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BARTAS JVNIOR . OR , THE WORLD EPITOME ; MAN .

Set forth in his 1. GENERATION , 2. DEGENERATION , 3. REGENERATION .

MICAH 7 8.

Rejoyce not against me , ô mine enemy : when I f●●● shall rise ; when I sit in darknesse , the Lord shall light unto mee .

LONDON , ●●inted by W. I. for Francis Coules , and ar● to be solde at his shoppe in the Olde ●●ylie , neere to Newgate . 1631.

TO THE READER . Gentle Reader ,

IT is almost 12 yeares since I finished this subjects and now by the importunity of a learned friend , divulged . That c●nctation is my blemish ; thy dislike : but surely dislike the subject thou wilt not ? yet if thou doe not approve and dislike it thou art not thy selfe . Thou art my subject comprized in Adams loynes . In thy first estate I present thee like Ovids Cornucope , stored with all the fecundity of blessings , blessed man can beare . In thy second and worse estate , like Pandora's boxe , stored with all the fecundity of miseries , that wretched man shall beare . In thy first estate I know thou wilt approve thy selfe , in being the Image of God ; made perfect , holy , immortall : In the second , I suppose thou wilt dislike thy selfe ; being made imperfect , unholy , mortall : Man that is in honour , and understandeth not , is like the beasts that perish . Psal. 49.21 . Dislike or approve ; doe which thou wilt ; doe both :

I am 〈◊〉 , EDVV : COOKE .
THE JNDVCTION . BEfore the Lord distinguisht time or place , Each creatures forme lay open to his face ; And in the presence of their Maker were , That is , i● his eternal Id●●a . Though not then extant as t' us now they are : For his all-seeing Essence was the glasse , In which he saw , what after came to passe . Yet he that view'd them in one onely act , Zanchy . Gen: 1 ●0 And in one Chaos did them all compact ; Would not in one day , but in sixe dayes space , Make them apparent in their proper place : That Man might know it was his will and pleasure , To order them , in Number , Weight , and Measure . In this eternall powerfull operation , Gods transient operation ou● of himself Which GOD did explicate in the Creation ; Out of himselfe , as Transient unto us He shew'd his love , and mercy plenteous : But in his owne worke wrought internally , He doth reveale more power and mystery . That same internall secret power is it , Of this power St. Augusti●● speak●●● to M●●●● mi●●● . By which he did the Word , his Sonne beget : Which worke continues , and is never done ; And yet he hath begot a perfect Sonne : Much like the Beame which from the Sunne doth rise , Alwayes begot , yet perfect to our eyes . But his externall worke my Muse must show , As transient from himselfe to things below : And passe his inselfe-worke so infinite , To speake somewhat of this , so exquisite ; Psal. 104.24 . Made with such wisedome , and variety , As did expresse the Makers Deity .
BARTAS JVNIOR . THe glorious Earth was fruitfull without rain , Gen. ● . ●1 The creeping Serpent suffered then no paine ; The irefull Adder had no power to sting , Leviathan was then a harmelesse thing : The Wolfes and Lyons with the Lambe did play , Isay 11.6 , 7 No creature then became the others prey . The great vast Sea no vigour had to rage , August . de Civit. Dei l. 14. c. ●6 . No force had Nature then to bring old age ; The Thornes and Bryers they did trouble none , Perfection was the end that made them knowne : Then scarce and rare , these served for to show The Wisedome of our GOD in things below . Ps. 2. ●● . The Trees were greene , and grow without plantation , Gen. 1.11 , 12. Iob 26.7 . The Earth was firmely laid without foundation , The heavenly Orbe was fil'd with harmony , The lower-Region had like sympathie : The beast with man most friendly did agree , And man with GOD had blessed company . He fram'de , and finish'd the whole hoste of heaven , Psal. 33. ●● He made them All of Nothng , streight and even ; He did the Angels and Archangels make , Col. 1.16 . And having made them , he no rest did take . He never rested till the Man was made , And then he rested when his Bed was laid . The Center of mans heart he made his nest , And there in mercy did vouchsafe to rest . Heavens , Earth and Sea , each sublime , terrene thing Psal. 33.6 . Fiat lux . One onely Fiat unto passe did bring : But Man the last of creatures then to be , Imploy'd to make him , the whole Trinity . In him their sacred image may be found , A Trinity in Vnity profound ; Which from his soule most severall doth arise , 1 Minde , 2 Will , 3 Worke of power : all from one soule . As Minde , Will , Worke , Three royall faculties : His Minde conceiving , well doth represent The Fathers royall person , excellent : Who being God , as Father did beget His onely - Sonne : which worke continues yet . The Image of the Trinity in the soule of man . His Wills Affection , being gain'd or reapt , Or else begotren of the Mindes conceipt , Resembles well ( as we from it may gather ) The Sonne of God begotten of the Father . The power of Worke , done , and in action still , Proceeding from his Minde , and from his Will : Resembleth well the Holy Ghost , as one , Proceeding from the Father and the Sonne . As these three Persons make but one-sole God , Not three Gods , but one God . Not three soules but one soule . Distinct in Office , and yet not at odde : So these three faculties not three Soules make , But from the Soule doe their Existence take . And as no Person in the Trinity , In time precedes others in dignity ; But onely in their order so are brought , The Son is not the Father , neither is the holy Ghost the Sonne . For some externall worke upon us wrought : Distinct in office and in Personall state , Yet in the Worke all-three cooperate . So , neither in this one Soules act within Did Minde in time , before his Will begin : Or power of Worke in time as after brought ; For that begins before the thing is wrought : But in respect of order properly , Existing with the Soule immediately . But as an Image pictur'd to the sense , Comes short of that whom neere it represents , And can no whit attaine to that perfection , Whereof it is an Image by reflection : So Man comes short of the blest Trinity ; Though in himselfe he beares th' Imagery . When he was made , this creature wanted name , When it was given , he receiv'd the same ; Not from his Goodnesse , Wisedome rationall , Adam doth signify Rea● earth . But from the earth , his Parent Naturall ; Which name not taken from his dignity , Taught him a lesson of humility . Nay in that name ( though he Immortall were ) A mortall Character he then did beare : Though death were farre off in propinquity , And he enjoy'd all with tranquillity : ( The Tree of life to serve him for his meate , August . de Civit. Dei l. 14. c. 26. The Angels as his guard , while he did eate , A body of so sound a constitution , As should have kept him from all dissolution : ) Yet if he fell , he should be as his name , And so returne to earth , from whence he came . The Angells did admire at Adams state , The living creatures did before him waite ; Iob 38.7 . Gen: 2.2 He gave them names , and they obedient were , To that dominion which his Image beare . Psal. 8.6 His Image was his Makers sanctity , Infus'd into him as a quality : The essence of the soule and faculties , Like unto God in her agilities : In all things perfect : with a holy will , With free election to be good or ill : In Purity , and Iustice , Excellence , Eph: 4.24 . Befitting such created Innocence : In upright Iudgement , and in Wisdome pure , Immortall if he stood , so to endure ; Yet one thing Man did want : he was alone , And therefore God himselfe provides him one . Was Man alone , when as he might converse With all the Creatures in this Vniverse ? Ioh: 16.32 Was he alone , who had society With the three Persons in one Deity ? He was alone , because he could not finde A selfe-like Nature , Female of his Kinde . It was not good for Man to be alone , When each had Females , and himselfe had none . He spake it in his counsell that did know , Tertul. contra Prax. And the whole Trinity approv'd it so : Who at that time consulted thereupon , As meet for Man to have a helping-One . To give a full perfection to his state , Whom he had made most fit to propagate . Zanch : treatise of spiritual Marriage . To adde a perfect joy unto his life , In the fruition of a faithfull Wife . Who in the state of his pure innocence Should cheare him up with selfe-like diligence ; And in his fall or disobediency , Prove his best comfort in extremity . Nay , in the further issue of the deed , God had a greater end in this decreed : That Christ should come from Adams loynes distinct , True God , true Man , the Arrians to convict : Of Adams seede , a holy Church erect , Subsisting totally of the Elect : Whom he would in his wisdome separate , Ephes: 1.4 . Eph: 2.10 . From the defiled , sinfull , Reprobate : Which could not stand by Natures argument , Without the helpe of such an instrument . For how could this vast world be peopled then , Without the helpe of women and of men : Vnlesse the Lord had wrought a miracle , Without the helpe of them by oracle ; Being a Potent , all-sufficient Lord , Able to have perform'd it with a word . But God to finish his great worke begun , Would onely have it in this manner done . He cast the wonder of the world asleepe , His sleepe was not naturall , but divine ; descending from hea●ven ; not ascending from the stomacke to the head Presaging a most sacred mist'ry deepe : Tooke from his side a rib most neere his heart , Not putting him to any paine or smart : With flesh did close the hollow place againe , Wherein the rib did formerly remaine : Then fram'd a Woman like him in each thing , Save in the sex , where was the differing . But in the action you must understand , God did it by his power , not by his hand : August . de Civit. Dei l. 12. c. 13. He spake the word , or wil'd it instantly , And it was finished effectually . Then in a vision he declar'd to Man , How , and of what , he builded the Woman : How she was fram'd of him , and of his bone , That they might not be two , but both be one : How all men from that one deriv'd should be , Aug. 〈◊〉 . l. 12. c , 2 , 〈◊〉 22 To shew how he affecteth unitie : And that in her he should repose his trust , Being so chast , wise , modest , constant , just : Thus God in vision did to him declare The Vertues of his Wife particular . Gen. 2.22 . And He no sooner from his sleepe did wake , But God his new-made daughter then did take , And bring to Man : who when to him she came , According to her Nature tooke her Name : God gave Her unto Man , Man tooke his Wife ; With all the blessings suting to her life . Gen: 1.28 . He bade them to increase and multiplie , And fill the Earth with humane company . He bade them to beare rule o're Fish and Foule , On Each-thing creeping that had life or soule . He gave them the whole Earth for to possesse , And Paradise withall , to keepe and dresse . He tolde them where hereafter they should dwell , And fill those places whence the Angels fell . He bade them on his favour to relie , And He would blesse them and their progenie . He gave them all the fruites and hearbs to eate , Gen 1.29 . Which he before appointed for their meate . But of the Tree of knowledge , next to life , He must not eate thereof , nor may his Wife : For whensoever they did taste the same , They both should dye ; and dying feele the blame . Gen. 2.9 . These two were in the midst of Eden plac't , And had their Names agreeing to their Taste . What Fruite they bare , Scripture doth not expresse : But Trees they were , and that we all confesse ; Origen . Planted , and watered , growing , bearing fruite , True trees , not Allegor'es , as some dispute ; But why so called : Here will be the ground , To taxe the Rabbins , and the truth expound . They thought the Tree of knowledge to be such , Ioseph . An●iq . l. 1. c. 2. As might augment his knowledge by the touch , Increase his wit , his understanding more ; And make him perfecter than heretofore . This same conceit made Iulian to misdeeme , Iulian the Apostata . That God did then but little Man esteeme ; When as he might not touch , but by it glance , Thereby to keepe him still in Ignorance . But this same Tree had no such property , To adde unto the Soule such faculty . For sure such corporall fruites could ne're erect Within the Soule , such sp'rituall effect . Nor , can a thing that 's perfect , well be said To be imperfect , or unperfect made . Adam was perfect in each faculty , In will , in knowledge , and in memory ; In wisedome , justice , and in understanding : Having the creatures under his commanding . Gen. 1.28 . He had a twofold essence in degree , Denoting him the Worlds-Epitomee . Chrysost. in his treaty on the 2 Cor. 12.9 Being a twofold world , for to declare , One God was Earth and Heavens Artist rare . Better he could not have beene made by Nature , Vnlesse he had beene made some other Creature . God ( I confesse ) might have created him A holy Angel , or a Cherubim : He might have given him better Qualities , Agreeing to his god-like Faculties . But as the Lord is good , so is he wise , Psal. 34.8.104.24 . And gave him what his Nature did suffise . He made him perfect in the prime Creation , His Knowledge could receive no augmentation , Either by Science , or by naturall Fruite ; As these wise Rabbins vainly doe dispute . If then the Tree could not augment the same , Let us inquire then , why 't had the name . Some say , that it was called Good and Evill ; Through the deluding promise of the Divell ; Who being to deceive him , told him so , And he gave credence to his mortall Foe . But did not Adam know both Good and Evill , Before he was foretold it of the Divell ? Yes , he knew ill , by rule of opposition , And good , as we distinguish by possession : After his fall , he likewise understood The Guilt of Evill by the losse of Good . Others did call it so , by the Event , Because it did procure his punishment : But this not fully doth explaine the place , August . de Civ . Dei , l : 14. c. 12. The Tree was wholesome , and had pleasant grace ; How was it evill then ? By Accident : Not of it selfe ; By the Commandement . Gen: 2 , 17 For this cause it was said , Thou shalt not eate : The precept made it so , the pow'r was great , To warren Man from Sinne in Innocence ; Who after was to fall by Negligence . Thou shalt not eate : This precept tells him why ? But what commands the God of Majesty ? Rom: 12.3 He bids him for to rectifie his Will , And not to covet that would make him ill : He bids him to be wise , in all discretion , And not to rise in thought , 'bove his condition . He tells him how his glory might consist , In true obedience if he will persist . He tells him though he were a Prince on earth , Yet it was He that gave him first his birth : And being but a Subject and a Creature , Luk 20.25 Deu: 10.12 He must pay homage to his Lord and Maker : Thus as a Rule the Tree of knowledge stood , To tye him to Obedience , which was good . It was not set by Gods appointment there , For to intrap his life , as with a Snare : As the malicious multitude surmise ; Who murmure 'gainst the Lord , that s only wise : But God therein would his Obedience try , To prove his Love , his Faith , and Loyalty . Deut: 10.12 . Nor did he stand in need of Mans obedience , Who was to doe it upon his allegiance ; Nor could the Lord be better'd ought thereby , Psal. 16 2. For nought can adde unto his Soveraignty : No Power can make him greater than he is , Psa. 145.3 No Ioy can helpe to perfect up his blisse : No Iustice make him just by betterment , Psal. 50.11 No Knowledge adde to his experiment . With one sole act he viewes all things that be , Through his essentiall Conspicuitie ; Psal. 94.11 And knowes the very secret thoughts of All , By uncreated Power Personall . Gods power is himselfe . Prov. 8.15 . He is the sole perfection of all things , He maketh Lords , inaugurateth Kings He pluckes them downe , he reares them up againe : For by his pow'r all Kings doe live and reigne : Zanchy upon the Attribute Lord . Psal. 50 , 12 Psal , 145 , 3 Isay 40 , 12 Psal: 147 , 9 He is the true and compleate Lord alone , That helpeth All , yet stands in need of None . If he be hungry , who shall give him meat ? For the whole world is his , he is so great . He measures Heav'n and Earth as with a Span , He feedes the Beast , and giveth food to Man . He heares the little Ravens when they cry , Iob 39 , 3 Psa , 147.9 And gives them meat to to their voracity . He with a word did Earth and Heavens make , Psal , 33 , 6 And he becomes a Begger for our sake . He begs a loyall and a faithfull Heart , Pro. 23 , 2● Deut , 10.12 . He sued to Man , and Man would not impart His bound obedience to his Maker great , His soveraigne Lord , of prime , and Supreme-seate . What could the Lord in favour more have done , Than have required duty of a Sonne ? What could a Sonne in due have chosen rather , Than true obedience to so good a Father ? Luk. 20.25 Who did exact obedience as his due , To have confirm'd his Faith , and blest him too ; Gen. 2.17 . Who did in mercy warne him of his fall , That he might shunne the punishment withall . But see the nature of Ingratefulnes ; Adam forgot the God of Righteousnes : He would be elevated through Ambition : Rom: 12 , 13. He would be like the Highest in Condition ; He would be wise , above Capacity : He would be equall to the Deity ; Presum'd to gaine this knowledge by that Fruite : But through his folly was made destitute . It was no petty Sinne he did commit ; The greatnesse of his sinne . No trifling Apple , which he sought to get : Although Pope Iulius , third of that same name , Did prize his Peacocks losse above the same . His Sinne was most exceeding insolent , Against the mighty Lord omnipotent : Psal: 145.3 He that is great without all Quantity , He that is good without all Quality : 1 Tim: 1 , 17. Psal: 90 , 2. Isay 66.1 . Ier : 23 , 24. He that is everlasting without Age , He that in Heaven hath his heritage : Who with his Essence , Pow'r , and Saving-grace , Fills Heaven and Earth , and is in Every-place : This same is he which Adam disobey'd . Rejecting Iacobs God to be his ayde ; All through the fond perswasion of his Wife . And so I come unto the Tree of life .
THe Tree of life , had properly the name From the true Vertue which was in the same : The Fruite thereof retein'd this property , To keep the body from mortality ; August . de Civ . Dei , l : 14. c. 26. In such a state and perpetuity , As should have banisht all infirmity ; As Hunger , Thirst , olde Age , and Feeblenesse , Sorrow , and Sicknesse , Death , and Wretchednesse : And when that Adam had continued there , In all the blisse , and jollities that were ; In a full space of time , contented then He should have gone , not dyed as other men , Like Enoch , Gent 5.24 . It was as a Sacrament of life to man But in his beauteous Strength and Happinesse , Have beene translated to Gods blessednesse . It likewise was a Signe of Life to Man ; That he might duly contemplate thereon , And so obeying the commandement , Might endlesse live , without all punishment . It was a Type of Christ the Sonne of God ; Rev: 22 , 2. Pro: 3 , 13 Ioh: 6 , 33. Who should be borne to feele his Fathers rod : And so give life to Mans posterity , Who lost the same by Adams misery . Thus stood these Trees in midst of Paradice , Gen: 2 , 9. When Adam listen'd unto Gods advice . Thus Adam was in his Magnificence , Gen: 1 , 26 Long of his Makers great Benevolence : Thus was he in Dominion over all , Psal: 8.5 , 6 In State , and Power , most Majesticall : Thus was he seated , thus did he command All things that were either in Sea or Land . The Ayre was pure , unblemisht to his eye , The Sunne surpassed in his radiancy : The Ground was fruitfull , without helpe or labour . And all the Hearbs had a most pleasant savour . His Body was so comely and so faire , As if it had beene made of purest aire . His Lookes were heavenly , and his Thoughts divine , And all his Parts to goodnesse did incline . His Second-selfe had all things that he had , Gen: 2.23 And in this Sympathy was Adam glad . He cal'd her Woman , and in that fit name , He shew'd her Being , and from whence she came . ●bid v. 25 They both were naked , and were not ashamed ; Their perfect comelines in Both unblamed . Gen: 3.7 They had no clothes , to cover nakednesse ; Aug: Civit. Dei l. 14. ●26 . Till Sinne brought Shame to hide uncomelinesse . They had no need of any Indument , When neither Heat , nor Cold , could them torment . They had no need of any such defence , When they were clothed in their Innocence . They did not loathe at one anothers sight , For being comely Nature wrought delight . ●ug : Civit : ●ei l : 14. 22. They were not prickt by nature unto lust , For being naked they were likewise just . They did agree in such a heav'nly vnion ; As two were then but one , by that communion ? Sam: 18.1 . The Woman in the Man was so compris'd , That both in neither might not be despis'd . She onely formed was in Paradice , Yet there the Divell tempted her to vice . She was not made of Earth , but of the Man , To shew where her beginning first began . She was not of the foote , nor of the head , But from the side , as equall honoured . ●hrys : Hom: 〈◊〉 Gen. 24. She was the Rib , and neerest to his Heart , That Man might love her , as his dearest part . She was but of the Rib , therewith to tell her , How to obey her Hashand , her Exceller . God tooke but one from him , which Man affords , Gen. 2 . 2● The greater part of Woman was the Lords . And thus was Woman in her excellence , The joy of Adam in his quintescence : The Queene of Earth , and Mother of us all , From whom we had our first originall . She was the Type ( as each Divine allowes ) Of the Church militant , our Saviours Spouse . And Adam was a Type of Christ the Lord : Rom. 5 , 14 And herein all the learned doe accord . His sleepe in Paradice did tipify , Our Saviours passion on Mount Calvary : Out of whose side the Church was likewise taine , Gen. 2.21 1 Pet. 1.19 Ransom'd by blood , and sweetly cleans'd againe . Their Iugall Marriage which was but carnall , Did typify the other Spirituall : By which our God by his all power divine , Hosea 2.20 Doth to himselfe the Faithfull Soule combine . Christ and his Church ( I say ) had reference , Note . To Adam and Eves state in Innocence ; 'Tweene whom there was such correspondencie , As makes a twofold firme Analogie . One in the carnall state comparative ; ●n each particular derivative : Christ like Adam . The Church like Christ . The other from Christ Iesus spirituall ; ●n his owne Person , which is mysticall . ●f you will understand what I relate , How each the other doth assimilate : Marke these five heads of their Congruity , And the Conclusion shewes the Mystery . 1. Adam as earth , was of the earth a Virgin , The Earth a Virgin is , saith Origen . Now Christ the Sonne of God thought it no scorne , To be incarnate , of a Virgin borne . ●ohn 1 , 3 Rev: 1 , 3. 1 Cor: 12 , 27. Col: 1 , 18. Gen: 2 , 22 Iohn 6.37 39. 2. Adam of mankinde was the head of all , Christ is his head , and our originall : We are his Body , and he is the Head , To whom in spirit we are coupeled . 3. Adam tooke Eve , then Marriage first began , God gave Contract , espoused her to Man ; So God unto his Sonne his Church did give , Whom Christ did then receive , as Adam , Eve . 4. Whom Eve accepted with a full consent . Cant. 2 , 16 2 Cor. 11 , 2. Cant: 2 , 16 Gen. 2 , 24 Hebr: 2 , 11 Gen: 2 , 25. 1 Pet: 1 , 19 The Church received Christ as Continent . For Christ receiv'd her , as his Wife to make , And she her Husband Christ did thankefull take . 5. As Eve and Adam were alike by kin , And naked too , and yet devoid of sin : So Christ will have his Church to be the same : And he is naked too , devoid of blame . So poore and naked , that he made his mone ; Mat : 8 , 20. He had no house to rest his head upon : Foxes had holes , to serve them in their need , The birds had nests , therein to lay their breed ; Ps: 115 , 16 But he the Lord of Heav'n , and all the Earth , Wanted what Creatures had by right of birth : 2 Cor. 8 , 9 And would be poore , that we in wealth might swim , And be the Riches of our God in Him : Mat : 13 , 55 Iohn 14 , 3 Mat : 5 , 3 Luke 2 , 7. The Concret name signifies the Person ; The Ab●tract name the Na●ure . Gods ●erson , not Nature Came of poore Parents , to raise up on high , The poorer sort to glorious dignity . Was borne an Infant , naked , to the pap , Swadled in clothes , laid in his Mothers lap : Suffer'd as God , but in the Concret name ; Yet in the Abstract , he did not the same : Naked he liv'd , contemning worldly drosse , Naked he dy'd , fast nayled on the Crosse : And being dead , he was enforc'd to have Anothers Sepulchre to be his grave . The Church with him hath like congruitie , The Churches congruity with Christ . Eph. 4 , 24. ●or she is naked too , as well as he : ●aked and spoiled of the Carnall-man , ●aving Christ Iesus spiritually put on . Naked of Riches , then despise them not , ●or poverty is oft the righteous lot . Naked by voluntary poverty , Mat. 16.22 ●orsaking all out of meere piety ; Despis'd , revil'd , condemn'd to banishment : Mark 13 , 9 Yet patiently doth beare the chastisement . No whit ashamed for to undertake ●ll these afflictions for her Husbands sake . Zanch : treatise of spiritual Marriage . Eph. 5 , ●● . Therfore to perfect the a alogy , She fitly doth the Womans place supply : Becomes obedient to her Husband Christ , Contracted to him in the Eucharist . Fruitfull in Good Workes , the effects of grace , And therefore fitly doth supply her place : Made so by operation of his word , Iam. 1 , 18 Which unto him doth heavenly Sonnes afford ; Begetting of her spirituall Sonnes indeed , By the effectuall power of his Seede . 1 Pet. 1 , 23 ●he is as Evah was , a helping-One ; ●lesh of his Flesh , Bone of his very Bone : Eph. 5 , 30. Regenerated by his holy-Spirit , That she eternall glory might inherit : Be like him in created sanctity , As he was like her in'is humanity : By his Eternall Fathers owne decree , 1 Pet. 1 , 20. Cant. 5 , ● . Eph. 1 , 5 , 6 11 , 22 , 23. This was exprest in Christ , wh● the Word took ●les● . Ordain'd his Spouse , from all Eternity . Design'd by him to be her holy Head , Before the world was made or finished : In whom our sweet conjunction is exprest ; In his owne Person , reall , manifest : Having two Natures in himselfe alone ; 1 Cor. 8.6 , 7. Iohn 14.16 , 17. Eph. 2 , 18. Ioh. 17.21 Eph. 4.5 . 1 Cor. 10.17 . Phil. 2.2 . Eph. 4.15 . Psal. 45.13 We many persons are in essence one : Vnder one Maker , who created all , Vnder one Saviour , who redeemed all ; Vnder one Spirit , who doth sanctifie : And yet these three makes but one Deity . Of one Faith here 's our blessed Vnion ; One Baptisme , and one best Communion ; One minde , and one unanimous consent , Vnder one Head , Christ Iesus permanent . The Church is that same Daughter of the King , Of whom the Psalmist doth so sweetly sing ; Arrayed in a garment of pure gold , Which is Christ Iesus , glorious to behold : Ibid. v. 14 All full of needle-worke most richly wrought , Which are his sufferings , as Divines have taught : Phil. 3.9 . Glorious within , by Christ his righteousnesse , Imputed to her , as her holinesse : Glorious without , by his infused grace , Cant. 4.7 . Without a spot or wrinkle in her face ; Though in her selfe defiled , and polluted , Yet is she otherwise with God reputed : Christ Iesus ; Rom: 13.14 , For being cloathed with this indument , This glorious robe , her best abiliment ; No sinfull blemish in her doth appeare , Because in Christ she is esteemed cleare ; Cant: 6 , 8. She is immaculate to looke upon . More I would write of this beloved one , But my precedent subject doth enforce Me to returne to my intended course : And I as one directed , must withall Leave this discourse , and write of Adams fall ; His State , his Losse , his Sinne , how it began By the grand Divell , enemy to Man .
THe Divel was an Angel ( once ) of light , Iob 4.18 . Blest in beholding of his Makers sight ; ●ndu'de with most profound Intelligence , Ezek. 28.13 , 15. Befitting such created excellence : But thinking in himselfe to be more great , He headlong fell from that supernall Seat ; Isay 14.12 With many hundred thousand Angels more , Whom God to mercy never will restore ; Whom he in Iustice for their wickednesse Hath ty'd in chaines of everlastingnesse : 2 Pet. 2.4 . Whom he permits in wicked men to raigne , Absent a while from Hell , not from their Paine : Whom he reserves unto the Iudgement day , Iude 1.6 . To feele the anguish of a greater pay . And He whose pow'r might have sustain'd them all , Permits them justly in their sinne to fall ; And Satan here to use his tyranny , Although he were his greatest enemy : Yea though in spight he sought to overthrow The glory of his creatures here below . For , he , the Head unable to rest , The Divels weaknesse . Gainst whom he in rebellion did persist ; Now bends his force to ruine Adams state , Which he by guesse suppos'd as terminate . Beholding Adam then so meane a Creature , Of such base Matter , now to be his Greater ; Of such Imperiall State , and dignity , Psal: 8 , 5. ●njoying his late fallen Felicity : He stormes in rage , and swelleth in his ire , Consulting if he might him quite t' expire . He knew by Nature well that God was just , Psal: 145.17 . Gen. 2.7 . He knew that Adam was but made of dust : He knew if sinne his goodnesse did pervert , It would redound unto each creatures hurt : And he by doing it should extirpate , 2 Pet. 2 , 5. All their whole glory by his inbred hate : Which well he knew would be no small defeat Vnto the Lord of Lords , their Soveraigne great . Resolv'd therein , he like a subtill one , Gen 3 , 1. He did not turne himselfe into a serpent , but entred into the serpent . Must single out the Woman all-alone : And shrouded in a Serpent ( for collusion ) Will speake unto her , but to her confusion . He durst not doe it before Adams face , Neither attempt it , being Both in place : He needs must doe it , when she is alone , Not by Compulsion , but Perswasion . He must entise her for to take the fruit ; He could not enter her , her to pollute : He could not this doe , for her Sanctity , And therefore he will prove his Subtilty : Gen: 3 , 4 He moves the subtill Serpent for to speake , Which without Gods permission was too weake : He guides his Tongue in all agility , To finde the Womans imbecillity : Chrysost. on Gen. He speaks unto her , and she doth admire him , And to speak on she seemeth to desire him . He takes occasion from her Carelesnesse , To rob her of her Faith and Righteousnesse . He bids her eate , the woman doth denie ; Gen: 3 , 4 Repeates what God hath threatned , Lest ye die . But He more crafty unto Her reply'd , Not surely dye , but Both be Deifi'd : As Earthly Gods they should know Good and Ill , And have All things agreeing to their Will. Their eyes should open , and immediate show . That which So much they did desire to know : Ibid : vers: 5 That God should know it , and would envie them , Which gave him cause to care so much for them : And this he spake in ambiguities , Gulling the Woman by his subtilties ; Who seeing that the Tree was good for meat , And had such pow'r to make her wise , and great ; Ibid. v. 6. And was so faire and lovely to behold , She takes upon her , and she will be bolde : She gives full reines unto her Gluttony , Murdering by it her whole Posterity : Not satisfi'd her selfe alone to taste . She runnes to her Companion all in haste : And finding him among the shady trees , Eues search for Ad●m . Devoted unto God upon his knees , Ore else at quiet by his sleepinesse ; ( For man 'gainst danger is in heavinesse . ) She stay'd a while , untill he for his Bride , Had cast off sleepe , layd drowsinesse aside . Then after many smiles and sweet embraces , Which Lovers use in such befitting places : She frames her tongue , and doth begin to tell , During his absence , what to her befell . How in her late accustom'd , pleasant walke , She heard a Serpent most distinctly talke ; Eves speech to Adam . Who with deliberate words , did full declare The cause of his intent , and being there . And then she tolde him every circumstance , Which did befall them in their disputance : What Proofes impregnable he did her bring , Above her strength , her reason conquering . How much he did commend that pleasant fruite , Which had rare pow'r to make them most acute . Then more to move his longing appetite , She brings the liquorish Apple to his sight ; Which from his teeth extorted such a water , As drowned all his Wit and Senses after . And having put the apple in his hand , She gave him Thus much more to understand , That having eate it , he should never dye , Gen: 3 4. For they as Gods should live eternally . He wonne by her deluding eloquence , Puts God aside , gives her preheminence . With admiration still doth hearing give , Because he saw her eate , and yet to live . Beleeves a lying-Devill and a Wife , But gives no credit to the Lord of Life . Who tolde him of his penalty before , That death should be approaching to his dore : Ready to seize upon him as a prey , Gen: 2.17 . The very Minute , and the selfe-same day , He should presume to taste or eate the same ; And beare him to the place from whence he came : Therefore in pitty God did him intreat , That as he lov'd his Soule , he would not eat . Gen: 3.3 . God said , Not eate ; Eve added this word , Nor touch . And didst not thou , O Eve , the same avouch ? Adding a word unto it ; No , nor touch ? By which the Divell tooke a fit occasion , To overrunne thee with a strong invasion : Who that he might the better thee insnare , Vs'd all the by-wayes , and the trickes that were . For he with words not spoke did friske about , Chrys: on Mat : 7. So by contraries found the spoken out : Made thee to blabbe the Lords commandement , That he might winne thee to thy detriment : Got thee to fling a Pearle unto a Swine , To cast unto a Dog a thing divine : Then wrought upon thy Imbecillity , And overcame thee by his Subtilty . Thou mightst have pry'd into his cunning Guiles , And circumvented Satan in his wiles . Thou mightst have cast him off by detestation , And found his fraudulent dissimulation ; By contradicting thee ; Of every tree : When God did preordaine no such decree : Gen. 3.1 . In contradicting Gods owne Majesty , Chrys: in his treaty of vertue and vice . Thou mightst have found a false , fierce enemy ; But Thou , That faire occasion , didst omit , Which might have well discover'd Him , in It : Deliver'dst what thou hadst into his hands , Becam'st obedient unto his commands : Acquainted'st Adam fondly with thy state , And of the Sinne mad'st him participate : In an unusuall fashion seem'dst to teach , Whose duty was to heare ; but not to preach . 1 Tim: 1 . 1● O Adam , Adam , where was thy reproofe ? Thou should'st have chid her ( now ) in this behoofe ; A preside●● Iob 2 . 1● . But thou art too too like her in Condition , And therefore wilt partake of her Ambition : Folly hath caught thee , how art thou beguiled ? Eve is uncleane , and Adam is defiled . No sooner did he eate , but straight their eyes Were open to let in their miseries . The eye of Evill-knowledge lets him see What he had gain'd by the forbidden Tree : Note this . And this same eye discovers all his Sinne , And showes him what he is , without , within . He findes his stomacke overmuch opprest , And in it felt himselfe withall distrest ; A sudden Chilnesse strikes him to the Heart , And he is naked ( now ) in Every-part : He seekes for Leaves to hide his nakednesse , Gen: 3.7 . And is Ashamed of his filthinesse : He feeles the anguish of a mighty Rod , And he hath lost the Image of his God . His Soule polluted with Impiety , His Heart is filled wlth Hypocrisie ; Rom: 8 , 6. Ier. 4.22 . His Will perverted by his wickednesse , And all his Wisdome turn'd to foolishnesse . His Ioy is turn'd to Infelicity , His Faith is turn'd to Infidelity : His Soule and Body both contaminated , And Both from God most justly separated . Rom: 6.16 . A guilty Conscience turnes him into Gall , A wicked-Divell holdes him now in thrall : An Expectation of great punishment , Makes him to melt by inward languishment . Eternall Death doth dogge him at the heeles , And he the terrour of it somewhat feeles . Chrys: Hom: in Gen. 16 , He findes himselfe by Satans wiles deceiv'd , He sees himselfe of all his Gifts bereav'd . Recall againe his sinfull-deede he cannot , To have accesse to God , alacke , he dares not : He knew him Iust , and being such a One , In this case hope of pardon there was None . He knew not then ( God being just and true ) How he could pardon , and redeeme him too . The blessed Angels will not comfort him , The Other-Creatures doe astonish him : Ioh: 8.44 . All his whole-Thoughts addicted are to Evill , And he is now the Image of the Divell : Gen: 3.8 . An uncouth Feare assaults him Inwardly , And he must fly from Gods discovery . O Adam , Adam , whither wilt thou flye ? From out the sight of his All-seeing Eye ? Psal. 139.8 Mount 'bove the Heavens Adam , pierce the aire , Yet having done it , he will finde thee there : Ibid , v. 9. Descend to Hell among that wicked rout , And there in Iudgement he shall finde thee out . Take wings , and flie above Heavens Celsitude , Yet he conteines thee by his Latitude : Hide thee in darknesse ; yet know He is Light , And therefore fondly thou do'st fly his Sight . The Lord beholding Man full fraught with terrour , 〈◊〉 The manner of God approach to Adam . Den : 32.35 . Comes mildely to him , to rebuke his errour . He brings him salve to cure his misery ; And comes withall to plague his Enemy : Man carelesse of himselfe flees his Phisition , And hath no grace to offer his submission . The Lord in mercy makes him to appeare , Chrys: hom. in Gen: 17. And gives him comfort to appease his Feare . He doth not come in fearfull Apparition , He doth not come in finall Soules-perdition ; He doth not come in dismall Flames of Fire , As ( once ) he did to Sodome in his ire : Gen: 19.24 . But he doth come with milde-Celerity , To comfort Man in his extremity . He comes in coolest part of all the day , Gen. 3. ● Mat : 1● . 8 He comes when Man by Sinne had lost his way ; He comes in Motion of his owne accord , That Man might heare the presence of the Lord : No whirling Tempest walking doth he make , As when he made Mount Sinai for to shake . Exo: 19.18 Such was his pitty without Mans least Merit , Such was his Mercy to Mans sinfull - Spirit , Gods m●●cy to ma● . That he doth come not in austerity , But in his wonted former clemency . O then poore Adam , why art thou affear'd , When in so still a Sound , thy Lord is heard ? O'tis thy Sinne , or rather 't is thy Shame , Which makes thee thinke his presence not the same . The second Person in the Trinity , Iohn ● . 18 Not in the substance of his Deity ; ●ug : Civit. ●ei l. 16. ●29 . But in assumed creatures ministry , Vouchsafes in mercy to conferre with thee ; Mildly doth call thee by thy proper Name , Inquiring of thy welfare , when he came : Where art thou Adam ? As if he should say , Tertul : in Marcion . 2. In what Estate ? How farest thou to day ? Why art thou troubled ? Wherefore dost thou fly ? Pre'thee resolve me Adam , tell me why ? Here thou hadst fit occasion to have said ; Lord I have sinn'd , assist me with thy aid : I have unjustly of mine owne accord , Through my Ambition much offended Lord : I have rebell'd against thy Majesty , And beene obedient to thine Enemy . Luk. 10 , 30 I have for him deprav'd my Happinesse : Depriv'd my selfe of all my Righteousnesse . And being now most justly plagu'd therein , Rom: 6.16 Psal: 18.2 . Psa: 73.25 Am made his Captive , and a Slave to sinne : I have no other Refuge but to Thee , I have no other ( now ) to comfort me ; I onely come , now , to implore thy grace , To helpe me , Lord , in this my wretched case . O what a blessed Convert had here bin , If Adam had but thus confest his Sin : How well had God accepted his Submission , Iob 31.33 And prais'd him after for his sound Contrition : But he , past grace , will hide his sinne outright , And rob himselfe of pardon if he might : Deut: 29.19 . He will adde thirst unto his drunkennesse , Making God authour of his wickednesse : Accuse our great Iehovah to his face , And neither sue for mercy nor for grace : But spend his time , his words , his breath in vaine , And like a wicked wretch will thus prophane . The woman which thou gav'st me , made me eate ; Gen: 3.12 As if God gave her onely to defeate : August . de Civit. Dei l. 14. c. 14. When God in pitty as a helping-one , Gave her to Adam , when he was alone . God made Her his Inferiour , Him her Head , To rule ; not by her to be rul'd , misled . 1 Tim: 2.11 12 , 13. He should in duty have dissuaded her , Even when the Divell had invaded her : He should in wisdome have excluded quite Her fond entising , with the fruits delight ; By Gods law , Deut. 13.6 . And then betooke himselfe unto his will , To have remained firme , and constant still : Now being to returne from his revolt , He doth confesse the Act , but not the Fault . But was the Woman of her husbands minde ? Could she be gracelesse , faithlesse , sencelesse , blinde ? Surely She would her faulty sinne confesse , Because She made her Husband to transgresse : Alacke , she was found tardy in the Fact , And did conceale the Fault , but not the Act. Examine but her weake Simplicity , And you shall finde her sly Hypocrisie : Consider but her drift , and how she spake , And what a slight Confession she did make : Put these together in an even eye , And wonder at her strange Audacity . God summons her unto the Iudgement-seate : Gen: 3.13 . She on the Serpent layes the guilt most great : As if the Serpent had compell'd her to it , When freely of her selfe her Will did doe it . God will not in his Iustice put it up , But with affliction hath filld full her cup ; And in a right-set order he will render An exact Punishment on Each offender . And now because the Serpent was the first , For whose offence the Creatures were accurst ; For whom the Earth and Heav'ns must all expire , 1 Pet: 3.7 . And at the length consumed be with fire : He first is punisht , unto his desert , That did their glory by his guile subvert . The Divell . Gen , 3.14 . Curst shalt thou be above each thing alive , The Cattell , Beast , the Creature vegetive : Vpon thy panting belly thou shalt glide , And ever feede upon the Dust . Beside Betweene her Seede and Thine I will set strife , Which shall continue ever with their life : Thou shalt , in One , full many sorrowes feele ; For he shall breake thy head , thou bruise his heele . The olde Serpent . Thus God in mercy in This-Ones correction , Remembers Adam of his Soules-refection ; And in the plaguing of his Enemy , That is , Christ . Exod: 34.6 Ier : 23 , 6. Points him out One for his delivery . So just is God withall , so mercifull , So wise , so good , so true , so bountifull ; That in his Wisdome , He Himselfe will give , Rather than Man shall thus in Bondage live . And being true and just , he doth condemne The subtill Serpent that seduced them : Who was compeld thereto against his will , Whom God afflicteth as the Cause of Ill. ●imile . Even as a Father , that beholds his Childe In hazard of his life , by weapon spoyld , ●hrysost . in ●en . hom. 7. Doth in his passion to the weapon runne , And breakes the same , for hurting of his Sonne : So God in Iustice for a good intent , ●ote this , Will plague this Fault , though in the Instrument . God did not aske the silly Serpent , why He gull'd the Woman by his Treachery ; Because he knew him for a brutish creature , ●Vho had no hand in plotting their defeature ; ●eing the Divels Instrument therein , ●evoid of reason , senselesse of the Sinne : Calvin on Gen , 3. Yet for because he was in it the Actour , He must be punisht as a Malefactour . Vpon his panting Belly he must goe , Which was his pleasure ( once ) but ( now ) his woe . A crooked Shape annexed to the same , Iob ●6 . 13 Because through him our crooked Folly came . His spotted Skinne must move astonishment , Which was a rare and comely ornament : And be casheer'd from Mans society , To live by him in open Enmity . Gen. 3.14 . ●ut this addes more to his extremities ; ●he other creatures are his enemies : ●hey for his inbred-malice will detest him , ●nd seeke occasion ever to molest him : ●eset with such a crue of Enemies , ●e must indure extreame neeessities . ●ometimes he feedes on Frogs , on Birds , on Flies , Arist: hist. animal . l. 8. c. 4. ●pon dead Carrion , which before him lies : ●ut frighted from it , he full often must ●itten by Famine , prey upon the Dust : ●o fearefull of the creatures to be found , Plin. l. 8. c. 39. That he delights to dwell within the ground . ●ut if he can by any Wile or Chance , ●hrough Mans owne Folly , or Gods sufferance , ●●rprise him sleeping , without full defence ; ●eing then subject to his violence : ●e will not spare to venture life and lim , ●o he may ruine or indammage him : ●nd Man on t'other side all slghts will try , ●ow to avoid and kill this Enemy : Gen 3 , 14 So odious hath God made Him unto Man , More then Behemoth , or Leviathan . Reve. 12.9 Reve. 20.2 But for the other Serpent-mysticall , The Divels person Diabolicall : As he was cursed in his fall before ; So in offending he is cursed more . August : de gen : cont : Manech . 2.17 . Curst above all the creatures that have life , In that he first occasioned their strife : Curst above every creature void of sense , In that they smarted so for his offence : Therefore he must partake the greater woe , Because from him each creatures curse did flow . Gen. 3.14 . Dust he must eate ; here is his penury ; Denoting out his endlesse misery : Cyprian in Symbol . Past all recovery to his former state , From which he did himselfe precipitate . Because he being made in all perfection , Aug. Tract . in Ioh: Evang: 2.20 . Inferiour to no creature ( till 's dejection ) But number'd was in that celestiall Traine , Who had as much as Creatures could containe : What state in Mercy could God bring him to , Than that which formerly his Sinne did rue ? Man having sinn'd against the Lords injunction , Might well be rais'd unto the Angels Function : But Satan could no other state exceed , Vnlesse he had beene made a God indeed . Heb: 6.4 , 5 6. Ibid. 10 27. Besides , he sinn'd against that blessed Spirit , That gave him all those graces to inherit ; And he despairing of Gods mercy , fell , Without provokement to the pit of Hell : 1 Pet: 2 4. Rev: 20 , 10 Where he tormenting of the wicked lies ; Whom God will suffer never more to rise : For the fal of Adam . Whom he hath curst anew for this same deed , To plague him greater in the Womans-seede : When Christ in Iudgment shall with Vengeance come , Iude v. 6. And more torment him in the Day of Doome .
NOw he is curst above all Beasts and Cattell ; Speaking of the time then present : Immediately after the curse , this decree of God took effect . Now all the Saints are ranged in a Battell : ●ow their Commander Saviour Christ doth goe , ●o give him battell , and an overthrow . ●he glorious Martyrs are his Ancient-bearers , The Saints his souldiers , and his best obeyers ; The Angels are his Sentinels , and stand To doe what ever he shall them command : ●is Flagge before him is both white and red , ●etokening his deare blood that should be shed : ●is Scutch'on is his Crosse ; the Motto life , ●o him that undertakes this godly Strife . O This is He , that hath subdu'd thy might , Meaning Satans , to whom the Authour speakes . Col. 1.13 . Fulgent . de Praedest : c. 13. ●issolv'd thy Power with thy Malice quite ; ●estored Adam to better State , ●hen what he had , or once lost by thy hate . This same is he that had restor'd our losse , Whose Heele was bruised once upon the Crosse ; When as his Body there was crucifi'd , ●nd by that death unjustly vilifi'd : Whose Heele is bruised in his Members still , When by oppression thou dost worke them ill : ●ut he it is that will defend the just , Psal: 7.9 . ●nd choke thee with the Wicked , as with Dust. And thou O Satan , Gen: 3.5 . who didst thus beguile ●ur Father Adam onely with a Wile ; ●rt in like manner by our Saviour tooke , ●nd like a Fish ensnared with a Hooke . Simile . ●hrists-Person was the Sea , his Crosse the Angle , ●hereon so greedy thou thy selfe didst tangle : ●nd thoughts in making of our Saviour dye , ●o have prevail'd , and got the Victory : But thine owne Stratagem hath wrought thy woe , And Christ hath giv'n thee thy just overthrow . Thou on the baite of his Humanity , Wast finely caught by his Divinity : Col: 2.15 . Which like a Hooke doth hold thee now in awe , Delivering all his Saints from out thy lawe : Making his Presence fearfull in the Grave , Psa. 68.18 . Leading Captivity , a Captive , Slave . And having pacifi'd his Fathers wrath , As he to Adam plighted in his troth ; He now performes it , making His to tread Without all feare upon thy broken Head . And having thus the Bridle in his hands , He cuts thy pow'r quite off as Hee commands : He makes Thee subject unto his controule , Iob 2.6 . And bids thee hurt the Body , not the Soule . A holy Iob thou overcome canst not , No , nor in Sodome hurt a righteous Lot . Dan. 6.22 A faithful Daniel thou couldst not devoure , Though to the den thou brought'st him by thy powe● 1 King . 22 35. Seduced Achabs heart , thou mightst not move , Till thou hadst got some warrant from above . Exod: 7.11 . And Egypts Rodde inverted to a Snake , By thee was done for wicked Pharohs sake . Mat : 8 30. Thou could'st not enter in the Heard of Swine , Vntill that Christ by leave had made them thine . Thou canst not take from faulty Man a haire , If God be willing that thou should'st forbeare . Iob 1.12 . Thou maist not hurt a Beast , much lesse a Man , Without permission from the Lord that can . Psal: 11 , 5. He by his Goodnesse , in his Wisedome tryes , The Faith of Men by their Calamities : Thou by thy malice do'st some things apply , To make them desp'rate in their misery . God by Affliction seekes to better them , Iob 36.4.1.11 . ●hou by their Troubles to infetter them . ●od by Adversities doth make them fit ●or heavenly Paradise , where th' Angels sit : ●hou by thy Sinne their heavenly Ioy would quell , ●nd make them as Thy selfe , a Brand of Hell . ●or this thou art accurst , despis'd , and hated , Gen: 3 14. ●f all the Creatures whom the Lord created : For this the Angels are thy enemies ; The holy Saints of God doe thee despise : ●he Martyrs are the Duells for to fight , ●he Lords owne battells in their Saviours right . Acts 7 . ●9 〈◊〉 holy Stephen stoned is to death , 〈◊〉 blessed Iames expireth next his breath : 〈◊〉 pious Peter crucifi'd and dead ; ●nd under Nero , Paul must lose his head . 〈◊〉 heavenly Marke is tug'd into the fire , ●nd stones must good Matthias life expire : 〈◊〉 blessed Andrew must partake the Crosse , ●nd Philips death like His makes up the losse , Converting Matthew preaching without feare , ●as for King Hercan murder'd with a speare . ●●me had their bowells from their bodies stript , ●●me were with Piersers pier'st , with wyres whipt : ●ome had their tender skinnes with Rasors flead , ●nd some tormented were with boyling Lead . ●ne on a Gridiron broyles , without lament , ●nother by a roaring Lyon rent : 〈◊〉 third is cast unto a raving Beare ; ●ut what men would destroy , wilde Beasts will spare . 〈◊〉 young stout Martyr they refuse to hurt , ●hough he were weaponlesse , and in his shirt : ●nd good Blandina they forbeare to wrong , ●hough on a Gibit she did hang so long . Dan: 3 , 25 The Fire will lose his operation quite , And doe no harme even in the Tyrants sight . And boyling Oyle , doe what Domitian can , Will not so much as hurt or blemish Iohn . Such power hath God in his ability , Theodorus the Martyr did confesse it . To shield his Martyrs from thy tyranny : Making those torments which they did sustaine , To be a Pleasure to them , not a Paine ; This he can doe , who all things doth uphold , Making his Martyrs willing , strong , and bolde . Gen. 3.15 . Thus are his Saints incourag'd to the warre , To glut thy malice , and maintaine the Iarre : Which must by Gods decree continue sure , Rev. 13.7 . Till our Corruption can no more indure . Meane while unto thy tortures Saints submit , Thou dost them hurt , yet but their heeles dost hit ; That is , their Outward part , Soules maist not touch For God doth keepe them , and affects them much . But , They by Prayers , and a Life well led , Shall still dissolve thy Pow'r , breake , bruise thy Hea●
C●rys . hom. in Gen. 17. GOD having thus in Iustice plagu'd the Serpen● Doth now proceed unto the other Agent . And finding that the Woman did concur , In Sinne with him , and Adam too with her ; God will not let them goe unpunished , Though by a Divell they were vanquished . And now for all their fine Callidity , Their fond excuses in Absurdity ; Gen: 3.12 , 13 To hide their Fault , and lay it on another , Thinking their Guilt the better thus to smother : Numb. 32 23. God findes it out , and layes it to their eyes , As Physicke to a sicke-mans Maladies . And mingling Mercy with Severity , Note this And likewise with his Iustice , Clemency . ●e doth but give them temporall Punishment , ●hat they might feele a Fathers Chastisement : ●●d being almost loth to punish them , ●e makes a stand , first to admonish them : ●nd after , by degrees , takes fit occasion , ●o punish , and to give them Consolation . ●he while he leades them to the Den of Sadnes , ●non he brings them to the House of Gladnes : One while he curses , and againe he blesses , Gen. 3.14 . And ( in a manner ) thus his love expresses . It pittieth me to see you thus distressed , Ezek. 16.6 Isay 43 , 25 Hosea 13.14 Dan. 9 , 26 Ier. 23.5 , 6 Isay 7.14 . Idib . 9.6 . 1 Cor. 15.49 . Ezek 36 , 25. Isay 1.18 Eph. 4.22 Chrys. l. 1. de Providē● Gen. 3 16. Luther on Gen 3. Bernar hom on Gen. 3. Gen. 1.28 . ●t grieves my heart , and you shall be redressed ; 〈◊〉 will redeeme you , you shall live againe , My onely Sonne shall for your sakes be slaine : ●●hovah shall Himselfe your Nature take , And so restore you for my Promise sake : ●nely believe , feare not in any case , ●hough you by Sinne have weakened much my grace ; ●et I againe your Nature will renue , Although my Image be decaid in you . Meane-while thou Woman shalt for thy offence , Receive this Burthen for thy recompence : ●hou shalt in Sorrow , by Conceptions , beare ●hildren on Children to increase thy Care : ●hou shouldst not so in thy first State have bin , ●ut see what thou hast gained by thy Sin : ●ortures in Body , in but bearing One , ●f barren , hated because thou hast None : ●n the beginning fruitfull ; now againe ●ull of Conceptions , but with pinching Paine . ●hy Will shall to thy Husbands subject be , Gen. 1.28 . Col: 3 , 18 Before 't was better , bitter ( now ) to thee : For , since thou couldst not rule , learne to obey , Chrys. h●m in Gen 17. And governe now his Children , lest they stray .
Prov. 5.18 , 19. GOD having thus compos'd his Malediction , Sets forth to married men , next , this prescription Not in their wraths to be so much addicted , Psa. 69 , 26 Rom: 12.16 , 17 As to adde sorrow where he hath afflicted . Bidding them beare with their Infirmities , Wisely avoiding all Enormities . 1 Pet: 3 , 7. Honouring them as the weaker Vessells still , And not to tyrannize where Love should will . Eph. 5.28 33 Governe them as the Soule the Body would , If it were not corrupted from the mould . Comforting them in their extremities , As feeling Members of their miseries . Not to despise them though they doe offend , But mildly with their humours to contend . Eph. 4 , 32 29. Not to revile them with their words obscene , Which being most ungodly is uncleane . 1 Pet. 3 , 7 Not to forsake them in their greatest neede , But to uphold them as they ought indeed . Not for to waste their goods in ill expense , Which being got with care , is lost with sense ; Note this And so to bring them unto beggery , Who never thought to feele such penury : Adding more sortowes to their vitall parts , Than they had comforts to revive their hearts . Gen. 3 , 28 Sorrowes they have enough , and too too many , In being subject to the lust of any . Sorrow , and torture in their bringing forth , Deut. 28.56 , 57 Embryons , Abortives , Dead-ones of no worth : Sorrowes with paines , Conceptions full of mournin● In bringing forth a Childe that 's dead ere morning . Conceptions full of sorrow ; sorrowes paine , In bringing forth a Childe to worke their baine . Sorrowing in cares , and carefull sorrowing , To bring their children up by tutering . Yet though thus grievous their Conceptions be , The Amazons , because they would not be troubled with Childe-bearing , did sequester themselves from men . Chrys. hom. in Gen. 17. They will not all be Amazon'd to thee : Nor will they cast away to Man Subjection , But mildely beare it , as the Lords correction : Though it be painfull , yet they doe enure it , Though they be weakly , yet they doe indure it : Desire of children stimulates their Nature , And they would beare it , were the paine much greater : No sooner bring they forth one Son begotten , But former paine and pining is forgotten ; Sorrowing in sorrow , sorrowfull she lyes , And pines with griefe when as her children dyes : Griefe she to Man , a legacie bequeath's , To use for her when she no longer breath 's . Why then should we unto their sorrowes adde , When being sorrowfull they make us sadde ? A sympathy of sorrow . Or why should we unkindly use them thus , When they such Torments feele for helping us ? ●oy is a Signe of life unto their eye , Griefe is the picture of Mortality : ●oy makes them frolicke both in day and night , Griefe is the Thiefe that robs them of delight : ●oy makes Vs happy in their company , And griefe doth part our sweet Society : ●oy makes them smile , feeling our firme affection , Griefe makes them sigh , and addes to their affliction : ●oy makes them weepe , and weeping feeles no smart , But griefe for want of joy doth kill their heart . Our Father Adam was not of our minde , Gen: 2.24 . He was not as his Children , so unkinde : He would not adde one jot unto her griefe , Thou in suggesting him she were the chiefe : He gave her cordiall comfort 'gainst her grieving , And call'd her Hevah , Mother of the living : Believing God ; That from her Seede should come 1 Ioh: 2.2 1 Cor: 15 55 , 56 , 57. The good Messiah to be their Ransome : Who should give Life unto the world anew ; And conquer Sinne and Death that them did rue . And shall not Adams sonnes him imitate , Gen: 9 , 22 But like ungodly Ham degenerate ? Shall we adde sorrowes to their miseries , That give us Life , even in our Progenies ? Did Adam so , or did the Lord appoint it ? No , inconsiderate Man , God never meant it : Col: 3 , 19 Ecc●es . 9 , 9 He rather of the same doth give thee warning , And sends thee to the Scriptures for thy learning : And as for Adam , he did love his Wife , He would not grieve her , cause she brought him Life . Let us with Adam then maintaine this Love , Eph: 5 , 25 Gen. 23 2 ●e● : 24.67 Having this order from the Lord above ; Let us with Abraham our Sara's cherish , With Isack our Rebecka's kindly nourish : Let us stil helpe them in what e're we can , And let the Woman be a Helpe to Man : Let her , I say , ( now ) strive for her offence , To make Amends , by her Obedience : And , having overthrowne our happinesse , 1 Tim: 3 , ●1 Prov. 5 , 19 Let her support us by her Faithfulnesse : Let her no love , no care , no goodwill want , 'Twixt them the Seedes of Grace and Peace to plant : And he that joyeth in beholding them , Will crowne their peace in his Ierusalem .
Gen. 3. GOD having laid on Eve this punishment , And giuen to Man a heavenly document ; Proceedes to Adam next in punishing , Who was the last of them in transgressing . And that he might behold apparantly , How much he had incenst his Majesty , And wrong'd the innocent and harmlesse creatures , ●y the depraving of their gentle natures : God will in them first punish Adams fall , ●hat he in them might feele his curse withall . And though no curse upon his parson past , Gen: 3 . 1● As for the Fact was on the Serpent cast , With Such like words as these ; Be thou accurst , ●s to the Serpent he did speake at first : Yet on his Goods the curse had its extent , As by the sequell is most evident . He makes the Earth copartner in correction , ●ambr . de Parad. c. 15 Which was no Actour in the Mans defection : ●o made the burden on his shoulders lie , ●ho did subdue it unto vanity . Rom: 8.20 O then my tongue extoll thy Makers praise , A meditation . Ps: 145 , 17 ●or he is just and holy in his wayes : ●o just and holy that his Soule doth hate ●he shew of Evill , which doth vitiate : 1 Thes. 3.22 . Iude 7.23 Gen 6 , 13 2 Pet. 3 , 7 Rom: 8 , 2● ●e hates the Garment spotted with the flesh , ●e hates the Earth for Adams sinne afresh : ●nd hath decreed with unrevoked doome , ●hat fire shall purge , but not the same consume . 〈◊〉 it this crime of Adam was committed , 〈◊〉 shall not then be spared or remitted : ●or Adams sinne , for his transgressions sake , ●he Lord will this great alteration make . Dissolve the Earth , these goodly Heavens faire : 2 Pet: 3 , ●3 ●issolve say I ? Nay rather will repaire ●heir former State : Rom: ● , ● That never there may be 〈◊〉 them committed more iniquity . The Sinne which he enacted was his owne , ●et beares he not the punishment alone : ●o creatures without life it did extend , ●●r this word ( Earth ) doth them all comprehend . O then if e're Compassion touch'd thy heart , Participating of anothers smart ; Pitty the Earth afflicted for thy Sinne , The Authour to the Reader . Which but for thee had ever blessed bin . We all were sinfull in our Fathers loynes , His sinne was ours , our sinne with his conjoynes : Then let us pitty what our selves did marre , Forbeare to sinne , least we increase the scarre . Simile . If thou should'st see thy Father give correction , To one of 's servants , without Faults detection ; Either in carriage , knowledge , or in skill , But ever ready to performe his will ; Yet to be punished for thine offence , Would it not move thee unto penitence ? Make thee let fall a sigh , a sob , a teare ? As feeling in thy selfe what he doth beare ? Make thee to impetrate thy Fathers love , Which being granted , might his hate remove ? Luke 15 , 18 , 19 , 20 God is thy loving , thy respecting Father , Thou sinning , he hath castigated rather The harmelesse Earth than Thee : that thou maist view The cause of Sinne that urg'd him thereunto , And learne withall that this same chastisement Is not the Servants , but Thy punishment . Turne to the text , read on the words withall , Tell me if God speakes not patheticall : With such compassion in delivery , As if he felt the whole Earths misery . Gen: 3.17 18 Curst be the earth , O Man , for thine offence , For Thornes and Thistles shall spring thick from thence In carefull sorrow Thou thereof shalt eate , And get thy living from it by thy Sweate ; Till thou returne unto the Dust againe , Gen: 3.19 For Dust thou art , and from the Dust wast taine . Loe how the Lord portrait's his misery , In Vailes of sorrow , fraile Mortality : Loe how he sets him forth as now he is , A creature subject unto what 's amisse : Psal. 49 . 2● Eph: 4 , 24 Who was before prone unto godlinesse , And had no staine of inbred wickednesse ; But having thus disjoyn'd his will from Gods , Rom: 8.7 , 8 It proves rebellious , and with him at oddes . His Body now corrupted by his Soule , August . de Civit. Dei l. 14 c. 3. 1● Will be no longer under her controule ; The Soule corrupted by the Bodies staines , Wisd: 9 , 15 Is as a Captive led and tyed in chaines : Man with them both is in continuall warre , Rom. 7 , 23 And they in him doe still maintaine the jarre . The Spirit sometimes gets the victory , Sometimes the flesh by her antipathy ; Gal: 5 , 19 Sometimes he manlike doth assist the Spirit , And doth the Flesh of power disinherit ; Anone the Flesh prevailing with the Man , Repells the Spirit backe , doe what he can . He fights on both sides , deales with either hand , To will , or doe , or else to countermand ; Much like a Wave that rises ' loft and falls , Iam. 1 , 6 Simile . So man doth reele as his affections calls . Sometimes the billowes of ambitious tide , Doth whirle him forward with full saile to pride : Anon the Blast of Pleasure sets him on To a bad bias'd conversation . Sometimes he doth lament his Wickednesse , And stands amazed at his Wretchednesse : Anon as carelesse of his former State , He slides from Grace , and seemes a Reprobate . O what a changed thing is Man become ! How wav'ring in his Will and best Wisedome : How stagg'ring stands he like a tottering Reede , Which is the embleme of himselfe indeede . Mat : 11 , 7 The Reede doth yeeld to every Puffe of Winde , So Man doth yeeld to Evill in his minde : The Reed is void of pith to amplifie , Man void of Vertue , full of Vanitie : The Reed fast bound with knots , doth hold as ginnes Man faster bound with sundry sorts of Sinnes : Yea such unto himselfe , himselfe will be Appearing by this strange Antipathie . Iudg. 16 His flesh like Dalilah doth now consent , To give him to the Worlds false , fond content . The Devill with the World doth him allure , To leave his God , and turne an Epicure . His passions like himselfe doe him disturbe , Plutarch in his Morals page 76 And will not be obedient to his curbe : They make him pale , and red , and full of feare , They make him quiver , they abate his cheare : They perturbate his panting , comberd heart With very touch of Angers piercing Dart. August . de Civit. Dei l. 14 c. 3. 15 Nature within him likewise goes about , By force of Sicknesses to weare him out : And all the other Creatures gathering head , Are 'gainst him set with hate invetered . The Lyon , Panther , Tygre , Wolfe , and Beare , The Dragon , Crocodile , and All that were Before obedient Servants to his Will , 2 Kings 2 , 24. Have now cast off their yoke and bent to kill . Man fell from God , then they from man did fall ; Man having sinn'd , they were accursed all : As in the Dog , Cat , &c. This cause they had on man to shew their spight , Goodnesse they had , by man they lost it quite : Yet in a few obeying he is blest , Finding by them the losse of all the rest . The stampe of Soveraignty , fix'd on his brow , Arist. hist anima● l. 9. c , 44. Doth make them stoope , and in subjection bow : And they whose strength sets little by his might , Doe notwithstanding dread or feare his sight . The stout courageous Lyon dares affront The Hunters staves , and make their weapons blunt ; Plin. l : 8. c. 26. And having ground enough he will defend , Himselfe with courage stoutly to the end : Yet in the woods he flees for feare of Snares , Lest he should be intrapped unawares : And will not set upon a Man alone , Vnlesse he be compeld thereto by one : Ambros : de Cain l. 2. c. 1 So that the Naturalists doe truly say , A Childs shrill voice will raise him from his prey . The ponderous Elephant doth puffe and swell , Plin : l. 8. c. 4 When he the footsteps of a man doth smell : The Tygresse fierce if she the like perceive , Doth her abode in that same instant leave ; And with her fearfull howling seemes to rave , Bearing her young-ones to some other Cave . That princely Fish the Dolphin of the sea , Basil Hexam 10. With whom Arion once maintained plea ; Doth at the presence of mans shadow fly , How ever Pliny writes the contrary . The weeping Crocodile of Egypts Nyle , Which doth so many simple soules beguile ; A Creature ( as they say ) without a Tongue , Plin. l 8. c : 25. Some eight and twenty foote or thirty long ; Pursuing man most fiercely in the chace , Flees backe as fast if he but turne his face . This feare of Man which keeps them thus in awe , Ambr. E●● 38. Gen. 9. ● . Was through Gods mercy giv'n them as a law , That they his Image might not violate , Without his will which must cooperate . When Man who beares his Maker on his crest , Forgets himselfe , and imitates a Beast : Then doth the Beast take courage out of hand , And as his Executioner doth stand : He which will not his Makers hests obey , Nor yet believe what God himselfe doth say ; 1 Kin: 20 , 36. Shall for his folly be to slaughter led , And feare those Creatures which him ( once ) did dread Learning by this same Iudgement as it stands , Heb. 10 , 31 What 't is to fall into his Makers hands . The guilt of sinne made Adam them to feare , And this same guilt torments us every where : When Man became offensive to his God , Then every Creature did become his Rod. Gen. 1.24 The Earth which by the sentence of the Lord , Because the figge-tree was barren , Christ did curse it : being made fruitfull in the Creation , it shold have continued so . Mark 11.13 , 14. Gen: 3.17 18 , 19. Brought forth such plenty of her owne accord ; Being fill'd with all variety of Fruite , For every Season , as Divines dispute ; Doth now surcease her late Fertility , And brings him Thornes through her Sterelity : In stead of Wheate , she brings superfluous Weedes . In stead of Fruite , she Thistles , Briers breedes : In stead of Ease , she brings him Painfulnesse , And with her Plenty much Laboriousnesse : She brings him Sorrow with Maturity , She brings him Cares with this Saturity : She brings him Losse by her Aridity , And makes him moane for meere Necessity : He gets his Living chiefly from the ground , He feeles the Smart wherein the Gaine is found ; He sobbs , he sighes , he works , he groanes , he plowes Till Sweat on Sweat distilleth from his Browes : Yet still she doth retaine her Barrennesse , Till God doth bid her turne to Fruitfulnesse ; Then like a Sea she overflowes amaine , And fills his empty Storehouse full of Graine ; Psa: 65.9 . Being overswai'd by Gods almighty power , She makes his Sweete turne Bitter in an houre . And now oh England , A Digression . Thou maist truly feare The like disaster , this disast'rous yeare : For God against thee commeth in a Cloud , By unseasonable weather . To drowne thy Sweetnesse with amaritude : Riding upon a pale destroying-Horse , Whose name is Death ; He neigheth for a Corse . Rev. 6 , 8 Next him in Harnesse ; see , a Sable one , Whose name is Famine ; He comes trotting on : 5. The Scutchions have their Trophies , The Imbose A paire of Ballance , and a Ruddy Crosse . Thy Neighbouring Nations have the bitter sense Of wofull famine ; rageing Pectilence : They seeke for change of Ayre ; They cry for Food , The Arrowes of the Lord are drencht in blood . Then England sleepe not in security , Rather prepare , and meet God instantly : Meet him , for he in Iustice doth begin , That he in mercy may remit thy sinne ; And dissipate denounced punishment , Who never yet chang'd counsell or intent : But be thou changed : that thy God may see His grace is not in vaine infus'd in thee . Repent thee of thy oathes , and Blasphemie ; The breach of Saboths , thy Hypocrisie : Abuse of Plenty , Peace , thy murmuring Against thy God ; thy good deserving King : Thy many Murthers , thy hard-heartednesse , For which the Earth retaines her Barrennesse : For which of late she did dilate her wombe , And two plough horses , ploughing , did intombe Within her bowells : Nothing did appeare Of these two horses , but one horses eare . To tell us all , that he hath eare and eye , To see , and heare , when his afflicted cry ; To tell us , he will have it knowne of all ; For all his Iudgements are Iudiciall . Then as the Sinne , such is the punishment ; In three peckes of corne not abate 3 pence . Penny wise , pound foolish . I. R Hee had there 5 horses at Harrow , or Plough : one sunke not ; the Ploughman cutting the harnesse , saved him ; ●wo were ●igged ●ut alive , ●wo dead . We plough the poore , God ploughes us to repent : We will be strict for Three ; and will not trust , God spares us one of three ; and God is just : So delt our God with Russell : when to One God did returne him two ; when foure were gone . I leave the Farmer : But retaine the Man From whom I did digresse ; Now I goe on . The Elementall Streames , by distillation , Threatens his ruine by huge inundation : The Fire with the Water takes a part , And will his Glory in the end subvert . The Heavens inforc'd by some distemperment , In Thunder break forth to 's astonishment : And darting Lightning from the upper Spheare , Make all the creatures quake with him for feare . The rageing Sea as discontented rores , Foaming his frothy-matter on the Shores : And did not God by strong pow'r hold it in , It would immediatly drowne all for sin . The blustring Winde unseene to any wight , Doth make huge Mountaines totter in his sight : And should not God restraine them in their course , They would o'retumble All , they have such force . The Creatures all are in a mutiny , The anti●athy of ●he Crea●ures a●ainst man , And this is long of Mans Impiety : They are in open fierce Hostility , Both against him , and his Posterity . The Suns bright Beames as blemisht doth repeate , How they shall shortly scorch him by their heate : And nipping Winter with her forked sting , Threatens to blast the glory of his Spring . Man bese● with enemies . The Ayre infected gives intelligence , Of some ensuing Plague or Pestilence : A thousand dangers now in sundry shapes , For his destruction , like Abyssus , gapes . He in himselfe is much distempered , He findes his person now disfigured : Sicknesse , and Age upon him doe attend , Aug: Civ : Dei l. 14. c. 15. And Death on Age , to bring him to his end : Man thus beset with all his Enemies , Begins to faint through his Infirmities . God , his Physitian , makes to him apace , Deu. 32 , 39 Gives him his Hand , upholds him by his Grace ; Directs him onward , guides him on the Way , And bids him still against Temptations pray . The Flesh he must subdue and mortifie , Conquer the World by Faith and Purity : Rom. 8 , 1 1 Ioh. 5 4 Iam. 4 , 7 Resist the Divell as he findes the Season , And conquer all his Passions by his Reason : Beare with the Creatures rude unrulinesse , Being the Cause of their ungentlenesse . And for his Bodies foule Infirmities , They must befall him through debilities ; Being subject to them , 't is not much amisse , For dust thou art , ( saith God ) and tells him this . Which is as much as if the Lord should say ; Gen. 3 , 1● O Adam , know thou art but Earth and Clay : Gods spee● to Adam out of th● word du●● Prosop●●● Dei. I , my owne selfe created thee of Dust , Made thee a living Creature good and just : Thou in an earthly Bodies Heritage , Didst beare my heavenly undefil'd Image : Rom: 6.6 , 12 Rom. 7.23 Through thy default the Forme is perished , And by the earthly Image blemished : That which remaines as spirituall and good , Is now made subject unto Flesh and Blood : For this cause it is meete that thou shouldst ever Continue thus corrupted , cleansed never : Leo Serm. 5 de Nativ . Dom. But be restored to thy Glory lost , Or feele eternall Torments to thy cost . Now that thou maist have full delivery , 'T is fit thou should indure adversity ; Psa: 39 , 13 And feele the smart of death for to asswage , A long-felt-paine by tedious Pilgrimage : Not that by Death thou canst yet satisfie My yrefull Wrath , or just Indignitie ; But thou by Death shalt finde a passage cleere , To that Beatitude ungained here : When this same Trunke of thine shall turne to Clay , The Martyrs passion day was called of old Natalitium salutis . Gen 3.15 Bid joyfull welcome to thy New-birth-day : For Death shall be the Bridge for to transport Thy spotlesse Soule to my celestiall Court . Then Courage Adam , be not thou dismaid , Wrestle with Sinne , and Death , be not afraid : 'T is I will helpe thee in thy greatest Neede , And raise a Saviour to thee from thy Seede . Now thou art naked , loe take here these Skinnes , Cloath thee with them , live to lament thy sinnes : Phil. 3.9 Rom: 13 , 14 1 Cor. 1.30 Lay holde on Christ to come by Faithfulnesse , Who is thy Garment , and thy Righteousnesse : He shall defend thee from the parching Heat Of sinnes Contagion , be it ne're so great : And being cloathed with his Innocence , Thou maist behold my Face with confidence : Now looke into Thy selfe , and see thy Fault , Take heed thou do'st not after this revolt . Ending his speech , The Lord derides him thus ; ●ehold the man 's become as one of us , Gen: 3 . 2● Which is as much as if the Lord had said , ●ee what an alteration Man hath made : Beholde what unto him doth now betide . Chrys. hom. 18. in Gen. All through his Disobedience and his Pride ; And let his whole Posterity take heede , How they reject my word by Adams deede .
GOD having cloath'd his Carkasse with a Skin , Irena : l. 3. c. 37. Armed his minde with hatred of his Sin ; Humbled his Soule with sorrow for his Vice , Doth next exclude him out of Paradice . And that he might not backe againe returne , To eate the Fruite , that he would have him shunne , And live for ever , as the word implies ; God sets the Cherubims before his eyes : Gen: 3.24 . With them a Blade , or Sword appearing rife , To barre his passage to the Tree of Life . That now beholding with perspicuous eye , Tertul. in Marci . l. 2. His former State past all recovery ; And he unable to redeeme the Losse , Might now submit himself to beare the crosse , And by his Faith upon that Life relie , Iesus Christ e●tternall with the Father . Which was with God from all Eternity . Nay , which was God , and did assume our State , That he might Man againe new renovate ; Whom God before all Ages did decree To be prefigur'd , typed in this Tree : Whom he in Wisdome did before provide , To helpe him when this Tree was laid aside ; Now takes the Tree of Life from Adams sight , Because he knew not how to use it right : God did it both in Iustice and in Favour , Chrys. ho● on Gen. 1 That Man might thirst & hunger for his Saviour . Foreseeing in his divine providence , His confidence in Christ . Epiphan. ●ares. 64 That it would further Adams confidence , When he should be removed from that Tree , Whereon his mind might run by Fantasie ; Yet had no power to give any Life , Either to Him , his Children , or his Wife . God did not feare that Man should live for ever , When from the Tree of Life he did him sever ; But therefore he debarr'd him of the Tree , Because he did abuse his Liberty . Gen: 2.17 One onely tree the Lord would have him spare , And that same one the Man would not forbeare : Therefore the Lord in his displeasure great , Chrys. Ib. Debarres him of that One which he might eat . He had procured Death by tasting One , Ieremy ●anch : Beda ●amascen . ●piph . hae●●s 64. ●hat is ; ●hen hee ●●gan to ●●te the ●●●bidden ●●ite , as ●●th that ●●ther . ●●●l. 90.4 Pet. 3 , 8 And might have liv'd in letting it alone : Now having sinn'd , the other will not serve , Which was ordain'd before Life to preserve . And had he eaten tree and fruit withall , He should have still continu'd caducall : For in That Instant he began to die , Though for a while he liv'd in Misery : Yet was his Life but a prolonged death , Which soone did vanish from him with his breath . That Adam did not die immediatly , Behold the Lords unequall'd Clemency ; To whom a thousand yeares is but a day , Respecting his Eternity for aye : Yet he confounds not Times rotundity , But counts each day in perfect mensity . ●●●l 147 , 4 Who can the Number of the Starres declare ? But he that made them in particular : Or who can tell the drops of raine that fall ? 〈◊〉 37 , 11 But he whose Influence giveth Sap to all . The Fowles of Heaven , Haires upon our head , Mat. 10 , 30. To us unnumber'd , he hath numbered : Numbers which unto us are infinite , Compar'd to God are found but definite . Isay 40 , 17 Gen. 5 , 5 Say Adam liv'd nine hundred thirty yeares , Yet breath'd he not a Day , as it appeares ; A thousand yeares did his olde age surmount , And this is but a Day in Gods account : Psal. 90.4 No Creature ever liv'd this Day compleat , Hee lived 969. Gen. 5 , 27 The neerest was Methusalah the great : Yet since his time our age doth so decay , That scant we live One-hower of this day .
THe life of Man is as a Spiders Webbe , Note . Or like a Sea decaying in his Ebbe ; Or like unto a little Sparke of Fire , Which in a minute doth it selfe expire . Man is a temporary Loane of life , A debt of Death , a Creature full of Strife ; An Inne , a Receptacle , soyled Cell , Chrys. in his tract upon the 7 verse of the 39 Psalme . Wherein his Passions for a time doe dwell : An abject , object of dire misery , A very Habit of Infirmity : A Subject whereon Griefe predominates , An empty Caske which Sinne contaminates : A tottering Reede which easily is broke , A scatter'd Cloud , a transitory Smoke . To day in health amongst his Bags of gold , To morrow dead most ghastly to behold : To day in 's study casting up his Summes , To morrow he is cast unto the wormes : To day with his Associates making cheere , To morrow borne by them upon a Beere : To day in glory tended on in state , To morrow left without associate : To day attired in a purple Robe , To morrow by mischance as poore as Iob ; To day in honour full of Majesty , To morrow thrust from all his dignity : Adam as yesterday in Eden plac't Gen. 3.24 . Was by the Cherubims expulst in hast .
Herom : tradit . Hebr. in Gen. MAny there are that by the Cherubims , And firy Sword shooke by the Seraphins ; Doe understand nought else but Phebus heat , In that same space wherein his power is great : They understand it for the torrid - Zone , Pointing upon the Indian-Horizone . Others doe take it for materiall-Fire , Which should environ Paradise entire ; And as a Wall incircling it about , With such like horrour for to keep him out . Aquinas . Kupertus & Lyra. Some take it for the fire of Purgatory , And stand on their opinion peremptory . But these and all the rest the text confutes , And calls them Cherubims , to end disputes . Others with the text in this agree , And call them Angels , as indeed they be : But going forward without wit or sense , They drown'd their judgement by this inference : Saying these Cherubs did not watch and ward ●orer : tom. 1. l. 6. cap. Onely from Man the Tree of Life to guard ; But likewise for to keepe the Divell backe , Lest he should take it when as Man did lacke : And having life which that Tree did afford , Should proffer it to Man to be ador'd : A foolish and ridiculous conceit , Of which the superstitious Scholemen treat . Quest: on Gen. 40. Theodoret a Father did surmise Them onely Apparitions in the skies : But from him all the Fathers disagreed , Maintaining them for Cherubims indeed ; Which there continued as God thought good , Till Adams death , or after till the Flood : Epiph. hares . 64. Then ceasing left some little glimpse behind , That we the place of Paradice might find . And by the Fiery-blade they understand A two-edg'd Sword put in the Cherubs hand : Such a flame i● to be seen in Babylo● , Plin : l. 2. 〈◊〉 106. supposed to bee the place of Paradise . Numb . ●● . 1 Chro: 2● 16. Which blazing as a Comet to the eye , Made Adam to desist from comming nigh ; And usually the Cherubs did appeare , With a two-edged Sword producing feare . 'T was Such a one met Balaam in the way , And made his Asse to speake , and him to stay : 'T was Such a one King David did beholde After the Plague when he the people tolde : And Such a one as ordered slew outright All the first-borne in Egypt in one night . Such did appeare to holy-men with wings , Exod. 12 , 29. Esay 6.6 . Exo. 25 , 1● Bearing the mandates of the King of Kings . Such , God by his appointment out did marke , To have their Figures placed in the Arke : Such onely doe delight in Gods aspect , And doe rejoyce to further his elect . One of them flies with more than winged speed , To helpe good Hezekiah in his need ; 2 Kings 1● 39. And of Senach'ribs Host destroyed then One hundred foure score and five thousand men . Another comforts Hagar in her flight , Gen. 21 , 17 Tob 11 , 7 Gen. 19 , 16 And one restores Tobias to his sight : Two , Both at once , assisted righteous Lot , When out of Sodome he in safety got . A multitude of Angels fills the Clouds ; And makes the Aire shrill with beatitudes ; While all the Creatures are restor'd to favour , Angels to Man , Man to his God and Saviour . What glorious exultations doe they vent , Luke 15 , 7 If One ungodly Sinner but repent ? How doe they guard our Persons and our State From the devouring mouth of Chance and Fate . If we be sicke , they comfort us in love , With the celestiall Paradise above : If we be troubled with adversity , Psa. 91.11 , 12. They cheere us up to beare it patiently . Waking , through Gods permission they doe save , When danger brings us almost to the grave : Sleeping they doe protect us from that foe , Which would both soule and body overthrow : If dead , unseene full solemnly they come , Luk 16 , 22 Bearing our soules to Abrahams bosome . The wicked'st person breathing on the earth , Hath One attending on him from his birth ; Guarding his body from that accident , To which through Sinning it is incident : Mat. 18 , 10 1 Cor. 15 , 52. Mat : 24 , 31 Mar: 13 , 27 1 Thes: 4 , 16. The righteous person he hath two or three , According as his danger seemes to be : Millions of Angels shall attend the Iust , At the last day to bring them from the dust : When that all-sounding Trumpet shall be blowne , To summon all the World to Heav'ns high throne . Then they that sleepe in Earth in costly tombes , Inclosed safe , as in their mothers wombes , Opprest with weight of many Marble Stones , And overcloy'd with skulls and dead mens Bones ; Shall cast them off ; I off , as things too light , And all appeare before their Makers sight . Rev: 20 , 13 The Sea shall likewise regive up her dead , Which her vast Ocean once devoured : And all againe shall the same shape assume , Note . Which God and Nature gave them in the Wombe . Onely this shall accrue the Property , They must be changed in the Quality : That which was sowne a carnall must arise A spirituall body without fallacies : 1 Cor. 15.44 . Ibid v. 43 Acts ● , 1● Luk 21 , 27 1 Thes. 4.15 , 16 , 17 That which was sowne in Weaknesse , in that hower , Must with a Word be raised up in Power . Then shall our best beloved Saviour come , To judge the world in this great day of Doome : Met by the last surviving Saints that are , With shoutes and sounding clamours in the ayre . Whil'st all the world lyes frying in a Flame , And hath no water for to quench the same : Whil'st wicked Soules shall gnash their teeth and grin , Luk 13 , 18 With howling noyse affrighted with their Sinne. Cursing the day that brought them to this lucke , Cursing the Pappes that first did give them sucke : Cursing the first occasion of their Fall , Cursing Themselves , and cursing God and All : Rev: 16 , 11 Rev. 6 , 16 Wishing with all their hearts , that mountaines might Defend them from this great Avengers sight . Who then , ( as Scripture perfectly denotes , ●hall separate these barren , Carrion Goates , Matth. 25 , 32 From fruitfuil Sheepe , whose vertue did afford ●lenty to Man , and Goodnesse to the Lord . Who gave him Drink to drink , when he was thirsty , Chrys. on this same text , Mar 25 , 32. Zenchy . Who gave him Meat to eat , when he was hungry : Who gave him Clothes in his necessity , ●ho shew'd their Faith by perfect Charity . ●n distributing Almes unto the poore , ●n taking Orphanes straying by the doore ; Esay 58 , ● Ezek: 18 . ● ●n helping Widdowes in their great distresse , 〈◊〉 pleading gratis for the Fatherlesse . Mat. 25 For this they shall possesse their Masters joy , Which passeth all the slights of mans annoy : Mal. 4 , 3 For this their Foes shall all be trampled downe , And they receive an everlasting Crowne : Rev: 14 , 11 For want of this the Wicked are in Hell , And with the Divells lastingly must dwell . Where they receive infinite penalties , For their unsatiate sinne and cruelties : Bernard . Note , Not till a Wren may drinke the Ocean dry , For then they might expect recovery : But this word ever cuts off all reliefe , And makes it prove an everlasting griefe : A griefe though certaine , yet inutterable , A griefe to Mortalls most insufferable : Luk 16 , 26 A griefe of griefes surpassing all their paine , To be debarr'd of comming forth againe . Parsons in his resolution . A griefe to thinke how happy they had bin , If they had not committed Such a Sin : A griefe to see those persons Angeliz'd , O're whom so often they once tyranniz'd : A griefe unable of them to be borne , Psa. 7 , 13 Isay 26 , 10 When God and Angels laugh at them with scorne : A greater griefe , excluded from His Face , To be included in so vile a Place . Mat : 8 , 12 Rev: 14 , 11 Where in eternall darknesse they must 'bide , Tormented with the wicked Fiends beside : In fire not made to comfort , but torment , In fire the which no Fuell can augment : Parsons his resolutions set out by Bunny . In fire which burnes , yet not consumes the wight : In mystie fyer , fyer without light , Which fire no ayre , nor water can abate , No nor the length of Time extenuate . There the rich Chuffe , or sinne-polluted Goate , Shall have hot-boyling Gold powr'd down his throat : There the lascivious Person shall have sight Of all the ugliest Fiends that may affright . There the Blasphemer shall have satiation Of horrid oathes , of wicked execration : Rev: 16 , 10 , 11. There the foule-bibbing-Drunkard shall have thirst To drinke whole tunnes of Gall , yet never burst . The lowd-loquacious Lawyer there shall lacke A habeas corpus to remove him backe : There the litigeous Client shall have strife , Who never could be quiet in his life : The Atheist will acknowledge There a God , Reade the Practi●● o● Piety . When he shall feele the vigour of his rod : And the seducing Hereticke will say , That he hath mist the right and perfect way . How happy then shall those blest-Spirits be , ●njoying God their true Felicity : How worthy-happy in their Gods account , Whose sight doth all their greatest joyes amount . They shall have Ioy without Anxiety , Read S. August his Meditations . Mr. Bunn● upon Parsons resolutions . Mirth without mourning or disturbancy ; Peace without Warre , Love without Envying , Life without death , life e're continuing : Never defective in their Purity , Ever establisht in Security . No neede of Angels there for to protect , For there shall be no Divell to detect . No need of Preaching ; for that too shall cease , And God shall be their everlasting Peace . Knowledge by Science shall be abrogated , Faith be extinguish'd , Hope annihilated : 1 Cor: 13. 1. Faith , 2. Hope , 3. Charity . Nought shall remaine in Heaven of the Three , But perfect Love , and perfect Charity . Each shall receive a crowne for his desert , And some withall shall have a greater part ; For there shall be many degrees in Glory , The glory one and the same , the differ●nce in the degrees Simile . As Austin writes in his most sacred story : Which he illustrates by similitude , To prove degrees in their Beatitude . Take ( saith he ) Botles of their severall Marts , Some great , some lesse , of pottles and of quarts , Cast them into the sea when you have done , And being full , they all will overrunne . So shall it with these Sainted-persons be , They shall be sated with saturity : And as the Finger envies not the Eye , August . de Civit. Dei , l. 22. c. 30. To be her equall in Supremacy : No more shall they envie at others Blisse , But as the Finger shall accord in this : None shall the others glory disanull , For every one shall have his Botle full .
BVt stay my Muse , stay , whither wilt thou fly ? Lose not thy selfe in soaring up too high ; Mr. Vicars in his prospective glasse to ●ooke into ●eaven . Recoile againe , and let good Vicars come , He hath a straine in this will make thee dumbe ; ( Lure backe I say : ) for it is my request , My warbling Pen doth gag for want of rest : And I 'le recall thee backe againe in time , Lest thou too high above my reach should'st clime . Aug: Civ : Dei l. 22. ● . 30. Yet know , my Muse , to you blest place I tend , For Heaven was ordain'd Mans chiefest end : Although one Adam lost it by his Fall , A second hath repurchast it withall . And made a Passage for Me unto Life , ●ph. 2 , 3 Who was by Nature ( once ) so full of strife . Those Angels which debarr'd him of the Tree , God hath appointed as an Aide to Mee , To beare my soule to that celestiall place , Cor. 13 , Where I shall see my Maker face to face : Not , as he is , immense or infinite . For so the Angels cannot view his sight : But as he shall Himselfe communicate , In a full measure to my blessed State . Aug. Civ . Dei l. 22 , c. 29. Now whether it shall be with corporall-eye , As we the Sunne , the Moone , and Starres descrye , I cannot tell ; but certainly withall , It must be Perfect , being Spirituall .
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PAg. 2 , line 34 , for his Soule , reade the soule . p. 29 , l. 17 , reade to a better state . p. 29 , l. 19 , for had restored reade hath restored . p. 35 , l. 32 , thou reade t●ough . p. 50 , l. 21 , reade But others . p. 48. l. 20. for very reade every . Preface , page 5 , line 20 , reade incompatible with Divinity . In the margent , page 48 , reade Rupertus .

THE TRIVMPH OF FAITH : OR , THE MIRROR OF WOMEN . MATTH. 15.28 .

Oh Woman , great is thy faith : be it vnto thee even as thou wilt .

TO MY TRVLY WORTHY , AND MVCH RESPECTED FRIEND , Mr. John Clarke , Gentleman ; Steward , and Receiver of King Iames Hospitall ; founded by Tho: Sutton , Esquire ; his best Wishes . 'T Is not so great a worke to purchase love , As to retaine it , never to remove . Thy Art herein hath made thee excellent , A grace unto thy Place , a President ! Never therein had any such applaud , Of such perinnity , Angelick land ! None of the Proto-stewards like to thee , So changelesse , constant , so perpetuall free . Then blame them not to praise and love thee too , Their Tribute is no more than what is due : Nor mine no lesse than theirs ; So I present Faiths Triumph to thy hand , to give content : With all , To such a good Germanicus , I wish long life ; Thy old men Clerke it thus . Amen . Ever Thine :
The Faith of the Woman of Canaan , compared with , and excelling the Centurions Faith , to the great glory of that Sex . THE Light of Lights , The Sunne of Righteousnes , Reflects and warmes our Hearts by lively Faith , Admires That Guift in us , when we expresse The same in full , with all the power it hath ; What is it but we may obtaine by Faith . Hell is subdu'd , and Heaven is obtain'd , Christ is enjoy'd , a good Report is gain'd . Heb. 11 , 2 Witnesse this Gentile-Woman Canaanite ; The Romane , yet , the good-Centurion nam'd : Both , Converts , Both , connext in holy Writ , Both , excellent , transcendent , truly fam'd : Mirrours of Faith , by Faithfulnes proclam'd . Mat : 9 , 11 Mat. 15 , 27 But which of eithers Faith will greatest prove , Daine you to heare , and judge as Reasons move . The Faith of the Centurion so renown'd , Of which our Saviour spake so wonderous well : Which in his owne Apostles was not found , Mark 9 . 1● Nor in the circuite of great Israel : No , nor of us , ( I blush the more to tell ) Came short of hers compar'd in the degree , Though in the substance of like qualitie . His Faith was like unto a goodly Tower , Built on a Rocke , in a faire pleasant Place ; Where neither raging Seas , nor windy Power Could buckle with him in an open face : ( Such was his Faith invironed by Grace ; ) But hers lay open to each mighty Blast , Yet being on a Rocke it was kept fast . Luke 6 ●● He when he was to send unto our Saviour , Luk 7 , 3. Had many Friends before to make him way : But She good Soule could not obtaine this favour , For none she had , and yet she would not stay ; ( Such Faith as this will suffer no delay . ) She came her selfe , and He did Others send , Mat : 15 , 22 Christ her deni'd , she forc't him in the end . He for a Servant whom he dearely lov'd , ●uk 7.4 , 7 Mat. 15 , 22 Made sute to Christ , and did but once request : She for a Daughter was extremely mov'd , Because a Spirit had her Childe possest : This Saint was weary of so foule a Guest . O then if many Divells us invade Let 's flee to Christ , as she did here for aide . And let not us misdoubt the premisses , Gods helping Grace is not to be restrain'd : If we lay holde upon the Promises , What is it but by Christ shall be obtain'd ? The Woman askt , the good-Centurion gain'd . His sute was granted , and had no denyall ; But hers was not obtain'd without her tryall . He e're our Saviour came into his sight , ●uk 7 , 6 , 7 Sent backe to stay him , by his Faiths Confession : Her Faith makes to him in as swift a flight , ●at. 15.22 And plyes him with her outcryes for Compassion : He suff'red in her , yet did shew no passion ; ●●id . v. 23 Seeming as deafe , no hearing to afford , Seeming as dumb , and would not speake a word . Good harmelesse Soule , how was her Heart deceiv'd , Expecting comfort onely from his sight . Now vieweth God the Word , of speech bereav'd , A gracious God , a Convert for to slight : A faithfull Woman , and a Canaanite , 〈◊〉 . I One of the chosen Vessells of his Choyce , Who felt him inward ; speake yet heard no Voice But when he spake , for to deny her helpe , Mat. 15 , 2● To be her Saviour , yet , not sent for Her , Reputing her no better than a Whelpe , Verse 26. And so no Grace upon her to confer : ( The God of Grace to be no Comforter : ) Oh this might well have driv'n her to despaire , And yet all this not makes her to forbeare . But as an Eagle molts away her Feathers , Simile . Psal. 103 , 5 And breakes her olde Bill to renew her strength , So by Denyalls she more force regathers , Vntill her Faith had conquered him at length : And out of cinders burst to such a flame , That now the World is blazed with the same .
MEDITATION 1. IS Faith of force to bring me to my Saviour , To make him mine , to keepe me in his favour , To obtaine mercy , and to cleanse my Heart , Vniting me to Him , never to part ? Lord give me Faith , let me have no deniall , Then when thou wilt , Lord put me to my Tryall .
MEDITATION 2. LOrd when thou wilt , then let thy Spirit come , Speake then unto my Soule when thou seem'st dombe : Let me then heare the Presence of thy Voice , When thou seem'st Deafe , to make my heart rejoyce . Then like This Woman shall my faith have strength , And through thy Mercy overcome at length .
MEDITATION 3. ARe Rich , and Poore , great Emperours and Kings , Devoid of Christ , counted but brutish things ? As whelps , dogs , foxes , vipers , swine , let mee Sweet Iesus have my Part and Name in thee : So when thy glorious Comming shall appeare , Thy Saints shall sing , when Dogs shall howle for feare .
FINIS .
Dedicated To all the Captaines , Lieutenants , Ensignes , and Serjeants , of the Trayned Bands of London , Middlesex , Bristo , Exeter , Norwich , and Kent . OF whom should Homer , or the Muses sing , If not of Souldiers , or the Souldier King ? Whose actions are Heroike ; and whose Armes Protects as King , the meanest man from harmes ? Oh did his Majesty behold you all , Each in your Armes , acting the Generall ! He would surmise Epaminondas by , Or you transform'd to his Imagery : Wish , all his subjects were but ●uch as you , Having his wish ; tell you what he would doe . ●he Em●erour A●rian made ●n this I●●nd a wal ●●o miles ●ong . Gods Ar●y divided ●nto three ●arts : ●antguard , ●iddle●ard , Rear●ard . The Kings strength in his subjects doth consist , And such an Army , who can well resist ? He needs no Adr'an wall , to guard his Land ; Your hearts defend , his heart for you doth stand . You are part of his Army , of his host ; You are of Gods owne Army ; therefore boast . Gods mighty Army hath three severall parts , Subsisting of these Noble valiant hearts ; As Adam , Noah , Abraham , and Iob , To make the Front in that Celestiall Globe ; With all the Prophets , Peter , Iames , and Iohn , The Saints , and holy Martyrs , dead and gone . The Middleward subsists of them that die , And of our selves waiting mortality . The Reareward are those Saints which must survive , To meet our Saviour in the clouds alive . Now being Militant , reflect your eye On Sampsons strength , and on his Chivalrie : See what our Israels Champion can afford , And as he was , be Champions for the Lord . Yours to imitate ; Ed●●●d C●●●● Strong Sampsons Birth , his mighty strength , His many conquests , death at length : Hid Manna of the History , Revealed in th' Analogy .
HISTORY SAMPSON . WHat God doth promise , he will sure perform In the full time . When Israel as a worme Is trod upon , Iudg. 13. then Manoahs Comforter Though barren beares them a Deliverer . Now is their Bondage with the Philistins No whit so during , as their lordly Sinnes : Verse 1. Nor can their Sinnes oblitterate his Favour , That gave his Sonne , sent Sampson for a Saviour . An Angel brings the tidings of his Birth , Iudg. 13 , ● ( Or else the God of Angels treads on Earth : ) Shap'd as a Man in our Humanity , Angel in Place , God in Authority . Sampson doth grow in Stature , Strength , and than The Spirit moves him in the Campe of Dan Tweene Zorah and Eshtaol , Verse 25. Iudg: 14. ● bids him arise And goe to Timnath for new Enterprise . The Nazarite obeyeth . Seekes a Wife : Verse 1. A Lyon comes against him for his Life : 5. He rents him as a Kid immediatly , 6. There , Sweetnesse findes , in Her Disloyalty . 9● . He slayeth thirty Philistins for spoyle , 10. Destroyes their growing Corne upon the Soyle , Iud g : 15 Their standing Stocks , the Vineyards by the same ; For which the Timnite , with his House doth flame : 6. But Sampson well repayes their cruelty , And smites them Hip and Thigh abundantly . Goes to Rocke Etam . They invade the Land , Vers● 8.9 , 1● Sampson is bound , betrayed to their hand ; 14. He breaks the bands , discomforts all their host ; 15. He slayes a thousand with a Bone , doth bost : 18. He thirsteth , fainteth , prayeth , doth obtaine , 19 And from the Bone , Water doth flow amaine : He drinketh of the Rocke , ( for Christ was by ) The Substance will not let the Shadow dye . Chap: 16 , 2 Verse 2. He speeds to Gaza ; seeth Dalila ; Hazards his Life ; beareth the Gates away : 17. He doteth , she betrayes , his Lockes are cut ; 20. His strength doth faile ; he to the Mill is put : 21. His Eyes thrust out : conducted to the Court 25. To be their laughin stocke , the Vulgers sport : 28 He prayeth to his God ; strength comes againe : 30 He plucketh downe the House , and all are slaine . Thus dyed their Conquerour , whom they resigne , Now being dead , Iudah must be the Signe . ●udg : 15.23 OLD men of Iudah , you doe represent New Caiphas , the Roman President ; Who did betray , deliver Christ your Saviour , As you did Sampson , for Philistins favour : 1 Ioh: 4.9 But they for Malice : He had broke his bands , Escap'd you all ; had not Love bound his hands And made him sicke with Love : that he must die : And equall Sampson in Analogie .
ANALOGY CHRIST . ●udg. 13 , 7 ●at : 2 , 23 ●hil : 2 , 7 ●ev : 5 , 5 ●uke 2 , 32 ●zek : 16 ●●dg : 16 ●●ke 23 , 2 ●●t : 27. AN Angel brings the advent of his birth , And he must be a Nazaren on earth . The mighty God must be a Man indeed , Espoused to the Gentiles , Iudah's Seede . Affects a Harlot-Church , defil'd with sinne , Committing whoredomes as that Philistin . Whose falshoods did betray , ( as Sampsons wife ) When none but they would kill the Lord of life . To Egypt he must goe , from Egypt turne , H● M● Iu● That God from Egypt may recall his Sonne , As Sampson from Rocke Etam ; when he came Call'd by the Iewes in their Iehovah's name : Strong Iudah's Lyon must subdue alone The roaring Lyon , the devouring - one ; Rev: 5 , 5 1 Pet. ● , 8 Iudges 14 And beare the Hony-combe ( as did the Other ) To his supposed Father , Virgin-Mother : Absent himselfe to solace with his Love , Luke 2 , 46 And then his Parents find him with his Dove , Posing the Doctours in their Synagogue , Luke 4 , 16 Luke 6 , 9 Mark 12 , 1 Mat. 12 , 40 Iudg , 14 , 12 Acts 2 , 23 Mat , 11 , 42 Ioh , 10 , 2● Out of the Prophets , and the Decalogue : They heare him speake in Parables , expound The riddle of his Ionas , gulpht , not drown'd : Meate from the Eater , sweetnes from the strong , ( He orders sinne to save , that did the wrong . ) The Builders must refuse the Corner-stone , He the great Builder will not lose his owne . The Rocke of their defence is permanent , And Sion in her Christ is excellent . Psa , 45 , 13 Cant , 8 , 10 He hedgeth her within , on ev'ry side , And in his Vineyard she doth still abide : He Master of his Vineyard makes her wise , Cant , 8 , 12 To put in practise what he shall advise : And then the Doves ( like foxes ) joyn'd in one , Destroy the Vineyards of the Evill-One . Seeme to performe their promise , and doe foyle The crafty-One , repay him with the spoyle . Christs blood must satisfie for our desarts , Rent the partition wall into two-parts : Eph , 2 , 4 1 Cor , 1● , 55 Eph , 4. ● Luk 23. ● Breake bands of Hell , and Death , ascend on high , And beare Hell gates away triumphantly : Offer his soule to God . restraine his Power . Thirsting for our Salvation , and the Hower To be conducted to the Iudgement-Hall , There crown'd a King with thornes , blinded withall ,
MEDITATION 1. MVst Light be darkned ? must the totall-eye Of all the world be hoodwinkt e're he dye ? Like Sampson be the Millhorse of their mi●t● To turne about , that turneth all the earth Without a hand : with hands be strucke , explaine What hand did strike , or else blindfold againe ? To make them laugh : who was a Man of sorrow , Put to their Mill to grinde , found dead ere Morrow Strong in his death , their Temple for to rue ; So brought more Soules to Life than Sampson slew .
MEDITATION 2. MVst Life be slaine , must perfect righteousnesse , Be doom'd to death , by abstract wickednesse ? Must Glory be defil'd ? the Iudge of all Iudged by Man who was the Criminall ? No marvell though the Course of Nature faild , And the Celestiall Creatures so appal'd , That they did cease to worke : but waxed wan , When they beheld our dying Pellican ? Lord worke like Change in Me , o'returne Me too , That Christ may build me up , and make me New .
MEDITATION 3. THou Sampson of my Soule , convince my Sinne , And make me loathe this loathsome Philistin , That seekes to captivate my yeelding Will , That I may be his Death , that seeks to kill : Oh let the Power of thy strength appeare , That this same Philistin may die for Feare : But , let me live in Christ , that Christ in Mee May conquer Death , and then I shall be free .
FINIS .