THE
AFFLICTED
Mans
vow
.
AFFLICTION
.
WHose
thoughts
,
but
shall
be
troubled
with
2
Dan
.
4.
verse
.
2.
Nebuchadnezers
,
for
to
behold
?
and
whose
speech
,
but
shall
be
4.
ve
16.
stopped
for
a
time
,
with
Daniel
to
declare
the
vision
of
the
verse
.
11.
felling
of
the
tree
,
the
verse
.
12.
breaking
of
the
branches
,
the
shaking
of
the
leaues
,
the
scattering
of
the
fruit
,
the
leauing
of
the
roote
,
the
binding
of
the
stumpe
,
and
the
wetting
of
the
dew
?
Yet
I
must
not
say
to
the
elected
Saints
,
as
Daniel
did
to
Nebuchadnezer
,
4.
ve
.
16.
(
the
meaning
thereof
be
to
them
that
hate
you
.
)
For
by
the
falling
of
the
tree
,
is
meant
the
humbling
of
the
soule
:
Degrees
in
affliction
.
the
breaking
of
the
branches
,
the
weakening
of
the
strength
:
the
shaking
off
the
leaues
,
the
fading
of
the
glory
:
the
scattering
of
the
fruit
,
the
losse
of
the
riches
:
the
leauing
of
the
roote
,
the
obliuion
of
the
name
:
the
binding
of
the
stumpe
,
the
hope
of
restoring
:
None
,
but
haue
some
affliction
.
and
the
wetting
of
the
dew
,
the
grace
of
reuiuing
.
And
thus
are
we
all
as
trees
planted
by
God
in
this
world
,
some
tall
like
Cedars
;
some
low
like
the
Vine
;
yet
the
one
must
be
hewed
,
and
the
other
must
be
pruned
.
For
there
is
no
exception
but
some
affliction
in
one
kinde
or
other
,
must
befall
vnto
all
;
The
end
of
affliction
is
to
know
God
.
but
especially
,
to
the
Saints
of
God
Dan
.
4.22
till
they
know
that
the
heauens
haue
the
rule
(
euen
the
most
high
that
dwelleth
in
them
,
)
and
that
hee
euer
giueth
his
blessings
to
whomsoeuer
he
will
.
Wherefore
,
O
ye
children
of
men
,
let
my
counsell
be
acceptable
vnto
you
,
(
as
Daniel
said
to
Nebuchadnezer
,
4.
ver
.
24.
breake
off
your
sinnes
by
righteousnesse
,
and
your
iniquities
by
mercy
vnto
the
poore
,
loe
let
there
be
an
healing
of
your
errors
.
Sweet
is
the
issue
of
Affliction
,
though
vnpleasant
in
the
tast
:
for
our
heauenly
Physition
knoweth
our
corruption
,
and
therefore
he
doth
minister
vnto
vs
a
bitter
pill
,
to
giue
vs
a
good
and
sound
purgation
;
for
the
setling
of
sinne
,
is
poyson
to
the
soule
,
and
the
raigning
of
the
flesh
,
the
ruine
of
the
spirit
:
but
by
affliction
the
soule
is
healed
,
and
the
spirit
sanctified
,
sinne
expelled
,
and
the
flesh
subdued
.
Satans
temptations
which
he
practiseth
,
in
his
malice
to
diuert
vs
,
Satans
malice
,
by
our
faith
and
patience
turneth
to
our
good
.
are
Gods
tryals
,
which
he
suffereth
in
his
loue
to
conuert
vs
:
for
his
buffetings
are
turned
into
blessings
,
and
his
tyranny
into
tranquilitie
;
the
stone
which
he
throweth
,
returneth
vpon
himselfe
,
and
the
fire
that
hee
kindleth
is
his
owne
destruction
:
for
without
his
temptations
and
assaults
,
there
were
no
triall
of
our
faith
,
1.
Pet
.
1.6.7
.
though
now
for
a
season
,
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
(
if
need
require
)
we
are
in
heauinesse
,
through
manifold
temptations
,
that
the
triall
of
our
faith
being
much
more
precious
then
gold
that
perisheth
,
(
though
it
be
tried
with
fire
,
)
might
be
found
vnto
our
praise
and
honour
and
glory
at
the
appearance
of
Iesus
Christ
:
Ver
.
9.
receiuing
the
end
of
our
faith
,
euen
the
saluation
of
our
soules
.
So
then
to
the
elect
and
faithfull
,
the
diuels
temptations
(
but
Gods
afflictions
)
are
in
the
end
for
the
great
glory
of
God
,
and
for
the
comfort
and
profit
of
his
children
:
Al
intising
euill
must
be
repelled
by
the
opposite
&
preuailing
good
.
for
the
euill
is
repelled
by
the
good
:
the
Diuels
suggestion
to
disobay
,
is
confuted
by
obedience
:
his
suggestion
to
presume
,
confuted
by
reuerence
:
the
suggestion
to
doubt
,
confuted
by
faith
:
the
suggestion
to
murmure
,
confuted
by
patience
:
the
suggestion
to
riot
,
confuted
by
temperance
:
the
suggestion
to
pride
,
confuted
by
humilitie
:
the
suggestion
to
lust
,
confuted
by
chastitie
:
the
suggestion
to
couet
,
confuted
by
content
:
the
suggestion
to
oppresse
,
confuted
by
charitie
:
and
the
suggestion
to
reuenge
,
confuted
by
loue
.
Why
then
,
afflictions
whether
inward
or
outward
,
in
respect
of
Sathan
,
they
are
like
the
Iud.
3.1.2
Canaanites
euer
warring
and
fighting
against
the
beloued
Israel
:
but
in
respect
of
God
,
Affliction
comfortatable
in
the
end
.
they
are
as
his
heauenly
messengers
,
which
bring
vs
glad
tidings
,
that
if
we
faithfully
resist
vnto
the
end
,
and
Reu
.
3.5
.
ouercome
,
wee
shall
be
clothed
with
white
aray
,
and
receiue
the
2.17.29
precious
white
stone
and
morning
starre
,
that
shall
make
vs
to
shine
in
glory
;
our
names
shall
neuer
be
put
out
of
the
booke
of
life
,
but
wee
shall
be
as
euerlasting
3.
ver
.
12
pillars
in
the
temple
of
God
,
and
shall
3.
ve
.
21.
sit
with
Christ
,
in
his
throne
,
euen
as
hee
hath
ouercome
,
and
doth
sit
with
his
Father
in
his
throne
.
Surely
,
there
is
but
one
way
to
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
and
that
is
Act.
14.22
.
through
many
tribulations
,
the
Mat
.
7.14
.
gate
being
straite
,
and
the
way
being
narrow
,
and
hauing
as
it
were
,
violent
fire
on
the
one
side
,
and
raging
seas
on
the
other
side
;
like
vnto
the
Deut
.
8.15.16
.
Israelites
passage
to
the
land
of
Canaan
,
weary
and
troublesome
:
and
like
vnto
2
Sam
.
24
13.
Dauids
straite
,
wherein
hee
saw
famine
before
him
,
the
sword
behinde
him
,
and
pestilence
round
about
him
;
and
one
of
these
he
must
taste
before
he
could
behold
the
fauour
and
ioyfull
countenance
of
the
Lord
.
Affliction
may
be
compared
to
Gen.
29.17.31.32
.
Leah
who
was
blere
eyed
,
but
yet
she
had
many
more
children
then
R●hel
:
for
the
beauty
and
glory
of
worldly
prosperitie
is
not
in
the
dwellings
of
affliction
:
yet
the
comely
graces
,
as
faith
,
hope
,
patience
and
humilitie
are
the
daughters
of
aduersitie
.
Prosperitie
hurtfull
in
the
end
.
Prosperitie
is
like
vnto
the
Israelites
Psal
.
78.29.30
.
Quayles
,
lushious
in
the
mouth
,
but
lothsome
to
the
soule
,
&
like
vnto
Iona
.
4.7
.
Ionas
gourd
,
flowrishing
in
the
day
,
but
withered
in
the
night
.
What
profit
is
it
for
a
King
to
sayle
in
a
stately
ship
,
if
hee
want
a
Pilot
?
surely
,
his
feare
and
danger
must
be
great
:
and
what
auaileth
all
the
riches
of
this
world
,
if
we
want
a
guide
to
bring
vs
vnto
God
?
certainly
we
shal
fal
into
the
hands
of
theeues
,
and
spirituall
robbers
.
Our
faithful
Pilot
,
and
guide
therfore
vnto
God
must
be
affliction
,
Affliction
must
helpe
to
bring
vs
vnto
God
:
her
propertie
,
and
vertue
.
for
her
knowledge
is
heauenly
,
her
direction
straite
,
her
eye
watchfull
,
her
labour
carefull
,
and
her
prayer
faithfull
:
shee
passeth
by
the
dangerous
rocks
,
and
keepeth
in
the
Psa
.
80.5
deepe
:
she
aspireth
not
vnto
the
hils
,
but
walketh
in
the
vallyes
:
teares
are
her
meate
,
and
teares
are
her
drinke
:
the
129.3
.
plowers
plow
vpon
her
backe
,
and
make
long
furrowes
:
shee
126.5.6
.
goeth
forth
weeping
,
and
carryeth
precious
seede
,
but
shee
shall
returne
with
ioy
,
and
bring
her
sheaues
with
her
,
euen
fruitfull
sheaues
,
euerlasting
peace
,
plenty
and
felicitie
.
For
who
knoweth
not
but
that
the
cleanest
corne
is
throwne
into
the
ground
,
the
purest
gold
is
tried
in
the
fire
,
the
sweetest
grape
is
trodden
in
the
presse
,
and
the
holy
Lambe
is
for
the
sacrifice
?
No
wound
is
cured
except
it
be
searched
,
and
that
is
painefull
to
the
patient
:
and
no
soule
fully
sanctified
,
vnles
it
be
afflicted
,
which
brings
sorrow
for
our
sinnes
,
and
causeth
vs
speedely
to
turn
vnto
the
Lord
.
Hos
.
5.14
I
will
be
vnto
Ephraim
(
saith
the
Lord
)
as
a
Lion
,
and
as
a
Lions
whelpe
vnto
the
house
of
Iudah
,
I
,
euen
I
,
will
spoile
and
goe
away
,
I
will
take
away
,
and
none
shall
rescue
it
:
I
will
goe
and
returne
to
my
place
,
till
they
acknowledge
their
fault
,
and
seeke
mee
,
in
their
affliction
they
will
seeke
me
diligently
.
Behold
I
haue
fined
thee
,
but
not
as
siluer
,
I
haue
chosen
thee
in
the
furnace
of
affliction
:
for
the
burdens
of
Aegipt
made
Israel
Exo
.
3.7
.
cry
vnto
God
,
and
in
the
time
of
their
distresse
they
sought
him
earely
.
Ps.
86.7
.
Dauids
troubles
made
him
pray
:
Is.
38.2.3
Hezekiahs
sicknesse
made
him
weepe
:
and
the
Luke
.
15.16.20
.
prodigall
childs
miserie
made
him
seeke
his
fathers
mercy
:
for
whomsoeuer
the
Lord
loueth
,
hee
Heb
.
12
6
chasteneth
,
and
scourgeth
euery
one
that
he
receiueth
.
And
wee
must
in
no
wise
thinke
to
escape
afflictions
while
wee
liue
in
this
world
,
Worldly
policie
can
not
preuent
gods
chastning
,
nor
auoid
his
plagues
by
any
of
our
owne
pollicie
,
strength
or
power
,
as
did
the
stubborne
and
disodedient
Iewes
imagine
,
who
would
flye
into
Aegipt
,
and
not
be
subiect
vnto
Nebuchadnezer
as
the
Lord
commanded
them
.
For
euen
in
our
safest
pallaces
,
places
,
and
prosperitie
can
the
Lord
touch
vs
,
finde
vs
,
and
follow
vs
,
as
hee
did
those
mutinous
and
rebellious
people
:
for
it
had
beene
better
for
them
to
haue
serued
Hos
.
9.6
.
Nebuchadnezer
with
patience
,
then
to
haue
perished
in
Aegipt
;
For
loe
,
they
are
gone
(
as
they
thinke
)
from
destruction
,
but
Aegipt
shal
gather
them
vp
,
(
saith
the
Lord
)
and
Memphis
shall
bury
them
,
the
nettle
shall
possesse
the
pleasant
places
of
their
siluer
,
and
the
thorne
shall
be
in
their
tabernacles
.
Affliction
then
can
be
no
tyrant
vnto
the
patient
and
faithfull
,
forasmuch
as
the
Lord
doth
send
it
vnto
vs
:
and
as
he
said
vnto
the
remnant
of
Iudah
,
Ier
.
42.11
Feare
not
for
the
King
of
Babel
,
of
whom
ye
are
afraid
,
for
I
am
with
you
to
saue
and
to
deliuer
you
from
his
hand
,
and
I
will
grant
you
mercy
,
that
he
may
haue
compassion
vpon
you
,
and
hee
shall
cause
you
to
dwell
in
your
land
:
but
if
yee
say
,
yee
will
not
dwell
in
this
land
,
neither
heare
the
voyce
of
the
Lord
your
God
;
saying
:
Nay
,
but
wee
will
goe
into
the
land
of
Aegipt
,
where
we
shall
see
no
war
,
nor
heare
the
sound
of
trumpet
,
nor
haue
hunger
of
bread
,
and
there
will
we
dwell
:
(
and
now
therefore
heare
the
word
of
the
Lord
,
ye
remnant
of
Iudah
:
thus
saith
the
Lord
of
hoasts
,
the
God
of
Israell
)
if
ye
set
your
faces
to
enter
into
Aegipt
,
and
goe
to
dwell
there
;
then
the
word
that
yee
feared
shall
take
you
there
in
the
Land
of
Aegipt
,
and
the
famine
for
the
which
ye
care
,
shall
there
hang
vpon
you
in
Aegipt
,
and
there
shall
ye
die
.
So
likewise
when
the
Lord
hath
appointed
vs
vnto
any
affliction
whatsoeuer
in
this
world
,
It
is
good
to
be
subiect
&
patient
vnder
the
Lords
hand
.
we
must
be
obedient
and
subiect
vnder
his
hand
,
for
Rom.
8.28
hee
●s
with
vs
to
saue
and
deliuer
vs
from
the
crueltie
of
temptations
,
and
to
turne
all
for
our
good
and
prosperitie
,
reseruing
mercy
and
compassion
for
vs
,
if
we
put
our
trust
in
him
:
but
if
wee
be
murmuring
and
rebellious
and
wil
put
our
confidence
in
worldly
helpes
and
meanes
,
and
will
flie
from
the
Lord
,
disobaying
his
ordinances
,
then
what
we
feared
shall
take
hold
vpon
vs
,
his
wrath
and
anger
shall
consume
vs
,
and
we
shall
see
his
face
no
more
:
For
who
knoweth
the
will
of
the
Lord
?
therefore
if
he
should
kill
vs
,
let
vs
say
with
Iob
.
13.15
.
Iob
,
I
will
put
my
trust
in
him
:
and
say
of
affliction
,
as
Christ
said
of
Ioh
.
11.4
.
Lazarus
sickenesse
,
this
is
not
vnto
death
,
but
for
the
glory
of
God
,
that
the
Sonne
of
God
might
be
glorified
thereby
:
For
as
we
certainely
hope
of
the
1
Cor
.
15.22.23
resurrection
after
death
,
for
our
glorification
,
and
thereby
death
is
become
profitable
vnto
vs
:
so
we
must
assuredly
hope
of
a
reward
after
affliction
for
our
2
Cor
.
1.5
consolation
,
and
thereby
affliction
is
become
comfortable
vnto
vs.
Affliction
is
Gods
seale
wher
with
hee
marketh
his
children
.
For
affliction
it
is
as
the
seale
of
the
liuing
God
,
wherewith
his
seruants
are
sealed
in
their
foreheads
vnto
eternall
life
.
For
read
from
Genesis
to
the
Reuelation
,
and
you
shall
find
that
all
the
Saints
both
Patriarks
,
Prophets
,
and
Apostles
,
in
some
sort
or
other
,
nay
Christ
Heb
.
11.36.37
himselfe
haue
beene
tempted
,
afflicted
,
persecuted
,
tormented
.
For
how
can
it
otherwise
be
when
as
Iam
.
4.4
.
this
world
is
at
enmitie
with
God
,
and
here
doth
Sathan
that
Eph.
2.2
.
and
.
6.12
.
prince
of
darkenes
ruleiby
possessing
the
hearts
of
most
part
of
men
being
wicked
and
vngodly
.
)
And
besides
wee
liuing
in
this
world
cannot
be
freed
from
sinne
Rom.
6.7
.
till
after
death
:
and
the
Rom.
6.23
.
reward
of
sin
in
the
iustice
of
God
is
eternall
death
,
but
in
mercy
the
1
Cor
.
15
54.55
.
Patient
suffering
in
this
world
hath
a
recompense
of
glory
in
the
world
to
come
.
sting
of
death
is
taken
out
that
it
shall
not
hurt
the
Saints
:
yet
must
they
for
a
while
here
be
2
Cor
.
12.7
.
bufferted
,
that
the
flesh
may
be
humbled
;
be
despised
,
that
they
may
be
honoured
:
they
must
Mat
.
5.4
.
mourne
that
they
may
be
comforted
:
be
imprisonned
,
that
they
may
be
freed
:
they
must
suffer
Mat
.
5.6
.
Dangerus
is
their
estate
that
haue
no
affliction
.
hunger
,
that
they
may
be
satisfied
;
be
naked
that
they
may
be
clothed
:
afflicted
that
they
may
be
comforted
;
abiected
that
they
may
be
glorified
.
Hard
then
and
fearefull
is
their
condition
which
haue
no
affliction
in
this
life
,
either
inward
or
outward
:
inward
,
by
2
Cor
.
7.9.10
.
hartie
sorrow
for
their
sinne
with
true
repentance
;
or
by
a
strong
Eph.
6.10
15
fight
against
the
world
,
the
flesh
and
the
Diuell
by
faithfull
resistance
:
outward
,
which
is
either
in
bodie
,
goods
,
or
name
:
for
the
wicked
because
they
haue
no
Psal
.
changes
,
(
but
liue
at
ease
in
pleasure
,
plentie
,
and
delight
)
they
call
not
vpon
God
;
nay
,
they
thinke
there
is
no
God
:
the
diuell
lulleth
them
a
sleepe
,
and
maketh
them
(
like
beasts
)
fat
against
the
day
of
slaughter
.
But
against
the
children
of
God
who
must
of
necessitie
passe
through
the
narrow
and
troublesome
seas
of
this
world
,
The
Diuel
is
an
open
enimie
against
the
righteous
.
the
diuell
hath
on
the
one
side
,
his
bulwarke
of
inward
temptations
;
and
on
the
other
side
,
his
fort
of
outward
afflictions
,
shooting
at
them
,
if
hee
could
to
stoppe
,
nay
,
to
sinke
them
,
that
they
might
not
go
vnto
the
heauenly
land
of
Canaan
.
But
by
how
much
the
more
our
danger
,
and
trouble
is
in
this
life
,
by
so
much
the
more
is
our
reward
and
glory
in
the
life
to
come
,
when
as
we
shall
arriue
at
the
hauen
,
yea
heauen
of
eternall
rest
:
For
no
Heb
.
12.11
.
chastening
for
the
present
seemeth
to
be
ioyous
,
but
grieuous
,
but
afterward
it
bringeth
the
quiet
fruite
of
righteousnesse
vnto
them
which
are
thereby
exercised
.
Wherefore
12.
ye
that
are
afflicted
lift
vp
your
hands
which
are
downe
,
and
your
weake
knees
which
are
feeble
:
and
counsell
ye
,
comfort
ye
one
another
,
and
say
with
a
ioyfull
heart
:
Come
,
Hos
.
6.1
.
and
let
vs
returne
vnto
the
Lord
:
for
he
hath
spoyled
vs
,
and
he
will
heale
vs
:
he
hath
wounded
vs
,
and
he
will
binde
vs
vp
.
After
two
dayes
he
will
reuiue
vs
,
&
in
the
third
day
he
will
raise
vs
vp
,
and
wee
shall
liue
in
his
sight
.
Then
shall
wee
haue
knowledge
,
and
indeuour
our selues
to
know
the
Lord
this
going
forth
is
prepared
as
the
morning
,
and
he
shall
come
vnto
vs
as
the
raine
,
and
as
the
latter
raine
vpon
the
earth
.
Thus
after
trouble
shall
wee
finde
rest
:
after
a
storme
a
calme
;
after
sorrow
,
ioy
,
and
after
death
,
life
.
Our
Father
Abraham
liued
in
Vr
of
the
Caldees
,
but
in
the
end
he
came
vnto
the
land
that
flowed
with
Milke
and
Hony
:
Ps.
120.5
Dauid
remained
a
long
time
in
Meshech
,
and
dwelt
in
the
tents
of
Kedar
,
but
in
the
end
he
came
to
Shiloh
,
and
to
the
holy
hill
of
Sion
.
God
is
vnto
his
children
in
the
day
of
aduersitie
a
cloud
to
couer
them
,
and
in
the
night
of
affliction
a
pillar
of
fire
to
comfort
them
.
Affliction
is
like
a
Nurse
,
who
while
she
swadleth
vs
vp
straight
,
and
that
for
our
good
we
cry
,
but
when
we
come
to
knowledge
and
strenght
,
we
doe
giue
her
thanks
and
then
reioyce
,
Heb
.
12.8
For
,
If
ye
be
without
correction
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
whereof
all
are
partakers
,
then
are
yee
bastards
,
and
not
Sonnes
:
Morcouer
wee
haue
had
the
fathers
of
of
our
bodies
which
corrected
vs
,
and
we
gaue
them
reuerence
,
should
we
not
much
rather
be
in
subiection
vnto
the
father
of
spirits
,
that
we
might
liue
?
for
they
verely
for
a
few
dayes
chastened
vs
after
their
owne
pleasures
,
but
he
chasteneth
vs
for
our
profit
that
wee
might
be
partakers
of
his
holinesse
:
without
the
which
no
man
shall
see
the
Lord
.
The
vse
then
of
all
is
this
:
That
we
consider
what
is
the
cause
of
affliction
:
Foure
things
to
be
considered
in
affliction
.
The
cause
is
our
sinne
.
Who
it
is
that
sends
it
:
It
is
God
.
To
what
end
:
Hee
sends
it
for
our
good
.
Who
are
the
instruments
that
bring
it
:
For
the
most
part
Sathan
,
or
his
wicked
members
,
cruell
men
vpon
the
earth
.
Why
then
consider
:
Iob
.
14.15.16
.
None
that
liueth
can
say
that
he
is
pure
and
without
sinne
:
for
1
Ioh
.
1.8
If
we
say
wee
haue
no
sinne
,
we
deceiue
our selues
and
the
truth
is
not
in
vs
:
If
so
thou
art
a
sinner
,
then
looke
certainly
for
some
one
affliction
or
other
:
and
suffer
and
beare
it
patiently
(
as
2
Sam
.
16.6.10
.
Dauid
suffered
Shemey
,
)
and
answered
Abishay
,
saying
:
What
haue
I
to
do
with
you
ye
sons
of
Zeruiah
;
for
hee
curseth
because
the
Lord
hath
bidden
him
curse
Dauid
;
who
dare
then
say
,
wherefore
hast
thou
done
so
?
suffer
him
to
curse
for
the
Lord
hath
bidden
him
:
(
and
that
was
for
Dauid
sinne
in
murthering
of
Vriah
.
)
And
by
this
affliction
Dauid
was
also
put
in
minde
of
his
grieuous
transgression
,
(
which
begot
in
him
penitiencie
,
patience
,
and
most
humble
submission
to
the
will
of
God
)
and
staied
also
his
seeking
of
reuenge
against
Shemey
.
And
this
example
of
Dauid
is
a
worthy
president
for
vs
,
To
forgiue
our
enimies
that
doe
persecute
vs.
that
wee
in
like
manner
should
willingly
forgiue
our
enimies
and
persecuters
,
by
calling
of
our
owne
sinnes
to
remembrance
,
and
the
puritie
of
Gods
iustice
in
correcting
vs
for
our
sinnes
,
and
his
great
mercy
in
calling
vs
thereby
to
repentance
:
and
that
the
wicked
are
sent
and
appointed
of
God
,
as
his
instruments
to
humble
vs
,
and
to
beate
vs
downe
;
that
we
might
be
raised
vp
vnto
newnesse
and
holinesse
of
life
thereby
,
and
therefore
there
must
be
no
striuing
against
the
prickes
:
welcome
therefore
must
be
affliction
at
all
times
,
in
our
Youth
and
in
our
age
,
seeing
it
is
the
blessed
messenger
of
God
to
bring
vs
vnto
him
:
Affliction
is
the
messenger
of
God
.
not
suffering
vs
to
continue
in
our
sinnes
,
lest
wee
should
perish
and
be
condemned
with
the
world
.
Another
vse
may
be
drawne
from
hence
:
which
is
,
the
consideration
of
the
difference
&
degrees
of
afflictions
.
Degrees
&
disterences
in
affliction
.
For
some
are
great
,
some
small
,
some
many
,
some
few
,
some
fearefull
,
some
fauourable
,
some
short
,
some
durable
.
For
Iaakobs
sorrows
were
not
like
Iobs
,
nor
Zedekiahs
troubles
like
Nebuchadnezers
.
God
sendeth
vnto
some
distract
and
agonie
of
minde
:
to
some
diseases
and
deformitie
of
bodie
,
to
some
losse
of
children
:
to
some
losse
of
friends
:
to
some
losse
of
goods
:
to
some
banishment
:
to
some
imprisonment
:
to
some
disgrace
:
to
some
an
ignominious
death
:
to
some
pouerty
:
to
other
some
strange
miserie
(
which
is
,
)
men
possessing
riches
,
but
without
content
:
Our
sins
deserue
great
afflictions
and
many
,
but
God
is
mercifull
in
correcting
.
hauing
children
but
no
comfort
:
many
friends
,
but
few
faithfull
:
a
daintie
Wife
,
but
nothing
dutifull
.
If
a
man
haue
but
one
of
these
afflictions
(
as
few
or
none
but
haue
some
of
them
)
then
let
him
consider
the
multitude
of
his
sins
,
&
praise
the
Lord
,
that
he
hath
not
heaped
vp
a
multitude
of
afflictions
vpon
him
,
&
let
him
compare
his
afflictions
with
others
mens
,
and
no
doubt
he
shall
finde
and
withall
confesse
,
that
in
comparison
of
others
,
he
is
a
most
happy
man
;
and
that
God
vnto
him
is
good
and
gracious
,
remembring
his
mercy
and
couenant
made
vnto
his
children
,
that
none
of
them
shall
be
Luk
.
40.
tempted
aboue
their
power
,
nor
suffer
more
then
they
are
able
for
to
beare
;
and
that
in
due
time
they
shall
haue
a
most
happy
issue
with
their
temptations
.
Not
to
behold
affliction
with
an
earthly
eye
.
And
let
no
man
that
hath
his
afflictions
(
be
they
neuer
so
small
)
behold
them
with
an
earthly
eye
;
for
then
they
are
like
a
bigge
and
tall
shippe
remaining
vpon
the
land
,
which
cannot
be
remooued
,
no
not
with
great
strength
,
but
let
them
presently
digge
and
cut
(
let
them
sigh
and
pray
,
)
for
the
waters
of
comfort
,
that
they
may
come
&
flow
vnto
their
soules
,
from
the
fountaine
of
Christs
mercy
:
and
then
be
their
afflictions
neuer
so
many
,
or
neuer
so
heauie
,
yet
the
flowing
streame
of
Gods
loue
shall
easily
remoue
and
carry
them
away
far
from
them
.
Besides
,
Christ
hath
borne
our
afflictions
for
vs
,
and
made
them
an
easie
yoke
vnto
vs
,
if
so
we
put
our
trust
in
him
.
know
that
our
afflictions
are
become
the
burthen
and
yoke
of
Christ
Iesus
,
which
hee
willingly
beareth
,
and
hath
submitted
himselfe
vnto
for
our
sakes
,
the
which
although
at
the
time
of
his
passion
they
were
heauy
vnto
him
,
by
reason
of
our
sins
;
yet
now
hee
hath
altered
and
changed
them
to
be
Mat
.
11.28.29.30
.
light
,
and
easie
for
vs
to
beare
and
vndergoe
,
both
in
respect
of
his
great
might
to
support
vs
,
and
in
respect
of
his
great
loue
to
comfort
vs.
Moreouer
,
if
God
should
send
many
crosses
and
afflictions
vnto
vs
,
one
vpon
the
necke
of
another
,
as
one
Waue
ouertaketh
another
;
yet
let
vs
account
of
them
as
the
husbandman
doth
of
his
heauie
sheafe
of
corne
:
reioyce
in
them
,
and
beare
them
courageously
,
knowing
that
they
haue
much
fruit
,
and
great
recompence
of
reward
.
Heb
.
10.32
Now
(
therefore
saith
the
Apostle
)
call
to
remembrance
the
dayes
that
are
passed
,
in
the
which
after
ye
had
receiued
light
,
yee
endured
a
great
fight
in
afflictions
.
33
Partly
while
ye
were
made
a
gazing
stocke
both
by
reproches
and
afflictions
,
and
partly
while
yee
became
companions
of
them
which
were
so
tossed
too
and
fro
.
34
For
both
yee
sorrowed
with
me
for
my
bonds
,
and
suffered
with
ioy
the
spoyling
of
your
goods
,
knowing
in
your selues
that
ye
haue
in
heauen
a
better
and
enduring
substance
.
35
Cast
not
away
therefore
your
confidence
,
which
hath
great
recompence
of
reward
.
For
ye
haue
need
of
patience
,
36
that
after
ye
haue
done
the
wil
of
God
,
ye
might
receiue
the
promise
.
37
For
yet
a
very
little
while
,
and
he
that
shall
come
,
will
come
,
and
will
not
tarry
.
PRAYER
.
O
Most
iust
,
holy
,
mercifull
and
omnipotent
God
,
thou
alone
dost
punish
,
and
no
man
can
redeeme
,
thou
alone
dost
correct
,
and
no
man
can
controll
,
thou
alone
doest
saue
,
and
no
man
can
condemne
.
Pardon
I
beseech
thee
my
sins
,
for
they
are
many
,
purge
my
corruption
for
it
is
great
,
looke
not
vpon
my
merits
,
for
they
are
vile
:
euery
mans
sanctitie
is
polluted
,
and
all
his
purity
defiled
.
Wherfore
,
to
mee
,
O
Lord
,
to
me
thy
poore
seruant
,
belongeth
shame
and
confusion
:
but
to
thee
mercy
,
iudgement
,
and
glory
.
Destroy
not
I
humbly
entreat
,
O
heauenly
Father
,
the
workmanship
of
thine
owne
hands
,
but
haste
to
comfort
me
,
and
make
thy
corrections
my
instructions
,
that
in
patience
for
a
while
I
may
here
possesse
my
soule
,
and
in
thy
promise
haue
an
assured
hope
to
liue
with
thee
for
euer
in
the
life
to
come
,
through
Iesus
Christ
my
Lord
and
onely
Sauiour
.
Amen
.
VOW
.
WAs
it
not
Iacobs
feare
and
loue
of
God
,
that
made
him
Gen.
28.20.21
.
make
his
vow
to
God
?
and
did
not
Ma.
26.33.35
.
Peter
make
his
vow
to
Christ
,
vpon
his
zealous
loue
to
him
,
as
1
Sam
.
●0
16.
Ionathan
did
to
Dauid
?
and
was
it
not
the
Iosh
.
1.13.16.17
.
remembrance
of
blessing
receiued
,
that
made
the
Israelites
make
their
vow
,
and
couenant
with
Ioshua
to
serue
the
Lord
?
Why
then
,
here
behold
the
afflicted
mans
Religion
,
his
thankfulnesse
and
his
loue
to
God
,
in
making
of
his
vow
to
feare
,
to
praise
,
and
neuer
to
forsake
the
Lord
.
For
affliction
doth
beget
:
deliuerance
should
confirme
,
and
in
our
prosperitie
we
should
performe
our
Psa
.
66.13.14
.
Vows
which
wee
haue
made
vnto
the
Lord
.
But
as
there
may
be
a
draft
of
a
goodly
patterne
or
modell
for
building
of
a
stately
house
:
A
godly
vow
must
be
performed
.
which
if
it
be
not
set
forward
and
erected
,
is
but
a
paper
,
not
a
pallace
.
So
the
promise
of
euery
holy
vow
,
may
make
a
faire
shew
and
demonstration
of
a
holy
course
and
christian
plot
,
to
reare
and
raise
vp
the
inward
man
to
be
a
beautifull
and
holy
building
vnto
God
:
but
if
it
be
not
performed
it
is
a
shadow
not
a
substance
;
a
word
,
not
a
worke
.
Therefore
the
performance
of
a
vow
,
is
the
praise
of
the
promise
,
as
wee
may
see
by
the
example
of
Dauid
,
when
hee
said
;
I
Psal
.
119
107.
haue
sworne
,
and
will
performe
it
,
that
I
will
keepe
thy
righteoas
iudgements
,
O
Lord
:
(
not
that
hee
had
free
will
or
power
to
doe
it
)
but
shewing
thereby
his
inward
affection
and
carefull
receiuing
of
them
in
his
heart
:
and
so
is
it
meant
,
where
it
is
said
;
Luke
.
11.28
.
Blessed
are
they
that
heare
the
word
of
God
and
keepe
it
:
that
is
,
faithfully
lay
it
vp
in
their
hearts
,
with
a
full
intent
to
practise
it
,
when
God
shall
giue
a
iust
occasion
thereof
.
But
in
euery
vow
foure
things
are
to
be
convidered
:
First
,
4
Things
to
be
considered
in
euery
vow
.
that
it
be
holy
and
religious
:
Secondly
,
that
it
be
discreet
and
gracious
:
Thirdly
,
that
it
be
possible
and
perspicuous
:
And
lastly
,
that
it
be
charitable
and
glorious
.
Holy
and
religious
:
grounded
vpon
the
word
of
God
;
for
that
must
be
a
Psal
.
119.105
light
to
our
feet
,
and
a
lantherne
to
our
pathes
.
Discreet
and
gracious
:
done
with
deliberation
and
aduise
;
Pro
.
15.22
Do
nothing
rashly
,
but
take
counsell
,
and
be
well
aduised
in
all
thy
wayes
.
Possible
and
perspicuous
:
able
to
be
performed
;
presume
not
to
Mat
.
4.7
.
tempt
the
Lord
thy
God
,
but
vse
the
meanes
which
hee
hath
ordained
for
his
glory
and
thy
good
.
Charitable
and
glorious
:
tending
to
the
honor
of
almightie
God
,
and
good
of
man
;
Rom.
15.5.6
.
Let
all
things
be
done
in
loue
,
and
for
the
praise
of
God
.
1
Chron
.
28.2.3
.
Dauid
in
his
zeale
made
a
vow
to
build
a
Temple
to
the
Lord
:
but
his
warres
and
troubles
were
hinderances
thereunto
,
Diuersitie
of
vowes
.
that
he
could
not
performe
the
same
;
therefore
it
must
be
done
in
his
sonnes
dayes
,
who
was
a
King
of
peace
:
and
yet
Dauids
vow
was
holy
and
religious
;
but
not
possible
and
perspicuous
.
Iudg
.
11.30.31
.
Iptah
made
his
vow
to
offer
a
sacrifice
of
prayse
to
God
with
the
first
thing
that
should
meet
him
out
of
the
doores
of
his
house
,
when
hee
should
returne
in
peace
from
the
battell
:
A
vow
must
not
be
partly
good
,
and
partly
euill
but
absolutely
good
this
his
vow
was
holy
and
religious
,
(
in
his
intent
)
and
possible
and
perspicuous
,
but
not
discreet
and
gratious
,
nor
charitable
and
glorious
:
for
the
killing
of
his
daughter
was
rather
crueltie
then
pietie
.
1
King
.
19
2.
Iesabels
vow
to
kill
Eliah
was
possible
and
perspicuous
,
(
if
so
Eliah
had
not
fled
,
)
but
it
was
neither
holy
nor
religious
,
discreete
nor
gracious
,
charitable
nor
glorious
.
And
Mat
.
14.7
.
Herods
vow
vnto
the
dauncing
Damsell
,
was
deliberate
and
possible
,
and
so
was
the
Act.
23.21
.
Iewes
vow
when
they
assembled
themselues
with
an
oath
,
saying
,
that
they
would
neither
eate
nor
drinke
till
they
had
killed
Paul
:
but
this
their
vow
was
neyther
holy
nor
religious
,
nor
yet
charitable
nor
glorious
.
How
to
discerne
of
an
vpright
vow
.
Wherefore
euery
vow
must
be
tried
as
gold
and
siluer
is
tried
(
to
wit
)
by
the
tange
,
tincture
,
touch
and
teste
.
For
a
mans
vow
must
first
haue
taste
of
religion
,
then
a
sound
of
discretion
,
then
an
approbation
of
abilitie
,
and
lastly
,
a
confirmation
of
loue
and
pietie
;
so
that
,
religion
,
discretion
,
Foure
main
linkes
to
tie
euery
vow
.
abilitie
and
pietie
,
they
are
the
foure
lincks
to
tie
and
chaine
euery
vow
:
and
these
must
runne
together
as
the
foure
wheeles
spoken
of
in
Ezekiell
,
which
had
one
Ezech
.
10
10
forme
,
and
their
fashion
,
and
their
worke
was
as
one
wheele
in
another
wheele
,
signifying
their
inseperabilitie
,
and
vnitie
:
for
religion
must
not
goe
,
nor
runne
without
discretion
,
nor
abilitie
without
pietie
.
1
Cor
.
14
40
Let
euery
thing
therefore
be
done
honestly
and
by
order
,
and
let
vs
not
disturbe
nor
Eph.
4.30
grieue
the
good
spirit
and
grace
of
God
in
vs
,
by
striuing
to
satisfie
our
owne
opinions
or
affections
without
religion
or
discretion
.
Vowes
also
may
be
eyther
generall
or
speciall
:
by
the
first
,
at
the
annoynting
and
Coronation
of
Kings
,
Vowes
were
solemnely
made
from
them
to
God
,
to
serue
him
aright
,
and
also
vnto
the
people
to
doe
them
right
:
as
did
2
King
.
23
3.
Iosiah
,
2
Chron
.
Ioash
,
and
Nehe
.
5.9
12
Nehemiah
:
and
by
the
second
,
the
Israelites
at
the
preaching
of
z
Azariah
repented
,
and
made
a
couenant
or
Vow
to
seeke
the
Lord
:
and
in
the
time
of
Ezra
.
10.3
.
Ezra
,
they
likewise
vowed
to
put
away
their
strange
wiues
,
who
did
entise
and
draw
them
from
the
Lord
.
Apparant
then
it
is
,
Euery
holy
and
good
Vow
is
as
as
a
bond
to
binde
vs
vnto
God
.
that
euery
holy
couenant
is
as
a
holy
bond
,
whereby
wee
binde
our selues
for
euer
vnto
God
,
vowing
our
dutie
,
loue
&
obedience
vnto
him
,
as
a
faithfull
Subiect
doth
vnto
his
Prince
,
and
by
our
Vow
,
as
with
a
bridle
,
wee
are
kept
backe
from
doing
of
euill
,
and
through
it
,
as
with
a
goad
,
wee
are
pressed
forward
to
doe
good
.
The
vse
hereof
is
:
that
euery
man
and
woman
take
heed
what
vows
they
make
before
God
or
man
:
hauing
especiall
regard
,
Vnlawfull
Vowes
are
not
to
be
performed
.
that
they
be
not
to
dishonour
God
and
breake
his
Law
,
nor
to
confound
and
destroy
nature
,
nor
to
hurt
and
impouerish
our
neighbour
,
nor
to
neglect
and
hinder
our
calling
:
for
all
such
Vowes
are
vtterly
vnlawfull
,
and
in
no
sort
to
be
kept
.
For
wee
cannot
serue
Christ
and
Belial
,
destroy
,
2
Cor
.
6.15
.
and
preserue
life
,
doe
Rom.
3.8
.
euill
,
and
yet
do
good
;
be
idle
and
yet
seeme
to
labour
:
Wherefore
as
Christ
spake
vnto
Luke
.
10.11.14
.
Martha
,
so
it
must
be
taught
vnto
vs
,
that
one
thing
is
necessary
,
namely
,
that
wee
embrace
and
vow
the
thing
that
is
good
,
and
refuse
and
disavow
the
thing
that
is
euill
.
And
further
wee
may
also
learne
,
A
lawfull
and
holy
Vow
,
a
token
of
true
&
perfect
religion
.
that
the
binding
of
a
mans
selfe
with
a
vow
to
God
:
it
declareth
his
religion
and
care
to
keepe
a
good
conscience
according
to
his
power
,
in
laying
the
iudgements
of
God
(
which
are
past
and
are
to
come
)
vp
in
his
heart
,
to
auoid
and
flye
from
sinne
thereby
:
and
also
to
meete
with
the
weaknesse
,
frailtie
and
infirmitie
of
his
corrupt
nature
,
which
for
the
most
part
is
Rom.
7.18
heauy
and
sluggish
vnto
any
good
worke
,
Mans
dulnesse
and
backwardnesse
vnto
good
.
and
therefore
by
his
vow
hee
is
prouoked
and
stirred
vp
to
a
greater
care
and
regard
to
serue
and
prayse
the
Lord
.
Euery
Vow
then
made
in
pietie
and
charitie
,
is
both
a
good
token
of
a
contrite
heart
and
good
conscience
,
and
of
a
true
,
sound
,
faithfull
and
sanctified
Christian
:
In
what
manner
a
Vow
must
be
made
.
But
such
Vowes
must
be
made
with
feare
and
reuerence
,
and
with
earnest
prayer
and
stedfast
resolution
to
continue
in
the
same
,
lest
by
our
relaps
and
back-sliding
wee
become
as
Reu
.
3.16
luke-warme
Laodiceans
,
seruing
our
owne
selues
,
&
obseruing
the
time
,
but
not
the
Lord
.
And
againe
we
are
here
taught
to
beware
of
the
subtiltie
of
Satan
,
Satans
subtilty
to
preuent
a
holy
vow
,
&
his
questioning
with
the
godly
thereupon
.
who
goeth
about
to
keepe
backe
and
hinder
euery
good
minded
man
and
woman
from
making
their
holy
Vowes
,
or
faithfull
contract
with
God
;
alledging
vnto
them
after
this
manner
;
Indeed
you
desire
and
would
gladly
vow
,
and
make
a
couenant
with
God
(
as
you
seeme
)
to
serue
and
obay
him
all
the
dayes
of
your
life
:
but
take
heed
,
for
when
you
haue
so
vowed
,
you
shal
finde
your selues
further
off
from
performing
your
Vowes
then
euer
you
were
before
:
And
no
doubt
I
shall
take
you
tripping
vpon
some
breach
or
other
,
and
then
assure
your selues
,
I
will
not
spare
but
accuse
you
before
the
Lord
,
you
hauing
so
presumptuously
made
a
vow
vnto
him
,
and
yet
so
wilfully
haue
neglected
,
broken
and
violated
the
same
.
But
to
barre
and
ouerthrow
this
subtill
perswasion
of
Sathan
:
The
way
to
repell
his
suggestion
.
First
we
must
not
feare
for
all
his
suggestion
to
make
our
promise
vnto
God
,
to
doe
the
thing
that
is
good
:
Euery
one
hath
made
a
holy
vow
in
baptisme
which
must
be
kept
.
for
we
haue
alreadie
made
it
vnto
him
in
our
baptisme
,
without
which
wee
could
not
be
receiued
into
the
Church
,
which
like
a
mother
nourisheth
vs
:
nor
obtaine
the
blessing
of
God
the
father
,
who
hath
begotten
vs
:
nor
be
made
members
of
God
the
sonne
,
who
hath
redeemed
vs
:
nor
receiue
comfort
from
God
the
holy
Ghost
,
who
hath
sanctified
vs
:
We
therefore
hauing
the
approbation
of
the
Church
dedicating
:
the
loue
of
the
father
receiuing
:
the
grace
of
the
sonne
presenting
,
and
the
helpe
of
the
spirit
directing
our
vowes
to
God
;
why
should
wee
be
dismaied
to
make
our
holy
vowes
,
Holy
and
discreet
vowes
must
comfort
not
discourage
vs.
when
as
we
doe
them
in
sobrietie
not
vnaduisedly
,
in
humilitie
not
presumpteously
,
making
our
prayer
and
inuocation
vnto
God
,
that
it
would
please
him
to
direct
&
strengthen
vs
to
make
and
performe
our
vowes
vnto
him
,
because
of
our selues
we
are
corrupt
&
weak
,
and
not
able
to
think
nor
apprehend
a
good
thought
,
much
lesse
to
performe
or
doe
any
good
worke
?
For
1
Cor
.
1.30
all
our
sufficiencie
,
wisdome
,
righteousnesse
,
and
sanctification
is
of
,
in
,
and
through
Christ
alone
,
Heb
.
7.27
who
saueth
vs
,
and
maketh
intercession
for
vs
,
presenting
our
soules
and
bodies
,
prayers
and
vowes
,
as
most
pure
,
holy
,
acceptable
&
blamlesse
before
his
father
.
And
when
as
,
(
after
our
vowes
thus
made
)
wee
through
infirmitie
,
or
through
great
and
inevitable
necessity
do
vnwillingly
breake
the
same
,
Our
infirmities
must
not
dismay
vs
,
when
as
against
our
will
,
wee
breake
our
vowe
.
either
by
omitting
or
committing
what
wee
should
or
should
not
:
the
2.
Cor
.
8.12
.
will
in
this
case
,
and
the
desire
to
performe
our
vow
is
before
God
accepted
and
taken
,
as
for
the
deede
.
For
it
is
not
Rom.
7.17
We
must
make
amends
when
we
doe
offend
you
,
but
sinne
that
ruleth
in
you
,
that
causeth
you
to
offend
.
Yet
withall
we
must
thus
remember
,
that
whensoeuer
time
and
opportunity
serueth
,
we
doe
without
all
faile
redouble
what
before
we
ought
to
haue
exercised
,
whether
it
be
in
praying
,
or
in
reading
,
or
in
meditating
,
or
in
conferring
,
or
in
doing
the
workes
of
pietie
and
charitie
:
and
so
God
foreseeing
our
thoughts
and
beholding
our
religious
care
and
carefull
labour
in
his
loue
and
feare
,
(
we
still
longing
and
sighing
to
performe
our
vowes
to
him
both
effectually
and
formallie
,
)
such
a
transmitting
or
ouerpressing
of
the
manner
for
a
time
,
An
vnwilling
sinne
hath
a
release
of
punishment
.
is
Rom.
7.24.25
.
no
transgressing
in
the
matter
for
a
punishment
And
therefore
in
this
vnwilling
,
yet
sometime
necessarie
omission
,
it
can
in
no
sort
be
counted
such
a
sinne
,
as
that
it
should
exasperate
or
vrge
a
grieuous
guiltinesse
to
our
consciences
,
or
present
a
dying
feare
to
our
soules
,
the
which
Satan
in
his
crueltie
may
seeme
to
threaten
,
and
in
his
malice
willing
to
pursue
.
But
let
vs
in
the
name
of
God
proceede
to
make
our
holy
vows
to
him
,
and
let
them
bee
as
Deut
.
6.8
.
frontlets
before
our
eyes
,
and
as
a
most
precious
chaine
about
our
neckes
,
and
as
pleasant
bracelets
about
our
armes
,
accounting
our selues
more
glorious
in
our
vertues
,
then
Acts.
12.21
.
Herod
in
his
robes
.
Luk
.
10.27
.
I
promise
and
vowe
two
things
:
-
Holines
to
God
.
-
Righteousnes
to
man
.
None
of
the
foure
essentiall
and
diuine
parts
of
religion
can
be
seue
red
from
the
worship
of
God
.
In
my
promise
of
holines
,
I
vowe
foure
things
,
to
-
Worship
God
.
-
Loue
God
.
-
Feare
God
.
-
Praise
God
.
To
worship
him
aright
,
according
to
his
word
.
To
loue
him
for
his
mercy
,
according
to
his
grace
.
To
feare
him
for
his
iudgements
,
according
to
his
iustice
.
To
praise
him
for
his
benefits
,
according
to
his
goodnesse
.
By
the
first
I
hate
all
Deut
.
4.15.23
.
idolatrie
.
By
the
second
I
Rom.
3.23.24
.
renounce
any
inherent
or
cooperate
righteousnesse
in
me
to
merit
my
saluation
.
By
the
third
,
I
flie
presumption
and
securitie
,
and
with
reuerence
doe
Acts
2.37
.
tremble
and
feare
at
the
threatnings
and
iudgements
of
Almightie
God
against
sinne
and
sinners
.
By
the
fourth
I
detest
all
Ps.
106.20.21
.
senselesse
ingratitude
,
and
do
pray
for
and
desire
euermore
to
haue
a
liuely
feeling
,
Ps.
107.1.2.31.32
and
loyfull
apprehension
of
Gods
benefits
towards
me
,
which
might
stirre
vp
my
loue
and
thankefulnesse
vnto
him
,
all
the
dayes
of
my
life
.
None
of
the
foure
essentiall
and
ciuill
parts
of
righteousnesse
can
be
seucred
from
our
auetie
to
man
.
In
my
vowe
of
righteousnesse
,
I
consider
foure
things
:
-
Obedience
,
-
Iustice
,
-
Charitie
,
-
Content
.
By
the
first
I
must
shew
my selfe
Rom.
13.1
subiect
to
the
higher
Powers
,
both
in
word
,
thought
and
deed
,
reuerently
esteeming
them
,
honourably
speaking
of
them
,
and
dutifully
obaying
them
,
&
that
for
conscience
sake
in
all
things
,
(
wherein
God
is
not
dishonored
,
either
in
his
dignitie
,
or
in
his
truth
)
for
all
subordinate
and
inferior
powers
are
1.
Pet
.
2.13.14.15
.
Rom.
13.1.2
.
ordained
&
instituted
of
God
:
and
they
that
resist
the
power
,
resists
the
ordinance
of
God
,
and
shall
receiue
vnto
themselues
iudgement
.
By
the
second
I
must
doe
right
to
all
men
,
in
temporall
and
ciuill
causes
,
and
Mat
.
7.12
.
doe
as
I
would
be
done
by
,
for
this
is
the
Law
and
the
prophets
.
By
the
third
I
must
loue
euery
man
(
but
especially
those
that
are
of
the
household
of
faith
)
because
he
is
my
brother
and
Mat
.
22.38.39
.
neighbour
,
and
this
my
loue
,
I
must
shew
in
doing
good
vnto
him
,
not
seeking
to
Rom.
12.17.10
.
reuenge
,
not
to
slander
,
not
to
oppresse
,
not
to
disdaine
,
not
to
reuile
him
;
for
if
I
1.
Ioh
.
4.20
.
loue
not
my
brother
whom
I
see
,
how
can
I
loue
God
whom
I
see
not
?
and
my
loue
vnto
him
must
not
onely
be
expressed
and
extented
to
his
body
onely
,
but
also
to
his
soule
,
Rom.
15.7.1.2
.
labouring
and
striuing
to
bring
him
home
,
and
to
win
him
vnto
God
,
and
that
with
all
meekenesse
and
gentlenesse
,
when
as
eyther
by
blindnesse
or
wilfulnesse
hee
hath
erred
and
gone
astray
,
and
departed
from
the
truth
.
By
the
fourth
I
must
take
heede
of
1
Tim
.
6.10
couetousnesse
,
(
which
is
the
roote
of
all
euill
)
inticing
and
tempting
man
to
Mat
.
25.24
reape
where
hee
sowed
not
,
and
to
gather
where
he
strowed
not
:
and
therefore
I
must
be
1
Tim
.
6.8.9
.
content
in
whatsoeuer
estate
God
hath
placed
me
)
and
not
to
couet
or
possesse
,
either
by
collusion
or
extortion
,
whatsoeuer
belongeth
vnto
my
neighbour
,
(
be
he
eyther
poore
or
rich
,
high
or
low
,
wise
or
foolish
,
young
or
old
.
)
And
from
these
two
rootes
,
Vertues
reward
.
(
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
)
doe
spring
and
grow
the
most
rich
and
pleasant
fruits
,
ioy
and
peace
for
euermore
.
PRAYER
.
O
Mercifull
,
Gracious
and
eternall
God
,
which
giuest
bountefully
vnto
them
which
ask
of
thee
in
faith
&
stedfast
hope
.
I
humbly
beseech
thee
to
assist
mee
with
thy
grace
and
holy
spirit
,
that
I
may
be
able
to
performe
and
execute
my
good
purpose
and
intent
concerning
my
holy
seruice
towards
thee
,
and
my
righteous
dealing
towards
men
.
And
forasmuch
as
I
know
assuredly
that
the
World
,
the
Flesh
,
and
the
Diuell
,
will
seeke
my
destruction
,
because
I
haue
vowed
my self
thy
seruant
:
Graunt
therefore
O
Lord
Iesus
,
that
as
thou
didst
ouercome
them
al
in
the
Mount
by
thy
power
and
word
:
so
I
by
thy
might
and
same
word
may
likewise
ouercome
them
in
this
valley
of
teares
and
miserie
,
(
the
wicked
world
,
)
of
which
graunt
good
Lord
,
that
I
be
not
,
although
for
a
time
I
rest
in
it
;
and
that
I
may
fight
a
good
fight
,
and
continue
faithfull
vnto
the
end
:
that
after
this
life
I
may
inioy
a
crowne
of
eternall
glory
in
the
world
to
come
,
and
dwell
with
thee
for
euer
.
Amen
.
MEDITATION
.
I.
VIEW
.
GOD
finishing
his
worke
,
did
take
a
view
,
and
Gen.
1.31
saw
all
that
hee
had
made
,
and
loe
,
it
was
very
good
:
Dauid
praying
for
Ierusalem
,
desired
God
to
take
a
gracious
view
thereof
,
and
to
Psal
.
48.12.13
.
tell
the
towers
therein
.
Man
(
being
as
it
were
a
litle
world
)
he
was
created
;
but
he
forgot
his
maker
:
Mans
sin
the
cause
of
his
sorrow
and
ruine
.
Ierusalem
a
glorious
Citie
,
was
named
holy
,
but
she
forsooke
her
Lord
:
the
one
hath
lost
his
innocencie
,
and
the
other
her
sanctitie
:
man
is
now
become
mehuman
,
(
troubled
,
)
&
Ierusalem
Iericho
,
execrable
to
the
Lord
.
Leesing
of
gods
fauor
makes
vs
subiect
to
the
diuels
fury
.
And
wheras
God
before
did
take
a
view
of
them
with
great
loue
and
delight
for
their
preseruation
:
Now
Sathan
pursueth
and
compasseth
them
with
great
malice
and
dispite
for
their
confusion
.
For
behold
,
Man
is
afflicted
,
and
Ierusalem
is
deiected
.
But
as
Nehe
.
2.13
Nehemiah
,
went
about
the
wals
of
Ierusalem
mourning
,
and
Iosh
.
6.15
.
Ioshua
about
the
wals
of
Iericho
marching
;
the
one
to
view
the
breaches
for
to
build
them
vp
;
the
other
for
to
view
the
strength
,
for
to
throw
them
down
:
so
man
must
now
2
Cor
.
13.5
looke
into
himselfe
with
sound
iudgement
,
Man
must
examine
&
looke
into
himselfe
.
and
compasse
about
his
owne
heart
,
and
the
thoughts
thereof
,
which
haue
beene
a
long
time
ruinated
by
sinne
,
desiring
God
in
all
humilitie
and
repentance
,
that
he
would
vouchsafe
to
raise
him
vp
,
and
make
him
a
new
and
perfect
1
Cor
.
3.9
.
2
Cor
.
5.2
.
building
,
sanctified
and
holy
vnto
the
Lord
;
and
that
from
henceforth
he
would
be
his
gracious
deliuerer
,
and
a
strong
tower
,
and
Psal
.
18.2
rock
of
defence
to
saue
him
from
his
enimies
;
and
to
endue
him
with
a
liuely
faith
&
strong
courage
to
1
Pet
.
5.8
9.
resist
the
force
and
subtiltie
of
Sathan
,
and
to
compasse
him
about
with
the
wisedome
of
the
spirit
,
and
power
of
the
Word
of
God
,
to
make
him
to
fall
,
to
Iam
.
4.7
.
flye
,
and
to
depart
,
being
neuer
able
to
rise
nor
to
to
returne
againe
to
hurt
or
to
destroy
the
soule
.
Wherefore
let
euery
man
and
woman
,
being
tempted
after
this
sort
,
Mans
consultation
in
temptation
and
how
he
ought
to
answere
Sathan
.
make
question
,
examine
,
and
take
view
of
themselues
;
saying
:
I
am
made
and
Gen.
2.7
.
created
;
and
shall
I
not
worship
?
I
am
saued
and
Eph.
1.7
.
redeemed
;
and
shall
I
not
reioyce
?
I
am
Thes
.
4.3
.
sanctified
and
cleansed
;
and
shall
I
not
giue
praise
?
I
am
Eph.
4.21
22
taught
and
instructed
;
and
shall
I
not
learne
?
I
am
a
Mat
.
25.14.15
.
steward
,
and
haue
receiued
;
and
shall
I
not
account
?
I
am
Gen.
2.7
dust
and
earth
;
and
must
I
not
dye
?
I
haue
a
7.
soule
,
and
if
so
I
17.
sinne
;
must
I
not
be
iudged
?
Behold
I
will
now
therefore
Mat
.
4.10
worship
God
my
Father
,
and
him
onely
will
I
serue
:
I
will
Luk
.
1.47
.
reioyce
in
Christ
my
Sauiour
,
and
him
onely
will
I
loue
:
I
will
Psal
.
89.1
giue
praise
to
God
my
comforter
,
and
his
helpe
will
I
craue
:
I
will
Psal
.
119
15.16
.
study
in
Gods
word
,
for
his
law
is
my
delight
:
I
will
Mat
.
25.20.21
.
encrease
my
talent
,
and
I
shall
finde
reward
:
I
will
Psal
.
90.13
learne
to
dye
,
and
it
will
keepe
me
from
sinne
:
I
will
Mat
.
7.1
.
The
Christian
profession
in
holines
&
righteousnes
with
true
sinceritie
is
a
greatwork
and
painefull
fight
.
iudge
my selfe
,
and
I
shall
not
be
iudged
of
the
Lord
.
This
is
a
worke
and
a
great
worke
,
a
fight
and
a
strong
fight
,
for
euery
Christian
man
and
woman
to
worship
God
aright
in
true
Phil
.
1.9
,
10
,
11.
knowledge
without
superstition
;
to
Rom.
10.3
,
4.
trust
in
Christ
alone
in
a
liuely
faith
without
arrogation
:
to
11
,
36
,
glorifie
him
alone
in
a
pure
heart
without
dissimulation
,
to
read
&
heare
his
word
in
an
humble
spirit
without
12
,
3.
presumption
,
to
exercise
our
calling
in
a
iust
1
Thes
.
4.6
.
course
without
corruption
:
to
spend
our
dayes
in
a
11.
quiet
life
without
Phil
.
2.2
,
3.
contention
:
and
to
cease
from
sin
in
a
settled
minde
without
Heb
.
6.4
,
5
,
6.
&
2.
Pet
.
2.21
relapsion
.
For
the
enemies
of
man
are
many
,
and
the
entisements
great
to
draw
him
from
the
Lord
.
The
diuell
he
is
subtill
,
blinding
the
soule
to
bring
it
to
idolatry
:
mans
mind
is
Luk
.
18.11
,
12.
proud
,
bragging
of
selfe
righteousnesse
,
and
refusing
Christ
:
the
Gal.
5.17
flesh
is
rebellious
striuing
against
the
spirit
,
&
prouoking
him
to
sin
:
the
Iam
.
4.4
world
is
entising
,
hating
God
,
and
turning
man
from
heauen
:
hell
is
deuouring
,
expecting
his
destruction
:
death
is
1.
Cor
.
15.55
.
cruell
,
watching
to
Luk
.
12.20
.
arrest
him
:
and
furies
and
Reue
.
9.3
,
4.
Locusts
are
readie
to
torment
him
.
Consider
then
and
take
a
view
,
is
it
an
easie
thing
for
a
man
to
obtaine
knowledge
and
faith
,
that
he
might
become
the
true
seruant
&
child
of
God
and
free
from
so
great
enimies
?
how
ought
we
rather
,
earnestly
to
labour
and
seeke
for
knowledge
,
that
wee
might
not
be
snared
with
idolatrie
,
the
most
shamelesse
Hose
2.2
.
whore
and
harlot
of
impietie
?
how
ought
wee
continually
to
pray
for
faith
,
that
wee
forsake
not
Christ
our
onely
and
alone
Sauiour
?
and
of
what
conuersation
and
holynes
of
life
ought
we
to
be
,
Eph.
6.11
.
that
we
might
not
be
condemned
with
the
world
?
Rom.
13.14
.
see
therefore
,
take
and
put
on
the
whole
armour
of
God
;
yea
,
put
on
Christ
Iesus
himselfe
,
who
is
our
strength
,
1
Cor
.
1.30
righteousnesse
,
and
sanctification
,
for
hee
is
our
head
,
Eph.
5.23
30.
and
we
his
members
,
hee
is
our
captaine
,
and
we
his
souldiers
:
he
is
that
Lyon
Reue
.
5.5
.
of
the
tribe
of
Iudah
,
which
hath
led
captiuitie
captiue
,
and
giuen
guifts
to
men
,
and
if
so
we
belieue
in
him
,
we
are
his
Israel
,
of
the
faith
Rom.
4.12
of
Abraham
.
We
must
not
be
discouraged
,
but
take
a
good
heart
to
fight
against
Sathan
,
for
God
is
our
helpe
.
Let
not
our
simplicitie
in
the
light
of
the
Gospel
,
discourage
vs
to
fight
against
the
subtiltie
of
Sathan
,
in
the
darknesse
of
error
:
for
God
will
instruct
our
soules
in
wisedome
,
and
guide
our
tongues
to
speake
for
his
glory
:
for
1
Cor
.
1.25
the
foolishnes
of
God
is
wiser
then
men
,
and
the
weakenesse
of
God
is
stronger
then
his
enemies
.
Why
then
should
we
feare
in
the
euill
daies
,
when
as
our
heauenly
and
spirituall
captaine
is
readie
to
defend
vs
:
our
furniture
good
and
strong
able
to
preserue
vs
:
The
strong
and
heauenly
furniture
for
our
spirituall
combat
.
For
how
can
we
haue
a
better
helmet
then
Eph.
6.17
saluation
,
for
to
ward
and
beare
off
the
blowe
of
condemnation
:
or
a
sharper
17.
sword
then
the
word
,
to
cut
a
sunder
superstition
:
or
a
stronger
16.
shield
then
faith
,
to
repell
the
dartes
of
temptation
:
or
a
sounder
14.
brestplate
then
righteousnesse
to
beare
the
shot
of
iniquitie
,
or
a
more
religious
14.
girdell
then
veritie
,
to
compasse
the
soule
,
to
keepe
out
heresie
:
or
what
fitter
15.
shooes
then
the
shooes
of
peace
,
Our
deliuerance
is
in
and
by
Christalone
.
to
walke
in
the
path
of
charitie
.
Wee
see
then
our
estate
and
danger
what
it
is
;
and
our
recouerie
and
safetie
from
whence
it
comes
:
the
view
of
the
one
is
fearefull
,
but
the
obtayning
of
the
other
ioyfull
.
Man
therefore
must
know
himselfe
,
&
confesse
that
throgh
his
owne
foolishnesse
he
hath
Rom.
7.23
been
taken
,
bound
,
and
led
,
whither
he
would
not
,
or
at
least
,
where
he
should
not
,
as
the
Philistines
did
Iudg
.
16.21
.
Sampson
:
but
let
him
reioyce
and
be
thankefull
vnto
God
,
for
Christ
hath
1
Cor
.
15.53.54
.
broken
the
chaines
of
death
,
and
shaken
in
pieces
the
pillars
of
darkenesse
,
and
crushed
the
Gen.
3.15
head
of
that
subtill
serpent
to
his
euerlasting
destruction
.
Let
vs
now
then
with
Ps.
121.1
.
Dauid
lift
vpour
eies
to
heauen
from
whence
commeth
our
saluation
,
and
pray
with
him
:
saying
,
Ps.
90.13
Lord
teach
me
so
to
number
my
dayes
,
that
I
may
apply
my
heart
vnto
wisedome
.
The
vse
then
hereof
is
,
that
no
man
or
woman
can
either
giue
glory
vnto
god
,
be
obedient
to
his
word
,
reioyce
in
his
promises
,
or
be
thankful
for
his
mercy
,
vnlesse
they
take
a
true
view
of
themselues
,
Th●
sight
of
our selues
brings
vnto
vs
the
knowledge
of
our
sins
.
what
they
are
,
and
then
they
shall
see
their
being
,
to
be
created
:
their
nature
corrupted
:
their
will
infected
:
their
knowledge
darkened
:
their
faith
abated
:
their
sinne
hated
:
death
procured
,
and
hell
prepared
.
And
then
,
euen
then
will
they
be
forced
to
cry
out
,
and
not
before
,
saying
,
Rom.
7.24
.
O
wretched
man
or
woman
that
I
am
,
who
shall
deliuer
me
from
the
body
●f
this
death
?
So
Gen.
3.7.8
.
Adam
when
hee
saw
his
nakednesse
,
then
did
he
feare
;
and
when
1
King
.
22
34
Ahab
felt
his
hurt
,
then
did
he
flye
:
wrath
and
death
are
the
swift
arrowes
of
God
,
wounding
the
heart
of
the
wicked
,
to
make
them
see
their
misery
:
but
most
happy
are
they
,
that
with
the
discerning
and
taste
of
sinne
,
can
say
vnto
their
soules
as
the
children
of
the
Prophets
said
vnto
2
King
.
4.40
.
Elisha
,
O
thou
man
of
God
,
death
is
in
the
pot
:
So
O
thou
image
of
God
,
Rom.
6.23
death
is
in
sin
:
taste
not
therefore
,
nor
feede
no
more
thereof
;
and
then
shalt
thou
finde
life
vnto
thy
soule
,
and
health
vnto
thy
body
:
wisdome
will
be
thy
guide
,
and
glory
shall
be
thy
crowne
:
For
Rom.
2.10
vnto
euery
one
that
doth
good
,
and
continues
in
wel-doing
,
shall
be
honor
,
and
glory
,
immortalitie
and
eternall
life
.
PRAYER
.
O
Al-seeing
,
Wise
,
Wonderfull
and
Almighty
God
,
I
thy
poore
seruant
,
that
by
Nature
(
and
through
my
sinne
,
ignorance
and
frailtie
,
)
am
dull
,
heauie
and
blinde
,
and
cannot
perceiue
,
nor
see
mine
owne
errors
,
danger
and
miserie
,
wherein
I
am
;
being
ready
daily
to
fall
into
the
pit
of
euerlasting
death
:
doe
most
humbly
beseech
thy
Maiestie
to
stay
mee
by
thy
hand
that
I
fall
not
,
and
to
direct
me
by
thy
spirit
that
I
goe
not
astray
from
thy
Commandements
:
for
thou
hast
made
mee
to
feele
mine
owne
weakenesse
by
laying
thy
hand
vpon
me
;
and
hast
made
me
see
mine
owne
sinnes
by
setting
them
now
before
mee
.
Pardon
therefore
O
Lord
,
and
forgiue
me
all
my
faults
,
and
cleanse
mee
from
my
sinnes
;
wash
mee
and
make
mee
cleane
,
so
shall
I
be
acceptable
in
thy
sight
,
and
I
will
praise
thy
Name
for
thy
great
Mercy
,
through
Iesus
Christ
my
Lord
and
onely
Sauiour
.
Amen
.
MEDITATION
.
II
.
TRINITIE
.
THe
1
Kin
.
7.21
Porch
of
the
Temple
in
Ierusalem
was
supported
with
two
pillars
,
and
not
with
one
:
So
euery
cause
in
iudgement
should
be
proued
by
two
Deu
.
19.15
witnesses
,
and
not
by
one
:
Peters
conscience
did
not
condemne
him
,
till
three
Mat
.
26
69.71.72
witnesses
did
accuse
him
:
and
the
malicious
Scribes
and
Pharises
would
not
presume
to
accuse
Christ
(
whom
they
hated
)
vnder
two
60.
witnesses
at
the
least
.
But
as
two
twinnes
may
be
diuided
,
as
appeared
by
Gen.
25.12
Iaakob
and
Esau
:
so
two
witnesses
may
be
confuted
as
were
the
wicked
Susan
.
1.54.58
.
Mans
testimonie
may
erre
.
Iudges
.
Mans
testimonie
may
be
corrupt
,
either
through
couetousnesse
and
malice
,
or
else
it
may
erre
through
folly
and
ignorance
:
and
so
by
the
one
or
by
the
other
,
all
men
are
Ps.
116
11
lyars
.
But
now
behold
a
Trinitie
of
truth
without
falshood
;
The
perfection
of
the
Trinity
.
a
Trinitie
of
peace
without
discord
;
a
Trinitie
of
power
without
feare
;
a
Trinitie
of
holinesse
without
sinne
;
a
Trinitie
of
mercy
without
hate
;
a
Trinitie
of
iustice
without
corruption
:
a
Trinitie
of
vnitie
without
diuision
;
and
a
Trinitie
of
eternitie
without
end
:
a
doctrine
Eph.
3.9.10
.
misticall
to
the
world
,
but
reueiled
by
the
word
.
God
is
this
Trinitie
:
for
in
the
Ioh
.
1.2
beginning
was
the
Word
,
and
the
Word
was
with
God
,
3
and
that
Word
was
God
:
All
things
were
made
by
it
,
and
without
it
was
nothing
that
was
made
.
4
In
it
was
life
,
and
the
life
was
the
light
of
men
.
God
Gen.
1.3
.
said
,
and
it
was
done
:
God
4.
saw
,
and
it
was
good
:
God
22.
The
Trinitie
seene
in
the
creation
.
blessed
,
and
it
brought
forth
:
the
act
was
in
power
;
there
is
God
the
Father
:
the
sight
was
in
loue
,
there
is
God
the
Sonne
:
the
blessing
was
in
grace
;
there
is
God
the
holy
Ghost
:
blessed
,
because
1
Ioh
.
3.1
.
loued
;
loued
,
because
Gen.
1.27
created
:
and
yet
man
created
must
1
Ioh
.
1.7
walke
in
the
light
,
because
without
the
Ioh
.
3.19
.
light
hee
can
haue
no
life
,
and
without
Ioh
.
15.4.7
.
life
,
hee
can
haue
no
loue
.
If
wee
haue
life
,
wee
must
abide
in
God
with
loue
,
Except
we
abide
in
God
,
we
are
yet
still
dead
in
our
sinnes
.
for
hee
hath
loued
vs
;
and
prayse
him
for
his
goodnesse
,
for
hee
hath
blessed
vs
,
otherwise
our
life
is
but
death
,
our
light
but
darknesse
,
and
our
wealth
but
woe
.
For
what
benefit
is
it
vnto
vs
to
be
created
,
if
wee
be
not
loued
of
God
?
but
if
wee
doe
liue
in
sinne
we
cannot
1
Ioh
.
3.6.8
abide
in
God
,
nor
God
in
vs
,
yet
wee
are
still
his
creatures
,
but
not
beloued
of
him
:
the
cause
is
not
in
him
but
in
vs
:
for
Gods
worke
in
the
creation
is
good
,
but
mans
worke
in
the
transgression
is
euill
:
and
Eph.
1.4
.
election
it
is
the
fruit
of
Gods
loue
;
but
Rom.
7.11
reiection
it
is
the
fruit
of
mans
sinne
.
Sinne
was
foreseene
in
the
knowledge
of
God
,
and
so
was
it
forewarned
in
the
loue
of
God
:
wherefore
obedience
was
necessary
to
be
shewed
from
the
creature
to
the
Creator
,
Obedience
necessarie
for
feare
of
punishment
.
and
to
that
end
was
the
precept
giuen
,
and
the
law
instituted
;
threatning
punishment
by
death
from
the
Creator
to
the
creature
,
if
hee
did
disobay
:
So
the
Rom.
7.12
Law
then
was
good
,
holy
and
iust
,
which
did
prohibit
sinne
:
but
mans
will
was
proud
and
obstinate
which
would
not
obay
,
but
committed
sinne
;
for
the
will
of
man
in
his
Gen.
1.27
creation
,
was
holy
and
powerfull
,
able
and
sufficient
to
resist
sinne
,
but
being
puffed
vp
in
pride
,
(
3.5.6
.
aspiring
for
a
Deitie
,
and
not
content
with
his
estate
,
)
contemned
Gods
precept
,
and
thereby
pulled
downe
Gods
heauie
wrath
vpon
him
and
his
posteritie
:
and
therefore
Adam
being
the
roote
of
all
mankinde
,
Sin
is
the
poison
and
baine
of
all
mankinde
.
by
his
sinne
,
hath
now
corrupted
and
made
vnfruitfull
all
the
tree
.
Yet
God
in
great
mercy
,
as
he
tooke
pittie
vpon
the
root
so
hath
hee
in
his
tender
loue
,
anew
Rom.
11.24
.
ingrafted
in
a
right
Oliue
tree
many
of
the
branches
;
and
others
in
his
iustice
hath
he
vtterly
cut
off
,
&
remoued
for
euer
:
but
notwithstanding
,
his
Maiestie
it
greatly
to
be
magnified
both
in
the
22.
The
holy
Trinitie
the
efficient
cause
of
mans
saluation
.
one
,
and
in
the
other
.
And
the
efficient
and
onely
cause
of
Gods
mercy
and
mans
saluation
,
is
the
euerlasting
and
admirable
loue
of
the
Trinitie
,
consenting
in
vnitie
;
and
as
it
were
holding
graciously
a
heauenly
parliament
;
therein
consulting
how
to
restore
man
to
his
former
estate
,
&
to
deliuer
him
from
eternall
captiuity
,
The
wisedome
and
mercy
of
the
trinity
.
yet
so
,
that
God
being
most
iust
,
might
execute
his
iustice
against
man
,
and
being
most
louing
,
might
shew
also
his
mercy
vnto
man
.
O
wonderfull
and
heauenly
wisedome
to
reconcile
and
vnite
so
strange
a
conclusion
!
O
great
and
infinite
mercy
to
pardon
and
forgiue
so
great
a
transgression
!
But
now
let
vs
more
plainely
and
a
little
further
behold
&
see
to
our
great
comforts
,
the
mystery
of
the
Trinitie
;
To
know
the
mistery
of
the
Trinity
is
most
necessary
for
man
.
without
knowledge
whereof
,
sinne
cannot
be
discouered
;
repentance
procured
;
faith
established
;
hope
confirmed
;
loue
continued
;
patience
embraced
;
nor
ioy
encreased
.
It
is
most
true
,
that
by
the
Rom.
7.7
.
The
Law
is
the
ordinance
of
the
King
.
Law
commeth
the
knowledge
of
sinne
,
and
the
Law
it
is
the
ordinance
of
the
King
;
and
therefore
whosoeuer
breaketh
the
Law
,
offendeth
the
King
:
if
then
we
acknowledge
not
God
the
Father
,
to
be
our
heauenly
King
,
wee
cannot
submit
our selues
vnto
his
law
;
and
so
consequently
haue
no
knowledge
of
sinne
,
nor
motion
to
repent
.
And
further
,
if
any
haue
a
faithfull
and
true
friend
,
him
will
he
beleeue
:
in
him
is
his
hope
:
and
him
will
he
loue
:
But
man
not
knowing
God
the
sonne
,
who
like
a
most
faithfull
Ioh
.
15.14
15.
friend
hath
laid
downe
his
life
for
him
,
how
can
man
Rom.
10.14
beleeue
or
hope
in
him
,
of
whom
he
hath
not
heard
,
or
at
least
wise
will
not
learne
to
know
?
And
Gal.
5.22
loue
,
patience
,
and
ioy
,
being
the
fruits
of
the
spirit
,
how
can
they
remaine
or
abide
in
that
man
,
Acts.
19.2
who
hath
not
heard
,
whether
there
be
a
holy
Ghost
or
not
;
or
at
lest
wise
will
not
desire
to
be
taught
and
instructed
therein
?
For
as
no
man
can
Ioh
.
1.18
cap
.
14.6
.
come
vnto
God
the
father
but
by
God
the
son
;
so
none
can
ver.
26.20
Sanctification
,
redemption
,
and
election
,
doe
goe
and
consort
together
.
come
vnto
God
the
sonne
,
but
by
God
the
holy
Ghost
:
for
we
are
sanctified
,
because
we
are
saued
,
and
wee
are
saued
because
we
are
elected
:
The
loue
of
the
Eph.
1.3.4.5.6
.
father
begetteth
,
the
loue
of
the
sonne
redeemeth
,
and
the
loue
of
the
holy
Ghost
sanctifieth
:
the
spirit
giueth
faith
:
the
sonne
giueth
life
:
and
the
father
receiueth
vnto
grace
:
Heb
.
11.6
without
faith
we
cannot
please
God
,
1.
Ioh
.
1.2
.
without
the
sonne
,
we
haue
no
life
,
and
Ioh
.
14.11
without
the
father
wee
cannot
be
in
the
sonne
.
The
ioynt
and
cooperate
workking
of
the
Trinitie
,
in
the
redemption
of
man
.
For
the
whole
Trinitie
euer
was
,
and
is
cooperating
and
coadiuting
working
,
and
helping
together
to
bring
man
to
saluation
,
and
therefore
none
of
the
persons
in
the
Trinitie
,
must
be
omitted
,
or
forgotten
,
either
in
the
anologie
of
our
faith
,
or
in
the
offering
of
our
prayers
;
for
in
the
mistery
of
the
Trinity
,
all
are
as
one
,
The
essence
of
the
Trinitie
is
coequall
,
although
the
persons
be
distinguished
for
the
glory
of
God
,
and
capacity
of
man
and
one
is
as
all
:
For
their
eternitie
and
glorie
is
coequall
,
being
but
one
and
the
selfe
same
God
,
in
nature
,
essence
and
substance
;
although
it
hath
pleased
God
in
the
effects
and
proprietie
of
his
iustice
,
mercy
and
grace
,
to
manifest
himselfe
vnto
man
by
three
seuerall
persons
,
for
the
better
capacitie
and
vnderstanding
of
man
,
to
apprehend
the
great
misterie
&
worke
of
his
saluation
;
and
to
behold
the
infinit
wisdome
and
iustice
of
God
in
the
order
and
manner
of
his
redemption
:
as
also
to
stoppe
the
mouth
of
Satan
,
that
he
should
not
vpbraid
God
of
iniustice
,
in
punishing
him
alone
and
sparing
man
,
who
likewise
had
offended
God
,
God
tooke
our
nature
vpon
him
in
the
person
of
Christ
.
aswell
as
he
.
And
therefore
God
himselfe
tooke
vpon
him
our
nature
distinguished
from
the
Godhead
but
Ioh
.
12.27.28
.
strengthned
,
vpheld
and
sanctified
by
his
spirit
,
to
the
end
that
his
person
,
thus
being
in
the
loue
of
God
,
and
named
his
onely
sonne
Mat
.
1.22
Iesus
the
sauiour
of
the
world
,
should
actually
,
really
and
truely
stand
before
Gods
iudgement
seate
,
Christ
being
the
pledge
for
man
vnto
God
dyed
and
suffred
for
vs
,
to
answere
and
pay
the
debt
of
our
obedience
.
as
the
bayle
&
pledge
of
man
,
to
answere
for
mans
sinne
,
not
onely
for
the
guiltinesse
thereof
,
but
also
for
the
punishment
thereof
;
which
Christ
performed
and
1
Ioh
.
3.16
.
endured
in
his
loue
for
man
:
for
in
him
there
was
no
1
Pet
.
2.22
.
sinne
,
and
therefore
by
1
Ioh
.
2.1.2
.
him
(
they
which
doe
beleeue
and
trust
in
him
)
are
iustified
before
God
:
and
he
also
suffering
for
sinne
,
by
his
power
hath
1
Cor
.
15.55.56
ouercome
Satan
,
sinne
,
death
,
and
hell
,
to
free
&
deliuer
the
penitent
and
faithfull
from
eternall
death
.
The
admirable
loue
of
the
Trinitie
,
vnto
man
.
And
so
the
loue
of
the
father
is
bestowed
vpon
vs
in
the
loue
of
the
sonne
;
and
the
loue
of
the
sonne
in
the
loue
of
the
father
:
for
Ioh
.
17.22.23
.
whom
the
father
hath
elected
,
the
sonne
hath
saued
,
(
by
satisfying
his
fathers
iustice
,
through
his
obedience
,
and
purchasing
his
fathers
loue
through
his
righteousnesse
:
)
and
whom
the
sonne
hath
saued
,
the
father
also
hath
elected
:
for
he
neuer
cast
away
nor
condemned
the
obedient
,
but
they
that
are
saued
by
the
son
,
are
obedient
in
the
sight
of
the
father
,
as
being
ingrafted
into
the
sonne
;
and
through
faith
made
perfect
members
of
the
son
;
and
through
loue
are
freely
iustified
by
the
son
:
and
whom
the
father
hath
elected
,
and
the
sonne
saued
,
those
also
the
holy
Ghost
hath
sealed
vp
vnto
eternall
life
and
sanctified
:
For
there
are
1
Ioh
.
5.7
three
witnesses
and
euidences
in
heauen
of
mans
saluation
,
Our
saluation
assured
by
three
witnesses
.
God
the
father
,
in
loue
and
wisdome
begetting
:
God
the
sonne
in
loue
and
righteousnesse
begotten
:
God
the
holy
Ghost
in
loue
and
grace
proceeding
:
and
these
three
are
one
,
Trinitie
in
vnitie
,
and
vnitie
in
Trinitie
,
not
deuided
in
the
deitie
nor
differing
in
nature
,
but
distinguished
in
the
persons
,
and
seuered
by
order
,
and
that
onely
for
the
better
apprehension
of
man
in
the
plaine
and
true
vnderstanding
of
the
misterie
of
the
Trinitie
,
declaring
vnto
vs
the
louing
&
free
establishment
and
eternall
ratification
of
the
saluation
of
man
in
the
wonderfull
and
infinit
mercy
and
wisedome
of
God
:
Our
consciences
must
be
fully
satisfied
of
the
loue
of
the
Trinitie
.
So
that
now
if
wee
faile
of
the
seale
and
witnesse
of
any
of
these
persons
in
the
Trinitie
,
to
assure
our
consciences
of
Gods
loue
&
mercy
towards
vs
,
wee
faile
of
all
.
For
as
in
the
convaiances
&
graunts
of
temporall
possessions
three
things
are
required
to
make
a
perfect
deed
&
assurance
in
Law
,
(
to
wit
)
signing
,
sealing
and
deliuering
,
and
yet
all
these
three
are
but
the
act
of
one
;
How
the
heauenly
in
heritance
is
assured
vnto
man
.
so
in
passing
the
great
Charter
,
or
magna
charta
of
our
heauenly
inheritance
three
things
were
required
,
Loue
electing
,
there
is
the
signing
:
Loue
redeeming
,
there
is
the
sealing
:
Loue
directing
,
there
is
the
deliuering
:
and
yet
these
three
are
but
the
act
of
one
.
The
Father
electing
,
the
Sonne
redeeming
,
the
holy
Ghost
directing
,
and
1
Ioh
.
5.7
yet
but
one
God
.
And
further
also
to
haue
the
doore
opened
whereby
we
might
enter
to
haue
possession
of
this
heauenly
inheritance
,
according
to
the
forme
of
this
heauenly
Charter
,
wee
must
make
petition
vnto
three
,
and
yet
they
are
but
one
in
vnitie
of
consent
and
action
.
Like
as
a
King
hauing
one
onely
Sonne
,
Similitude
of
the
vnitie
of
the
Trinitie
.
and
one
most
faithfull
Counsellor
,
sendeth
his
Son
with
his
Counsellor
to
warre
against
an
enimie
,
furnishing
them
with
al
strength
and
prouision
for
the
seruice
:
and
the
victory
being
gotten
by
the
Sonne
,
hee
giueth
the
honour
principally
to
his
Father
,
and
yet
the
King
will
neither
grant
redemption
of
captiues
,
and
prisoners
without
the
Sonne
,
nor
title
of
honor
and
dignitie
to
any
without
his
Counsellor
,
making
attestation
to
all
his
people
,
that
as
his
Sonne
,
and
his
most
faithfull
Counsellor
hath
done
nothing
without
his
will
and
direction
,
giuing
the
glory
vnto
him
;
so
neyther
will
he
doe
any
thing
without
the
consent
of
his
Sonne
,
(
who
hath
as
it
were
freely
offered
his
life
in
warre
for
the
pleasure
and
honor
of
his
Father
,
)
neither
yet
without
consent
of
his
Counsellor
,
(
who
hath
faithfully
obayed
his
commandement
,
and
not
disposed
of
his
treasure
without
the
liking
of
him
and
his
Sonne
,
)
and
therefore
all
persons
whatsoeuer
that
would
haue
accesse
vnto
the
King
,
hee
willeth
and
commandeth
that
they
make
petition
to
his
Sonne
,
by
the
helpe
and
motion
of
his
faithfull
Counsellor
,
without
whom
the
King
will
neither
graunt
or
admit
either
presence
or
petition
.
In
like
manner
God
the
King
of
Kings
,
hath
sent
his
Mat
.
3.16.17
.
onely
sonne
Iesus
Christ
,
accompanied
with
his
faithfull
Counsellor
the
holy
Ghost
,
Christ
sent
of
his
Father
,
accompanied
with
the
holy
ghost
to
ouercome
sin
,
death
,
and
hell
.
furnishing
him
with
all
strength
and
power
from
aboue
,
to
make
warre
against
his
enimies
,
Sathan
,
sinne
,
death
and
hell
:
and
his
Sonne
1
Cor
.
15.
ouercomming
and
getting
the
victory
by
Ioh
.
10.17
18
laying
down
his
life
at
the
will
&
pleasure
of
his
Father
,
and
giuing
the
glory
and
honour
vnto
him
alone
:
his
Father
hath
witnessed
and
proclaimed
vnto
the
whole
world
,
that
he
hath
Mat
.
28
18.19
.
giuen
al
power
and
iudgement
to
his
Sonne
,
and
the
riches
of
grace
vnto
his
faithfull
Counsellor
the
Ioh
.
14.26
holy
Ghost
,
to
dispose
thereof
at
the
liking
and
consent
of
the
Father
and
the
Sonne
.
And
therefore
whosoeuer
will
enter
into
the
gate
of
euerlasting
life
,
to
haue
possession
of
eternall
glory
;
he
must
make
petition
to
the
Father
by
the
1
Ioh
.
2.1.2
.
mediation
of
the
Son
,
and
to
the
Sonne
by
the
assistance
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
without
whose
ioynt
acceptance
and
consent
,
it
is
decreed
in
heauen
by
the
wisdome
of
the
Father
,
and
that
for
the
glory
and
honour
of
the
Sonne
,
that
none
shall
enter
into
his
heauenly
and
celestiall
rest
:
The
knowledge
of
the
Trinity
brings
great
comfort
vnto
the
soule
.
so
that
wee
see
the
Trinitie
in
vnitie
,
and
vnitie
in
Trinitie
of
the
eternall
Deitie
distinguished
in
person
,
for
the
comfort
of
man
,
but
one
in
essence
for
the
praise
of
God
.
And
therefore
whom
God
the
Father
hath
elected
,
those
the
Sonne
hath
saued
;
and
whom
the
Sonne
hath
saued
,
those
the
holy
Ghost
hath
sanctified
;
and
whom
the
holy
Ghost
hath
sanctified
,
those
the
Sonne
hath
saued
;
and
whom
the
Sonne
hath
saued
,
those
the
Father
hath
elected
:
So
that
this
three-fold
cord
(
the
meanes
of
our
saluation
,
)
it
must
not
be
broken
,
it
is
like
Sampsons
locks
,
they
must
not
be
cut
off
,
for
if
they
be
,
we
shall
leefe
our
strength
,
and
become
captiues
vnto
Sathan
.
O
the
goodnesse
and
louing
kindnesse
of
the
Lord
,
so
plainly
to
reueile
the
misterie
of
our
saluation
,
it
springing
and
arising
from
the
fountaine
of
his
mercy
,
and
yet
agreeing
with
the
sincerity
of
his
iustice
:
teaching
vs
thereby
that
as
we
haue
cause
to
reioyce
,
so
wee
should
tremble
and
feare
before
him
,
for
as
hee
is
mercifull
,
so
is
hee
iust
,
and
therefore
our
seruice
vnto
him
,
must
be
in
a
louing
feare
,
and
fearing
loue
,
all
the
dayes
of
our
liues
,
to
prayse
and
to
glorifie
him
for
euer
.
The
vse
of
all
then
is
this
:
that
wee
consider
the
glory
of
mans
estate
in
his
first
creation
what
it
was
,
The
estate
of
man
before
sinne
,
and
after
sinne
.
hee
being
made
after
the
image
of
God
in
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
,
then
able
to
resist
sinne
,
had
hee
not
afterward
willingly
and
wilfully
yeelded
himselfe
to
be
ouercome
of
Sathan
;
and
so
hee
obaying
sinne
,
wee
may
consider
the
misery
of
man
,
by
his
consenting
therevnto
,
(
the
wages
thereof
being
eternall
death
:
)
and
that
the
onely
way
and
meanes
to
free
him
from
this
death
,
was
the
admirable
and
incomprehensible
loue
of
the
Trinitie
,
freely
issuing
from
the
goodnesse
of
the
Deitie
,
who
fore-seeing
that
sinne
would
striue
against
obedience
,
ordayned
a
Law
to
preuent
sinne
,
and
pronounced
iudgement
and
death
,
against
the
breakers
of
the
Law
,
that
neither
Men
nor
Angels
might
thinke
themselues
to
be
as
Gods
,
but
as
creatures
bound
to
serue
and
obay
God
their
Creator
,
and
maker
both
of
heauen
and
earth
.
And
further
wee
are
to
marke
and
note
the
infinit
wisedome
of
God
,
The
wisedome
of
God
in
punishing
sinne
,
and
yet
pardoning
sinne
.
how
in
the
worke
of
mans
redemption
hee
executes
his
iustice
against
man
,
and
yet
shewes
mercy
vnto
man
,
declaring
himselfe
a
iust
God
in
mercy
,
and
a
mercifull
God
in
iustice
.
Which
saying
may
seeme
like
vnto
Sampsons
riddle
:
Out
Iudg
.
14.14
.
of
the
eater
came
meate
,
and
out
of
the
strong
came
sweetnes
:
For
through
sinne
the
Law
raigned
vnto
death
,
neuerthelesse
where
Rom.
5.20
sinne
abounded
,
theregrace
abounded
much
more
;
that
as
by
the
offence
of
one
,
the
fault
came
18.
on
all
men
to
condempnation
,
so
by
the
iustifying
of
one
,
the
benefite
abounded
toward
all
men
to
the
iustification
of
life
.
For
Adam
dyed
,
but
Christ
suffered
;
Adam
sinned
,
but
Christ
obayed
;
iustice
tooke
hold
vpon
the
one
;
and
Mercy
was
shewed
toward
the
other
:
and
how
this
was
wrought
it
is
plaine
,
that
ther
was
no
iustifying
righteousnesse
in
Adam
,
but
that
onely
the
Wisedome
,
Loue
and
Holinesse
of
the
God-head
,
(
the
Trinitie
in
Vnitie
,
and
Vnitie
in
Trinitie
,
)
ordayned
a
meanes
for
man
to
passe
from
Death
to
Life
,
as
hee
made
a
way
for
Israell
to
passe
through
Iosh
.
4.5
.
Iordan
,
into
the
land
of
Canaan
:
Yea
,
light
Luk
.
1.79
hath
shined
vnto
them
that
sit
in
darknesse
,
and
in
the
shadow
of
death
.
And
therefore
how
ioyfully
may
the
faithfull
now
triumph
and
say
,
1
Cor
.
15
55.56.57
.
O
Death
,
where
is
thy
sting
?
O
graue
,
where
is
thy
victory
?
The
sting
of
death
is
sinne
,
and
the
strength
of
sinne
is
the
Law
.
But
thankes
be
vnto
God
,
which
hath
giuen
vs
victory
,
through
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
.
If
so
then
sinne
deserued
death
,
and
the
iustice
of
God
could
not
be
appeased
but
by
death
,
euen
by
the
suffering
of
the
body
and
soule
vnder
his
heauie
hand
and
displeasure
;
both
which
the
whole
and
perfect
Mat
.
26.38.39
.
humanitie
of
Christ
did
feele
,
when
hee
yeelded
himselfe
obedient
vnto
the
death
,
(
euen
the
death
of
the
Crosse
,
)
yet
after
28.6
.
raysed
vp
his
body
from
death
to
life
,
by
the
power
of
the
Deitie
,
hauing
then
fully
satisfied
the
execution
layde
vpon
him
by
his
Fathers
iustice
,
for
the
debt
of
our
obedience
,
and
so
God
in
his
loue
and
infinit
wisdome
ordayned
a
means
to
free
vs
from
the
same
,
euen
by
his
onely
Sonne
Iesus
Christ
,
whom
hee
sent
into
the
World
to
dye
for
vs
,
and
was
witnessed
from
heauen
to
be
the
onely
Mediatour
for
our
saluation
,
(
if
we
doe
beleeue
in
him
.
)
God
redeeming
vs
we
must
not
lightly
estee
me
of
sinne
,
which
caused
the
death
of
Christ
.
God
therefore
thus
taking
care
for
vs
,
and
shewing
mercy
to
saue
and
redeeme
vs
from
eternall
death
:
wee
must
not
hereafter
either
lightly
esteeme
of
sinne
,
giuing
our
carelesse
consent
,
or
passage
therevnto
;
nor
slenderly
account
of
the
great
riches
and
treasure
of
our
saluation
,
so
deerely
bought
and
purchased
by
the
most
precious
bloud
of
Christ
,
and
graciously
giuen
vnto
vs
,
by
the
goodnesse
of
the
Trinitie
,
vnder
a
threefold
witnesse
and
eternall
veritie
.
But
if
Man
or
Woman
regard
not
their
saluation
,
but
doe
embrace
sinne
,
contempning
God
and
all
goodnesse
,
and
despising
the
riches
of
his
great
loue
and
mercy
,
not
taking
any
care
for
to
doe
their
duties
either
to
God
or
man
,
nor
hauing
any
pittle
or
remorse
to
their
owne
bodies
and
soules
,
but
like
cruell
tyrants
and
murtherers
of
themselues
do
runne
headlong
and
desperately
vpon
the
sword
of
Gods
iustice
:
Eternall
life
decreeed
for
the
elect
in
the
high
court
of
the
Trinitie
:
and
eternall
death
there
also
decreed
for
the
reprobate
,
who
is
an
enimie
to
the
Trinitie
.
then
let
them
know
and
be
most
certainely
perswaded
that
as
the
Trinitic
,
in
their
most
high
and
gracious
Court
of
mercy
,
hath
certainely
and
euerlastingly
decreed
for
the
elect
,
faithfull
,
and
truely
beleeuing
Christians
,
eternall
and
euerlasting
life
,
with
God
in
heauen
:
so
the
same
Trinitie
,
in
their
most
iust
,
most
equall
,
and
most
righteous
Court
of
Iustice
,
hath
certainely
and
euerlastingly
decreed
for
the
reprobate
,
wicked
and
vnbeleeuing
eternall
death
with
the
Diuell
and
his
Angels
in
Hell
fire
for
euermore
.
And
were
it
not
that
the
place
,
iudgement
,
and
torments
,
which
are
appointed
for
all
sinners
,
in
Gods
Iustice
,
were
most
certaine
,
what
needed
then
a
Sauiour
,
so
wonderfully
begotten
in
the
loue
of
the
Trinitie
,
to
be
reueiled
vnto
the
World
in
Gods
Mercy
?
Wherefore
O
wicked
Men
and
Women
,
deceiue
not
your selues
;
Gods
Worke
and
Word
is
not
in
vaine
:
Repent
,
for
death
is
at
hand
,
the
Mat
.
3.10
Axe
is
layd
vnto
the
roote
of
the
tree
,
and
euery
Tree
that
bringeth
not
foorth
good
fruit
shall
be
hewen
downe
and
cast
into
the
fire
.
PRAYER
.
O
Lord
God
,
thou
which
art
most
iust
,
holy
,
righteous
and
mercifull
:
I
acknowledge
thy
great
loue
in
my
Creation
,
and
my
miserie
by
my
rebellion
:
for
thy
iustice
might
haue
pressed
me
down
into
confusion
,
but
thy
mercy
hath
raysed
me
vp
vnto
saluation
.
And
the
mistery
of
my
Redemption
thou
hast
reueiled
vnto
thy
seruant
,
applying
thy selfe
vnto
my
capacitie
,
to
the
end
that
I
might
the
better
apprehend
thee
,
the
Trinitie
in
Vnitie
,
and
Vnitie
in
Trinitie
,
God
my
Father
in
electing
mee
,
God
my
Sauiour
in
redeeming
mee
,
God
my
Sanctifier
in
comforting
mee
.
And
thou
hast
also
O
Lord
declared
thy
iustice
in
the
death
of
thy
Son
,
that
I
might
feare
thee
;
thy
mercy
in
sending
of
thy
Sonne
,
that
I
might
loue
thee
;
and
thy
goodnes
in
giuing
of
thy
holy
spirit
,
through
the
mediation
of
thy
Sonne
,
that
I
might
praise
thee
:
thy
Iustice
testifying
thy
hatred
vnto
sinne
;
thy
Mercy
shewing
thy
loue
vnto
man
thy
grace
declaring
thy
holinesse
,
which
also
thou
wouldest
should
remaine
and
be
in
man
.
For
whosoeuer
dwelleth
not
in
thee
,
and
thou
in
him
,
and
beleeueth
not
the
Trinitie
in
Vnitie
,
and
Vnitie
in
Trinitie
,
being
not
able
to
apply
the
worke
of
thy
redemption
vnto
his
own
soule
,
in
hope
of
his
saluation
;
that
mans
sinne
remaineth
,
his
conscience
will
accuse
him
,
thy
iustice
will
condempne
him
,
hell
will
receiue
him
,
&
the
diuell
will
torment
him
.
Wherefore
O
almightie
and
euerliuing
God
,
I
humbly
pray
thee
to
giue
mee
thy
grace
that
I
may
at
all
times
be
humbled
in
my
soule
before
thee
,
confessing
my
sinnes
,
calling
vnto
thee
for
mercy
,
beleeuing
thy
promises
,
and
fearing
thy
iudgements
;
and
that
thy
holy
spirit
may
rest
and
dwell
in
mee
for
euer
,
to
guide
and
to
direct
mee
vnto
thy
heauenly
Kingdome
:
through
Iesus
Christ
my
onely
Lord
and
Sauiour
.
Amen
.
MEDITATION
.
III
.
CHRIST
.
THe
Sunne
in
the
firmament
giueth
light
vnto
the
Earth
,
but
the
sonne
of
God
giues
Ioh
.
1.4
.
life
vnto
men
;
the
one
nourisheth
the
sense
,
but
the
other
comforteth
the
soule
:
the
one
Ps.
19.6
.
compasseth
the
heauens
,
but
the
other
searcheth
the
hart
:
nothing
is
hid
from
the
heat
of
the
one
,
and
nothing
can
be
kept
secret
from
the
Psal
.
33.13.14
.
knowledge
of
the
other
:
the
one
is
glorious
in
his
light
,
yet
sometimes
shadowed
with
Cloudes
:
and
the
other
was
Luk
.
2.52
gracious
in
his
life
,
but
sometimes
wronged
with
Mat
.
11.19
.
reproach
.
Behold
therefore
as
when
the
sunne
shineth
in
his
strength
,
so
now
the
sonne
of
God
sheweth
himselfe
in
his
power
,
what
he
is
,
and
what
he
did
.
Christ
from
all
Ioh
.
1.1
.
eternitie
,
3.16
.
begotten
in
the
loue
of
his
father
,
Gen.
3.15
promised
in
paradise
,
Exod
.
12.5.13
.
prefigured
in
the
Law
,
Isay
.
11.1.2
.
preached
by
the
Prophets
,
Ioh
.
1.29
.
reueiled
in
the
Gospel
,
Mat
.
1.20
sanctified
in
the
wombe
,
Idem
.
borne
of
a
Virgin
,
manifested
in
the
flesh
,
and
declared
mightily
to
be
the
Sonne
of
God
:
whose
birth
was
honored
by
the
appearance
of
a
glorious
Mat
.
2.2
.
Starre
,
hee
being
the
light
of
the
world
:
whose
dignitie
was
proclaimed
by
the
2.1.2
.
wise-men
of
the
East
,
he
being
the
King
of
the
Iewes
:
whose
office
was
published
by
an
Luk
.
2.10.11
.
Angell
from
heauen
,
he
being
the
Sauiour
Christ
the
Lord
:
whose
13.
praise
and
honour
,
was
sung
and
set
foorth
by
a
multitude
of
heauenly
Souldiers
,
he
being
our
spiritual
Captaine
:
whose
Mat
.
3.16
.
Baptisme
was
solemnized
by
the
presence
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
hee
being
the
second
person
in
the
Trinitie
:
whose
17.
name
was
giuen
by
his
heauenly
Father
from
aboue
,
he
being
his
beloued
sonne
in
whom
he
was
well
pleased
:
vouchsafed
to
be
led
Mat
.
4.1
.
aside
of
the
spirit
into
the
wildernesse
to
be
tempted
of
the
diuel
,
that
wee
might
not
be
ouercome
of
temptations
:
and
2.
fasted
forty
dayes
,
and
fortie
nights
that
we
might
learne
to
abstaine
from
fleshly
lusts
,
which
fight
against
the
soule
:
the
11.
Angels
ministred
vnto
him
,
that
wee
might
vnderstand
the
great
and
painefull
worke
,
that
hee
was
to
vndertake
for
our
redemption
:
hee
Mat
.
5.2
.
preached
and
taught
the
Gospel
of
the
kingdome
,
that
wee
might
know
the
way
vnto
saluation
:
he
15.30
.
healed
euerie
sicknesse
and
euerie
disease
amongst
the
people
that
we
might
perceiue
the
corruption
of
our
nature
,
and
the
perfection
of
his
loue
:
he
put
to
silence
the
Mat
.
22.16
.
Herodians
,
Saduces
and
Pharises
,
that
we
might
wonder
at
his
wisedome
;
and
studie
to
be
wise
as
serpents
,
Mat
.
10.16
.
but
innocent
as
doues
:
he
fed
14.19.20
many
thousands
with
small
prouision
,
but
so
blessed
it
that
it
did
suffice
:
he
Ioh
.
2.9
.
turned
water
into
wine
:
the
Mat
.
8.27
windes
and
seas
obayed
him
:
the
29.
diuels
trembled
and
were
cast
out
before
him
:
at
his
word
the
Mat
.
21.19
.
figge
tree
withered
:
Ioh
.
11.43.44
.
Lazarus
came
forth
out
of
his
graue
:
the
Mat
.
17.27
fish
brought
tribute
money
out
of
the
sea
;
the
Luk
19.30
colt
was
sent
&
became
tame
to
beare
him
;
men
and
children
Mat
.
21.8
9.
spread
there
garments
and
cast
boughes
in
the
way
,
and
went
before
him
,
singing
that
heauenly
song
,
Hosanna
,
in
the
highest
;
his
Mar.
14.15
chamber
was
ready
trimmed
in
Ierusalem
;
his
supper
prepared
;
his
will
obayed
;
and
all
this
did
he
,
to
shew
his
mercy
,
power
and
dignitie
,
that
wee
might
acknowledge
him
to
be
the
Lord
of
heauen
and
of
earth
,
and
the
gracious
Sauiour
of
the
world
.
And
further
this
eternall
Word
,
Christ
willingly
suffred
death
to
accomplish
the
work
of
our
redemption
.
this
heauenly
King
,
this
Sonne
of
God
,
this
Sauiour
Christ
the
Lord
,
to
whom
all
creatures
,
and
principalities
,
and
powers
are
subiect
,
did
most
willingly
submit
himselfe
vnder
the
heauie
hand
of
his
Father
,
for
to
finish
and
accomplish
the
great
worke
of
our
Redemption
:
for
after
his
Ma.
4.1
.
Baptisme
he
was
tempted
by
Satan
,
but
then
hee
ouercame
:
but
when
hee
was
to
drinke
of
the
26.38
.
cuppe
of
his
Fathers
wrath
,
vndertaking
the
account
and
punishment
for
vs
,
he
then
was
heauie
vnto
death
,
and
groned
vnder
the
waight
and
burden
of
our
sins
;
he
went
into
the
garden
;
his
soule
sighed
;
hee
Lu
.
22.44
sweat
water
and
bloud
;
hee
prayed
;
hee
cryed
vnto
his
Father
saying
;
If
it
be
Mat
.
26.39
possible
,
let
this
cup
passe
from
mee
:
yet
not
my
will
,
but
thy
will
be
done
.
After
that
he
was
traiterously
49.50
.
apprehended
,
falsely
60.
accused
,
iniuriously
67.
buffetted
,
wrongfully
Mat
.
27.3.4
.
condempned
,
ridiculously
29.
crowned
,
scoffingly
saluted
,
vilely
38.
accompanied
,
and
cruelly
nayled
vpon
the
Crosse
:
and
in
his
paine
and
vnspeakable
agony
;
his
heauie
and
mourning
eyes
beheld
his
enemies
laughing
and
39.
triumphing
;
his
chaste
and
pittifull
eares
heard
them
40.
taunting
and
reuiling
;
his
sacred
lips
tasted
of
their
bitter
potion
43.
Gall
and
Vineger
;
and
his
innocent
heart
was
Ioh
.
19.34
pierced
with
a
speare
,
vnto
the
death
:
thus
he
suffered
,
and
thus
he
dyed
,
enduring
sorrow
,
shame
,
and
death
for
vs.
But
(
will
some
say
)
could
sorrow
,
Obiection
touching
the
suffering
of
Christ
.
Answere
.
shame
and
death
,
take
hold
vpon
the
person
of
the
Sauiour
of
the
world
?
Yea
,
his
humanitie
suffered
,
and
in
all
obedience
&
patience
endured
the
sentence
of
his
Fathers
iustice
,
receiuing
not
for
himselfe
,
but
for
vs
,
the
punishment
and
reward
of
sin
:
but
the
sanctitie
and
innocencie
of
his
humanitie
,
&
the
glory
and
maiestie
of
his
Deitie
,
were
witnessed
and
manifested
at
the
time
of
his
death
,
by
Mat
.
27.45
darknesse
of
the
heauens
mourning
,
the
51.
vaile
of
the
Temple
renting
,
the
earth
quaking
,
the
stones
cleauing
,
the
graues
opening
,
the
52.
dead
bodyes
of
the
Saints
arising
,
and
the
54.
hearts
of
the
liuing
trembling
and
fearing
:
for
euen
the
Centurion
&
his
Souldiers
,
who
led
Christ
to
his
execution
,
beholding
these
things
,
greatly
feared
and
said
;
truely
this
was
the
sonne
of
God
.
And
his
body
being
thus
dead
and
cruelly
martyred
,
it
was
of
many
priuately
pittied
and
lamented
;
but
by
57.
Ioseph
of
Arimathea
,
a
faithfull
Christian
,
and
honorable
Counsellor
,
it
was
openly
and
boldly
begged
of
Pilate
,
tenderly
taken
downe
from
the
Crosse
,
carefully
59.
wrapped
vp
in
cleane
linnen
clothes
,
and
richly
entombed
in
a
new
sepulchre
,
hewen
out
of
a
rocke
,
wherein
neuer
man
lay
;
odours
and
costly
Mark
.
16.1
oyntments
by
holy
Women
,
were
plentifully
prepared
to
embalme
it
;
and
his
Disciples
with
great
heauinesse
and
sorrow
did
mourne
and
bewaile
it
;
but
they
which
Psal
.
126
5.
sow
in
teares
shall
reape
in
ioy
;
Christ
went
sorrowing
in
his
passion
,
and
carried
6.
precious
seede
with
him
(
Faith
and
Patience
,
)
but
he
returned
triumphing
at
his
Resurrection
,
and
hath
brought
his
sheaues
with
him
,
(
Victory
and
Glory
.
)
The
great
and
infinit
loue
of
God
to
man
to
die
for
him
.
The
immortall
God
tooke
vpon
him
the
person
of
mortall
man
to
dye
for
man
,
that
man
might
liue
in
him
,
and
sleepe
no
more
in
sinne
:
the
glorious
Sonne
of
God
was
made
a
meane
seruant
,
to
Mat
.
11.28
.
beare
the
burden
of
our
iniquitie
,
that
we
might
be
29.
eased
from
the
yoke
of
eternall
misery
.
The
heauenly
Ioh
.
10.11
Shepheard
was
willing
to
lay
downe
his
life
for
his
silly
sheepe
;
and
the
1.4
.
light
and
life
of
the
world
suffered
it selfe
for
a
time
to
be
darkned
,
and
couered
with
the
vaile
of
death
,
that
in
the
end
by
force
breaking
through
the
barres
and
clouds
of
darknesse
and
of
death
,
Christ
hath
ouercome
death
for
vs.
it
might
shine
more
glorious
and
gracious
vnto
the
Sonnes
of
men
:
for
what
greater
glory
vnto
God
,
then
victory
ouer
his
enemies
,
euen
Satan
,
sinne
,
death
and
hell
?
and
what
greater
grace
or
fauor
vnto
man
,
then
a
free
grant
of
his
libertie
from
cruell
captiuitie
,
and
a
rich
gift
of
an
immortall
inheritance
in
eternall
felicitie
.
Christ
our
Sauiour
is
Mat
.
23.6
risen
from
the
dead
,
death
hath
lost
her
1.
Cor
.
15.55
sting
,
and
hell
her
might
,
the
earth
also
trembled
&
Mat
.
28.2
quaked
when
hee
brake
open
the
gates
of
darknesse
and
of
the
graue
;
and
a
most
glorious
2.
Angel
descended
from
heauen
to
role
back
the
great
and
waighty
stone
from
the
doore
of
the
sepulchre
,
The
glorious
witnes
and
testimony
of
Christs
resurrection
.
which
was
both
sealed
vp
,
and
guarded
strongly
with
a
watch
,
that
Angell
as
his
seruant
sat
without
vpon
the
stone
staying
&
attending
ther
to
giue
testimony
of
his
resurrection
vnto
the
faithful
;
at
the
sight
whereof
the
keepers
were
astonied
,
and
became
as
dead
men
:
and
in
the
Sepulchre
there
were
two
infallible
and
Ioh
.
20.12
Angelicall
witnesses
testifying
his
resurrection
;
one
Angel
sitting
at
the
head
,
another
at
the
feet
,
where
his
most
sacred
and
crucified
body
once
was
laid
:
the
Mat
.
28.11
.
Watch
came
into
the
citie
Ierusalem
,
and
shewed
vnto
the
high
Priests
all
the
things
that
were
done
,
but
they
stopped
vp
the
Souldiers
mouthes
with
12.
mony
,
that
they
should
not
13.
declare
this
wonder
and
this
truth
,
lest
that
they
for
their
crueltie
and
infidelitie
should
be
hated
of
the
whole
world
,
for
putting
of
the
Lord
and
Sauiour
of
the
world
to
death
.
But
to
confound
this
wicked
proiect
of
theirs
;
Christ
after
his
Resurrection
appeared
vnto
Mar.
16.9
Mary
Magdalen
,
and
to
his
Disciples
,
in
7.
Galile
,
yea
,
Thomas
was
willed
to
put
his
Ioh
.
20.27
finger
into
the
print
of
the
nayles
,
wherewith
Christ
was
nayled
vnto
the
Crosse
,
and
to
put
his
hand
into
his
side
:
hee
Luk
.
24.36.43
.
talked
and
did
eate
with
his
Disciples
,
he
Ioh
20.22
breathed
on
them
,
and
said
;
Receiue
the
holy
Ghost
,
for
all
Mat
.
28.18
.
power
is
giuen
vnto
me
in
heauen
and
in
earth
:
and
after
hee
had
spoken
vnto
them
,
he
was
Mar.
16.19
receiued
into
heauen
,
where
he
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
his
Father
,
and
from
thence
will
come
at
the
last
day
in
great
glory
and
maiestie
,
to
iudge
both
quicke
&
dead
.
And
these
things
are
Ioh
.
20.31
written
that
wee
might
beleeue
,
that
Iesus
is
the
Christ
the
Sonne
of
God
,
and
that
in
beleeuing
wee
might
haue
life
through
this
name
,
for
euermore
.
Amen
.
The
vse
hereof
is
,
that
euery
man
&
woman
must
learn
to
know
the
nature
,
dignitie
;
What
benefit
it
is
to
haue
perfect
knowledge
of
Christ
.
office
,
goodnesse
and
power
of
Christ
:
in
knowing
whereof
,
their
faith
shall
be
more
strengthened
,
their
hope
confirmed
,
and
their
patience
increased
:
For
as
in
humane
studies
;
artes
,
and
morrall
learning
,
it
is
no
profitable
manner
of
teaching
to
demonstrate
conclusions
before
the
principles
be
taught
:
so
in
attaining
vnto
spirituall
knowledge
and
increase
of
grace
,
God
himselfe
,
who
is
the
fountaine
of
all
things
,
must
be
first
knowne
,
and
then
wee
shall
praise
him
in
his
workes
,
and
reioyce
in
his
mercy
,
who
hath
giuen
life
and
saluation
vnto
men
,
which
was
the
cause
and
end
for
which
Christ
came
into
the
world
.
A
woman
in
trauaile
,
being
deliuered
,
if
shee
should
desire
but
to
see
the
feete
onely
of
the
Babe
,
and
not
the
head
,
face
,
and
body
,
would
shee
not
be
counted
a
strange
,
vnkinde
and
foolish
woman
?
So
man
being
in
trauaile
and
sorrow
vnder
sinne
;
Christ
must
be
fully
&
perfectly
vnderstood
.
but
saluation
hauing
appeared
by
the
comming
of
Christ
into
the
world
,
is
it
sufficient
for
vs
to
looke
onely
vpon
the
death
of
Christ
,
it
being
the
last
extreame
(
or
foote
as
it
were
of
his
sufferings
&
passion
,
)
and
not
to
behold
the
dignitie
of
his
nature
,
(
hee
being
God
?
)
the
preheminence
of
his
gouernment
,
(
he
being
the
head
of
the
Church
?
)
the
beautie
of
his
goodnes
,
(
he
hauing
loue
and
mercy
shining
in
his
face
?
)
and
the
painefulnesse
of
his
labour
,
(
hee
sustaining
and
bearing
it
in
his
body
.
)
If
wee
should
omit
the
view
of
the
whole
proportion
and
nature
of
Christ
,
and
take
knowledge
but
of
a
part
thereof
,
wee
then
shall
see
and
discerne
him
as
the
Mar.
7.24
blinde
man
did
the
men
,
whom
hee
saw
,
and
tooke
for
trees
:
so
looking
but
vpon
the
death
of
Christ
we
onely
shall
see
him
crucified
on
a
tree
,
his
humanitie
suffering
both
shame
and
sorrow
,
which
can
giue
vs
little
comfort
:
But
wee
must
lift
vp
our
eyes
as
Ge
.
24.63
Isack
did
when
hee
looked
and
saw
a
far
off
Rebecka
his
beloued
comming
:
and
not
cast
them
downe
as
Abraham
did
when
he
23.2.3
.
sat
by
the
corps
of
Sarah
mourning
:
&
then
we
shall
see
Christ
beautifull
,
shining
as
the
Sunne
,
and
comming
like
a
Bride-groome
but
of
his
chamber
,
1
Mat
.
25
6
apparrelled
in
great
maiestie
and
glory
,
hee
being
God
al-sufficient
,
both
by
his
power
creating
vs
,
and
also
in
his
mercy
redeeming
vs
:
and
so
must
wee
behold
the
Deitie
of
Christ
with
all
his
attributes
,
and
properties
,
in
feare
and
admiration
:
and
consider
of
his
humanitie
with
all
his
actions
and
sufferings
in
ioy
and
consolation
:
for
by
the
one
he
is
able
to
doe
all
things
for
vs
;
and
by
the
other
he
hath
shewed
himselfe
willing
to
come
vnto
vs
;
that
wee
might
freely
come
to
him
,
and
to
his
Father
also
,
by
beleeuing
in
his
name
,
that
hee
is
God
and
a
Sauiour
vnto
vs
;
(
by
destroying
sinne
,
death
and
hell
for
vs
;
)
that
we
might
be
made
heyres
of
eternall
life
through
him
,
and
being
sealed
with
his
spirit
,
and
sanctified
by
his
grace
,
might
in
the
end
be
made
Mat
.
5.28
perfect
,
as
his
Father
which
is
in
heauen
is
perfect
.
And
therefore
they
that
desire
to
be
members
of
Christ
,
must
necessarily
learne
to
know
him
aright
,
not
in
part
but
in
all
,
that
the
whole
nature
of
man
might
feare
and
sorrow
to
commit
sinne
,
(
which
is
the
sting
of
death
)
and
to
reioyce
and
desire
to
doe
the
works
of
holinesse
and
righteousnes
,
to
be
ingrafted
into
Christ
;
without
whom
there
is
no
Eph.
2.4.5
saluation
,
and
in
him
we
cannot
be
,
vnlesse
we
doe
know
,
Rom.
10.9
beleeue
,
confesse
,
loue
,
obay
,
and
honour
him
as
we
ought
to
do
euen
withall
our
Mat
.
22.37
hart
,
with
al
our
mind
,
with
all
our
strength
,
and
with
all
our
soule
.
How
great
then
is
their
error
,
A
fearefull
thing
to
neglect
the
knowledge
and
worship
of
Christ
.
and
sinne
,
that
haue
neglected
this
knowledge
?
and
how
fearefull
is
their
estate
,
that
haue
contemned
,
and
daily
doe
blaspheme
the
name
of
Christ
?
but
they
must
know
,
that
for
this
their
neglect
and
contempt
,
they
shall
surely
Eccl.
11.9
come
vnto
iudgement
,
and
that
before
him
whom
they
haue
dispised
,
and
he
shall
then
giue
Reu
.
14.7
.
sentence
against
them
in
the
honour
of
his
Maiestie
,
and
puritie
of
his
iustice
,
because
they
haue
beene
inrepentant
and
malignant
sinners
,
and
refused
the
grace
offered
,
and
saluation
;
choosing
rather
to
walke
and
abide
in
in
the
way
of
death
,
then
in
the
way
of
life
;
and
therefore
their
portion
shall
be
with
the
wicked
,
and
their
sinne
shall
neuer
be
done
away
.
But
blessed
are
the
faithfull
,
for
their
Reu
.
21.14
right
is
in
the
tree
of
life
,
which
is
in
the
middest
of
the
Paradise
of
God
,
and
their
ioy
shall
be
euerlasting
,
and
none
shall
take
it
away
from
them
.
PRAYER
.
O
Eternall
God
and
Sauiour
of
the
world
,
Christ
Iesus
,
the
knowledge
of
thee
is
exceeding
ioy
vnto
my
soule
,
for
thy
being
is
eternall
,
thy
loue
infinit
,
and
thy
glory
wonderfull
:
When
thou
wast
vpon
the
earth
,
thou
diddest
shew
thy selfe
gracious
in
Humilitie
,
singular
in
Wisedome
,
painful
in
Labour
,
patient
in
Spirit
,
pittifull
in
Mercy
,
iust
in
Action
,
and
obedient
to
thy
Fathers
will
;
thy
Soule
was
afflicted
,
and
thy
bodie
crucified
,
not
for
thy selfe
but
for
mee
,
to
deliuer
me
from
thy
Fathers
wrath
,
that
I
might
be
made
heire
and
pertaker
of
eternall
life
with
thee
in
heauen
.
O
Lord
make
mee
euermore
to
delight
in
this
particular
and
gracious
knowledge
of
thee
,
that
I
may
still
admire
at
thy
glory
,
wonder
at
thy
loue
,
studie
in
thy
law
,
and
be
thankefull
vnto
thee
for
thy
mercy
,
praysing
and
magnifying
thy
name
for
euer
for
my
great
saluation
,
which
was
promised
in
thy
loue
,
performed
by
thy
passion
,
assured
by
thy
resurrection
,
and
now
reserued
in
heauen
for
mee
,
with
glorification
for
euer
.
Amen
.
MEDITATION
.
IIII
.
HEAVEN
.
ADam
sinning
was
Gen.
3.24
cast
out
of
Paradise
:
but
Abraham
beleeuing
was
brought
into
24.3
.
Canaan
:
the
earth
is
corrupt
,
and
the
soules
of
the
Saints
are
greiued
,
the
world
was
7.19.20
.
drowned
;
and
it
shall
be
2.
Pet
.
3.7
burned
.
Iaakob
being
Gen.
28.11.12
.
weary
was
comforted
with
his
dreame
,
and
Steuen
at
his
Acts.
7.55.56
death
was
refreshed
with
his
ioyfull
sight
:
the
Reuel
.
12.2.6
.
woman
in
trauell
,
(
the
Church
afflicted
,
)
is
strengthned
,
because
her
child
is
receiued
,
and
a
place
for
her
is
also
prepared
.
The
hope
of
rest
and
reward
makes
labour
and
trouble
easie
.
The
pilgrime
endures
his
iourny
in
hope
of
his
rest
:
and
the
Souldier
the
fight
in
hope
of
his
honor
:
and
our
glorie
,
rest
abiding
place
,
ioy
,
comfort
,
and
Canaan
,
is
Heauen
;
where
Christ
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
his
father
(
hauing
all
power
giuen
vnto
him
both
of
things
in
heauen
,
and
of
things
in
earth
.
Heauen
is
taken
diuers
wayes
in
the
scriptures
;
as
for
Mat
.
3.2
grace
,
begetting
:
for
13.11.19
.
doctrine
,
directing
:
for
18.3.4
.
glorie
,
exalting
:
we
cannot
be
glorified
,
except
we
be
edified
;
we
cannot
be
edified
except
we
be
sanctified
:
For
grace
is
the
doore
,
knowledge
is
the
keye
,
and
glorie
is
the
ioy
of
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
The
glory
of
heauen
is
incomprehensible
.
To
describe
this
glorious
heauen
;
what
man
is
hee
that
can
declare
it
,
when
Paul
was
astonished
,
and
could
not
reueale
it
?
for
the
tongues
of
Angells
cannot
sufficiently
expresse
it
,
Acts
22.18
.
nor
the
heart
of
man
(
were
it
a
sea
of
wisedome
)
sufficiently
apprehend
it
,
nor
the
eies
of
the
Saints
,
were
they
as
pure
and
as
quicke
as
the
light
)
sufficiently
discerne
it
.
It
is
a
Mat
.
13
44.45
.
treasure
hid
,
and
a
Idem
.
pearle
most
precious
;
wee
must
sell
all
that
we
haue
,
and
buy
it
:
although
in
this
world
we
doe
behold
it
,
as
the
ieweller
doth
the
ragged
Diamond
,
or
any
other
precious
stone
,
being
rough
,
vncut
,
vnpolished
,
and
the
beautie
hid
:
but
the
Iewellers
knowledge
apprehends
the
vertue
of
the
one
,
and
the
faith
of
the
godly
beholds
the
glory
of
the
other
:
for
we
now
see
in
Rom.
8.24
.
part
,
but
after
this
life
ended
we
shal
possesse
the
fulnes
of
those
ioys
,
in
the
heauenly
kingdome
which
we
hoped
for
.
Is
this
world
,
Heauen
is
to
be
preferred
before
this
world
.
thinke
you
,
glorious
in
creation
;
pleasant
in
varietie
;
beautifull
with
delight
;
rich
in
possession
;
and
comfortable
in
fruition
?
Heauen
is
farre
more
glorious
;
for
it
is
the
?
Psal
.
35.17
.
throne
of
Almightie
God
,
the
King
and
onely
Lord
of
all
the
world
,
but
the
earth
is
his
footestoole
,
and
the
creatures
therein
are
his
seruants
,
all
being
mortall
,
vanishing
and
vaine
;
the
pleasures
thereof
momentarie
,
the
beautie
fading
,
Vntill
wee
die
,
&
our
bodies
be
changed
we
cannot
see
the
glorious
,
and
heauenly
kingdome
with
these
eyes
.
the
riches
flying
and
the
comfort
ending
.
Indeed
heauen
is
hid
from
our
earthly
eyes
,
by
the
glorious
firmament
which
is
as
a
courtaine
drawne
before
vs
,
being
spangled
with
starres
and
beautified
with
the
Sunne
and
Moone
,
glittering
and
shinning
,
that
we
cannot
looke
into
the
chamber
of
the
heauenly
Bridgroome
,
vntill
such
time
as
our
corruption
,
1.
Cor
.
15.53
.
shall
put
on
incorruption
,
and
our
mortalitie
,
put
on
immortalitie
:
And
the
felicitie
in
heauen
is
infinite
,
The
felicitie
in
heauen
great
.
for
there
is
Reu
.
22.5
light
without
darkenesse
,
21.4
.
ioy
without
sorrow
,
glorie
without
shame
,
varietie
without
want
,
beautie
without
blemish
,
riches
without
corruption
,
and
comfort
without
ending
?
for
the
22.1
.
fountaine
of
life
is
there
euer
running
,
the
2.
tree
of
life
is
there
euer
growing
,
the
19.7
.
Angels
and
Saints
are
there
still
reioycing
,
and
their
glorie
and
life
is
euer
continuing
;
their
loue
is
14.4
.
holy
without
corrupt
affection
,
their
thoughts
are
heauenly
without
any
earthly
5.
cogitation
:
there
is
the
Nat.
22.3
.
wedding
feast
prepared
for
Christ
and
his
Cant
.
6.2
espouse
;
Reu
.
19.7
4.4
.
7.13
.
there
are
the
roabes
laid
out
,
and
the
crownes
set
foorth
for
the
faithfull
and
elect
;
there
are
the
florishing
9.
Palmes
of
peace
,
to
be
put
into
their
hands
;
and
the
5.9
.
new
song
written
,
to
be
planted
in
their
hearts
;
there
are
the
20.4
.
seates
set
vp
for
iudgement
;
there
is
the
glorious
Angell
,
that
shall
blow
the
last
11.15
.
trumpet
;
and
there
dwelleth
God
for
euer
,
who
will
come
in
great
20.11.12
power
and
Maiestie
,
to
iudge
both
quicke
and
dead
.
I
must
be
2.
Cor
.
12.4
.
silent
,
the
glorie
of
the
heauenly
place
hath
dimmed
my
vnderstanding
?
it
exceedes
all
earthly
capacitie
,
for
it
is
a
spirituall
and
eternall
felicitie
,
vnseene
,
vnheard
,
not
to
be
conceiued
,
yet
most
certaine
:
that
for
the
Saints
and
holy
,
it
is
appointed
,
The
ioyes
of
heauen
should
draw
euery
one
to
be
willing
to
forsake
the
world
.
prouided
,
and
ordained
.
What
man
then
that
is
young
?
that
would
not
be
olde
,
to
hasten
to
his
graue
;
that
his
soule
might
enter
and
dwell
in
this
heauenly
paradise
?
What
man
that
is
rich
,
that
would
not
sell
all
that
he
hath
to
obtaine
a
crowne
of
glorie
in
this
kingdome
?
What
man
that
is
poore
,
that
would
not
desire
to
be
clothed
with
the
glorious
roabes
laied
vp
in
this
place
?
What
man
that
is
wise
,
that
would
not
long
to
taste
of
the
Reuel
2.7
tree
of
life
,
which
is
in
the
middest
of
this
heauenly
garden
?
What
man
that
is
strong
,
that
would
not
be
a
3.12
.
pillar
in
this
pallace
;
what
woman
that
is
faire
and
beautifull
,
that
would
not
wish
to
be
decked
and
adorned
with
the
morning
2.28
.
star
,
shining
in
this
court
,
which
giues
great
grace
&
glorie
vnto
all
the
Saints
?
It
is
not
to
be
questioned
,
but
that
any
one
,
hauing
an
estate
for
life
in
land
,
would
be
willing
to
surrender
it
for
an
inheritance
,
and
hauing
brasse
would
be
glad
to
exchange
it
for
gold
:
our
life
is
short
:
our
riches
drosse
:
our
pleasure
vanitie
:
our
libertie
,
captiuitie
:
who
then
but
should
be
most
glad
,
to
leaue
this
mortallitie
for
immortallity
,
things
which
are
vile
,
for
honorable
:
vaine
,
for
durable
:
bonds
,
for
freedome
and
felicitie
?
Our
bodies
are
but
as
prisons
,
and
the
world
as
a
wildernesse
.
For
as
no
prison
is
faire
,
nor
wildernesse
pleasant
,
no
more
should
any
take
delight
to
continue
long
in
the
prison
of
this
earthly
bodie
,
(
the
outward
man
:
)
nor
in
the
wildernesse
of
this
world
,
(
the
troubles
of
this
life
:
)
because
the
one
is
infected
,
and
the
other
filled
with
manie
euills
.
Wherefore
let
vs
with
Dauid
thrist
after
God
,
as
the
hunted
&
chased
Ps.
42.1.2
hart
doth
after
the
water
brooke
;
and
with
Paul
desire
to
be
dissolued
and
to
be
with
Christ
,
Phil
.
1.23
still
longing
to
behold
and
see
his
face
,
as
Gen.
45.18
.
Iaakob
did
to
see
Ioseph
,
whom
his
soule
loued
.
The
vse
hereof
is
,
that
wee
consider
of
the
great
mercy
of
God
in
Christ
Iesus
,
for
our
election
,
creation
,
redemtion
,
sanctification
,
vocation
,
preseruation
,
and
glorification
:
for
had
not
God
shewed
mercy
vnto
vs
in
Eph.
1.4
.
loue
,
in
his
election
&
foreknowledge
before
the
foundations
of
the
world
were
laied
,
and
sent
his
sonne
to
die
for
vs
to
satisfie
his
iustice
,
which
otherwise
should
haue
taken
hold
vpon
vs
for
our
sins
;
hell
,
not
heauen
,
had
beene
the
dwelling
,
place
for
vs.
And
therefore
we
are
to
reioyce
and
wonder
at
the
louing
kindnesse
of
the
Lord
,
by
reason
that
wheras
naturall
loue
in
euerie
creature
is
begotten
by
a
reciprocall
and
returning
liking
or
affection
from
one
to
the
other
;
Gods
loue
to
vs
is
of
his
free
grace
.
yet
the
spirituall
loue
in
God
to
man
,
is
begotten
of
his
free
Eph.
1.5.6
grace
,
without
any
reciprocall
worthines
or
affection
from
man
to
God
,
for
God
hath
begotten
vs
vnto
himself
,
by
himselfe
,
and
in
himselfe
,
and
for
himselfe
:
and
we
are
fallen
away
from
God
,
by
our selues
,
&
from
our selues
:
and
although
it
be
repugnant
to
nature
for
loue
to
linke
it selfe
to
hate
,
or
one
contrarie
to
embrace
another
,
yet
behold
the
loue
of
God
to
man
;
God
hath
loued
vs
which
were
his
enemies
.
man
hath
Rom.
5.10
1.
Ioh
.
4.10
hated
God
,
but
God
hath
loued
man
,
redeeming
him
,
and
will
also
glorifie
him
:
A
mercy
aboue
all
mercies
,
a
worke
aboue
all
workes
,
a
strange
worke
;
for
God
to
make
vs
of
nothing
being
but
a
dead
lumpe
of
clay
;
to
saue
vs
when
we
were
nothing
,
being
but
a
filthy
lumpe
of
sin
,
and
now
to
glorifie
vs
with
him
in
heauen
,
that
wee
also
might
be
made
perfect
,
as
hee
himselfe
is
perfect
.
Glorification
is
the
most
happie
fruit
of
our
redemption
.
For
without
our
glorification
,
our
creation
and
redemption
,
vocation
and
sanctification
,
had
not
beene
so
comfortable
,
as
now
they
are
vnto
vs
:
the
Apostle
Paul
plainely
proouing
,
that
1.
Cor
.
15
19.
if
the
elect
and
seruants
of
God
had
but
onely
saluation
in
this
world
,
without
hope
of
glorie
in
the
life
to
come
;
they
were
of
al
men
most
miserable
.
For
we
know
that
this
world
,
it
is
at
Iam
.
4.4
.
enmitie
with
God
,
and
the
godly
by
the
wicked
are
Heb
.
11.36.37
.
persecuted
,
afflicted
,
and
tormented
:
The
godly
to
be
deliuered
from
hell
,
and
not
to
ascend
to
heauen
,
their
estate
were
not
so
happy
,
but
compassed
with
miserie
,
liuing
in
this
world
.
therefore
if
so
redemption
onely
were
granted
vnto
vs
from
the
paines
of
hell
,
and
yet
we
still
to
rest
and
dwell
vpon
the
face
of
the
earth
,
amongst
the
wicked
and
vngodly
;
what
ioy
?
nay
,
what
infinite
,
sorrow
would
not
vexe
our
soules
and
bodies
,
when
as
wee
should
see
the
wicked
florish
and
God
dishonoured
;
his
name
blasphemed
,
his
word
despised
:
his
Law
contemned
,
and
his
worship
scorned
and
prophaned
:
besides
we
must
be
in
continuall
Eph.
6.10.11
.
fight
and
warfare
,
against
the
world
the
flesh
and
the
diuell
,
being
on
euery
side
assaulted
,
2.
Cor
.
12.7
.
buffetted
and
distressed
:
but
being
once
glorified
and
receiued
vp
into
heauen
wee
shall
be
free
from
all
vexation
,
feare
and
daunger
;
and
for
euer
bee
deliuered
from
Satan
,
sinne
,
and
death
:
and
this
is
the
comfort
of
all
the
afflicted
children
of
God
in
this
world
,
that
if
they
Rom.
8.17
suffer
here
with
Christ
,
they
also
shall
be
glorified
with
him
in
heauen
:
for
Reu
.
14.13
blessed
are
all
they
,
that
hereafter
die
in
the
Lord
,
(
so
saith
the
Spirit
,
)
for
they
rest
from
their
labours
,
and
their
workes
follow
them
.
Another
vse
hereby
ariseth
,
to
assure
vs
of
the
resurrection
from
the
dead
,
and
of
the
day
of
iudgement
,
for
whosoeuer
hath
Ioh
.
5.29
.
done
well
shall
be
raised
vp
at
the
last
day
vnto
eternall
life
;
and
whosoeuer
hath
done
euill
,
vnto
eternall
death
:
Let
euery
one
therefore
tremble
and
feare
,
and
with
the
Mat
.
25.10
wise
Virgins
labour
and
watch
,
with
oyle
in
their
Lamps
,
that
they
may
enter
with
Christ
into
his
heauenly
rest
,
and
glorious
kingdome
,
For
Reu
.
21.8
.
without
shall
be
the
fearefull
and
vnbeleeuing
,
and
the
abhominable
,
and
murtherers
,
and
whore-mongers
,
and
Sorcerers
,
and
Idolaters
,
and
all
Lyars
;
who
shall
haue
their
part
in
the
lake
which
burneth
with
fire
and
brimstone
,
which
is
the
second
death
.
PRAYER
.
O
Lord
God
,
I
thy
seruant
doe
confesse
before
thy
Maiestie
,
that
by
reason
of
my
infinite
sinnes
and
transgressions
,
which
I
haue
committed
against
thee
,
and
against
man
,
that
I
am
not
worthy
so
much
as
for
to
lift
vp
mine
eyes
vnto
Heauen
,
from
whence
commeth
my
saluation
,
nor
to
tread
vpon
the
face
of
this
thy
earth
,
wherein
I
haue
comfort
and
consolation
:
neyther
am
I
worthy
O
Lord
to
receiue
the
least
of
thy
blessings
,
and
benefits
,
which
daily
thou
dost
bestow
vpon
mee
or
vpon
thy
children
,
or
vpon
the
sonnes
of
men
,
much
lesse
to
enter
into
thy
heauenly
kingdome
,
the
glory
whereof
is
incomprehensible
,
&
the
inheritance
therin
vndefiled
,
belonging
onely
to
thy
Saints
and
holy
ones
.
Haue
mercy
therefore
,
O
Lord
vpon
me
,
and
wash
me
,
and
make
me
cleane
from
all
my
sinnes
,
sanctifie
me
with
thy
spirit
,
and
preuent
me
with
thy
grace
,
that
I
may
sinne
no
more
against
thee
,
but
euer
hereafter
lead
an
holy
and
godly
life
before
thee
and
before
man
,
that
in
the
end
I
may
dwell
with
thee
for
euer
in
thy
most
blessed
kingdome
and
heauenly
Temple
,
through
Iesus
Christ
my
onely
Lord
and
Sauiour
.
Amen
.
MEDITATION
.
V.
PRESVMPTION
.
PResumption
,
it
is
a
bolde
assuming
or
selfe
conceit
,
either
in
the
hautinesse
,
or
ignorance
of
the
minde
,
to
doe
,
command
,
or
omit
,
what
the
will
liketh
,
without
respect
or
feare
of
any
controll
or
punishment
by
the
higher
power
.
In
the
first
kinde
,
in
hautinesse
of
the
minde
:
our
Gen.
3.6
.
Parents
Adam
and
Eue
transgressed
,
in
taking
and
eating
of
the
forbidden
fruit
.
1
King
.
20
42
Ahab
and
1.
Sam
.
15
9.
Saul
offended
,
the
one
in
sparing
Agag
,
the
other
Benhadab
:
the
Mat
.
12.38.39
.
Scribes
and
Pharises
presumed
in
asking
of
a
signe
,
as
if
they
might
command
Gods
power
at
their
will
and
pleasure
:
But
the
resurrection
from
the
dead
by
the
parable
of
Ionas
must
be
vnto
the
faithfull
and
beleeuing
,
the
closing
vp
and
conclusion
of
all
miracles
.
For
as
in
the
seauenth
day
God
Gen.
2.2
.
rested
from
creating
,
We
are
not
presumptuously
to
expect
and
looke
for
miracles
:
for
they
haue
an
end
.
so
in
the
appointed
time
Mat
.
12.38.39
.
Christ
ceased
and
rested
from
doing
Miracles
:
because
that
as
he
made
all
things
very
good
in
the
creation
;
so
what
he
spake
and
promised
in
his
word
,
they
are
2
Cor
.
1.20
yea
,
and
Amen
,
without
alteration
:
therfore
miracles
in
these
times
are
not
presumptuously
eyther
to
be
wished
or
expected
for
;
but
in
the
time
of
necessitie
when
all
outward
meanes
faileth
,
then
are
we
to
trust
in
the
omnipotent
power
of
God
,
desiring
his
helpe
and
mercy
,
that
aboue
our
apprehension
and
expectation
,
hee
would
send
vnto
vs
his
immediate
helpe
and
saluat
on
,
which
hee
hath
euer
promised
,
and
will
faithfully
performe
vnto
them
that
put
their
trust
in
him
.
Wilful
and
proud
presumption
.
The
worldly
wise
,
(
shall
I
not
say
the
Atheists
?
)
they
presume
of
their
fine
and
ouer-reaching
wits
,
esteeming
with
the
1
Cor
.
1.23
Grecians
,
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
foolishnesse
:
but
vnto
them
it
shall
be
the
Mat
.
9.55
sauour
of
death
vnto
death
,
and
the
heauy
witnesse
against
them
in
the
day
of
condemnation
:
the
rich
men
presume
of
their
riches
,
and
with
the
Mat
.
11.23
Capernaims
doe
aduance
themselues
on
hie
,
and
doe
oppresse
and
dispise
the
poore
;
but
they
shall
be
cast
downe
to
hell
,
for
their
riches
are
corrupt
,
and
they
heape
vp
treasure
of
vengeance
against
the
day
of
death
.
The
strong
and
mightie
presume
of
their
strength
and
potencie
,
as
did
1.
Sam
.
17
10
Goliah
,
defying
the
God
of
Israell
;
and
as
did
king
2
Kin
.
14
8
Amaziah
,
chalenging
Iehoash
,
and
his
people
to
come
into
the
field
and
fight
against
him
:
but
the
one
as
a
Dog
,
was
stroken
and
killed
with
a
stone
;
and
the
other
,
as
a
Thistle
,
was
stamped
and
troden
to
the
ground
.
Beware
therefore
of
Presumption
in
hautines
of
the
minde
,
which
is
the
sinne
of
Lucifer
:
for
the
Pro
.
8.13
.
feare
of
the
Lord
is
to
hate
euill
,
as
Pride
and
Arrogancy
,
and
the
euill
way
:
and
the
mouth
that
speaketh
lewde
things
I
doe
hate
,
(
saith
the
Lord
.
)
In
the
second
kinde
of
Presumption
,
Wilful
and
ignorant
presumption
.
in
ignorance
of
the
minde
:
many
there
be
which
doe
obstinately
refuse
the
o
waters
of
Shiloah
that
runne
softly
,
and
are
carryed
away
head-long
with
the
strong
streame
of
Superstition
or
affection
,
to
the
sea
of
desolation
,
reloycing
with
Rezin
,
and
the
sonne
of
Remaliah
,
embracing
eyther
new
and
strange
doctrine
with
the
Libertines
,
or
else
doting
vpon
deceirfull
vanitie
,
with
the
Romaines
;
whereas
they
may
easily
and
safely
resort
at
home
,
if
they
would
,
vnto
the
sanctuary
of
the
Lord
and
congregation
of
the
faithfull
,
to
heare
the
heauenly
oracle
of
God
;
(
his
Word
truely
preached
,
his
Name
most
ioyfully
magnified
,
and
to
behold
the
gladnesse
of
the
Hearers
,
they
being
greatly
comforted
and
edified
therby
.
)
For
wee
all
(
if
wee
did
regard
our
profession
)
should
reioyce
in
the
?
Eph.
4.3.4.5
.
vnitie
of
one
body
,
as
spirituall
members
,
knit
to
Christ
our
head
;
abounding
in
loue
one
towards
another
,
being
called
by
one
Spirit
:
wee
all
making
shew
and
seeming
,
and
pretending
to
worship
one
God
,
to
embrace
one
faith
,
to
serue
one
Lord
,
to
honour
one
Father
,
and
to
professe
one
truth
.
And
certainly
there
is
no
way
but
one
vnto
saluation
,
(
which
is
Ioh
.
14.6
.
Christ
Iesus
,
)
whom
the
Church
of
England
most
truly
professeth
and
sincerely
imbraceth
.
But
some
exceptions
are
taken
against
our
loose
and
carnal
Gospellers
,
Loose
professors
are
an
occasion
of
great
offence
&
scandall
to
the
gospel
.
who
by
their
euill
examples
,
and
presumptuous
liuing
,
doe
scandalize
and
slander
the
profession
of
our
Church
of
England
,
whereby
the
ignorant
doe
fall
away
,
and
make
a
separation
from
vs
:
But
wee
wish
with
the
Apostle
,
that
Rom.
10.1
all
might
be
saued
,
yet
it
is
impossible
but
that
some
Mat
.
18.7
offences
must
come
,
&
be
in
the
Church
of
God
,
but
woe
be
to
them
by
whom
the
offence
commeth
:
for
al
were
not
holy
amongst
the
Apostles
,
but
there
was
one
a
back-slider
,
Mat
.
27.70
.
denying
his
Master
,
and
another
Luke
.
22.3.4
.
couetous
which
had
a
Diuell
:
the
good
corne
hath
Tares
growing
amongst
it
,
and
they
must
grow
together
vntill
the
Haruest
:
the
Goates
doe
liue
amongst
the
Sheepe
,
and
they
must
feede
together
vntill
the
day
of
Mat
.
25.
separation
:
many
were
the
Scribes
and
Pharises
,
but
few
were
the
disciples
,
and
therfore
not
the
multitude
but
the
regenerate
and
sanctified
do
make
the
Church
of
Christ
.
Wherefore
let
not
presumptuous
ignorance
beguile
and
blind
the
soules
of
the
simple
,
but
let
them
search
the
Ioh
.
5.39
.
Scriptures
,
and
also
Acts
2.17
try
the
Spirits
?
whether
they
be
of
God
or
not
,
for
the
not
knowing
of
the
Scriptures
is
the
cause
why
men
doe
erre
and
are
deceiued
.
Be
wise
now
then
ye
presumptuous
ignorant
,
and
learne
,
and
come
vnto
the
knowledge
of
the
truth
:
for
Christ
knocketh
at
the
doore
of
your
hearts
and
saith
;
Pro
.
9.4.5
.
who
so
is
simple
let
him
come
to
me
,
and
to
him
that
is
destitute
of
wisedome
hee
saith
;
come
and
eate
of
my
meate
and
drinke
of
the
wine
that
I
haue
drawne
:
forsake
your
way
ye
foolish
,
and
yee
shall
liue
,
and
walke
in
the
way
of
vnderstanding
,
Pro
.
8.9
.
for
all
my
words
are
plaine
to
him
that
will
vnderstand
,
and
straight
to
them
that
would
finde
knowledge
.
O
suffer
not
your selues
to
be
led
aside
out
of
the
way
to
Canaan
,
Some
imperfections
in
the
Church
must
not
cause
an
vtter
falling
away
from
the
Church
.
because
briars
are
in
the
wildernesse
,
neither
be
perswaded
to
refuse
the
kernel
,
because
the
shell
is
rugged
,
nor
to
leaue
the
liuing
water
because
the
fountaine
is
troubled
.
For
as
a
shippe
may
saile
and
be
in
a
right
passage
,
and
come
safely
to
the
hauen
,
although
it
may
haue
either
too
many
or
want
some
tacklings
:
so
although
ourchurch
may
haue
(
which
yet
is
not
graunted
,
)
either
too
many
outward
rites
,
or
want
some
reformation
;
yet
all
confesse
she
holdeth
and
keepeth
her
maine
course
and
faithfull
passage
to
Christ
alone
the
hauen
of
her
rest
:
and
although
she
be
weather
beaten
(
as
it
were
)
with
the
blasts
and
stormes
of
reproach
,
and
blacke
with
the
touch
of
some
pretended
imperfection
:
yet
she
is
Can
.
4.1
.
faire
and
louely
in
the
sight
of
God
,
and
he
wil
graciously
adorne
her
,
and
make
her
all
Psal
.
49.13
.
glorious
within
;
and
in
the
end
take
her
and
receiue
her
,
as
his
most
beautifull
and
beloued
Reu
.
21.9
espouse
to
rest
and
dwell
with
him
in
heauen
for
euermore
.
The
vse
hereof
is
,
that
euery
man
and
woman
doe
beware
of
proud
thoughts
,
and
peruerse
ignorance
:
the
two
daughters
of
Presumption
,
begotten
by
Satan
the
father
of
sinne
,
and
pride
,
and
author
of
all
error
and
heresie
.
And
as
to
much
1.
Cor
.
8.1
knowledge
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
puffeth
vp
,
(
if
it
be
not
seasoned
with
grace
,
)
so
much
ignorance
maketh
blind
,
if
so
it
refuse
the
meanes
for
knowledge
(
which
is
the
light
and
sight
of
the
soule
.
)
Wherefore
as
we
are
taught
not
to
presume
to
vnderstand
that
which
is
not
meete
to
vnderstand
,
Rom.
12.3
so
likewise
we
must
take
heede
that
we
do
not
neglect
to
learne
that
which
is
most
necessarie
for
vs
to
know
.
For
as
the
spider
gathereth
her
poyson
from
the
fulnesse
of
the
flie
,
receiued
from
the
sweetnesse
of
the
flower
:
So
Satan
frameth
and
gathereth
his
poisoned
argument
,
to
make
a
man
proud
and
Presumptuous
,
from
the
fulnesse
of
mans
knowledge
,
which
hee
hath
receiued
from
the
sweetnesse
and
bountie
of
Gods
mercy
and
also
as
the
sodain
lightning
dazelleth
the
eye
&
maketh
it
feareful
to
behold
the
light
;
so
the
flashing
and
subtill
perswasions
of
Satan
,
tempered
with
some
shew
of
light
,
and
mingled
with
feare
,
doe
shut
vp
the
Mat
.
6.23
eye
of
the
soule
,
that
it
dare
not
open
the
lidde
,
or
looke
out
for
better
vnderstanding
,
it
being
shut
vp
and
closed
in
the
darknesse
of
ignorance
.
And
when
men
are
thus
caried
away
with
the
furie
of
Presumption
,
better
hope
is
there
to
tame
a
Beare
robbed
of
her
Whelpes
,
and
to
remooue
a
foole
from
his
folly
,
then
such
from
their
pride
and
error
:
An
ill
custome
corrupteth
the
soule
.
for
custome
changeth
nature
,
and
continuance
in
sinne
expelleth
grace
:
and
as
age
swalloweth
vp
youth
,
so
ignorance
shutteth
out
faith
;
for
without
Rom.
10.14
.
knowledge
wee
can
haue
no
faith
;
and
without
4.
faith
there
is
no
hope
of
saluation
.
Then
a
man
being
either
Presumpteously
ouer
wise
,
or
to
preposterously
ignorant
;
by
the
first
hee
despiseth
faith
,
and
by
the
second
he
cannot
attaine
vnto
it
.
So
then
there
being
want
of
true
faith
in
both
,
neither
of
them
can
be
in
the
estate
of
grace
,
but
in
a
most
daungerous
and
fearefull
condition
of
Condemnation
.
And
as
the
Dan
.
2.34
.
stone
spoken
of
in
Daniel
,
smot
the
image
vpon
his
feete
,
as
well
,
as
it
did
remooue
his
head
:
Ignorance
as
well
as
proud
wilfulnesse
punished
.
so
the
wrath
of
God
will
not
onely
destroy
the
haughtie
and
proud
thoughts
of
man
,
which
may
be
compared
to
the
head
of
fine
gold
;
but
also
hee
will
iudge
the
base
and
ignorant
affections
,
which
may
be
compared
to
the
feete
of
that
image
,
which
being
broken
together
,
became
like
chaffe
of
the
Summer
flowers
,
and
the
winde
carried
them
away
.
Wherfore
let
euery
one
in
the
apprehension
of
knowledge
do
as
the
Marriner
,
Humilitie
and
faith
,
the
means
to
bring
vs
,
to
true
wisdome
.
who
in
his
voyage
at
Sea
,
scaleth
the
degrees
or
height
of
the
heauens
by
his
poale
staffe
,
and
soundeth
the
bottom
of
the
sea
by
his
plummet
.
So
the
rule
and
line
to
bring
vs
to
the
true
knowledge
of
the
height
and
depth
of
the
wisedome
and
loue
of
God
,
(
while
wee
saile
in
the
sea
of
this
world
,
)
it
must
be
humilitie
and
a
liuely
faith
,
expressed
and
exercised
in
the
workes
of
holines
and
righteousnesse
,
without
the
which
wee
cannot
behold
his
goodnesse
toward
vs
nor
beleeue
in
him
.
PRAYER
.
OEternall
God
,
and
heauenly
Father
whose
iudgements
and
wayes
in
respect
of
thy
essence
,
wisdome
and
glory
,
are
past
finding
out
:
and
yet
in
mercy
thou
hast
reueiled
thy selfe
vnto
the
poore
and
simple
,
that
they
might
know
thee
,
beleeue
in
thee
,
and
that
they
might
be
saued
,
for
not
many
wise
men
after
the
flesh
,
not
many
mightie
not
many
noble
are
called
;
but
thou
hast
chosen
the
foolish
things
of
the
world
,
and
things
which
are
despised
,
and
things
which
are
not
,
to
bring
to
nought
the
things
which
are
:
Keepe
therefore
I
beseech
thee
thy
seruant
from
presumpteous
sinnes
,
and
grant
that
I
may
still
trust
,
hope
,
and
reioyce
in
thee
alone
,
and
studie
euer
to
learne
and
to
know
thee
aright
,
that
thou
maiest
be
vnto
me
wisdome
,
and
righteousnes
,
&
sanctification
,
and
redemption
,
through
Iesus
Christ
my
Lord
and
onely
Sauiour
,
who
liueth
and
raigneth
,
with
thee
and
the
holy
Ghost
euer
one
God
,
world
without
end
,
Amen
.
MEDITATION
.
VI
.
MEDESTIE
.
MOdestie
,
it
is
the
meane
betweene
impudencie
,
and
stupiditie
or
dulnes
,
hating
pride
,
and
auoyding
folly
:
it
is
the
Vsher
,
as
it
were
,
vnto
all
other
Vertues
,
as
the
Prime-Rose
commeth
vp
before
all
other
Flowers
;
for
in
the
face
of
children
it
appeareth
in
the
blush
,
as
the
flower
in
the
budde
:
yea
,
it
is
an
Herauld
vnto
mens
&
womens
Vertues
,
signifying
their
praises
vnto
all
beholders
:
and
it
doth
not
onely
consist
in
the
outward
habit
and
countenance
of
man
,
but
also
in
the
very
hart
,
True
and
Christian
Modestie
,
and
the
parts
therof
.
in
the
word
,
and
in
the
deede
.
For
art
thou
fearefull
to
enter
into
the
secret
counsell
of
God
?
there
is
thy
Modestie
,
confessing
thy
indignitie
:
art
thou
vnwilling
to
tempt
the
Lord
thy
God
either
in
his
power
or
in
his
graces
?
there
is
thy
Modestie
shewing
thy
sanctitie
:
art
thou
condemning
thine
owne
merits
?
there
is
thy
Modestie
,
preferring
Christs
mercy
:
art
thou
contempning
vaine
singularitie
?
there
is
thy
Modestie
,
eschewing
flattery
:
art
thou
temperate
in
thy
feeding
?
there
is
thy
Modestie
,
shewing
content
with
sufficiencie
:
art
thou
comely
in
thy
apparell
about
thee
,
without
costlinesse
,
and
decent
in
thy
furniture
within
thy
house
,
without
curiousnesse
?
there
is
thy
Modestie
,
shewing
humilitie
:
art
thou
sparing
and
religions
in
thy
speech
?
there
is
thy
modestie
,
shewing
wisdome
&
pietie
:
art
thou
meek
in
suffering
of
wrongs
?
there
is
thy
Modestie
,
shewing
charitie
:
art
thou
quiet
and
righteous
amongst
thy
family
?
there
is
thy
Modestie
,
shewing
integritie
?
art
thy
patient
in
tribulation
?
there
is
thy
Modestie
,
shewing
faith
and
constancie
:
art
thou
not
couetous
in
getting
or
keeping
thy
riches
?
there
is
thy
Modestie
,
shewing
liberalitie
:
art
thou
not
licentious
and
wanton
in
thy
flesh
?
ther
is
thy
Modesty
,
shewing
chastitie
:
Finally
,
what
vertue
is
it
,
that
is
not
accompanied
with
Modestie
?
for
without
it
a
man
cannot
be
truely
righteous
towards
men
,
nor
truly
religious
towards
God
:
and
therefore
the
Apostle
Peter
aduiseth
vs
;
Let
the
1
Pet
.
3.4
hid
man
of
the
heart
be
vncorrupt
,
with
a
meeke
and
quiet
spirit
,
which
is
before
God
a
thing
much
set
by
:
And
Paul
willeth
that
Women
doe
1.
Tim
.
2.9
array
themselues
in
comely
apparrell
,
with
shamefastnesse
and
Modestie
,
not
with
broydered
bayre
,
or
gold
,
or
pearles
,
or
costly
apparrell
:
But
(
as
becommeth
Women
that
professe
the
feare
of
God
,
)
with
good
works
.
For
as
Loue
is
1.
Cor
.
13.13
preferred
before
Faith
and
Hope
,
in
respect
that
it
remaineth
for
euer
in
the
minds
of
the
holy
Angels
in
heauen
:
so
Mod●sti●
,
it
is
to
be
preferred
before
all
other
morrall
and
ciuill
Vertues
:
because
men
wanting
it
,
they
quickly
goe
astray
,
and
are
worthy
to
be
reproued
.
Moreouer
,
it
is
the
signe
of
penitencie
,
the
shield
of
innocency
:
for
our
first
Parents
sinning
in
Paradise
,
and
in
sorrow
ashamed
of
their
fact
,
Gen.
3.7
.
perceiuing
their
nakednesse
,
in
Modestie
made
themselues
aprons
or
breeches
:
and
39.12
.
Ioseph
to
manifest
and
maintaine
his
innocencie
in
modestie
,
made
hast
to
eschew
&
flie
his
Mistresses
companie
.
9.23
.
Shem
&
Iapheth
are
called
blessed
for
their
Modestie
in
couering
their
fathers
shame
;
&
1.
Pet
.
3.6
Sarah
praysed
for
her
Modestie
,
the
Matron
Princesse
of
all
holy
women
:
)
yea
,
Christ
himselfe
,
the
example
of
all
examples
,
dignified
this
vertue
of
Modestie
;
for
he
was
lowly
&
holy
in
his
life
,
and
meeke
and
patient
in
his
death
,
and
hee
hath
left
a
lesson
vnto
vs
for
the
making
much
and
embracing
of
this
Vertue
,
saying
;
If
thine
1
Mat
.
5.29
30
eye
or
hand
cause
thee
to
offend
,
(
meaning
any
vnchast
or
immodest
affection
,
)
plucke
it
out
,
and
cast
it
from
thee
.
For
like
as
the
water
which
commeth
out
of
a
sweet
fountaine
refresheth
the
heart
when
it
is
dry
,
and
oyle
being
inwardly
taken
encreaseth
fresh
bloud
to
make
a
chearefull
countenance
:
so
Modestie
being
the
gracious
gift
of
God
,
it
reioyceth
the
soule
,
thirsting
after
pietie
,
and
it
doth
disperse
by
the
inward
keeping
of
a
pure
and
vndefiled
conscience
,
amiablenesse
into
the
countenance
.
And
so
God
hereby
is
much
glorified
,
our
brethren
by
our
good
example
edified
,
and
the
modest
person
,
iustly
praised
and
commended
.
The
vse
hereof
is
,
that
euery
man
and
woman
doe
beware
of
all
vnciuill
and
immodest
words
and
actions
,
for
Pro
.
25.11
euill
words
corrupt
good
manners
,
and
euill
works
corrupt
good
natures
:
the
infection
of
the
care
is
poyson
to
the
soule
,
and
an
euill
obiect
to
the
eye
is
a
dart
vnto
the
heart
:
immodest
words
are
not
without
immodest
works
,
nor
immodest
workes
without
immodest
words
,
the
one
as
fire
enflameth
;
and
the
other
as
death
destroyeth
.
Immodestie
imbraceth
all
euill
.
For
immodest
thoughts
are
as
pouder
,
immodest
works
as
shot
,
&
immodest
words
as
match
to
giue
fire
to
a
murthering
&
deuouring
Peece
,
(
a
shameles
soule
)
drawne
forward
by
Satan
,
planted
by
subtilly
,
&
discharged
by
presumption
.
No
sinne
so
forward
to
aide
and
assist
presumption
as
immodestie
,
no
sin
so
bold
to
send
and
breath
out
blasphemie
,
as
presumption
:
Gen.
9.22.25
.
Chams
impudent
and
immodest
gasing
vpon
,
and
report
of
his
Father
Noahs
shame
,
brought
his
curse
:
and
2.
Sam
.
16
7.8
.
Shemies
immodest
rayling
vpon
,
and
reuiling
of
his
Lord
and
Soueraigne
King
Dauid
,
procured
his
death
:
1.
Sam
.
17
10
Goliahs
and
Isa
.
37.10
Senacheribs
blasphemie
,
no
doubt
were
first
hatched
and
begotten
in
the
seed
of
impudency
and
mmodestie
:
for
what
sinne
is
not
nursed
and
cherished
by
immodestie
?
when
men
and
women
doe
thereby
cast
away
all
shame
and
honesty
,
as
do
those
that
are
proud
and
hautie
,
the
drunkards
and
adulterers
,
extortioners
and
back-biters
,
railers
and
lying
Pleders
,
murtherers
and
blasphemers
:
are
not
all
these
branded
with
the
marke
of
impudencie
,
&
beare
vp
their
streamer
and
sailes
in
the
sea
of
sensualitie
?
being
without
the
feare
God
,
and
delighting
in
iniquitie
,
Eccl.
3.29
drawing
sinne
vnto
them
as
it
were
with
cartropes
and
casting
out
their
anchor
into
the
pit
of
hell
.
O
giue
not
therefore
,
I
beseech
you
,
any
passage
or
liking
vnto
the
least
sinne
at
all
,
(
for
it
is
baine
and
poyson
to
your
soule
:
)
but
especially
vnto
immodestie
;
for
it
is
the
first
touch
to
blase
out
thy
discredit
(
whosoeuer
thou
art
)
and
the
last
link
to
hold
fast
al
thy
sinnes
,
in
extreame
rage
and
villanie
.
But
let
vs
remember
the
lesson
of
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
teaching
vs
to
learn
of
him
to
be
Mat
.
11.29
meeke
and
lowly
in
hart
;
and
that
wee
doe
striue
to
be
humble
and
modest
,
sober
and
watchfull
,
to
resist
and
flye
sinne
,
and
all
1
Cor
.
5.9
.
apparance
of
euill
;
and
certainely
in
the
end
wee
shall
find
euerlasting
comfort
and
rest
vnto
our
soules
,
which
God
grant
,
for
his
Sonne
Iesus
Christ
his
sake
,
vnto
vs
all
.
Amen
.
PRAYER
.
O
Gracious
,
holy
,
wise
and
mercifull
God
,
who
by
thine
owne
example
,
when
thou
wast
vpon
the
earth
,
didst
teach
vs
to
be
humble
and
meeke
,
modest
in
countenance
,
graue
in
gesture
,
gracious
in
speach
,
swift
to
heare
,
slow
to
speake
,
offending
none
,
but
doing
good
to
all
.
Grant
I
beseech
thee
O
Lord
,
and
giue
grace
that
in
all
my
thoughts
,
words
,
and
workes
at
all
times
,
and
in
all
places
,
I
may
obserue
&
keepe
the
laudable
and
heauenly
Vertue
of
Modestie
,
to
thy
prayse
and
glory
,
and
the
good
instruction
of
others
,
for
thy
mercy
sake
sweet
Iesu
.
Amen
.
MEDITATION
.
VII
.
DESPAIRE
.
DEspayre
,
it
is
a
wilfull
forsaking
of
faith
&
confidence
in
God
,
and
in
his
promises
,
which
ariseth
eyther
by
beholding
inwardly
in
the
minde
,
the
seueritie
of
Gods
iustice
for
sinne
:
or
else
by
missing
outwardly
in
this
world
things
pleasurable
or
profitable
to
satisfie
the
lusts
and
desires
of
the
flesh
.
In
the
first
degree
are
such
,
which
are
possessed
with
a
guilty
conscience
for
sinne
,
and
with
horror
doe
behold
the
fearefull
presence
of
God
,
ready
to
take
speedy
vengeance
against
them
for
the
same
,
and
being
without
grace
not
able
to
apprehend
and
apply
vnto
themselues
Christ
Iesus
,
the
onely
Physition
to
heale
their
sinnes
,
and
to
cure
this
fit
and
malady
of
desperation
,
doe
either
preoccupantly
as
they
thinke
to
flye
from
the
face
of
God
,
lay
violent
hands
vpon
themselues
as
did
Mat
.
27.5
Iudas
:
or
els
perseuerantly
,
by
leading
of
a
wicked
life
,
doe
in
their
malice
blaspheme
and
denie
God
;
as
did
Iulian
.
But
against
this
sinne
prayed
Dauid
,
saying
;
Psa
.
19.13
Lord
keepe
thy
seruant
from
presumptuous
sins
,
that
they
may
not
haue
dominion
,
nor
raigne
ouer
me
,
so
shall
I
be
free
and
vpright
,
and
made
cleane
from
much
wickednesse
.
The
Diuell
most
boldly
and
often
doth
tempt
and
assay
the
deere
children
of
God
,
to
bring
them
to
the
plunge
,
and
to
throw
them
downe
if
he
could
,
into
the
pit
of
Despaire
.
But
although
their
faith
may
for
a
time
,
either
through
the
fearefull
sight
of
their
sinnes
,
or
through
the
stormes
of
afflictions
be
ouer-shadowed
&
clouded
with
feare
(
which
is
the
handmaide
to
Despair
,
Feare
is
the
handmaid
,
and
discontent
the
mother
of
Despayre
.
)
and
may
vtter
forth
cries
and
groanes
,
with
grief
and
torment
,
which
all
are
signes
of
discontent
(
the
mother
of
Despaire
,
)
yet
neither
weaknesse
of
faith
,
nor
strength
of
sorrowes
are
able
to
draw
and
bring
the
elect
to
the
estate
of
de
paire
(
which
is
a
wilfull
malicious
,
and
finall
laps
or
falling
away
from
God
for
euer
.
For
Iob
.
3.3
.
Iob
lamented
the
day
of
his
birth
,
and
desired
of
God
that
he
might
be
cut
off
;
for
the
6.4
.
arrowes
of
the
Almightie
saith
he
,
are
in
me
,
the
venime
whereof
doth
drinke
vp
my
spirit
,
and
the
terrors
of
God
fight
against
me
:
and
Dauid
cried
out
in
his
affliction
for
feare
and
said
,
Psal
.
88.14.15.16
.
Lord
why
doest
thou
reiect
my
soule
and
hidest
thy
face
from
me
?
I
am
afflicted
and
at
the
point
of
death
,
from
my
youth
,
I
suffer
thy
terrors
,
doubting
of
my
life
,
thine
indignation
hath
gone
ouer
me
,
and
thy
feare
hath
cut
me
off
:
and
in
another
place
the
Prophet
fainting
in
in
his
miseries
,
beholding
the
prosperitie
of
the
wicked
,
saith
,
Ps.
73.2.13.14
.
as
for
me
my
feete
were
almost
gone
,
my
steps
had
well
neere
slipt
,
certainly
I
haue
clensed
my
heart
in
vaine
and
washed
my
hands
in
innocencie
,
for
dayly
I
haue
beene
punished
and
chastened
euery
morning
;
yet
he
trusted
in
the
Lord
;
&
Christ
himselfe
at
his
passion
in
the
sorrow
of
his
soule
,
(
by
reason
of
the
heauie
burden
of
our
sinnes
which
he
bare
vpon
the
crosse
,
)
cried
out
with
a
loud
voyce
saying
,
Mat
.
27.46
.
My
God
,
my
God
,
why
hast
thou
forsaken
mee
?
and
yet
he
was
faithfull
and
obedient
vnto
the
death
.
And
many
of
the
Prophets
and
seruants
of
God
in
the
time
of
griefe
and
sorrow
1.
King
.
19.4
.
Ionah
.
4.3
.
In
the
time
of
affliction
there
is
infirmitie
in
the
dearest
Saints
haue
desired
death
,
the
which
wish
and
desire
ariseth
of
the
infirmitie
of
the
flesh
by
the
sorrow
of
the
spirit
,
but
this
weakenesse
of
nature
should
be
strengthened
by
faith
,
and
we
are
taught
that
in
patience
we
must
possesse
our
soules
,
and
not
to
faint
in
temptations
,
yeelding
cowardly
vnto
Satan
,
throwing
from
vs
the
shield
of
faith
,
and
laying
downe
the
sword
of
the
spirit
,
forgetting
to
pray
,
and
to
cal
to
Christ
our
Ioh
.
15.14
.
friend
for
helpe
:
for
if
so
we
hope
and
trust
in
him
,
though
we
should
faint
in
our
fight
,
yet
he
is
present
with
vs
and
will
come
in
,
to
releeue
and
refresh
vs
;
for
he
is
the
4.14
.
water
of
life
;
though
we
should
be
wounded
,
yet
hee
is
our
Chirurgion
to
heale
vs
:
for
he
is
the
true
Luk
.
10.33
.
Samaritane
:
though
wee
should
fall
yet
hee
is
our
pillar
of
strength
and
cheife
Act.
4.11
.
corner
stone
to
beare
vs
vp
;
though
we
should
be
lead
away
captiue
,
yet
hee
is
our
captaine
to
Isa
.
61.1.2
.
rescue
vs
,
being
the
spirituall
Reue
.
5.5
.
Lyon
of
the
tribe
of
Iudah
,
which
hath
lead
Ibid
.
5.5
.
captiuitie
captiue
,
and
hath
most
valiantly
1.
Cor
.
15.54.55
.
triumphed
ouer
the
world
,
the
flesh
,
the
diuell
,
hell
and
death
:
and
not
onely
for
himselfe
,
but
also
for
vs
,
that
we
might
learne
in
all
fearefull
trials
and
temptations
to
put
our
trust
in
him
,
who
is
both
faithfull
louing
,
readie
,
and
able
to
helpe
and
deliuer
vs.
Not
to
feare
nor
be
ouercome
in
temptations
.
Feare
not
therefore
,
O
ye
of
little
faith
,
when
as
ye
are
tempted
and
assaulted
by
Satan
,
turne
not
your
backe
vnto
your
enemie
,
but
keepe
your
Iob
.
5.17
.
ground
,
stand
fast
and
Mar.
13.7
.
fight
a
good
fight
,
Lnk.
21.9
.
resist
the
diuell
and
he
will
flie
from
you
:
his
voyce
is
1
Pet
.
5.8
.
roaring
,
but
his
throate
is
choaked
by
the
word
of
God
:
his
darts
are
Eph.
6.16
fiery
,
but
they
are
quenched
in
the
fountaine
of
faith
:
his
arrowes
are
Psal
.
sharpe
,
but
they
are
broken
vpon
the
rocke
of
hope
?
his
armour
is
inchanted
,
(
he
being
the
subtill
and
deafe
Adder
,
)
but
it
is
cut
asunder
with
the
sword
of
the
spirit
:
his
countenance
is
a
Mt.
14.26
.
terrible
,
but
is
cast
downe
by
the
Gal.
6.14
presence
of
Christ
:
he
1.
Sam
.
17
10.49
.
brageth
,
but
he
hath
no
might
(
against
the
Saints
:
)
he
nibleth
at
the
Gen.
3.15
heele
,
but
he
is
nipped
on
the
head
.
Behold
,
Satan
flyes
if
we
doe
resist
.
now
hee
flyeth
;
pursue
therfore
and
ouercome
,
the
victory
is
yours
,
but
the
glory
is
the
Lords
;
for
he
hath
giuen
strength
to
your
weakenesse
;
God
doth
furnish
vs
with
all
strength
&
power
.
courage
to
your
faintnesse
;
and
spirit
to
your
dulnesse
,
for
to
prepare
and
strengthen
you
to
fight
:
hee
hath
also
furnished
you
with
wisdome
for
to
order
,
with
faith
to
fortifie
,
and
with
hope
for
to
supply
the
battaile
,
and
hee
there
leaueth
you
not
but
still
stirreth
you
vp
by
watchfulnes
and
diligence
,
to
espie
;
by
prayer
and
intercession
to
perseuere
;
by
fortitude
to
resist
,
&
with
resolution
to
pursue
your
enemie
.
Wilfull
forsaking
and
falling
from
God
is
mans
vtter
destruction
.
But
if
man
doe
wilfully
forsake
the
Lord
,
and
not
put
his
trust
in
him
,
then
the
diuell
is
subtill
for
to
tempt
,
and
strong
to
ouerthrow
both
body
and
soule
,
and
to
cast
them
into
the
pit
of
Despaire
:
The
meanes
&
degrees
of
despaire
.
For
he
will
first
driue
man
into
solitarie
musing
,
and
then
the
minde
grieueth
,
the
heart
fainteth
,
faith
fayleth
,
feare
encreaseth
,
sinne
appeareth
,
the
Conscience
trembleth
,
the
furie
rageth
,
and
the
tormented
&
distressed
man
without
all
pittie
to
himselfe
peirceth
his
owne
body
and
soule
with
the
poisoned
and
incurable
dart
of
c●uell
murther
:
Murther
the
issue
of
despaire
.
by
reason
whereof
hee
throweth
himselfe
headlong
and
most
desperately
downe
in
the
bottomlesse
pit
of
euerlasting
darknesse
,
from
thence
neuer
to
returne
to
behold
the
cheerefull
and
comfortable
presence
of
God
his
maker
,
The
miserable
condition
of
the
murtherer
of
himselfe
.
but
at
the
day
of
iudgement
hee
shall
see
the
glorious
and
fearefull
face
of
God
his
iudge
,
whose
voyce
shall
be
as
Reue
.
4.5
.
Thunder
,
pronouncing
and
declaring
fearefull
woes
,
sorrowes
and
eternall
death
,
vnto
the
damned
and
reprobate
:
And
what
hope
or
warrant
is
there
for
any
inrepentant
sinner
,
that
hee
shall
finde
saluation
?
and
who
so
great
&
malicious
a
sinner
against
God
,
dying
without
repentance
,
as
hee
that
doth
destroy
the
1
Cor
.
3.16.17
.
temple
of
God
,
defacing
his
Gen.
1.26
.
image
,
despising
his
law
,
contempning
his
promises
,
and
flying
from
his
presence
?
but
there
is
a
most
sure
iudgement
denounced
from
heauen
,
that
whosoeuer
shall
destroy
the
temple
of
God
,
him
will
God
destroy
;
and
whosoeuer
Deut
.
32.41
.
sheddeth
mans
blood
,
by
man
shall
his
blood
be
shed
,
and
no
inrepentant
murtherer
shall
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
God
.
But
the
f●lo
dese
,
The
feareful
distract
and
end
of
a
Felo
de
se
.
the
murtherer
of
himselfe
,
by
his
instant
and
sodaine
execution
vpon
himselfe
,
hee
working
and
labouring
in
bloud
;
paine
&
death
,
destroying
Nature
,
and
distracting
the
minde
,
it
is
to
be
feared
,
and
more
probable
,
that
hee
hath
no
vse
of
the
qualities
and
graces
of
the
soule
,
wherby
he
might
repent
&
call
vpon
God
,
so
that
hee
wilfully
casting
himselfe
away
from
God
,
(
not
trusting
&
depending
vpon
his
prouidence
and
mercy
,
)
The
businesse
and
strength
of
Satan
in
the
execution
of
the
Felo
de
se
.
Satan
is
most
strong
and
busie
as
well
to
strangle
the
soule
as
the
body
,
hauing
entred
into
the
man
with
his
consent
and
action
to
make
himselfe
away
,
that
he
might
neuer
come
in
companie
or
sight
,
either
of
God
,
Angels
,
or
Men
.
But
O
foolish
,
sinfull
and
desperate
man
,
to
think
by
thy
cruell
and
bloudy
death
,
to
flie
from
the
prefence
of
God
thy
maker
,
and
that
after
this
life
thou
thoughtst
to
haue
no
more
motion
or
feeling
of
euill
,
nor
vnquietnes
of
conscience
(
which
when
thou
wast
liuing
vpon
the
earth
,
was
as
a
thousand
hels
vnto
thee
,
)
but
that
after
death
,
thou
shalt
be
as
the
beast
that
Ps.
49.20
perisheth
and
shall
neuer
rise
to
iudgement
.
O
how
greatly
art
thou
deceiued
?
forgetting
that
the
more
a
man
seeketh
to
hide
himselfe
,
and
flie
from
God
as
Gen.
3.8
.
Adam
did
,
yet
God
will
follow
him
and
Iere
.
23.24
.
find
him
out
in
the
middest
amongst
the
dead
,
as
hee
did
Adam
amongst
the
thickest
of
the
trees
in
Eden
.
for
Reuel
.
20
13
there
is
neither
place
,
nor
time
,
nor
force
,
nor
sauour
that
can
hide
or
deliuer
man
from
the
sight
and
hand
of
God
,
who
is
the
Iudge
both
of
the
quicke
and
of
the
dead
.
And
as
in
this
fearefull
tragedie
of
man
by
laying
violent
hands
vpon
himselfe
,
Satan
triumpheth
in
the
destruction
of
man
.
the
Diuell
is
the
first
Gen.
3.1
.
plotter
of
his
fall
;
so
he
is
the
1.
King
.
22
20.22
.
Iob
.
2.4.5
.
chiefest
triumpher
in
his
destruction
,
and
that
because
he
hath
competitors
and
companions
to
feele
and
endure
the
wrath
of
God
as
well
as
hee
:
for
nothing
more
Mat
.
8.29
tormenteth
Satan
in
his
punishment
vnder
Gods
hand
,
then
the
remembrance
of
mans
felicitie
by
Christ
,
the
which
if
hee
can
intise
man
to
refuse
or
neglect
,
then
reioyceth
he
,
and
all
euill
spirits
with
him
,
as
much
at
the
damnation
of
man
,
as
the
Luk
.
15.10
Angels
of
heauen
at
the
conuersion
and
saluation
of
man
.
And
within
this
compasse
of
distrust
and
despaire
,
Want
of
outward
and
temporal
blessings
must
not
make
vs
to
despaire
and
forsake
God
.
are
also
comprehended
and
included
(
as
is
said
before
,
)
al
those
which
for
want
of
outward
meanes
to
satisfie
the
lusts
and
desires
of
the
flesh
;
as
for
riches
,
being
in
pouerty
;
for
pleasures
,
being
in
payne
;
for
reuenge
,
being
in
malice
,
or
for
pride
,
being
in
discontent
,
(
although
they
haue
no
touch
or
feeling
of
the
sting
of
conscience
for
their
sinnes
,
)
yet
doe
they
lay
violent
hands
vpon
themselues
,
as
did
1.
Sam
.
31
4.
Saul
and
2.
Sa
.
27.5
Achitophel
;
forgetting
Gods
care
and
power
which
he
Psal
.
107
2.6
.
sheweth
toward
his
children
,
when
they
are
in
any
distresse
:
but
Rom.
8.5
.
these
men
or
women
being
fleshly
minded
,
and
making
this
world
,
&
the
pleasures
thereof
their
God
and
Mammon
;
for
the
want
of
satisfying
of
their
vngodly
lusts
which
1
Pet
.
2.11
fight
against
the
soule
,
they
therefore
throw
themselues
head-long
by
their
owne
hands
into
the
pit
of
hell
.
The
remedy
●●ainst
Despaire
.
But
the
remedie
against
this
sinne
is
Eph.
6.10
11
faith
witht
patience
;
and
prayer
with
hope
;
without
which
a
man
is
naked
and
without
strength
,
and
is
ready
daily
vpon
euery
assault
to
be
ouerthrowne
of
Satan
;
and
therefore
instead
of
2.
Cor
.
7.10.11
worldly
griefe
we
must
embrace
godly
sorrow
;
instead
of
Exod
.
14.13
amazement
,
quietnesse
of
minde
;
instead
of
Mark
.
9.24
weaknesse
,
we
must
pray
for
strength
of
faith
;
instead
of
feare
shew
forth
Eph.
6.10
fortitude
by
grace
;
instead
of
apparision
of
sin
(
presenting
death
)
we
must
behold
the
Mat
.
9.2
.
absolution
of
sinne
by
Christ
,
who
hath
conquered
death
;
instead
of
horror
of
conscience
we
must
seeke
for
1.
Tim
.
1.19
peace
;
instead
of
prosecution
of
Gods
wrath
,
Psal
.
3.4
.
hope
and
assure
our selues
of
his
mercifull
and
gracious
preseruation
in
Christ
Iesus
.
The
vse
hereof
is
,
that
wee
consider
the
malice
and
subtilty
of
Satan
in
seeking
the
destruction
of
man
,
The
malice
and
subtiltie
of
Satan
.
by
drawing
him
to
feare
and
discontent
,
and
casting
Faith
nad
Hope
our
of
his
his
heart
(
which
might
bring
vnto
him
ioy
and
peace
,
)
as
also
the
weaknesse
of
man
to
resist
the
temptation
,
he
forsaking
God
,
and
trusting
to
himselfe
.
We
must
be
watchfull
.
By
which
wee
are
taught
to
be
watchfull
and
carefull
in
holy
meditations
and
prayer
,
and
not
to
embrace
and
loue
the
riches
of
this
world
and
pleasures
of
this
life
,
Plenty
&
pleasure
make
sinne
to
abound
.
lest
by
liuing
too
much
in
wantonnesse
and
plentie
,
or
scraping
too
much
together
in
couetousnesse
and
crueltie
,
our
sins
doe
abound
and
at
one
time
or
other
,
the
sight
and
view
thereof
will
be
fearfull
and
terrible
vnto
vs
,
not
able
to
be
endured
,
when
as
God
in
his
iustice
may
leaue
vs
vnto
our selues
,
to
be
a
pray
vnto
Satan
,
hell
and
death
.
Not
to
muse
too
much
vpon
sorrow
and
affliction
.
And
that
also
in
our
tryals
,
crosses
and
afflictions
in
this
life
,
wee
sorrow
not
aboue
measure
,
nor
muse
too
much
theron
with
worldly
thoughts
,
but
rather
with
a
godly
sorrow
to
desire
pardon
of
almightie
God
for
the
same
,
praying
for
his
grace
and
helpe
to
comfort
vs
in
the
time
of
neede
assuring
our selues
through
faith
and
patience
,
to
haue
a
most
happy
issue
&
ioyfull
deliuerance
in
the
end
,
when
it
shall
seeme
fit
and
conuenient
vnto
God
for
his
glory
and
our
good
.
And
euery
one
is
to
be
aduised
(
for
feare
to
be
lead
into
this
most
dangerous
temptation
of
despaire
)
to
beware
of
solitarinesse
,
To
beware
of
solitarinesse
.
when
either
the
motions
of
feare
,
or
of
doubt
,
couetousnesse
or
pride
,
want
or
disgrace
do
beat
vpon
our
hearts
,
as
the
seas
doe
vpon
the
rocks
,
striuing
and
fretting
(
as
it
were
)
to
throw
downe
our
bodyes
and
soules
euen
vnto
hell
.
Satan
taketh
his
aduantage
of
time
&
place
to
distractand
ouerthrow
man
.
For
as
Satan
taketh
his
opportunitie
of
time
and
place
,
to
beget
sin
in
infidelitie
in
the
thought
of
man
;
so
he
taketh
likewise
his
time
and
place
to
execute
his
malice
and
cruelty
vpon
man
(
in
as
much
as
in
him
lieth
,
)
&
no
fitter
place
for
the
accomplishing
of
this
his
purpose
,
then
priuate
walks
,
gardens
,
or
solitary
woods
or
wildernesse
,
for
so
he
tempted
2
Sa
.
11.2
Dauid
,
and
presumed
also
to
tempt
our
Sauiour
Mat
.
4
1.
Chirst
.
And
therefore
wee
must
be
diligent
and
circumspect
,
When
we
are
alone
,
to
meditate
vpon
good
things
.
that
when
wee
are
walking
and
meditating
in
priuate
places
then
to
thinke
especially
vpon
God
and
to
prav
vnto
him
,
calling
for
grace
to
sanctifie
our
thoughts
and
to
strengthen
our
faith
,
for
then
when
wee
are
alone
Nature
feareth
,
the
Diuell
most
fiercely
assaulteth
,
and
the
Soule
without
Gods
especiall
aide
fainteth
and
falleth
,
if
not
surprised
and
led
captiue
vnto
sinne
and
death
.
And
wee
are
also
further
hereby
to
learne
,
that
not
onely
those
who
lay
violent
hands
vpon
themselues
by
taking
away
their
liues
,
Wilfully
to
weaken
or
suppres
Nature
by
worldly
sorrow
is
a
most
grieuous
sinne
.
are
in
the
case
of
despaire
,
and
murtherers
of
themselues
:
but
also
they
who
by
fretting
and
vexing
,
and
grieuing
doe
surpresse
Nature
,
weaken
their
bodies
,
and
disquiet
their
soules
;
by
means
whereof
they
hasten
their
end
,
and
shorten
their
dayes
;
for
2
Cor
.
7.10
.
worldly
sorrow
causeth
death
;
and
the
heart
oppressed
and
surfeted
with
griefe
&
cares
can
haue
no
faith
,
hope
,
or
ioy
in
God
.
For
as
the
flye
the
more
she
laboureth
and
fluttereth
about
the
candle
light
the
sooner
she
burneth
,
Not
to
beate
too
much
vpon
the
things
of
this
world
.
and
consumeth
her selfe
:
so
man
the
more
hee
busieth
himselfe
,
and
laboureth
about
the
getting
and
obtayning
of
the
things
of
this
world
;
the
sooner
hee
is
snared
,
taken
,
and
destroyed
.
Wherefore
a
wise
and
religious
moderation
of
our
cares
in
faith
and
hope
preserueth
the
soule
and
body
,
and
bringeth
vnto
vs
saluation
,
health
and
peace
,
which
passeth
all
vnderstanding
,
because
our
trust
and
confidence
is
in
the
Lord
our
God
for
euermore
.
PRAYER
.
O
Mercifull
,
Omnipotent
,
Iust
,
and
euerliuing
God
,
without
whose
help
,
grace
and
goodnesse
no
man
or
woman
can
belieue
,
nor
patiently
suffer
,
nor
assuredly
hope
for
saluation
and
deliuerance
,
such
,
and
so
many
are
the
afflictions
,
feares
and
doubts
daily
and
continually
compassing
and
besetting
the
body
and
soule
of
man
,
through
the
malice
and
subtiltie
of
Satan
,
the
world
and
the
flesh
,
that
in
the
eye
and
view
of
our
owne
corrupt
nature
and
vnderstanding
we
doe
see
our selues
most
wretched
,
vile
,
and
miserable
creatures
,
ready
to
be
taken
and
throwne
into
the
pit
of
hell
,
by
the
hand
of
thy
iustice
,
being
not
worthy
to
come
into
thy
presence
,
nor
to
be
partakers
of
the
least
of
thy
blessings
.
Yet
O
Lord
our
hope
and
trust
is
in
thee
,
for
thy
mercy
reacheth
vnto
the
heauens
,
and
thy
truth
vnto
the
cloudes
,
thy
waies
are
not
as
mans
wayes
,
nor
thy
workes
as
mens
workes
,
for
thy
mercy
exceedeth
all
thy
workes
,
and
thou
desirest
not
the
death
of
a
sinner
,
but
rather
that
he
should
returne
and
liue
.
Yea
,
thou
art
ready
to
giue
grace
,
and
all
good
things
to
those
that
aske
thee
in
faith
and
humilitie
.
Increase
this
faith
in
mee
O
Lord
,
and
giue
humilitie
,
patience
and
hope
vnto
thy
seruant
,
which
may
bring
assured
peace
vnto
my
soule
,
and
prosperitie
vnto
my
bodie
,
by
thy
rich
and
infinit
mercy
,
and
gracious
deliuerance
from
all
despaire
,
through
Iesus
Christ
my
onely
Lord
and
Sauiour
.
Amen
.
MEDITATION
.
VIII
.
FAITH
.
ALL
the
precious
peebles
and
pearles
in
the
sea
,
the
purest
gold
and
siluer
in
the
earth
,
and
the
sweetest
Mirrh
and
Cassia
in
the
East
,
are
not
to
be
preferred
and
esteemed
before
Faith
,
it
being
a
Rom.
10.17
diuine
,
spiritual
and
heauenly
gift
,
beautifying
,
enriching
and
making
sweet
&
Heb
.
11.6
acceptable
before
the
presence
of
Almighty
God
,
the
body
and
soule
of
man
:
It
is
like
Gen.
28.12
Iacobs
Ladder
,
by
which
we
must
ascend
in
loue
to
God
,
and
descend
in
charitie
to
man
:
It
is
the
Ambassadour
of
the
soule
,
crauing
aid
of
God
in
time
of
neede
,
according
to
his
promise
in
the
loue
of
Christ
:
It
is
without
limit
or
circumscription
,
following
and
attending
Gods
presence
at
all
times
,
and
in
all
places
:
It
is
without
feare
couragiously
breaking
through
Heb
.
11.3.4
fire
and
water
,
stopping
the
mouthes
of
Lions
,
The
vertue
and
power
of
Eaith
making
valiant
in
battaile
,
fighting
against
the
world
,
the
flesh
,
the
Diuell
,
hell
and
death
:
it
is
without
excesse
,
making
a
man
humble
in
prosperitie
,
and
patient
in
aduersitie
:
it
is
without
enuy
,
forgetting
wrongs
and
iniuries
,
leauing
reuenge
vnto
the
Lord
:
it
is
without
fraud
,
being
innocent
from
euill
,
and
wise
vnto
that
which
is
good
:
it
is
without
want
,
making
many
rich
,
being
content
with
that
they
haue
:
it
is
without
worldly
sorrow
,
being
daily
comforted
and
reioycing
in
the
Lord
:
it
it
alwayes
meditating
on
heauenly
things
,
being
euer
willing
to
forsake
all
and
follow
Christ
:
the
reason
is
,
The
subiect
,
proiect
,
and
obiect
of
Faith
.
because
God
is
the
subiect
or
matter
whereupon
it
worketh
;
Godlinesse
is
the
proiect
or
purpose
whereunto
it
tendeth
;
and
Heauen
is
the
obiect
or
delight
,
whereunto
it
looketh
.
To
define
it
;
it
is
the
Heb
.
11.1
.
ground
of
things
which
are
hoped
for
,
and
the
euidence
of
things
which
are
not
seene
:
without
it
wee
cannot
Ibid
.
6.
please
God
;
by
it
we
Ibid
.
3.
vnderstand
that
the
world
was
ordayned
by
the
word
of
God
,
and
do
as
it
were
see
and
behold
him
which
is
invisible
:
It
is
infinit
in
apprehension
,
sound
in
iudgement
,
strong
in
beleeuing
,
discreet
in
applying
,
and
ioyfull
in
inioying
.
Yea
,
it
maketh
and
frameth
the
whole
man
ready
and
willing
at
all
times
to
surrender
and
shew
it selfe
obedient
vnto
the
will
of
God
.
And
by
this
liuely
Faith
,
Faith
pleaseth
God
,
obtaineth
a
blessing
and
despiseth
the
world
.
Abels
offering
was
accepted
:
Enochs
body
glorified
:
Noahs
family
preserued
:
an
inheritance
promised
to
Abraham
:
a
childe
giuen
to
Sarah
:
and
a
blessing
bestowed
vpon
Iaakob
:
by
this
Faith
the
rebuke
or
Crosse
of
Christ
was
greater
riches
vnto
Moses
then
the
treasures
of
Egipt
,
and
greater
glory
vnto
Paul
then
his
high
authoritie
when
hee
was
called
Saul
:
by
this
Faith
wonders
in
former
times
were
effected
;
Kingdomes
subdued
;
and
the
promises
obtained
.
Wherfore
we
which
now
liue
,
and
our
posteritie
after
vs
,
if
wee
will
be
counted
faithfull
and
the
true
children
of
Rom.
4.16
Abraham
,
we
must
dayly
and
continually
striue
to
apprehend
,
know
,
beleeue
,
apply
,
and
enioy
Christ
Iesus
the
Son
of
God
,
the
Sauiour
of
the
world
:
but
our
apprehension
must
be
ioyned
with
humilitie
,
suppressing
the
wisdome
of
the
flesh
,
and
bringing
it
in
subiection
vnto
the
wisdome
of
the
spirit
:
our
1.
Cor
.
2.12.13
.
knowledge
must
be
grounded
vpon
the
word
and
truth
of
God
,
not
vpon
the
precepts
and
doctrines
of
men
:
our
faith
must
lay
hold
onely
vpon
Christ
,
as
he
is
perfect
God
,
able
to
redeeme
vs
,
and
as
he
was
perfect
man
,
willing
to
die
for
vs.
We
must
reioyce
in
his
promises
which
are
gracious
,
true
,
and
eternall
,
yea
and
Amen
:
and
we
must
refuse
our
owne
righteousnesse
,
which
is
by
the
works
of
the
law
,
for
if
righteousnesse
,
(
iustifying
righteousnesse
)
be
by
the
Law
,
then
Christ
died
without
a
cause
,
Gal.
2.21
Rom.
4.14
Faith
is
made
voide
,
and
the
promise
is
of
none
effect
:
for
to
him
that
4.
worketh
,
the
wages
is
not
counted
by
fauour
,
but
by
debt
:
and
saluation
commeth
only
by
fauor
and
by
grace
,
not
by
the
workes
of
the
law
,
because
Rom.
3.9
.
all
are
vnder
sin
,
both
Iew
and
Gentile
,
and
there
is
none
that
is
righteous
,
and
that
doth
good
,
no
not
one
:
Our
applying
also
of
Christ
must
be
speciall
and
particular
euen
vnto
our
owne
soules
,
By
faith
we
apply
Christ
vnto
our selues
.
(
confessing
our
sinnes
and
vnworthynes
,
and
beleeuing
that
he
is
a
Sauiour
euen
vnto
vs
:
)
for
general
knowledge
comforteth
not
the
soule
vnto
eternall
life
,
Not
generall
knowledge
,
but
especiall
application
proffiteth
the
soule
of
man
.
but
the
speciall
application
is
the
soules
consolation
;
when
as
wee
apprehending
,
knowing
and
beleeuing
the
Trinitie
of
the
Persons
in
the
vnitie
of
the
God-head
,
we
can
apply
vnto
our selues
,
the
loue
of
the
father
electing
,
the
loue
of
the
Son
redeeming
,
and
the
loue
of
the
holy
Ghost
sanctifying
and
comforting
vs
;
&
so
we
applying
the
loue
of
God
vnto
our selues
,
we
shall
haue
the
fruition
and
enioying
of
his
holy
spirit
in
the
comfort
of
his
presence
and
assurance
of
his
loue
and
mercy
toward
vs
for
euermore
,
we
at
all
times
remembring
the
nature
and
end
of
Faith
which
is
heauenly
and
holy
,
The
nature
&
end
of
Faith
is
to
worke
holines
&
righteousnesse
.
that
we
might
exercise
our selues
continually
in
the
works
of
godlinesse
,
to
the
praise
and
glory
of
God
,
and
saluation
of
our
owne
soules
.
The
vse
hereof
is
,
that
wee
carefully
and
especially
doe
consider
of
the
vertue
,
power
,
and
worthines
of
Faith
,
which
vnto
the
soule
is
a
quickning
&
refreshing
,
Faith
is
the
quickning
of
the
soule
and
body
,
for
ioy
and
peace
.
as
fire
or
heate
is
vnto
the
body
;
for
without
Faith
wee
are
dead
,
not
able
to
apprehend
or
perceiue
the
mysterie
of
our
saluation
:
and
Faith
it
giues
ioy
to
the
heart
,
sight
to
the
eye
,
speech
to
the
mouth
,
readinesse
to
the
hand
,
and
quicknesse
to
the
feet
,
to
thinke
,
behold
,
speake
,
worke
,
and
effect
all
for
the
honor
and
glory
of
Almightie
God
.
And
in
time
of
feare
,
it
is
a
comfort
,
in
time
of
fight
a
shield
,
in
time
of
trouble
a
rocke
,
and
in
time
of
death
a
sure
pledge
vnto
vs
of
eternall
life
with
God
in
heauen
for
euermore
.
All
which
benefits
and
comforts
,
who
then
so
vnwise
,
that
would
either
neglect
or
forsake
them
?
but
without
Faith
we
cannot
attaine
vnto
them
;
Without
Faith
nothing
is
sanctified
,
nor
can
prosper
.
for
nothing
can
be
sanctified
or
blessed
in
vs
,
or
vnto
vs
without
Faith
,
whether
it
be
our
bodies
or
soules
,
our
children
or
seruants
,
our
goods
or
labors
,
meat
or
drinke
,
sicknesse
or
health
,
life
or
death
;
all
without
Faith
is
sinne
,
or
bringing
forth
sinne
,
either
in
enioying
or
insuffering
.
Our
prayers
without
Faith
are
turned
into
sinne
;
No
holy
exercise
without
Faith
can
be
comfortable
to
the
soule
.
our
reading
or
hearing
the
word
of
God
without
Faith
is
vnprofitable
vnto
vs
,
and
bringeth
forth
sinne
,
(
being
the
sauor
of
death
vnto
death
vnto
vs
:
)
for
Faith
in
her
proper
nature
brings
forth
Loue
and
Obedience
vnto
eternall
life
,
it
being
the
roote
of
all
diuine
worship
,
Loue
and
Obedience
the
fruits
of
Faith
.
and
Christian
righteousnesse
:
for
without
Faith
we
cannot
beleeue
in
God
,
nor
in
his
Sonne
Iesus
Christ
,
nor
trust
in
his
promises
,
nor
call
vpon
him
for
grace
,
and
whosoeuer
beleeueth
not
,
and
will
not
call
vpon
the
Name
of
the
Lord
,
and
trust
in
him
,
nor
in
his
life
time
will
endeauour
to
attaine
vnto
Faith
and
hope
in
the
blessed
promises
of
Christ
,
that
man
is
already
condemned
in
the
foreknowledge
and
iudgement
of
God
.
Also
without
Faith
wee
cannot
be
partakers
of
the
blessed
Sacraments
,
nor
be
admitted
into
the
Church
of
God
,
nor
be
able
to
discerne
aright
of
the
body
and
bloud
of
Christ
,
and
whosoeuer
receiueth
,
and
discerneth
not
the
same
aright
,
1
Cor
.
11.29
eateth
and
drinketh
his
owne
damnation
.
Finally
,
without
Faith
wee
cannot
feare
&
eschew
the
iudgements
of
God
,
but
presumptuously
runne
into
them
,
continuing
and
delighting
in
sin
,
and
that
man
or
woman
that
thus
sinneth
without
repentance
,
liuing
without
Faith
,
shall
surely
die
without
mercy
;
Reue
.
21.8
For
no
vnbeleeuer
shall
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
God
.
Seeing
then
that
Faith
is
thus
necessary
for
the
comfort
and
saluation
of
man
,
we
must
vse
the
meanes
to
attaine
vnto
this
Faith
,
and
to
strengthen
it
,
and
to
continue
it
in
vs
,
which
is
by
hearing
and
reading
of
the
Word
of
God
,
receiuing
the
Sacraments
,
Rom.
10.14
exercising
our selues
in
prayer
and
in
godly
conference
and
meditations
,
and
in
the
works
of
righteousnesse
,
and
then
shall
our
Faith
flourish
and
bring
foorth
plentiful
fruit
in
loue
to
God
,
charity
to
man
,
and
euerlasting
peace
vnto
our
owne
soules
.
And
hereby
all
Parents
and
Masters
of
Families
are
to
take
note
and
heed
,
Al
parents
&
Masters
of
families
must
haue
a
godly
care
of
their
children
and
seruants
,
to
bring
them
vp
in
the
knowledge
and
Faith
of
God
.
that
they
accordingly
haue
a
diligent
care
to
traine
and
bring
vp
their
children
and
seruants
in
the
knowledge
and
feare
of
God
,
by
those
ordinary
and
good
meanes
which
are
offered
and
appointed
of
the
Lord
,
and
commanded
in
his
word
,
lest
for
want
of
knowledge
they
die
without
Faith
,
and
so
their
bloud
shall
be
required
at
their
hands
:
for
ignorance
cannot
be
the
mother
of
deuotion
,
but
of
infidelitie
and
superstition
,
which
causeth
many
to
runne
head-long
into
the
pit
of
condemnation
.
PRAYER
.
O
Almightie
and
euerliuing
God
,
although
by
thy
workes
and
word
wee
may
confesse
and
acknowledge
thee
to
be
the
true
God
&
the
sauiour
of
the
world
:
which
the
diuels
doe
also
beleeue
and
confesse
,
because
thou
wilt
be
glorified
and
praised
by
all
thy
creatures
which
thou
hast
made
,
(
and
that
in
spight
of
them
.
)
Yet
O
Lord
the
sanctified
,
true
,
and
liuely
apprehending
and
applying
Faith
is
onely
giuen
by
thee
from
aboue
,
as
thy
especiall
gift
vnto
thy
Saints
and
whom
thou
hast
chosen
vnto
eternall
life
.
Grant
therefore
I
most
humbly
beseech
thee
that
I
may
haue
euermore
this
true
and
liuely
Faith
to
remaine
in
my
heart
,
whereby
I
may
certainely
be
assured
of
thy
loue
towards
mee
,
giuing
thee
praise
for
thy
mercy
,
and
shewing
forth
my
obedience
for
thy
glory
,
which
hast
shewed
thy selfe
to
mee
a
Father
,
a
Sauiour
,
and
a
comforter
for
euer
.
Amen
.
MEDITATION
.
IX
.
SECVRITIE
.
SEcurity
it
is
the
minds
whol
content
or
delight
setled
in
the
pleasures
of
this
world
:
the
which
enioying
,
it
cares
for
nothing
,
it
employeth
it selfe
to
nothing
,
nor
feareth
any
thing
;
it
is
an
vnfruitfull
branch
,
springing
from
a
a
full
(
but
a
corrupt
)
tree
,
●rosperitie
:
whose
seede
is
tares
,
whose
fruite
is
teares
,
(
when
as
men
doe
possesse
the
blessings
of
God
in
this
life
,
but
doe
not
dispose
them
to
the
glorie
of
God
and
comfort
of
their
owne
soules
.
Prosperitie
the
cause
of
Securitie
;
and
destruction
of
the
soule
.
)
For
prosperitie
(
if
it
be
not
moderated
with
humility
and
thanks-giuing
:
)
it
doth
not
onely
lull
men
asleepe
in
Securitie
,
but
it
maketh
them
blind
,
Psal
.
10.5.6
.
that
they
are
not
able
toperceiue
either
the
euill
past
,
present
,
or
to
come
:
much
like
vnto
those
,
who
foolishly
will
gaze
vpon
the
Sunne
,
vntill
the
brightnesse
thereof
doth
bleare
their
eyes
,
and
make
them
blind
,
and
so
the
glory
of
prosperity
doth
bleare
&
blind
the
soules
of
men
,
that
they
make
a
2.
Pet
.
3.3.4
.
mocke
at
the
iudgements
of
the
Lord
,
and
sitting
in
the
seate
of
iniquity
;
say
in
their
harts
;
wher
is
the
promise
of
his
comming
?
let
him
make
hast
that
we
may
see
it
:
and
so
contempteously
&
desperatly
they
Amos
.
6.3
.
to
7.
put
away
the
euill
day
farre
from
them
,
as
did
the
Gen.
7.5
.
wicked
before
the
flood
,
and
as
did
the
men
of
19.24.25
.
Sodome
and
Gomorrah
,
who
neither
beleeued
nor
feared
the
threatnings
of
Almightie
God
:
so
that
the
waters
drowned
the
one
,
and
the
fire
consumed
the
other
,
and
that
for
their
horrible
and
crying
sinnes
,
which
grew
and
encreased
by
reason
of
Ezek
.
16.49
.
Securitie
,
ease
,
pride
and
fulnesse
of
bread
,
where
in
they
did
abound
:
And
therefore
our
Sauiour
Christ
aduiseth
vs
against
this
sinne
to
Mat
.
26.41
.
watch
and
pray
,
for
we
24.44
.
know
not
the
time
when
the
Lord
will
come
vnto
iudgment
,
and
happy
are
they
that
shall
not
be
found
secure
,
and
sleeping
:
For
Gen.
9.21
.
Noah
in
his
Securitie
and
sleepe
discouered
his
shame
;
19.33
.
Lot
committed
sinne
;
Iudg
26.19
.
Sampson
lost
his
locks
;
13.8
.
Holyfernes
his
head
;
and
the
foolish
Mat
.
25.10
.
Excesse
a
g●●at
meanes
of
securitie
.
Virgines
heauen
.
And
the
roote
of
Securitie
is
plentie
and
excesse
,
which
either
lifteth
vp
the
heart
with
pride
and
presumption
,
or
else
besotteth
it
with
dulnesse
and
stupiditie
:
The
rich
and
mightie
are
infected
with
the
first
;
Pride
maketh
man
secure
.
and
the
carnall
and
fleshly
minded
ouerwhelmed
with
the
second
.
Dan
.
4.27
28.
Nebuchadnezar
in
his
prosperitie
vaunted
and
said
;
is
not
this
great
Babell
,
that
I
haue
built
for
the
house
of
the
kingdome
,
by
the
might
of
my
power
,
and
for
the
honour
of
my
Maiestie
?
and
the
Luk
.
12.19.20
.
rich
man
flattered
himselfe
in
his
riches
,
promising
presumptuously
vnto
himselfe
both
ease
and
long
life
:
But
Nebuchadnezar
he
was
instantly
told
that
his
kingdome
was
departed
from
him
;
and
the
rich
man
presently
euen
in
a
night
was
taken
from
his
treasure
.
The
carnall
and
fleshly
minded
like
brute
beasts
doe
follow
their
filthy
appetite
and
lusts
,
Stupiditie
and
dulnes
maketh
man
secure
vsing
and
frequenting
their
dayly
sports
with
Gen.
10.8.9
.
Nimrod
,
their
feastings
with
Dan
.
5.1
.
Baltazer
:
their
drinking
with
1.
King
.
20.16
.
Benhadad
:
their
whoring
with
2.
King
.
9.22
.
Iezabell
:
and
their
idlenes
with
market
Mat
.
20.6
.
gazers
,
and
streete
walkers
:
preferring
their
delights
and
pleasures
before
pietie
and
godlinesse
,
and
lusting
after
the
Exo
.
16.3
flesh-pots
of
Aegypt
with
the
children
of
Israel
;
wishing
rather
to
enioy
the
things
of
this
world
and
the
ease
of
the
flesh
for
a
season
,
with
the
hazard
of
their
soules
,
then
to
suffer
a
little
paine
in
this
life
,
to
gaine
euerlasting
felicitie
in
the
life
to
come
.
But
they
all
must
know
that
so
long
as
they
are
puffed
vp
with
pride
,
Pleasure
is
the
highway
to
destruction
.
deceiued
by
riches
,
and
besotted
with
pleasures
,
they
are
in
the
broad
way
,
leading
to
destruction
,
their
lamps
are
out
,
they
are
dead
in
sleepe
,
the
Mat
.
25.10
.
bridgrome
is
passed
by
,
the
gate
is
shut
and
their
being
shall
be
without
,
not
on
the
hils
nor
in
the
valleys
,
but
in
22.13
.
helfire
with
the
diuell
and
his
Angels
for
euermore
:
and
then
,
but
too
late
shall
they
finde
that
the
smooth
streame
of
Securitie
hath
a
deep
bottome
,
The
end
of
Security
most
bitter
.
to
swalow
vp
their
feasting
with
mourning
,
their
mirth
with
heauines
,
their
laughing
with
weeping
,
their
singing
with
howling
,
their
embracing
with
wringing
of
hands
,
and
their
daintie
feeding
with
gnashing
of
teeth
.
And
within
this
compasse
of
Securitie
,
Negligence
,
a
member
of
Security
Negligence
also
may
be
included
;
which
is
knowledge
without
care
,
not
regarding
what
is
commaunded
by
God
vnto
vs
:
and
although
it
seemeth
not
in
presumpteous
manner
directly
to
oppose
or
withstand
what
is
commaunded
,
yet
in
effect
it
bringeth
forth
the
issue
of
disobedience
to
the
dishonour
of
God
and
destruction
of
our
owne
soules
(
without
repentances
.
For
it
is
a
greater
sinne
to
Mat
.
21.28
.
neglect
,
then
not
to
doe
,
because
in
neglecting
there
is
sinne
with
knowledge
,
but
in
not
doing
there
may
be
sinne
by
ignorance
;
and
Ier
.
48.10
cursed
be
he
that
doth
the
worke
of
the
Lord
negligently
:
but
he
that
Luk
.
12.47
.
knoweth
his
maisters
wil
and
doeth
it
not
shall
be
beaten
with
many
stripes
:
And
surely
greater
was
the
sinne
of
Ion
.
1.2.3
Ionas
to
neglect
his
going
to
Nineue
then
the
sinne
of
Acts
9.1.2
.
Paul
in
hastening
to
Damascus
,
for
the
one
would
notwhat
he
knew
;
and
the
other
knew
not
what
he
did
.
Luk
.
23.34
.
Christ
he
praied
for
the
simple
people
that
were
his
persecutors
,
because
in
ignorance
they
knew
not
what
they
did
:
but
the
Scribs
and
Pharises
they
wilfully
Mat
.
27.25
.
neglected
their
saluation
,
in
desiring
that
his
blood
might
be
vpon
them
and
their
children
,
although
they
saw
&
knew
both
by
his
workes
and
word
,
that
he
was
the
Mesias
,
and
Sauiour
of
the
world
:
So
then
by
this
sinne
man
Rom.
2.5
.
heapeth
vp
for
himselfe
wrath
against
the
day
of
wrath
,
as
the
euill
Mat
.
25.18.30
.
steward
did
,
who
wilfully
neglected
the
time
to
put
out
his
talent
;
whereas
otherwise
by
watchfulnesse
and
diligence
wee
should
become
Eph.
5.16
wise
and
sober
redeeming
the
time
because
the
dayes
are
euill
.
For
most
certaine
it
is
,
that
that
man
must
perish
by
the
sword
,
that
when
he
heareth
the
alarum
&
Trumpet
sound
hee
will
not
prepare
himselfe
to
the
battaile
:
and
he
must
famish
and
starue
in
Winter
,
that
will
not
gather
in
Summer
:
so
those
that
1.
Cor
.
6.1
2.
neglect
the
time
,
and
despise
the
grace
that
is
offered
vnto
them
from
aboue
,
(
for
their
repentance
and
turning
to
the
Lord
,
)
when
they
cry
they
shall
not
be
heard
,
when
they
knocke
it
shall
not
be
opened
vnto
them
;
but
God
in
his
iustice
will
take
away
his
grace
and
blessings
from
them
,
and
bestow
them
vpon
others
,
that
shall
bring
forth
better
fruits
then
they
;
and
then
too
late
shall
they
repent
,
when
they
haue
lost
the
Gen.
27.38
blessing
with
Esau
,
and
neglected
the
couenant
of
grace
with
1.
King
.
2.42
.
Negligence
a
grieuous
sinne
.
Shemei
.
This
sin
of
negligence
it
is
a
sluggish
&
bewitching
sin
,
begotten
by
presumption
,
and
nourished
by
case
,
delightfull
to
the
flesh
,
but
painefull
to
the
soule
;
it
hath
a
Reu
.
9.7.10
Locusts
face
,
but
a
Scorpions
taile
,
the
beginning
sweet
,
but
the
end
bitter
vnto
death
:
for
when
God
and
his
word
,
righteousnesse
and
iudgement
,
mercy
and
truth
,
wisedome
and
pietie
,
peace
and
loue
is
neglected
and
despised
:
what
then
remaineth
but
a
fearefull
and
perpetuall
separation
of
the
wicked
from
the
presence
of
God
,
who
through
their
negligence
and
securitie
haue
suffered
their
garments
to
be
defiled
,
their
bodies
infected
,
their
soules
peruerted
,
their
faith
subdued
,
and
their
hope
drowned
,
and
they
themselues
fallen
and
suncke
downe
into
the
bottomlesse
pit
of
eternall
death
,
where
is
darknesse
,
and
woe
,
lamentation
,
weeping
and
howling
for
euermore
?
The
vse
hereof
is
,
that
we
haue
a
care
how
we
spend
our
time
here
in
this
world
;
that
it
be
in
watchfulnesse
and
diligence
,
in
holines
and
righteousnes
,
for
the
time
will
come
that
we
must
render
an
account
of
our
stewardship
,
and
if
we
haue
done
wel
we
shall
receiue
a
gracious
and
blessed
reward
,
but
if
we
haue
done
euill
,
our
talent
shall
be
taken
from
vs
,
and
we
to
be
bound
hand
and
foote
,
and
cast
into
vtter
darknesse
,
because
while
we
liued
in
this
world
,
we
would
not
so
much
as
stir
and
put
forth
our
hand
or
foote
to
walke
in
the
way
of
light
,
and
doe
the
workes
of
righteousnesse
:
The
gacious
time
of
beleeuing
&
working
is
onely
in
this
life
.
for
the
time
of
beleeuing
and
working
is
onely
in
this
life
,
because
the
commandement
and
promise
is
giuen
and
made
vnto
man
,
and
man
dying
,
his
body
becommeth
senselesse
and
without
motion
,
and
turneth
vnto
dust
,
&
cannot
put
in
action
the
things
which
are
commanded
:
but
his
soule
is
eternall
and
a
spirituall
substance
,
ascending
vnto
God
;
After
death
all
works
doe
cease
,
and
the
soule
ascendeth
vnto
God
.
and
after
the
dissolution
of
the
soule
from
the
body
,
faith
,
hope
,
and
the
workes
of
the
law
doe
cease
,
because
these
were
the
meanes
of
apprehension
of
the
promises
,
and
performing
of
obedience
vnto
God
in
this
life
,
but
after
this
life
finished
,
euery
faithfull
soule
shall
truely
,
really
,
and
fully
behold
the
comfortable
presence
of
Almightie
God
,
and
receiue
the
possession
of
those
ioyes
promised
and
hoped
for
,
and
shall
no
more
be
bound
by
the
law
,
because
once
being
glorified
,
the
soule
of
man
shall
be
absolutely
perfect
for
euer
in
holinesse
and
innocency
,
praysing
and
giuing
all
honour
and
glory
,
and
obedience
continually
vnto
the
Lord
for
his
saluation
.
And
as
the
soules
of
the
righteous
after
death
,
The
soules
of
the
righteous
are
free
from
any
curse
.
are
free
both
from
the
works
and
from
the
curse
of
the
law
;
so
the
soules
of
the
wicked
after
death
are
likewise
free
from
the
works
of
the
law
,
but
not
from
the
curse
of
the
Law
,
for
by
death
the
law
ceaseth
,
but
after
death
the
curse
continueth
,
and
no
man
can
worke
out
his
saluation
after
death
,
because
the
reward
and
iudgement
of
Almightie
God
hath
relation
and
respect
vnto
our
actions
done
here
in
this
world
,
whether
they
be
good
or
euill
.
The
soule
presently
after
death
receiueth
her
absolute
and
eternall
reward
or
iudgement
And
as
God
in
his
reward
for
a
blessing
of
eternall
life
,
maketh
no
delay
,
but
crowneth
the
soules
of
the
righteous
with
eternall
glory
;
so
in
his
reward
for
a
curse
of
eternall
death
,
he
maketh
no
delay
,
but
punisheth
the
soules
of
the
wicked
with
eternal
shame
&
confusion
.
Wherefore
let
euery
one
take
heed
how
he
liueth
and
how
he
dyeth
;
for
as
the
tree
falleth
,
so
shall
it
rise
againe
:
after
death
there
is
no
intercession
;
Gods
iudgement
as
it
is
without
delay
,
so
it
is
without
alteration
:
and
if
so
then
wee
haue
no
feare
nor
feeling
of
our
sinnes
in
this
life
with
repentance
,
wee
shall
haue
no
taste
nor
feeling
of
Gods
mercy
in
the
life
to
come
by
any
assurance
:
for
those
that
dye
without
faith
,
and
are
not
reconciled
vnto
God
,
are
as
withered
and
fruitlesse
branches
,
cut
off
,
and
ordained
for
the
fire
;
and
as
all
the
water
which
is
cast
vpon
a
dead
plant
is
in
vaine
,
Praiers
for
the
dead
are
vaine
.
and
cannot
reuiue
it
;
so
the
prayers
for
the
dead
,
which
haue
died
in
their
sins
without
faith
and
repentance
are
in
vaine
,
and
cannot
redeeme
them
:
and
for
the
faithfull
being
departed
out
of
this
life
,
prayers
need
not
,
for
their
soules
are
speedily
receiued
into
glory
,
being
elected
in
the
loue
of
the
Father
,
redeemed
by
the
death
and
passion
of
the
Son
,
&
sanctified
by
the
grace
of
the
holy
Ghost
:
and
without
this
election
,
redemption
,
and
sanctification
,
there
can
be
no
saluation
.
And
for
the
elect
there
needs
no
Purgatorie
;
nor
yet
for
the
reprobate
;
Purgatory
an
idle
&
needlesse
fiction
.
for
the
Purgatorie
doctrine
is
both
friuolous
and
dangerous
:
friuolous
,
because
it
cannot
redeeme
the
reprobate
,
nor
benefit
the
elect
:
dangerous
,
because
it
giues
encouragement
vnto
sinners
to
continue
in
their
sinne
,
hoping
of
a
Purgation
after
death
,
which
is
impossible
,
and
contrary
to
the
course
of
the
iustice
and
mercy
of
God
in
his
election
and
reprobation
,
whereunto
he
hath
appointed
a
place
,
either
heauen
or
hell
without
participation
.
For
as
there
cannot
be
a
meane
betweene
election
and
reprobation
to
make
an
indifferent
estate
in
saluation
;
so
there
cannot
be
a
meane
betweene
heauen
&
hell
,
to
make
an
indifferent
place
for
purgation
and
redemption
.
And
therefore
tremble
and
feare
,
O
ye
wicked
men
and
women
,
that
liue
securely
and
at
ease
,
and
doe
daily
reioyce
and
cheere
vp
your
hearts
in
the
time
of
your
youth
,
walking
in
your
owne
wayes
,
in
pleasures
and
delights
;
but
know
assuredly
,
that
for
all
these
things
,
God
will
bring
you
to
iudgement
;
and
hell
not
Purgatorie
shall
be
the
place
of
your
torment
,
appointed
for
the
Diuell
and
his
Angels
,
and
for
all
that
doe
liue
vngodly
in
this
world
.
PRAYER
.
O
Onely
Wise
,
Iust
,
Holy
and
Righteous
God
,
which
hath
planted
and
setled
euery
man
and
woman
in
their
seuerall
calling
,
to
that
end
onely
,
that
they
might
not
be
secure
and
negligent
,
but
carefully
to
apply
themselues
to
all
holy
,
and
righteous
works
while
they
liue
in
this
world
,
because
by
Securitie
and
negligence
there
groweth
omitting
of
all
things
which
are
good
,
and
committing
of
those
things
which
are
euill
:
for
the
flesh
being
in
rest
and
peace
,
maketh
warre
against
the
spirit
,
and
the
pompe
and
pride
of
life
bringeth
shame
and
pouertie
to
the
soule
.
Preuent
me
therefore
,
O
Lord
,
I
humbly
beseech
thee
,
by
thy
grace
and
holy
spirit
,
that
I
sleepe
not
in
Securitie
and
ease
,
nor
giue
my selfe
vnto
carelesnesse
and
negligence
,
lest
with
the
euill
Steward
,
and
foolish
Virgines
,
I
should
be
condemned
,
and
shut
out
of
thy
heauenly
kingdome
for
euermore
.
Heare
me
,
O
Lord
,
in
this
my
prayer
,
and
grant
me
my
request
,
for
thy
deare
Sonnes
sake
,
Iesus
Christ
,
who
liueth
and
raigneth
with
thee
,
and
the
holy
Ghost
,
euer
one
God
,
world
without
end
.
Amen
.
MEDITATION
.
X.
HELL
.
SAmpsons
Iudg
.
16.21
bonds
by
the
Philistines
were
not
so
great
,
nor
Ier
.
52.9
.
Zedekiahs
captiuitie
by
the
Babilonians
so
grieuous
,
but
that
the
bonds
and
captiuitie
of
death
and
Hell
are
farre
more
intollerable
,
infinite
,
and
eternall
.
But
I
suppose
that
some
doe
doubt
whether
there
be
any
Hell
or
no
;
Some
doe
doubt
whether
there
be
a
Hell
or
no
.
and
doe
flatter
themselues
saying
;
If
there
be
no
Hell
,
then
neither
the
iustice
of
God
can
hurt
me
,
nor
the
mercies
of
God
doe
me
any
good
;
and
therefore
I
neither
feare
the
one
,
nor
respect
the
other
;
but
I
will
liue
as
I
list
,
and
after
death
I
feare
no
euill
.
To
answere
and
satisfie
such
,
Proofe
that
there
is
a
Hell
.
let
any
behold
but
with
the
eye
of
reason
,
and
I
will
euidently
shew
and
demonstrate
that
there
is
a
Hell
,
and
place
of
punishment
for
all
offenders
against
God
.
Nature
distinguisheth
betweene
good
and
euill
:
then
much
more
God
in
his
loue
and
iustice
hath
appointed
a
place
distinguished
for
the
good
,
and
for
the
bad
For
doe
we
not
see
in
the
naturall
creatures
without
sense
,
that
there
is
light
and
darkenesse
,
fire
and
water
,
sweete
and
sower
,
beautie
and
deformitie
,
loathsomenesse
and
pleasing
scents
?
and
in
the
creatures
sensible
,
doe
we
not
perceiues
simplicitie
and
crueltie
,
protection
and
destruction
,
some
offending
,
others
reuenging
;
euery
one
eschewing
danger
,
&
seeking
after
good
for
themselues
?
And
in
man
doe
we
not
see
an
heauenly
spirit
in
a
earthly
body
,
praysing
vertue
,
and
dispraysing
vice
?
Instiruting
by
iustice
,
a
Rom.
13.3.4
.
reward
for
the
good
,
and
punishment
for
the
wicked
?
And
to
what
purpose
hath
God
so
ordayned
and
distinguished
his
creatures
,
but
that
euery
man
in
the
light
of
nature
might
know
that
there
is
good
and
euill
,
ioy
and
sorrow
,
paine
and
pleasure
,
sweet
and
sower
,
life
and
death
?
And
although
in
respect
of
the
creatures
,
al
these
things
are
but
momentary
and
temporall
,
yet
by
way
of
comparison
,
mans
soule
which
is
eternall
,
be
it
holy
,
or
be
it
sinnefull
,
shall
finde
an
eternall
blessing
,
or
an
eternall
curse
and
punishment
;
and
for
a
man
to
say
,
that
there
shall
be
an
eternall
blessing
,
or
an
eternall
curse
and
punishment
,
without
either
a
subiect
or
person
to
receiue
it
,
or
without
a
place
to
containe
it
,
were
most
absurd
:
and
therefore
vnlesse
men
will
deny
the
immortalitie
of
the
soule
(
Gen.
1.26
.
1.
Cor
.
15.45
which
hath
her
being
and
essence
from
the
life
and
eternitie
of
God
)
they
cannot
but
confesse
and
feare
the
punishment
of
Isa
.
9.
to
12.
Ps.
9.17.11
6.
Mat
.
25.41
Reu
.
6.8
.
Mark
.
9.43
44.
2.
Pet
.
2.4
.
Hell
,
ordained
from
all
beginnings
,
for
the
wicked
and
vngodly
.
For
if
God
in
the
creation
hath
made
a
distinction
betweene
his
creatures
in
respect
of
goodnes
&
beautie
,
how
much
more
in
his
sentence
and
iust
iudgement
,
(
in
respect
of
mens
workes
,
to
whom
he
hath
giuen
a
law
?
)
shall
hee
make
distinction
betweene
man
and
man
,
betweene
the
good
and
the
bad
,
betweene
the
estate
of
the
one
,
and
the
estate
of
the
other
,
which
shal
not
be
temporall
but
eternall
,
as
well
for
the
body
as
the
soule
at
the
generall
resurrection
?
and
although
the
body
resteth
without
motion
in
the
graue
after
the
departure
of
the
soule
from
it
;
yet
we
must
not
thinke
that
therefore
we
shall
not
come
to
iudgment
,
or
suffer
the
paines
of
Hell
;
for
God
doth
not
forget
a
sinner
,
but
his
body
as
well
as
his
soule
is
vnder
iudgement
,
although
not
so
presently
as
his
soule
;
for
the
body
must
returne
vnto
the
earth
,
and
rest
in
the
graue
,
The
body
doth
rest
in
the
graue
after
death
for
two
respects
.
for
two
respects
;
the
one
,
because
the
body
is
1.
Cor
.
15.53
.
mortall
,
and
therfore
it
must
returne
to
dust
and
be
chaunged
,
that
it
might
be
made
immortall
;
and
the
other
,
because
the
number
of
Gods
elect
,
is
not
yet
Reu
.
7.3.14.6.7
.
Compleat
and
full
,
which
being
fulfilled
,
then
Isa
.
26.19
commeth
the
the
day
iudgement
and
resurrection
of
the
dead
;
and
then
shall
the
1.
Cor
.
15.42
.
bodies
of
all
men
be
ioyned
to
their
soules
,
and
be
made
immortall
,
and
they
shall
Mat
.
24.30
.
see
the
sonne
of
man
comming
in
the
Cloudes
with
great
power
and
glory
,
Mat
.
25.31
.
Reu
.
20.11
.
sitting
vpon
the
throne
,
&
shal
iudge
the
quicke
and
dead
;
and
Ioh
.
5.29
.
those
that
haue
done
good
shall
rise
vnto
eternall
life
,
and
those
that
haue
done
euill
vnto
eternall
death
.
Therefore
the
resting
of
the
bodie
in
the
graue
,
is
,
(
if
a
man
haue
liued
and
died
wickedly
,
)
but
the
renewing
of
his
sorrow
at
the
resurrection
;
that
when
hee
thought
himselfe
free
from
feeling
any
more
paine
,
then
he
shall
rise
vp
from
death
,
to
be
Mat
.
22.13
.
bound
hand
and
foote
,
and
to
to
be
cast
into
vtter
darkenesse
,
where
shall
be
weeping
,
and
wayling
,
and
gnashing
of
teeth
;
for
the
Mar.
94.4
Isa
.
66.24
.
Dan
.
7.11
.
worme
of
the
wicked
shall
not
die
,
neither
shall
their
fire
be
quenched
,
nor
their
tormentes
ended
,
but
their
place
and
dwelling
shall
be
Mat
.
25.41
.
euermore
with
the
diuel
and
his
angels
,
in
that
Reu
.
21.8
.
The
wicked
vpon
the
earth
finde
and
inuent
torments
for
the
godly
;
how
much
more
hath
God
ordained
torments
for
thewicked
in
Hell
?
lake
which
burneth
with
fire
and
brimstone
,
which
is
the
the
second
death
.
For
if
wicked
men
and
cruell
tyrants
vpon
the
earth
,
could
ordaine
and
finde
a
place
of
torment
for
the
children
of
God
that
displeased
them
;
Nay
,
for
Christ
himselfe
;
shall
not
God
then
much
more
,
in
his
iustice
prouide
a
place
of
torment
for
Satan
and
his
members
which
continually
dishonour
and
blaspheme
his
holy
name
?
Gen.
37.24
.
Ioseph
by
the
hand
of
the
wicked
was
cast
into
the
pit
,
Ier
.
38.6
.
Ieremiah
into
the
dungeon
,
Dan
.
6.86
3.21
.
Daniel
into
the
Den
,
Shadrach
,
Meshach
and
Abednego
into
the
fornace
,
and
Mat
.
27.33
.
Christ
in
Golgotha
was
racked
and
crucified
vpon
the
crosse
:
and
must
not
the
vngodly
,
and
reprobate
then
thinke
,
that
God
,
the
King
,
and
Iudge
of
the
whole
world
hath
for
them
a
pit
,
a
dungeon
,
a
den
,
a
fornace
,
a
Golgotha
,
a
crosse
?
yea
,
a
pit
without
bottome
,
a
dungeon
without
light
,
a
den
without
mercy
,
a
fornace
without
water
,
a
golgotha
without
comfort
,
and
a
crosse
without
redemption
.
O
better
therefore
is
it
to
suffer
affliction
for
a
while
vpon
the
face
of
the
earth
with
holy
Shadrach
Meshach
and
Abednego
,
then
to
goe
downe
quicke
into
the
pit
for
euer
,
with
rebellious
Num
.
16.33
.
Corah
,
Dathan
,
and
Abiram
:
and
better
is
it
to
feare
God
that
can
Mat
.
10.8
.
destroy
both
bodie
and
soule
,
and
cast
them
into
Hell
,
then
to
forsake
God
,
&
feare
man
that
can
but
hurt
the
bodie
onely
:
The
day
of
iudgement
is
not
far
off
.
For
he
that
hath
promised
to
come
to
iudgement
,
wil
Iam
.
5.8
.
come
shortly
and
will
not
tarrie
;
he
hath
his
Mat
.
3.12
fanne
in
his
hand
;
his
Reu
.
4.2
.
throne
is
set
vp
for
iudgement
;
the
10
2.
booke
is
opened
;
his
Angel
is
readie
to
thrust
his
14.15
.
sharpe
sickle
on
the
earth
,
for
the
haruest
is
ripe
;
the
sound
of
the
last
11.15
.
trumpet
is
readie
to
be
blowne
,
Gods
heauenly
19.1
.
Court
is
full
of
his
Saints
;
the
soules
of
the
afflicted
doe
now
reioyce
,
and
cry
with
a
loud
voyce
,
6.9.20
.
How
long
Lord
,
how
long
?
The
great
sorrowes
of
the
rebrobate
at
the
day
of
iudgment
.
make
hast
and
auenge
our
blood
:
Satan
hath
preferred
the
indightment
,
(
Reu
.
12.10
.
who
accuseth
man
before
God
,
day
and
night
)
the
guilty
conscience
trembleth
;
the
wicked
are
Mat
.
22.12
.
speechlesse
;
and
cannot
deny
their
offence
;
thesentence
is
pronouncing
;
Reu
.
4.5
.
thunder
and
lightning
filleth
the
throne
;
the
11.15.18
shoute
of
the
holy
Angels
and
Saints
encrease
the
sorrows
of
the
damned
;
21.1
.
old
things
are
passed
;
all
worldly
pleasures
ended
;
the
9.2
.
bottomlesse
pit
openeth
and
smoketh
;
light
and
comfort
vanisheth
;
darkenesse
encreaseth
;
the
14.10.11
fire
deuoureth
;
the
worme
gnaweth
;
death
liueth
;
and
the
time
of
torments
neuer
endeth
.
Who
then
,
(
that
knowing
this
,
Euery
one
ought
to
feare
sin
,
Hell
being
the
place
for
all
inrepentant
sinners
.
but
will
tremble
and
feare
to
sinne
;
Hell
being
the
place
appointed
for
all
obstinate
and
inrepentant
sinners
?
for
the
wages
of
sinne
is
death
;
and
euery
one
that
hath
transgressed
shal
come
&
stand
,
not
before
a
dumbe
and
corrupt
iudge
,
but
before
the
mightie
,
eternall
,
onely
wise
,
iust
,
righteous
,
and
fearefull
God
,
who
wil
reward
euery
man
according
to
his
workes
,
for
there
is
no
respect
of
persons
with
him
.
The
vse
hereof
is
,
that
no
man
doe
liue
and
spend
the
course
of
his
life
here
in
this
world
without
feare
of
the
dreadfull
iudgements
of
God
,
and
thinking
vpon
death
and
Hell
:
lest
by
forgetting
the
punishment
,
hee
doth
despise
the
grace
,
&
so
his
hart
should
either
proudly
be
puffed
vp
,
saying
with
Exod
.
5.2
Pharaoh
,
Who
is
the
Lord
?
or
senselesly
be
dulled
,
saying
with
the
Ps.
14.1
.
foole
,
there
is
no
God
.
For
Caines
Gen.
4.13
punishment
made
him
both
acknowledge
the
power
of
God
;
&
the
reward
of
sin
,
and
the
ouerflowing
of
the
world
by
water
,
the
burning
of
Sodome
by
fire
,
the
destruction
of
Aegypt
by
plagues
,
and
the
remoouing
of
kingdomes
by
warre
,
doe
teach
and
shew
vnto
vs
the
sinceritie
of
Gods
iustice
,
that
hee
will
neuer
suffer
sinne
to
goe
vnpunished
,
but
as
he
hath
made
himselfe
knowne
vnto
all
the
world
in
Maiestie
and
glorie
by
his
works
;
and
in
truth
and
righteousnes
by
his
word
,
God
will
be
magnified
in
his
iudgements
against
the
wicked
.
so
by
his
iudgements
and
punishments
he
will
be
magnified
in
the
destruction
and
ouerthrow
of
the
wicked
and
vngodly
,
who
haue
blasphemed
his
name
,
broken
his
law
,
and
made
a
mocke
at
his
comming
vnto
iudgement
:
but
certainly
,
he
will
come
vpon
them
at
vnawares
as
a
theefe
in
the
night
,
when
they
shall
not
be
able
to
resist
being
dead
a
sleepe
in
their
sinnes
,
and
then
shall
they
heare
his
fearefull
voice
,
(
being
Reu
.
19.16
God
will
call
all
to
account
.
the
King
of
Kings
,
and
Lord
of
Lords
calling
vnto
them
,
Come
,
make
account
of
your
talent
and
stewardship
which
was
deliuered
and
commended
vnto
you
,
for
ye
must
be
no
longer
stewards
:
I
haue
bin
absent
,
but
ye
haue
beene
negligent
:
I
haue
beene
patient
but
yee
haue
beene
disobedient
:
I
haue
beene
bountefull
,
but
ye
haue
beene
vnthankefull
.
I
gaue
you
trust
but
ye
haue
deceiued
me
.
I
gaue
ye
a
law
,
but
ye
haue
despised
me
.
I
sent
vnto
you
my
Mat
.
22.34.35
.
seruants
,
but
ye
haue
euill
entreated
them
.
I
sent
vnto
you
my
37.38
.
Sonne
but
ye
haue
killed
him
.
I
planted
Isa
.
5.2
.
you
as
a
vine
but
ye
haue
brought
forth
wilde
grapes
.
I
built
you
as
a
temple
,
but
ye
haue
polluted
it
.
I
chose
you
as
a
spouse
but
ye
haue
refused
me
:
Wherefore
I
will
now
iudge
you
for
all
your
wickednes
and
abhomination
,
saith
the
Lord
;
for
Amos
.
2.4
three
transgressions
,
and
for
foure
I
will
not
turne
to
you
,
because
ye
haue
cast
away
my
waies
,
and
haue
not
kept
my
commandements
,
your
lyes
haue
caused
you
to
erre
,
after
the
which
your
Fathers
haue
walked
.
Yee
haue
Ibid
.
6.
sold
the
righteous
for
siluer
,
and
the
poore
for
shooes
.
Yee
haue
7.
gaped
ouer
the
head
of
the
poore
in
the
dust
of
the
earth
,
&
peruerted
the
waies
of
the
meek
.
Ye
haue
Amos
.
6.3
put
farre
away
the
euill
day
,
and
approched
to
the
seate
of
iniquitie
.
Ye
haue
4.
lyen
and
stretched
out
your selues
vpon
your
beds
of
yuorie
.
Yee
haue
eaten
the
Lambes
of
the
flocke
,
and
Calues
out
of
the
stall
;
Amos
.
6.5
singing
to
the
sound
of
the
Violl
;
drinking
wine
in
bowles
;
and
annointing
your selues
with
the
chiefe
ointments
,
but
none
of
you
haue
sorrowed
for
the
affliction
of
Ioseph
.
Wherefore
I
8
abhorre
both
your
persons
and
your
pallaces
:
and
although
yee
seeme
to
be
as
high
as
2.9
.
Cedars
,
and
as
strong
as
Okes
,
(
proud
and
oppressing
,
)
yet
behold
,
I
will
now
destroy
your
fruit
from
aboue
,
and
your
roote
from
beneath
:
for
I
am
euen
13.
pressed
vnder
you
,
(
by
reason
of
your
iniquities
,
)
as
a
cart
is
pressed
that
is
full
of
sheaues
:
I
can
beare
you
no
longer
.
Yee
haue
heaped
vp
vengeance
for
your selues
against
the
day
of
wrath
.
For
the
Ibid
.
14.
flight
shall
perish
from
the
swift
,
and
the
strong
shall
not
strengthen
his
force
,
neyther
shall
the
mightie
saue
his
life
.
Come
therefore
,
take
,
binde
,
and
Mat
.
25.30
cast
these
euill
,
slothfull
,
and
vnprofitable
seruants
into
vtter
darknesse
,
there
shall
be
weeping
and
gnashing
of
teeth
.
Most
certainely
then
the
reward
of
sinne
is
death
,
The
misery
of
Hell
:
being
most
fearfull
&
terrible
.
and
as
certaine
the
place
for
sinners
is
Hell
,
the
lake
burning
with
fire
and
brimstome
for
euermore
.
Woe
worth
therefore
those
pleasures
which
must
be
sawced
with
torments
,
and
woe
worth
those
persons
that
must
liue
in
hell
,
a
prison
,
(
a
lothsome
prison
)
from
whence
there
is
no
redemption
;
torments
(
grieuous
torments
)
of
which
there
is
no
remission
;
there
is
eternitie
without
end
;
extremitie
without
mean
;
watching
without
sleepe
;
paine
without
ease
;
crying
without
comfort
;
wringing
of
hands
without
hope
;
gnashing
of
teeth
without
loue
;
knocking
,
but
none
will
open
;
calling
,
but
none
will
answer
;
strugling
,
howling
,
turning
,
tossing
in
the
fire
,
cursing
,
banning
,
suffering
,
yet
neuer
dead
;
dying
,
yet
euer
liuing
;
the
senses
daily
quickned
to
feele
the
torments
,
and
the
soule
continually
vnderstanding
,
to
perceiue
and
endure
her
eternall
condemnation
with
the
diuell
and
his
Angels
.
Whose
heart
so
stonie
,
that
will
not
relent
?
whose
presumption
so
great
,
that
will
not
feare
?
whose
minde
so
cruell
,
that
will
not
pittie
his
owne
soule
,
the
which
this
night
before
to
morrow
,
(
it
reioycing
and
continuing
in
sinne
,
)
may
goe
to
hell
?
for
mans
life
is
but
as
a
Ps.
396.
spanne
,
as
a
Iob
.
14.2.7.1.2
.
shadow
,
as
a
thought
,
a
blast
,
a
bubble
,
a
flower
,
and
all
our
dayes
are
but
Gen.
47.9
.
few
and
euill
.
O
let
none
,
whether
high
or
low
,
rich
or
poore
,
in
what
estate
soeuer
he
be
,
liue
wickedly
and
pleasurably
in
a
day
,
to
goe
to
hell
in
the
night
;
or
in
a
night
,
to
goe
to
hell
in
the
day
,
but
let
them
spend
their
time
in
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
,
not
in
Rom.
13.13
surfetting
and
drunkennesse
,
not
in
chambering
and
wantonnesse
,
not
in
strife
and
enuying
,
not
in
coueting
and
oppressing
,
not
in
lying
and
swearing
,
that
so
they
may
dye
ioyfully
and
dwell
with
God
eternally
in
heauen
,
where
is
fulnesse
of
ioy
,
and
pleasures
for
euermore
.
For
what
shall
it
profit
a
man
to
enioy
the
pleasures
of
the
flesh
for
a
season
,
and
to
winne
the
whole
world
,
and
leese
his
owne
soule
?
PRAYER
.
O
Holy
and
eternall
God
most
righteous
and
mightie
iudge
of
the
whole
world
,
thou
which
canst
not
suffer
thy
law
to
be
broken
,
nor
thy
name
to
be
blasphemed
,
but
hast
threatned
death
to
the
breakers
,
and
contemners
thereof
:
and
indeede
for
sinne
we
see
dayly
,
that
death
taketh
hold
vpon
all
,
and
none
can
be
redeemed
from
the
power
of
the
graue
:
and
as
death
,
O
Lord
,
is
thy
Sergeant
to
arrest
vs
,
so
Hell
is
thy
prison
to
detaine
vs
,
if
we
die
in
our
sinnes
;
the
doore
of
this
dungeon
and
bottomlesse
pit
is
shut
vp
more
strongly
and
sure
,
then
was
thy
Sepulcher
sealed
by
the
Iewes
,
and
guarded
by
the
souldiers
,
for
the
key
of
this
pryson
is
giuen
to
thy
holy
Angel
,
safely
to
be
kept
,
&
neuer
to
be
opened
,
but
for
renewing
of
iudgement
and
increase
of
the
torments
of
the
damned
.
I
humbly
beseech
thee
therefore
,
O
Lord
,
to
giue
me
grace
that
I
may
tremble
and
feare
at
thy
iudgements
,
acknowledging
thee
to
be
a
iust
and
mightie
God
,
able
to
punish
,
and
confound
thine
enemies
,
as
thou
art
most
gracious
,
willing
and
of
power
to
preserue
and
glorifie
thy
children
:
that
so
I
may
dayly
feare
to
sinne
,
and
learne
to
do
well
,
giuing
and
ascribing
vnto
thee
;
all
power
,
Maiestie
,
might
,
honor
,
glory
,
and
dominion
,
for
euer
and
euer
,
Amen
.
MEDITATION
.
XI
.
PRAYER
.
PRayer
,
it
is
the
daughter
of
Rom.
10.14
.
faith
,
begotten
by
14.
knowledge
,
and
nourished
by
zeale
;
Psa
.
6.6
.
feare
keepes
her
waking
,
but
9.
hope
makes
her
reioycing
,
the
Ps.
51.3.4
sight
of
our
sins
presents
the
feare
,
but
the
25.14
.
beholding
of
Gods
mercy
doth
bring
the
ioy
.
The
parts
of
Prayer
to
make
it
sweet
and
pleasant
vnto
God
are
fiue
:
The
parts
of
Prayer
.
the
Knowledge
of
him
;
Faith
in
him
;
Psal
.
119.139.111
Prayer
if
it
be
not
perfect
and
effectuall
,
it
is
to
no
purpose
.
Zeale
to
him
;
Feare
of
his
wrath
;
and
Hope
of
his
loue
:
For
Prayer
without
Knowledge
,
is
but
blinde
deuotion
:
without
Faith
,
but
abhomination
:
without
Zeale
,
but
lip
verberation
:
without
Feare
,
but
presumptuous
intrusion
;
and
without
Hope
,
but
desperate
deploration
.
Therefore
a
man
to
hope
of
pardon
and
haue
no
feare
of
sinne
,
is
to
presume
of
mercy
:
to
feare
and
haue
no
zeale
,
is
to
flye
the
rod
:
but
not
to
care
for
God
,
and
to
seeme
zealous
,
and
haue
no
faith
,
is
a
vaine
profession
,
without
religion
;
For
,
Rom.
10.14
how
shall
they
call
on
him
,
in
whom
they
haue
not
beleeued
?
and
to
make
shew
of
faith
without
knowledge
,
is
as
an
eye
without
sight
,
not
able
to
direct
,
but
cause
a
man
to
fall
into
the
ditch
;
For
,
Ibid
.
14
how
shall
they
beleeue
in
him
of
whom
they
haue
not
heard
?
Most
dangerous
then
it
is
to
neglect
the
reading
of
the
Scriptures
,
A
dangerous
thing
to
refuse
&
neglect
the
reading
of
the
Scriptures
which
must
beget
faith
,
and
direct
praier
,
and
encrease
knowledge
exceedingly
.
and
hearing
of
the
word
of
God
,
by
which
wee
must
come
to
the
true
&
perfect
knowledge
of
him
;
for
therein
wee
shall
vnderstand
and
learne
of
his
nature
,
which
is
holy
;
of
his
wisdome
,
which
is
infinit
;
of
his
power
,
which
is
omnipotent
;
of
his
glory
,
which
is
incomprehensible
;
of
his
truth
,
which
is
infallible
;
of
his
Law
,
which
is
incorrupt
;
of
his
iustice
,
which
is
inflexible
;
of
his
iudgements
,
which
are
importable
;
of
his
enquiring
knowledge
,
which
is
inpreuentable
;
of
his
mercy
euer
abounding
,
The
scriptures
declare
the
glory
,
wisdome
,
power
,
iustice
,
mercy
&
goodnesse
of
God
:
the
malice
of
Satan
:
and
the
misery
of
man
.
The
scriptures
bring
comfort
&
ioy
to
the
godly
and
elect
.
The
blessed
estate
of
the
godly
in
heauen
.
of
his
loue
euer
flowing
;
of
his
grace
euer
calling
;
of
his
spirit
euer
sanctifying
;
of
his
blessings
euer
alluring
;
of
his
goodnesse
euer
visiting
man
to
come
vnto
him
:
therein
also
shall
we
vnderstand
of
his
glorious
Angels
,
praysing
and
obeying
him
;
of
the
Diuels
fearing
and
trembling
before
him
;
of
his
creatures
wayting
and
attending
him
;
and
of
sinfull
man
tempting
and
prouoking
him
.
But
to
the
ioy
of
the
elect
,
they
may
behold
therin
heauen
gates
opened
vnto
them
,
the
Sonne
of
God
Christ
Iesus
receiuing
them
,
his
Father
kissing
them
;
the
holy
Ghost
ouer-shadowing
them
;
the
Angels
saluting
them
;
rich
garments
made
ready
for
them
;
crownes
of
glory
bestowed
on
them
;
their
heads
annoynted
;
their
eyes
wiped
;
their
cheeks
washed
;
their
lips
sanctified
;
their
hearts
purified
;
their
hands
strengthened
,
Christ
his
glorious
comming
for
the
comfort
of
his
Saints
.
and
their
feete
prepared
for
to
meete
the
Lambe
Christ
Iesus
;
for
he
hath
called
and
inuited
vnto
his
wedding
many
people
;
his
espouse
,
the
church
,
is
louely
and
all
glorious
within
;
hee
is
comming
to
meete
her
,
his
heauenly
pallace
is
most
sumptuously
trimmed
,
his
prouision
and
delicates
are
infinite
,
his
officers
and
waiters
are
the
Angels
,
and
Archangels
;
the
dowry
and
ioynture
which
he
doth
bestow
vpon
his
espouse
is
the
kingdome
of
heauen
;
&
the
gifts
and
rewards
which
he
bestoweth
vpon
his
guests
,
are
glory
,
and
honour
,
immortalitie
and
eternall
life
:
Christs
fearefull
comming
for
the
destruction
of
the
wicked
.
this
being
done
,
the
throne
is
set
vp
for
iudgement
;
the
earth
,
sea
,
and
hell
doe
bring
forth
the
wicked
and
reprobate
to
appeare
before
the
Lambe
,
whom
they
most
cruelly
had
persecuted
and
slaine
;
but
he
is
risen
,
The
court
of
iudgement
.
and
now
triumpheth
in
power
and
Maiestie
:
the
high
Court
of
iustice
is
set
;
the
Patriarches
,
Prophets
,
Apostles
,
and
Saints
,
are
there
openly
aduanced
and
preferred
;
there
is
great
silence
in
heauen
,
the
most
large
and
high
commission
of
the
Sonne
of
God
is
read
;
the
bookes
are
opened
;
the
prisoners
are
brought
vnto
the
barre
,
they
are
arraigned
,
indicted
,
accused
,
found
guiltie
,
condemned
,
taken
,
bound
,
and
throwne
into
the
bottomles
pit
of
hell
,
The
miserie
of
hell
.
with
the
Diuell
and
his
Angels
:
there
is
howling
,
roaring
,
weeping
,
gnashing
,
turning
,
burning
,
wishing
,
wanting
,
dying
,
but
euer
liuing
;
stung
,
but
neuer
cured
;
tormented
,
crying
for
ease
,
Consideration
of
the
iudgement
,
or
thinking
of
the
ioyes
threatned
,
and
promised
:
may
mooue
aany
soule
to
pray
and
delight
in
prayer
continually
.
Prayer
without
knowledge
is
vaine
.
but
neuer
to
be
heard
,
nor
neuer
to
be
released
.
What
heart
will
not
tremble
to
heare
and
read
of
this
iudgement
?
what
soule
will
not
pray
night
and
day
to
be
clensed
from
her
sin
,
to
be
freed
from
this
death
?
and
what
seruant
of
the
Lord
wil
not
reioyce
,
praying
continually
for
grace
and
helpe
to
continue
faithfull
and
obedient
vnto
God
,
that
hee
may
be
saued
:
And
most
certaine
it
is
that
without
the
knowledge
of
these
things
,
our
many
and
babling
prayers
are
but
like
Pharaohs
seuen
thinne
and
blasted
eares
of
Corne
,
and
like
his
seauen
il-fauoured
and
leane
fleshed
kine
,
far
vnfit
to
be
an
offering
,
or
present
for
the
Lord
:
for
without
knowledge
prayer
cannot
be
framed
:
Gen.
41.1
.
without
faith
it
cannot
be
holy
,
without
zeale
it
cannot
be
feruent
,
without
feare
it
cannot
be
sorrowfull
,
and
without
hope
it
cannot
be
comfortable
:
A
fearefull
sinne
to
keepe
and
take
away
the
Scriptures
from
the
people
And
therefore
how
cruell
are
those
Scribes
and
Pharises
,
which
lock
vp
the
booke
of
knowledge
,
the
word
of
God
,
and
the
sacred
Scriptures
from
the
simple
people
;
commanding
them
to
pray
,
but
in
ignorance
;
to
worship
,
but
in
supperstion
;
they
calling
vpon
Saints
&
Images
,
yea
sometimes
vpon
diuels
?
for
many
to
whom
they
pray
being
cannonized
for
Saints
,
haue
been
in
their
life
time
most
diuelish
,
vile
,
and
wicked
men
.
But
if
they
knew
the
Scriptures
,
God
only
must
be
worshipped
and
called
vpon
.
they
onely
would
pray
to
God
,
who
is
most
iealous
of
his
honour
,
&
will
not
haue
it
to
be
giuen
vnto
any
other
:
for
him
only
must
we
worship
,
&
him
alone
must
wee
serue
,
because
none
but
he
hath
created
,
redeemed
,
and
sanctified
vs
;
none
but
he
hath
truely
taught
,
giuen
wisedome
,
and
blessed
vs
:
and
none
but
he
shall
come
in
glory
,
to
raise
vs
vp
,
and
to
iudge
both
quicke
and
dead
,
and
to
giue
reward
vnto
euerie
one
according
to
his
workes
.
And
for
our
further
instruction
wee
are
to
learne
that
Prayer
is
a
speech
which
we
make
vnto
God
,
Prayer
,
what
it
is
.
with
great
reuerence
and
worship
;
a
petition
,
with
a
repetition
of
Gods
iustice
and
mercy
:
a
confession
,
with
sorrow
for
our
sinne
;
and
a
profession
,
with
a
protestation
for
amendement
of
life
.
Wherefore
wee
must
take
heede
of
the
carnall
and
worldly
mens
breuiate
or
short
cut
in
Praying
,
A
cauiate
against
short
mumbling
Prayers
.
who
to
colour
and
excuse
their
owne
sluggish
and
dull
deuotion
,
doe
condemne
those
that
make
long
Prayers
in
zeale
and
griefe
of
heart
:
affirming
that
a
short
Miserere
or
the
Paternoster
,
is
sufficient
to
please
God
,
&
obtaine
pardon
for
their
sinne
.
Indeed
,
it
must
in
some
sort
be
granted
,
that
in
time
of
necessitie
when
as
a
man
cannot
either
be
suffered
to
make
his
Prayers
vnto
God
,
Acts
7.57
.
as
Steuen
could
not
,
for
his
enemies
ran
vpon
him
all
at
once
and
stoned
him
:
or
be
watched
,
as
Daniel
was
:
Dan
.
6.11
.
Acts
9.24.25
.
2.
Sam
.
6.7
.
or
be
pursued
,
as
Paul
was
:
or
be
sodainely
stroken
with
death
as
Vzzah
was
:
in
all
these
and
such
like
cases
,
a
short
Prayer
and
faithfull
,
be
it
but
a
word
,
yea
,
a
thought
from
the
hart
calling
vpon
God
,
is
a
most
forcible
&
effectuall
Prayer
in
the
sight
of
God
.
The
Lords
Prayer
a
president
and
patterne
for
all
our
Prayers
to
be
founded
&
grounded
vpon
it
.
And
the
Prayer
set
downe
by
Christ
was
not
deliuered
by
way
of
exception
against
any
other
Prayer
,
but
as
principally
to
be
vsed
as
a
special
forme
,
then
which
none
can
be
better
,
so
by
way
of
direction
to
shew
that
all
our
Prayers
must
be
built
and
framed
vpon
the
same
substance
and
foundation
,
and
also
to
shew
his
wonderfull
wisdome
in
compiling
so
infinit
a
matter
in
so
short
a
methode
;
and
to
condemne
the
long
Prayers
of
the
Scribes
&
Pharises
,
who
thought
to
be
heard
for
their
long
and
much
babling
,
which
was
meerely
formall
and
hypocriticall
:
but
our
Sauiour
Christ
himselfe
after
the
deliuery
of
that
Prayer
,
&
also
the
Apostles
continued
long
in
praying
,
&
vsed
some
other
forme
and
manner
of
prayer
,
but
neuer
varied
from
the
matter
and
substance
therof
.
Sundry
occasions
may
iustly
cause
and
enforce
long
Prayer
.
For
sometime
the
sight
of
sin
condemning
,
sometime
outward
affliction
pressing
,
sometime
inward
motions
rebelling
,
sometime
the
loue
of
God
inflaming
,
sometime
his
benefits
perswading
,
sometime
dangers
approching
,
and
lastly
,
death
appearing
,
maketh
a
man
or
woman
to
poure
out
their
souls
before
God
,
with
long
&
many
supplications
,
which
either
to
the
sorrowfull
or
ioyful
in
the
Lord
do
seem
but
short
,
easie
,
comfortable
&
pleasant
:
and
therfore
Dauid
,
Psal
.
119.164
.
hee
often
prayed
vnto
the
Lord
,
euen
seuen
times
a
day
,
and
he
desired
that
hee
might
continue
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
all
the
dayes
of
his
life
,
to
behold
his
glorious
beautie
,
and
to
heare
his
holy
oracle
or
word
:
whose
example
may
condemne
,
and
make
all
those
ashamed
which
blasphemously
doe
scoffe
&
deride
at
the
word
of
God
,
and
at
all
holy
exercises
,
saying
;
Tush
,
Atheistical
scoffers
at
holy
exercises
.
to
follow
the
Church
,
&
to
heare
many
Sermons
,
it
doth
but
increase
melancholy
,
and
hinder
mens
callings
in
their
outward
busines
:
Indeed
to
such
it
is
the
sauour
of
death
vnto
death
,
and
as
poyson
to
their
soules
,
they
preferring
Mammon
before
Manna
:
but
the
time
will
come
that
a
little
,
nay
a
tittle
of
the
word
shall
be
as
deere
to
be
bought
to
comfort
their
soule
,
2.
King
.
6.25
.
as
bread
was
in
Samaria
to
comfort
the
bodie
,
&
yet
they
shall
not
finde
it
.
For
doe
they
not
by
their
contempt
of
reading
and
hearing
of
the
word
,
openly
oppose
and
withstand
the
wisdome
and
the
gracious
ordinance
of
God
appoynted
for
mans
saluation
?
O
ye
foolish
men
!
No
greater
blessing
or
comfort
for
the
bodie
and
soule
in
this
life
,
then
Prayer
.
what
greater
comfort
inwardly
to
the
soule
,
or
blessing
outwardly
to
the
body
,
then
by
faithfull
prayer
to
call
vpon
the
Lord
for
to
blesse
our
labours
;
and
to
heare
or
read
his
holy
word
,
to
direct
vs
in
all
our
wayes
?
And
notwithstanding
we
haue
twelue
howers
in
in
the
day
to
follow
our
worldly
busines
in
getting
of
outward
riches
,
promotions
and
preferments
,
in
seeking
and
getting
whereof
wee
are
neuer
wearie
;
yet
for
vs
to
spend
two
howers
in
the
day
in
holy
exercises
to
obtaine
heauenly
riches
,
Much
time
is
spent
in
wordly
busines
but
little
in
godly
and
holy
exercises
.
as
faith
,
hope
,
wisedome
,
charitie
,
meekenesse
,
patience
,
honour
,
and
glorie
,
and
that
for
euer
;
we
account
euery
minute
too
much
and
euerie
hower
tenne
.
If
so
therefore
our
outward
callings
(
as
ye
will
say
)
must
be
followed
with
such
labour
and
diligence
,
&
as
it
were
night
and
day
,
without
any
intermission
,
why
then
,
how
much
more
should
our
inward
calling
be
followed
with
diligence
,
watchfulnes
&
prayer
?
A
farre
greater
&
more
speciall
labor
to
get
grace
,
then
to
get
worldly
riches
.
For
euerie
wicked
man
by
his
toyling
and
laboring
may
get
riches
,
(
through
Gods
sufferance
,
and
that
in
his
wrath
:
)
but
it
is
a
farre
greater
labour
for
his
Saints
to
obtaine
the
heauenly
graces
(
through
Gods
mercy
,
and
that
in
his
loue
:
)
Heauen
gates
are
not
opened
vnto
any
,
but
to
those
that
watch
and
pray
continually
;
Heauen
is
not
easily
obtained
.
none
can
be
Citizens
&
free
of
the
heauenly
Ierusalem
,
but
such
who
haue
faithfully
and
painefully
serued
for
it
,
euen
night
and
day
,
Gen.
29.18
.
as
Iaakob
did
for
Rahel
:
the
Lord
heareth
none
but
such
as
prayse
God
earnestly
with
Dauid
,
Psal
.
34.1
.
Mat
.
26.75
Gen.
27.34
&
weepe
bitterly
for
their
sinnes
with
Peter
.
Esau
sought
a
worldly
blessing
with
long
entreatie
and
many
teares
,
and
thinkest
thou
to
haue
a
heauenly
blessing
,
Mat
.
7.21
.
with
crying
and
calling
onely
,
Lord
,
Lord
,
when
as
thou
neuer
caredst
to
doe
and
performe
the
will
of
the
Lord
?
Learne
therefore
,
that
the
confession
of
the
mouth
without
faith
in
the
heart
,
or
a
cry
of
the
voyce
without
griefe
of
the
minde
for
sinne
,
it
is
not
an
offering
but
an
offence
;
no
oblation
,
but
an
abhomination
before
the
Lord
:
wee
cannot
ascend
vnto
the
heauenly
hill
of
Sion
,
1
Sam
.
14.4.13
.
but
wee
must
with
Ionathan
get
vp
the
rocke
,
as
it
were
with
all
foure
,
hand
and
foot
,
heart
and
eye
;
We
must
not
return
vnto
the
world
when
wee
are
in
the
way
ascending
vnto
heauen
.
for
the
way
is
narrow
,
raggy
,
steep
,
and
dangerous
,
troubles
without
,
and
feares
within
,
and
therefore
wee
must
make
sure
footing
,
and
not
look
downward
,
nor
behinde
vs
,
nor
shake
hands
with
the
enimie
,
lest
he
pluck
vs
downe
head-long
to
our
vtter
ruine
and
confusion
.
Let
vs
therfore
highly
esteeme
and
labour
for
the
gift
of
Prayer
,
which
being
truely
taught
,
and
diligently
sought
,
wee
shall
be
made
learned
in
Knowledge
,
strong
in
Faith
,
feruent
in
Loue
,
reuerent
in
Feare
,
and
ioyfull
in
Hope
,
to
our
eternall
comforts
,
and
Gods
glory
,
for
euer
.
The
vse
hereof
is
,
To
know
God
.
that
we
diligently
seeke
and
learne
to
know
God
and
his
word
,
whereby
we
may
be
thus
taught
(
as
before
is
declared
)
to
make
&
frame
our
prayers
vnto
him
in
true
Knowledge
,
perfect
Faith
,
sound
Zeale
,
reuerent
Feare
,
and
ioyfull
Hope
:
To
be
reuerent
in
our
praiers
without
presumption
in
the
presence
of
God
.
and
not
to
present
before
him
ignorant
,
faithlesse
,
idle
,
presumptuous
,
and
fruitlesse
speeches
,
with
carelesse
behauiour
,
declaring
our
foolishnesse
before
him
,
and
offending
his
eares
,
prouoking
his
patience
,
and
procuring
his
wrath
:
for
the
incense
to
be
offered
vnto
God
,
must
be
of
the
sweetest
perfume
;
the
sacrifice
,
of
the
fattest
of
the
flocke
;
and
the
first
born
must
be
without
blemish
which
is
dedicated
to
him
.
Exod
.
4.10
.
Moses
being
wise
,
doubted
and
thought
not
himselfe
eloquent
enough
to
speake
vnto
Pharaoh
;
Gen.
33.3
.
and
Iacob
being
discreet
,
feared
to
present
himselfe
before
his
brother
Esau
:
But
how
many
now
a
dayes
being
blinde
without
knowledge
,
lame
without
charitie
,
colde
without
zeale
,
dead
without
faith
,
Imperfect
and
presumptuous
Praiers
are
abhominable
in
the
sight
of
God
.
presumptuous
without
feare
,
and
vaine
without
hope
,
doe
(
as
it
were
hand
ouer
head
)
without
all
care
,
respect
and
reuerence
;
rush
into
the
presence
of
God
,
seeming
and
making
shew
to
come
near
vnto
him
with
their
lips
,
when
their
heart
is
far
from
him
;
and
can
this
seruice
and
sacrifice
be
acceptable
vnto
the
Lord
?
nay
,
hee
doth
detest
and
hate
it
,
for
whithout
a
cleane
heart
and
pure
hands
,
without
true
knowledge
,
and
liuely
faith
;
and
without
godly
zeale
and
christian
loue
our
prayers
are
as
poyson
,
and
our
sacrifices
as
Serpents
to
sting
and
infect
our
soules
with
death
:
for
so
was
it
with
Nadab
and
Abihu
,
Leu
.
10.1.2
who
offred
strange
fire
,
and
an
vnholy
sacrifice
before
the
Lord
.
It
hath
beene
and
is
the
common
course
in
this
world
,
Outward
professions
are
deligently
learned
;
but
heauenly
knowledge
is
greatly
neglected
.
that
euery
man
with
great
care
doth
striue
to
bring
vp
his
children
in
some
morrall
studyes
or
mechanicall
science
or
trade
,
for
otherwise
they
will
be
far
vnfit
for
the
Court
or
Citie
:
but
alas
,
how
few
doe
take
care
and
paines
to
traine
vp
their
children
or
seruants
in
the
knowledge
of
Gods
word
,
and
to
exercise
them
in
Prayer
,
teaching
them
the
way
to
godlinesse
,
Godly
instruction
begets
obedience
,
knowledge
,
loue
and
thankfulnesse
.
and
shewing
them
Christ
Iesus
the
rocke
of
their
saluation
;
and
how
Satan
in
his
malice
sought
and
deuised
their
confusion
,
that
therby
they
might
be
made
fit
to
giue
all
obedience
,
honour
,
and
glory
vnto
God
for
their
deuerance
,
and
to
offer
vp
prayers
and
praises
in
his
holy
sanctuary
for
his
most
mercifull
and
gracious
preseruation
?
The
end
therefore
of
prayer
is
to
nourish
repentance
,
to
exercise
our
faith
,
to
continue
our
patience
,
to
confirme
our
hope
,
and
to
put
our
trust
in
God
for
euermore
.
PRAYER
.
O
Eternall
,
Wise
and
glorious
God
,
without
whose
blessing
neyther
knowledge
,
grace
,
nor
wisedome
can
sincke
into
the
heart
of
man
:
for
thou
onely
must
make
it
ready
,
as
good
ground
to
receiue
the
seed
of
thy
word
;
thou
onely
must
water
it
to
make
it
fruitfull
;
and
thou
onely
must
preserue
it
to
make
it
happy
.
Mollifie
therefore
,
O
Lord
,
we
beseech
thee
,
and
soften
our
stony
hearts
,
that
wee
may
learne
to
know
thee
,
and
to
vnderstand
thy
will
,
fearing
thy
Maiestie
with
reuerence
,
and
worshipping
thee
aright
,
reioycing
in
thy
promises
,
and
trusting
in
thy
mercies
;
that
so
our
Prayers
and
prayses
which
we
shall
offer
vp
vnto
thee
,
may
at
all
times
be
pleasing
and
acceptable
in
thy
sight
,
and
we
euermore
refreshed
in
thy
loue
,
through
Iesus
Christ
our
onely
Lord
and
Sauiour
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.