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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52818	A spiritual legacy being a pattern of piety for all young persons practice in a faithful relation of the holy life and happy death of Mr. John Draper / represented out of his own and other manuscripts containing his experiences, exercises, self examinations and evidences for heaven ; together with his funeral sermons ; published by Chr. Ness.	Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705.; Draper, John, d. 1682.	1684 (1684)	Wing N464; ESTC R29558	57,400	206

task as appears by his most Dilligent and Divine Diary This necessary but much neglected work of self-tryal I find he began at the spring-time Aequinoctial upon the 10. of March 1681 ‥ O Holy and Happy Soul that had now his hard frozen heart thus kindly thawed by a look of love from the Son of Righteousness as Peters was by a Look from his Lord Luke 22.61 62 Hereby the Lord helped him to say with the Bridegroom in the Song The winter is past the rain is over and gone The Flowers appear on the Earth c. Cant. 2.10 11 12 13.1 most blessed spring of Grace better than that of Grass was now upon him though I cannot give so distinct an account of his Diary as I would because 't was writ in obscure Characters only with a black pencil intended it seems solely for hi● own private use yet with the be●● key we could get it hath been opened that such precious treasur● should not be lost but communicated for the common good I begin here from the Manuscrip● both as to the matter and as to the time as I can judge upon what Sabbat● Day I heard a Sermon upon Peter going out and weeping bitterly after Christ had looked upon him Saith he I went to prayer that night and begged of God to give me Peters Repentanoe and in the earnestness of Spirit I fell flat upon the ground before the Lord to begg it Then I laid long till I had some comfort from my God yet remained I dull and muddy till wednesday night and then had I some communion with my God again even a new tast of his first goodness and comfort in prayer On Thursday night did I meet him whom my Soul loveth again which I found very useful to me finding by woful experience that without Christs strengthening me I could do nothing spiritually nor before the Sabbath ensuing nor in it had I the sweet communion with God I used to have before but on Munday night I met my God having a pretty deal of time that evening for Tuesday morning was not so good nor could I raise my heart at night till it was very late and then had I my former sweetness but much more upon wednesday the same I found upon the Sabbath following and on Munday night and on the next night also though everdul at the first yet inlarg'd after upon wednesday night I pray'd twice successively and found more than ordinary incomes On Thursday again I had inlargements but at the close the Devil made me drowsy to cut short my duty c. but on Friday my heart was kept better raised On Saturday I begged of God to direct me how I might meet the blessing of the next Sabbath which through grace I met with on that day yet was troubled with wandrings in my evening duty On Munday the presence of God was with me and made my duty sweet at night On Tuesday I met with a precious opportunity for my Souls good On Wednesday I did not so well which made me chide my Soul for no better requiting the Lords kindness On Thursday morning I had Gods presence the same at night though troubled with wandrings On Friday I had many outward mercyes yet could improve aright neither Gods word of Grace nor his works of Mercy On Saturday having spare time from business I sought the Lord thrice for a larger sight of the light of his Countenance when the Sabbath came the Lord gave me an Answer of Peace c. Thus might a large account of this gracious Young-Mans Self-Tryal and watchings over his own ways from Month to Month all along but because to do so distinctly from day to day would fill a volume I must therefore wave it and that not out of Judgment only but out of necessity also seeing the key that opened his Charactars could not reach them all neither in point of time nor in point of matter the judicious Reader may easily imagine that this defect will lame us in this work yet though it cost me unspeakable trouble and pains I shall follow my thread in this labyrinth I have already given an exact account how he examined himself upon every monthly Sacrament from August 7. 1681. to Jan. 7. 1681 3. which was the last he did partake of for not long after his Dear Redeemer whom he had so oft admired and embraced in the Lords Supper upon Earth called him home to Sup and Feast with him in Heaven As to his Self-Tryal at all other times between every one of those Seventeen Sacraments I shall proceed to relate so far as my key will carry me The best computation I can make out of the many manuscripts consisting of above thirty sheets which I have to abridge and methodize drawn out of his Diary Pocket-book and Almanack c. He renews his self-examining work again upon March 17. 1681 2. being Fryday how he spent all the time from the last March to this save only relating to the Sacraments we must be content to want it for want of better helps but upon that day he hath left upon record he had wandring thoughts in duty did little for the good of others my sins saith he lay but light I mourned not for the sins of the land I looked not into my own heart nor was I concern'd in holy ejaculations The same he saith of himself in spending the 18 and March the 19. being the Sabbath he remarks the same omissions and not having a frame Suitable to the Day yea in night-duty pestered with wandrings on March 20. I arose from Table without drooping being full glad to meet God there March 21. had the former omission and Heaven little in my sight 22d day could not mourn for the sins of the land and the same frame was upon me the 23. and 24. nor could I do better or look into my heart the 25 of March 1682. nor the six following Dayes of that month could he shake of those omissions April the first he brands himself with the same neglects the second day he adds to those neglects that wandring thoughts had eaten up the life of his duty on the third the same complaint on the fourth missed vain thoughts in a good measure yet only through the strenght o● Christ but on fifth he adds God our of sight Heaven out of mind on the sixth he makes the same moan of seventh my own sins and the sins of the land lay too light upon my heart c. eight the same and that he had done nothing extraordinary for the Church in herday of distress ninth the same yet had some good thoughts but troubled with wandrings tenth the same and so the eleventh adding I have been this day tempted to pride so the twelfth thirteenth and fourteenth are filled with the like complaints and fifteenth he adds I have been spending this noon much too vainly the sixteenth being the Sabbath he blessed God that distraction had not dulled him

in duty 17th had like to have fallen into passion but God disappointed it yet not much in Holy Ejaculations c. eighteenth not up early had my former omissions and commissions the ninteenth twentyeth and twenty first yea to the end of April he arraigns himself as guilty of all those aforesaid Crimes then May 1 2 3 4 5 6. Complains of all those evils adding that hurreys of his trade at this time did provoke him more to passion but sometime God helped him to subdue it c. the 7. being Sabbath Day sin set too light did not mourn for the sins of the land not enough in holy ejaculations nor in looking into my own heart nor seriously minding the Word of God 8 9 10 11 12 13. the same little life much dullness being wearyed with the hurries of the World 14 frothy discourse with some delight O sin sin lay too light both mine own and the lands sin 15 16 17 18 19. the same Complaint 20. neglecting to read Gods Word 21 22 23. so on to the end of May he cryes out I have done nothing for my self nor the Church I have not been my self hardly knowing what I did through the hurryes of the World O the World the World is a sa● impediment to my Soul God hath not been in my mind Heaven out of my sight I have not mourned for my own sins nor those of the land nor had holy ejaculations c. thus he saith particularly upon every day adding thus I continued till the fourth of June being always wearyed with work and unfit for any good O it hath been a sad time for my Soul thus likewise I neglected till the 17 of June on which I renewed my covenant with God yet 18 19. the same neglects prevailed only on the 20. I had some holy Ejaculations but 21 22. the same and 23. I prayed not over the Sermon as I should have done and omitted all as before 24 still pestred with former neglects O sad sad that I should be thus carryed under Grace thus he moans on 25 26. and so on to the end of June on every day I have done little for the Church or for my Soul have not read Gods word sin sits too light not mourn'd for my own sin nor for the sins of the land Heaven hath been out of sight and God out of mind too little have I been in holy ejaculations with wandrings not oft looking into my own heart c. July 1682. from 1 to 10. he complains particularly upon each Day in the same word 's too much wandrings in Holy Duties too little sense of sin upon my heart I have not mourned enough for my own sins nor for the sins of the Land not much in ejaculations Heaven too much out of sight c. sometimes adding I neglected reading Gods Word have done little for Gods Church have not minded my Soul nor Gods praise c. Then concludes these ten days with this divine rapture O this deadly thing sin hath not duely affected my heart into what a sad state is my Soul fallen O my God I beseech thee leave me not This same complaint concerning those several omissions he carryeth on against himself quite through July to the last day August 1682. He makes the same moans of the same neglects all along the month upon the head of every day of the four weeks distinctly yet sometimes adding God helped me on the 2 of August against my deadly sin on the 6 day being the Sabbath I was less troubled with wandrings than I was the day after on the 8 day I arose from Supper without dropping any savory word at the Table on the 11. God kept me much from my sin this day On the 13. I had much of God in my night prayer though the Devil told me I had not begged Gods presence My dear Lord helped me to repulse him with ease On the 16 out of order all the day but at night God shone upon my Soul more than a long time before but lost all the two following days being hurryed with casting up our shop going backward not forward On 19. I felt my deadly sin crawl apace towards my heart which put me upon examination the 20. day and found it not in vain to cast my burden upon the Lord for I had thereby relief against my Pride c. for which I have cryed mightily to the Lord my God after which I had sweet communion with God then the Tempter strongly tempted me to neglect hearing and reading the Word but putting up an ejaculation I had strength to overcome him again after hearing a Sermon I went down into the Cellar to pray where the Devil would affright me that something would appear which through the help of my Dear Redeemer I stoutly resisted and bid Satan defiance then he objected against me my deadly sin which I could not but own yet could he not make me think so long upon it as to distract me in duty which was the Devils design but Osubtil Serpent my Lords goodness strengthned me to triumph over thee and I had a comfortable season upon the 21 of August 1682. all my old neglects prevailed and wandrings in my night prayer but God heard my ejaculation I got up early in the morning which sweet way I had much neglected through weariness with worldly work to pray wherein I found much of God O my Soul love that lovely lovely one thy Lord who hath heard thee hath done is doing great things for thee and will do greater On the 26. I neglected reading the Word been too much about Worldly affairs which took me off from God and I lost my time in Duty nor could I get up my thoughts to my God in my hurryes yet on the Saturday following I recovered a blessed frame O my Soul love and praise the Lord for ever September the 2. I was at a fast for the fire of London where I was not free of my aforesaid omissions yet waiting there all the day at length had the sweet presence of God On the 4. I had Heaven in my sight and but little troubled with wandrings yet too little looked I into my own heart I sat up late for Duty and God made it sweet to me On the seventh he makes his old moan against himself saying I feat my own self righteousness the 10. God discovered my deadly sin which caused his withdrawment from me and that wishing to die to avoid misery by God withdrawings is but a pang of passion The 15. old wandrings c. returned I think my murmuring was the cause I first read Isa 65.22 23 24. from whence upon my ejaculation God spake comfort to me so had after delight in duty The 19 God discovered another sin my seeking the praises of men that darkned his face from me The 23. but little sensible how I had grieved away Gods good Spirit in morning prayer The 25. had little sense of Gods putting a vail

over his Face toward me which I bewailed little the other days of this month I neglected being out of town to take an account of only in the general I observed that my deadly sin prevailed most while my Soul is most clouded October the 1st my old Distractions Disturbed me running from the Cellar up to the closet and from thence to the cellar again yet had through Grace a little of Gods presence The 2d I was too rash in speaking a thing that was not so The 3. I was unwilling to pray in the Cellar at night yet made willing to go I. found much of the presence of him who had thus inclined me The 4. I spoke not of God in company of others Yet with another Companion my God helped me to savoury Discourse in prayer but then to Epsom til the 14 day I was under dreadful desertions which made me cry out woe is me I have sinned away my God by my minding the World too much and my God too little and by relying too much on my own strength on the 14. he renews his old complaints Heaven out of sight not mourned for the sins of the land nor my own c. Adding rose from Table without any thing of God there On the 15 not so much troubled as before with wandrings yet sin set too light c. the 16. and 17. the same The 18. and 19. bad the 20. not so bad had at night God presence and some sence of sin which made me burst out crying how have I been hopping from Mountain to hill through Simplicity forgetting my right resting place O that those lost minutes and hours had been spent in the sweetest converse with my Dear Redeemer but now from this time the Lord grant great Reformation in John Draper The 23. of October 1682. he saith I have strove this day to get to God but could not fasted and three times prayed still the face of God was hid from me The 24. still under Gods withdrawings so on 25 26 and 28 no better with me on the 29 30 and 31 but wandrings in duty no right mourning for sin dull dead and thoughts mostly taken up with the World very little of God in all that I do so that I knew not what to do November the 1 could not gain Gods presence 2. the same but not so bad in duty 3 and 4. as bad O sad sad sad but on 6. had much of Gods presence 8 9 bad again so 10. and 11. still dull and cold so 12. and 13. and endways in a sad condition December having been long out of town half of the foregoing month till the fourth of this month and lived as without God my mind taken up with the World no longings after Gods presence 't was a good providence I saw their worship at Windsor which did more establish me This month the Lord taught me the deformity of all sublunary things without God now I see my folly and oh that it may not be too late I could weep night and day for my great loss of God I am so perplex'd that I scarce know what to do with my self c. January 5. 1682. I was taken very Ill so that those about me thought I was a dying but God raised me up again Oh that it might be to dye to Sin and and live to God The 7th which was his seventeenth and last Sacrament-Day makes his former moans about wandrings c. Adding I laid in Bed too long when I should have been upon my knees yet had more Evidences that day than for along time before after this was taken with a Dizziness in my head like to fall down stairs about 8. had a great pain in my side and my fit came about ten then from day to day lay long in bed had little of God sometimes forgot how it was with me not minding my inward man enough by distempers of my outward On the 22. I considered what I should do if God call me to sufferings and thought Gods hand was not shortned to strengthen me as he had done all the martyrs On 25 my cough and pain in my left side grew upon me so unfitted me for Duty yet on 30. I prayed and had a clear sight of God and of my Christ my Dear Redeemer Blessed for ever blessed be his holy name Least any ponderous passage out of his Diary that might be profitable to posterity should be omitted which through the broken account I have of his manuscripts cannot easily be avoided I shall reduce the most remarkable of them to those Remarks or Heads following The First Remark is this gracious Young-Mans Diary doth plainly proclaim that God made him live at the sign of the Chequer his life this last Year was strangely chequered with the Black of Misery and with the White of Mercy he was got into Canaan a land of hills and valleys now up and now down One while mourning for Gods Absence and another while magnifying him for his presence c. The Second Remark however God withdrew from him on the Week-day yet did he mostly enjoy lest or more of God on the Sabbath as well as Sacrament Days this I find in his own record which was to beare up his head above water in his Conflicts The Third Remark is he observes Gods tenderness towards him in never withdrawing too long from him for though he found himself dull and dead in duty in the morning of the Sabbath yet found he life and warmth at evening c. Fourthly When he was commanded to stay at home for keeping the house and shop upon the Sabbath from Sermon he saith God made that time of privacy a most sweet time to him When God denyes means He supplies means Fifthly He Remarks how oft he was interrupted in his private duties being called off from them as he was a servant to his Master which the Envious one might have an hand in as prayer is a charm and torment to him when God is present c. Sixthly He notes that the low Cellar was his oratory or place of private prayer where he spent many hours without either fire or candle in the night and once had the door broke open to fetch some candles while he was in his Devotion c. Seventhly He observeth Gods dealings with his Soul from one Sabbath to another and from one week day to another taking notice of all his omissions of good and of all his commissions of evil from Munday Morning to Saturday Night Eightly This was not only his practice every Week from the beginning to the end of the Year as is above mentioned but also every Day how it was with his Soul God ward Morning Noon and Night and what discourse at meat time also Ninthly So strict was his Scrutiny and Self-Tryal that he set down once the thoughts of having a God Ring and another time thoughts o● getting some books the Tempte● made use of to justle out his thought of God