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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

the devil labours with all his might to keep from us what is the misery of this condition and let us know it for our selves for this knowledge will be very profitable to us 1 It will keep us from sin and it is the ●fore proposed as a remedy and help against it 2 It will wean us from the world and make us prepare for heaven 3 It will make us more afraid of the place and of sin leading to it and provoke us with more care and study to endeavour to avoid it Forewarned and forearmed 4 It will make us more thankfull to God and Christ for the work of Redemption by which we are freed from such a misery But to forget these things or to put farre from us ●he thought of death judgement hell and heaven is to open the stood-gates and let loose the reins to all unrighteousnesse as the minding and expecting of them is to shut up and restrain them Iob gives this as the reason of his care to walk with his God Iob 31. 23. For Gods punishment was fearfull to me c. Amos 6. 3. Ye that put farre away the evil day and approach to the seat of iniquity 2. Let this then perswade us to use all the possible means we may to escape this place and condition Matth. 3. 8. To flie from the wrath to come And for this let us hearken to the counsell of Gods Word Luke 16. 31. Which is to flie all sin for that leads to this misery Let us therefore resolve to doe or suffer any thing rather then knowingly wittingly and willingly to sin against God Let us invincibly oppose all the motions and temptations to sin watching and praying continually against it that we may be found worthy to escape the things that shall come upon the world Luke 21. 36. And to provoke us to this let us consider these things 1. What a terrible place hell is as we have shewed 1 Torment inexplicable 2 No manner nor measure of ease or comfort 3 all this endlesse 2 There is a possibilitie now of escaping it the promise is to all and God is rich in mercy to all that call upon him Christi● merits are sufficient for all and the greatest sinners have found mercy that have sought it with repentance If now you shall ask what is the cause that most men notwithstanding they know this doe so desperately hazard themselves and are so carelesse to avoid so great a danger We shall answer these 4 causes especially 1. Securitie They are asleep in sin and so as Ionas was sometimes in the ship do not apprehend any danger though there be never so much Or 2 Presumption They are in a dream of another case then indeed they are in for they that doe spiritually sleep doe spiritually dream and as a man out of his way that notwithstanding is confident he is in his way will not heed them that shall tell him so so is it in this case 3 Delay if it be so that men doe think there is some danger in the case they think it is time enough and they will look to it hereafter 4 Remissenesse We think a little will serve and that we have done enough and so as good never a whit as never the neer Be because we have not done enough we have undone our selves for ever For Remedie whereof we must labour to be throughly awaked examine our case and put our selves in the ballance of the Sanctuary see which way we are going and if we finde we are going the broad way to destruction let us make haste with all care to get out of this way into the narrow way that leadeth to life Psalm 119. 59. I have considered my wayes and turned my feet to thy Pe●timonies If now you shall ask what means you may use and what course you may take to escape this miserable condition we shall answer you in these perticulars wherein also you may se● who are yet in this broad way to destruction 1. Hearken to the counsell of Gods word and his faithfull servants speaking to us by it Luke 16. 28. 29. For as the neglect and contempt of this brought the old world into hell 1 Pet. 3. 19. 20. So the heeding and obeying of this will keep men out of hell 2 Pray earnestly for Gods favour in the pardon of our sins 3. Get the spirit in us to help us Rom. 8. 26. 4. Make Christ our friend and bring him to God for us 5. Get out of the broad way of our own hearts in evil and forsake the way of sin which leads to this misery resolve to do any thing and suffer anything rather then sin and so get into the narrow way of Gods minde in good For they for whom Hell is prepared and that shall be members of this black and h●ll●sh crew shall be the unrighteous the wicked that do o●tend that do iniquity c. Psal 9. 17. 1 Cor. 6. 9. The unrighteous shall not i●h●rit the kingdome of God Mat. 13. 41. They shall gather out of his kingdome all things that offend and them which d●e iniquity If yet you desire to see it further set forth what evils especially they be that bring men to this miserable condition that all m●n must avoid as the way as they will avoid this as the end 1. The cherishing nourishing and sparing of sin for if we kill not sin sin will certainly kill us Rom 8. 15. For if yee live after the flesh yee shall die But if yee mortifie the deeds of the body by the Spirit yee shall live Mat. 18. 7 8. 9. Wherefore it thy hand or thy foot cause thee to offend cut it off and cast it from thee It is better for the 〈◊〉 enter into life halt or maimed then having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting ●ire And if thine eye cause thee to offend pl●ck●n●ous and ●●st it from thee It is better to enter into life with one eye then having two eyes to be cast into hell fire And then a man doth cherish and spare his sin when 1. he will not endure reproof for it when he will not have his sin dist●●bed 2. When he doth labour to hide his sin Iob 20. 12 13. 3. When he doth plead for his sin 4. When it is pleasant to him 5. When he doth not care to be rid of it nor doth groan under it 6. He cares not to know what that good will of God is nor doth he labour to bring his heart to it 7. He cares not to draw nigh to God in the means of grace Job 21. 14 They say to God depart from us we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes 8. Their fruits are the fruits of the flesh and this sheweth them to be bad Trees 2. The continuance in an Unregenerate state which is the naturall state and condition of every man there is no hope for any man to escape damnation but for such as are begotten again by this

own ends Jam. 1. 12. B●essed is the man that endureth tentation for when he is ●ried he shall receive the crown of life 2. Thess 1. 8. And this patience we shall know to be ●●ue by these things I when a man doth finde fault with the least inclination to impatiency 2 When he doth not go about to limit God 3 When a man doth more fear the evil of sin then he doth the evill of punishment 4. When a man is the better for the crosse Rom. 5. 8. Psalm 119 67. Dan 12. 10. 5. When he doth wholly resign up himself to God in it Heb. 12. 9. David 〈◊〉 El●e 15 In the earnest of the SPirit in their he●rts whereby they are sealed upto the day of redemption and assured of heaven 1 Cor. 1 22. Ephes 1. 14. 4. 30. Rom. 8. 16. 17. Which beareth witnesse with our spirits that we are Gods children and kn●w● by the fruits thereof as love joy peace long-suffering and the rest Galla. 〈◊〉 22. 16. In their Spirituall povertie or humbleheartednesse in the sight and sense of their own spirituall wants when a man is tamed by affliction so that he hath a lively feeling of his spirituall poveritie and want and is humbled and made low thereby Matth. 5. 3. Blessed are the poor in Spirit for theirs is the kingdom of God 17 In their holy mourning for their own and others sins and the miseries of Gods people Matth. 5. 4. Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted They that mourn for spirituall things in a spirituall manner and upon spirituall motives Luke 6. 11. Blessed are they that weep c. 18 In humility when a man looking on his worse● part hath a mean esteem of himself and a higher esteem of others and doth walk humbly before his God in a patient bearing of evil and doing of good Prov. 18. 12. Before glory goeth lowlinesse Phillip 2. 7. 8 9. Matth. 5. 23. 4. Matth. 18. 12. 3 4 5. Whosoever shall humble himself as a little childe the same is greatest in the kingdom of heven 19. In their mercy and pity to them that are in misery When we pity and help and succour them in their miserie Blessed are the mercifull for they shall obtain mercy Matth. 5. 7. Esay 57. 1. Mercifull men are taken away c. Matt. 25. 34. I was hungry and ye fed me c. Sell that ye have and give alms make you bags which wax no● old a treasure that can never fail in heaven c. Luke 12. 33. Where no theefe commeth nor moth corrupteth 20. In a lively hope to an assured expectation of all goodthings promised Rom. 8. 14. We are saved by hope This is an anchor to the soul sure and stedfast Heb. 〈◊〉 19. And then true when 1 it ariseth out of faith Heb. 11. 1. 2 It followeth 〈◊〉 effedtuall cal●ing Ephes 1. 18. 3 It makes a man use all good means to have the thing hoped for 4 It makes a man sit himself for the thing hopes for he that hath this shall not be ashamed of it Rom. 5. 5. 1 Iohn 3. 3. 21 In a broken hearts and contrite Spirit when it is b●u●sed as it were to powder through deep grief from the apprehension of Gods wrath against him for 〈◊〉 Psal 34. 18 Psal 50. He 〈◊〉 such 〈◊〉 Psal 147. 3. Ezek. 6. 26. Rom. 7. 8 〈◊〉 P●ritie and 〈◊〉 of heart that have hearts partly freed from the 〈◊〉 and endeavouring 〈◊〉 to be more 〈◊〉 from the gu●lt and punishme●● of 〈◊〉 and from the power of sin by 〈◊〉 Matth. 5. 〈◊〉 Blessed are the pure●● heart for they shall see God Rev. 7. 14. These are the● which 〈◊〉 m●●e them white c. ver 9. Clothed with white Roles in 〈◊〉 of puritie 1 Tim. 1. 5. 23. In their 〈◊〉 their mutuall concord and agreement with their brethren Matth. 5 9. Blessed are the peace makers Gal. 5. 24. Fruit of the Spirit is peace 24. In their sinceritie and uprightnesse when the heart is right towards God and man studying to doe all things to please God and not for any by 〈◊〉 Esay 57. 2. Vpright men are taken away 25. In doing good in every state and condition of life Rom. 2. 6. 7 Go● will reward every one according to his work That is to them who through patience in 〈◊〉 seek glory c. Eternall life ver 10. To every man that doth good shall be Glory Honour and Peace 26 Especially by fruitfulnesse in well doing Matth. 7. 19. When we forget what is past and prosse forward to more not trusting to what who have done Herein is my Father glorified that ye bear much fruit and he that honoureth him shall be honoured Phil. 3. 13. Iob. 15. 8. 1 Sam. 2. 30. Matth. 25. 37. 38. Christ shall say to them I was an hungrie and ye fed me c. And they shall say unto him Lord when saw we thee an hungry and fed thee c. 27 In picking close to God herein in improving all our talents and opportunities for this end and mightily opposing all that doth oppose us herein 2 Tim. 4. 7. 8. I have fought a good sight and have finished my course I have kept the faith From henceforth is ●aid up for me the crown of righteousnesse c. 1 Pet. 5. 4. Matth. 25. 21. 28 In labouring by their example and Counsell to convert others to righteousnesse Dan. 12. 2. And they that turn many to righteousnesse shall shine as the ●arres for ever and ever 29 In cherishing and furthering euerie good thing 30 In pers●vering in good Mark 13. 13. He that continueth to the end shall be saved Rev. 2. 10. Be faithfull to the death and I will give thee a crown of life 31 In loving and ●onging for the appearing of the Lord Iesus Christ 2 Tim. 4. 8. Luke 21. 8. Rev. 22. 17. 20. Rom. 8. 10. 23. 32 In embracing and reverencing the truth 2 Thess 〈◊〉 10. If now upon all this we shall begin to think that this way is impossible to be gone we must answer and tell you in Christs words the way t● heaven is a narrow and a straight way Matth. 7. 13. 1 Pet. 4. 18 For 1 It is a persecuted way 2 Tim 3. 11. 12. 2 It is a way through many troubles Acts 14. 22 Iames 〈◊〉 12. 2 Cor. 4 17. Typed by the travell of the Israelites through the wildernesse 3 It will admit of no turning Acts 13. 10. 4 It crosseth all a mans corruptions 1 Cor. 1. 23. Rom. 5. 5 There are many enemies against them that walk in this way But all this is but to make us to doe as Christ doth exhort Strive to enter in c. Luke 13. 24. Use all meanes and be at any charge to attain it Esay 55. 1 Prov. 23. 23. Matth. 13. 44. And that we may not go without it Let us 1. beginne bet●●es to deal upon this purchase 2 Labour earnestly neglect no time nor means 3.

servile fear they sin nothing the lesse but the more Rom. 3. 16 17 18. The feare of God is not before their eyes And therefore they love not God they are not humbled before God do not fear sin nor depart from it Jer. 5. 22. 11. In their Ignorance want of the true knowledge of God and heavenly things when either they have not and cannot or have means and will not know 2 Thess 1. 8 9. Ephes 4. 18 The Lord will come from heaven in flaming fire to render vengeance on them that know him not c. And then it is not true if there be any when it is confused partiall proud without experience or practise 12. In disobedience when a man refuseth to heare and do what God requireth 2 Thes 1. 8 9. He shall come in flaming fire to render vengeance c. and obey not the gospel 1 Pet. 3. v. 19 20. 13. In the want of true joy for their joy if any is 1. without faith 2. and did not follow godly sorrow 3 it is in carnall and earthly things Psal 4. 6. 4. it is a fruit of the flesh and not of the spirit 5. And it is not a solid lasting nor victorious joy Eccles 7. 8. 14. In impatiencie under the Crosse wherein men cannot submit to God and be quiet but fret and repine one of the sins that provoked God so much against the Jews and kept them out of the earthly Canaan Psal 106. 25 ●6 Dan. 12. 10. Psal 78. 41. 2 Kings 6. 33. For it makes God to increase the Plague still until at last he utterly destroy Levit. 26. 21. And they discover it in these things 1. They limit the holy one of Israel and neither can or will endure to wait upon him 2. They are troubled onely with the evill of punishment and not at all with the evill of sin as Pharoah 3. They are not the better but the worse for their crosses 2 Chron. 28. 22. This is King Ahaz who in the time of his affliction did trespasse yet more and more 15. In the absence of the Spirit of God which they have not Iude 1. 19. and the presence of Satan that evill Spirit wherewith they are filled Acts 5. 3. by the illusion whereof they prosume of salvation having no right to it nor reason for it And as this is of the flesh so it yeelds the fruits of the flesh as adultery and the like Gal. 5. 19. 16. In their spirituall fulnes that in their pride and high conceitednes of their own sufficiency feel no need of Christ that in their own sense think they have all things and want no spirituall good thing Luke 1. 53. Luke 8. 24 25. W● 〈◊〉 you that are full Rev. 3. 17. Luk. 18. 9 c. He filleth the hungry with good things but the rich be 〈◊〉 empty away 17. In their wicked joy and mirth that are so drowned in their present pleasures that they shun all pains crosses for godlines or Gods glory rejoyce in wickednesse and in earthly things at the best and mourn not at all for any spirituall thing Luke 6. 25. Wo unto 〈◊〉 that now laugh for yee shall waile and we●y Jam. 5. 1 2. 5. 18. In pride that haughtines of minde when a man is puft up with a conceit of his own excellency to the neglect of God and contempt of men that which brought Satan to Hell Prov 18. 12. Before destruction the heart of man is ●aughty Math. 23. 12. He that exaltech himself shall be brought low Ezech. 28. Obadia vers 3. The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee thou that dwellest in the clifts of the Rocks c. Though thou exalt thy self c. Yet I will bring thee down 19. In their cruelty and unmercifulnesse towards 〈◊〉 in misery that have not a heart to grieve nor a hand to help them Jam. 2. 13. Condemneation mercilesse shall bee to him that sheweth to mercy Jam. 5. 1. c. Weep and ●owl yee rich men for the misery that shall come upon you c. Behold the hire of the Labourers is of you kept buck and it cryeth in the ears of the Lord yee have condemned and killed the just Luke 16. 20 21. Dan. 4. 24. 20. In despair or want of hope or presumption a groundles vain hope that hath no foundation that brings to fruit Job 8. 13. The hope of such shall perish and be cut off and their trust shall be as the Spiders web and then they shall be ashamed of their hope Psal 25. 3. 21. In a hard and stony hears when the heart is disobdient and unyeelding which men get by custom in sin Gods judgment and Satans malice Rom. 2. 5. Thou after thine hardnes and as a treasure wrath againist the day of wrath and declaration of the just judgment of God Rom. 9. 18. He sheweth mercy on whom he will and whom he will be hardeneth so then those that are hardened are such on whom he sheweth no mercy therefore such are to perish 22. In their unclean hearts that have hearts spiritually defiled with Sin that are either a generation cleansed in their own eyes and not indeed and have an outward cleansing or are openly and pr●●●ssedly filthy and abominable Esay 64. 3. Ephes 5. 5. Rev. 21. 27. 23 In their hatred and variance when being of contrary desires and opinions they fall out amongst themselves Matth. 5. 22. Rom. 1. 29. 24 In their hypocrisie when men cloak in fidelity and sin with the appearance and shew of faith and repentance Woe to you hypocrites Matth. 23. 1● 28. You shall receive the greater damnation c. ver 14. 2 Tim. 4. 1. 25 In doing evil in every state of life Rom. 2. 9. Tribulation and anguish shall be upon every soul that doth evil c. Gallat 6. 7. He that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap Corruption Esay 3. 11. Wo to the wicked the reward of his works shall be given him 26 Especially they that be fruitfull in evill doing Heb. 6. 8. For if every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be hewen down and cast into the fire Matth. 7. 19. Much more the trees that bring forth evil and much evil fruit and especially if they glorie in it Phil. 3. 1● Their end is damnation they glorie in their shame 27 In hanging loose from God in not using or misimployment of our talents Matth. 25. 30. Cast that unprofitable servant into utter darknesse there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth All such as suffer Satan to carry them captive to their own destruction 28 In drawing otoers by their councell and example to sin with them Matth. 23. 13. 15. woe ●e unto you c. For you compasse Sea dn Land to make one of your profession and when he is made ye make him two fold more the childe of hell then yourselves 29. In hindering the growth of goodnesse like tares amongst corn Matth. 13. 30. Matth. 23. 10. Acts 13.