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A15434	Thesaurus ecclesiæ: that is, the treasure of the church consisting of the perpetuall intercession and most holy praier of Christ, set forth in the 17. chapter of the Gospel by S. Iohn: which in this treatise is plainly interpreted, with necessarie doctrines enlarged, and fit applications enforced.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1604 (1604)	STC 25704; ESTC S102754	86,296	210

and not to seeke to repaire it rather so is it with them that would haue their crasie bodies broken with the cares and troubles of this life to be wholly dissolued rather then to be strengthned with grace against temptation 4. The reason why we should not desire to be taken out of this world but to be kept from euill in the world the Prophet sheweth I shall not die but liue and declare the workes of the Lord. Psal. 118 17. Be benificiall to thy seruant that I may liue and keepe thy vvord Psal. 119. 17. The desire which we haue vnto Gods glorie should make vs willing to continue in Gods seruice among the liuing 5. First by this doctrine two corrupt affections are discouered the one when any man desireth life with a corrupt minde as that he may liue to grow rich or to increase in honor or to be reuenged of his enemie or such like as Ambrose noteth vpon those words Psal. 119. 154. Quicken me because of thy word Alius propter diuitias viuere cupit alius propter filios hic propter verbum viuificari cupit One desireth to liue because of their riches another because of their children but the Prophet onely would liue for Gods word sake The other affection reproued is when one waxeth wearie of the world not for any desire he hath to God but because of his sorrow and trouble to desire with Saint Paul to be dissolued and to be with Christ is a good affection so that our particular in seeking our owne perfectiō yeeld to the generall in furthering the Churches consolation as Saint Paul doth moderate his desire who though it were best of all for him to be loosed yet wisheth to abide in the slesh for the furtherance of the Churches ioy Phil. 1. 23. 24. Likewise we are taught by this rule when affliction commeth and temptation assaileth vs to pray rather for strength to resist then for riddance not at all to feele it Saint Paul praying that the temptation might depart from him which he felt in his flesh was not therein heard but receiued this answere my grace is sufficient for thee for my power is made perfect through nesse Our Sauiour prayed for Peter not that he should not at all be winnowed of Sathan for how then should he come foorth as cleane wheate but that his faith faile him not Luk. 20. 31. Saint Paul al●o saith that he was deliuered from the mouth of the Lion from the cruell rage of Nero the persecuting Emperour but he was not sure so to be deliuered still from externall persecution but he saith confidently The Lord will deliuer me from euery euill worke preserue me vnto his heauenly kingdome 2. Timoth. 4. 18. He was sure to be kept from euill as here our Sauiour prayeth for his disciples but not to be deliuered from the troubles of the world and the same also is the hope and confidence of euery faithfull man The twelfth Lecture Vers. 16. They are not of the world as I am not of the world THis verse was repeated before vers 14. that which was there obserued shall not need to be rehearsed againe only this shall be now considered that the Scriptures are so tempered that to our capacitie and for our profite some speciall matters and sentences are againe remembred 1. So Saint Paule saith It grieueth me not to write the same things vnto you and for you it is a sure thing Philip. 3. 1. 2 Sometime repetitions are vsed as ornaments and graces to the spiritual songs as Psalm 136. this clause for his mercie endureth for euer is repeated in euery verse as the ground of that Psalme and well setting foorth the heauenly melodie thereof Sometime repetitions are vsed for the stirring and lifting vp of the affections as Psal. 135. vers 1. Praise the name of the Lord praise him vers 3. praise the Lord. These exhortations are againe vttered that our affections should be more vehemently touched with a desite to praise God Sometime for doctrine sake and our better instruction and vnderstanding some hard matters and sentences are often opened and for our better remembrance iterated as our Sauiour repeateth and expoundeth to his Apostles the parable of the seed Mat. 13. 3 Therefore the words of the wise are compared to nailes that are sure fastened and driuen vp to the head Eccles. 12. 11. So is it when doctrine is throughly applyed The word of God is as siluer seuen times purified in the fornace Psal. 12. 7. The foroace is our heart where the word of God by fruitfull meditation must be tried till it become siluer and be made profitable to vs. And as the cleane beasts did chew the cudde that is they did againe eate and minse the meate receiued so by often rehearsing and meditating the word of God as our spirituall food must perfectly be digested 4. The reason hereof is our dulnesse of hearing and weaknesse of vnderstanding as the Apostle sheweth to the Hebrewes Whereas concerning the time ye ought to be teachers ye haue need againe that we teach you the first principles of the word of God Heb. 5. 12. whom the Prophet compareth to sucking babes that had need to be taught precept vpon precept line after line Isa. 28. 10. 5 First though the spirit of God that best knoweth how to sit our affections vseth repetitions yet this is no warrant for men to vse vaine tautologies and rehearsals of the same things either in prayers or preachings which are of three sorts either of negligence proceeding from loosnesse when men tosse and tumble vp and downe the same things often in their indigested prayers Such were the long and irkesome prayers of the Pharises Mat. 23. 14. Either they are for ostentation such as were the tedious acclamations of Baals Priests who did cut also and launch themselues with knifes hauing nothing in their mouthes from morning to noone but these wordes Baal heare vs. Such were the tedious Church songs vsed in popery full of long and vaine repetitions and dismembred sentences which vse I feare me is not altogether left in the seruice and songs of some Cathedral churches to this day Some vaine rehearsals do shew superstition as the heathen did thinke to be heard for their much babling Mat. 6. 7. So were people taught in poperie to say ouer vpon their beades so many Pater nosters Aue Maries so many Creedes as though the often saying of them had a more holinesse and added a greater efficacie vnto them Wherfore all these kinds of fruitlesse repetitions are held to be vain and not at all grounded vpon Christs example Secondly we are taught that where the Spirit of God especially commendeth vnto vs any doctrine or sentence in Scripture it should so much the more of vs be carefully remembred Hereof it is that so often in the Psalmes do we find this word Selah 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is deriued of a word that