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duty_n	child_n	father_n	husband_n	1,444	5	7.6618	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42839	Mary's choice, or, The choice of the truly godly person opened, and justified, in a sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs. Anne Petter, late wife of the Reverend Mr. John Petter, Pastor of the Church at Hever in Kent, April 26, 1658 by John Glascock ...	Glascock, John, d. 1661.	1659 (1659)	Wing G842; ESTC R6625	73,413	87

if they might never see any of them that remain Christlesse as themselves do A great many think they have done all that belongs to them if they provide estates for their relations wives and children to live gallantly in the world but never take the least care about their soules more precious then the world But when they meet together before Christs Tribunal may not many women with better warrant say to their husbands then Moses wife did to him Thou hast been a bloudy husband to me And many children Oh thou cruel Father if you had according to your duty instructed corrected and given me an holy example I had never been so sinful and so miserable as now I am And so servants cry out bitterly Oh that I had never entered within the door of that family of such a gracelesse Master who in stead of helping me to heaven haled me with violence to the pit of destruction On earth t is a common speech amongst the wicked The more the merrier not so in hell Luke 16. 21. Then he said I pray therefore father that thou wouldest send him to my fathers house for I have five brethren that he may testifie unto them least they also come into this place of torment I cannot be so charitable as to think so good a thing as Charity dwels among the damned crew But he knew that if they came to hell his torments would be the greater and therefore desired never to see them more Mat. 8. 12. They that miscarry in the other world they weep and gnash their teeth The more therefore who are damned the louder and more hideous roaring and the greater number of ghastly and frightful persons Mat. 13. 41. who gnash their teeth The saints in the life to come shall never be afflicted with any unacceptable company for a day hour or moment and the wicked shall never be refreshed with a pleasing companion although it be but for the least space of time which is imaginable 4. All the godly persons shall enjoy the comfortable condition before mentioned to all eternity and all the wicked shall endure that woful misery for ever This great big-bellied Epithet Eternall is that which heightens happines or misery to the utmost I begin with the first branch The Saints happinesse will be and they shall know that it will be everlasting Psal 16. 11. In thy presence is fulnesse of joy and at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore This proves the joy of glorified ones shall be everlasting And if we look into 1 Thes 4. 17. we may observe Paul speaking in the name of believers We which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air and so we shall be ever with the Lord. And if the Saints in this life know that their happinesse shall be everlasting in the life to come surely the knowledge of the saints Triumphant is not lesse then the knowledge of the saints Militant this being so that their happinesse shall be everlasting and they know it shall be so The Apostle might well adde vers 18. Wherefore comfort one another with these words It is not possible or needful that more comfortable words should be spoken to any of the Children of men Ubi est summum bonum ibi summa faelicitas summa jucunditas vera libertas perfecta charitas aeterna securitas secura aeternitas Bernard Medit. cap. 4. Now as for the wicked Eternity is that which renders their condition amazingly unspeakably and unconceivably woful Esa 33. 14. The sinners in Sion are afraid fearfulnesse hath surprized the hypocrites What is the matter There follow two hard Questions Who shall dwell with devouring fire although for a short space of time But the hardest Question of all is Who shall endure everlasting burnings If the damned in hell could in truth say which they cannot I have been roaring and yelling many years in this burning lake but after so many hundred or thousand years I shall certainly be delivered out of this place of Torment The thoughts of being delivered although after a long time would wonderfully abate their misery But when they speak that which is the truth in this case Here I have been a great while weeping and gnashing my teeth and so must be for ever This Eternity is as I may so speak The very hell of hell What more confounding words ever did or can God speak or wicked ones hear then those words which God will ere long pronounce in their hearing Mat. 25. 41. Depart ye our sed into everlasting fire When the wicked have been in hell as many years as there are hairs on their heads stars in the firmament or sands upon the Sea-shore they are as farre from the end of their torments as they were the first moment they dropt into the burning lake I have now dispatch't the Demonstration of the Doctrine by which it clearly appears that in reference to all the concernments of both worlds The godly mans choice is unquestionably and incomparably the best choice that can be made The third thing that I promised was to vindicate this glorious Doctrine from the Objections and Cavils that are brought against it to name them all were a very long if possible task I shall take notice of two principal ones which being clearly propounded and fully answered I shall hasten to the Application Object The Scripture declares That the Choice you speak of will infallibly expose us to many Afflictions Acts 14. 22. We must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God Let the people of God walk never so wisely and holily there is no avoiding of the Crosse If any think to go to Heaven without tribulation he must as the Emperor Constantine told the Heretick Acesias erect a ladder and go up alone Now the Apostle tels us Heb. 12. 11. No chastning for the present seems to be joyous but grievous How then can that choice be so much approved that renders our condition so grievous in this world Sol. Before I Answer this Objection I must premise That although this and a thousand such Objections framed by Satan or his instruments cannot prevailingly alter the choice of any that have in truth given up their names and hearts to God and his precious waies yet needlesse discouragements may be upon their spirits by means thereof Again This consideration of afflictions that they who walk in Gods waies meet with may dishearten others from making this choice when invited and provoked to enter into the way of life I shall therefore give in something by way of answer for the satisfaction of both these sort of persons who are herein concerned Sol. 1. To take off the discouragements of those who have made this holy and happy choice the Text speaks of I can in this haste name but a few things but I hope enough for their relief to be considered by them I do not dare not deny That