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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60339	True treasure: or, Thirtie holy vowes. Containing the brief sum of all that concernes the Christian centurians conscionable walking with God first. Solemnly made, since often renewed, and again seriously reviewed; with some particulars added: the more to encrease and confirme his Christian resolutions. All in the onely strength of the Almighty. By Phillip Skippon, Sergeant Maior generall, &c. The most unworthy souldier of Christ Jesus.	Skippon, Philip, d. 1660.	1644 (1644)	Wing S3953; ESTC R214777	36,411	165

little and taking liberty sometimes he be so intangled that he cannot without great distaste be againe freed yea rather then faile at some times in some places and companies to vow against and abstaine from all wine strong beere hot-waters and the like altogether when where and among whom he feares or it is likely he may be provoked To lay to bea rt The basenesse and beastlinesse of this vice what fooles and mad-men drunkards are the sinfulnesse and punishment thereof how it layes us open to all apishnesse shame and scorn to all injuriousnesse villany and mischiefe how unfit it makes us to serve God to converse among men to discharge our calling so that no body respects or cares to imploy dare or will trust such an one yea how those that are otherwise wicked men and their owne companions in their hearts contemne scornfully speak of deride laugh at and shamefully abuse such Especially let Professors Consider seriously and conscionably how foule a blemish this vice is and how much shame scorn and injury it hath procured and will procure unto them his owne sinfull forrowfull and shamefull experience makes him speak it for it hath been cast in his teeth and he hath justly deserved it he prayes and hopes to be the better for it and resolves by Gods good grace never more to fall into it but carefully to eschew all occasions of it solemnly protesting as farre as is possible never to come in company with those who out of malice nor conscience have spoken of it or so to abridge his lawfull liberty and to carry himselfe so circumspectly and soberly that their malicious mouthes may be stopped former scandals remored and furture prevented nerer forgetting what horrible dejections of spirit terrours of conscience and distempers of body he hath found upon it therefore daily to pray and watch against it The seventeenth Vow and third of this maine part To watch against all filthinesse in all places That is NOt to invent give way to or cherish any vile conceits contemplative wickednesse or remembring any forepast uncleannesse with contentment to resist strive and pray against the first motions thereof not to utter any impure but onely chast speeches not to suffer his eyes to seek out to look at or wander after any lustfull or unclean object but to make a covenant with his eyes and to turne them from such objects nay not to behold lawfull objects of delight to stirre up lust to abhorre not at all to listen to but to forbid or else to goe away from all ribald talk songs or books detesting all such gestures and pictures taking heed of all immodest behaviour secretly or with others avoyding companying with any woman privately though at first intending no harme especially with such whose too free and loose behaviour might provoke or whose ill repute would ofter the more freedome not yeelding to the very least daliance not playing with the flame least he burne avoyding all occasions abhorring the act of all self-pollution though in never such darknesse and closely and all other abominations not fit to be named and most horrible to be committed And further Seriously considering his former offches to be deeply humbled his evill inclination to be constantly watchfull his great weaknesse to feare alwayes to remember Josephs speech and example for imitation the threatnings against and judgments upon uncleannesle to be terrefied therefrom or else to looke for the like to lay to heart whatsoever hath occasioned or may occasion any impurity in himselfe or others or that hath brought him the neerest to fall therein to run from the like hereafter to bear down his body and to break off sloth to eschew idlenesse solitarinesse and intemperance to learne well that Heathen lesson sure cerere bacho friget venus to pray often and earnestly that the Lord as he wils will please to work his sanctification that he may possesse his vessell in all holinesse and honour and that continually The eighteenth Vow and fourth of this maine part To take heed of breaking out into pashon upon any occasion Especially UPon evill suspicions without warrantable cause upon bare relations of others before hearing the cause upon taking things in the worst part wresling others words or mis-interpreting their meaning or upon rash judging or old grudge or out of an irreconcileable disposition or being crossed in his hopes or proceedings contemned in his person slandered in his good name wronged in his right ill spoken of behind his backe villified without cause or any way injured justly or unjustly if justly to be silent and doe no more so if unjustly to take heed he deserve it not and to consider Gods dearest Children and Christ himselfe were served so therefore to examine the cause seriously to weigh all circumstances warily to be informed throughly to take all in the best part to judge as he would be judged to heare the party fully if he deny it to be easily satisfied if he maintaine it having truely and soberly informed him to be silent and setled and to turne from him till his distemper and his owne heat of blood be over then to discourse againe deliberately rather to suffer as may stand with Christian decency then to enter into contention Gods Word his own and common experience tels him it is much better to cease from strife in the beginning then after the matter is divulged the one procures peace love and credit the other trouble hate and shame yea so to labour for a meek and sustering loving and forgiving disposition and to abhorre watch against and break off the contrary that whereas he hath been noted for hastinesse chollar and passion to force them by Gods grace and government to say see how remarkably is the man changed what a conquest hath he gained yet if there be cause to cleere himselfe as if the wrong may tend to the scandall of his Christian profession disabling him for his calling or blemishing his honest reputation to declare himselfe boldly and wisely and to assure them that wrong him conscience not cowardlinesse the feare of God not of their faces restrains him from taking the roughest course to right himselfe and in his calling in the greatest danger to call upon them to behold and testifie the truth thereof he is no coward that will not but he that dares not fight he that is truly valiant when there is just cause will shew it feare the Lord and nothing else by mild carriage and soft speeches prevent and cut off wrath strife and vexation de part from palsion and discord for an hasty and contentious man never wants woe and anger is a short madnesse procuring to body and mind most strange distempers The nineteenth Vow and fifth of this maine part To set himselfe against all misgovernment of the tongue without ceasing That is TO the uttermost to watch against to avoyd to breake off all ignorant speaking of things he understand not all foolith unadvised rash supershous unseasonable

may testifie to his owne Conscience that he acknowledgeth the beginning progresse and issue of all his well doing and welfare to be from Heaven onely More especially when his turne comes to watch Be it when where or upon what occasion soever to pray and rest assured that the Lords watching with for and over us onely must and will and can secure us To give his most gracious Majesty onely all the glory for our safety and that all hath gone well with us and that we were not affronted surprized ruined and made to feare flye and fall by our Enemies when we watched Principally in or against any perilous imployment In the expectation thereof and to be well prepared therefore be it never so hard and dangerous with all humility and earnestnesse oftentimes to seeke of God all direction courage of heart strength of body all sufficiency to doe worthily all preservation from shame and harm and all good successe with his soule begging of the Lord however else he please to deale with him not to leave him so to misdemeane himselfe or that any mishap should befall him whereby his Christian profession should be disgraced his honest repute blemished or the mouth of scorne and injury opened to urge his God herein to be jealous of his owne glory be the beggar never so unthankfull sinfull weake and unworthy and though he never so much meriteth to be left to doe most unworthy and to suffer all shame sorrow and harme irrecoverably ever to the death submitting himselfe to his good Gods good pleasure wholly as is more at large in his prayer to this purpose to be found in his daily devotions then that he may be the more throughly confirmed to betake himselfe to those particular promises which in this respect assure him in Christ as the Lord sees best for him the good things he so much craves which promises are manifold and to be found in his collection of promises and the which he alwayes carries about him Thus fitted by Gods good grace in his onely name and strength to discharge his duty without backwardnesse feare or shrinking bravely and resolutely not giving over till he hath done his part fully leaving the rest to the Lords disposing freely not forgetting to give his name onely for all ability and good successe all praises duly and now when the Army is abroad and his danger the more apparent to avoid all sinfull and unseemly courses and customes more carefully yea most especially In all personall imployments also Either in receiving and executing commands in sailing marching quartering watching c. to be willing forward carefull unwearied with few words without arguing with setled countenance and carriage beseemingly towards others to behave himselfe reservedly modestly quietly friendly submissively respectively fairly inoftensively as every ones person place and worth requires of him so to carry himselfe Christianly and commendably Hereunto help Lord continually The fourth maine part concerning his Family carriage The twelfth Vow and first of this maine part To abstaine from all abuses of the Marriage-bed That is IN heart by Gods especiall grace to watch and strive against all vile conceits in words all imodesty in behaviour all wantonnesse in action all voluptuousnesse yea every way whatsoever would provoke unlawfull lusts to take heed of all unseasonable immoderate and any way meerly lustfull use thereof to abstaine altogether in time of naturall seperation solemne humiliation in case of sicknesse weaknesse or any other time when purity health or modesty is wronged to beg pardon for strength against the contrary graces to prevention of Gods threatned feared and merited judgements for and grace to eschew the occasions of and power to overcome his forepast offences to labour to possesse his vessell in holinesse often and earnestly to beg the gift of continency carrying himself chastly therefore to eat drink and sleep moderately to have respect to the right use and ends of this holy Ordinance and to keep the Bed undefiled so to crave and look for the Lords blessing therein to be deeply humbled and desire mercy howsoever The thirteenth Vow and second of this maine part To labour the conversion and edification of his Wife Children Servants or any other under his roofe by all good meanes he possible can That is TEach them where when and how to performe religious exercises and what our duties are one to another and how to carry our selves Christianly in our common conversation to admonish further and hold them thereunto according to the warrant of Gods Word with wisdome mecknesse and authority to reprove their neglect or unwilling unreverend or sloathfull performing holy duties pressing upon them the danger and ilnesse thereof and the acceptablenesse and blessednesse of the contrary not seldome or softly but often and sharply to reprove whatsoever sinne or fault he observes in word behaviour and action to be in any of them in countenance and speech to shew unfained dislike of them and as need requires using seasonable correction to his Children but that not presently in passion but considerately with comp●ssion in obedience to Gods ordinance and to shew his hatred of the sinne and not to satisfie his froward humour or as a cruell Tyrant and not like an affectionate Parent whereby the poor Children are extreamely disheartned and rather imbittered then bettered ever letting them understand their offence and that they are duly chastised according to Gods revealed will to pray unto the Lord often and unfainedly to work uppon his Childrens hearts that the corrections may work upon them kindly if Servants be refractory after often earnest and meek warning to part with them not keeping any person to serve him that continues to be prophane or that slights and mocks goodnesse yea as much as is possible to avoid entertaining any so disposed to cast out a swearer a lyar a purloyner a deceiver a scoffer a tale-bearer a strife-sower a medler a proud selfe-conceited gadding idle filthy-speaking person if such amend not to use daily upon all occasions especially at meales holy conference among them of what hath beene heard or read or otherwise out of and according to Gods Word using to catechise more or lesse daily especially on the Sabbath day calling his Family together twice a day to prayer reading the Scriptures and somewhat in a good book singing Psalmes seasonably solemnly and constantly praying for them in private especially avoyding those evils he forbids and reproves in them and doing those duties he requires of them taking great care they may not have cause to note any particular knowne falt in him or have occasion to say this you reprove in us yet practise it your selfe or thus if not so you forget c. The fourteenth Vow and third of this maine part To demeane himselfe wisely in all his wayes among them That is IN his countenance carriage and speeches to shew a grave quiet sober cheerfull wel-ordered disposition to the uttermost eschewing a churlish frowa●d jealous possionate