husband to betray And my Commandement so to disobay I will torment thee with continuall wo Upon thy belly thou shalt ever go Dust of the earth shal be thy daily meat The very vilest of it thou shalt eat Between the womans seed and thine and thee For evermore there shall contention be Gen. 15. Her seed shall break thy head thine bruise his heel These torments thou for evermore shall feel And woman then which by enticement hast Thy husband from his happinesse down cast By which thou hast undone both him and thee And made you both vile bondslaves for to be For this thy breaking my Commandement Thou shalt receive from me this punishment I 'le punish thee in thy conceptions Because of this thy sore transgressions And for thou hast not lived in my feare With pain and sorrow thou shalt children beare Unto thy husband thy desire shall be And he shall still have power and rule o're thee And Adam thou that didst not stand in fear Of me thy God but to thy wife gave eare I will no more so carefull be upon thee But I pronounce this sentence to be on thee For that you have been to me so unjust Out of this Garden now I will you thrust Now thou mayst say thou art of me forsaken Go dig the ground from whence thou first wast taken Thou art but earth therein go take some pains Gen. 3. 19. For unto earth thoushalt returne again You both shall die as you doe well deserve But when I will unto my selfe reserve Because you have liv'd so rebelliously You both shall dye and your posterity The earth also shall Thistles beare and Thornes And thou shalt suffer many grievous stormes With sweat of brows thou now must get thy meat Thou must not idle be if thou wilt eat So I have done now I have past my doom Learn to live better now before death come Thus God did curse what he before did make Gen. 3. 18. He curst the very earth for Adams sake His disobedience made him have this curse And we his off-spring all doe fare the worse For of our father Adams grievous sin We as his heirs have all our shares therein And thus was Adams sin our great downfall Therefore remember death We must dyall But here a comfort doth again arise Which subtill Satan never did surmise Though we were cursed by the womans deed We now are blest again by a womans seed As in the Scripture we may daily read The womans seed should break the serpents head Our Jesus Christ both God and man was he Came to this world our Saviour for to be Our Jesus Christ he hath our ransome paid For on his shoulders all our sins was laid Esay 53. 4. 1 Pet. 2. 24. Matth. 8. 17. He offered up himselfe a sacrifice for sin For to redeeme us from the bondage we were in Those that believe in him by a true faith They shall be saved as the Scripture saith But 't is ordain'd that once we must dy all Heb. 9. 27. And yeild our life to death when he doth call And death at Gods command doth still atend To bring each mortall wight unto his end Death is Gods Herrald when command is given To goe to all the Nations under heaven For to arrest and take into his power Some people therein every day and houre The greatest King cannot deaths power withstand When he comes with the King of Kings command No age can scape from cradle to the crutch No sex can keepe them from his fatall touch Kings and beggars to death are all alike There 's none at all can say Death dares not strike But there 's a time for all things under Sun Time hath been ever since the world begun A time for to be borne a time to dye The wiseman saith and none can it deny In time was Adam made in Gods image In a short time he lost his heritage And infulnesse of time God sent his Son Gal. 4. 4. For to redeeme us that were all undone Death taketh time unto him as a brother To go with him and follow on another Time with his sythe Death with his dismall dart These two between them both the world doth part Time he hath wings a speedy pace to hie And death can run as fast as time can fly Time takes our lives and post to death doth run Death meets with time and so our lives are done How carefull ought we be our lives to mend Since two such watch-men do on us attend Time he doth number all our houres and days And death doth watch to catch us on our ways We must dy all and yeild to death his due Though we know not the time nor place nor how Death he hath weapons more besides his dart He hath more ways then one to kill the heart Some in the seas and brooks are daily drownd Some in the fires are utterly consum'd Some are by powder all to peices torn Some have their lives in deserts overworn Some there are daily killed with the sword Some dy a death that most they have abroad Some hath by poyson got a deadly stroke Some in their drink a silly flie doth choake Some dy of surfets eating too much meat Some dy by famine having nought to eat Some conquering Captains fighting in the field Death conquers them and makes them for to yeild To strike old age in bed death doth not scorne Nor doth he spare the infants that 's new borne Thou canst not passe no time a long the street To be assured no danger for to meet Some wood or stone may fall upon thy head Down from church or house and strike thee dead Be carefull then to be as thou shouldst be Sith death so many wayes may come to thee Repent in time and do thy life amend Before that death do come thy life to end Be thou for death all times prepared be That sudaine death may never come to thee Unto the wicked death doth come with terrour Proverbs 28. 1. For of his coming he is still a fevour But to the godly death is welcome ever He doth acknowledge God of his life the giver And that he must returne it back againe To him from whom he did it first obtaine Death he will come though we know not how soon Luke 12. 40. In midst of night in morning or at noon In the spring time or else upon the fall But sure enough it is we must dye all Although that Christ for all our sinnes did dye Yet we must carefull be from sin to fly For sin within us still there doth remain O let it not within thee rule and reigne Be carefull then thy God to serve and feare And patient be afflâ—ctions to beare Lead a good life an evill life abhorre Rom. 12. 9. That thou mayst live with Christ for evermore Live well and dye well that proverb is true But few in these days that will do so now Some
A DIALL WHEREIN Is contained a remembrance of DEATH and the uncertainty of the time of DEATH With many good Rules how for to lead a good life FOR WE MVST YOVTH MIDLE AGE OVLD AGE 1 THES 5. 1. Try all things and keep that which is good LONDON Printed Anno 1648. To the Reader KInd Reader I desire and wish to thee All health and happinesse may ever be This little book which heare I do present Is for no ill but for a good intent It is a dyall so I have it named According to some motions in it framed Likewise unto a garden we may it compare Wherein both flowers and weeds there are To both of these you may it use at leasure As time will serve for you to take your pleasure T is both to put us all in mind of death While on the earth God lends us life breath As in a dyall is motions of the houres So in this garden is motions of sweet flowers As in some dyalls be some false deeds So in this garden is some bad weeds All dyalls goes not true that I do know Some go too fast and some do go too slow But this may prove to thee a true dyall If thou thereof do make a true tryall This garden to though but a little ground Yet there are here sweet flowers to be found This dyall do thou buy it is not deare Learn by it how to live while thou liv'st here Though in his centre thou no tongue discern Yet thou by it may some good lessons learn Prepare for death while thou hast time and space Aad pray to God to gvide thee with his grace Death he will come though we know not the houre At one or two at three or else at foure Suppose he stay unto a farther line Till five or six to seven eight or nine But if he stay till ten eleven or twelve T is high time then for thee a grave to delve Chuse this thy ground do thou not it refuse And delve therein t is made for thee to use Do thou peruse it well and spend some houres To cast the weeds out but preserve the flowers Gather some flowers to deck you to your grave Observe this dyall well and so it may Serve for thy use both for the night and day In day time for to read while it is light And for to meditate on in the night God grant us grace that we may learne hereby In goodnesse still to grow and multiply So I desire thee for to read it o're And give to God the praise for evermore So I rest thy loving freind and well willer William Granger A DIALL GOod Christians all of whatsoe're degree Give eare a while and harken unto me Both old and young it doth us all concern The oldest he is not too old to learne We must dye all by ordinance divine How ere so high we must at last decline Our God he hath ordain'd it to be so Our Grandsire Adam brought us to this wo In Genesis the third we may it read Gen. 2. Gen. 3. The sequell why and how it was decreed God pardon me in plainnesse to bestow A little time his wonderous works to shew In Eden God did chuse a plot of ground And planted fruitfull trees about it round Fruits of all sorts herbs of all sorts likewise And made it be a pleasant Paradice And in that place there water was enough For pleasant strames did run this garden through In midst of this faire garden God even he Did place the tree of knowledge for to be This pleasant place abundantly expelling God gave to Adam for to be his dwelling God of the earth a little time before Did make him there to rule all creatures o're Then made he Adam a heavy sleep to bide While he a rib did take out of his side And made a woman his helper for to be The case was altered soon from that we see Then God did say to him of all the trees that be Within this garden set and plac'd by me Take thou the fruit thereof and freely eat I give them thee they shal be for thy meat But of the tree in midst this garden great I do comand thee that thou shalt not eat For this I say to thee assuredly If thou do'st eat thereof thou sure shalt dye Then Satan he envying Adams state Began unto himselfe thus to relate Shall man possesse that place of high renown That glorious place from whence I am cast down O! no I say I will away devise He shall not to that blessed place arise Though he be blessed now he shall accursed be And so I 'le overthrow his Majesty But he no way could finde to make the man be curst But by enticing of the woman first Then did he take on him the Serpents shape And thought by this device man should not scape He presently got up without delay Into the Tree and thus to Eve did say Woman quoth he what is your charge so great Of all the fruits that 's here you may not eat We eat said shee of all that here doe grow He that hath made us doth the same allow But of the Tree amidst this Garden great He hath commanded that we shall not eat And if we eat thereof we sure shall dye The subtill Serpent then made this reply No no said he you shall not dye at all You are unwise to keepe your selves in thrall Your Maker knows that when thereof you eat You shall be like to God in knowledge great You then shall understand both good and ill For this same cause hee 'l keepe you from it still But how can you forbeare this fruit so fair Why is it kept from such a loving paire He pluckt an apple then and gave it unto Eve She saw it faire did gladly it receive When she did taste and found it savoury meat She gave to Adam one and he did eat Then opened were their eyes Immediately And they ashamed were their nakednesse to spy God knowing this in cool of day came down And in the garden thus his voice did sound Adam where art then they durst not abide But ran among the trees themselves to hide At last poore Adam spake and thus he said We hard thy voyce and therefore were affraid Because that both of us now naked be And art thou naked now who told it thee Hast thou now eaten of the forbidden tree Said he The woman that thou didst me give She gave it me and I did it receive Then unto Eve God did these words expresse Why hast thou caused thy husband to transgresse Said she the Serpent he enticed me And made me doe this great offence to thee So every one of us our sinnes do smother And put it from our selves unto some other Then God unto the Serpent presently Did say these words which I doe now descry Thou Serpent vile which by thy subtilty Seduced have this woman against me And caused her so her
chosen have great sins committed 2 Sam. 11. 4. And by repentance they have been acquitted Then let this be unto thy minde to call Mat. 26. 74 75. That Gods dear children may at somtimes fall Not totally but they may rise again And live with Christ above where he doth reign Envie no man though he hath done thee wrong Take not from God what to him doth belong For we may read that God himselfe doth say it Vengeance is mine I will my selfe repay it For envie Cain did kill Abel his brother Rom. 12. 19. Gen. 4. 8. So by envie now doe we kill one another Hatred it is abominable thing Against our God that is heavens great King For hatred Jacobs sons did Joseph sell Gen. 37. 28. Which God did turn to good though they did ill For Jacobs sake it needs must be confest Unto Gods chosen all is for the best Joseph in Pharoahs house so well did speed That he his fathers house did helpe at need God hath commanded that we should not hate But now we daily do it imitate To malice be thou not at all enclin'd It is much like to hatred his kinde And therefore for 't I say no more but thus From all those sins the Lord deliverus To covetousnesse I now am come again A little farther for to make it plain What wretched man art thou that with annoy Dost covet wealth thou canst not long enjoy Thinke thou what God did to the rich man say When he had made large barnes his goods to lay Thou fool this night thy soule shall taken be Luke 12. 20. Then who shall have those goods laid up by thee If thou hast riches set not thy heart thereon Thou doest not know how soon they may be gone Say thou not unto thy selfe that thou doest ow them They are but lent thee well for to bestow them Thou art a Steward God lends thee them to use Unto his glory not for thee to abuse Do thou bestow them well that so thou may Give up a good account at the last day Give to the poore that at thy doore do cry Cloath thou the naked that in street do ly Comfort the widdows that are in distresse Relieve the children that be fatherlesse Visit the sick that are almost spent And those in prison that have long been pent Lay not thy treasure on earth for to enjoy them Matth. 6. 19. For there be many wayes for to destroy them But lay them up in heaven for to be Where they may prove a great estate for thee For there no evill comes for to destroy it But at the last thou safely shalt enjoy it All this if thou doest so God will thee blesse And thou at last a Kingdom shalt possesse When any worke thou undertak'st in hand Remember still thou art at Gods command And when thy worke unto good end is brought Doe thou not brag that thou thy self it wrought 1 Cor. 4. 7. But give the praise and glory unto God Lest he doe crosse thee with some kinde of rod When any journey thou dost mean to make Pray unto God that he may undertake To be thy guide and to direct thy way That thou mayst come to heaven at the last day Observe all these good rules and do them keep And blessed shalt thou be whether thou wake or sleep Thou shalt be blessed whatsoere befall Yea treble blest when death thy life doth call Now to conclude this work is at an end God grant us grace our lives for to amend And thou kinde Reader that hast read it o're Though it be weak do thou not it abhor The matter it is good though not the writing The meaning is as good not the inditing Let not a little fault in thee disliking move But take it as it is 't is done in love Let him that in it seeth not any ill Forgive the fault and mend it when he will Full foute score years and three the Author is A younger man may doe some things amiss FINIS