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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02692	The blessednesse of a sound spirit: vvith the misery of a vvounded spirit VVhere first a sound spirit is described and differenced, and lets discouered, helpes prescribed. By Robert Harris.	Harris, Robert, 1581-1658.	1628 (1628)	STC 12824; ESTC S103793	13,906	31

Heathens endured by the power of Reason a Christian may doe more because grace refines and fortifies Reason and cleares a mans sight partly by expelling the mists that arise from the valley of the affections partly by aduancing Reason to a higher pirch for Reason and Grace differ in sight as a high and low man Grace being the taller lifts vp Reason and makes it see ouer those miseries that reason of it selfe could see no end of and hence perswades patience Secondly Reas 2 a comfortable spirit carries with it a good conscience confidence and boldnesse discouragement still weakens but a good spirit sends forth those warming graces into the whole man that is to say Christian courage boldnesse and the like which keepe a mans head aboue water in all miseries Thirdly Reas 3 a comfortable spirit hath a present remedy if any thing offend it as some stomackes haue by vomitting it runs to God nor is it close and reserued vnseasonably towards Man and so after some meanes vsed it recouers it selfe a good word raises the spirit thus vttering it selfe Prou. 12.25 Fourthly a comfortable spirit is not alone Reas 4 a good heart hath the Word on its side Christ on its side and the Spirit of God helpes Rom. 8. as Rom. 8. and the ioy of the Lord is strength Nehem 8. Nehem. 8. and the Spirit of God is a Spirit saith Paul 2 Tim. 1.7 of power and strength We see Satans spirit can breake thorow many bonds as in the Gospell benum a man in greatest torments as in some Heretikes how much more then shall that spirit which is accompanied with Gods Spirit breake thorow all But as we must note the reason why so wee should haue noted aboue the extent how farre the spirit sustaines a man First Generally in all things touching his calling and condition considered First as a man Secondly a ciuill man Thirdly a Christian man More particularly it vpholds him in being and keeps out death till it may depart with honour The soule it selfe departs with its treasure and passes through all pikes home to heauen and leaues the body not without hopes of following it in due time Secondly it vpholds him in libertie though the outward man be restrained yet the soule knowes not what captiuity meanes in despight of all encounters it will to heauen and there be free Thirdly it vpholds one in confidence and makes him say Yet there is hope and Ezra 10. Though hee kill me yet I will trust in him Iob 13. I will not forsake my vprightnesse c. Fourthly it vpholds him in chearefulnesse as the mother cannot but smile in the morning if the childe laugh vpon her though she haue had a tedious night with it so Gods childe cannot but laugh vnder all if God smile vpon him and pull vp his feet as Iacob did when he lay a dying In Gods light he sees light in greatest darknesse and the coūtenance of God is more to him than corne and oile Psal 4. Psalm 63.3 yea than life it selfe shew vs thy face and we line saith the Church often Psalm 80. See first for humbling whence our foiles and failings spring Vse not from the greatnesse of our afflictions but from the faintnesse of our spirits so that hence we may inferre for our selues what Salomon doth for others If we faint in the day of trouble Prou. 24.10 our strength is weake indeed when the childe stumbles he blames not his owne feeblenesse but outward impediments so we when in sicknesse we fret and chafe when in paine we rage and cry when in pouertie we shrinke and shiuer when in persecution we quake and tremble when in our callings we faint and droupe we doe not looke inward and obserue the guile guilt vnsetlednesse and feeblenesse of our spirits but runne outward to the occasions and complaine Our sicknesse is such as none can beare our paine such as none can brooke our states are vncurable our incumbrances vnsufferable and the miseries and troubles wee are put vnto intolerable Iust like the sore childe who cries out of his shooe when the fault is in the foot and the sicke patient which faults his bed when he should his backe For first what saith Salomon The spirit of a man rightly ordered beares his wound if sicknesse be the wound a good spirit will beare it if pouertie if disgrace if imprisonment if fire a good spirit will goe vnder all There is no gulfe so deepe but a good spirit will thorow it no mountaine so high but a good spirit will ouer it Next we see Salomons words verified in many instances What wound hath not a good heart borne heretofore speak of pouerty some haue sung vnder it of paine some haue laughed at it of imprisonment some haue reioyced in it of flames some haue embraced them with cheerefulnesse Whence then is it that where others sing wee weepe where others reioyced and triumphed we are altogether disheartned and discouraged Is it because our miseries and trialls are greater than others Alas no they must not bee brought into any comparison with other mens with Iobs Pauls the Martyrs Whence then is it truly the distraction growes from the Inside they were vpright we guilefull they were at peace with God we are vnreconciled they were filled with the treasures of wisdome faith zeale and the like we are empty they were rauished with the comforts of God and consolations of the spirit wee are vnacquainted with them they were armed with the power of God and patience of Iesus Christ we are naked they kept themselues in the loue of God wee interrupt our peace and make a breach into our consciences Hence they looked vpon Men Lions Deuils with an vndaunted countenance and walked thorow rackes and gaoles and gyues and deaths and hells without startling and we flie when none pursues vs and quake at the shaking of a lease oh now see your weaknesse and say my griefes my troubles my burdens be not greater than others but my truth faith humility peace ioy patience courage comfort in the inward man is lesse than others else I might beare my burden sith a good spirit will be as Simon to Christ his Crosse-bearer Secondly Vse 2 it may serue for instruction hence learne Pauls art how to beare any thing a Christians dutie stands in these two things First to doe any good Secondly to beare if need be any euill this latter is hard but not impossible to a man-like spirit there is an art of bearing worth the studying some men desire to know all things some to doe any thing but he is likeliest to speed best that can endure any thing that can with Paul abound and want Philip. 4. be in good and euill report can be sicke can be pained can looke vpon fetters and whips and stockes and stones and deaths as Paul could he is a happie man whom God will not hurt whom men nor deuils nor things present nor things