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A14860	A posie of spirituall flowers taken out of the garden of the holy scriptures, consisting of these sixe sorts: hearts ease, true delight, the worlds wonders, the souls solace, times complaint, the doom of sinners. Gathered for the encouragement of beginners, direction of proceeders, meditation of good hearers, consolation of true beleeuers, expectation of Sions mourners, confusion of irrepentant sinners. By George Webbe, minister of the word.	Webbe, George, 1581-1642.	1610 (1610)	STC 25164; ESTC S102126	70,373	214

damned of his owne selfe and being senselesse of his sinne is giuen ouer to a reprobate sense Rom. 1.24 and being past feeling Ephes 4.19 giue themselues ouer to worke all vncleannes euen with greedinesse being alreadie within the iawes of hell before they bee awares And well I wote that when such sleepie soules shall awake and wake they shal securely now although they sleepe that then their horror shall be the greater farre like wilde beasts which though so long as they lie asleepe seeme tame and gentle yet being roused vp are fierce and wrathfull In the meane Sinners Gods enemies albeit in outward shew they may seeme ioyfull yet let them know their case is fearfull for if the wrath of an earthlie King bee raging how dreadful then must needs be their estate who are professed enemies to the King of Heauen Isai 26.11 Surely he hateth all those that worke iniquity Psal 5.6 and both the wicked man and his wickednes are in hatred with him Psal 14. Prou. 15.9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord Isai 1. Psal 50. Hee cannot abide nor permit the sinner to praise him to pray vnto him or to take his couenant in his mouth no maruell then if at the last day hee shew such rigor vnto them who in this life are so extreamly hated and detested of him Gods threatnings against sinners What peace then can they haue that haue the Lord of hosts to be their enemie Psal 10. God shall raine snares of fire vpon sinners brimstone with tempestuous windes shall be the portion of their cuppe the Lord shall breake their teeth in their mouthes Psal 57.6.9.10 and shoote foorth his arrowes and destroy them Hee shall carrie them away as a whirle winde in his wrath and wash his feete in the blood of the vngodlie He will powre out his wrath vpon them and fulfill all his anger in them Ezech. 7.8.9.10 Hee will iudge them according to their waies and lay vpon them all their abominations neither shall his eye spare them neither will he haue pitie on them and they shall know that hee is the Lord that smiteth them Cursed be they in the towne and cursed in the field cursed in the fruite of their bodie Deut. 28.16.17.18 and cursed in the fruite of their land the increase of their kine and in the flocks of their sheepe cursed when they come in and cursed when they goe out cursed in their bodies and cursed in their soules Now then let them boast while they will of their prosperitie The beginning of hell here in this life to the wicked and let such as are like vnto them flatter them in their follie though they seeme with Capernaum to be lifted vp to heauen Matth. 11.23 yet behold alreadie they are in the confines of hell though they haue a name of mightinesse yet indeed they are in the lowest estate of abiectnes Though they may seeme the only men that liue yet they are but dead whiles heere they liue 1. Tim. 5.6 Though worldlings do admire them Rom. 6.16 yet are they but the Lords laughing stockes Sinnes slaues and Satans drudges Poore woodcocks are they ensnared in Satans springs 2. Tim. 2.26 Rom. 9.22 vessels of wrath ordained for the Diuels blacke kitchin alreadie treading the waies of darknesse Prou. 4.19 Exod. 3. the prince of darknesse taske meÌ„ in the works of wickednesse yea they dwell alreadie in the land of darknesse and in the shadow of death Psal 107.10 being fast bound in miserie and iron Psal 37.8 when Gods children are satisfied with the dainties of his house Luke 15.16 they feed on husks of sinne and draffe of beastly life when the soules of the Saints are temples of the holy Ghost 1. Cor. 6.15 Reuel 18.2 their soules be nests of Scorpions dungeons of Diuels Reuel 21.27 when Gods children haue their names registred in the booke of life their names are engrossed in the book of perdition being alreadie in the power of the Diuell and his angels 1. Tim. 5.6 subiect to sinne and all temptations dead in trespasses and sins whiles in their bodies they bee aliue and when they die hauing this death the earnest penie of the second death For certainly The dolefull estate of the wicked in the day of death The reioycing of the wicked is but short and the ioy of hypocrites is but a moment though his excellencie mount vp to the heauen his head reach vnto the clouds Iob 20.5.6.7.8.9 yet shall hee perish for euer like his dung and they which haue seene him shall say Where is he He shall flee away as a dreame and shall passe away as a vision in the night Goe he shall there is no remedie Iob 10.22 into the land of darknesse and shadow of death into a land I say darke as darknesse it self and into the shadow of death where is none order but the light is there as darknesse Heb. 9. Eccles 3.19 And albeit this is the condition of the iust as well as the vniust and as the one dieth so must the other die and returne vnto the dust yet good Lord how great a difference is there betweene the righteous and the wicked at the day of death Mark the vpright man Psal 37.37 and behold the iust for the end of that maÌ„ is peace when ghastly death approcheth with her inexorable destinie then doe they lift vp their heads Luke 21.28 for that their redemptinÌ„ draweth nigh from the labours and toyles of this world Psal 40.1.3 Blessed then are they that feare the Lord the Lord wil strengthen them vpon their bed of sorrow and make their bed in their sicknes So that with holie Hilarion they then begin to cheere vp their soule Hieron in vita Hilarion Exito anima mea exito c. Goe out my soule goe out thou needest not feare thus long thou hast serued Christ why shoul dest thou now bee afraid to goe to him But for the wicked and vngodly man as there is no peace to him during the whole course of his life so shall hee finde least peace at the houre of death O Death how bitter is the remembrance Eccles 41. of thee to a man that liueth at rest in his possessions how irksome shall it bee to an vnrepentant sinner when hee shall see Death it selfe standing before his face to arrest him and approching vnto him with this incultable doome Thou soule Luke 12.19 this night I must take away thy soule from thee and then whose shall these thy pleasures and thy profits be A wofull anguish must theÌ„ needs possesse his heart when hee must part from all his earthly ioyes pleasures commodities which he hath trauelled for with the hazard of his soule and finde no profit in them but that hee hath trauelled for the winde Eccles 5.15

so vile a subiect as the world shall I be staied from the noble seruice of my God for the loue of any earthly vanities No no all these I will trample vnder feete and reckon of them no better then they are And now my soule mount vp aloft vnto the place where all thy treasure lieth I will lift vp mine eyes to the hils from whence commeth all my help Psal 120. Luke 17.37 Eagle like will I soare aloft where my soules food is and fixe my thoughts on none but Christ he is the center from whence all my cogitations are drawne and the circle to which they tend let the Marthaes of this world comber theÌ„selues about many things ful well I know there is but vnum necessarium Luke 10.41.42 one necessarie thing God graunt mee with Mary to chuse the better part As for other pleasures I count them but bitter sweetes in regard of the ioyes of heauen where is fulnes of pleasures for euermore As for other riches Ephes 1.18 I count them all trash in respect of the glorious riches of the inheritance of Saints all other honour I esteeme as base in respect of my glorious calling in Christ Iesus all other nobilitie I count obscure in respect of new birth and regeneration by the holy Ghost Iohn 44. all other beautie I esteeme but foule Psal 84. in respect of the beautie of Bethel which is made by Christ Iesus without spot or wrinkle all other buildings I deeme as ruines in respect of that building which is not made with hands 2. Cor. 5.1 but eternal in the heauens Matth. 10.37 Father and mother sister and brother sonne and daughter must needes giue place to the loue of Iesus or else I were not worthie of him my Sauiour Let others reioyce in their wit and policie my reioycing shall be the testimonie of a good conscience that in simplicitie and godly purenes and not in fleshlie wisedome but by the grace of God I haue had my conuersation in the world 2. Cor. 1.12 Let others be puft vp with knowledge of humane Arts and Sciences yet I esteeme no knowledge to the knowledge of Christ Iesus and him crucified 2. Cor. 2.2 by which knowledge I may be able to comprehend with all Saints Ephes 3.18.19 what is the breadth and length and depth and height and to know the loue of Christ which passeth knowledge Stoope downe all earthly happines to this in regard wherof all other gaines are but losses all other priuiledges are but trifles yea doubtlesse I think all things but losse for the excellent knowledge sake of Christ Iesus my Lord Philip. 3.8 for whoÌ„ I haue counted all things losse and doe iudge them to be dung that I may winne Christ and might be found in him O sweete Iesu how great and innumerable be the gaines which I finde in thee Psal 42.1 As the Hart braieth for the riuers of water so panteth my soule after thee O Christ my Lord my God my Sauiour and my Redeemer Psalme WhoÌ„ haue I in heauen but thee and who is there on earth that I desire in comparison of thee Cantic 1.2 Thy name is as an ointment powred out Isai 9.6 therefore the virgins loue thee Thy name is Wonderfull Counsellor the mightie God the euerlasting Father the Prince of Peace Reuel 1.5.8 Thou art that faithfull witnesse that Prince of the Kings of the earth that Alpha and Omega the first and the last which hast the key of Dauid Reuel 2.7 and openest and no man shutteth Reuel 1.18 and shuttest and no man openeth yea the very keyes of hell and of death Heb. 13.8 Iesus Christ yesterday and to day the same for euer O thou whom my soule loueth Christ the true gaine Philip. 1.21 my only gaine Christ Iesus thou art to mee both in life and death aduantage In life for thus I liue and yet not I but Christ liueth in mee In this life and in that I now liue in the flesh I liue by faith in the sonne of God Galat. 2.20 who hath loued me and giuen himselfe for me So that here what expert Arithmetician can reckon vp my gaines euen in this life receiued by him Remission of sins Ephes 1.7 By him I haue redemption through his blood euen the forgiuenes of my sinnes according to his rich grace Imputation of his obedience for our iustification He is made vnto vs of God wisedome righteousnesse sanctification and redemption and his full perfect and alsufficient obedience is made a gaine to me sillie simple vile and sinful creature by imputation By him we haue accesse through faith vnto his grace Accesse to God Rom. 5.2 wherein we stand and reioyce vnder the hope of the glorie of God Adoption Rom. 8.15 By him I am adopted to be the childe of God yea heire of happinesse and eternall blisse By him I doe recouer backe againe that right and title to his creatures Right vnto the creatures Ephes 2.15 which was lost by Adam By him the curses of this life are turned into blessings Afflictions good Rom. 8.26 for all things worke together for the best to them that are in him And what shall I say more All that we haue wee haue in him who is made all in all vnto vs hee hath taken our pawne and left vs his seale he hath taken vpon himself our sinnes Ephes 2.16 Reuel 1.6 and inuested vs with his merits he hath made vs Kings and Priests vnto God and euen in this life hath giuen vnto vs the earnest of his spirit Matth. 28. with a full assurance that hee will neuer faile vs. But if in this life only wee had hope in Christ Christ is ourgain in death 1. Cor. 15.19 we were of al men the most miserable Blessed be he the author of our blessednesse who as he is our gaine in life so is he also our gaine in death in as much as he hath taken away the sting of death and hath changed the condition of it by making it of the gate of hell the priuie portall of eternall life O death 1. Cor. 15.55.56.57 where is thy sting O graue where is thy victorie the sting of death is sinne and the strength of sinne is the law but thankes be vnto God that hath giuen vs victorie through our Lord Iesus Christ Yea after death in him doth rest our chiefest gaine for then shall we finde the vertue of his resurrection in raising vp our dusty bodies into flesh again which neuer shall corrupt who shall change our vile bodie Philip. 3.21 that it may be fashioned like vnto his glorious bodie according to the mightie working whereby hee is able to subdue all things to himselfe And euen then when all other gaines shall proue mens losses he to his will proue the onely gaine For what shall it profit a man to win

the whole world Matth. 16.26 and lose his own soule or what shall hee lose that forsaketh all the world to win Christ This is the treasurie of infinite value Iam. 1.17 this is the fountaine from whence al goodnes floweth this is the hand that stretcheth foorth all what we want vnto vs. Do we desire riches Ephes 1.18 in him are all the treasures and his inheritance is glorious Do we desire pleasures At his right hand is fulnes of pleasures for euermore Psalme Do we desire honor Behold what honor hee doth shew vnto vs that we should be called the sonnes of God 1. Ioh. 3.1 Ioh. 1.16 Doe wee desire grace Of his fulnes we receiue grace for grace Do we desire peace Isai 9.6 he is the Prince of Peace and bringeth that peace of conscience which passeth all vnderstanding Doe wee desire knowledge In him all the treasures of wisedome and knowledge are hid Coloss 2.3 He is an eye vnto the blind a leg vnto the lame a hand vnto the weake a gaine vnto the loser he is and so wee ought to take him all in all vnto vs. A figge then for the imaginary treasurie of the Popish Church Against the Papists merit gaine wherein as in a chest they say are laid vp not only the ouerplus of the merits of Christ but also of Martyrs and Saints to be dispensed in pardons at their vnholy fathers pleasure Is not Christ alone our full and perfect gaine Is there not in him an alsufficient treasurie for his Church And are they not in him compleat All other gaine is but matter for the dunghil None for me but Christ The woman in the Gospell that had the bloodie issue desired to touch the hemme of his garmeÌ„t Matth. 9.21 I will presse in further not onely to touch him but by a true faith as it were with both hands to lay hold and hang on him Thomas desired for his contentation but to put his finger into his side Iohn 20.25 I will set before mine eyes Christ crucified and diue both bodie and soule into his blood Shew me Cantic 1.6 O thou whom my soule loueth where thou feedest where thou liest at noone Cantic 2.4 I will seeke him and take hold on him and leaue him not vntill I haue gotten him I care not to lose all the world to winne him I esteeme not the finding of any other thing so I may be found in him There was a time when I was lost To be found in Christ he was the good shepheard which found mee the wandring sheepe there was a time when I was dead yea dead in trespasses and sinnes hee quickned mee to newnes of life there was a time when I was a stranger an alient from the common wealth of Israel Ephes 2.12 he hath made me free of the celestiall incorporation my desire onely is to bee found in him that I may bee a member of that body wherof he is head 1. Cor. 6.15 Iohn 15.1 Iohn 6.56 a branch of him the heauenly vine that I may be in him and he in me that by him I might be reconciled to God Ephes 2.14.15 and accepted to his fauour eternally Not hauing mine owne righteousnesse which is of the law Philip. 3.9.10 but that which is through the faith of Christ euen the righteousnesse which is of God through faith that I may know him and grow more and more in holy experience of the endlesse loue of God and vnspeakable fellowship with Christ my Sauiour The vertue of his resurrection 1. Cor. 15.7 Rom. 8.34 Rom. 4.25 that I may finde and feele in mee the vertue of his resurrection whereby as I feele the full and perfect satisfaction of my sinnes by him that died for my sinnes and rose againe for my iustification Coloss 3.1 so likewise I may feele that spirituall viuification wherby I may bee raised vp from the Ephes 5.14 death of sin vnto newnes of life That I may also know the fellowship of his afflictions The fellowship of his afflictions and may learne to denie my selfe and to take vp my crosse daily Luke 9 23. and may bee made conformable vnto his death Conformable to his death that as he died so I may die to sinne and may feele within me the mortification of my flesh Rom. 6.3 Ephes 5.3 Galat 5.34 Attaining to the resurrection of the dead by crucifying the affections and the lust thereof If by any meanes I might attaine to the resurrection of the dead that my sleepie soule might awake from sin and stand vp from the dead and might cast off concerning the conuersation in times past the old man which is corrupt through the deceiueable lusts Ephes 5.14 Ephes 4.22.23.24 and might be renued in the spirit of my minde and put on the new man which after God is created in righteousnes and true holinesse But ah alas Philip. 3.12 I feele how rebellious my fraile nature is how short I come of this marke to which all mine endeuours ought to aime vile wretch that I am Rom. 7.14 I am carnall sold vnder sinne and sodden in iniquitie For I know that in me that is in my flesh Rom. 7.18 dwelleth no good thing to will is present with mee but I finde no meanes to performe that which is good for I do not the good thing which I would Rom. 7.19 but the euill which I would not that doe I. O wretched man that I am Verse 24. who shall deliuer me from this bodie of sin What way what meanes shall I take to find my Christ and to bee found in him This one thing will I doe Philip. 3.13.14 I will forget that which is behinde and endeuour my selfe to that which is before and follow hard towards the marke for the price of the high calling of God in Christ Iesus I will cast away euerie thing that presseth downe Heb. 12.1 and the sinne that hangeth on so fast and runne with patience the race that is set before vs. I will sing all worldly care away and set my affections only in heauen Farewell my former vaine and transitorie delights all my delight now shall be vpon the Saints Psalme and such as excell in vertue Farewell all other hope of gaine and thirsting after earthly pelfe Godlinesse I reckon still to bee my greatest gaine 1. Tim. 6.6 which hath the promises of this life and of the life to come 1. Tim. 4.8 Farewell desire of preferment and aduancement in this world for I esteeme the rebuke of Christ greater riches then all the treasures of Aegypt Heb. 11.26 Farewell all ouerweening loue of Parents Matth 23.9 wife or childe for there is one my father which is in heauen into whose hands I was cast euen from my mothers wombe Psal 22.11 Cant. 6.2 I am my welbeloueds my welbeloued is mine

plentifull rewarder of them that seeke him they finde his yoke not cumbersome but easie Matth. 12.29 and his burthen not heauie but light 2. Pet. 1.8 so that they are neither idle nor vnfruitfull in the knowledge of the Lord 1. Tim. 5.10 but ready and prepared to euery good worke when they haue tasted once of the good word of God Heb. 6.5 and of the powers of the world to come Iohn 4.34 O then it is meate and drinke to them to do their fathers will Psalm 119.110 the precepts of the Lord are the very ioy of their heart Deut. 12.18 so that they cannot chuse but reioice before the Lord in all that they set their hands vnto And albeit by reason of that remainder of sinne and rebellion of nature The godly though much troubled vvith rebellion yet vvith comfort proceed in the course of godlinesse which still sticketh to the ribs euen of Gods dearest children the flesh in them is oftentimes rebellious against the spirit so that the good things which they would doe oft times they leaue vndone Rom. 7.18.19 and doe the euill things which they would not do so that for grief hereof they break foorth into this complaint O wretched men that we are Vers 24. who shall deliuer vs from this bodie of death yet they shall haue this word of comfort froÌ„ their God 2. Cor. 12.9 my grace is sufficient for you though they sinne yet they haue an aduocate with the Father 1. Ioh. 2.2 Iesus Christ the righteous Ierem. 8.4 who is the propitiatioÌ„ for their sinnes though they fall yet they shall rise againe Luke 22.31.32 though that Satan desire to sift them like wheate yet they shall not faile though all the infernall power seeke their ouerthrow Matth. 16.18 yet the gates of hell shall not preuaile against them Sweet helpes for the godly to grow in faith and godlinesse What should I here speake of the sweetnesse of those gratious helps which God doth giue vnto his children to make them grow in faith and godlinesse his holie word to instruct them his diuine inspirations to illighten them his sweete Sacraments to nourish them his often checks of conscience to recall them his fatherly chastisements to reclaime them which though they be gall and wormewood to the wicked yet are sweete and gainfull to those that feare our Lord. What a benefit is it by prayer to come vnto our God for whatsoeuer we haue need that is good for vs and may obtaine it How comfortable is it to reade and to reuolue the booke of comfort Psal 1 2.3 Psal 1.9 How heauenly a thing is it to be rapt vp as it were into heauen with heauenly meditations to vse Christian coÌ„ference Psal 119. part 2 with our lips alwaies to be declaring the iudgements of the Lord and to bee speaking of the testimonies of our God when we sit in our house or walk in our way when wee lie downe Deut. 11.19 and when we rise vp O what a pleasure passing pleasure is this to haue the word of God dwell in vs plenteously in all wisdome Coloss 3.16 teaching and admonishing our selues mutually in Psalmes hymnes and spirituall songs singing and making melodie to the Lord in our hearts and to enioy the blessed communion of Saints which none but Saints do vnderstaÌ„d what it meaneth none but the elect caÌ„ enioy Glorious things are spoken of thee The priuiledges of the faithfull Psalm 87.3 thou citie of God O how goodly are thy tents O Iacob and thine habitations O Israel As the vallies are they stretched forth as gardens by the riuers side as the Aloe trees which the Lord hath planted Numb 24.5.6 and as the cedars besides the waters Why The secret of the Lord is reuealed to them that feare him Gods secrets reuealed to his children Psalm 25.14 and his couenant to giue them vnderstanding Seemeth it a small thing vnto you They are Gods seruants O ye seruants of the euerliuing God to be admitted to the priuy chamber of the King of heauen and to be of his counsell To be the Chancellor Treasurer or Secretary to an earthly prince wee see it a matter of great state and much respected honour but what is that to this honor which the very poorest and meanest of Gods seruants are aduanced vnto to bee the seruants vnto the King of Kings Lord of Lords theÌ„ which title the Angels themselues haue no greater Heb. 1.14 and which the greatest part of the mightiest Kings and Emperours could neuer attaine vnto But what doe I speake of seruants They are Christs friends Christ himselfe setteth foorth your estate to be yet more glorious when hee saith I haue not called you seruaÌ„ts Ioh. 15.15 but friends to whom I haue communicated my secrets and minde vnto which a seruant is not commonly admitted Rom. 8.17 And if this bee not yet enough behold your God hath adopted you to be his sonnes and heires yea fellowe heires with Christ himselfe then which what greater priuiledge what greater prerogatiue can there be Heare I pray you O ye citizens of heauen may it possibly seeme a small thing to be a people separated vnto God himselfe from the multitude of men Exod. 19.5 to be the most pretious of all the earth to him though all the earth be his Is it a small thing to be a chosen generation 1. Pet. 2.9 a royall Priesthood an holy nation a peculiar people See and with thankfull harts acknowledge this your priuiledge That you are come to the mount Sion the citie of the liuing God the celestiall Ierusalem and to the companie of innumerable Angels Heb. 12.22 23 24. and to the congregation of the first borne which are writteÌ„ in heauen and to God the iudge of all and to the spirits of iust and perfect meÌ„ and to Iesus the mediatour of the new Testament Heb. 12.24 and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things then the blood of Abel Cheere vp then your drooping spirits and take heart at this your happinesse howsoeuer the children of Belial speake euill of you and yee are esteemed as the filth of the world 1. Cor. 4.13 and as the offcouring of all things vnto this day For howsoeuer Ismael scoffe at Isaac Gen. 21.9 and the children of the bond-woman persecute the children of the free woman Galat. 4.29 Ieremy Psal i.e. smiting them with their tongue and shooting out their arrowes against them euen bitter words yet wel I wot in the midst of their bitter agonies when the worme of conscience gnaweth on their soules in those daies shall tenne men take hold out of all languages of the nations Zach 8.23 euen take hold of the skirt of him that is a Christian and say Wee would goe with you for wee haue heard that God is with you Yea the Lord

and application August de verb. Dei serm 28. To rest on the full assurance of the forgiuenes of thy sinnes is not arrogancie but faith to acknowledge what thou hast receiued is not pride but deuotion Doest thou not heare the Apostle counselling thee neuer to rest vntill thou hast gotten the full assurance of this so great a benefit 2. Pet. 1.10 2. Cor. 13.5 Doest thou not heare thy blessed Sauiour perswading thee aboue all other things to reioyce in this assurance Luke 10.20 And doest thou not heare him checking thee for this thy doubting O thou of little faith wherefore didst thou doubt Remember Abraham Rom. 4.20.22 how he did not doubt of the promise of God through vnbeliefe but was strengthned in faith Rom. 8.38 being fullie assured and Paul that went not by hope well but by knowing certainly and Iames Iam. 1.6 that willeth vs to be constant in faith and not to wauer Remember the powerfull promise of God himself who to as many as belieue in him hath giuen power to be the sonnes of God namely Ioh. 1.12 to them that belieue in his name O but the multitude of my sins stand vp as a rampier or mount against me and biddeth me feare The multitude of our sinnes may not debarre vs from the truth of this assurance Rom. 11.20 and Satan telleth me that this full perswasion is but only a fantasie and strong imagination of mine owne head and that my nature being thus rebellious I should not stand so much on mine assurance Psal 42.11 but feare Why art thou so cast downe O my soule and why art thou so disquieted within mee Cheere vp thy selfe thou hast not receiued the spirit of bondage to feare againe Rom. 8.15.16 but the spirit of adoption whereby thou criest Abba father and this spirit beareth witnes with thee that thou art the childe of God For know wrangling Satan that I stand not vpon weake tearmes or blinde presumptions Assurance of saluation not easie to be had in all Luke 12.32 Matth. 7.14 like many a carnall Gospeller which notwithstanding hee heareth that Christs flocke is small and that in comparison few shall be saued yet thinks this assurance of saluation to be an easie and a triuiall thing No no I take notice of the full assurance of my saluation vpon a surer foundation I flatter not my self in mine owne conceit but haue the testimonie of a twofold witnes the spirit of God beareth witnesse with my spirit Rom. 8.26 that I am the child of God For loe Tokens of the assurance of saluation 1. Ioh. 4.13 Rom. 8.16 what pregnant testimonies to this purpose finde I vnto my selfe By this I know that I dwell in Christ and hee in me because he hath giuen me of his spirit which maketh me with boldnes to crie Abba father vnto him and this very spirit helpeth mine infirmities Vers 26. that whereas I know not to pray as I ought the spirit it selfe maketh request for mee with sighes that cannot bee expressed 2. Cor. 7.10 By this I know that my sinnes are vndoubtedly pardoned Galat. 5.17 in regard that for sinnes past I feele a godly sorrow for sinnes present I finde a fighting and striuing of the minde against them 1. Ioh. 5.18 for sinnes to come I endeuour with religious care for to preuent them By this I know vnto my selfe the assurance of life eternal Iohn 7.37 because I beleeue in him that is the author of life eternall I hunger and thirst after him and so highly doe I value him that all things else I esteeme but dung in regard of him Philip. 3.4 By this I know the assurance of my sinnes remission because my desire is to keep his commandements 1. Ioh. 2.3 not as if poore I in any sort could performe a perfect obedience vnto them but because in his acceptance the will of the beleeuer is taken for obedience The loue to God and his children is another testimonie of our translation froÌ„ death to life 1. Ioh. 3.14.19.21 For hereby wee know that wee are of the truth and shall before him assure our hearts and if our hearts condemne vs not then may we haue boldnes towards God Away then vile Satan that faine wouldest driue mee to despaire and you maleuolent Satanists that would haue me turne my assurance into doubting For this is a true saying I haue the sure testimonie of the Prophets for it and the double witnes Gods spirit and mine owne to seale it I haue the pledge and earnest of it alreadie therefore I will reioyce in it O let this worthie sentence be writteÌ„ in mine heart as in a book And by all meanes worthie to be receiued let it bee grauen with an iron penne and printed euer in my minde with the point of a Diamond For what sweeter comfort can I finde Iob 19.23 what more ioyfull newes can I muse vpon What can be more acceptable then the welles of water to a thirsty soule What more delightfull then in warre to heare of peace in miserie to heare of mercy in the midst of death to heare of life and yet all this and more then this wee finde heere in this true saying most worthie by all meanes to be receiued that Christ Iesus came into the world to saue sinners No newes like to this no such ioyfull tidings euer was heard of in the world Well might the heauenly newes carrier of the birth of this vnto the Bethlehemetish shepheards giue this encomium of it to their eares Luke 2.10 Behold I bring you tidings of great ioy that shall be to all people Well might the Quire of Heauen chant foorth their Christmas Carroll vpon the relation of it Luk. 2.13.14 Gloria in excelsis Glorie be to God in the high heauens peace in earth and towards men good will Well might old Simeon for a lullabie vnto his Sauiour sing his Nunc dimittis Luke 2.28 Lord now lettest thou thy seruant depart in peace for mine eyes haue seene thy saluation for there is no solace like to this no ioy to be compared to it The more I thinke vpon it the more I doe admire it That Christ Iesus and stand amazed in the meditation of it especially when I call to minde the author and finisher of this our comfort Heb. 12.2 Reuel 1. who being no lesse then Iesus Christ the Sonne of God and Prince of peace Isai 9.6 whose name is Wonderfull Counsellor the mightie God and euerlasting father whose being is from euerlasting Reuel 1.8 the Alpha and the Omega the beginning the ending which is which was and which is to come euen the Almightie Why this rauisheth my soule beyond all admiration that he who was the heire of all things Heb. 1.2.3 the brightnes of his fathers glorie and engrauen character of his own person Philip. 2.7 should make

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He spred his skirts ouer vs and couered our filthines and made a league and couenant with vs when we were sinners he came to saue vs Rom. 5.7 when we were his enemies hee came to seeke vs when we were yet of no strength he died for vs. Wherein as we cannot but acknowledge the riches of his vnspeakable loue who loued vs before wee were and followed vs with his loue when we were his enemies so may it well assure vs of his perpetuall loue and fauour towards vs. Rom. 5.8.9.10 For seeing that whiles wee were yet sinners Christ died for vs much more then being now iustified by his blood shall we be saued from wrath through him If when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his sonne much more being reconciled wee shall be saued by him What then though the bedroule of our sins reach vp to the clouds and vice attracting vapors doe ouershadow my soule as innumerable as Atomes what though our rebellious nature will not be kept in as we desire and Satan pleade full sore to bring our hearts to desperation heere heere our endlesse comfort is Isai 1.18 be our sinnes as crimson they shall be made as white as snow though they bee of a skarlet engrained die they shall be made as white as wooll For this is the Anchor on which assuredly we may repose our trust This is a true saying and worthie by all meanes to be receiued that Christ Iesus came into the world to saue sinners But if in generall only this my comfort were Whereof I am chiefe that there was a Iesus Christ that hee came into the world and that his comming was to saue and yet not feele the assurance of my part and portion in it cold comfort God wot would this be to my soule small matter for me to reioyce Nay blessed be the author of my peace I can apply it to my self Ephes 3.12 for I haue boldnes and confidence by faith in him to put my finger into his side with Thomas Ioh. 20.28 and to say My God my Lord to call him my Iesus my Christ and to relie wholly by faith vpon this Son of God who hath loued me Galat. 2.20 and giuen himself for me yea euen for me G.W. the meanest poorest vilest vnworthiest of all Gods children the greatest and most miserable sinner in the world Rom. 7.18 For I know that in me in this my sinfull wretched flesh dwelleth no good thing from the sole of my foot vnto my head Isai 1.6 there is nothing whole but wounds and swellings and sores full of corruption In sinne was I conceiued Psal 51.4 in sin was I borne sin seased vpon my childhood and hath lackied my life vnto this my youthfull age and the longer I liue the surer foothold getteth foule sin in my bosome and setleth the contagion in my soule How huge a masse of sinne lieth in me hidden from mine eyes which take possession on me and I poore I neuer tooke notice of them These O these that I see before mine eyes by looking into the bottomlesse gulfe of my sins appeare as many as the stars in the skie or drops of water in the Ocean sea When I looke vpon my selfe I am ashamed of my selfe me thinkes the heauens ouer me cast a dire aspect vpon me and the albearing earth groneth vnder the sinfull burthen of me me thinkes the Sunne is ashamed of me and the palefaced Moone lookes wanne vpon me and the airie clouds doe mourne for me I cannot chuse but wonder how in so little a substance as my soule should be so great a sinke of sin Of this sure I am I know none so sinfull as my selfe neither haue I any reason to imagine how any can be a greater sinner then my selfe yet why should I despaire I know that my Redeemer liueth Iob 19.25 and hee liueth to bee my Redeemer Though my sins were more hee could pardon them though they were a thousand times greater then they be he hath satisfied for them Be they black vgly his blood hath washed them Be they great and many hee hath paid the ransome for them Be they heauie waightie he hath mercie in store for them Heere then will I cast my anchor and pull downe the sailes of feare to harbour in this safest hauen let the flesh say despaire and the world say relent and the Diuell seek to cut the cable of my hope yet my footing is sure I know on whom I fixe my hope euen on Christ Iesus yesterday and to day the same for euermore FINIS THE MOVRNERS Lamentation Or THE BEWAILING OF the miseries of our times with Gods fearefull iudgements to be expected for the same TO THE WORSHIPfull my Christian neighbour and most religious hearer Mistris Amie Long. WHen the Lord in a vision would shew to the Prophet Ezechiel the destruction of the Citie Ierusalem he is brought in by the same Prophet speaking thus vnto one of his Agents herein Goe through the midst of the Citie Ezech. 9.4 euen through the midst of Ierusalem and set a marke vpon the foreheads of them that mourne and crie for all the abominations that bee done in the middest thereof Doubtlesse many such mourners are there in our Ierusalem whose teares are put in Gods bottle and for whose sake the Lord yet spares this our Israel the Lord encrease the number of them For God knoweth we had need call one an other to mourning and take vp continuall lamentation for who seeth not how rotten ripe the sins of this land are Amos 5.16 and how deep all estates of the same are setled vpon the lees of their transgressions And who can chuse but feare that there is a day of wrath Zephan 1.15 of trouble and heauines of woe and horror neere approching For mine own part what deepe impression the meditatioÌ„ hereof maketh in mine heart he knoweth which knoweth the secrets of all mens hearts One of my priuat contemplations which I haue communed with my owne heart in silence Psal 4.4 I heere make publique by communicating them to you and others To you especially because I know you to be one of the mourners in Sion as hauing had experience of your zeale to Gods house loue to his word and hatred to the common corruptions euer since you came to be partaker of the vnworthie labours of my ministry The Lord encrease that good worke which long since he hath begun in you This little Enchiridion if you please you may binde vp in the volume of your daily meditatioÌ„s Thus to mourne is neither hurtfull to our selues nor offensiue to our Church We may be merrie in the Lord and yet without lightnes sad and heauie in heart for our own sins and the corruptions of our times yet without dumpishnes If we forget Ierusalem let our right hand forget to play Psal 137.5.6 if we

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