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A89032	Good company being a collection of various, serious, pious meditations; Christian experiences, sayings, sentences; useful for instruction, consolation and confirmation. / By John Melvin, M.A. preacher of the word at Udimer in Sussex.	Melvin, John, M.A.	1659 (1659)	Wing M1656; Thomason E2124_1; ESTC R210169	44,421	139

Good Company BEING A COLLECTION Of Various Serious Pious Meditations Christian Experiences Sayings Sentences useful for Instruction Consolation and Confirmation By JOHN MELVIN M. A. Preacher of the Word at Vdimer in Sussex Job 5.27 Loe this we have searched it so it is hear it and know thou it for thy good Erubescit quisque pravam mutare sententiam ne aut inconstans putetur aut diu errâsse seipso Judice teneatur August Nullum majus malum libertate errandi Id. LONDON Printed for Tho. Parkhurst and sold at his shop over-against the great Conduit at the lower end of Cheapside 1659. To my beloved Parishioners the Inhabitants of Udimer such sufficiency of Grace as may bring them to fulness of Glory Gentlemen and Neighbours IN Athens was a Law called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whereby all strangers were compelled to get them Patrons and the custome of Dedicating Books in antient and warrantable If therefore bountiful charitie good esteem of Gospel truths intire love to the Author be inducements to choos a Patrone I need not go far for in my own Parish are all these besides the Gentleman lives amongst you who presented me and hath hitherto been as good as his promise to me and I hope he will continue so besides many other civil courtesies from him in particular and you in general for all which I acknowledge my selfe much ingaged To you therefore I dedicate these my poor pains to testifie the equall duty which I owe and the impartial respect I bear to all to make you all as one Patrone I had a farr and free Call to this place and I have spent almost one full Apprenticeship amongst you who have ever accepted my labours and respected my person though a stranger When you were pleased to make choise of me there was probability of a competent subsistence in reference to the present allowance and the obtained augmentation but this shortly passed over as a cloud without water and was never enjoied the charitable contribution of well-affected people hath been much lessened also by their death which as it is my loss so I hope it is their gain But O the misery of this place beyond others which is no small grief to many of you that out of one Impropriation of 200 l. per annum onely 30 l. should be the painful incumbents allowance and but 8 l. of that pretended to be due the rest lookt upon as a gratuity This is harder measure then the most rigid Sequestrators use to their most supposed enemies allowing them the fift part and tying them to no duty I refer all Impropriators to the serious and timely consideration of these places Mal. 3.8 9 10. Act. 19 37. not onely the light of the Word but the light of Nature condemns it And let men remember that the antient and best Laws of this Nation so and though a toleration at present yet we shall be judged at last by God's Law not man's Adrichomious reports that Ahaz Diall was made of the Brazen Altar of whole burnt Offerings Fecit ex Altari holocausti aeneo 2 King 16 17. it was but poor reparation to set up a Diall with 12 hours in lieu of the 12 brazen Oxen which was under the great sea Thus carnal men conceive Out of Mr. Fullers Pisgah pag. 400. they may safely steal God's Dove stick down a feather in the room thereof Nature will be content with little and Grace with lesse for the just live by faith and comfortably too We must look upon the Apostle 1 Tim. 6.6 7 8 9. I shall onely remember you who are as a remnant left of this sharp but short Visitation of the same Apostles precept Gal. 6.9 this is the main end of my calling and the mark I aim at in publishing and dedicating this to you that by a conscionable observance and kind acceptance you may gain much profit and I much comfort In it you have the variety of many not the prolixity of few points Multum loqui est rem superfluis agere verbis Aug. Ep. 121. In presenting you with this Tract I will put you in mind of the charge of noble Alexander who conquered a great part of the world 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 To esteem the whole world as their Country good men as their Country-men the bad as strangers Upon presumption of which I shall not fear to expose my brood as the Eagles do theirs to the raies of the open Sun Give me leave therefore as your loving Monitor to commend unto you the constant reading of the Scripture which may be called your Husbands Jesus Christ's Love-letter all other books being but scribling and pamphlets in comparison of that and to read it all pari pietatis affectu with the same holy reverence and affection yea to translate Scripture into your life that your working and walking may be Scripture explication for as David saith Psal 119.96 I have seen an end of all perfection but thy Commandement is exceeding broad And you have lived in an age to see a glorious King out-live his own and Kingdoms earthly glory besides many other great alterations O that your heart may be a repository to lay up carefully treasure this broad Commandement when all earthly perfections prove false and fading your souls may be furnished with holiness here and happiness hereafter and that you may be sensible that nothing can satisfie but grace or glory or God him self The way to heaven is not strewed with Roses but like the crown of Christ here on earth set with Thorns not smiles and loving embracements from the world but wounds and strokes do await all those who have received the press-money of the Spirit are enrolled for the Christian warfare and every soul must expect that of Jacob to Joseph Gen. 49.23 Therefore the Scriptures not onely makes us wise to salvation 2 lim 3. ver 15 16. and valiant for the truth Jer. 9.3 in these sceptick times but they present us with sundry platforms of the righteous conflicting with many troubles and in all your trials support and anchor your souls with these Scriptures Psal 34 19. Rom. 8.28 whatsoever God takes away from us if he give us a new heart we may conclude he is upon the giving hand and that he hath somewhat else to give when he hath given a love unto and a longing after his truth in the mean time these meditations may be a help to you in bearing all affliction a help to patience in suffering to faith in believing to hope in waiting for the salvation of the Lord. Here are Cordials for the reviving of spirits and medicine for the cure of distempers Antidotes against the infection of spreading and soul-destroying errors caveats against Hell-damning drowning sins Exhorting you to glorifie God in every condition and to have good thoughts and to speak good Words of God who minds us nothing but good and though he should strip you naked yet

whom the piety and zeal of those holy Martyrs are revived and doctrine continued 73. No mans calling must call him from God or godliness for particular callings must give place to the generall 74. The power command or example of great men is no warrant to sin 75. An unsound conscience is large and can swallow any thing but a sincere conscience is strait and the least thing sticks in her throat 76. He that takes custom for a safe rule of his actions takes a crooked rule and a blind guide by the hand 77. The falls of holy men in Scripture should teach us rather fear then boldnesse to sin 78. It denotes a sincere heart when it grievs for another man's sin 79 Adversity unites those many times whom prosperity divides 80. Sectaries cry Come out of Babylon and in the mean time fall into her substantial errours which are both her foundation and frame 81. It 's better many waies to swallow a Ceremony then rend a Church 82. Though Sectaries intend it not yet Antichrist and Hell have no better Agents 83. Death many times borders upon birth and the cradle stands in the grave 84. All the contentments of this life are as far from sincerity as contentment 85. O death if thy pangs be grievous yet the rest which follows thee is sweet 86. Let no Christian despise the means of his salvation when he knows the Author 87. The bread of the Sacrament was once the Bakers now it is God's the water was once every man's now it is the Laver of Regeneration 88. It is to thee O God we must powr out our hearts who onely can make our bitter waters sweet 89. Contentation is a rare blessing because it ariseth from a full fruition of all comforts or a not-desiring of some which we have not 90 No man so bare as not to have some benefits none so full as to want nothing yea as not to be full of wants 91 It is our faithlesness that in visible means we see not him who is invisible 92 Our greatest pleasures on earth are but pains in their loss 93 To whine in the midst of abundant riches is a shameful unthankfulness 94 When a heart is hardned with passion it will endure much e're it will yield to relent 95 God will be waited on and will give the consummation of his blessings at his own leisure 96 Let salvation be never so plentiful if we bring it not home and make it ours by faith we are no whit the better 97 Nothing so sovereign which being perverted may not annoy instead of benefitting us 98 Man would forget at whose cost hee lives if he wanted nothing 99 Lenity is ill-bestowed upon stubborn natures and it 's an injurious senslesness not to feel the wounds of our reputation 100 I care not how little or unpleasant a potion I find in this wilderness if the power and benefit of Christ's precious death season it to my soul Trino-uni-soli-Deo gloria FINIS Books lately printed for Thomas Parkhurst at the Sign of the three Crowns over-against the great Conduit at the lower end of Cheap side 1659. A Learned Commentary or Exposition upon the first Chapter of the second Epistle to the Corinthians by Dr. Richard Sibbs published for publick good by Thomas Manton Folio The Dead Saint speaking to Saints and Sinners living in several Treatises viz. The sinfulness and greatest evil that is in sin on 2 Sam. 24.10 The love of Christ to his Spouse on cant 4.9 Nature and Roialties of Faith on John 3.15 The slowness of heart to believe on John 1.50 The cause signs and cure of Hypocrisie with motives and helps to sincerity on Isaiah 58.2 The wonderful workings of God for his Church and people on Exod. 15.11 Never before published by Samuel Bolton D. D. late Mr of Christ Colledge in Cambridge Folio Four profitable Treatises very useful for Christian practice viz. The killing power of the Law The Spiritual Watch the New-birth Of the Sabbath by the reverend William Fenner late Minister of Rochford in Essex Folio There are going to the Press some new pieces of Mr. William Fenners late of Rochford in Essex never yet printed preserved by a special Providence one of which is a second part of his Wilful Impenitencie being five Sermons more that he preached upon the 18 of Ezekiel and the 32 Verse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Divine characters in two parts acutely distinguishing the more secret and undiscerned differences between 1. The Hypocrite in his best dress of seeming virtue and formal duties And the true Christian in his real graces and sincere obedience As also between 2. The blackest weeds of daily infirmities of the truly godly eclipsing saving grace and the reigning sins of the Unregenerate that pretend unto that godliness they never had By that late burning and shining Lamp Mr Samuel Crook B D. late Pastor of Wrington in Somerset Folio Mr. John Cotton his practical Exposition on the first Epistle to John second Edition corrected and inlarged in Folio A Theatre of flying Insects wherein especially the manner of right ordering the Bee is excellently described with discourses Historical and Physical concerning them with a second part of Meditations and Observations Theological and Moral in 3 Centuries upon the same subject by Samuel Purchas M. A. in 40. Catechizing God's Ordinance in sundry Sermons by Mr. Zachary Crofton Minister of Buitolphs Aldgate London the second Edition corrected and augmented The Godly man's Ark in the day of his distress discovered in Diverse Sermons the first of which was preached at the Funeral of Mrs. Elisabeth Moore Whereunto is annexed Mrs. Elisabeth Moores Evidences for heaven composed and collected by her in the time of health for her comfort in the time of sickness by Edm. Calamy B. D. and Pastor of the Church at Aldermanbury 8. Peoples need of a living Pastor at the Funeral of Mr. John Frost M. A. by Mr. Zach. Crofton The Gale of Opportunity and the Beloved Disciple by Thomas Froysel in 80. The Wedding Ring fit for the finger in a sermon at a Wedding at Edmonton by Will Secker Enchiridion Judicum o● Jehosaphats charge to his Judges opened in a sermon before the right honorable the Judges and the right worshipful the Sheriffe of the County Palatine of Lancast Together with Catastrophe magnatum or King David's lamentation at Prince Abner's Incineration by John Livesey minister of the Gospel at Atherton 80. The Journal or Diary of a thankfull Christian a Day-book of National and publick personal and private passages of Gods providence to help Christians to thankfulness and experience By John Beadle Minister of the Gopsel at Barnstone in Essex large 8. Mr Robinsons Christians Armor in large 8. Book of Emblems with Latine and English verses upon Lights By Robert Farly smal 8. A most Excellent Treatise containing the way to seek Heavens Glory to flye Earths vanity to sear Hells horror with godly prayers the Bell-mans summons 12. Johnsons Essayes expressed in sundry Exquisite Fancies Sion in the house of mourning becaus of Sin and Suffering being an exposition upon the fifth Chapter of the Lementations by D S. Pastor of Vpingham in the County of Rutland Groans of the Spirit or a Trial of the truth of Praier A Handkercher for Parnets Wet-eyes upon the death of their Children or Friends The one thing necessary By Mr. Thomas Watson Minister of Stephens Walbrook 8. A Plea for Alms delivered in a Sermon at the ' Spital before a solemne Assembly of the City on Tuesday in Easter week April 13 1658. By Mr. Thomas Watson Minister of Stephens Walbrook Lond. 80. Moses Unveiled or those figures which served unto the pattern and shadow of heavenly things Pointing out the Messiah Christ Jesus briefly explained whereunto is added the Harmony of all the Prophets breathing with one mouth the mystery of his coming and of that redemption which by his death he was to accomplish To confirm the Christian and convince the Jew very profitable and full of comfort By Willam Guild Minister of God's Word at King-Edward in Scotland Holy things for holy men or the Lawyers Plea non-suited c. In some Christian reproof and pity expressed towards Mr. Prynn's book intituled The Lord's Supper briefly vindicated c. By S. S. Minister of the Gospel Divine Principles or a Scripture Catechism c. Good Company being a collection of various serious pious meditations useful for instruction consolation and confirmation By J. Melvin minister of the Gospel at Vdimer in Sussex A Religious Treatise upon Simeon's song or instructions how to live holily and die happily by Timothy Woodroffe B. D. Pastor at Kingsla●d in Herefordshire An Antidote against Henry Hagga●s poisonous Pamphlet intituled The Foundation of the Font discovered or a Reply wherein his audaciousness and sophistry in arguing against Infant-baptism discipleship Church-membership c. is detected his cavi●s against Mr. Cook Mr. Baxter and Mr. Hall are answered c. by Aylmar Houghton minister of the Gospel at Prees in Salop ●… Five sermon in five several styles or waies of preaching the first in Bishop Andrews's way the second in Bishop Hall's way the third in Dr Mayns and Mr. Cartwrights way the fourth in the Presbyterian way and the fift● in the Independent way of preaching by A. Wright minister of the Gospel The Reformation in which is reconciliation with God and his people or 1. Subjection to the State remonstrated viz. that all that receive protection ought to yield subjection to this present power the old Protestant's Doctrine opposite to that of the Fift-Monarchy c. 2. Church-Government reformed shewing that the Church should be governed by Scripture-Bishops Presbyters Pastors all unitedly subordinated under the supreme Magistrate 3. Faith in which all should be Baptized is cleared or a Catechism unvei●ing the Apostles Creed with Annotations in which Faith Ordinances and Government are professed as in the Primitive times in opposition to all Errors and Heresies by W. K. Minist FINIS