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A06475
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Obiectorum reductio: or, Daily imployment for the soule In occasional meditations upon severall subjects. By Donald Lupton.
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Lupton, Donald, d. 1676.
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STC 16945; ESTC S103968
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a vaine folly was it to dippe in water to swimme in blood What a strange delusion was this to seeme the cleaner to be the foâ—ler Outward pretences may and are often voyde of sincerity Many Roman Pharisees doe often sprinkle themselves in Holy water yet vnder this wallow in the blood of Princes and Gods weaker members and so many Hypocrites amongst us under the forme of sanctity commit the deepest and desperatest impieties The worst complexions and sordidst natures are deepliest painâ—ed The grosser villanies have the fairer excuse That great Imposter when Hee meanes worst appeares as â—n Angell of Light We â—â—e not to relye upon appearances I desire not to â—ash with him I had raâ—her have a cleane Heart â—nd foule Hands then cleane Hands and a soule Heart Praestat esseâ—quam â—ideri MEDITATION 3. Vpon the sight of a Toade VVHich of us tiro are of the Ancienter House the Earth is our mother This creature may plead antiquity of nature I of sinne My originall Polution makes this so loathsome to the sight I am beholden to it for bearing so patiently some part of my burthen By nature I am as full of poyson as It. Every sinne is not onely venemous but mortall In my corrupted nature I doe appeare in the Eyes of God as ugly as this deformed beast It would perhaps be better if it could I may bee if I will This creatures deformity comes from mee mine from my selfe and Satan How am I beholden to that God that did not though hee iustly might have made me so How am I bound to praise Him who to make mee comely le ts the whole creature suffer under vanity Rom. 8. MEDITATION 4. Vpon hearing a Woman to die in child-bed THE unlawfull desire to taste fruit made her diâ— in bearing fruit Eves sinne procurd her suffering The opening her wombe is a preparative to her grave It may well bee called a Travaile when the Mother takes her journey out of the World I see truely what a dangerous thing it is to conceive and breed sinne St. Iames spoke true That sinne when it is conceived brings fortâ—fortâ—death Children I thinke have good cause to love their Parents who are willing to part with life themselves to give it these How ought â—ve then O Saviour to love thee who to give us eternall life was so willing to lay downe thine owne life in the grave And in the case of regeneration so must every Child of God doe His body must die wholy to sinne that soule and body may live wholy unto righteousnes unto glory The onely way to live hereafter is to die here MEDITATION 5. Vpon SAVLS going from Heirusalem to Damascus VVHither posts this deepe-learnd Pharisee with such Eagernes and Zeale did Gamaliel his Tâ—tor ever read such a Lecture of bloody persecution to him where found he this Axiome in the whole Law to persecute the Gospell where learnt he ever to make Mose fight against Christ Could he so deeply love the Seruant and yet kill the Master Alâ— knowledge and Religion in â—â—y professor is but zeale blinâ—d without Christ. It may â—eme strange that the Professors of Divinity should â—ave such â—arres and so deepâ—â— uyed Behold the great â—oodnes of God In the depth of darknes Saul is caught â—nd compassed with the great â—â—ght of a glorious Sauiour We â—re not masters of our Owne â—houghts It was a true â—peech of Ioseph ye thought â—ill but God brought it to Good VVhen wee thinke many times to doe most â—ee then cannot doe any â—hing I see it 's vaine fighâ—ing against the Church of Christ. God does well know â—ow to catch a Sinner at adâ—antage Even all thing persecution it selfe work for the good of Gods Saint He beganne his Iourney Saul But ends it a Paul 〈◊〉 if I be asked where Saul 〈◊〉 I may safely answere Is 〈◊〉 Saul now among the Prophet and Apostles blessed for Euer MEDITATION 6. Vpon DAVIDS Adultery IS it not pity such a Rosâ— should have such a Canker so faire a face such a Blemish But what Saint is priviledged with the state â—f Perfection here This â—â—ll as it proved was but for is surer standing better â—eed taking The greatest â—â—enesit I see that God â—nds to recover Him is a â—od Sermon preacht and Well â—pplyed by a Worthy and well â—arned Prophet send O God such alwayes upon â—eed in the Courts of earthâ—y Princes They deserue there â—laces with reverence with â—espect No Member of Christ can expect a Freedome from tentation Our head â—ad his trialls and those â—harpe ones too by that wickâ—d One. the fairest Sunne sometimes meetes with Cloudes So the purest lights of the Church want 〈◊〉 their blemishes O Godâ— let not me so much 〈◊〉 that he fell as reioyce 〈◊〉 he did in time recover 〈◊〉 me looke well to my self For I may be sure that if Sâ—tan durst invade such a religious Crowne He will not 〈◊〉 the weaker subiect The beâ— course to keepe out Satan to avoyd idlenesse MEDITATION 7. Vpon CAINS murtherâ— his brother Aâ—â—L VVHat but two â—â—thrâ—n in a whoâ— World and they together 〈◊〉 the eares What 's the â—uarrell for wealth or hoâ—â—oâ— the one was not knowne â—he other not affected Was 〈◊〉 religion this would have â—aught Cain love not revenge This was an early persecution â—he divell began Warr beâ—imes goodnesse can no sooâ—â—er be begun but it shall â—â—eete with opposition We must not loose our religion though we bleed for it by our 〈◊〉 brethren All in a family 〈◊〉 not the children of the 〈◊〉 father Grace is not tyed 〈◊〉 the first-borne God may â—hoose the youngest leave the â—ldest Cain scornes to hate â—nder blood-shedding The divell is a murtherer from the beginning Brethrens divisions especially in matters of Religion are hardly reconciled But though this one dyes God knowes how to bring up another goodnes shall be sure of Enemies but it cannot be utterly rooted out Abell hath had abundance of brethren Caiâ— did not so much kill Abeas himselfe It is a true Maxime that Sanguis mâ—â—rtiâ—rum semen Ecclesiae S. 〈◊〉 shall conclude it in thiâ— saying That he that 〈◊〉 borne after the flesh persecâ—â—ted him that was borne afteâ— the Spirit MEDITATION 3. Vpon the good Samaritan and the wounded Man SEe how we poore wretches are beset with dangers our life is but a conâ—inued passage through robbers Free booters It 's the safest to keepe our selues at home When we goe forth we expose our selues to hazards It 's not every Mans happines to have such a compassionate Passenger That man liues safe whose minde keepes within A retired life hath the fewer inconueniences This Man found most good at the hands oâ— a stranger A friend is more Neere then a brother It is grace not nature affection not affinity that are most sensible and sympathizing of distresses I see plainely that those Iewish ceremoâ—nies are not so Helpfull as the mercies of God in Iesus Christ It 's not