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A64253	A treatise of contentment leading a Christian with much patience through all afflicted conditions by sundry rules of heavenly wisedome : whereunto is annexed first, A treatise of the improvement of time, secondly, The holy warre, in a visitation sermon / by T.T.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.; Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632. Treatise of the improvement of time.; Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632. Holy warre.	1641 (1641)	Wing T571; ESTC R26964	82,319	242

the death in the world and by it whereby he comforteth his Disciples and us Ioh. 15. 18. If the world hate you it hated me before you it is enough that the servant be in as much request as the Master Nay there never was member of this Head but herein lesse or more it was conformable to him that all the Israel of God may take up that complaint Psal. 129. 1. They have oftentimes afflicted me from my youth up may Israel say they have oftentimes ●fflicted mee from my youth up So then by this hatred thou art the liker to Christ and meeter for God 2 The cause of the worlds hatred makes it more easily borne It hateth God because hee is the Author of truth it hateth Christ because hee is a witnesse of truth it hateth his members because they testifie against the worlds wickednesse as himselfe did Iohn 7. 7. the world hateth me because I testifie of it that her works are evill and 1 Pet. 4. 4. therfore they hate you because ye run not with them to the same excesse of riot What hurt hath God or Christ done to the world to be so hated or else true Christians 3 How can a Christian make other account then to have the worlds hatred seeing Christ hath chosen him out of the world Iohn 15. 19. therefore the world hateth you and loveth but her owne And they must professe hatred to the world in such hostile sort as they must either renounce amity with it or be at enmity with God ●am. 4. 4. and 1 Ioh. 2. 15. If any man love the world the love of the Father is not in him Is it not a folly for him to make account of the worlds friendship who in his entrance into Christianity by Baptisme makes solemne profession to renounce the world the vain pomp and glory of it and to abide a faithfull souldier under the Standart of Christ against it to his lives end If a man now actuate his profession and not like a runnagate Souldier as too many doe steale out of Christs Campe must not hee contentedly beare the displeasure of the world 4 A Christian knowes that God will take his part against the world being his enemy also I will blesse them that blesse thee and curse them that curse thee Gen. 12. 3. Consider the examples of Pharaoh and the Egyptians of the accusers of Daniel of the enemies of Daniels fellowes and other c. 6. 25. and 3. 22. Hence is it that we have assured hope of victory and good successe seeing Christ hath conquered the worlds hatred for us Ioh. 16. 33. In the world ye shall have affliction but be of good comfort I have overcome the world If we have faith that i●our victory for Christ gave himselfe to deliver us from this present evill world 5 It is good for a Christian to be hated of the world for well-doing First for the triall of his sincerity whether he will hold out with Christ Secondly to weane him from the world and lift up his affections to heaven whereas otherwise he is hardly plucked from the breasts of it Thirdly to fence against many alluring temptations Is it possible to have familiar conversation with a wanton Harlot and not be inveigled with her bands and snares The smiles of an enemie are worse then the wounds of a friend Were we friends with the world we should walke together which is not safe seeing the whole world lyeth in wickednesse Fourthly it forceth the Christian to get and keepe God his friend the onely shield against the worlds hatred as Abraham was called the friend of God Iam. 〈◊〉 23. and saith Christ Luke 12. 4. I speake to you my friends And beside the helpe what an honour is this in our way Fiftly it is a testimony and spurre to him in goodnesse to have wicked men his enemies Hee is a good man who carries the malice of evill ones From these grounds a godly heart will thus conclude Was Christ hated in the world is the cause such because I run not the wayes of the world and because I am chosen out of the world Have I professed hostility to it in my baptisme Will God take my part and give me victory yea is it overcome already Doth God bring me such light out of darknesse and his owne love and friendship out of the worlds frownes and hatred I am then well content to carry it If it hate God let it not love me CHAP. IX Of the worlds contempt and contentment in it THe contempt and contumely of the world goeth very neare the godly because after a sort the holy profession it selfe and piety is despised in them yea God himselfe and his image which made David make a mournfull complaint Psal. 69. 19. thou hast knowne my reproach my shame and my dishonour and in the next verse saith it had even broken his heart Yet godlinesse fenceth the heart against it on these grounds 1 My Lord Iesus Christ was scorned and rejected of men mocked by Herod and his Courtiers and by his reproach hath sanctified lightned mine nay it is he that is still scorned in me I beare his rebuke Hebr. 13. 13. and I am partaker of the afflictions of Christ 1 Pet. 4. 13. and may I not be well content to be conformable to the image of Gods owne Sonne in reproaches and calumnies Rom. 8. 29. If they called the Master Belzebub may they well not call me Divell is the Disciple above his Lord Matthew 10. verse 24. 2 I suffer not this reproach as an evill doer nor of good but evill men and therefore I am neither sorrowfull nor ashamed I suffer as a Christian and therefore glorifie God in this behalfe 1 Pet. 4. 15. If they had Christ among them hee could not escape their scornes This contented David Psal. 69. 7. for thy sake have I suffered reproofe and shame hath covered my face See Esa. 8. 18. and Iere. 20. 7. So a godly heart hath the testimony of a good conscience that it hath given no just cause but suffereth for Gods sake thence contentment How glad may a good heart be when it can appeale to God and desire him to witnesse the innocency of it 3 It appeares not now what godly men are their worth is not known therefore are they coursely used But the time comes wherein it shall be manifest what they are 1 Ioh. 3. 1 2. Now we are the sonnes of God but it appeareth not what wee shall be but when hee shall appeare wee shall be like him and see him as he is Now where godlinesse hath taken up the heart it will quiet it thus Hath God chosen me and graciously respected me what need I care to be rejected of bad men He is not praised whom men praise but whom God commendeth Hath God adopted me to be his sonne what care I if the sonnes of men turne my glory into shame There is a

A TREATISE OF CONTENTMENT Leading a Christian with much patience through all afflicted Conditions By sundry Rules of heavenly wisedome Whereunto is annexed First a Treatise of the Improvement of Time Secondly The Holy Warre in a Visitation Sermon Greg. Moral. l. 5. Si mens forti intentione in Deum dirigiter quicquid in hac vitâ sibi amarum sit dulce aestimat omne quod affligit requiem putat By T. T. D. D. c. LONDON Printed by R. H. for Iohn Bartlet and are to be sold at the Signe of the Gilt Cup neere S. Austins Gate in Pauls Church-yard 1641. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL Sir FRANCIS DARCY Knight my much honoured friend All happinesse in Christ IESUS SIR not having of mine owne wherewith I might tell the world of your great and continuall favours unto me by such a pub●ke testimony I thought good to doe it by publishing this worke of another whose Person and Doctrine you well knew and respected Which I doe the more willingly because it is sutable to the Contentment here treated of I am well contented with that mediocrity of gifts and abilities which God hath bestowed on me I hold it better in this life to be faithfull in a little then ruler over much No doubt but some are Masters of great parts and estates and faithfull too rich in this world and rich in good workes too high in place and respect among men and high in the favour of God too But both such have their hazzards and temptations against which they need to be watchfull and the brother of low degree hath cause in God and his love to rejoyce and be contented And oh how happy were it with godly Christians if they had taken forth this lesson of Contentment How comfortlesse would their lives then be How blessedly free from those torturing passions of emulation envie murmuring impatience and the like wherewith the spirit is too often and too much disquieted Godlinesse with Contentment is great gaine saith the Apostle as if the purchase were small where Contentment is wanting And indeed much of the benefit and advantage is taken away where this lesson of Contentation is not taken forth perfectly And how unbeseeming is it to an heire of the promises to be Malecontent for worldly wants or afflictions How thwarting to the wisedome of God as if he knew not best to make allowance to his children How terrible to lie disconsolate in death or any deadly trouble moaning as that great Emperour when he lay dying at Yorke In my life time I have been all things and now nothing doth me good I w●sh to your Worship all the comforts and mercies of God in Christ both in life and death and therunto at this time I commend to your reading this little Treatise of Contentment resting ever Your Worships much obliged W. JEMMAT A Table Alphabeticall of the chiefe things in this Booke A ADa●s sin had many sinnes in it pag 35 Afflictions foyled by Contentment 3. the necessity of them in three respects 6 disposed of God for time measure and end 4 Age the incommodities of it 114 priviledges of it 115 comforts of it 116 Aged people called on to prove time well 179 B Barrennesse to bee quietly endured how 105 Bernards discription of worldly pleasure 92 C Callings crosses in them to be borne contentedly how 77 Common-wealth evills in it how to be borne 24 Comparisons two fold use of them 192. Contempt of the world how to be born contentedly 52 Contentation the daughter of godlinesse Praef. meanes and motives to work it 131 power of godlines to breed it whence 139 Countrey and friends left comfort in it 62 D Death terrible 118 comforts in it 119 necessity of dying 121 utility 123 Death of friends comfort in it 73 Deformity of body to be borne quietly how 100 E Estates we live in yeelds discontents yet be comforted in them how 85 Examples of holy men perswading Contentment 136 Experience without grace availeth not 107 F Friends unkindnesse comfort in it 70 and in their death 73 G Glory obtained by afflictions how 14 Godlinesse what it doth to breed Contentment 145 Goods lost comfort in it 64 Graces bred beautified and exercised by afflictions 8 Grave terrible comfort in it 127 Great sins should not overtrouble the soule 38 H Happinesse of Saints raised by certaine staires 127 Heavenly happinesse attained in death 125 Honor from above how to be getten 98 Honor due to Ministers threefold 210 Honors of the world lost or not had comfort in it 94 I Iudgement at the last day not dreadfull to beleevers why 129 all imperfections and blemishes then done away 101 Iustification the ground of Contentment 143 L Liberty lost comfort in it 61 Life lost comfort in it 66 Lingring sicknesse how to be borne contentedly 111 why suffered by God 113 M Martyrs very forward to suffer 69 Ministers calling most crost comfort for them 83 they are Christs souldiers in two respects 197 their weapons 198 204 their enemies 199 cause of warre 200 Ministery no easie calling but dangerous 201 Misery all ended in death foure wayes 123 Molestation Satanicall how to be borne quietly 28 Multitude of sinnes should not too much trouble 32 Mystery in godlinesse and in Contentment 152 N Nature content with little Grace with lesse 136 Nature teacheth not the price of time 168 O Opportunities of good nine Instances 156 Orbity uncomfortable comforts in it 105 P Persecution to be endured contentedly how 57 Pleasures lost or lacking comfort therein 90 Poore men how profitable in their times 184 Preparation to death what and how 121 R Redeeming of time what 161 Relapses comfort in case of them 44 Repentance two effects of it furthered by afflictions 10 Rich men should be specially carefull of spending their time 182 S Scandals and Schismes foretold turned to good c. 18 Sicknes to be born cōtentedly how 107 Sinnes merit afflictions and are purged by them 6 Sinnes multitude greatnesse relapse how answered 32 T Temporals mercifully withholden 137 Time to be wholly improoved for good 155. Motives 185 preciousnesse of time in six things 162. 165 skill to prize it comes of God 168 be sparing of time 7 Motives 172 Theeves that steale time away 174 V Vnion with Christ not dissolved in the grave 128 Unite forces against the common enemy 208 Uses of sicknesse sanctified six 108 W Warre of Christians especially of Ministers 193 Wealth lost or not had comfort in it 85 Works good mentioned to the Saints in the last judgement not bad 131 Worlds hatred contentment in it 47 Y. Yong people admonished to spend their time well 177 FINIS THE AVTHORS PREFACE AFter we have shewed the gaine of godlinesse out of 1 Tim. 6. 6. now we come to speake of the priviledge of it that it brings Contentment with it whereby the heart of a godly man is stayed and resteth in God well apaid with that estate and measure of goods which the Lord