The Crowing of the Cocke . WHen Cocke doth Crow , Luke 22.61 . me thinks to me appears How Jesus look'd on Peter , Peter shedding tears . O blessed Saviour , when thy pleasure is , Look upon me , and mend what is amisse ; Psal. 119.132 . And give me grace , not onely Faith alone , But Heart , Words , Thoughts , and Prayers all in one May cry aloud in Christ my Strength and Rocke , Psal. 71.3 . Mat. 7.8 . Have mercy Lord , and heare thy Servant knocke . I thanke the Bird , that touzed me from sleep , To sighe for sin , which caus'd St. Mark 14.92 . Mat. 26.75 . Peter weep So bitterly , that it is thought by some , His Cheeks was gutterd with the Teares that run : God grant me grace , with Peter to Repent , And godly groanes , cause godly teares be spent . Christ is the Ladder , by which I doe ascend , Gen. 28.12 . As well as Angels ; for I on Christ depend To Heaven , where Christ my Cause doth pleat , Rom. 8.26 And tells his Father , that his bloody swear Upon the Crosse , did pacifie his wrath , And cleans'd my sins through true effectuall Faith . Rom. 3.25 Christ is the Truth , the Life , and eke the Way , John 14.6 My Hope , my Help , my Comfort and my Stay ; Thus sixt on Christ , in Christ my Faith I locke , Made , through his Merits , one of the blessed Flocke . All Honour , 1 Ep. Iohn 5.7 . Prayse , and thanks I give to thee , O holy , blessed , glorious Trinity . This is my Faith , The Authors faub. if you beleeve it true , God of his mercy grant the same to you ; It is a Bulworke built with such a Hand , That Hell , nor Devill , hath Power for to with-stand . Then let us all the Lord of Lords give prayse For this firme Faith in these old doting dayes . Reade , and observe these Lynes aright , They 'l make you Pray upon the Night .

The Soules Desire .

Tell me ( O thou whom my Soule loveth ) where thou feedest , Cant. 1.7 . where thou makest thy flocke to rest at noone .

There is foure sorts of Faith Required , to finde whom the Soule loveth .

1. TEll me my heart if thou dost love the Lord ? Psal. 119.1 . My heart to me this Answer did afford : I love the Lord , and wish my love more strong For to repulse my Enemies that throng , To quench desire , and draw me from my love , To my great griefe , they doe my patience prove : But fervent Faith is fixt so in my breast , I le spare no pains to take my Love at rest , A strong faith . In shady Woods at Noone time of the Day , Fast Sleeping with his Flocks there finde I may . 2. Being thus perplext , at length I chanc'd to heare A sweet soft voyce , which calld , Come , draw neer , commanding me to marke what he did say , And gave me charge I should his words obey ; Fly Vice , hate Sinne , incline thine Eare to me , Psal. 116.1.2 . An obedient faith . And love the Lord , because he loved thee . With Heart and Soule I freely gave consent , And Vowed to him to be obedient . 3. My Love and I was thus with Joy united , My former Follies I presently invited , And could them plainly , I had found a Love , That mounts my joyes from Earth to Heaven above , Col. 3.2 . Bids them be gone , and seek another Master , I to my Heart had layd an Heavenly Playster , Psal. 119.2 That killed Sin , and made my Conscience cleare , To love my God , and keep my Heart sincere . A sincere faith . 4. Thus did my Heart declare it selfe at length , And could me truth , it had but little strength ; But what in strength it found to be decaying , It would make good by duitfull obeying , And strive to live a life in godly feare , With Heart upright , and with a Soule sincere , Strong , obedient , sincere in Prayer and Fasting , I love the Lord , he me for Everlasting . Everlasting faith ;

The Lepers Complaint . LOrd looke upon my Leprosie , Mat. 8.2.3 . The lepers petitiou . not on the outward blaine , But on the inward Malladie that filleth every Vaine : It runs , and spreads it selfe abroad in every joynt and Linam , I feele it is a filthy Loade this Leprosie of sinn . My sad complaints as sharpe as thornes , my earnest long desire , For cutting out these painfull Cornes , and throw them in the Fire . My crying sins , my sins of shame , my sins that neer was seen , Thou canst , Mark 1.40 . by calling of thy Name , if that thou wilt , make Cleane . In thy Compassion pitty me , I kneele , I begge , I crave , None can me help , but onely thee , thou knowest what I would have . Be faithfull then , and courage take , be not as thou hast been ; Ver. 21 Doe all thy former sinnes forsake , I will ; then be thou Cleane ,

A Zealous desire . O God , my God , give Grace and Might , with Prayers sincere to Pray to thee , That I may see that glorious Light that shines in all Eternity : This my Desire , I humbly crave , my God fast in my Heart to knit , That it my silly Soule may save , from the vast deep infarnall Pit . No Condemnation then I feare , Rom. 8.1 all fleshly Lusts I hate and fly ; Thy Word makes mine Election cleare , that I shall live Eternally ; A lively Faith within my breast , thy holy Spirit doth inspire , And bids me set my Heart at rest , the God of gods grant my desire .

A Watch over the Soule . REst now my Soule , have care to kill the power of Satan every day ; With feare worke thy Salvation still , trembling , sobbing , Phila. 2.12 . sighing Pray To keep thee from that wicked thought , for now the Devill begins to rore ; That sins no fin , a thing of nought , 1 Ep. Pet. 5.8 . Heb. 10.26 . and man once call'd , can sin no more . Thus David must confirme a Lye , and Paul to write that is not true , 1 Ep. Ioh. 1.8 . Psal. 51.3 Rom. 5.12 Rom. 3.9 , 10. Luke 22 , 62. 2 Cor. 10.18 . Sure sin did cause Saint Peter cry , these men they were as good as you : Audatious woefull wretched Sect , this Devilish Doctrine to maintaine , You cannot cousen Gods Elect , Lament , Repent , and Blush for shame . Psal. 118.28 . The God of Heaven I ser●● alone , Ps. 118 , 28. he is a God of Majesty● My God sits on a glorious Throne , this God I serve , and none but He : I thanke this God that gives me grace , to call upon him Night and Day , I hope to see him Face to Face , that gives me grace in Faith to Pray .

Vpon a Cracke of Thunder . I Know , O Lord , when thou dost speake , Thy Voyce makes all the Clouds to breake : Lord grant me Grace when I doe Pray , My Prayers may peirce to Heaven a Way , And from that Place , an answer bring , Thy Prayers are heard , Rejoyce and Sing , All Honour , Prayse , and Thankes to thee , One Glorious God , in Persons three .

Pauls Determination .

For I Determine not to know any thing among you , save Jesus Christ , and him Crucified , 1 Cor. 2.2 .

A Godly Preacher gave a touch , A man may sinne in knowing much ; The Devill did winke , gave Eve a Nod , And tould her , They should be as God . But Eate one Apple of that Tree , Gen. 3.5 . And you shall know as much as he : This Knowledge was the fatall fall Of Adam , Originall knowledge Eve , . Man-kind and all . Philosophers all things 〈◊〉 know , Naturall knowledge . That Naturally on Earth doe Grow , As Hearbs , and Treet of every kind , By Knowledge they their Vertues find : But gods for God , 1 Cor. 8.4 . they fondly faine , Doting on phaneies idle braine ; Against the God of gods they sin . Ver. 5.6 . Gives Nature that , that 's due to him . There is that knowledge doth affect , 1 Cor. 3 , 2 And seems to know like Gods Elect ; They sinne , and feed themselves with hope , And give their Conscience too much scope . A general knowledge . A generall Faith they hope is good , That Christ for all did spend his blood ; But know poor Soule what ere thou be , Iohn 11.26.27 . Thou must beleeve he dyed for thee . Some use their Knowledge for to gaine , That being got , they finde but vaine ; Rom. 14 , 1. Some bend their knowledge to Dispute , So Vice seems sinne for to Confute : Some use their knowledge to finde Grace , Iohn 17.3 . Rom. 3 , 24. Effectuall faith . That dare look sinne into the Face ; So some there is that knowledge have , Effectually their Soule to save . It s deep to know the Misterie , That 's Writ in holy Historie ; A Sonne borne of a Virgin pure , Isay 7 , 14. That Balme of Gillead all will Cure ; It is deep knowledge for to know , Deep knowledge . That God and Man should live below Upon the Earth , yet had no sin , No fraud , nor guile was found in him . 1 Ep. Pet. 2.22 . Wilt thou have knowledge that shall last , Then fix thy Faith on Christ so fast As he was nayl'd upon the Tree , Lasting knowledge . So fast thy Faith one him shall be , That mortall Death shall not thee dant , Nor Fier of Hell shall make thee pant , For Christ his Death , by Faith I know , The power of sinne doth overthrow . All this knowledge Paul rejects , Christ Crucified , that he affects .

Pauls Desire . CHrist Crucified on the Crosse , Mat. 27.25 . Rom , 5 , 1. by Faith I have in him , Doth cleare me from the Law and Curse , that 's due to me for sin : Thy suffering Lord shall mortifie my Flesh that 's fraile and vaine ; Thy buriall it doth testifie , Mat. 27 , ●0 . that thou , as Man , was slaine , Thou didst Descend , yet by thy power , didst Rise , Mat. 28 , 6. and then Ascend Into that heavenly glorious tower , where joyes shall never end : There thou on Gods right hand doth sit , Heb. 10.12 . ● Ep. Pet. 2 , 5. and pleads for thine Elect , That they with thee a place may git a glorious prospect . This is the knowledge that I crave , all other shadowes be ; This fixed knowledge I would have , Christ Crucified for me .

A Spirituall King .

For he must reigne till he hath put all his Enemies under his feet , 1 Cor. 15.25 .

A Glorious King doth sit in Heaven , Acts 7 . 5● which is the King that I affect , Seen upon Earth by holy Stoven , and dwells on Earth with his Elect ; Iohn 6.50 Yet not in Pompe , nor State at all , but Spiritually Majesticall . To his Disciples he gave Power on Earth , to Teach , Preach , and Baptize ; Mat. 10.7 . Acts 2.38 That still remains , untill this hower , to them he calls , and rightly rise , With Hands layd on by holy Order , confirm'd , approv'd by Heavens Recorder . This King hath Lawes for to observe , which all his Subjects must obey ; His little Flocke he will preserve , from either Wolfe , or Lyons Prey : Sinne and Vice , Death , Devill and Hell , 1 Cor. 13.55.56 . he in a moment will expell : Reigne he shall , and Raigne he must , Vntill his Foes be trod to dust .

Another of the same . THe King of Kings in Heaven doth sit in State , The kings foes . He hates his Foes , his Foes him deadly hate ; The Devill as Chiefe , his kingdome to advance , 1 The Devill . 1 Peter 3.8.9 . Keeps Carnall men in simple ignorance ; Makes them beleeve , because they cannot Reade , They neither hope , not help of Scripture need ; Rome , Rome , beware , that close this sinne doth smother , Makes Ignorance to be Devotions Mother . Ignorance 2 Ep. Pet. 3.5.8 . The Devill hath yet a keene sharpe-headed Arrow , To pierce the bones , and sticke fast in the Marrow ; He telleth youth , he may Repent in time , And spend in pleasure all his yeares of prime , Make Drinke thy darling , let loose the reignes of Lust , Gods made of Mercy , Prolonging repentance . he never tells he 's Just : When scores of yeares doth turne thy Haires Gray , Its time enough for to Repent and Pray : And having brought him in this sad Condition , Death shoots his Dart , and ends the Devils Commission . And now an Enemy of great power doth spring , Drawes many Subjects from this Heavenly King ; The Worke-mans worke against him doth rebell , The world . He made the World , and it drawes Soules to Hell : God made it good , but now it is abused By wicked men , that 〈◊〉 their God refused . The Gold of Ophir makes Worldlings to offend , And Silver Mindes will never make them mend ; When Honour prickes Ambition to the Heart , It makes him Cart-horse to vaine-glories Cart ; He pulls and sweats , it turns on Fortunes Wheeles , And sneaking Envie , runs at honours heeles : At length it mounts upon the Mount Parnasses , Then brought down head-long with a Teame of Asser . O wretched man , The Vse . the Devill he is too cunning , He never tells thee that thy Glasse is running , That Ignorance , is no excuse at all , Delaying time , oft proves thy fatall fall . The World a Witch , drawes men into a Maze , That still he runs , untill he run his dayes : Turne backe betime Repent , and Cry for Grace , When Christ appears , sinne hath an ugly Face . Now last of all , grim Death must yeeld his Power , This glorious King will make that Tyrant cower : Death , Devill , and Sinne , must all be forc'd to yeeld , And King of Kings have Glory in the Field . Thus all his Foes being troden under Feet , He sits triumphing in a glorious Seat .

An Admonition for Children . LOve and obey thy Parents in thy heart , Prov. 6.20.21.22 , 23. where ere thou goest , they 'l leade thee on thy way ; When thou dost sleep , they will not from thee part , and when thou wakes , they 'l move thee for to Pray , That God will blesse them , and increase their store , That is the way to make thy blessing more . Feare their Commands , they are a lampe so cleare , that they will make thee vertuously to live ; Thy Fathers Care , and Mothers Love is deare , and good Instructions they are bound to give ; Which being followed , mittigates all strife , And brings the Child into the way of Life .

Luke 1.60 . BLest be the God that 's Israels Lord , for his kinde Visitation , Who sent to us his Divine Word , that wrought our Soules Salvation : From Davids Loynes , and Jesses Root , a Vine did spring upright , That spread all Israel about , a glorious Lampe of Light , Thy holy Prophets did declare , that we should saved be , To keep that Promise that thou Sware , thy Covenant to free , Vs to deliver from the hand , and feare of all our Foes , In holinesse , upright to stand , till Death our Dayes inclose . And thou , O Child , and Prophet Great , prepare the way thou must , Through sorrows sad , and bloody sweat , for to Redeeme the just : Through tender mercy , God gave Grace , from Darkenesse , Day to bring ; And made our way to perfect Peace , from Jess●● Root to Spring . 2 Ep. Tim. 2.8 .

Meditations of Saint Steven . POndring with Admitation , how Paul was wrapt to Meaven , I had a Meditation , upon the Death of Itoven : All faithfull Martyrs may , by Faith , see all things fitting , Heaven ope more cleare then Day , and Christ ia Glory sitting : Acts 7. ●5 . This Martyr was the first , that see from Earth to Heaven , A Comfort to the rest , that sheds their blood like Steven .

The Glory of the Trinity . SAint John came poor , had neither Gold nor Mony , but yet he had the Spirit of Elias ; His Meate was Locust , and a little Honny : Mat. 3.4 . he Preached Repentance , and Cured Hezekiah . I never Read , he ever Preached of Merrit , or workes of men could Heavenly joyes inherit . In Jerdans Flood , John did Baptize indeed , Ver. 17. and thither did our blessed Saviour come ; From Heaven a Dove descended on his Head , ver. 16.17 . a Voyce was heard , this is my loved Sonne : Blest Eyes and Eares , that there did heare and see , without dispute , the blessed Trinitie . Herod that Fox , accuseth John the just , Mat. 14.3 . for speaking truth ; to Prison he must goe , A Dancing Damsell , and unlawfull Lust , ver. 6. joyn'd joyntly both , poor John to overthrow , A damned Beldame of a cursed Seed , ver. ● & 10. betraide poor John , and made him lose his Head .

The Guides to Heaven . VAine-glory , Honour , Pleasure , Pride , Psal. 45.10.11 . Idolatry , and Lust , When Pharaohs Daughter is a Bride , She must lay in the Dust ; Then Marry her to Canaans King , She will content his mind , Such vertuous Beauty for to bring , leaves Egypts sinnes behind . Even so my Sovle , thou Christ shalt take , thy Husband for to be , And all thy former sinnes forsake , and make thy Conscience free ; Not giving way to any one , for one thy Soule may kill , But give to Christ thy Soule alone , who will all joyes fulfill . Though Flesh be fraile , Fight , doe not yeild , give no Consent be sure , Unfaigned Faith must be thy Sheild , it shall thy Soule secure : True Charity must be thy Guide , hold Hope fast by the hand , Thy holy Angell Guards thy side , so walke to Canaans Land .

Pauls Counsell to the Gentiles . SAint Paul was Call'd the Gentiles for to Call , 1 Cor. 11.18 . And to Convert them to the Christian Faith ; He Preach'd with Power , to Comfort them with all , And gave them Counsell , as the Scripture saith ; First try themselves by true Examination , And then to take the Signes of their Salvation . Forget , forgive , and make thy Conscience cleare , Thy Darling Sinne pull up and throw away ; A Contrite Heart , joyn'd with a godly feare , Will worke this Faith , that Christ thy debts did pay Upon the Crosse ; have but this strong beleife , This saving Faith redeems thee from thy greife . Sinne was the Cause thy sorrows are so great ; Let godly sorrow drive away thy sin , It is but folly for to chafe and fret , Rely on Christ , and put thy trust in him ; Repent in Heart , and Christ thy Soule shall feed With Angels Food , in Signes of Wine and Bread .

Holy Advice . BY holy Writ , I heard it prov'd at large , That we our selves to God should reconcile ; 2 Cor. 5.20 . Not to delay the time , was given in charge , But to Repent , and drive sinne to Exile : For Christ , our Christ , for sinne hath borne the smart , The Nayles his Flesh , the Speare did pierce his Heart . Iohn 19.34 . Ver. 21. He had no sinne , for me he was made sin , Christ , onely Christ must pacifie Gods wrath ; Angell nor Man , nor any thing , but him , This to beleeve is true effectuall Faith : Lord I beleeve , help thou my unbeleefe , Make strong my Faith like to the dying Theefe . Luke 23.43 .

A true Faith . TAke time before , for he is bald behind , Stretch forth thy hand , and take him by the locke ; Be strong in Faith , and thou shalt Comfort find , Gates being shut , it is too late to knocke : Mat. 25.10.12 . Christ lov'd me so , when I was at a losse , To gaine my Soule , he Dyed upon the Crosse . Thus he the Just , for me unjust was slaine , The Righteous , for the unrighteous , Dyed ; The way to Heaven a fixed Faith makes plaine , If that thy Faith be the right way applyed : I doe beleeve that Christ did Dye for me ; Doe thou the like , and then he Dyed for thee .

A holy Desire . SEarch thou , Psal. 139.23.24 . O Lord , my heart at ground , and rip it up in every Vaine , All wickednesse that may be found , pull up by roots , I feare no paine . And if I harbour any thought , that is contrary to thy will ; Grant me that grace to count it nought , and banish it for being ill . Lord let me see my wicked wayes , and grace for to abhorre the same , All Glory , Honour , Laud , and Prayse ascribe I will unto thy Name : With Angels I will then rejoyce , in time of all Eternity , When thou admits my Soule and Voyce to Sing , and see the Trinity .

A Conscience quiet , not good . LOrd keep me from a Conscience free from griefe , That ever liv'd in joy , and worldly pleasure ; But never sorrow felt , untill the Death , To sighe for sin , he never took the leisure : Yet he presumes Gods mercy is so great , He shall be sav'd , though he doe not intreat . A Conscience never quiet , yet good . LOrd look upon a Soule that sighes for sinne , And mournes in secret , with a heart sincere , That Sathan seeks to catch within his Ginne , But hath no power to quench his godly feare : He grieves , and waits , when God will comfort send , And so at length , obtaines his wished end . A Conscience neither good , nor quiet . OWofull wretch , whose Soule is never quiet , Whose Conscience fryes him in a fiery Flame ; Yet drinks , and drabs , sweares , and feasts with ryot , Till Deaths dart strike him in a mortall vaine : Then cryes , and cries , will this paine last for ever ? When will it end ? A Voyce doth Answer , Never . A Conscience quiet , and good . O Happy he , whose Conscience telleth him , That goodly mones , hath wrought effectuall Faith . Beleeves Christs blood hath wash'd away his sin , That his deep wound appeas'd his Fathers wrath , And doth desire , and Pray , and Pray againe , That never sin have power in him to raigne . God guard , and watch my thoughts from steps and falls , For sinners feet stand oft one tottering balls .

No help in Man . Whom have I in Heaven but thee ; and there is none upon Earth that I desire besides thee , Psal. 73.25 . WHen I collect all faculties I have , I can find nought , but worthles worth in man , No power at all he hath himselfe to save , his Birth is painefull , and his Life a span , As fraile as Grasse , let him doe what he can : Who puts his trust in any Man at all , Leanes on a Reed , and 's sure to catch a fall . Take Man alone , as meerly he is Man for help , and counsell , he is far to seek ; In his Conceit , he thinketh now and than , that every words a sentence he doth speak , And to excell , he oft his braines doth breake : Great Counsels now , that hath the ratest wits , Their witty wisedome , proves but foolish fits . Now Man , I leave thee , for thou art but vaine , unlesse a Power from Heaven doe thee direct , For by that Power , thou knowledge may obtaine , to know thy selfe , and God for to affect , To him alone give love and true respect : Whom have I then in Heaven and Earth , but thee , For all things else are fraile and vanity .

The Vanity of the World . THree things there are that s counted faults in men , And worldlings hates them to the very Death ; Honour offered , Honour . Wrongs . Fashions . and refused again ; And Wrongs received , yet cannot urge the breath , Counts worldly Fashions like an Aspen Leafe : Whom these affect , the worldling holds as Fooles , And fit to live obscurely , like to Owles . The first they hold a basenesse in the Spirit ; The second sencolesse , a food , or stupid humour ; The third , a scorne to time , deserves no merit , And thus , poor Soules , they bide the worlds rumour : Thus worldlings love that is the worlds consumer : Thou Wretch , thou 〈◊〉 , thou 〈◊〉 , hast lost thy sight , Thou art so blind , thou knowes not Day from Night . The first doth hold , with God a true content ; The second hath a care to live secure ; The third holds Fashions , vaine and follies vent , For Fashions are for sickle fooles a lure , Fooles , and Fashions are tyed together sure : Observe these signes , you shall perceive it plaine , These three things good , it is the world that s vaine .

My Lent Labour , or Prayers , or Meditations . O Lord set thou my heart upright , Psal. 119.52 . and let my Meditations be , To Pray to thee both Day and Night , for to obtaine Eternity ; And that with Christ I may ascend , Io. 20.17 . Into those joyes that never end . Teach me , O Lord , in Faith to Pray , Psal. 86.11 . with holy feare , and godly groanes , That my poor soule may finde the way , with sighes , and sobbs , and mourning moanes , My glorious Fathers Face to see , Psal. 17.15 . And sing Songs with felicity . Deare loving Father , doe not frowne , Psal. 30.7 . but in thy mercy look on me , Least my sad sins doe sinke me downe , and so I lose Eternity : But still in Christ I put my trust , Ioh. 3.26 . That he will place me with the just . It was my 〈…〉 Death , It was my sinnes that made him Dye ; It was my sinnes that stopt his breath , It was my sinnes , that cruelly Did put the Lord of Life to paine , But I was sav'd , 1 Pet. 2.2 . when he was slaine . It was his Love , Ioh. 15.13 . not my deseart , It was his Love that set me free ; For this his Love , I give my heart , It was his owne , he gave it me : My heart , Prov. 23.26 . P● 15.28 . Job . 19.30 . O Lord , thou dost require , Accept it then , whole and intire . I thanke the Lord for this thy Death , I thanke the Lord , that thus did Dye ; I thanke the Lord , that lost thy breath , I thanke the Lord , Luke 23.46 . Psal. 31.4.5 . that patiently Upon the Crosse did pay my debt , And broak the Coards of Sathans Net . Thus for my Soule Lord I doe pleat , Now for my Body I intreat , My wants , good God , for to supply , And Cure thy servants mallady : I need not tell , Mat. 6.11 . thou knowes my need , Give me , my God , my Dayly Bread .

Cherish no Sinne. IF Pagan Princes , Heb. 12.1 . for their Olympian sports did spare no cost , vaine-glory to obtaine , By Running , Tilting , and Games of divers sorts , feeding the fancies of a franticke braine , Found ought , they thought their foolish fits would hinder , Though nee'r so rich , would burne it to a Sinder . If these , from whom was hid all saving grace , would burne to nought , all that their pleasures crost , What must we leave that runs a godly Race , but all our sinnes fast tyed to a Post , Let none be lost , no , not in thy desire , But freely throw them Post and all in th' fire . O thou my Soule , a blessed Race to runne , throw every weight away that troubleth thee ; If fleshly Lusts seeke thee to overcome , 1 Ep. ●●● . 2.11 . bid it avoyde , I hate thy company ; Thou art a weight that I must throw away , God give me grace to make it good , I Pray . Still I am bound to make all speed I can , to run my Course with patience to the end , More stops I find , so vaine a thing is Man , lusts of my Eyes , my Conscience doth offend , They spie strange objects , that sets my heart a flote , For to desire things farre above my lot . And now my heart begins to mount aloft , the world is all too little to content it , It feeds on dainties , lyes on pillowes soft , thus wealth breeds woe , unlesse a man repent it : Though all these lusts I finde in me too rife , Good Lord defend me from the pride of life . Lord heare my Prayer , take fleshly lusts away , 1 Ep. Pet. 1.2 . and give my Eyes no power to lust at all , But on such things , as lawfully I may use , for to make the pride of lise to fall : Quit of all these , take heart , be of good cheare , Run forth thy Race , Psal. 37.1 . be patient , doe not feare .

Christs Love to Man . THe true Elect , Heb. 12.2 . by true effectuall Faith , beleeves that Christ by death hath them redeem'd , A Prophet , Priest , and King , all three he hath perform'd in Office , so deare he us esteem'd , That nothing should be wanting for our good , His Fathers wrath he hath appeas'd with blood . Dare mortall man be bold as to desire , but that the God of gods hath it reveal'd , His working spirits makes mortalls to admire , that our Salvation should not be conceal'd : For wretched man had neer thought to have sought it , Had not Gods love , and Christ with blood have bought it . This blessed Jesus , the Author of our Faith , with Heavenly joy did guide the way before , And finish all ; for so the Scripture saith , that on the Crosse , with shame , he clear'd our score ; For he doth fit upon a glorious Sear , 1 Ep. Pet. 3.22 . One Gods right hand , for our poor Soules to pleat .

An Article of our Faith . He suffered under Pontius Pilate . MOurne mortall man in dolour of thy heart , with sorrows sad , and sighes lament thy sin , Christ Heaven forsakes , Isay 53.4 . He suffered . to beare a hellish smart , and took our base infirmities of him , And for a time he made the Earth his stage , To free us mortalls from his Fathers rage . Tiberius then in Rome did beare the sway , and had the Jewes obedient to his power ; Under Pontius Pilate . Sent Pontinus Pilate his Debuty away . whose strict commands made all the Jewes to lowre : Yet for to please his Conscience , did Condemne , unjustly judging , led by wicked men . Ioh. 19.16 . The Lord of Life he did condemne to dye , 1 Cor. 2.8 by providence , he judged unto Death , That no Death else , but that , could testifie , Was cruc●fied . the Lambe of God deprived of his breath : All former Types and Prophesies of him , He did fulfill , and clear'd the Just of sin . For to make good his Death , he buried was , Dead and bur●ed . Ioh. 19.41 within a Tombe where never none was layd ; To make it safe , a Guard on it did passe , a jealious feare , did make the Jewes afraid , That his Disciples his body should convay , Mat. 27.64 . And on the Night should steale his Corps away . But by his Power , for he himselfe was Power , Ioh. 10.18 . The grave is sometimes tak●n for Hell . Mat. 28.6 Act. 2.24 . Ps● . 16.10 . H●●e●cended into hell , not locally . Hos. 13.14 he from the Grave did powerfully arise ; Mans Enemy , grim Death , he made to lowre , triumphingly , the Grave he did despise : For none but Christ , he had the power alone , Free from Corruption was this holy one . Then it is said , to Hell he did descend ; by Hellish paines , he must worke mans salvation , Not locally , for then I should offend , among the damned , doom'd unto damnation , As man , being there , be never could returne , But evermore in fiery torments burne . Where shall we finde that Christ perform'd his Passion ? not with the Damned , Christ in his passion neither in the Grave ; But Praying in the Garden , as it was his fashion , paine prickt his heart , sweat blood , and there to have The paines of Hell , Gods wrath within a Cup , Which could not passe , before he drunke it up . This was not all , much more then this must be , mockt , Indured the shame , despised the crosse . All is finished . Mat. 27.46 . Psal. 22.7 . Rev. 5.1 . Gen. 49.9 . Rev. 5.5 . and arraign'd , condemn'd his Life to lose , Most shamefully be nayl'd unto a Tree , and Crucified upon a wooden Crosse ; There finisht all that he did undertake , When he did cry , My God doth me forsake . This crying Lambe , he undertook Seaven Seales to open , and the book ; Of Judahs Tribe , this was the Lyon , That brought all joy and peace to Syon ; This holy Lambe , Ioh. 19 16. our soules to gaine , Was by the Jewes , and Pilate slaine : Gods onely deare , beloved Son , Sinne , Devill , and Death did overcome ; Look on him Lord , yet bleeding see , It is his blood that saveth me ; I thanke my God , Eph. 3.6 . this Faith I hold , Thy promise Lord doth make me bold .