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A18638 The heartie confession of a Christian deuised for his owne comfort, written for his remembrance, and now published for the vse of M.H. and others his faithfull and priuate friends onely. 1593 (1593) STC 5152; ESTC S121723 3,033 1

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THere bee many that speake much of Iesus Christ and beare a faire shew of his holines and vertue but none are able to conceiue much lesse to declare the sweete comforts of his heauenly grace sauing such as hold faith in a good conscience without hypocrisie pride and couetousnes and be reformed in their liues with charitie peace and vnitie THE HEARTIE CONFESSION OF A CHRISTIAN Deuised for his owne comfort written for his remembrance and now published for the vse of M. H. and others his faithfull and priuate friends onely 1 Cor. 3. 18. Let no man deceiue himselfe if any man seeme to be wise amongst you in this world let him be as a foole that he may be come wise 19. For the wisedome of this world is foolishnes before God c. The argument of the song 1. COR. 1. 30. But you are of him in Christ Iesus who was made vnto vs wisedome from God yea and righteousnes holines and redemption 31. That as it is written he that boasteth or reioyceth let him boast and reioyce in the Lord. A spirituall song of thankes-giuing with praier vnto God containing the full effect of true religion in a Christian The forespeech with the drift and substance of the Song THe somme of all the comforts which I finde In holy writ to ease my troubled minde Is this that God my nature did vnite Vnto his Godhead full of grace and might Iu Christ who standeth betweene God and me For euer more my Sauiour to be Ruling me as my Prophet Priest and King On me bestowing euery needefull thing Not onely for my present consolation But also for my eternall saluation I will therefore sing of his wondrous praise For his exceeding loue to me alwaies The Song Doctrine by way of example 1. WHere I by nature through my parents fal Am so distemper'd in my members all And bent to ill which beareth in me full sway As from all goodnes drawes me guite away And thus in sin originall am drown'd Christ is my perfect innocencie sound Him as that brazen snake if I adore In me shalbe no sicknes nor no sore Application of the Doctrine praier wise O Christ forgiue my naturall infection Which to thy law will not be in subiection And so prouoketh me to dayly strife Whilest I am nousled in this noysome life And grant me thy pure nature to expresse Henceforth in my behauiour more or lesse Til flesh and blood by death thou shalt subdue My state in heau'n for euer to renue Doctrine 2. Where through my folly mine own ignorance I know not how Gods glorie to aduance Nor to dispose my selfe in any sort For others helpe nor for mine owne comfort And thus am blinde and no truth I can see Christ is most perfect wisedome vnto mee Him as that faithfull guide if I attend I shall not neede any way to offend Application O Christ forgiue my iudgement darke weake Which causeth me thy blessed Lawes to breake And so prouoketh me to daily strife Whilst I do wander in this wau'ring life And grant me thy deepe knowledge to expresse Henceforth in my behauiour more or lesse Till flesh and blood by death thou shalt subdue My state in heau'n for euer to renue Doctrine 3. Where I vngodly am and superstitious Vnreuerent profane and irreligious Leading my life after a worldly fashion Against the rule of my heauenly vocation And thus am set in an ilfauor'd case Christ is my perfect holines and grace Him as that holy of holies if I frequent My blottes and blemishes shall soone be spent Application O Christ forgiue my foule and vgly vice Which dooth my soule and body both disguise And so prouoketh me to dayly strife Whilest I am foiled in this filthie life And graunt me thy faire beautie to expresse Henceforth in my behauiour more or lesse Till flesh and blood by death thou shalt subdue My state in heauen for euer to renue Doctrine 4. Where I am toyl'd with care of earthly pelfe And doe not loue my neighbour as my selfe But hurt his state life bed goods and good name In thought word deede and lusting for the same And so am filled full of all iniquitie Christ is my perfect righteousnes and equitie Him as that vpright iudge if I obay I cannot hurt my neighbour any way Application O Christ forgiue my violence and treacherie Which makes me offer others mickle iniurie And so prouoketh me to dayly strife Whilst I am carking in this carefull life And grant me thy high iustice to expresse Henceforth in my behauiour more or lesse Till flesh and blond by death thou shalt subdue My state in heauen for euer to renue Doctrine 5. Where I am bond-slaue to al kinde of misery Solde vnder sin and subiect to all infamy Falling downe headlong to vtter destruction By naturall and actuall corruption And thus am feeble fraile and transitorie Christ my redemption is and perfect glorie Him as that Lord of hoasts if I doe serue From force of foes he will me sure preserue Application O Christ forgiue my wretched imperfection Which pulleth me from thine happie protection And so prouoketh me to daily strife Whilst I doe warrefare in this wearie life And grant me thy free ransome to expresse Henceforth in my behauiour more or lesse Till flesh and blood by death thou shalt subdue My state in heauen for euer to renue Amen FINIS AT LONDON Printed by Thomas Orwin for Christopher Hunt 1593. * The vniting of two natures in the person of Christ who is our Emmanuell that is God with vs very man as wee are sinne excepted * The annexing of three offices in the persō of Chist namely of Prophet Priest King who is our full and perfect Sauiour * Against our birth sinne commonly called originall sinne * The proper remedie is the vniting of two natures in Christ by his incarnation vpon earth * That is diuine substance maiestie or godlines as Mat. 5. 48. Ioh. 13. 15. and 17. 20. 21. 22. 1. Cor. 11. 1. Ephe. 5. 1. Colos 1. 10. 1. Thes 2. 12. Heb. 1. 3. 1. Pet. 1. 15. 2. Pet. 1. 4. c. * Against all our other sinnes commonly called actual sinnes the proper remedie is the annexing of three offices in Christ by his heauenly dispensation And first of his Prophecie * Against our ignorāce which is the mother of all sinne and mischiefe * The proper remedie is his wisdome which is the roote of all grace and welfare * Further of his Priesthoode * Against our vnholines and breach of the first table * The proper remedie is his holines * Moreouer of his Priesthoode * Against our vnrighteousnes and breach of the second table * The proper remedie is 〈◊〉 righteousnes * Lastly of his kingdo●● 〈…〉 * Against our bondage ●●sirie which is the iust pun●●●ment of all our sinnes * The proper remedie is hi●●●demption and glorie wh●● the due rewarde of his e 〈…〉 ding mercie towards vs. * Namely by relieuing of the needy after thy Royall example according to the power of thy grace in me Io. 13. 14. 15. Rom. 12. 16. Ephe. 5. 21. Phi 2 5. 6. 7. c. 1. Pet. 1. 17. 18. 19. Ephe. 4. 7. 8. Iam. 2. 8. c.