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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16879	The true watch Or A direction for the examination of our spirituall estate (according to the word of God, whereby wee must be iudged at the last day) to helpe to preserue vs from apostacie, or decaying in grace, and to further our daily growth in Christ.; True watch. Part 1	Brinsley, John, fl. 1581-1624.	1606 (1606)	STC 3775; ESTC S119299	43,673	134

multitudes in all places ordinarily thrusting themselues vnreuerently into the presence of the Lord to the word sacraments and all other exercises of the seruice of God without any examination or preparation of their hearts before to the prouoking of the grieuous wrath of the Lord thereby Now for these I say and for al other whose desire is to walke with God and be pleasing vnto him finding the true felicity that is in godlinesse I haue thought my selfe bounde by the Communion of Saints to offer this my poore labour which first was vndertaken for my selfe and some few of my christian friends the better to preuent all the former euills and for the more easye obtayning the benefits following such a carefull watch Herein I haue vsed the helpe of sundry learned and godly diuines following chiefely the direction of these two holy men of GOD Maister Greenham and Maister Perkins whose writings were the first occasions of thinking hereof M. Greenhā in the comfort of an afflicted conscience pag. 130. the one requiring this examination necessarily vnto true and sound repentance M. Perkins of the practise of repentance cap. 7. the other for the thorough curing of the wounded conscience And hence also I haue bin more incouraged to make this publike not vpon any vaine or by respect but by some gracious experience of the profit hereof in both accordingly especially in restoring some of no meane note from much trouble and horrour of conscience to exceeding ioy and strong assurance when all other means haue fayled Neither can this seeme strange to any considering it aright for what is it that brings that peace and ioy of conscience passing all vnderstanding to a Christian soule but an assured testimony of our conscience that we doe not lie in any one sinne so farre as by wise searching wee are able to finde it out but hate and abhorre euen the very least and contrarily that we haue begun and so striue on forward to walke in euery commandement of God without reproofe and that of true loue to our Lord and Sauiour for to such a soule onely all the promises doe appertaine as they are applyed thorough the whole Booke of GOD. In a word I haue beene more imboldened by obseruing dayly how on the one side the godly preachers vpon euery occasion calling men to repentance exhort all earnestly with the Prophet Ieremy to examine and try their wayes Lā 39. 40. turne againe vnto the Lord if euer they will find mercy with him which worke of examinatiō hardly one of a thousād knoweth how to performe in any good measure as may bring true cōfort vnto their soules And on the other side how many of our simple seduced brethrē haue bin drawn to a dislike of our religiō a liking of popery by this especially because ours as they say is a religion of carnall libertye theirs of holinesse ours full of diuisions and vncertainty theirs of perfect vnity that they also may see hereby that ours is indeede a religion of perfect holinesse and vnity prescribed by the Lord himselfe whereunto so many of vs as are truely called to the sound profession of it do striue instantly to attaine day and night so worshipping the God of our fathers in spirit and trneth walking in the selfe same narrow way of eternall life And that all their imagined holinesse is nothing for the most part but meere superstitiō in outward shewes of mens inuentions concerning which GOD will aske them one day Esa. 1. 12. who hath required thē at their hands Deu. 4. 2. 12. 〈◊〉 32. altogether neglecting most of the duetyes of true piety as those of the first table that so they perceiuing how they haue beene dedeluded Act. 13. 48 may at least some of them whom God hath ordayned vnto life come out off the snare of the deuill 2. Tim. 2. 25. 26. and ioyne themselues to vs againe Ap. 14. 9. 10. 11. so to escape that torment which all that receiue the marke of the beast by any such submission to that Romane Antichrist must eudure for euermore Pardon mee therefor that I haue presumed to offer this vnto thee seeing that how plaine so euer it is yet it may proue profitable as I hope to manye thousand poore soules who want leasure or ability to search greater volumes being so briefe and easie for all and also that it may be to mee as the widowes mite throwne into the treasure of the Lord If thou be one who by reason of thy ripenesse and perfection despisest it as hauing no neede of any such a helpe yet haue compassion of thy brethren neither knowest thou what a day may bring forth or if thou seest the good that may come to very many by such a course helpe to perfect that which is here thus begun or at least if God shall perswade thee of the benefit which thy selfe may reape hereby spend one houre with mee constantly euery weeke in trying thy wayes and turning thy feeete vnto the testimonies of the Lord. And then as I cannot doubt of thy prayers for me so I assure my selfe that the chiefe comfort and blessing shal turne into thine owne bosome thy Lord and Sauiour shall bee glorified by thee the godly edified by thy holy ensample the wicked conuerted or at the least haue their mouthes stopped and be left more without excuse Meditate seriously of these worthy places of scripture Let not this booke of the law depart out off thy mouth but meditate therein day and night that thou maiest obserue and do according to all that is written therin for then shall thou make thy waies prosperous then shalt thou haue good successe Ios. 1. 8. Blessed is the man that doth not walke in the councell of the wicked nor stand in the way of sinners nor sit in the seat of the scornefull Psal. 1. 1. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and in his law doth he meditate day and night 2. For he shal be like a tree planted by the riuers of water that will bring forth her fruit in due season whose leafe also shall not fade so whatsoeuer he shall doe shall prosper 3. The wicked are not so but as the chaffe c. 4. VVhete withall shall a young man redresse his way in taking heede thereto according to thy word Psa. 119. 9. I considered my wayes and turned my feete vnto thy testimonies vers 59. I made hast and delayed not the time to keepe thy commaundements 60. Oh how loue I thy law it is my meditatiō continually 67. By thy commandement thou hast made me wiser then mine enimies for they are euer with mee 98. I haue had more vnderstanding then all my teachers for thy testimonies are my meditation 99. I vnderstood more then the ancient because I kept thy precepts 100. I refrayned my feete from euery euil way that I might keepe thy word 101. Thy word is a lanthorne vnto my feete and