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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02692	The blessednesse of a sound spirit: vvith the misery of a vvounded spirit VVhere first a sound spirit is described and differenced, and lets discouered, helpes prescribed. By Robert Harris.	Harris, Robert, 1581-1658.	1628 (1628)	STC 12824; ESTC S103793	13,906	31

THE BLESSEDNESSE OF A SOVND SPIRIT WITH THE MISERY OF A VVOVNDED SPIRIT Where first a sound Spirit is described and differenced and Lets discouered Helpes prescribed By ROBERT HARRIS LONDON Printed for I. Bartlet and are to be sold at his Shop in Cheap-side at the signe of the gilded Cup. 1628. THE BLESSEDNESSE OF A SOVND SPIRIT PROV 13.14 The spirit of a man will sustaine his infirmitie but a wounded spirit who can beare THis is a short Text but exceeding rich the greatest good and euill incident to man in this life are matched together And it is done of purpose that so each might illustrate other The commended good is first deliuered in these words The spirit of a man will beare out his infirmitie The disswaded euill is next subiouned in these words But a wounded spirit who can beare Subicctum pradicatum In the first wee must take notice what the thing is whereof Salomon speakes and what it is that is affirmed of it The thing is The spirit of man man consists of two parts a body and a soule which soule sometime from its speciall seat is termed Heart sometimes from its naturall office and effects life soule breath from its spirituall is termed conscience sometime from its causes spirit being for its matter not bodily but spirituall and for its originall inspired and inbreathed This soule and spirit of man being sound and vnwounded for so the opposition leads vs to take it doth beare vp and beare out its extremity that is the second thing where euery word is weightie and of great latitude The spirit of man of euery man for so both Grammar and Logicke beare it here beareth with patience 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 strength 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 comfort constancie till it hath borne one quite through his wound and maladie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that which for the present the diuine prouidence layes vpon him his present burden which euer seemes the forest what euer it be by whomsoeuer imposed how long soeuer it lie wheresoeuer it light so long as the spirits-selfe remains vnwounded it wil beare it and beare it againe most manfully this the first thing the blessing commended a sound spirit The misery described and disswaded is a wounded spirit opposed to the other First in its affection it is wounded bruised c. Secondly in its effect it is vnsufferable it crushes a man any man who can beare it That is to say none can For so vsually though not euer those Rhetoricall questions must be resolued If the question be negatiue so to speake the answer is affirmatiue Iob 31. as in Iob 31. Is not destruction to the wicked The answer implied is Yes Contrarily if the question be affirmatiue as Who can beare it The answer is negatiue None can The opposition then is cleare there is a spirit and a spirit comfortable and broken the one enables any the poorest man stoutly to endure any the greatest misery the other so crushes the stoutest that he cannot sustaine himselfe without other pressure in the midst of all other naturall comforts and contentments For the first the Doctrine lies before you Doct. 1. Propounded which is this That a confortable spirit is vnconquerable As none other good can match it so no outward euill can ouer-match it There is a three-fold comfort and contentment which mans spirit is capable of Expounded One naturall arising from the goodnesse of mans naturall temper in body bloud spirit and which is that which beares the vsuall name of chearefulnesse A second morall arising from the exercise of morall vertues especially high and heroicall vertues which breed a kinde of solace and contentment in the exerci●… and worke delight Thirdly Spirituall arising from the presence and sense of Gods holy Spirit curing vs helping vs and sealing vp to vs the euerlasting loue of God in Christ Iesus The point must be vnderstood of this last which excludes not the former but eminently and vertually includes and containes them also Thus then that spirit which is supported by the Spirit of God and comforted with the true consolations of that Comforter is inuincible mans spirit made comfortable with spirituall comforts is vnconquerable Indeed naturall ●hearefulnesse may be ouertopt with sorrow comforts springing from a fairenesse of cariage and freedome from staring sinnes may soone be dashed but spirituall comforts which grow from the apprehension of Gods loue and are grounded and built vpon God are impregnable The heart fortified with these cannot be vtterly foiled 3. Proned suppose rumours and seares besiege him The peace of God and his peace with God keepes him in minde and heart as safe as if he lay in garrison Philip. 4.7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Philip. 4.7 He is as quiet as Elisha in Dothus or Danid when in the middest of thousands hee could sleepe and wake and wake and sleepe againe Psal 3.5.6 Suppose troubles throng in vpon him as fast as vpon Iob troubles in his estate troubles in his house troubles in his children troubles in his body so long as there i● peace within hee can say the Lord gaue children the Lord gaue eattell the Lord gaue health wealth yea all hee hath and therefore with Iob concludes The same hand that first gaue hath new taken and blessed be that hand Iob 1. Suppose hell is let loose vpon him and the Deuisl lets slip all his dogs at once some barke some bite all chase and pesecute in all extremitie yet the comfortable spirit shrinkes nor Paul is scoffed he beares it Paul is stocked hee beares it whipped he beares it stoned he beares it and how I pray you with head and shoulders nay with life and spirit Rom. 8. 2 Cor. 1. In all these faith he we are conquerours and I reioyce in my infirmities as afflictions abound so consolations much more yea he sings true a Paul doth this but who else why others also Act. 5.4 as Acts 5. Obiect These are men of extraordinary spirits but what doe ordinary Christians why see in Hebr. 10. They were flouted reproached Hebr. 10.34 afflicted impouerished yet beare it and how with ioy And Hebr. 11. see how they were vsed so persecuted as they were glad to liue in caues and dens of the earth and wandered vp and downe in sheepe-skins and Goat-skins and yet beare it and stand it out true but why because they could neither will nor choose no they might haue beene deliuered vpon conditions but they would not embrace libertie and p●… vpon any sinfull termes so that whether they be euills feared or felt euils growing from out selues or others a comfortable spirit receiues the charge manfully and goes vnder the burden chearefully The Reason why such a spirit will beare its full burden chearfully Reason 1 is because it improues all parts chiefly Reason and that is a strong bridle which both checkes passion and vpholds the head It is much that the