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A22871	An introduction to the looue of God. Accompted among the workes of S. Augustine, and translated into English, by the right reuerend father in God, Edmund, Bishop of Norvvitch, that nowe is, and by him dedicated to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, to the glorie of God, and comfort of his chosen. And newlie turned into Englishe meter by Robert Fletcher. 1581.	Simard, Marie Ange, attributed name.; Freake, Edmund, ca. 1516-1591.; Fletcher, Robert, fl. 1586.	1581 (1581)	STC 936; ESTC S114474	35,980	111

for to looue them more But as our selues that is to wishe as to our selues is sayd before Especiallie the ioy and blisse that euerlasting dooth remaine That we with them and they with vs may at the length the same obtaine Them to assist and helpe likewise with bodilie and ghostlie foode As reason and habillitie requireth so to doo them good And as the Gospell dooth you giue to vnderstand euen so to doo To other men as you would wishe that other should doo to you For so sayth Iohn let vs not loue neyther in tongue nor yet in worde But euen in truth and veritie that loue is liked of the Lorde But now where are those neighbors whom we ought to loue forsooth euen all Both Christian Heathen Iewes friends and those which Enimies we call ¶ Why and how God is to be loued Cap. 2. SInce our soules health consisteth in the loue of God let vs prouide To way the cause with diligence when why and how our life is tride But to exite and to increase the loue of God in vs for aye To nourishe it not greater force then on his prouidence to stay Remembering his benefites which he doth heape vpon vs still That in the view thereof our soules doe faint as though our liues would spill For in this case we cannot be so able as we would desire To yielde him thankes for all his gifts as loue and seruice doth require Yet must we doe what may be done what resteth in the power of man So many thankes to render him as we by nature render can And see wherefore for benefites which we by merites might not haue He hath bestowed aboundantly that by decerte we could not craue Intirely he of vs therefore is to be loued with true intent But how and in what sort forsooth euen keepe his straight commaundement Giue eare therefore O man to that which greatest is of others cheefe In memory imprint the same Day night and houre it yieldes releefe And this commaundement it is Loue God the Lord with all thy hart With all thy soule with all thy might With all thy minde as his deserte With all thy memory and thoughts With all thy skill and knowledge eke Yield vnto him obedience due with humble hart and minde most meeke Yet peraduenture thou wilt thinke alas his loue to me is light Therefore I will not be afrayde to aunswere him with loue more slight Searche all thy thoughts haue in minde what he ere this hath doone for thée And what héereafter promist is to be bestowed in like degrée Then shalt thou finde how much thou art vnto him bound beyond thy might Yea and beyond all measure eke if thou regarde his grace aright But to the end the looue of God may quickned and augmented be Waighe and consider well the cause and looue him more aboundantlie Whom why and to what end mankinde was first created and what things God made for th'vse and ease of man these vnto him thy sences brings Whether they heauenly were or not visible or terrestriall Inuisible or in what sorte till his mercy did them call Our fyrst creator Lord and God one God and eke one Lord alone Whose goodnes of such greatnes is that he dooth blesse vs euery one Of which his blessings he dooth bid we on our partners some bestowe It cannot be diminished but dooth increase and ouerflow That goodnes therefore which him selfe is he to others would extend Onely of his frée goodnesse for necessitie may not contend Because vnto thy goodnesse chéefe it appertaines and els to none Our mighty and eternall God he profitable is alone Man of himselfe vnable is partaker of his blisse to be But by the vnderstanding of his mercy perfect made is he The more that he dooth vnderstand the more in grace he dooth abound The lesse that he dooth vnderstand for that he is more guilty found God made a reasonable man that he the chéefe might vnderstand Of goodnesse which th'immortall God had framed with his mighty hand By vnderstanding he might looue and loouing might the same possesse And so possessing it might haue vnto his profit nothing lesse The creature he distinguished that parte moste purely might remaine Vnto himselfe and not be ioynde with humaine shape the same to staine The Aungell is that perfite part without a body passing pure The other is the soule of man that with the body doth indure The reasonable creature is deuided thus as here you see Into the thing which it hath not And whith it hath for both these be That which no body hath is calde an Angell as the word we scan That which a body doth possesse we know doth represent a man He doth consist of flesh and blood his mightie maker to extoll Who by his power did him compact in shape with reasonable soule The cheefest cause Gods goodnesse is by which both men and aungels were With reason and with grace indewed Herein his goodnesse doth appeare So in as much as God is good so are we by his power diuine For goodnesse his he giues to them that from his grace doe not decline And to this end created were these reasonable creatures then to praise their God and him to serue as best becommeth christyan men And by the same we do possesse all profite to the creature For God himselfe fulfilled is with soueraigne bountie perfite pure He neither is deminished nor neede encrease hee is all one A Creator the profite is the creature his owne alone Therfore to them that will demaunde why to what end were creatures made A profytable reason straight is here set downe them to perswade The goodnes of the Creator for profyt of the creature So that he loue the Lord his God and in his seruice stil indure Finis 2. Cap. ¶ The cause of the creation of Aungels men and all other Creatures 3. cap. BOth men and angels are therfore said to be made for God aboue But not because he needeth them but for because hee doth them loue He needeth not the seruice haue of Angels or the sonnes of men He hath no want of worldlie goodes but that they both might vse him whom The seruaunt profite dooth receyue not he to whome the seruice due Is done him hath no néede thereof all textes in Scripture prooue it true As for him selfe the Lord made man the world for man he made also That it might serue at all assayes the vse of man in wealth to flow Where béeing placed in such state and high degrée as wishe hee could Bothe that he might be seruant there and serue his God as reason would That all the goodnesse might redound vnto him selfe of that he sought The seruice of the Lord his God which he to passe in him hath brought That man might holpen be thereby to serue the Lord in godlie trade Bothe in the thing for him ordaind as for the thing that man was made All thinges are ours th'Apostle

lawde Thou art his workemanship and yet the price of thy redemption too Because that price most precious was it was his mercy so to doo Man béeing prisoner thrall to wretche beset about with filthy sinne His fréendly fauour thought it fit he should be raunsomed by him O happy faulte of mine therefore for purging of the which my Lorde Was drawne by looue it to redéeme according to his holy woord I neuer fully should haue knowne his looue and fauour vnto me But that the perrill of my state my present true proportions be How fortunate was then my fall that by the same more happily I was restorde and raisde againe redéemde from endles miserie Then is no looue so great as this no zeale so pure no charitie Nor no affection like to that an innocent for me should die He fréendly was but found no cause of looue and fauor which he bare Euen vnto me deceiuing none therefore O Lord my minde prepare And tell me what remainde in me which thou estéemde so gratiousty Why thou so déerely did me looue that for my sake desirde to die What haste thou found in me O Lord in nature or in qualitie The which so willing might thée make to suffer this great crueltie FINIS 6. Chap. ¶ Of the benefit of God in calling vs to faithe 7. cap. ANd thou my soule to th'end thou maist beholde this looue and ioy therein Consider what comparisons betwéene this looue and thée hath bin How much thy betters be forlorne refusde and cast away likewise That neuer to like grace with thée nor to like fauour could arise Thou knowst that since the world began whole generations passed be Without the knowledge of theyr God and price of theyr redemption frée The which are fallen into the lappes of déepe destruction endles dayes Vnlesse it please our Sauiour swéete of mercie his them thence to raise Héereby it dooth appeare to thée thou wast preferd before them all Fy thy redéemer which by grace so franck and fréely did thée call No cause at all remaindt in thée thereby to claime more then the rest The meere looue of thy Sauiour déere his mercy more to thee exprest Thy Spowse thy Loouer and thy Lord thy God and thy redeemer eke Hath chosen and forchosen thee before all worlds in mercy meeke For his great looue thus borne to thée thy God and Sauiour he became That thy memoriall might remaine he calde thée by his proper name He would thou should partaker be bothe of his name and truthe also Because thou art annointed with the oyle of gladnes which dooth flowe Euen from himselfe that with himselfe he beeing Christ the corner stone Thou maist in him a Christian so be called by his name alone But were thou stronger then the rest in noble ritche or wise degrée Thereby receiuing speciall grace aboue them all to make thée frée How many wise how many strong how many noble ritch also Reiected were yet chosen thou when they forsaken thence did go They perished thou prospered and highly doost in fauour stand Great hath his bounty béene to thée which thou receiued at his hand When thou wast foule he made thée faire when thou with sinne deformed was Yea lothesome ragged rent and torne this mighty woorke he brought to passe His grace he gaue to be thy guide his looue for to inritch thée more A resolution absolute of mercy his take this therefore Moste resolute in this respect perswade thy selfe euen so to be Except thou with indeuor doo as héerein is discribed thée That is thy former decencie thy comlines and cleanenesse all To comprehend and to retaine which thou enioyde before thy fall Els méete thou neuer shalt be thought to enter that Bride Chamber where Thy Spowse in heauenly manner sits thou shalt not in that place appeare Trim vp and deck thy selfe my soule prepare make ready now in time Let present leasure giue thee leaue for to redresse thy former crime Sleeke vp thy forhead from thy face and fashion fine thy trim attire Fret of thy freckles rub thy Warts wash of thy spots of foule desyre Smoothe all thy wrinckles handsome bee thy rude behauiour now amend With all thy might indeuor thou cleane to continue to the end In order all things sée thou set that thou maiste be accepted now Of this moste louing spowse and mate as héeretofore is tolde thée how Prepare thy selfe I say with spéede as best becomes the Bride of him That is immortall euen thy God with whom thou shalt remain most trim And as beséemeth such a Spowse that thée he may his Spowses call Thy Sauiour and redéemer euen thy mighty King celestiall FINIS 7. Cap. ¶ Of the gift of vertues The 8. Cap. KNow this also my soule that thou hast where withall thy selfe to dect As golden Bracelets for thine armes and Chaines to put about thy neck Which of thy selfe thou couldst not haue but that thy God dooth giue them thée For to bestowe at pleasure thine if thankfull for the same thou be For thou of him receiued hast thy vesture and thy garments all All thy good woorkes thy frutes of almes thy fasting and what dooth be fall To thée thy prayers powred foorth to him with faith he héeres the saine All other vertues be his gifts and by his grace in thée doo frame He garnisheth in goodly wise with gorgious and with trim attyre As if a robe bothe fresh and faire of sundry coloures thou desire Least thou should fayle in any poynt of health and of refection good He bountifully hath bestowde on thée thy health and dayly foode And whatsoeuer may repayre thy comlinesse and beauty bothe What els thy credit may conunend that thou should lack it he is lothe Thinke on the same I pray thee then with diligence aduised be That nothing héereof was thine owne till he in grace had giuen it thee That which before thou hadst receiude of him it stoode thée in no cost Of much which was on thée bestowde the same by negligence thou lost That which lost is thée restorde againe whereby thou maist be sure Not destitute thou shalt be left he still thy profit will procure In such sort as thou shalt perceiue and know how that intirely he Dooth looue thée like a Parramour most loth my soule for to loose thée And for this cause he dooth attend and paciently the time dooth stay Long sufferaunce and liberty he lets thee haue him to obay According to his mercy great so often as thou art to blame So often he thy faults remits as thou art sory for the same Wherefore record and call to minde how many may be found which haue Receiued like rewarde with thée as heere recited which he gaue Nor yet with the like fauour might finde for to be renewd againe When they defiled had themselues with foule abuse theyr state did staine Iuste cause thou haste considering then thy selfe belooued more then all For that the things which thou hast lost

he thée to aunswer dooth not call But dooth beningly them restore his mercy thou in these hast tride Which others by themselues haue lost and are most strictly still denyde Thou by his gracious bounty art not once denayde the truthe to tell His prouidence may thée perswade thy woorkes for to accomplish well If readily great things thou doo thou highly art aduaunst therefore If hardly thou small things performe thou humbled art so much the more Thy God dooth know whats good for thée much better then thy selfe canst tell Haue thou a duetifull regarde that dooth for thée prouide so well Such is his mercy vnto man infirmities cannot indure But are by goodnesse his disposde that they our profits doo procure Perhaps thou hast not strength and grace in trade of vertue to persist But shaken with Suggestions arte of vice and vertue hath dismist Yet art thou in humilitie made stronger then thou wast before Humility perswades thy minde thy life misse led for to deplore For weakenesse with humilitie hath better fauour in the sight Of God then vertue with the strength and pride of minde in one complight Be not therefore to mallepart or bolde for to presume of this Gods secret disposition if thou preiudice thou doost amis But still with reuerence and feare direct thy prayers to his grace That he vouchsafe to helpe thée then as one that knowes thy present case The euill that in thée remaines he will with mercy it redresse If thou in humblenesse of minde and faithfull hart doo it confesse If goodnes doo begin to grow in thée and thou wouldst it mainetaine Referre it to the wyll of God who will increase it to thy gaine Yea finally conduct and bring thée to him selfe by such away As best he liketh for himselfe where thou with him shalt dwell for aie FINIS 8. Chap. ¶ Of the gift of vnderstanding and knovvledge 9. Cap. NOw tell me O my soule what we in recompence shall giue the Lord For all the goodnes which we haue receiu'de of him in déede and woorde He onely not contented is to giue vs those good things which we Receaue with other creatures eke our fellow partners by degrée But also hath prouided that in our afflictions we may féele And take and taste his mercy great and loouing kindnesse euery deale We singuler occasions heere in our aduersitie may take And in prosperitie we may imbrace his kindnes for his sake Within the armes of faithfull looue vnto our selues we thus may say In all our meditations Lord giue vs thy grace thée to obay And eke to know thee graunt vs Lord much more then other creatures doo Because thou hast in secret wise thy selfe disclosed vs vnto Our vnderstanding thou didst frame thy hidden misteries to conceiue More then our mates and equalles were in ignoraunce thou didst them leaue Darkenesse of infidelitie as vailes hath shadowed theyr face But vnto vs thou hast declarde thy light and purenesse of thy grace ●hy veritie and trueth it selfe on vs thou didst bestowe indéede On vs much more thou haste bestowde then on the rest of Adams séede As sence and aptnes to conceaue strength to performe good works eke That which is ill a witte to hate grace in conuersion for to séeke Prosperitie for to conserue profit by studie to apply Wit in conceyts which turne to good and comfort in aduersitie Which way so euer we doo turne thy grace thy mercy and good will Our pathe are ready to preuent and thou dooste rule and guide vs still When vtterly we séemed waste my soule and quite consumed were He sodainly reléeued vs and straight his mercy did appéere When we were ignoraunt and rude when wandering we went astray He taught vs for to feare his name and vs directed in the way When we were sad his comfort came he held vs vp when downe we fell When that we stoode he was our staye from falling headlong into hell Now finally graunt vs thy grace more verily to know thy name More sincerely thée to beléeue more purely for to looue the same More feruently to follow thée because that more pertaines vs too For benefits which we receaue more then thy other creatures doo Therefore O Lord my God to thée what recompence shall I deuise Thou swéetenes of my life and eke the Lampe and light of both mine eyes Wilt thou that I shall looue thée well then teach me how to doo the same How greatly eke thou wilt that I to thée my God my looue shall frame For what am I that so may looue the Lord my God my stedfastnes My refuge my deliuerer my helper in my déepe distresse The horne of my saluation and my mainetainer at all assayes What shall I say my Lord and God O giue me grace thy name to praise FINIS 9. Cap. ¶ Of Gods prouident care ouer vs. 10. Cap. FOr manifolde be these good things which thou O Lord hast doone for me Moste swéete and pleasaunt to beholde and in no case can numbred be To speake thereof great pleasure is Lorde make me thankfull for the same For these thy gratious benefits aye blessed be thy holy name Loe now my soule thou hast thy pledge thy pledge thy spowse dooth represent Vntouched kéepe the same therefore and vndefilde with glad intent Yea vnpolluted kéepe it safe yea kéepe it cleane and perfect sound Albeit thou once defiled was th'art now an honest Virgin found According to his fancie firme and opperation of his looue With purity he dooth restore corrupted things that so they prooue In those that pure remaine indéede a chaste condition to conserue Vnspotted to his holy name that in no case it cannot swarue Apply thy cogitations sée how mercifully God dooth deale With thée and how his looue is bent all thine infirmities to heale Not suffering thee to want at all his benefits nor yet to be So ignoraunt but that thou shouldst remember what is giuen to thée And this I say to thée because thou shouldest marke his mercy great It séemes my God dooth nothing els but me with mercy still intreate I sée him wholy occupied for my saluation and I sée His care so great that nothing els he dooth but onely nourish me Continually God present is with me and that to my behooue He offereth himselfe for me all this his goodnes I doo prooue Which way so euer I me turne he neuer dooth my soule forsake And wheresoeuer I become for me he dooth prouision make And as a woorkeman which wil be inseperable to the same His woorks what wanteth in my forme with precious he a new dooth frame Although his face cannot be séene with vs his presence dooth appeare His Spirit dooth inspire our harts as though he still among vs were What pleasaunt thing is it my soule which while I thinke on him dooth oft Euen swéetely handle with desire and touch me with his fingers soft And presently me thinkes I féele my selfe euen rauished for ioy I drawne and caried