy it?
A10659Now, have not all the faithfull of this unction?
A10659O Hell, where is thy victorie?
A10659O Lord, what a nature and heart had I, that could commit sinne without any 〈 ◊ 〉, without any incentive but from my selfe?
A10659O where is that faith in men which should overcome the world, and the things of the world?
A10659Or how is Faith able to hold mee up under so heavie a guilt?
A10659Or if they were, yet are not the Creatures themselves subject to period and mortalitie?
A10659Over Sathan and Hell, p O Death, where is thy sting?
A10659Peter did not aske, Master is it 〈 ◊ 〉?
A10659Quid est hoc monstrum?
A10659Quid tibi facturus est Tentator?
A10659Saint Paul could truly say,* It was no more I that sinned; but did he charge his sinnes therefore upon Satan, or upon the World?
A10659Saint Paul who triumphed and insulted over all the rest, over the World, o Who shall separate us from the Love of Christ?
A10659Secondly, what a foolish thing it is to be Gods enemies, as every man is that continues in sinne without returning unto him?
A10659Shall I requite evill for good to the hurt of mine owne soule?
A10659Shall I that am reserv''d to such honour, live in the meane time after the lusts of the Gentiles, who have no hope?
A10659Shall tribulation, or distresse, or persecution, or famine, or nakednes, or perill, or sword?
A10659Shall wee admit a doctrine which over- throwes the Law and the Prophets?
A10659Tell me, O thou whom my Soule loveth, where thou lodgest at noone?
A10659That is carefull to redeeme all his pretious time, and to make every houre of his life comfortable and beneficiall to himselfe and others?
A10659That is, How shall I make mine owne Church as the cities of Sodome?
A10659That spares sufficient time to humble himselfe, to studie Gods will, to acquaint himselfe with the Lord, to keepe a constant Communion with his God?
A10659The Israelites were weary of gathering straw, but were the Task- masters weary of exacting it?
A10659The fourth Question is, Whether naturall concupiscence may be esteemed a raigning sinne?
A10659The last Question is, Whether sinnes of omission may be esteemed raigning sinnes?
A10659The members may be weary of serving their law, but is the law of the members weary of quickning or commanding them?
A10659The third Question is, Whether sinnes of ignorance may be raigning sinnes?
A10659The third particular inquire into was, How we doe by Prayer sanctifie the Creature to our selves?
A10659Thirdly, why every sinne doth not raigne in every unregenerate man?
A10659To drive and compell them; why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as doethe Iewes?
A10659To which of the Creatures said God at any time, Let us create it after our image?
A10659Was that then which is good made death unto me?
A10659What a fearefull condition then are all men out of Christ in, who shall have no interest in His resurrection?
A10659What a mighty rage and strength is there in the sea, onely because it is full of waters, and All water belongs unto it?
A10659What a monstrous perverting of the grace and mercie of God is this to build straw and stubble upon so pretious a foundation?
A10659What a watch then should we keepe over our evill hearts, what paines should wee take by prayer and unweariednesse of spirit to suppresse this enemy?
A10659What delight hath Iezabel in her paint, or Ahab in the Vineyard purchased with the innocent blood of Him that owned it?
A10659What else did Esau, when for a messe of pottage he sold away his birth- right, which was a priviledge that led to Christ?
A10659What else did Iudas and the Iewes, who sold and bought the Lord of glory for the price of a beast?
A10659What else did those wicked Israelites, who polluted the Table of the Lord, and made his Altar contemptible, which was a type of Christ?
A10659What else doe daily those men, who make Religion serve turnes, and godlinesse waite upon gaine?
A10659What is it to be made partaker of the divine nature?
A10659What is their drunkennesse, their spuing and staggering, their clamors and uncleannesse, all their cursed complements and ceremonies of damnation?
A10659What made the heathen burne in lust one towards another, but because the way of nature is finite, but the way of sinne infinite?
A10659What more abhorrid then to subsist in a condition infinitely more wofull then not to be?
A10659What more base and unserviceable then emptinesse and disorder?
A10659What more excellent and befitting the hands of such a workman then an universall fulnesse and goodnesse in the whole frame of nature?
A10659What must hee now doe?
A10659What nation is so great, saith Moses, which hath statutes and iudgements so righteous as I set before you this day?
A10659What paines will men take?
A10659What pleasure hath the rich foole of his full Barnes, or the young man of his great possessions?
A10659What shall wee say then, is the Law sinne, that we should now heare of a deliverance from it?
A10659What smacke or rellish thinke you hath Dives now left him of all his delicacies, or Esau of his pottage?
A10659What then is that 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉, that Impotency and defect which the Apostle blameth in them?
A10659What then, is Iehu to commit murther?
A10659When Ezekiah could not pray he chatter''d and peep''d, and when thou art not able to speake thy desires, the Spirit can forme thy sighs into prayers?
A10659When a drunkard brings diseases on his body, and drownes his reason, is not that mans impotencie and sottishnesse both his sin and his punishment?
A10659When a prodigall spends all his mony upon uncleannes, is not this mans poverty both his sin and his punishment?
A10659When a prodigall spends his whole estate upon uncleannesse, is not his povertie both a sinne and a punishment?
A10659Where is the man whose particular calling doth not trench and incroach upon his generall calling, the duties which he owes to God?
A10659Where shall I have protection and securitie against him?
A10659Wherefore are the falls and apostacies, the errors and infirmities of holy men in Scripture registred?
A10659Wherefore doth a living man complaine, a man for the punishment of his sins?
A10659Wherefore 〈 ◊ 〉 serveth the Law?
A10659Whither then wilt thou fly from the presence of him that sitteth on the Throne?
A10659Who can say I have made my heart cleane, I am free from my sinnes?
A10659Who can say, I have made my heart cleane?
A10659Who could have expected or feared adulterie from such a man as David after such communion with God?
A10659Who ever knew the Sea give over raging, or a streame grow weary of running?
A10659Who hath beleeved our report, or to whom is the arme of the Lord revealed?
A10659Who is able to looke upon the sunne, or endure the brightnesse of that glorious Creature, onely because it is Full of light?
A10659Who is there amongst you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voyce of his Servant, that walketh in darkenesse and hath no light?
A10659Why should I labour for that which is no bread, and which satisfyeth not?
A10659Why takest t ● … ou my Word into thy mouth, seeing thou hatest to be reformed?
A10659Why?
A10659Why?
A10659Woe to him that lodeth himselfe with thicke clay, saith the Prophet, How long?
A10659Would he not be angry till he had consumed me; so that there should be no escaping?
A10659and againe, What shall I returne unto the Lord, that I can review these my sinnes, and not be afraid of them?
A10659and from the Iustnesse and Holinesse of the Law conclude the dignity and greatnesse of a nation?
A10659and how infinite more secret ones are there, which I know not by my selfe?
A10659and how shall the evidence of those principles appeare to the Conscience?
A10659and in both these respects annointed by the Spirit?
A10659and is Gods Truth an Accepter of persons?
A10659and should I againe breake his Commandements, and joyne in the abominations of other men?
A10659and shut up all his kindenesse in displeasure?
A10659and that this, which will have me to beleeve her infallibility, is not her selfe an hereticall and revolted Church?
A10659and who amongst us can dwell with devouring fire, who amongst us can dwell with everlasting burnings?
A10659b Quis coram Deo innocens invenitur qui vult ● … ieri quod vetatur, sisubtrahas q ● … od timetur?
A10659but every one, Is it I?
A10659but yet such is the frowardnesse of our nature that wee are very apt thus to murmur; what is the cure and remedy of this evill affection?
A10659can a man advance a piece of gold or silver into a reasonable, a spirituall, an eternall substance?
A10659did Christ open his wounds, and shall not I open my mouth?
A10659did not God punish Pharaoh with hardnesse of heart, and the gentiles with vile affections?
A10659doth not that worke please him, which he is pleased to reward?
A10659e How shall wee that are dead to sinne, live any longer therein?
A10659forgotten his power and mercy?
A10659forgotten his promises?
A10659forgotten his truth?
A10659g Who shall goe up for us against the Cananites first?
A10659hath he ● … epented of his mercy?
A10659how few empty bellies they have filled?
A10659how few good workes and services they have rewarded?
A10659how few langvishing bowels they have refreshed?
A10659how few naked backes they have clothed?
A10659how many hath the greedy desire of wealth powred out into the grave?
A10659how many have beene eaten up by their pleasures?
A10659how much superstition with the worship?
A10659how much vaine- glory in the honour of God?
A10659how wuch security with the feare?
A10659if there bee so much life in my impertinent thoughts, how much rage and fury is there in my rebellious thoughts?
A10659in arrowes of lightning and coales of fire?
A10659in blacknesse and darkenesse?
A10659in one word, How much of my selfe, and therefore how much of my sinne, in all my services and duties which I performe?
A10659in stormes and horrible tempests?
A10659in thick clouds and darke waters?
A10659is there no remedy, nor way of escape?
A10659may not a weake superstruction ofrotten and inconsistent materials bee built upon a sound foundation?
A10659nay that doth not adventure to steale from Gods owne day to speake his owne words, to ripen or set forward his owne or his friends advantages?
A10659of which of the Angels said He at any time, Let us restore them to our image againe?
A10659q O wrethed man that I am, who shall deliver mee from this body of Death?
A10659shall I doe what I doe without any love or ioy, meerely out of slavish feare, and compulsion of conscience?
A10659sinke under the weight?
A10659sinneth not, neither can sinne?
A10659so may I say, why should Christians hearts be set upon earthly things, since they have the desires of all flesh to fix upon?
A10659that is pleas''d to account himselfe honoured when he is obeyed by us, who spoile all the works we do with our owne corruptions?
A10659that 〈 ◊ 〉 me like a noisome weed to poison the aire, and choake the growth of better things?
A10659to walke meete for the participation of the Inheritance of the Saints in light?
A10659under the motions, importunities, and immodest solicitations of so many and so adulterous lusts?
A10659was Christ mercifull to his enemies, and shall I bee cruell to his members?
A10659was not his blood too pretious to redeeme, and is my breath too good to instruct his Church?
A10659what hazards will they runne to procure their desires?
A10659what profitablenesse at all is there in his seruice?
A10659when he gives Almes, builds Churches, reades the Scripture, heares the Word, worships God, are these all sinnes?
A10659wherefore haue wee afflicted our soule and thou takest no knowledge?
A10659whether wee with our ten thousand flies and lusts are able to meete him with twentie thousand Angels and Iudgements?
A10659who creepe into houses with a forme of pietie, to seduce unstable foules, and plucke off their feathers to make themselves a neast?
A10659would hee have wasted his pretious time at slewes, stages, or tavernes, or taken delight in sinfull and desperate fellowships?
A10659▪ Have the Saints such fierce and intemperate affections too?
A10659▪ To what en ● … saith the Apostle should there be a publication of a Law, so expresly contrary to the Covenant formerly made?
A10659● … o whom shall wee go?
A10659● … or Iohn, Master is it Thomas?
A66558''T is disputed amongst expositors, what is here the meaning of the just mans falling and rising?
A66558( 2) When or in what degree pious and holy men are with God?
A66558( 4) Answer an Objection that is, if God guide his people with his Counsel, how comes it to pass that they fall into such disorders?
A6655810. Who is the King of glory?
A6655815, Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own?
A665582. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord?
A665582. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord?
A665582. Who shall lay any thing, therefore( since Christ is the propitiation) to the charge of Gods elect?
A6655832. Who is a rock save our God?
A6655847. seems somewhat earnestly to expostulate with God about this matter, saying, Wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
A665586. Who in the Heavens can be compared unto the Lord?
A665587. Who maketh us to differ?
A66558Abraham disputes not the case, but goes and offers up Isaac; How so?
A66558Ah nondum?
A66558Alas then what hope is there for a man of attaining to a state of true happiness in this world?
A66558Alas, what are the greatest Counsellors in the world in comparison of him?
A66558Alas, what are they that we should confide in them?
A66558Alas, who or what are we, that we should have to do with glory?
A66558Alas, who, or what are they, that they should be able to bear up against the maladies either of body or soul?
A66558All things are yours, whether Paul or Apollo, or Cephas, or the world, and what is better than the world, or present life, and the comforts of it?
A66558And as for their brethren, how do they dospise them?
A66558And for the Earth likewise, what a vast body is it?
A66558And for the Sea, what a vast body likewise is it?
A66558And how hard did the Disciples labour, and yet to how little purpose?
A66558And how many are the instances which the Scripture( to go no farther) affords us hereof amongst projecting, and designing men?
A66558And how many thousands have there been in the world to whom it hath thus hapned?
A66558And how sad is the condition of that man whose portion here is vanity, and whose portion hereafter must be superlative and endless misery?
A66558And if he were designed for it, what can his posterity expect?
A66558And if we come amongst our Saviours own Disciples, who had the best Master in all the world, how stupid, and unteachable for a time were they?
A66558And if we go amongst the Jews, and enquire how things went with them, even whiles they were Gods peculiar people, how foolish and vain were they?
A66558And if we take notice of the whole body of Christians as they lye dispersed throughout the world, What ignorance and error do they labor under?
A66558And is not this our case?
A66558And is this to be looked upon as a small matter?
A66558And shall we go and set our hearts upon vanity?
A66558And the Lord said, shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do?
A66558And then as to his temporal state, what a despicable thing do''s the Scripture make him?
A66558And things being thus, how should our present state choose but be a state of vanity?
A66558And we read of others that were notable for their Counsel: But what is all theirs to the Counsel of God?
A66558And what a distressed state was the Pastor of the Church of Laodicea in?
A66558And what a sad and pitiful thing must that creature needs be, whose nature and condition is such as falls within the compass of these terms?
A66558And what a tottering condition was Asaph in?
A66558And what more can we desire to encourage us to have recourse to him?
A66558And what profit should we have if we pray unto him?
A66558And what rarities and wonders doth it afford?
A66558And what strong felicities did he promise himself from those good things God had bestowed on him?
A66558And what thing is there in the world that is more evident?
A66558And what was the reason of this hardiness of those good Soldiers of Christ?
A66558And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool?
A66558And with what variety of curious lights are they decked and adorned?
A66558And yet how ordinarily do we find these two united in men?
A66558And yet what complaints have we of the failing of his strength?
A66558Aquas ex fonte salutis aperto?
A66558Are they not ministring Spirits sent forth to minister for them, who shall be heirs of Salvation?
A66558Are they not now fast under the power of those things they once scorn''d and slighted?
A66558Are we in danger of sin, of despondency, of ruine?
A66558As for God, notwithstanding all his greatness, Majesty, and Glory, how light do they make of him?
A66558As for the heavens what vast bodies are they?
A66558As to Ordinances, he seeks God in them, and enquires whether he have met with God?
A66558As to sin, How shall I do this evil and sin against God?
A66558As to the persons he chooses, calls, and saves, Who can say unto him, what dost thou?
A66558Aut tempestiva quis s ● llicitudine status Pungitur aeterni?
A66558But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
A66558But alas, who am I that I should do it?
A66558But how do they perish?
A66558But if he be not with us, what will become of us?
A66558But if these men of parts, heavenly qualifications, would not satisfie him, might he not have mended himself in Heaven?
A66558But see how his pride and vain glory transports him into mistakes?
A66558But what need of particular instances?
A66558But what outward means are there, which either can, or will prevail, unless God set in with them, and bless them?
A66558But what was that to this glory more refulgent, magnificent, and ravishing?
A66558But what''s this in comparison of the Soveraignty which God hath?
A66558But you''l say why saith he nothing of Gods helping his body?
A66558But you''l say, I believe there is a state of happiness, and am desirous of it, and would gladly injoy it, but what must I do to attain to it?
A66558Can I hear any more the voice of singing men?
A66558Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him saith the Lord?
A66558Can any hide himself in secret places, that I shall not see him, saith the Lord?
A66558Can thy servant tast what I eat, or what I drink?
A66558Cease from man whose breath is in his nostrils, for wherein is he to be accounted of?
A66558Could Christ prevaile while on earth for the raising of Lazarus to life?
A66558Could he then boast of true happiness?
A66558Could he then make any exception against the doctrine his good father had( as you have heard) in so many places taught?
A66558Cras, Cras?
A66558David hath an earnest expostulation with the sons of men about this matter: How long( saith he) will you love vanity?
A66558David was wiser than his teachers, had made great progress in Religion; yet with what argument and importunitie?
A66558Did God awaken me by such a sermon?
A66558Did he admire himself, or was he inamoured of himself?
A66558Did he enliven and quicken me in such a prayer?
A66558Did his Doctrine and practise clash with each other?
A66558Did they look like those that were guided by Gods Counsel, or Satans temptation, an enemy to mankind, and especially to the Church and people of God?
A66558Do not I fill heaven and earth saith the Lord?
A66558Do we desire honour?
A66558Do we desire safety, he is the best company?
A66558Do''s he from thenceforth cease to think?
A66558Do''s it render the Authour thereof happy?
A66558Doth God guide his people with his Counsel here?
A66558For thou art the God of my strength, why dost thou cast me off?
A66558For with what strange and wonderful art hath he formed every thing?
A66558God forbid: He hath designed me for nobler matters, and shall I not do what I can to pursue them?
A66558Good Master what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?
A66558Good men being together do heat and inflame one another, how was Dr. Taylor ravished with the company of that excellent man Mr. Bradford?
A66558Had he any great value for that condition which he represented to be a State of vanity?
A66558Have they not God for their portion, and is he not all, and hath he not all, and doth not the disposal of all belong to him?
A66558Have we not played the Prodigals, and that in matters of a thousand times higher nature than those of the World?
A66558Have we not ruined and undone our selves?
A66558Have we not sinned away that fair and goodly patrimony that our heavenly Father was pleased to bestow upon us?
A66558Have we not thrown our selves from a state of happiness and honour, to a state of misery and shame?
A66558Have you not contented your selves with easie work and slight evidences?
A66558He heard also a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
A66558He was exercised with tossings, treasons, torments, he sets the joy before him?
A66558He was wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked: But how far was he from thinking any such thing?
A66558Here Jacob doth not capitulate with God upon any high terms: What if God will not perform these conditions, shall he not be Jacobs God?
A66558How Ioth is he to be angry, how apt to forgive, how ready to shew mercy, and communicate of his goodness?
A66558How absurd and gross in their notions, touching Coelestial and future things?
A66558How averse to receive the instructions offered to them?
A66558How became he their portion?
A66558How comes it to be thus?
A66558How desirous of, and thankful for his counsel should we be?
A66558How divided in their apprehensions, and opinions?
A66558How do we find good men very ready to comply with the instructions of God?
A66558How doth it rowl and tumble it self, in its pride and greatness?
A66558How early do they rise and how late do they go to bed?
A66558How excellent is thy name in all the earth, who hast set thy glory above the Heavens?
A66558How famous is the case of Nebuchadnezzar?
A66558How far did he fall short of what he aimed at?
A66558How fearfull was good Hezekiah, lest God would cut him off with pining sickness?
A66558How fit was he for his work and service?
A66558How frequently do we see an high spirit attending on a low condition?
A66558How goodly is he in his own eyes, and what confidence doth he put in his own abilities?
A66558How great are the labours of many amongst whom we live, and yet to how small an account do they bring them?
A66558How happy were we, if what we are told of this matter were a mistake, and thatthings were otherwise then they are represented?
A66558How have the world, our lusts, run away with our souls, thoughts, and affections, and left thee the outside and carcases of Christians?
A66558How have we been misstaken in our selves?
A66558How ignorant, blind, and dull were Israel, an holy people, in the matters of Religion?
A66558How little of God in their mouths, and less in their lives?
A66558How little of our hearts hast thou had, when with our mouths we have professed much love?
A66558How low thoughts hath he of himself, not worthy to be called an Apostle, because he persecuted the Church of God?
A66558How low was the condition of Asaph?
A66558How many a time when you have been with God in prayer, or at a Sermon, have you come away inflamed with better resolutions, and stronger affections?
A66558How many excellent persons for converse and holy entertainment were in the Land of Judah?
A66558How many grievances and vexations are they ready to give us an account of?
A66558How many ways doth his favour break forth upon me?
A66558How miserable are the generality of men, and yet how well do they think of themselves?
A66558How miserably did his thoughts perish?
A66558How much more should we lye open to all wickedness, had we not God for our guide?
A66558How negligent do they think the Clock, how long the hours?
A66558How oft do we read of our blessed Saviour that went apart to pray?
A66558How often hath he declared in the Word, That whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be saved?
A66558How old a man was Moses?
A66558How quickly were they over, and how soon forgotten?
A66558How rapid and orderly are they in their motions?
A66558How restless and unwearied are they in the pursuit of their business?
A66558How short was their continuance?
A66558How should we acknowledge his condescention that looks through troops of Angels, multitudes of Saints upon us sinners?
A66558How soon can he divest them of their greatness, and ruine them in their designs, and hopes?
A66558How strangely doth it hang in the midst of Heaven?
A66558How tenderly did God proceed with Israel in the way of his gracious providences with them?
A66558How then comes it to pass they fall into such mistakes and miscarriages, and those of an hainous nature?
A66558How they do imploy and exercise themselves?
A66558How unable is he to stand before his Makers displeasure?
A66558How vainly and unreasonably do many wicked persons reason themselves into Hell and destruction?
A66558How wealthy did he imagine himself to be?
A66558How will God receive his servants to his glory after he hath guided them with his Counsel?
A66558How wise a people were the Jews, and yet to how little purpose did they imploy their labours?
A66558How wonderful is God herein?
A66558How would this have ravished him?
A66558However, be of good cheer, God is engaged for you, and what condition can you be in which God is not able to deliver you out of?
A66558I am as good as God hath made me, and shall I be damned for that averseness of spirit, which is natural to me, and I brought with me into the World?
A66558I am the Lord, the God of all flesh, is there any thing too hard for me?
A66558If I lȳe on my sick bed and can lay hold on a promise, how reviving must it be, what a cordial to raise me up?
A66558If beasts, What do you amongst men?
A66558If he let the Air a little into the bowels of the earth, what dismal convulsions and tremblings do''s it occasion?
A66558If they being evil know how to give good gifts unto their children: how much more shall our heavenly Father give the holy spirit to them that ask him?
A66558If they do, what is the increase which they yield, what does it it amount to, what can it do towards the rendring of them truly happy?
A66558In his prosperity how doth he vaunt himself?
A66558In how many things do they differ, both from the truth and one another?
A66558In the evening he enquires, how go things betwixt God and and me?
A66558In the next place we shall give the reasons of the Doctrine, Why will God take his people into his glory?
A66558In what place do they remain, or what is become of them?
A66558Is God the strength of his people when they are exercised with any distress?
A66558Is it so that both body and soul of good men do fail them in affliction?
A66558Is not some evil drawing on, when one Into thy work scarce enters but is gone?
A66558Is there that thing which I to intend do, wherein Abraham is concerned, and that may be for the instruction of his family?
A66558Let our fits be what they will, if God stand by us, and be with us, we are safe enough; Who shall be against us?
A66558Look upon a poor unregenerate, unsanctified man, and what a despicable creature is he?
A66558Look upon the earth how many godly and choice men are in it?
A66558Lord what wilt thou have me to do?
A66558Nay O man, who art thou that replyest against God?
A66558Nay what abundance of darkness and blindness do''s attend the most intelligent, and inlightned minds?
A66558Nay, how ordinarily are the sons of men brought to such misery, that being impatient of their lives, they do even court death and the grave?
A66558Nay, what do''s it but discover, that their present State is a State of vanity?
A66558Nay, what hath he that is not a judgement to him, and matter of great sorrow?
A66558Negas?
A66558No, whom have I in heaven but thee?
A66558Notwithstanding the rapid and swift motion of the Sun, yet through the greatness of their extremity, how slow do they think its progress?
A66558Notwithstanding this, how little did they value it?
A66558Notwithstanding which, how do we abound with it in our lives?
A66558Now Sirs consider what you are, Are you men or beasts?
A66558Now alas what reason is there for this?
A66558Now if the soul would be still with God, with how much boldness might it approach into the divine presence?
A66558Now if we should not make use thereof, especially it being so easie, how worthy will all the world judge us to perish?
A66558Now this being the nature of mans present state what reason hath he to set his heart upon it?
A66558Now what do''s this high, contemptuous carriage in men discover, bút that they are unacquainted with their present state?
A66558Now what is the use of all this labour and bussle?
A66558Nullus?
A66558O Lord God of Hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee?
A66558Oh how doth faith change the language of the soul, and what happy alterations doth it work therein?
A66558Oh how fully are they now convinced of their own folly, and how far are they from the presumptuous conceits they formerly maintained within them?
A66558Oh how have I played the beast?
A66558Oh how much is the State of man altered from what it was in innocency?
A66558Oh how shall I ever look my Lord in the face, or restore my self into his favour?
A66558Oh how thoughtfull and carefull are they?
A66558Oh saith the godly man, what a God is here?
A66558Oh then what is it for him to take notice of fuch poor trivial things as we are, who labour under so much sin and misery?
A66558Oh then what will the sight of him be when he appears in all his Glory?
A66558Oh what fainting hearts, pale faces and dolefull complaints attend the sons of men?
A66558Oh what high and noble qualifications was he once indued with?
A66558Oh where is our primitive knowledge, righteousness, and holiness?
A66558Or as Castellio turns it, Quam frivolum creaveris omne genus hominum; What a frivolous thing hast thou made all mankind?
A66558Quis non crassus?
A66558Quisve Deum, Christum, coelum sectatur anhelus?
A66558Quorsum?
A66558Rursum vocitabere?
A66558Sed quid dico?
A66558Shall the Potter have more power over his clay, than God hath over his creature?
A66558Shall we fit still and hold our peace?
A66558She fell into a sad delquium or fainting fit; and what is the reason?
A66558Shew your selves men, 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉 〈 ◊ 〉 In what should they play the man?
A66558So our translators render it, but the Syriack turns it interrogatorily; is the people happy that is in such a case?
A66558So that God may say to him, as was said to the King of Babylon, How art thou fallen from Heaven O Lucifer son of the morning?
A66558Such a man will be ready to cry out and say, O what shall I do?
A66558Surgam Quando?
A66558Surge Eia ais?
A66558Take a good man, and the frame of his heart is to be solicitous about God, and thoughtful about God in duty: Will this please, will this honour God?
A66558Than these places, what can be more plain?
A66558That is the clay, and he the Potter?
A66558The Potter hath power over his clay, to make one vessel to honour, another to dishonor?
A66558The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmities: but a wounded spirit who can bear?
A66558They are ready to say of it, as the mother of Sisera did of her Son, Why is his Chariot so long in coming?
A66558This being our nature, What are we, that we should put confidence in our selves?
A66558This puts him upon enquiring how come things to be thus with me?
A66558This the Psalmist is so affected with, that he expostulates with God about it and saith, wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?
A66558This was both strange and sad: but what will not mans nature do, when it is once delivered up to a state of vanity?
A66558Though the portions of persons are never so great, yet how few are satisfied therewith?
A66558Though you have not the streams, yet you have the fountain, what need you to care?
A66558To add no more, How high is the account of the Apostle?
A66558To whom should we go,( saith Peter, in the name of all the Disciples) thou hast the words of eternal life?
A66558Under what sad and affecting terms do''s the Scripture represent him to us?
A66558VVhat wilt thou have me to do?
A66558We come to the reasons, Why God upholds his people?
A66558We may neither trust in others, neither may others trust in us, neither may we trust in our selves?
A66558Were it not an unpleasant thing to see a rich Cabinet made the repository of dirt and dung?
A66558Were this matter well considered, what lamentation would it cause in all houses, streets, and places?
A66558What God upholds his people from?
A66558What Physitian in the world, is so skilful as to give us a full account of all the maladies and distempers the body of poor man is lyable to?
A66558What a God is this?
A66558What a Magnetism was there in the words of Christ, when he spoke to Simon and Andrew?
A66558What a comfort must it needs be to a man, that he hath a God to whom none is like in Heaven or Earth?
A66558What a graceless, unsanctified wretch was the Pharisee, and yet how do''s he boast of his own righteousness?
A66558What a thing is this?
A66558What a valley of Bochim or Mourners would the world then become?
A66558What abundance of encouragement doth this doctrine afford, how may it strengthen weak hands, and confirm doubting hearts?
A66558What am I that I should glory in my self, or behold my self with any complacency or delight?
A66558What are Armies, Kingdoms, Empires, when he engages against them?
A66558What arts and projects do they use?
A66558What bad food is the Wind?
A66558What can God deny that man that is still with him, and is his favourite, who is ever admiring and adoring his perfections?
A66558What can they promise?
A66558What choice food was the Manna God vouchsafed the Israelites in the Wilderness?
A66558What comfort doth it speak to Jerusalem, when it is proclaimed that her iniquities are pardoued?
A66558What condition can a man be in, but he may receive comfort therefrom?
A66558What contradiction of sinners did he endure against him?
A66558What could the Apostle have said more?
A66558What course shall I take?
A66558What creature in all the world is there so great and potent, which he is not able to frown into fear and trembling, anguish and horror?
A66558What difficultie is there which he is not able to break through and conquer?
A66558What diligence and pains are they at?
A66558What do men think of?
A66558What great and famous things did Moses, Joshua, Gideon, David, and others accomplish?
A66558What happiness then is it for the people of God, to be in the presence of God, to hear his counsel?
A66558What hath Satan to say?
A66558What have people portions for, but to live upon them?
A66558What help in this case, that I may have nearer approaches to God?
A66558What house, chamber, bed, is there that hath not been a witness of what I now say?
A66558What incomprehensibleness, and incomparableness of glory and Majesty is here?
A66558What is a small Center to the wide circumference of the Heavens?
A66558What is meant by glory?
A66558What is the Almighty that we should serve him?
A66558What is the bravest spirit in the world, when God comes and takes him by the arm, and leads him away to judgment?
A66558What is the most glorious Potentate but grass?
A66558What is there glory ordained and prepared for the generation of the Just?
A66558What kind of glory is this?
A66558What lust, or temptation is there, which they will not sooner hearken to than him?
A66558What man is he that liveth( saith the Psalmist) and shall not see death?
A66558What man is there who if he had it, and might it be available, would not give mountains of Gold to be delivered from this truth?
A66558What manner of love is this, that we should be called the Sons of God, and be dealt with as his children, friends, familiars?
A66558What meanest thou, Saul?
A66558What more distastful to flesh and blood than Corruption?
A66558What more unpleasant companions than the Worms?
A66558What must we do then?
A66558What noble, importunate, constant love have I neglected and abused?
A66558What period of our our age, what condition, ordinance, duty, undertaking, performance have we not filled and polluted with sin?
A66558What reckoning did this man make of his great possessions?
A66558What shedding of tears, and wringing of hands would there then be?
A66558What then can they want?
A66558What then would they have?
A66558What thing do''s he offer to us throughout the whole Word, which he prefaces with notes of greater certainty and truth then this?
A66558What wall is there that hath not a Mene tekel upon it?
A66558What will men make of God?
A66558What words can be used which may render the state of a creature more vile and contemptible?
A66558What would have become of us, had it not been for the love of God?
A66558What would the servants of God do, if they had not God to look after them?
A66558What''s become of all the Triumphs and Jubilees that have been in the World?
A66558What, do''s he then lose his cogitative faculty?
A66558What, have blessedness it self, and not have a blessing of him?
A66558What, will such easie matters as Faith, Holiness, and Prayer, help us to happiness, who then would not betake himself to the pursuit of it?
A66558When Jobs body and soul had failed him, what opinion had he of himself?
A66558When a man finds both body and soul shrinking him, and failing him, he is ready to cry out, Lord what a poor Creature am I?
A66558When a man hath studied, and said all that ever he can, what can he say more than we have here in these words?
A66558When all controversies come to an end, this will be the great Question which the young man propounds, VVhat must I do to inherit eternal life?
A66558When birth, youth, strength, beauty, parts, wealth, honour, friends?
A66558When he afforded a little manifestation of himself upon Mount Sinai, what a strange appearance was there?
A66558When is it that God receives the faithful to glory?
A66558When shall I come and appear before God?
A66558When the body fails, the soul may support it, but when the soul failes, what can a poor creature do?
A66558When we hear such a person is a person of singular worth, How ambitious are we all to be acquainted with him, and to get an interest in him?
A66558When we look about us, and take a view of their proceedings, What a bussle and hurry do we find them in?
A66558Whence doth this proceed?
A66558Whence had they ability to do it?
A66558Where are those thousands of young flourishing Gallants, that in their prosperity despised death, and derided the grave?
A66558Where are those vast numbers of people that lived in the world before us?
A66558Where can we possibly be safe if not with God?
A66558Where is he that can say I am free from affliction?
A66558Where must I be, and what must I do for ever?
A66558Where shall I have relief?
A66558Wherefore( saith the Prophet) do ye spend mony for that which is not bread and your labour for that which satisfieth not?
A66558Which way can we turn our eies, or what can we look on, but we may read our own vanity?
A66558Which way shall I deliver my self out of my present distress?
A66558Whither shall I go from thy spirit?
A66558Who can condemn, since Christ died, is risen again and maketh intercession for us?
A66558Who can shew forth all his praise?
A66558Who can shew forth all his praise?
A66558Who ever lived to see forty years of age, that could not afford us a large Catalogue of his sins, burdens and troubles?
A66558Who ever was ashamed that trusted in him?
A66558Who ever was disappointed by this God, whose ways are perfect?
A66558Who had ever greater glory than Solomon?
A66558Who hath been his counsellor?
A66558Who in a fairer way for the Philosophers stone than he?
A66558Who in the world more likely to escape the severity of his father Davids words than he?
A66558Who is a rock, save our God?
A66558Who is able to stand before him?
A66558Who is like unto thee O Lord, amongst the gods who is like thee?
A66558Who is there either in heaven or earth may be compared to him?
A66558Who knew better how to manage them than he?
A66558Who more likely in regard either of interest in God or his own wisdom, to direct his labours to a good issue than Solomon?
A66558Who so fit to rule and teach us as the supream being?
A66558Who was ever blessed with greater magnanimity and patience than Job; and yet what a do did he keep with the grave to take him and close him up?
A66558Who would not be affected and moved with such a sight?
A66558Who would not with patience endure a bad day, so that he might be a Prince at night?
A66558Who( in those times) lived either longer or better than Jacob?
A66558Who( saith Pharaoh) is the Lord that I should obey his voice?
A66558Whom can the Creature propound to it self as an object equal in goodness, might, and knowledge, with my self?
A66558Whom have I in Heaven but thee?
A66558Whom have I in heaven but thee?
A66558Whom then must we bestow our love on?
A66558Why did God lead Israel in the Wilderness, why did he so eminently preserve them?
A66558Why tarry the wheels of his Chariots?
A66558Wilt thou know O vain man?
A66558Wilt thou thus offend the God of Heaven?
A66558With what a publick spirit hath God acted you, to appear so worthily for his desired service?
A66558With what magnificence and state did Agrippa and Bernice enter into the Judgment Hall?
A66558With what sense and affection begs he the guidance of Gods spirit?
A66558With what variety of creatures doth the Earth abound?
A66558Without thy hand, Lord, what could sickness do?
A66558Would we have comfort?
A66558Would you have honour, pleasure, length of days?
A66558and shall I hide it from him?
A66558and wherein have I offended?
A66558for what a mighty confluence had he thereof?
A66558how do''s the world even swarm with such as each of these?
A66558or how did he stand affected towards himself?
A66558shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave?
A66558that I should attempt it?
A66558what can they do towards the rendring of one who is vain in himself, happy?
A66558what communion and fellowship had he with God?
A66558what evil have I done?
A66558what good have I done this day?
A66558what is the affection, what is the good will of men worth, what can it do for us when we come to die, if thereby we have procured Gods displeasure?
A66558what reason hath he to affect it, or be pleased with it?
A66558what were this but to withstand God, and our own Salvation at once?
A66558where are all those happy contentments, we were blessed with?
A66558wherein have I been useful?
A66558who shall be admitted into thy kingdom of glory, to behold thy face for ever?
A66558who( saith David) can understand his errors?
A66558— Moses hereupon doth reverence and adore this merciful and glorious God, bows his head, as if he should say, What glory is here?