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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77323	The distressed merchant. And the prisoners comfort in distresse. When he was a prisoner in London, in chap. 49. the reader may take notice of, I. His observations of many passages in prison, during his being there. II. The severall humours and carriages of his fellow prisoners. III. His advice to them, and to some of his and their kin, and unkind friends. IV. Gods singular care and providence over all distressed prisoners, that put their trust in him in all afflictions. / Written by William Bagwell merchant.; Merchant distressed	W. B. (William Bagwell), b. 1593?	1645 (1645)	Wing B437; Thomason E265_1; ESTC R212434	98,537	136

considered there are none able to goe through the o troubles and crosses of this life with comfort p but such as utterly mistrusting q their owne assurednesse and r all worldly ayd and helpe of man s doe wholly depend upon t Gods defence But there are some which complaine of the u tediousnesse of their afflictions because they are afflicted almost x all the dayes of their lives even to the very death To such y God will testifie his holy presence another way namely by z giving the distressed parties power and strength to beare their afflictions But how can we a count our afflictions so tedious and long b seeing our lives are so short howsoever c let them be never so great and tedious they are d far inferiour to our sinnes yet every man by nature e desires Gods ready helpe in his necessities and troubles but few attain unto it because they f want faith to beleeve it g prayer to obtaine it and h patience to wait for it But on the contrary if they i endure their afflictions quietly k trust in Gods mercies firmly l and tarry his good pleasure obediently then although they seeme to bee m swallowed up in misery they shall finde n the Lord ready at hand to deliver them Now o howsoever the child of God be afflicted he shall finde p many comforts therein in regard they are like unto a q storme that commeth and goeth Let no man therefore that is afflicted r struggle under Gods hand for then it will be the worse for him for s there is no striving or wrastling with him t but by u prayer hee therefore that with x pleasure and joy endures adversity y for Christs sake may thinke he hath found the z Kingdome of Heaven here on earth a and God will delight in him a For as the fish is sweetest that lives in the saltest waters b so those c soules are most precious unto Christ who are most d exercised and e afflicted with his Crosse Thine in Christ W. B. Authors The Quotations in the Margent which serve for Proofes Reasons Examples or things pertinent to the sense of each particular are taken First out of the Bookes of the Canonicall Scripture the Old and New Testament 1. The Old Testament GEnesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomie Ioshua Iudges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Iob. Psalmes Proverbs Ecclesiastes The Song of Salomon Isaiah Ieremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Ioel. Amos. Obadiab Ionah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggal Zechariah Malachy II. The New Testament MAtthew Marke Luke Iohn Acts Romanes 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians Colossians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy 2 Timothy Titus Phileman Hebrewes Iames 1 Peter 2 Peter 1 Iohn 2 Iohn 3 Iohn Iude. Revelations Secondly out of the Bookes called Apochrypha 1 ESdras 2 Esdras Tobit Iudeth The rest of Esther Wisedome Ecclesiasticus Baruch The Song of the three Children Susanna The Idol Bel and the Dragon The Prayer of Manasseh 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees The Contents of this Booke The Prisoner To his fellow-prisoners TO the comfortlesse prisoner pag. 1 To the prisoner that lay sick a bed 3 To the Sea man a prisoner 6 To the stranger a prisoner 7 To the faint-hearted prisoner 8 To the Scholler a prisoner 12 To an ancient man a prisoner exceedingly oppressed with sorrow upon sorrow 15 To the men which were prisoners in the hole 21 To the prodigall young man a prisoner 28 To the prisoners called by the name of Rats which are debauched men taken at unlawfull houres in the night by the Watch and brought into prison 31 To the Carrier a prisoner 34 To the Card player a prisoner 40 To the Papist a prisoner 43 To the Captaine a prisoner 54 To the Merchant a prisoner 60 To the merry man a prisoner 63 To an old man a prisoner 68 To the women which were prisoners in the Hole 69 To the impatient prisoner 73 To the unruly young man a prisoner 88 To the prisoners called by the name of Mice which are light huswives taken at unlawfull houres in the night and brought to prison 90 To the prisoner that was to bee discharged and set at liberty 99 To the carelesse man a prisoner 102 To the rich man a prisoner 104 To the idle man a prisoner 105 To the dissembling hypocrite a prisoner 108 To his chamber fellows and others distressed prisoners of the Knights Ward which were there shut up of the plague 112 To others not prisoners TO the cruell Creditor pag. 1 To him that betrayed the prisoner into his adversaries hands 4 To his Sonne 10 To his eldest Daughter 17 To the creditor that domineer'd over his poore debtor in prison 20 To his youngest Daughter 25 To the master of the Tap-house 39 To his Brother 51 To the mercifull Creditor 53 To the master of the prison 58 To a worthy charitable Knight 64 To an ancient Maid a true-hearted friend that was mindfull of him in his troubles 66 To his intimate friend a divine Lawyer 67 To a prisoners wife of a refractory condition 74 To his owne dejected comfortlesse wife 77 To his Maid servant 83 To his Mother 94 To those that come to visit their friends in prison 100 To the Commissioners appointed by his Majestie for the reliefe of poore prisoners 110 The prisoner at liberty his thankful remembrance of Gods great mercies towards him in his manifold deliverances out of many great dangers and troubles to this present 114 To his good friend beyond Sea that gave order to his friend to see him set at liberty 117 To a carefull friend that discharged the trust committed to him by his friend in seeing the prisoner freed out of prison 118 THE MERCHANT DISTRESSED HIS OBSERVATIONS CHAP. I. To the comfortlesse Prisoner BE not a dismay'd thou that art lodged here What need'st thou care if thy b conscience be cleer b Thy c Creditors perhaps may be unkinde What though fear not but bear an d honest minde d e Thy friends and thine acquaintaince may neglect thee e What though be f patient God will not g forget thee g h The Prison doubtlesse is a place of care What though rejoyce i for God is with thee there k Use lawfull meanes l and on God still depend m Hee 'll quickly bring thy troubles to an end CHAP. II. To the cruell Creditor WHy is thy minde so bent to a crueltie Against thy poore Debtor which here doth lie a Is it thy debt thou would'st have him to pay Alas b he can't the c prison's not the way What is 't his d flesh thou then would'st have alone The e