ENGLAND'S Golden Watch-bell.  
Summoning an Alarm to Death and Judgement.   probably a depiction of the Reverend Divine, Dr. J. H. 
Licenced according to Order.  
Printed for W. Thackeray at the Angel in Duck-lane near West-smithfield.   

 depiction of death as an arrow-bearing skeleton  
 depiction of the saints in heaven and the judgement of the righteous and the damned   

ENGLAND'S Golden Watch-bell.  
Summoning an Alarm to Death and Judgement.  
OR, An Exhortation set forth in these Times, that every poor Sinner, by turning from his Sins, may lay hold of this the acceptable day of Grace and Salvation, to the endless comfort of his precious and immortal Soul.  
WITH The dying Speech and last Say of the Reverend Divine, Dr. J. H. who, after he had been struck with the pains of Death and continued speechless seven or eight days, coming again to his Speech left it, as his last Legacy, to admonish all to a speedy Repentance and Amendment of Life.  
ALSO, Prayers for every day in the Week, a Preparatory Prayer before the Receiving of the Holy Sacrament, another after the Reception, and a Prayer suitable for all young Persons.  
Very necessary for all Families, etc.  
Licenced according to Order.  
Printed for W. Thackeray at the Angel in Duck-lane, near West-smithfield.   

ENGLAND'S Golden Watch-bell, etc.  Heb. chap. 9 ver. 27. 
It is appointed for all Men once to die, and after Death to come to Judgement.  
IF Men, as it the Saying of an eminent Father of the Primitive Church, would always have Death and Judgement before their Eyes; if they would but fancy seriously that they heard the dreadful sound of Arise ye dead and come to Judgement, continually in their ears, they would never do amiss: and certain it is, however they may flatter and in dulge themselves in a long Security, It is appointed for all Men once to die, and after that to come to Judgement; and where then shall the Sinner and Ungodly appear! how shall the unprofitable Servant look his Lord in the Face, when he has not only neglected to improve his Talon, but has idly and vainly squandered away the precious moments of Time allowed him to traffic with Heaven for Eternity! with what Face can he appear before the Judge of all the Earth, to whom all darkness is as day; and to whom all secrets are laid open; all the Sins even from the first Commission to the Grave stand open and naked to his view, when even himself shall be bound to confess he knew the Will of his Master and did it not!  
What I say, will those that triffe away their days in ease and idleness, and the pursuit of vanity do in that day of fury and fear, when a universal flood of Fire shall overstream the whole World, and consume both the Beauty and Glory thereof! when at the sound of the Trumpet all Graves shall open and the drowsy dead shall break from the Chains of Death to appear before the dread Tribunal of their Judge! for if Job confessed he always trembled before the Majesty of God like one that failed in a stormy Tempest, and that his fear hath been so great that he hath been unable to bear it: needs must then the Sinner accompanied with nothing but an accusing Conscience tremble much more, when he sees the Book opened wherein are Registered all his past actions, even every evil Thought, for which he, when least able, must give an account for▪ as the Wise man saith, God bringeth every secret Work into Judgement, whether it be good or evil: and St. John says, The Book was opened, and the dead were judged out of the things that were written therein. Oh! than it will be that the Rocks and Mountains will be called upon in vain to hid the Guilty from the face of the Lamb, and from the Face of him that sitteth upon the Throne.  
Oh consider! it is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God; for the Kingly Prophet affirms that if his Wrath be but a little kindled in his Breast, Blessed are they that put their trust in him, Psalm. 2.12. For who can dwell with the everlasting Burn! Isa. 14 and with such must those dwell not for a time but to all Eternity, who put far away the Evil day, and by relying, at most, upon a Deathbed Repentance, are found unprovided of a Wedding Garment when they come to the Marriage Feast; and sad was his case and ever to be deplored who was so found, as you may read it, Mat. 22.11.12.13. viz. And when the King came in to see the Guest, he saw there a Man that had not on a Wedding Garment, and he said unto him, friend, how camest thou in hither not having a Wedding Garment? and he was speechless, then said the King to the Servants, Bind him hand and foot and take him away and cast him into utter darkness, there shall be weeping and nashing of teeth: in the like manner shall Sinners in the last day be speechless that is, confounded and amazed at the sense of their guilt, not knowing what excuse to make for the breach of those Laws that were enjoined them upon no lesser a penalty than eternal Death to those that break them; and on the other hand, no less than an Eternal weight of Glory, a Crown of Righteousness and Pleasures that fade not away, to those that keep them and persevere in them. For when the Son of Man shall come in his Glory and the Holy Angels with him, then shall he sit upon the Throne of his Glory, and before him shall be gathered all Nations; and he shall separate them out from one another as the Shepherd divideth the Sheep from the Goats, and he shall set the Sheep on the Right hand but the Goats on the Left, Mat. 25.31.32.33. then shall the one be rewarded and the other punished, for by the Sheep are meant those that have persevered in well-doing, those that know their Lords Will and obey it; and by Goats those that despise his Counsels and will have none of his Reproofs, as will plainly appear in the subsequent verses of the foregoing Chapter, and in the 46. verse the definitive Sentence, viz. These, meaning the Goats placed on the Left hand, shall go into everlasting punishment; but the Righteous, meaning the Sheep, on the Right hand into Life Eternal.  
Consider these things, all you that have as yet the Golden opportunity left by Time in you hands, and Kiss the Son lest he be angry and ye perish in the way. Psal. 2.12. for although the young man shine to day like the glistering of a Dove's neck, and dance like a bubble upon the Waves, yet too morrow he may set in the gloomy shades of Death and his place remember him no more. How many are there that sink suddenly into the blackness of night, and are laid up in the gloomy Caves of during Darkness, till the Archangel's Trumpet rouse them from their long sleep, to appear with the rest gathered from the four Winds of Heaven, when they the least dreamed of leaving their Pageant Glories, when they thought they most securely hugged and embraced the trifling vanities of the lower. World, putting far away the evil day, like the Fool in the Gospel, who flattered his Soul with ease and plenty for a long time, but found alas! his Expectation failed; for even that very night his Soul was required of him, and then too fatally he found that he had troubled himself in gathering Riches and knew not who should enjoy them; in gathering Riches that made themselves Wings and flew away, and could not, had they been more permanent and durable, have at all relieved him in his last and greatest necessity, as you will find it in Luke. 1. chap. 12. etc. and though as we see the Rich Man whilst he lived upon Earth had all the Pleasures and Delights that the World could afford him, he fared riotously every day, and was clad in purple; yet see how poorly these availed him, for which he had struggled and laboured, perhaps many years; for being in Torment he had not a drop of Water to cool his tongue, the Mammon of Unrighteousness that had barred him of Eternal Life, could not administer him the least relief, when suffering under the divine Vengeance, but rather increased with their sad remembrance his Torments in those flames. Yet to these, even through what Seas of Blood will some Men wade, as if they were the chiefest of all good, when indeed they bring a sting with them that pierces through the Body and wounds the very Soul, too frequently destroying our peace on Earth, and more frequently everlastingly causing the names of the too too fond Possessors, who make their Bellies their God, and put their trust in Riches, to be blotted out of the Book of Life. Oh that Men would be wise! and consider this, that they would consider upon the present Moment's of Life depends Eternal Joys or Everlasting Woes; and that it cannot profit a Man if he gain the whole World and lose his own Soul, for with the immortal Soul what can stand in competition! not all the glittering Glories of ten thousand worlds, were they put in the Balance, would weigh any thing, in the terrible day when the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his Saints to execute Judgement upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them, of all the Ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, etc. Judas, 1.14.15. if all the things so valued in this World cannot bribe Death, which is the in let to Eternity, much less can any expect that the impartial Judge of all the Earth should any way regard transitory things; or that they should weigh in the least with him at whose disposal and in whose hands is all the breath of Life, and who indeed is the very Centre of the Soul of Man, and by whom it is alone comprehended, so that the World can render it no satisfaction as to its Eternal estate nor is it capable of attaining for the least Transgression, When the Lord Jesus shall b● revealed from Heaven with his mighty Angels in flaming Fire, taking vengeance on those that know not God and obeyed not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, 2. Thessa. 1.7.8. when those who conceived themselves securely fenced by Riches and Honour, shall be tumbled by Death from a Bed of Down into a Bed of Flames, what relief can they hope for or expect from all they possessed which at most, if any remembrance of temporal things be left beyond the Grave, will prove but a Melancholy sight to show them the height of Happiness from whence they fell, and the depth of misery into which they are fallen; especially if we consider what a dreadful sentence is pronounced in the following verse of the foregoing chapter, viz. Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the Presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power; a destruction irrevocable, not to be recalled, but as long as God is God, so long shall it continue infinite ages of Eternity and never expire; for could there be the least room for hope of ease to those in Torment, though at the Revolution of Millions of years, it would in some measure mitigate their pain: but should a heap of Sand be piled up to the Clouds and a Bird carry away a Grain every day, a thousand such heaps, so removed, stand not in competition with the endless flight of never ending Eternity. The consideration of which, made St. Austin in a manner dwell upon the word Eternity, by repeating it often that it might be ever in his mind to make him look up with the more earnestness to the Author and finisher of his Faith, and oblige him to set the lighter esteem on temporal things; remembering that he was a Stranger and Pilgrim upon Earth, and that here he had no tarrying City but looked for one not built with hands in the highest Heaven: on that alone then let us steadfastly fix our eyes, and even deny ourselves to the flattering pleasures and vanities of the World, that we may with the more ease run the Race that is set before us, and strive with earnestness to obtain the Crown that is held forth to true Believers and to such as persevere to the end, viz. Be thou faithful until Death, and I will give thee a Crown of Life. Rev. 2.10. a Crown more valuable than ten thousand worlds, or any thing on this side the fruition of the beatific Vision; the earnest desire of attaining which, made Holy David say, His Soul pan●ed after God as the Hart panted after the wate● Brook, and in the midst of his Rapture crier out, O how amiable are thy Dwellings, th● Lord of Hosts! my Soul longeth and panteth t● enter into thy Courts. Psal. 84.1.2.  
To conclude, if Foelix who was a Heathe● trembled when Paul reasoned of Righteousness, Temperance and Judgement to come let us that are Christians consider what manner of men we ought to be if we expect to stand in the day when the Sun shall be darkened and the Moon shall not give her light and the Stars shall fall from Heaven, and the Powers of the Heaven shall be shaken▪ for than shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in Heaven, and then shall all the Tribe● of the Earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the Clouds of Heaven with Power and great Glory; and he shall send his Angels with a great sound of a Trumpet, and they shall gather together the Elect from one end of Heaven to the other, Mat. 24.29.30.31. for the which, that we may be all right and fitly prepared, Grant dear Jesus for thy Mercies sake. Amen.   



A Prayer for Sunday, or the First day of the Week.  
O Lord God, great and glorious, who by thy infinite Power and Wisdom, after thou hadst made all things out of nothing, in six days didst betake thyself to thy holy Sabbath of Rest, and hast enjoined us in a perpetual memorial, so to keep it that it may be spent in praising thee and adoring thy Goodness, for all thy Mercies and Benefits bestowed upon us. Grant I beseech thee, thy saving Grace to me the most unworthy of thy Servants, that being enabled by thy Holy Spirit I may so walk according to thy Will, that when I come to die I may given up my account with joy and not with grief; and being through the Merits of thy blessed Son and our alone Lord and Saviour, received into thy heavenly Kingdom, I may in thy Eternal Sabbath of Joy and Rest praise and adore thee, ever world without end, Amen.   

A Prayer to be said on Monday, or the Second day of the Week.  
O Lord enter not into Judgement with thy Servant according to his deserts, for in thy sight can no Man living be justified; but rather in the abundance of thy Mercy have compassion on me, and pardon my Transgressions, forgive the multitude of my Iniquities, and suffer the Light of thy Countenance to shine upon me: enlighten me with thy Holy Spirit, that I may truly discern and abhor my Sins, and turn away from the Pollutions whereby I am defiled. Pardon, O Lord, and blot out the manifold offences by which I have justly provoked thee to let thy indignation wax hot against me till I am consumed▪ and this I beg for the sake and upon account of thy dear Son and our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Amen.   

A Prayer to be said on Tuesday, or the Third day of the Week.  
O Lord God most Holy and Righteous, thou Father of Spirits and everlasting King of Mercy, with shame and confusion of Face I prostrate myself before thee, acknowledging and confessing my vileness, and that my Sins are ever before thee. O pardon my manifold transgressions, and in the multitude of thy mercies save and protect me from the Wrath to come. O give me a heart to departed from all the ways of Iniquity, and suffer me no more by my Sinning against thee to grieve thy holy Spirit, but unroll me amongst the remnant of thy Elect, to be sealed by it to the day of Redemption; that when I leave this mortal Life I may be admitted into the number of thy Saints to praise thee in life Eternal, World without end, Amen.   

A Prayer to be said on Wednesday, or the Fourth day of the Week.  
O Lord God, gracious and merciful, of long-suffering, patience and forbearance, I most humbly and hearty return all praise and thanks for the manifold Blessings and Favours bestowed upon me, imploring continually thy divine assistance, that all the actions of my life may be so ordered and regulated that I may not offend thee in word, thought or deed; but improve on all occasions and in all times, the blessed Opportunities thou hast been graciously pleased to put into my hands, to thy honour and glory, and to the safety and salvation of my own precious and immortal Soul, through the Merits and Mediation of Jesus Christ our Blessed Lord and Saviour, Amen.   

A Prayer to be said on Thursday, or the Fifth day of the Week.  
GReat Creator of Heaven and Earth, Lord God infinitely wise and Eternal, look down upon me with the eyes of thy pity, and take compassion on me thy poor and unworthy Servant laden with the intolerable Load of mine Iniquicies, and labouring under the heavy burden of my Sin; hear my Prayer and let my cry come unto thee; remember that I am thy Creature and the work of thy hands, and destroy not what thou hast made though my Sins have deserved it. Oh look not upon my Sin, but upon the Merits of thy wellbeloved Son, and through his Wounds let thy Mercy plead with thy Justice, that so considering my weakness and frailty, my Heart by thy divine Spirit, may be so renewed within me, that growing up in Grace I may wholly apply myself to thy Service and walk in thy ways to my Consolation here and my endless Comfort hereafter, Amen.   

A Prayer to be said on Friday the Sixth day of the Week; for young people.  
O Lord consider not the frailties of my Youth, nor the vanity of my younger years, but pardon my former transgressions, and engrave thy Laws on my Heart, that I may remember thee my Creator in the days of my Youth before the evil day come, laying hold of the acceptable time with all humility to prostrate myself before thee in whom alone I put my trust. Oh let not the Adversary gain that advantage over me, but enable me to resist the power and subtlety of the Tempter, and manfully to fight under the Banner of thy dear Son against the World, the Flesh and the Devil; that when I am taken from thy Church Militant on Earth I may be made a Member of thy Church Triumphant in Heaven, & there with Angels, Archangels & all the Company of Saints praise and adore thee from everlasting to everlasting, World without end. Amen.   

A Prayer for Saturday or the Seventh day of the Week, or a Preparatory to the Sacrament.  
O Blessed Jesus enable me to lift up my Heart and Voice in some measure to praise and extol thy wonderful Goodness, who was not only pleased to be born of a Virgin and to take upon thee the form of a Servant, but even to humble thyself to the Death of the Cross, to redeem and restore miserable, lost and undone Mankind, who lay in Darkness and the Shadow, and didst ordain sacred mysteries as Pledges of thy Love and a memorial of thy Death, till thy second coming in Glory to judge both the Quick and the Dead. Grant that by the inward workings of thy Grace I may be so fitted and prepared to receive thy Holy Communion, and spititually partake of thy Body and Blood that it may redound to my endless comfort, and that having a true sense of thy compassion towards me I may bless and adore thy holy name for ever and ever. Amen.    

A Prayer proper to be said after the Receiving the Communion.  
O Lord God and most merciful Father, as 〈◊〉 have been spiritually a partaker of the mystical Body and Blood of thy dear Son, so let me ever feed on him in my heart with Faith an● Fear, and being aided and strengthened by the assistance of thy Divine Spirit I may grow up is Grace, and be perfect in every good work as far as the frailties inherent to humane Nature will admit. Thoroughly purge me, O Lord, and give a clean Heart and a contrite Spirit, that I may find a renewing and a Regeneration within me, that living here according to thy will I may be numbered with thy Elect, and dying in thy favour be everlastingly happy, through the Merits of Jesus Christ thy only Son and our ever Blessed Lord and Saviour, Amen.   

The Dying Man's Admonition to Repentance and Amendment of Life.  
My Beloved take this as my farewell.  
IT is good for Old and Young ever to be intent upon their latter end. Labour to live so that when they come to die they need not fear the Terrors of Death, which indeed to those that walk uprightly can be no ways dreadful, but rather proves a Friend to set the Soul at Liberty from her Earthly Prison, and gives her leave to mount to Heaven. O consider then, whilst it is to day and hear the Voice of our Blessed Lord calling upon you to repent, and warning you to flee from the wrath to come: Oh flee, flee from Sin, and then the second Death will have no power over you: O let your lights so shine before Men, that they seeing your good works may glorify your Father which is in Heaven, and when it is your time, as now it is mine, to leave this World, you may be received into the Eternal habitations, and there receive an incorruptable Crown of Life. Amen.    

The Religious and Pious Say o● J. H. upon sundry occasions.  
HAppy is the Man that putteth his tru●● in the Lord; for although he may suffer affliction in this world, yet he shall be sur● to be rewarded in the next.  
It is a good thing to live in peace and unity; for the person that is given to strife, eve● brings woe to himself.  
That Man is richest who makes God hi● treasure, and lays up an Estate for himself in Heaven.  
The success or misfortune of worldly affairs and under a kings are to be judged of in the end, and not in the beginning.  
Though Sorrow may last for a night, ye● to such as trust in God, Joy will come in the morning.  
The four last things are Death, Judgement Heaven and Hell; the two first are certain to all Men, are the reward and punishment of good and evil.  
Who is he that would not endure a moment of pain for an Age of pleasure? why then do we repine at crosses in this world, they lead to unspeakable and everlasting Joys, for through many tribulations we must enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.  
To seek Good early, is a great sign of his Grace working in the heart.  
Set not your mind too much upon worldly things, lest they create you trouble, and become a snare to you.  
If any one injure you, reprove him gently, that so he may take shame to himself for offending so good a nature.  
Speak not evil of any person, especially undeservedly; nor lend your Ear to those ●hat do wickedly, for the Tongue of the Slanderer is a two-edged Sword.  
Be patiented in adversity, and the day of prosperity will the sooner come.  
Beware of pride, for it makes many fall ●ow, and renders their misery more intolerable.  
Where the fear of the Lord is, there true ●appiness dwells, and makes it abode.  
Be not dismayed in a good cause, though a storm threaten you, for Innocence is 〈◊〉 bold as a Lion.  
Give not ear to Flatterers, for their Li●● are full of deceit.  
Let your conversation be such, that y●● give no cause of offence, and then no reproach can fasten on you.  
Wisdom well applied, is like Rain in 〈◊〉 thirsty Land.   
FINIS.  

 depiction of the saints in heaven and the judgement of the righteous and the damned