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A28370	The remaines of the Right Honorable Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount of St. Albanes, sometimes Lord Chancellour of England being essayes and severall letters to severall great personages, and other pieces of various and high concernment not heretofore published : a table whereof for the readers more ease is adjoyned.	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Bodley, Thomas, Sir, 1545-1613.; Palmer, Herbert, 1601-1647. Characteristicks of a believing Christian.	1648 (1648)	Wing B318; ESTC R17427	72,058	110

in Heaven or Earth yet it is ordinarily dispensed by the preaching of the Word the administration of the Sacraments the covenants of the Fathers upon the children prayer reading the censures of the Church the society of the godly the crosses and afflictions Gods benefits his judgments upon others Miracles the contemplation of his Creatures All which things some be more principall God usethas the meanes of Vocation or conversion of his elect not derogating power to call immediately by his grace at all hours moments of the day that is of mans life according to his good pleasure That the word of God whereby this will is revealed continued in revelation tradition untill Moses that the Scriptures were from Moses time to the times of the Apostles Evangelicts in whose ages after the comming of the Holy Ghost the Teacher of all truth the booke of the Scriptures is shut and closed up to receive any new addition and that the Church hath no power over the Scriptures to teach or command any thing contrary to the written word But is as the Ark wherein the tables of the first Testament were kept and preferred that is to say the Church hath onely the Custody and delivery of the Scriptures committed unto the same together with the interpretation of them That there is an Vniversall or Catholique Church of God dispersed over the face of the Earth which Christs Spouse and Christs Body being gathered of the Fathers of the old world of the Church of the Jewes of the Spirits of the faithfull dissolved of the Spirits of the faithfull militant and of the names yet to be born which are already written in the Book of life That there is a visible Church distinguished by the outward works of God Servant and the receiving of the holy doctrine with the use of the misteries of God and the invocation and sanctification of his Holy Name That there is also a Holy succession of the ' Prophets of the new Testamen and Fathers of the Church from the time of the Apostles and Disciples which saw our Saviour in the flesh unto the consumation of the work of the Ministery which persons are called of God by guift or inward annointing and the vocation of God followed by an outward calling or ordination of the Church I Believe that the Soules of those that dy in the Lord are blessed and rest from their labour and enjoy the sight of God yet so as they are in expectation of the further revelation of their glory in the last day At which time all flesh of man shall arise and be changed and shall appeare and receive from Iesus Christ his eternall Judgement and the glory of the Saints shall then be full and the Kingdome shall be give to God the Father from which time all things shall continue for ever in that being and estate which then they shall receive So as there are three times if times they may be called or parts of Eternity The first The time before beginning when the God-head was only without the being of any Creature The second The time of Mystery which continueth from the Cretion to the dissolution of the World The third The time of the Revelation of the Sons of God which time is the last and is without change A Prayer made and used by the late Lord Chancellour OEternall God and most mercifull Father in Iesus Christ in whom thou hast made Let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be now and ever gracious in thy sight and acceptable unto thee O Lord our God our strength and our Redeemer OEternall God and most mercifull Father in Jesus Christ in whom thou hast made a Covenant of grace and mercy with all those that come unto thee in him in his name and mediation we humbly prostrate our selvs before thy throne of thy mercies seat acknowledging that by the breach of all thy holy Lawes and commandements we are become wild Olive branches strangers to thy covenant of grace wee have defaced in our selvs thy sacred Image imprinted in us by Creation wee have sinned against heaven and before thee and are no more worthy to be called thy children O admit us into the place even of hired servants Lord thou hast formed us in our Mothers Wombs thy providence hath hitherto watched over us and preserved us unto this period of time O stay not the course of thy mercies and loving kindnesse towards us Have mercy upon us O Lord for thy dear Sonne Christ Jesus sake who is the way the truth and the life In him O Lord we appe●l from thy justice to thy mercy beseeching thee in his name for his sake only thou wilt be graciously pleased freely to pardon and forgive us all our sins and disobedience whether in thought word or deed committed against thy divine Majesty and in his precious bloud-shedding death and perfect obedience free us from the guilt the stain the punishment and dominion of all our sins cloath us with his perfect righteousnesse there is mercy with thee O Lord that thou mayst be feared yea thy mercies swallow up the greatnesse of our sins speak peace to our souls and consciences make us happy in the free remission of all our sins and be reconciled to thy poor servants in Jesus Christ in whom thou art well pleased Suffer not the works of thine own hands to perish thou art not delighted in the death of sinners bat in their conversion Turn our hearts and weshall be turned convert us and we shall be converted illuminate the eyes of our mindes and understanding with the bright beames of thy holy Spirit that wee may dayly grow in the saving knowledge of the heavenly mystery of our redempsion wrought by our dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ sanctifie our wils and affection by the same Spirit the most sacred fountain of all grace and goodnesse reduce them to the obedience of thy most holy will in the practise of all piety toward thee and charity towards all men Inflame our hearts with thy love cast forth of them what displeaseth thee all infidelity hardnes of heart prophanenesse hypocrisie contempt of thy holy word and ordinances all uncleannesse and whatsoever advanceth it self in opposition to thy holy will And grant that hencefor●h through thy grace we may be inabled to lead a godly holy sober and christian life in true sincerity and uprightnesse of heart before thee To this end plant thy holy feare in our hearts grant that it may never depart from before our eyes but continually guide our feet in the paths of thy righteousnesse and in the ways of thy commandements increase our weak ●aith grant it may dayly bring forth the true fruits of unfeigned repentance that by the power of the death of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ we may dayly dy unto sin and by the power of his resurrection wee may be quickned and raised up to newnesse of life may be truly born a new and may be effectually made partakers of the first resurrection that then the second deach may never have dominion over us Teach us O Lord so to number our days that wee may apply our hearts unto wisdome make us ever mindfull of our last end and continually ●o exercise the knowledge of grace in our hear●s that in the said divorce of soul and body we may be translated here to that Kingdom of glory prepared for all those that love thee and shal trust in thee even then and ever O Lord let thy holy Angels pitch their ●ents round about us to guard and defend us from all the malice of Sathan and from all perils bo●h of soule and body Pardon all our unthankfulnesse make us dayly more and more thankful for all thy mercies and benefits dayly powred down upon us Let these our humble prayers ascend to the throne of grace and be granted not only for these mercies but for whatsoever else thy wisdome knows needfull for us and for all those that are in need misery and distresse whom Lord thou hast afflicted either in soul or body grant them patience and perseverence in the end and to the end And that O Lord not for any merits of thy Son and our alone Saviour Christ Jesus to whom with thee and the holy Spirit be ascribed all glory c. Amen Imprimatur JA: CRANFORD ERRATA PAge 2. line 21. for ●ege read regall p. 7. l. 9. for my r. suit p. 10. l. 23. so wast r. wast p. 12. l. 7. for is ready r. is not ready p. 14. for my r. any ibid● 28. for not r. but p. 21. l. 17. for that part r. in that part p. 28. l. 8. for worst r wast p. 31 l. 8. for as no r. as a new ibid l. 20 for upon the r. upon your p. 32. l. 11. for moved to think r. moved so to think p. 35. l. 7. for here r. there p. 36. l. 3. read as to pretend not only a desensive war as in times past but a whole reconquest ibid l. 10. for respect r. therespe●● p. 48. l. 8 for verosity r. vivacity p. 73. l. 27. for was good r. not good The Reader will also meet with some stight errours as purpose for propose remission for commission and such like 1. Custome 2. Wisdome 3. Iustice 4. Rule against it

quod non dictum factum prius I have further for my warrant that famous complaint of Solomon to his Son against the infinite making of Books in his time of which in all congruity it must needs be understood that a great part were observations and instructions in all kind of literature and of those there is not so much as one petty Pamphlet only some parts of the Bible excepted remainig to Posterity As then there was not in like manner any footing to be found of millions of Authors that were long before Solomon and yet wee must give credit to that which he affirmed that whatsoever was then or had been before it could never be truly pronounced of it Behold this is new Whereupon I must for my conclusion infer seeing all the endeavours study and knowledge of Mankind in whatsoever Art or Science have ever bin the same as there are at this paesent though full of mutabilities according to the changes and accidentall occasions of Ages and Countries and Clerks dispositions which can never be but subject to intention and commission both in their devices and in their practises of their knowledge if now we should accord in opinion with you First to condemn our present knowledge of doubts and incertitudes which you confirm but by averment without other force of argument and then to disclaim all our Aximes and Maximes and generall assertions that are left by tradition from our Elders to us which for so it is to be intended have passed all probations of the sharpest wits that ever were And lastly to devise being now become again as it were Abecodarii by the frequent spelling of particulars to come to the notice of the true generals and so afresh to create new principles of Sciences the end of all would be that when we shallbe dispossessed of the learning which we have and our consequent travails will butly he as in a Circle to conduct us to the place from whence we set forward and bring us to the happinesse to be restored in integrum which will require as many Ages as have marched before us to be perfectly atchieved And this I wri●e with no dislike of increasing our knowledge with new found devises which is undoubtably a practise of high commendation in regard of the Benefit they will yeeld for the present that the world hath ever been and will assuredly continue very full of such devisours whose industry that way hath beene very obstinate and eminent that way and hath produced strange effects above the reach and the hope of mens common capasi●ie and yet our Notions and theorems have alwaies kept in grace both with them and with the rarest that ever were named among the learned by this you see to what boidnesse I am brought by your kindnesse that if I seem to be too sawcy in this contradiction it is the opinion that I hold of your Nobld disposition and of the freedome in these cases that you will afford your speciall friend that hath induced me to do it and though I my self like a Carriers horse cannot bank the beaten way in which I have be●e trained yet such is my Censure of your Cogitata that I must tell you to be plaine you have very much wronged your self and the world to smother such a treasure so long in your Coffer for though I stand well assured for the tenour and Subject of your maine discourse you are not able to impannell a substantiall Jury in any university that will give upp a verdict to acquite you of errour yet it cannot be gainsaid but all your treatise ever doth abound with choice conceipts of the present state of learning and with so worthy contemplations of the meanes to procure it as may perswade with any student to looke more narrowly to his Businesse not onely by aspiring to the greatest perfection of that which is now a dayes divulged in the sciences but by diving yet deeper into as it were the bowel●s and secrets of nature and by enforcing of the powers of his judgement and witt to learn of St. Paule consectari meliora dona which course would to God to whisper so in your ear you had followed at the first when you fell into the Study of such a Study as was not worthy such a student Neverthelesse being so as it is that you are therein setled and your Country soundly served I cannot but wish with all my heart as I do very often that you may gain a fit reward to the fu●l of your deserts which I hope will come with heapes of happinesse and honour From Fulham Feb. 19. 1607. T. B. POST SCRIPT SIR ONe kind of boldnesse doth draw on another insomuch as me thinks I should offend not to signifie that before the transcript of your Book be fitted for the Presse it will be requisite for you to cast your eye upon the stile which in the framing of some periods and in divers words and phrases will hardly go current if the Copy brought to me be just the same that you would publish Sir Clouds of misery darkens so much such as are not in the Sun-shine of prosperity as they prevaile with many good Natures furnished with commendable judgment to give wrong Censures of them I am one of those that cannot justifie my self so far as not to be liable to reproof yet I am of that rank that cannot stoop to the stroke of every malicious tongue But in you I have found such abundance of favour who never knew me but in my tyde of Ebbe that I must needs leave this with you as Record to witnesse my shame and reproach if I be ingratefull for it so far as either abilities of body or goods of fortune may extend to perform And hereunto he sets his hand that resolves to live and dye Your faithfull friend to serve you A. B. THE CHARACTERS OF A Believing Christian in Paradoxes and seeming Contradictions I. AChristian is one that believes things his reason 〈◊〉 comprehend he hopes for things which neither be no●…y man alive ever saw he labours for that which he know●… he can never obtain yet in the issue his beliefe appeares not to be false his hope makes him not ashamed his labour is not in vain II. He believes three to be one and one to be three a Father not to be elder then his Son a Son to be equall with his Father and one proceeding from both to be equall with both he believes three ersons in one nature and two Natures in one Person III. He beleeves a Virgin to be a Mother of a Sonne and that very Sonne of hers to be her maker He beleeves him to have been shut up in a narrow room whom Heaven and Earth could never contain He beleeves kim to have been born in time who was and is from Everlasting He beleeves him to have been a weak Child carried in Arms who is the Almighty and him once to have dyed who onely hath life and immortality