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A12558 Munition against mans misery and mortality A treatice containing the most effectual remedies against the miserable state of man in this life, selected out of the chiefest both humane and divine authors; by Richard Smyth preacher of Gods word in Barstaple in Devonshire. Smyth, Richard, preacher in Barnstaple, Devonshire. 1612 (1612) STC 22878; ESTC S100020 65,151 158

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now_o although_o the_o law_n of_o method_n &_o order_n require_v that_o i_o shall_v first_o speak_v of_o the_o first_o namely_o the_o evil_n of_o fault_n as_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o late_a to_o weet_v the_o evil_n of_o pain_n yet_o because_o we_o be_v more_o move_v with_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n then_o with_o sin_n itself_o i_o will_v begin_v with_o that_o which_o be_v most_o sensible_a apply_v myself_o herein_o to_o our_o corruption_n and_o grossness_n 2_o the_o evil_n of_o pain_n be_v of_o two_o sort_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n be_v either_o temporal_a to_o weet_v all_o the_o misery_n of_o this_o present_a life_n or_o eternal_a that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o torment_n of_o hell_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v the_o former_a be_v so_o palpable_a that_o the_o mere_a natural_a man_n feel_v they_o &_o groan_n under_o the_o burden_n of_o they_o as_o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o very_a heathen_a manifest_o testify_v question_n testify_v sen._n praefat_fw-la in_o natural_a question_n seneca_n the_o miracle_n of_o nature_n for_o moral_a learning_n cry_v out_o thus_o ah_o what_o a_o base_a and_o abject_a creature_n be_v man_n except_o he_o advance_v &_o lift_v up_o himself_o above_o man_n that_o be_v above_o the_o condition_n and_o state_n of_o man_n 7._o man_n plin._n natural_a hist_o l._n 2_o cap._n 7._o a_o other_o say_v that_o this_o only_a be_v certain_a that_o nothing_o be_v certain_a and_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o miserable_a nor_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o a_o more_o proud_a creature_n than_o man_n and_o prooem_n and_o idem_fw-la lib._n 7_o in_o prooem_n again_o that_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o nature_n be_v a_o kind_a mother_n or_o hard_a step_n mother_n to_o man_n kind_n 15_o kind_n cic._n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la lib._n 3._o apud_fw-la august_n contra_fw-la julian_n lib._n 4_o c._n 14_o &_o 15_o a_o three_o renown_v for_o his_o learning_n and_o eloquence_n complain_v that_o nature_n have_v bring_v man_n forth_o into_o the_o world_n not_o as_o a_o mother_n but_o as_o a_o step_n mother_n with_o a_o body_n naked_a weak_a and_o sickly_a and_o a_o mind_n distract_v with_o care_n deject_a with_o fear_n faint_a for_o labour_n and_o addict_v to_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n and_o hence_o grow_v that_o common_a speech_n among_o the_o gentile_n relate_v by_o apolon_n by_o aristot_n in_o eudemo_fw-la apud_fw-la plutare_fw-la consolat_a ad_fw-la apolon_n aristotle_n repeat_v 1._o repeat_v cic._n tu●c_n quaest_a lib._n 1._o by_o cicero_n &_o ibid._n &_o plut._n ibid._n plutarch_n &_o father_v by_o all_o three_o upon_o silenus_n that_o the_o best_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n be_v not_o to_o be_v bear_v the_o next_o to_o die_v soon_a and_o 28._o and_o senec._n consolat_a ad_fw-la polyb_a e_o 28._o seneca_n again_o exclaim_v that_o our_o whole_a life_n be_v a_o penance_n which_o the_o thracian_n confirm_v by_o their_o practice_n celebrate_v their_o child_n birth_n with_o we_o ping_v and_o lamentation_n but_o their_o death_n with_o joy_n &_o mirth_n as_o 6._o as_o herodot_n lib._n 5._o solin_n poly._n hist_o cap._n 15_o val_n maxim_n lib._n 2_o cap._n 6._o divers_a ancient_a writer_n record_n thereby_o insinuate_v that_o our_o life_n be_v nothing_o but_o misery_n and_o death_n the_o end_n of_o misery_n but_o 2._o but_o bern_n de_fw-fr consid_fw-la l._n 2._o a_o christian_a author_n more_o effectual_o express_v this_o point_n thus_o in_o substance_n that_o if_o the_o great_a man_n in_o the_o world_n do_v in_o a_o holy_a meditation_n strip_v himself_o out_o of_o his_o robe_n and_o ornament_n of_o state_n which_o he_o neither_o bring_v into_o the_o world_n with_o he_o at_o his_o birth_n nor_o shall_v carry_v out_o of_o the_o world_n with_o he_o at_o his_o death_n he_o shall_v find_v himself_o to_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o man_n naked_a poor_a pitcous_a and_o to_o be_v pity_v lament_v that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n blush_v that_o he_o be_v naked_a weep_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o murmur_v that_o he_o be_v at_o all_o 3_o and_o thus_o much_o in_o general_n for_o particularity_n will_v be_v infinite_a of_o man_n misery_n in_o regard_n of_o temporal_a pain_n which_o be_v all_o that_o the_o heathen_a &_o infidel_n apprehend_v for_o as_o for_o any_o eternal_a punishment_n for_o sin_n after_o this_o life_n he_o never_o dream_v of_o it_o nay_o make_v a_o jest_n of_o it_o as_o we_o by_o god_n assistance_n shall_v see_v *_o hereafter_o 3_o chap._n 4_o sect._n 3_o 4._o but_o the_o christian_n proceed_v further_a and_o touch_v evil_n of_o pain_n be_v most_o trouble_a with_o fear_n of_o eternal_a punishment_n for_o sin_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v he_o have_v learn_v out_o of_o god_n word_n 5._o word_n exod._n 20._o v._o 5._o that_o god_n be_v a_o jealous_a god_n and_o full_a of_o indignation_n when_o he_o be_v dishonour_v and_o we_o know_v that_o jealousy_n be_v the_o anger_n of_o anger_n 7._o anger_n exod._n 34._o v._o 7._o that_o the_o will_n in_o no_o wise_n absolve_v the_o wicked_a and_o ungogly_a 13_o ungogly_a hab._n 1._o v._n 13_o that_o his_o eye_n be_v so_o pure_a that_o they_o can_v endure_v to_o behold_v iniquity_n 6_o iniquity_n rom._n 2_o v._o 6_o that_o he_o reward_v every_o man_n accerd_v to_o his_o work_n 9_o work_n verse_n 9_o that_o tribulation_n and_o anguish_n shall_v be_v upon_o every_o soul_n that_o sin_v that_o the_o sinner_n daily_o heap_v up_o wrath_n against_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n and_o declaration_n of_o the_o righteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n 31._o god_n heb._n 10._o vers_fw-la 31._o that_o it_o be_v a_o fearful_a thing_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n 12._o god_n rom_n 5._o vers_fw-la 12._o that_o death_n come_v into_o the_o world_n by_o sin_n 21._o sin_n rom._n 6._o vers_fw-la 21._o and_o be_v the_o end_n &_o reward_v of_o sin_n 27._o sin_n heb._n 9_o vers_fw-la 27._o that_o after_o death_n come_v judgement_n 10._o judgement_n 2._o cor._n 5._o vers_fw-la 10._o and_o that_o we_o must_v all_o appear_v before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o christ_n to_o receive_v our_o meed_n according_a to_o that_o which_o we_o have_v do_v in_o the_o flesh_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n v._n evil_n matth._n 8._o vers_fw-la 12._o &_o marc._n 9_o v._n that_o whosoever_o shall_v be_v condemn_v in_o this_o judgement_n shall_v be_v cast_v for_o ever_o into_o utter_a darkness_n where_o there_o be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n 42._o tooth_n aug._n in_o locos_fw-la aliquot_fw-la ep_n ad_fw-la rom._n numero_fw-la 42._o final_o the_o christian_n consider_v as_o saint_n augustine_n say_v that_o every_o man_n by_o sin_v sell_v his_o soul_n to_o the_o devil_n take_v the_o sweetness_n of_o temporary_a pleasure_n for_o the_o price_n thereof_o and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o evil_n of_o pain_n that_o make_v man_n state_n so_o miserable_a 5_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o man_n misery_n be_v the_o evil_n of_o fault_n or_o his_o sin_n which_o indeed_o be_v the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o misery_n although_o 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affirm_v that_o no_o man_n can_v do_v wrong_a to_o another_o but_o first_o he_o must_v do_v wrong_a to_o himself_o and_o reddendum_fw-la and_o plutarch_n quod_fw-la solum_fw-la vitium_fw-la sufficiat_fw-la ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la miserum_fw-la reddendum_fw-la another_o have_v write_v a_o whole_a treatise_n to_o prove_v that_o vice_n alone_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v a_o man_n miserable_a which_o work_n of_o he_o be_v pitiful_o mangle_v by_o injury_n of_o time_n yet_o they_o only_o apprehend_v vice_n as_o a_o political_a or_o at_o the_o most_o a_o moral_a evil_n a_o political_a evil_n for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o make_v man_n subject_a to_o punishment_n and_o obnoxious_a to_o public_a justice_n or_o as_o a_o moral_a evil_n that_o stain_a and_o impair_v their_o reputation_n and_o
that_o afterward_o many_o great_a person_n in_o the_o very_a church_n also_o great_o like_v it_o and_o set_v it_o abroach_o touch_v the_o gentile_n 15._o gentile_n cicero_n in_o hortensio_n apud_fw-la aug._n contra_fw-la juli●_n a_o l._n 4._o c._n 12._o &_o 15._o tully_n himself_o profess_v his_o approbation_n of_o this_o opinion_n namely_o that_o we_o be_v bear_v into_o this_o wretched_a world_n for_o some_o foul_a matter_n commit_v before_o in_o a_o former_a world_n to_o suffer_v punishment_n here_o for_o the_o same_o who_o also_o compare_v man_n case_n herein_o to_o that_o of_o those_o which_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o thief_n of_o tuscany_n mention_v by_o aristotle_n who_o be_v deal_v with_o after_o this_o lamentable_a manner_n the_o one_o half_a of_o they_o be_v leave_v alive_a the_o other_o half_o murder_v than_o the_o live_n be_v bind_v back_o to_o back_n to_o the_o dead_a and_o so_o rot_v with_o they_o and_o that_o even_o so_o our_o soul_n be_v couple_v with_o our_o 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which_o if_o they_o have_v understand_v of_o the_o first_o man_n adara_n when_o he_o fall_v have_v be_v true_a and_o sound_a but_o of_o this_o they_o never_o dream_v they_o think_v that_o man_n consider_v in_o the_o state_n of_o corrupt_a nature_n or_o as_o he_o be_v now_o of_o himself_o be_v without_o sin_n by_o birth_n and_o have_v equal_a power_n to_o do_v good_a or_o evil_n to_o be_v virtuous_a or_o vicious_a and_o as_o i_o say_v that_o it_o be_v only_o bad_a education_n and_o imitation_n of_o the_o bad_a or_o bad_a employment_n of_o his_o freewill_n &_o natural_a faculty_n of_o his_o soul_n that_o make_v he_o naught_o in_o which_o error_n we_o find_v the_o very_o best_a and_o wise_a to_o have_v be_v 4._o be_v cie_o aead_n quae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d lib._n ●woud●_n &_o tusculan_a lib._n 4._o the_o stoic_n the_o best_a of_o all_o philosopher_n for_o morality_n be_v so_o blind_v herein_o that_o they_o think_v even_o good_a and_o lawful_a affection_n to_o be_v mere_o of_o ill_a custom_n not_o of_o nature_n much_o more_o that_o corrupt_a and_o evil_a affection_n be_v so_o and_o 22._o and_o seneca_n epist_n 22._o seneca_n bring_v in_o nature_n complain_v of_o her_o child_n as_o degenerate_v and_o tell_v they_o that_o she_o bring_v the_o forth_o with_o out_o passion_n and_o evil_a desire_n &_o lust_n without_o fear_n without_o superstition_n without_o treachery_n &_o the_o like_a &_o 116._o &_o seneca_n c._n pist_o 116._o in_o a_o other_o place_n make_v this_o the_o only_a cause_n that_o we_o be_v naught_o because_o we_o will_v not_o use_v the_o strength_n which_o nature_n have_v give_v we_o to_o shake_v of_o our_o vice_n which_o be_v abundant_o sufficient_a to_o do_v it_o not_o to_o be_v willing_a say_v he_o be_v the_o cause_n hereof_o but_o not_o to_o be_v able_a be_v make_v the_o pretence_n and_o colour_n 8._o chap_n 5._o sect._n 8._o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n *_o hereafter_o to_o speak_v more_o of_o this_o blindness_n and_o madness_n of_o the_o gentile_n touch_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o part_n of_o man_n misery_n namely_o sin_n when_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o handle_v the_o remedy_n which_o they_o prescribe_v for_o the_o same_o and_o as_o for_o the_o falsehood_n thereof_o it_o shall_v be_v show_v *_o in_o place_n convenient_a 4._o chap._n 6._o sect_n 4._o chap._n 4._o that_o as_o the_o gentile_n know_v not_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o man_n misery_n so_o nether_a do_v they_o know_v the_o utmost_a height_n of_o it_o 1_o as_o we_o have_v see_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n that_o the_o blind_a heathen_n know_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o man_n misery_n so_o it_o rest_v to_o be_v here_o declare_v that_o they_o know_v not_o the_o true_a measure_n and_o greatness_n thereof_o nay_o be_v mere_o ignorant_a of_o many_o principal_a branch_n of_o it_o 2_o one_o special_a point_n of_o our_o misery_n be_v that_o by_o sin_n we_o incur_v the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n and_o become_v liable_a to_o his_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n who_o by_o nature_n be_v a_o adversary_n to_o all_o sin_n and_o sinner_n 1._o chap._n 3._o sect_n 1._o as_o have_v be_v *_o before_o show_v at_o large_a but_o this_o the_o heathen_n apprehend_v not_o for_o not_o only_o 1._o only_o ovid._n amor_n lib_n 3._o eleg_a 3._o &_o de_fw-la arte_fw-la amandi_fw-la lib._n 1._o the_o profane_a poet_n imagine_v that_o god_n do_v wink_n at_o man_n sin_n yea_o allow_v they_o nay_o laugh_v at_o they_o but_o also_o the_o chief_a philosopher_n think_v &_o teach_v that_o god_n be_v not_o offend_v with_o any_o thing_n that_o man_n do_v much_o less_o will_v punish_v it_o 31._o it_o sen._n ep_v 31._o seneca_n the_o most_o moral_a of_o they_o and_o the_o wonder_n of_o wit_n tell_v we_o that_o no_o man_n know_v god_n and_o that_o many_o think_v ill_a of_o he_o and_o that_o without_o any_o danger_n in_o 1._o in_o idem_fw-la de_fw-la bene_fw-la fici●s_fw-la lib._n 7._o c._n 1._o another_o place_n he_o think_v he_o have_v speak_v wise_o when_o he_o speak_v most_o beastly_a say_v that_o 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this_o that_o they_o think_v that_o for_o god_n to_o punish_v any_o for_o their_o wickedness_n and_o to_o do_v harm_n be_v all_o one_o 17._o one_o see_v tertul_n cent_n marci●_n on_o lib._n 2._o c._n 14._o &_o lactant_fw-la de_fw-fr ira_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 17._o whereas_o it_o be_v a_o main_a branch_n of_o his_o goodness_n to_o hate_v evil_a &_o take_v vengeance_n on_o evil_a doer_n without_o the_o which_o no_o earthly_a prince_n deserve_v the_o name_n nor_o can_v maintain_v the_o reputation_n of_o good_a 3_o second_o they_o bewray_v most_o gross_a ignorance_n touch_v man_n misery_n in_o this_o that_o they_o think_v it_o be_v all_o end_v by_o death_n whereas_o the_o far_o great_a and_o more_o grievous_a part_n thereof_o follow_v after_o death_n as_o we_o have_v
be_v folly_n for_o a_o man_n to_o die_v for_o fear_n of_o death_n and_o 80_o and_o martial_a epigt_n lib_n 22._o epigram_n 80_o another_o say_v it_o be_v madness_n mo●i●_n madness_n hic_fw-la rogo_fw-la no_n ●uror_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la moriare_fw-la mo●i●_n i_o pray_v thou_o say_v he_o be_v not_o this_o madness_n to_o die_v lest_o thou_o shall_v die_v other_o have_v see_v the_o unlawfulness_n hereof_o namely_o scipionis_fw-la namely_o cicero_n de_fw-fr senect_n &_o in_o somnio_fw-la scipionis_fw-la that_o this_o be_v to_o forsake_v the_o stand_v wherein_o god_n our_o general_n have_v place_v we_o and_o to_o refuse_v &_o shun_v the_o office_n which_o god_n have_v assign_v we_o in_o this_o world_n 7._o world_n arist_n eth_n lib_n 3._o cap._n 7._o other_o observe_v the_o baseness_n of_o it_o that_o it_o be_v a_o token_n of_o a_o coward_n and_o not_o of_o a_o valiant_a man_n since_o valour_n consist_v in_o a_o patient_a endure_v of_o all_o extremity_n and_o therefore_o epigram_n therefore_o martial_a epigram_n the_o very_a profane_a poet_n scoff_n at_o cato_n for_o kill_v himself_o of_o who_o we_o have_v hear_v before_o true_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o contenne_fw-fr death_n in_o our_o misery_n &_o that_o he_o be_v the_o valiant_a man_n that_o can_v patiet_o bear_v misery_n yea_o 6._o yea_o virgil_n aed_n lib._n 6._o some_o have_v go_v far_o and_o see_v the_o danger_n hereof_o also_o namely_o that_o it_o be_v punish_v in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v place_v those_o that_o have_v offend_v that_o way_n in_o hell_n &_o that_o in_o such_o torment_n as_o they_o wish_v themselves_o back_o again_o &_o upon_o that_o condition_n will_v be_v content_a to_o endure_v all_o the_o misery_n incident_a to_o this_o life_n lo_o the_o poor_a remedy_n that_o nature_n can_v teach_v we_o against_o this_o first_o kind_n of_o evil_n namely_o the_o evil_n which_o we_o suffer_v 5_o now_o touch_v the_o evil_n which_o we_o do_v which_o as_o have_v be_v show_v we_o 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