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A49542 Gods wonderful mercy in the mount of woful extremity. Or, the recovered captive Being a plain relation of Gods unspeakable goodness in rescuing one of the meanest of his flock from the paw of the roaring lyon, and pangs of unconceivable horror through long and strong temptations and spiritual desertions. Published 1. For the encouragement of poor distressed consciences, worried with temptations, and almost quite wearied with waiting. 2. For a caution to secure sinners, lest they also come into such or sorer torment. 3. For a call of all (in whose hearts are the ways of God) to bear a part in the high praises of him whose wonders are in the deep. By Charles Langford. Langford, Charles. 1672 (1672) Wing L384; ESTC R213608 68,281 168

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satisfied in the other or e●se thou playest the Bedlam in hazarding the light of Gods countenance Hazarding nay if thou belong to God sure sure suffering one time or other and in some degree or other under the sad forsakings of the peace of thy own Conscience and the grieved blessed spirit thy Comforter Near relation to God will not carry thee an inch the further from his sore chastisements Judgement begins fi●st at the house of God 1 Pet. 4.17 You only have I known of all the Families of the Earth therefore will I punish you for all your iniquities Am● 3 2. Christians advanced to greater heights of gifts and grace then others Mat. 11.23 had need look better to their standing then others for if they fall it will be lower then others Such falls though it may not break the neck 't wil be sure to break the bones Psal 51.8 He said well but not all That 't is better for a man to loose a whole estate then to tell one lye But I say were the whole world a mans own estate t were better bid an everlasting adieu to it all let Wife and Children fare as they will then provoke one single God to be gone in his displeasure If he goes I partly can tell you what that is 't is that which I am not able to tell you for the greatness of its misery This is thy Benjamin If thou art bereaved of this then thou art bereaved indeed Gen. 43.14 3. Be ready to speak and spend to say and do all that you can for God Your goodness cannot extend to God but there are Saints in the Earth Ps 16.2 let these be to thee the excellent ones in these take thou thy whole delight By liberal things you may be made to stand Isa 32.8 God will not cast them out of his favour who have room in heart and house to entertain his Ministers cast out of all for Conscience sake Even Moab might look for a stability of his throne upon these terms Isa 16.4 5. Unmercifulness to the Ambassadours of Christ will turn his love into displeasure Luk. 10 16. He that troubles Kingdoms for unkindnesses shewed to these Ps 105.15 will not surely be behind with thee for thy love to them To see godly rich men miserable in the da● of their bretherens calamity is such a fight that the times of the Apostles had not the like Acts 4.32 Nor can disability to spare for such uses be well aledged while needless feasting unnecessary attendance costly apparel rich presents to great men purchasing of Lands are found among them Le ts take a measure of the greatness of this sin by the proceedings of the day of judgement Where sins of omission make up the whole inditement Mat. 25.41 c. Christ in his Ministers Christ in his members may be poor and sick and in Prisons and in want of Cloathing Slight him now and it shall not be forgotten You may hear of it when you would not consider well hath the long enjoying of the Gospel taken away the sweetness of it should it not be as sweet to you now as ever it was are not we as much concerned in it as they were in primitive days expect we not now as great rewards as they did then and have we not as good security for the rich returns of such disbursments as ever they had a Disciple of Christ a Prophet of God though but so nominally melted into wants and misery by the scorching beams of persecution is excellent water to cast your bread upon Eccles 11.1 When harvest comes you shall see what mighty Sheaves what full measures heaped and pressed down your small expence of bread-corn will amount unto He that cannot give a little how will he be able to sell all Mark 10.21 Let him that would have a Heaven of peace within here and peace above for ever think of these things 4. Pray oh pray and add to prayer watchfulness that he enter not into temptation Mat. 26.41 Fervent Prayer can do much with God and watching conduceth much to the fervor of our prayers Watchfulness will prevent the terror and danger of sudden surprizes It gives a seasonable alarme to the sleepy soul to stand to its arms He that knows what it is to pray in the Spirit Eph. 6.18 and how to watch thereunto with all perseverance hath such a jewel of grace that will preserve all other graces safe This is the Life-guard while our King walketh in his Galleryes Cant. 7.5 'T is that which though it cannot absolutely free the soul from the plots of the World Flesh and Devil will enable it to withstand them all Eph. 6.13 and stand fast after all This is truly the Wine of Angels and Poison of Devils In brief then Remember that you never suffer Satan to prevail with you for the laying aside of this blessed duty he will set hard upon you for that end Unworthyness of Person want of comfort weakness of faith unsuccessfulness after all one thing or other will the Devil plead to make thy tempted soul restrain prayer before God If he can but bring thee to let fall thy hands he knows what will be the issue of the battle Amalek did not more surely prevaile against the Armies of Israel then he will against thee Exod. 16.11 Oh! then pray and pray again lead us not into temptation My woful experience bids me tell you that 't is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God It may be by these means you may be kept from entring into the terror of temptation Having now ended all that I have to say to those who in sincerity making profession of the ways of God are called by his name My tender love to the glory of God the God of my salvation and my compassion of the souls of poor impenitent sinners puts me upon an adventure to write a few more words Who knoweth but some one or other of these may read what I have here written and in so doing see the case they stand in to be an evil case And what cause they have hearing what the sence of sin hath wrought in others with all their might and main to turn back from their eager persuit of perishing pleasures and ●●y to Jesus Christs Person promises and paths to save themselves from the wrath that is to come Poor sinners be not offended at the name I could be willing to purchase a better title for you even the worst of you all with the expence of prayers and tears I reproach you not while I thus bespeak you nor factiously and proudly would I insinuate as if I or any upon nature's account deserved a better name or as if different sentiments about lower matters in Religion were a sufficien● cause to give out such wide distinguishing titles alas 't is no such matter I mean no other then such whose sence and feeling of the heavy weight of sin hath been so little that to this day