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B05977	The map of the little world, illuminated with religion being a practical treatise, directing man to a religious scope, and right measure, in all the periods of his life; with devotion suitable. To which is added an appendix, containing a gospel ministers legacie, in some sermons, upon 2 Pet. 1. 12, &c. / By Patrick Strachan minister of the gospel at St. Vigeans.	Strachan, Patrick, fl. 1693.	1693 (1693)	Wing S5775A; ESTC R184656	117,746	314

Soul I choise thy Statutes as my Heritage in the Land of my pilgrimage and Thy Salvation as my Inheritance for ever Give me victory over the World by Faith and grant me Peace Patience and Perseverance to the End Amen Sixthly Devotion for Old Age on Saturday O Ancient of Dayes who remains still in that prime of purest Light and Glory look upon me whom Thou hast preserved in all the periods of life in great mercy Visit me in this my groaning stage with Thy Salvation Let all the errors of my Youth and by gone Age be done away that I may have no burden from my former life now support me when old age hath overtaken me Blessed be God that I have escaped sad Accidents and the hurtful effects of any miss-government of my Life Grant I may now be taken up with Heavenly Exercise and contemplations that I may Receive Dimission with Christ not only in my Arms but in my Heart Renew my inner-man day by day that tho my Limbs be weak my Faith Hope and Charity may be strong And grant me a house with Thee 2 Cor. 5. 1. When my Earthly House shall fall I entered into the World with a groan and nature of necessity must groan being Burthened But Lord exhilera●e my Spirit that I may leave the World with great Joy that the day of my Redemption draweth near and may be Refreshed in the Suburbs of Heaven with the Joyful Musick of the Saints that so I may sing in Death and triumph over the Grave through JESUS CHRIST the Prince of life my LORD and life my strength and Redeemer Amen Devotion in order to the Eternal Sabbath On Sunday or the Christians LORDS Day O Lord of Sabbaoth I Bless thee that has brought me out of the toils of the World to rest with thy self Lord take me up to some mou●t to ●ee thy Glory where I may erect a Tabernacle not for Earth but Heaven Quicken me with the Life of CHRIST to seek those things above and if I look back to the World it is not for love to it but to see it's vanity I admire the works of Creation and providence and the portract of the little World to show the praise of GOD But I cannot get words nor thoughts to expatiat tiat on the work of our Redemption by Thy Son Nor capacity to Comprehend the height deepth breadth and length of thy love in him But I desire so love him with all my heart and above all the World I behold him now Rising from a Sea of Blood with the Glory of all his conquest LORD put me in the Spirit on this day to Relish the sweet influences of the Holy Ghost that I may be fitted fo● the Eternal Sabbath where all duties and longing shall be turned into rewards and enjoyments and thy Name be Celebrated with Everlasting wonder Hymns Hallelujahs World without end Amen AND in Regard that Evangelical work of Praise and Singing of Psalms is a special Part of Devotion cease not in thy Pilgrimage and Solitudes to Sing And if you restrict your selves to David's Psalms For your Birth and Child-hood Sing Psalm 51. From the Beginning and the 71. Psalm from Verse 5. For your Youth Psalm 25. And Psalm 109 from Verse 9. For your ●iper Years and your Family the 101 Psalm and Psalm 144 at the End For your Old Age Psalm 71 9 and 18 Verses and if the Church thought fit ye may also make use in your Devotion other Scripture Psalms The Song of Israel on the Banks of the Red-Sea ●he Song of Simeon Zacharias and the Blessed Virgin and the Songs in the 1 5. and 7. Chapters of the Revelation And particularly the Doxologie which hath been of constant use in the Christian Church and is no other but an ascribing of sempeternal Praise to the Ever Blessed Trinity Which tho the Leprous Church of Rome use yet is it Clean to the Pure and it is very sad that it should be controverted in the Militant Church since it will be sung for ever in the Triumphant And since the Mysterious but Salutary Doctrine of the Trinity was contradicted by the Arians in Old and some of that same Gang under another Name of Late there is still occasion for the using of it And to distinguish the Modest and Regular Christian from such as in vade it by Opposition for to commend their Beloved Sect it is not amiss to rise up in token of a more immediat Address and closing with the custom of the Church wherein we should not be contentious And if ●ou please in your Private Devotion to Sing after this manner 1. MY heart is fix'd my ●eart is fix'd now will I sing and praise I 'le praise the Lord with songs unmix'd and still Thy Glorie raise 2. Now Ha●elujah's shall extoll the Lord God of my praise And still in praises Thee enroll and laud and never cease 3. My little Harp is tun'd to laud my Lord my God my Love With Heavenlie Queer Thy Name applaud Thy Glories all approve 4. All Songs below ●ad not the Clief to raise Thee thus in ault They were sincere but not the chief as those which GOD exalt Second Hymne 1. I Wear the Crown Christ still renown I reign and He 's Supream I am extol'd to praise my King and glorie in His Name 2. I am as well as heart can wish m● Soul is all in bless With Joy and Peace Rests and Relish the sweets I now express 3. I see my God my Christ my joy all mysteries are gone Nothing now but Love I know and melodie Divine 4. The Tree of Life ma●tains my life never to die again O Death in time thou art so rife but here thy strength is vain 5. I live I love I much delight I ●raise and never cease I see and fee● with Soul and Sp'ri● I m all in Light and Bless 6 What can I ●ake For I have all my God is here with me And I with him perpetual my Christ and God to see 7. Here without doubt I 'le glorie give to Father Son and Spirit I 'le praise my God and not deprive fr●m his just Right and Merit 8. From the first Minute to Ages all I will ●ssert ●●y Golre In melodies sempiternal to Tri●e Vne evermore Third Hymne 1. O Sp'rit of Light tune now my sp'rit with Heaven fill my heart And give me se●se of that great Light that I may act my part 2. With all the Host and Heav'nlie Queer that never ceass to cry Thrice holie Lord and Thee admire in Peace and Rest and Joy 3 My Soul my Heart my Sp'rit my Powers all joyn to Praise Thy Name My GOD my Life my Hope my Help I 'le praise Thy Mercies Fame 4 Thy Help in need hath made me Glad Thy Grace was still my claim And fresh Supplie hath me releiv'd I magnifie Thy Name 5. I 'le Praise I 'le ●ing I 'le Hope and Joy in Thy great Grace so Good I

Council of Nice In convincing and clearing of a Philosopher by a bare recital of the Creed When Learned Men could not gain gro● of him Listen not then to the Wisdo● the world but seek after that humble 〈◊〉 dom that m●keth your face to shine B●● your selves and honour your place by 〈◊〉 mility in kissing the holy Jesus who not power nor by might but by his Sp●● thtough weak means and mean Inst●● ments bringeth to pass great effects Lo●● To King David in old and to C●nst an●● that prime Gentleman of Christiani●● Theodosius and others And let yo●● Worldly honour give place to 〈◊〉 mean things of Christ which are 〈◊〉 busked with the Glittering splendors 〈◊〉 vain World and let the power 〈◊〉 Crucified Saviour humble inde●● and heal your hearts 2ly As to the 〈◊〉 nisters of Christ who altho they may●● but mean men yet behold their Ma●● in and with them i● they do not disp●● rage their Character by miscarriage 〈◊〉 Respect them for their works sake Possib●● they have not that well bread mean 〈◊〉 address that becomes you Their bre●● ing not having been at Court but in 〈◊〉 Colledge and Cloister And perhaps they halt as to wordly policy and prudence yet if they Carrie well in their Holy caling it is your honour to Countenanc● and encourage them in assisting their Discipline and thus shall ye Rank your selves in that Glorious Sphere in helping the LORD in his Servants against the Powers of Darkness Fourthly As to your Carriage as Peers and Patriots in the Nation § 9. As it is much becoming your place to shine in your Orb with a publick Spirit So will it much advance your honour to keep your selves within the line of Loyaltie and warm the Countrey by your befriending it in the higher courts to shun biguitry and to labour to advance a solid Religion and Government and consider well what has been the constant course and Polity of the universal Church That men of yesterday be not flattered in that phansie that they will reform the World and that doubtless they are the People and Wisdom doth dwell with them I shall detain your Honours no longer but pray GOD to bless your Persons and Families with the Blessings of His Right Hand that as you may be useful in your Generation so you may leave unto your Noble Off-●prin● the best Inheritance of excellent Examp● and Eminent Vertue Amen Secondly To the Gentry § 10. Religion is so necessary to the H●● nour of your House that it is essential 〈◊〉 make you truely Gentlemen GOD ha●● taken you from the common Toils of th●● World hath given you proper Orbs 〈◊〉 shine in which are only made lumino●● by Religion and Vertue It 's great H● nour to fear GOD and makes you tr●● ly Generous with Caleb And as Stars 〈◊〉 shine in your Orbs For GOD will not fail 〈◊〉 Honour them that Honours Him 1 Sam 〈◊〉 30. when I shal speak to those of more A●● cient And 2ly Those of a more Rece●● Rise Let the first consider the Providence of GOD that hath Entailed a●● Inheritance upon them Ye should then be thankful and shine in Religion and Vertue and walk worthily in your Generation Which tends so much to the Honour of your House that the neglects of it may provoke GOD to shake its Foundations and to Cause it vomit you out For this end you must walk within the paths of Equity Frugality which ●an be best measured promoted by Re●igion For first Justice is such an even ●ine that it will justifie you in all the Tra●ersing turns of your life beware of all ●igid and rigorous Courses defraud not give every man his due oppress none ●nd let your Generous vertue mitigate the Rigours of the law since in some cases Summum Jus may be Summa injuria look well whether Recognitions and other Subtile Tricks of Law will weigh well in the ballance of Equity 2ly Follow frugality GOD having put a fortune and opurtunity in your hands Beware that ye provoke not an Exterminating Angel to enter your doors and if you build your house with stones unpolished by Vertue it will not stand and as it is a disgrace to loose that which your Progenitors have put in your hand so will it be a greater imputation to your person if your family fall by sin and wickedness And so that which Copstons all is to manifest the excercise ●f Vndefiled Religion in your house and life Beware therefore of Sensuality pride passion and ommission of du●y and learn to respect the Ordinances and Ministers of Christ for your Souls Good For I know not by what unlucky fa●● some Gentlemen are readier to take up 〈◊〉 pikue at Christs Ministers than at a●● Rank of People in the World So th●● the Laird and Minister stands seldom i● even Terms I shall not absolutely purg● some of my Tribe from want of that Prudence conduct that becomes their Character Yet tho he be an Angel as to h●● Office he is subject to passion in the Body and therefore he should be looked upon because of his holy Office under the protection of GOD with a Noli me tangere and touch not mine Anointed and do my Prophets 〈◊〉 harme P●al 105. 15. And it hath been found a stain and loss to some Honourable Families to encroach upon the Ministers And for you of the other seize consider by whose Hand ye are put into this Capacity and ponder by what means ye have Creept up a little higher tha● your Fathers in coming from the Camp the Ship the Shoap the Trade and the Plough c. To be ranked in among the rolls o● Lairds and Heritors For tho such are to be respected who improve their Talent well and advance by Vertue Yet consider that your House ●e layed on a good Foundation since an ●heritance got hastily and by perhaps ●●accountable means is like to run the ●●e of Jonah's Gourd to spring up and ●ther in less than a day It is good then ●r you to be well poised in an even ●allance to look to yesterday and what 〈◊〉 Morrow may bring forth And if ●ou be proud because under a greater ●ad of Earth GOD who raised you ●om the Dust can Reduce you thither a●ain so that what ever you think of your ●lves see that you carry not by pride ●nd ostentation to conciliat Respect from ●●e world for it is by vertue and humility ●hat man riseth to the favour of God and Man Thirdly To the Clergy It is Not to Reflect upon any of that Character For in that I would ●ave many Copartners in this evil and wanton age Neither is it to inform my Brethren Desiring rather to be taught my self from the mouth of GOD by you It is only to Remember you that your Office Oblidgeth you to a Retired and abstracted life and tho I should not desi●e you to Retire from your duty for Action is the life of your Calling yet

GOD is the J●d● and knoweth all things And now its h●● time that thy Wisdom appear to ma●● thee wise unto Salvation otherwise i● but worldly wit For true Wisdom is Si●plicity heavenly sincerity and accurate walkin● which as it makes thee useful in thy Ge●●ration● So makes it thy face to shine a●elevates thee to a clearer orb there to R●main as a fixed Star § 3. 2ly What resolutions thou● h●● to encounter incident personal afflictio●● Afflictions spring not out of the dust bu● they attend dust ashes they flow from many causes And now in thy declining age thou art to encounter with the decay of a frail Body occasioned By obstructions Rehums distillations and manifold distempers which requires a great deal of fortitude and firmitie of mind to ●●dure and improve together with all inci●ent tryals from without that are appoint●d for thee which thou should sweeten by ●●e consideration of Christ's sufferings ●rm thy self with patience and poise thy ●elf with Christian Contentment in all ●he counterbu●s of tryal know with the A●ostle How to be abased and how to be ex●lted through Christ strengthening thee Phil. 4. 12. § 4ly What account thou can give of thy self to GOD and man Every one must give account of himself to GOD enquire then if thou hast any register of thy diurnal and Annual accounts if thy conscience doth report to thee that thou art serious in Religion and dissintangled from any affection to sin and false way which if thou find as it will afford great peace so will it commend thee to Men especially to such as deserve the name of Men and thou shalt by such accuracy deservedly get the name of a good wise and honest man and go off the Stage of time with a Euge and an applause well done good and faithful servant enter into thy Masters joy Matt. 28. 21. § 5. 4ly If thou through CHRIST helping thee labours to perfection It is t●● nature of Grace still to grow and such 〈◊〉 are planted in the LORDS house by 〈◊〉 hand off GOD bring forth fruit in th● old age there is no time for sloth 〈◊〉 Man be now as to his outwardframe mu●● ab●agendo yet the Spirit is loosing and nearer Heaven and hath more of Heav●● and so the inner Man is renewed day 〈◊〉 day and thou canst do all things throu●● CHRIST strenghning thee if thy dut● be lame and thy graces weak thou m●strive to make them up and labour 〈◊〉 square thy self by Religion for that 〈◊〉 which lyeth four square let no part 〈◊〉 thee be without its policy that thou maattain unto that perfection that can 〈◊〉 reached here § 6. 5ly If thou be running thy Ra● in the good fight of Faith Thou must no● stop till thou come to the end and obtain the prize and tho thy limbs be no● weak thy faith should be strong an● thy Soul vigorous to take Heaven 〈◊〉 Violence § 7. 6ly If thou be busie now in ripening thy self for Heaven As thy Soul should be purified so should it be ready and all in white with the holy Vesture of the Wedding Garment that thus adorned thou mayest meet the Bridegroom The world now may clog thee but it should be little in thy Eye for it is empty and nothing can satisfie thy Soul but GOD and thy thus continuated Grace must take fire with the sparks of Divine Love till it be consummate in Glory and thou attain to the Regions of Love Life Peace and Joy § 8. 7ly If thou dayly prepare for death and have thy Soul upon readiness Thou must now wait the Gail of Grace with a Calm and comfortable Air to conduct thee to thy fathers house death hath already entered thy windows ceased upon thy faculties and loosed thy Tabernacle and there remains but little of animal and Vital Spirit in thy ●ead and heart Thou shouldst now have thy Loyns girt up and be ready to shake of thy fetters when thy Master calls that thou mayest resolutely render up thy Soul into the hands of a Faithfull Creatour And § 9. 8ly Come I now to consider the Means Motives to advance this Beside all that has been said the great ●ean now to be used consists in Consideration Action and Devotion To con●ider well where ye are and whither ye tend If every thing relating to Eternity be well ordered 〈◊〉 disposed If Faith and Repentance 〈◊〉 had their perfect Work And if n●● thou be disposing thy ●elf by Heave● Mindedness that with thy Eyes clo● upon the World thy faith as a prosp● beholds in the Heavenly Visions of so● and serious Contemplation the Glori●● thy Fathers House To which thou m● add sincere Devotion and by a consta● Course of lively Prayer labour to atta● unto the Land of Praise For which 〈◊〉 thing can be added by way of Moti● more useful than the consideration 〈◊〉 thy Heavenly Aid to help and assist th●● in duty with the proposal of that grea● Recompence of Reward that is laid u● for thee in Heaven with all that Lov● the appearing of our LORD JESUS CHRIST § 10. And altho in this stage of thy Li●● to which few attai●n thou must make use of thy stock and live upon it as a Be● doth in Winter upon hony tho through the Infirmity of Old Age the outward Organs be much weakened the inward faculties not as before yet must thou bring forth fruit in old age Psal 92. 14. as much as possible Guard against that which is called Dottleness by dissentangling thy self ●rom the cares and affairs of the World and labour by wisdom and wariness to keep thy self from the weakness of a Crazy Brain and a fible mind that thou do not much affect converse except that with GOD who is the Ancient of dayes that thou lean not to thy memory but learn of St. James To be swift to hear and slow to speak and that through the direction of GOD Thou follow the Patriarchs in old and the Primitive Fathers under the new dispensation as Polycarp St. Johns disciple who Vigorously Endured his Tryal in the 86 year of his Age * Eus Hist li● 5. Cap. 15. and to seek in to the GOD of Wisdom that thy Judgement and intellectuals be clear which is a mercy that should be much sought after by all that thus the strength of thy mind may be fresh after the toils of thy life and that thou esteem the mercy of GOD that has lengthned thy dayes on earth against long and everlasting Eternity And that thô GOD for Holy ends may remove some who are hopefull in the very Bud and Alas Thô many hasten their own fate and shorten their dayes by misdiet Passion and foll● Yet if thou persevere in the way of right● ousnses thou shall have the advantag● of great experi●nces and have a fre● and nearer prospect of the promised land every hour looking for Eternity an● with old Simeon waiting the LORD's pas● and not only Dye with