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A15713	The christians mourning garment	Worship, William.	1603 (1603)	STC 25987; ESTC S113276	27,165	63

life for their consciences are bereft of sence and motion by that gangrene sinne and throughly burnt with a searing Yron If a man should cut them vp he should finde no hart in them for Whoredome and Wine and new Wine haue taken Hose 4. 11. away their hart This is a plague of all plagues The stone in the bladder is a gréeuous disease so is the stone in the backe but there is no disease to the stone in the hart Some read the Bible and finding the wrath of God to smoake against sinners in the olde Testament somtime with stoning somtime with the earth swallowing her inhabitants somtime with fire brimstone from heauen they wonder why God is so gentle now a dayes as to let sinne alone which growes so ranke in all places Alas it is true wretches that we are we are all of one language quite contrary to the good language of Canaan we build Towers of Babel Towres of sinne and confusion whose pinacles spire vp to heauen and cry out in the eares of the Lord Thou God to whome vengeance belongeth thou God to whom vengeance belongeth shew thy selfe And verily if we goe on as we doe out-sinning all the regions about vs and turning vnto our owne race as a horse rusheth into the battaile we shall driue the Lord in his anger to exclaime O they haue put out my eyes as the Philistins did Sampsons my type they multiply abhominatiōs as if I had no prouidence lead me lead me to the maine pillers of the land the posts whereon the house standeth that so I may bring the realme vpō their heads be at once auenged of them for my two eyes But to answer the question I auouch i● confidently that the Lorde doth plague the impenitent of this land more sharply and seuerely now in these dayes of peace then he did malefactors in former ages And I prooue it thus Then he punished the body now he punisheth the soule deliuering these men vp into a reprobate sence giuing the Deuill liberty to eare-marke them It is the fearefullest iudgment in the world when sin is punished with sinne and this is the iudgment of these times Wo wo wo vnto vs for we are sick of sinne vnto death and yet féele it not nay like Gadarens we driue away the Lord of life the deare Physitian of our soules If any man be desirous to know the cause of so vniuersall a desertion and embrawning of the hart I must tell him that we are poore with riches pale with beauty sicke with health euill with good Peace and Plenty the mother and daughter haue so led and pampred vs that we are waxen wantonings and kick against the Lord Search the Scripture who will he shall euer finde that leannesse of soule hath béene sent amongst Quailes that excessiue mirth gluttony and chambering make men pursie vnweildsome and to God vnseruiceable By this deare Christian brother mayest thou take a scantling of their wretched estate in this life who do nothing els but fulfill their sensuall lusts and appetites Surely me thinkes this one iudgement that vsunlly befalleth Belly-gods on earth should make our Lusty blouds afraid But alas they haue eyes and see not eares and heare not harts and vnderstand not They drinke till they be drounde in fire and shoote chaineshot of roaring oathes that make the windowes of heauen to totter in my conscience they made the earth quake so lately Tel them of it they breake iests and like the prophane Isralits rebuke the Priest Hosea 4. 4. Yet when they lye vpon their death beds tumbling and tossing and telling the clock when the flashes of hell fire present themselues to their consciences and the bloody wounds appeare which they gaue their owne soules in the dayes of their iollitye when that wilde beast Sin that hath so long slept at the dore of their harts and stird not is suddainely awaked and flyes in their bosome ready to pull out their throates when swarmes of iniquities humme like flyes about them and like Frogges scrall vpon them and croke vengeance against them then tell me if they descend not from the treble keyes of mirth to the graue keyes of sorrow tell me then if they tremble not like an Aspine leafe or like the hartlesse Deare at the noyse of the thunder-cracke Then send for Moses send for the Preacher then good people pray for me O whither shall I flie from the Arrowes of the Almightie that part my ribbes and wound me incurably Alas I thought I could haue repented at the last gaspe euen when I was fetching my soule sighes but now I finde to my paine that repentance is the guift of God O that I might dye the death of the righteous This will be the out-crye of euery one of them dye not their harts like stones within 1. Sam. 25. 37. them as Nabals did But when the date of their life is out and their soules vnbodied then is that truely brought to passe which our Sauiour pronounceth Woe bée to you that now laugh Luk. 6. 25. for yée shall wéepe and waile When they once put their heades within hell gates and heare the feareful yelling of damned spirits that féele no comfort no release no ease nor any thing but amaze and horror then will they wish wish that they had wept their eies out sighed their lungs in péeces but it will be too late Then will each of them crye out Cursed be the day wherin I was borne cursed be the paps that gaue me suck cursed be the knées that preuented me for damned I was damned I am damned I shall be for euer more O whether poore forsaken shall I go from distresse since no remooue can lessen my sorrowes euery place presents like face of misery Alas what comfort cā I haue when the God of all comfort is away Alas it is a long night that 's neuer day an vnmercifull fire that 's neuer quenched a dreadful torment that hath neuer end but lasteth for a time times no time euen for euer O hell hell thy fire is intollerable hot yet without any light to giue a soule cōfort the breath of the Lord like a Riuer of Brimstone doth kindle it O that some moūtaine would Isai 30. 33. fall on me hide me from the presence of the Lambe whom if I had kist he had not béene angry and I had neuer come to this O that I had béene borne a Katte or a Spider or a Load for so should my soule haue vanished to nothing whereas now it is substantiue alwayes dying yet neuer dead Worme of conscience when oh when wilt thou dye wilt thou neuer leaue tugging and tearing my soule Father Abraham one drop of water to coole my tongue good father Abraham Alas why go I about to blazon the armes of hell since they passe the power of any pencils expressing or mindes imagination Suppose a man laid his limmes on a

with it Giue vs therfore such a competencie sufficiencie of these outward blessings as thou in thy heauenly wisdō séest most néedful for vs. Grant these things good father to vs here present to al thine absent praying thée in speciall fauour to remember our frinds kinsfolks in the flesh al our good neighbours welwillers al those for whō we are bound to pray by nature by deserts or any duty whatsoeuer for Iesus Christes sake our only mediator to whom with thée and the holy Ghost be giuen al praise glory both now and for euermore Amen An Euening prayer to be vsed in priuate families O Eternall God and our most louing deare Father we thy vnworthy children doe here fall downe at the foote of thy great maiesty acknowledging from our harts that we are altogeather vnworthy to come néere thée or to look towards thée because thou art a God of infinite glory and we are most vile and abhominable sinners such as were conceiued and borne in sinne and corruption fuch as haue inherited our fathers corruptions and also haue actually transgressed all thy holy statutes and lawes both in thoughts wordes and déedes before we knew thée and since secretly and openly with our selues and with others our particular sinnes are moe then can be numbred for who knoweth how often times he offendeth But this we must néedes confesse against our selues that our hartes are full of pride couetousnesse and the loue of this world full of wrath anger and impatiencie full of lying dissembling and deceiuing full of vanity hardnesse and prophanenesse full of infidelity distrust and selfe-loue full of lust vncleanenesse and al abhominable desires yea our harts are the very sinks of sinne and dunghils of all filthynesse And besides all this we doe omitte the good things we should doe for there are in vs great wantes of faith of loue of zeale of patience of contentment and of euery good grace so as thou hast iust cause to procéede to sentence of iudgement against vs as most damnable transgressors of all thy holy commaundements yea such as are sunke in our rebellions and haue many times and often committed high treason against thy maiestie and therefore thou maiest iustly cast vs all downe into hell fire there to be tormented with Sathan and his angelles for euer And we haue nothing to except against thy maiesty for so doing sith therein thou shouldest deale with vs but according to equity and our iust deserts Wherefore deare Father we doe appeale from thy iustice to thy mercie most humbly intreating thée to haue mercie vpon vs and fréely to forgiue vs all our sinnes past whatsoeuer both new and olde secret and open knowne and vnknowne and that for Iesus Christes sake our onely Mediator And we pray thée touch our harts with true griefe and vnfained repentance for them that they may be a matter of continuall sorrow and hart smart vnto vs so as nothing may gréeue vs more than this that we haue offended thée being our speciall friend and father Giue vs therefore deare Father euery day more and more sight and féeling of our sinnes with true humiliation vnder the same Giue vs also that true and liuely faith whereby we may laie sure hold on thy Sonne Christ and all his merites applying the same to our owne soules so as we may stand fully perswaded that whatsoeuer hee hath done vppon the crosse he hath done for vs particularly as well as for others Giue vs faith good father constantly to beléeue all the swéete promises of the Gospell touching remission of sinne and eternall life made in thy sonne Christ O Lord increase our faith that we may altogether rest vpon thy promises which are all yea Amen Yea that we may settle our selues and all that we haue wholy vpon them both our soules bodies goods name wiues children and our whole estate knowing that all things depend vpon thy promises power and prouidence and that thy word doth support and beare vp the whole order of nature Moreouer we intreat thée O Lord to strengthen vs from aboue to walke in euery good waye and to bring foorth the fruits of true faith in all our particular actions studying to please thée in all things to be fruitfull in all good works that we may shew foorth vnto all men by our good conuersation whose children we are and that we may adorne and beautifie our most holy profession by walking in a Christian course and in all the sound fruits and practise of godlinesse and true religion To this end we pray thée sanctifie our harts by thy spirite yet more and more sanctifie our soules and bodies and all our corrupt naturall faculties as reason vnderstanding will and affections so as they may be fitted for thy worship and seruice taking a delight and pleasure therein Stir vs vp so vse prayer watchfulnes reading meditation in thy lawe and all other good meanes whereby we may profit in grace goodnes from day to day Blesse vs in the vse of the meanes that we may daily die to sin liue to righteousnesse Draw vs yet nearer vnto thée help vs against our manifold wants Amend our great imperfections renue vs inwardly more and more repaire the ruines of our harts aide vs against the remnants of sinne Enlarge our hearts to run the way of thy commandements Direct all our steps in thy worde let none iniquitie haue dominion ouer vs. Assist vs against our speciall infirmities and master sinnes that we may get the victorie ouer them all to thy glory the great peace comfort of our owne consciences Strengthen vs good father by thy grace holy spirit against the common corruptions of the world as pride whoredome couetousnes contempt of thy Gospell swearing lying dissembling deceiuing O dear father let vs not be ouercome of these filthy vices nor any other sinfull pleasures fond delights wherewith thousands are carried headlong to destruction Arme our soules against all the temptations of this worlde the flesh and the diuell that we may ouercome them all through thy helpe and kéepe on the right way to life that we may liue in thy feare and die in thy fauour that our last dayes may be our best dayes and that we may end in great peace of conscience Grant these things good Father and all other néedfull graces for our soules or bodies or any of thine throughout the whole world for Iesus Christs sake In whose name we further call vpon thée as he hath taught vs in his Gospel saying Our Father which art in Heauen c. A prayer to be vsed at any time by one alone priuately OLord my God heauenly Father I thy most vnworthy childe do here in thy sight fréely confesse that I am a most sinful creature damnable transgressor of all thy holy laws commaundements that as I was borne bred in sin stained in the wombe so haue I continually brought sorth the