OF
The
markes
of
the
children
of
God
,
and
of
their
comforts
in
afflictions
.
To
the
faithfull
of
the
Low
Countrie
.
By
Iohn
Taffin
.
Ouerseene
againe
and
augmented
by
the
Author
,
and
translated
out
of
French
by
Anne
Prowse
.
Rom
8.16
.
The
spirit
beareth
witnes
to
our
spirit
that
we
are
the
sonnes
of
God
.
If
we
be
sonnes
,
then
are
we
also
heires
,
the
heires
of
God
and
ioynt
heires
with
Christ
:
so
that
we
suffer
together
that
we
also
may
be
glorified
together
.
AT
LONDON
,
Printed
by
Thomas
Orwin
,
for
Thomas
Man
.
1590.
To
the
right
Honorable
and
vertuous
Ladie
,
The
Countesse
of
War
wicke
.
FOrasmuch
as
it
hath
pleased
almightie
God
of
his
infinite
goodnesse
,
to
giue
vnto
the
glorious
Gospell
of
his
eternall
sonne
,
so
long
&
prosperous
successe
in
this
our
Countrie
;
it
is
now
time
(
right
Honorable
and
my
verie
good
Ladie
)
for
euerie
one
that
is
a
true
professor
of
the
same
,
all
carnall
perswasions
of
humane
reason
deluding
the
soule
being
set
aside
,
to
prepare
our selues
to
the
day
of
trial
.
For
although
it
pleaseth
God
sometimes
,
for
the
gathering
of
his
Church
,
to
giue
vnto
it
as
it
were
Halcyon
daies
:
yet
common
it
is
not
,
that
it
should
any
long
time
continue
in
rest
and
pleasure
.
Nay
,
by
the
word
of
GOD
wee
know
,
&
by
experience
sometimes
of
our selues
(
her
Maiesties
royall
person
not
excepted
)
and
now
of
our
neighbours
round
about
vs
we
see
,
that
the
Church
of
God
in
this
world
,
as
it
euer
hath
bin
,
so
must
it
euer
be
vnder
the
crosse
.
And
therefore
if
wee
will
bee
compted
of
the
Church
indeede
,
and
glorie
in
that
excellent
name
of
a
Christian
,
let
vs
knowe
assuredlie
,
that
vnto
vs
,
euen
vnto
vs
(
that
haue
so
long
liued
in
rest
and
pleasure
,
if
wee
be
the
children
of
God
)
in
some
sort
and
measure
a
triall
must
come
.
For
,
if
God
chastise
euerie
sonne
whom
he
receiueth
,
and
euery
member
of
Christes
body
must
be
fashioned
like
vnto
the
head
,
if
the
afflictions
of
this
world
are
manifest
tokens
to
the
children
of
God
,
of
his
fauour
and
loue
towards
them
,
and
sure
pledges
of
their
adoption
:
how
can
we
looke
,
or
how
can
we
desire
to
bee
exempted
from
this
common
condition
of
God
his
owne
children
and
household
?
To
this
end
therefore
(
right
Honorable
Ladie
)
I
haue
translated
this
little
booke
,
first
to
admonish
some
(
who
for
lacke
of
experience
,
neuer
feeling
other
daies
than
these
full
of
peace
and
quietnes
)
that
they
learne
to
applie
vnto
themselues
whatsoeuer
they
heare
or
reade
of
the
triall
of
GOD
his
children
,
least
falselie
imagining
it
to
appertaine
either
to
the
times
that
are
past
,
or
to
other
Nations
,
it
fall
sodainlie
vpon
them
as
a
theefe
in
the
night
,
&
they
be
destitute
of
all
hope
and
comfort
.
Secondlie
,
to
awake
others
abounding
both
in
knowledge
and
other
graces
,
whom
notwithstanding
,
satan
(
by
the
deceaueable
lusts
&
vaine
pleasures
of
this
wicked
world
)
hath
so
rockt
a
sleepe
,
that
they
seeme
almost
,
as
they
that
are
diseased
with
the
Lethargie
,
to
haue
forgotten
both
themselues
,
their
holie
calling
and
profession
.
Last
of
all
,
to
comfort
an
other
sort
,
whome
it
hath
pleased
GOD
so
to
presse
downe
with
sorrowes
,
and
to
exercise
with
the
continuall
afflictions
and
calamities
of
this
mortall
life
,
as
no
times
seeming
fauourable
vnto
them
,
they
can
scarse
receiue
the
words
of
any
comfort
.
And
because
your
Honor
hath
been
of
long
time
,
not
onlie
a
professour
,
but
also
a
louer
of
the
trueth
,
whom
the
Lord
(
exalting
to
an
higher
place
of
dignitie
than
many
other
)
hath
set
vp
,
as
it
were
a
light
vpon
an
high
candlesticke
,
to
giue
light
vnto
manie
,
I
haue
especiallie
dedicated
vnto
your
Honour
this
my
poore
trauaile
,
humblie
beseeching
the
Lord
to
make
it
no
lesse
comfortable
to
your
Honour
,
and
to
those
that
shall
reade
it
,
than
it
hath
been
vnto
me
who
haue
translated
it
.
Euerie
one
in
his
calling
is
bound
to
doo
somewhat
to
the
furtherance
of
the
holie
building
;
but
because
great
things
by
reason
of
my
sex
,
I
may
not
doo
,
and
that
which
I
may
,
I
ought
to
doo
,
I
haue
according
to
my
duetie
,
brought
my
poore
basket
of
stones
to
the
strengthning
of
the
walles
of
that
Ierusalem
,
whereof
(
by
grace
)
wee
are
all
both
Citizens
and
members
.
And
now
to
returne
to
those
whom
experience
hath
not
yet
taught
,
and
whom
prosperitie
will
not
suffer
to
awake
:
I
earnestlie
beseech
them
both
in
the
Lord
,
no
longer
to
deceiue
themselues
with
vaine
imaginations
,
neither
to
suffer
their
hearts
so
to
be
tied
to
earthlie
vanities
,
that
they
should
despise
or
neglect
those
things
that
can
truely
make
them
happie
indeed
.
When
it
shall
please
GOD
to
open
their
eyes
to
discerne
betweene
heauenlie
and
earthly
,
betweene
things
transitorie
,
and
things
euerlasting
,
I
know
they
will
of
themselues
bee
ashamed
of
this
their
negligence
.
For
what
are
all
the
pleasant
things
of
this
world
,
which
most
bewitch
the
minds
of
men
,
if
they
be
compared
with
heauenlie
and
eternall
things
?
If
statelie
&
sumptuous
buildings
do
delight
;
what
building
is
so
statelie
and
glorious
as
newe
Ierusalem
?
If
riches
;
what
so
rich
as
that
,
whose
pauement
is
of
pure
gold
,
whose
foundations
and
walls
of
precious
stones
,
&
gates
of
orient
pearles
?
If
friends
,
kinsfolke
and
neighbours
;
what
Citie
so
replenished
as
this
,
where
God
himselfe
in
his
Maiestie
,
Iesus
Christ
the
head
of
the
Church
in
his
glorie
,
&
all
the
holie
Angels
,
Patriarchs
,
Prophets
,
Apostles
and
Martirs
do
dwel
together
in
happinesse
for
euer
?
If
honor
;
what
honor
comparable
to
this
,
to
be
the
seruant
and
child
of
so
mightie
a
King
,
and
heire
of
so
glorious
a
kingdome
;
where
neither
time
doth
consume
,
nor
enuie
depriue
of
honour
,
nor
power
of
aduersarie
spoyle
of
glorie
,
that
is
endles
&
incomprehensible
?
If
then
there
be
no
comparison
betweene
things
heauenlie
and
things
that
are
earthlie
,
and
no
man
can
attaine
to
the
things
that
are
heauenlie
,
but
by
the
same
way
that
Christ
himselfe
attained
vnto
them
;
which
was
by
the
crosse
:
why
(
casting
off
all
impediments
that
presseth
downe
)
doo
we
not
runne
on
our
course
with
cherefulnes
and
hope
,
hauing
Christ
so
mightie
a
King
,
for
our
Captaine
&
guide
,
who
(
as
the
Apostle
saith
)
for
the
glorie
that
was
set
before
him
,
indured
the
crosse
,
and
despising
the
shame
,
sitteth
now
at
the
right
hand
of
the
throne
of
God
?
How
slowe
and
dull
of
heart
are
wee
,
if
as
Esau
,
(
who
for
a
messe
of
pottage
sold
his
birthright
)
wee
are
contented
for
a
small
and
short
pleasure
in
this
wicked
world
,
to
leese
that
incomparable
and
euerlasting
glorie
,
which
Christ
the
sonne
of
GOD
with
so
great
a
price
hath
purchased
for
vs
.
The
Lord
giue
vs
wisedome
to
vnderstand
,
&
grace
to
heare
his
voice
while
it
is
saide
to
day
,
that
when
daies
and
nights
&
times
shall
cease
,
wee
may
(
without
time
)
enter
into
his
ioye
and
rest
which
neuer
shall
haue
end
.
The
Lord
euer
preserue
your
Honor
;
and
adde
vnto
a
multitude
of
happie
yeares
spent
in
his
feare
,
a
continuall
increase
of
al
spiritual
graces
to
his
glorie
,
and
your
endles
comfort
.
Your
Honors
in
the
Lord
most
humble
A.P.
To
the
faithfull
of
the
Low
Countrie
.
IT
is
not
without
reason
(
right
deare
and
worshipfull
bretheren
)
that
the
Church
of
Christ
is
called
militant
vpon
earth
:
and
compared
as
well
to
a
woman
in
trauaile
of
child
from
the
beginning
of
the
world
,
as
to
a
ship
vpon
the
sea
tossed
with
tempests
,
and
to
a
field
tilled
,
vpon
which
the
plowe
is
drawne
to
cut
it
.
The
present
estate
of
the
Church
exercised
by
so
manie
dissipations
,
assailed
so
mightelie
by
continuall
warres
(
the
mother
and
nurse
of
all
calamities
)
and
afflicted
by
reuolts
,
by
Libertines
,
by
people
prophane
,
and
by
so
many
heretiques
,
is
to
vs
a
liuelie
mirrour
,
a
manifest
seale
,
and
an
example
good
to
be
marked
.
Now
,
as
the
infirmitie
of
the
flesh
which
dieth
not
in
the
verie
children
of
God
,
but
at
their
death
,
taketh
from
thence
,
and
from
other
matter
,
occasion
of
temptations
most
dangerous
,
and
many
assaults
:
so
the
bounden
duetie
&
affection
which
I
beare
towards
you
,
driueth
me
to
testifie
vnto
you
the
feruent
desire
which
I
feele
continuallie
in
my
heart
,
of
your
comfort
,
constancie
and
perseuerance
in
the
way
of
saluation
.
For
this
cause
it
is
that
in
my
voiage
from
Germanie
I
made
this
little
treatise
Of
the
markes
of
the
children
of
God
,
&
of
their
consolations
in
their
afflictions
:
the
which
(
being
GOD
be
thanked
returned
)
J
was
willing
,
with
the
aduise
of
my
brethren
and
fellowes
in
the
holie
Ministerie
,
to
put
to
light
&
dedicate
vnto
you
,
to
the
end
that
reading
it
you
might
knowe
and
feele
more
and
more
the
incomprehensible
grace
of
GOD
towards
you
,
by
the
testimonies
of
your
adoption
,
and
the
full
assurance
of
the
certaintie
of
it
:
and
that
in
the
middest
of
your
so
long
and
heauie
afflictions
,
you
might
bee
partakers
of
the
vnspeakable
comforts
which
GOD
setteth
forth
to
his
children
in
his
word
:
whereby
also
you
feeling
your selues
truelie
happie
,
you
maie
constantlie
perseuer
in
his
holie
trueth
and
obedience
of
his
will
,
aspiring
with
contentment
and
ioy
of
the
holie
Ghost
to
the
inioying
of
that
kingdome
of
glorie
,
the
right
and
possession
whereof
is
purchased
for
you
,
and
kept
in
your
head
Iesus
Christ
.
Finallie
,
J
pray
God
with
all
my
heart
to
shewe
me
this
fauour
,
that
this
my
little
labour
may
bee
acceptable
vnto
you
,
and
that
it
will
please
him
to
blesse
it
,
by
the
efficacie
of
his
holie
spirit
,
to
your
comfort
and
saluation
,
and
to
the
aduancement
of
the
Kingdome
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
:
Harlem
15.
September
1586.
Your
humble
brother
and
seruant
in
Christ
:
Iohn
Taffin
Minister
of
the
holie
Gospell
in
the
French
Church
at
Harlem
.
The
matters
that
are
handled
in
this
Treatise
.
-
1
OF
the
great
and
incomprehensible
happines
of
the
life
euerlasting
promised
to
the
children
of
God
.
-
2
How
wee
knowe
that
wee
are
the
children
of
God
.
-
3
How
euerie
member
of
the
Church
ought
to
applie
to
himselfe
the
markes
of
it
,
to
assure
himselfe
of
his
adoption
and
saluation
.
-
4
How
wee
ought
&
may
assure
our selues
that
wee
are
the
children
of
GOD
,
although
the
markes
of
our
adoption
be
in
vs
but
small
and
weake
.
-
5
That
the
Apostacie
and
reuolt
of
some
who
haue
made
profession
of
the
true
religion
,
ought
not
to
cause
vs
to
call
in
doubt
either
the
doctrine
,
or
our
adoption
.
-
6
That
afflictions
ought
not
to
make
vs
doubt
of
our
adoption
,
but
rather
to
confirme
vs
.
-
7
That
the
afflictions
which
come
vnto
vs
were
foretold
,
and
therfore
they
ought
to
confirme
vs
in
the
assurance
of
our
adoption
.
-
8
That
the
children
of
GOD
haue
at
all
times
been
afflicted
,
and
yet
beloued
of
God
.
-
9
That
the
common
afflictions
of
the
children
of
Adam
,
are
to
the
faithfull
,
because
of
the
excellent
fruites
of
them
,
testimonies
of
their
adoption
,
and
of
the
loue
of
GOD
towards
them
.
-
10
Of
the
afflictions
for
Christes
sake
,
and
of
the
fruites
of
them
.
-
11
Other
fruites
of
the
afflictions
for
the
name
of
Christ
.
-
12
An
exhortation
to
perseuer
constantlie
in
the
trueth
of
the
Gospell
,
in
the
time
of
persecution
:
not
to
feare
death
:
for
man
to
keepe
himselfe
from
Apostacie
and
dissimulation
:
To
vse
the
holie
Ministerie
:
To
walke
in
the
feare
of
God
,
and
to
pray
vnto
him
.
-
13
Holie
meditations
and
praiers
.
Of
the
markes
of
the
children
of
God
,
and
of
their
consolations
in
their
afflictions
.
To
the
faithfull
of
the
Low
Countrie
.
Of
the
great
and
incomprehensible
felicitie
of
the
euerlasting
life
promised
to
the
children
of
God
.
CAP.
1.
SAint
Paul
hath
verie
aptlie
set
forth
vnto
vs
the
incomprehensible
excellencie
of
the
felicitie
of
the
children
of
GOD
,
saying
,
That
the
eye
hath
not
seene
,
the
eare
hath
not
heard
,
neither
hath
it
entred
into
the
heart
of
man
,
what
things
God
hath
prepared
for
those
that
loue
him
.
According
to
this
sentence
,
Saint
Augustine
,
tending
to
the
same
butt
,
saith
of
the
goodnes
of
grace
:
Let
your
hearts
goe
beyond
all
that
you
are
able
to
comprehend
,
and
stay
not
your selues
at
the
greatnes
and
excellencie
of
it
which
you
imagine
:
but
say
,
yet
this
is
not
it
;
for
if
it
were
it
,
it
could
not
enter
into
thy
thought
and
heart
.
This
happines
then
cannot
bee
comprehended
by
vs
according
to
the
greatnes
and
excellencie
of
it
,
so
long
as
wee
dwell
in
these
earthlie
mansions
,
life
euerlasting
:
For
by
life
is
signified
the
greatnes
of
the
felicitie
,
and
by
euerlasting
,
the
infinite
length
of
it
.
As
touching
life
,
wee
may
consider
three
degrees
as
wel
in
the
bodie
,
1.
Cor.
15.18
.
Then
shall
the
sonne
himselfe
be
subiect
to
the
father
,
to
wit
,
as
touching
his
humanitie
:
but
that
shall
be
for
the
increase
of
his
glorie
,
and
our
felicitie
.
For
the
sonne
of
man
abiding
still
vnited
to
the
sonne
of
God
,
How
we
shall
knowe
that
we
are
the
children
of
God
.
CAP.
2.
OF
this
conclusion
it
followeth
,
that
there
is
no
greater
ioy
or
contentment
in
this
present
life
,
or
any
thing
more
sure
or
more
necessarie
for
the
happie
ouercomming
the
difficulties
of
it
,
than
to
knowe
and
feele
that
wee
are
the
children
of
God
.
For
this
foundation
being
laid
,
wee
ought
to
bee
assured
that
whatsoeuer
shall
happen
vnto
vs
,
can
bee
none
other
than
the
blessing
of
a
father
,
and
so
consequentlie
a
meane
,
aide
,
and
way
disposed
by
his
prouidence
,
either
to
leade
vs
vnto
life
euerlasting
,
or
to
increase
our
glorie
in
it
.
True
it
is
,
that
GOD
onelie
knoweth
his
owne
,
Now
let
vs
come
to
the
inwarde
markes
.
As
to
the
blind
and
deaffe
the
opening
of
their
eyes
and
eares
is
needfull
,
clearelie
to
see
and
heare
the
voyce
of
him
that
speaketh
:
Rom
8.30
.
Bern.
ser.
5.
in
dedica
.
templi
.
S
Bernard
teacheth
the
selfe
same
thing
verie
aptlie
,
saying
:
we
are
certain
of
the
power
of
God
to
saue
vs
:
but
what
shall
we
say
of
his
will
?
who
is
he
that
knoweth
whether
he
bee
worthie
of
hate
or
of
loue
?
who
is
he
that
hath
knowne
the
will
of
the
Lord
?
or
who
hath
bin
his
counseller
?
It
behoueth
that
herein
faith
helpe
vs
,
and
that
trueth
succour
vs
.
That
that
,
which
is
hid
concerning
vs
in
the
heart
of
the
father
,
may
bee
reuealed
vnto
vs
by
the
spirit
,
and
his
spirit
testifying
vnto
vs
,
may
perswade
vs
that
wee
are
the
children
of
God
;
that
he
perswade
it
vs
,
I
say
,
in
calling
and
iustifying
vs
freelie
by
faith
,
which
is
as
it
were
a
meane
or
passage
from
the
predestination
of
GOD
to
the
glorie
of
the
life
euerlasting
.
The
same
thing
is
it
which
S
Augustine
meaneth
,
saying
:
How
euerie
member
of
the
Church
ought
to
applie
vnto
himselfe
the
tokens
of
it
,
to
assure
himselfe
of
his
adoption
and
saluation
.
CAP.
3.
NOw
,
although
the
tokens
before
mentioned
are
certaine
to
assure
vs
that
wee
are
the
children
of
God
:
yet
there
are
two
sorts
of
temptations
,
which
aboue
all
other
tend
to
shake
vs
.
The
one
proceedeth
of
our selues
,
either
for
lacke
of
applying
to
our selues
the
testimonies
,
which
God
giueth
to
the
members
of
his
Church
to
assure
them
of
their
saluation
:
or
through
the
feeling
of
a
want
(
as
wee
thinke
)
but
rather
,
of
the
smalnes
or
weaknes
of
those
tokens
of
adoption
here
aboue
alledged
.
The
other
temptation
commeth
vnto
vs
from
some
other
where
,
and
consisteth
speciallie
in
two
points
.
To
wit
,
in
the
reuolt
of
some
hauing
made
profession
of
the
true
religion
:
and
in
the
grieuous
and
long
afflictions
which
are
ordinarie
to
those
that
followe
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
.
Now
,
as
there
is
nothing
of
greater
importance
than
the
saluation
of
the
soule
:
so
there
is
nothing
that
doth
more
grieuouslie
afflict
and
trouble
the
tender
consciences
desirous
of
eternall
life
,
than
the
doubts
&
feares
not
to
be
the
child
of
God
,
getting
to
themselues
hereby
such
sorowes
and
anguishes
,
as
none
are
able
to
comprehend
,
but
those
that
haue
themselues
felt
and
tried
them
.
To
helpe
then
,
to
the
consolation
of
the
soules
so
daungerouslie
,
and
so
mightelie
afflicted
:
first
it
is
to
be
noted
,
that
this
disease
commeth
to
many
of
this
,
that
they
pretend
to
resolue
themselues
of
their
saluation
,
examining
themselues
whether
they
be
worthie
to
be
the
children
of
God
or
no.
And
as
there
is
none
that
is
,
or
can
bee
worthie
,
so
this
is
at
the
last
to
turne
doubts
into
despaire
.
Other
discourse
,
whether
they
bee
of
the
number
of
the
elect
,
and
whether
their
names
bee
written
in
the
booke
of
life
,
to
wit
,
if
God
loue
them
,
and
hold
them
for
his
children
.
But
it
is
not
so
high
,
that
we
must
mount
,
but
in
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
it
is
,
where
we
should
search
the
reuelation
hereof
,
and
resolue
our selues
if
God
hath
loued
vs
,
if
he
doo
loue
vs
,
and
will
hold
vs
for
his
children
in
Iesus
Christ
.
For
as
a
man
if
he
be
of
credite
,
maketh
the
hid
thoughts
of
his
heart
to
bee
knowne
by
speaking
:
euen
so
God
,
who
is
the
trueth
it selfe
,
reuealeth
vnto
vs
,
by
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
,
his
counsell
,
and
his
will
touching
our
adoption
&
saluation
:
and
confirmeth
this
reuelation
by
the
vse
of
the
holie
Sacraments
.
But
we
must
note
,
that
this
reuelation
of
the
will
of
God
in
the
Gospel
comprehendeth
first
two
poynts
:
to
wit
,
that
there
is
perfect
&
entire
saluation
in
one
only
Iesus
Christ
,
and
that
the
meane
to
obtaine
it
,
is
to
beleeue
in
him
.
Moreouer
,
when
this
Gospell
is
preached
vnto
vs
,
GOD
reuealeth
vnto
vs
yet
two
poynts
more
:
first
,
that
he
will
make
vs
partakers
of
this
saluation
in
Christ
.
Secondlie
,
that
he
will
haue
vs
to
beleeue
the
testimonie
that
he
hath
giuen
vs
of
this
his
will
,
to
the
end
that
we
might
bee
saued
.
Now
,
the
difficultie
of
beleeuing
lieth
in
the
perswasion
of
these
two
last
points
,
which
notwithstanding
are
certaine
and
true
.
Behold
,
saith
S.
Iohn
,
How
although
the
markes
of
our
adoption
bee
in
vs
but
small
and
feeble
,
yet
wee
ought
,
and
may
assure
our selues
that
we
are
the
children
of
God
.
CAP.
4.
I
See
well
(
will
some
say
)
that
I
haue
iust
matter
to
beleeue
it
:
&
therefore
am
I
the
more
sory
that
I
feele
not
faith
in
my self
,
to
assure
me
without
doubt
that
I
am
the
child
of
GOD
,
which
thing
troubleth
mee
greatly
,
so
as
I
feare
least
by
this
mine
incredulitie
,
I
reiect
the
grace
of
God
.
But
vnderstand
I
pray
thee
for
thy
comfort
,
that
there
is
great
difference
betweene
vnfaithfulnes
and
weaknes
of
faith
.
The
vnfaithfull
man
or
infidell
careth
not
for
his
saluation
:
or
,
Aug.
ad
Bonif
.
lib.
3.
ca.
7.
yea
verie
little
.
The
perfection
is
reserued
for
heauen
as
also
S.
Augustine
saith
:
All
the
faithfull
ought
earnestlie
to
aspire
to
this
,
that
they
may
once
appeare
before
God
pure
and
without
spot
.
But
for
as
much
as
the
best
and
most
perfect
estate
that
we
can
attaine
vnto
in
this
present
life
,
is
no
other
thing
,
than
to
profite
from
day
to
day
:
then
shall
we
come
to
this
marke
,
when
,
after
putting
off
this
sinfull
flesh
,
wee
shall
cleaue
fullie
to
our
God
.
Therefore
also
,
as
the
same
author
saith
,
when
men
speake
of
the
perfection
of
the
children
of
God
in
this
life
:
to
this
perfection
is
required
the
acknowledging
of
their
imperfection
.
It
is
as
well
in
trueth
,
as
in
humilitie
that
the
Saincts
acknowledge
how
imperfect
they
are
.
God
deferreth
the
accomplishment
of
our
holines
and
charitie
vntill
the
life
to
come
,
to
the
end
that
this
pride
(
which
taketh
force
through
the
increase
of
vertue
)
should
not
ouerthrowe
vs
,
but
that
walking
in
humilitie
,
God
might
accomplish
his
mercie
in
pardoning
vs
,
But
thou
wilt
say
,
Finally
,
there
are
some
,
who
hauing
had
liuely
feelings
of
their
faith
with
confort
&
ioy
in
their
consciences
,
Let
vs
consider
for
example
the
historie
of
Ioseph
.
Who
is
hee
that
reading
attentiuelie
,
how
Ioseph
was
sold
of
his
brethren
,
That
the
Apostacie
and
reuolt
of
some
hauing
made
profession
of
the
true
religion
,
ought
not
to
make
vs
call
in
doubt
neither
our
religion
nor
our
adoption
.
CAP.
5.
WE
haue
vnderstood
here
before
how
we
may
and
ought
to
resist
the
doubts
of
our
adoption
,
proceeding
from
our selues
.
Now
,
we
must
shewe
how
wee
may
ouercome
the
temptations
which
come
from
others
.
There
are
two
things
principallie
,
which
trouble
the
consciences
of
many
,
to
make
them
doubt
whether
they
be
the
children
of
God
,
and
in
the
way
of
saluation
&
of
eternall
life
,
or
no.
First
,
the
horrible
offence
or
stumbling
blocke
of
those
which
abandon
this
church
,
renouncing
the
doctrine
of
it
,
and
returning
to
the
puddle
of
idolatrie
:
and
speciallie
when
any
persons
hauing
sometimes
held
any
honorable
place
in
the
Church
do
reuolt
,
and
become
persecutors
of
the
doctrine
which
they
haue
before
taught
and
maintained
.
For
thereof
the
diuell
gathereth
two
consequences
,
no
lesse
daungerous
than
false
:
either
that
our
Church
is
not
the
true
Church
,
&
so
that
we
are
not
the
children
of
God
:
or
that
there
is
no
assurance
of
perseuerance
in
the
faith
,
&
consequently
no
certaintie
of
being
the
children
of
God
,
which
haue
had
&
borne
in
aparance
the
markes
of
adoption
.
The
other
offence
consisteth
in
the
grieuous
&
long
afflictions
which
we
indure
:
for
the
prosperitie
of
the
wicked
,
deriding
our
miseries
,
&
the
apprehension
of
our
own
troubles
,
giue
occasion
to
doubt
whether
God
care
for
vs
,
or
whither
he
loue
vs
or
no.
And
this
ordinarie
condition
to
those
that
make
profession
of
our
religion
,
causeth
many
to
condemne
it
,
&
haue
it
in
detestation
,
as
the
mother
&
nurse
of
al
calamities
.
As
touching
the
1.
point
,
concerning
those
that
reuolt
,
Iohn
Haren
reuolt
during
the
prosperous
estate
of
the
towne
of
Bruges
,
wherein
he
was
minister
?
By
no
meanes
.
But
perceiuing
the
danger
,
although
he
might
yet
haue
exercised
his
ministerie
,
he
began
to
seeke
the
meanes
as
a
hireling
,
to
forsake
his
flocke
.
He
knoweth
what
letters
I
writ
vnto
him
,
reprouing
his
slothfulnes
,
his
crafts
and
euill
conscience
in
the
reasons
which
he
put
forth
,
to
haue
some
colour
to
withdraw
himself
.
He
knoweth
also
what
reproofes
he
had
receyued
by
the
letters
of
others
,
that
he
should
not
defile
his
ministerie
in
intermedling
so
ernestly
in
the
matters
of
war
&
of
policie
.
After
the
Towne
of
Bruges
was
rendred
to
the
enemy
,
he
withdrew
him self
into
Zeland
&
Holand
.
Where
perceiuing
that
hee
began
(
as
good
reason
was
)
for
many
considerations
to
bee
suspected
in
our
churches
,
and
in
no
reputation
,
he
gote
him
out
of
the
countrie
.
So
feeling
in
his
conscience
small
apparance
to
be
established
in
his
Ministery
againe
,
hauing
no
hope
of
preferment
in
any
other
vocation
,
and
being
pursued
by
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
falling
vpon
euil
consciences
;
he
reuolted
,
thinking
happilie
that
hee
should
receiue
some
recompence
for
the
offence
that
he
had
offered
against
the
holie
Ministerie
,
and
at
the
least
to
enter
againe
into
the
possession
of
his
goods
.
This
then
is
not
the
chaunging
of
doctrine
,
which
mooued
him
,
but
(
as
wee
haue
saide
)
it
is
the
flesh
,
and
the
world
:
it
is
enuie
that
maketh
the
Monke
.
It
is
ambition
the
mother
of
heresie
,
as
saint
Augustine
sayth
:
It
is
an
euill
conscience
,
the
rocke
that
maketh
the
shippewracke
of
Faith
,
as
Saint
Paule
sayth
,
The
world
,
saith
Christ
,
cannot
receiue
the
spirit
of
truth
,
because
it
hath
not
seen
him
,
neither
hath
known
him
:
but
ye
know
him
,
saith
hee
to
his
Apostles
,
for
hee
abideth
with
you
,
and
shall
be
in
you
.
As
touching
the
outwarde
marke
of
beeing
a
member
of
the
visible
Church
,
it
is
also
verie
certaine
in
respect
of
God
,
inasmuch
as
speaking
to
vs
,
and
sealing
his
words
by
the
sacraments
,
he
neither
wil
,
nor
can
deceiue
or
lie
.
But
if
men
hearing
his
word
,
&
communicating
at
the
Sacraments
,
reiect
in
their
hearts
the
spirituall
graces
which
are
offered
vnto
them
,
and
so
abide
vnfaithfull
,
and
wicked
within
(
when
notwithstanding
they
are
helde
for
faithfull
and
the
children
of
god
,
because
of
the
outward
profession
:
)
it
is
no
meruaile
if
God
at
the
last
do
discouer
them
,
&
cast
them
off
:
shewing
therin
,
that
they
wer
neuer
his
.
And
this
is
it
that
S.
Iohn
saith
of
such
;
That
afflictions
ought
not
to
make
vs
to
doubt
of
our
adoption
,
but
rather
confirme
vs
.
CHAP.
6.
LET
vs
now
come
to
that
stumbling
blocke
and
trouble
,
that
proceedeth
from
our
afflictions
.
What
apparaunce
is
there
(
saieth
the
flesh
)
that
wee
are
the
Children
of
GOD
?
Our
goods
are
violently
taken
from
vs
,
our
possessions
are
confiscate
,
and
our
Offices
and
Estates
are
taken
away
.
We
are
driuen
out
of
our
Countrey
,
yea
from
Countrey
to
Countrey
like
vagabonds
:
wee
are
hated
of
father
and
mother
,
and
of
our
other
kinsfolk
&
frends
:
we
are
drawen
and
kept
in
prison
:
wee
are
derided
and
brought
into
extreame
calamities
&
miscries
:
we
are
as
sheepe
of
the
shambles
,
apointed
to
the
sword
,
to
the
gallowes
and
to
the
fire
:
To
bee
short
,
wee
see
nothing
but
the
signes
of
the
wrath
and
the
curse
of
God
vpon
vs
.
And
that
which
more
is
,
the
Church
which
wee
haue
said
was
the
kingdome
of
Christ
,
and
the
house
of
God
,
how
is
it
assailed
by
the
mightie
men
of
this
world
?
whome
also
we
see
to
come
to
the
end
of
their
enterprises
,
to
oppresse
,
tread
vnder
foote
,
rent
and
scatter
this
Church
,
exercising
al
crueltie
against
it
,
as
hungrie
wolues
vpon
a
flock
of
sheep
,
forsaken
of
their
shepheard
.
They
triumph
in
their
victories
,
and
wee
hang
down
the
head
&
weep
,
bowing
down
our
necks
vnder
the
yoke
of
afflictions
.
They
increase
in
riches
,
&
we
consume
in
pouertie
:
they
are
aduaunced
to
honours
and
dignities
,
and
we
are
despised
as
rebels
,
&
wicked
and
seditious
people
.
See
what
the
flesh
saith
:
and
yet
these
are
but
discourses
and
complaints
of
great
ignoraunce
or
infirmitie
.
For
what
is
that
which
troubleth
and
offendeth
vs
in
this
condition
and
estate
.
Euen
that
whereby
wee
ought
rather
to
be
confirmed
,
in
the
assuraunce
that
wee
are
the
children
of
GOD
,
and
indeede
happie
.
First
,
if
GOD
had
promised
to
entreate
his
Children
in
this
worlde
delicatelie
,
and
to
set
them
vp
in
riches
and
high
estate
,
wee
might
haue
some
occasion
to
doubt
whether
wee
were
the
Children
of
GOD
,
all
calamities
and
afflictions
quite
contrarie
falling
vpon
vs
.
But
seeing
it
is
so
,
that
the
Holie
Ghost
hath
foretolde
vs
both
often
and
manifestlie
,
that
the
children
of
GOD
shoulde
bee
afflicted
,
and
that
those
that
woulde
liue
faithfullie
in
the
feare
of
GOD
in
Christ
,
shall
suffer
persecution
;
Moreouer
,
if
the
most
excellent
seruants
and
children
of
GOD
haue
alwayes
beene
most
afflicted
.
Afflictions
ought
not
to
make
vs
doubt
of
our
adoption
and
saluation
,
except
wee
will
call
in
doubt
the
saluation
and
felicitie
of
those
,
whom
wee
confesse
to
bee
the
verie
blessed
children
of
GOD
:
Especiallie
,
if
afflictions
do
serue
greatlie
to
pull
our
hearts
from
the
Earth
,
and
to
lift
them
vp
into
Heauen
,
to
purifie
our
faith
as
golde
in
the
fire
,
and
to
fashion
vs
into
a
true
obedience
of
God
.
Then
the
vtility
and
profite
which
commeth
vnto
vs
thereby
,
ought
to
serue
vs
for
a
sufficient
proofe
,
that
in
afflictions
GOD
sheweth
himselfe
to
be
our
father
,
hauing
care
of
our
welfare
and
saluation
.
And
yet
more
,
seeing
the
taking
awaie
of
our
goods
temporall
,
shall
bring
vs
foorth
an
eternall
treasure
in
Heauen
,
the
mockeries
and
reproches
shall
bee
turned
vnto
glorie
before
GOD
,
the
teares
into
ioy
,
our
sufferings
into
comfortes
:
Who
is
hee
that
will
not
confesse
,
that
such
afflictions
proceede
from
the
verie
loue
of
GOD
towards
vs
?
To
be
short
,
seeing
that
GOD
,
strengthening
vs
in
the
middest
of
the
fires
of
tribulations
,
sheweth
in
our
infirmitie
his
might
and
bountie
,
and
seeing
(
when
wee
suffer
for
his
name
)
hee
maketh
vs
witnesses
of
his
trueth
:
our
afflictions
are
(
as
it
were
)
stages
from
whence
he
maketh
his
own
glory
to
shine
,
and
giueth
increase
vnto
ours
.
So
farre
off
is
it
then
,
that
beeing
afflicted
,
wee
shoulde
bee
troubled
or
offended
,
that
contrariwise
those
troubles
ought
to
serue
vs
for
an
assurance
,
that
we
are
the
children
of
GOD
:
whereof
that
wee
may
bee
the
better
resolued
,
we
wil
treate
of
these
points
more
at
large
.
That
the
afflictions
that
happen
vnto
vs
,
haue
beene
foretolde
,
and
therefore
they
ought
to
confirme
vs
in
the
assurance
of
our
adoption
.
CAP.
7.
THE
holie
Ghost
hath
at
all
times
foretold
and
testified
by
sundry
and
manifest
sentences
,
that
the
children
of
God
shoulde
be
persecuted
and
afflicted
in
this
life
,
yea
,
in
such
sort
,
as
the
first
afflictions
shoulde
bee
but
the
beginnings
of
greater
;
and
that
passing
one
euill
,
they
shoulde
prepare
themselues
to
indure
others
that
should
followe
as
the
waues
in
the
Sea
.
When
the
Angell
shewed
vnto
the
Shepards
the
natiuitie
of
Iesus
Christ
,
saying
,
I
shewe
vnto
you
greatioy
,
that
this
day
is
borne
to
you
a
Sauiour
in
the
Citie
of
Dauid
,
which
is
Christ
the
Lord
:
Hee
addetth
,
you
shall
haue
these
signes
,
yee
shall
finde
the
childe
wrapped
in
swaddeling
cloathes
,
and
laid
in
a
maunger
.
Now
,
if
these
shepheards
(
beeing
come
to
Bethlehem
,
)
had
found
the
holie
Virgine
in
an
honourable
pallaice
,
and
the
Childe
in
a
magnificall
and
royall
cradle
,
had
they
not
had
iust
occasion
to
doubt
of
the
tidings
of
the
Angell
,
this
estate
not
agreeing
with
the
signe
that
hee
had
giuen
?
But
hauing
found
the
Childe
in
poore
estate
in
a
maunger
,
as
the
Angell
had
foretolde
,
they
were
confirmed
to
beleeue
,
that
it
was
the
Messias
.
Euen
so
,
GOD
hauing
reuealed
vnto
vs
by
his
Woord
,
that
hee
hath
chosen
vs
to
be
his
Children
,
hauing
sealed
it
in
vs
by
the
testimonie
and
effects
of
the
vnction
of
the
holie
Ghost
:
and
hauing
also
giuen
vs
the
markes
in
this
,
that
he
hath
made
vs
the
members
of
his
Church
:
hee
hath
foretolde
,
and
hath
also
giuen
one
signe
more
of
our
adoption
,
that
we
shall
be
reproached
&
persecuted
.
If
then
the
world
did
make
much
of
vs
,
loued
and
honoured
vs
,
we
might
after
some
sort
dout
of
the
word
of
God
,
and
of
our
election
and
adoption
.
But
seeing
the
accomplishment
of
that
,
that
was
foretolde
vs
,
we
ought
to
bee
so
much
the
more
confirmed
in
this
assurance
,
that
we
are
not
of
the
world
,
but
appertaine
to
our
God
.
And
this
is
it
that
Iesus
Christ
tolde
his
Apostles
,
saying
;
That
the
Children
of
God
haue
alwaies
been
afflicted
,
and
yet
still
beloued
of
God
.
CHAP.
8.
THis
that
the
Holie
Ghost
hath
fore spoken
,
that
the
condition
of
the
Children
of
GOD
is
to
bee
afflicted
,
hath
by
experience
been
found
to
bee
true
in
all
ages
,
whether
we
consider
the
people
and
Church
of
GOD
in
the
whole
bodie
,
or
speake
of
it
particularly
in
the
members
of
it
.
Aegipt
?
Moses
reciteth
,
that
their
life
was
vexed
bitterly
,
thorough
grieuous
seruitude
,
and
that
all
the
seruice
wherein
they
serued
was
tyrannous
,
Pharaoh
intending
to
destroy
them
,
In
the
time
of
the
Iudges
,
how
ofte
was
the
people
of
god
broght
vnder
the
cruell
tyranie
of
diuers
enemies
?
Vnder
the
raigne
of
Manasses
King
of
Iuda
,
there
was
such
persecution
against
the
faithfull
,
Antiochus
,
Herod
,
and
other
tyrants
.
Let
vs
also
see
what
complaints
the
people
of
God
make
of
the
calamities
that
befell
them
by
the
Assirians
,
or
(
as
other
thinke
)
by
this
Antiochus
,
saying
:
O
God
the
heathen
haue
entred
into
thine
inheritance
,
Iob
,
Dauid
,
and
others
.
But
as
euerie
one
may
note
their
great
and
sundrie
afflictions
by
the
reading
of
the
sacred
Histories
,
so
it
shall
suffice
to
set
foorth
this
which
the
Apostle
writeth
to
the
Hebrues
,
Hee
was
violently
pressed
with
iniuries
,
That
the
faithfull
haue
the
common
afflictions
of
the
children
of
Adam
,
because
of
the
excellent
fruites
of
them
,
testimonies
of
their
adoption
,
and
of
the
loue
of
God
toward
them
.
CAP.
9.
TO
bee
yet
better
confirmed
in
this
trueth
,
let
vs
now
consider
how
the
afflictions
themselues
,
euen
those
that
are
common
to
the
children
of
Adam
serue
for
our
profite
and
saluation
.
First
,
We
haue
also
of
our
owne
nature
too
much
considence
in
our selues
,
This
is
it
also
which
Saint
Peter
teacheth
by
the
similitude
which
hee
proposeth
in
the
first
chapters
of
his
first
Epistle
and
the
seauenth
verse
,
comparing
the
afflictions
to
fire
,
&
faith
to
the
golde
,
for
as
golde
is
put
into
the
fining
pot
and
furnace
,
not
to
consume
it
,
but
to
trie
and
purifie
it
:
so
our
faith
is
tried
and
purified
in
the
fire
of
tribulations
.
For
as
it
hapneth
to
him
that
is
quiet
and
at
his
ease
,
that
he
falleth
soone
asleepe
,
and
hauing
an
apple
or
anie
other
thing
in
his
hand
,
it
falleth
,
or
is
easely
taken
from
him
:
so
the
ease
of
the
flesh
bringeth
vs
a
sleep
in
the
world
,
&
causeth
vs
to
leese
the
spiritual
good
things
and
to
suffer
them
to
fall
to
the
ground
.
On
the
contrarie
side
,
the
more
one
forceth
to
take
away
a
staffe
which
I
holde
in
my
hand
while
I
am
awake
:
so
much
the
faster
I
shut
it
in
,
&
hold
it
the
harder
,
that
it
may
not
be
taken
away
from
me
.
Euen
so
the
more
the
diuell
indeuoureth
to
take
faith
from
vs
by
tribulations
,
so
much
the
more
doo
wee
meditate
on
the
promises
of
God
to
holde
it
fast
:
and
the
more
he
thrusteth
at
vs
to
ouerturn
vs
,
so
much
the
more
strongly
we
leane
vpon
the
staffe
of
faith
,
to
ouercome
his
assaults
.
Of
the
afflictions
for
the
name
of
Christ
.
and
of
their
fruites
.
CHAP.
10.
TRue
it
is
that
God
being
iust
,
doth
neuer
afflict
vs
vniustlie
,
which
thing
we
ought
alwais
to
think
and
confesse
,
to
humble
our selues
,
and
to
giue
glorie
vnto
God
.
Neuerthelesse
,
GOD
doth
not
alwaies
take
occasion
of
our
sinnes
to
punish
vs
,
but
often
times
hee
sheweth
this
fauour
to
his
children
to
dispose
that
the
cause
and
title
of
their
afflictions
should
bee
honorable
,
calling
them
persecutions
and
sufferings
for
righteousnes
sake
,
Now
,
if
we
haue
no
other
foundation
than
the
onelie
testimonie
of
Iesus
Christ
to
assure
vs
,
that
being
persecuted
for
his
name
,
God
loueth
vs
,
and
will
make
vs
blessed
,
were
it
not
an
vntollerable
impudencie
for
the
diuell
,
and
an
incredulitie
inexcusable
for
vs
,
to
call
that
in
doubt
,
which
he
,
who
is
the
trueth
it selfe
,
doth
affirme
?
Notwithstanding
,
to
the
end
that
we
may
the
more
liuelie
feele
this
felicitie
than
when
wee
are
persecuted
for
his
name
:
let
vs
consider
the
reasons
which
the
holie
ghost
giueth
vs
.
First
,
when
Iesus
Christ
had
said
:
blessed
are
they
which
suffer
for
righteousnes
sake
,
he
addeth
as
a
reason
:
This
is
it
which
Dauid
noteth
,
Other
fruites
of
the
afflictions
for
the
name
of
Iesus
Christ
.
CHAP.
11.
BEsides
these
,
The
people
of
the
world
cannot
vnderstand
these
so
excellent
fruites
of
the
afflictions
for
the
name
of
Christ
,
which
we
haue
set
downe
heere
aboue
,
being
therein
like
to
the
Philistins
the
companions
of
Sampson
,
which
coulde
not
comprehend
this
proposition
that
hee
made
them
;
Out
of
the
eater
came
meate
,
An
exhortation
to
perseuere
constantly
in
the
truth
of
the
Gospell
in
the
time
of
persecution
,
not
to
feare
death
,
to
keepe
vs
from
apostacie
and
dissimulation
,
to
vse
the
holy
Ministerie
,
to
walke
in
the
feare
of
God
,
and
to
pray
to
him
.
CHAP.
12.
BY
this
that
is
said
aboue
,
it
appeareth
that
it
is
so
far
off
,
that
we
haue
anie
matter
to
complaine
or
to
be
offended
at
our
afflictions
,
that
rather
wee
haue
iust
argument
to
reioyce
,
&
to
comfort
our selues
.
How
manie
great
Lords
of
the
world
trauaile
all
their
life
to
come
to
this
honour
,
to
be
Knights
of
the
Order
of
any
Prince
?
And
hauing
attained
to
it
,
they
accompt
themselues
happie
men
.
And
what
bee
the
ensignes
or
such
Orders
?
The
one
shall
haue
a
Fleece
,
the
other
a
Garter
:
and
the
ensigne
of
the
Order
of
Christ
,
is
prison
,
bannishment
,
losse
of
goods
,
reproaches
,
beatings
,
death
.
This
is
the
Order
that
Saint
Paule
receiued
,
and
whereof
he
gloried
,
saying
,
I
beare
in
my
bodie
the
markes
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Let
vs
suffer
our selues
to
be
guided
by
him
,
who
is
infinitely
wiser
than
we
,
and
loueth
vs
better
than
wee
loue
our selues
.
And
let
vs
receiue
this
fauour
of
GOD
,
that
so
seruing
his
glorie
,
our
glorie
may
also
be
aduaunced
.
Let
vs
not
be
troubled
nor
shaken
with
feare
,
when
we
see
the
persecutors
come
to
the
ende
of
their
enterprises
,
and
the
children
of
GOD
afflicted
.
That
is
to
them
(
sayth
Saint
Paule
)
a
manifest
token
of
destruction
,
Now
,
true
it
is
,
that
to
reade
and
meditate
the
worde
of
GOD
in
the
house
,
and
to
keepe
there
the
familie
,
is
a
holie
exercise
,
and
very
profitable
for
the
noriture
of
the
soule
.
Moreouer
,
(
accomplishing
his
promise
made
by
Esay
,
The
band
betweene
GOD
and
vs
is
holinesse
,
inasmuch
as
it
appertaineth
to
his
glorie
,
that
hee
which
is
holie
,
haue
no
acquaintance
with
iniquitie
and
vncleannes
.
Holie
meditations
and
praiers
.
CHAP.
13.
O
Lord
God
almightie
,
al
good
and
all
wise
,
we
are
confounded
before
thy
holy
maiestie
,
not
(
ô
Lord
)
for
the
troubles
and
extreame
calamities
wherewith
we
are
oppressed
in
these
daies
full
of
tribulations
,
anguishes
and
teares
:
but
forasmuch
as
we
haue
offended
thee
,
&
for
asmuch
as
our
sinnes
,
our
ingratitude
,
&
rebellions
haue
kindled
thi
wrath
against
vs
:
and
chiefly
forasmuch
as
the
wicked
and
infidels
,
take
occasion
by
thy
iust
iudgements
&
corrections
to
blaspheme
thy
holy
name
.
Alas
Lord
,
wee
yeelde
our selues
guilty
before
thee
,
confessing
that
we
are
inexcusable
,
and
vnworthie
to
be
named
thy
children
:
yea
,
wee
are
worthie
to
bee
reiected
of
thee
,
wee
are
worthie
of
hel
,
&
to
be
creatures
accursed
for
euer
.
For
(
ô
our
good
God
)
when
we
were
the
children
of
wrath
,
thine
enemies
,
abandoned
to
all
euil
,
thou
hadst
pitie
vppon
vs
poore
and
abhominable
sinners
.
Thou
hast
cast
the
eyes
of
thy
fauour
vppon
vs
.
Thou
hast
giuen
thy
welbeloued
Sonne
Iesus
Christ
to
the
shameful
and
cursed
death
of
the
crosse
for
vs
.
Thou
hast
giuen
vs
thy
holy
gospell
,
that
blessed
and
ioyfull
tidings
of
our
saluation
:
Thou
hast
accompanied
it
with
thy
spirit
to
lighten
vs
,
to
draw
vs
vnto
thee
,
to
make
vs
partakers
of
the
treasures
of
thy
Kingdome
&
of
eternall
life
.
Thou
hast
stretched
out
thy
hand
from
heauen
to
the
depth
of
hell
,
to
pul
vs
backe
,
and
to
make
vs
thy
happie
children
.
Thou
hast
done
according
to
the
good
pleasure
of
thy
will
,
inasmuch
as
thou
shewest
mercie
on
whom
thou
wilt
shewe
mercie
.
Alas
Lord
,
ought
not
we
to
acknowledge
the
daye
of
thy
visitation
,
and
the
time
of
saluation
?
Ought
not
we
to
feele
the
abundant
riches
of
thy
incomprehensible
grace
towards
vs
,
to
loue
,
serue
,
praise
,
and
adore
thee
?
to
renounce
our selues
,
the
world
and
the
flesh
,
and
all
that
which
is
contrarie
to
thy
glorie
:
yea
to
abhorre
all
that
doth
displease
thee
?
to
walke
as
the
children
of
light
,
and
to
consecrate
our selues
vnto
thee
,
to
bring
foorth
fruites
worthie
of
thy
Gospell
,
and
becomming
the
Children
of
such
a
Father
:
to
be
as
bright
lights
in
this
darke
world
,
to
giue
light
to
the
poore
ignorant
ones
,
to
drawe
them
with
vs
into
the
way
of
saluation
.
But
alas
,
ô
Lord
our
God
,
we
(
quite
contrarie
)
hauing
brought
into
thy
Church
the
world
and
the
flesh
,
haue
kept
in
our selues
these
enemies
of
thy
glory
,
these
plagues
of
our
soules
,
&
haue
serued
them
.
Our
infidelitie
&
our
flesh
haue
made
vs
loue
the
earth
more
than
the
heauen
,
the
world
more
than
thy
kingdome
,
the
filthines
and
dust
of
vaine
riches
,
more
than
the
treasures
of
heauenlie
and
eternall
good
things
,
the
smoke
of
humane
honors
,
more
than
the
glorious
estate
to
be
thy
children
,
&
brethren
of
thy
sonne
Iesus
Christ
.
Couetousnes
the
roote
of
all
euill
,
hath
hardened
our
harts
to
despise
thy
poore
ones
,
euen
Iesus
Christ
in
his
members
.
Wee
haue
slaundered
thy
holy
Gospell
by
fraudes
,
deceipts
,
&
robbings
:
occupying
our
traffique
and
doing
our
affaires
,
as
people
hauing
no
knowledge
of
thee
.
The
aire
in
the
Cities
where
thy
word
hath
bin
preached
,
hath
bin
stinking
&
infected
,
with
the
whoredomes
,
adulteries
,
and
other
infamous
acts
that
there
haue
bin
committed
.
Gluttonie
&
drunkennes
haue
made
brutish
those
,
that
for
thy
blessings
and
bountie
ought
to
haue
praised
thee
.
Euerie
man
thinking
onlie
how
to
profit
&
aduance
himself
in
this
world
,
to
the
despising
of
thy
holy
seruice
,
&
the
building
of
thy
Church
.
The
profession
of
thy
holy
religion
hath
serued
many
,
but
for
the
cloke
of
their
iniquities
.
Wee
haue
put
out
trust
in
the
arme
of
flesh
,
&
in
broken
reeds
,
seeking
confort
for
thy
Church
of
the
enemies
of
it
,
in
forsaking
the
fountaine
of
liuing
waters
,
and
the
almightie
.
Crimes
,
trespasses
,
blasphemies
and
iniquities
haue
bin
winked
at
&
supported
,
in
defiling
the
seate
of
thy
iustice
,
without
punishment
:
thy
threatnings
&
promises
reiected
as
vanities
,
the
holy
Ministerie
of
thy
Word
despised
,
the
chastisements
which
thou
hast
exercised
on
our
brethren
neglected
,
without
thinking
what
our selues
haue
deserued
.
Wee
haue
not
felt
sorow
for
the
afflictions
of
thy
children
,
to
mourne
with
them
,
and
to
feare
thy
iudgements
.
And
what
shal
we
say
more
,
ô
Lord
?
Our
iniquities
are
as
mountaines
,
our
ingratitude
and
rebellions
,
as
the
great
deepe
,
our
whole
life
,
before
thee
,
being
nothing
else
but
a
continuall
sinne
and
despising
of
thy
holy
Maiestie
.
If
they
who
neuer
heard
speak
of
thy
sonne
Iesus
Christ
,
and
that
haue
not
knowen
thy
will
,
are
iustly
punished
in
thy
wrath
;
what
iudgement
,
what
condemnation
,
what
hells
and
cursses
haue
we
deserued
,
hauing
so
villainously
,
so
long
,
so
obstinately
,
despised
thy
holy
instructions
,
thy
promises
,
thy
threatenings
,
and
the
examples
of
thy
iudgements
,
which
thou
hast
exercised
before
our
eyes
.
Also
the
voyce
of
our
ingratitude
is
ascended
before
thee
:
our
iniquities
haue
,
and
doo
crie
vengeance
against
vs
.
These
are
the
procurers
and
aduocates
of
thy
iustice
,
soliciting
these
iudgements
against
vs
.
Our
sinnes
haue
strengthned
our
enemies
,
&
haue
made
them
conquerours
ouer
vs
.
We
haue
sowen
iniquitie
,
and
we
haue
reaped
afflictions
:
as
thou
seest
,
ô
Lord
our
God
,
that
thy
children
are
banished
,
spoyled
,
and
impourished
,
that
they
are
cruellie
dealt
withall
,
trodden
vnder
foote
,
and
exposed
to
the
laughter
of
thine
enemies
.
Our
persecuters
make
a
scorne
of
those
,
ouer
whom
thy
name
is
called
on
,
&
they
make
their
boast
of
the
euill
that
they
doo
:
They
scatter
thy
flockes
:
They
throwe
downe
the
scepter
of
thy
sonne
Iesus
Christ
:
They
depriue
thy
children
of
the
pasture
of
thy
word
.
Those
temples
(
O
Lord
)
those
temples
where
not
long
since
,
thy
praises
did
sound
,
in
which
thy
holie
Gospell
was
preached
,
the
Sacraments
purelie
ministred
,
thy
name
religiouslie
called
on
:
These
temples
,
O
Lord
,
are
now
defiled
with
Idols
and
idolatrie
,
the
abominable
Masse
is
established
againe
,
false
tales
and
lies
are
preached
.
These
temples
where
thy
people
assembled
in
so
great
number
to
praise
thee
,
and
to
behold
thy
louing
countenance
,
are
now
filled
with
people
blaspheming
thy
holie
name
,
and
treading
vnder
their
feete
the
bloud
and
glorie
of
thy
sonne
Iesus
Christ
.
This
youth
of
orphanes
,
fondlings
,
and
others
that
went
to
schoole
,
being
brought
vp
in
the
knowledge
of
thee
,
&
nourished
in
thy
feare
,
is
now
giuen
vp
to
the
enemies
of
thy
trueth
,
to
be
instructed
in
the
damnable
doctrine
and
seruice
of
Antichrist
.
O
good
God
,
our
sunne
is
turned
into
darknes
,
the
Moone
into
bloud
,
our
health
into
sicknes
,
our
life
into
death
:
And
yet
,
if
thou
shouldest
punish
vs
yet
more
rigorouslie
,
than
hetherto
thou
hast
done
,
&
that
for
one
stripe
wee
should
receiue
an
hundred
.
If
thou
shouldest
transport
the
kingdome
of
thy
sonne
from
vs
,
to
the
Turkes
,
and
the
Iewes
:
If
thou
shouldest
send
such
a
famine
of
thy
word
,
as
running
through
the
forrests
to
haue
some
refreshing
,
and
finding
none
,
our
soules
should
faint
:
Yea
Lord
,
if
thou
shouldest
throw
vs
down
into
hell
:
we
confesse
that
it
were
verie
right
,
and
yeeld
our selues
guiltie
,
acknowledging
that
we
haue
well
deserued
it
.
Notwithstanding
,
O
good
God
and
father
,
there
is
mercie
with
thee
,
yea
thy
mercies
are
infinite
to
swallowe
vp
the
multitude
and
grieuousnes
of
our
sinnes
.
Thou
art
a
God
gracious
&
pitifull
,
slowe
vnto
wrath
,
abounding
in
mercie
and
trueth
,
keeping
mercie
for
thousands
,
pardoning
iniquitie
,
transgression
&
sinne
.
Thou
hast
said
that
thou
wilt
not
the
death
of
a
sinner
,
but
rather
that
hee
turne
and
liue
.
Conuert
vs
then
,
O
Lord
,
that
we
may
be
conuerted
,
and
that
we
may
liue
before
thee
.
We
are
poore
sinners
,
we
confesse
it
:
but
yet
thy
sonne
Iesus
Christ
came
into
the
world
to
saue
sinners
.
Behold
vs
then
,
O
Lord
,
not
in
our selues
(
for
wee
are
vnworthy
of
thy
grace
)
but
behold
vs
in
the
face
of
thy
sonne
Iesus
Christ
,
and
for
his
sake
,
bee
at
tone
with
vs
,
and
be
mercifull
and
fauourable
vnto
vs
:
that
in
the
multitude
of
our
sinnes
the
greatnes
of
thy
grace
may
shine
:
if
thou
regard
our
iniquities
,
who
is
he
that
is
able
to
stand
before
thee
?
Wee
haue
been
vnfaithfull
,
but
thou
remainest
still
faithfull
.
Thou
canst
not
renounce
thy
mercie
and
goodnes
:
we
haueforsaken
thee
,
but
thou
hast
promised
not
to
forsake
vs
.
Wee
haue
forgotten
thee
,
but
thou
hast
said
,
that
though
a
mother
should
forget
her
childe
,
yet
wouldst
not
thou
forget
vs
.
Thou
hast
made
a
couenant
with
vs
,
wherein
thou
hast
promised
to
pardon
our
sinnes
,
and
to
remember
our
iniquities
no
more
.
Thou
hast
promised
,
that
though
our
sins
were
as
red
as
scarlet
,
thou
wouldest
make
them
as
white
as
wooll
:
if
they
were
as
red
as
crimson
,
that
they
should
be
made
as
white
as
snowe
.
We
are
heauie
laden
,
and
labour
with
our
iniquities
.
But
Iesus
Christ
hath
called
vs
to
him
,
and
hath
promised
to
refresh
vs
.
Haue
pitie
then
on
vs
,
O
Lord
,
haue
pitie
vpon
vs
.
Let
our
miseries
moue
the
bowells
of
thy
mercie
.
Forgiue
vs
(
O
our
GOD
)
forgiue
vs
for
thine
owne
sake
,
for
the
glorie
of
thy
name
,
and
for
thy
sonne
Iesus
Christs
sake
:
Impute
vnto
vs
the
goodnes
that
is
in
him
,
that
the
euill
that
is
in
vs
may
not
be
imputed
.
Thou
hast
pumshed
the
iust
,
that
thou
mightest
pardon
the
wicked
:
Accept
thou
the
merites
of
his
death
and
passion
,
for
satissaction
of
all
that
is
in
vs
,
worthie
of
thy
wrath
and
indignation
:
and
make
vs
to
feele
the
fruites
of
our
reconciliation
with
thee
.
If
thou
wilt
afflict
our
bodies
,
haue
yet
pitie
of
our
soules
.
If
thou
wilt
impourish
vs
on
the
earth
,
depriue
vs
not
yet
of
the
riches
of
heauen
.
If
thou
wilt
take
away
the
bread
of
our
bodies
,
yet
leaue
vs
the
spirituall
bread
of
our
soules
.
Though
wee
bee
in
reproach
among
our
enemies
,
yet
let
not
thy
name
be
blasphemed
.
Though
we
bee
accursed
of
the
world
,
yet
let
vs
bee
blessed
of
thee
.
Though
the
world
hate
vs
,
yet
let
thy
loue
abide
vpon
vs
.
O
Lord
we
are
thine
,
forsake
vs
not
.
Thou
hast
saide
,
I
am
the
Eternall
,
this
is
my
name
,
I
will
not
giue
my
glorie
vnto
Images
,
nor
my
praise
vnto
another
.
For
thine
owne
sake
then
,
euen
for
thine
owne
sake
haue
mercie
vpon
vs
.
For
why
shall
thy
name
bee
blasphemed
for
our
sakes
?
Not
vnto
vs
Lord
,
not
vnto
vs
,
but
vnto
thy
name
giue
glorie
and
honour
,
in
shewing
foorth
the
riches
of
thy
graces
,
of
thy
truth
,
and
of
thy
might
.
Thou
art
the
God
of
glorie
,
sanctifie
thy
name
,
in
drawing
light
out
of
our
darknes
,
and
lift
out
of
death
,
making
perfect
thy
power
in
our
infirmitie
,
and
thy
great
grace
in
our
vnworthines
,
to
thy
praise
and
glorie
.
Heare
the
blasphemies
of
thine
enemies
,
boasting
them selues
in
their
counsels
and
their
forces
,
triumphing
and
reioycing
in
our
confusion
:
as
if
we
were
not
thy
people
,
thy
children
,
thy
Church
:
as
if
wee
were
cast
off
of
thee
:
as
if
thou
were
not
able
to
helpe
or
keepe
vs
.
Neuerthelesse
,
thou
art
our
creatour
,
and
wee
are
the
worke
of
thy
hands
:
Thou
art
our
shepheard
,
wee
are
thy
flocke
:
Thou
art
our
father
,
wee
are
thy
children
:
Thou
art
our
God
,
wee
are
thine
inheritance
:
Thou
art
our
redeemer
,
wee
are
the
people
whome
thou
hast
bought
.
It
is
thou
also
(
O
our
God
)
who
by
thy
word
alone
,
hast
created
the
heauen
and
the
earth
,
the
sea
and
al
that
is
in
them
:
it
is
by
thee
that
all
things
liue
,
be
,
and
haue
their
mouing
:
it
is
of
thee
,
by
thee
and
for
thee
,
that
all
things
are
.
It
is
thou
which
dooest
whatsoeuer
thou
wilt
.
And
there
is
neither
counsell
,
wisedome
,
nor
strength
against
thee
.
Represse
then
,
O
Lord
,
the
rage
and
furie
of
thine
enemies
,
breake
their
forces
,
dissipate
their
counsels
,
confound
them
in
the
bold
enterprises
which
they
haue
taken
in
hand
against
thee
,
and
thy
sonne
lesus
Christ
.
Maintaine
the
rest
of
thy
flocke
,
which
thou
hast
kept
vntill
this
day
.
Establish
againe
the
Churches
that
are
ruined
and
dispersed
.
Suffer
not
the
memorie
of
thy
name
to
be
abolished
from
the
earth
:
rather
let
thy
word
sound
,
and
thy
Gospell
bee
preached
,
where
it
hath
not
yet
been
heard
,
to
gather
thine
elect
vnto
thee
,
and
to
magnifie
thy
name
:
And
that
so
wee
may
see
it
florish
more
&
more
,
and
the
kingdome
of
thy
sonne
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
to
bee
aduanced
for
euer
more
.
Amen
.
The
necessitie
and
benefite
of
affliction
.
GReat
trouble
and
vexation
the
righteous
shall
sustains
By
Gods
determination
,
whilest
heere
they
doo
remaine
:
Which
grieuous
is
and
irksome
both
for
flesh
and
bloud
to
beare
.
Because
by
nature
we
are
loath
to
want
our
pleasure
heere
;
And
eke
because
our
enemie
that
auncieat
deadly
foe
Satan
,
with
cruell
tyrannie
the
worker
of
our
woe
,
Doth
still
prouoke
the
wicked
sort
in
sinne
which
doo
delight
,
To
please
themselues
&
make
great
sport
,
to
vexe
vs
with
despite
.
Yet
doo
the
righteous
by
the
crosse
moe
blessed
things
obtaine
,
Than
anie
waie
can
be
the
losse
,
the
dolor
,
or
the
paine
.
The
losse
is
that
,
which
in
few
daies
would
passe
,
fade
and
decay
Euen
of
it selfe
:
the
gaine
alwaies
can
no
man
take
away
.
All
earthly
estimation
the
crosse
may
cleane
deface
,
But
heauenlie
consolation
the
soule
dooth
then
imbrace
.
Afflictions
worldly
pleasures
will
abandon
out
of
minde
:
Then
is
the
soule
more
earnest
still
the
ioyes
of
heauen
to
finde
.
These
worldly
riches
,
goods
and
wealth
,
by
troubles
may
depart
:
Then
inward
ioyes
and
sauing
health
may
wholly
rule
the
heart
.
In
trouble
friends
doo
start
aside
,
as
cloudes
doo
with
the
winde
:
But
Gods
assistance
doth
abide
to
cheare
the
troubled
minde
.
Jfwe
should
feele
these
losses
all
,
at
once
,
by
sudden
change
:
We
may
not
be
dismaid
withall
,
though
it
seeme
verie
strange
.
Iob
lost
his
frends
,
he
lost
his
wealth
,
and
comfort
of
his
wife
:
He
lost
his
children
and
his
health
,
yea
,
all
but
wretched
life
.
When
all
was
gone
,
the
Lord
aboue
did
still
with
him
remaine
,
With
mercie
,
kindnes
and
with
loue
asswaging
all
his
paine
:
Teaching
him
by
experience
,
that
all
things
fickle
be
(
Which
subiect
are
to
humane
sence
)
and
yeeld
all
miserie
.
But
godlinesse
within
the
heart
remaineth
euer
sure
.
In
wealth
and
woe
,
it
is
her
part
,
true
comfort
to
procure
.
Affliction
turn'th
these
worldly
ioyes
to
greater
paine
and
woe
,
Because
the
loue
was
linck'd
with
toyes
:
religion
is
not
so
.
For
when
mans
heart
doth
most
delight
in
pleasure
,
wealth
,
and
pride
:
Religion
then
will
take
her
flight
,
she
may
not
there
abide
.
Where
by
our
soules
in
wofull
plight
continually
remaine
:
Yet
haue
not
we
the
grace
or
might
from
such
lusts
to
refraine
.
In
which
estate
mest
willingly
(
though
tending
right
to
hell
)
We
compt
our
chiefe
felicitie
,
and
loue
therein
to
dwell
.
Therefore
the
Lord
which
is
aboue
,
regarding
vs
below
With
mercie
,
pitie
,
grace
and
loue
,
that
alwases
from
him
flow
,
Doth
mix
with
griefe
these
earthly
things
wherein
we
doo
delight
:
Which
to
our
soules
all
sorow
brings
,
or
else
remoou'th
them
quite
.
Then
dooth
the
holie
word
of
God
most
comfortable
seeme
:
Which
we
(
before
we
felt
the
rod
)
mere
follie
did
esteeme
.
The
world
which
earst
most
pleasant
was
now
loathsome
seem'th
to
be
:
It
doth
appeare
(
as
in
a
glasse
)
all
fraught
with
miserie
.
Then
feare
we
hell
,
then
flie
we
sinne
,
then
seeke
we
heauen
the
more
:
To
vse
good
meanes
we
then
begin
,
which
we
despisde
before
.
Then
can
we
pray
,
then
can
we
call
to
God
for
strength
and
grace
:
Which
things
before
might
not
at
all
with
vs
haue
anie
place
.
Then
heare
we
with
attentiuenes
,
then
read
we
with
all
care
:
Then
pray
we
with
great
feruentnes
,
no
trauaile
then
we
spare
.
Then
shall
we
see
,
feele
and
confesse
the
state
wherein
we
dwelt
,
To
be
nothing
but
wretchednes
:
though
worldly
ioyes
we
felt
.
Because
the
soule
by
godlinesse
more
comfort
doth
receaue
In
one
day
,
than
by
worldlinesse
,
for
euer
it
can
haue
.
Then
we
with
Dauid
shall
confesse
,
that
God
from
heauen
aboue
(
By
humbling
vs
)
doth
well
expresse
his
mercie
and
his
loue
.
For
ere
we
felt
the
scourging
rod
,
we
er'de
and
went
astray
:
But
now
we
keepe
the
law
of
God
,
and
waite
thereon
alway
.
Then
forreligion
loue
the
crosse
,
though
it
doo
bring
some
paine
:
The
ioy
is
great
,
small
is
the
losse
,
but
infinite
the
gaine
.
FINIS
.