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A93110	Of the foure last and greatest things: death, iudgement, heaven and hell. The description of the happinesse of heaven, and misery of hell, by way of antithesis. With the way or means to passe through death, and judgement, into heaven, and to avoid hell. / By VVilliam Shepheard, Esquire.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1649 (1649)	Wing S3196; Thomason E551_7; ESTC R205687	96,747	120

are the Vessels of mercy prepared to glory and on whom God will declare the riches of his glory even them whom he hath called Rom. 9. 22 23 24. The evidence of this is 1. when the soul doth answer to God in every thing he doth require Psal 27. 8. 2. when a man is made a new creature by the powerfull work of regeneration 5. In our Faith that gift of God whereby the regenerate heart receiveth Christ and all his b●nefits to it self as they are offered by the word or that tift whereby the believer is perswaded that the word of God is true and doth belong all unto it self And those onely that have a true justifying Faith here in their hearts shall be saved hereafter and none others and those shal be saved for God hath promised salvation to them Jo. 3. 36. He that believeth shall be saved 1 Pet. 1. 9. receiving the en●●o your Faith even the salvation of your Souls for this bringeth us unto and into Christ who is the way to salvation and hath the Keys of Heaven doors that openeth and no man shutteth io ●4 6 Rev. 14. 13. Acts 16. 30 31. And this Faith may be found by these signes 1. It is bred by the word Rom. 10. 17. Law and Gospel 2. It gives a power against the powerfu●l work of Satan Ephes 6. v. 16. 3. It makes a man earnestly desire reconciliation with God and assurance of his favour Psal 106 4. 31. 16. 4. It makes a man carefull to please God though he displease himself in it Heb. 11. 5. Gen. 22. 10. 5. It makes us to long for Christ for a more abundant tast and participation of his heavenly grace and gifts Cant. 1. 11. 6. It raiseth in us a heavenly and spirituall joy 1 Pet. 1. 8. 7. It purgeth the heart of sin Acts 15. 9. 8. It moveth in us a love to God and all his People 1 Pet. 1. 8. Gal. 5. 5. Iames 2. 6. In our Iustification in the forgivenes of our sins by the sufferings of Christ and the imputation of righteousnes by his obedience through faith for whosoever is justified shall be saved and so è converse Rom. 8. 30. Whom he justified them hee also glorified This doth consist in the pardon of sin which may be known to be ours if we have repented of it 1 John 1. 9. and of the imputation of Christs righteousenes which may be known by such a peace of Conscience as 1. doth follow or accompany trouble of Conscience 2. As doth make one carefull to preserve a good Conscience Rom. 5. 1. Heb. 13. 8. 2 Corinth 1. vers 12. 7. In our adoption which is the taking of a man the childe of wrath by nature to be a childe of God by grace For they that are to inherit heaven hereafter are the children of God here and so è converso Rom. 8. 15 16 17. If we be children then are 〈◊〉 heirs of God and joynt heirs with Christ which we may know by these things 1. If we do partake of the divine nature by Regneration Io. 1. v. 13. 2 Pet. 1. 4. 2. If we have such spirituall affections towards God as children have naturall affections towards Parents 3. If we have the Spirit of Adoption that gi●t of the spirit assuring us of our Adoption Rom. 8. 15. 4. If we doe willingly submit unto and desire wholly to be governed by the spirit of God Rom. 8. 14. 5. If we do in some sort resemble God 8. In a true love that holy affection of the heart causing us to delight in God for his g●odnesse sake and in our neighbours for Gods sake Iam. 1. 12. The Lord hath promised the Crown of life ot them that love him And this we may know by these thing 1. That we desire a more neer union to him 2. we are well pleased in him 3. We much esteem him 4. we are careful to please him 5. we hate that he hatheth 6. Wee are zealous for him 7. we love his ordinances and servants by which we have intercourse withhim 9. In a true love to Gods people whereby a man is moved to wish them well and labour their good 1 Io. 3. 14. Hereby we know that we have passed from death to life because we love the brethren which may be known by these things 1. That we love them all those that have no respect to us as well as the rest 2. That we love them for their goodnes sake Psalm 16. 3. 1 Cor 12. 26. 3. That we have a fellow feeling with them in their misery 4. That we are willing and ready to do them all the good we can do help and succour them in their misery Matt. 5. 34 35. I was sick and yee visited me c. they that shall rest Esay 57. 1 2. are mercifull men 10. In the true filial frear of God Psal 145. 19. that holy affection of the heart awing us and making us loath to displease God by sin in respect of his great goodnes and mercy and for a love we bear to righteousenes The Lord hath promised to 〈◊〉 the desire of them that fear him And that he will h●ar their cry and save them And this fear those men have that 1 doe love God 2. that are truly humbled Gen. 33. 3. 3. that are afraid of sin Exod. 4. 3. Psal 16. 8. 4. that hate sin Pr●v 8. 13. 5. that depart from evill Prov. 3. 7. Luke 1. 74. 75. 11. In true saving knowledge in the clear and distinct understanding of heavenly truth contained in the word by the spirit Io. 1● 2. This is life eternall to know thee the true God c. and then it is true 1. when it is distinct 2. universall of all truths in a good measure 3. it is humbling 4. it is experimentall 5. it is joyned with practise 12. In new obedience when a man is ready to do Gods will in all things though never so much against heart Rom. 6. 17. Psal 119 6. And this must be 1. of the whole man inward and outward 2. it must be to the whole word 3. it must be always in all places times and companies 13. In a true joy a sweet motion of delight in the soul raised by the sense of Gods favour in Christ whereof the sould by good grounds is assured A glimpse of heaven upon earth 1 Pet. 8. 9. Saint Peter speaks of such as rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory That they shall receive the end of their Faith even the salvation of their souls which is known by these things 1. it goeth with faith 2. it followeth godly sorrow 3 it is in heavenly and spirituall things 4. it is the fruit of the spirit 〈◊〉 it is a lasting joy 6. it is a victorious joy 7. and it is a solid joy 14. In patience under the Crosse when a man is able to bear the crosse quietly with a ready submission to Gods will who will have it so for his

hath respect to two times First to all the time of amans life Secondly to the time a little before his death First all the time of a mans life Generally a man is to labour to be a new Creature by faith and repentance and to live a good life endeavouring to be better and better still and 〈◊〉 to be sure to do a good day● work whilst he doth live for he that lives well cannot do ami●s and he that lives the life shall be sure to die the death of the righteous 2 Pet. 16. 7. 11 c. 2 Tim. 4. 7 8. 2 Pet. 3. 14. Gal. 6. 6. More especially we must labour for First peace with God in Christ and peace in our own Consciences Rom. 5. 1. 2 Pet 3. 14. Secondly the saving knowledge of God in Christ Io● 17. 3. 3. A life regulated by Gods spirit and word Rom. 8. 14. Phil. 4. 7. There are degrees of life eternall and it is begun here the resurrection out of sin to holynesse of life is the beginning of eternall life Rev. 20. 6. Col. 1. 13. Gal. 2. 20. More particularly let us doe these things First let us get unto Christ by faith and thereby make our peace with God and get an assurance of a better life when this is at an end Rev. 14. 13. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord i. in the faith of the Lord Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 15. 22. As in Adam all die so in Christ shall all be made alive i. As by Adam sin and death came over all so by Christ grace and life came to all beleevers 2 Pet. 3. 14. ●uke 2. 28 29. Now let thy ●ervant depart in peace for mine eyes have seene thy Salvation i. I doe willingly and chearfully leave this present life Heb. 11. 13. Ioh. 8. 24. He is the ●●tter to leave his old when he knowes where to have a new and a be●●r dwelling 2 Cor. 5. 1. 2. c. Secondly let us pray continually that God will fit us for death say with Moses Psal 9. 12. Lord teach me to number my dayes so as to apply my heart to wisedome Thirdly let us labour to mortifie our sinnes daily for here in lyeth the strength of death 1 Cor. 15. 56. For this purpose let us confesse it be humbled for it cry to God for p●rdon of and power against it and effectually apply by faith the death of Christ against it so shall we be sure that God will redeeme our souls from the power of the grave and receive us Psal 19. 15. Fourthly let us enure our selves to die by little and little that is not only live every houre as if we were dying but by our afflictions as lesser deaths prepare for our great death 1 Cor. 15. 3● I die daily i. I am not only in danger of death daily but I doe thereby enure and prepare myself to die daily By undergoing a lesser we shall be prepared to undergoe a greater burden so men that are to run a large race prepare themselves for it by the running of a shorter race For this cause did Bilney the Martyr oft times before his burning put his little finger in the candle thereby the better to be prepared to suffer the burning of his whole body 2 Cor. 11. 23. 2 Cor. 1. 9 10. Fifthly let us alwayes watch and wayt for Christs comming to us in particular by our death that is shaking of security as we would shake of sleep let us take great heed that we not overcome by sin or Satan and looking always for death be in a dying posture and live every houre as if it were our last houre Iob. 14. 14. All the dayes of my appointed time I will wait till my change come Luk. 2. 25. Motives 1. It will be very profitable for us so to watch 2. It will be very dangerous for us to neglect it See Mat. 24. 42. to the end of that chapter and Mat. 25. 1. to verse 14. Sixthly let us be able to looke beyond death into heaven and the glory thereof Heb. 11. 25. 2 Cor. 5. 1. He will not care much to be turned out of the house he dwels in when he knows where to have a better house at hand to goe into Seventhly let us keep our hearts from being glued by overmuch love to the world or any thing in it for by how much the more we love by so much the more we shall grieve when we leave it 2 Sam. 18. 33. Eightly let us get as much of the tast of heaven here as we can that the sweetnesse thereof may make us more to desire the full fruition of it The preparation to be made a little before and at the time of a mans death lyeth in these things First to God-w●●d Secondly to man-ward To God-ward ● If sicknesse goe before death we are the● 〈◊〉 to looke upon it as Gods hand and that for our sin Lam. 3. 39. Ioh. 5. 14. 1 Cor. 11. 20 21. and 30. 2. We are to labour to renew our saith and repentance and so to get a renewed assurance of Gods favour by an earnest seeking of him by prayer so David Psa 32. Psal 38. Psal 39. 2. To man-ward our selves and others when we be sick we are to call in help from the prayers and counsel of good people who are able to help us herein Mark 2. 4. Iam. 5. 14. Heb. 3. 1. 2. We are to use the best outward meanes we can for the recovery of our health 2 King 20. 7. Luk 1● 3 4. Matt. 9. 12. 3. We are to set our house in order i. to make our will if it be not made before and give direction what we will have done after our death 2 Sam. 23. Gen. 25. 5 6. 4. We are as much as we may to endeavour to be reconciled to our Neighbours with whom we are at difference Matt. 5. 25. Rom. 12. 8. 5. We are to get and make use of all the comfortable meditations we can think of against the fear of death 6. If we be Magistrates or Ministers we are to do what we can to further the well ordering of the Common-wealth and Church after our death Deut. 32. 2. 1 Kings 2. 1. 2 Pet. 1. 5. In death it self or being about to die we are to give up our souls to God i. to his care and keeping being his by redemption Psal 31. 5. Luk. 23. 46. Acts 7. 59. And this we are to do 1. Beleevingly as Stephen Acts 7. ●6 59. died in the embracements of the Lord Jesus Christ and calling upon his name Iob. 13. 15 1 Sam. ●0 6. Heb. 11. 21. 22. 13. These 〈◊〉 in faith 2. Charitably so Stephen Acts. 7. 20. Lord ●ay not this sinne to their charge and Christ Luk. 23. 34. 〈◊〉 forgive them 3. Patiently 2 King 20. 2. Iam. 5. 7 8. 4. Obediently and submissively so Christ Matt. 26. 39. not as I will but as thou wilt Phil. 〈◊〉 defecta 〈◊〉 c. 2 8. Rom.

work And this is the condition of all these persons following 1. Such as in whom there is no change at all wrought but they are still in their pure naturals as they were born so they live and they mean to dye 2. Such in whom is there no desire after nor delight in the means of grace 2. Such as have neither will nor skill to any of Gods works as Prayer or the like 4. Such as have no holy motions for these are like the breath and beating of the Pulse that shew the naturall life and where they are not it is a signe the body is dead And to where those are not it is a signe the soul is dead and that there is no spirituall life begun in it 3. Impenetency in Sin it is not mans sin so much as his not repenting of his sin that damns and undoes him Manasseth and Paul sinned much but they repented and were saved Ezech. 18. ●1 Cast away all your transgressions c. For why will you die ô hous of Israel And this is then most pernitious when God cals Upon men to repent when men are exhorted and perswaded to 〈◊〉 and will not hear Matt. 11. 20 2● 12. 41 Acts 17. 30. 2 Chron. 36. 11 12. 14 15 16. And they do continue in their impenitent estate 1. That do not see a filthines in sin but think it a beautifull thing 2. That are not burthened with sin though they have never so much upon them 3. They whose hearts are like a Vessel without a hole where into the word cannot Peirce 4. They who live in sin still and leave no sin 5. They that cry not out of their sin and bewaile it 6. That are untractable to Gods will Hebr. 3 13. Rom. 2. 5. 7. That will not endure a plain and sincere Ministery they will not be awaked out of sin as a man disturbed is angry doth shew he is willing to sleep on and not to be awaked so it shews these men are not willing to come out of their sin Better to endure the pain of Repentance here then everlasting pain hereafter for one of them must be endured Luke 13. 3. 5. Christs own words Except yee repent yee shall all likewise perish 4. An effectuall or outward calling when men are moved by the Word or afflictions to repent but do not such men as are still under the power of darknes such are they that hear the word but do not repent of sin nor believe the Gospel such are like to a man in a dead sleep when he is called who hears not and therefore lies snorting stil in his sin These answer not Gods call but put them off with delayes and excuses Luke 14. 16 17. Math. 20. 16. Prov. 1. 24. Because I have called and yee refused I have stretched out my hand and none would regard those that were called to the Supper one saith I have bought a farm another I have married a wise a third I have bought oxen 2. These continue still in their unregenerate state and are not changed at all 5. Infidelity the privation and utter want of Faith when Gods promises are wholly distrusted for such men as believe not are damned already that is as sure to go to hell as if they were there already Jo. 3. verse 36. Hee that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life And he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth on him Rom. 1. verse 20. Heb 3. verse 2● They could not enter in because of unbeliefe Marke 16. verse 16. He that believeth not shall be damned And this unbelief may be discerned by the effects thereof also which are 1. by a mans weaknes to withstand temptation that he is carried and hurried hither and thither with every temptation 2. That a man takes so little care and pains to be reconciled to God 3. That a man doth so little care to please God 4. That a man doth so little desire after grace 5. That a man hath no spirituall joy in him 6. That the heart is so foule and unclean still And 7. that they have so little love to God and his People 1 Iohn 3. 14 15. 6. In a mans own guiltines when a mans sins remain upon his soul being unpardoned because they are not repented of and he hath nothing to do with Christs righteousnes but must stand upon his own bottome the plague of wicked men Psal ●9 27. Lay iniquity upon iniquity and let them not come into thy righteousnes Matth. 22. 11 12. Man how camest thou in hither not having on thy wedding garment that knoweth not what a troubled Conscience for sin and quieted by Christs blood doth mean and therefore take no care use no pains to keep the Conscience quiet and good 7 If we continue still as we are by nature the base born of Satan by similitudinary resemblance we are said to be the Devils children such as bare his image and resemble him in malice and subtilty called children of wrath of the flesh of perdition of Death of Hell Iohn 8. 41. 44. You are of your father the Devil and his works will yee doe And thus it is when we have none of the divine nature in us nor any good affection towards God at all we are more like unto Satan than unto God and when Satan and not Gods Spirit hath filled our hearts and we are led by the Devill and not by the Spirit of God 8. In the warn of love ot or hatred of God the case of all wilful disobedient sinners for every man that is wicked as every man is in his estate of nature doth hate God Rom. 1. 30. which doth appear by his desire to have God depart from him Iob 20. by this that he doth not regard him nor care to please him that he careth not for Gods glory nor doth he regard his ordinances 9. In the hatred of Gods people when men have a settled malice against them without cause that they neither wish them well nor endeavour their good 1 Jo. 2. 11. He that hateth his brother is in death Vers 15. is a man slayer and yee know that no manslayer hath eternall life 1 Jo. 3. 13. 15. Psal 34 21. They that hate the righteous shall perish which may be thus discerned 1. That they love not one of them but for some respect 2. That they hate them for their goodnes sake 1 Jo. 3. 12. Because his own works were evill and his brothers good 3. That they rejoyce nover them and that they ●o not pitty them nor yeeld them any help in their misery Math. 25. I was hungry and yee fed me not sick and in prison and yee visited me not naked and yee cloathed me not c. Judgment mercilesse shall be to him that sheweth no mercy Jam. 2. 13. 10. In Presumption or the want of Gods feare either they fear him not at all or if they do it is as an angry Judge and with a