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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50394	Love to the life, or, Some meditations upon loving, and washing in the blood of Christ together, with a tast of gospel-promises, as the churches stock, or, believers patrimony. By R.M. the Benjamin of his Fathers house.	Mayhew, R. (Richard)	1674 (1674)	Wing M1440; ESTC R217769	43,513	159

LOVE to the LIFE Or some MEDITATIONS UPON LOVING and WASHING In the Blood of Christ TOGETHER With a Tast of Gospel-Promises as the CHURCHES STOCK or BELIEVERS PATRIMONY By R. M. the Benjamin of his Fathers house As the Father hath loved me so have I loved you continue ye in my Love Jo. 15.9 If I wash thee not thou hast no part with me Jo. 13 8. If ye be Christs then are ye Abrahams seed and Heirs according to the promise Gal. 3.29 Mala mea purè mala sunt mea sunt Bona autem mea nec pure bona sunt nec mea sunt London Printed for B. Harris at the Stationers Arms in Swithins Alley Anno 1674. To the Christian and Candid Reader READER THou mayst wonder to see Me the Benjamin of my Fathers House to add to the Heap and Pile of Books If my wickedly-wicked heart deceive me not not Glory unless of God nor Gain unless of Souls have been the wheels on which I have moved and the grand Incentives to Midwife the Babe into the World A Book may preach when the Author dare not when the Author cannot yea which is more when the Author is not I hope I can say without a Flourish that this Babe had been stifflled in the womb and not seen the Light had not my highest Ambition notwithstanding Brotherly Solicitation been my Fathers Glory and my Fellow Creatures Good Eccl. 12 12 Though of making Books there is no end and much reading is a weariness to the Flesh Yet there are some Books of which I may say as some Phisicians speak of their Pills there are Pilula sine quibus that is sine quibus esse nolo without which they would not be 'T is true the Bible is the Book of Books for that is Gods Book yet there are some Libelli sine quibus some little Books without which I would not be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 If this little Tract have been preached to the Ear and shall be pre●ented to the Eye then the strength of Israel imprint it upon the Heart Reader If thou findest not in this Book Much in a Little yet wonder not Job 8.9 for I am but of yesterday and know nothing or not according to the Margent If any say why do this Dwarf trouble the World that 's under a Glut of Books already I shall modestly reply that though wordly praise and profit be the two Lackeys of most mens Labours yet through Grace I have been hunting after neither The Pen by far spreads it self farther then the Voice can reach the Pen is an artificial Tongue and sheaks to the Absent as well as the present yea it speaks not to the present Age only but to the succeeding Ages also The Pen is a kind of Image of Eternity and will make a Man live when He is dead Zach. 1.5 Though the Prophets do not live for ever yet their Labours may Heb. 11.4 ana Abel though dead yet speaketh or is spoken off What Solon saia concerning Laws that there were many good Laws made but there wanted one Law to make them put all those Laws in Execution So I may ●ay concerning Books there are many good Book written but there wanteth one Book to make us put those ●ood Books in practise O● such a Book were worth writing and worth reading Augustine with Ciceroes Hortensius I hav● read of one that was much taken with the Book of anoth●r but not finding the name of Christ in it he could not cordyally affect it Reader I doubt not but the Name of Christ who hath a Name above every Name will be Legible in this little little Book for 't is a Narrative according to my Stature of Christs Loving and Washing out of Love I would hope I shall never have cause to say concerning this Book as Nero did concerning a piece of his ultinum nescissem Literas wishing it had never been written God hath two Books his Works and his Word the Book of the Creatures and the Book of the Scriptures As for this latter Book the Holy Scriptures of Truth they are Christs Letters of Credence that when a poor desponding doubting and drooping Souls cannot see Christ it may read of a Christ and hear of a Christ and so hear from a Christ Now though for this Book especially we are to ble●s God for as there is a different Reading and what is said of a part is tr●e of the whole Rev. 1.3 Blessed is he or she that rea●eth and they that hear the words of this Prophesie and keep those sayings which are written therein Yet there are many other good Books for which I can bless God especially where there is much of a Christ most of a Christ as Saviour and Soveraign Reader Was not that a sad day when the Apostles who were so good Preachers were forbidden preaching Acts 4.17.18 They called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus So was not that a sad and sinful day in the time of Justin Martyr Clarks Eccles Hist 7. The Proconsul in Asia forbad that Christians should read any Books that spake of Christ In this little little Book thou mayest read of a Jesus the Loving of a Jesus the Washing of a Jesus whose Name is Honey to the Mouth Melody to the Ear and Musick to the Heart Pauls Epistles and Peters Epistles are Ours though not in their Inscriptions yet in their Benefit Words pass away and are forgotten when writing remain Every new Tide blots out a writing in the Sand and every new Term shews the former forgotten but writing deceives even Death it self If this Book should turn to the Good of None yet shall I sing but to the same Tune that others of Gods Servants have done before Me witness this place among others Isa 49.4 Then I said I have laboured in vain I have spent my strength for nought and in vain yet surely my Judgement is with the Lord and my work or reward with God Reader A pretention to satisfie every Reader were as ridiculous as his Attempt who studied to make a Vestement for the Moon that might fit her for every Interchange If therefore thou beest curious and critical I cannot pretend to the least hope of pleasing Thee for thou wilt I fear be finding faults besides the faults that are to be found But least this Epistle should swell and become tympanious I will give it a timely Check As it is true there is a so believing for there must be a believing with the Heart yea Acts 8.37 with the whole Heart If thou believest with all thine heart thou mayest And as there is a so repenting 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for there must be sorrowing after a godly manner or as the Greek is a sorrowing according to God And 2 Cor. 7.9 as there is a so running So run 2 Cor. 9.24 that ye may obtain And as there