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A22910	S. Augustines manuel Conteining special, and piked meditations, and godlie praiers: drawne out of the Word of God, and writings of the holie Fathers, for the exercise of the soule. Corrected, translated, and adorned, by Thomas Rogers.; Manuale. English.	Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.	1581 (1581)	STC 938; ESTC S100327	31,471	117

Sauiour came into y e world and was crucified and put vnto death for our sakes that he might through his death destroie him that had the power of death that is the Diuel And seeing the grapes of his flesh were carried vnto y e wine-presse of the crosse and the pleasant wine of his diuinitie began to spout-foorth the holie Spirit was sent to make readie mens harts that new wine might be put into new vessels and to see first that they were cleane least otherwise they marred y t which should be powred-in and then that they were wel hooped that they leaked not I meane that they were clensed from the delight of wickednes and hooped to keepe-out the delight of vanitie For that which is good could not enter til that which il is were gone The delight in wickednes polluteth and the delight in vanitie sheddeth The delight in wickednes makes the vessel to stincke and the delight in vanitie maketh it ful of clefts Men delight in wickednes when they loue sinne and they delight in vanitie when they loue transitorie things Then cast awaie that which is euil that you may taste that which good is Powre-out bitternes that you may be replenished with sweetenes The holie Ghost is ioie and loue then cast out the spirit of the Diuel and the spirit of this world that you may be capable of the holie Ghost The spirit of the Diuel worketh the delight of iniquitie and the spirit of the world the delight of vanitie And these delightes are euil because the one is a sinne of it selfe and the other is an occasion of sinne But when these euil spirits are throwne-out the spirit of God wil come and enter into the tabernacle of the heart and worke à good delight there euen à good loue which shal expel the loue both of the world and of wickednes The loue of the world allureth and deceaueth the loue of sinne defileth and bringeth vnto destruction but the loue of God inlighteneth the mind clenseth the conscience reioiceth the heart and bringeth into the sight of God Chap. 27. The effects of true loue HE that loueth God vnfainedlie doth euermore thinke it long vntil he come vnto God vntil he leaue the world vntil he be free from the corruption of the flesh his heart and affection are set on things aboue that he may finde the true peace Whether he sitteth or walketh or resteth or whatsoeuer he doth his heart is with God He exhorteth al men to loue God he commendeth the loue of God to al men and both in hart in word and by his conuersation he sheweth both how sweete the loue of God is and how euil and sower the loue of the world He derideth the glorie and reproueth the care of this world and sheweth what a foolish thing it is to put anie confidence in transitorie things He wondereth at the blindnes of men that they can loue he wondereth also that euerie man wil not forsake these transitorie and fleeting things of this world He thinketh that what he sauoreth should seeme sweete to al men what he loueth should like euerie man and what he knoweth euerie man should vnderstand Much and oftentimes doth he mufe vpon God and is sweetelie refreshed through such heauenlie contemplation and the oftner he doth so the greater is his ioie For verie comfortable is it alwaie euen to thinke vpon that which to loue and to commend is so delightful to the minde Chap. 28. VVhat the true quietnes of the minde is DOubtles the heart is then at rest when through desire it is wholie fixed vpon the loue of God and desireth nothing else but with a certaine blessed sweetenes is much delighted in that which it hath and in delighting is made iocund And if anie time either by à vaine cogitation or through worldlie busines it be somewhat drawne awaie there-from it hasteneth to returne thether with al speede deeming it a banishment to be anie-where beside For as euerie moment man may either enioie or vse the goodnes of God so euerie moment is man to thinke vpon God And therefore his offence is not small who in praieng is carried suddenlie awaie from his sight as though he did neither heare nor beholde Which is then done when man followeth his euil and vnbrideled affections and wherevnto the sight of the minde is easilie carried preferreth some vile creature before God by musing thinking therevpon oftner than vpon God who dailie is to be thought-vpon as à creator to be worshipped as à redeemer to be expected as à sauiour and to be feared as à iudge Chap. 29. That whatsoeuer withdraweth the sight of the minde from God is altogether to be shunned and abhorred WHosoeuer thou art that louest y e world looke afore-hande whether thou must go The waie which thou takest is the worst waie and verie dangerous Wherefore ô man auoide by little little thy worldlie busines withdraw thy self awhile from troublesome cogitations Cast awaie heauie cares laie aside greeuous distractions of the mind finde some leisure to serue God and rest thy selfe somewhat in him Enter into the chamber of thy minde exclude al things saue God and what makes to the seeking of him and the dore being shut seeke him And with thine whole heart saie vnto God I seeke thy face ô Lord I seeke euen thy face Oh then ô Lord my God giue thou mine heart instructions both where how to seeke thee both where and how to finde thee O Lord if heere thou art not where shal I seke thee absent but if thou art euerie-where then why do I not see thee present But vndoubtedlie thou dwellest in the light that none can attaine vnto But how may I come vnto the light that cannot be attained Or who shal guide and conduct me thereinto that therein I may behold thee Furthermore by what tokens and with what face may I seeke thee O Lord my God I neuer sawe thee I knowe not thy countenance Then what shal he doe ô Lord most hie what shal this thy far exiled seruāt do what shal thy seruant doe who is in perplexitie through the loue of thee and cast-awaie far fro thy presence Lo he longeth greatlie to behold thee yet thy countenance is far from his sight He desireth to come vnto thee yet vnto thy dwelling no man can attaine He coueteth to find thee yet he wotteth not where He loueth to seeke thee yet he knoweth not thy face Chap. 30. How through sinne man both lost the sight of God and found wretchednes O Lord thou art my God my Lord yet did I neuer see thee thou hast both made me yea and made me againe and bestowed vpon me what good things soeuer I enioie yet hitherto haue I neither seene nor knowen thee To be short I

the pleasant organes do sounde-out most heauenlie hymnes the blessed Angels most sweetelie do sing songs of rare excellencie are vttered out by the supernal Citizens vnto the praise and glorie of thy Name There is neither gal nor anie bitternes in that blessed region For there is no wicked person nor anie wickednes at al. There is neither enimie to impugne nor anie enticement to offend There is no lacke no shame no contention no vpbraiding no blaming no feare no vnquietnes no punishment doubtfulnes violence discord there is none But singular peace and perfect loue and lasting triumphes and praising of God and secure quietnes which neuer shal haue end and continual ioie in the holie spirit there is Oh how happie should I be did I heare those most comfortable songs of thy Citizens and the sugred verses vttering foorth with due reuerence the praises of the sacred Trinitie But most singularlie blessed should I be might I also with them sing to my Lord Iesus Christ one of the pleasant songs of Zion Chap. 7. The blessed ioie of the heauenlie Paradise O Liuelie life ô euerlasting life and euerlastinglie blessed whereas ioie is and no sorowe rest is and no labour honor is and no feare wealth is and no losse health is and no sicknes abundance and no want life and no death immortalitie and no corruption happines no miserie at al is Whereas al good things are in perfect loue where sight is face vnto face where perfect knowledge is in al men al things are knowne whereas Gods soueraigne goodnes is perceaued and the light enlightening is glorified of the saincts Where the present maiestie of God is beholden and the minde of the beholders is filled continualie with this meate of life They see continualie and yet they desire to see they desire without griefe and without loathing they be satisfied Where the true sonne of righteousnes with the wonderful show of his beautiful beames doth refresh al beholders and so inlighteneth al the Citizens of the celestial countrie that they do giue light to wit à light inlightened through God à light shining more cleerelie than doth either the Sunne at anie time or the Starres They do cleaue vnto the immortal God-head and thereby they become immortal and vncorruptible according to the promise of our Lord and Sauiour Father I wil that they which thou hast giuen me be with me euen where I am that they may behold my glorie that they al may be one as thou ô Father art in me and I in thee euen that they also may be one in vs. Chap. 8. The glorious condition of the kingdome of Heauen THE kingdome of heauen is à most happie kingdome à kingdome both immortal and euerlasting There no times succeede by ages neither night followeth after daie There the valiant soldior after battels fought is adorned abundantlie with vnspeakeable rewardes and crowned honorablie with an euerlasting crowne Oh that Christ of his diuine goodnes hauing eased me of the heauie loade of my sinnes oh that he would bid me euen the basest of al his seruants to laie off the burthen of this flesh that I might to my comfort passe ouer vnto the euerlasting ioies of his citie be admitted into the felowship of the Saincts aboue attend vpon the maiestie of the Creator with the blessed Spirits beholde the countenance of God be neuer touched anie more with feare of death but reioice securelie for the immortalitie attained and ioined to him which knoweth al thinges might forgo al blind ignorance and neither make accompt of earthlie things nor vouchsafe either to behold or to remember this vale of teares anie more whereas the laborsome life the corruptible life the life replenished with al manner bitternes is such à life as is the Ladie of euils the handmaid of Diuels The which both humors puffe vp and sorowes plucke downe heate withereth and il aërs infect which both much eating maketh pursie and much fasting maketh leane Which by mirth is loosed and by sadnes consumed by care is shortned and by securitie dulled by riches made proud and by pouertie ouerthrowne by youth exalted by age bowed Which is both by sicknes broken and by sadnes depressed which both y e Diuel entrappeth by his snares and the world deceaueth by flatterie the flesh destroieth by filthie pleasure Whereby the soule is made blinde and the whole man distempered And after these so manie and so great euils succeedeth raging death which bringeth vaine delights vnto such an ende that when they are once gone they are as quite forgotten as if they had neuer bin at al Chap. 9. How God after much troubles doth comfort the pensiue soule BVT what praises or what thankes may we render vnto thy goodnes ô GOD who ceassest not for al this by thy gratious visitation to comfort vs amids so great wretchednes of our mortalitie While I dread much to die while I consider the multitude of my sinnes while I do feare thy heauie iudgement while I cal into minde the houre of death and am a gast at the horrible paines of hel while I wot not how preciselie and how strictlie thou wilt waigh my deedes and am vtterlie ignorant how I shal ende my life and ponder manie other things in mine hart lo of thy woonted goodnes ô Lord my God thou art present to comfort me wretch replenished with much sorowe and from these pitious complaintes and crieng thou carriest my pensiue and troubled vnderstanding ouer steepe hils vnto the beds of sweete spices and makest me to rest in greene pasture by the riuers of sweete waters where thou preparest à table diuerslie furnished against my cōming to refresh my wearied spirites and to comfort my sorowful hart and so refreshed with those dainties I forget at the length my manifold miseries and exalted ouer the earth I do rest my selfe in thee which art the true peace Chap. 10. A praier for grace to loue God O Lord my God I do loue thee and more and more I desire to loue thee Giue me grace ô Lord my God who art fairer than the children of men giue me grace not onlie to desire thee but also to loue thee both as I would and as I am bound Thou art vnmeasurable and therefore to be loued without measure especialie of vs whom thou hast so loued so saued for whose sakes thou hast done such and so great things O Loue which burnest alwaie and neuer goest out ô sweete Christ ô good Iesu ô my God who art loue it selfe set mee wholie on fire with thy fire with the loue of thee with thy sweetnes with hartie affection toward thee with a desire of thee with godlie charitie with godlie ioie and reioicing with godlie kindnes and sweetenes with godlie delectation and concupiscence the which is holie and good