for to asswage A long-felt-paine by tedious Pilgrimage Not that by Death thou canst yet satisfie My yrefull Wrath or just Indignitie But thou by Death shalt finde a passage cleere To that Beatitude ungained here When this same Trunke of thine shall turne to Clay The Martyrs passion day was called of old Natalitium salutis Gen 3.15 Bid joyfull welcome to thy New-birth-day For Death shall be the Bridge for to transport Thy spotlesse Soule to my celestiall Court Then Courage Adam be not thou dismaid Wrestle with Sinne and Death be not afraid 'T is I will helpe thee in thy greatest Neede And raise a Saviour to thee from thy Seede Now thou art naked loe take here these Skinnes Cloath thee with them live to lament thy sinnes Phil. 3.9 Rom 13 14 1 Cor. 1.30 Lay holde on Christ to come by Faithfulnesse Who is thy Garment and thy Righteousnesse He shall defend thee from the parching Heat Of sinnes Contagion be it ne're so great And being cloathed with his Innocence Thou maist behold my Face with confidence Now looke into Thy selfe and see thy Fault Take heed thou do'st not after this revolt Ending his speech The Lord derides him thus â—ehold the man 's become as one of us Gen 3 2â— Which is as much as if the Lord had said â—ee what an alteration Man hath made Beholde what unto him doth now betide Chrys hom 18. in Gen. All through his Disobedience and his Pride And let his whole Posterity take heede How they reject my word by Adams deede GOD having cloath'd his Carkasse with a Skin Irena l. 3. c. 37. Armed his minde with hatred of his Sin Humbled his Soule with sorrow for his Vice Doth next exclude him out of Paradice And that he might not backe againe returne To eate the Fruite that he would have him shunne And live for ever as the word implies God sets the Cherubims before his eyes Gen 3.24 With them a Blade or Sword appearing rife To barre his passage to the Tree of Life That now beholding with perspicuous eye Tertul. in Marci l. 2. His former State past all recovery And he unable to redeeme the Losse Might now submit himself to beare the crosse And by his Faith upon that Life relie Iesus Christ eâ—tternall with the Father Which was with God from all Eternity Nay which was God and did assume our State That he might Man againe new renovate Whom God before all Ages did decree To be prefigur'd typed in this Tree Whom he in Wisdome did before provide To helpe him when this Tree was laid aside Now takes the Tree of Life from Adams sight Because he knew not how to use it right God did it both in Iustice and in Favour Chrys hoâ— on Gen. 1 That Man might thirst hunger for his Saviour Foreseeing in his divine providence His confidence in Christ. Epiphan â—ares 64 That it would further Adams confidence When he should be removed from that Tree Whereon his mind might run by Fantasie Yet had no power to give any Life Either to Him his Children or his Wife God did not feare that Man should live for ever When from the Tree of Life he did him sever But therefore he debarr'd him of the Tree Because he did abuse his Liberty Gen 2.17 One onely tree the Lord would have him spare And that same one the Man would not forbeare Therefore the Lord in his displeasure great Chrys Ib. Debarres him of that One which he might eat He had procured Death by tasting One Ieremy â—anch Beda â—amascen â—piph haeâ—â—s 64. â—hat is â—hen hee â—â—gan to â—â—te the â—â—â—bidden â—â—ite as â—â—th that â—â—ther â—â—â—l 90.4 Pet. 3 8 And might have liv'd in letting it alone Now having sinn'd the other will not serve Which was ordain'd before Life to preserve And had he eaten tree and fruit withall He should have still continu'd caducall For in That Instant he began to die Though for a while he liv'd in Misery Yet was his Life but a prolonged death Which soone did vanish from him with his breath That Adam did not die immediatly Behold the Lords unequall'd Clemency To whom a thousand yeares is but a day Respecting his Eternity for aye Yet he confounds not Times rotundity But counts each day in perfect mensity â—â—â—l 147 4 Who can the Number of the Starres declare But he that made them in particular Or who can tell the drops of raine that fall 〈◊〉 37 11 But he whose Influence giveth Sap to all The Fowles of Heaven Haires upon our head Mat. 10 30. To us unnumber'd he hath numbered Numbers which unto us are infinite Compar'd to God are found but definite Isay 40 17 Gen. 5 5 Say Adam liv'd nine hundred thirty yeares Yet breath'd he not a Day as it appeares A thousand yeares did his olde age surmount And this is but a Day in Gods account Psal 90.4 No Creature ever liv'd this Day compleat Hee lived 969. Gen. 5 27 The neerest was Methusalah the great Yet since his time our age doth so decay That scant we live One-hower of this day THe life of Man is as a Spiders Webbe Note Or like a Sea decaying in his Ebbe Or like unto a little Sparke of Fire Which in a minute doth it selfe expire Man is a temporary Loane of life A debt of Death a Creature full of Strife An Inne a Receptacle soyled Cell Chrys in his tract upon the 7 verse of the 39 Psalme Wherein his Passions for a time doe dwell An abject object of dire misery A very Habit of Infirmity A Subject whereon Griefe predominates An empty Caske which Sinne contaminates A tottering Reede which easily is broke A scatter'd Cloud a transitory Smoke To day in health amongst his Bags of gold To morrow dead most ghastly to behold To day in 's study casting up his Summes To morrow he is cast unto the wormes To day with his Associates making cheere To morrow borne by them upon a Beere To day in glory tended on in state To morrow left without associate To day attired in a purple Robe To morrow by mischance as poore as Iob To day in honour full of Majesty To morrow thrust from all his dignity Adam as yesterday in Eden plac't Gen. 3.24 Was by the Cherubims expulst in hast Herom tradit Hebr. in Gen. MAny there are that by the Cherubims And firy Sword shooke by the Seraphins Doe understand nought else but Phebus heat In that same space wherein his power is great They understand it for the torrid Zone Pointing upon the Indian-Horizone Others doe take it for materiall-Fire Which should environ Paradise entire And as a Wall incircling it about With such like horrour for to keep him out Aquinas Kupertus Lyra. Some take it for the fire of Purgatory And stand on their opinion peremptory But these and all the rest the text confutes And
rule of opposition And good as we distinguish by possession After his fall he likewise understood The Guilt of Evill by the losse of Good Others did call it so by the Event Because it did procure his punishment But this not fully doth explaine the place August de Civ Dei l 14. c. 12. The Tree was wholesome and had pleasant grace How was it evill then By Accident Not of it selfe By the Commandement Gen 2 17 For this cause it was said Thou shalt not eate The precept made it so the pow'r was great To warren Man from Sinne in Innocence Who after was to fall by Negligence Thou shalt not eate This precept tells him why But what commands the God of Majesty Rom 12.3 He bids him for to rectifie his Will And not to covet that would make him ill He bids him to be wise in all discretion And not to rise in thought 'bove his condition He tells him how his glory might consist In true obedience if he will persist He tells him though he were a Prince on earth Yet it was He that gave him first his birth And being but a Subject and a Creature Luk 20.25 Deu 10.12 He must pay homage to his Lord and Maker Thus as a Rule the Tree of knowledge stood To tye him to Obedience which was good It was not set by Gods appointment there For to intrap his life as with a Snare As the malicious multitude surmise Who murmure ' gainst the Lord that 's only wise But God therein would his Obedience try To prove his Love his Faith and Loyalty Deut 10.12 Nor did he stand in need of Mans obedience Who was to doe it upon his allegiance Nor could the Lord be better'd ought thereby Psal 16 2. For nought can adde unto his Soveraignty No Power can make him greater than he is Psa 145.3 No Ioy can helpe to perfect up his blisse No Iustice make him just by betterment Psal 50.11 No Knowledge adde to his experiment With one sole act he viewes all things that be Through his essentiall Conspicuitie Psal 94.11 And knowes the very secret thoughts of All By uncreated Power Personall Gods power is himselfe Prov. 8.15 He is the sole perfection of all things He maketh Lords inaugurateth Kings He pluckes them downe he reares them up againe For by his pow'r all Kings doe live and reigne Zanchy upon the Attribute Lord. Psal 50 12 Psal 145 3 Isay 40 12 Psal 147 9 He is the true and compleate Lord alone That helpeth All yet stands in need of None If he be hungry who shall give him meat For the whole world is his he is so great He measures Heav'n and Earth as with a Span He feedes the Beast and giveth food to Man He heares the little Ravens when they cry Iob 39 3 Psa 147.9 And gives them meat to to their voracity He with a word did Earth and Heavens make Psal 33 6 And he becomes a Begger for our sake He begs a loyall and a faithfull Heart Pro. 23 2â— Deut 10.12 He sued to Man and Man would not impart His bound obedience to his Maker great His soveraigne Lord of prime and Supreme-seate VVhat could the Lord in favour more have done Than have required duty of a Sonne VVhat could a Sonne in due have chosen rather Than true obedience to so good a Father Luk. 20.25 Who did exact obedience as his due To have confirm'd his Faith and blest him too Gen. 2.17 Who did in mercy warne him of his fall That he might shunne the punishment withall But see the nature of Ingratefulnes Adam forgot the God of Righteousnes He would be elevated through Ambition Rom 12 13. He would be like the Highest in Condition He would be wise above Capacity He would be equall to the Deity Presum'd to gaine this knowledge by that Fruite But through his folly was made destitute It was no petty Sinne he did commit The greatnesse of his sinne No trifling Apple which he sought to get Although Pope Iulius third of that same name Did prize his Peacocks losse above the same His Sinne was most exceeding insolent Against the mighty Lord omnipotent Psal 145.3 He that is great without all Quantity He that is good without all Quality 1 Tim 1 17. Psal 90 2. Isay 66.1 Ier 23 24. He that is everlasting without Age He that in Heaven hath his heritage Who with his Essence Pow'r and Saving-grace Fills Heaven and Earth and is in Every-place This same is he which Adam disobey'd Rejecting Iacobs God to be his ayde All through the fond perswasion of his Wife And so I come unto the Tree of life THe Tree of life had properly the name From the true Vertue which was in the same The Fruite thereof retein'd this property To keep the body from mortality August de Civ Dei l 14. c. 26. In such a state and perpetuity As should have banisht all infirmity As Hunger Thirst olde Age and Feeblenesse Sorrow and Sicknesse Death and Wretchednesse And when that Adam had continued there In all the blisse and jollities that were In a full space of time contented then He should have gone not dyed as other men Like Enoch Gent 5.24 It was as a Sacrament of life to man But in his beauteous Strength and Happinesse Have beene translated to Gods blessednesse It likewise was a Signe of Life to Man That he might duly contemplate thereon And so obeying the commandement Might endlesse live without all punishment It was a Type of Christ the Sonne of God Rev 22 2. Pro 3 13 Ioh 6 33. Who should be borne to feele his Fathers rod And so give life to Mans posterity Who lost the same by Adams misery Thus stood these Trees in midst of Paradice Gen 2 9. When Adam listen'd unto Gods advice Thus Adam was in his Magnificence Gen 1 26 Long of his Makers great Benevolence Thus was he in Dominion over all Psal 8.5 6 In State and Power most Majesticall Thus was he seated thus did he command All things that were either in Sea or Land The Ayre was pure unblemisht to his eye The Sunne surpassed in his radiancy The Ground was fruitfull without helpe or labour And all the Hearbs had a most pleasant savour His Body was so comely and so faire As if it had beene made of purest aire His Lookes were heavenly and his Thoughts divine And all his Parts to goodnesse did incline His Second-selfe had all things that he had Gen 2.23 And in this Sympathy was Adam glad He cal'd her Woman and in that fit name He shew'd her Being and from whence she came â—bid v. 25 They both were naked and were not ashamed Their perfect comelines in Both unblamed Gen 3.7 They had no clothes to cover nakednesse Aug Civit. Dei l. 14. â—26 Till Sinne brought Shame to hide
to make him way But She good Soule could not obtaine this favour For none she had and yet she would not stay Such Faith as this will suffer no delay She came her selfe and He did Others send Mat 15 22 Christ her deni'd she forc't him in the end He for a Servant whom he dearely lov'd â—uk 7.4 7 Mat. 15 22 Made sute to Christ and did but once request She for a Daughter was extremely mov'd Because a Spirit had her Childe possest This Saint was weary of so foule a Guest O then if many Divells us invade Let 's flee to Christ as she did here for aide And let not us misdoubt the premisses Gods helping Grace is not to be restrain'd If we lay holde upon the Promises What is it but by Christ shall be obtain'd The Woman askt the good-Centurion gain'd His sute was granted and had no denyall But hers was not obtain'd without her tryall He e're our Saviour came into his sight â—uk 7 6 7 Sent backe to stay him by his Faiths Confession Her Faith makes to him in as swift a flight â—at 15.22 And plyes him with her outcryes for Compassion He suff'red in her yet did shew no passion â—â—id v. 23 Seeming as deafe no hearing to afford Seeming as dumb and would not speake a word Good harmelesse Soule how was her Heart deceiv'd Expecting comfort onely from his sight Now vieweth God the Word of speech bereav'd A gracious God a Convert for to slight A faithfull Woman and a Canaanite 〈◊〉 I One of the chosen Vessells of his Choyce Who felt him inward speake yet heard no Voice But when he spake for to deny her helpe Mat. 15 2â— To be her Saviour yet not sent for Her Reputing her no better than a Whelpe Verse 26. And so no Grace upon her to confer The God of Grace to be no Comforter Oh this might well have driv'n her to despaire And yet all this not makes her to forbeare But as an Eagle molts away her Feathers Simile Psal 103 5 And breakes her olde Bill to renew her strength So by Denyalls she more force regathers Vntill her Faith had conquered him at length And out of cinders burst to such a flame That now the World is blazed with the same MEDITATION 1. IS Faith of force to bring me to my Saviour To make him mine to keepe me in his favour To obtaine mercy and to cleanse my Heart Vniting me to Him never to part Lord give me Faith let me have no deniall Then when thou wilt Lord put me to my Tryall MEDITATION 2. LOrd when thou wilt then let thy Spirit come Speake then unto my Soule when thou seem'st dombe Let me then heare the Presence of thy Voice When thou seem'st Deafe to make my heart rejoyce Then like This Woman shall my faith have strength And through thy Mercy overcome at length MEDITATION 3. ARe Rich and Poore great Emperours and Kings Devoid of Christ counted but brutish things As whelps dogs foxes vipers swine let mee Sweet Iesus have my Part and Name in thee So when thy glorious Comming shall appeare Thy Saints shall sing when Dogs shall howle for feare FINIS Dedicated To all the Captaines Lieutenants Ensignes and Serjeants of the Trayned Bands of London Middlesex Bristo Exeter Norwich and Kent OF whom should Homer or the Muses sing If not of Souldiers or the Souldier King Whose actions are Heroike and whose Armes Protects as King the meanest man from harmes Oh did his Majesty behold you all Each in your Armes acting the Generall He would surmise Epaminondas by Or you transform'd to his Imagery Wish all his subjects were but â—uch as you Having his wish tell you what he would doe â—he Emâ—erour Aâ—rian made â—n this Iâ—â—nd a wal â—â—o miles â—ong Gods Arâ—y divided â—nto three â—arts â—antguard â—iddleâ—ard Rearâ—ard The Kings strength in his subjects doth consist And such an Army who can well resist He needs no Adr'an wall to guard his Land Your hearts defend his heart for you doth stand You are part of his Army of his host You are of Gods owne Army therefore boast Gods mighty Army hath three severall parts Subsisting of these Noble valiant hearts As Adam Noah Abraham and Iob To make the Front in that Celestiall Globe With all the Prophets Peter Iames and Iohn The Saints and holy Martyrs dead and gone The Middleward subsists of them that die And of our selves waiting mortality The Reareward are those Saints which must survive To meet our Saviour in the clouds alive Now being Militant reflect your eye On Sampsons strength and on his Chivalrie See what our Israels Champion can afford And as he was be Champions for the Lord. Yours to imitate Edâ—â—â—d Câ—â—â—â— Strong Sampsons Birth his mighty strength His many conquests death at length Hid Manna of the History Revealed in th' Analogy HISTORY SAMPSON VVHat God doth promise he will sure perform In the full time When Israel as a worme Is trod upon Iudg. 13. then Manoahs Comforter Though barren beares them a Deliverer Now is their Bondage with the Philistins No whit so during as their lordly Sinnes Verse 1. Nor can their Sinnes oblitterate his Favour That gave his Sonne sent Sampson for a Saviour An Angel brings the tidings of his Birth Iudg. 13 â— Or else the God of Angels treads on Earth Shap'd as a Man in our Humanity Angel in Place God in Authority Sampson doth grow in Stature Strength and than The Spirit moves him in the Campe of Dan Tweene Zorah and Eshtaol Verse 25. Iudg 14. â— bids him arise And goe to Timnath for new Enterprise The Nazarite obeyeth Seekes a Wife Verse 1. A Lyon comes against him for his Life 5. He rents him as a Kid immediatly 6. There Sweetnesse findes in Her Disloyalty 9â— He slayeth thirty Philistins for spoyle 10. Destroyes their growing Corne upon the Soyle Iud g 15 Their standing Stocks the Vineyards by the same For which the Timnite with his House doth flame 6. But Sampson well repayes their cruelty And smites them Hip and Thigh abundantly Goes to Rocke Etam They invade the Land Versâ— 8.9 1â— Sampson is bound betrayed to their hand 14. He breaks the bands discomforts all their host 15. He slayes a thousand with a Bone doth bost 18. He thirsteth fainteth prayeth doth obtaine 19 And from the Bone Water doth flow amaine He drinketh of the Rocke for Christ was by The Substance will not let the Shadow dye Chap 16 2 Verse 2. He speeds to Gaza seeth Dalila Hazards his Life beareth the Gates away 17. He doteth she betrayes his Lockes are cut 20. His strength doth faile he to the Mill is put 21. His Eyes thrust out conducted to the Court 25. To be their laughin stocke the Vulgers sport 28 He prayeth to his God strength comes againe 30 He plucketh downe the
House and all are slaine Thus dyed their Conquerour whom they resigne Now being dead Iudah must be the Signe â—udg 15.23 OLD men of Iudah you doe represent New Caiphas the Roman President Who did betray deliver Christ your Saviour As you did Sampson for Philistins favour 1 Ioh 4.9 But they for Malice He had broke his bands Escap'd you all had not Love bound his hands And made him sicke with Love that he must die And equall Sampson in Analogie ANALOGY CHRIST â—udg 13 7 â—at 2 23 â—hil 2 7 â—ev 5 5 â—uke 2 32 â—zek 16 â—â—dg 16 â—â—ke 23 2 â—â—t 27. AN Angel brings the advent of his birth And he must be a Nazaren on earth The mighty God must be a Man indeed Espoused to the Gentiles Iudah's Seede Affects a Harlot-Church defil'd with sinne Committing whoredomes as that Philistin Whose falshoods did betray as Sampsons wife When none but they would kill the Lord of life To Egypt he must goe from Egypt turne Hâ— Mâ— Iuâ— That God from Egypt may recall his Sonne As Sampson from Rocke Etam when he came Call'd by the Iewes in their Iehovah's name Strong Iudah's Lyon must subdue alone The roaring Lyon the devouring one Rev 5 5 1 Pet. â— 8 Iudges 14 And beare the Hony-combe as did the Other To his supposed Father Virgin-Mother Absent himselfe to solace with his Love Luke 2 46 And then his Parents find him with his Dove Posing the Doctours in their Synagogue Luke 4 16 Luke 6 9 Mark 12 1 Mat. 12 40 Iudg 14 12 Acts 2 23 Mat 11 42 Ioh 10 2â— Out of the Prophets and the Decalogue They heare him speake in Parables expound The riddle of his Ionas gulpht not drown'd Meate from the Eater sweetnes from the strong He orders sinne to save that did the wrong The Builders must refuse the Corner-stone He the great Builder will not lose his owne The Rocke of their defence is permanent And Sion in her Christ is excellent Psa 45 13 Cant 8 10 He hedgeth her within on ev'ry side And in his Vineyard she doth still abide He Master of his Vineyard makes her wise Cant 8 12 To put in practise what he shall advise And then the Doves like foxes joyn'd in one Destroy the Vineyards of the Evill-One Seeme to performe their promise and doe foyle The crafty-One repay him with the spoyle Christs blood must satisfie for our desarts Rent the partition wall into two-parts Eph 2 4 1 Cor 1â— 55 Eph 4. â— Luk 23. â— Breake bands of Hell and Death ascend on high And beare Hell gates away triumphantly Offer his soule to God restraine his Power Thirsting for our Salvation and the Hower To be conducted to the Iudgement-Hall There crown'd a King with thornes blinded withall MEDITATION 1. MVst Light be darkned must the totall-eye Of all the world be hoodwinkt e're he dye Like Sampson be the Millhorse of their miâ—tâ— To turne about that turneth all the earth VVithout a hand with hands be strucke explaine What hand did strike or else blindfold againe To make them laugh who was a Man of sorrow Put to their Mill to grinde found dead ere Morrow Strong in his death their Temple for to rue So brought more Soules to Life than Sampson slew MEDITATION 2. MVst Life be slaine must perfect righteousnesse Be doom'd to death by abstract wickednesse Must Glory be defil'd the Iudge of all Iudged by Man who was the Criminall No marvell though the Course of Nature faild And the Celestiall Creatures so appal'd That they did cease to worke but waxed wan When they beheld our dying Pellican Lord worke like Change in Me o'returne Me too That Christ may build me up and make me New MEDITATION 3. THou Sampson of my Soule convince my Sinne And make me loathe this loathsome Philistin That seekes to captivate my yeelding Will That I may be his Death that seeks to kill Oh let the Power of thy strength appeare That this same Philistin may die for Feare But let me live in Christ that Christ in Mee May conquer Death and then I shall be free FINIS