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A17888 A spirituall combat a tryall of a faithfull soule or consolation in temptation. Written in French by I.P. Camus Bishope of Belley, and translated into English by M.C. P. of the Eng. Coll. of Doway.; Lutte spirituelle, ou encouragement à une âme tentée de l'esprit de blasphème et d'infidélité. English. Camus, Jean-Pierre, 1584-1652.; Carre, Thomas, 1599-1674. 1632 (1632) STC 4553; ESTC S107507 60,746 308

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A SPIRITVALL COMBAT A TRYALL OF A FAITHFVLL SOVLE OR CONSOLATION IN TEMPTATION Written in French by I. P. CAMVS Bishope of Belley and translated into English by M. C. P. of the Eng. Coll. of Doway AT DOWAY By the widowe of MARK WYON at the signe of the Phoenix M. DC XXXII riers There is a graunt giuen of a hiden Manna but to such as fight as fight lawfully as ouercome There is a blessing a crowne a crowne of life promised but after tryall by temptatiō Heauen is our Land of Promis yet if we be not fedd with some consolation we runne hazard to faile in the way This booke a SPIRITVALL COMBAT A TRYALL OF A FAITHFVLL SOVLE or A CONSOLATION IN TEMPTATION for which of the three is most proper the Authour makes doubt seemes voluntarily and without constraint to referre vnto all these As it exhibites a SPIRITVALL COMBATE we may learne the posture the defense the comportment of a Spirituall Combatant in a word to fight to fight lawfully to ouercome to beare away the hidden Manna As it expresseth A TRYALL OF A FAITHFVLL SOVLE we may discouer in it our owne defectes our disordered fighting our weaknes want of courage thence endeuour to correct to order and as it conteynes CONSOLATION to reuiue solace and reinforce our decaying courage This is the whole scope end And MADAME though I know that what is here in precept is your Honours in practise nor can I doubt but that your noble obedient and vertuous Daughters knowing S. Iames his counsell did then make prouision against temptation when hearing the diuine inuitations and seeing his goodnes they inclyned their eare to his Euangelicall Councells forgott their people friends fauorites fathers Familie to become Spouses to that heauenly King who coueted their beautie to walke amongst the lilies of chastitie in the forsaken wayes of the Heauenly Hierusalem Yet can I neuer thinke that too much water can be brought to the extinguishing of so common a flame or too much skill atchiued to fight with three so powrefull and guilefull enemyes the world the flesh and the Diuell Your Honour will voutchsafe to patronise this poore peece and propose it to your pious childrens viewes I will not dare so much to distract you in your more serious affaires as to inuite you to become a spectatrix of this Battell since there is in it no feate you alreadie know not yet this I dare promis that if leasure permit you to cast an eye vpon it you shall not faile to draw comfort from it while you speculate that in the aduise of a Pious and learned Bishope which you haue so long frequently and happily practised such approbation giuing assurance such assurance dilating and as it were blessing your mynd a mynd full of prime nobilitie pure Religion solide pietie prudence candor and natiue goodnesse A pen that had a designe to praise could not but ioy to addresse vpon so rich a subiect where the most flourishing rethoricke would fall short of a due expression where nobilitie wonders to see it selfe gott to the toppe of perfection perfection ioyes to be inshrined in so goodly a case seated in so noble a heart Where in fine euen enuie it selfe finds not what to dispraise with any specious show of truth But what I cānot speake my strife shall be not to spoyle I would not my pronenesse to please not seconded with performance should offend the respect I beare and homage I desire to doe to vertue in your Honour which I doubt not will ingage some more able pen to register it in a fixed monimēt for Posteritie While I liuing in admiration of what I haue seene but cannot say may be numbred amongst \Your Honours obseruant and best wishing seruants MILES CAR. To the Reader THE litle starrs which doe occurre to the Reader all through the booke are put to marke out the places wher the Authour alluded to Scripture yet rarely vsed the precise words therof and therfor could not so well be put in a diuers letter The booke was written to one afflicted with temptations of infidelitie or blasphemie but may be applyed to any other temptation A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS First part Chap. 1. THe Pastour's Dutie Page 1. Chap. 2. Prayer to God for a soule in temptation p. 9. Chap. 3. An incouragement p. 14. Chap. 4. The profit of temptation p. 19. Chap. 5. The estate of a soule in temptation p. 24. Chap. 6. Happy estate and signe of Gods fauour p. 31. Chap. 7. An wholsome Feare p. 39. Chap. 8. To doubt and to consent are incompatible p. 44. Chap. 9. That in the temptation we are to feare the fault and not the paine p. 46. Chap. 10. Greife for Peace lost p. 52. Chap. 11. A lenitiue p. 57. Chap. 12. God's assistance in temptation p. 60. Chap. 13. Profit drawen from temptation p. 65. Chap. 14. Temptation glorious p. 68 Chap. 15. The Idea's which are in the mynd or before it p. 73. Chap. 16. Temptation is atryall p. 78. Chap. 17. A sleight of selfeloue in temptation p. 86. Chap. 18. Distrust of ones selfe and confidence in God p. 93. Chap. 19. Of Patience p. 102. Chap. 20. That a moderate cōplainte is no signe of impatience p. 107. Chap. 21. The paine of temptation is a participation of our Sauiours passion p. 112. Chap. 22. How honorable this Tryall is p. 117. Chap. 23. It is one of the Markes of Election p. 124. Chap. 24. Temptation doth humble vs. p. 129. Chap. 25. It crownes vs. p. 132. Chap. 26. By it we are holilie Chastised p. 135. Chap. 27. God prone to assiste the tempted p. 139. Chap. 28. Against vniust cōplaintes p. 147. The second part Chap. 1. THat we are to despise certaine temptations Page 158. Chap. 2. That temptation augments vertue p. 171. Chap. 3. Prayer a good remedie against temptations p. 178. Chap. 4. The word of God another Antidote p. 185. Chap. 5. That melancholie is to be auoyded p. 188. Chap. 6. That we are in no wise to omit the ordinarie exercises of our vocation p. 193. Chap. 7. Aspirations in the presence of God p. 204. Chap. 8. The difference betwixt Meditation and Contemplation p. 212. Chap. 9. The facilitie of Contemplation p. 221. Chap. 10. An Act of simple Contemplation a soueraigne remedie against temptation p. 236. Chap. 11. An act of Contemplation p. 246. Chap. 12. A Practise of this Act. p. 255. Chap. 13. An Eleuation towards the toppe of the Spirit p. 262. Chap. 14. A generall abstraction p. 270. Chap. 15. Against generall temptations p. 272. Chap. 16. An Exhortation to spirituall vallour in imitation of IACOBS wrastling p. 282. FINIS A SPIRITVALL COMBATE OR A TRYALL OF A FAITHFVLL SOVLE BY TEMPTATION THE FIRST PART The Pastour's Dutie CHAP. I. THE Prince of the Apostles commands vs by God's order to be continually readie to render an accompt of our Faith to whosoeuer shall demand it * Could I then ô Theopiste turne a