Sins which many make light account of for which God may see cause to punish us marg 47. to 54 80. Some of us have not yet learned how great a hand they have had in pulling down this wrath marg 47. to 54 56. All to take heed they be not deceived marg 18 19 26. B. Down-right reasons to impute our afflictions to our ownsins marg 81. to 89. marg 101 103 104 110 138 163 164. More of our sins marg 5 28. to 36 56. to 87 90. to 103 108 114 120 to 192 197. to 201 204 210. to 213 220. to 236 240. to 243. P. 6. What we have done to better our estates or to obtain of God to better them marg 90 91. P. 7. What success we have had marg 92. P. 8. Why God hath not heard our prayers to the full which is because he hath not attained all his ends marg 93. See marg 25. to 29. P. 9. What it concerns us to do now that our prayers be no longer hindered marg 94. to 113 124. 1. Large and specious forms of godliness will not serve our turn c. marg 94 95 96. 2. The iniquity and defects of our prayers marg 96 97. Of our Fasts marg 96 98. Of our forms of godliness generally marg 99. to 103. b. The unprofitableness of prayer without Reformation marg 162. 2. When God will hear our prayers and put an end to our sufferings marg 137. to 144. 3. It concerns us to do as is prescribed marg 104. to 124. 129. to 137. a. To take notice of our ignorance of some sins marg 213. and to seek knowledge as silver Prov. 2. 1. to 5. b To find out every one of us his own sins marg 203. How to find them out marg 103. to 108 203. to 206. c. To amend every one of us his own wayes and conversation universally even without any exception or reservation of any sin or duty marg 28 〈◊〉 79 135 136 140. to 143 191 193 194 203. d. Pleading and reasoning for this marg 138 144. to 154. e. Of a great Reformation as a fore-runner of a great exaltaâ—ion marg 54 129 130. f. Arguments against the necessity of a further Reformation answered marg 165. to 176. g Such as shall not reform threatened marg 135 136 137 155. to 163. An Exhortation to such as need it marg 162. h. What they ought to do who know or think or fear they be but Formalists marg 104. to 124 129. to 137. i. Other directions for all Professors marg 109. to 113. k. Of pride and humility c. marg 176. to 187. l. All Professor to pray unto God for the reformation of Professors c. and to do whatsoever they can toward it marg 243 190. to 195. m. Ministers to do so and directions for them marg 100 195. to 217. Faults which they ought to avoid viz. Ignorance affectation of fine words and hunting after them c. marg 197. to 201 213 240. n. They who are not Ministers to do likewise marg 190. to 195. Directions for such marg 202. to 217. o. Of those who are of great power with God marg 188 189 190. 1. Part of the doctrine of Reproving c. with the use of it marg 218. to 248. 2. Reproving and admonishing to be the duty of those who are not Ministers marg 224. 3. Apologies and excuses for not reproving answered marg 224. to 234 247 248. 4. 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chastised thee Lev. 26. 40 41. Lam. 3. 41. to 47. and to humble thy self under his mighty and correcting hand for them and as thou canst for thy unknown sins also Jam. 4. 10. 1 Pet. 5. 6 10. Psal 19. 12. not too easily contenting thy self with any measure of sorrow for thy sins yet not grieving so as to disable thy self for any service or business of any sort For sometimes men are not quickly cleansed from their iniquities as those Josh 22. 17. no nor duly contrite and humbled for them as those Jer. 44. 10. And I fear this is the case of many of us Professors even in this perillous time and that many of us do not well understand our sins of common life 7. Accept of the punishment of thine iniquity Lev. 26. 41. and that with the whole heart thy mouth and heart really yielding and acknowledging that our God hath punished thee O far less than thy iniquities deserve Ezr. 9. 13. 8. And forsake and cease from all thy sins resolve throughly to strive seriously against them all not excepting so much as one of them no not the least and most profitable of them And do this with a holy hatred and detestation of them hating them for God because they be enemies to him saying in thy heart Get ye hence ye enemies of my God get ye hence Es 30. 32. Mat. 4. 10. And having once cast away thy sins sin no more lest worse things come unto thee John 5. 4. but walk in all the Commandments and Ordinances of the Lord uprightly and blamless and among other duties 1. Be really thankful to him who is the Fountain of all good things for extending his goodness to thee and the rest of his people in such and such matters giving him hearty and humble thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ Col. 3. 15. Eph. 5. 20. especially for thy and their liberty and peace 2. Let the love of Christ constrain thee to love him because he dyed for thee for that very end 2 Cor. 5. 14 15. To the uttermost of thy abilities promote his interest and for his sake his peoples happiness by doing him and them as many good services as thou canst 3. Mispend not time but redeem time for Gods service and the soul because the dayes be evil Eph. 5. 17. 4. Take heed to thy wayes that thou sin not with thy tongue Psal 39. 1. Psal 34. 11 12 13. 2 Pet. 3. 10. Jam. 1. 26. 5 Take due care to remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy Exod. 20. 8. 6. Also remember thou and thy son and thy daughter and thy man-servant and thy maid-servant and thy stranger that is within thy gates Exod. 20. 10. yea not only on the Sabbath day but generally at all times to use thy diligence that thy Family may be as a little Church of Christ as Philemons was Phil. ver 1. 2. I have specifyed these duties because so many Professors do so much neglect them It will be thy wisdom to follow all this good counsel For the LORD God is a Sun and shield to them that walk uprightly he will give them grace and glory he will withhold no good thing from them Psal 4. 11. Prov. 16. 17. 9. Learn of God to commit and leave thy self to him as the righous and wise Judge of all the Earth to do with thee what he pleaseth and particularly to better thy estate when and in what measure he pleaseth Psal 10. 14. Phil. 4. 11. But remember and study thy own weakness that thou art not sufficient of thy self to do any thing well as of thy self without Christ John 15 5. 2 Cor. 3. 5. Therefore stir up thy self to take hold of Christ Es 64. 6 7. as the strength of the LORD Es 27. 4. 5. Even on our Lord Jesus Christ who is mighty to save even able to save unto the uttermost all them who came unto God by him Es 63. 1. Heb. 7. 25. Psal 89. 19. Phil. 4. 13. The want of this hinders the profiting of Professors very much 10. Also humble thy self daily for thy infirmities and daily failings 11. Also give all diligence to make thy Calling and Election sure and that all thy graces especially thy Faith and Patience may be encreased 2 Pet. 1. 5 6 7 10. 3. 17 18. 1 Pet 5. 9 10. Rom. 5. 2 3 4. Jam. 1. 3 4. 12. Be sure to consider seriously every one of you in particular wherein he or she can do God or his people service and resolve with a strong resolution if it shall please him to put an end to your Adversity with his gracious and blessed assistance to serve him and them accordingly 13. Lastly at all times even whilst thou art doing these things and when thou hast done them all and done much for God and his people depend not on any thing which thou hast done as if thou hadst thereby or therewith made satisfaction in any measure to Gods justice for thy sins or any of them or merited any good thing at his hands but relie for thy justification and acceptance with God and everlasting salvation on the Lord Jesus Christ and the free grace of God in and through him admiring his free grace Qu. But what ought those Professors to do who know think or doubt they be not born again Answ That which is most proper for them to do is to exercise themselves constantly in the word of Truth waiting for the gracious operation of the holy Spirit in and on their souls to beget them again or else to shew them Christ already formed in their souls Joh. 14. 16 17. Gal. 4. 19. But withal they ought to follow the good counsel before rehearsed and all Professors when cause is to do what many Professors very seldom or never do viz. to ask the advice of able and godly Professors especially Ministers and not to keep the devils counsel not to secret matters according to his counsel Note If God in chastizing any of us doth aim at any of the ends which I have before mentioned and through weakness of memory or otherwise have not reached to it in the precedent instructions or any other end which I have not mentioned I pray you hear the rod and him who hath appointed it yielding to him concerning it let that be done which he shooteth at in chastizing thee If thou desirest to know more medicines which it behoveth thee to use for the bettering of thy estate 1. Enquire and consider frequently whether thou hast any true grace or not what thou hast in thy heart which a meer Formalist cannot have 2. Consider and study as exactly and wisely as thou canst thy own sins and what thou hast deserved at Gods hands by them taking heed that thou think not too ill of other folks sins as of the Professors and other inhabitants of London Southwark Norwich Colchester Portsmouth as if they were sinners above others worse sinners than others Take heed of
and when Reproofs come entertain them with such a spirit To which end I counsel thee who art a Professor 1. To stir up in thy heart a real and earnest desire to know more of thy sins and of the dangers and evils of them 2. To request and entreat Professors Ministers and others to speak to thee of thy sins and to tell thee that they be thine and to reprehend thee for them Say in thy heart as David Psal 141. Let the righteous smite me it shall be a kindness c. 3. When any man or woman reproves thee remember that it is his or her duty so to do So that thou mayest very well say as David said of Shimâ—i 2 Sam. 16. The Lord hath bidden him and who shall then say unto him wherefore hast thou done so 2 Sam. 16. 10 11. 4. Exercise thy charity in believing that he reproves thee out of true Christian love aiming at thy good and the other worthy ends before specified For this is one of the effects of charity 1 Cor. 13. 5 7. 5. Remember that it is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of Fools Eccl. 7. 5 〈◊〉 open rebuke is better than secret love and that the wounds of a friend are faithful Prov. 27. 5 6. To a wise man love hidden and not manifested is in most cases little worth O that there were such a spirit in all our Preachers as was in Micaiah 1 King 22. 23. and in all Professors as in David to take reproofs as he did Psal 141. 1 Sam. 25. 32 33. Then our Preachers would be far more frequent and bold in reproving than now they be and speak plainly not suffering Professors to proclaim themselves Gods enemies by going on still in their trespasses Psal 68. 21. and Professors would take a reproof as a kindness and for it love the Reprover which would be a sign of grace in the persons reproved and would be followed with a happy amendment of such Professors wayes Yea if Professors do request their fellow-Professors to mind them of their faults and really resolve to take a reproof as a kindness then if some of their fellows and friends shall neglect them it may be God will do them much good by the upbraiding harsh and bitter words of an enemy For he can bring good out of evil Howsoever a great Reformation would follow and that with humility would in due time bring a great exaltation much prosperity 1 Pet. 5. 6. Obj. But what said one unto me lately What said he if other Ministers will not become Reprovers Ans What if Lot were living again in Sodom yet he would be righteous and say I pray you brethren do not so wickedly Gen. 19. 7. What if the Israelites would serve false Gods yet Joshuah and his house would serve JEHOVAH Jos 24. 15. What if all flesh hath corrupted his wayes upon the earth yet Noah will be a just and perfect man and a Preacher of Righteousness and walk with God Gen. 6. 9 12. What if a Priest doth only see the man who is wounded and left half dead and a Levite doth only look on him somewhat more than the Priest but neither of them go unto him and seek to heal his wounds yet be thou like the Samaritan who went unto him and bound up his wounds poured in oyle and wine c. Luke 10. 30. c. Be thou I say like the Samaritan shew thy self a true neighbour to those Professors whom Satan hath wounded and who have wounded themselves have compassion on them and shew mercy to them If others will not do their duty yet do thou thine and do it thoroughly and God will bless thee Take courage I say and do thy duty and the Lord shall be with the good 2 Chron. 19. 11. Deo gratias July 26. 1667 FINIS The CONTENTS THe Exordium To margin 2. This being a time of some evils we are to consider marg 2. Point 1. What the evils of it be marg 3. to 6. A profitable Digression marg 7. P. 2. That none of them came upon us without God For he is Almighty and present in all places and knoweth all things and all our times are in his hands c. marg 11. to 15. P. 3. That in afflicting us he hath done us no wrong but punished us less than our iniquities deserve For we were born altogether flesh and all our graces are imperfect and our best works mingled with corruptions dwelling in us We do all offend in many things marg 16 17. and the least of our sins deserves Hell marg 30 31. P. 4. That God hath afflicted us in wisdom and for good and fit ends marg 18. P. 5. Why and for what ends he hath afflicted us marg 18. c. a. For what ends he afflicts men marg 19. to 25 b. For what ends he afflicts Professors c. marg 25. to 29. c. That the most prevalent cause of our afflictions and the strongest impediment of our petitions against them is our sins marg 26 30. to 54. and one of his ends in afflicting us to humble and reform us marg 28 94 124. I. What manner of Judge God is c. marg II. The method and severity which he useth in afflicting men marg 36. to 54 80. III. What sort of persons it is most probable he will punish in this world and where begin judgment marg 41. to 46. Reasons why we should impute our afflictions to our sins A. Our iniquity is great Psal 25. 11. 1. Before the Law under the Law and in the primitive times of the Gospel Gods Covenant-servants and even godly persons did trespass not only in little sins but also in gross sins marg 33. to 36 126. 2. Our spiritual enemies are as dangerous now or more dangerous than of old time marg 35 36 126. 3. This is part of S. Pauls perillous times of Formalists marg 36. 4. â—â—â— is probable that Churches of all sorts have corrupt members in them and that some godly persons have committed gross sins in our days marg 32. to 35. 5. A sore testimony concerning some Churches marg 85 86. 6. Many of us are 〈◊〉 Formalists whose behaviour cannot but be full of iniquity marg 58 96 97 125. to 128. 7. Five very considerable sins of Professors Ministers and not Ministers m. 80. 8. Other dangerous sins of Professors Ministers and not Ministers m. 84 to 87. 9. Sins relating to the Gospel m. 79. 10. Want of brotherly love and unity c. marg 11. Excessive drinking marg 240. 12. Partaking of one anothers sins a very dangerous consent between Professors marg 78 79 84. 13. Some of our sins are greater than many of us take them to be marg 35 53. 14. How our sins be aggravated marg 59. to 79. 15. Every sin is great and deserves Hell marg 17 30 31. 16. Our tempting of God marg 146 147 148. An Exhortation marg 149. 17.