dyes And so doth Jacob and his Sons likewise Moses and Joshua and good Samuel Elisha David all which did excell In Holiness yet Death must act his part Impartially must throw his fatal Dart Pains are the Messengers that Death will send Sickness and Weakness brings thee to thy End Yet when we look on Death Coelestially In such a case a Christian cannot dye He only sleeps his Death is but a Night The Trump will wake him in the morning light The holy Fathers all are said to sleep Their Graves as in in a sacred Bed doth keep Their breathless Bodies which must there remain Till God restore both Breath and Life again Yet with respect to Man this is a Death Because all Men surrender up their Breath To God who unto Man at first did give A comely Form and Breath to make him live Yet wicked Men oft take away by force That sacred Breath contrary to the course That God appoints If here you do not mind To stear aright although against the Wind Your weather-beaten Vessels may be driven Upon the Rocks and split but God hath given Such true Directions that thou needs not fear For Holiness directs thee how to stear Upon this dangerous Point and not miscarry Though Waves be rough and Winds be quite contrary South South-West Seventeen Points already is exprest This Eighteen Point draws nigher to the West An useful Point and needful to be known By all that do the Christian Compass own Death is the King of Terrors doth arrest All sorts of Men spares not the very best â—t is not Holyness that will excuse When Death sends forth his Summons Men may use Means to prolong their days but yet they must Direct or indirectly come to Dust Directly all Men tast of Death we know â—ecause the Lord hath said it shall be so â—ut holy Men do often yield their Breath â—t Tyrant's Pleasures who conspire their Death Abel a holy Man and yet must dye â—y Cain's inraged causless Cruelty wicked Man cannot endure the sight â—f him that 's Just because he brings to light â—is wicked Deeds and secretly reproves â—hose sinful Lusts his Soul so dearly loves â—nd for this cause did Herod lay his hand â—pon John Baptist and at his Command â—e holy Prophet must be put to Death â—d to the Cruel Tyrant yields his Breath â—r my Names sake saith Christ you shall be hated â—en of those to whom you stand related As Natural Brethren in the Flesh or rather As Children dear unto a tender Father Yet these Relations being wicked brings Their Children dear before the Face of King And Governours who with their Rulers will Imprison some and other some they 'l kill Thus did the best of Men by wicked Force Ere God's appointed time of Nature's Course Be fully spent This Point well understood You may ride safely on the raging Flood Of earthly Troubles but without Endeavouâ— To learn this Point you may be lost for ever Both Ship and Lading Holyness will guide yâ— Upon this Point no danger shall betide you For Holyness prepares the Soul for Death When God directly takes away thy Breath And frees thee from the fear of Death likewisâ— Which wicked Men maliciously devise South-West and by South South-West and by South Behold how tâ— Point liâ— This Point you must be sure to learn likewise Death is a Terror it can be no less When 't is not usher'd-in with Holyness If thou would dye in perfect Peace be sure Thou persevere in Holyness Indure Faithful to Death and thou shalt surely have A Crown of Life on th' other side the Grave But if upon this Point thou stears not right Thy hope't-for Morning will be turn'd to Night Thou wilt by storm beset and fiercely driven On Rocks Sands and never come to Heaven South-West South-West's the 20th Point o' th Compass and Even between the South and West doth stand â—his is an useful Point and therefore thou Must labour to be skill'd therein And know Tho Death with his impartial Sythe cut down The best of Men that ever yet was known Yet to the Saints Death's but an Agent sent On an Embassage and to this intent To tell the Saint That now the Sun grows low And Night draws on and now 't is time to go To his desired Bed where he must rest From all his Labours Such a Saint is blest Who while he lives all Filthiness abhorr'd And when he dies Death finds him in the Lord. Store up therefore before you go from hence Some solid and well-grounded Evidence That thou art in the Lord and when you dye Then take this Cordial that thou hast laid by One dram thereof will stand thee in more stead Than all the World Then Blessed are the Dead Will be a sweet and comfortable Sound And make your Joys though dying to abound Oh what a Comfort is it now to dye VVhen Souls can rightly to themselves apply The precious Promises God doth afford VVithin the Volumes of his holy VVord Even this Promise that the Lord doth grant To Man as Terms of the New Covenant Their Sins and their Iniquities no more Shall be remembered as heretofore In the first Legal Covenant they were Still called to remembrance every Year That Soul that sees himself by Christ remitted And also knows he freely stands acquitted When others mourn he can rejoyce and sing The worst that Death can do is but to bring â—im Tydings that he 's going to lay down An Earthly to enjoy a Heavenly Crown He freely in his arms can Death embrace O happy he that dies in such a Case The happy Tydings that grim Death doth bring To such a one doth take away the Sting Death only is a Terror unto those That do themselves to Righteousness oppose When such a one doth look Death in the Face O then he cryes out for a longer space But all too late Death will not be deny'd The Day of Grace is past thou 'st mist thy Tyde Well to this Point I now shall say no more But only this Get Evidence in store That thou art in the Lord that Death may be A Messenger of Joy and Peace to thee South-West and by West South-West by West this Point must also be Well taught and also learn'd by every He That Launcheth forth upon each raging Wave â—n hope he shall a happy Issue have Oh let me lodge this Errand in thy Breast Now thou art drawing near unto thy West Know that as Righteousness will not excuse A holy Man from Death So they that use To spend their Hours in wickedness and strife Shall not thereby prevent another Life For live they must Man's Life is purchased By Christ's dear Blood that on the Earth was shed Yea tho their Lives have been so vilely evil That they have striven to exceed the Devil â—n Wickedness yet shall not that prevent That Life in order to their Punishment Could Wicked Men by Sin prevent that Day How would
impression leaves a pleasant savor Makes them in love with goodness lets them seâ— The foolish madness of Impiety Men truly brought unto a sight of sins Soon sees the danger of it and begins To take up resolutions to forsake it Hear now this Counsel O my Soul take it Be like the Sea-man who while he make sure To save himself doth all the rest secure Yet by the way this one thing must be knovvn While thou seeks others good slight not thinâ— ownâ— 8. From these unconstant various mutations Which Sea-men daily see these Meditations Which under this eighth circumstance doth sheâ— It self is here presented to our view How do calm Evenings many times deceive The too secure Sea-men who believe Perhaps because they see no present Storm Before the Sun goes down there will no harm Suprise their quiet rest but that they may Lye down in safety sleep till brake of day But now behold before the Night is spent A sudden Tempest is from Heaven sent That doth awake them they are dispossest All of a sunden of their quiet rest Their Evening's Calm's turn'd to a Night of sorrow In great distress they cry out for the Morrow Hoping the Day when come will bring Relief But Day Alas doth still increase their Grief O sad disastrous Accident most strange O great Mutation unexpected Change Who would have thought but some few Hours past Those Calms would usher in so great a Blast The Day is come but yet no Hope remains They call and cry but yet their fruitless pains Goes unrewarded till the dismal Night Comes on puts their slender Hopes to flight Their Hope is at an end their Day is done Their sable Night has now obscur'd the Sun And now they are expecting every Minit Their Ship should sink with every thing that 's in it But of a suddain as the Night came on The Tempest ceases all their Fears are gone They that were now with fear of Death possest Can now dispose themselves to quiet Rest They whose perplexed Thoughts the Storms did fright Who were in dread of a Tempestuous Night Can now lye down in safety sleep secure These strange Mutations Seamen do endure Thus stands the Case my Soul The same Mutation Dayly attends upon Soul-Navigation How calm sometimes an Evening doth appear The Soul goes on in sin and doth not fear He sins and sins again without relenting And not so much as dreams of his Repenting While others fear the losing of their Souls He sins and meets with nothing that controuls Can laugh at Vices and can play with Sins So great 's the Calm But suddainly begins An unexpected Alteration and He now begins to see and understand That God's an Enemy to Sin and will Not clear the Guilty but in wrath will kill All the Ungodly such as do rebell He will cast down into the Pit of Hell Where Sinners shall be Subjects of his Ire And live Eternally in Flames of Fire O what a Tempest is there now begun His Joy is over and his Peace is done Now every Sin seems like a mighty Wave He now cryes out with Peter O Lord save A miserable Wretch that am undone O may I see the Morning may the Sun Arise and fill my darkned Soul with Light And free me from the Terror of the Night Thus with Soul-melting lamentable crys My soul did long to see the Sun arise But when the Morning came alas my grief Seem'd rather more than less and my relief Seems farther off the Sun did shine so clear That now my sins like Armies do appear I saw Gods Love in Christ indeed most plain And understood that he for Sin was slain Yea furthermore I also understood T was for great Sinners that he shed his Blood But yet withall I also did perceive That such as did the Benefit receive Were real Converts such as did repent But I beheld my self Impenitent â— disobedient Rebell With Delight Have I committed sin both day and night â—or could I see a Reason to expect â—hat which was only due to God's Elect. Thus in the Day the Tempest did increase â—he more I saw the further off from Peace â—he Tempest thus continued till the Light â—as quite obscur'd and a dreadful Night â—ame fast approaching on my Watchful Eye â—ees nothing now but Death Eternally Behold My Sorrow 's now at height extream â—ow all the World for one refreshing Beam â—ut when I thought this dark and dismal Night â—ould sink my Soul I saw by Candle-Light spotless Dove bringing a Branch of Peace â—id to the Seas Be still Their Rage did cease was the sacred Candle of Gods Word â—at did this precious Beam of Light afford â—lainly saw from thence that Christ was sent â— save the sinful disobedient I saw from thence God never past Deaths Sentencâ— On any Man till he refus'd Repentance I saw from thence God never did respect Any Man's Person nor did he reject The worst of Sinners that were but content To leave his sins and truly to repent I saw from thence God's Universal Love To every Man This sacred Light did prove That God loves all Men from his first Creation And from this Light I saw his great Compassioâ— Unto his Creature Man whom he did make In his own Image for which Creature 's sake He made a gracious Promise of Redemption Unto his Creature Man without Exemption I saw my self from thence as one of those That God out of the whole Creation chose To bear his Image hence I knew likewise If any one that bears his Image dies 'T is not because the Lord before hath said This Man whom I have in my Image made Shall dye Eternally he shall not have Sufficient Means allowed him to save His Soul from Death But 't is because he chuâ— To walk in Paths of Darkness and refuses That sacred Path of Light and Life that 's givâ— Wherein all Men may stear their Course for Hâ—vâ— All these bright Beams of glorious Light Diviâ— Forth from the Candle of God's Word did shine Even in the Night the stormy Wind did cease Which fill'd my Heart with Comfort Joy and Peace 9. How beautifull's the Ship when under sail Having th' advantage of a pleasant Gale With how much Pleasure Ease Chearfulness Do Seamen then attend their Business How pleasant is their passage when no Storm Puts them in fear of an approaching Harm When neither Wind nor Weather interpose How well all matters in their Voyage goes How beautiful's the Soul when its Affections Is wholly guided by Divine Directions When holy Breathings makes th' Affections swell With Love and Zeal for God and to excell When sacred Breathings thus possess the Mind He 's like a Ship that runs before the Wind Upon the smooth-fac'd Seas when never a blast Is sent to interpose O then what hast The Soul doth make for Heaven when it's Corruptions Is all subdu'd and makes no Interruptions How pleasant O my Soul and with what ease Thou dost
North. â— is by Christ our mercies is increast â—e's next the Father Christ stands for the East â—om East to South the Sun doth make its way â—riving at the South 't is perfect day â—e next to Christ that Christians must possess â—is the Spirit South point is Holiness â—oliness is our South and Christ is then â— height in Christians when most holy men â—ext to the South is West whither the Sun â—akes haste and sets and then our day is done â—eath is our Western Point doth terminate â—r day and put a period to its date â—ese be the Four Points all men must eye â—orth East South West then man prepare to die Now see our Scripture grounds for this allusion â—r upon that we 'll bottom each Conclusion â—s a Notion generally receiv'd â—d as unquestionably it believ'd That fair Jerusalem that famous Town Israels Metropolis the worlds renown Was plac't i' th midst o' th earth and hence it waâ— As most conclude it all was came to pass All places bear their true Denomination As they were plac't or stood for scituation Relating to that City whose great name Did fill the earth with its renowned fame Jerusalem thus for the Center ey'd I will remember that on its North side The City of the mighty King was plac't The mount of Olives also on the East Which mountains as it first did entertain Our blessed Lord so when he comes again Zachary the Prophet gives a full accompt His feet shall stand upon that Eastern Mounâ— And on the South-side did mount Sion stand The sacred mountain of that holy Land Mount Calvery the place of Death this mouâ— Was scituate on the VVest on this account I am incourag'd to make this allusion Scriptures not contradicting this Conclusion â—hat East should stand for Christ and Stouh â—leâ— â—ithout excepting stands for holiness And VVest for death will never be denied But why the North is unto God apply'd May at the first to some seem not so clear But that the truth thereof may still appear Mark what good David saith observe the worâ— Of that most faithful Servant of the Lord. When David sets Mount Sions Beauty forth She is saith he the joy of all the Earth She 's beautiful saith he for scituation Which he makes out by this clear deâ—â—nstration The mighty King saith David doth â—eside â—n fair Jerusalem on the North side Of sacred Sion to whose glorious King The Nations shall their wealth and glory bring Hence 't was that speech concerning Lucifer Who would exalt himself above the Stars Of God Almighty Esay adds besides â—s further Demonstration of his pride That Lucifer presum'd himself so great That he would make the side o' th North his seat â—ut he whose high aspiring thoughts did swell â— ' usurp Gods place is tumbled down to Hell â—he North which if as some suppose to be â—he Mount Moria it will well agree That Sacred Mount in Canaans Holy Land â—id also on the North of Sion stand â—hat still the North in Scriptures is appli'd â—o God alone as properly his side â—hese words of David next I 'd have you mind â—hich you in Psalm the 75 may find David excluding both West South and East â—rom giving honours making not the least Mention o' th North saith honours do proceed â—rom God alone as if it were agreed â—nd taken for a grant on every hand â—hat for Gods proper place the North doth stand Sith then the language of Gods holy word With this our notion doth so well accord I hope I may presume without offence With awful fear and holy reverence To make a serious and divine inspection Into the Sacred Art taking direction From Holy Writ which we will make our guid Not on the right or left to turn aside And now with seriousness we will conclude The North with God most fitly doth allude 'T is God alone we first must seek to know The Word and Spirit will direct us how When first therefore thy Vessel launcheth forth Into these troubled Seas upon the Earth Assure thy self thou art not like to make A happy Voyage if thou undertake To stear thy Ship to fair Emanuels Land Before thou know and rightly understand God thy North Star whom thou must alwayâ— eye When thou sets forth towards eternity Know God is first 't is he first gave thee breatâ— And he is last and hath appointed death That fatal messenger to call thee hence To give accompt to him for each offence Know God is merciful and just also He sees thy ways and did thy secrets know Let no such foolish thoughts possess thy mind To think there is no God be not so blind The Heavens are his witness day and night Do speak throughout the World their beams â— lighâ— â—ills every place By this the Nations know There is a God whether they will or no. The very Heathen do the same confess â—y light of nature they can do no less â—is acts of providence bespeaks the same They all set forth the glory of his name â—is mighty hand that framed every Creature â—oth in the Earth the Air and in the Water Gives food as well as being unto all Of every thing he 's the original He feeds the Ravens when to him they cry He is and was from all eternity â—his knowledge although true is not alone â—e is not onely God but he is one â—lthough there be Gods many saith St. Paul â—o us there is but one he 's all in all God must not onely thus be understood â—ut we must know him for our chiefest good That good thou dost or ever shalt enjoy Comes from himself alone he 'll not destroy His handy work Mans ruin doth proceed â—rom man himself 't is man that doth that deed T is in and by the Lord we must obtain â—ternal Life Life doth in him remain â—his thing is needful to be known by these That sail for Heaven on these troubled Seas To know God thus is of as great concern â—s for a Seaman his North Point to learn â—nd in the third place thou must learn to know â—od in his Holy Attributes also His Attributes of Power Mercy and Of Justice also thou must understand We read when God Almighty did proclaim His ever honoured and his Name In Exodus the thirty fourth we find His Name is gracious merciful and kind In him long suffering patience doth abound Sin pard'ning grace in him is to be found Reserved mercy is laid up in store For such as love him grace for ever more As thou must know he 's merciful thou must Know as he 's God Almighty he is just To those that hate him he will be severe A guilty Conscience he 'll by no means clear Though Heavens in his right hand is as rewarâ— To such as do his righteousness regard Yet in his left hand is a flaming fire Consumes the wicked in his burning ire His wrath once kindled he that reads his namâ— Must read him then
shadows of the night Doth put the Suns fair pleasant beams to flight â—o where true holiness doth take possession â—here's no allowance for the least transgression Nor is there any place for holiness Where sins usurping power doth possess Sometimes we see the Sun appears so bright As if no darkness now could stain its light But presently we see a Cloud arise And then the Sun is hidden from our eyes Just thus it 's with a Saint a little folly O how it stains him that 's reputed holy If once a Christian do contract a blot His former holiness is quite forgot A Saint whose conversation is upright 'T will put whole legions of his sins to flight Let Christ our blessed Eastern Star shine clear Within thy soul and sin will disappear Thus have we given thee a brief relation Of three first Points of Sacred Speculation Of North of South of East the next must be Our Western Point which take with brevetie God is our North and Christ our Morning Sun Holiness our South at West our day is done As Moses councell'd Israel so do I First learn to live and yet prepare to die That faithful servant of the Lord whose breath Propounds to Israel both life and death I have saith Moses set before your eyes This day both life and death may I advise Or give you council how to make your choice Could I perswade you to obey my voice You should not die saith he for I would givâ— You counsel to obey Gods Word and live â—th life is but a momentary space â—f times most fwift yet most uncertain race â—nd that as certain as you draw your breath â—th open air so certain is your death â—nd yet your death no other but a sleep â—our Grave no other than a place to keep â—he broken pieces of your brittle clay â—hich are reserved till the judgment day â—hen your dead corps shall live again and never â—hall be dissolved but remain for ever â—hen do the thing saith Moses that may be â—f soul concernment to eternity Death is our Western Point by death we pass â—ut of this world return to what we was â—o dust again Sentence of death was given â—hen men transgress'd the sacred will of Heaven The certain wages disobedience brings â—â— death our night of silence whence four things â—â— to be noted needful to be known â—y spiritual Seamen which I thus lay down First Death is certain every soul must taste â—f death or else be changed first or last â—he stroke of death can never be avoided â—owever some may vainly be perswaded â—ur lives our days our Suns resplendant light â—ill set in death will terminate in night â—herefore in vain some foolishly assay â—o flatter death and send it far away â—rom youth to manhood and from thence to age â—or death must act its part upon this Stage Though man would flatter death it never stays Death strikes the child the aged man betrayâ— The hopeful young man even in his prime And gives him not sometimes a minutes time Uncertain when but certain death will strike Respecting Kings and Beggers all alike But in the sccond place it is as plain Our Sun that sets i' th West will rise again From God we pass to Christ and Christ doth bless That serious soul brings it to holiness Which fits man for his Western Point from whence By death he 's brought to God his N. from thence He 's brought unto his Eastern Point again He 's rais'd by God through Christ and doth remain Now in a state of perfect holiness Which he shall then eternally possess His Southern Sun is always now at height 'T is always noon and never will be night No Clouds shall now his perfect glory stain His day is perfect and shall so remain No Western Point no dying any more No setting of our Sun as heretofore No shadows nor eclipses shall obscure This glorious day it always shall endure Sin and temptations which now interpose Between the glorious Face of God and those Which from some present glimpses of his Grace Like Moses longs to see his glorious Face Shall now like Clouds disperse and flie away By reason of the glory of the day Those sighs sorrows and those clouds of fears Which sin now raises those soul-melting tears Which sin now causes for which Saints complain They shall be all disper'd and none remain No Satan then the tempter now remains â—n darkness and in everlasting chains O happy he thrice happy he I say That doth arrive at this so glorious day He now is freed from sorrow and distress From thirst and hunger cold and nakedness From all his persecutors he 's set free He 's with the Lord and evermore shall be The glory that his eyes shall then behold One thousand part thereof cannot be told 'T is not in man that lives upon the earth To find out words to set his glory forth But that some glimpses Christians may behold Scriptures compares it with refined gold To precious Pearls whose excellence and worth Exceeds all other treasures in the earth When John that Evangelical Divine By Heavens high appointment did design To leave the Saints a copy of their joy The Lord presents it to his Servants eye Who in a Vision did behold such glory That faith must help a man to read the story The glory of this vision was so great As that the highest pitch of mans conceit Can hardly reach the strength of mans desire Can scarcely reach so high but never higher He sees a City that to ' th Saints is given Made by the wisdom of the God of Heaven Nay furthermore our Author adds beside The City was adorn'd and beautifi'd Like to a Bride in splendant rich aray Deckt for her Husband on her wedding day Strong is that place glorious that habitation Where God Almighty lays the first foundation Great must the splendor of that glory be Where Gods most soveraign blessed Majestie Improves his sacred wisdom in adorning Bright is that day that hath so clear a morning Blessed is he that feels this warm reflection In the clear morning of his resurrection Eye hath not seen nor can mans heart conceiveâ— This sacred glory yet we may receive Some glimpses of this glory if with care Spiritual with temporal things we do compare Suppose that all the worlds united power Should as one man attempt to build a Tower Whose Heaven aspiring top should reach so high As men might make their dwelling in the Sky Should all the wisdom that the Lord hath given To all the world residing under Heaven Be now improved with united power To beautifie as well as build this Tower With sparkling Diamonds and burnisht Gold Rich for their value glorious to behold With precious Jewels beautifi'd all over While pure Gold the Streets thereof did cover How fair and beautiful with splendor clear Would such a glorious place as this appear That famous Temple Herod once erected â— fair Jerusalem how it affected
real ground to exercise their faith That all the world as holy Scripture saith Might look up unto him and saved be By faith in Christ whose blood was shed for the If thou be careless here and do'st not learn To know this Point thou hardly wilt discern The pleasant Banks of blessed Canaans shore Which if thou miss th' art lost for ever more North East Now learn thy fourth Point 'twixt N. and Eaâ— For in thy Compass so thou'lt find them plac't Man 's saved by the Word of God indeed Which Word of God is that same promis'd seâ— In Gods appointed time this Word became Flesh in our form St. John affirms the same He took not on him Blessed Angels nature But Abraham's seed the shape of humane Creâ—tuâ— A sinless man into the world did come Not by the will of man but from the Womb Of a chaste Virgin came he to fulfil What was decreed in the Fathers will That he might purchase mans eternal good By no less price than his most precious blood This is that Lamb of God to whom is given All soveraign power both in earth and heaven â—gels in heaven are at his Command â—d earthly Potentates shall not withstand â—s mighty power to him all knees shall bow â—gels above and Mortals here below â—om this Point therefore thou may'st understand â—at God the Father doth by Christ command â—ee to submit unto his easie yoke â— else thou must submit unto the stroke â— God 's offended Justice which be sure â—hether thou wilt or no thou must endure â—ey Christ as thy Leader O neglect â—ot this Command if e'r thou do'st expect â—at heavenly consolation from above â—t Christ and not thy Lust command thy love â—rve not thy lusts which leaves thee at thy grave â—t serve the Lord thy Saviour that can save â—y precious soul and if thou dost rebel â—n cast both soul and body into Hell stretch not forth thy hand be not so bold â— take a Comfort touch not take not hold â—on a Gospel Promise in no case â—til a Gospel Precept thou embrace â—bserve the word that holy David spake â—e'll not adventure nor presume to take â—ld of a Promise till he stretch his hand â—rth to take up a Precept and Command â—y hand saith David while his heart consents â—e lifted up to thy Commandements vain men cry for mercy and expect â—r help in storms that do in calms neglect To yield obedience to that Sacred Word Of him whom God hath made our Sovereigâ— Lorâ— God by his holy Prophets spake his mind Once to the Fathers but hath now confin'd The world to hear his Son no other voice Is man to make the object of his choice Therefore observe this Fourth Point with heeâ— And to the Fifth Point we will next proceed North East and by East North East and by East this doth next ensue All you that sail for Heaven take a view Of God and Christ see how they both agree In ones eye how unanimous they be In seeking after mans eternal good God freely sends his Son that by his blood Poor man might be redeem'd from Death likewisâ— Christ freely did become a Sacrifice How wilingly did Christ lay down his life That he might put a period to the strife That sin had made 'twixt God and his Creation That freely brought about poor mans Salvation If God and Christ with such a joynt consent Sought thus to free man from the punishment Of Death eternal and that man might live For ever happy Christ did freely give His Life a ransom was 't the Fathers pleasure At such a rate to purchase endless treasure For mortal man Then suffer not thy lust To hanker after Egipts Golden dust â—ich flies away like chaffe before the wind â—hose place in seeking for thou canst not find 〈◊〉 longest date is but a mortal day â—st Threescore years and ten it will not stay â—d often times it threatens to bereave thee â— heavenly treasure and at last doth leave thee â—member Moses that holy man how he â—spised Egipts wealth thought the degree â— Son in Phraohs Court was much below â—e meanest servant in Gods house to know Crucified Christ's a glorious thing â—mpared with any earthly crowned King â—ath puts an end to Kings and kingly glory â—cause their honours is but transitory â— longer King the body being dead â—ath sets the Crown upon the Christians head Death a Christians Crown begins its date â—ich once begun will never terminate â—is Life is short uncertain and impure â— at Life is certain holy doth endure â—ell let not this Fifth Point neglected be â— not forget that God and Christ agree â— bringing Man unto this life again â—o had himself by his trangression slain â—ristians that sail for heaven do not fear â—e raging Seas for Christ your Pilot's there â— not afraid because thy Vessel 's poor â—ou'rt safer there than if thou wer 't on shore â— stately Palaces with sumptuous Feasts â—ongst thy sins those soul devouring beasts 'T is better go to heaven in foul weather Through many dangers if thou get'st but thitheâ— Than in a pleasant gale to swim to hell Where gentle winds do make th' canvass swell East North East The next Point East North East learn carfully This Seventh Point doth bring thee very nigh To Christ thy East mark what his servant saith Erre not be not mistaken in thy faith Concerninâ— Christ that soul that here mistakes Doth run himself upon a rock and makes The worst of Ship-wracks like to Alexander Who erring from the Christian faith did wander In paths of Darkness let Philotas be A mark of information unto thee That by this Seamark thou mayst understand How nigh thou art the rocks and scape the sand Remember well the greatness of Gods grace Do not forget his love in any case Not to some few but all without exemption God did propound his Son formans redemption No man shall die because God did not give His Son to suffer Death that he might live But for this cause God would have cleansed mans spot In Christs dear blood but man believ'd it not 'T is unbelief that causes man to die That Christ himself doth plainly testifie God loves the World but all will not believe it Christ died for all but some will not receive it This truth shines clearly but some will refuse To walk therein and many rather chuse To walk in Darkness this is condemnation Saith Christ our Lord that purchast mans Salvation That God is real in what he doth say Shines like the Sun it is as clear as day But that the Lord with words makes men believe Christ is there Saviour only to deceive Their understandings Oh that men would see How dreadful dark such apprehensions be He errs in faith that thus forsakes the light He needs must fall that wanders in the night But Secondly a man may erre in faith That make what men not what the Scripture saith Their rule to worship by though
all things to obtain a Crown That never fades but will indure forever When Daies shall cease to be Wherefore indure In sailing on this Point of Holiness Upon the Law of Christ to lay the stress Of all your Holiness on that Foundation Who ever build shall never miss Salvation South South-East This fifteen Point o'th'Christian Compass here Is South South-East on that th' art now to stere Christ is thy Eastern-Point let him Him possess Thy Heart as Author of thy Holiness 'T is not enough to have Christ in thy Head Brain Knowledge will not stand in any stead If in thy heart Christ as thy King abide To Rule and Reign thou wilt be sanctifi'd 'T is Christ in thee the hope of Glory can knocks Make thee a holy and a happy Man Behold he 's at the door he stands and He calls and waits till thou unboult these Locks That hinders his Admittance 'T is thy Part To open first His to possess thy Heart If in thy heart he finds Admittance he Will enter in and will abide with thee He 'll sup with thee O Rich and bounteous Guest That thus invites Himself and makes the Feast He that so sweet a Guest doth entertain Will find his Interest trebled back again For thou shall sup with him the King of Kings Will entertain thee where the Angels sings Sweet Hallelujahs to the God of Heaven To whom all Honour Laud and Praise be given Make sure of Christ therefore use diligence To have by thee in store good Evidence That thou art Christ's and he hath firme Possession Within thy heart 'T is not a bare Profession Will witness this but if thou wilt insure Know where Christ truly dwells the Heart 's made pure No Love there is to any Sin at all Though in Appearance it seems very small If Sin through weakness such a Soul surprize There 's nothing under Pardon satisfies He 's not contented till his Peace be made With Christ whom he has griev'd He 's now afraid Of sinning any more Every offence Produces from him double Diligence In temporal Merchandize we use to say It is a low and undervaluing way Of Trading to insure But in this Case It is dishonourable low and base Not to insure They most this Trade advance That is the deepest in Assurance South by East This sixteenth Point i' th' Christian Compasâ— here Is South by East when ever thou dost stear Upon this Point thou must with Care endeavouâ— To learn this Point i' th' Compass right If ever With safety thou arrive at Happiness As East's by South know Christ by Holiness So nearly's Christ to Holiness related That by no means they can be separated Esteem such Principles as do profess To set up Christ apart from Holiness But frothy Notions vain and fruitless folly None can Love Christ that loves not to be Holy Holiness is Christ's Essence Oh! how then Can he be served by unholy Men Forms without Power is but empty things Meer Shaddow that no satisfaction brings Stirs up Contention and continual Strife 'T is Acts of Piety that is the Life Of all Religion God charges Israel With wickedness yea while they did excel In all Eternal Forms of Worship and Exact Obedience unto each Command Observing all their Festivals likewise Observant in their dayly-Sacrifice And in their solemn Meeting Ne'rtheless The Lord esteems not this for Holyness For all this while Equity was neglected And with the Widdow's Cry they 're not affected The Poor and Needy still they do oppress And are unmindful of the Fatherless The Hungry also did refuse to feed Nor cloth'd the Naked when they stood in need To Sick and such as did in Prison lye They shew'd no Pity in their Misery And while they cry The Temple of the Lord Their Prayers and Sacrifices are abhorr'd Their solemn Meetings finds no Acceptation Their holy Incense is Abomination And for this Cause because they lay the stress Upon these Forms apart from Holiness Unholy Persons knows not God aright Nor are their Pray'rs accepted in his sight But Christ and Holiness must go together They 're inconsistent one without another Take heed I say thou be not one of those That vainly think and foolishly suppose That if for Ordinances they appear Christ of necessity must needs be there Although they be unholy Persons and Do daily in the way of Sinners stand And some there are again as full of Folly Who vainly do suppose if they be Holy Christ in his Ordinance may be slighted But know this Point that Christ is so united Unto his own Appointments that whoever Shall undertake Christ and his Laws to sever Shall miss that Port to which they did intend To Sail at first and lose their wished End Christ's sacred Laws is not within the reach Of Natures Teaching Christ in his School doth teach His own Appointments Wouldst thou stear arighâ— Upon this Point 'T is Christ must give thee Light Half of thy Compass thou hast now past over Where Sixteen Points thou fully may discover To every Point thou hast a brief Direction Untill thou comes at South where Sol's Reflection Most powerfully doth heat the barren Earth By which it is made fruitful and brings forth Fruit in abundance to all such as dwell Upon the Earth So such as do excell In Holiness hath Christ full risen there And in his greatest splendour shineth clear The Southern-Sun doth cast his fair Aspects Upon the North who back again reflects So God in Christ beholds with great Delight The holy Man as perfect in his sight The holy Man from this so sweet Reflection Beholds the Face of God with true Affection I have saith David set the Lord before My Face I shall behold him ever more As my Salvation my Redeemer and He is saith he alwayes at my Right-hand True Holiness fixes our sight upon No other Object but one God alone The Southern Sun did never yet send forth His pleasant Beams more strongly to the North Than sanctify'd Souls do cast an Eye Unto God's Heaven enthroned Majesty The Soul is then exhalted in it's height When God is kept directly in its sight South by West Two Quarters of our Compass we have past And to the Third we are arriv'd at last This Point we 're now upon is South by West As needful to be known as all the rest The Sun full South makes Noon 't is then at height But South by West gives notice that a Night Will quickly follow The Sun will now decline Till 't come at West then 't will cease to shine That Death 's thy Western Point do not forget Thy Southern-Sun 't will have a time to set There 's none that lives and shall not tast of Death The Holyest of Men must yield their Breath 'T is the deserved Wages of our Sin It was Transgression that first brought it in Death comes with such an Universal Stroke The Holyest of Men must bear its Yoke Abram that faithful Man expires and
they sin their very Lives away But that they cannot For God did create Man in a pure good and perfect State And God who of Man's Life was the first Giver Appointed means that Man might live for ever And gave to him the Tree of Life to eat A sacred Fruit a Life-preserving Meat Man did procure his Death at second-hand By wilful breaking of the Lords Command But God not willing to cast Man away Prepared for his Life another Day Christ by the Name o' th' Woman's Seed waâ— giveâ— That Man who dy'd on Earth might live in Heaven If after this Man stubbornly Rebell Though Man shall live yet it shall be in Hell A Place prepar'd for Satan's Punishment Yet must Rebellious Disobedient Be sharers with him live in endless Woe His Life being purchased it must be so Wherefore mind this Point well that so yoâ— may Steering by Compass rightly find your Way West South-West Beholding Death as it at first came in As the deserved Wages of our sin It hath a dreadfull Sting that none can bear The Approach of Death doth fill Men's Heart with feaâ— 'T is call'd The King of Terrors well it may And therefore Man from Death would fly away It is the Holy sanctified Man Yea such a One it is that only can Say unto Death Where is thy Sting O Grave Where is that Victory thou' rt wont to have True Sanctity is such a precious thing Makes Death all Honey takes away the Stingâ— 'T is not devouring Monsters of the Seas Nor Sword nor Fire by Land 't is none of these Nor Hell inraged Cruel tortures can Make Death be stinging to a Holy Man Death only stings with Poison such as give Way to their Lust and do corruptly live â—hat Man that lives and dyes in wickedness Death stings his Soul with Horror and Distress â—o live in hatred of thy sins is best Which brings us very near unto West West by South And that thou might the better be directed â—o learn this Point let nothing be neglected That may informe thee how to stear aright â—et Earthly things seem empty in thy sight â—'s the vain Pleasures of this World intices â—o frown on Vertue and to smile on Vices 'T was Acan's Golden wedges Beauty did â—tice him to do that he was forbid â— was his Babylonish Garment gay â—hat made both Eyes Heart Hand to stray â—et not the World delude thee with its pleasure And thereby rob thee of Eternal Treasure When Men's affections are so strongly plac't On Earthly things which is but for a blast â—nd Death comes suddainly to call him hence How bitter is it Man would not dispence With Death's sharp Summons but with might and main â—trive to make Death call back his stroke again How loath to bid those present things good Night Which are so sweet and pleasant in thy sight Gardens and Orchards with rich Treasure anâ— Fair sumptuous Houses joyning to the Land When Death the tydeings of departing brings O saith that Man that loves these present things Shall I now close mine Eyes and lose the sight Of these Enjoyments wherein I delight And sleep in Dust until I rise again And know not whether into Joy or Pain O Death forbear to strike me now and give Me time t' enjoy these Pleasures here and live Thus bitter's Death to those that are in Love With Earthly things and not with things above If therefore on this Point thou wouldst steaâ— righâ— Then let thy Heart by Earthly things set light Love not this World in which thou must noâ— stay But love that Treasure that abides alway So wilt thou be with holy Paul resolv'd 'T is better be with Christ and be dissolv'd Than live on Earth where Sorrows never cease So shalt thou go unto thy Grave with Peace West Three Quarters of our Christian Compass past It now remains that we unfold the Last We are past the North the East the South anâ— noâ— We 're come to West our Sun grows very low The Evening of our pleasant Day is come Our Sun is set and we are hasting Home â—nto the Grave the Earth from whence we came â—or Dust we are and must return to th' same â—arth is our Home our very Home indeed â—ecause from Earth at first we did proceed â—nd though we there a season do remain â—et from the Earth we must return again â—om West to North From Death we go to God â—nd there takes up our Everlasting Bode â—he Body being dead the Earth must have it â—he Spirit doth return to God that gave it â—arth is our Home but not our longest Home â—o Earth we be yet first from God we come â—d thither 't is we must return again â—nd from that time unchangeable remain â—ter the Judgment 's past and Sentence given â—ur constant Home must be in Hell or Heaven From North to East Again we now must pass â—om God to Christ who now appointed is â— be our Judge who will uprightly deal â—d from his Judgment there is no appeal â— Righteous Judgment he will have regard â— give to every one a just Reward â— those that in well-doing seek for Glory â—ernal Joy in Heaven 's prepared for ye â—t unto those that stubbornly Rebell â—ernal Wrath with damned Souls in Hell â—thing but anguish trouble grief and sorrow â—hose dismal Night will never find a Morrow But forasmuch as now we 're come to th' Weâ— We will divide this Quarter like the rest Into eight several Points which we 'll lay dowâ— All very necessary to be known And forasmuch as now we understand We sail by West unto the Holy Land From the first minute that we draw our Breath We 're sailing towards West draws on to Deaâ— Let 's mind each Point in this last Quarter wâ— That in our Knowledge we may there excell It is of absolute necessity For spiritual Seamen that they learn to dyâ— This needful Lesson Balam understood He knew it was both excellent and good To learn this Lesson O saith he that I Were like thâ— Righteous when I am to dye O that my later End like his might be Such Good in dying well did Balam see To learn this Lesson well this Rule I 'le giâ— If thou would learne to dye first learn to live Then take Directions from this sacred Truth Remember thy Creatour in thy Youth Begin betimes the Morning of thy Dayes Is the fit Season to reform thy Wayes Give God thy strength serve him whilst thoâ— youâ— Thy Senses quick thy Understanding strong Defer not thy Repentance untill Night Or Evening of thy Dayes but with Delighâ— Let Child-hood learn to live and Youth likewâ— So wilt thou find sweet Comfort when thou dâ— â—od calls betimes and if thou dost delay â—o hearken to his Voyce while it is day â—n unexpected Storm may suddainly â—end thee away unto Eternity â—ithout th' advantage of another Season â—onsult then with Flesh or fleshly Reason â—hy Flesh will tell thee that thou
may take Pleasure â— little Season and Repent at leisure â—nswer thy Flesh thou cannot surely say â—hou mayst continue yet another Day â—nd to confirm this Truth Experience sayes â—eath strikes the Child the aged Man betrays â—he hopeful young Man even in his Prime â—nd gives him not sometimes an howers time Death comes unheard her Arrow 's sharp and keen â—e strikes invisibly kills unseen â—ncertain when but certain Death will strike â—especting Kings and Beggars all alike â—eath's stroke is dreadful come it soon or late â—t being struck Repentance out of date Perhaps thou may take Pleasure for To-Day â—-Morrow Death doth take thy Life away â—e World poor Soul and all the Pleasures in it â—nnot secure thee now another Minute â—en hear To-day 't is all the time that 's given â—ject To-day and lose thy Way to Heaven West and by North. The next Point in this Quarter 's West by North â—learn this Point aright is of great worth Remember this That if thou dost not take Time by the Fore-lock when thou wast awaâ— Living on Earth I mean pale Death bereaâ— thâ— Of Life of all means of Grace leaves thâ— In no Capacity to mend thy Wayes Living thou may but dead thou cannot praisâ— The sacred Name of God within the Grave There 's no Remembrance that the Dead â— haâ— King Solomon whom God hath made more wâ— Than any Man before or since did prize A living Dog tho th' mean'st one could set 〈◊〉 Before a dead altho a Kingly Lyon And Solomon doth give this Reason why The Living knows saith he that he must dye The Dead knows nothing Therefore while tâ— liâ— Observe the Counsel that Christ Jesus gives Work while it is to-day the Night will hast In which the time of working will be past 'T is in the Day Men work not in the Night Wherefore improve thy Day with all thy miâ— The Heavenly Hosts of Angels are delighteâ— When Sinners turn before they are be-night Christ to Jerusalem was heard to say O that thou didst but know in this thy Day The things that do concern thy Peace But noâ— The Day is past and Darkness doth ensue â—ese things which in the day God doth reveal â—e Night being come thick darkness doth conceal Well then be careful thou that art to stear â—on this Point for if thou miss it here â—ou runs the hazard of th' approaching Night â—hen Heaven will refuse to give thee Light â— thou would have thy Soul-Endeavours blest â—en mind the next Point which is West North-VVest VVest North-VVest â—t not the greatness of the Numbers sway thee â—r let the Counsel of the most betray thee â—e most are careless how they spend their time â—ving their Lusts and Satan with their prime â—tear not by most Examples for thereby â—u'lt miss thy Point and sink Eternally â— Paths of Death is like the mighty Ocean â—en quiet calm'd deny their Waves of Motion â—en Seamen ride upon the smooth-fac'd Seas â—thout disturbance Many run with Ease â—aths of Darkness and are quite mis-led â— so have many thousands perished â— Way that leads to true Felicity â—ke the narrow Channel that doth lye â— at the Entrance of some Isle A Stranger â—nding out the Channel meets with danger â—ell thou art sailing to the Holy I le â— not the smooth-fac'd Seas thy Soul beguile The Pleasures of this World I mean which doâ— Bring many thousands to Eternal Woe And with this Caution I 'le this Point concludâ— Go not to Hell because the multitude Will not seek after true Felicity But rather chuse the Paths of Death and dye 'T is better go to Heaven though alone Than go to Hell ' cause thousands more are gonâ— This leads us to North-West by West where weâ— Shall farther in our Christian Compass be North-West by West Instructed still that so we may not miss That sacred Shore where true Contentment iâ— We 're still exhorting of you to prepare To meet with Death to mind your Western Staâ— We having told you You must learn to dye If you would live in Joy eternally That you may learn to dye we also give You Notice that you first must learn to live But for as much as some impediments Do threaten much as if they would prevent All good Endeavours I shall now asay To take all such impediments away The two next Points that follow will I spend Alone for the promoting of that End Obj. The Flesh objects against our first Advicâ— Supposing it to be a Point too nice Should thou saith Flesh refuse to own that wâ— Which most walk in what is' t Men will not sayâ— Thou wilt expose thy self to all Men's scorn And be as one forsaken and forlorn And many troubles thou 'lt find beside Thy Sorrows will be daily multiply'd Ans To this I Answer 'T is no matter what Man say or think so God reject thee not Man may revile thy soul they cannot harm Undaunted Sea-men do not fear a Storm 'T is not whom Man but whom the Lord approves That finds acceptance wherefore it behoves Thee not to let the fear of Man betray Thy Soul and keep thee from the narrow way This Channel 's narrow and is hard to find But Christ's thy Pilot fear thou not the wind Believe God's Word and do thou not regard Mens threatnings or their promise of reward This is his Word Whoever doth not hate Father and Mother Life for my Name 's sake He is not worthy of the smallest measure Of Sion's Glory Christ the Eternal Treasure What shall the fear of mortal man whose breath Is in his Nostrils shall the fear of Death Cause thee to slight the way of God deny His sacred Truths and fall eternally Let not thy life be precious in thine eyes But freely give it for a Sacrifice If God require it as He often hath done To bear a Testimony for his Son What! did the Son of God freely lay down His Sacred Life to purchase thee a Crown And shall a Christian think his life too dear To lose for Christ Alas thy stay is here But for a moments time the life of Man At longest is compared to a Span. Suppose thou layest down thy life thou dost But lay thee down to sleep awhile at most And sleeping thou wilt pass away the Night To rise to Glory in the Morning-Light Then fear not dying but be mov'd thereby To learn to Live that thou may learn to Dye North-West Our next Point is North-West this Point doth give Some brief directions how to learn to live Wherefore give heed for thus thy Point begins Look not too lightly upon smaller Sins And let small duties be in thy esteem As much as these that greater duties seem 'T is true indeed there 's no command at all As it proceeds from God himself is small Nor any Sin against that Glory bright Though it may seem but little in our sight Can be accounted small though there may seem Some difference in
on pleasing Objects for What ever you behold you will abhor You will abhor and loath your selves because Your former slighting of God's sacred Laws Your stubborn Hearts refusing to Repent Has brought you to this place of Punishment From which most lamentable State thou never Shall be released altho thou should endeavour This is the Second Death and certainly It is a dreadful Death for Man to dye The first Death frees a Man from temporal Sorrow And frees him from his Labour till the Morrow The Second Death begins a Sinner's grief And leaves him helpless hopeless of Relief Now wouldst thou not be taken in the Snare Of Death the second time Oh then prepare For Death's first Summons let not sin dis-arm thee And then the Second Death will never harm thee There is no way to scape the Plagues of Hell But in thy Living and thy Dying well Two things concerning Death I 'de have thee mind Which if thou do thou wilt the Comfort find First Death is certain either first or last All living Creatours of Death's Cup must tast Aâ—d Secondly It is uncertain when Children and Infants dye as well as Men. Death is a Messenger that 's sent from Heaven Hath both his Power and his Commission given By God alone and when he 's sent to strike Respects all Ages and Degrees alike Death when it doth arrest will give no Day Death will have nothing under present Pay Nor Years nor Months nor Weeks will Death allow Death will admit of no intreaties now With ghastly Looks he stares thee in the Face And tells thee Thou hast here no longer space This Night by Death the Lord requires thy Soul Sad was the Message to that prosperous Fool That in his own Conceit had lately blest His Soul with Peace and many Years of Rest Deluded Man had not one Day to spend This Night thy many Years is at an end Thus unexpectedly are Souls ensnar'd But dreadful will it be if unprepar'd Well Death is come thy Barns all thy Store Thou must forsake and never see them more And true it is we see it with our Eyes That Death is certain in uncertainties There 's not a Man among the Sons of Men But knows that he must dy but knows not when Death on his Cloudy Errand sometimes comes And smites poor Children in their Mother 's Womb. And sometimes he will venter to Arrest The Infant Sucking at the Mothers brest And sometimes Death forbears to throw his Dart Till Childish practice joyes the Parents heart So in like manner Death is sometimes known When Childhoods past and Youthful Blossoms blown To strike his Fatal stroke and many a time Death strikes us not till we are in our prime When Strength Manhood is upon the Stage And sometimes Death stays till decripped Age. Death blasts young Buds fair Blossoms dainty Flowers At th'age of years of months weeks days and hours How darest thou in Sinning take delight And sin to day that is to dye at night Poor VVretch that at God's pleasure draws thy breath How dare thou sin that 's not secure from Death In one moments time poor Soul thou canst not tell But that this Night thou shalt go down to Hell North by West Our two and-thirtieth Point draws near the North To Steer aright upon this Point is worth Ten thousand worlds ten thousand times told over It s real worth no mortal can discover As North's by West so Death's by God He The First and Last of every Thing will be It is from God we do receive our Breath By God's appointment all must tast of Death We told you lately what a dreadful thing It was to dye the Second Death but bring You better Tydeings now and to be brief This Point well learnt will expiate all Grief It is the Tydings of a Second Life Beginning Peace and terminating trife And that I may in this one thing discharge My self bear with me Reader if I do inlarge Upon this sacred Point But what am I To undertake a Task so much too high For any Man Angels desire to 〈◊〉 it And holy Prophets never fully knew it When holy Men of old did stear their Course Upon this Point the depth thereof did force Them to cry out as Men astonisht and Confess it was too high to understand Into which Mystery when Paul inquires Instead of Satisfaction he admires At God's great Wisdom Which saith he no doubt Is over-high for Man to find it out Eye hath not seen that excellent Reward Which God Almighty hath of old prepar'd For such as Love him Heart cannot conceive Nor Tongue express the Glory they receive Some Hints the holy Prophets have laid down Which in the Scripture language is made known In such a Dialect as may impart The Mystery of this Glory to the Heart And also doth inform the Eye and Ear That to Man's Sense this Glory might appear These be the Terms it is discover'd by Riches and Honour Princely Dignity Silver Gold precious Pearl that Treasure In which the Princes of the Earth take Pleasure Fair Houses beautify'd with Gold And precious Pearl most lovely to behold Cities whose Pavements upon which we tread Is pure Gold whose Wall is garnished With precious Pearls in comely order set The Jasper Amathist and Crisolet With Saphir Tophas Emrald Chalcedon The Jasinct Sardius and Sardonix-Stone Thus in our Sailing upon West by North By these Similitudes the Lord sets forth The great Advantage of our Stearing right Upon this Point and yet this great Delight With which Man 's captivated Eye 's ensnar'd Is less than nothing if it be compar'd With Heavenly Glory which exceeds as far As Mid-day Phoebus doth the dullest Star The greatest Beauty Mortals can behold Is Gems and Jewels with refined Gold Which when th' Apostle Paul compares with thâ— In his Esteem behold how vile it is As if all Earthly Pomp had nothing been Speaking of Heavenly saith Eye hath not seâ— Nor never could Man's highest Conceit impart This Heavenly Glory unto any Heart 'Twixt Heaven and Earthly Joy the disproportion Is like one Drop of Water to the Ocean For though one drop be real Water yet It 's not sufficient for Man's Benefit There is no Substance in so small a Measure And small 's the Substance of all earthly Treasure 'T is not unlike the pearled Dew of May Whose Morning-Substance quickly â—ades away Like Jonah's Gourd that sprang up in a Night And in another vanisht out of sight Exactly like a Shadow in the Water Which seems a Substance but is no such matter Which if a Man puts forth his Hand to take it Finds it a Shaddow and doth streight forsake it Or like a Man that dreams he doth possess Great Substance but awakes finds nothing less Could Man with Alexander say My hand Hath made the Earth subject to my Command And to my Pleasure I the World confine And all the Treasures oâ— the Earth is mine He that