IF wee woulde consider ( deare The 〈◊〉 of Godmigh●… s●…ir vs vp to 〈◊〉 and newn●…s of life . christians ) the inestimable graces , of our louing God poured foorth vp●…n vs , that haue little or nothing at all deserued his fatherlie fauor , it ●…ere a thing that might mooue vs sinfull and most wretched crea●…ures , not onlie to walke as it becommeth ●…s in godlie integritie , and newnes of life , but therewithall we would like adopted sonnes , by his 〈◊〉 grace , continew our obedience towardes him , that like a most carefull Father , and gratious God , s●…keth all the meanes possible that 〈◊〉 be to nourish and féede vs , both in so●… and bodie , to euerlasting life and heauenly blessednes . In spirite and soule by the operation and working of a liuelie fa●…th , through his diuine grace , we are prouidently f●…d , ●…n the truth of his 〈◊〉 The inn●…cent 〈◊〉 of Christ is the tood of the soule and his guitles blood the drinke spiritual , that quencheth the thirst , of the faithfull . testament , with the sweetest flesh , & drinke the d●…rest blood of our immaculate and spotles lambe Christ Iesus , who giueth himselfe most willinglie to all those that constantlie beleeue , not carnallie but spirituallie to be fed vppon by faith , and fréelie 〈◊〉 vnto vs his most precious blood ( without our deserts ) to aswadge the thirst of our soules , that Sathan Onely by 〈◊〉 in Christ Jesus we are deliuered from the 〈◊〉 of hell and 〈◊〉 , if we 〈◊〉 constantly . through sinne had 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 death and destruction euerlasting , from the which by the vnspeakeable prouidence and inf●…te wisedome of our omnipotent GOD , through Iesus Christ , we are deliuered , Si sumus fideles . And as by his grace we inioy this delectable foode and most 〈◊〉 Nectar , to the comfort of our soules , so with these his deuine benefites , Gods temporall blessings are giuen vs 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 without our 〈◊〉 for the nourishment of our carnall bodies . h●… most louinglie inricheth vs with his temporall blessinges . For in bodie 〈◊〉 our feeble and weake natures most carefullie , are by his onelie goodnesse , fostered from his bountifull handes , with meate and drinke , and all other the glorious giftes of his grace , without the which wee coulde not continue . But ( alas ) neither the 〈◊〉 w●… cont●…ne the spirituall foo●… of our soules , so do●… we abuse these his tem porall bles●… heaping 〈◊〉 vnto our 〈◊〉 , vengeance in the day of 〈◊〉 . one , nor the other , is of vs accepted , and 〈◊〉 of vs as it ought to bee , for as we enter into contempt of his graces , l●…uinge carelessie , as men carnallie and worldelie affected , so loath 〈◊〉 Christ JESUS , so cont●…e wée in our actions , ( as lip labourers ) the Gospell of hys grace , and therewithall wee despise Manna , I meane the Spirituall Lambe that f●…th with hys blessed fleshe , and 〈◊〉 with his guiltelesse bloode , o●…re hungrie soules . The which thing to consider , is a thing of all thinges most lamentable and miserable , requiring for our deserued contempt , deserued punishment . But is this all ? No , though we be christians by name , we are contrarie to Christ in We are verie readie talkers of Christ and his gospell , but we are ouer ●…ll and slow walkers after his wil. deede , wee pro●…esse him carnallie with wordes , but our hearts are alienated and far of him , we are busie talkers of his gosgell : but we are ashamed to be ●…arnest walkers after his heauenlie will , we liue lasciuiouslie , prodigallie , and wantonlie : we that were contracted to Christ in our newe regeneration , are nowe wedded to our owne vntamed lusts , and straieng affections : we that had vowed by an inuincible faith , to take our rest in Christ Iesus , haue giuen our consents to Sathan as the enimies of the lambe , and are ●…ulled fast a sleepe in the sinfull cradell of our owne securities . And thus , as people past grace , We haue forsaken Christ and giuen our consents to sathan as peo ple past grace and falsly forsworne , neglecting our spirituall begetting to God through Christ . we are become wilfull truce breakers of his holie commandements , contemners of his blessed co●…enant , periu●…ed people and creatures falslie forsworne , forgetting our newe birth and bearing againe to God , through grace in Christ Iesus , who hath made the attonement for our ●…ffences , appeased the furie of our creator , canceled the bond of our gu●…tie trespasses , and bro●… a sunder , yea , eu●…n to verie péece As we ●…orget the rich graces that our ●…ng God in Christ Iesus hath bestowed 〈◊〉 vs , so for the most part of vs do we cast from our memories the spiritual conslict that he hath fought for vs . meale , the seale of our condemnation , which we deseruedly had heaped vp vnto our selues , and that most worthelie , by the reason of our to mani●…old sinnes and wickednesses , but as we forget these his great and inestimable rich graces , so d●… we also cast from our memories ( for the most part ) his bloodie death and painefull passion , the triumphant conquest that hée hath made for our sinnes on the crosse . The sharpe and most 〈◊〉 battle that he fought for vs against the world , sinne , death , sathan , and all the power of hell is of vs nothing at all remembred , and yet we will be christians by externall profession and outward shewe , when as within we are full of all filthines , and repugnant to Christ , but the greater shall bee our plagues in the daie of desolation . Thus as we perseuer and go forward in the waies of our vncleannes , soyling our selues both in bodie and soule , with the blemishes of our corruption , and as it were vtterlie despising of his celestiall graces , and contemning of his 〈◊〉 ●…orments that he su●…ed on the crosse for our As we abuse his 〈◊〉 ●…races , so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 & d●…spise we h●…s 〈◊〉 bene●…ts . Mon●…rous sinnes r●…gning in co●…nterfait christian●… . iniquities , so like shaml●…s Ep●…ures and bea●…lie b●…lly gods , we abuse his terrestriall giftes and benefites . Measure is s●…ldome or in anie place obserued . Ryot euerie where and in all places ruffleth as maister of misrule . Sobrietie is forsaken , drunkennesse imbra●…ed . H●…militie is cast downe , arrogancie aduaunced . Uertue is defaced , monstrous vice flourisheth . Charit●…e forg●…ten , cr●…lty 〈◊〉 . Chastitie is disdained , incontinen●…ie esteemed . Truth is oppressed , ●…atterie vpholden . Simplicitie is banished , 〈◊〉 well welcommed . A golden meane is vtterlie vanquished . Coue●…ousnesse hath gotten the preheminence . Charitie as conuinced quaketh ▪ hir ●…oints Hospit●…litie murthered by 〈◊〉 . are benummed with colde . Crueltie is wrapped in his furres . Liberalitie is not able to stirre for lamenesse , an inmeasurable nigardise hath neither left him handes to distribute to the poore , ●…eete to go to the sicke , nor yet eies to beholde the indigent . Hospitalitie is verie faint and so ●…eeble that he ●…are not peepe abroade nor be seene , and all by the reason of pro●…igalitie , who I feare me hath 〈◊〉 True friendship banished by ●…tion . him to the death . True friendshippe a-amongst mortall men is neglected , dissimulation is so deepelie harboured almost in the hearts of all estates and degrees . Just dealing is an outcast , bribes are taken to betray the innocent . Neighborli●… God by the exercise of our outragious sinnes is greatly dishonored . loue is no more thought vpon , God is greatlie dishonoured , Mammon is highlie worshppied , and to conclude , enui●… , hatred , wrath , oppression , and the filthie fruits of all vncharitablenesse reigneth generally in all places & ages of this our last time . ( ●…las ) what a whirlepoole of wickednesse doe wee continue in ? What a Sinne pla●… vs by these our 〈◊〉 acti●…s vnto the bottomles take of perdition . filthie sincke of Sodomitrie doe we wallowe in ? What a perillous puddle of vncleannesse and corruption doe we plunge our selues into of a set purpose ? Or into what a stincking channell of all kindes of impieties determine wee to cast ourselues headlong ? Is God delited thinke we with these o●…r outragious sins , wil he be pleased with vnsauery cockle in the day of the great & mighty haruest when he looketh for good & perfect wheat ? The Lord of the har●…st commeth ●…or wheat he wil not be pl●…sed w●…th the c●…kle of corruption . Will we giue him course branne , when ●…e commeth for fine flower ? O what shal become of vs then ? Uerilie we shall lose the diademe of life , the eternall crowne of glorie , t●…e comfortable fruission of his Euery one o●… vs o●…ght to examine our selues dilige●…tlie whether we doe those things that God hath 〈◊〉 vs , or whether we doe them not at al , and when we finde our imperfections to be such that we canno●… doe that we shold let vs not cea●…e to cra●… assist●…nce of ●…ur 〈◊〉 father by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . glorious pre●…nce , and be throwne as most miserable outcasts to the dungion of hell , wherewith Sathan and his angels , we shall be tormented euerlastinglie . Let vs therfore euerie one of vs from the highest to the lowest , whilest we hau●… time , enter into our owne consciences , and by a deepe and earnest confidence of our selues , let vs behold diligentlie whether we doe those things that God commaundeth we should doe , or whether we leaue them altogither for the most part of vs vndone , and then when that we find & feele our imperfection to be such and so great , that we cannot perform that thing which God by his word and will hath tied and bound vs vnto , let vs not cease by the in●…ocation of his holie and blessed name , to craue and desire the assistance of his holie spirit with humble and contrite hearts , that by the effectuall and liuelie The righteou●…nes 〈◊〉 our sa●…or Christ shal ●…ouer our imperfections , if we beleeue , and sin death and hel shal die in vs , and wee shall liue for euer . working thereof , we may inde●…or our selues to walke in the light , to shun the darkenesse of death , to liue as it becommeth godli●… affected christians , to ●…ast of the olde Adam and to cloth our selues with Christ the newe and heauenly Adam , and then his grace shall supplie our wantes , his righteousnesse shall couer our imperfections , finne , death , and hell , shall die in vs , and we shall liue to him , by whose blessed merites we are sanctified , for euer and euer . But if wee will harden our harts in our wickednesses , and stande vp in our sinnes against the Lord , as our forefathers haue done , that wilfullie rebelled against his maiestie , we shall not onely with them in●…r his heauy displeasure , but sodeinly with his mightie arme be confounded in the imaginations and deuises of our owne harts . Let vs see what God requireth of Note what thing God requireth of vs his cr●…tures . vs his creatures . First & aboue all other thinges , hee hath giuen vs an especiall charge , to serue , honor , worship , prai●…e and glori●…e his holie nam●… , and as God is truth , so looketh he to be worshipped of vs in spirite and truth solely , onelie and alone , neither may wée giue or attribute that praise honour and reuerence that to him belongeth to anie other , for the Lorde ou●… God is a great , a mightie and gelou●… God , his wisedome is 〈◊〉 , and his kingdome hath no ende , the scepter o●… his seate is a righteous sc●…pter , and his dominion shall indure for euer . The Lord our God is without beginning and ende . This our God was and is without beginning , and ending , and this our God in puritie and holinesse must be worshipped of vs from the beginning of our ●…ais euen to the finishing and ending of our liues , for gratious is the Lord our God , and his truth shall continue for euer . Let vs therefore if we will w●…ship the If we will worship the Lorde our God we must walke before 〈◊〉 in inno●… . Lord our God truelie , walke before him in innocencie , continu●…llie stand in aw●… of his displeasure , humble our selues with reuerence before the throne of his grace , co●…e before his presence with ioie and 〈◊〉 , shew our selues glad in him with psalmes , and alwaies and euer let vs speake good of his name , ●…r he by his wisedome of nothing hath ●…ade all things , & the seate of our God is ●…e glorious heauens , he sitteth betwene 〈◊〉 Cherubins , his chariot is the wings 〈◊〉 the winds , and the whole earth is his ●…otstoole , and other gods besides this our ●…od there is none , his name be blessed , & The 〈◊〉 of the proude Phara●…cs ought not to receiued of godly affected c●…ristians , 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 we m●…st d●…re of God for Christ ●…is sake to be made new●… do●…gh . ●…aised for euer & euer . If we will wor●…ip this our God , namelie , the Father , ●…onne , & holie Ghost , three persons in tri●…itie , & one onlie God , we must ●…denor 〈◊〉 cast away far from vs the lothsom lea●…en of the proud pratling Pharasies , that ●…asted of their owne righteousnesse and ●…stification , and wée must earnestlie ●…ire of God , and that vnceasantly with ●…mble and contrite harts , that wée may 〈◊〉 made new dough , that is , that our con●…ences , our minds , & soules may be tho●…wly seasonned with the most pr●…ious ●…me of his grace , by the power wherof ●…rough Jesus Christ , & the comfortable ●…iding of the holy Ghost , we may be di●…ed The holie Ghost is the director of the faithfull . into all truth into al truth , & therin by his proui●…nce we may be so stronglie confirmed ●…at neither the temptations of sathan , the sinfull suggestions of the fleshe , 〈◊〉 pollicies of his disceaueable minister that are possessed with the spirit of lie●… False teachers are the ministers of ●…than . teaching their owne traditions contr●… rie to Christ , neither yet the vaine a●… fading corruptible pleasures of thi●… worlde , may be able to preuaile to wit●… drawe vs from the worship of our Go●… Christians ●…ust go for●…ard from vertue to vertue . but that we may as it becommeth godl●… and true regenerate children , perseu●… and go forwarde from vertue to vertu●… and constantlie continue with clea●… harts , vndefiled consciences and purifi●… soules in the blood of our sauiour , the se●… uice of our God , and then he will beco●… Christ will 〈◊〉 our 〈◊〉 heard and we shal be the 〈◊〉 of his ●…sture . our shepherd , and we shall be the sh●… of his pasture , he will remaine our gra●…ous and louing father , and we shal be th●… children of his blessed inheritance , th●… which our Christ hath purchased for 〈◊〉 those that beleeue with the prise of h●… hart blood . If we will worship God w●… must loue him , bicause he is the founta●… of loue , and loued vs from the beginni●… Oc●…sions to ●…ue vs to the worship●…ing of God . euen when we were his enimies . F●… what loue could be greater than this , 〈◊〉 ●…at he gaue his onelie begotten sonne ●…hrist Iesus to suf●…r for our sakes al the 〈◊〉 that could be deuised : to beare 〈◊〉 our sakes being forlorne for our sins , ●…he altogither holy & innocent , the heauy ●…rthen of his fathers displesure , & ther●… we beleuing stedfastly in him to make 〈◊〉 that were the children of death , the ●…ires of life and saluation . O inestima●…e loue and aboundant kindnesses gran●…d vs frely without our deserts through ●…ace in Christ Iesus , euen when wee ●…ere the children of damnation and the ●…rie fire brands of hell , who for this his ●…ceeding loue and grace would be so vn●…nd but to loue him againe , that for all ●…ese his bountifull bestowed benefites ●…ueth nothing at our handes but that ●…e loue him as he hath loued vs , conti●…allie , Note and consider ou●… frowardne●… against the Lorde our God . and that without feining ? Naie , ●…ho forgetteth not this his great loue , ●…d recompenseth him that hath loued 〈◊〉 with monstrous ingratitude ? Who ●…orshippeth him in hart and mind as he commanded ? nay who prophaneth not ●…s honor and ●…lorie ? Who is chedient to his blessed wil & heauenlie ordinan●… The fruits of 〈◊〉 neglected . Naie who impugneth not his statutes breaketh not his commandements . 〈◊〉 these the fruits of gods glorio●…s 〈◊〉 that he requireth at our hands : Do 〈◊〉 we are commanded ? Do we our 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to ●…oath & adorne our selues 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 o●… his holy name , or by 〈◊〉 hearing of his heauenly word , with 〈◊〉 spirituall Adam Christ ? Nale do we 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are worshippers ●…f God with o●…r externall 〈◊〉 , but our ●…rts are far from him . ●…ather deuise to re●…est & couer our 〈◊〉 with the transgressions of our olde 〈◊〉 rentes , to the co●…demnation of our 〈◊〉 dies and soules eter●…ally ? Thu●… throu●… the hardnes of our harts that worship●… God with our lips , and denie him in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , y● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and mightie in all abhomination , read●… to 〈◊〉 the worke●… of 〈◊〉 , leaue the worship ●…f our God , & to ser●… our 〈◊〉 aduersarie 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Thus our innocent soules the 〈◊〉 rie and tr●…●…age of God , is by the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 m●…n desir●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 innocent 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of our ●…dies w●…nded 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , to ●…ternall dea●… , she mourn●… 〈◊〉 , but who rega●… 〈◊〉 soul●… 〈◊〉 . The outwa●…de man is gi●…en to pleasure and ease . The soule is ●…inched with penurie and paine , and ne●…er A comparison betwixt the flesh and the soule . can haue rest . The soule through ●…he actions of the fleshly m●…nded man is ●…isgarnished of the vesture of gods grace , ●…hough the man of sinne be pranked vp ●…n menstrous pride . The flesh is stout and sturdie , the soule is saint and feble . The flesh is lustie and healthie , poasting Bodie and soule through ●…nne , detested in the cies o●… the Lord . ●…fter pleasure : The soule is sicke and so●…owfull for want of the feeling of gods ●…race : The flesh is affected to all kinds of ●…niquities , and therby the soule is dange●…ously wounded with transgression so ●…hat both body and soule is become most ●…onstrous in the eies of the Lorde our God , and al bicause we will not learne t●…●…orship him , nor to walke in his waies , ●…ut who is he that considereth these things ? ●…aie who is not rather delighted to All men haue erred and 〈◊〉 astraie in the sight of the ●…rd , no good nesie among the sonnes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . worke wickednes & to do euil in the sight ●…f the Lord our God ? Uerily all haue 〈◊〉 from the highest to the lowest , and 〈◊〉 be short God hath from his dwelling ●…lace looked down to the face of the earth and knoweth that there is no goodnesse among the sons of men : who hasteth the to shroude himselfe by an earnest deploration of his sinnes vnder the couert of The comming of Christ to iudgement from our memories . the glorous wings of Gods grace ? Naie , rather who wandereth not wide from his heauenlie veritie , and setteth not by the continuance of his euill , to heape vp vengeance to himselfe in the daie of wrath ? who is he that prepareth himselfe to watch and kéepe warde for the coming of Christ in the clouds ? Nay , who is The 〈◊〉 of the flesh 〈◊〉 and not subdued . he that slepeth not soundly in the vnclennes of his own hart ? Who is he that striueth in these dangerous daies of wickednes , to vanquish & subdue the loathso●… lusts of his owne flesh ? Naie , who is he that hath not agréedie and an inordinat●… desire to thrist & hunger after his owne Who continueth the battel against the world the fleshe and sathan vnder the standerd of Christ Iesus . filthinesse , and none the waie to worship God ? Who is he that fighteth like 〈◊〉 good souldier , manfullie vnder the 〈◊〉 captaine of our Sauiour Christ Iesus , against the worlde the flesh and th●… diuell ? Naie , what is he that flieth 〈◊〉 like a cowarde from the battell , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ouer the 〈◊〉 , forsaketh not the field , ●…efuseth not his redéemer , eleauing to the world , pampring himselfe in all kinds of ●…ncleannes , yéelding himselfe most wil●…nglie a pray to sathan ? The which to cal 〈◊〉 our remembrances is a thing most 〈◊〉 , ( alas ) is this the glorie wée giue vnto our God ? ( O sinful wretches ) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 your selues in your 〈◊〉 wickednesses , against the Lorde of 〈◊〉 power and maiestie ? What deserue The paines that Christ hath suffered on the crosse for our redemption can not pearce our flintie harts . we in this doing , any other than eternal death and destruction of bodies & soules . O that the painfull passion , and the 〈◊〉 woundes that Christe suffered on the crosse for our ●…nnes , cannot pierce our 〈◊〉 and stony hearts . ( Alas wret●…es that we are ) doe we forget howe 〈◊〉 he hath paied the price of our ●…demption ? O what shal become of vs , that go about to tread she blessed blood of our Messias vnder our miserable ●…éete ? ●…hal not the ●…iols of his wrath , be pou●…ed foorth vpon vs or euer we be aware , 〈◊〉 that vnlooked for ? Yes 〈◊〉 . For 〈◊〉 the Lord , and his iudgements are true . Whilest we haue time therfore 〈◊〉 vs conuert and turne vs wholie to the Lorde our God , for he is mercifull and full of compassion and louing kindnesse . Let vs no longer remaine the seruaunts The seruants of sin continue their wickednes , the seruants of christ are make and ●…umble . of sinne , but doe our indeuour with all humilitie , to serue with feare and reuerence the Lord our God . And then shall we to the comfort of our soules , in●…oy the chéerefull light of his glorious countenance , we shall gratiouslie be deliuered from the snares of death , be set free from the captiu●…tie of Sathan , and be restored to his fauor and grace , who is more ready to heare than we are to cal . More willing to open vnto vs the rich storehouse of his mercie , then we are to knocke at the gates of his grace with the hammer of an inuincible faith . And more desirous to find vs that are lost shepe , then we are to séeke after the shéepeherd of our soules Christ Iesus . For the Lord our God is slow to wrath , and readie to accept the 〈◊〉 broken and brused h●…t is 〈◊〉 sacrifice acceptable to God . oblations of our sorrowfull ●…earts , for a broken hart , and mourning soule is the sacrifice that pleaseth God . Neither hath ●…he Lorde pleasure in the death of a sinner . It is his ioie and sathans foile , sorrowe , Repentance grounded on a 〈◊〉 saith is sathans 〈◊〉 and ouerthrow . and ouerthrowe , when wee conuerte from our euill , and bring soorth the fruits of repentance . For Christ himselfe hath giuen vs this gratious aduertisement , to our exceeding ioie , comfort and consolation , saieng : there is greater solace among the Angels in heauen , ouer one person that heartelie artelie and earnestly conuerteth from his sinne , than there is ouer ninty and nine iust persons that neuer did offend . ( O happie and blessed sai●…ng ) Christ calleth sinners to repentance . He that hath eares to heare let them heare , and let him whose consciences is ouerladen with sinne , craue of the gratious caller Christ Iesus , with weeping eies , heauie harts , and groaning soules , that it woulde please him to continue this call : Come vnto mée you that labour , and are heauie ladden , I will refreshe you , my yoake is easie , and my burthen verie light . If thy sinnes be as redde as scarelet , tome vnto mee , I call thee saieth Christ , hearken to my 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 will make thée whiter than snowe , what would●… thou haue more 〈◊〉 my hands , are thy sinnes innumerable ? The compas●…on and pitie that Christ extendeth to the vnfeined 〈◊〉 . Surmount they in thy sight the ●…ands of the seas ? despaire thou not , for my mereies excell thy ●…ins a thousand fold . Hast thou broken the will of my father & thy God ? come vnto me , though thy offences be neuer su great , I haue for thée fulfilled th●… lawe , my righteousnes shall be thine , I wil heale the sor●…s that sathan hath made into thy soule through ●…inne , and by 〈◊〉 thou shalt be accepted , where thou wast refused ? Hast thou spent thy patrimonie 〈◊〉 ? Hast thou gone 〈◊〉 De●…y ●…eth 〈◊〉 & deferring of r●…pentance br●…geth Gods indig●… . whooring after strange gods ? Linger not the time , neither put it off from daie to daie : I call thee nowe , sa●…e not thou to morrowe , but come now thou art called , though thy sinnes be gréeuous , I will ease thée of the burthen of thy wickednesses , that are readie to presse th●… downe to the dungeon of hell stre , yea , I will louingli●… if thou come at my call , lift thée vp from the daungers of the second death , and giue thee life and endless●… glorie in the kingdome of heauen . O louing Lord what canst thou doe more for vs ? Hast thou broken thy vowe in wedlocke ? Hast thou liuedin adulterie ? Did not I by my grac●… couple and wedd●… thée to my selfe ? And hast thou made the members of my glorious bodie , the members of a shamelesse strumpet ? The 〈◊〉 of christ Ie●…us . Labour to come vnto me by faith , and earnest repentance , I will release thée from the burthen that gréenously oppresseth thée , and pardon and forgiue thoe all that is past , I will release thée in my death and blood , I wil couple thee to my selfe with the yoake of my fauour , my burthen is light , thou maiest easely beare it , it shal not be troublesome to thée , come quicklie , come , my grace shall cleanse the corruption of thy conscience , and heale thy leaperous soule , I will abide in the temple of thy bodie , and thou shall haue thy dwelling in me . O swéete Christ that thus louinglie callest vs home to thy selfe ? Hast y● 〈◊〉 my name ? Hast thou delighted in theft ? Hast thou 〈◊〉 a bearer of false witnesse against the innocent ? ●…ast thou defeated the widowe of hir dowrie ? Hast thou robbed the fatherlesse of his right ? Hast thou broken my Sabbaoth , which I commanded to be Christ Iesus is the heauen lie 〈◊〉 and Phisician of our soul●… . kept holie ? O come , come vnto me , set a side all dangerous doubtes . I will heal●… all your infirmities , sinne shall not harme you , death shall not greeue you , neither yet shall your aduersarie sathan , nor all the power of hell be able to preuaile against you , for I my selfe will not faile you , I will be with you to the ende , and in the ende . O come vnto me , come vnto mee , there is none that can helpe you , or doe you anie good but my selfe , no not one , you are sinful Samaritanes . We are 〈◊〉 Samaritanes I see the condission and estate that you remaine in . You are fallen into the handes of hatefull theeues . You are wounded with the ●…erie dartes of the deuill . You are compassed rounde about with the snares of death . You are bound fast hand and foot , with the chains of damnation ▪ And there is no remedie left for you , except I take you in hande . For neither can the Priest nor the Leuitè doe you anie good . I call come vnto me ? I will cure the 〈◊〉 vlcers of your iniquities . I will heale the festred sores of your wickednesses . I will willingly take The great mercies of Christ set foorth ●… comfort and strengthen our ●…bicilities . awaie from you the gnawing canker of you corruption , and there shall no euill happen vnto you , for I will deliuer you , as adopted sonnes by grace , a sacrifice of sweete smelling incense , into the hands of my father , and your God , with whome you shalt after this your transttorie pilgrimage , liue in continuall ioie , perfect peace , and lasting blessednesse . But if we refuse the calling of our sauiour , that came louinglie , not to call the righteous but sinners to repentaunce , we doe nothing but desceiue our selues , incurre vnto our selues his heauie displeasure , make our selues the seruants of sinne , the slaues of death , and the heires of eternall damnation . God therefore who is the Lorde of time , to whom al times are in subiection in this time tie vs to the time of our caling . For delaye bringeth daunger , and daunger in time bringeth death . Nowe is the accptable time of repentaunce , come therefore with a penitent hart , and a contrite We are called now to coin to Christ put it not of til to morrow spirite to Christ , and put it not off till to morrowe . Nowe is grace offered thee , and all wretched creatures , prostrate thy selfe before the throne of gods mercie , and by a liuely faith , and earnest repentance , receaue it with reuerence , praise , and thankesgi●…ing , and sith thou nowe maiest be released freelie from the Christ g●…th about to couple and ioine v●…to himselfe the faithfull 〈◊〉 . intollerable burthen of thy sinnes , refuse thou not the inestimable grace and fauor of the Lorde Iesus , who willinglie and gladlie goeth about to yoake and couple thee to himselfe , for the greatnes of his mercies shal be a sufficient bulwark and a strong fortresse of defence for thee , to stande safelie and surelie against all the assaultes of sathan . Therefore sith thou God the lord of time will not be tied to thy appointed morrowe , come nowe therefore ●…ith thou art called . art vncerteine of thy time , continue not thy sinnes till to morrowe , for he that offereth thee remission of all thy offences nowe , may refuse and forsake thee to morrowe . For the Lorde thy God will not be inio●…ed to ●…ary thy appointment , therefore come now , repent and amend , ●…arken to the curteous call of 〈◊〉 redeemer , worship and serue the Lord thy God this day with f●…are & reuerence , for thou knowest not whether thou shalt liue to ●…ee thy prescribed and appointed morrow . ●…f thou die in thy sinnes and wickednes●…es , thou in his exceding iustice as the s●…r ●…ant of si●…ne , shalt be confounded and o●…er thrown . And is this all ? No , for after ●…his thy bod●…y deth , the pains wherof in●…re but a while , the worme of thyn●… 〈◊〉 conscience shall torment thee , yea , ●…hou shalt become subiect to the seconde We 〈◊〉 consider the ioies of heauen , nor yet dread 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 torment●…s 〈◊〉 ●…ell 〈◊〉 . ●…eath , the torments wherof are endlesse , ●…nd shall contine we for euer in the dun●…eon of hell , whereas the fire remaineth 〈◊〉 , and the flame neuer go●…th out . Beware therefore that thou con●…emne not the riche graces of GOD , ●…hen they are laied forth before thee , for ●…o sinne wilfully and wittingly against ●…he Lord thy God in hope of his mercies , ●…s a thing of all things most odible and ●…etested in the eies of his diuine maie●…tie . But these things are nothing at all ●…onsidered among vs , for generalli●… 〈◊〉 we be 〈◊〉 called home to the shéep●… folde of his aboundant grace , y●… We are di●… caled but we haue made deaf our 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 ●…ur ●…arts in such sort that woe will not heare nor conceaue the voice of the caller . haue we hardened our hearts , with o●… forefathers , and murmur with the●… , 〈◊〉 disobedient rebels against the Lorde o●… God ? We haue made deafe our ●…res 〈◊〉 this ende and purpose , that we will n●… ther heare the●… swéete and gentle 〈◊〉 of vs home to himselfe in his Gospe●… nor yet enter into the déepe considerat●… on of his terrible threatnings , and gr●… uous comminations pronounced again●… vs for the exercise of our manifold wi●… kednesses . And is this all ? No , we ha●… most 〈◊〉 blinded our wr●… Neither can g●…ds merci●…s nor his com●…inations driue ▪ vs to amendment of our liues . ched eies , with the vale of our own 〈◊〉 rity , so that we stand sturdie in our ow●… conceits , rather prouoking the Lord o●… God in his iustice to hasten our spéedi●… destruction , then otherwise to moue hi●… maiesty , by earnest repentance to stret●… out the s●…luered septer of his excéeding 〈◊〉 uour and loue towardes vs . ( O 〈◊〉 creatures that we are ) though we sée an●… heare that Christ our Sauiour is readi●… at all times to open and stretch forth th●… armes of his compassion ●…nd pittie t●… ●…rde vs , and to imbrace vs louinglie , Though Christ be reddie to 〈◊〉 vs yet we wil not come to him . yet will we not come neere him , no wée runne farre off from him , we are so in●…med with the loue of this wicked and wretched world : We are earthlie affected : We are erthly minded and not spirituallie affected . We regard not heauenly felicity : we ●…re grose & carnally minded . We are not ●…piritually inclined : Wee are adicted to ●…orldly pleasures : We weigh not the ioies Wordlie honor is more desired then heauenly glorie . ●…lestiall : We striue here in this vaine & ●…ansitory life . for worldly promosion : We 〈◊〉 not , whilst we haue time most mi●…erable wretches , to be vessels of honour The treasures of this world are set by before the celestiall treaures of Chistes kingdome . ●…ith Christ in the kingdome of heauen , ●…ee seeke to accumelate , gather and ●…eape vppe vnto our selues worldelie ●…iches , which are vncertaine , and in●…re but a while : Wee haue no care ●…t all for the inestimable treasures of ●…he heauenlie kingdome . Wee are well ●…leased to walke in the broad way of our ●…erdission , but the narrow way that lea●…eth to life , is to heard for vs to finde . ( A ●…mentable case ) that we will not come ●…hen wee are called to Christ Iesus . A grieuous thing it is to consider that we will not relent and fall downe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thing most dangerous to 〈◊〉 . fore the Lord our maker . And a thing 〈◊〉 dangerous it is to consider , that we 〈◊〉 ther can nor wil learne to serue and w●… ship the Lorde our God with 〈◊〉 and namelie in spirite and truth , as 〈◊〉 hath commanded in his lawe ? ( Ala●… The 〈◊〉 of Adam hath polluted our consciences , and the taste of the forbidden apple 〈◊〉 still 〈◊〉 o●… mouths . what sho●…ld I saie ? The guiltines of 〈◊〉 dam whose children we are hath poll●…ted our consciences . The suggestions 〈◊〉 the enuious serpent stickes still in o●… hartes . The flatteriss of deceitfull 〈◊〉 our grandmother in Adam , hath vtter●… bewitched our vnderstanding . And 〈◊〉 tast of the forbidden fruit remaineth 〈◊〉 in our mouthes . Thus our contempt 〈◊〉 vertue is mightilie increased , our d●… ●…ll f●…re of God is ●…anished from our memories . bedience greatly multiplied , and in m●… ner all feare of God is banished our m●… mories . Who indeuoreth to serue . 〈◊〉 with innocent Abell ? Naie who 〈◊〉 cruell Cain couetteth not to hate 〈◊〉 the Lord , and to bath their handes in 〈◊〉 Noah coulde not reclaime the old world from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . blood of the faithfull ? Would the 〈◊〉 world be reformed by Noah to conue●… from their s●…s and wick●…nesses ▪ 〈◊〉 ●…itted against God ? no they hardened ●…eir harts in their iniquities . And doth ●…ot this newe worlde the like ? yes veri●…e . Was the olde world vtterlie destroi●… for the continuance of their euils ? and ●…ll not this newe worlde perish think●…●…e that surmounts the old worlde in all ●…omination and vncleannesse ? Yes ●…erily ▪ Could the preaching of Lot rouse 〈◊〉 the Sodomites , and the Gomorians 〈◊〉 Gomora de●…. 〈◊〉 their 〈◊〉 filthines ? No. No ●…ore wil our great Cities and Townes 〈◊〉 conuerted by the Patriarks , the Pro●…ets , A 〈◊〉 thow●… of our Citties 〈◊〉 them in 〈◊〉 and except we repent , we also shall perish . Iesus Christ himselfe , nor his A●…stles . Were the 〈◊〉 Citties destroted ●…om the heauen with fire and brimstone ●…r the contempt of Gods great graces ? thowsand thowsand of our Cities that ●…ound in all kind of euill shall likewise ●…rish and be destroied vnles we repent . ●…od therefore whilst we haue time giue 〈◊〉 the grace to conuert 〈◊〉 , for 〈◊〉 daie of our visitation is at hand , and ●…ot farre off . Were the I●…wes the pecu●… and chosen people of God ? yea vert●… Did they rebell and murmur in the ●…ildernesse against him , and doe not 〈◊〉 Gentiles the like ? had the Iewes a longging The Iewes lusted after quailes and the Gentiles wax 〈◊〉 ot Manna . after quailes ? Were they wearie of Manna , and doe not the Gentiles gréedilie hunger after Pharo his 〈◊〉 pots ? Wax they not weary of the 〈◊〉 & begin they not the gentils to loath 〈◊〉 euerlasting Manna of the Gospel ? Had 〈◊〉 The Iewes were distroied whilst the me●…te was in their mouthes and God in his Iustice will destraie the Gentiles that hunger ●…fter 〈◊〉 . Iewes their desire ? Let the Gentils take heede by them , that God giue them not ouer to followe their owne affections ? Did not manie thousandes of them perish whilest the meat was in their mouthes ? And shall not he in his iustice destroie and consume vs that longe after 〈◊〉 , and are wearie of the truth ? 〈◊〉 that the remembraunce of these thinges could take déepe roote in our hearts . 〈◊〉 that these examples & spectakles of 〈◊〉 These examples are of no force to terifie our giltie consciences . iustice might suffice to 〈◊〉 our guilty consciences , & inforce vs to crie out and wéepe bitterlie with the Prophet Dauid , for our manifolde sinnes committed against We will not goe forward with Lot in g●… 〈◊〉 . gainst the Lorde our God . I woulde 〈◊〉 God that wich Lot we wold go for 〈◊〉 in godlie zeale , perfect puritie , and 〈◊〉 glenes of hart , but it will not be . We are We are lookers backè with Lots wife to beastlie Zodoma . wilfull lookers backe with his wife to beastlie Zodoma . I would to God that with Lot we woulde faithfullie credite and beleeue , that the almightie bath spoken , and is fullie determined in his excéeding iustice , to bring to passe : but With Lots wife we were 〈◊〉 but in distrusting God we vtterie deceaue our selues . with Lots wife we are incredulous , we are become turne backs , & begin to awel in distrust with hir , thinking that the maiestie of our God is insufficient , to bring to effect the thing which prouidently he hath decréed to bring to passe . But with Lots wife we do altogither disceue our selues , for heauen and earth shall perishe , but the worde of the Lorde In 〈◊〉 a most dangerous ▪ sinne . shall endure for euer . Alas , there is no one thinge more abhominable vnder the Heauens , than is the intertainemente of infidelitie and vnbéeliefe . For where this monstrous euill is redsydent , there is no hope of salnation , no feare of GOD abyding , nor no kinde of goodnesse to bee expected , for Infydelles and vnbelce●… the LORDE God will iudge . This infidelitie flourished in the heart of 〈◊〉 king of Egypt incredulous , and woulde not listen to the Praphet Moyses , 〈◊〉 nor tokens nor yet 〈◊〉 plages could inforce him to let go the lords people . proude Pharo , who regarded not the saieng of the Prophet Moyies , but hardened hishart in such condission and estate , that neither the messenger of Gods signes and tokens were of him esteemed nor regarded , and albeit God sent sondrie and diuers plagues among the Egiptians to make his power knowne , yet would not Pharao let go●… the Lordes people : such and so great was the infidelitie and increasing contempt of malicious Pharo . But God the Lorde of hostes heard the groninges of his peculiar people , that were by the cruell Egyptians diuerslie afflicted , and with a mightie and out stretched hande he deliuered them from the hands of their enimies and lead them Yet the Lord heard their gronings deliuered them through the red se●… , wher in Pharo and his host were ●…rowned . safelie through the red●…e seas , wherein Pharo and his host perished . Lo here an especiall token of Gods fauor shewen to his people , whom in mercie he gratiouslie preserued from danger . And an exceding note worthie to be considered of his diuine iustice , wherein to the comfort of the faithfull , he in the fulnesse of his dis●…pleasure confoundeth there ennimies . This in●…idelitie , for all the good that the Infidelitie florished in the 〈◊〉 people of God , in that they contemned his sta-tutes , & made them a golden 〈◊〉 , which they worshipped in Horeb. Lorde God had done for his people Israell , crept into the very intrales , and throughly pearced the harts of them , so that they became wilfull contemners of his statutes , truce breakers of his couenants , forsakers of his lawes , and followers of their owne imaginations . For they set vp a golden calfe in Horeb , and worshipped the same as God . This infidelity made bloodthirsty Infidelitie increased mightilie in Iezabell , but hir rewarde was shame and confusion . lezabel to fauor & conceaue no smal delight in the blasphemous priestes of Baall , and to persecute , afflict , and put to the edge of the sworde the Lords prophets , and those that scared the Lorde : but God in his iusti●…e rewarded hir , she was throwne from the toppe of an high towre , brake hir necke , and the 〈◊〉 did eate hir flesh , and lapped vp hir bloud , according to the saieng of the prophet . Thus we sée that mightie is the Lord ou●… God , and his iudgements A 〈◊〉 perished in hir infidelity . are true . This infidelitie made A tha●… ●…ecome a worshipper of straunge gods , and to ren●…unce the liuing Go●… of Israell , but hir ende was shame and confusion . This infidelity made Dauid D●…ids distrust in numbring his people . to distrust in the Lord , and to affie him in his owne strength , in that he numbered his people , but the plague of pestilence tooke awaie threescore and ten thowsand of them in thrée daies . This in●…delitie made Nabuchadnezer to erect 〈◊〉 throgh 〈◊〉 set vp a golden ●…age . and set vp a golden image , to bé●… worshipped as God himselfe of his people : but Sidrack , Misaell , and Abednego woulde not consent to fall from the Lorde God of hosts , neither would they giue the glorie of the Lorde their God to a ●…lthy idoll . Nabuchadnezer herewith not a litle displesed , cast them into a fierie furnace , but the Lord preserued them to their comfort , and the 〈◊〉 contempt and infidelitie . confusion of their 〈◊〉 . This infidelitie made proude Antiochus to enter into an horrible contempts o●… GOD and his lawe , ●…hose people hee ceased not to vexe and afflicte daie and night , but hée escaped not 〈◊〉 free , the Lorde GOD had a care for his Church , preserued his people , the foulde of his inheritance , and sent his Aungell to correct this Tyraunt , as hee was ryding in his Chariote , and that in such sorte , Antiochu●… plague and ouerthrow●… . that the wormes fell foorth of hys fleshe , hee béeing alyue . And was this all ? No , the fylthy stench of his infection was such , and so loathsome and vnsa●…erie in the nostrels of his owne seruauntes , that they were vnable to abide his presence . A notable example of Gods i●…ste Infidelitie i●… bl●…od thirstie and mischieuous 〈◊〉 punished . iudgementes . This infidelitie made blood thirstie Nero , cruell Domisian , monstrous Heliogabalus , and tyrrannous Tragian , to persecute CHRIST in his members , to kyll hys Apostles , to contemne the 〈◊〉 of his Gospell , to worshippe straunge and vnknowne Gods , and and to glorie in their owne wickednesses and abhominations , but their ende was shame and vtter confusion ▪ And I feare me that this monstro●… Infidelitie 〈◊〉 among counterfait christians . sinne is not a little fauoured of vs , that professe the glorious name of our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ , for who seeth not that we for the most part of vs , are not great ●…aggers of the Gospell of our saluation ? But where are the fruites that hee expecteth and requireth at our handes ? Is it sufficient To talke of Christ with our carnall lips , and to denie him in our deedes , is a thing m●…st dangerous . for vs thinke we to talk of Christ with our carnall and fleshlie lips , and to denie him in our deedes ? What greater offence can there be committed or done against the eternall maies●… of God ? Is it not a grosse kinde of infidelitie thinke we , that posesse●…h our 〈◊〉 A grosse kind of infidelitie . consciences , that we not 〈◊〉 hate to be reformed , but herewithal also , we s●…orne to walk in the waies that the Lorde our God hath appointed vs , and yet we will be compted christians by name , but infidels in our actions . To talke of Christ being carnally affected , and not heauenlie minded , is a thing of all ▪ other most dangerous , 〈◊〉 ▪ acknowledge him to be the Sonne 〈◊〉 God in our wordes , and not to 〈◊〉 Usur●…ing christians that propha●… the name of Christ , agree with 〈◊〉 for he as they doe , confessed Christ to be the sonne of God . his testimonies , is a thing most diuelish , and sathanicall , for the 〈◊〉 did the like in the desertes , when he tempted the Lorde of life , that Iohn baptized in Iordan , and then if we bée faithlesse , as I feare me the greatest number of vs are , that remaine in this our last time of calling , what differ we from sathan that vnrighteous prince of darknes . And is this the way do we cōi●…ture with our selues to please God , when in not regarding the price of our redemtion accomplished by Gods eternall decree , freelie by and through the working of his ●…serued grace in the spotles and immaculate lambe ? No , we In abusing our 〈◊〉 we tr●…d his blessed blood vnder our feete , and there withall we 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to our selues vengeance in the day of wrath . vsurpe the name of Christ in this doing ▪ we deceiue our selues , we tread the blood of him that hath redeemed vs vnder our feete , and to concl●…de , wée aggreuate & heape vp vnto our selues the heauie and intollerable curse and indignation of the a●…ightie , and therwithall vnlesse we conuert from the 〈◊〉 waie of our abhominable wickednesses , the destruction of our bodies , and soules euerlastinglie . But who is he that will enter into his owne conscience , & examine himselfe , whither he be Consciences wounded with ●…in con●…t not comfort from Christ . giltie of these causes or not ? or who is he that finding his conscience wounded with the deadlie dart of his own transgression , & ouerladen with sinne , will learne to acknowledge his owne wickednesses , to humble himselfe with Dauid , before the thron of gods mercies , & to saie , Lord haue mercie vpon me , and according to the multitude of thy manifolde mercies blot out all mine iniquities out of thy presence : verelie in this age there are few or none that indeuor to bring forth the fruits of repentance , for the confidence that we haue in our The confidence that we haue in our selues is a distrust in God . selues , the great distrust that we haue in God , in neglecting his commandements , the loue that we haue to this transitory world , the slender care wée haue to Christ & his Gospel , the dangerous delight we conceaue in our owne force , & contrarie , the vtter forgetting of gods graces bestowed vppon vs , a proue vs rather to be the children of An absur●…e thing to vs but a most prebable and certain thing to be veri●…ed of vs . darknes , then the sonnes of light . were it not an absurde thing for vs to be called in this our last age , wherein Christ is sencerely preached to be 〈◊〉 for our sins , the enimies of Chist and the friends of Belial ? who would not think he had iniury being baptised , to be called sath●…n ? But what redéemed whome Christ hath raunsomed , not with golde nor siluer , but with the price of the hart blood of our redéemer , will at all times ingraue or print into his remembrance the painful torments that Christ hath suffred for the sins of the whole world ? The 〈◊〉 of Christ is forsaken o●… cowardlie christians , who rather 〈◊〉 to sinne than they 〈◊〉 to resist sathan . nay rather who flieth not from the ensigne of his capteine Christ Jesus , and yeldeth not himselfe a bondslaue to ●…in , a seruant to sathan , & a pray to eternall damnation , & hel ? If God haue comm●… nded vs to serue , honor & obey him , to dedicate and offer vp our selues into his holie handes , to depende wholie , onely and solie vpon him , to put our whole trust and confidence in him , and to continue his worshippe in feare , and reuerence ? Why doe we scorne his We rather desire to please men then to serue the Lord our God . commandements ? Why yeelde we not our selues to obedience ? Why are wée become men pleasers ? Or why go wée about of a set purpose to displease our creator , knowe we not that we are in his heauenly hands , as the clay is in the hands of the potter ? & will we become vessels of dishonor , in dishonoring him , that of dutie we are bounde to obey ? Are our hearts so hardened , that wée thinke him insufficient to punishe vs , that without ceasing prouoke him to displeasure ? or are we become so farre Selfe loue maketh vs to 〈◊〉 . past feare , that we will not stande in awe of his iudgementes ? Hath Ladie selfeloue made vs so wilfullie affected , that we wil stand thus sturdely against the Lord and his annointed , or hath the inordinate desire of our priuate gaine Priuate gaine hath made vs to 〈◊〉 Christ Jesus from our memories . in this world of wretchednes , so déepelie possessed our harts , that we vtterlie cast Christ Jesus our high and mightie Lorde treasurer , and the vnspeakeable treasures of his glorious kingdom from our memories , alas if wee will cocke●… our selues in our vncleannes heape vp To 〈◊〉 our selues in our own conceats , is 〈◊〉 thing of all things most miserable . sinne vpon sin , glorie in our vncleannes , and giue our consents to worke euill in the sight of the Lorde our God . We are not members of Christ , sons of adoption and grace , but children of the diuell forlorne and cast away bastardes . If we wil become wilful wantons , stragling Goates , refuse the good sheephearde and cleane vnto the hired seruant , shall not sathan the wilie wolfe deuoure vs both in body and soule ? If we will liue 〈◊〉 , lift To liue securely in the contempt of Gods iustice , heapeth vp vengeance in the daie of desolation . vp our selues against the Lord , stande stiffe in our owne securities , and growe in the contempt of Gods eternall iustice , shall not hee in his hea●…ie displeasure , with the heauie Axe of his vengeance , cut vs downe in our sinnes , and then after this temporall death , shall not the seconde death of bodie and soule , which shall endure for euer , vexe and torment vs in the dungion of hell . Oh that we would record and call these thinges to our remembrances : O that we woulde ponder in our owne consciences , how heauie and It is a ●…lous thing to ●…all into the iudgements of God . dangerous a thing it is to fall into the iudgements of the Lorde our God . O that we would diligently consider with our selues that as God is mercifull , louing & amiable , to those that loue him As God is mercifull to those that do beleeue , so is he most terrible to the vn●… . and kéepe his commandements , so is he iust , terrible , and displeasant , to those that continue their wickednesses . The 〈◊〉 tree that was barren was accursed , and thinke we that are fruitlesse to be blessed ? Can not the good seede of the Gospell sowne in the stoni●… grounde of our stintie harts take no root at al in vs , shal the filthy furrours of our cankred consciences , in stead of good and perfect graine , bring foorth vnsanerie darnell ? when the Lorde of the haruest commeth for perfect wheat , will we render him chaffe ? ( alacke then most miserable is our condission and estate ) for hee then that hath his fanne in his hand , wil purge his floure , gather his wheate into the glorious g●…rner of his grace , but the chaffe he will burne with an vnquenchable fire . These thinges might Occasions whilst we haue time , to moue vs to turne to the Lord our God . forewarne vs in time , while wée haue time , to turne to the Lorde our God , and to bring soorth the fruites of repentaunce . But wée generallie for the most part , here and euery where rather like beastlie Epicures , then godlie affected christians , wallowe in the myrie soyle of our vncleanesse and putrefaction , expecting nothing so much as we doe our ease , wherin wée she we our selues to be more laisie loyterers , then louelie labourers in the Lordes vineyarde . For let vs euen We are 〈◊〉 loiterers and not carefull labourers in the Lords vineyard . from the highest to the lowest , from the eldest to the yoongest , from the wisest to the fondest , and from the learnedst to the vnskilfullest , behold our selues in our owne imperfections in our owne impurities , and in our ●…lthy actions , and we shall sée that wee are not onelie incloased in the snares of hell , fettred with the chains of damnation , and caste awaies from Gods fauor , but also therewith all , wée haue iustly deserued the heauy sentence of condemnation , and that not for a daie or yeere , but euerlastinglie . To sp●…ake of our abusions , to touch the canker of our corruptions , to vncouer the vgly vlcers of our vncleannes , Tr●…h may be blamed and not shamed . to set abroach the monstrous sores of our sinnes , and to rip vp the blanes and botches of our iniquities , I should rather displease then content : offende than delight , and heape vp vnto me for good will deserued , an vndeserued hatred . It is better to please God than 〈◊〉 . But may this abashe me ? should this hinder me , or daunt me in so good a quarrel to keepe silence , or cause me to holde my peace ? no , God forbid , and Lorde let it be far of from me , for if temporall minded men , that heare their Lordes and Maisters ill spoken and 〈◊〉 , abused and defamed , will stande vp and defende to the vtter most they can , the cause and case of Note this 〈◊〉 . their superiors . How much more ought the seruants of Christ Iesus to stande vp and speake in his cause , whose wor●… is contemned , whose name is prophaned , & whose graces , are ouer stenderlie regarded . These causes c●…nsidered , it beséemeth euery christian to speake in the defence of so good a captaine , as hath done all the good that may be accomplished and brought to effect , for our vtilities . But are not these things quight cast away from our memories ? The seruice of Christ is giuen ouer for the seruice of fil thy Mammon . What are they that haue not giuen ouer the seruice of Christ , and are not become the seruitours of Mammon ? Where is not couetousnes hatboured ? Or who though he hath neuer so much thinketh himselfe satisfied ? verely few or none , for the loue of golde hath so blinded our eies , that we cannot find●… the waie to Christ Iesus . The immoderate desire , the vnsatiable lust , and the vnstanchable appetite that we haue to gape after worldly rule , Lordlie dignities and promotions carrieth vs awaie with violence from the seruice of God , to the sincke of per●… . Thus filthie auarice the canker of all corruption , causeth vs to fall from God , to ●…istrust in God and to put our confidence oftentimes in worldlie ryches , which shall waste and weare awaie , as the moth fretteth and consumeth a garment . But whereas this greedie moiling desire of golde , and this filthy longing after our priuate gaine is esteemed , there 〈◊〉 feare 〈◊〉 r●…garded . the feare of GOD is not regarded , compassion is closed vppe in prison , neighbourlie loue is banished , hatred flourisheth , oppression ruleth , arrogancie is aduaunced , and in fine to conclude , all grace and goodnesse is ●…rodden vnderfoote . And yet for all this the greediest cormoraunt that is will bee a christian : the vildest ex●… will bragge of the Gospell : and the most monsterous vsurer that liueth will acknowledge Christ to 〈◊〉 the sonne of God , but all in vaine . For to call Christ Lord , Lorde , 〈◊〉 not , neither yet appertaineth that kingdome that Christ hath purchased with his heart bloode , to such proude pratling Phare●…s , but that 〈◊〉 place of ioie and glorie belongeth to those that doe the will of God , and truelie indeuour through the working of his grace to walke in integricie and newenesse of life . Strange 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 maketh 〈◊〉 proude persons and the children of 〈◊〉 . The straunge disguisings that at this daie wée put in practise approueth our selues to bee the children of Lucipher , the babes of Beliall , and the verie ●…re brandes of hell . Newe fashions are fauoured : the Itallian A●…ominable abuses practised and suffered at this daie in Englande vnpunished . cut is set by : Beautie must haue a peacokes tayle to keepe hit from the sunne burning : men are become effemina●…e , manhoode is not thought vppon : the launche and the sheilde are nothing esteemed : carpit knights must lull them in their ladies lappes . O loathsome worlde wherein iniquitie aboundeth . O wordlinges that wallowe in all kindes of wickednes fashioning most diuelishly such ornamentes as rather make you vnreasonable monsters , then resonable men , such roisting & reuelling in your french ruffes , such bumbasting of dublets , that make you bellies like bumbards . I thinke was neuer seene , such curious painting of crabtrée faces , such tauerne bushes worne in womens heds , was neuer before this frequented , such The maintei●…ance of s●…e is the decay of vertue , the like sinne neuer practised ●…mongst pa●… as are 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 of bragging christians . disceit , such falsehoode , such briberie , such polling and pilling , such swearing and tearing of God for tri●…es , such lea●…ongring , such inhansing of rents , such oppression , and extortion , such whooredome and dronkennes , such wilfull periurie , and false witnesse beareing , such detracting , backbi●…ing and flandering , as remaineth amon̄g christians , I coniecture , nay I am rather ●…llie perswaded was neuer put in practise among the verie infidels and pagans , that neuer had any knowledge of God and Christ , but it shall be easier for them then for vs , in the daie of ou●… resurrection . At what time the Lord shall come with power and glorie to iudge the quicke and dead . But such is the cor●…uption of our natures , that the remembrances of these things cannot take anie roote in our heartes , re●…tance ●…epentance is not reg●…ded , neither can the terror of Gods iustice driue vs to the amendment of our liues . is deferred from day , to day , neither can the terror of gods iustice driue vs to amendment of our liues , nor his manifold mercies cause vs to humble our selues before the Lord . Signes & tokens giuen vs from beauen , to put vs in minde of gods indignation , are taken for trif●…es , prodigious monsters brought foorth contrary to nature , in the course of concepti●… cannot awaken vs from our wickednesses , neither thinke we that the heauens when they threaten vs for 〈◊〉 , doe presaidge our destruction . And in these points 〈◊〉 me how much do the ●…aine glorious gentils differ from the vnbeleuing Iewes : God be merciful vnto vs , & spare vs from those plages that we haue most iustlie deserued , giue vs grace to conuert and turne vs wholie from the perilous paths of peruerse impletie , the we may bee saued from vengeance in the day of wrath . But there be diuers Impedi●… 〈◊〉 . that let and withholds vs from hart●… repentance . lets to withhold vs from hartie repentance , the diuel , the world , and the flesh are our enimies , the loue of concupiscence , the vaine ●…lurements of worldly delectation , and the ●…ordinate hunting after worldlie treasure , are dangerous impediments to kepe vs from hartie contri●…on , and sorrowfull 〈◊〉 , for the exercise of wickednesses , the loathsomnes of the Gospell of grace , the grosse and carnal fulnes of our corrupte●… humors , that cannot be purged from the filthines of the olde Adam , nor yet learne to digest the veritie , but onlie by the inuocation of Gods sacred and holie name , and the diuine working of his singuler merci●… and grace , are most greuous stops to kep●… vs from repentance . And as a liuely faith through the fauor of Christ is the ground A frutefull faith hath no beeing in the children of 〈◊〉 . of contri●…iō , so as neither this faith grounded on Christ his bloodlie death and passion , nor this compunction or 〈◊〉 sorrow can haue any place in the 〈◊〉 of vnbeléefe , which harden their hearts in all mischéefe and wickednesse , no more can neither of these excelling ●…ertues haue their ●…eing in our carnal & contemptuous gospellers , which rather make a scorne of Christ Iesus , then honour him in their harts . But this in●…incible faith g●…unded 〈◊〉 commeth not of our selues , but by grace and faith in Christ Iesus on the touchstone of truth , and this vnfein●…d repenta●…ce , through the which by grace in Christ Iesus , the olde man is dead and buried from ●…inne , and this contri●…on and hartie sorrowe where with all our consciences are touched , not for de●…tes , but fréely by gods inestimable lou●… and kindnes , commeth not of our selues , but procedeth towards vs , from the father of light , and these his singuler graces are pertinent , and belonging to the children of beleefe , that are truelie regenerate , begotten & borne againe to God the Father , not by water , but in the pretious death and bloodshedding of the innocent lambe Christ Iesus . This faith , and this repentance , 〈◊〉 pro●…table to Dauid , but discommodious to Saule bicause he wa●…ted faith . was profitable to the prophet Dauid , when he felt in himselfe the sorrows of his hart , and confessed himselfe to haue 〈◊〉 displeased the maiestie of the Lord God , saieng , I will acknowledge mine vnrighteousnesse against my selfe , O Lorde , and thou forgauest the vngodlines Repentance 〈◊〉 to Pe er , but nothing bene●…ciall to Iudas , for want of fait●… for as Christ had Peter in cure ●…or his 〈◊〉 sorow , so sathan had Iudas in possession ●…or ●…acke of 〈◊〉 . of my sinnes , and as his submission was found acceptablein the sight of the Lorde GOD , so Saule wanting a liuely faith and impenitent , what could his contri●…on auaile or pro●…t him ? This faith was s●… setteled in the Apostle Peter , that when he had denied his Lorde and maister , Christ Iesus , looking back vpon him , the sillie cocke became a preacher vnto him , & thervpon calling vnto his remembraunce the wordes of his louing Lorde , hee went foorth of the doores and w●…pt bitterlie for his trespasse , thus his repentance obteined mercy at the hands of god , & found fauor bicause that he grounded o●… faith . Contrarily this repentance nothing at all a●…ailed Iudas , and why ? bicause he was faithles . Thus as Peter purchased remission by faith & earnest repentance , More despe●…ate Iud●…ses in this last age , then 〈◊〉 Peters . so Iudas drowned in infidelity , sathan poscessing him , most desperately hanged him selfe , and did heape vnto himselfe the vtter condemnation of bodie and soule , and I feare me , that in this our last age we haue a far greter number of desperate ludases , than faithful repentant Peters , God turne our harts , and giue vs his holie spirit , by the power wherof sin shall cease in vs , and we shal liue to Christ Iesus . But if we will with an vpright and single 〈◊〉 The condissi●…n of worldly christians dif ●…er from Christ behold the maners of wicked wordlinges , we shall finde them so far dissonant from Christ as light is from darkenes , and yet most shamelessie he that is most wicked , & Difference in seeking ●…fter Christ , The three wise men sought Christ to wor shippe him , Herode to ●…stroy him . he whose actions are most detested in the sight of the Lord God , wil not stick to say , they are folowers of Christ , and it may be so , that they both followe and seeke after him , but howe ? not with the thrée wise men , to serue and worship him in spirite truth but with bloodthirsty Herode to kil and cruci●…e him afreshe in his members . They mind not with Nichodemus to seke the Lorde Christ by daie , nor yet by night to learn of him as his disciples , that which may benefit them to euerlasting life , but they seeke and followe after him with the Nicodem●…●…ought Christ by night to learne of him , the Scribes and Phare●…es to tempt him . subtill Scribes , the proud Phar●…sies , and the deceitfull Sa●…uces to intrap him in his talke , and to tempt him with a p●…nny , but they are sent away , not without answere , for Caesar must haue that which to him belongeth , & God must haue his glorie . These vsurpers of Christ his holie name , these wicked and impudent creatures come not to the lambe of God , with The Centurion sought Christ by faith , for the health of his daughter , but we will not seeke him for the safegarde of our soules that woulde ●…aue vs to come vnto him . the beleeuing Centurion , neither wil they repose such confidence and trust in Christ as he did for the r●…couery of his daughters health : no they will not come to him , that like a good and louing Phisicion woulde cure their sicke soules , purifie their 〈◊〉 hearts , and cleanse them from all the ●…oares of sinn●… , and yet with the Lawier that came to Christ to know the way to life , they can brag they haue kept the cōman●…ements , and al necessary things for their ●…aluation , but with the Lawier they go awaie ashamed , for these iustifieng felow●… of themselues keepe backe with the lawier , neither will they consent to sel all that they haue , and giue it to the poore , no they will followe Christ in no such order . Iudas was a follower of Christ , Iudas gaue Iudas was ●… follower of Christ , but Zacheus followed him by faith , but Iu●… to betraie ●…im . Christ a discembling kisse , but wee haue many Iudases , but the faith of Zacheus is forgotten of these counterfeits , they will not s●…e Christ in spirit and truth , but after their owne affections , this is the manner of the maleu●…lent , that thinke themselues searchers after CHRIST , when they being carnallie affected , rather shew themselues blind at noone ●…aies , then to haue or inioie their perfect sight , for they grope as graceles , for him that they cannot finde . But contrary the little fold , the members of the church militant , the faire The faithfull members o●… the church m●…tant seeke Christ by fai●… and they ●…nd him to ●…he comfort of their con●… . daughter of Sion , the perfect spous of Christ and the faithful louers of the gospell , they seeke for Christ spiritually , and how , by a fruitful faith and an earnest repentance , & they find him to the comfort of their consciences , the ioie of their troubled harts , & to the exceding comfort of their soules , they sée & find him , that both is delighted to dwell with them , & in them , & they in him , haue their being , so that by his especiall grace ●… fauour they are puri●…ed in the blood of the lambe from al the spots of their sins , & the deformed wrinckles of their wickednesses , this is the meane of godlie christians that seeke and search for Christ , by an immoueable faith , and beartie sorrowe for their sinnes , and they are certeine to find him , and why ? bicause he hath promised Christ is in the middest of them that ●…re gathered to●… in his holie name . that when so euer two or thrée be assembled and gathered togither in his name he will be in the middest of them , and this is the hope of the faithful , this is the greatest ioie that belongeth to the children of beleefe , this is ●…he comfort of each and euerie constant christian , and yet they can The faithful doe fall into the las●…●…f sin they cannot stand of them selues , but like prodi●…all sonnes , their cons●…ence is touched with the ●…nger of gods grace , they mourne and weepe bitterly for their 〈◊〉 . not stand of themselues , but when they fal into the laspe of sinne , they confesse their iniquities , and forthwith they being touched with the finger of Gods grace , they like prodigall sonnes that ●…aue wandered from the sheepefolds of the true and verie Emanuell , crie out and returne to their father againe , for want of whose fauour , they being readie to pine , were glad with the swine that wallowe in the stincking ●…ncks of sin , to eate the corrupt cods of their vnclennes , but being as they were vnder the curse of the lawe , subuerted by gods eternall iustice , to eternall death and damnation , they feeling the gnawing worme of their owne conscience to vexe and tormente them , and therewith all , they beholding the horror of their wickednesses committed against the Lorde their God , they seeke to bee ridde of this hellish slauerie , they counte to shake of this heauie and intolerable burthen of their iniquities , and to be released from the bondage of hell , the ●…ting of the second death , and the ceaseles torments of that euerlasting fyrie flame , wherein the godles shall be punished and tormented euerlastinglie . But howe or by what meanes they trust not to their owne strengthes , The meane and way that the godly and faithfull re●…tant vse to come vnto 〈◊〉 . they put no confidence in man , they stand not sturdie in their owne conceits , neither yet builde they on their owne desarts , no they stande not to reason with the Lorde as though they would iustifie themselues , but they feeling the miserie of their languishing soules , they flie vnto the Lord by a liuelie faith , they are ashamed of themselues , they are heartelie sorie for their sinnes , they weepe and crie out bitterlie for their iniquities saing , O father we are not woorthy to be called thy children , ●…or Their humble 〈◊〉 is accepted , and they 〈◊〉 recea●…ed to gods fauor and grace . we haue sinned against thee , and are not worthy to be called thy children . This humble submission of theirs , this hartie sorrowe of theirs , is not onely accepted , but the Lorde himselfe appea●…ing his furie with the outstretched armes of his compassion and pittie , receyueth them to his fauor , and giueth vnto them the fat kidde Christ Iesus , on whom by faith they féede , and haue their fill , to their excéeding io●…es , and to the saluation of their soules . This is the difference betwixt the faithfull and the vnbeléeuing . This is an especial token howe and in what kinde , the children of An especiall note 〈◊〉 the children o●… light and the children of darknes . light are , and may at all times easelie bée discearned from the children of darkenes . This is an especiall note for vs to consider howe , and in what manner the church millitant may easelie be disciphered from Markes to knowe the church militant , the true spouse of Christ , from the church malignant , the proude 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 . the church malignant , for as the members of the true church of Christ , continuallie trauell vnder the crosse , & are at warfare , and their fight is endles against 〈◊〉 , death , hell , the flesh , this wicked worlde , sathan , and all the powers of hell . So this malignant church , this synagogue of the diuel , this proud painted strumpet of Babylon 〈◊〉 , in all 〈◊〉 , glorieth in all vncleannes , loueth this world , pearcheth for promotion , and princelie dignitie , and that most 〈◊〉 , pampereth it selfe in fleshly & filthie lust most shamelesselie , soyleth it selfe in all notorious It hath 〈◊〉 an old 〈◊〉 , and long vsed that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hath had his church , the diuell hath had his chi●… , but it may now be said in this age , that whereas Christ hath his chappell the diuell hath his church . sinnes and euils most abhominably , and to conclude , Lucipher the prince of pride 〈◊〉 the ringleder of this mischieuous church , contrary the mihtent church hath learned of hir louing 〈◊〉 Christ Iesus , to be humble , lowly , meeke , gentle , patient , readie to suffer affliction , willing to 〈◊〉 vnder the baner of hir head , & to continue constant in time of their trial . The children of this church are not ashamed of the truth of the Gospel . The children of this church are readie at al times to giue a reckoning of their faith before princes . The children of this church are redie to suffer imprisonment , reuiling , persecution , and willinglie they agree to giue their liues for the testimonie of Christ . Contrary the church 〈◊〉 malignant church 〈◊〉 selfe a●… nst God & 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 : they 〈◊〉 are the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 church 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 stroy the Lords vine ▪ 〈◊〉 , but the Lord vpholdeth their cause 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 . malignant most arrogantlie lifteth it 〈◊〉 against the Lorde , against his 〈◊〉 , and the true 〈◊〉 of his blessed name , they resist the Lords armie of his saints , they in their kinde as the 〈◊〉 members of the verie diuell himselfe , doe all , and that with one consent toile without ceasing to destroie the lords vineyard , to batter downe the walles of Sion , and to ouerthrowe the pillers of the Lords house , but he most 〈◊〉 beeing the founder and builder of his church , 〈◊〉 the same , mainteineth his cause against the vngodlie , and breaketh the iawe bones of the malicious a sunder . Thus dealeth the Lord our God with his The blood of the 〈◊〉 that are 〈◊〉 for the loue and truth of Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of the church . people , and yet sundrie and oftentimes he suffereth the woolfe to crushe the tender lambes of his fould , but the blood of the martirs that are persecuted for the truth of the Gospell , is the seede of his church , which bringeth foorth such increase , that all the tirants of the worlde shall neuer bee able , 〈◊〉 what 〈◊〉 they can , to roote vp , deface , or irradicate his church . That same God that spake vnto Saule when he had receaued letters of the high priests , to persecute his saints at Damasco , speaketh vnto them that make hauocke of the foulde of his inheritaunce , and sheweth them that it shall be as hearde for them as it was 〈◊〉 Saule to kicke against the pricke , it is all in vaine therefore for mortall men 〈◊〉 what condition soeuer they be to stande As the 〈◊〉 cannot ●…troule the 〈◊〉 , no more can man that is but 〈◊〉 clod of 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 the ma●… of God . vp against the Lorde , for he is the Lorde of all power , the God of all wisedome , and as the pot cannot controule nor check the potter , no more can man that is but a clod of claie , and the handie worke of his creator resist , nor withstand that the Lord of hostes hath purposed to bring to effect . Sathan 〈◊〉 forth his ministers to all mischiefe , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , persecute an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the godlie . Yet where sathan is the ringleader of this disordered 〈◊〉 , and shameles rable , hee in such sort pricketh them forwarde , that they 〈◊〉 no small felicitie and delight , to whet their tuskes , to make sharp their 〈◊〉 , to this very purpose , that they may spoile and 〈◊〉 the Lords fould , but he that is mightie often and sundrie times confoundeth them in the imaginations of their owne 〈◊〉 ! 〈◊〉 vs therefore 〈◊〉 more that we are 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Christ , the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 we 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . in time of our triall continue constant , let vs in time of our affliction , indeuour to beare the crosse with patience , for the sharper that in this life our torments are or shal be for the testamony of a good conscience , the greater shall be our glorie in time to come in the kingdome of heauen . The more that we are reuiled , ill spoken of , & 〈◊〉 , for our Lord and 〈◊〉 Christ Iesus , the more better shall we be accepted and well welcomed , accounted of , blessed , and receaued of Christ our sauiour , to his euerlasting kingdome . If therfore we will be his disciples , we must learne of him to follow his steps , to walk in holinesse and righteousnesse of 〈◊〉 , to The schollers of 〈◊〉 must continue their studies in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his truth . dedicate our selues wholie vnto his seruice , we must like good & skilful schollers continue our studies in the nourserie of his eternall truth , and craue of him that through the asistaunce of his holie and blessed spirit , we may learne to vnderstand the blessed 〈◊〉 conteined in his holy law , & to walke continuallie in his sight , as it becommeth godlie and faithfull The 〈◊〉 we haue to 〈◊〉 maketh 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of God . sonnes , adopted by grace to life euerlasting . But as I haue saide before , so saie I againe , the loue of this worlde so 〈◊〉 in vs , that the loue wee ought to beare vnto Christ is forgotten , the desire we haue to 〈◊〉 , and the continuance of our euils , maketh vs ●…ned of God , and beloued of the dyuell , whose seruice we continue , to the great dishonouring of the lambe Christ Iesus , and to our vtter confusion euer lastinglie . Let the auaritious minded 〈◊〉 forget his ●…lthy auaries , & learne to be contented from sinfull impietie , and the fruits of 〈◊〉 vnclean●…es by the exercise whereof we prouoke God to disple●…sure 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vp vnto out sel●…es eternall condemn and , let vs therefore from the highest to the lowest bring foorth the fruits of repentance , and the Lorde out God will bee mercifull vnto vs , he will heale out offences , and continue his gratious co●…tenance vnto vs his people , and then at the last when we shall giue an account of our stewardships we shall 〈◊〉 before him in innocencie , and be crownd with glorie . with a meane : let the proude man giue ouer his strange disguisings , let ancient custom in appareling our bodies beat down our masquing robes , let vs not be proude in our conseats , but humble & méeke in all our actions . Let the beastly epicure that glorieth in excesse , forget to make his belly his God . Let the vsurer , that eateth & deu●…ureth vp yoong gentlemen , & poore artificers aliue , learne with Zacheus , to make restitution of their wrong gotten goods . Let the whore●…onger and adulterer , learne to giue ouer his beastly whoredome , & filthy fornication : Let the drunkard that glorieth in his corrup●…on forget & giue ouer his vnresonable quaffing . Let the gréedy landlord indeuor to forbeare the practise of pouling his poore tenant , & to conclude , let vs all ingenerally , from the hiest to the lowest of vs , come before the Lord our maker , with humble & contrite harts . Let vs wéepe & waile , cry out & morne biterly for our sins , & then the Lord our God in the fulnes of his mercies wil heale our offences , cleanse vs from our sins , purge vs from our iniquities , and wash vs from our wickednesses in the blod of the lamb , yea the Lord our God will become vnto vs a shelter & a shield against all our enimies , yea he wil fight for vs against al those that maliciously seke to assaile vs , he wil turne towards vs his gratious countenance , continue our peace , blesse our anointed Debora , our virgin Quéene , the handmaid of the lord , continue hir highnes helth to our conforts , conuert or else vtterly confound the power of al hir enimies , forren & domestical , blesse our land , spare vs from those plagues that we haue most righteously deserued , & at the last when it shal plese him to cal vs vnto an account & reckoning of our bailiwéekes and stewardships before his tribunal thron , we shall stand before him in innocencie & holines of life , & here him pronounce to our endles comforts this hapie sentence . Come you blessed of my father , enter into the kingdome prepared for you , from the beginning of the world . To the which most gratious God & louing father mercifully conduct vs , for thy sonne Christ his sake , to whom with thee & the holie Ghost the spirit of all truth , vnitie and concord , thrée person , & one eternall and euerliuing God , be rendred all laud , glory , honor , praise power and dominion for euer , Amen .