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B10246
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A coat of divers colours fit for Joseph. Or, Piety in variety. By Jos. W. gentleman.
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W., Jos., Gentleman.
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1656
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Wing W76A; ESTC R186105
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And sneaking Envie runs at honours heeles At length it mounts upon the Mount Parnasses Then brought down head-long with a Teame of Asser O wretched man The Vse the Devill he is too cunning He never tells thee that thy Glasse is running That Ignorance is no excuse at all Delaying time oft proves thy fatall fall The VVorld a VVitch drawes men into a Maze That still he runs untill he run his dayes Turne backe betime Repent and Cry for Grace VVhen Christ appears sinne hath an ugly Face Now last of all grim Death must yeeld his Power This glorious King will make that Tyrant cower Death Devill and Sinne must all be forc'd to yeeld And King of Kings have Glory in the Field Thus all his Foes being troden under Feet He sits triumphing in a glorious Seat An Admonition for Children LOve and obey thy Parents in thy heart Prov. 6.20.21.22 23. where ere thou goest they 'l leade thee on thy way VVhen thou dost sleep they will not from thee part and when thou wakes they 'l move thee for to Pray That God will blesse them and increase their store That is the way to make thy blessing more Feare their Commands they are a lampe so cleare that they will make thee vertuously to live Thy Fathers Care and Mothers Love is deare and good Instructions they are bound to give VVhich being followed mittigates all strife And brings the Child into the way of Life Luke 1.60 BLest be the God that 's Israels Lord for his kinde Visitation VVho sent to us his Divine VVord that wrought our Soules Salvation From Davids Loynes and Jesses Root a Vine did spring upright That spread all Israel about a glorious Lampe of Light Thy holy Prophets did declare that we should saved be To keep that Promise that thou Sware thy Covenant to free Vs to deliver from the hand and feare of all our Foes In holinesse upright to stand till Death our Dayes inclose And thou O Child and Prophet Great prepare the way thou must Through sorrows sad and bloody sweat for to Redeeme the just Through tender mercy God gave Grace from Darkenesse Day to bring And made our way to perfect Peace from Jessâ—â— Root to Spring 2 Ep. Tim. 2.8 Meditations of Saint Steven POndring with Admitation how Paul was wrapt to Meaven I had a Meditation upon the Death of Itoven All faithfull Martyrs may by Faith see all things fitting Heaven ope more cleare then Day and Christ ia Glory sitting Acts 7. â—5 This Martyr was the first that see from Earth to Heaven A Comfort to the rest that sheds their blood like Steven The Glory of the Trinity SAint John came poor had neither Gold nor Mony but yet he had the Spirit of Elias His Meate was Locust and a little Honny Mat. 3.4 he Preached Repentance and Cured Hezekiah I never Read he ever Preached of Merrit or workes of men could Heavenly joyes inherit In Jerdans Flood John did Baptize indeed Ver. 17. and thither did our blessed Saviour come From Heaven a Dove descended on his Head ver 16.17 a Voyce was heard this is my loved Sonne Blest Eyes and Eares that there did heare and see without dispute the blessed Trinitie Herod that Fox accuseth John the just Mat. 14.3 for speaking truth to Prison he must goe A Dancing Damsell and unlawfull Lust ver 6. joyn'd joyntly both poor John to overthrow A damned Beldame of a cursed Seed ver â— 10. betraide poor John and made him lose his Head The Guides to Heaven VAine-glory Honour Pleasure Pride Psal 45.10.11 Idolatry and Lust VVhen Pharaohs Daughter is a Bride She must lay in the Dust Then Marry her to Canaans King She will content his mind Such vertuous Beauty for to bring leaves Egypts sinnes behind Even so my Sovle thou Christ shalt take thy Husband for to be And all thy former sinnes forsake and make thy Conscience free Not giving way to any one for one thy Soule may kill But give to Christ thy Soule alone who will all joyes fulfill Though Flesh be fraile Fight doe not yeild give no Consent be sure Unfaigned Faith must be thy Sheild it shall thy Soule secure True Charity must be thy Guide hold Hope fast by the hand Thy holy Angell Guards thy side so walke to Canaans Land Pauls Counsell to the Gentiles SAint Paul was Call'd the Gentiles for to Call 1 Cor. 11.18 And to Convert them to the Christian Faith He Preach'd with Power to Comfort them with all And gave them Counsell as the Scripture saith First try themselves by true Examination And then to take the Signes of their Salvation Forget forgive and make thy Conscience cleare Thy Darling Sinne pull up and throw away A Contrite Heart joyn'd with a godly feare Will worke this Faith that Christ thy debts did pay Upon the Crosse have but this strong beleife This saving Faith redeems thee from thy greife Sinne was the Cause thy sorrows are so great Let godly sorrow drive away thy sin It is but folly for to chafe and fret Rely on Christ and put thy trust in him Repent in Heart and Christ thy Soule shall feed VVith Angels Food in Signes of VVine and Bread Holy Advice BY holy VVrit I heard it prov'd at large That we our selves to God should reconcile 2 Cor. 5.20 Not to delay the time was given in charge But to Repent and drive sinne to Exile For Christ our Christ for sinne hath borne the smart The Nayles his Flesh the Speare did pierce his Heart Iohn 19.34 Ver. 21. He had no sinne for me he was made sin Christ onely Christ must pacifie Gods wrath Angell nor Man nor any thing but him This to beleeve is true effectuall Faith Lord I beleeve help thou my unbeleefe Make strong my Faith like to the dying Theefe Luke 23.43 A true Faith TAke time before for he is bald behind Stretch forth thy hand and take him by the locke Be strong in Faith and thou shalt Comfort find Gates being shut it is too late to knocke Mat. 25.10.12 Christ lov'd me so when I was at a losse To gaine my Soule he Dyed upon the Crosse Thus he the Just for me unjust was slaine The Righteous for the unrighteous Dyed The way to Heaven a fixed Faith makes plaine If that thy Faith be the right way applyed I doe beleeve that Christ did Dye for me Doe thou the like and then he Dyed for thee A holy Desire SEarch thou Psal 139.23.24 O Lord my heart at ground and rip it up in every Vaine All wickednesse that may be found pull up by roots I feare no paine And if I harbour any thought that is contrary to thy will Grant me that grace to count it nought and banish it for being ill Lord let me see my wicked wayes and grace for to abhorre the same All Glory Honour Laud and Prayse ascribe I will unto thy Name