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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14172	Amendment of life three sermons, vpon Actes 2. verses 37. 38. conteining the true effect of the worde of God, in the conuersion of the godly: and the maner how it changeth their harts, and reformeth their liues, which is the true vvorke of regeneration. By Iohn Vdall, preacher of the worde of God, at Kingstone vpon Thames.	Udall, John, 1560?-1592.	1584 (1584)	STC 24489; ESTC S102078	40,987	110

so we incurre the danger of the seuere denunciation following in the same place where it said that such heap vp wrath against the day of wrath For we must know that as God is mercifull to all penitent sinners so is he iust to all carelesse and loose people that withhold the truth of God in vnrighteousnes therefore let vs not be so abused by Satā to think y ● God hath mercy in store for him that goeth on stil in his wickednesse But let vs try our selues by y e touch stone of Gods word how the consideration of Gods great mercy worketh in vs. Besides this we sée that when or wheresoeuer the word of God hath béene preached it hath wrought either to their conuersiō comfort or hardning and condemnation it was to Noe a safegard because he beléeued to y e worldes ouerthrow for y ● they harkned not to the Israelites deliuerance to the Egiptians destruction to the apostles saluation to the Scribes and Phareseis condemnatō The due consideration of this must bring vs to sorow for sin for thus we must reason w t our selues we haue the word preached out of which y t iudgements of God are threatned to fall on the wicked contrarywise his promises to be performed to the godly of which sort am I if of the godly then the word preached hath moued me to amēdment cōtinuall griefe of heart y ● I can amend no better if I be not thus moued thereby surely thē I am of the worst sort to whom the gospel is folishnes and in whom it sauoureth to death Thē I may not abide in sin thus but by sorow for the same I must conceiue a loathing of al iniquitie And to the end that this remorse may take déeper holde in me I must enter into a vew of my former conuersatiō and that by the candle of Gods lawe whereby I cannot choose but sée the vgly deformities of mine owne heart the corrupt desires of my mind the fruitelesse if not blasphemous speaches of my tounge the god lesse actions of my conuersation all which heretofore euery one of vs haue taken pleasure in and estéemed them as our great felicitie and this being truely viewed and withall the reward thereof in his owne nature considered must if any sparke of grace be in vs not only pinch vs at the very hearte but also make vs say with the Apostle that it is sufficient that we haue spente the time past after the will of the fleshe And so much the rather for that our time is very short and a great parte thereof already mispense and therefore we may not differre any longer to beginne the seruice of our God in gloryffyng his holy name in these our mortall bodyes Neither may this be a remisse or slacke sorrowe which is ordinarily almost in al men for if y ● would serue then should al or the greatest number be saued and yet we sée both by the course of Gods worde and also euident sentences of the same that the least number are accepted of God for where eyght were saued thousandes were drowned Where Abraham and his family were there was the Church the Israelites were the peculiar people of God a small handfull in respecte of the worlde so it was in the time of Christ and his Apostles and yet euen of them that were outwardly of the number many were hipocrites and dissemblers So true is that saying vttered by the month of Christ Iesus our Sauiour Straighte is the gate and narrow is the way that leadeth vnto life and fewe there be that finde it And wide is the gate and broade is the way that leadeth to distruction and many goe that way And therefore this same vsuall and ordinary saying I am sory and it grieueth me when yet they amend not cannot be the sorrowe to repentance which is not to be sorrowed for seing besides that the pangs of death shall try whether we haue sorrowed vnfainedly or no. Iesus Christ who séeth the darkest corner of our hearts shal be the Iudge and will giue sentence of euery one as they are and not as they séeme to the world to be And lastly eternall torments are prouided both for hipocrites and hard hearted persons Let vs not deceiue our selues with an outward shewe of religion let vs not like glowormes make boast of that we are not But all pleasures and vanities set a side let vs beginne to rippe vp our owne heartes returne to the Lord our God with earnest and hearty sorow for our former transgressions with ful purpose of taking a better course then yet we haue done I know that as this is the entrance vnto God and so the first slip that we giue vnto Sathan so he lacketh not his perswasions glorious baits to trump in our way whereby our eyes may be turned and our hearts alienated from this course For sayeth he doest thou beléeue y ● there be so many torments prouided for them that take their pleasure in y ● things of this world will God be so seuere as so will he marke so diligentlie what is done amisse Is there such knowledge in the most highest No no it is but the cholerick rayling of these precise and wayward preachers that loue to be alwayes chiding God is mercifull he knoweth man cannot kéepe his Lawes in all pointes and therefore he will beare with him Doest thou not sée and beholde greate men yea and learned men they beleeue no such matter and they be wiser then thou arte being a simple man for they take all the delighte and pleasure that canne be Thou haste taken greate delighte in sinnne and wickednesse thus longe and if thou shouldest doe as they say it were euen to make a metamorphosis of thy selfe and thou haddest better be out of the worlde then to leaue thy former companions thy delectable past-times and merrimentes Thus oulde thou art and thus many yeares thou hast liued at thy pleasure what hath hapned vnto thée for it if it were such a grieuous thinge in the sight of God thou shouldest neuer haue enioyed it so longe without punishement for behold there be no men vnder the Sunne more void of calamities then they be y ● are not so precise but follow their owne desires And though it did offend the Almightie which is to be doubted yet thou mayest returne vnto him many yeares hence he wil receyue thée at any time yea if thou doe but cry Lord haue mercy vpon me when thou liest sicke and séest no other way but death it will serue Were it not greate pitty that thou being a gallant young and comelie person shouldest be abandoned from the pleasures that thine estate both require Yes doubtles These with infinite such like motions doeth Sathan put into the heades and heartes of naturall men which are so fitte to their nature and so agreable to their complexion that they quickly assente and