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A77297 Breach of covenant, a ruinating sinne. as it was preached at Clare in Suff. Novemb. 3. And now published for the good of adjoyning parts, especially those of Hinkford Hundred in Essex. / By a Country Minister. Country minister. 1648 (1648) Wing B4335A; ESTC R173245 22,627 24

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the VVorkers of iniquity Psal 125.5 Evill men and Seducers shall waxe worse and worse deceiving and being deceived 2 Tim. 3.13 2. The basenesse of it It is that which the very light of nature is ashamed of yee shall hardly find any so base as willingly to own it The basest language you can give to any is to give him the lie this is enough amongst men to iustifie a duell to deserve a stab Now this is the basest manner of Lying A Thiefe steales sometimes out of necessity and we will have him hangd but false men live and the greater Theeves lead the lesser to the gallowes This makes unfit for any society any relation any imployment It was the glory of our Ancestors that in their enterprizes they were plain and faithfull being willing rather to be deceived than to deceive Jt will be our shame if we be found contrary minded The time hath bin when among strangers in the way of comerce and trade an English man's word hath been as good as another man's bond but who will trust us if proving false to God we betray one another I blush to think if we goe on in breach of Covenant what a by-word we shall be among all neighbour nations having proposed our selves as a leading pattern to them to enter into the same or like association or Covenant This will blemish all other excellencies what is it to be learned wise valiant if false The Duke of Burbou's credit being crackt by breach of faith could never by any of his other excellencies be repaired 3. The danger of it But of this at large already only know that this as some other vices in the guilt of it runs on in a blood if grace prevent not it ruines families be they never so numerous never so high and eminent I might give many instances Pro. 14.11 4. The good of the contrary Truth and faithfulnesse commends to the good of truth This commends to all men even our very enemies and even false men have somewhat within them bearing witnesse to men of truth Saul that makes no conscience of an oath himself yet will have David sweare he dares trust him See 1 Sam. 24.13 This will fence thy heart and keep thy conscience unwounded The faithfull shall find the counselling comforting See Isay 26.2 ●sa 59.15 protecting delivering presence of a faithful God and although in this wicked world when truth faileth he that refraineth from this evill of falshood maketh himself a prey yet Marke the perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace Psal 37.37 1. Now that we may remove this great and dangerous evill 1. Let us remember our ingagements and let those vowes of thine that are upon record in heaven be deeply riveted into thine own heart 2. Let us be humbled for our by-past failings Mourn over thy self smite upon thy thigh accuse thy self this day Mourn over the falsnesse of thy heart and sicknesse of thy heart the feeblenesse of thy heart that through feare or flattery hath been brought to deale falsly in the Covenant of thy God Mourn over others who by their falshood indanger all 3. Let us stand fast to the Covenant resolve to pay our vowes arme our selves with resolution this way casting up our accounts before hand In a faithfull course in all losses we shall be gainers In an unfaithfull our greatest gaines will be our greatest losse 4. Let us pray to God 1. for our selves For pardoning mercy in regard of former failings for purging mercy for the present Create in me a clean heart O God and renew a right spirit within me Psal 51. For preventing and assisting grace for the future Keep thy servant from presumptuous sins let them not have dominion over me Psal 19.15 2. For Magistrates those that sit at the stearne that they being faithfull may promote faithfulnesse and take some speedy course that this ruining sin may be solemnly repented of And lastly for all that God would heale our backsliding out of his free love Finis