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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06051	A letter written by Mr. Paul Bayne, minister of Gods word, lately deceased. Effectually instructing, and earnestly prouoking to true repentance, loue, and new obedience. Very profitable for euery one that would proceede on in the constant course of a godly life, shewing the way vnto it, and seriously exciting vnto more perfection therein	Baynes, Paul, d. 1617.	1617 (1617)	STC 1645; ESTC S113834	16,563	94

of some earthly businesse and shal I not reioyce in the Gospel of God in good newes from heauen touching the saluation of my soule Againe shall I laugh and bee cheary in being with my friēd and shall I be all amort when I draw neere my God Shall I be glad of acquaintance with a man and not bee glad that I know my God in Iesus Christ which is life euerlasting Iob. 1.17.1 The wicked they exult in seruing sin Satā to their destruction shall I bee without ioy in seruing my God who giueth of his free grace to me life euerlasting O our reioycing is earthly little ioy of the holy Ghost dwelleth with vs. We are like such as are sicke of light phrensies they ●ill laugh at their shad●ow at their own phan●es but can see nothing ●●to nay distaste that which sauoreth of right reason As therefore against the former so against this also we must fight the good fight of faith looking to him who hath said hee will make our hearts glad in his house who hath promised to send his spirit to vs that our ioy may bee full praying him that in this regard hi● Kingdome may come and that hee would rectifie this affection in v●to make vs able to tak● comfort in that whic● is matter of true reio●●cing Now for praysi●● God and thankfulne●● to him wee haue this commandement * Phil. 4.6 in al things giue thanks yea in euils Iohn 1. Psal 104. end shal we receiue good things from God and not euill the Lord hath giuen the Lord hath taken blessed bee his name No wonder for medicine is as good in due season as the delightfullest dainties Now our inward and outward crosses are by Gods graces made wholesome physicke to purge out our corruptions and make vs partakers of the quiet fruit of righteousnesse and holinesse Yea our hearts should be so thankfully affected that like a fire it must breake forth and inflame others My soule my heart al within me praise the Lord Psal 104 35. My soule praise the Lord praise yee the Lord. He doth stirre vp himselfe and prouoke others as the Cocke that first clapping his wings about his bodie rowseth vp himself and after crowing awaketh others Otherwise cōmon termes of thankfulnesse without affectiō are a court-holy-water as we say which our God that looketh at heart and raines doth not respect And truly there is great cause looke at benefits past eaten bread must not be forgottē thanks must still be greene doth not the particular deliuerance when many fell on each hand of you bind you still to thankfulnesse If all things you enioy you know the temporall blessings as tolerable health good name and reputation freedom from suite and seruice ability rather to ●e helpful then chargeble the domesticall peace your liberties without feare of restraint all of them in their place no small matters Will you consider spiritual blessings that which you haue downe in hand is as great a work of his mercie as the glorious sta●e you looke for hereafter Is not the Lords worke more admirable in his first making and quickning the infant in the wombe then in feeding it there drawing it forth and nursing it vp to full stature so his begetting vs who were dead to bee aliu● though yet in the wombe of our mother the Church is more then the bringing of vs to a perfect man in Christ Iesus when now we are new borne babes in him And though it seeme strange yet it is onely in this respect because we are like infants who liue but know not in comparison that they liue so wee hauing in small measure that Spirit which teacheth vs to know the things bestowed on vs know not how great that grace is which is already shewed vs. It is no smal thing when wee were dead in ignorance and the lusts of our ignorance to bee quickned with the life of God in knowledge righteousnesse and holinesse when wee were enemies to bee made friends yea sonnes and daughters The Apostle doubteth not to reason from this as the greater to life euerlasting as the lesser Ro. 5.10 If God when we were enemies hath recōciled vs by his death how much more wil he saue vs with perfect saluation of soule and body by his life that is by putting forth the power of his Spirit now hee liueth to die no more These then are great things his acquitting you from the sinne and death for Christ the su●●ties sake his sending his Spirit into your heart and giuing you part in the first resurrection Beside these you must remember what aduersities he hath holpen you in how he hath eased the yoke of your corruptions which haue had more power in you then now they haue yea what euils he hath put by you Haue you not been tempted in ●his or that kind it is because God in mercie would not leade you into temptation Yea this is in some respect more to bee acknowledged the● victorie when you are tempted For not to bee tempted is more immediately from God and lesse in mans power then to preuaile against temptations For nothing doth ouercom vs without our will but without our wills God doth leade vs into triall for he knoweth we would taste little of these if it were in our power to bee our owne caruers You must bee as thankful for such sins which God hath not let you know as for those which hee hath pardoned in you hauing committed them Whither doe you thinke you are bound to praise God more if hee restore you when you are sicke or if he keep you so that you feele no sicknesse Now if you weigh what things God hath prepared for you they are such as neuer eye saw neuer entred fully into the hart of mortal man Compare the state of Prince Henrie in his Queen Mothers womb with his condition at full age in all the glory of his Fathers Court there is a broad difference which may fitly resemble the diuersitie of our present and future condition We are borne sons and daughters of God heyres apparant to the Kingdom of heauen but while the Church doth heere trauell of vs we are pent vp in darke cloysters annoied with much stincks of sinne in ou● selues and others but hereafter our state shal● be altogether lightsome happie and glorious So that wee may well say to God O how great is the good which thou hast laid vp for them that feare thee How great things dost thou worke before the sonnes of men for such as hope on thee You see then how for things past for things present and things God hath in store for vs wee are bound to bee thankfull Now if you aske what it is in which our thankfulnesse standeth I answere first in a heartie acknowledgement of Gods goodnesse to vs in all things with conscience of our owne vnworthinesse as who are lesse then the least of his mercies Compare Genes 32.10.33.5 1. Ch. 29.14 Moses