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A69170	Salomons pest-house, or tovvre-royall Nevvly re-edified and prepared to preserue Londoners with their families, and others, from the doubted deluge of the plague. Item, a laudable exercise for those that are departed, or shall depart out of the city into the country, to spend their time till they returne. A handfull of holy meditations vsefull and requisite for Gods people ... By the reuerend, learned, and godly diuine I.D. preacher of Gods word. Whereunto is added Mr Hollands admonition, and Mr Phaers prescription for bodily physicke. Also, London looke-backe: a description or representation of the great and memorable mortality an. 1625. in heroicke matchlesse lines, by A.H. of Tr. Colledge in Cambridge.	I. D., preacher of Gods word.; Holland, Henry, 1583-1650? Spirituall preservatives against the pestilence.; Houssemaine, Nicolas de, d. 1523. Régime contre la peste.; Holland, Abraham, d. 1626. London looke-backe.; Phayer, Thomas, 1510?-1560.	1630 (1630)	STC 6176; ESTC S117096	52,379	80

appeares that rather they haue beene thereby encouraged to goe on in security if not in sensualitie I may say therefore with the Authour and Founder of our Towre-Royall This is also an euill vnder the Sun committed by the sonnes of men Of whom I my selfe being one ingenuously confessing I cannot free my selfe from being tainted with the Infection of this euill will say no more but doe humbly implore for my selfe and all the Israel of God more wise humble concrite and thankefull hearts in obseruing his workes Open thou my lips Psal 51.15 Psal 119.18 O Lord that my mouth may shew forth thy praise And open mine eyes that I may see the wonders of thy workes Iterum in Christo vale I. D. SALOMONS PEST-HOVSE OR TOWRE-ROYALL Collected out of the 18. Chapter of the Prouerbs verse 10. The name of the Lord is a strong towre the righteous runneth vnto it and is preserued Confirmed by the practise of King Dauid 1. Chron. Chap. 21. ver 17. and 26. And he called vpon the Lord and be answered him by fire from heauen THe whole Colledge of the bodily Physicians and the Prince of them that wise and learned Galen prescibe for the time of Plague that of all remedies to preuent the contagion the best is to flie shun the infected and corrupted ayre and to depart vnto a wholesome and purer ayre and that with these three rules Citò longè tardè Depart speedily farre off and returne slowly As this is Physically prescribed so it is diligently practised as daily experience teacheth of all sorts of men yea of the Physicians themselues I will not contradict the prescriptiō of the Physician nor disprooue the diligence of the sons of men if they vse departure lawfully therin not sinning Contra Patriam charitatem vocationem against their Country their calling Christian charity But because by the corruption of our nature which is more than the corruption of the ayre we suffer our selues as with maine sayle to be carried away from the Creatour to the creatures fixing all our senses more vpon the aerial corruptiō than vpon the inward cause of the contagion the rottennesse of our bones which we carrie within our selues are more carefull to depart into the Countrey than vnto the Lord as if by the swiftnesse of our feet we could out-runne Him who rideth vpon the wings of the Cherubims Psal 10.4 which causeth that the Lord hath a Pursiuant which he sendeth to arrest some in the pure ayre namely the Plague it selfe which hath arrested some in the Countrie as well as the Citie Anno. 1603. and 1625. as the experience of the two last Visitations verified and this present yeere haue shewen vnto vs all verifing the threatning of the Lord Deut. 28.22 This is the reason why the whole Colledge of the spirituall Physicians of our soules haue prescribed for the time of Plague a better flight and departure than that which is prescribed by Galen and therest namely to the name of Iehouah by the feet of Prayer mentioned and storied by that wise Salomon in the words prefixed And as it is prescribed so it hath been practised of the Saints of God among the rest of King Dauid in the time of Plague as the second place adioyning vnto the first doth witnesse Of this place then which is the right A●ke the little Zoar whereunto our first care ought to be in the time of plague to depart and which is also the trustie friend and seruant to aide the sicke and the Exercise for them that are departed to spend the time till they returne giue me leaue Christian Readers to discourse out of the harmonie of these two places here prefixed To pray well saith Chrysostome is an excellent art which doth adorne a Christian but it is not sufficient to know that we must pray but also in what manner and therfore that we might the better be instructed in the going to this place and become skilfull in this art I will braunch the description of this place in these three seuerall parts which will store vs with a cluster of singular Meditations The first is the name of the place it is the name of the Lord. The second is the qualitie condition propertie and the safenesse of it expressed in two things First because it is a strong towre secondly by the successe of those that run vnto it and is exalted or deliuered which is the thing which they receiue that run to it The third thing is what maner of persons they must be that flie to it what househould stuffe they must carrie thither with them to be receiued noted in these words the righteous runneth vnto it As for the place let me obserue foure things For as in the time of Plague for our departure first it is necessarie that we know the name of the place whereunto we go secondly that we haue feet to beare carrie vs thither thirdly that wee haue a direction that wee might not erre fourthly that we haue some right and interest there or some acquaintance that we may be receiued So likewise these foure things are necessarie to be knowne of vs in our spirituall departure Touching the name of the place whereunto Dauid fled in the time of plague as it hath diuers names 1 The name of the place so in this place it is called the name of Iehouah Heere I pretermit the fiue seueral significations of the name of the Lord vsed in the booke of God taking it in this place first for the Lord himself secondly for his attributes by which he doth manifest himselfe Of which Moses Num. 14. bringeth in a perfect catalogue the Lord hath deliuered this his name by proclamation Exo. 34.5.6 The Lord the Lord strong mercifull and gratious slow to anger and aboundant in goodnes and truth c. God then the almightie eternall immortall inuisible Lord the iudge of the world Psal 94.2 God mercifull and gratious the supreme Physician of our soules who healeth all our iniquities Psal 103. God to whom power belongeth and whose is saluation alone Psal 62. is the place it selfe wherunto Dauid and wee ought to flie from the contagion The name of a place if it be knowne famous and renowned hath often much force to perswade vs rather to goe vnto such a place than vnto such or such surely there was neuer name of place more worthy to goe vnto then the name of Iehouah O yee righteous soules that thirst or may thirst by reason of the heat of the plague vpon your beddes flie vnto this place to the waters of comfort here are wels enough to be drawne at this is the name which God hath proclaimed to the world and whereby he would be knowne to men that if euer they come to him they may speake their mindes in the confidence and trust of this amiable name Esteeme it not strange beloued that the name of a place is attributed to the Lord

for that hee is a place of refuge three things are able to prooue First the witnes of God himselfe second the confession of the righteous third the word running here vsed by king Salomon As for the Lord he doth attribute vnto himself this name by the pen of the holy Ghost calling himselfe a secret place Psal 91.1 a throne of Grace Heb. 4.16 a refuge Psal 9 9 a fortresse Psal 18 2. a strong tower and such like more Secondly this is the confession of the righteous Of Dauid the father in diuers places Psal 18 2. The Lord is my fortresse and my refuge and in the 32.7 Thou art my secret place and compassest me about with ioyfull deliuerance and so Psal 94 22. This is also the confession of the sonne in this place and of all the Saints of God vnto whose confessions I referre you as they are set down by the holy Ghost in the booke of God Thirdly the word runneth implieth as much which giueth me entrance to the second point opening vnto vs the feet which we need to goe vnto this place the which if ye are desirous to know The feet to carry vs thither they are two in number Faith and Praier Faith the first for if by faith we stand 2 Cor. 1 24. by faith we may also goe to the Lord who is faithfull Now how could we goe vnto him by the feete of prayer if wee did not beleeue in him Rom. 10.14 The second is prayer a spirituall legge to beare vs thither noted by Salomon making mention of running by Ionah speaking of comming Chap. 2 ver 7. And my prayer came vnto thee in thine holy temple By the Apostle when he speaketh of going let vs therefore goe vnto the throne of grace Heb. 4.16 Lastly by the holy Ghost vsing this word Climbing Apoc. 8.4 Both the name of the place which is appointed for vs to goe vnto and the spirituall legs which the Lord hath giuen vs to carry vs thither doe preach vnto the sonnes of men the admirable goodnes mercy of the Lord toward them In this world we are as pilgrims Psal 119. hauing here no continuing Citie Heb. 13.14 and while we are at home in the body wee are absent from the Lord. 2. Cor. 5.6 In which pilgrimage Many are the troubles of the righteous Psal 34. O the great goodnes of the Lord then that hee hath giuen vs feete to come vnto him and made himsefe a place of refuge for vs in all our troubles which goodnesse is comfortable vnto the faithfull for as it is a comfort vnto the pilgrim shepheard or souldier to haue in the heate of the day a place of refuge to refresh their wearied members So likewise what a comfort is it for you O afflicted soules in the heat of your afflictions to haue the name of Iehouah for a sacred Sanctuarie the Lord is not like vnto the Princes of the earth who desire not to be molested with the requests of their distressed subiects It is a ioy to the wearied student that he may sometime come home to his fathers house recreate himselfe Into this world the Lord hath sent vs as in an Vniuersitie which although it is farre off from our fathers house yet the Lord hath giuen vs spirituall feet by which in a moment wee can ascend vnto our fathers house and recreate there our wearied spirits This world is a waste desart if wee neede any thing here are the legges by which speedily we may runne to this place and prouide our selues If the Lord hath cast vs downe vpon our beds and that wee cannot vse the feet of our bodies behold he hath giuen vs other feet to vse in stead of these King Ezekiah visited with the plague could not vse the feet of the flesh but with the feet of the spirit went vnto this place known vnto him by the name of Iehouah Ionah is locked vp in a prison in the belly of the Whale the Lords prison and cannot stirre himselfe and yet by the vertue of these feet out of the depth he ascendeth to the holy temple of Iehouah The hose to put on Now that these feet may be able to beare vs thither and that they may not faile vs in our voyage they must put on the hose of faith and as the Apostle speaketh our feet must be shod with the preparation of the Gospell of peace And as the feet to that Image of Daniel were part of yron Eph 6.15 part of clay which the Prophet expoundeth partly strong partly weake or broken Dan 2 42. So the feet of our prayers are according to the hosen wherewith they are couered if they put on feare and distrustfulnesse they will be shiuering and sinking downeward of clay weake and impotent if they put on faith and confidence in the mercies of God they will be feet of yron strong stable and firme keeping vs vpright and will carrie vs to the very throne of grace A dirction to know the way Further as they that depart into the Countrey if they know not the way to the place whereunto they goe must haue a guide or a direction because they should not erre So in the going to this place because there are so many false guides and directions the Lord himselfe hath giuen vs a Card of direction to lead vs thereunto the witnesse of his holy word written and sealed that can neuer deceiue vs. As the fierie pillar in the desart shewed the way vnto the Israelites So this word of the Lord is a fierie pillar vnto vs in the darke desart of this world to shew vs the way to that heauenly Canaan it is the lanthorne vnto our feete and a light to our pathes Luk. 12.35 Psal 105. and therefore according to the direction of our Sauiour Let our ioynes be girded and let vs beare in our hands this shining light The right or interest which the faithfull haue to this place Fourthly to go to this place it is necessarie to know what right or interest we haue in it In the places whereunto men betake their selues in the time of plague either they haue some right or interest there because they are their owne or because they haue some friends or acquaintance there that will receiue them or lastly because they haue either hired or purchased a house So likewise vnto the name of Iehouah the place where we ought to goe in the time of plague as also at all other times we haue a speciall right and interest First because it is our owne for he is our God and our Lord not by nature but by gift and donation Secondly there we haue acquaintance and our best friends God our father Christ our brother the holy Ghost our comforter Thirdly because we haue purchased it not we our selues by corruptible gold or by our merites but Christ for vs by his precious blood hath obtained this place of refuge for vs in our troubles Dauid 1. Chro.