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A16215 Meditations upon the XLII. Psalme. By William Bloys esquire Bloys, William, 17th cent. 1632 (1632) STC 3140; ESTC S114171 95,230 372

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myself_o by_o give_v a_o answer_n to_o david_n demand_n before_o i_o come_v to_o the_o question_n which_o be_v verse_n v._o why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v in_o i_o hope_v thou_o in_o god_n for_o i_o shall_v yet_o praise_v he_o for_o the_o help_n of_o his_o countenance_n wherein_o he_o make_v further_a declaration_n of_o his_o sorrowful_a and_o perplex_a estate_n that_o his_o soul_n in_o this_o time_n of_o trouble_n do_v pant_v and_o thirst_n and_o be_v pour_v out_o and_o cast_v down_o and_o disquiet_v not_o find_v release_n from_o misery_n nor_o evasion_n out_o of_o these_o calamity_n now_o if_o the_o light_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o be_v darkness_n 6.23_o mat._n 6.23_o how_o great_a be_v that_o darkness_n and_o if_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o thou_o be_v sorrowful_a how_o great_a be_v that_o sorrow_n 12.25_o pro._n 12.25_o when_o heaviness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n make_v it_o stoop_v yea_o to_o be_v cast_v down_o as_o 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boet._n and_o deliver_v from_o that_o earthly_a house_n wherein_o they_o be_v long_o pen_v and_o imprison_v ovid._n ut_fw-la novus_fw-la serpens_fw-la pofitâ_fw-la cum_fw-la pelle_fw-la senectâ_fw-la etc._n etc._n ovid._n and_o as_o the_o serpent_n do_v become_v young_a again_o after_o it_o have_v cast_v off_o the_o skin_n so_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v clothe_v with_o majesty_n and_o glory_n when_o this_o frail_a body_n shall_v wax_v old_a like_o a_o garment_n and_o be_v fold_v up_o as_o a_o vesture_n until_o the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o then_o this_o vile_a body_n shall_v be_v fashion_v like_o unto_o the_o glorious_a body_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v rejoin_v unto_o the_o soul_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o our_o master_n if_o that_o father_n do_v so_o rejoice_v when_o he_o see_v his_o son_n to_o be_v alive_a 46.30_o gen._n 46.30_o who_o he_o think_v to_o be_v dead_a then_o how_o excellent_a shall_v our_o joy_n be_v when_o the_o body_n which_o be_v dead_a shall_v be_v alive_a and_o they_o both_o be_v knit_v together_o shall_v live_v in_o bliss_n for_o evermore_o 29.20_o &_o 29.20_o do_v those_o seven_o year_n seem_v to_o be_v but_o a_o few_o day_n 31.40_o &_o 31.40_o for_o the_o love_n that_o jacob_n have_v to_o rachel_n though_o he_o suffer_v the_o drought_n in_o the_o day_n the_o frost_n by_o night_n and_o watch_v both_o day_n and_o night_n then_o how_o wonderful_a ought_v the_o love_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v to_o the_o body_n cheerful_o serve_v the_o lord_n patient_o endure_v all_o trial_n and_o affliction_n not_o be_v cast_v down_o as_o if_o it_o be_v without_o hope_n but_o look_v for_o the_o saviour_n who_o shall_v unite_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n 22.30_o mat._n 22.30_o let_v we_o now_o take_v notice_n of_o david_n examination_n of_o himself_o that_o we_o thereby_o may_v learn_v to_o judge_v ourselves_o and_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v judge_v former_o he_o have_v with_o his_o whole_a heart_n seek_v unto_o the_o lord_n to_o show_v he_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n he_o have_v earnest_o desire_v to_o appear_v before_o god_n he_o have_v humble_v himself_o in_o sorrow_n for_o his_o own_o transgression_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o man_n now_o god_n accept_v the_o will_n for_o the_o deed_n and_o they_o that_o mourn_v have_v a_o promise_n of_o comfort_n 6._o mat._n 6._o why_o then_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v in_o i_o 4.4_o psal_n 4.4_o also_o he_o do_v commune_v with_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o be_v no_o fugitive_n from_o it_o as_o many_o be_v who_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o be_v sorrowful_a and_o to_o fear_v lest_o their_o soul_n shall_v be_v cast_v down_o low_o than_o david_n be_v because_o they_o never_o look_v home_o to_o examine_v and_o prove_v themselves_o and_o to_o know_v that_o christ_n be_v in_o they_o 13.5_o 2._o cor._n 13.5_o except_o they_o be_v reprobate_n but_o david_n do_v make_v diligent_a search_n in_o his_o own_o heart_n 77.6_o psal_n 77.6_o and_o in_o all_o thing_n desire_v the_o good_a and_o comfortable_a estate_n of_o it_o then_o why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v in_o i_o remember_v the_o work_n of_o old_a how_o gracious_o the_o lord_n have_v deal_v with_o thou_o say_v not_o within_o thyself_o that_o his_o mercy_n be_v clean_o go_v for_o ever_o for_o thou_o do_v still_o enjoy_v many_o blessing_n and_o his_o grace_n do_v now_o keep_v thou_o from_o faint_v consider_v that_o in_o this_o chastisement_n the_o lord_n deal_v with_o thou_o as_o with_o a_o child_n and_o it_o be_v not_o his_o good_a pleasure_n that_o thou_o shall_v have_v sorrow_n upon_o sorrow_n but_o that_o this_o light_a affliction_n work_v for_o thy_o good_a may_v bring_v thou_o to_o a_o
everlasting_a weight_n of_o glory_n wherefore_o acknowledge_v this_o to_o be_v thy_o infirmity_n rebuke_n and_o smite_v thyself_o say_v why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v in_o i_o it_o must_v not_o be_v deny_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v sometime_o disquiet_v when_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v any_o reason_n of_o it_o but_o than_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o make_v strict_a inquisition_n into_o ourselves_o and_o to_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o root_n of_o evil_a 7._o josh_n 7._o like_o achans_n wedge_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o trouble_n if_o there_o be_v any_o jonas_n lurk_v in_o the_o bottom_n which_o may_v be_v sufficient_a not_o only_o to_o cast_v down_o the_o soul_n but_o also_o to_o cast_v away_o the_o soul_n by_o a_o tempest_n of_o god_n wrath_n when_o we_o find_v ourselves_o to_o be_v innocent_a from_o great_a offence_n and_o acquit_v from_o regard_v iniquity_n we_o must_v with_o patience_n wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n how_o unsearchable_a be_v his_o judgement_n 33.34_o rom._n 11._o verse_n 33.34_o and_o his_o way_n past_o find_v out_o for_o who_o have_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n 11._o job._n 11._o loe_o he_o go_v by_o i_o and_o i_o see_v he_o not_o he_o pass_v on_o also_o but_o i_o perceive_v he_o not_o behold_v he_o take_v away_o 32.39_o deut._n 32.39_o who_o can_v hinder_v he_o he_o wound_v and_o he_o heal_v he_o bring_v low_a and_o he_o lift_v up_o shall_v we_o receive_v good_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n 2.10_o job_n 2.10_o and_o shall_v we_o not_o receive_v evil_a have_v we_o learn_v to_o abound_v and_o be_v full_a of_o spiritual_a comfort_n 4.11_o phil._n 4.11_o and_o have_v we_o not_o learned_a to_o suffer_v need_n and_o be_v abase_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o want_n and_o confession_n of_o our_o unworthiness_n who_o be_v less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o his_o mercy_n god_n will_v have_v we_o to_o see_v that_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o merit_v any_o of_o his_o blessing_n which_o be_v whole_o in_o his_o own_o dispose_n it_o be_v not_o in_o man_n that_o walk_v 23._o jer._n 10_o 23._o to_o direct_v his_o step_n there_o may_v be_v many_o device_n in_o his_o heart_n nevertheless_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o shall_v stand_v 19.21_o pro._n 19.21_o also_o we_o must_v know_v that_o we_o be_v now_o in_o our_o passage_n through_o the_o vast_a wilderness_n of_o this_o troublesome_a world_n unto_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n and_o we_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a if_o our_o great_a comfort_n be_v not_o reserve_v for_o a_o better_a life_n god_n do_v first_o cast_v we_o down_o and_o then_o raise_v we_o up_o to_o a_o glorious_a estate_n though_o we_o walk_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o trouble_n he_o will_v revive_v we_o light_n be_v sow_v for_o the_o righteous_a 97.11_o psal_n 138.7_o &_o 97.11_o and_o gladness_n for_o the_o upright_a in_o heart_n that_o which_o thou_o sowe_v be_v not_o quicken_v except_o it_o die_v first_o 36._o 1._o cor._n 15._o verse_n 36._o so_o although_o we_o seem_v to_o be_v without_o the_o life_n of_o joy_n yet_o we_o hope_v to_o reap_v everlasting_a consolation_n as_o sorrowful_a we_o always_o rejoice_v 6.10_o 2._o cor._n 6.10_o there_o be_v a_o outward_a appearance_n of_o grief_n there_o be_v a_o inward_a substance_n of_o true_a joy_n but_o i_o may_v well_o desist_v from_o speak_v of_o this_o sadness_n whereof_o we_o can_v give_v no_o reason_n when_o there_o be_v so_o many_o cause_n of_o heaviness_n whether_o we_o look_v upon_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o man_n with_o charitable_a compassion_n or_o upon_o our_o own_o offence_n with_o sorrowful_a compunction_n 119.136_o psal_n 119.136_o how_o do_v david_n lament_v for_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o people_n and_o may_v not_o we_o take_v up_o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o prophet_n 1.6_o isai_n 1.6_o from_o the_o sole_a of_o the_o foot_n even_o unto_o the_o head_n there_o be_v no_o soundness_n in_o it_o how_o great_a be_v the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o have_v sell_v themselves_o to_o work_v wickedness_n and_o never_o think_v of_o their_o redemption_n by_o he_o who_o pay_v the_o ransom_n for_o we_o sallust_n quibus_fw-la contra_fw-la naturam_fw-la corpus_fw-la voluptati_fw-la anima_fw-la oneri_fw-la fuit_fw-la sallust_n who_o body_n serve_v they_o for_o pleasure_n and_o their_o soul_n be_v as_o a_o burden_n such_o a_o burden_n as_o will_v be_v great_a than_o they_o can_v bear_v ready_a to_o sink_v they_o to_o the_o pit_n of_o destruction_n yet_o who_o do_v repent_v of_o his_o wickedness_n say_v what_o have_v i_o do_v every_o one_o turn_v to_o his_o course_n 8.6_o jer._n 8.6_o as_o the_o horse_n rush_v into_o the_o battle_n which_o of_o they_o do_v search_v their_o heart_n by_o the_o light_n of_o the_o word_n as_o with_o a_o candle_n and_o say_v as_o just_o they_o may_v invert_v these_o word_n of_o david_n why_o be_v thou_o not_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o not_o disquiet_v within_o i_o wherefore_o leave_v they_o unto_o this_o examination_n let_v we_o reflect_v upon_o ourselves_o and_o as_o the_o circle_n clavius_n circulus_fw-la fortitudin●_n atque_fw-la capacitate_v caeteris_fw-la figuris_fw-la praecedit_fw-la clavius_n which_o do_v return_v upon_o itself_o be_v the_o strong_a and_o most_o capacious_a figure_n and_o may_v be_v resemble_v by_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o man_n body_n scal._n vmbilicum_fw-la esse_fw-la centrum_fw-la etc._n etc._n jul._n scal._n so_o if_o we_o do_v return_v unto_o ourselves_o and_o search_v our_o own_o heart_n we_o shall_v become_v more_o strong_a and_o capable_a of_o grace_n the_o opinion_n of_o aristotle_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o that_o of_o plato_n the_o one_o hold_v keckerm_n visio_fw-la fit_a recipiendo_fw-la arist_n emittendo_fw-la spiritum_fw-la animalem_fw-la plato_n keckerm_n that_o our_o sight_n be_v by_o receive_v the_o image_n of_o the_o object_n into_o the_o eye_n the_o other_o by_o send_v out_o those_o optic_a ray_n unto_o the_o object_n it_o will_v be_v our_o wisdom_n to_o keep_v within_o our_o own_o bound_n and_o to_o look_v into_o ourselves_o rather_o than_o to_o exceed_v in_o curiosity_n to_o discover_v the_o blemish_n of_o other_o man_n like_o she_o who_o they_o feign_v to_o have_v use_v her_o sight_n only_o when_o she_o go_v abroad_o erasmus_n lamia_n in_o vimineum_fw-la cophinum_fw-la oculos_fw-la exemptiles_fw-la in●ici●bat_fw-la erasmus_n but_o not_o when_o she_o return_v to_o her_o own_o house_n we_o ought_v rather_o to_o look_v into_o ourselves_o with_o david_n who_o seem_v here_o to_o strike_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o breast_n say_v why_o be_v thou_o full_a of_o heaviness_n o_o my_o soul_n god_n only_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o man_n but_o by_o this_o private_a search_n 8.38_o 2._o chron._n 6.38_o 1._o king_n 8.38_o every_o man_n may_v know_v the_o sore_a and_o the_o grief_n and_o the_o plague_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o may_v find_v that_o his_o foul_a be_v cast_v down_o when_o it_o be_v surcharge_v with_o thorny_a care_n which_o choke_v the_o good_a seed_n persius_n o_o curvae_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la animae_fw-la &_o coelest●um_fw-la inane_n persius_n and_o make_v he_o to_o become_v unfruitful_a can_v that_o soldier_n fight_v the_o good_a fight_n of_o faith_n who_o entangle_v himself_o with_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n 2.6_o habak_v 2.6_o woe_n to_o he_o that_o lade_v himself_o with_o thick_a clay_n such_o a_o man_n may_v in_o vain_a beat_v the_o air_n but_o he_o can_v run_v with_o patience_n unto_o the_o race_n that_o be_v set_v before_o he_o 12.1_o heb_fw-mi 12.1_o unless_o he_o do_v cast_v aside_o every_o weight_n that_o may_v hinder_v he_o therein_o at_o the_o time_n of_o death_n we_o see_v how_o dangerous_a and_o offensive_a it_o be_v by_o clamour_n to_o interrupt_v the_o soul_n in_o its_o departure_n from_o the_o body_n o_o that_o we_o can_v as_o heedful_o practice_v this_o during_o our_o whole_a life_n 15.31_o 1._o cor._n 15.31_o every_o good_a man_n with_o saint_n paul_n do_v die_v daily_o be_v at_o all_o time_n ready_a to_o yield_v up_o his_o spirit_n how_o prudent_a shall_v we_o be_v to_o avoid_v all_o mean_n of_o disturbance_n that_o our_o soul_n may_v not_o be_v vex_v and_o disquiet_v within_o we_o as_o it_o be_v oftentimes_o through_o distrust_n and_o infidelity_n when_o there_o be_v a_o inward_a combat_n between_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n the_o one_o lust_a against_o the_o other_o 5.17_o gal._n 5.17_o and_o be_v contrary_a the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o 25.22_o gen._n 25.22_o like_o jacob_n and_o esau_n struggle_v in_o the_o womb_n whereas_o if_o christ_n do_v dwell_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o faith_n 3.17_o ephes_n 3.17_o we_o shall_v overcome_v the_o world_n and_o be_v deliver_v from_o this_o vexation_n
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