The
occasion
and
motive
of
these
weake
exercises
of
mine
following
which
I
call
my
Meditations
of
Mount
Tabor
.
UPon
my
reading
over
of
one
of
the
Sermons
of
a
worthy
messenger
of
God
and
Batchelour
of
Divinitie
,
enti●eled
(
the
Life
of
Faith
)
reprinted
in
Anno
1627.
wherein
I
found
the
duty
of
daily
renewing
our
faith
(
the
Life
of
our
Soules
)
by
Prayer
and
Meditation
,
by
many
arguments
of
necessity
,
profit
and
comfort
,
powerfully
and
graciously
pressed
,
I
observed
a
passage
in
these
very
words
.
Hearken
unto
me
(
O
thou
of
little
faith
and
lesse
use
of
it
)
dost
thou
desire
to
have
a
continuall
feast
,
to
rejoyce
alwayes
with
the
Lord
?
I
know
that
thou
desirest
it
with
all
thy
soule
.
Let
me
prescribe
a
diet
,
a
daily
diet
without
omission
,
strictly
to
be
kept
:
the
Lord
give
thee
and
me
grace
to
observe
it
.
Looke
how
duely
thou
refreshest
thy
body
,
by
use
of
repast
or
recreation
;
so
often
at
the
least
be
sure
to
cheare
up
thy
soule
by
the
use
of
thy
faith
.
Let
thy
soule
have
two
or
three
walkes
a
day
up
to
Mount
Tabor
,
that
is
,
into
some
retyred
place
of
Meditation
and
Prayer
;
such
as
Isaac's
Field
,
Cornelius
his
Leades
,
David's
Closet
,
&c.
But
what
is
there
to
be
done
?
I
answer
,
still
make
use
of
thy
faith
.
But
what
is
that
you
call
using
of
faith
?
I
now
come
to
the
point
,
to
the
chiefe
mysterie
of
spirituall
life
.
Stirre
up
thy
soul
in
this
Mount
to
converse
with
CHRIST
.
Look
what
promises
and
priviledges
thou
dost
habitually
believe
,
now
actually
think
of
them
,
roule
them
under
thy
tongue
,
chew
on
them
till
thou
finde
some
sweetnesse
in
the
palat
of
thy
soule
,
view
them
joyntly
,
severally
,
sometimes
muse
of
one
,
sometimes
of
another
more
deeply
,
and
lest
thou
shouldest
still
think
me
obscure
;
think
with
thy self
,
1
How
excellent
a
thing
it
is
to
have
all
thy
debts
cancelled
.
2
How
sweet
a
thing
to
have
GOD
appeased
.
3
How
glorious
a
thing
to
be
the
son
of
GOD.
4
How
happy
a
condition
for
thee
,
upon
thy
perseverance
,
to
be
assured
of
thy
salvation
.
5
How
pleasant
a
state
of
life
,
to
be
void
of
the
feare
of
Death
and
Hell
.
6
How
rich
and
stately
a
thing
to
be
heire
of
glory
.
Say
to
thy self
,
as
Paul
to
the
Corinths
,
1
Cor.
5.8
.
Let
us
feast
and
be
merrie
CHRIST
hath
made
us
holy-dayes
,
our
Paschall
Lamb
is
slain
:
have
any
more
cause
to
be
merrie
?
With
these
Soliloquies
mingle
some
Ejaculations
to
Heaven
for
●r●ce
and
aid
,
and
descend
not
this
〈…〉
till
thou
findest
and
feelest
thy
soule
in
some
cheerly
plight
,
revived
and
warmed
with
these
spirituall
Flaggons
of
Wine
;
in
the
strength
whereof
thou
mayest
walk
all
the
day
following
.
And
this
in
plaine
termes
,
I
call
,
using
of
faith
,
and
living
by
faith
;
which
if
thou
wilt
duely
inure
thy self
unto
,
thou
wilt
not
marvell
why
I
call
it
,
ascending
Mount
Tabor
,
thou
wilt
stay
thy selfe
upon
good
proof
:
It
is
good
to
be
here
,
daily
to
be
here
,
often
to
come
hither
,
oh
that
this
did
as
clearly
appeare
to
the
world
in
this
matter
of
faith
,
as
it
doth
in
all
other
habits
,
graces
,
gifts
,
vertues
,
and
good
things
whatsoever
;
that
the
principall
beautie
and
benefit
of
them
consists
in
use
,
fruition
and
action
;
(
not
the
bare
profession
)
yea
,
the
very
increase
and
perfection
of
them
.
Vse
limbs
,
and
have
limbs
.
The
more
thou
dost
,
the
more
thou
mayest
:
Vse
will
bring
perfectnesse
,
and
thorough
disuse
things
perish
,
and
come
to
nothing
.
As
the
Plough-share
laid
up
rusts
and
consumes
;
employed
glisters
,
doth
good
,
and
lasts
the
longer
.
Let
any
man
diligently
and
throughly
improve
,
the
greater
will
be
his
faith
,
and
great
comfort
it
will
bring
in
.
And
againe
,
after
the
end
of
the
Sermon
in
his
Epistle
to
the
Reader
,
(
which
he
purposely
then
enters
and
not
before
it
)
to
leave
the
better
impression
,
he
hath
a
farther
passage
to
this
effect
.
Let
me
minister
unto
thee
an
Interrogatory
or
two
;
and
answer
me
in
good
serious
sooth
betweene
God
and
thy
soul
,
Hast
thou
and
dost
thou
thy self
(
letting
others
alone
)
live
by
faith
?
Proove
and
examine
thyselfe
,
and
take
for
instance
this
present
week
or
day
past
wherin
thou
readest
this
little
Manual
,
How
hast
thou
or
usually
dost
thou
spend
the
day
?
What
thought
didst
thou
awake
withal
?
what
was
the
morning
draught
for
thy
foule
next
thy
heart
?
What
hath
cheered
and
made
thee
merrie
in
private
and
in
company
,
whether
thy
sports
or
thy
meales
more
then
the
heavenly
ejaculations
?
Deale
plainly
(
not
with
me
and
this
Booke
,
which
yet
shall
witnesse
against
thee
,
if
thou
refuse
to
practise
it
,
when
thou
hast
read
it
)
but
with
thy selfe
.
Hast
not
thou
challenged
some
time
(
more
or
lesse
)
halfe
a
quarter
of
an
houre
at
the
least
in
the
day
,
for
this
exercise
of
thy
faith
?
if
not
(
as
it
is
neglected
by
most
men
,
not
for
dayes
,
or
weekes
,
but
for
moneths
and
yeares
)
let
thy
heart
smite
thee
for
thy
folly
and
say
,
have
I
lived
,
or
rather
not
lived
,
by
consuming
pretious
time
in
vanities
?
How
commeth
it
about
,
that
the
greatest
part
of
my
life
,
is
the
least
part
wherein
I
have
lived
?
Oh
then
recover
and
recollect
thy selfe
before
thou
go
hence
;
wilt
thou
die
before
thou
hast
lived
?
as
boies
slabber
their
books
,
before
they
have
learned
their
lessons
:
Oh
learn
to
live
this
life
;
it
is
never
too
late
,
it
is
never
(
I
am
sure
)
too
soone
.
It
is
no
shame
for
thee
to
learne
it
,
of
what
age
or
condition
soever
thou
be
.
The
Introduction
to
my
MEDITATIONS
OF
MOUNT
TABOR
.
My
work
is
done
,
I
can
no
longer
toyle
,
under
the
restles
cares
of
worldly
things
,
Come
then
(
my
soul
)
let
's
prove
another
while
,
what
sounder
comfort
thought
of
heaven
brings
.
For
here
we
see
by
selfe-experience
,
the
fruits
of
this
world
,
wheresoe're
they
grow
,
In
Citie
,
Court
,
high
place
of
eminence
,
in
Cottages
,
or
Countrey
shades
below
,
Yeeld
but
the
spirits
vexation
—
If
not
confusion
;
Or
vanity
at
best
,
—
The
spirits
illusion
Then
leaving
all
below
:
let
us
ascend
the
sacred
Mount
of
Tabor
;
where
we
may
With
humble
quiet
thoughts
attend
,
our
Saviours
call
from
day
to
day
;
For
we
should
now
make
every
day
our
last
,
not
needing
or
desiring
any
more
;
If
God
another
to
our
life
shall
cast
spend
it
likewise
,
with
thanks
to
him
therefore
.
And
so
being
freed
from
earthly
perturbation
,
Make
heavens
care
our
daily
meditations
,
Waiting
the
period
of
our
fraile
lifes
story
;
Vntill
his
calling
of
us
to
himselfe
in
glory
.
The
first
Meditation
How
excellent
a
thing
it
is
to
have
all
our
debts
cancelled
.
Places
of
Scripture
,
shewing
how
this
benefit
belongs
to
us
.
(
vers.
25.
)
Messiah
the
Prince
(
26.
)
who
after
sixty
two
weeks
shall
be
cut
off
,
but
not
for
himself
.
And
undoubtedly
(
saith
Bishop
Cowper
)
this
is
a
standing
sentence
,
spoken
not
only
to
this
Paralytick
,
but
as
a
generall
proclamation
to
every
believer
.
This
is
my
blood
of
the
new
Testament
,
which
is
shed
for
many
,
I
came
not
to
call
the
righteous
,
To
give
knowledge
of
salvation
unto
his
people
for
the
remission
of
their
sinnes
.
Through
the
tender
mercy
of
our
GOD
,
(
CHRIST
)
the
day
spring
from
an
high
,
hath
visited
us
.
To
give
light
to
them
that
sit
in
darknesse
and
in
the
shadow
of
death
,
That
repentance
and
remission
of
sins
should
be
preached
in
his
name
among
all
nations
.
Behold
the
Lambe
of
God
which
taketh
away
the
sins
of
the
world
.
And
he
is
the
propitiation
for
our
sinnes
.
To
him
give
all
the
Prophets
witnesse
that
through
his
name
whosoever
believeth
in
him
shall
receive
remission
of
sins
.
IESUS
CHIRST
.
Who
his
own
self
bare
our
sins
in
his
owne
body
on
the
tree
,
He
is
the
propitiation
for
our
sins
.
The
Sonn
of
man
came
to
give
his
life
a
Ransome
for
many
.
There
is
one
God
,
CHRIST
IESUS
.
Who
gave
himselfe
a
ransome
for
all
,
to
be
testified
in
due
time
.
My
first
MEDITATION
of
Mount
TABOR
.
NOw
(
my
soule
)
that
by
Gods
mercy
and
goodnesse
we
are
withdrawen
from
the
world
,
into
this
solitary
Mountaine
;
where
our
blessed
Saviour
the
Lord
IESUS
was
transfigured
in
divine
glory
,
before
his
suffering
in
his
humanitie
;
that
his
Disciples
thereby
discerning
both
his
natures
in
one
person
,
might
be
assured
that
he
was
that
true
promised
Messiah
,
God
manifested
in
the
flesh
,
for
the
redemption
of
mankinde
:
Let
our
meditations
be
employed
in
the
consideration
of
those
glorious
benefits
,
which
the
faithfull
soule
receiveth
from
this
blessed
Saviour
of
the
world
:
wherein
our
first
remembrance
propounded
unto
us
,
is
;
How
excellent
a
thing
it
is
,
to
have
all
our
debts
cancelled
:
that
is
to
say
;
to
have
all
our
sinnes
discharged
:
and
so
the
Gospell
(
comparing
Matthew
6.12.14
.
with
Luke
11.4
.
)
expounds
the
same
:
for
every
sinne
is
a
grievous
debt
indeed
,
and
a
debt
upon
record
,
in
Gods
owne
debt-booke
;
which
he
hath
committed
to
the
keeping
of
our
own
consciences
;
as
a
trustie
register
betweene
him
and
us
:
aswell
that
we
should
not
be
able
to
deny
o●
wage
our
law
for
the
least
parcell
there
entred
,
as
that
our selves
may
see
,
h
w
we
grow
every
day
more
and
more
into
debt
,
and
being
thereby
privie
to
our
owne
miserable
and
wret●hed
esta●e
,
o
not
being
able
to
make
satisfacti●
,
may
seriously
and
seasonably
l●●o●●
to
g●t
our
debts
cancelled
,
befo
e
we
be
called
to
reckoning
●n
the
XVIII
.
Chapter
of
S.
Matthew
,
we
read
of
a
King
that
would
take
accompt
of
his
servants
,
Vers
.
XXIV
.
and
when
he
had
begun
to
reckon
,
one
was
brought
unto
him
,
that
owed
him
a
thousand
Talents
,
and
having
not
to
pay
,
his
Lord
commanded
him
to
be
sold
,
and
his
wife
and
children
and
all
that
hee
had
,
and
paiment
to
be
made
.
Such
a
miserable
debtor
(
O
Lord
my
God
and
Saviour
)
am
I
:
my
debts
being
not
of
pence
,
but
of
talents
,
and
that
not
single
,
but
thousand-fold
:
and
all
of
them
of
such
nature
,
as
the
world
(
if
I
had
it
in
my
power
to
dispose
of
)
cannot
satisfie
divine
justice
for
the
least
of
them
;
and
yet
there
can
be
no
discharg
of
the
debt
,
no
remission
of
my
sinnes
without
satisfaction
.
For
mercy
and
justice
are
in
our
God
both
essentiall
,
neither
can
the
one
exceed
the
other
,
where
they
are
both
infinite
.
Oh
then
,
where
shall
I
wretched
creature
finde
in
heaven
or
earth
a
paiment
of
infinite
value
,
to
answer
and
satisfie
this
infinite
justice
,
for
my
manifold
and
grievous
offences
?
What
surety
will
come
in
to
be
my
baile
,
in
this
desperate
and
forlorne
condition
?
this
satisfaction
can
no
way
be
made
but
by
thine
own
blessed
selfe
(
O
most
gracious
Lord
IESUS
,
one
only
Saviour
)
who
being
God
and
Man
in
one
person
,
hast
vouchsafed
out
of
thine
infinite
mercy
and
goodnesse
,
together
with
our
fraile
nature
,
to
take
also
our
debts
,
all
our
sinnes
upon
thy selfe
;
and
so
(
as
my
most
glorious
surety
and
Redeemer
)
to
free
me
from
that
insupportable
burthen
,
which
otherwise
had
pressed
me
downe
to
the
nethermost
hell
.
It
being
not
possible
that
the
blacke
lines
of
my
debts
of
sinne
could
bee
crossed
or
blotted
out
of
Gods
debt-booke
by
any
other
meanes
,
then
by
the
red
lines
of
thy
most
precious
blood
.
For
thou
only
(
O
Lord
)
art
the
alsufficient
and
propitiatory
sacrifice
,
whereby
divine
justice
is
fully
satisfied
for
all
the
sins
of
every
true
penitent
that
believes
in
thee
.
Therefore
in
all
true
humiliation
of
soule
,
hungring
and
thirsting
after
thy
salvation
(
O
blessed
IESUS
,
my
Lord
and
my
God
,
thus
crucified
for
me
)
doe
I
prostrate
my self
at
thy
glorious
foot-stoole
;
beseeching
thee
by
thy
grace
to
strike
my
heard
and
stonie
heart
,
that
in
all
contrition
of
soule
I
may
spend
my selfe
into
the
tears
of
unfained
repentance
for
the
manifold
sins
and
wickednes
,
ignorance
,
prophannesse
,
unthankfulnes
,
and
unfruitfulnes
of
my
life
past
,
and
then
withall
by
the
same
thy
gracious
spirit
,
to
lift
up
my
penitent
and
afflicted
soule
,
by
the
hands
of
an
humble
and
lively
faith
,
to
lay
fast
hold
upon
thee
(
my
blessed
Saviour
and
most
glorious
Redeemer
)
that
so
this
alsufficient
satisfaction
of
thine
applyed
to
my
soule
and
conscience
,
and
by
faith
become
mine
,
may
make
me
assured
,
that
all
my
huge
and
burthensome
debts
are
cancelled
,
and
my
sins
remitted
,
that
they
may
never
affright
my
conscience
any
more
.
For
I
know
O
Lord
and
assuredly
believe
,
that
how
great
or
grievous
soever
my
sinnes
have
beene
,
yet
there
can
be
no
sins
unpardonable
to
an
infinite
mercy
,
nor
any
sins
so
hainous
or
multiplyed
,
but
the
infinite
merit
of
thy
precious
death
and
passion
can
and
doth
fully
expiate
and
discharge
the
same
for
ever
,
to
every
true
penitent
and
believing
soule
.
Oh
then
(
most
blessed
Saviour
)
quicken
I
beseech
thee
,
and
strengthen
my
weak
and
feeble
faith
by
thy
gracious
spirit
;
to
make
such
a
powerfull
and
effectuall
application
of
this
thy
most
gracious
satisfaction
for
me
,
to
my
wounded
and
fearefull
conscience
,
as
may
quiet
the
same
for
ever
:
In
assurance
that
all
my
debts
are
paid
,
and
crossed
out
of
GODS
Debt-booke
by
thee
my
most
blessed
surety
,
never
to
bee
demanded
of
mee
againe
.
Give
mee
grace
(
O
Lord
IESUS
)
not
to
stand
onely
poring
and
gazing
upon
my
sinnes
the
objects
of
confusion
,
but
to
lift
up
the
the
eyes
of
my
soule
unto
thee
(
my
gracious
Saviour
)
the
proper
object
of
consolation
,
and
to
be
so
wholly
and
truly
enflamed
with
thy
love
,
as
that
I
may
for
ever
with
al
awful
reverence
and
devout
adoration
,
blesse
,
praise
,
and
magnifie
thy
most
holy
name
,
for
this
eternall
love
and
incomprehensible
mercy
of
thine
towards
me
,
in
freeing
and
acquitting
me
from
all
my
sinnes
.
And
now
(
O
my
soule
)
let
us
rouze
up
our
dull
and
heavie
spirits
,
and
rejoyce
together
with
joy
unspeakable
and
glorious
;
let
us
sing
and
be
merrie
in
the
Lord
:
for
he
is
the
Lord
our
God
,
even
the
God
of
our
salvation
:
And
we
shall
tenne
times
more
honour
him
,
in
obeying
his
commandement
,
by
believing
in
him
whom
hee
hath
sent
into
the
world
for
our
redemption
,
and
shall
much
better
please
him
in
trusting
to
his
mercy
,
and
sealing
to
his
truth
in
the
blessed
performance
of
his
covenant
of
grace
,
in
the
promised
Messiah
,
then
in
doubting
of
his
mercie
by
reason
of
our
sinnes
,
or
fearing
his
justice
against
us
,
which
our
Saviour
the
Lord
IESUS
hath
already
satisfied
for
us
,
to
our
finall
peace
and
salvation
.
Let
us
then
cheere
up
our selves
in
this
blessed
comfort
of
all
comforts
,
our
debts
are
all
paid
and
cancelled
,
our
Paschall
Lambe
is
slaine
:
CHRIST
IESUS
hath
made
all
our
dayes
holy-dayes
;
have
any
more
cause
to
bee
merrie
then
wee
?
Away
then
with
droopings
and
mistrustfulnesse
:
for
the
Lord
hath
turned
our
sorrow
into
joy
,
and
such
joy
as
shall
never
bee
taken
from
us
:
Blessed
be
the
name
of
the
Lord
our
God
for
ever
.
And
now
(
O
most
glorious
and
gracious
Redeemer
)
who
art
the
author
and
finisher
of
my
faith
,
perfect
the
good
work
of
thy
grace
begun
in
me
,
that
by
daily
renewing
of
my
humble
faith
and
repentance
,
by
these
weake
and
unworthy
meditations
of
mine
,
I
may
with
joy
and
gladnesse
,
comfort
and
cheerfulnesse
,
walk
before
thee
this
day
,
and
all
the
remaining
dayes
of
my
earthly
pilgrimage
;
waiting
for
thy
blessed
calling
of
me
to
thy selfe
in
glory
,
when
my
faith
shall
bee
turned
into
fruition
,
and
I
shall
leave
imperfection
and
mortality
behinde
me
for
ever
.
The
Second
MEDITATION
of
Mount
TABOR
.
How
sweet
a
thing
it
is
,
to
have
God
appeased
towards
thee
.
Places
of
Scripture
shewing
how
this
benefit
belongs
to
us
.
THus
saith
the
high
and
mighty
one
that
inhabiteth
eternitie
;
Ver.
16
For
I
will
not
contend
for
ever
,
neither
will
I
be
alwayes
wroth
:
for
the
spirit
should
faile
before
me
,
and
the
soules
which
I
have
made
.
Vers.
17
For
the
iniquitie
of
his
covetousnesse
was
I
wroth
and
smote
him
:
J
hid
me
and
was
wroth
,
and
he
went
on
frowardly
,
in
the
way
of
his
heart
.
Vers.
18.
I
have
seene
his
wayes
and
will
heale
him
;
I
will
lead
him
also
,
and
restore
comforts
unto
him
,
and
unto
his
mourners
.
Vers.
19.
I
create
the
fruit
of
the
lips
;
peace
,
peace
to
him
that
is
afarre
off
,
and
to
him
that
is
neere
,
saith
the
Lord
,
and
I
will
heale
him
.
Who
is
a
God
like
unto
thee
,
Vers.
19.
He
will
turn
again
,
he
will
have
compassion
upon
us
;
he
will
subdue
our
iniquities
,
and
thou
wilt
cast
all
their
sinnes
into
the
depth
of
the
sea
.
For
when
wee
were
yet
without
strength
,
Verse
8.
But
God
commendeth
his
love
towards
us
,
in
that
whiles
we
were
yet
sinners
,
CHRIST
died
for
us
.
Ver.
9.
Much
more
then
being
justified
by
his
blood
,
we
shall
be
saved
from
wrath
through
him
.
Vers.
10.
For
if
when
we
were
enemies
,
we
were
reconciled
unto
God
by
the
death
of
his
sonne
,
much
more
being
reconciled
,
shall
we
be
saved
by
his
life
.
Vers.
11.
And
not
only
so
,
but
we
also
rejoyce
in
God
through
our
Lord
IESUS
CHRIST
,
by
whom
we
have
now
received
the
attonement
.
(
19
)
To
wit
,
that
God
was
in
CHRIST
reconciling
the
world
unto
himself
,
not
imputing
their
trespasses
unto
them
,
and
hath
committed
unto
us
the
word
of
reconciliation
.
Vers.
20.
Now
then
we
are
Ambassadors
for
CHRIST
,
as
though
God
did
besee●h
you
by
us
,
we
pray
you
in
CHRIST
his
stead
,
be
ye
reconciled
unto
God
.
21.
For
hee
hath
made
him
to
be
sinne
for
us
,
that
we
might
be
made
the
righteousnesse
of
God
in
him
.
For
now
in
CHRIST
IESUS
,
CHRIST
.
Vers.
14.
For
he
is
our
peace
.
Ver.
16
And
that
he
might
reconcile
both
unto
God
,
in
one
body
by
the
Crosse
.
For
it
pleased
the
Father
,
Vers.
20
And
having
made
peace
through
the
blood
of
his
Crosse
,
by
him
to
reconcile
all
things
unto
himselfe
,
by
him
,
I
say
,
whether
they
be
things
in
earth
,
or
things
in
heaven
.
Vers.
21.
And
you
who
were
sometimes
alienated
and
enemies
in
your
mind
by
wicked
works
,
yet
now
hath
he
reconciled
.
Vers.
22.
In
the
body
of
his
flesh
,
through
death
;
to
present
you
holy
and
unblamable
and
unreproovable
in
his
sight
.
And
to
wait
for
his
sonne
from
heaven
,
whom
he
raised
from
the
dead
,
Vers.
10.
Who
died
for
us
.
The
second
Meditation
.
NOw
(
my
soule
)
having
formerly
considered
the
great
benefit
of
having
all
our
bebts
cancelled
;
our
second
remembrance
points
us
to
a
blessed
consequence
thereof
;
how
sweet
a
thing
it
is
to
have
our
God
appeased
towards
us
:
which
will
the
better
appeare
for
our
instruction
and
comfort
,
if
we
seriously
take
into
our
humble
considera●ion
,
these
three
points
.
1.
The
infinite
power
and
greatnesse
of
the
Almighty
,
whom
our
sinnes
have
provoked
to
wrath
against
us
.
2.
His
graciousnesse
and
goodnes
towards
our
selvs
in
particular
.
3.
The
hainousnesse
of
our
offences
,
by
which
we
have
justly
incurred
his
displeasure
.
For
the
first
,
The
Lord
our
God
is
the
great
and
the
terrible
God
,
Nah.
1.5
The
great
and
dreadfull
God
,
Daniel
9.4
.
The
Almighty
Creator
of
Heaven
and
Earth
,
and
all
things
therein
contained
,
and
disposer
of
all
things
by
his
eternall
and
al-governing
providence
;
who
hath
ever
at
his
commandement
innumerable
hosts
of
Angels
,
one
of
which
(
2
King
.
19.35
.
)
killed
1850000.
of
his
Churches
enemies
in
one
night
.
(
Nah.
9.3
.
)
who
hath
his
way
us
the
whirl-wind
,
and
in
the
storme
,
and
the
clouds
are
the
dust
of
his
feet
,
(
Nahum
.
14.
)
He
rebuketh
the
sea
and
maketh
it
dry
,
the
mountains
quake
at
him
,
and
the
hils
melt
,
and
the
earth
is
burnt
up
at
his
presence
,
yea
,
the
world
and
all
that
dwel
therein
,
(
v.
5.
)
Who
can
stand
before
his
indignation
?
who
can
abide
in
the
fiercenesse
of
his
anger
?
(
Verse
6.
)
The
King
of
Kings
,
and
the
Lord
of
Lords
,
(
1
Tim.
6.15
.
A
great
God
and
a
great
King
above
all
gods
,
(
Psal.
9.13
.
)
The
great
and
mighty
God
,
the
Lord
of
Hosts
is
his
name
,
(
Jeremy
32.18
.
)
Great
in
counsell
,
and
mighty
in
workes
,
for
his
eyes
are
open
upon
all
the
wayes
of
the
sonnes
of
men
,
(
Vers.
19.
)
to
give
to
every
one
according
to
his
wayes
,
and
according
to
the
fruit
of
his
doings
,
who
shall
judge
the
quicke
and
the
dead
,
(
2
Tim.
4.1
.
)
For
he
is
the
judge
of
the
whole
world
,
and
will
hold
his
grand
Sessions
of
life
and
death
,
of
salvation
and
damnation
,
at
that
(
Acts
2.20
.
)
great
and
terrible
day
of
the
Lord
,
wherein
(
2
Pet.
3.10
.
)
the
heavens
shall
passe
away
with
a
great
noise
,
and
the
elements
shall
melt
with
fervent
heat
,
the
earth
also
and
the
workes
that
are
therein
shall
be
burnt
up
,
the
dead
raised
,
the
living
changed
,
and
all
mankinde
brought
together
,
to
give
a
most
strict
accompt
,
not
for
their
ill
works
alone
,
but
for
their
neglect
of
good
duties
;
not
for
actions
alone
,
but
for
their
words
,
and
that
not
for
filthy
and
mischievous
words
only
,
but
for
every
idle
word
,
and
the
thoughts
of
the
heart
.
And
this
(
my
soule
)
is
that
infinite
,
almighty
,
and
most
glorious
and
dreadful
Majestie
,
against
whom
we
have
rebelled
in
the
highest
treasons
;
his
wisdome
,
power
,
justice
,
being
incomprehensible
,
and
his
wrath
insupportable
.
O
come
,
let
us
worship
and
fall
downe
prostrate
,
with
all
aweful
reverence
,
trembling
and
feare
,
and
then
in
the
second
place
consider
,
how
infinitely
gracious
and
good
this
our
most
blessed
God
,
the
King
of
eternall
glory
,
hath
beene
to
such
a
worme
and
vile
wretch
as
my
unworthy
selfe
.
For
besides
those
most
blessed
and
extraordinary
priviledges
which
I
have
with
my
countrey-men
in
being
borne
an
Englishman
,
in
the
time
of
the
most
glorious
Sun-shine
of
the
Gospell
of
grace
,
seconded
with
such
Halcyon
daies
of
blessed
peace
,
the
publike
miracles
of
mercy
which
God
hath
wrought
(
even
in
my
life
time
,
)
in
the
preservation
of
this
Church
and
Kingdome
,
our
gracious
Princes
,
our selves
,
and
our
posterities
;
specially
in
these
two
famous
deliverances
,
never
to
be
forgotten
by
any
true
English
heart
,
from
the
Spanish
invincible
Armado
,
and
the
Popish
hellish
Powder
plot
:
(
O
blessed
Lord
God
▪
)
how
infinitely
good
and
gracious
hast
thou
been
unto
me
most
unworthy
in
all
the
particular
passages
of
my
earthly
pilgrimage
?
First
in
spirituall
blessings
,
by
thy
preventing
mercy
keeping
me
from
some
grievous
sinnes
,
into
which
my
owne
wicked
corruptions
,
by
Sathans
damnable
enticements
had
els
drawne
me
:
In
thy
sparing
mercies
in
my
acting
of
other
sins
,
wherinto
I
was
faln
:
In
thy
pardoning
mercies
,
that
miracle
of
miracles
,
in
translating
me
out
of
that
damnable
estate
of
mine
unregenerate
time
,
into
rhe
glorious
liberty
of
thine
owne
children
of
grace
and
adoption
in
IESUS
CHRIST
:
and
for
thy
renewing
mercies
by
the
work
of
thy
holy
spirit
,
making
me
to
loath
all
sinne
,
and
to
apply
my selfe
to
all
duties
of
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
in
universall
new
obedience
to
thy
most
holy
will
,
and
a
constant
will
and
resolution
to
serve
and
please
thee
,
love
,
feare
,
adore
,
and
obey
thee
in
all
true
repentance
and
sanctification
all
the
remaining
houres
of
my
life
:
and
lastly
,
for
the
assurance
thou
hast
given
me
of
the
upshot
of
all
thy
finall
and
crowning
mercies
,
in
the
life
to
come
.
Then
again
,
in
temporall
blessings
,
by
preserving
mee
from
harme
in
most
desperate
dangers
,
giving
mee
the
helpe
of
good
education
,
blessing
me
with
a
most
gracious
and
comfortable
fellowship
in
marriage
,
and
us
both
with
hopefull
children
and
grandchildren
,
especially
for
our
eldest
son
,
the
true
staffe
of
our
age
,
and
for
thy
bountifull
providing
for
us
and
them
in
outward
necessaries
,
and
shewing
us
mercy
in
all
our
occasions
,
yea
,
(
good
Lord
)
for
thy
fatherly
chastisements
sent
amongst
us
,
and
therein
for
that
gentle
paralyticall
infirmity
of
mine
owne
aged
body
,
whereby
I
have
beene
gratiously
taken
off
,
from
worldly
cares
and
employments
;
and
have
held
and
still
by
thy
goodnesse
have
this
blessed
time
and
opportunity
for
heavenly
meditations
,
and
Christ
in
preparation
of
my self
for
my
change
and
dissolution
,
and
my
finall
translation
into
those
glorious
mansions
,
which
our
most
blessed
Saviour
hath
provided
for
us
in
his
heavenly
kingdome
.
O
most
blessed
Lord
God
,
how
shall
I
poore
weakling
do
,
to
admire
thy
providence
,
adore
thy
Majestie
,
love
,
feare
,
serve
and
obey
thee
,
and
glorifie
thy
most
holy
name
,
as
I
am
most
bounden
,
and
heartily
desire
to
do
?
in
all
sincerity
duty
and
thankfulnes
;
for
all
thy
numberles
and
incomprehensible
mercies
,
blessings
,
comforts
and
deliverances
,
vouchsafed
unto
me
,
even
in
this
fraile
life
,
and
valley
of
teares
,
and
for
the
glorious
upshot
of
all
thy
crowning
mercies
reserved
for
me
in
the
life
to
come
.
Oh
fill
my
heart
with
thy
gracious
spirit
for
enabling
me
to
pay
my
humble
vowes
unto
thy
Majestie
,
in
all
true
sanctified
obedience
,
and
faithfull
and
serious
endeavours
of
soule
and
body
to
walke
acceptably
before
thee
,
from
henceforth
and
for
ever
,
Amen
.
And
now
(
my
soule
)
should
wee
in
the
third
place
consider
,
how
wickedly
and
ungraciously
I
have
misbehaved
my self
all
the
days
of
my
flesh
towards
this
most
high
,
glorious
,
almighty
,
and
most
dreadful
Majestie
,
and
towards
this
most
gracious
and
mercifull
God
and
Saviour
of
ours
.
But
(
here
alas
)
I
am
confounded
w●h
shame
,
astonishment
of
heart
,
and
horror
of
conscience
,
but
to
think
of
the
manifold
frailties
,
prophannes
,
&
pollutions
of
my
youth
,
and
the
sinful
negligencies
,
rashnesses
,
improvidence
,
unfruitfulnes
,
and
unthankfulnes
,
and
other
sins
and
transgressions
of
thought
,
word
or
deed
of
my
whole
mispent
life
by
past
.
Yea
,
(
O
Lord
my
God
)
in
my
ungrateful
and
froward
neglect
of
thy
gracious
time
of
visitation
graunted
mee
of
thine
unspeakable
mercie
these
foure
last
yeares
,
aswell
for
my
sound
humiliation
,
and
serious
daily
repentance
for
my
manifold
sins
and
corruptions
,
as
for
improving
that
precious
time
in
those
gracious
duties
and
spirituall
exercises
,
publike
and
private
,
which
my
conscience
tels
me
I
should
have
performed
with
more
fervour
of
spirit
,
feare
and
trembling
,
and
syncerity
and
intention
of
heart
then
I
have
done
.
But
(
O
Lord
)
I
finde
,
that
were
mine
eyes
fountaines
of
teares
,
powred
out
every
moment
of
my
life
,
should
my
heart
fall
asunder
,
into
drops
of
blood
in
my
brest
,
for
anger
and
indignation
against
my selfe
,
for
my
grievous
sins
and
transgressions
,
yet
should
I
come
infinitely
short
of
that
sorrow
and
hearts
griefe
,
which
mine
offences
would
justly
require
and
exact
at
my
hands
.
And
therefore
,
O
Lord
my
God
,
though
it
bee
my
most
earnest
suit
,
and
the
earnest
desire
and
constant
prayer
of
my
humble
soule
,
that
my
hard
and
dull
heart
may
by
thy
grace
be
so
softned
and
quickned
,
as
to
be
truly
broken
and
dissolved
into
sighs
of
true
contrition
,
and
that
I
may
weepe
day
and
night
for
my
sinnes
and
offences
all
my
life
long
,
unto
my
dying
houre
:
yet
all
could
not
serve
to
draw
thy
mercy
upon
me
,
for
the
least
of
my
transgressions
,
for
in
the
point
of
redemption
of
mankind
,
and
purgation
of
sinne
,
nothing
could
serve
the
turn
,
but
the
precious
blood
of
IESUS
CHRIST
,
God
and
Man
in
one
person
,
blessed
for
ever
.
Either
the
sonne
of
God
must
die
,
or
else
all
mankind
be
eternally
damned
and
their
sinnes
only
are
properly
said
to
have
pierced
him
,
who
at
length
are
saved
by
his
blood
.
Come
then
(
my
soule
)
let
us
set
our
humble
faith
on
worke
,
to
lay
fast
hold
upon
this
blessed
Saviour
of
ours
,
who
only
is
become
our
reconciliation
and
peace-maker
for
us
,
to
God
our
heavenly
father
,
and
alone
c●n
helpe
us
in
all
our
distresses
.
This
being
a
true
principle
in
the
heavenly
art
of
comforting
of
afflicted
consciences
;
that
so
soone
as
a
man
is
heartily
humbled
for
all
his
sinnes
,
and
wearie
of
their
waight
;
though
his
sorrow
bee
not
answerable
to
his
owne
desire
,
yet
hee
shall
most
certainly
bee
wellcome
to
IESUS
CHRIST
,
for
it
is
not
so
much
the
muchnesse
and
measure
of
our
sorrow
,
as
the
truth
and
heartinesse
of
it
,
that
fits
us
for
the
promise
and
comfort
of
mercie
:
though
withall
it
is
true
,
that
hee
that
thinkes
hee
hath
sorrowed
enough
for
his
sinnes
never
sorrowed
savingly
.
O
most
blessed
and
most
gracious
Lord
God
,
I
beseech
thee
sanctifie
my
heart
by
thy
holy
spirit
,
unto
sound
and
syncere
humiliation
of
soul
,
that
in
the
sight
of
my
sinnes
I
may
still
grow
viler
in
my
owne
eyes
,
and
bee
more
and
more
humbled
in
true
repentance
for
them
;
but
yet
withal
by
the
hand
of
lively
and
saving
faith
upon
the
Lord
Iesus
,
dying
and
bleeding
upon
the
crosse
for
my
sake
and
for
mine
assured
reconciliation
with
thy
Majestie
,
by
whom
alone
thou
art
appeased
towards
me
,
and
made
my
most
gracious
and
mercifull
father
for
ever
:
that
so
(
by
thy
grace
)
I
may
ever
keep
in
my
bosome
,
an
humble
,
soft
,
and
lowly
spirit
,
which
may
ever
enable
mee
to
live
by
faith
more
cheerfully
,
to
enjoy
thee
(
my
most
glorious
Lord
God
)
more
neerly
,
to
apply
my
Iesus
to
my
soules
comfort
more
feelingly
;
and
to
wait
for
and
long
for
his
blessed
comming
more
earnestly
:
that
so
being
graciously
prepared
and
sanctified
by
thy
holy
spirit
(
the
soule
of
my
soule
,
governing
,
comforting
,
and
supporting
me
,
)
I
may
with
all
alacrity
and
thankfulnes
,
faith
,
repentance
and
obedience
to
thy
most
holy
will
;
walke
before
thee
in
all
holy
fear
,
all
the
dayes
of
mine
appointed
time
till
my
change
shall
come
.
In
full
assurance
that
no
sooner
shall
this
dark
world
and
the
shadow
of
it
bee
out
of
my
bodily
sight
,
but
the
glorious
light
of
the
heavenly
mansions
of
my
Saviours
Palace
provided
for
mee
and
all
the
rest
of
his
,
shall
shine
upon
my
soule
,
in
full
brightnesse
,
to
mine
everlasting
joy
,
comfort
,
and
finall
peace
,
through
IESUS
CHRIST
my
blessed
Saviour
and
only
peace-maker
,
Amen
.
The
Third
MEDITATION
OF
MOUNT
TABOR
.
How
glorious
a
thing
to
be
the
child
of
God
.
Places
of
Scripture
shewing
how
this
benefit
belongs
to
us
,
Vers.
12
but
as
many
as
received
him
,
to
them
gave
he
power
(
or
the
right
,
or
priviledge
)
to
become
the
sonnes
of
God
,
even
to
them
that
believe
in
his
name
.
For
as
many
as
are
led
by
the
spirit
of
God
,
they
are
the
sonnes
of
God
.
(
15
)
For
ye
have
not
received
the
spirit
of
bondage
againe
to
feare
,
but
ye
have
received
the
spirit
of
adoption
,
whereby
we
cry
Abba
Father
.
Vers.
16.
The
spirit
it selfe
beareth
witnesses
with
our
spirits
,
that
we
are
the
children
of
God
.
For
ye
are
all
the
children
of
God
by
faith
in
CHRIST
IESUS
.
When
the
fulnesse
of
time
was
come
,
(
5.
)
to
redeeme
them
that
were
under
the
Law
,
that
we
might
receive
the
adoption
of
sonnes
.
(
6.
)
And
because
ye
are
sonnes
,
God
hath
sent
forth
the
spirit
of
his
son
into
your
hearts
.
(
7
)
therefore
thou
art
no
more
a
servant
but
a
son
.
Behold
what
manner
of
love
the
Father
hath
bestowed
upon
us
,
(
2
)
Beloved
,
now
are
we
the
sons
of
God
,
and
it
doth
not
yet
appeare
what
we
shall
be
.
The
third
Meditation
Now
(
my
soul
)
are
we
by
Gods
mercy
come
to
the
third
step
of
these
our
Meditations
;
which
offereth
to
our
consideration
,
how
glorious
a
thing
it
is
to
be
the
child
of
God
.
In
our
first
step
,
when
we
lay
first
bound
in
the
chains
of
our
sins
,
under
the
insupportable
waight
of
numberlesse
talents
of
debts
,
oppressing
us
,
our
most
gracious
Saviour
the
Lord
Iesus
blessed
for
ever
,
became
our
surety
,
took
our
nature
upon
him
,
God
manifested
in
the
flesh
,
paid
all
our
debts
,
satisfied
divine
justice
for
all
our
sinnes
,
and
so
set
us
at
liberty
,
and
made
us
freemen
In
our
second
step
,
he
brought
us
into
a
further
degree
of
favour
,
to
make
our
God
whom
we
had
so
grievously
offended
and
provoked
to
become
friends
with
us
,
and
appeased
towards
us
.
And
now
in
the
third
place
wee
are
brought
to
bee
more
than
friends
,
children
of
the
almighty
and
most
glorious
God
himselfe
▪
whereby
we
are
entitled
to
demand
and
challenge
at
his
fatherly
hands
,
not
only
safe
protection
from
al
dangers
and
evils
,
and
carefull
provision
both
for
soul
and
body
in
this
life
,
but
also
an
eternal
inheritance
of
heavenly
glory
in
the
life
to
come
.
And
how
comes
it
to
passe
(
ô
my
soul
)
that
so
wretched
and
worthies
a
creature
as
my
unworthy
self
should
be
advanced
to
those
glorious
priviledges
,
and
high
dignity
of
being
made
and
accepted
a
child
of
the
most
high
?
our
God
hath
but
one
only
son
by
nature
even
G
d
the
son
,
very
God
of
very
God
,
the
second
person
of
the
most
holy
,
glorious
and
ever
blessed
Trinity
,
in
and
by
whom
alone
,
as
(
in
our
former
meditations
)
I
was
redeemed
from
my
sinnes
,
and
reconciled
unto
God
:
so
it
is
in
and
by
him
only
that
I
and
all
the
rest
of
his
redeemed
ones
doe
receive
the
adoption
of
sonnes
:
even
so
(
O
most
blessed
Lord
God
and
heavenly
father
)
because
it
so
pleaseth
thee
,
through
IESUS
CHRIST
our
Lord
▪
whom
our
humble
and
true
faith
apprehending
,
we
receive
from
him
into
our
hearts
the
blessed
spirit
of
adoption
,
whereby
we
cry
Abba
Father
;
the
same
spirit
bearing
witnesse
with
our
spirits
,
that
we
are
the
children
of
God
,
by
faith
in
CHRIST
IESUS
,
as
in
the
severall
places
of
holy
Scripture
before
named
,
appeareth
.
O
then
(
my
soule
)
let
us
now
also
by
this
third
step
and
meditation
,
take
this
just
and
fit
opportunity
for
renewing
of
our
daily
repentance
,
and
of
our
humble
faith
in
this
most
gracious
Saviour
of
ours
,
for
our
laying
fast
hold
upon
him
,
who
by
these
blessed
degrees
hath
brought
us
to
this
high
priviledge
of
being
the
children
of
God
.
And
true
faith
I
find
to
be
thus
defined
.
Faith
is
a
filiall
confidence
in
God
,
conceived
of
the
knowledge
of
CHRIST
,
and
the
love
of
the
father
in
him
;
whereby
man
runneth
unto
God
,
and
cryeth
unto
him
,
Abba
Father
.
In
which
lively
faith
there
is
a
twofold
operation
.
First
,
an
apprehending
vertue
by
which
the
believer
receives
and
applieth
to
himselfe
IESUS
CHRIST
,
as
he
is
offered
in
the
word
and
sacraments
.
Secondly
,
a
rendring
vertue
,
(
so
to
call
it
)
whereby
the
believer
goes
out
of
himselfe
into
the
Lord.
Qui
credit
in
Christum
transit
in
Christum
.
By
the
first
CHRIST
becometh
ours
,
by
the
second
we
resigne
our selves
unto
CHRIST
,
and
become
his
.
And
these
are
the
two
hands
of
faith
.
By
the
one
we
receive
mercy
from
God
,
by
the
other
,
wee
render
son-like
obedience
unto
him
:
and
if
we
believe
(
as
we
ought
to
do
)
that
God
is
become
our
Father
,
and
do
so
apprehend
him
in
Christ
;
then
ought
we
again
to
shew
by
our
chang
of
life
and
new
obedience
,
that
wee
have
rendred
our selves
to
be
his
.
For
of
all
those
that
came
to
CHRIST
in
the
Gospell
,
none
went
away
as
they
came
;
and
they
that
are
truly
in
him
,
get
vertue
from
him
,
which
workes
in
them
the
similitude
of
his
owne
life
,
so
as
this
meditation
(
O
my
soule
)
doth
properly
spread
it selfe
into
two
branches
.
First
the
glorious
priviledges
and
comforts
,
wee
receive
by
our
adoption
,
and
then
our
most
bounden
duties
to
our
most
gracious
God
for
the
same
.
There
is
a
naturall
adoption
,
which
is
defined
to
be
,
a
lawfull
act
imitating
nature
,
found
out
for
the
comfort
of
them
,
who
have
no
children
of
their
owne
,
but
this
spirituall
adoption
of
us
differs
farre
from
it
:
For
it
is
,
a
lawfull
act
transcending
nature
,
found
out
by
the
Lord
our
God
,
for
the
comfort
of
children
that
want
a
father
.
Wee
being
by
nature
miserable
Orphans
,
having
no
father
to
provide
for
us
;
It
pleased
the
Lord
our
God
to
become
our
father
in
Christ
,
and
to
make
us
his
sonnes
and
daughters
by
adoption
,
not
for
any
benefit
he
receives
of
us
,
for
nothing
can
arise
by
the
meanes
of
any
creature
,
to
that
most
high
and
alsufficient
Majestie
)
but
that
hee
might
have
some
upon
whom
to
bestow
his
benefits
,
for
the
declaration
of
the
glory
of
his
rich
mercy
Yet
both
adoptions
agree
in
this
,
that
they
flow
from
the
pleasure
and
goodnesse
of
the
adoptant
,
and
that
there
are
given
to
him
that
is
adopted
,
the
priviledges
of
a
son
which
by
nature
he
hath
not
but
where
the
naturall
adoptant
cannot
change
the
nature
of
the
partie
adopted
.
It
is
otherwise
with
us
:
For
if
God
by
the
grace
of
adoption
make
us
his
sonnes
,
he
will
also
by
the
grace
of
regeneration
make
us
new
creatures
,
and
therefore
whosoever
continues
in
sinne
,
cannot
challeng
,
any
interest
in
this
divine
priviledge
,
only
the
sanctified
are
entitled
to
it
.
Here
also
let
us
to
our
unspeakable
comfort
observe
,
that
the
sonnes
of
God
know
most
certainly
that
God
is
become
their
heavenly
Father
.
For
in
this
that
they
are
taught
of
God
by
his
owne
spirit
to
acknowledge
him
and
call
upon
him
with
boldnesse
,
as
upon
their
father
,
they
cannot
be
deceived
of
their
generation
:
but
with
more
freedome
of
spirit
,
yea
,
and
surer
knowledge
they
call
God
their
Father
,
then
any
son
of
the
world
is
able
to
call
upon
his
earthly
Father
.
Here
also
we
are
taught
,
that
we
cannot
pray
unto
God
but
by
the
spirit
of
adoption
,
who
is
the
parent
that
begets
prayer
,
as
the
mother
who
conceives
it
,
is
the
humble
and
contrite
heart
:
For
no
proud
,
uncleane
,
or
hard
heart
can
pray
unto
God
.
And
certainly
unlesse
the
holy
spirit
testifie
unto
us
that
God
is
our
father
,
and
hath
made
us
his
children
,
wee
dare
not
goe
neere
him
,
to
crave
good
things
from
him
,
and
therefore
herein
appeareth
the
Fatherly
indulgence
of
our
God
towards
us
.
We
are
here
in
the
valley
of
death
,
in
heavines
through
continuall
afflictions
and
temptations
.
The
time
is
not
yet
come
,
wherin
the
Lord
will
communicate
unto
us
his
glorious
presence
,
to
fil
us
with
that
fulnes
of
joy
which
is
in
that
blessed
vision
;
The
time
is
not
yet
come
,
wherein
we
must
ascend
to
our
father
:
yet
to
keep
us
in
the
meane
time
that
wee
faint
not
,
the
Lord
hath
sent
down
his
holy
spirit
into
our
hearts
,
to
comfort
us
.
O
fatherly
care
!
O
wonderfull
love
!
That
spirit
the
comforter
descended
once
according
to
CHRISTS
promise
upon
the
Apostles
in
a
visible
manner
,
and
doth
daily
descend
in
a
secret
and
invisible
manner
into
the
hearts
of
the
godly
,
lest
the
children
of
the
marriage
chamber
should
be
swallowed
up
with
heavines
,
through
the
want
of
their
Bridegroome
.
And
this
glorious
Ambassador
teacheth
us
to
cry
unto
God
,
as
upon
our
Father
:
which
if
we
doe
with
this
spirit
of
adoption
,
it
is
effectuall
enough
to
draw
downe
upon
us
all
those
bless●ngs
which
the
Lord
communicates
to
his
children
:
His
name
shall
bee
sanctified
in
us
;
his
kingdom
shall
be
advanced
in
us
;
we
shall
not
want
our
daily
bread
;
he
will
forgive
us
all
our
sins
;
and
preserve
us
that
we
fall
not
into
temptation
,
and
deliver
us
from
evil
For
all
comforts
rest
under
this
name
of
father
:
if
we
can
so
call
him
in
faith
,
the
riches
of
his
mercies
are
ours
.
O
(
blessed
Lord
God
,
)
what
manner
of
man
should
I
bee
in
holinesse
,
righteousnesse
,
and
heavenly-mindednesse
,
answerable
to
this
high
and
holy
calling
?
and
how
unworthy
a
wretch
have
I
shewed
my selfe
of
so
great
mercy
:
when
instead
of
worshipping
,
fearing
,
loving
,
and
obeying
this
most
gracious
Lord
and
heavenly
father
,
in
all
things
I
have
yeelded
to
the
fil●hy
allurements
of
his
and
mine
owne
most
malitious
and
accursed
enemy
,
in
many
vile
pollutions
of
my
prophane
youth
,
and
the
many
rash
indiscretions
,
sinfull
neglect
of
good
duties
,
unfruitfulnesse
,
and
unthankfulnesse
of
my
after
time
?
Here
,
here
,
(
my
soule
)
is
a
fit
opportunity
for
me
to
breake
out
into
holy
mourning
and
lamenting
,
for
the
manifold
sinnes
and
offences
of
my
mispent
life
past
;
which
now
appeare
the
more
abominable
and
heynous
in
mine
eyes
,
when
I
look
back
and
consider
,
in
what
strict
and
precise
humiliation
,
with
what
universall
holy
obedience
,
dutifulnes
and
carefull
watching
over
my
thoughts
,
words
,
&
actions
,
I
should
have
walked
before
this
blessed
God
almighty
mine
heavenly
father
whom
I
have
so
ungraciously
offended
.
O
most
blessed
spirit
of
adoption
,
God
the
Holy
Ghost
,
most
glorious
sealer
up
of
my
precious
salvation
;
looke
downe
in
thine
infinite
mercies
upon
my
poore
,
humbled
,
and
afflicted
soule
,
and
have
compassion
upon
me
.
Descend
(
ô
Lord
my
God
)
by
thy
heavenly
grace
into
my
heart
and
purifie
and
sanctifie
it
into
a
holy
Temple
for
thine
owne
blessed
residence
for
ever
:
to
mollifie
and
melt
it
into
the
sighs
and
teares
of
true
contrition
and
repentance
for
the
sinnes
and
iniquities
of
my
life
past
;
and
then
withall
to
raise
it
up
by
faith
,
to
see
my selfe
fully
acquitted
and
discharged
from
them
all
,
in
the
precious
blood-shedding
of
my
deare
Lord
and
Saviour
IESUS
CHRIST
the
promised
Messiah
,
God
in
the
flesh
manifested
:
and
so
to
enable
me
with
the
hands
of
humble
and
true
faith
to
lay
fast
hold
upon
him
and
his
merits
for
me
,
and
upon
this
blessed
priviledge
of
being
in
and
by
him
the
adopted
son
of
my
heavenly
father
,
unto
the
assurance
of
my
finall
and
everlasting
comfort
and
peace
:
Quickning
and
strengthning
me
unto
all
holy
duties
all
the
remaining
daies
of
my
earthly
pilgrimage
;
whereby
to
glorifie
my
heavenly
father
as
I
am
most
bounden
and
to
assure
mine
owne
conscience
of
the
truth
of
mine
adoption
by
the
syncerity
of
my
heart
and
thorough
sanctification
:
that
so
by
the
sweet
beams
of
thy
grace
shining
into
my
dull
and
feeble
soule
,
I
may
with
cheerfulnesse
and
comfort
wait
the
good
houre
,
when
my
blessed
Saviour
IESUS
shall
call
me
from
hence
,
home
to
himselfe
peace
,
in
and
I
shall
leave
mortality
and
imperfection
behind
me
for
ever
,
Amen
.
The
Fourth
MEDITATION
of
Mount
TABOR
.
How
happie
a
condition
it
is
for
thee
,
upon
thy
perseverance
in
grace
to
be
assured
of
thy
salvation
.
Places
of
Scripture
shewing
how
this
benefit
and
priviledge
belongs
to
us
.
EXod.
15.2
.
The
Lord
is
my
strength
and
song
,
he
is
become
my
salvation
.
Esay
45.17
)
Jsrael
shall
bee
saved
in
the
Lord
with
an
everlasting
salvation
;
yee
shall
not
be
confounded
nor
ashamed
world
without
end
.
Jeremy
31.3
.
The
Lord
hath
appeared
unto
me
,
saying
,
yea
,
J
have
loved
thee
with
an
everlasting
love
:
therfore
have
I
extended
loving
kindnesse
unto
thee
.
Ioh.
4.42
.
And
know
that
this
is
indeed
the
CHRIST
,
the
Saviour
of
the
world
.
Ioh.
14.1
.
IESUS
having
loved
his
owne
which
were
in
the
world
,
he
loved
them
unto
the
end
.
Ioh
15.16
.
You
have
not
chosen
me
,
but
J
have
chosen
you
;
and
ordained
you
,
that
you
should
goe
and
bring
forth
fruit
,
and
that
your
fruit
should
remaine
;
that
whatsoever
yee
shall
aske
of
the
Father
in
my
name
,
hee
may
give
it
you
.
(
9
)
As
my
Father
hath
loved
me
,
so
have
I
loved
you
;
continue
ye
in
my
love
.
(
11
)
These
things
have
I
spoken
unto
you
,
that
my
joy
might
remaine
in
you
,
and
that
your
joy
might
be
full
.
Romans
1.16
.
J
am
not
ashamed
of
the
Gospell
of
Christ
:
for
it
is
the
power
of
God
unto
salvation
to
every
one
that
believeth
.
Romans
11.29
.
The
gifts
and
calling
of
God
are
without
repentance
.
1
Corinth.
1.9
.
God
is
faithfull
by
whom
ye
were
called
unto
the
fellowship
of
his
sonne
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
(
8.
)
Who
will
also
confirme
you
unto
the
end
,
that
yee
may
bee
blamelesse
in
the
day
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
.
Galatians
2.20
.
Christ
liveth
〈◊〉
me
,
and
the
life
which
I
now
live
i●
the
flesh
,
J
live
by
the
faith
of
the
son
of
God
.
Phil.
1.6
.
Being
confident
of
this
very
thing
,
that
he
who
hath
begun
a
good
worke
in
you
;
will
performe
(
or
finish
it
)
untill
the
day
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Acts
4.10
.
Bee
it
knowne
unto
you
all
,
that
by
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ
of
Nazareth
,
whom
ye
crucified
,
whom
God
raised
from
the
dead
,
doth
this
man
stand
before
you
whole
.
(
11
)
This
is
the
stone
which
was
set
at
nought
by
you
builders
,
which
is
become
the
head
of
the
corner
.
(
12
)
Neither
is
there
salvation
in
any
other
,
for
there
in
no
other
name
given
under
heaven
,
amongst
men
,
whereby
we
must
be
saved
.
Acts
13.26
.
Whosoever
among
you
feareth
God
,
to
you
is
the
word
of
this
salvation
sent
.
1
Tim.
1.5
.
Christ
came
into
the
world
to
save
sinners
.
Heb.
7
,
22.
By
so
much
was
Iesus
made
a
surety
of
a
better
testament
.
(
25
)
Wherefore
he
is
able
also
to
save
them
to
the
uttermost
that
come
unto
God
by
him
.
The
fourth
MEDITATION
of
Mount
TABOR
.
NOw
(
my
soule
)
hath
the
Lord
in
mercy
brought
us
to
a
fourth
step
of
these
our
meditations
,
which
is
a
blessed
consequent
of
the
three
former
.
For
being
redeemed
from
our
sinnes
,
which
was
our
first
step
,
and
in
the
second
,
received
to
our
heavenly
Father
;
and
in
the
third
,
made
his
children
by
grace
and
adoption
;
we
are
thereby
become
sure
upon
our
perseverance
in
grace
,
of
finall
salvation
:
which
brings
us
to
this
fourth
step
,
making
our
condition
(
even
in
this
earthly
pilgrimage
)
most
happy
and
safe
;
notwithstanding
any
inward
or
outward
afflictions
,
temptations
,
terrors
,
torments
,
we
shall
or
may
be
exercised
withall
in
our
way
to
heaven
.
For
hee
that
is
sure
of
grace
here
,
and
glory
hereafter
,
what
can
possibly
trouble
him
?
seeing
(
Romans
8.18
.
)
the
sufferings
of
this
present
time
are
not
worthy
to
be
compared
with
the
glory
that
shall
bee
revealed
in
us
,
and
(
2
Cor.
4.17
.
)
our
light
afflictions
which
is
but
for
a
moment
,
worketh
for
us
,
a
farre
more
exceeding
waight
of
glory
.
And
how
is
it
(
O
my
soule
)
that
we
are
brought
to
this
blessed
condition
of
safety
and
happinesse
?
even
by
the
same
our
most
blessed
Saviour
only
,
with
whom
we
began
in
the
first
step
of
these
meditations
.
For
hee
is
Alpha
and
Omega
,
the
first
and
the
last
,
(
Heb.
12.2
.
)
the
author
and
finisher
of
our
faith
;
neither
is
there
salvation
in
any
other
,
as
is
before
quoted
and
recited
.
Oh
then
(
my
soul
)
here
are
we
to
renew
our
daily
repentance
for
our
offences
past
,
and
our
humble
faith
in
our
almighty
Saviour
,
who
hath
acquitted
us
from
them
all
,
and
is
thus
graciously
pleased
to
goe
along
with
us
,
and
will
confirme
us
unto
the
end
,
that
wee
may
bee
blamelesse
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
IESUS
.
O
most
gracious
Lord
and
Saviour
,
who
hast
begun
thine
owne
good
worke
in
me
,
thy
poore
,
weake
,
and
unworthy
servant
,
finish
the
same
for
thine
owne
glorious
names
sake
,
and
by
thy
holy
spirit
dwell
in
my
heart
for
ever
:
that
for
being
both
in
soule
and
body
throughly
purified
and
sanctified
unto
all
holy
duties
of
true
humiliation
and
godly
sorrow
for
my
sins
and
corruptions
,
and
of
new
universal
obedience
,
in
the
remaining
houres
of
this
transitory
life
,
J
may
with
cheerfulnesse
and
comfort
passe
over
the
same
;
and
not
with
patience
only
,
but
with
joy
and
thankefulnesse
waite
for
the
time
of
my
change
and
dissolution
,
when
thou
shalt
be
pleased
to
call
me
home
,
to
thy
blessed
selfe
in
glory
,
Amen
,
Amen
.
The
Fifth
MEDITATION
OF
MOUNT
TABOR
.
How
pleasant
a
state
it
is
,
to
live
without
feare
of
death
and
hell
.
Places
of
Scripture
shewing
this
comfort
to
belong
to
the
fa
thfull
.
HOsca
13.14
.
I
will
ransome
them
from
the
power
of
the
grave
,
J
will
redeeme
them
from
death
.
O
death
J
will
be
thy
plagues
;
O
grave
J
will
be
thy
destruction
.
Esay
25.8
.
He
will
swallow
up
death
in
victorie
:
and
the
Lord
God
will
wipe
away
teares
from
all
faces
.
Mat.
16.18
.
Vpon
this
rocke
(
viz.
the
faith
of
Christ
)
will
I
build
my
Church
:
and
the
gates
of
hell
shall
not
prevaile
against
it
.
Rom.
7.24
.
O
wretched
man
that
I
am
,
who
shall
deliver
me
from
this
body
of
death
.
(
25.
)
I
thanke
God
●hrough
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
.
Rom.
8.1
.
There
is
therefore
now
no
condemnation
to
them
which
are
in
Christ
Iesus
,
for
the
Law
of
the
spirit
of
life
in
Christ
Jesus
,
hath
made
me
free
from
the
law
of
sin
and
death
.
1
Cor.
15.54
.
Death
is
swallowed
up
in
victorie
.
(
55.
)
O
death
,
where
is
thy
sting
?
O
grave
(
or
ô
hel
)
where
is
thy
victory
?
(
56.
)
The
sting
of
death
is
sin
,
and
the
strength
of
sin
is
the
law
.
(
37.
)
But
thanks
be
to
God
who
giveth
us
the
victorie
,
through
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
.
2
Timoth.
1.10
.
But
is
now
made
manifest
by
the
appearing
of
our
Lo●●
IESUS
CHRIST
,
who
hath
abolished
death
,
and
hath
brought
life
and
immortality
to
light
through
the
Gospell
.
Heb.
2.14
.
Forasmuch
th●●
as
t●●
children
are
partakers
of
flesh
and
blood
,
he
also
himselfe
●ook
par●●y
the
same
:
that
through
death
●e●
might
destroy
him
that
had
the
power
of
death
,
that
is
the
divell
(
1●
)
and
deliver
them
,
who
through
〈◊〉
were
all
their
lifetime
subject
to
bondage
.
Revel.
1.18
.
I
am
hee
that
liveth
and
was
dead
;
and
behold
I
am
alive
for
ever
more
,
Amen
;
and
have
the
keyes
of
hell
and
death
.
Revel.
2.11
.
He
that
overcommeth
shall
not
be
hurt
of
the
second
death
.
Ioh.
5.24
.
Verily
,
verily
I
say
unto
you
,
he
that
heareth
my
words
and
believeth
on
him
that
sent
me
,
hath
everlasting
life
,
and
shall
not
come
into
condemnation
,
but
is
passed
from
death
to
life
.
Ioh.
8.51
.
Verily
,
verily
,
I
say
unto
you
,
if
a
man
keep
my
sayings
,
he
shall
never
see
death
.
Revel.
20.6
.
Blessed
and
holy
is
he
that
hath
part
in
the
first
resurrection
;
on
such
the
second
death
hath
no
power
.
The
Fifth
MEDITATION
.
NOw
(
my
soul
)
are
we
by
Gods
goodnesse
come
to
the
fifth
step
of
these
our
meditations
,
to
consider
how
full
of
sweet
comfort
and
contentment
the
life
of
him
is
,
or
ought
to
bee
,
that
lives
without
feare
of
death
and
hell
.
Death
being
in
its
owne
nature
the
extreamest
of
evils
in
this
life
,
the
king
of
terrors
to
every
living
thing
,
and
hell
the
most
horrible
dungeon
of
everlasting
torments
:
to
the
just
feare
of
both
which
the
wicked
of
the
world
are
every
minute
subject
.
None
but
those
children
of
grace
here
,
that
are
sure
of
their
salvation
hereafter
,
can
live
this
pleasant
and
fearelesse
life
.
There
is
a
first
and
a
second
death
,
the
death
of
the
soule
,
(
saith
Saint
Augustine
)
went
before
,
in
the
soules
departure
from
God
,
and
the
death
of
the
body
followed
,
by
the
soules
departing
from
the
body
,
the
soule
first
left
God
willingly
,
yea
wilfully
;
and
therefore
is
compelled
unwillingly
to
leave
the
body
.
Now
from
both
these
deaths
are
we
delivered
by
the
Lord
Jesus
.
For
our
soules
being
by
him
freed
from
sinne
,
are
reconciled
unto
God
,
and
so
exempt
from
that
wrath
to
come
;
and
from
the
power
of
the
second
death
for
ever
.
And
from
the
first
death
,
we
are
so
delivered
from
it
,
that
albeit
in
the
owne
nature
it
be
the
center
of
all
miseries
,
and
a
fearefull
effect
of
Gods
curse
on
man
for
sinne
;
yet
to
the
godly
the
nature
of
it
is
also
changed
;
so
as
now
it
is
not
the
death
of
the
man
,
but
the
death
of
sinne
in
the
man
.
Death
(
saith
Ambrose
)
is
the
buriall
of
all
vices
:
for
it
is
the
progresse
and
accomplishment
of
the
full
mortification
of
all
our
earthly
members
,
wherein
that
filthie
flux
of
sinne
is
dryed
up
in
an
instant
,
it
as
a
voluntary
sacrificing
of
the
whole
man
,
soule
and
body
to
the
Lord
,
the
greatest
and
the
highest
service
wee
can
doe
to
him
on
earth
.
For
where
in
the
course
of
our
life
wee
are
continually
fighting
against
our
inordinate
lusts
and
affections
,
to
bring
them
in
subjection
to
Christ
;
by
death
(
as
it
were
by
one
stroke
)
they
are
all
smitten
and
slaine
:
and
the
soule
is
offered
up
unto
God
in
a
sacrifice
of
full
and
perfect
obedience
.
And
though
this
mortall
tabernacle
must
bee
laid
to
sleepe
for
a
time
in
the
grave
,
(
which
is
Gods
m●●ld
,
wherein
it
shall
bee
new
mo●ld●d
and
f
amed
fit
for
heaven
)
yet
my
blessed
Saviour
,
who
(
Romans
4.24
.
)
was
delivered
to
death
for
our
offences
,
and
was
raised
againe
for
our
justification
,
hath
by
his
most
glorious
resurrection
,
(
blessed
be
his
most
holy
name
)
not
onely
already
made
mee
partaker
of
the
first
resurrection
in
this
life
,
from
the
death
of
sinne
by
grace
,
and
on
such
the
second
death
●●●h
no
power
;
but
hath
also
by
my
blessed
union
with
him
,
as
one
of
the
sanctified
members
of
that
mysticall
body
whereof
himselfe
is
the
glorious
head
,
assured
mee
of
my
bodies
resurrection
unto
glory
,
and
peace
for
ever
;
and
that
death
shall
restore
it
againe
in
better
plight
than
ever
it
was
before
:
to
bee
againe
reunited
unto
thee
(
my
immortall
soule
)
in
joynt
glory
and
immortality
for
ever
.
And
what
is
this
fraile
body
to
mee
,
but
my
closet
or
inmost
garment
;
which
I
shall
no
sooner
put
off
,
but
it
shall
be
sure
of
repose
,
and
thou
(
mine
enfranchised
soule
)
of
joy
;
and
when
I
arise
,
neither
of
you
shall
faile
of
glory
.
O
then
,
(
my
soule
)
in
this
confidence
and
assurance
of
our
finall
peace
,
come
let
us
joyne
together
in
this
last
earthly
dutie
wee
have
to
performe
,
of
offering
up
unto
our
most
glorious
and
mercifull
heavenly
father
,
in
the
name
and
mediation
of
our
most
blessed
Saviour
IESUS
CHRIST
,
by
the
gracious
assistance
of
God
the
Holy
Ghost
,
my selfe
the
whole
man
,
soule
and
body
,
in
an
humble
,
faithfull
,
voluntary
,
and
most
obedient
and
free
sacrifice
;
that
hee
mercifully
accepting
the
same
at
our
hands
;
I
may
securely
,
quietly
,
patiently
,
nay
,
joyfully
and
thankfully
depart
hence
in
peace
,
unto
the
God
of
my
salvation
,
Amen
,
Amen
.
The
Sixth
MEDITATION
OF
MOUNT
TABOR
.
How
rich
and
stately
a
thing
it
is
to
be
heire
of
glory
.
Places
of
Scripture
shewing
how
this
transcendent
priviledge
belongs
unto
the
faithfull
.
ESay
43.6
.
Bring
my
sonnes
from
farre
,
and
my
daughters
from
the
ends
of
the
earth
.
(
7.
)
Even
every
one
that
is
called
by
my
name
;
for
I
have
created
him
for
my
glory
.
Luk.
12.32
.
Feare
not
little
flocke
,
for
it
is
your
Fathers
good
pleasure
to
give
you
the
Kingdome
.
Iohn
12.32
Hee
appointed
us
a
Kingdome
.
Psalme
84.11
.
For
the
Lord
is
the
sunne
and
sheild
:
the
Lord
will
give
grace
and
glory
.
Luke
22.29
.
Therefore
I
appoint
unto
you
a
kingdome
,
as
my
Father
hath
appointed
unto
me
.
(
30.
)
that
ye
may
eat
and
drinke
at
my
table
in
my
kingdome
.
Romans
8.16
.
The
spirit
it selfe
beareth
witnesse
with
our
spirit
that
wee
are
the
children
of
GOD.
(
Vers.
17.
)
And
if
Children
then
heires
,
heires
of
God
,
and
joynt
heires
with
CHRIST
,
if
so
bee
that
wee
suffer
with
him
,
that
wee
may
also
be
glorified
together
.
(
Vers.
18.
)
For
J
reckon
that
the
sufferings
of
this
present
time
,
are
not
worthy
to
bee
compared
with
the
glory
that
shall
bee
revealed
in
us
.
(
21
)
Because
the
creature
it self
also
shall
be
delivered
from
the
bondage
of
corruption
,
into
the
gloriou●
liberty
of
the
children
of
God
.
(
30
)
moreover
whom
hee
did
predestinate
,
them
he
also
called
;
and
whom
he
called
,
them
he
also
justified
;
and
whom
he
justified
,
them
he
also
glorified
2
Cor.
4.17
.
For
our
light
affliction
which
is
but
for
a
moment
,
worketh
for
us
a
farre
more
exceeding
and
eternall
waight
of
glory
.
Gal.
4.7
.
Wherefore
thou
art
no
more
a
servant
,
but
a
son
;
and
if
a
sonne
,
then
an
heire
of
God
through
Christ
.
Eph.
3.6
.
That
the
Gentiles
should
be
fellow
heires
,
and
of
the
same
body
and
partakers
of
his
promise
in
CHRIST
by
the
Gospell
.
Col.
3.4
.
When
Christ
who
is
our
life
shall
appeare
,
then
shall
wee
also
appeare
with
him
in
Glory
.
Philippians
3.20
.
For
our
conversation
is
in
heaven
,
from
whence
also
we
looke
for
the
Saviour
,
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
;
(
Verse
21.
)
Who
shall
change
our
vile
body
,
that
it
may
be
fashioned
like
unto
his
glorious
body
,
according
to
the
working
,
whereby
he
is
able
even
to
subdue
all
things
to
himselfe
.
1
Tim.
4.8
.
Henceforth
there
is
laid
up
for
me
a
crowne
of
righteousnesse
,
which
the
Lord
the
righteous
judge
shall
give
me
at
that
day
,
and
not
unto
me
only
,
but
unto
them
also
,
which
love
his
appearing
.
Titus
3.7
.
That
being
justified
by
his
grace
,
we
should
be
made
heires
,
according
to
the
hope
of
eternall
life
.
1
Pet.
5.1
.
The
elders
which
are
amongst
you
,
I
exhort
,
who
am
also
an
elder
,
and
a
witnesse
of
the
sufferings
of
CHRIST
,
and
also
a
partaker
of
the
glory
that
shall
be
revealed
.
(
2.
)
Feed
the
flock
of
God
.
(
4.
)
And
when
the
chiefe
Shepheard
shall
appeare
,
yee
shall
receive
a
crowne
of
glory
that
fadeth
not
a
way
.
(
10.
)
But
the
God
of
all
grace
,
who
hath
called
us
into
his
eternall
glory
by
CHRIST
IESUS
,
make
you
perfect
.
2
Pet.
1.3
.
According
as
his
Divine
power
hath
given
unto
us
all
things
,
that
pertaine
unto
life
and
godlin
sse
,
through
the
knowledge
of
him
that
hath
called
us
to
glorie
and
vertue
.
(
11.
)
For
so
an
entrance
shall
be
ministred
unto
you
abundantly
into
the
everlasting
kingdome
of
our
Lord
and
Saviour
Iesus
Christ
.
2
Cor.
4.3
.
If
our
Gospell
be
hid
,
it
is
hid
to
them
that
are
lost
.
(
4.
)
Jn
whom
the
God
of
this
world
hath
blinded
the
eyes
of
them
that
believe
not
,
lest
the
light
of
the
glorious
Gospell
of
CHRIST
(
who
is
the
image
of
God
)
should
shine
unto
them
.
(
5.
)
For
we
preach
not
our selves
,
but
CHRIST
IESUS
the
Lord
(
6.
)
For
God
who
commanded
the
light
to
shine
out
of
darknesse
,
hath
shined
in
our
hearts
,
to
give
the
light
of
the
knowledge
of
the
glory
of
God
,
in
the
face
of
IESUS
CHRIST
.
(
7.
)
But
we
have
this
treasure
in
earthen
vessels
,
that
the
excellencie
of
the
power
may
be
of
God
,
and
not
of
us
.
The
sixth
Meditation
NOw
my
soul
are
we
(
by
Gods
mercy
)
come
to
the
sixth
and
uppermost
step
propounded
to
us
in
these
our
meditations
:
namely
,
to
●onsider
how
rich
and
stately
a
thing
it
is
,
to
be
an
heire
of
glory
,
And
this
indeed
must
needs
be
the
most
high
and
transcendent
priviledge
of
all
,
that
can
bee
bestowed
upon
the
children
of
men
;
who
being
by
nature
children
of
wrath
,
and
in
bondage
to
sinne
,
death
and
damnation
,
are
by
grace
brought
to
this
most
blessed
estate
,
of
changing
sinne
into
righteousnesse
,
death
into
life
,
and
hell
and
damnation
,
into
heaven
and
glory
.
And
how
comes
this
blessed
worke
to
bee
effected
for
us
most
unworthy
wretches
?
but
onely
by
that
most
blessed
Saviour
and
redeemer
of
ours
(
God
in
the
flesh
manifested
)
who
brought
us
up
the
first
step
of
these
our
meditations
;
and
so
from
steppe
to
step
all
along
to
this
the
highest
of
heavenly
glory
.
For
hee
is
the
onely
naturall
sonne
of
GOD
,
and
thereby
the
onely
proper
and
immediate
heire
to
that
blessed
inheritance
:
whereunto
hee
hath
a
twofold
right
;
one
,
by
his
eternall
generation
,
and
so
hee
is
the
heire
of
his
Fathers
Kingdome
,
in
a
manner
proper
and
peculiar
to
himselfe
alone
:
The
other
right
hee
hath
by
purchase
;
for
by
the
merit
of
his
precious
death
and
passion
,
hee
hath
purchased
eternall
li●e
for
all
the
members
of
his
Churc●
;
whom
having
espoused
unto
himselfe
by
grace
,
wee
also
by
that
●lessed
union
with
him
,
became
heires
annexed
with
him
of
the
same
glory
.
In
the
first
right
he
can
admit
no
companion
;
in
the
second
all
the
members
of
his
mysticall
body
are
made
partakers
with
him
.
O
my
soul
,
what
shall
we
say
to
this
transcendent
dignitie
of
all
truly
penitent
believers
?
but
as
the
Psalmist
saith
(
Psalme
87.3
.
)
glorious
things
are
spoken
of
thee
ô
thou
Citie
of
God
;
so
may
we
say
of
every
citizen
of
the
holy
City
new
Ierusalem
,
the
Lambs
wife
,
Rev.
21.3
For
God
will
dwell
with
them
,
and
they
shall
bee
his
people
,
and
God
himselfe
shall
bee
with
them
,
and
be
their
God
,
(
4.
)
and
God
shall
wipe
away
all
their
teares
from
their
eyes
;
and
there
shall
bee
no
more
death
,
neither
sorrow
,
nor
crying
,
neither
shall
there
bee
any
more
paine
.
For
,
Psalme
144.15
.
Blessed
are
those
people
whose
God
is
the
Lord
,
and
are
called
to
this
happie
fellowship
and
union
with
him
who
is
the
king
of
Saints
.
O
my
soul
,
come
let
us
with
all
humble
reverence
,
heartily
love
and
adore
the
Lord
,
who
hath
of
his
free
grace
made
us
partakers
of
this
unspeakable
mercy
:
let
us
rejoyce
and
bee
glad
in
the
Lord
;
and
let
my
heart
and
mouth
be
filled
with
his
praises
for
ever
.
For
,
Esay
1.9
.
except
the
Lord
had
reserved
mercy
for
us
,
wee
had
beene
made
like
unto
Sodome
and
Gomorah
;
whereas
by
this
blessed
Saviour
of
ours
,
our
most
gracious
Lord
and
husband
,
the
lots
are
fallen
unto
us
in
pleasant
places
,
and
we
have
a
faire
heritage
.
Blessed
be
the
God
of
our
salvation
for
ever
and
ever
.
And
although
all
the
adopted
children
of
God
,
members
of
Christ
,
are
heires
of
this
glorious
inheritance
;
yet
is
not
the
same
diminished
to
any
one
of
them
;
for
the
rich
portion
of
one
shall
bee
no
prejudice
to
another
;
but
every
one
shall
bee
filled
with
the
fulnesse
of
the
glory
of
God
.
But
withall
,
we
are
to
observe
,
that
howsoever
in
earthly
inheritances
,
the
father
must
first
die
before
the
sonne
come
to
the
full
possession
thereof
;
yet
for
this
heavenly
inheritance
,
wee
our selves
must
first
die
,
that
wee
may
possesse
the
same
.
For
our
Father
is
the
ancient
of
dayes
,
the
heavens
are
the
worke
of
his
hands
:
they
shall
perish
,
but
hee
doth
remaine
;
we
all
shall
wax
old
as
doth
a
garment
,
but
he
is
the
same
,
and
his
yeares
shall
not
faile
:
for
he
is
the
Father
of
eternitie
,
in
whom
there
cannot
fall
so
much
as
a
shadow
of
change
.
But
as
for
us
,
our
condition
is
such
,
that
by
suffering
death
,
we
must
enter
into
the
kingdome
,
we
cannot
see
him
so
long
as
wee
live
,
nor
bee
satisfied
with
his
image
,
till
we
awake
in
the
resurrection
.
Therefore
should
the
day
of
death
be
a
ioyfull
day
unto
us
,
because
it
is
the
day
of
our
glorious
inheritance
.
Dies
mortis
aeternae
vitae
natalis
est
;
and
as
this
serves
unto
us
,
for
a
speciall
comfort
in
the
houre
of
temptation
and
day
of
death
;
so
it
should
provoke
us
,
to
answer
this
our
heavenly
vocation
,
by
the
holy
and
heavenly
disposition
of
our
minds
,
and
affections
,
whiles
we
live
,
and
a
gracious
and
Christian
preparation
from
day
to
day
for
the
time
of
our
dissolution
,
waiting
for
it
with
cheerfulnesse
and
joy
.
Seeing
we
are
the
sonnes
of
God
,
shall
wee
not
make
it
our
studie
and
care
to
use
all
blessed
meanes
for
renewing
his
image
in
us
,
which
our
former
sins
have
defaced
?
and
to
serve
him
in
holines
and
righteousnes
all
the
remaining
daies
of
our
life
?
seeing
we
are
called
to
be
heires
of
an
heavenly
inheritance
,
shall
we
any
longer
minde
and
affect
earthly
things
?
nay
rather
with
the
holy
Apostle
(
Philip.
3.8
,
9.
)
Let
us
accompt
all
things
to
bee
but
dung
in
respect
of
the
excellent
knowledge
and
fellowship
of
the
Lord
IESUS
.
Seeing
CHRIST
must
be
our
comfort
in
death
,
when
all
other
comforts
will
forsake
us
;
let
us
make
him
out
joy
and
pleasure
,
and
our
portion
in
this
life
,
and
so
shall
he
be
both
in
life
and
death
an
advantage
unto
us
.
O
most
gracious
Lord
God
and
our
mercifull
heavenly
father
;
give
us
grace
,
we
most
humbly
beseech
thee
,
seriously
to
consider
of
this
high
calling
of
ours
,
being
by
adoption
made
thy
children
,
members
of
CHRIST
,
and
heires
annexed
with
him
of
glory
of
rebels
and
slaves
of
Sathan
,
made
the
happie
servants
of
our
blessed
Redeemer
:
nay
more
then
so
;
his
friends
,
(
Iohn
14.15
.
)
Henceforth
call
I
you
no
more
servants
,
but
friends
;
yea
,
more
then
friends
,
for
he
hath
made
us
his
brethren
.
(
Heb.
2.11
.
)
He
that
sanctifieth
and
they
which
are
sanctified
are
all
one
;
wherefore
hee
is
not
ashamed
to
call
them
brethren
.
O
transcendent
and
wonderfull
comfort
!
God
the
Father
cries
from
heaven
,
This
is
my
beloved
sonne
,
in
whom
I
am
well
pleased
;
heare
him
.
The
Sonne
againe
speaking
unto
us
here
on
earth
,
saith
,
(
Iohn
20.17
.
)
I
ascend
unto
my
Father
,
and
to
your
Father
,
and
to
my
God
,
and
your
God
.
He
that
is
my
God
and
my
Father
,
is
also
your
Father
and
your
God
.
Therefore
goe
ye
unto
him
and
with
confidence
cal
upon
him
as
your
Father
and
your
God
;
and
hee
will
heare
you
and
helpe
you
.
O
most
glorious
and
most
merciful
heavenly
Father
,
confirm
us
more
and
more
in
the
assurance
of
thy
eternall
love
,
free
grace
,
and
unchangeable
mercies
towards
us
in
Christ
Iesu
:
that
in
lively
sense
and
inward
assurance
thereof
wee
may
with
comfort
and
cheerfulnes
waite
for
,
love
,
and
long
for
his
appearing
.
(
2
Tim.
4.8
.
)
for
our
deliverance
from
this
bondage
of
corruption
,
and
receiving
of
us
to
himselfe
in
glory
.
To
whom
,
with
thee
(
O
Father
of
mercies
)
and
God
the
Holy
Ghost
,
most
holy
,
glorious
,
and
ever
blessed
Trinitie
,
in
the
unity
of
one
,
only
,
true
and
everliving
God
,
of
incomprehensible
glorious
essence
,
and
most
adored
and
coeternall
Majestie
,
be
all
glory
,
praise
,
dominion
and
thankesgiving
ascribed
,
for
ever
and
ever
,
Amen
,
Amen
,
Amen
.
FOR
A
Seventh
MEDITATION
OF
MOUNT
TABOR
.
NOw
(
my
soule
)
having
by
our
most
gratious
GODS
fatherly
indulgence
and
mercie
,
had
time
,
and
beene
enabled
(
though
with
much
humane
weaknesse
)
to
consider
distinctly
and
severally
of
those
sixe
maine
points
of
meditation
propounded
unto
us
for
Mount
Tabor
,
(
the
same
indeed
comprehending
all
manner
of
spirituall
comforts
and
refreshings
for
the
Christian
soule
)
wee
are
by
course
and
order
come
to
a
seventh
stepp
:
which
very
name
puts
mee
in
minde
of
the
seventh
day
of
our
weeke
,
the
fittest
of
all
the
rest
for
heavenly
contemplations
.
Almightie
GOD
after
his
six
daies
worke
of
wonder
in
the
creation
of
the
visible
World
,
consecrating
the
seventh
day
for
a
holy
rest
to
himselfe
and
for
his
owne
immediate
worship
and
service
,
which
was
the
Iewes
Sabbath
;
and
the
glorious
resurrection
of
God
the
Sonne
manifested
in
the
flesh
,
for
the
most
gracious
worke
of
our
redemption
,
being
also
celebrated
in
the
Church
ever
the
seventh
day
of
the
week
,
which
is
the
Christians
Sabbath
,
and
both
of
them
types
of
that
everlasting
Sabbath
,
which
the
triumphant
Church
shall
celebrate
for
ever
in
the
kingdome
of
Heaven
.
The
consideration
of
which
particulars
might
bee
a
theme
large
enough
and
fit
enough
for
a
seventh
Meditation
of
Mount
Tabor
:
But
being
sensible
of
my
owne
weaknesse
,
I
am
resolved
here
to
set
up
my
rest
;
and
instead
and
place
of
this
seventh
and
concluding
Meditation
of
mine
to
set
downe
two
exercises
of
this
kind
,
heretofore
composed
by
me
,
the
one
,
fitting
the
Christians
Sabbath
to
the
worlds
end
:
the
other
,
a
contemplation
of
the
new
Ierusalem
,
and
heavenly
Sabbath
,
world
without
end
:
recommending
the
foure
other
heads
of
meditation
set
downe
by
Master
Down●m
,
and
the
twelve
priviledges
of
the
faithfull
set
downe
by
Master
Byfeild
,
as
fit
arguments
for
divine
contemplations
to
such
as
are
better
able
to
travell
therein
;
no
day
of
the
weeke
,
no
,
nor
of
our
whole
life
being
to
bee
exempted
from
that
most
necessary
duty
of
daily
renewing
our
faith
and
repentance
,
whereof
see
Downam
at
large
in
his
Guide
to
Godlinesse
.
lib.
3.
cap.
2.
A
MEDITATION
On
the
Incarnation
and
Passion
of
our
most
glorious
Saviour
the
Lord
Iesus
,
and
our
blessed
union
with
him
,
alluding
to
the
song
of
Simeon
,
called
Nunc
Dimittis
.
SImeon
was
one
of
those
which
waited
for
the
Messiahs
comming
,
Israels
consolation
;
Whom
that
himselfe
should
see
,
before
he
died
was
shewed
to
him
from
God
by
revelation
,
And
when
the
Virgin
mother
brought
her
Son
up
to
the
Temple
to
present
him
there
,
Simeon
by
motion
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
came
in
,
and
praising
God
with
joyfull
cheere
:
The
blessed
babe
with
arms
he
gently
claspt
about
;
This
Swan-like
song
divinely
warbling
out
.
O
Lord
since
thou
hast
let
me
live
to
see
,
the
Christ
,
thy
promised
salvation
,
Whom
thou
hast
now
prepar'd
reveald
to
be
before
the
face
of
every
nation
,
A
saving
light
unto
the
Gentiles
,
who
in
darknesse
and
in
shade
of
death
did
dwell
;
The
glory
,
and
the
way
of
peace
,
unto
thine
owne
beloved
people
Israel
.
Now
lettest
thou
thy
servant
(
blessed
Lord
,
)
Depart
in
peace
according
to
thy
word
.
If
Simeon
at
the
sight
of
Christ
a
child
,
new
come
into
the
world
for
our
salvation
;
That
glorious
work
not
then
accomplished
,
was
yet
so
wrapt
with
joy
and
exultation
;
As
disesteeming
all
the
world
beside
,
he
had
no
mind
of
living
longer
here
;
How
then
O
Lord
should
I
affected
be
,
who
live
in
this
thy
Gospels
light
so
cleare
,
My
Saviours
acts
and
sufferings
all
to
see
,
And
know
the
benefit
therof
belongs
to
me
.
O
thou
divine
peace-maker
,
how
shall
I
admi●e
and
praise
thy
mercy
infinite
?
That
being
God
,
our
nature
wouldst
assume
,
and
to
thy
sacred
person
it
unite
,
That
so
thou
being
God
and
man
in
one
,
〈◊〉
perfect
Mediator
might
become
To
God
for
man
,
who
els
had
perished
:
and
without
thee
beene
utterly
undone
.
Good
Lord
,
how
should
my
soule
affected
be
,
At
this
thy
wonderfull
humility
?
That
thou
th'
almighty
maker
of
the
world
,
(
for
by
thy
word
,
all
things
at
first
began
Should'st
yeeld
thy self
a
creature
to
become
,
and
to
be
made
,
twise
made
for
sinfull
man
:
Made
of
the
blessed
Virgin
,
so
to
take
with
our
fraile
nature
,
our
infirmities
:
And
made
under
the
law
,
to
undergo
the
burthen
of
our
sinnes
and
miseries
.
How
then
(
good
Lord
)
should
I
affected
be
,
To
this
great
work
of
mercy
towards
me
?
That
thou
to
whom
all
powers
in
heaven
did
bow
and
thought
it
their
honour
to
be
serviceable
;
Should
for
us
wretched
men
descend
so
low
,
as
to
be
born
heire
in
a
homely
stable
;
Laid
in
a
cratch
,
pursued
by
tyrants
rage
,
tempted
by
Sathan
,
made
of
men
a
scorne
,
Sold
by
thy
servant
,
arraigned
and
condemned
,
grievously
scourged
,
then
crowned
with
thorne
,
Naild
to
the
crosse
,
twixt
two
thieves
crucified
:
Pierc'd
through
the
heart
,
opprest
in
soul
beside
.
(
Most
blessed
Iesu
)
why
shouldst
thou
endure
,
thy
precious
body
peerlesly
innocent
,
Yea
sacred
and
holy
,
by
the
cruell
hands
of
sinfull
wretches
to
be
torne
and
rent
Was
there
no
way
to
expiate
my
sins
but
all
these
torments
must
be
laid
on
thee
:
O
wretched
caytive
I
that
did
offend
,
most
gracious
Saviour
,
thou
thus
pitying
me
,
O
let
my
heart
weep
teares
of
blood
within
,
For
these
thy
sufferings
,
and
my
grievous
sin
.
And
thou
(
deare
Lord
)
whose
love
unutterable
hath
made
thee
undergo
all
this
for
me
,
Inflame
my
heart
with
holy
fire
that
I
,
with
awfull
love
againe
may
worship
thee
.
(
With
true
repent●nt
teares
,
and
contrite
heart
,
prostrate
thy
precious
bleeding
wounds
before
My
Lord
,
my
God
,
thus
crucified
for
me
,
with
humble
faith
and
reverence
to
adore
,
Hating
my selfe
for
all
my
grievous
sins
,
Which
caused
those
thy
grievous
sufferings
.
O
let
mine
eyes
powre
forth
whole
streames
of
tears
my
heart
dissolv'd
to
sighs
of
true
contrition
,
So
to
bewaile
my
sins
and
wickednes
and
that
most
miserable
and
forlorn
condition
.
Which
guilt
of
sin
,
sight
of
the
wrath
of
God
desert
of
hell
and
utter
condemnation
,
Might
threaten
me
,
but
that
my
hope
is
fixt
on
thee
(
my
Iesus
)
God
of
my
salvation
.
Thou
only
(
blessed
Lord
)
canst
succour
me
:
O
save
my
soule
,
which
only
trusts
in
thee
.
For
when
the
people
were
in
Moses
time
,
by
fiery
serpents
wounded
mortally
,
The
brasen
serpent
was
lift
up
by
him
,
that
such
as
looke
up
to
it
,
might
not
die
:
If
such
great
vertue
in
that
figure
were
the
type
of
this
thy
crosse
and
reall
elevation
?
How
much
more
vertue
shall
thy
precious
blood
afford
my
sin-sick
soule
for
my
curation
.
Then
let
my
humble
faith
cleave
fast
to
thee
;
Sweet
Saviour
;
let
us
never
parted
be
.
For
when
I
look
up
to
this
crosse
of
thine
,
five
glorious
victories
my
meditation
Observes
,
thereon
to
be
atchiev
d
by
thee
,
for
making
sure
the
worke
of
my
salvation
:
The
law
of
grace
against
the
law
of
workes
prevailing
,
so
to
work
my
liberty
:
Against
my
sin
,
thy selfe
(
deere
Lord
)
made
sin
,
that
it
might
righteousnesse
become
to
me
.
Thy
death
(
O
Saviour
)
mine
abolishing
,
My
soule
unto
eternall
life
to
bring
.
And
thou
the
Prince
of
darknesse
conquering
,
that
I
might
still
the
child
of
God
remaine
:
And
lastly
overcomming
hell
it selfe
,
that
I
might
heavens
blessednesse
obtaine
.
Thus
by
thy
precious
death
and
passion
,
my
soules
maine
enemies
are
vanquisht
quite
,
And
I
set
free
now
under
th'
law
no
more
,
but
under
grace
,
by
thy
rich
grace
and
might
.
O
let
thy
spirit
of
grace
still
governe
me
,
That
I
may
die
to
sin
,
and
live
to
thee
.
That
whiles
I
live
I
may
divide
my
time
betweene
true
godly
sorrow
for
my
sinnes
,
And
faithfull
praising
of
thy
holy
name
,
from
whence
alone
my
hope
of
comfort
springs
.
And
so
by
lively
faith
being
knit
to
thee
,
thou
by
thy
spirit
dwelling
in
my
heart
,
Soule
of
my
soule
,
mayst
day
by
day
to
me
,
thy
spirituall
life
and
quickning
grace
impart
.
And
I
by
mysticall
injunction
be
,
Truly
(
though
spiritually
)
made
one
with
thee
.
Of
which
sweet
union
thou
hast
made
me
sure
,
by
those
maine
seales
of
thine
eternall
love
;
Thy
word
of
truth
,
thy
Sacraments
of
grace
,
thy
spirit
of
peace
inspired
from
above
:
And
so
by
matchlesse
mercy
on
thy
part
,
(
most
blessed
Lord
)
and
humble
faith
on
mine
,
Thou
hast
betroth'd
thy
glorious
selfe
unto
my
poore
believing
soule
and
made
it
thine
,
One
of
thine
owne
,
to
be
disjoyned
ne●e●
:
But
live
in
thee
,
to
thee
,
with
thee
for
ever
.
Why
then
should
any
mortall
thing
detaine
,
me
longer
in
this
vaile
of
teares
and
sin
?
Whose
whole
desire
with
blessed
Simeon
,
is
to
contemne
the
world
and
all
therein
.
To
lay
aside
this
robe
of
earth
I
weare
,
that
my
redeemed
soule
may
come
to
thee
,
Whose
blessed
will
is
so
declar'd
,
that
where
Thou
art
,
thine
owne
shall
also
be
.
Call
then
(
sweet
Iesu
)
as
it
shall
thee
please
,
Into
thy
hands
receive
my
soule
in
peace
,
When
my
appointed
time
of
change
shall
be
,
For
which
my
soule
shall
daily
wait
on
thee
A
Contemplative
Meditation
of
the
new
Ierusalem
and
the
triumphant
Church
,
celebrating
an
everlasting
Sabbath
in
the
kingdome
of
Heaven
;
entitled
by
mee
,
Halelujah
to
Heavens
King
.
LE●ve
(
O
my
soule
)
this
restlesse
vaile
below
,
Which
sin
and
sorrow
by
turnes
still
overflow
Raise
up
thy
thoughts
to
that
supernall
rest
,
Which
maketh
all
the
Saints
and
Angels
blest
;
Who
altogether
do
for
ever
sing
,
Halelujah's
to
Heavens
King
.
There
is
erect
the
Godheads
glorious
throne
,
More
bright
than
many
thousand
suns
in
one
;
Where
thy
deare
Saviours
body
glorified
That
body
which
for
thee
was
crucified
,
Now
raigneth
with
the
Dietie
,
In
soveraigne
blisse
and
Majestie
.
That
sacred
head
,
which
here
was
crownd
with
thorns
A
crown
of
heavenly
glory
now
adornes
;
That
hand
,
which
here
did
hold
the
scornful
reed
,
Now
weilds
the
Scepter
of
al
power
and
dread
,
Those
feet
once
naild
unto
the
tree
.
Trample
on
death
and
hel
in
victorie
.
●he
holy
citie
,
new
Ierusalem
,
Is
there
prepar'd
for
just
and
perfect
men
;
With
great
high
wals
of
Iasper
,
built
foure
square
Whereof
the
length
breadth
depth
all
equall
are
,
Of
twelve
foundations
,
precious
stone
,
The
twelve
Apostles
names
thereon
.
In
twelve
gates
of
pearles
a
peece
,
on
each
side
three
▪
At
which
twelve
Angels
the
attendants
be
:
The
streets
pure
gold
,
all
shining
like
the
Sun
,
Through
which
the
crystal
stream
of
life
doth
run
,
From
out
the
throne
of
glory
flowing
,
The
Tree
of
life
,
on
both
sides
growing
.
Within
those
gates
of
glorious
habitation
,
None
enter
may
,
but
heires
of
salvation
;
The
Lambs
redeemed
,
his
espoused
wife
,
Whose
names
are
written
in
his
booke
of
life
▪
The
Church
triumphant
,
there
set
free
Forever
from
mortality
.
There
live
those
blessed
troopes
of
purest
spirits
,
In
such
excesse
of
joyes
and
true
delights
,
As
neither
eare
can
heare
,
nor
eye
perceive
,
Nor
can
the
heart
of
mortall
man
conceive
;
Prepared
by
the
Lord
of
blisse
,
Before
all
worlds
,
for
all
of
his
.
Who
living
here
the
blessed
life
of
grace
,
Are
hence
translated
to
that
glorious
place
,
Where
thy
deare
Saviour
keepes
a
roome
for
thee
;
Then
looke
,
and
long
for
immortalitie
;
Waite
his
good
houre
,
and
in
waiting
sin
Halelujahs
to
heavens
King
.
A
Meditation
of
Mans
mortality
MAn
unto
whom
each
houre
in
changes
preacheth
That
all
this
Globe
,
earths
glory
,
shall
decay
;
Believs
that
doome
to
mightier
creatures
reacheth
,
Yet
dreames
,
it
cannot
hold
in
brittle
clay
;
So
dull
and
heavie
is
his
heart
in
ease
,
To
think
of
ought
that
may
the
flesh
displease
.
Then
neerer
come
,
to
his
dull
senses
cry
,
All
flesh
is
grasse
,
worm-eaten
flowers
mans
pride
;
It
's
true
,
saith
he
,
but
tell
him
that
himselfe
shall
die
,
He
rather
thinks
it
true
in
all
beside
,
So
(
reason
traind
to
be
self-pleasures
thrall
)
He
thinks
that
failes
in
one
,
which
holds
in
al
,
Thus
he
whose
life
should
be
deaths
meditation
.
Waiting
for
future
immortality
;
Forgets
the
end
of
his
divine
creation
,
And
faine
would
finde
on
earth
eternitie
.
O
man
,
look
up
;
thou
must
this
mortall
leave
,
Before
thou
canst
th'
immortall
robe
receive
.
1
Due
thought
of
death
and
hell
,
Would
sinfull
thoughts
expell
.
Who
so
with
carefull
thought
Would
ponder
as
he
ought
;
How
fearefull
't
is
to
fl●t
From
bed
to
loathsome
pit
:
From
pit
to
easelesse
paine
,
For
ever
to
remaine
.
Among
the
damned
sprights
Whose
mercy
never
lights
;
Would
not
commit
one
sin
,
Though
it
the
world
might
win
2
As
certaine
as
it
now
is
day
,
so
sure
it
will
be
night
anon
;
For
time
stands
never
at
a
stay
,
but
now
is
here
,
and
now
is
gone
;
Such
is
our
life
,
whose
minutes
spend
,
and
every
minute
wasts
the
store
,
Till
all
be
out
,
and
then
an
end
;
we
cannot
live
one
minute
more
.
3
What
thing
is
that
each
man
doth
chiefly
crave
?
Contentment
in
his
fortune
and
his
mind
.
What
thing
is
that
man
here
can
never
have
?
Contentment
in
his
thoughts
and
state
to
find
.
What
's
cause
of
both
?
That
man
who
heaven
minds
not
May
strive
to
seek
that
there
,
which
here
he
finds
not
4
Take
from
our
life
,
these
threefold
parts
of
time
First
,
what
we
idly
spend
,
and
nothing
do
;
Then
what
we
spend
in
evil
,
and
heaven-h●ted
cryme
Last
what
in
things
,
that
us
belong
not
to
:
Alas
!
how
small
remaine
;
how
quickly
told
,
Is
left
wel
spent
;
in
doing
what
we
should
.
Occasionall
Meditations
.
Vpon
a
sad
and
unseasonable
Raine
translated
out
of
Latine
.
WHence
comes
it
,
that
this
sad
untimely
showrs
Do
choak
the
earth
,
and
of
our
fruits
bereave
us
?
F●ther
to
shew
in
heavens
angry
lowres
,
That
God
hath
left
us
as
the
Sun
doth
leave
us
:
Or
for
that
man
his
sins
nor
see
,
nor
feares
,
The
heavens
for
us
powres
out
it selfe
in
teares
.
2
Vpon
a
LOOKING
GLASSE
,
Translated
out
of
Latine
.
MAke
this
use
of
thy
Looking-glasse
,
that
if
thy
face
seeme
faire
;
With
vicious
manners
,
ô
do
not
the
grace
thereof
impaire
;
Or
if
thou
find
thy
countenance
.
such
gracefulnesse
denyed
,
Let
that
defect
with
inward
grace
,
and
vertues
be
supplyed
.
3
Concerning
an
extraordinary
veile
which
covered
my
body
,
at
my
comming
into
the
world
.
THere
be
some
things
which
belong
to
every
child
in
the
infancy
;
whereof
the
certainty
cannot
be
known
but
by
relation
of
others
,
as
the
day
or
houre
of
our
birth
,
who
were
our
sureties
at
baptism
,
and
the
like
,
of
which
kind
ther
was
one
special
remarkable
thing
concerning
my self
,
who
being
my
parents
first
son
,
but
their
second
child
(
they
having
a
daughter
before
me
)
when
I
came
into
the
world
,
my
head
,
face
,
and
fore
parts
of
the
body
,
were
all
covered
over
with
a
thin
kell
or
skin
,
wrought
like
an
artificiall
veile
;
as
also
my
eldest
sonne
being
likewise
my
second
childe
was
borne
with
the
like
extraordinary
covering
:
our
Midwives
and
Gossips
holding
such
children
as
come
so
veyled
into
the
world
,
to
be
very
fortunate
(
as
they
call
it
)
there
being
not
one
childe
amongst
many
hundreds
that
are
so
borne
;
and
this
to
fall
out
in
the
same
manner
both
to
the
father
and
the
sonne
,
being
much
more
rare
.
But
whatsoever
old
wives
observations
are
,
let
us
(
both
father
and
sonne
)
with
all
humble
thankfulnesse
,
look
up
to
our
heavenly
father
,
(
who
made
us
and
formed
us
in
the
wombe
,
and
brought
us
from
thence
,
and
doth
preserve
and
governe
us
from
the
cradle
to
the
grave
)
to
blesse
and
praise
his
holy
name
,
for
the
priviledge
of
our
birth-right
which
his
favour
hath
bestowed
upon
us
,
above
the
rest
of
our
brothers
,
and
to
studie
and
endeavour
to
walke
worthy
of
that
dignitie
in
our
care
and
endeavour
to
serve
and
please
him
,
who
hath
singled
us
out
,
as
fathers
of
the
family
in
our
severall
generations
to
that
purpose
;
the
first
borne
of
the
sonnes
amongst
the
Israelites
being
to
be
given
or
consecrated
to
the
Lord
,
Exod.
22.29
.
Numbers
3.13
.
Luke
2.23
.
And
from
those
veiles
wherewithall
wee
were
borne
,
let
us
learne
this
Christian
lesson
,
to
veile
our
heads
and
our
hearts
and
all
our
affections
,
from
the
witcheries
and
vanities
of
this
world
;
and
to
looke
up
,
beyond
the
things
here
to
our
Saviour
IESUS
CHRIST
within
the
veile
in
heaven
,
to
long
and
wait
for
those
blessed
and
unchangeable
comforts
which
are
there
treasured
up
for
us
in
him
:
Not
as
wee
came
into
this
world
hidden
of
nature
,
but
as
wee
are
now
born
by
his
holy
spirit
,
children
of
grace
and
election
.
O
mercifull
Lord
God
,
we
bring
nothing
with
us
into
this
world
,
but
that
which
might
condemne
us
in
the
next
,
blessed
be
thy
most
holy
name
,
by
whose
eternall
mercies
wee
are
born
again
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
our
begun
regeneration
here
shall
be
consummated
in
the
world
to
come
.
ô
sanctifie
and
establish
us
by
thy
free
spirit
,
that
being
by
our
new
birth
made
children
of
grace
and
adoption
in
Christ
,
we
may
mortifie
all
our
old
corruptions
of
nature
,
and
serve
thee
faithfully
in
new
obedience
in
the
short
pilgrimage
of
this
life
,
and
bee
finally
received
in
peace
into
thine
everlasting
kingdome
,
as
thine
own
redeemed
ones
,
through
Jesus
Christ
our
Saviour
,
Amen
.
4.
Vpon
an
extraordinary
accident
which
befell
me
,
in
my
swadling
cloaths
.
WHen
we
come
to
years
,
we
are
commonly
told
of
what
befel
us
in
our
infancie
,
if
the
same
were
more
than
ordinary
.
Such
an
accident
(
by
relation
of
others
)
befell
me
within
few
daies
after
my
birth
,
whilst
my
mother
lay
in
of
me
being
her
second
child
,
when
I
was
taken
out
of
the
bed
from
her
side
,
and
by
my
suddain
and
fierce
crying
recovered
again
,
being
found
sticking
between
the
beds-head
and
the
wall
;
and
if
I
had
not
cryed
in
that
manner
as
I
did
,
our
gossips
had
a
conceit
that
I
had
been
quite
carried
away
by
the
Fairies
they
know
not
whither
,
and
some
elfe
or
changeling
(
as
they
call
it
)
laid
in
my
room
.
In
the
12.
Chap.
of
the
Revelation
we
read
of
two
great
signs
in
heaven
A
woman
cloathed
with
the
Sunne
,
great
with
child
ready
to
be
delivered
,
and
a
great
red
dragon
with
seven
heads
standing
before
her
,
ready
to
devoure
the
child
assoon
as
it
should
be
born
,
but
the
child
being
c●●ght
up
unto
God
,
and
the
dragon
disappointed
of
his
prey
,
cast
downe
into
the
earth
,
was
wroth
with
the
woman
,
and
went
to
make
warre
with
the
remnant
of
her
seed
,
which
kept
the
commandements
of
God
and
have
the
testimony
of
Iesus
Christ
.
By
this
woman
I
conceive
the
Church
militant
was
prefigured
,
whom
the
Dragon
hath
persecuted
and
doth
continually
labour
to
destroy
in
all
her
members
:
that
Dragon
being
there
(
vers.
9.
)
expresly
said
to
bee
that
old
serpent
called
the
Divell
and
Sathan
,
which
deceiveth
the
whole
world
,
and
(
vers.
10.
)
is
the
accuser
of
our
brethren
,
whom
hee
accuseth
before
God
day
and
night
.
But
to
our
comfort
it
is
added
in
the
next
verse
,
that
they
overcame
him
by
the
blood
of
the
lamb
,
and
by
the
word
of
their
testimony
.
And
certainly
,
that
attempt
of
stealing
me
away
as
soone
as
I
was
born
,
(
whatsoever
the
midwives
talk
of
it
)
came
from
the
malice
of
that
arch-enemy
of
mankind
,
who
is
continually
going
about
seeking
whom
he
may
betray
and
devoure
.
But
blessed
be
the
Lord
our
most
gracious
God
and
mercifull
father
,
that
disappointed
them
then
,
and
hath
ever
since
preserved
and
kept
mee
from
his
manifold
plots
and
stratagems
of
destruction
:
so
as
now
in
the
seventieth
yeare
of
mine
age
,
I
yet
live
to
praise
and
magnifie
his
wonderfull
mercies
towards
me
in
this
behalfe
.
O
most
blessed
Lord
Iesu
(
our
most
gracious
Saviour
and
Mediator
)
one
part
of
thy
Church
redeemed
by
thy
pretious
blood
,
have
already
fought
the
good
fight
of
faith
,
and
are
translated
hence
into
thine
heavenly
kingdome
,
with
Abraham
the
father
of
the
faithfull
,
and
the
rest
of
the
glorified
Saints
,
to
celebrate
thy
praises
for
evermore
.
The
other
part
of
this
Church
is
militant
here
upon
earth
,
striving
against
their
owne
naturall
corruptions
,
and
the
wiles
and
power
of
thine
and
their
enemies
.
(
Good
Lord
)
thou
knowest
the
cunning
,
power
,
malice
,
and
crueltie
of
the
adversary
,
and
the
great
weaknesse
of
●●●e
owne
children
;
and
beholde●
their
daily
fightings
and
failings
,
and
how
●●●ble
wee
are
to
stand
in
our selves
;
O
mercifull
Saviour
,
strengthen
us
with
thy
grace
,
and
shew
thine
almightinesse
in
our
weaknesse
,
that
fighting
under
thy
banner
,
who
hast
already
in
our
flesh
and
for
us
conquered
all
our
enemies
to
our
hands
;
we
may
be
enabled
to
stand
fast
and
unmoovable
,
alwayes
abounding
in
the
work
of
the
Lord
;
that
so
in
the
end
we
may
bee
more
than
conquerors
through
thee
our
glorious
Captaine
and
Saviour
;
and
when
wee
have
fought
here
below
so
long
as
thou
wouldest
have
us
,
wee
may
(
when
thou
shalt
bee
pleased
to
call
us
hence
)
be
translated
unto
the
fellowship
of
thy
Saints
and
Church
triumphant
in
heaven
,
there
to
joyne
with
them
in
the
new
songs
of
thy
redeemed
ones
,
to
magnifie
and
praise
thy
most
holy
and
blessed
name
,
from
everlasting
to
everlasting
,
Amen
.
5
Vpon
my
breeding
up
at
Schoole
.
IT
was
not
my
happines
to
be
bred
up
at
the
Vniversity
,
but
all
the
learning
I
had
was
in
the
free
Grammar
Schoole
,
called
Christs
schoole
in
the
City
of
Gloucester
,
yet
even
there
it
pleased
God
to
give
mee
an
extraordinary
helpe
,
by
a
new
schoolemaster
brought
thither
,
one
Master
Gregory
Downhale
of
Pembrook-Hal
in
Cambridge
,
after
I
had
lost
some
time
under
his
predecessor
.
This
Master
Downhale
having
very
convenient
lodgings
over
the
school
,
tooke
such
liking
to
me
,
as
he
made
me
his
bedfellow
(
my
fathers
house
being
next
of
all
to
the
schoole
)
This
bedfellowship
begat
in
him
familiaritie
and
gentlenesse
towards
mee
,
and
in
mee
towards
him
,
reverence
and
love
;
which
made
me
also
love
my
book
,
love
being
the
most
prevalent
affection
in
nature
to
further
our
studies
and
endeavors
in
any
profession
,
hee
came
thither
but
Batchelour
of
Arts
,
a
good
scholler
,
and
who
wrote
both
the
secretary
and
the
Italian
hands
exquisitly
well
.
But
after
a
few
yeares
that
hee
had
proceeded
Master
of
Arts
,
finding
the
schooles
entertainment
not
worthy
of
him
,
hee
left
it
,
and
betook
himselfe
to
another
course
of
being
Secretary
to
some
noble
man
,
and
at
last
became
Secretary
to
the
worthy
Lord
Chancellour
Ellesmere
and
in
that
service
(
as
I
think
)
dyed
.
And
my selfe
his
scholler
following
his
steps
,
as
neere
as
I
could
,
(
though
furnished
with
no
more
learning
then
he
taught
mee
in
that
Grammar
Schoole
)
came
at
last
to
be
Secretary
to
the
Lord
Brooke
,
Chancellor
of
the
Excheq●er
:
and
after
that
to
my
●●●ch
honoured
Lord
,
the
Earle
of
Middlesex
,
Lord
high
Treasurer
of
England
:
and
lastly
to
the
most
worthy
my
most
noble
Lord
,
the
Lord
Coventry
Lord-keepper
of
the
great
Seale
,
in
whose
service
I
expect
to
end
my
dayes
.
And
this
I
note
,
that
though
I
were
no
graduate
of
the
Vniversity
,
yet
(
by
Gods
blessing
)
I
had
so
much
learning
as
fitted
me
for
the
places
wherunto
the
Lord
advanced
mee
,
and
(
which
I
thinke
to
bee
very
rare
)
had
one
that
was
after
a
Lord
Chancellors
Secretary
to
be
my
Schoolemaster
,
whom
(
by
Gods
blessing
)
I
followed
so
close
,
that
I
became
a
successor
to
his
successors
in
the
like
place
of
eminent
service
and
employment
.
It
is
the
almighty
and
al-governing
hand
of
thy
providence
(
O
most
glorious
Lord
God
)
whereby
all
things
are
disposed
amongst
the
children
of
men
,
let
my
soule
for
ever
praise
thee
,
for
this
gracious
work
of
thine
towards
me
thine
unworthy
wretch
;
whom
thou
hast
preserved
and
enabled
from
my
weake
and
small
beginnings
for
those
places
whereunto
I
have
beene
called
,
and
which
(
by
thy
grace
)
I
have
with
credit
and
comfort
discharged
,
O
blessed
Lord
God
,
who
hast
led
mee
from
my
youth
up
,
forsake
mee
not
now
in
mine
old
age
when
I
am
gray
headed
,
and
my
strength
faileth
me
;
but
finish
thy
gracious
worke
of
mercy
and
grace
in
me
,
to
the
consummation
of
it
in
thy
heavenly
kingdome
,
whereunto
thou
hast
●lected
mee
in
IESUS
CHRIST
thine
eternal
Son
,
the
promised
Messias
,
God
in
the
flesh
manifested
,
our
most
gracious
Lord
and
Saviour
:
unto
whom
with
thee
(
ô
father
of
glory
and
mercies
)
and
God
the
Holy
Ghost
,
the
most
blessed
spirit
of
grace
and
adoption
,
most
holy
,
glorious
,
and
ever
blessed
Trinitie
,
in
the
unity
of
one
onely
true
,
immortall
and
everliving
God
of
incomprehensible
glory
,
and
most
adored
and
coeternall
Majestie
,
be
al
praise
,
glory
,
dominion
and
thanksgiving
for
ever
;
Amen
.
6
Vpon
an
accident
to
me
,
when
I
was
a
Schoole-boy
.
BEfore
Master
Downhale
came
to
be
our
Master
in
Christ-school
,
an
ancient
Citizen
of
no
great
learning
was
our
schoolmaster
;
whose
manner
was
to
give
us
out
severall
lessons
in
the
evening
,
by
construing
it
to
every
forme
,
and
in
the
next
morning
to
examine
us
thereupon
;
by
making
all
the
boyes
in
the
first
forme
,
to
come
from
their
seates
and
stand
on
the
outsides
of
their
desks
,
towards
the
middle
of
the
schoole
,
and
so
the
second
forme
and
the
rest
in
order
,
whiles
himself
walked
up
and
down
by
them
and
hearing
them
construe
their
lesson
one
after
onother
;
and
then
giving
one
of
the
words
to
one
,
and
another
to
another
(
as
he
thought
fit
)
for
parsing
of
it
.
Now
when
the
two
highest
formes
were
dispatched
,
some
of
them
whom
we
called
prompters
would
come
and
sit
in
our
seates
of
the
lower
formes
,
and
so
being
at
our
elbowes
would
put
into
our
mouths
answers
to
our
masters
questions
,
as
he
walked
up
and
downe
by
us
:
and
so
by
our
prompters
help
,
we
made
shift
to
escape
correction
;
but
understood
little
to
profit
by
it
;
having
this
circular
●e
●o●
,
like
the
Mil-horse
that
travel●
all
day
;
yet
in
the
end
finds
hims●●●
not
a
yard
further
,
then
when
he
〈◊〉
.
I
being
thus
supported
by
my
prompter
,
it
fell
out
one
day
th●●●●e
of
the
eldest
scho●ler●
〈◊〉
one
of
the
highest
forme
,
fell
out
with
mee
upon
occasion
of
some
boyes-play
abroad
,
and
in
his
anger
,
to
doe
mee
the
greatest
hurt
h●e
could
(
which
then
he
thought
to
be
,
to
fall
under
the
rod
)
he
dealt
with
all
the
prompters
,
that
none
of
them
should
helpe
me
,
and
so
(
as
he
thought
)
I
must
necessarily
be
beaten
.
When
I
found
my selfe
at
this
strait
,
I
gathered
all
my
wits
together
(
as
we
say
)
and
listned
the
more
carefully
to
my
fellowes
that
construed
before
me
,
and
having
also
some
easie
word
to
my
lot
for
parsing
,
I
made
hard
shift
to
escape
for
that
time
.
And
when
I
observed
my
adversaries
displeasure
to
continue
against
me
,
so
as
I
could
have
no
helpe
from
my
prompters
,
I
doubled
my
diligence
and
attention
to
our
masters
construing
our
next
lesson
to
us
,
and
observing
carefully
how
in
construction
one
word
followed
and
depended
upon
another
,
which
with
heedfull
observing
two
or
three
lessons
more
,
opened
the
way
to
shew
me
how
one
word
was
governed
of
another
in
the
parsing
:
so
as
I
needed
no
prompter
,
but
became
able
to
bee
a
prompter
my selfe
:
and
so
the
evill
intended
to
mee
by
my
fellow
scholler
,
turned
to
my
great
good
.
Let
all
those
who
have
found
the
like
gracious
worke
towards
themselves
(
as
many
have
in
matters
of
more
moment
,
if
they
observe
it
)
come
joyne
with
me
in
praising
the
Lord
for
the
same
,
whose
providence
governeth
all
things
,
and
who
doth
powerfully
declare
himselfe
to
bee
the
only
true
God
,
by
such
over
ruling
the
powers
of
darknesse
,
and
the
malicious
and
evill
intentions
of
men
,
bringing
light
out
of
darknesse
,
good
out
of
evill
,
life
out
of
death
,
and
making
all
things
worke
together
for
the
good
and
comfort
of
them
that
feare
him
.
O
mercifull
Lord
God
,
who
even
in
my
childhood
didst
shew
mee
this
grace
and
favour
,
as
thou
hast
often
done
since
in
many
cases
of
extremitie
,
give
mee
grace
to
magnifie
thy
blessed
name
therefore
,
and
of
thy
free
grace
and
unchangeable
mercie
,
continue
thy
goodnesse
to
mee
thy
unworthy
servant
,
for
my
support
in
my
last
need
,
that
death
may
not
be
death
unto
me
,
but
a
passage
from
temporall
to
eternall
life
,
and
a
change
of
the
one
for
the
other
,
(
as
it
is
to
all
thine
elect
)
according
to
the
mighty
working
of
our
Saviour
dying
for
us
,
whereby
he
hath
purchased
eternall
life
for
every
poore
penitent
soul
that
believes
in
him
.
Blessed
be
the
Lord
our
strength
and
our
redeemer
for
ever
,
Amen
.
7
Vpon
six
verses
of
the
12
Chapter
of
S.
Luke
,
IN
one
of
my
paper-books
which
I
had
when
I
was
a
school-boy
,
I
find
this
short
note
written
with
mine
own
hand
at
that
time
,
Lu.
12.35
.
to
the
40.
v.
whether
it
was
the
text
of
some
Sermon
I
then
heard
,
or
upon
what
other
occasion
I
then
wrote
it
,
is
forgotten
(
as
all
worldly
things
must
shortly
be
with
me
.
)
But
now
turning
to
the
place
of
that
Gospel
.
I
find
it
to
be
a
part
of
our
blessed
Saviours
Sermon
to
his
Disciples
,
not
long
before
his
passion
,
and
to
contain
a
most
waighty
and
necessary
duty
enjoyned
to
us
all
,
for
our
timely
preparation
for
death
,
and
our
Lords
second
comming
in
these
words
following
,
(
Vers.
35.
)
Let
your
loynes
begirded
about
,
and
your
lights
burning
.
(
Vers.
36.
)
And
ye
your selves
like
unto
men
that
waite
for
their
Lord
when
hee
will
returne
from
the
wedding
,
that
when
he
commeth
and
knocketh
,
they
may
open
unto
him
immediately
.
(
Vers.
37.
)
Blessed
are
those
servants
,
whom
the
Lord
when
he
commeth
shall
finde
watching
:
verily
,
I
say
unto
you
,
that
hee
shall
gird
himselfe
,
and
make
them
to
sit
downe
to
meat
,
and
will
come
forth
and
serve
●hem
.
(
Vers.
38.
)
And
if
he
shall
come
in
the
second
watch
,
or
come
in
the
third
watch
,
and
find
them
so
;
Blessed
are
those
servants
.
(
Vers.
39.
)
And
this
know
,
that
if
the
good
man
had
known
what
houre
the
thiefe
would
come
,
he
would
have
watched
,
and
n●t
have
suffered
his
house
to
be
broken
thorough
.
(
Verse
40.
)
Be
ye
therefore
ready
also
;
for
the
sonne
of
man
commeth
at
an
houre
,
when
you
think
not
.
In
which
word
,
our
blessed
Saviour
requires
of
us
,
for
our
own
good
and
finall
comfort
an
hourely
watchfulnesse
and
preparation
for
the
time
of
our
change
,
that
we
may
be
ready
when
it
commeth
,
telling
us
plainly
that
it
will
come
at
an
houre
we
thinke
not
;
and
therefore
to
be
expected
and
provided
for
that
houre
,
if
we
will
be
safe
:
urging
this
most
needfull
dutie
,
by
two
examples
or
parables
,
the
one
,
from
the
happie
reward
of
so
doing
;
twise
pronouncing
those
servants
blessed
,
whom
the
Lord
when
hee
commeth
shall
find
watching
:
the
other
from
the
danger
of
neglecting
this
watch
,
wherein
we
wilfully
give
the
thiefe
opportunity
to
breake
our
house
thorough
,
to
our
utter
undoing
.
That
if
the
former
reason
of
reward
and
blessing
will
not
moove
us
,
out
of
love
and
dutie
to
see
so
gracious
a
Lord
,
and
for
our
owne
finall
glory
,
to
be
ready
with
our
loines
girded
(
all
carnall
and
worldly
affections
suppressed
)
and
our
lights
burning
(
in
bumble
〈◊〉
,
repentance
and
obedience
)
to
open
unto
him
at
the
first
knock
,
yet
the
very
feare
of
being
surprised
by
that
cruell
murthering
thiefe
(
our
ghostly
enemy
)
who
every
houre
watcheth
to
take
us
at
advantage
,
for
bringing
us
to
utter
confusion
,
should
awaken
us
,
and
make
us
careful
to
put
this
holy
duty
into
serious
and
conti
uall
practise
,
for
our
owne
finall
safety
and
peace
,
and
the
glory
of
our
most
gra●ious
God
in
our
salvation
;
reckoning
every
day
and
houre
to
be
our
last
,
and
so
graciously
imploying
our
few
remaining
daies
of
mortality
here
,
as
neither
desiring
nor
needing
any
morrow
:
that
so
whensoever
wee
shall
be
called
hence
,
we
may
be
ready
and
enter
into
the
joy
o●
our
blessed
Lord
and
Saviour
,
and
remaine
with
him
where
he
is
in
glory
for
ever
and
ever
.
Here
this
weake
meditation
of
mine
I
will
conclude
with
M
George
Withers
,
prayer
and
meditation
,
upon
the
98.
Psalme
.
O
Almighty
Son
of
God
;
we
blesse
and
praise
thee
for
the
manifestation
of
thy
mercy
to
the
whole
world
is
the
miraculous
work
of
our
redemption
,
thou
didst
come
unto
us
,
in
despised
weaknesse
,
yet
hast
thou
therein
shewen
such
unresistable
power
,
that
it
prevailed
against
the
wisdome
of
the
worldly
wise
,
and
magnified
thy
derided
crosse
,
above
all
the
most
renowned
deities
of
the
Gentiles
.
This
thou
didst
by
appearing
in
a
contemptible
state
:
oh
how
glorious
and
how
powerfull
wilt
thou
be
in
thy
second
comming
?
It
now
draweth
ni●h
:
O
,
let
it
not
come
upon
us
as
a
thief
in
the
night
,
but
as
the
travaile
upon
a
woman
who
keepeth
a
just
reckoning
,
and
joyes
in
the
hopes
of
her
birth
more
then
she
feares
the
paines
of
her
tr●velling
;
so
according
to
the
counsell
of
thy
holy
Spirit
,
we
may
expect
and
receive
thee
with
praises
,
triumphs
and
rejoycings
,
Amen
.
Vpon
a
Stage-play
which
I
saw
when
I
was
a
child
.
IN
the
City
of
Gloucester
the
manner
is
(
as
I
think
it
is
in
other
like
corporations
)
that
when
Players
of
Enterludes
come
to
towne
,
they
first
attend
the
Mayor
to
enforme
him
what
noble-mans
servants
they
are
,
and
so
to
get
licence
for
their
publike
playing
;
and
if
the
Mayor
like
the
Actors
,
or
would
shew
respect
to
their
Lord
and
Master
,
he
appoints
them
to
play
their
first
play
before
himselfe
and
the
Aldermen
and
common
Counsell
of
the
City
;
and
that
is
called
the
Mayors
play
,
where
every
one
that
will
comes
in
without
money
,
the
Mayor
giving
the
players
a
reward
as
hee
thinks
fit
to
shew
respect
unto
them
.
At
such
a
play
,
my
father
tooke
me
with
him
and
made
mee
stand
betweene
his
leggs
,
as
he
sate
upon
one
of
the
benches
where
wee
saw
and
heard
very
well
.
The
play
was
called
(
the
Cradle
of
security
,
)
wherin
was
personated
a
King
or
some
great
Prince
with
his
Courtiers
of
severall
kinds
amongst
which
three
Ladies
were
in
speciall
grace
with
him
;
and
they
keeping
him
in
delights
and
pleasures
,
drew
him
from
his
graver
Counsellors
,
hearing
of
Sermons
,
and
listning
to
good
counsell
,
and
admonitions
,
that
in
the
end
they
got
him
to
lye
downe
in
a
cradle
upon
the
stage
,
where
these
three
Ladies
joyning
in
a
sweet
song
rocked
him
asleepe
,
that
he
snorted
againe
,
and
in
the
meane
time
closely
conveyed
under
the
cloaths
where
withall
he
was
covered
,
a
vizard
like
a
swines
snout
upon
his
face
,
with
three
wire
chaines
fastned
thereunto
,
the
other
end
whereof
being
holden
severally
by
those
three
Ladies
,
who
fall
to
singing
againe
,
and
then
discovered
his
face
,
that
the
spectators
might
see
how
they
had
transformed
him
,
going
on
with
their
singing
,
whilst
all
this
was
acting
,
there
came
forth
of
another
doore
at
the
farthest
end
of
the
stage
,
two
old
men
,
the
one
in
blew
with
a
Serjeant
at
Armes
,
his
mace
on
his
shoulder
,
the
other
in
red
with
a
drawn
sword
in
his
hand
,
and
leaning
with
the
other
hand
upon
the
others
shoulder
,
and
so
they
two
went
along
in
a
soft
pace
round
about
by
the
skirt
of
the
Stage
,
till
at
last
they
came
to
the
Cradle
,
when
all
the
Court
was
in
greatest
jollity
,
and
then
the
foremost
old
man
with
his
Mace
stroke
a
fearfull
blow
upon
the
Cradle
;
whereat
all
the
Courtiers
with
the
three
Ladies
and
the
vizard
all
vanished
;
and
the
desolate
Prince
starting
up
bare
faced
,
and
finding
himselfe
thus
sent
for
to
judgement
,
made
a
lamentable
complaint
of
his
miserable
case
,
and
so
was
carried
away
by
wicked
spirits
.
This
Prince
did
personate
in
the
morall
,
the
wicked
of
the
world
;
the
three
Ladies
,
Pride
,
Covetousnesse
,
and
Luxury
,
the
two
old
men
,
the
end
of
the
world
,
and
the
last
judgement
.
This
sight
tooke
such
impression
in
me
,
that
when
I
came
towards
mans
estate
,
it
was
as
fresh
in
my
memory
,
as
if
I
had
seen
it
newly
acted
.
From
whence
I
observe
out
of
mine
owne
experience
,
what
great
care
should
bee
had
in
the
education
of
children
,
to
keepe
them
from
seeing
of
spectacles
of
ill
examples
,
and
hearing
of
lascivious
or
scurrilous
words
:
for
that
their
young
memories
are
like
faire
writing
tables
,
wherein
if
the
faire
sentences
or
lessons
of
grace
bee
written
,
they
may
(
by
Gods
blessing
)
keepe
them
from
many
vicious
blots
of
life
,
wherewithall
they
may
otherwise
bee
tainted
;
especially
considering
the
generall
corruption
of
our
nature
,
whose
very
memories
are
apter
to
receive
evill
then
good
,
and
that
the
well
seasoning
of
the
new
Caske
at
the
first
,
keepes
it
the
better
and
sweeter
ever
after
,
and
withall
wee
may
observe
,
how
farre
unlike
the
Plaies
and
harmelesse
morals
of
former
times
,
are
to
those
which
have
succeeded
,
many
of
which
,
(
by
report
of
others
,
)
may
bee
termed
school-masters
of
vice
,
and
provocations
to
corruptions
:
which
our
deprived
nature
is
too
prone
unto
:
nature
and
grace
being
contraries
.
O
blessed
Lord
God
,
grace
is
thine
owne
free
gift
alone
,
the
meanes
of
conferring
it
thine
owne
,
and
the
blessing
of
the
meanes
thine
also
,
let
all
the
glory
and
praise
thereof
bee
therfore
thine
owne
for
ever
:
And
let
all
the
children
of
grace
with
humble
thankfulnesse
magnifie
thy
holy
name
,
for
the
measure
they
have
,
(
be
it
never
so
little
)
and
faithfully
cherish
it
;
for
it
is
a
pledg
of
thine
eternall
love
,
in
freeing
us
from
the
cradle
of
security
and
the
condemnation
attending
it
,
and
an
earnest
pennie
of
our
eternall
happinesse
,
in
and
by
Jesus
Christ
our
Saviour
,
blessed
for
ever
,
Amen
.
9.
Vpon
the
Diall
of
the
Clock
in
the
Colledge
Church
of
Gloucester
.
IN
the
horologue
or
dyall
of
that
Clock
,
in
the
foure
Angles
of
that
square
,
which
lye
without
those
circles
(
wherein
the
houres
are
distinguished
)
are
pourtraied
foure
Angels
;
each
of
them
seeming
to
say
something
to
those
that
looke
up
to
see
what
a
clock
it
is
,
the
whole
written
being
two
old
Latine
verses
made
up
in
rythme
,
in
this
manner
.
1
An
labor
,
an
requies
,
2
Sic
transit
gloria
mundi
:
3
Praeterit
iste
dies
,
4
Nescitur
origo
secundi
.
Which
may
be
thus
englished
.
Whether
we
rest
or
labour
;
work
or
play
,
The
world
and
glory
of
it
passe
away
.
This
day
is
past
,
or
neere
its
period
grown
;
The
next
succeeding
is
to
us
unknown
.
Out
of
which
verses
I
conceive
we
may
observe
two
necessary
and
profitable
lessons
:
the
one
,
that
whether
we
doe
well
or
ill
,
live
frugally
or
prodigally
,
our
time
with
the
whole
world
and
glory
of
it
is
transitory
,
and
continually
wheeling
about
,
like
the
minutes
to
the
hour
,
or
the
hours
to
the
day
in
the
clock
;
the
other
,
that
the
time
past
is
gone
from
us
,
and
past
recalling
,
and
the
time
to
come
unknown
to
us
and
uncertain
:
so
as
all
the
time
wee
may
reckon
of
,
is
the
present
,
this
very
instant
,
and
yet
this
moment
is
of
so
great
moment
and
consequence
to
us
,
as
whereupon
dependeth
eternity
;
either
of
glory
to
all
the
children
of
grace
,
or
of
endlesse
horrour
to
the
rest
.
From
whence
we
may
learne
,
how
much
it
concernes
every
one
that
would
have
comfort
in
the
world
to
come
,
to
be
seriously
carefull
of
well
using
the
time
of
visitation
which
God
in
mercy
lends
him
,
for
his
preparation
here
in
this
life
,
that
when
our
hour-glasse
shal
be
run
out
,
we
may
be
translated
into
those
heavenly
mansions
which
our
blessed
Lord
and
Saviour
IESUS
CHRIST
hath
provided
for
all
the
faithfull
who
waite
and
long
for
his
appearing
.
10
Of
good
counsell
given
by
a
rude
Countrey
Painter
in
a
homely
verse
.
IN
the
mid
way
of
the
24.
foule
miles
betweene
the
Citie
of
Worcester
and
the
Towne
of
Ludlow
in
Shropshire
,
where
the
Lord
President
and
Councell
of
Wales
doe
usually
keep
their
residence
,
there
is
onely
one
Inne
,
called
the
Hundred
house
,
where
it
seemes
the
Iustices
and
officers
of
that
part
of
the
shire
doe
meet
for
the
businesse
of
that
hundred
.
In
the
fairest
roome
whereof
,
being
a
low
parlour
,
there
was
(
when
I
travelled
that
way
)
no
garnishing
with
wainsoot
,
or
so
much
as
steyned
cloaths
,
but
the
bare
loom
walles
whited
over
,
with
a
rude
anticke
or
flowery
worke
in
blacke
,
painted
upon
it
;
leaving
at
the
upper
end
of
the
wall
next
the
sealing
a
narrow
white
border
,
wherein
was
written
in
one
continued
line
,
round
about
the
roome
these
verses
,
Sith
it
is
uncertaine
,
where
death
shall
us
meet
,
And
yet
most
certaine
that
he
follows
our
feet
.
In
all
our
waies
,
let
us
be
so
wise
and
steady
;
That
whersoere
he
meet
us
,
he
may
find
us
ready
.
Alas
,
how
dull
and
slow
are
wee
to
entertaine
this
one
most
necessary
Meditation
of
our
owne
mortality
,
when
in
our
beds
and
at
our
tables
,
in
our
restings
at
home
,
or
travailes
abroad
,
whatsoever
we
doe
,
whatsoever
we
see
,
in
the
cloudes
above
,
or
the
earth
or
sea
below
,
we
may
observe
such
a
vicissitude
of
changes
and
alterations
in
all
creatures
and
things
,
as
might
make
us
expect
in
ourselvs
a
change
too
:
yet
such
is
our
strong
forgetfulnes
,
as
the
complaint
of
Cyprian
▪
one
of
the
ancient
Fathers
of
the
Church
in
his
time
,
may
be
now
justly
verified
against
us
.
Nolumus
agnoscere
,
quod
ignorare
non
possumus
.
We
will
not
acknowledge
that
,
which
we
cannot
possibly
but
know
.
O
blessed
Lord
God
,
pardon
we
beseech
thee
our
former
negligences
and
manifold
infirmities
,
and
by
thy
grace
sanctifie
and
strengthen
us
to
consider
so
seriously
of
our
owne
fraile
condition
;
that
since
every
day
that
goeth
over
our
heads
,
may
be
our
last
,
we
may
live
so
graciously
prepared
both
at
home
and
abroad
,
from
day
to
day
as
needing
no
morrow
;
and
then
where
or
whensoever
death
shall
meet
us
,
our
redeemed
soules
may
welcome
him
,
as
the
porter
sent
to
open
heaven
gates
for
us
,
for
our
finall
and
everlasting
peace
,
through
Iesus
Christ
our
most
blessed
Saviour
and
peacemaker
▪
Amen
.
11
Vpon
a
pedegree
found
in
a
private
mans
house
.
GOing
with
one
of
mine
honest
neighbours
in
a
Towne
within
the
Marches
of
Wales
,
to
see
a
house
which
hee
had
new
built
there
;
when
wee
came
into
the
parlour
,
as
the
best
roome
,
I
observed
a
table
hanging
over
the
mantletree
of
the
chimney
,
with
two
columnes
of
Pedegrees
crowned
on
either
side
one
.
The
one
column
containing
a
pedegree
or
descent
from
the
princes
of
south
Wales
,
the
other
from
the
ancient
princes
of
north
Wales
;
and
from
both
those
descents
,
the
pedegree
was
deduced
,
and
concluded
in
the
foot
of
the
table
,
with
the
name
of
the
good
man
of
the
house
,
as
lineally
descended
from
those
two
ancient
Princes
,
the
lines
of
their
principalities
being
cut
off
two
hundred
yeares
before
.
At
the
sight
whereof
,
I
bethought
my selfe
what
a
strange
and
poore
bragge
it
was
,
for
this
meane
neighbour
of
mine
to
fetch
his
pedegree
from
Princes
,
when
it
might
happen
that
the
Smith
,
or
the
Shoomaker
,
should
take
place
above
him
,
in
all
the
publike
meetings
in
the
Towne
;
till
withall
I
considered
,
that
there
is
not
so
contemptible
a
wretch
in
the
world
,
but
if
he
could
deduce
his
pedegree
high
enough
,
would
bee
found
of
kin
to
nobles
:
and
the
greatest
Lord
,
if
his
pedegree
were
set
forth
in
all
the
collaterall
lines
and
branches
thereof
,
should
be
found
to
have
meane
or
poore
creatures
of
his
kindred
or
allyance
.
It
being
certaine
that
wee
all
are
one
mans
children
,
all
sprung
from
Adam
by
nature
;
who
was
made
of
the
clay
or
dust
of
the
earth
,
Genesis
2.7
.
and
hee
and
his
posterity
to
returne
to
earth
and
dust
againe
,
Genesis
3.19
.
From
hence
wee
may
observe
the
vanities
of
this
transitory
world
,
and
the
glory
of
it
:
which
howsoever
it
differenceth
betweene
one
and
another
whiles
they
are
living
;
yet
when
we
turne
againe
into
our
dust
,
there
is
no
such
inequalitie
(
for
there
is
no
disparity
in
death
)
and
no
difference
at
all
betweene
the
delicatest
Lady
and
the
fowlest
kitchin-stuffe
,
when
they
lye
both
in
their
dust
.
Mors
Sceptra
ligonibus
aequat
.
And
it
may
be
observed
,
that
many
gallants
which
have
boasted
of
their
great
blood
by
many
descents
of
gentrie
,
have
by
their
pride
and
foolery
,
wasted
the
great
estate
,
which
their
frugall
ancestors
left
them
;
and
then
may
come
to
sit
below
the
Smith
or
the
Shoomaker
,
with
this
goodman
,
who
could
fetch
his
pedegree
from
Princes
.
Since
therefore
every
man
(
none
excepted
)
in
his
best
estate
is
but
vanitie
(
Psa:
39.5
.
)
this
should
teach
us
to
be
humble
in
our selves
;
and
as
wee
know
more
wickednesse
and
corruption
in
our
selves
then
we
can
doe
in
others
;
so
in
lowlinesse
of
minde
to
esteeme
others
better
then
our selves
,
as
the
Apostle
requireth
(
Th●l
.
2.3
.
)
which
would
be
a
good
meane
to
avoid
contention
and
vain
glory
.
O
blessed
Lord
God
have
mercy
upon
us
poore
wretches
,
that
have
nothing
in
our selves
from
nature
,
but
dust
and
corruption
,
and
give
us
a
new
birth
and
generati●n
by
thy
holy
spirit
of
grace
,
which
only
can
truly
enable
us
,
making
us
thy
children
by
adoption
in
Christ
Iesus
,
and
heires
with
him
in
the
kingdome
of
heaven
,
Amen
.
12.
Vpon
a
pedegree
seene
in
a
Noble-mans
house
.
LVmley
Castle
in
the
Countie
Palatine
of
Duresme
,
was
built
by
that
noble
and
worthy
Lord
,
John
Lord
Lumley
,
after
the
manner
of
some
Castles
hee
had
observed
in
his
travailes
beyond
the
seas
;
with
two
faire
passages
into
it
,
up
two
paire
of
staires
,
large
but
short
,
both
standing
the
one
over
against
the
other
,
at
the
lower
end
of
the
Hall
;
all
the
rest
of
the
maine
roomes
being
of
the
same
floare
equall
with
the
Hall
:
the
most
eminent
roome
whereof
at
the
upper
end
of
the
Hall
,
(
being
the
great
Chamber
)
was
adorned
with
the
pictures
of
all
the
Barons
of
that
family
in
their
robes
at
full
length
,
beginning
with
the
first
,
who
was
set
forth
kneeling
before
King
Richard
the
second
,
and
receiving
his
Writ
or
Patent
of
creation
at
his
hands
,
and
so
from
one
to
another
,
to
that
Noble-man
himselfe
that
built
the
house
;
with
the
picture
also
of
his
Lordships
sonne
and
heire
apparent
,
then
a
young
man
with
a
Hawke
on
his
fist
.
In
that
faire
chamber
,
at
the
upper
end
of
it
▪
in
a
Bay
window
,
I
observed
a
long
Table
hanging
,
fitting
the
one
end
of
the
window
,
containing
a
faire
written
or
painted
Pedegree
,
setting
out
not
onely
how
the
Barons
of
that
house
succeeded
one
another
,
but
also
how
the
first
Baron
was
lineally
descended
from
Adam
himselfe
.
But
hee
that
lived
to
build
the
house
,
and
to
adorne
it
with
such
Monuments
of
Noble
Ancestors
,
from
so
high
a
descent
as
the
very
Creation
of
the
World
,
and
having
a
sonne
then
living
like
to
have
succeeded
him
in
the
Barronie
,
dyed
himselfe
childlesse
in
Queen
Elizabeths
time
,
and
so
the
Barony
dyed
with
him
,
and
there
was
no
Lord
Lumley
to
entertaine
King
Iames
there
,
at
his
first
comming
into
England
upon
her
Majesties
decease
,
and
so
that
pedegree
which
(
I
know
not
by
what
heraldry
)
brought
that
worthy
nobleman
by
many
generations
of
Kings
and
Queenes
and
other
famous
ancestors
,
by
a
lineall
descent
from
Adam
himself
,
could
not
deduce
it
one
descent
further
,
but
it
ends
in
him
for
whose
honour
it selfe
was
devised
.
And
that
noble
Lord
when
he
was
at
the
highest
of
the
pedegree
,
what
could
hee
finde
there
of
Nobility
by
it
;
when
the
meanest
scullion
o●
his
kitchin
,
and
the
poorest
cripple
at
his
gates
,
were
therby
made
their
Lords
Kinsmen
,
being
all
Adams
children
as
well
as
himselfe
!
And
what
pitch
of
honour
had
he
gotten
from
that
common
ancestor
of
al
mankind
,
but
(
what
we
,
all
his
posterity
,
by
wofull
experience
finde
to
bee
pitch
indeed
)
the
guilt
and
infection
of
sin
,
and
the
fruit
of
it
death
?
Objects
proper
for
shame
,
sorrow
and
humiliation
;
no
way
for
honour
or
vain-glory
:
Adam
himselfe
being
made
but
of
red
earth
,
and
he
and
his
posterity
to
returne
to
earth
againe
.
O
most
blessed
Lord
God
,
blessed
and
magnified
be
thy
most
holy
and
glorious
name
,
who
after
many
generations
hast
raised
up
a
mighty
salvation
for
us
in
the
Lord
Iesus
the
second
Adam
,
sonne
of
thy
servant
David
according
to
the
flesh
as
thou
didest
speake
by
the
mouth
of
all
thy
holy
Prophets
which
have
beene
since
the
world
began
,
by
whom
we
have
redemption
and
deliverance
from
the
guilt
and
punishment
●f
the
first
Adams
rebellion
,
and
from
all
the
power
and
malice
of
that
old
wily
serpent
,
who
overthrew
him
in
the
terrestriall
paradise
,
and
are
by
the
blessed
promised
seed
of
the
woman
,
the
Lord
our
righteousnesse
,
God
manifested
in
the
flesh
for
our
redemption
,
restored
to
a
better
inheritance
,
even
the
Paradise
of
God
,
his
owne
heavenly
Kingdome
.
Let
all
the
Monarchs
and
States
of
the
world
fall
downe
before
thy
glorious
foot-stoole
(
O
most
blessed
Lord
and
Saviour
)
and
worship
and
rejoyce
in
thee
,
the
only
God
of
our
salvation
,
and
let
no
man
glory
in
the
antiquitie
of
his
noble
ancestors
;
for
no
man
can
goe
higher
then
the
Lord
Lumleys
Pedegree
.
But
let
every
true
Christian
,
(
how
meane
soever
or
wretched
here
,
and
though
by
nature
in
the
first
Adam
a
child
of
wrath
and
perdition
)
lift
up
his
head
with
joy
unspeakable
and
glorious
;
being
in
and
by
this
second
Adam
our
blessed
Saviour
and
his
holy
Spirit
by
adoption
and
grace
,
made
the
child
of
the
most
High
,
the
King
of
Kings
and
Lord
of
Lords
,
and
thereby
become
truly
noble
indeed
.
And
let
all
the
Potentates
of
the
earth
aspire
to
this
spirituall
honour
by
regeneration
in
CHRIST
,
then
to
all
the
pompe
and
glories
of
a
thousand
worlds
,
with
the
good
Emperour
Theodosius
,
who
thanked
GOD
more
for
his
being
made
a
member
of
CHRIST
,
then
the
Emberour
of
the
world
,
for
the
best
and
noblest
nature
amongst
the
children
of
men
,
brings
forth
nothing
but
corruption
;
onely
grace
makes
truly
noble
and
everlastingly
happy
.
13.
Of
a
Felon
making
of
a
comfortable
end
at
his
Execution
.
AMongst
all
other
charitable
deeds
of
that
worthy
man
of
God
Master
Perkins
in
the
Vniversitie
of
Cambridg●
,
his
manner
was
(
as
I
have
heard
)
to
visit
the
prisoners
condemned
at
the
Goale
deliveries
there
,
not
onely
in
the
prison
for
their
spirituall
instruction
and
preparation
before
their
execution
,
but
to
accompanie
them
also
at
the
place
where
they
were
to
suffer
;
whither
divers
schollers
and
others
of
good
●ancke
also
usually
resorted
:
one
of
which
spectators
a
fellow
of
Trinitie
Colledge
made
relation
to
mee
,
of
a
comfortable
worke
upon
one
of
the
felons
at
one
of
the
executions
,
more
remarkable
then
the
rest
,
to
this
e●●ect
.
The
prisoner
being
a
strong
lustie
fellow
,
in
the
vigour
of
his
youth
,
in
his
going
up
the
ladder
,
discovered
an
extraordinary
lumpishnesse
and
dejection
of
spirit
,
and
when
he
turned
himselfe
to
sit
upon
an
upper
round
,
to
speake
to
the
people
,
looked
with
such
a
ruefull
and
heavie
countenance
,
as
if
hee
had
beene
halfe
dead
already
;
where
good
Master
Perkins
standing
at
the
foot
of
the
ladder
,
laboured
to
cheere
up
his
spirits
,
and
finding
him
still
in
agony
and
distresse
of
mind
,
called
upon
him
in
words
to
this
purpose
:
what
man
?
what
is
the
matter
with
thee
,
art
thou
afraid
of
death
?
Ah
no
,
(
said
the
prisoner
,
shaking
his
head
)
but
of
a
worser
thing
.
Saist
thou
so
?
said
Master
Perkins
;
come
downe
againe
man
,
and
thou
shalt
see
what
Gods
grace
will
doe
to
strengthen
thee
:
whereupon
the
prisoner
comming
downe
,
Master
Perkins
tooke
him
by
the
hand
,
and
made
him
to
kneele
down
with
himselfe
at
the
Ladder
foot
,
hand
in
hand
;
when
that
blessed
man
of
God
made
such
an
eff●●tuall
prayer
,
in
confession
of
sins
,
and
aggravating
the
same
in
all
circumstances
,
with
the
horrible
and
eternall
punishment
due
for
the
same
by
Gods
justice
;
as
made
the
poore
prisoner
burst
out
into
aboundance
of
●●●●es
,
as
the
fervencie
of
the
prayer
gave
occasion
;
and
when
the
blessed
Preacher
found
that
he
had
brought
him
low
enough
even
to
hell
gates
,
hee
proceeding
to
the
second
worke
of
his
prayer
to
shew
him
being
truly
humble
and
unfainedly
penitent
,
the
Lord
Iesus
(
the
Saviour
of
all
penitent
and
believing
sinners
)
stretching
forth
his
blessed
hand
of
mercy
and
power
,
to
save
him
in
that
distressed
estate
,
and
to
deliver
him
from
all
the
powers
of
darknesse
;
did
so
sweetly
presse
the
same
with
such
heavenly
art
,
and
powerfull
words
of
grace
upon
the
soule
of
the
poore
prisoner
,
as
cheered
him
up
againe
to
looke
beyond
death
with
the
eyes
of
faith
,
to
see
how
the
blacke
lines
of
all
his
sinnes
and
debts
owing
to
Divine
Justice
were
crossed
and
cancelled
with
the
red
lines
of
his
crucified
Saviours
precious
blood
;
so
graciously
applying
it
to
the
prisoners
wounded
conscience
,
as
made
him
breake
out
into
new
showers
of
teares
for
joy
of
the
inward
consolation
which
he
found
,
and
gave
such
expression
thereof
to
the
beholders
,
as
made
them
lift
up
their
hands
and
praise
God
to
see
such
a
blessed
change
in
him
,
who
upon
the
prayer
ended
rose
up
from
his
knees
cheerefully
,
and
went
up
the
Ladder
againe
so
cheered
,
and
tooke
his
death
with
such
patience
and
alacritie
of
spirit
,
as
if
he
actually
saw
himselfe
delivered
from
the
hell
hee
feared
before
,
and
heaven
opened
for
the
receiving
of
his
soule
,
to
the
great
rejoycing
of
the
beholders
.
Blessed
bee
thy
most
holy
and
glorious
name
(
O
Lord
our
good
God
)
for
all
those
gracious
endowments
and
abilities
wherewithall
thou
hast
and
dost
furnish
thy
Ministers
of
the
Gospell
of
peace
for
the
converting
of
sinners
unto
thee
,
and
for
bringing
home
the
wandring
ones
,
and
rescuing
their
soules
out
of
the
Lions
mouth
;
not
only
amongst
those
many
of
the
meaner
sort
that
suffer
in
our
ordinary
Circuits
and
Goale
deliveries
;
but
also
amongst
our
great
men
and
Nobles
(
capitall
offenders
)
at
the
Tower
;
some
of
whom
the
spectators
seeing
their
Christian
and
gracious
preparative
for
death
,
and
their
behaviour
in
it
,
have
adjudged
more
happie
in
their
ends
,
then
in
all
the
glorious
pompe
of
their
greatnesse
before
.
Good
Lord
,
increase
the
number
of
thine
able
servants
,
furnished
both
with
gifts
and
willing
mindes
,
to
visit
comfort
and
help
those
poore
children
of
death
,
in
that
their
greatest
and
last
need
;
that
they
may
then
(
by
thy
grace
,
)
feele
that
which
all
thy
children
doe
in
their
greatest
distresses●
;
that
mans
extremity
is
Gods
blessed
opportunitie
for
their
finall
comfort
and
reliefe
,
Amen
.
14.
Vpon
the
words
(
Hodie
mihi
,
cras
tibi
▪
)
commonly
used
for
an
Embleme
of
our
Mortality
.
I
Have
often
seene
painted
and
set
out
for
an
Embleme
of
our
mortalitie
;
a
naked
boy
with
a
dead
skull
in
his
hand
sitting
upon
the
ground
,
with
this
motto
subscribed
,
(
Hodie
mihi
,
cras
tibi
.
)
To
day
for
me
,
to
morrow
for
thee
.
In
which
invention
no
doubt
the
Author
intended
well
;
and
right
good
use
▪
may
bee
made
of
it
by
the
sober
and
humble
minded
,
that
if
wee
should
expect
death
to
morrow
,
wee
should
bee
carefull
to
spend
to
day
well
.
But
lately
reading
a
Treatise
intitled
(
Learne
to
Dye
)
written
by
that
holy
man
of
God
,
Doctor
Sutton
,
and
published
Anno
1626.
in
the
3.
Chap.
and
28.
page
,
I
found
these
words
▪
Thy
neighbours
fire
cannot
but
give
warning
of
approaching
flames
(
mihi
heri
,
tibi
hodie
)
yesterday
for
me
,
to
day
for
thee
;
saith
the
wiseman
,
whose
turn
is
next
God
only
knows
,
who
knowes
all
.
Wherupon
finding
those
words
differing
from
the
motto
of
the
old
embleme
,
I
turned
to
the
place
there
vouched
;
(
Eccl.
38.22
.
)
and
found
the
Doctors
words
agree
with
the
text
,
which
faith
:
Remember
my
judgement
,
for
thine
also
shall
bee
so
:
yesterday
for
mee
,
and
to
day
for
thee
:
which
saying
,
brings
the
remembrance
of
death
and
judgement
neerer
home
unto
us
;
as
to
be
thought
upon
to
day
,
and
not
put
off
till
to
morrow
;
for
it
is
the
tempters
suggestion
that
cries
,
Cras
,
cras
,
to
have
our
conversation
put
off
till
to
morrow
;
well
knowing
the
old
saying
.
Qui
non
est
hodie
,
cras
minus
aptus
erit
:
whereas
the
spirit
of
grace
saith
.
(
Heb.
3.7
.
)
To
day
if
if
you
will
heare
his
voice
,
harden
not
your
hearts
,
least
there
be
no
after
entring
into
his
rest
.
O
blessed
Lord
what
a
little
distance
of
time
is
between
to
day
and
to
morrow
,
and
yet
what
weightie
consequence
depends
upon
it
;
when
it
may
so
fall
out
that
if
wee
use
to
day
as
the
Holy
Ghost
requires
,
we
may
be
in
heaven
,
to
morrow
;
if
we
defer
till
to
morrow
,
we
shall
never
come
thither
.
O
most
gracious
Lord
God
who
callest
upon
us
,
to
day
not
to
harden
our
hearts
,
mollifie
them
now
,
(
even
now
O
Lord
)
by
thy
powerfull
spirit
of
grace
,
that
being
truly
converted
unto
thee
in
this
our
day
,
we
may
be
for
ever
delivered
from
the
law
and
bondage
of
sin
,
and
from
henceforth
become
the
true
and
faithfull
servants
of
righteousnesse
:
and
so
daily
waiting
for
thy
blessed
call
,
may
be
graciously
fitted
and
prepared
every
day
,
with
comfort
and
humble
confidence
and
thankefulnes
,
to
deliver
up
our
soules
into
thy
blessed
arms
of
peace
,
through
Iesus
Christ
our
most
glorious
Saviour
and
only
peacemaker
,
Amen
.
15.
Vpon
the
observing
of
a
Grave-stone
in
Pauls
London
.
REading
over
a
Christian
meditation
of
death
,
in
French
,
upon
the
12.
verse
of
the
90.
Psalme
(
So
teach
us
to
number
our
dayes
,
&c.
)
written
by
Francis
Lansberque
,
and
reprinted
the
third
time
,
(
Anno
1624
)
I
observed
a
place
(
pag.
136.
)
where
the
Author
reprooving
the
vanity
of
some
men
,
that
even
when
they
are
a
dying
,
take
care
of
eternizing
their
names
by
sumptuous
tombs
and
pompous
burials
,
instead
of
vertuous
and
honourable
actions
,
in
their
life-time
,
hath
a
passage
in
these
very
words
:
Poore
bones
,
and
stinking
prey
of
wormes
,
what
doth
all
this
availe
you
?
you
seek
to
eternize
your
name
in
things
of
frailtie
,
and
in
forgetfulnesse
it selfe
to
preserve
your
perpetuall
memorie
.
Thinke
I
pray
you
that
the
very
stones
,
which
cover
your
rotten
bones
have
their
old
age
that
the
brasse
and
Iron
of
your
graves
will
be
eaten
with
rust
,
that
the
magnificent
inscriptions
are
by
little
and
little
worne
out
,
by
the
feet
of
those
who
walke
over
you
:
Believe
you
not
this
?
goe
to
the
Church
,
and
if
you
be
not
blinde
you
shall
see
this
made
good
.
Which
words
pointing
me
(
as
it
were
)
to
Pauls
,
for
the
proofe
of
that
is
there
alleadged
,
)
it
brings
to
my
minde
an
observation
of
mine
owne
concerning
a
grave-stone
in
that
Church
,
as
if
it
had
beene
one
of
those
very
stones
which
the
first
author
intended
.
For
at
my
first
comming
to
London
,
about
fiftie
yeares
since
,
I
observed
a
very
faire
and
large
grave-stone
of
a
brownish
colour
,
in
the
pavement
of
the
middle
walke
of
the
body
of
that
Church
betweene
the
two
pillars
next
the
staires
that
goe
up
into
the
chancell
,
wherein
at
the
upper
end
therof
,
was
an
inscription
engraven
in
the
stone
,
in
old
Latine
letters
,
which
I
could
then
perfectly
reade
,
in
these
words
,
Non
aspecies
hominem
ultra
;
and
in
the
midst
or
heart
of
the
stone
,
this
one
word
,
oblivio
:
engraven
in
much
larger
and
deeper
letters
.
About
thirty
years
after
,
I
found
out
the
same
stone
removed
into
another
place
in
the
same
walk
,
but
the
upper
inscription
so
utterly
worn
out
,
that
I
should
hardly
have
knowne
it
,
but
by
that
other
word
in
the
middle
of
the
stone
,
the
letters
whereof
were
about
seven
or
eight
inches
long
,
and
that
word
oblivio
was
then
to
be
read
,
though
it
may
bee
worne
out
also
by
this
time
.
This
observation
of
mine
,
besides
that
it
is
a
demonstrative
proof
of
the
French
Authors
proposition
,
to●ching
the
decay
and
wearing
out
of
such
kind
of
monuments
,
whereby
wee
seeke
to
perpetuate
our
memories
,
may
also
bee
the
precedent
of
a
strange
kinde
of
Epitaph
;
far
differing
from
those
large
inscriptions
approved
by
the
Author
:
this
serving
every
mans
turne
,
and
shewing
us
all
,
what
the
greatest
of
us
be
,
when
we
once
are
dead
,
covered
with
oblivion
,
and
never
in
this
world
to
be
seene
againe
.
And
this
meditation
doth
properly
joyne
with
that
forreigne
author
,
in
producing
this
use
of
instruction
for
us
all
;
to
leave
those
vaine
and
pompous
follies
,
and
to
draw
neere
in
time
before
we
go
hence
,
to
get
our
names
written
in
the
Lambs
booke
of
life
in
heaven
,
and
then
we
shall
be
sure
to
have
an
eternall
name
indeed
,
amongst
all
the
Saints
and
Angels
for
ever
.
O
blessed
Lord
for
thine
holy
names
sake
,
guide
us
by
thy
spirit
in
that
blessed
way
of
grace
whiles
we
live
,
that
we
may
be
assuredly
thine
,
when
we
die
:
and
then
how
meane
soever
our
names
or
Tombes
be
here
,
we
shall
be
sure
to
be
raised
againe
unto
glory
,
to
celebrate
and
praise
thy
holy
and
blessed
name
,
in
the
land
of
the
living
for
evermore
,
Amen
.
16.
Vpon
a
short
Inscription
upon
a
great
mans
Tombe
.
I
Observed
upon
a
tombe
where
lay
interred
one
in
Barons
robes
,
this
short
inscription
(
Fuimus
)
which
puts
every
reader
,
noble
,
or
of
meane
condition
,
(
young
or
old
)
in
minde
,
that
howsoever
wee
are
yet
declining
(
sum
or
sumus
)
in
the
present
tense
,
ere
long
we
must
come
to
(
fui
or
fuimus
)
the
preterperfect
tense
,
as
well
as
those
that
are
gone
before
us
,
and
this
gives
us
a
proper
lesson
of
our
mortality
:
and
if
we
enquire
further
what
was
the
honour
,
high
place
,
or
dignitie
,
of
those
that
are
gone
to
the
grave
,
take
but
the
least
letter
,
the
middlemost
▪
the
iota
out
of
this
one
word
,
and
the
rest
will
answer
(
fumus
)
smoak
,
which
also
will
teach
us
another
lesson
of
the
vanitie
of
all
earthly
things
,
and
these
two
lessons
well
conned
will
bring
us
from
the
consideration
of
the
two
former
lessons
,
to
bethinke
our selves
of
the
last
,
the
future
tense
(
Quid
erimus
)
what
we
shall
bee
hereafter
:
That
like
the
children
of
grace
and
wisdome
whiles
we
are
yet
in
the
first
tense
,
(
the
time
present
)
we
may
provide
our selves
of
spirituall
comfort
against
wee
come
to
the
following
tenses
,
that
when
wee
are
to
say
our
last
lesson
,
having
learned
our
Christs
crosse
well
afore
hand
in
the
present
tense
of
this
life
,
wee
may
by
his
merits
and
mediation
,
be
finally
received
into
the
blessed
mansions
of
his
heavenly
kingdome
,
when
time
shall
be
no
more
,
which
the
Lord
of
all
grace
,
glory
,
and
mercy
,
grant
unto
us
all
of
his
infinite
goodnesse
,
through
IESUS
CHRIST
our
only
Saviour
and
redeemer
,
Amen
.
17.
Vpon
three
words
written
with
a
Cole
in
a
great
Iudges
house
.
THe
noble
Lord
Chancellour
Ellesmere
,
was
wont
every
morning
in
term
time
,
after
the
dispatching
suitors
of
the
better
ranck
,
in
his
great
chamber
and
gallery
in
York-house
,
to
come
into
the
Chappell
to
publike
prayers
,
wherein
the
meanest
suitors
might
accompany
his
Lordship
:
who
upon
ending
of
prayers
,
came
through
a
waiting-roome
downe
the
staires
into
the
Hall
,
and
so
through
it
into
his
Coach
,
that
all
petitioners
might
take
their
oppertunities
to
put
up
their
complaints
or
deliver
their
petitions
to
himselfe
:
Those
staires
being
made
with
severall
halfe
paces
wainescotted
on
every
side
to
a
mans
height
,
with
a
faire
white
wall
above
it
.
In
which
wall
in
the
most
perspicuou●
place
,
ob●ious
to
every
mans
eyes
that
should
come
downe
the
staires
,
one
morning
against
his
Lordship
should
goe
to
Westminster
,
there
was
written
with
a
cole
in
fa●re
large
Italique
letters
,
these
three
words
,
(
Tanquam
non
reverturu●
)
which
my selfe
(
having
then
occasion
to
att●nd
his
Lordship
)
did
read
,
as
himselfe
and
others
di●
,
or
could
hardly
forbeare
to
doe
,
they
stood
so
in
the
eyes
of
all
those
that
came
downe
the
staires
:
wh
●her
some
scholler
fearing
oppression
y
some
mighty
adversary
,
wrote
the
s●me
,
to
give
his
Lordship
that
necessary
watchword
,
or
upon
what
other
occasion
,
or
by
whom
the
same
was
written
,
I
know
not
.
But
I
am
sure
that
both
his
Lordship
then
,
and
all
that
did
read
it
,
or
shall
reade
this
hereafter
,
may
make
good
use
o●
such
a
memorandum
(
though
but
written
with
a
cole
)
to
make
us
the
more
warie
and
watchfull
of
our
words
or
actions
,
when
wee
goe
abroad
out
of
our
houses
,
chambers
,
or
closets
;
even
for
this
reason
,
because
we
may
happen
not
to
returne
againe
.
How
should
such
a
meditation
worke
in
the
Clyents
mind
for
peace
and
reconciliation
,
and
the
Lawyers
tongue
for
syncerity
and
truth
;
in
the
Iudges
conscience
for
justice
and
equity
,
in
every
man
and
womans
heart
for
avoiding
of
evill
doing
,
if
they
would
but
thinke
of
these
few
words
,
and
consider
whether
they
would
speake
or
doe
thus
or
thus
,
if
they
were
presently
to
die
,
or
whether
thus
or
thus
behave
themselves
,
abroad
,
if
they
were
not
to
returne
againe
to
their
homes
?
O
mercifull
Lord
God
,
have
mercie
upon
us
poore
wretches
of
frailtie
,
whose
very
memories
are
so
depraved
by
our
naturall
corruption
,
that
what
is
indelebly
written
in
our
hearts
and
consciences
,
we
wilfully
suppresse
,
when
wee
are
about
any
evill
or
mischiefe
,
how
mischievous
soever
i●
proove
afterwards
to
our selves
or
others
.
Pardon
(
good
Lord
)
our
former
neglects
of
such
usefull
meditations
of
our
owne
mortality
,
and
howsoever
wee
neglect
these
and
the
like
remembrances
from
mortall
men
;
give
us
grace
we
beseech
thee
,
to
shew
our
obedience
to
the
Commandement
of
our
Saviour
,
who
must
also
be
our
Iudge
,
(
Matthew
24
42
)
Watch
,
for
you
know
not
the
houre
.
18.
Vpon
consideration
of
one
Muscle
of
the
eyes
of
man
,
more
then
of
any
other
creature
.
IN
the
creation
of
man
,
Almighty
God
intending
in
that
admirable
and
choice
peece
of
all
his
workes
,
to
joyne
an
heavenly
soul
and
an
earthly
body
together
,
did
even
in
the
frame
of
that
body
,
by
that
Muscle
of
the
eye
,
give
man
to
understand
his
owne
excellencie
above
all
other
creatures
;
which
having
only
muscles
,
for
the
use
of
their
natures
,
his
goodnesse
added
one
to
the
eyes
of
man
,
that
hee
might
looke
up
directly
to
Heaven
from
whence
his
better
part
came
;
the
soule
having
especiall
use
of
that
motion
of
the
eye
in
prayer
and
meditation
;
that
this
power
of
lifting
up
the
eyes
without
,
might
put
us
in
minde
of
lifting
up
our
hearts
and
souls
within
,
to
our
good
God
,
who
gave
our
eyes
that
motion
to
that
purpose
;
as
also
that
the
body
was
to
looke
unto
,
and
performe
service
to
the
Creator
,
as
well
as
the
soule
,
and
to
exercise
that
muscle
in
the
works
of
grace
,
as
the
other
are
used
for
the
necessary
works
of
nature
;
and
withall
,
to
shew
us
,
that
as
when
our
eyes
are
intentively
lifted
up
towards
heaven
,
wee
cannot
looke
downeward
or
to
any
thing
below
;
so
our
minds
should
be
affected
in
al
our
spirituall
duties
to
God
,
neglecting
all
worldly
things
therein
,
and
keeping
our
soules
to
him
alone
.
O
mercifull
Lord
God
,
pardon
the
errours
of
mine
eyes
forepast
,
and
sanctifie
them
to
make
these
gracious
uses
for
the
time
to
come
;
and
that
both
mine
eyes
and
all
other
the
members
and
faculties
both
of
soule
and
bodie
,
may
be
consecrated
to
thy
faithfull
service
,
in
universall
obedience
;
that
when
these
eyes
shall
be
shut
up
from
this
mortall
light
,
my
soule
may
be
received
into
the
glorious
light
of
thy
heavenly
kingdome
,
through
the
merits
and
mediation
of
our
Lord
and
Saviour
Jesus
Christ
.
Amen
.
19.
Vpon
the
name
of
God
proclaimed
.
IN
the
34.
Chapter
of
Exodus
it
is
thus
written
,
(
vers.
5
)
The
Lord
descended
in
the
clouds
and
proclaimed
the
name
of
the
Lord
(
vers.
6.
)
The
Lord
,
the
Lord
God
,
mercifull
and
gracious
,
long
suffering
,
and
abundant
in
goodnesse
and
truth
,
(
7
)
keeping
mercy
for
thousands
;
forgiving
iniquitie
,
and
transgressions
and
sin
,
and
that
will
by
no
meanes
cleer
the
guilty
,
visiting
the
iniquity
of
the
Fathers
upon
the
children
and
childrens
children
unto
the
third
and
fourth
generation
.
In
which
words
of
our
heavenly
fathers
own
proclaiming
,
what
blessed
arguments
of
comfort
are
involved
for
the
poore
sinner
;
if
he
consider
the
severall
titles
,
that
the
Lord
hath
given
himselfe
,
in
this
most
gracious
proclamation
?
For
though
the
two
first
titles
proclaime
his
soveraign
dominion
and
supreme
Majestie
,
for
our
most
due
and
bounden
humiliation
before
the
Lord
our
maker
,
and
the
last
title
shewes
his
just
hatred
of
sin
,
and
his
unpartiall
justice
,
to
worke
his
true
feare
into
our
hearts
:
yet
all
the
rest
which
M.
Bolton
(
349.
)
reckons
to
seven
times
as
many
,
proclaime
nothing
but
his
superaboundant
mercy
and
goodnes
,
to
shew
us
how
transcendent
he
is
in
pitie
and
compassion
to
the
truly
humbled
and
penitent
sinner
,
for
the
strengthening
of
his
faith
and
hope
,
to
rely
constantly
and
confidently
upon
his
infinite
mercies
.
O
blessed
Lord
God
of
our
Fathers
,
who
even
in
the
time
of
the
law
,
under
the
covenant
of
workes
wert
thus
good
and
gracious
towards
sinners
,
before
the
manifestation
of
our
blessed
Saviour
,
thine
eternall
sonne
,
in
the
flesh
,
and
salvation
in
him
proclaimed
to
all
nations
,
by
the
golden
trumpet
of
the
Gospell
;
mercifully
sanctifie
and
strengthen
us
poore
sinfull
wretches
by
thy
holy
spirit
,
to
lay
fast
hold
upon
those
thine
eternall
mercies
exhibited
unto
us
by
thy
new
covenant
in
Christ
Jesus
,
and
sealed
up
unto
us
,
in
his
most
precious
blood
,
for
the
full
and
sure
remission
of
all
our
sinnes
in
him
:
our
perfect
reconciliation
with
thy
Majestie
:
and
the
assurance
of
thine
unchangeable
love
,
and
our
owne
finall
peace
and
salvation
in
him
;
whom
thou
of
thine
incomprehensible
mercies
towards
poore
penitent
sinners
,
hast
sealed
and
sent
into
the
world
to
bee
relyed
upon
for
salvation
;
that
so
by
humble
and
lively
faith
with
true
and
hearty
repentance
,
relying
and
resting
upon
those
mercies
of
thine
,
which
have
beene
ever
of
old
,
unto
the
end
and
in
the
end
;
we
may
receive
the
end
of
our
faith
in
the
salvation
of
our
soules
;
through
the
precious
merits
and
blessed
mediation
of
that
prince
of
peace
,
our
most
gracious
Saviour
and
eternall
peacemaker
,
Amen
.
20.
Vpon
the
Greeke
word
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
which
signifieth
,
to
breath
.
THis
little
word
consisting
but
of
two
letters
,
the
first
and
last
of
the
Greeke
Alphabet
,
yet
makes
two
syllables
and
gives
a
weighty
signification
,
the
english
of
it
being
,
(
I
live
or
breath
)
which
in
my
conceit
may
note
unto
us
,
the
shortnes
of
the
life
of
man
;
and
the
neernesse
of
death
to
every
man
breathing
;
when
we
cannot
say
(
I
breath
)
but
the
last
letter
must
conclude
it
as
the
first
began
it
;
the
one
following
the
other
as
close
as
the
shadow
doth
the
body
,
or
the
night
the
day
;
without
any
other
letter
interposed
betweene
them
,
or
so
much
as
an
aspiration
to
prolong
the
word
;
but
no
sooner
Alpha
begins
,
but
Omega
concludes
,
and
if
all
the
other
twenty
letters
of
the
Alphabet
should
bee
interposed
,
and
reckoned
after
the
greatest
computation
of
mans
life
,
not
by
dayes
but
by
yeares
,
(
where
how
many
be
there
that
come
not
to
so
many
moneths
or
weekes
?
(
some
,
not
to
so
many
houres
or
minutes
)
yet
must
we
all
that
read
that
Alphabet
come
to
Omega
at
last
.
And
if
any
be
so
strong
as
to
read
it
over
in
the
largest
extent
of
yeares
,
there
times
and
a
halfe
over
;
yet
were
his
life
but
labour
and
sorrow
,
so
soone
passeth
it
away
,
and
we
are
gone
.
O
Lord
my
God
;
thou
hast
prolonged
my
life
to
the
69.
yeare
of
mine
age
,
which
brings
mee
to
the
confines
of
Moses
his
computation
of
the
life
of
man
;
and
therfore
howsoever
others
may
reckon
the
Omega
to
be
far
off
from
them
(
which
no
man
can
bee
sure
of
,
for
an
houre
,
)
yet
must
I
continually
expect
it
a●
at
hand
.
O
most
mercifull
Lord
Jesus
,
who
hast
called
thy selfe
Alpha
and
Omega
,
the
beginning
and
the
end
,
the
f●●sh
and
the
last
,
who
art
the
author
and
finisher
of
our
faith
,
the
beginner
of
every
good
worke
of
grace
in
us
,
and
〈◊〉
perfecter
of
it
,
have
mercy
upon
me
,
and
by
thy
holy
spirit
perfect
that
good
worke
begun
in
me
,
for
preparing
my
soule
in
true
faith
,
repentance
and
obedience
,
all
the
dayes
of
mine
appointed
time
,
so
to
wait
till
my
change
commeth
,
that
when
that
happie
houre
shall
come
,
J
may
be
found
ready
for
heaven
,
and
hee
finally
received
of
thee
in
peace
,
into
thine
everlasting
kingdome
,
Amen
.
21.
Vpon
the
words
of
S.
Paul
,
1
COR.
9.24
.
So
run
that
ye
may
obtain
.
IT
is
the
saying
of
Theophylact
,
that
o●
the
children
of
God
,
Quidam
sun●
in
patria
,
quidam
in
via
ad
patriam
;
some
are
at
home
in
their
countrie
,
some
in
their
way
towards
it
:
some
have
obtained
the
goale
already
,
the
rest
are
running
their
race
towards
it
:
some
have
finished
their
course
,
have
fought
the
good
fight
of
faith
in
grace
here
,
and
are
now
at
rest
in
glory
,
some
in
the
beginning
of
their
course
,
and
others
(
in
our
apprehension
)
more
forward
,
but
all
tending
to
the
end
.
And
as
it
is
with
Gods
children
,
that
they
are
not
yet
at
home
in
their
country
,
whiles
they
are
in
this
world
but
are
travelling
thitherward
;
so
also
the
wicked
whiles
they
live
here
,
are
not
where
they
must
be
hereafter
▪
for
they
are
runners
too
how
well
soever
they
think
they
have
setled
themselves
in
this
world
,
and
must
of
necessity
leave
it
.
when
their
turnes
comes
.
For
there
is
one
thing
to
be
done
by
every
man
and
woman
living
,
high
or
low
,
good
or
bad
,
rich
or
poore
,
one
with
another
;
which
it
concernes
every
man
,
to
be
sure
to
doe
well
,
or
else
hee
can
never
come
to
heaven
;
it
being
not
possible
to
do
it
more
t●en
once
,
and
that
is
to
die
.
If
thou
runne
well
in
the
race
of
thy
life
,
thou
shalt
bee
sure
to
dye
well
,
and
he
that
so
doth
,
is
safely
gotten
in
patriam
;
but
if
death
once
surprize
thee
in
an
ill
case
,
thou
canst
never
come
to
dye
againe
in
a
better
.
Therefore
since
the
life
of
man
,
is
a
race
to
all
men
,
and
howsoever
we
runne
,
or
walke
,
or
play
by
the
way
,
we
must
all
come
to
the
goale
at
last
:
what
an
excellent
caveat
hath
the
Holy
Ghost
given
us
here
by
the
Apostle
:
so
to
run
,
that
wee
may
obtaine
?
It
is
not
in
our
choise
,
whether
we
will
runne
or
no
;
for
wee
are
all
runners
;
our
life
runnes
away
like
the
sand
in
the
houreglasse
,
without
staying
the
twinckling
of
an
eye
,
whether
wee
observe
it
or
no
:
and
it
is
no
small
matter
that
lies
at
stake
:
even
no
lesse
then
salvation
or
damnation
:
a
crowne
of
glory
if
wee
follow
this
gratious
counsell
or
Commandement
of
God
by
the
Apostle
,
of
so
running
that
wee
may
obtaine
:
everlasting
horrour
and
confusion
,
if
wee
obtaine
not
.
Men
that
use
to
runne
a
race
for
a
wager
,
walke
over
that
peece
of
ground
often
,
where
they
are
to
performe
their
race
at
last
:
to
observe
on
whether
side
the
advantage
lyeth
,
at
this
downe
with
or
that
rise
of
the
way
,
and
what
bee
the
impediments
which
may
hinder
them
in
their
speede
,
that
they
may
avoid
them
;
and
all
to
win
the
wager
,
which
is
but
for
a
Nag
or
a
suit
of
cloaths
,
or
some
other
like
triviall
or
transitory
thing
;
how
much
more
need
have
wee
then
,
that
have
our
soules
at
stake
,
to
take
a
daily
view
of
our
way
,
and
of
the
short
race
whereupon
eternitie
depends
,
not
to
bee
taken
with
the
goodly
buildings
,
faire
flowers
,
sweet
valleys
,
or
pleasant
fields
,
and
other
delights
offered
to
our
senses
;
but
to
marke
seriously
what
dangerous
letches
,
what
thornie
passages
,
what
nets
or
g●●ns
,
what
bogs
or
false
ground
lye
in
our
way
,
that
wee
may
avoid
them
in
our
race
,
and
runne
on
without
interruption
in
the
straight
paths
of
grace
and
vertue
,
unto
eternall
glory
.
And
so
much
more
need
have
wee
to
looke
well
to
our
way
,
and
arme
our selves
well
for
it
,
if
wee
consider
how
dangerous
a
companion
the
soule
carrieth
with
it
,
or
rather
is
carried
by
,
in
this
dangerous
race
,
even
our
owne
sinfull
and
sensuall
flesh
;
and
withall
how
many
ambushments
of
thieves
,
murtherers
,
and
robbers
,
lye
in
the
way
,
hunting
for
our
soules
as
wee
passe
by
,
and
offering
to
the
flesh
any
manner
of
sensuall
delights
,
to
betray
the
precious
soule
,
which
it
should
carrie
straight
to
heaven
,
by
getting
it
to
turne
aside
into
some
other
crooked
and
by-paths
of
sinne
and
wickednesse
.
Via
vna
,
multa
de
via
.
How
many
by-paths
crosse
the
way
of
grace
,
to
draw
the
soul
out
of
the
way
of
life
,
by
the
allurements
of
honour
,
pleasure
,
profit
,
worldly-preferment
,
ease
,
good
fellowship
,
and
a
thousand
varieties
,
to
make
the
soule
neglect
that
unum
necessarium
,
of
walking
in
Gods
feare
,
and
keeping
constant
in
the
way
to
heaven
,
wee
must
not
therefore
thinke
of
sitting
downe
,
or
standing
still
,
or
frisking
out
and
in
,
up
and
downe
,
at
our
owne
pleasure
or
leasure
.
But
the
pace
hee
required
is
running
,
the
most
violent
,
earnest
,
and
speedy
pace
of
all
;
whereby
wee
are
put
in
mind
,
that
as
our
life
runs
away
without
ceasing
;
so
our
labour
speed
and
endeavour
should
be
constant
and
perpetuall
,
after
that
better
life
which
shall
never
fade
,
and
to
contemne
this
,
to
obtaine
that
.
Notwithstanding
every
speedy
or
hastie
running
in
the
race
of
this
life
,
brings
not
to
heaven
:
but
though
we
must
runne
,
yet
wee
should
so
run
,
that
we
bee
sure
to
obtaine
.
There
is
a
speciall
manner
of
running
required
,
a
singular
and
precise
manner
,
which
how
contrary
soever
to
flesh
and
blood
,
must
bee
undertaken
and
pursued
,
or
els
all
is
amisse
.
For
there
is
a
headlong
running
downe
to
hell
;
Facilis
descensus
Averni
:
and
this
is
the
way
of
good-fellowship
(
as
it
is
called
)
wherein
a
man
shall
bee
sure
of
companie
enough
,
but
of
such
as
forget
God
:
following
the
broad
way
of
vanity
which
brings
to
destruction
:
And
there
is
a
sidelong
running
of
the
hypocrite
,
who
runnes
byas
,
as
if
hee
would
keepe
out
of
the
broad
way
of
destruction
,
but
falls
into
it
at
the
last
.
But
our
running
should
bee
upright
towards
Heaven
,
up
the
hill
,
in
the
narrow
,
strict
and
craggie
way
which
leadeth
unto
life
▪
wee
must
runne
to
obtaine
what
we
runne
for
,
and
minde
nothing
else
but
to
keepe
our selves
in
that
right
way
:
which
will
bring
us
to
that
end
,
happie
then
is
the
soule
,
that
declines
the
many
by-paths
of
sinne
,
and
vanitie
,
and
keepes
constantly
and
carefully
that
one
strict
way
of
holinesse
,
righteousnesse
and
sobrietie
,
which
certainly
leads
to
eternall
peace
.
O
mercifull
Lord
Jesu
,
who
are
the
way
,
the
truth
and
the
life
,
and
knowest
whereof
wee
are
made
,
and
how
unable
to
stand
of
our selves
,
or
to
runne
the
way
of
thy
Commandements
:
assist
and
strengthen
us
by
thy
blessed
Spirit
of
grace
,
to
finde
out
that
gracious
way
of
truth
,
which
assuredly
tendeth
unto
life
;
and
then
constantly
to
keepe
in
it
all
the
daies
of
our
pilgrimage
;
that
living
and
dying
in
faith
and
obedience
,
wee
may
finally
obtaine
that
crowne
of
righteousnesse
,
which
thine
owne
blessed
selfe
hast
purchased
and
prepared
for
us
in
thine
heavenly
kingdome
,
Amen
.
Eamus
post
Christum
,
quia
veritas
;
per
Christum
,
quia
via
;
ad
Christum
,
quia
vita
.
Bernard
.
22.
Vpon
a
worthy
Divines
Letter
resolving
me
in
a
case
of
conscience
.
WHen
it
had
pleased
God
to
prolong
my
life
beyond
the
great
Climactericall
yeare
,
as
it
is
called
;
I
thought
it
high
time
for
mee
,
to
retyre
my selfe
from
worldly
employments
,
that
I
might
the
better
prepare
my selfe
for
the
time
of
my
change
;
and
thereupon
imparted
my
minde
for
ghostly
counsell
therein
,
to
a
worthy
and
reverend
Divine
of
my
inward
acquaintance
,
who
returned
me
such
a
gracious
and
learned
answer
by
Letter
,
for
directing
the
Christian
pilgrim
into
the
right
and
safe
way
to
eternall
life
,
amongst
the
divers
opinions
of
th●se
later
and
worst
times
;
as
I
thought
fit
to
register
it
amongst
the
private
meditations
of
mine
,
that
so
pious
a
resolution
in
so
weightie
a
case
,
(
which
in
mine
opinion
might
bee
of
good
use
to
Gods
Church
)
might
not
die
with
me
,
in
a
private
Letter
;
the
words
whereof
are
here
faithfully
set
downe
,
as
followeth
.
Sir
,
I
sent
you
in
a
Letter
by
my
brother
,
&c.
In
meane
while
,
to
your
case
of
conscience
,
if
I
understand
it
aright
,
I
thinke
thus
in
few
words
.
The
Gospell
is
a
doctrine
of
mercy
,
but
not
of
liberty
.
The
Morall
law
,
though
it
cannot
save
,
or
condemne
us
who
are
in
Christ
;
yet
it
still
obligeth
us
(
no
lesse
,
if
not
more
then
others
)
to
all
acts
of
pietie
and
justice
.
Our
redeemer
freed
us
,
not
from
the
obedience
,
but
from
the
penaltie
of
it
,
the
rigorous
sanction
of
it
,
is
mitigated
by
the
new
covenant
of
grace
,
(
for
to
us
,
is
no
condemnation
,
and
if
any
man
sinne
,
we
have
an
Advocate
)
But
the
new
Covenant
is
so
far
from
dissolving
of
any
commandement
,
that
it
adds
to
them
,
the
more
of
faith
and
repentance
.
And
faith
it self
,
though
it
assure
us
of
comfort
in
Christ
,
yet
it
is
under
condition
of
our
allegiance
to
God
,
not
only
in
some
feeble
good
purposes
and
desires
,
but
in
a
constant
,
universall
,
actuall
obedience
:
For
faith
in
the
very
nature
of
it
,
implies
obedience
,
Romanes
1.5
.
and
16.26
.
1
Peter
1.14
.
and
verse
22.
It
purifies
the
heart
;
Acts
15.9
.
It
worketh
by
love
,
Galatians
5.6
.
And
without
doubt
,
the
faith
which
is
not
thus
obedient
,
purging
,
working
,
is
but
a
fancie
.
T
is
true
,
the
most
holy
Christian
may
sometimes
by
his
frailtie
or
negligence
be
surprised
by
a
suddaine
temptation
,
or
foiled
y
a
violent
:
Jn
that
ease
his
comfort
is
in
the
merits
of
Christ
.
But
t
is
withall
his
duty
,
speedily
to
recover
himselfe
,
and
to
walke
afterwards
more
warily
with
his
God
.
Good
will
,
or
good
wishes
are
not
enough
,
where
there
is
no
more
,
I
feare
there
is
little
grace
,
which
where
it
is
,
enables
us
to
overcome
the
world
.
1
Ioh.
5.4.5
.
To
resist
the
Divell
.
Iam.
4.7
.
nay
,
to
overcome
him
.
1
Io.
4.4
.
Ephes.
6.11.13
.
to
doe
all
actions
of
pietie
in
good
measure
.
Phil.
4.13
.
Mar.
9.23
.
Ephes.
3.20
.
Iud.
24.
verse
.
to
mortifie
the
deeds
of
the
flesh
.
Romans
8.5.13
.
briefly
,
in
spirituall
conflicts
to
bee
more
then
conquerors
,
Rom.
8
37.
T
is
true
,
the
best
of
men
,
are
but
men
at
the
best
;
now
and
then
sinning
,
but
then
quickly
repenting
,
and
for
the
most
part
carefully
and
conscionably
walking
.
And
if
you
please
to
view
and
consider
well
these
passages
in
Gods
book
.
Col.
3.9.10
.
Eph.
1.18
,
and
4.21.23.24
.
2
Cor.
3.
●8
.
Galat.
2.20
.
and
15.24.25
.
and
●
14.
Philip.
2.13
.
Romans
8.2
.
wherein
the
truly
regenerate
is
described
by
his
Caracters
and
properties
,
you
will
feare
that
many
(
howsoever
they
seeme
to
themselves
and
others
)
taking
little
care
to
walke
exactly
.
Ephes.
5.15
.
in
a
holy
life
,
have
little
store
of
that
grace
and
little
hold
of
that
Saviour
,
whereof
they
presume
so
much
.
Shortly
,
as
it
is
our
great
comfort
that
there
is
no
condemnation
to
them
that
are
in
Christ
Jesus
(
Rom.
8.
)
So
that
which
followes
must
bee
our
great
care
,
to
walke
not
after
the
flesh
but
after
the
spirit
.
That
new
and
living
way
by
the
blood
of
Christ
,
will
guide
us
streight
to
heaven
between
those
two
dangerous
rocks
of
despaire
and
presumption
.
Rec.
4.
Nov.
1630.
In
the
conclusion
of
this
Letter
I
was
encouraged
to
continue
my
honourable
Lords
service
,
which
I
did
for
the
yeare
following
:
and
then
(
30.
Novemb.
1631.
)
being
suddainly
taken
with
a
disease
called
(
vertigo
capitis
)
which
I
doubted
might
turne
to
an
Apoplexy
,
I
withdrew
my selfe
home
,
and
entred
into
a
course
of
Physick
,
under
which
I
was
holden
so
long
,
as
I
was
by
GODS
mercy
taken
off
from
my
further
worldly
imployments
,
and
with
my
noble
Lords
extraordinary
favour
in
my
farewell
,
retired
my self
into
Northamptonshire
,
since
which
time
it
hath
pleased
our
most
gracious
Lord
God
to
adde
some
more
yeares
to
my
life
,
for
my
better
preparation
for
the
time
of
my
change
;
blessed
be
his
most
holy
name
for
it
,
and
let
his
holy
spirit
of
grace
(
I
humbly
beseech
him
)
teach
both
my selfe
and
all
others
that
shall
read
this
worthy
letter
,
to
learne
and
practise
that
most
necessary
and
blessed
lesson
,
of
joyning
faith
and
obedience
,
true
beliefe
,
and
holy
life
together
,
in
the
short
race
of
our
earthly
pilgrimage
;
that
so
being
true
children
of
grace
here
,
we
may
be
assured
to
bee
heires
of
glory
in
the
life
to
come
;
through
Jesus
Christ
our
only
Lord
and
Saviour
,
Amen
.
23.
Vpon
the
words
revealed
to
S.
Augustine
.
In
te
stas
,
&
non
stas
.
IT
is
written
of
Saint
Augustine
,
that
after
his
conversion
to
the
faith
,
he
was
grievously
vexed
with
inward
conflicts
against
his
corrupt
affections
:
complaining
of
his
inbred
,
hereditary
,
habituall
,
inveterate
vices
,
and
after
long
strugling
with
them
,
by
purposing
and
vowing
,
strong
resolution
,
watching
,
fasting
,
selfe-revenging
,
and
other
good
meanes
,
finding
still
h●s
owne
weaknesse
,
and
the
encreasing
violence
of
his
owne
corruptions
;
as
he
was
intentively
musing
and
meditating
what
to
doe
more
,
hee
heard
a
voice
speaking
to
him
these
words
,
Jn
te
stas
,
&
non
stas
.
Whereupon
rightly
apprehending
,
that
his
owne
strength
of
wit
,
carnal
I
reason
,
and
other
powers
and
helpes
of
nature
,
could
not
serve
the
turne
,
for
effecting
that
which
was
the
peculiar
and
proper
worke
of
grace
;
hee
betooke
himselfe
to
his
Saviour
,
by
humble
,
faithfull
,
and
fervent
prayer
,
and
at
last
found
such
inward
assistance
from
the
holy
spirit
of
grace
,
as
strengthened
him
to
stand
and
make
good
his
resolutions
with
more
comfort
then
before
.
Whether
the
Lord
in
speciall
favour
to
this
gracious
servant
of
his
,
did
vouchsafe
to
give
him
this
vocall
instruction
by
words
to
his
eares
,
or
howeve●
the
matter
thereof
was
suggested
or
revealed
to
him
by
the
Holy
Ghost
,
I
enquire
not
;
but
sure
I
am
they
are
words
of
great
use
and
warning
to
us
all
,
not
to
trust
to
our selves
,
or
any
strength
or
power
of
nature
,
for
any
spirituall
worke
to
be
wrought
in
us
,
or
by
us
▪
but
to
have
our
recourse
to
our
Saviour
,
and
to
seeke
helpe
from
him
and
his
grace
,
which
cannot
bee
had
elsewhere
how
often
it
falls
out
,
that
selfe
opinion
of
a
mans
owne
wit
,
makes
his
wit
his
owne
overthrow
,
and
selfe-confidence
of
his
owne
strength
,
in
evill
company
instead
of
reclaiming
others
,
to
make
himselfe
worse
then
they
?
O
blessed
Lord
Iesu
,
(
our
most
blessed
Saviour
)
who
knowest
both
the
miserable
infirmities
and
debilities
of
our
depraved
nature
,
and
the
subtile
and
advantagious
power
of
our
ghostly
enemies
,
and
having
thy selfe
in
our
flesh
,
and
for
us
,
overcome
them
in
all
their
temptations
,
dost
best
know
(
Hebrews
2.18
.
)
to
succour
them
that
bee
tempted
:
have
mercie
upon
us
thy
weake
and
unworthy
servants
,
and
give
us
grace
to
learne
that
necessarie
lesson
of
self-deny
all
,
and
with
humble
faith
to
put
our
whole
trust
in
thee
for
ever
.
(
Esay
26.4
.
)
For
in
the
Lord
Jehovah
is
everlasting
strength
;
and
(
Iude
24.
)
thou
only
art
able
to
keepe
us
from
falling
:
that
so
being
weake
in
our selves
,
wee
may
bee
strong
in
thee
,
and
in
the
power
of
thy
grace
be
enabled
to
stand
fast
in
the
evill
day
,
and
in
all
things
,
(
Romans
8.11
.
)
through
thee
,
who
lovest
us
,
to
hee
more
then
conquerors
;
for
(
2
Timothie
4.18
.
)
Thou
O
Lord
hast
delivered
us
,
and
dost
deliver
us
,
and
we
hope
wilt
deliver
us
from
every
evill
worke
,
and
wilt
preserve
us
unto
thy
heavenly
kingdome
,
to
thee
be
all
glory
and
praise
for
ever
,
Amen
.
24.
Vpon
the
building
of
Pauls
Church
in
London
.
WHensoever
that
goodly
monument
of
antiquity
was
built
;
it
was
evident
to
my
understanding
,
that
the
Christian
Church
of
those
times
did
hold
,
that
not
Saint
Peter
,
but
the
holy
Christian
faith
was
the
rocke
or
foundation
whereupon
the
militant
Church
of
CHRIST
was
to
be
founded
:
for
under
the
Chauncell
of
that
mother
Church
of
the
chiefe
Citie
of
England
,
there
is
an
under-Church
built
with
strong
arches
and
pillars
called
Sancta
Fides
,
usually
called
S.
Faiths
;
which
is
indeed
the
proper
foundation
of
the
Church
of
Paul's
.
By
which
demon●●rative
argument
it
appeares
,
that
the
good
people
in
those
dayes
,
did
better
understand
the
true
meaning
of
our
blessed
Saviour
,
in
the
16.
Chapter
,
and
18.
verse
of
Saint
Matthew's
Gospell
,
concerning
the
Rocke
,
whereupon
hee
would
build
his
Church
:
then
the
Romanists
of
later
times
have
done
,
who
would
make
the
world
believe
,
that
our
Saviour
did
then
appoint
S.
Peter
,
and
after
him
his
successors
in
the
Cathedrall
Church
of
Rome
,
to
be
that
rocke
of
the
Catholike
Church
of
Christ
,
and
the
supreme
Vicar
and
head
of
the
Church
,
in
whose
breast
all
infallibilitie
of
judgment
,
and
power
of
determining
in
all
matters
of
the
Church
should
bee
only
resident
,
For
certainly
if
there
had
beene
any
such
conceit
broached
at
the
building
of
Pauls
,
the
fundamentall
Church
of
holy
faith
should
have
beene
named
Saint
Peters
,
as
if
our
Saviour
had
meant
to
build
his
Church
upon
Saint
Peter's
person
,
and
not
upon
the
Christian
faith
,
which
hee
(
as
the
mouth
of
all
the
Disciples
)
professed
that
our
Saviour
was
the
true
Messiah
,
Christ
the
sonne
of
the
living
God
:
our
Saviours
question
being
made
expresly
to
all
the
Disciples
,
verse
15.
and
hee
answering
for
them
all
.
O
most
blessed
Lord
Jesu
,
who
art
the
way
,
the
truth
,
and
the
life
,
and
seest
into
what
miserable
combustions
the
state
of
Christendome
is
brought
,
by
these
antichristian
wastings
of
thine
owne
blessed
workes
for
maintenance
of
private
supremacie
and
Soveraigntie
here
,
as
if
thy
kingdome
were
of
this
world
,
which
thy self
hast
,
(
Ioh.
8.36
)
expresly
disclaimed
;
have
mercy
upon
thy
poore
distracted
and
distressed
Church
,
and
make
up
the
breaches
thereof
against
all
the
wicked
plots
and
machinations
of
the
adversary
,
by
inclining
the
hearts
of
all
that
professe
thy
holy
name
,
to
agree
in
the
truth
of
thy
holy
word
,
that
wee
may
all
live
in
Christian
unity
,
peace
,
and
godly
love
,
waiting
for
the
accomplishment
of
the
number
of
thine
elect
,
that
these
daies
of
sin
,
and
dissension
being
finished
,
we
may
bee
received
into
thine
everlasting
peace
,
through
thine
owne
blessed
merits
and
mediation
for
us
,
Amen
.
25.
Vpon
the
reading
of
a
paper
casually
taken
out
of
an
old
bundle
at
my
first
comming
to
Stanwick
.
VPon
my
resolving
to
make
Stanwick
the
place
of
my
retiring
my selfe
from
the
businesse
of
this
world
,
that
I
might
with
more
freedom
prepare
my self
for
a
better
;
amongst
other
necessaries
sent
thither
from
Westminster
,
there
was
certaine
bundles
of
old
letters
,
notes
and
writings
,
sent
thither
upon
my
remoove
,
which
was
in
Iune
,
1632.
that
I
might
there
peruse
them
before
they
were
laid
aside
for
wast
papers
.
And
when
I
came
thither
,
in
the
first
bundle
I
tooke
to
looke
over
,
I
lighted
upon
a
sheet
of
paper
foulded
up
,
and
endorsed
only
with
the
name
of
a
very
worthy
Preacher
of
mine
old
acquaintance
:
and
having
quite
forgotten
what
it
might
con●erne
▪
I
opened
it
,
and
found
it
to
be
an
abstract
of
one
of
his
Sermons
taken
by
my selfe
about
40.
yeares
before
upon
this
Text
,
(
Deut.
32.29
.
)
(
O
that
they
were
wise
,
that
they
would
understand
this
,
and
would
consider
that
later
end
)
wherein
I
found
the
necessity
of
that
Christian
duty
of
preparation
for
the
time
of
our
dissolution
,
so
powerfully
pressed
by
that
man
of
God
,
as
I
was
glad
to
light
upon
it
so
seasonably
,
for
a
gracious
introduction
to
my
further
meditations
of
that
necessary
subject
.
O
blessed
Lord
God
,
what
just
cause
have
I
to
condemne
mine
owne
dulnes
and
corruption
,
that
having
so
long
before
by
mine
owne
hand
taken
an
abstract
of
such
a
pretious
instruction
,
did
neglect
the
comfort
and
use
th●reof
more
then
for
the
present
,
for
many
yeares
not
remembring
that
J
had
any
such
thing
.
But
withall
how
infinitely
bounden
am
I
to
thy
Majestie
(
O
most
gracious
and
mercifull
Heavenly
Father
)
by
who●e
speciall
providence
it
was
preser●●●
in
my
many
remooves
to
remote
dwellings
,
and
severall
alterations
of
〈◊〉
fortunes
,
and
now
so
season
〈◊〉
brought
to
my
hands
,
in
this
last
〈◊〉
of
my
life
,
when
I
have
most
〈◊〉
of
holy
preparatio●
〈◊〉
to
teach
me
〈◊〉
to
〈◊〉
in
speedy
and
serious
practise
,
that
lesson
which
I
took
out
so
long
a
goe
.
O
Lord
my
God
,
bury
(
J
belo●●
thee
)
this
neglect
of
mine
with
the
re●●
of
the
manifold
sinnes
of
my
youth
in
the
bottomlesse
seas
of
thy
mercies
▪
and
by
thy
holy
Spirit
sanctifi●
and
strengthen
me
now
at
last
,
whiles
it
is
yet
called
(
to
day
)
blessed
be
thy
most
blessed
name
for
it
▪
and
apply
my selfe
wholly
to
this
blessed
learning
of
being
wise
to
salvation
,
that
by
thy
blessing
and
mercies
,
J
may
by
humble
and
stedfast
faith
,
fruitfull
repentance
,
and
new
obedience
,
be
provide●
of
that
Saviour
,
(
besides
whom
there
is
no
other
)
against
my
last
●eed
,
so
to
cover
all
my
misdoings
▪
and
sins
of
all
kinds
,
from
being
imputed
unto
me
,
and
to
cloath
me
with
his
perfect
righteousnesse
,
that
when
the
houre
of
my
change
shall
come
,
I
may
be
found
of
thee
,
in
peace
,
through
his
merits
and
mediation
our
eternall
advocate
and
most
blessed
peace-maker
,
Amen
.
And
although
this
paper
of
mine
be
but
a
briefe
or
abstract
of
that
which
was
largely
delivered
by
that
worthy
messenger
of
God
:
yet
as
short
and
imperfect
as
it
is
,
I
conceive
good
use
may
be
made
thereof
,
by
the
humble
minded
and
conscionable
reader
;
and
therefore
being
a
relique
of
mine
owne
hand
for
so
many
yeares
preserved
,
I
have
thought
fit
to
annexe
the
originall
it self
to
this
meditation
:
in
hope
some
gracious
use
may
be
made
thereof
for
our
preparation
for
our
later
end
,
which
cannot
be
far
from
any
of
us
,
for
,
Jnter
breve
vitae
spatium
nihil
p●●cul
diei
potest
.
DEUT.
32.29
.
O
that
they
were
wise
,
that
they
would
understand
this
,
and
would
consider
their
later
end
.
THese
words
are
part
of
the
last
song
of
Moses
the
man
of
God
,
which
he
sung
unto
the
people
Swan
like
,
at
his
being
readie
to
leave
the
world
.
Dying
mens
words
have
deepest
impression
,
let
these
as
Moses
dying
words
are
repuire
your
attention
:
yea
,
and
not
as
the
words
of
Moses
alone
,
but
as
the
words
of
godly
Moses
;
for
(
v.
20
)
The
Lord
said
,
I
will
hide
my
face
from
them
,
I
will
see
what
their
end
will
be
,
&c.
and
in
the
first
verse
,
Hearken
yee
heavens
and
I
will
speake
,
and
let
the
earth
heare
the
voice
of
my
mouth
.
(
2.
)
My
doctrine
shall
dropp
as
the
raine
,
and
my
speech
shall
still
as
the
dew
,
and
the
shower
upon
the
herbes
,
and
as
the
great
raine
upon
the
grasse
.
Hearken
with
your
earthly
bodies
,
and
with
your
heavenly
soules
,
for
you
have
all
of
you
part
o●
heaven
within
you
,
that
both
soule
and
body
as
herbs
watered
with
Aprill
showers
,
may
bring
forth
fruit
unto
God
that
waters
them
;
and
wisheth
here
the
best
things
unto
you
,
wisdome
and
understanding
,
to
provide
for
your
later
end
:
for
all
flesh
is
grasse
and
must
have
an
end
,
a
withering
as
well
as
a
growing
,
a
harvest
as
well
as
a
spring
,
happie
is
the
soule
that
is
so
watered
with
grace
here
,
that
hee
shall
reape
glorie
in
the
Lords
great
harvest
to
come
.
This
Text
hath
two
parts
;
the
things
recommended
to
them
,
and
the
inducment
or
introduction
therunto
.
The
wish
,
O
that
,
The
matter
,
that
they
would
be
,
1.
Wise
,
2.
Vnderstand
,
3.
Consider
their
later
end
.
Here
,
when
the
Lord
wisheth
that
all
men
would
bee
saved
,
and
come
to
the
knowledge
of
the
truth
,
I
presume
not
to
enter
into
the
secret
cabinet
of
Gods
eternall
counsell
and
election
,
but
humbly
content
my selfe
with
what
hee
hath
revealed
,
namely
,
that
God
offereth
his
grace
to
all
and
would
have
all
men
to
bee
saved
,
desiring
not
the
death
but
the
conversion
of
a
sinner
,
Why
will
yee
lie
O
house
of
Israel
?
Perditio
tua
ex
te
.
Now
when
God
recommends
any
thing
unto
us
,
we
may
conclude
it
to
bee
absolutely
good
and
absolutely
necessary
for
us
▪
and
therefore
the
greater
shall
our
sinne
bee
▪
if
wee
neglect
the
counsell
of
God
.
The
matter
recommended
unto
us
is
wisdome
,
to
be
wise
to
salvation
;
and
this
extends
to
poore
as
well
as
to
rich
,
generally
to
all
,
for
all
have
soules
,
and
all
are
invited
to
be
wise
to
save
them
.
Doth
any
man
want
wisdome
.
let
him
aske
of
God
▪
(
Iames
5.
)
who
giveth
to
all
men
liberally
and
repr
●●heth
no
man
▪
and
it
shall
be
give●
unto
him
.
As
there
is
a
wi●dome●●
which
me●
in
the●
severall
callings
doe
governe
themselves
and
their
worldly
occasions
;
so
there
is
a
wisdome
whereby
wee
are
taught
to
governe
our
soules
unto
eternall
life
.
And
if
wee
were
as
profound
in
policie
as
Machiavillians
,
and
had
all
the
wisdome
of
the
learned
for
the
managing
of
earthly
things
,
yet
all
were
nothing
without
this
wisdome
to
salvation
;
which
wee
are
here
exhorted
unto
.
The
feare
of
God
is
the
beginning
of
wisdome
,
for
this
wisdome
dwells
not
with
wicked
men
.
This
is
not
every
mans
wish
or
desire
.
The
most
affect
worser
things
;
some
worldly
honour
,
some
earthly
riches
,
some
sensuall
pleasure
,
but
few
that
look
after
this
heavenly
Kingdome
,
all
for
the
body
,
none
for
the
soule
,
as
if
we
had
no
soules
to
save
;
and
therefore
the
Holy
Ghost
stirres
us
up
to
bee
wise
,
that
wee
may
understand
;
which
is
the
next
part
of
the
matter
propounded
;
understanding
.
What
,
do
we
not
understand
already
?
yes
,
but
wee
understand
not
what
belongs
to
our
peace
,
and
as
wee
should
understand
unto
salvation
.
It
were
a
great
steppe
to
grace
,
that
wee
had
so
much
understanding
of
GOD
as
the
honest
Heathen
had
,
who
by
their
understanding
and
reason
kept
themselves
from
grosse
sinnes
,
intemperance
,
injustice
,
anger
,
distempered
passions
,
and
kept
themselves
in
just
dealing
with
others
,
and
a
tranquillitie
of
minde
to
themselves
.
But
wee
come
short
of
the
fowles
,
for
the
Stork
knowes
her
appointed
times
,
and
of
the
beasts
,
for
the
Oxe
knowes
his
Master
,
but
wee
know
not
our
maker
,
and
even
in
the
least
of
creeping
things
,
the
Ant
provides
in
Summer
,
what
must
keepe
her
in
Winter
,
and
wee
should
bee
likewise
to
gather
here
what
should
be
needful
for
us
at
our
going
hence
.
In
every
man
and
woman
God
hath
infused
a
reasonable
soule
;
and
in
every
soule
hath
set
up
a
Candle
,
the
light
of
reason
,
to
guide
the
understanding
,
and
when
we
commit
sinne
,
this
candle
is
for
the
time
smothered
betweene
Sathan
and
our
owne
corruption
,
or
else
wee
should
not
sinn
with
the
greedines
we
doe
.
How
can
yee
say
,
that
the
man
hath
reason
,
that
drinkes
himselfe
into
a
beast
,
when
no
beast
will
be
so
intemperate
?
How
doth
the
Gallant
understand
himselfe
,
when
he
layes
his
life
to
pawne
,
nay
,
his
soule
with
his
life
,
in
a
triviall
quarrell
?
What
reason
hath
the
blasphemer
for
his
swearing
,
or
the
adulterer
for
hunting
the
houses
of
death
?
Surely
,
if
our
understanding
were
cleare
,
as
God
made
it
,
we
should
never
sinne
,
and
therefore
it
is
not
without
a
cause
,
that
Gods
children
are
wished
here
to
bee
wise
,
and
to
understand
,
that
so
wee
may
consider
our
later
end
,
which
is
the
object
,
aime
,
and
end
of
all
our
wisdome
,
and
understanding
;
and
so
we
come
to
the
last
part
.
Is
there
then
so
great
wisdome
,
and
understanding
,
to
know
that
we
must
all
die
,
we
all
know
that
well
enough
.
Oh
,
but
to
consider
this
,
that
is
so
well
known
,
as
we
should
,
is
a
point
of
highest
wisdome
and
deepest
understanding
to
know
it
,
so
,
as
to
consider
it
as
it
ought
to
bee
considered
,
is
a
point
of
absolute
necessity
to
him
that
will
have
any
care
of
his
salvation
.
To
consider
our
later
end
,
is
so
to
judge
of
earthly
things
that
they
may
helpe
us
to
a
blessed
end
,
for
finis
coronat
opus
:
and
hee
that
remembers
his
later
end
as
hee
should
doe
,
shall
never
sinne
,
as
the
wise
man
saith
.
It
will
be
a
scar-crow
to
him
to
keepe
him
from
sinne
,
when
he
considers
of
it
,
and
himselfe
as
he
should
doe
.
Who
is
he
amongst
us
all
,
that
doth
consider
of
Gods
blessings
heaped
upon
us
,
as
he
ought
to
doe
?
He
might
have
made
us
insensible
creatures
,
as
stones
in
the
wall
,
onely
vegetative
creatures
,
as
trees
,
or
herbes
,
sensible
creatures
,
as
Todes
or
the
like
:
But
he
hath
made
us
reasonable
creatures
;
and
that
not
Indians
and
Turkes
to
worship
the
Divell
and
the
murtherer
Mahomet
instead
of
GOD
,
but
Christians
;
and
amongst
them
,
not
Idolaters
,
and
Schismaticks
,
but
bred
up
with
the
sincere
milke
of
the
Word
of
GOD
,
in
the
purest
Church
that
God
hath
now
in
the
whole
world
.
O
who
is
then
a
wise
and
understanding
man
,
that
will
not
consider
this
,
to
advance
and
magnifie
the
goodnesse
of
the
Lord
unto
him
,
who
by
so
many
steps
of
mercy
and
goodnesse
hath
advanced
him
above
all
the
creatures
of
the
world
?
And
as
this
consideration
should
moove
us
to
thankfulnesse
to
GOD
;
so
it
would
keepe
us
in
obedience
towards
him
,
for
to
what
end
have
wee
all
these
preferments
from
God
,
but
that
we
should
remember
to
glorifie
him
that
hath
bestowed
them
,
and
to
fit
our selves
for
that
future
glory
which
hee
hath
reserved
for
us
at
our
later
end
.
Oh
then
that
they
would
be
wise
,
and
understand
,
and
consider
their
later
end
:
their
later
end
,
that
is
,
their
death
;
that
they
must
die
,
consider
it
as
wel
as
know
it
,
and
so
wisely
provide
for
that
which
cannot
be
avoided
.
Death
shall
gnaw
them
as
sheepe
,
saith
the
Prophet
David
,
as
sheep
doth
the
grasse
,
some
now
,
some
anone
,
the
whole
pasture
over
in
a
while
,
and
then
as
the
fresh
grass
springs
up
,
so
death
comes
over
againe
and
crops
it
;
yet
still
the
root
remaines
;
there
is
a
root
of
eternitie
,
which
death
cannot
take
from
us
:
but
how
soone
we
shall
be
cropt
off
by
death
no
man
knowes
,
we
may
reckon
of
years
,
and
perhaps
not
live
a
weeke
,
or
a
day
,
nay
this
night
the
sheet
that
covers
thee
,
may
be
thy
winding
sheet
before
to
morrow
.
What
manner
of
men
should
we
be
in
holines
and
righteousnes
of
life
,
if
wee
did
thus
consider
of
death
;
and
how
much
doth
it
concerne
us
,
to
consider
and
prepare
for
our
later
end
,
which
is
so
uncertaine
,
unto
us
?
All
worldly
things
honour
,
riches
,
pleasures
,
nay
,
life
it selfe
hath
an
end
,
but
that
end
is
not
the
end
of
us
:
there
is
something
else
to
bee
considered
in
that
word
,
namely
what
followeth
that
end
,
and
that
is
judgement
,
for
the
same
day
wee
dye
,
are
wee
brought
to
judgement
,
and
called
to
the
strictest
accompt
that
can
possibly
bee
imagined
,
not
to
answer
for
our
owne
sinnes
alone
,
but
for
Adams
,
and
for
our
corruption
which
came
from
him
,
and
for
the
sinnes
of
those
that
shall
come
after
us
,
whom
our
ill
example
,
or
neglect
of
instruction
hath
corrupted
;
and
not
for
deeds
alone
,
but
for
words
also
;
and
not
for
wicked
and
sinfull
words
but
for
idle
words
,
even
for
every
idle
word
,
and
for
our
very
thoughts
.
O
Lord
,
what
shall
wee
sinfull
wretches
doe
when
we
come
to
this
accompt
?
who
let
us
take
as
much
care
as
wee
can
of
our
words
,
even
in
our
prayers
and
best
devotions
,
yet
we
shall
shew
our
imperfections
and
weaknesses
even
then
:
how
great
then
is
the
numberlesse
number
of
our
iniquities
when
they
shall
bee
gathered
together
into
one
totall
,
how
should
wee
answer
for
one
of
a
thousand
?
let
us
then
consider
seriously
of
this
great
and
strict
accompt
,
and
provide
our selves
of
a
Saviour
that
may
cover
our
misdeeds
,
and
the
errours
of
our
words
and
thoughts
,
that
they
may
not
bee
imputed
unto
us
in
that
judgement
.
From
which
consideration
of
a
judgement
,
there
may
be
also
further
considered
that
there
is
a
Hell
,
a
place
of
torment
,
where
the
wicked
shall
have
their
particular
being
with
the
Divell
and
his
Angels
whom
they
served
in
this
life
,
separated
from
the
joyfull
presence
of
our
glorified
Saviour
,
in
whose
face
,
is
perfect
joy
for
evermore
,
and
if
there
were
no
further
paine
of
sense
in
hell
,
but
this
poena
damni
,
only
this
deprivation
of
God's
presence
,
that
were
a
hell
sufficient
of
it self
,
wherunto
there
is
added
paines
of
sense
,
fire
eternall
,
utter
darknesse
.
But
withall
,
this
consideration
of
the
Judgement
,
which
shewes
such
terrible
things
to
the
wicked
,
brings
the
faithfull
to
another
issue
,
the
blisse
and
heaven
and
everlasting
salvation
;
the
comforts
and
joyes
wherof
it
lyeth
not
in
my
power
to
declare
,
nor
in
the
heart
of
any
man
to
conceive
;
but
there
will
bee
the
full
fruition
of
what
wee
hope
for
here
,
and
an
absolute
deliverance
from
all
those
things
,
which
trouble
or
feare
us
here
.
And
yet
I
have
not
done
;
one
thing
more
this
consderation
of
our
end
brings
us
to
;
namely
,
that
wee
must
not
end
when
we
come
to
our
end
:
but
there
is
an
eternitie
that
attends
us
after-wards
,
whether
of
life
to
salvation
,
or
of
eternal
confusion
.
And
this
is
a
consideration
of
weight
indeed
.
I
read
of
a
good
Christian
in
time
of
persecution
who
being
condemned
to
die
for
his
conscience
,
his
wife
perswaded
him
to
yeeld
to
the
kings
will
,
and
save
his
life
,
why
,
(
saith
hee
)
how
long
thinkest
thou
I
may
live
if
I
should
doe
so
,
shee
answered
twentie
or
thirtie
yeares
perhaps
.
Alas
saith
hee
,
and
if
it
were
so
many
thousand
yeares
,
what
were
that
to
eternitie
?
O
let
us
make
use
of
this
,
and
consider
sadly
and
seriously
of
this
maine
point
,
that
this
thor●
lif●
of
ours
is
but
a
moment
whereupon
eternitie
depends
:
and
therefore
it
much
concernes
us
all
to
listen
to
this
wish
of
th
Holy
Ghost
,
and
to
labour
to
bee
wise
,
and
understand
,
and
consider
our
later
end
.
26.
Vpon
the
Turkies
comming
duly
to
their
roost
at
night
.
SEe
how
these
silly
fowles
,
which
at
their
owne
libertie
wander
and
feed
abroad
,
in
Gardens
,
Fields
,
and
Orchards
,
all
the
day
long
,
and
many
times
farre
off
,
from
their
usuall
roosting
places
;
yet
(
notwithstanding
the
company
of
other
fowles
of
their
owne
kinde
met
abroad
,
discovery
of
new
places
of
better
feeding
,
and
other
enticements
or
impediments
)
do
ever
towards
Sunne-set
,
draw
themselves
homewards
before
it
be
darke
,
so
to
have
time
and
daylight
enough
,
to
flie
up
to
their
perches
of
roost
,
where
only
they
looke
for
safety
and
quiet
in
the
night
approaching
.
This
providence
taught
these
sillie
creatures
by
instinct
of
nature
;
as
it
directly
shames
,
and
condemnes
some
of
us
,
who
when
we
are
got
abroad
,
are
easily
drawne
by
ill
company
,
good-fellowship
,
or
other
idle
vanitie
,
to
deferre
our
comming
home
till
we
are
not
able
to
come
home
,
but
must
be
led
home
like
beasts
,
or
lie
in
a
ditch
by
the
way
,
(
to
the
hazard
of
soule
and
body
)
so
it
may
bee
a
necessary
remembrance
usefull
to
us
all
;
that
in
all
our
worldly
occasions
of
this
life
,
wee
bethinke
our selves
of
the
Sun-setting
with
us
,
I
meane
,
the
houre
of
death
:
which
must
as
certainly
come
upon
every
one
of
us
at
one
time
or
other
,
as
the
Sun-setting
closeth
up
every
day
that
goes
over
our
heads
;
that
like
the
sons
and
daughters
of
wisdome
,
we
may
everyday
remember
that
our
last
night
is
at
hand
,
and
so
provide
to
make
our
peace
with
God
by
Iesus
Christ
(
our
only
peace-maker
)
whiles
it
is
called
to
day
,
that
that
night
doe
not
surprise
us
,
or
take
us
unprovided
for
it
.
O
mercifull
Lord
God
,
strengthen
my
feeble
soule
,
by
thy
holy
Spirit
of
grace
,
that
with
the
humble
wings
of
true
repentance
and
a
lively
faith
,
J
may
before
hand
flie
up
into
the
Arke
of
my
Saviours
perfect
righteousnes
,
that
whensoever
that
night
shall
come
upon
me
,
I
may
bee
found
there
in
safetie
,
and
so
received
into
thine
everlasting
peace
,
Amen
.
27.
Vpon
the
remove
of
houshold
from
one
dwelling
to
another
.
THe
day
appointed
for
this
remoove
,
was
set
downe
many
daies
agoe
,
and
most
of
the
stuffe
packed
up
and
made
readie
for
carriage
:
yet
see
how
full
of
trouble
and
perplexitie
the
day
it selfe
is
:
by
taking
leave
of
old
friends
and
neighbours
,
some
things
forgotten
to
bee
done
before
,
some
new
interruptions
falling
out
in
the
instant
:
so
that
many
times
the
carriages
are
benighted
,
and
fall
short
of
getting
to
the
new
home
in
due
time
.
Wee
are
all
in
this
world
but
sojourners
,
and
our
home
is
not
here
,
but
in
Heaven
:
for
which
wee
should
bee
everyday
so
wise
by
preparing
our selves
,
that
wee
might
not
bee
combred
upon
the
day
of
our
remoovall
;
but
to
have
them
nothing
to
doe
,
but
to
lift
up
our
soules
unto
our
Saviour
the
Lord
Iesus
,
and
so
depart
in
peace
:
yet
how
contrary
to
this
is
the
practice
of
many
,
who
leave
all
their
busines
to
the
very
remoove-day
,
the
day
of
death
;
not
having
so
much
as
setled
their
outward
estate
,
or
made
their
wils
before
;
wherby
they
grow
so
perplexed
and
distracted
with
thoughts
of
this
world
,
care
of
wife
and
children
,
visitations
of
neighbours
,
pangs
and
distresses
of
sicknes
,
fear
of
death
inward
horrours
and
temptations
,
a●
makes
their
departure
many
times
very
discomfortable
.
O
most
glorious
Lord
God
,
I
know
not
how
sufficiently
(
as
I
desire
and
ought
)
to
praise
thy
most
holy
name
,
for
thy
great
mercy
towards
me
in
this
gentle
visitation
of
sicknes
,
which
thy
most
gracious
and
tender
hand
hath
laid
upon
me
:
whereby
I
am
taken
off
from
all
worldly
cares
and
thoughts
;
and
have
also
(
of
thine
infinite
goodnesse
)
such
gracious
times
and
opportunities
to
prepare
my selfe
for
my
remove
and
change
.
O
,
let
my
soule
for
ever
praise
and
magnifie
thy
holy
name
therefore
.
And
withall
J
most
humbly
beseech
thee
to
stretch
thy
hand
of
mercy
yet
further
upon
me
;
that
as
my
body
shall
decay
,
(
wherein
I
most
humbly
submit
my selfe
to
thy
blessed
good
will
and
pleasure
)
my
soule
may
be
strengthened
by
thy
powerfull
spirit
of
grace
;
and
the
good
worke
begun
in
me
,
made
more
and
more
perfect
,
that
when
this
earthly
tabernacle
shall
be
dissolved
,
my
soule
united
by
faith
to
my
blessed
Redeemer
the
Lord
Iesus
may
bee
then
received
of
thee
in
peace
,
through
his
precious
merits
and
mediation
,
who
is
our
alone
Saviour
and
peace-maker
,
Amen
.
28.
Vpon
the
casuall
hearing
of
a
verse
in
the
new
Testament
read
by
a
child
.
AS
I
was
to
passe
through
the
roome
where
my
little
grand-childe
was
set
by
her
Grandmother
to
reade
her
mornings
Chapter
,
which
fell
out
to
bee
the
ninth
of
S.
Matthews
Gospell
;
just
as
I
came
in
shee
was
uttering
those
words
in
the
second
verse
;
Jesus
said
to
the
sicke
of
the
palsie
;
sonne
,
bee
of
good
comfort
,
thy
sinnes
are
forgiven
thee
.
Which
words
sorting
so
fitly
with
my
case
,
whose
whol
left
side
is
taken
with
that
kinde
of
disease
,
and
whose
soule
desires
nothing
so
much
as
such
a
gracious
word
from
my
Saviour
;
I
stood
at
a
stand
at
the
uttering
of
them
,
and
could
not
but
conceive
some
joy
and
comfort
in
those
blessed
words
,
though
by
the
childes
reading
,
as
if
the
Lord
by
her
had
spoken
them
to
my selfe
,
a
paralytick
and
a
sinner
,
as
that
sicke-man
was
:
who
(
for
ought
appeares
in
the
Text
)
expected
only
the
cure
of
his
bodily
infirmity
:
when
behold
the
gracious
redeemer
of
the
World
,
who
is
wont
to
give
more
unto
us
then
we
desire
or
deserve
,
begins
first
with
the
cure
of
the
soule
,
by
remitting
his
sins
,
and
then
cures
the
body
afterwards
.
O
most
blessed
Saviour
,
those
words
of
grace
which
thou
didst
vouchsafe
to
that
sicke
man
,
not
des●ring
it
;
speake
thou
of
thy
rich
mercy
by
thy
holy
Spirit
to
my
sinne-sicke
soule
,
which
most
humbly
beggs
it
at
thy
most
mercifull
hands
.
My
soule
is
grievously
sicke
in
the
sight
of
my
sins
,
sence
of
the
wrath
of
my
displeased
God
,
and
desert
of
hell
and
utter
condemnation
.
But
(
Lord
)
speake
these
words
only
unto
me
,
and
my
soule
shall
live
,
for
(
Lord
)
if
thou
wilt
thou
canst
make
me
whole
.
O
Lord
,
heale
my
soule
,
for
I
have
sinned
against
thee
.
As
for
my
bodily
infirmitie
,
which
thou
(
as
the
chastisement
of
a
loving
and
merciful
father
)
hast
laid
upon
me
,
to
weane
me
from
the
world
,
and
for
my
better
preparation
against
the
time
of
my
dissolution
by
it
;
I
do
with
all
humble
thankfulnesse
,
and
dutifull
obedience
submit
my selfe
thereunto
,
therein
▪
But
my
humble
and
earnest
suite
is
for
mercy
;
mercie
(
good
Lord
)
for
the
cure
of
my
Soule
,
by
the
pardoning
of
my
sinnes
.
O
Blessed
Saviour
,
speake
those
gracious
words
to
mee
,
one
Paralyticke
more
;
Sonne
,
bee
of
good
comfort
,
thy
sinnes
are
forgiven
thee
:
that
being
absolved
from
them
all
by
thee
in
this
life
,
who
hast
already
fully
satisfied
divine
justice
for
them
all
,
J
may
when
that
houre
of
my
departure
commeth
,
with
comfort
and
cherefulnes
deliver
up
my
redeemed
soule
,
into
thy
blessed
armes
of
mercy
in
peace
,
Amen
,
Amen
.
29.
Vpon
the
w●rds
of
a
childe
,
intimating
the
necessitie
of
my
timely
preparation
for
death
and
heaven
.
IF
notice
were
taken
of
the
speeches
,
which
sometimes
f●ll
from
children
,
I
am
perswaded
great
use
might
bee
made
thereof
by
those
of
ripe
yeares
,
for
their
instruction
and
good
▪
which
I
lately
observed
in
a
short
discourse
had
with
my
little
grand-daughter
,
not
yet
seven
yeares
old
,
my selfe
being
entred
into
the
seventieth
yeare
of
my
age
,
and
my
left
side
taken
with
a
disease
called
the
dead
palsie
;
shee
seeing
mee
to
have
my
left
hand
rubbed
after
meals
and
my
left
legg
rubbed
at
my
going
to
bed
,
and
at
my
uprising
,
said
to
me
.
Grandfather
this
you
doe
,
to
make
that
side
well
▪
nay
(
child
)
said
I
,
but
to
preserve
it
so
long
〈◊〉
shall
please
God
:
but
I
looke
not
to
be
well
till
I
be
in
heaven
:
whereunto
she
replyed
in
these
very
words
,
yea
grandfather
,
you
long
to
bee
there
,
and
your
leg
would
faine
go
to
sleepe
in
the
grave
.
In
which
words
,
how
directly
doth
the
childe
teach
me
many
things
.
1.
What
I
should
doe
,
long
to
bee
in
heaven
▪
2.
That
there
is
no
passage
thither
for
the
soule
,
but
by
the
death
of
the
body
.
3.
That
when
the
body
is
ready
for
the
grave
▪
it
is
high
time
for
the
soule
to
be
longing
for
heaven
.
4.
That
the
grave
is
bu●
the
bodies
bed
to
sleepe
in
,
for
a
time
.
5.
Intimating
therewith
th●●
there
shall
be
a
time
of
waking
.
By
which
five
particulars
,
how
evident
is
it
(
Psal.
8.2
.
)
out
of
the
mouths
of
very
babes
and
children
,
hath
God
ordained
strength
,
to
witnesse
his
grace
and
praises
,
to
the
confounding
of
the
enemy
who
would
suppresse
them
.
O
most
blessed
Lord
God
,
let
my
soule
first
praise
thy
holy
name
,
for
giving
me
those
seasonable
admonitions
from
one
that
comes
in
a
second
descent
of
mine
owne
loines
:
beseeching
thee
to
blesse
those
seeds
of
grace
sowen
in
her
heart
in
these
her
tender
yeares
,
to
make
and
preserve
her
thy
childe
of
grace
all
her
life
long
;
that
finally
she
may
be
heire
of
thy
glory
.
And
then
for
my selfe
,
O
good
Lord
,
look
graciously
upon
me
thy
most
unworthy
servant
,
who
have
longed
for
thy
salvation
:
for
thou
(
Lord
)
art
the
thing
J
long
for
(
Psal.
71.4
,
5
,
8
)
thou
art
my
hope
even
from
my
youth
,
through
thee
have
I
been
holden
up
ever
since
I
was
borne
,
thou
art
he
that
tookest
me
out
of
my
mothers
womb
;
my
praises
shall
be
ever
of
thee
.
O
cast
me
not
away
in
the
time
of
age
,
forsake
me
not
,
when
my
st●●●●th
faileth
,
(
10.
)
Go
not
far
from
me
,
O
God
;
my
God
,
ha●●
thee
to
h●lp
me
▪
that
as
this
earthly
tabernacle
d
caie
▪
daily
through
old
age
and
infirmities
,
so
thy
grace
may
shew
it selfe
powerfull
in
my
weaknesse
,
to
enable
me
to
hunger
and
thirst
after
thy
righteousnesse
,
in
a
true
desire
after
sanctification
,
and
new
obedience
,
for
the
remainder
of
my
few
daies
with
heartie
sorrow
and
unfained
repentance
for
my
sins
past
,
and
faithfull
relying
upon
thy
mercies
in
Christ
for
the
pardon
of
them
;
that
when
I
shall
leave
this
house
of
earth
,
thy
blessed
Angel●
may
●onvey
my
soul
into
the
glorious
mansion
of
peace
,
which
I
long
for
,
and
my
Saviou●
hath
prepared
for
me
in
thy
heavenly
kingdome
,
Amen
30.
Vpon
a
fight
between
two
Cocks
.
AT
Stanwick
,
my
son
had
going
with
his
Hens
,
a
young
Cock
of
a
stout
and
large
breed
,
with
very
large
Iollops
hanging
downe
on
either
side
of
his
beake
,
and
a
friend
of
his
giving
him
afterwards
a
Cock
and
a
Hen
of
the
game
,
as
they
call
them
(
the
Cocks-combe
and
jollops
being
finely
cut
off
,
close
to
the
head
for
advantage
in
fighting
)
It
fell
out
that
the
two
Cocks
meeting
in
the
yard
together
,
fell
close
to
their
fight
;
where
the
younger
Cock
fought
stoutly
a
good
while
,
till
the
old
Cocke
taking
advantage
of
his
large
Iollops
hanging
so
low
,
tooke
hold
thereof
,
for
raising
himselfe
to
wound
the
young
Cocke
at
every
blow
:
which
being
observed
by
the
spectators
,
they
parted
the
fray
for
the
present
,
and
caused
the
young
Cocks
pendant
Iollops
to
be
cut
off
,
and
his
head
trim'd
for
the
fight
,
as
the
old
Cocks
was
,
who
had
at
first
so
beaten
the
young
Cocke
,
that
he
durst
not
stay
within
his
view
:
but
after
the
sores
of
his
Iollops
cut
were
healed
,
the
young
Cocke
comming
abroad
againe
,
the
old
Cock
ran
presently
upon
him
to
have
made
him
runne
away
as
he
was
wont
to
doe
before
.
But
the
young
Cocke
turning
againe
,
and
they
falling
to
a
new
fight
,
very
sharpe
and
eager
on
both
sides
,
at
last
the
old
Cocke
finding
his
old
hold
of
the
young
Cocks
Iollops
taken
from
him
,
was
faine
to
cry
creake
,
and
to
runne
away
as
fast
from
the
young
Cocke
as
the
young
Cock
did
from
him
before
;
and
ever
after
the
young
Cock
was
master
of
the
field
.
In
this
fight
of
the
two
Cockes
,
me
thinkes
I
see
represented
by
the
old
Cocke
,
the
old
wilie
se●pent
,
who
by
subtiltie
and
advantage
taking
,
overcomming
our
first
parents
in
Paradise
,
as
if
he
were
then
the
Prince
of
the
World
,
sets
upon
every
one
of
their
posteritie
to
subdue
them
to
his
dominion
,
insomuch
as
he
presumed
to
set
upon
the
Lord
Jesus
,
(
God
blessed
for
ever
)
finding
him
cloathed
in
our
flesh
,
though
to
his
owne
utter
overthrow
in
the
combate
;
our
Saviour
the
second
Adam
,
becomming
absolute
conquerour
,
and
that
for
us
also
that
doe
believe
in
him
who
are
thereby
made
partakers
of
his
victorie
.
In
the
young
Cock
,
me
thinks
I
see
the
naturall
and
unregenerate
man
,
overladen
with
his
owne
originall
corruption
;
who
endowed
with
many
gifts
of
nature
,
and
helpes
of
good
education
,
presumes
of
himselfe
to
stand
against
the
old
cock
in
fight
.
But
the
old
murtherer
(
who
never
shewes
faire
play
,
but
workes
upon
any
base
or
villanous
advantage
hee
can
)
laying
hold
upon
his
naturall
corruption
,
and
by
help
thereof
gives
him
many
a
wound
,
and
is
like
to
overcome
and
oppresse
him
,
through
the
treachery
of
his
own
flesh
,
by
the
m
ltitude
of
his
sins
;
when
behold
the
Lord
Jesus
(
the
blessed
spectator
of
all
our
fights
and
combats
,
and
who
is
our
only
supporter
and
helper
in
them
)
seeing
the
poore
soule
his
souldier
in
this
distresse
and
danger
,
gives
order
by
the
work
of
his
sanctifying
spirit
,
to
cut
off
that
traiterous
corruption
〈◊〉
nature
,
and
by
the
supply
of
grace
to
renew
his
strength
against
the
fiery
assaults
of
the
tempter
:
who
missing
his
wonted
hold
of
corrupt
flesh
,
and
finding
a
new
influence
of
grace
from
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
which
ever
overcomes
him
wheresoever
it
meets
him
,
turnes
the
backe
and
flies
away
:
and
so
the
man
,
(
though
but
in
part
regenerate
)
becomes
more
then
conquerour
through
him
that
loved
us
,
Romans
8.37
.
Most
blessed
Saviour
,
(
who
seest
our
manifold
weaknesses
,
and
the
enemies
great
advantage
over
us
,
in
these
spirituall
combats
,
strengthen
us
thy
poore
weaklings
,
fighting
under
thy
banner
:
that
by
thy
grace
we
may
be
enabled
to
stand
fast
and
couragiously
in
the
evill
day
,
and
by
the
power
of
thy
might
put
all
temptations
to
flight
;
and
so
finally
obtaine
the
Crowne
of
victorie
,
to
thy
glory
,
and
our
everlasting
peace
,
Amen
.
31.
Vpon
a
childes
asking
blessing
in
the
morning
.
WHiles
I
was
busie
one
morning
in
writing
,
my
little
grand
child
came
into
the
roome
where
I
was
,
falling
downe
upon
her
knees
,
and
desired
me
to
pray
to
God
to
blesse
her
:
and
having
so
done
,
knowing
that
I
heard
her
,
she
(
without
expecting
any
verball
answer
from
me
,
out
of
the
confidence
of
my
fatherly
love
)
riseth
up
,
assureing
her selfe
of
the
blessing
shee
desired
,
and
so
betaketh
her selfe
to
the
employments
of
the
day
.
O
blessed
Lord
God
,
our
most
gracious
heavenly
Father
,
thy
love
is
the
only
Fountaine
of
all
true
fatherly
love
and
affection
;
and
the
deerest
love
of
the
tenderest
parent
,
is
but
as
a
dropp
from
that
ocean
:
why
then
should
not
I
with
as
much
(
or
rather
much
more
)
confidence
and
assurance
relie
upon
thy
paternall
love
,
as
the
childe
doth
on
mine
?
Why
should
any
doubtings
interrupt
my
prayers
,
when
I
kn●w
I
put
th●m
up
to
so
gracious
a
Father
,
whose
love
is
all
infinite
and
unchangeable
like
thy selfe
?
why
should
my
sinnes
or
unworthinesse
deterre
me
from
that
dutie
,
when
J
know
thy
love
and
grace
is
free
,
and
freely
bestowed
out
of
thine
owne
goodnesse
,
not
for
any
merit
of
mine
,
nay
,
against
my
sinfull
deservings
?
O
blessed
Lord
God
,
seale
up
unto
my
conscience
by
thy
pacifying
spirit
,
the
assurance
of
mine
adoption
,
and
strengthen
mee
by
thy
grace
,
in
all
my
poore
prayers
,
(
howsoever
accompanied
with
humane
infirmities
)
to
come
unto
thee
with
true
filiall
confidence
,
and
awfull
reverence
,
in
the
name
of
thine
onely
naturall
and
eternall
Sonne
,
my
blessed
Saviour
and
onely
Mediator
;
and
so
shall
I
be
sure
of
thy
Fatherly
acceptance
of
me
in
him
.
O
then
,
let
my
soule
for
ever
rejoyce
in
this
priviledge
of
thy
children
;
and
cheerefully
,
thankefully
and
constantly
put
my
whole
trust
and
affiance
both
in
life
and
death
,
in
thine
eternall
and
free
love
and
mercy
towards
me
in
Christ
Jesus
,
Amen
.
32.
Vpon
one
word
attributed
to
God
thrice
,
in
three
verses
together
in
one
Chapter
.
IN
the
last
Chapter
of
Ionah
,
it
is
said
(
verse
6.
)
that
the
Lord
God
prepared
a
Gourd
,
(
verse
7.
)
that
the
Lord
prepared
a
worm
,
(
vers.
8
)
and
the
Lord
prepared
a
vehement
east-winde
:
three
workes
of
Gods
omnipotent
power
,
as
it
were
of
three
new
creations
;
from
thence
to
draw
a
most
demonstrative
argument
,
for
convincing
the
Prophets
erronious
zeale
,
and
to
manifest
the
glories
of
his
owne
infinite
mercies
above
all
his
workes
.
O
most
glorious
Lord
God
,
did
the
Prophet
know
indeed
(
verse
2.
)
that
thou
art
a
gracious
God
and
mercifull
,
slow
to
anger
and
of
great
kindnesse
?
and
should
hee
now
bee
angry
because
thou
wert
slow
to
anger
?
and
would
he
needs
die
of
the
sullens
,
because
thou
wouldest
not
destroy
one
hundred
and
twentie
thousand
infants
,
when
their
parents
repented
?
what
strange
passions
are
these
in
a
Prophet
?
had
he
forgotten
so
soone
his
owne
case
,
when
so
late
before
,
for
his
rebellious
flying
from
thee
and
thy
word
,
he
was
justly
,
even
by
his
own
confession
thrownover
board
into
the
sea
,
and
yet
of
thine
infinite
mercy
by
a
miraculous
deliverance
was
after
three
daies
and
three
nights
together
lying
in
the
deep
,
brought
in
life
and
safety
to
dry
land
againe
?
was
hee
glad
and
thankfull
then
for
thy
mercies
in
sparing
of
one
rebell
,
and
hath
he
now
so
little
pitie
upon
so
many
thousand
innocents
?
O
blessed
Lord
God
,
how
transcendent
are
thy
thoughts
(
Esa.
558
▪
)
above
ours
,
and
how
contrary
are
our
wayes
unto
thine
?
Thine
end
in
this
Prophets
employment
was
for
the
Ninivites
conversion
,
not
for
their
destruction
:
And
when
by
thy
blessed
summons
of
prevention
,
thou
didst
upon
their
repentance
save
them
;
greater
was
thy
glory
thereby
and
the
successe
more
pleasing
to
thy
Majestie
,
then
it
would
have
beene
by
their
impenitencie
and
destruction
:
let
these
two
examples
of
thy
mercie
,
upon
the
fugitive
Prophet
and
the
repentant
Ninivites
teach
us
,
to
put
our
whole
trust
and
confidence
in
thy
mercies
,
for
blessed
are
all
they
that
put
their
trust
in
thee
,
(
Psalme
2.12
.
and
34.8
.
)
O
Lord
strengthen
us
by
thy
grace
,
to
depend
upon
thee
and
thy
goodnesse
,
both
in
life
and
death
,
through
Iesus
Christ
our
Saviour
,
Redeemer
,
and
Mediator
,
Amen
.
And
againe
O
Lord
God
,
didst
thou
here
immediately
prepare
,
both
the
refreshing
Gourd
,
and
the
smiting
worme
,
and
fainting
heat
,
for
thine
owne
gracious
end
with
the
Prophet
;
and
doth
any
matter
of
comfort
or
affliction
b●fall
any
of
thy
●hildren
,
but
by
the
hand
of
thine
al
governing
providence
?
who
in
thine
unsearchable
wisdome
knowest
what
is
best
for
them
,
and
in
thine
unchangeable
mercy
disposest
thereof
accordingly
?
O
then
(
blessed
Lord
)
give
us
grace
withall
meeknesse
to
humble
our selves
under
thy
mighty
hand
,
in
all
the
occurrents
of
this
mortall
life
;
and
in
all
our
troubles
to
depend
and
rest
upon
thy
mercies
,
for
that
blessed
issue
,
which
thou
in
thy
boundlesse
goodnesse
shalt
produce
for
thine
owne
glory
,
in
our
finall
peace
and
salvation
,
Amen
.
33.
Vpon
the
great
Clock
in
Westminster
Palace
.
THis
Clock
strikes
foure
and
twentie
times
a
day
,
And
every
striking
shewes
one
hower
is
past
:
Thus
houre
by
houre
our
daies
do
weare
away
;
And
one
those
houres
must
shortly
be
our
last
:
But
which
we
know
not
:
that
poore
sinners
we
In
faith
,
repentance
,
and
obedience
,
From
houre
to
houre
by
grace
prepar'd
may
be
For
our
last
houre
,
and
happie
going
hence
:
When
our
dear
Saviour
shall
call
us
home
in
peace
And
sin
,
death
,
sorrow
,
shall
for
ever
cease
.
34.
Home
.
LOrd
Iesu
,
keepe
my
heart
,
which
by
thy
grace
would
faine
keep
thee
,
excluding
all
beside
O
let
thy
spirit
sanctifie
the
place
,
and
by
his
sacred
influence
still
rule
and
guide
,
My
thoughts
,
words
,
actions
,
studies
and
desires
To
heaven-ward
,
whereto
my
soule
aspires
.
For
thence
it
came
,
I
have
no
home
but
there
,
and
thitherward
am
travelling
as
I
may
;
A
sojourner
,
and
wearied
pilgrim
here
,
waiting
my
calling
home
from
day
to
day
;
Till
mine
appointed
time
of
change
shall
come
,
And
thou
(
dear
Lord
)
my
soul
shall
welcome
home
Meane
while
,
thy
grace
increase
my
faith
in
thee
,
with
true
repentance
,
and
obedience
;
That
these
thy
graces
may
abound
in
me
,
and
I
may
die
in
them
,
when
I
go
hence
:
And
so
by
grace
prepar'd
as
I
should
be
,
(
Sweet
Saviour
)
receive
my
Soule
in
peace
to
thee
.
35.
A
Dialogue
betweene
an
old
sick
man
,
and
his
neighbour
visiting
him
.
Q.
HOw
do
you
Sir
?
(
A.
)
I
praise
God
never
better
Because
I
never
was
so
neere
my
home
▪
Q.
What
home
mean
yo●
?
nature
to
death
is
debtor
And
old
or
young
,
we
all
must
thither
come
.
A.
True
;
de●th
the
common
passage
is
,
betweene
This
mortall
life
and
that
which
lasts
for
ever
:
The
body
carries
th'
immortall
soule
unseene
,
Along
with
it
so
far
:
but
their
they
sever
:
The
bodie
dies
;
the
soule
to
heaven
straight
,
From
whence
it
came
and
where
its
dwelling
is
:
And
that
's
the
home
I
meane
;
for
which
I
waite
;
The
glorious
mansions
of
eternall
blisse
.
Q
But
ere
you
can
get
thither
you
must
die
.
A.
My
body
must
indeed
,
but
that
's
not
I.
Q.
And
should
the
bodies
death
so
slighted
be
;
The
king
of
terrour
to
all
living
things
?
A.
I
slight
not
death
,
Gods
messenger
is
he
,
And
therefore
welcome
and
good
newes
he
brings
T'uncloath
me
of
this
body
,
that
I
may
Be
cloath'd
upon
with
immortalitie
;
And
so
brought
home
,
to
dwell
in
heaven
for
ay●
In
glorious
joyes
,
and
true
felicitie
.
And
though
death
laies
my
bodie
in
the
dust
▪
As
if
I
never
should
behold
it
more
:
Yet
rise
it
shall
,
and
he
restore
it
must
;
In
better
plight
then
ere
it
was
before
.
The
sooner
I
get
home
the
better
then
,
Sweet
Iesus
take
me
home
in
peace
(
Q.
)
Amen
▪
36.
A
Hymne
for
Christmas-day
.
Gloria
in
excelsis
Deo
.
ALL
glory
be
to
God
on
high
,
and
peace
on
earth
,
good
will
to
men
;
This
was
the
Chore
of
Angels
song
,
at
Iesus
birth
in
Bethlehem
;
For
then
the
eternall
sonne
of
God
became
the
blessed
virgins
sonne
;
God
manifested
in
the
flesh
,
to
save
mankind
els
quite
undone
.
Come
let
us
magnifie
his
name
,
with
Angels
and
Archangels
still
,
And
sing
,
All
glory
be
to
God
,
and
peace
on
earth
,
to
men
good-will
.
For
by
this
worke
of
God
made
man
,
both
th'
heavens
and
earth
have
cause
of
joy
;
The
heavens
new
glory
have
thereby
;
the
earth
doth
heavenly
peace
enjoy
:
And
both
from
Gods
good
will
to
man
,
for
loe
,
this
blessed
heavenly
child
Hath
sinfull
Adam
and
his
race
redeem'd
,
and
to
his
Father
reconcil'd
.
Come
let
us
magnifie
his
name
,
with
Angels
and
Archangels
then
:
And
sing
,
all
glory
be
to
God
,
and
peace
on
earth
,
good
will
to
man
.
This
babe
though
cradled
in
a
cratch
,
was
yet
the
King
of
glory
borne
:
And
came
from
heaven
man
to
save
,
who
otherwise
had
beene
forlorne
;
He
is
our
only
peace
on
earth
,
the
conscience
pacifier
here
:
He
is
our
glory
in
the
heavens
,
our
blessed
glorifier
there
;
Come
then
above
all
creatures
we
should
sing
this
Angels
Antheme
still
;
All
glory
be
to
God
on
high
,
and
peace
on
earth
,
to
men
good
will
.
But
first
from
men
on
earth
below
,
should
glory
mount
to
God
on
high
:
Then
God
from
heaven
would
shower
downe
peace
to
men
on
earth
abundantly
.
For
God
being
now
at
peace
with
man
,
through
Christ
the
Lord
both
God
and
man
,
The
heavens
and
earth
are
likewise
friends
,
as
't
was
when
first
the
world
began
.
Come
let
us
magnifie
his
name
,
with
Angels
and
Archangels
then
:
And
sing
,
All
glory
be
to
God
;
and
peace
on
earth
,
good-will
to
men
▪
O
what
transcendent
love
was
this
,
of
that
great
God
to
poore
mankinde
▪
When
men
and
Angels
both
were
falne
,
God
tooke
man
up
,
left
them
behinde
:
And
that
man
might
be
quit
from
hell
,
and
brought
to
heavens
glorious
blisse
,
The
Prince
of
heaven
man
became
;
was
ever
mercy
like
to
this
?
Come
then
,
and
let
us
praise
his
name
,
with
Angels
and
Archangels
still
,
And
give
God
glory
in
the
highest
,
that
sh●wed
to
man
such
high
good-will
.
To
thee
(
O
most
Almighty
Lord
)
most
holy
,
g●●●ious
Trinitie
,
The
Father
Go●●●d
Holy
Ghost
,
in
ever
blessed
n●●e
;
From
hearts
and
soules
and
all
our
powers
,
all
glory
,
pr●●●e
,
●●●nksgiving
be
,
As
in
beginning
was
,
is
now
,
and
shall
to
all
eternitie
,
For
Christ
the
Lord
our
Iesus
borne
,
at
time
pr●fixt
in
Bet●lehem
;
Let
he●ven
and
earth
with
all
their
hosts
,
come
joyne
with
us
and
say
Amen
.
A
Prayer
and
Meditation
for
my
wife
and
my selfe
to
joyne
together
,
she
being
in
the
67.
year
of
her
age
,
and
I
●n
the
74.
of
mine
,
and
both
full
of
bodily
infirmities
;
for
our
daily
waiting
for
the
blessed
houre
of
our
dissolution
.
1
HEre
at
thy
foot-stool
(
blessed
Lord
)
do
we
●cal●
Thy
weak
unworthy
servants
wait
thy
gracious
Our
work
draws
to
an
end
and
now
we
come
to
thee
Whose
blessed
will
is
so
declared
,
we
shall
.
Blesse
this
our
waiting
time
;
and
by
thy
grace
,
Support
us
joyfully
to
end
our
race
.
2
For
thou
already
hast
of
thy
good
will
In
truth
and
mercy
us
espous'd
to
thee
,
Although
the
mariage
day
must
rest
,
untill
This
mortall
puts
on
immortality
:
Meane
while
,
thou
hast
thy
holy
spirit
us
given
,
To
guide
us
all
along
our
way
to
heaven
.
3
Whose
sacred
hand
,
within
the
first
degree
Of
life
eternall
,
hath
already
brought
us
●
Vniting
us
(
renewed
by
grace
)
to
thee
(
Most
glorious
Saviour
)
who
hast
deerly
bought
us
;
And
by
this
first
degree
assures
the
rest
;
To
make
us
finally
for
ever
blest
.
4.
The
second
step
to
lifes
eternitie
,
Is
by
deaths
passage
which
we
now
attend
;
Where
laying
down
,
all
our
mortalitie
,
Our
soules
by
Angels
conduct
shall
ascend
:
Members
of
thy
Church
thine
own
espoused
wife
,
Into
thy
palace
of
eternall
life
.
5.
Where
we
,
instead
of
flesh
,
that
's
transitory
,
And
must
be
laid
to
sleep
here
in
the
grave
;
Shall
have
new
robes
of
everlasting
glory
,
As
all
our
fellow
members
there
shall
have
,
O
what
a
blessed
glorious
change
is
this
,
To
leave
this
world
for
heavens
endlesse
blisse
?
6.
And
yet
there
rests
behind
a
third
degree
,
When
these
fraile
bodies
rais'd
from
death
agen
Vnto
eternall
life
,
rejoynd
shall
be
Vnto
our
soules
;
and
glorified
with
them
:
When
all
things
shall
receive
their
consummation
;
Our
soules
and
bodies
both
,
compleat
salvation
.
7.
Now
whiles
we
wait
in
this
our
pilgrimage
,
When
our
appointed
time
of
chang
shall
come
;
(
Lord
Iesu
)
help
in
this
our
lifes
last
stage
;
And
our
redeemed
soules
bring
safely
home
;
To
that
safe
home
of
thine
:
where
al
things
bee
In
perfect
peace
and
true
securitie
.
8.
For
in
this
life
such
our
corruptions
are
,
As
hinder
when
we
any
good
intend
;
But
headlong
running
into
every
snare
,
To
make
us
our
most
gracious
God
offend
:
Vnder
this
bondage
of
corruption
thus
,
Lye
we
till
thou
good
Lord
)
deliver
us
.
9.
Here
then
with
panting
longings
after
thee
,
Most
(
glorious
Saviour
)
for
our
finall
rest
:
With
sighs
of
hope
,
and
teares
of
joy
,
do
we
Attend
thy
blessed
call
to
make
us
blest
.
Call
then
(
sweet
Iesu
)
when
it
shall
thee
please
:
Into
thy
hands
receive
our
soules
in
peace
,
Amen
.
Iob
14.14
.
All
the
daies
of
mine
appointed
time
,
will
I
waite
till
my
change
shall
come
.