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A04393 Moses his sight of Canaan with Simeon his dying-song. Directing how to liue holily and dye happily. By Steuen Jerome, late preacher at St. Brides. Seene and allowed. Jerome, Stephen, fl. 1604-1650. 1614 (1614) STC 14512; ESTC S100256 249,259 535

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the_o constant_a martyr_n zealous_a confessor_n and_o professer_n of_o the_o truth_n yea_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o faithful_a who_o we_o shall_v know_v to_o the_o increase_n of_o our_o joy_n especial_o those_o who_o we_o have_v here_o know_v and_o see_v even_o as_o adam_n know_v eve_n in_o the_o creation_n 17.4_o gen._n 2.23_o mat._n 17.4_o and_o peter_n know_v moses_n and_o elias_n in_o christ_n transfiguration_n a_o type_n of_o our_o glorification_n who_o before_o they_o have_v never_o see_v to_o conclude_v therefore_o now_o be_v the_o time_n when_o in_o the_o church_n triumphant_a all_o that_o have_v be_v within_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o under_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o church_n militant_a shall_v come_v to_o the_o mount_n zion_n and_o to_o the_o city_n of_o the_o live_a god_n the_o celestial_a jerusalem_n and_o to_o the_o company_n of_o innumerable_a angel_n and_o to_o the_o assembly_n and_o congregation_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v which_o be_v write_v in_o 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then_o every_o day_n as_o the_o pythagorean_n in_o philosophy_n to_o be_v proficient_o in_o this_o mystery_n for_o therefore_o be_v the_o last_o day_n unknown_a that_o we_o shall_v prepare_v ourselves_o every_o day_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o our_o last_o day_n be_v the_o inchoation_n of_o our_o perpetuate_v sorrow_n or_o solace_n the_o day_n of_o our_o marriage_n with_o the_o lamb_n or_o of_o our_o massacre_a with_o the_o roar_a lion_n ut_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la die_fw-la mors_fw-la inveniet_fw-la 9.27_o heb._n 9.27_o dominus_fw-la iudicabit_fw-la as_o the_o tree_n fall_v so_o it_o lie_v as_o death_n at_o that_o day_n shall_v leave_v we_o so_o shall_v judgement_n find_v we_o 30._o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n be_v without_o remission_n or_o redemption_n esay_n 30._o many_o change_n and_o conversion_n from_o evil_a to_o good_a but_o at_o that_o day_n there_o be_v no_o change_n no_o conversion_n nulla_fw-la remissio_fw-la nulla_fw-la redemptio_fw-la no_o remission_n no_o redemption_n if_o death_n find_v we_o barren_a tree_n so_o it_o cut_v we_o down_o so_o hell-fire_n burn_v we_o in_o that_o tophet_n prepare_v of_o old_a if_o death_n cease_v upon_o we_o impenitent_a sinner_n as_o it_o do_v on_o cain_n and_o judas_n so_o judgement_n find_v we_o so_o hell_n hold_v we_o so_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n torment_v we_o there_o we_o shall_v continue_v more_o million_o of_o year_n then_o be_v atoim_n or_o moat_n in_o the_o sun_n than_o bee_n in_o hybla_n then_o there_o be_v locust_n in_o egypt_n nay_o more_o than_o there_o be_v sand_n on_o the_o seashore_n pile_n of_o grass_n on_o the_o ground_n or_o star_n in_o the_o heaven_n in_o such_o exquisite_a torment_n that_o perillus_n his_o bull_n diomedes_n his_o wild_a horse_n maxentius_n his_o tie_v the_o live_n to_o the_o dead_a till_o they_o die_v with_o stink_n and_o famine_n the_o french_a burning-chamber_n spanish_a inquisition_n tear_v with_o lion_n boil_v in_o oil_n pinch_v with_o burn_a pincer_n and_o the_o like_a be_v 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day_n may_v free_o accept_v they_o and_o see_v no_o iniquity_n in_o jacob_n 32.1_o numb_a 22._o psal_n 32.1_o nor_o transgression_n in_o israel_n may_v cover_v their_o offence_n and_o not_o impute_v their_o sin_n to_o their_o deserve_a condemnation_n in_o omit_v or_o pretermit_v of_o which_o duty_n we_o may_v just_o blame_v and_o exclaim_v against_o wicked_a and_o secure_a worldling_n death_n repentance_n be_v not_o to_o be_v defer_v till_o sickness_n or_o death_n that_o never_o think_v of_o this_o weighty_a work_n till_o by_o sickness_n they_o be_v summon_v to_o their_o dissolution_n then_o with_o the_o unrighteous_a steward_n they_o begin_v to_o shuffle_v and_o bustle_v a_o little_a to_o make_v all_o straight_a in_o some_o superficial_a and_o hypocritical_a repentance_n like_o ahab_n 21._o 1_o king_n 21._o which_o preparation_n of_o they_o for_o their_o passove_a out_o of_o this_o world_n be_v at_o that_o time_n very_o preposterous_a because_o then_o all_o the_o sense_n and_o power_n 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lord_n prayer_n and_o the_o creed_n which_o they_o use_v in_o ignorance_n and_o superstition_n as_o popish_a charm_n without_o any_o faith_n fervency_n and_o feel_v they_o hold_v themselves_o cocksure_o of_o salvation_n though_o their_o preparation_n be_v not_o so_o good_a as_o the_o jew_n for_o their_o passeover_n as_o a_o christian_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v for_o his_o ordinary_a hear_v the_o word_n and_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n do_v not_o these_o man_n presumptuous_o think_v like_o blind_a bayard_n that_o they_o have_v god_n and_o his_o grace_n and_o his_o mercy_n at_o command_n that_o they_o can_v repent_v when_o they_o listen_v the_o contrary_a experience_n whereof_o improve_v their_o folly_n discover_v their_o delusion_n and_o show_v that_o they_o build_v on_o the_o sand_n and_o rest_n on_o a_o break_a staff_n discover_v the_o danger_n of_o defer_v discover_v for_o be_v there_o not_o a_o time_n when_o esau_n seek_v the_o blessing_n with_o tear_n and_o find_v it_o not_o will_v not_o judas_n fain_o have_v repent_v as_o appear_v by_o his_o hypocritical_a confession_n mat._n 27.3.4.5_o and_o yet_o a_o halter_n be_v all_o the_o comfort_n he_o get_v will_v not_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n have_v mercy_n when_o notwithstanding_o his_o expire_a life_n end_v in_o misery_n will_v not_o the_o foolish_a virgin_n have_v enter_v the_o bridegroom_n chamber_n when_o it_o be_v past_a time_n but_o be_v exclude_v and_o do_v not_o the_o lord_n threaten_v that_o many_o shall_v seek_v to_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o straight_a gate_n but_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a why_o so_o because_o they_o seek_v too_o look_v when_o the_o time_n of_o grace_n be_v past_a and_o indeed_o it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o reject_v they_o in_o adversity_n that_o have_v reject_v he_o in_o prosperity_n not_o to_o hear_v when_o they_o call_v though_o they_o howl_v on_o their_o bed_n like_o wolf_n that_o will_v not_o hear_v when_o
thou_o heed_n of_o this_o curse_a course_n and_o satanical_a practice_n in_o thy_o sickness_n for_o alas_o to_o run_v a_o whore_v after_o such_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o cure_v thou_o but_o to_o kill_v thou_o for_o this_o heinous_a sin_n usual_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o plague_v the_o practiser_n of_o it_o even_o with_o death_n itself_o as_o the_o lord_n himself_o threaten_v that_o he_o will_v purposely_o set_v his_o face_n against_o those_o that_o work_n with_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n yea_o and_o that_o he_o will_v cut_v they_o off_o to_o from_o among_o his_o people_n levit._n 20.6_o so_o the_o lord_n verify_v this_o threat_n in_o ahazia_n for_o because_o he_o do_v seek_v to_o baalzebub_n and_o not_o to_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n in_o his_o sickness_n god_n send_v elias_n direct_o to_o tell_v he_o that_o for_o that_o cause_n he_o shall_v not_o come_v down_o from_o his_o bed_n but_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n as_o indeed_o he_o do_v 1_o king_n 1.6_o so_o saul_n be_v slay_v notwithstanding_o that_o he_o go_v to_o the_o witch_n at_o endor_n 1_o sam._n 31._o oh_o that_o our_o common_a people_n will_v read_v and_o remember_v this_o sickness_n against_o seek_v to_o witch_n &_o charmer_n in_o sickness_n that_o in_o stead_n of_o get_v help_n by_o such_o satanical_a mean_n as_o thy_o use_n they_o provoke_v the_o lord_n as_o paul_n tell_v the_o corinthian_n in_o another_o case_n of_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n unworthy_o 1_o cor._n 11.29.30_o to_o plague_v they_o either_o with_o further_a disease_n or_o else_o with_o death_n itself_o as_o he_o do_v saul_n and_o ahazia_n second_o suppose_v thou_o shall_v get_v help_n it_o be_v by_o the_o devil_n mean_n and_o who_o will_v go_v to_o such_o a_o filthy_a physician_n three_o if_o by_o this_o mean_v thou_o be_v relieve_v thy_o soul_n be_v a_o thousand_o time_n more_o prejudice_v the_o cure_n of_o thy_o body_n be_v the_o curse_n of_o thy_o soul_n thou_o procure_v the_o health_n of_o the_o one_o by_o the_o sickness_n 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virtue_n in_o they_o be_v hang_v about_o the_o neck_n as_o white_a medic._n white_a galen_n lib._n 6._o &_o 10_o the_o simple_a medic._n peonie_n in_o this_o kind_n be_v good_a against_o the_o falling-sickenesse_n and_o wolfes-dung_n tie_v to_o the_o body_n be_v good_a against_o the_o colic_n so_o there_o be_v many_o the_o like_a which_o have_v not_o their_o operation_n by_o enchantment_n but_o from_o a_o inward_a virtue_n but_o all_o annulet_n and_o ligature_n etc._n etc._n which_o work_v not_o by_o some_o virtual_a contract_n must_v needs_o have_v their_o power_n from_o the_o devil_n the_o last_o duty_n which_o must_v be_v do_v in_o sickness_n be_v relative_a concern_v other_o of_o which_o brief_o even_o as_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o those_o that_o concern_v god_n and_o ourselves_o other_o i_o call_v either_o our_o enemy_n or_o our_o friend_n those_o without_o we_o or_o our_o own_o family_n first_o to_o thy_o enemy_n thou_o must_v be_v reconcile_v forgive_v he_o and_o desire_v to_o be_v forgive_v of_o he_o thou_o be_v now_o about_o not_o to_o offer_v a_o lamb_n or_o a_o bullock_n as_o in_o the_o leviticall_a law_n but_o thyself_o thy_o body_n thy_o soul_n a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n rom._n 12.1_o oh_o then_o first_o be_v reconcile_v to_o thy_o god_n ere_o thou_o offer_v thy_o gift_n mat._n 5.23_o now_o if_o the_o party_n who_o thou_o have_v injure_v either_o be_v absent_a or_o present_a and_o will_v not_o relent_v yet_o thou_o in_o seek_v peace_n have_v discharge_v thy_o conscience_n and_o god_n will_v accept_v thy_o will_n for_o the_o deed_n second_o if_o thou_o have_v wrong_v any_o man_n by_o any_o manner_n of_o injustice_n whatsoever_o secret_o or_o open_o thou_o must_v make_v restitution_n evil_o get_v good_n must_v be_v restore_v be_v they_o get_v by_o usury_n oppression_n extortion_n keep_v the_o pawn_n the_o pledge_n or_o by_o any_o sinister_a mean_n whatsoever_o the_o lord_n strict_o injoine_v it_o levit._fw-la 6._o vers_fw-la 1.2.3.4_o zacheus_n practise_v it_o luke_n 14._o the_o law_n of_o nation_n and_o of_o nature_n approve_v it_o and_o the_o very_a law_n that_o be_v write_v within_o we_o do_v press_v and_o urge_v it_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o world_n be_v against_o both_o these_o rule_n for_o alas_o be_v there_o not_o many_o who_o malice_n be_v like_o coal_n of_o juniper_n unquenchable_a the_o throw_v of_o dust_n among_o buzz_a bee_n make_v they_o quiet_a but_o the_o summons_n to_o their_o dust_n cause_v not_o some_o to_o leave_v their_o waspishnesse_n they_o carry_v wrath_n boil_v within_o their_o breast_n as_o in_o a_o furnace_n even_o to_o tophet_n the_o fire_n and_o furnace_n of_o hell_n never_o purpose_v to_o forget_v nor_o forgive_v nay_o wish_v that_o their_o very_a spirit_n can_v torture_v and_o torment_v their_o enemy_n after_o their_o dissolution_n and_o for_o restitution_n how_o few_o be_v there_o that_o once_o dream_v of_o it_o practise_v reconciliation_n with_o enemy_n &_o restitution_n in_o wrong_n in_o sickness_n to_o be_v practise_v much_o less_o determine_v it_o in_o which_o case_n they_o come_v far_o short_a of_o judas_n who_o at_o his_o desperate_a death_n will_v restore_v those_o thirty_o piece_n which_o he_o get_v in_o life_n with_o the_o price_n of_o blood_n mat._n 27.4.5_o in_o which_o those_o man_n do_v not_o only_o prejudice_v their_o own_o soul_n but_o their_o child_n also_o and_o posterity_n even_o in_o earthly_a thing_n in_o leave_v to_o they_o riches_n wrongful_o get_v which_o bring_v deserve_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n upon_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o estate_n which_o they_o bequeath_v unto_o they_o according_a to_o the_o phrase_n de_fw-fr male_a quaesitis_fw-la vix_fw-la gaudet_fw-la tertius_fw-la haeres_fw-la good_n evil_o get_v who_o ere_o enjoy_v they_o help_v not_o the_o three_o heir_n but_o annoy_v they_o like_o that_o coal_n of_o fire_n which_o the_o ravenous_a eagle_n carry_v to_o her_o nest_n which_o set_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nest_n on_o fire_n three_o thou_o must_v have_v a_o special_a care_n to_o provide_v for_o the_o peace_n welfare_n and_o prosperity_n of_o those_o that_o be_v commit_v to_o thy_o charge_n that_o it_o may_v go_v well_o with_o they_o after_o thy_o death_n the_o magistrate_n after_o the_o example_n of_o moses_n 2._o deut._n 31.1_o josh_o 25._o 1_o king_n 2._o joshua_n and_o david_n must_v provide_v for_o the_o godly_a and_o peaceable_a estate_n of_o that_o town_n city_n or_o commonwealth_n over_o which_o he_o be_v set_v death_n magistrate_n minister_n and_o master_n must_v provide_v for_o the_o good_a of_o their_o charge_n even_o after_o their_o death_n that_o pure_a religion_n may_v be_v maintain_v outward_a peace_n establish_v civil_a justice_n execute_v etc._n etc._n the_o minister_n as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v when_o he_o be_v in_o die_v must_v cast_v to_o provide_v for_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o that_o flock_n over_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v make_v he_o overseer_n thus_o our_o saviour_n himself_o the_o chief_a shepherd_n have_v a_o care_n of_o his_o flock_n ere_o he_o leave_v they_o he_o moderate_v the_o mourning_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o jerusalem_n give_v commission_n to_o his_o disciple_n to_o teach_v all_o nation_n mat._n 28.19_o comfort_v they_o with_o the_o promise_a comforter_n john_n 16.7_o thus_o peter_n endeavour_v that_o those_o to_o who_o he_o write_v and_o preach_v shall_v have_v remembrance_n of_o what_o he_o teach_v they_o even_o after_o his_o departure_n 1_o peter_n 1.15_o if_o peter_n pretend_a successor_n stand_v not_o so_o much_o on_o their_o personal_a succession_n as_o they_o shall_v in_o the_o right_n of_o succession_n labour_v to_o imitate_v the_o doctrine_n of_o peter_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n nay_o if_o this_o care_n of_o doctrinal_a succession_n be_v in_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o