Ezekiel 33:11 Sermon, 1765

Author Occom, Samson

Date1765

Call Number765900.10

abstractSermon by Occom on the verse, "Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?".

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 Ezek — 33:11
Turn ye trurn ye from
your Eveil Ways, for
why will ye, o Houſe
of Israel —
The Whole deſign of the
word of god is, to turn him a Sinner
from Satan to god, from
Sin to holineſs, from the
Kingdom of Satan to the
Kingdm of god —
In Speaking to theſe words
I Shall endeavour to Show
Several particulars, that
are Implyd and expresſ'd in
this text —
  • I.
    It plainly Implys y.t
    man as he is a Sinner by
    Nature, is departing from
    god, in his degeneracy he is
    gone from his Innocency, has
    loſt the Bleſsed Image of god
    he is gone from his love to god —
    he is departed from the Covenant
    of god — he is gone far from the
    Commands of god — He is
  •  
    Strayd from his obedience—
    He is Gone from his Sweet
    Devotions to god — He is gone
    from the Delight of Prayer [illegible]to
    god — from Praiſe — from a
    doration — from Thankſgivig
    from Self Dedication and re
    ſignation — and as he is de‐
    parted from god his Chief good —
    he is now ptacing his Affections
    upon Vanity — &c — —
  • II.
    our text Implys, that as
    man [below]˄ is Departing from
    god, He is in Deaths Road
    the way that they go is the
    way of Death to Soul & Body
  •  
    and they are not only in ye
    way of Death, but are Spi‐
    ‐ritually Dead, they are dead
    to god, they have no activity
    towards him in a way of Love
    and obedience, yet activity
    Enough and [below]˄ Enough againſt
    him, they are Dead to Com‐
    munion and Enjoyment of
    God, they are Dead to the wor-
    ſhip of god, they have no delight
    in Prayer, either in Sacred Pri
    vet or Publick, if they atend
    upon Some Religious Duties —
    they are very Cold heavy and
    Dead Exerciſes, —
  •  
    they are dead to the Law of
    god, that is, they have no
    Sence of the Holineſs, Juſtneſs
    and Goodneſs of God's Law, —
    they are not Senceable, that they
    are under Condemnation of the
    Law of God, and that the Curſes
    of the Law are out againſt them
    — They are So dead, the Thunders
    of Mount Sinaih, acompanied
    with Earth Quake, and Lighting
    that flaſhes in their Conciences,
    don't move them,— they are in
    Such love with Sin they are drunk
    and Stupifyed with it, and
    they will go on in the Practice
    of them, tho' god Says, in Plain
  •  
    plain terms the Soul yt Sins
    Shall die, and again Curſed
    is every one that Continues
    in all things writen in the
    Book of the Law to do there —
    again Sinners yt will run the
    Downward Road, they muſt
    Die a Miſerable Death as to
    their their Bodies and Souls
    they muſt be caſt from the
    Glorious Preſence of god —
    and from every good, — to Hell
    and to all Evil — to all Eter‐
    nity —
    III our text expreſsly tells
    us that Sinners Will their
  •  
    own Death. why will ye die
    Again they are Dead to
    the Sweet Calls of the graci‐
    ous Goſpel of Jeſus X
    they have no Sence of the
    amazing Condeſention
    of god in Chriſt, nor the
    way of Salvation in him
    — They are Dead to Heaven
    and Heavenly Things, the
    Bleſsedneſs of Heaven —
    They are Dead to Hell, ie,
    They have no Sence of the
    Torments of Hell &c —
  • III.
    God tells us, that Sinners
    Will their Death, Why will
    ye Die, Saith god, —
    The way Which Sinners take
    is the way of Death, and it
    is their Voluntary Choice,
    they are not force't to it by
    god, and neither are they
    Drag'd to by the Devil —
    but it is their free Will &
    act— Adam acted Volunta
    rily in what he did —
  • IV.
    God expreſsly tells us
    in our text and Context, that
    he has no Pleaſure in the
    Death of a Sinner, but yt
    he turn and Live —
    god wills the Life and Eter‐
    nal Salvation of Poor Sinners
    turn ye turn ye for why
    will ye Die — God is Sincere,
    Hearty, and Earneſt in his
    Will, it is plainly to be Seen
    and under Stood by word, which
    is his Revealed will to the Chil‐
    dren,— in particular his a
    mazing Will to Save Sinners —
    is to be Diſcoverd in his Sending
  •  
    his Dearly Beloved and only
    Begoten Son into this World
    in amazing Manner as he Did —
    god from Eternity willed make to man —
    and he knew, Man woud Will
    his own Death, But god Willd
    his Salvation, and god Calld
    a Councill in the Court of H —
    upon his will, in the [illegible]Days
    of Eternity, — and me thinks
    here, we may Imagin to hear
    the Eternal Jehovah begining
    (the Heavenly [illegible]Hoſts being Si‐
    lent and attentive) thuſ
    my will is to make man
    In our own Likeneſs and
  •  
    Image, — But I know he will,
    Will his Death and Diſtruc‐
    tion — But I will his Salvation
    and Eternal Life, — But then,
    the Query was Put to the Heavenly
    Worlds — Whom Shall I Send,
    who will go for us — me thinks
    the Heavenly [illegible]Hoſts were Si‐
    lent — — — They look upon
    one another — unable to
    Anſwer Such Important Queſ—
    — Till at Lengt[illegible]h the Lamb
    of god Stood forth and Anſwerd
    the Eternal Queſtion, — Saying Loe I Come
    it is writen in the Volumn
    of me in the Volume of thy
    Rock of Eternal Decrees
  •  
    I Delight to do thy Will O
    God,— thy [illegible]Will be done—
    Thy Will is my Will—
    Send me, and I Will go—
    here me thinks the Heavens
    Shouted — Saying Worthy
    is the Lamb, to take ye Book
    and to Loſe the Seven Seals
    thereof — and in the full‐
    neſs of time God made man
    and gave him Will —
    his Will was to keep his
    Commands for his Life
    and happineſs forever —
    But man woud not keep
  •  
    god's but he took his own
    Will, and Will'd his own
    Death — But god reveald
    his gracious Will to him —
    Promiſd him a Saviour —
    from yt [illegible]time he raiſd his
    Servants the Prophets
    riſing Early and Sending
    them to Proclaim his will
    go[illegible]od Will to the Children —
    Concerning the Meſiah —
    — And in the fullneſs of
    Time he did Send his Send
    his Son into this World
    — he layd a Side as it
  •  
    it were the Robes of
    Glory, took leave of Hea‐
    ven & — Enters into this
    World, with a Body like
    our own &c was an Itenerant Preach — and was
    here till he finiſh'd his great
    work &c — —
  • Improvement —
    Is it ſo as we have
    heard, that man by naure
    Strayd Creature and in a
    way of Death, and is not
    this Caſe with many of you
    in the Aſembly —
  • Dolefull Condition —
    Yet hark [illegible] ye hear God
    Callindg after ye to return
    to him, — turn ye turn
    ye from your Evil ways
    and Querying with you —
    for why will ye die [illegible] of O
    Houſe of Israel, give[illegible: [guess: r]] why
    you Chuſe to Die, you yt
    are of the Chriſtian Church
    has not god done Enough
    han't X Sufferd Enough
  • han't your means Sufficient,
    is not Heaven Deſirable —
    and the Company of god —
    and of Angels
    and the Bleſsed Eternity
    you old — Why —
    has not god been [illegible: [guess: S]] ending
    his Dear Servant [illegible: [guess: to you]]
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