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A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties
A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helps enabling & the reasons persuading unto it the impediments hindering the practise of it, and the best means to remove them whereunto are added divers prayers and a treatise of carnal security by John Douname Bachelor in Divinity and minister of Gods Word.A guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helpes inabling & the reasons parswading vnto it ye impediments hindering ye practise of it, and the best meanes to remoue them whereunto are added diuers prayers and a treatise of carnall securitie by Iohn Douname Batcheler in Diuinitie and minister of Gods Word.
London: printed by Felix Kingstone and William Stansby for Ed, 1622
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 9 The ninth remedy is, to meditate often on the last judgement.
§. 9 The ninth remedie is, to meditate often on the last iudgement.
The ninth means to shun carnal security is, often to meditate on the day of Judgement, the all-seeing Wisdom, omnipotent Power, 1and the exact Justice of our Judge, the greatness of our reckonings, and strictness of that account which will then be required; and will be impossible for us to set even, if we seldom or never think of them here, but pass our time in sloth and security. Let us remember how happy their condition will be, who like faithful servants have been careful to perform their duty, watching daily for the coming of their Lord, when they shall be reputed blessed, and be made Ruler of their Masters substance; and the miserable plight of those who have not expected his coming nor prepared for it, but have spent their days in riot and pleasure, in oppression and cruelty; when coming suddenly he shall take them at unawares, cut them off, and give them their portion with Hypocrites, where shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Let us think with what joy we shall hear that happy sentence; Well done, good and faithful servant, 2thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee Ruler over many things, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord; and with what tormenting grief and bitter anguish, those who have been unprofitable and unfruitful, shall hear that fearful saying; Thou wicked and slothful servant, &c. Take the talent from him, and give it unto him that hath ten talents, &c. And cast the unprofitable servant into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Let us consider, with what cheerfulness and joy we shall meet the Bridegroom, the Lord of glory and happiness, if we have watched for his coming, and are found in readiness, having our Lamps of Faith and a godly life clearly burning, when we shall enter with him into the bridal Chamber of eternal blessedness, to be feasted with unspeakable