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A36900	Heavenly pastime, or, Pleasant observations on all the most remarkable passages throughout the Holy Bible of the Old and New Testament newly allegoriz'd in several delightful dialogues, poems, similitudes, and divine fancies / by John Dunton, author of The sickmans passing-bell.	Dunton, John, 1627 or 8-1676.	1685 (1685)	Wing D2625; ESTC R17453	181,885	324

all for a drop of water Now if I had a million of gold I would give it all for a drop of water now if I had a world of wealth I would give it all to Lazarus therefore good Abraham one drop But he answered No not a drop Not a drop then cursed be the day wherein I was born and cursed be the night wherein I was conceived cursed be my Father that begot me and cursed be my Mother that bare me cursed be the place that kept me cursed be the delicate Robes that cloathed me cursed be the delicate meat that fed me let me be most accursed of all creatures both in Heaven and Ea●th Oh! cursed cursed most accursed Soul Where am I now what Fiends are those that howl They seize upon me they torment me sore I Shriek with anguish they in fury roar In Earths deep center dark and dreadful Cell Where only angry damned Spirits dwell In grossest darkness yet my sight so clear M●●t hideous Visions to the same appear In Hell indeed where I indure that curse Which shall not cease but be hereafter worse In fire infernal out of measure h●t Which ever burns and yet consumeth not I rave I curse and I accuse my fate As if such torments were unjust too great But Conscience nips me with not so I try To kill that worm but oh it will not dye Most wretched I besides the Woes I have Methinks I hear my bones within my Gra●e As troubled with some fatal Trumpets s●und Begin to shake and shiver in the ground Alass alass what shall of me become When wretched go ye cursed is my doom How shall my Soul and Body both affrighted Then curse the hour they were again united How shall the Devils then with fury driven Seize me for Hell when sentenc●d out of Heaven And on me with much insultation rage As if my torments might their own asswage Then with the hideous howling heard of Hell I shall he thrown to that dreadful Cell Where we in Flames that never fail shall burn From whence we never never shall retu●n A fancyed Dialogue between Dives and Lazarus The Argument Dives contemns poor Lazarus's wretched state Who humbly sues for crumbles at his gate Deriding his advice till in the close One mounts to Heaven the other to Hell goes Di. HOw kind has Fortune been to me how am I made her Favourite whilst with a lavish hand she heaps the worlds chief treasure on me which makes me be admired and sought unto by all the golden Goddesses charms them at the rate that still they watch my looks and when ● smile are overjoyed But who is this that cries thus at my Gate Ha a miserable wrech an outcast of Fortune whose miseries have made him loathsome and contemptible an object that offends mine eyes La. O why turn you from me mighty Sir consider that I am your fellow creature made of the same mold inspired by the same Breath of Life and retain in me the self same faculties Di. Ha ha ha canst thou boast thus nay make these comparisons and but the meer shadow of a man a skeleton whom famine with her pressing hand has griped and turned into a thing detestable to behold La. Dispise me not great Sir nor slight me for my miseries 't is in his power whom I adore to raise me to the heights of Honour and depress your towring greatness Di. No no that ne're can be my Chests are ●rammed too full of Gold the precious Idol of man-kind La. Yet cannot your Riches in the least avail you if he please to stretch out his hand against you nay granting you continue as you are admired and courted by the crouding vulgar yet the wretched the poor despicable thing thou seest is far happpier Di. How happier why now you make me smile sure you but jest sor one more miserable ● never yet could fix my eyes on Laz. It is not Riches Pomp nor high applause that makes men happy but a mind armed with content 〈◊〉 bear him through all sad misfortunes and a faith 〈◊〉 firm affiance in the Donor of all things that we can 〈◊〉 or in the world to come possess O true content is an 〈◊〉 estimable treasure Di. Content is an Eternal treasure why 〈…〉 more create contentment than to have 〈◊〉 World at will be waited on by crouds and feed upon what ever Sea Earth or Air affords La. Yet this without a conscience void of guilt can yield you no felicity a good Conscience is a continual feast Di. Conscience why I never knew what Conscience balls nor know I whether I have any for when first she checkt me for laying my foundation upon Widdows and sad Orphans tears I shook hands with her● and bid her trouble me no more nor since that ●●me has shee much molested me or when she does Musick and charming Beauties shall divert my cares and hush her into silence La. Although at present she is still yet there will come a day when she will cry as l●ud as thunder and proclaim the wrong you hav● done her ●efore the Iudge of all the Earth●punc from who●e dread Presence none can flie Di. Meer f●bles are they that you tell think you to scare me from my Joyes with telling me what I will never believe why when I dye I am no more nor ●an ought trouble me why should I not enjoy my se●● then whilest I live La. Yes 〈◊〉 deluded that after de ath you must appear before 〈◊〉 dread tremendous Majestie of Heaven and answer for the smallest sin com●itted know there is an everlasting Lake of burning Sulphur for all those that trust in vaniti● and joies unspeak●ble for such as tread the paths of ●prightness Di. Pish tell me no more of such vain dreams the meer imagination of such as pretend Religion for a Trade things all together unworthy of my great thoughts nor will I stay to hear but retire and glu● my self with pleasure La. Go and be fatted for you shall laugh now you● fill that you may mourn hereafter Conclusion The rich Man not believes but slights till death Seizes him and rob him of his breath The poor Man likewise dyes but now their state Is different far one Angel does translate To Abrahams happy bosom whilst the fiends Snatch th' other where fierce Torments never ends In vain is then his cry no mercy is found He must indure whilst t'other's with joy crownd· Luke 15.17 18 19 20 21. And when he came to himself he said how many hired Servants of my Fathers have bread enough and to spare and I perish with hunger I will arise and go to my Father and will say unto him Father I have sinned against Heaven and before thee And am no more worthy bo be called thy Son make me as one of thy hired Servants And he arose and came to his Father but when he was yet a great way off his Father saw him and had compassion on him and ran and

are to be sold by John Dunton at the black Raven at the corner of Princes street near the Royall Exchange London 1. A Very delightful New-years Gift entituled Heavenly Pastime or pleasant Observations on all the most remarkable passages throughout the Holy Bible of the Old and New Testament newly Allegoriz'd in several pleasant Dialogues Poems Similitudes Paraphrases and Divine Fancies To which is added 1 The Miraculous manner of the production of our Old Grandmother Eve with the supposed manner of Adams first Nuptial Addresses to her with the pleasant circumstances of their Marriage 2 You have an account of Eves first Addresses to Adam and her Industry in making a Garment for her Husband 3 You have a pleasant account of Adam and Eves Winter Suites their lodging and first building with an account in what pretty manner they first invented a Fire to warm them 4 You have abundance of supposed Dialogues very full of delightful reading The first is between Adam and Eve and Eve and the Serpent the second Dialogue is between Cain and Abel Monster Sin and Conscience 3. Between Abraham and Sara● upon her laughing at the thoughts of her bearing Children in her old Age. 4. Between Abraham and hi● dear and only Son Isaac before his Father went to offer him up as a Sacrifice 5. Between Isaac and Rebe●●a at their first meeting 6. Between Iacob and Rachel upon his being willing to serve fourteen years to obtain her ●ove 5 A wonderful Account how Pharaoh and all his Host were drowned in the Red Sea 6 A Dialogue between Grim Death and the ●lying Minutes 7 Between Balaam and his Ass. 8 The Triumphs of Chastity or a Dialogue between Ioseph and his Mistress upon her tempting of him to uncleanness 9 A Dialogue between the wanton Harlot and the Debauched Youth 10 A Dialogue between Sampson and his beloved Dalilah 11 Between Ruth and Naomi upon these words Nothing but Death shall part thee and me 12 Between David and Goliah upon their first encounter 13 Between Ionathan and David including all the sweets of an intire friendship 14 Between David Vriah and Bathsheba 15 A choice Dialogue fancyed between King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba about the wonderful works of God throughout the whole Creation to which is added the glory and splendor of King Solomon's Court together with the Queen of Sheba's glorious progress to it 16 A Dialogue between Iehu and wanton Iezabel 17 Haman on the Gallows or a Dialogue between Haman and Mordecai 18 Between Adonibezeck and one of the sixty Kings he tormented under his Table supposed to be in the other world 19 A Dialogue between Iob and his Wife 20 Between Isaiah and Hezekiah relating to the fifteen years that was added to his Life 21 A Dialogue between Nebuchadnezzar and the three Children called Shadrack Mesheck and Abednego that were cast into the fiery Furnace 22 Between Darius and Daniel when he was cast into a Den to be devoured by roaring Lions 23 Between Ionah and the Mariners in the Storm before he was ●wallowed up alive by a Whale 24 Between Zacharias and Elizabeth 25 A fancy'd Dialogue between ri●h Dives and poor ragged Lazarus 26 A very affectionate Dialogue between the returning Prodigal and his loveing Father together with choice Meditations upon our Saviours great compassion to the Converted Thief upon the Cross. 27 A Dialogue betwen Iudas and the High-Priest about betraying of Christ together with Iudas's doleful desspair 28 Between Nicodemus and the deceitful World wherein the World promises glorious matters 29 A Dialogue between Pilate and his Wife after he had condemn'd our Blessed Saviour 30 A choice Dialogue between Iairus and his Daughter after her being raised from the dead representing what ravishing sights probably her Soul might behold during all the time her Body lay dead in the Grave 31 A memento to Hypocrites or a Dialogue between Ananias and Saphira 32 A strange Dialogue between the Devil and Simon Magus 33 Between the dispossest Damosel and her Master when Paul and Silas were by a Miracle releas'd out of Prison 54 Useful Meditations upon Eutichus falling down dead sleeping at a Sermon 35 An awakening Dialogue between the Mariners after St. Pauls Shipwrack With above fifty extraordinary pleasant Dialogues and Poems besides By Iohn Dunton Author of the Sickmans Passing-bell Price Bound two Shillings and six pence 2. The Compleat Tradesman or The Exact Dealers daily Companion Instru●ting him throu●hly in all things absolutely necessary to 〈…〉 all those who would thrive in the 〈…〉 in the whole Art and Mystery of Trad● 〈…〉 and will be of constant use for all 〈…〉 whole-sale-men Shop keepers Retailers Yo●●g Tradesmen Countrey Chapmen Indust●●ous Y●o●en Traders in petty Villages and all Farmers and others tha● go to Countrey-Fairs and Markets and for all me● whatsoever that be of any Trade or have any considerable Dealings in the World Written by N. H. Merchant in the City of London The Third Edition with large Additions wherein is now fully taught The pleasant and delightful Art of Money-Catching Price Bound ● s. 3. An Ingenions Discourse against Naked Breast and Shoulders Patches Painted Faces and Long Perriwiggs By Mr. Iay Rector of Chinner in Oxfordshire Price Bound 1 s. 4. A Con●iuation of Morning Exercise Ques●i●ns and Cases of Conscience pra●●i●ally resolved by 31 Reverend Divines in the City of London October 1682. Some of the Cases in this Exercise are as follows 1. How may we Experi●nce it in our selves and Evidence it to others that serious Godliness is more than a Fancy 2. What may most hop●fully ●e attempted to allay animosities amongst Protest●nts that our Divisions may not be our Ruine 3. How may we best cure the love of being flattered 4. What are the best Preservatives against Melancholy and overmuch Sorrows 5. How may our belief of God's governing the whole World support us in all worldly distractions whatsoever 6. Wherein is a middle worldly condition most eligible 7. How may we improve those Doctrines and Providences that transcend our understanding 8. How ought we to do our Dutys towards others though they do not theirs towards us 9. What distance ought we to keep in following the strange and ridiculous Fashions of apparel which came up in the Days wherein we live 10. How may Child bearing Women be most encouraged and supported against in and under the hazard of their Travel With 21 most excellent choice cases of Conscience more which I have not room here to insert Price bound 8 s. 5. The Pilgrims Guide from the Cradle to his Death-bed with his glorious passage from then●e to the New Ierusalem represented to the L●●● in a Delightful New Allegory wherein the Christian ●raveller ●s more fully and plainly directed than yet ever he ●ath been by any in the right and nearest ●ay to the Celestial Paradise to which is added the Sick mans Passing-Bell together with the Customs of several Nations in the burial of their dead