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A67760	An infallible vvay to farewell in our bodies, names, estates, precious souls, posterities : together with, mens great losse of happinesse, for not paying, the small quitrent of thankfulness : whereunto is added remaines of the P.A., a subject also of great concernment for such as would enjoy the blessed promises of this life, and of that ot come / by R. Younge ...	Younge, Richard.	1660 (1660)	Wing Y165; ESTC R3044	119,764	146

universally profitable and withall so amiable As O the loveliness and profitableness of this Christian grace For to do good to the poore is more then a treble good it pleasures them most of all pleasures the doer for it brings blessings upon their Soules Bodies Estates Names Posterity it increaseth their reward causes the poore to pray for and praise God for us and also others to glorifie him it is an odour that smelleth sweete a sacrifice acceptable and pleasant to God who will fulfill all our necessities through his riches with glory in Jesus Christ as the Apostle delivers it Phil. 4. 16. to 20. VVhence that great praise of it 1 Cor. 13. 13. Now abides Faith Hope and Charity but the chiefest of these is Charity Whence Sozomen calls it ●a sure toaken of a most vertuous mind and Lallantius a principall vertue and Calvin the chiefest office of humanity amongst us and Aretius the most elegant ornament of a Christian life and the holy Ghost a never failing grace 1 Cor. 13 8. whence also it is so highly commended in the Saints in all ages As how is Abraham commended for his hospitality and almes-deeds And Lot Corunelius of whose almes there was in the presence of God a memorandum made Acts 10. 31. and Darcas whose good works and almes-deeds were to be seen and shown when she has selfe was not and the poore could not tell how with patience to take her death she had done so much good for them all the time of her life Acts 9. 36. 39. And those Christians Acts 11. 29 30. for the care they had of the poor in the Apostles time Acts 2. 45. Thus the Macedonians are highly commended and much honoured for their freenesse and forwardnesse in relieving of the poor brethren at Jerusalem as is seen upon record Rom. 15. 26. And again 2 Cor. 8. 1 2 c. And the like of the Philippians and many more whom I must passe over in silence CHAP. XXXII And as bounty is the most beneficiall grace and giving the greatest gaine in every respect For almes to the poore is like powring a paile of water into a dry Pump that fetcheth up much more then was put in So coutrariwise to be unmercifull to the poor and hard-hearted or to wrong them whereby to enrich our selves is alike heynons sin and the ready way to want here and to find no mercy hereafter as might most plentifully be shew● Prov. 22. 16. James 2. 13. It is said Prov. 11. He that with-holdeth more then is meet shall surely come to poverty ver 24. And so Ver. 25 26. He that with-draweth his corne the people shall curse him but blessings shall be upon the head of him that selleth corne And Prov. 58. He that giveth unto the poor shall not lacke but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse vers 27. And Prov. 22. 16. He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches and he that giveth to the rich shall surely come to poverty Give then that you may never want hide not your eyes that you may not inherite many a curse But of this by the way onely for I would have you specially to take notice that if we shew no mercy here if we will not heare the suits of the poor when they crave of us for reliefe neither will God give us audience when we shall sue unto him hereafter According to that Prov 21. 13. Who so stoppeth his eares at the cry of the poor he also shall cry himselfe and not be heard Yea he shall have judgement without mercy that shewes no mercy James 2. 13. For whereas to those that have sed the hungry cloathed the naked visited the sicke c. Christ shall say Come ye blessed of my Father c. Contrariwise to those that have not done these duties he shall say depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Devill and his Angels For I was an hungred and ye gave me no meate I was thirsty and ye gave me as drinke I was a stranger and ye tooke me not in naked and ye cloathed me not sicke and in prison and ye visited me not ● For inasmuch as ye did it not to my poore members ye did it not to more So these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the other into life eternall Matth. 25. 31. to 47. Where are two things considerable They to save their purses would not be at a little cost for the poore while they lived and what have they got by it Now they are dead b●t first an everlasting separation from Gods blisfull presence and th●se unutterable joyes before mentioned and to be for ever co●fined in a bed of quenchlesse●flames For this departure is not for a day no● for years of dayes nor for millions of yeares but for eternity into such paynes as can neither be expressed nor conceived There shall be no end ●f plagues to the wicked and unmercifull Math. 25. 41. Mark 9. 44. Their worme shall not dye neither shall their fire be quenched Isa. 66. 24. Neither is the extremity of paine inferiour to the perpetuity of it Rev. 19 20. ●0 14. 18. 6. 2 Pet. 2. 4. Heb. 10. 2● Jude 6. The plagues of the first death are pleasant compared with those of the second For mountaines of sand were lighter and millions of yeares shorter then a tythe of these torments Rev. 20. 10. Jude 7. The pain of the body is but the body of paine the anguish of the soule is the soule of anguish For should we first burn off one hand then another after that each arme and so all the parts of the body it would be deemed intolerable and no man would endure it for all the pleasures and profits this world can afford and yet it is nothing to that burning of body and soule in Hell Should we endure ten thousand yeares torments in Hell it were grievous but nothing to eternity should we suffer one paine it were miserable enough but if ever we come there ou● payns shall be for number and kinds infinitely various as our pleasures have been here Every sense and member each power and faculty both of soul and body shall have their severall objects of wretchednesse and that without intermission or end or ease or patience to endure it Luke 12. 5. 16. 24. Matth. 3. 12. Yea the paynes and sufferings of the damned are ten thousand times more than can be imagined by any heart under heaven It is a death never to be painted to the life no pen nor pensill nor art nor heart can comprehend it Mat. 18. 8 9. 25 30. 2 Pet. 2. 4. Isa. 5. 14. 30. 33. CHAP. XXXIII Now what heart would not bleed to see men yea multitudes run headlong into these tortures that are thus intolerable da●ce hood-wink'd i●to this perdition O the folly and madnesse of those tha● prefer earth yea hell to heaven time to eternity the body before the

the day could not finish my wonted Devotions neither accomplish my usual prayer But wishing that all men might be saved and come to the knowledge of the Truth I folded and wrapped my self in the snares of the Devil I got me unto the wicked Assembly I required of them to perform the Covenant made the night before and coming as I thought unto the Baptism I silly soul not knowing of any thing answered but in a word and became reproachfully defamed I spake without malice yet felt I their inveterate and deadly spite for instantly the Divel raised an Assembly about me who carried me to an Altar of theirs where a foul filthy Ethopian being appointed this option or choice was offered unto me namely Whether I would sacrifice to the Idol or have my Body polluted with that foul and ugly Ethiopian In which strait I having ever kept my Chastity undefiled and much abhorring that filthy villany to be done to my body brake out into many moans lamentations and cryes against both Yet O wretched man that I am at length yeilded rather to sacrifice Whereupon the Judge putting Incense into my hand caused me to set it to the fire upon the Altar for the which impiety I was delivered both from that and Martyrdom But upon my discharge the Devil raised such an out-cry in the City in pronouncing against me that just and yet unjust sentence Origen hath sacrificed Whereupon he was excommunicated out of the Church and driven with shame and sorrow out of Alexandria and going to Jerusalem and being there among the Congregation was requested by the Priests to make some Exhortation in the Church to the people the which he refused to do for a great while but at length being constrained through importunity he rose up and turning the booke as though he would have expounded some place of the Scripture he hap'ned upon read onely the 16. verse of the 50. Psalm where he found it thus written But God said unto the sinner What hast thou to do to declare my Statutes or that thou shouldst take my Covenant into thy mouth seeing thou hatest instruction and castest my Word behind thee Which being read he shut the Book and sate down weeping and wailing the whole Congregation weeping and lamenting with him he said unto the Church Wo is me my Mother which brought me forth as an high and lofty Terret yet suddenly I am turned down to the ground as a fruitful Tree yet quickly withered as a burning Light yet forthwith darkned as a running Fountain yet by and by dried up Wo is me that ever I was decked with all gifts and graces and now seem pitifully to be deprived of all The Lord hath made and ingrafted me a fruitful Vine but instead of pleasant Clusters of Grapes I brought forth pricking Thorns Let the Well-springs of tears be stirred up and let my Cheeks be watered let them flow upon the earth and moisten it for that I am soaked in sin and bound in mine iniquity every creature sorroweth and may well pity my case for that I was wont heretofore to pour out my prayers unto God for them all but now there is no salve for me Where is he that went down from Jerusalem to Jericho who also salved and cured him that was wounded of the Thieves Whenas I went about to enlighten others I darkned my self when I endeavoured to bring others from death to life I brought my self from life to death Oh blinded heart how didst thou not remember O foolish mind how didst thou not bethink thy self O witless brain how didst thou not understand O thou Sence of Understanding Where didst thou sleep But it was the Devil which provoked thee to slumber and sleep and in the end to slay thy unhappy wretched soul He bound my power and might and wonded me I bewail sometime the fall of Sampson but now have I faln far worse my self I bewailed heretofore the fall of Solomon yet now am I faln far worse my self I have bewailed heretofore the estate of all sinners yet now am I plunged worse then them all Sampson had the hair of his head clipt off but the Crown of Glory is faln off my head Sampson lost the curnal eyes of his body but my spiritual eyes are digged out Even as he was severed from the Israelites and held captive among Idolaters so I have separated my self from the Church of God and am joined with evil spirits Alas my Church liveth yet am I a Widower Alas my Sons be alive yet am I barren Alas O Spirit which camest heretofore down upon me why hast thou forsaken me O thou Devil what hast thou done unto me O Satan how hast thou wounded me It was the wiliness of a Woman that brought Sampson to his confusion but it was my own Tongue that brought me to this sinful Fall Alas every Creature rejoiceth and I alone forsaken and sorrowful Bewaile him that is bereaved of the Holy Ghost bewail me that am thrust out of the Wedding-Chamber of Christ bewail me that am tormented with the prick of Conscience for now it behoveth me to shed infinite tears for my great sin Who knoweth whether the Lord wil have mercy upon me Whether he will pity my fall Whether he will be moved with my desolation Whether he will have respect unto my humility and incline his tender compassion towards me Now let the Elders mourn for that the staffe whereto they leaned is broken Now let they young men mourn for that their School-Master is faln Now let the Virgins mourn for that the advancer of Virginity is defiled Now let the Priests mourn for that their Patron and Defender is shamefully falne from the Faith Assist me holy Spirit and give me Grace to repent Let the fountain of tears be opened and gush out into streams to see if that peradventure I may have the grace worthily and throughly to repent Why hast thou shut my mouth by the holy Prophet David Am I the first that have sinned Or am I the first that fell Why hast thou forsaken me and banished me from among the Saints and astonied me to preach thy Laws Saint Peter the Pillar of truth after his fall wiped away that bitter passion of forswearing his Master with monrnful tears and was purged from the venom of the Serpent in a short time Restore me again to my former health of salvation O all ye which behold my wounds tremble for fear least God forsake you and you fall into the like crime O wo is me that I am fevered from among the company of the blessed Assemblies I have my death's wound I see the Clouds in the Skye shadowing the Light from me and the Sun hiding from me his bright beams O Satan What mischief hast thou wrought unto me How hast thou pierced my breast with thy poysoned Dart Thinkest thou that my ruine will avail thee any thing at all Thinkest thou to procure unto thy self ease and rest whiles that

Psalm 103. and 36 Therefore seeing mercy and goodness do make us above all other graces to resemble God and then the creature 〈◊〉 to greatest perfection and blessednesse when he is the likest and cometh nearest unto to the excellency of the Creator And seeing we professe our selves to be children of our gracious and glorious God and we can no way grace our selves so much as by resembling our heavenly Father in those attributes wherein he most shineth and excelleth and nothing maketh us more like him then mercy and compassion let us hearken unto our Saviours injunction and imitate our Father in being beutifull as he is These are some of the spiritual blessings and benefits which God hath promised for reward to the mercifull in this life it would take up too much time to mention the many more that might be added therefore I will leave them and so procced to those that are eternall concern the life to come which I would have you especially mind yea if it be possible pluck up all your senses into your ●ars that you may the more mind and better remember for it is enough to ravish any Christian soul and to make him to stretch his estate upon the tenters that he may be the more liberall in relieving Christs poore members for the greater the liberality the greater the recompence of reward Phil. 4. 17. 18. CHAP. XXIX That the merciful man who distributeth liberally to the poore on Earth in conscience and obedience to Gods Word whall be rewarded with the unvaluable gain and matchless profit of everlasting salvation is assured us here and shall be injoyed of us hereafter First at the Hour of Death Secondly at the day of Judgement is fully declared Luke 14. 13 14 16 9. Prov. 11. 17. 1 Tim. 6 18 19. Math. 5. 7. and 6. 〈◊〉 and 19. 29. But take these two places for all Sell that ye have and give almes at no hand let the poore want what shift soever ye make rather sell then want to give provide your selves baggs which wax not old a treasure in the Heavens which faileth not where no thief approacheth neither 〈◊〉 corrupteth Luke 12. 33 34. this is the first the second is more full then that When the Son of man shall come in his glory and all the holy Angells with him then shall he fit upon the throne of his glory and before him shall be gathered all Nations and he shall separate them one from another as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats and he shall set the sheep on his right hand and the goats on the left Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand come ye blessed of my Father inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world For I was an hungred and ye gave me meat I was thirsty and ye gave me drink I was a stranger and ye took me in naked and ye cloathed me I was sick and ye vifited me I was in prison and ye came unto me And in as much an ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me Ma●th 25. 31. to 41. See here the incomparableness and infinite difference between the work and the wages ye admire the love and bounty of God and bless his name who for the performance of so small a work hath proposed so great a reward and for the obtaining of such an happy estate hath imposed such an easie task Here is a Kingdom even the Kingdom of Heaven Which cannot he valued with many millions of worlds in recompence of a little mear drink and apparell who then that is in his right sense would not turn all his scraping into giving yea what can we think too much what not too little to give to attain eternity for this incorruptible Crown of glory 1 Pet. 5. 4. for this Kingdom where are such joyes as eye hath not seen nor ear heard neither hath entred into the heart of man to conceive 1 Cor. 2. 9. A place where shall no evill be present nor good absent Matth. 6. 20. In comparison whereof all the Thrones and Kingdomes upon Earth are less then the drop of a bucket Isay 40 15. and 66. 1. Yea how little how nothing are the poore and Temporary Injoyments of this life to those we shall injoy in the next 1 Cor. 2. 9. Dost thou desire Beauty Riches Honour Pleasure Long Life or what ever else can be named no place so glorious by creation to beautifull with delectation so rich in possession so comfortable for habitation nor so durable for lasting Rom. 8. 18. Heb. 12. 22. 1. Pet. 1. 4. 2 Cor. 4 17 There O There one day is better then a thousand there is rest from our labours peace from our Enemies freedom from our sins there is no Death nor Dearth no pining nor repining no fraud sorrow nor sadness neither tears nor fears defect nor loathing Revel 7. 16. 17. and 14. 13. and 21. 4. Job 3. 17. But of this I have spoken at large in The whole duty of a Christion Now all this is propo●●ded as a recompence for such as give what they have have they but a very cup of cold water Matth. 10. 42. Yea we cannot give so little to a disciple in the name of a disciple but it assures us of our right and title unto this eternall inheritance Heb. 6. 10. Prov. 14. 21. Col. 3. 12. 14. 2 Pet. 1. 7 8 10. 11. Phil 4. 18. Matth. 5. 7. Christ hath promised to make thee a great one in Heaven if thou but relieve one of his little ones on earth Almes is a seed which we cast into the earth as it were but we gather them crop in Heaven Whence the Apostle would have Timothy to charge them that are rich in this world that they be not high minded nor trust in uncertain riches but in the Lord who giveth us richly all things to enjoy And that they do good that they be rich in good workes ready to distribute willing to communicate laying up in store for themselves mark his reason a good foundation against the time to come that they may lay hold on eternall life 1 Tim. 6. 17 18 19. And hereupon it is that he telleth the Philippians he was glod that they had sent him a supply not so much for his own benefit as for their gain which should be great in the day of account Phil. 4. 14. 17 18. And this makes Solomon say that he who is mercifull doth good to his own soul Prov. 11. 17. So that to distribute to the poore on earth is before hand to provide a rich treasure in Heaven And who then that believes this would not think himself happy in such an exchange Is not this the best Chimistry to turn Earth into Heaven is not this a good bargaine to part with vaine and uncertain things to partake of real and durable riches Believe it this is the best improvement