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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35189	The young mans monitor, or, A modest offer toward the pious, and vertuous composure of life from youth to riper years by Samuel Crossman.	Crossman, Samuel, 1624?-1684.; Crossman, Samuel, 1624?-1684. Young mans meditation.	1664 (1664)	Wing C7276; ESTC R24109	112,999	295

things the sober Young Man accounts matters of weight too great to be h●zarded Vitellius-like for the humouring of an irrational appetite and therefore resolves to be justly tender of them The ancient care and carriage of the Primitive Christians is highly honourable in this respect and he is willing to take it for his Golden Rule He eates what may temperately allay his hunger he drinks what may equally quench his thirst Such a proportion in both as may become the modest and chaste to allow themselves His whole deportment shews while his Religion is the Theory his Conversation is the Praxis He so eats and so drinks as one that receives Instruction as well as food as one that is ever mindful of the righteous Laws of Christian Discipline and doth all that he doth to the glory of God It is to him a maxime not altogether contemptible To rise up from Table as well as sit down with some stomack The Italian Proverb frequently whispers him in the eare as he sits at meals If you would eat much eat little Oppress not nature quench not the fire by casting too much fewel upon it His health it is to him as the salt and sauce which give the relish to every dish upon the Table It is his best bed-maker that makes his bed so easie to rest on and his sleep so refreshful to him It is his taster to all the comforts of life without which nothing savours nothing pleases And therefore he bids farewell to those surfetting dishes which would otherwaies banish and force away so sweet so pleasant a Companion from him The endowments of his mind and their exercise are to him still far dearer It is by them that the Soul looks forth out of her Mansion of the body appears at the Casement of the Senses and shews her self fair as the Morning clear as the Sun a Princess indeed the Daughter of the great King He would not for a world that the least indignity should be offered to so Noble a Guest or any obstruction put upon those honourable operations it is so divinely imployed in That the motion of those Golden Wheels should be clogged by any Kitchin dust or filth getting within them He allows his body very much respect as remembring it shall be one day Copartner with him in glory But desires it still to rest satisfied with what is fit for it in its place that as a Servant it may be alwaies ready ●t the Souls beck a weapon of righteousness to serve the glory of the Lord. In his habit his cloaths are to him the sad memorial of his sin the covering of his shame taken up at the second hand having been either the Lodging of Worms or the every-day Coats of Beasts before ever they were his He remembers and thinks on these things and sits down finding but cold encouragement to be proud of his Cloaths The utmost that he henceforth aims at is a clean and decent plainness Concluding as Lycurgus amongst his Laced●monians that it is he the endowments of his mind the comlines of his body which must rather be an ornament to his cloaths than they to him He is willing with that Ambassadour to wear his Doublet of Cloath of Gold with a plainer baize Coat over it without Any Garments satisfie him outwardly so he may but have his Cloath of Gold underneath an enlarged heart toward God and goodness inwardly It is enough to him if he hath with Iacob any convenient rayment to put on He troubles not himself with a restless affectation and niceness about trifles what trimming or what Lace he knows Wisdom and Vertue are far the best The Peacock may be the gayer but the Eagle is still the far nobler bird And indeed cloaths with any are but like the Sign over the door which tell all men what kind of shop and mind there is within 8. He is one of great modesty and chastity in all his carriage This he reckons his Shibboleth his nearest trial wherein nature must and soon will discover it self whether filthiness or holiness the righteous commands of God or the wretched lusts of the flesh be dearest to it This is indeed the dangerous season of his life The Archers begin now to shoot sore temptations and enticing thoughts rush in thick upon him But he goes to Gods Armory he takes up his Bible and often reads the Fathers conversion-Scripture praying the Lord that it may prove his also and a preservative to him from the power of evil Not in chambering and wantonness but in putting on the Lord Christ. We may I see in a few words understand all of us what our life and great care should be These last daies of the World are greatly sunk from a generous nobleness and man-like delight in heroical a●chievements to a Spirit of effeminacy and so●tness It is not desirable nor indeed altogether convenient to lay before the chaste Reader much description of it Let it be thrown amongst the works of darkness to be brought to light no more let it so die the sooner the better Only we cannot be ignorant we are born to far higher things toward God toward our native Country and toward ou● own Souls than wanton Complements and dalliances of the Flesh. And oh that all would know a Sard●napalus life seldom but meets with a Sardanapalus's death Babylon shall one day receive for all her luxury wherein she hath been so profuse measure for measure from the avenging ●and of God How much she hath lived deliciously so much sorrow and torment give her Such is the sad Exit of a loose and vicious life he dieth and is numbred for ever amongst the unclean These things are the Young Mans warning pieces and for their sakes he is resolved to stand upon his guard and to abstain from all appearance of evil Wantonness in Gestures obscaeness in Speeches lasciviousness in Actions however too much favoured by others are to him as the sulphurous sparks of Aetna as so many flames breaking forth from the bottomless pit the shame of the Actor the danger of the Spectator an immodest abusing of nature an open defiance to all Vertue and which is yet far more an high contempt poured forth in the fa●e of Religion it self His Soul as the righteous soul of Lot is grieved and he turneth away from them Chastness is still exceeding dear and honourable in his eyes As the cleanness of the vessel where the heavenly Treasures should be put the clearness of the Paper whereon the words of life should be written the Souls fidelity to God under all allurements to the contrary its victorious triumph and conquest over the snares of Satan He willingly cuts off all occasions which might in the least endanger or stain the purity of his mind and watcheth●to the utmost that he may keep himself unspotted of these pollutions of the flesh He ●irst maketh a Covenant with his

Shoot shoot saies Satan all 's our owne 4. Fond foolish Rome how dat'st oppose Whom God in his safe bosome laies Thy malice may it self disclose But frustrate still shall turn to praise 5. The Crozier staff thy Triple Crown Those ensigns of deceit and pride Thy Purple Robe thy blaz'd Renown The dust shall ever ever hide 6. Thy Merchants shall thy fall lament Thy Lovers all in sackcloath mourn While Heav'n and Earth in one consent Shall sing Amen let Babylon burn 7. Then Lord thy Spouse whose dropping eyes Whose sighs whose sufferings prove her thine Shall from her pensive sorrows rise And as the Lamb 's fair Bride shall shine 8. Sweet day sweet day when shall it be Why staies my Lord Dear Saviour come Thy mourning Spouse cries after thee Stay with me here or take me home He was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace was upon him and with his stripes we are healed Isa. 53.5 1. THus died the Prince of life thus he That could not die even died for me My thoughtful heart Lord shall arise And ponder these deep mysteries 2. What means his death who knew no sin Or what my life who live therein Mine was the debt and death my due Though thou wast pleas'd thy Son to sue 3. Thou Lord I wast pleas'd on him to lay The debt and he the price to pay Thy Gospell feasts though sweet to me Are th' Emblems of his Agony 4. And oh how great his sufferings were Who th' wrath of God and man did bear The Father then forsakes the Son And Creatures 'gainst their Maker run 5. Iudas betraies Disciples flee Whil'st Jews and Romans crucifie Hereat the Sun furls up his light And cloaths the Earth in sable night 6. The joyless Stars even seem'd to say Israel had quench'd the Lamp of day The stubbourn Mountains they lament The Rocks they are asunder rent 7. The Graves their sealed doors unclose The Dead awakened also rose Th' amaz'd Centurion mourning cries Oh! 't is the Son of God that dies 8. Thus these all labour to consels Thy Deity thy righteousness Enough dear Lord these offer me Supports for th' utmost faith in thee God forbid that I should glory save in the Cross of our Lord Iesus Christ Gal. 6.14 1. MY Song is love unknown My Saviours love to me Love to the loveless shown That they might lovely be Oh who am I That for my sake My Lord should take Frail flesh and die 2. He came from his bless'd Throne Salvation to bestow But men made strange and none The long'd-for Christ would know But oh my Friend My Friend indeed Who at my need His life did spend 3. Sometimes they strow his way And his sweet praises sing Resounding all the day Hosannah's to their King Then Crucifie Is all their breath And for his death They thirst and crie 4. Why what hath my Lord done What makes this rage and spite He made the Lame to run He gave the Blind their sight Sweet injuries Yet they at these Themselves displease And 'gainst him rise 5. They rise and needs will have My dear Lord made away A Murderer they save The Prince of life they slay Yet cheerful he To suff'ring goes That he his Foes From thence might free 6. In life no house no home My Lord on earth might have In death no friendly tombe But what a Stranger gave What may I say Heav'n was his home But mine the tombe Wherein he lay 7. Here might I stay and sing No story so divine Never was love dear King Never was grief like thine This is my Friend In whose sweet praise I all my daies Could gladly spend The Pilgrims Farewell to the World For we have here no continuing City but we seek one to come Heb. 13.14 1. FArewel poor World I must be gone Thou art no home no rest for me I 'll take my staff and travel on Till I a better World may see 2. Why art thou loth my heart oh why Do'st thus recoil within my breast Grieve not but say farewel and fly Unto the Arke my Dove there 's rest 3. I come my Lord a Pilgrims pace Weary and weak I slowly move Longing but can't yet reach the place The gladsom place of rest above 4. I come my Lord the slouds here rise These troubled Seas foam nought but mire My Dove back to my bosom Flies Farewel poor World Heav'n's my desire 5. Stay stay said Earth whither fond one Here 's a fair World what wouldst thou have Fair World oh no thy beautie 's gone An heav'nly Canaan Lord I crave 6. Thus th' ancient Travellers thus they Weary of Earth sigh'd after thee They are gone before I may not stay Till I both thee and them may see 7. Put on my Soul put on with speed Though th' way belong the end is sweet Once more poor World Farewel indeed In leaving thee my Lord I meet Christs future coming to Judgment the Christians present Meditation Behold he cometh with clouds and every eye shall see him Rev. 1.7 1. BEhold he comes comes from on high Like lightning through the flaming skie The Saint's desire the Sinner's fear Behold that solemn day draws near 2. He comes who unto Judgment shall All flesh to his Tribunal call Me thinks I see the burnish'd Throne Whereon my Saviour sits alone 3. Me thinks I see at his right hand His smiling Saints in triumph stand Me thinks I hear condemned ones Howling their never-dying groans 4. Me thinks I see even Time expire The Heav'ns and Earth on flaming fire Think not my Soul thy self to hide Thou canst not 'scape but shalt be tri'd 5. Loe here the Book whence Justice reads Sentence on Sinners sinful deeds Loe here the Mercy Psalm wherein My Judge speaks pardon to my sin 6. I tremble Lord yet must I say This is my long'd-for wedding day My Bridegroom is my Soveraign Lord My Joynture drawn in his fair Wo●d 7. My Mansion built by him on High Where I may rest eternally Then come my Lord dear Saviour come And when thou pleasest take me home Amen Even so come Lord Iesu● come quickly The Resurrection Though after my skin worms destroy this body yet in my flesh shall I see God Job 19.26 1. MY Life 's a shade my daies Apace to death decline My Lord is life he 'l raise My dust again even mine Sweet truth to me I shall arise And with these eyes My Saviour see 2. My peaceful grave shall keep My bones till that sweet day I wake from my long sleep And leave my bed of Clay Sweet truth to me I shall arise And with these eyes My Saviour see 3. My Lord his Angels shall Their Golden Trumpets sound At whose most welcome call My grave shall be unbound Sweet truth to me c. 4. I said sometimes with tears Ah me I 'm loth to die Lord silence thou those fears My life 's with thee on high

pray know It is no less than Life or Death that now stands before you waiting for your Yea or Nay It is so small or inferiour matter of little moment of light consequence that you are now to give your answer in It is Heaven it is Eternal life I need say no more it is your own happiness for ever and ever how can you turn your backs upon it Yea further know there have been those among the poor Heathens that never durst think thus lightly of sin as you do They alwaies held it the greatest evil and the sorrows of it the heaviest sorrows in the whole world There have been tender hearted Ninevites that have come to God at one call and gladly closed with their own mercy And there yet are at this day how backward soever you may be thousands filially returning as the Prodigal with tears of joy to their Fathers house longing for him and welcome to him going where there is what they and you likewise want Bread of life and change of Rayment that you might be cloathed Oh why should you stand out against such sweet mercy and harden your selves so unnaturally to your own destruction You might yet further know though it will be sad enough to know it there is never a Companion of yours with whom you have now sinned but shall be ready to witness against you Never a leaf in all your Bible but shall be enough to condemn you Ministers Parents Friends and Foes shall all come forth against you And oh how cutting will it be to be made a spectacle of scorn to God to Angels and to Men How wounding to thy astonished heart to become an everlasting By word upbraided of all pitied of none It is the condition will they say that he hath long ago deserved and let him bear it This as an holy man rightly observed will make thy load and burden heavy indeed Yea God himself who here hath wooed and so often so long even waited to be gracious shall then set every sin in order before you and make your guilty Consciences with everlasting blushings to own them Then saies the Father shall it be said in the audience of Heaven and Earth Behold the man and all that ever he did let it be had in everlasting remembrance whether it be good or whether it be evil Then shall your selves also look back upon that dear Salvation that you have negligently lost that wretched misery that you have wilfully brought upon your selves and sinke down with heart-breaking sighs and horrour at the Bar of Christ. Then may you be ready to take your last leave of all comfort and say Farewell my day of Grace which is now gone and never more to shine upon such a wretch as I am Come in all ye my hainous sins and the bitter remembrance of you The Lord hath sent you to stand as adversaries of terrour round about me Sting as so many fiery Serpents in this bosome of mine and spare not Oh! that you might have leave to make an utter end and rid me out of all my pain Oh how will the tears trickle down to see the Lord so gracious so loving to others and yet so justly severe and full of indignation towards you To see those that prayed while you slept that so willingly kept the Lords Sabbaths while you as constantly profaned them to see those that ●●isely redeemed that time which you so lavishly wasted to see those very persons so well known to you it may be your near acquaintance in the Kingdom of God and your selves shut out Then though never till then will the heart that hath held out as long as ever it could begin to falter and fail Then shall the lips break forth with that righteous acknowledgment I am undone undone for ever and my destruction is of my self Oh my dear Friends my bowels even yearn for you Hast thou but one blessing oh my Father bless our Young People even them also that they may turn to thee and live But I cannot thus leave you My Errand I confess is now even done but your duty henceforth to be taken up and still carefully carried on I may justly say of this whole Letter as once the Roman Oratour well said to his Son It will be of more or less service to you as you make it truly practicable in the sequel of your life Counsel stored by us in Books and neglected in life it is like the co● vetous mans bags of Gold which lie wholly dead and no good use made of them Suffer me then once more for greater sureness sake to rehearse my Message again unto you It is you Dear Youths to whom I am as the Father affectionately said in this Paper to apply my self It is you who have yet seen but the third hour of the day with whom the Message whether it lives or whether it dies must now be finally left You are desired in the higest Name that can be used in the Name of the great and most glorious God who made the Heavens and the Earth and gave you that breath you breathe between your Nostrils You are desired in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ who freely shed his precious bloud in a readiness to redeem and cleanse you from all your sins You are desired in this great and dreadful Name and by all the respect you bear unto it to remember your Creator in the daies of your Youth You are desired to strive to enter in at the straight Gate You ●●e desired to accept the richest the gre●●est gift that God himself ever b●stows upon any his own dear Son You are desired to be kind to your own Souls and to lay up a good foundation ag●inst times to come You are desired to come and live with God for ever Dear Youths what do you purpose to do in this great matter These are not Requests to be slighted these are not Requests to be denied Such a capacity for mercy how would the damned prize it oh let not the living set light by i● This short moment how meanly soever you may think of it once wretchedly lost and an Age will not recover Eternity it self as long as it is will never restore the like advantages to your souls again And now are you oh are you at length willing to go about this blessed work and become happy for ever if there may be yet any hope in Israel concerning your case Behold the arms of Mercy are open ready to imbrace you whatever is past how unkind how hainous soever God is ready to forgive willing to forget it He calls Heaven and Earth to record if you miscarry let the blame lie where it ought it shall not be his As I live saith the Lord I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that he turn from his wicked way and live Turn ye oh now unweariedly doth the Lord renew his call turn ye from