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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02360	A yong mans inquisition, or triall VVhereby all young men (as of all ages) may know how to redresse and direct their waies, according to Gods word, and if they bee in the way of life to saluation, or in the way of death, to condemnation. Together with a godly and most comfortable meditation and praier ioyned thereunto. By William Guilde.	Guild, William, 1586-1657.	1608 (1608)	STC 12494; ESTC S103544	93,895	285

it and them with reuerent and dutifull estimation laying it vp in their hearts practising the same in their life and conuersation by redressing their wais according therunto they may be crowned immortall and glorious Kings in the world to come and raigne with Christ Iesus eternally world without end For who esteemeth of it esteemeth of God his worde and himselfe being all one as who contemneth it to heare or doe the same contemneth God to heare or obey him who receiueth it and the Preachers thereof receiueth Christ as himselfe testifieth and who reiecteth it or them reiecteth Iesus Christ and the mercy benefites and loue of the Father offered in him willingly and wilfully giuing ouer themselues to darkenes to the Prince of darknes and to the condemnation of and with the Prince of darkenesse for euer Finally to conclude seeing the excellencie of Gods word is such and the estimation thereof and reuerence in our hearts should bee such wee may perceiue the great iniquity and fearefull offence of all those who keepe the same secret and hide from Gods people lest they finding this iewel with the wise merchant should onely cleaue vnto it and hide it vp in their hearts and soules it is life therefore they from whom it is hid walke in the shadow of death it is light therefore they to whom it shineth not walke in feareful darknesse it is the foode phisicke of the sicke soule of a sinner onely therefore they who know it not nor wil not know it must starue and die eternally it is our directer and counseller to whom then it is hid they wander astray in the paths of foolishnesse Except this seede be sowen how can we bring forth good fruit in a true faith to a ioyfull haruest it is the power of God to saluation to all them who beleeue and by faith wee are made members of Iesus Christ but how can wee beleeue except wee heare for faith commeth by hearing and how can we heare it except it bee preached Therefore who taketh away diligent preaching they take away carefull hearing and who taketh away hearing they take away the faith in so farre as in them lieth and so sheweth themselues plainely to bee enemies of Iesus Christ and of his crosse By it wee are digged about the rootes planted and watered and made fruitfull vines and sweete fig-trees in Gods garden and vineyard therefore who taketh away the same maketh God in his wrath to put to the axe to the roote of the tree to cut it down and cast it being barren and vnfruitfull into eternall fire being so slow and backward when wee are often inuited to come to Gods house banquet how much slower shall wee be without the hearing of the inuitation of Gods worde Wee are too barren ground euen when that raine and dew falleth vpon our soules but how much barrenner shall wee be and lesse fructifie when it doeth not fall Happy for euer is that Kingdome or Citie that retaineth the same in the pure sinceritie thereof without addition diminution mixture or amission as thrise woful is the same that retaineth not the same so The most fearefull threatning wherewith Christ Iesus that Alpha and Omega threatneth any of the seauen Churches is that of the Church of Ephesus I will come against thee shortly and will remooue thy Candlesticke out of his place except thou amend The most fearefull famine that euer came vpon any Land Kingdome Citie or soule is the famine of the word of God when the staffe of the heauenly bread thereof is broken This plague or the report thereof may make euery eare to tingle for where it is it is neuer alone but with it is the infectious plague of the pestilence of sinne suffocating euery soule vnto death eternall not taking men out of worldly miserie to eternall ioy as the bodily plague doth many but from their temporall ioy in sinne vnto eternall miserie of punishment And euer with it or after also followeth the sharp and seuere deuouring sworde of Gods fierce wrath and consuming hoat displeasure It is a fearefull thing when the watch or watchman of Gods word in the head of the Tower is dumbe when there is no barking about the sheepe how can the sheepe be safe It is a wofull thing to see godly Samuel remoued from Saul that he dares not speake Gods word plainely but must tarie at home all his life and mourne onely for Saul and his doings when hee is compelled to answere God how can I goe for if Saul heare he will kill me It is wofull to see Ieroboam the King put out his hand and bid take holde of the Prophet of God because at the commandement of the Lord hee cried against the Altar of Bethel It is fearefull to heare that the Lords true Prophets must be hid in caues and feede on bread and water being dumbe when Eliah knoweth none but himselfe left alone to plead Gods cause boldly and must bee faine to flee from place to place in great necessitie from the presence of Ahab and his false Prophets because he spake Gods word truely therefore hee must bee called a troubler of Israel and the estate It is lamentable to see that Michaiah for not speaking of pleasant things as the false Prophets of Ahab did shall bee beaten by Zidkiiah a false deceiuing and flattering spirit and sent to the prison house by the King to eate and drinke the bread and water of affliction to see bloody Iehoram send for the head of Elisha in his wrath or Herod for the head of Iohn the Baptist for speaking the word of God freely because Vriiah prophecied the trueth in the name of the Lord to be sent for by I●hoiakim the King and beheaded likewise Ieremiah for speaking of that whereof God commanded him not to keepe a word backe to bee apprehended by the Priests and people and to be censured worthy to die the death to see Daniel cast in the Lions den and the three children in the fierie furnace for professing the seruice of the Lord their God is it not a woful thing to see Iesus Christ persecuted daily for proclaiming the will of his Father and that ioyfull yeare of Iubile for the freedome of mens soules to see Steuen stoned to death for the testimony of Iesus Peter and Iohn imprisoned for the preaching of the Gospel freely and with threatning commanded that they preach no more to see the Apostles beaten and oftentimes incarcerated Paul stoned smitten apprehended bound c. The beloued Apostle of Iesus Christ exiled to an I le Patmos and Gods seruants the bearers of this glorious iewell of his word by manifolde waies to be troubled onely for the testimonie of the trueth and of a good conscience which the itching eares of these last times cannot abide to heare albeit they shoulde most desire the same For where Gods word is not preached the people perisheth as testifieth the Preacher And the chiefe cause that Gods word

neither can flesh and blood reueale the same to vs. In the third part he desireth God to deliuer him from all impediments whether of his owne flesh of sinne the world Satan or his outward enemies which might hinder or stay him any waies from walking more freely in the paths of saluation and his word And in the last and fourth part being priuie to his own conscience of the institution of his former life and equitie of his cause hee imploreth Gods constant assisting grace in the administration of the rest of his life committing and commending to his eternall protection for euer himselfe and his cause So farre in generall concerning the Author Intitulation Notation Argument and Diuision of this Psalme for an Induction to the specials following Now concerning the speciall notation argument and diuision of this second octonarie or section The first verse whereof by the assisting grace of Gods spirit shall be by vs handled The notation of this second octonarie is by the second letter of the Hebrew Alphabet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Beth wherewith euery verse in the originall contained in this section is noted and beginneth The signification thereof as all Hebrew letters signifie and therein excelleth all other letters is double for it is either Confusio as Ambrose turneth it and so the reason why this octonarie is noted therewith is thus that whosoeuer redresseth his way by Gods word seeketh him with his whole heart wandereth not from his commandements hideth his promise in his heart that he sinne not against him declareth the iudgements of his mouth delighteth in the way of his testimonies meditateth in his preceps and forgetteth not his word whosoeuer I say obserueth these eight things contained in this octonary of eight Verses shall neuer see Confusion This same reason and promise is set downe more briefly in the 5. 6. verses of this Psalme the words whereof are these O that my waies were directed to keep thy statutes this is the wish or conditiō the promise by way of inferēce followeth Thē should I not be confounded the condition repeated When I haue respect vnto all thy commandements But wee must vnderstand that there is a two-fold confusion for there is Cōfusio damnationis a confusion of condemnation inflicted vpon the reprobate by God in his iustice for iust desert and punishment of their sinnes of the which the Prophet of God in this place meaneth and there is confusio contritionis a confusion of repentance proper to the godly which proceedeth of humilitie and sorrow for their sinnes wherewith God in his mercie moueth their heart that so hee may accept them in his fauour raise them by the comfort of his spirit and forgiue them their iust desert for their offences which euery one must haue who would escape that eternall and fearefull confusion of euerlasting destruction The other signification of this Letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Beth is Domus a house whose figure it representeth and so the reason is thus that whosoeuer would bee counted as one of Gods house and so bee saued As God the Master of the house is pure and cleane his house and seruants cleane likewise so thou who would adioyne thy selfe in thy youth to their societie and eate at his table thou must be cleane also Cleansing thy waies according to his word putting on that white cleane robe of the righteousnesse of Iesus Christ that wedding garment seruing him in his Family in purity holinesse of life by obseruing these doctrines which are here set down in this section to doe the same The Argument of this Section is this as in the former generally to all men hee commended the desire of godlinesse and keeping of Gods word shewing the estate of such to be blessed and that to be the only way to attaine to true perfect happines for euer so now in this octonarie and first verse thereof particularly hee commendeth the same desire of pietie and obseruation of Gods word vnto young men first and that for two chiefe causes moouing him Whereof the first is because that age placeth a man vncertaine betweene two wayes what course of life to chuse as Xenophon reporteth of Hercules out of Prodicus and Cicero in the first of his Offices saith Imprimis autem constituendum est qui nos quales esse velimus quae deliberatio est omnium diffic●ll●na Wee must first appoint what men and of what sort or calling wee would bee which aduisement of all other is hardest and most difficult in such an hard doubtfull deliberation therfore the Prophet here sheweth that no better nor surer counsell can bee then to follow Gods word as our counsellor which may both direct and retaine vs in a good course of life and therefore not to delay time till olde age but to beginne in our youth which whosoeuer neglecteth and therein hardens his heart in sinne that man hardly is or can be recalled and brought except it be by the extraordinarie mercie of God to repentance and a good life hereafter The second reason is because youth is carried with a more headlong force vnto vice lust and vaine pleasures of the flesh Therefore it hath neede of straiter discipline more carefull watching and harder brydling and more diligent instruction by the word of God which except it be adhibited timely there is great perill and it is to be feared lest head-longs in the vehemencie of their course they bee carryed suddenly into vtter destruction which lamentable experience hath too often taught to be true The diuisio● of this octonar is in three chiefe parts The first whereof is contained in this first Verse which God willing shall be entreated of wherein being to shew the excellent effects of Gods word in this whole Psalme is that it keepeth from sinne it quickneth it bringeth peace and gladnesse to the heart it giueth vnderstanding c. thereby the more to induce and mrue euery man to a greater desire and loue thereof He setteth downe heere the first particular and cheife effect of Gods word as to all ages and men so chiefly and more particularly commending and commanding the study exercise and desire thereof to youth the firstage capable of the same for the reasons and causes aforesaid The second part of this octonarie is from the 1. Verse thereof to the 15. wherein hee setteth downe his owne example for confirmation and further moouing of yong men to embrace his former exhortation and it containeth foure seuerall confessions made vnto God The first of his great desire to Gods word in seeking him with his whole heart with a prayer to confirme him the more therein The second of his great care and estimation he had thereof in hiding it in his heart for the end that hee should not sinne against him The third of the declaring of the iudgements of his mouth with his lippes and the fourth of the great delight he had therein as in all riches