shall goe without according to that country Prouerbe If you will not when you may when you will you shall haue nay And it is commonly seene that qualis vita finis eta as a man liueth commonly be dieth he that will liue without repentance must look to die without repentance Though God spared the thiefe at the laste gaspe yet set no man presume of that for that was a medicine against desperation and not a matter of imitation saith one God spared one that no man mighte despayre he spared but one that no man might presume Let euery man therefore in the feare of God without all delay seeke for amendmente of life Let them as Gregory wisheth Plangere plangenda Bewaile their sinnes that ought to be lamented and as they haue giuen their members as weapons of vnrighteousnes to iniquity so let them now giue them as weapons of righteousnesse to holines Repent dear brethren betimes Viue deâ— gratus tote mundo tumulatus crimine mundat us semper transire paratus that is Liue vnto God a thankfull wight to the world die clense thy selfe froÌ„ wickedns alwaies ready hence to fly Play the wise steward lay vp treasures in heauen for thy soul imitate the Pismire which gathers in Sommer wherby she may liue in winter Damascene reporteth an excellent Historie touching this purpose saith he There was a country where they chose their king of the poorest and basest sort of the people and vpon any dislikement taken they would depose him from his throne and exile him into an Iland where hee should bee starued to death Now one wise fellow coÌ„sidering hereof sent mony before into that IlaÌ„d into which he should be banished and when he was banished he was receiued into the iland with greate triumph So against thou be banished by death from this world without penny or farthing for naked thou camest naked thou must go thou must prouide whils thou art in this life whereby thou maiest liue in heauen hereafter Let nothing therfore make thee deferre thy amendment but whilest Christ calleth thee run vnto him Put on Ieromes resolution who said If my mother wete hanging about my neck if my brethren were on euery side howling and crying and if my father were on his bare knees kneeling before me to detaine mee in their wicked and sinfull course of life what woulde J doe I would shake off my mother to the grouÌ„d I woulde despise and hate all my kindred and kinsfolkes and I would tread and trample my Father vnder my feete thereby to flie to Christ when he calleth me So shouldest thou resolue the amendment of life The Lord of Heauen for his sweet Sonne Christ Iesus his sake graune to thâ—r deere Reader and me to both of vs his holy Spirit that we may stand vnblameable before the Iudge at that great and generall day that we beeing clothed with the long white Robes of righteousnesse may be in the number of those to whom it shall be said then Come yee blessed children of my father inherite the kingdome which was prepared for you from the beginning of the world Grant this â—eer father for thy deere sonnes sake Christ Iesus our onely Lorde and Sauiour To whom with thee and the holy spirit we ascribe all power glory and dominion and stag Halleluiah to thee O blessed Trinitie for euer and euer Amen FINIS A shorte disputation betweene the deuill and the poore soule of a Christian Sathan THou hast beene a greate Sinner Soule Yes but I am not soe Sathan Thou art damned for that thou haste done Soule No thou lyest SathaÌ„ God hath promised otherwise to all that beleeue repent and amend Sathan Thou beleeuest not as thou sayest thy selfe Soule Yes I beleeue and I desire to beleeue bettter holinesse of desire doth seale Gods fauour to me Sathan Thy hearte is hard and so are al theirs whome god hath reiected Soule No sathan make the worste of it thou canst it is but a soule trance for a time the holy ghost remaineth for I feele him still Sathan Doest not thou see that god hath taken thee in hand and hath laide a heauie iudgement vpon thee Soule God indeede hath like a mercifull father taken me in hande to make mee a newe creature and like a louing father to correcte me but his mercy will he neuer take from me and no wrathful Iudgment shall be towardes me Sathan Euery Pulpit rings of thee and euery parte of scripture proclaimes thee to bee myne Soule The Lord reprooue thee sathan for this Slaunder for all scriptures and Pulpits tell me I am gods dearely bought Sathan Shewe me Gods seale for that or els thou art mine Soule I can weepe for sinne and I hate sinne in my selfe and others and I loue vertue and the vertuous which are the Armes of Christe in his seale and I find my hart formost in his place marching on to heauen Sathan This thou didst but nowe thou haste left thy first loue Soule Thou haste saide ynough for mee the loue of God is like himselfe vnchangeable his guiftes and calling are without repentance once Loue and neuer hate as once Loued and neuer hated Sathan Thou hast confessed that thou haste no such feeling in Prayer and Sermons as in times past Soule What gaynest thou by that for in Christs wooing dayes I was shewed the riches of his grace but though I see not that dayly so highly to inflame me yet Christ is neuer the poorer neither do I cease to loue him shew me any one of gods elect that feeleth his loue at al tymes alike it is not the manner of graces working thou hast no skill in graces affaires Sathan There is some matter I warrant thee against thee that God heares not thy prayer when thou callest vppon him as thou confessest Soule I know thou markest my confession but the more I confesse againste my selfe the more I magnifie Gods mercy Sathan But tell mee why God will not heare the prayer Soule Sathan God hears my prayer but his delight is to heare the prayers of his Children often therefore he doth delay Sathan God careth not for such a wretch as thou art Soule The more wretch I am in thy sighte and also in mine owne the more amiable I am to him and so auoyd sathan and speake no more A short death-bed Dialogue Sathan DEath is come and I must haue thee Soule Death is welcome but thou shalt goe without mee heere are others to carry me Christ my redeemer hath sent his Angels for me Sathan Death will carrie thee to Hell Soule No he must carry me no whither but end me the Angells must carrie mee to mine owne place I haue euidence to shewe which I will not vouchsafe to shewe thee therefore auoyde Lord Iesus that hast bought me take me I doe heere surrender my selfe to thee Amen Speake not a worde more but let thine eies be closed vp in silence Morning prayer O Lord That blessest
my fathers kingdome Where is now the heretique that confoundeth particular iudgement Where is now the Epicure that thinketh there is no iudgment at all Where is now the ignorant Papist that dreameth of Purgatory and hee that fondly thinketh that there is Limbus patrum and Lymbus puerorum and where are these that imagin of a place of abâ—ade betweene Heauen and Hell I turne them all together to the Hebrewes for Wisedome in this point where they shall finde that after death the soule of man is iudged Would Paul haue so earnestly desired to haue beene dissolued if hee should not presently haue bin with Christ He saith that in this world wee see in a glasse darkly We see but Gods backe ports as Moses did that is but a little of the sailour of God But then that is after this life ended we shal see god face to face that is we shall haue the full fruition of him We read of Diues and Lazarus that after death the one was iudged to heauen the other to hell which is a Parable to signifie the trueth of this particular iudgement And to conclade this poynt we read in Salomon that the dust returneth to the earth from whence it came and the spirit to God â—hâ— gaue it So that wee may learne from hence the vncertainty of the day of iudgment Wel saith Bernard Nihil certius morte hora mortis nihil inocentius that is Nothing is more certayn than death there is nothing more vncertaine than the houre of death Let euery Christian therefore that wisheth the saluation of his soule at the day of death and iudgement beware of security and carelesse liuing let no man deferre repentance and amendement of life least death come when he iâ—dâ—eth not for it and so being vnprepared he be cast into hell fire The olde world had 120. yeares to repent in Nâ—nâ—e had 40. dayes to repent in Israell had 40. yeares to repent in but thou O maÌ„ knowest not how long thou hast to liue thou haste no lease oâ— thy life thou art heere to day and gonâ— to morrow when the houres of thy life bee ended and the glasse outrunne thou must awaye death wasteth for thee in euery place and at all times therefore waste thou for it plaing as the fiue wise virgins that had the candle of faith burning in the lamps of their harts nourished which the oyle of loue and workes Ierusalem because shee could not bee brought to repentance shee was destroyed many hundred thousandes of her children were famishâ—e to death and many hundred thousands taken captiue by Titus Vespatian the Roman Emperour many cast to wilde beastes and deuoured The children of Israell because they were a stiffenecked people and a froward generation and woulde not bee brought to repentance how many thousands of them lay slaine in the wildernesse 600000. males except Ioshua and Caleb The old world because they would take no warning and could not bee brought to amendment of life the floud drowned them all except faithfull Noah and his godly family And except thou repentest thou likewise shall perish according to that of Luks Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish beware therefore and repent betimes Foelix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum Happy is he whome other mens harmes do make to beware Refuse no good motions knocking at the doore of thy heart but entertaine them willingly according to the counsell of Augustine If hee offereth thee grace to day saith hee take it make much of it for thou knowest not whether he will offer the same to morrow Make no long tarrying to turne to the Lord and put not off from day to day the longer thou remainest in thy sinne the harder it is for thee to repent for Qui non est hedie cras minùs aptus erit If thou beest not fit to amendement to day thou wilt bee lesse fit to morrow Therfore while the lord speaketh to thee make him answer while hee calleth vnto thee let there be an eccho in thine heart as was in the heart of Dauid seek ye my face thy face Lord will seek and while it is said to day harden not thine heart In no case therefore defer thy repentance for the day of death and iudgement is vncertain as saith Chrisostome Poenitenti veniam spospondit sed viuendi in crastinuÌ„ non spospondit that is the Lord hath promised pardon to him that repenteth but to liue till tomorrow he hath not promised But some there be in the world that will say the more it is to be lamented I am young I will liue a while after my hearts desire and in my olde age I will repent mee of my sinnes for God hath promised who will be as good as his word At what time soeuer a sinner doeth repente him of his sinnes from the bottom of his heart J will put all his wickednes out of my remembrance saith the Lord. And will pray to the Lord for forgiuenesse of their sinnes as Augustine said before his conuersion Ignosce pacer ignosce mihi at noli modo Forgiue mee my sinnes but not now let me sinne in my youth pardon me in myne age thus they would desire to die the death of the righteous but they would not liue the life of the righteous but let these gracelesse persons that thus deferre repentance beware of two things 1 Let them beware of sodaine death Let them take heede least they bee cut off in the middest of their sinnes as Iobs children in the middest of their bauquetting and ryoting were soddaynely slayne by the fall of the house and as the floud came vnlooked for and drowned the old world Liuis reporteth a fearefull example of sodaine death saith hee there were two olde men that frequented two harlots and presently vppon the face committed they both died sodainely the one was thrust thorow with a dagger the other died sodainely of an Apoplerie which is a disease ingendered of aboundance of grosse humors which do fill those vessels and receptories of the head from whence commeth feeling moouing of the body as saith Galene and therefore they that haue this disease are depriued of all sence feeling moouing Let euery Iustie yonker and desperate ruffian set this fearefull example before his eyes Againe the young man dieth as soone as the olde the Lambs skinne is brought to the market as well as the oldâ— crones true is that saying of Augustine vita dum crescit decrescit vita mortalis mors vitalis id est life while it increaseth decreaseth life is dying and death is liuing 2 Let all men that refuse the mercy of GOD and deferre their repentance know that repentance is not theirs at command but it is the great mercy of GOD and it is to be feared that they that haue refused it offered when they would haue it they
vs but hurt vs increase our iudgment neither our smalnes will excuse vs or accuse vs to harme vs but we must all of al sorts and degrees and sexes stand hould vp hand at thy hat O sweet Iesus let it please thee that we may vse our greatnes to thy glory to good and not to harme our smalnes with comfort and contentednes O lord though we may couer our sins before men and finde a friend in court yet we pray thee good Iesus let vs remember that we must answere in thy courte when it shall be too late to intreat O Lord awake vs and make vs mindfull of our account before that wee be called for and seeing most greate god al sesecrets must then be known or pronounced pardoned O good lord let vs haue grace froÌ„ thee to confes our secret sins to take heed of such for thou keepest a depte book Lord let vs find speedily thy depe book Rased thy word answered the book of life to haue our names that when they shal be opened in the great day of thy iudgement they may bee no terror to vs. Good Christ let vs prepare our witnesses and make ready our answere without delay for we know not what wil be to morrow O lord we confes we caÌ„ haue no lesse then 4 sufficient witnesses thy word thy spirit our conscience and the conscience of our neighbours iointlie Let vs be sure of these to stop the mouth of all hellish Enimity and to seale vp to vs pardon and recoÌ„ciliation in Iesus Christ Let vs iudge our selues that our Iudgement may quickly be passed ouer that after we may iudge not be iudged O lord we know before that we must heare iustice mercilesly if we repeÌ„t not if we turne not we must be turned out if we wil not come in time we must fearfully go with out time O Lord let vs bethink vs of our estate be sure of our peace with thee els our doting will quickly appeare for we are euery moment within the compas of death the prison of hell O Lord happy are toades before Reprobates for death fully ends theÌ„ but death doth keepe the wicked to restore them and bring them out againe to iudgemente O Lord let vs see thee angrie let vs see thee pleased and so let not thy wrath death nor the last iudgemeÌ„t terrifie vs. Let thy church our king and state be blessed Let Sions ilwillers be either conuerted or confouÌ„ded send out in thy bottomles mercies a reuocation of the commission gone out against the people of this nation By vertue whereof many die many poor widdows poore orphans cry lord work what thou wilt take what thou wolâ—est be pacified Lord al thy afflicted seruants make mone to thee Lord hear in heauen and send comfort to the earth and it shal bring vp hearty praise to thee by Iesus Christ Amen A short prayer of purpose against Sathans assaults MY louing and most pitifull father who in Iesus Christ for his sake hast called me to thee by grace I am come to thee Now blessed father I finde stronger enmity then before and finde such a combination betweene Sathan and my nature with the worlde against me that my weaknes is ready to yeelde good father seing that nowe this rage of assault seems to bee for thy sake I thy poore child doe beseech thee to manage thy owne cause and make thy part good against these enemies of thine in all theire forcible assaults let them all know they haue to deal with thee so defend thy glory and this poore soule of myne that commeth trembling to creep vnder thy wings and desireth to cast liuely thy sweet fauour and neuer to be drawne from thee she we thy selfe for Christs sake and let me not be blinded in iudgement nor so weak in faith that I should be deluded thy Maiesty dishonored the enemy incoraged or thy little ones dismaied free me therefore good father from all these daungerous perplexities that in patience faith and true Godlines I may runne my race and fighte a good fight conquer that I lose not my Crowne for Iesus Christs sake Amen A short prayer at hand vpon all occasions O Christe I beleeue helpe my vnbeleefe I am tolde from thee that Sathan is conquered sinne is killed hell is shut thys wrath is pacified curse and law are fully answered and no perill can possibly befal me Good Christ let me not onely see it but liuely and ioyfully apprehend it and so stablish me and mortisse me into thy self vnchangeably against winde and storme and all that the Dragon can cast out of his mouth and so I the least of thine with many thy deare children will praise thee for euer Amen A prayer for all sorts O Lord heare vs looke mercifully vpon vs thou hast promised it commaunded vs to ask it performe thy promise and helpe vs in asking for thy sons sake Thou hast been gratious and thy mercy endures we haue been vngracious our sinnes continue let thy wrath prouoked be pacified let thy iustice stirred be stayed and satisfied in Iesus Christe our mediatour Pitty vs and pardon vs we beleeue helpe our vnbeleefe resolue vs and peswade vs remoue all dangerous doubts from vs as olde Adam liued and ruled when thou wert prouoked so let it die and be subiecte nowe thou art pacified let vs be lightned by thy word let vs be affected with it let vs haue it in high estimation and let vs follow it in our conuersation let it be our sword against the deuils temptation let vs conquer in Christ Iesu let a god conscience Iudge vs Let a continuall watch keepe vs Let the power of thy spirit arme vs Let our weaknes neuer grow to wilfulnesse let thy spirit neuer forsake vs leaue vs not ouerlong though thou tri'st vs set security aside shake of our drowsinesse quicken our deadnesse soften our hardnesse quenche all the fiery dartes of Satan in vs let vs looke back to our former state and to our present state let our heart grieue that it can bee no more grieued let our souls ioy be in Christ thy son let vs glad our selues in the holy ghost let vs be giuen to reading hearing and meditation let vs resorte to the company of thy saints let vs loath the companie of the wicked let vs be lowly conceited in our selues let vs think reuerendly of al thy children let vs rest in thee our good father-watch vs by night guide vs by day blesse vs in both with al ours publikly and priuately protect thy gospell and church preuent thy foes at home and abroad for Iesus sake amen Finis Gen. 3.9 Mat. 12.24 The first part 2. c 1.5 10 Heb. 9 2â— Art 7. August Mat. 8.22 Habâ— 2.4 Mat. 24.31 Mat 13.40 Obiect Ioh. 3. â—8 Answer Eccle. 3.17 Psal 139â— 8.9 Rom 2 11 Psal 98.9 a a wisd 5 8 b. Act. 23 â— Gen 25.33 2 Pet. 2.22 Psal â—â—â— â—37 Ierem. 4 19 â—â— Monica Apo. 13.16 Eph. â— 2 1. Pet. 5.8 1. Iohn 2.16 Anst a psal 12 1 Compa Note Inuen â—uk 12.19 Iero. The secoÌ„d part â—wis 1 9 Mat. 5 28 Bernard b. 1. Pc. 5.9 a. Iob. 3.15 Mat. 15.11 The laâ—er of sinne Prou. 4.23 om 6 23 Word Greg. Ierome â— Basil Calv. Psal 31 1â— 1. Pet 4.18 Pet. Dami Exo. 8 2.4 Poet. Gen. 3.6 Nu. 15.36 Mat. 16.22 23. Act. 5.35 Ma. 11.3.5 Eccl. 14.8 Works 1. cor 5.10 Ecle 12.14 Goods Esay 38.1 Iuk 16 21. Time Ber. Aug. Amos 6. â— Exemp Quid 1. Pc. 4.11 Epes 4.29 Psal 34.1 Iob. 27.4 Poet. Mat. 12 3â— Three kingdoms Ouid. Iob. 3.31 1. Iohn 4.5 Eccles 3. â— Greg. Iohn 14.6 â—cclesiasti 21.25 Text The third part 2. Cor. 5.10 Iohn 5 22 Math. 28.18 Ps 2.7.8.9 Psal 110 1 Iudge Rom 2 â— Iam. 4.12 Iob. 31.14 Hilâ—ion 1 Pc. 4.18 Ex. 16.18 Apo. 1.17 Dan. 8.17 Hest 7.6 Gen. 3.8 Aug. Apoc. 6.16 Psal 50.21 Psal 50.4 Rom. 2.15 Mat 25 41 Goc Apoc. 9.6 Luk. 6.25 Psal 11.6 Mat. 13 4â— Yee Curâ— Into euerl fire Mat. 22.13 Which is prepared Zeph 1.15 Apoc. 6.9 10. Phil. 1.23 Apoc. 22. Math. 〈◊〉 2. Dan. 4. Psal 14.1 Apo. 19.1 P. 44.15 Text. Act. 1 7. Marke 13 32. Arist Mat. 24.42 1 Ioh. 2.28 Eliah 1. Co. 10.11 Iam. 5.9 Mat. 3.2 Death what Heb. 9.27 2 Es 14.25 Ans Luke 23.43 Psal 90.4 Ans Gen. â— 17 Ob. Ans Aug. Heb. 9.27 Phil. 1.23 1 Co. 13.11 Exo. 33.23 Luk. 16.22 Eccle. 12.7 The vse hereof Ber. Gen. 6.3 Ionâ—s 1.4 Pl. 95.10 Mat. 25.4 Iosephu Gen. 7.23 Luke 13 3 Aug. Ecclesiasticus Poet. Psal 27.9 Chrysost Obiect Eze. 18.21 22. Aug. Iob. 1.18 Liuie Galen August Rom 6 13. Poet. Demasc Ieromes Act. 16.