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A42893	Miscellanea, or, Serious, useful considerations, moral, historical, theological together with The characters of a true believer, in paradoxes and seeming contradictions, an essay : also, a little box of safe, purgative, and restorative pils, to be constantly taken by Tho. Goddard, Gent.	Goddard, Thomas.	1661 (1661)	Wing G916; ESTC R7852	164,553	225

of Jesus Christ 2. That the vail or pale of partition betwixt Jew and Gentile the Jewes being till then inclosed and severall but the Gentile open-field and Common were now pluckt up and broken down 3. That all the types ceremonies shadows and sacrifices of the Law were vanished abolished the Antitype being come 4. That the vaile of sin which hid the face of God from beholding his noblest sublunary Creatures with the eyes of pity and mercy were taken away so that now God would look with a pleased smiling countenance upon man in through his dear son Jesus Christ 5. And lastly that the obdurate stony heart of sinful man must be rent and broken by true repentance humiliation and contrition before he can have any saving interest in or spirituall benefits by the passion merits and satisfaction of Jesus Christ The Graves unlockt their hitherto fast bolted doors and many of the Prisoners of hope came out of their cold silent dark habitations at once to acknowledge the divinity of Christ to manifest their allegiance to him their Soveraign to assert and demonstrate the certainty of the bodies Resurrection and to confesse him to be their God Head Redeemer Thus all things but ingrateful man for whom Christ endured all this did sympathize and suffer with him the greatnesse sharpnesse and intolerablenesse of whose sorrow anguish and miseries were such And needs must they be unparallel'd unconceivable since the guilt load punishment torments of all the elect yea of the whole world together with the utmost keenest and most implacable rage spite and fury both of Dev●ls and wicked men pressed pierced wounded both his body and soul at once that at last he bled out these words * Matth. 27. 46. My God My God why hast thou forsaken me But yet his misery was our mercy his Crucifixion our Comfort For now the wounds of this gracious glorious Jesus are become a Christians Citie of refuge So that he who flies unto and hides himself in the Clefts and holes of that Rock shall not be consumed though the Lord passe by in Majesty glory and fury A Bird being pursued by an Hauk flew into the bosome of a b Xenocrates Philosopher who gave his unexpected guest both welcome and safety When a poor soul is pursued by that red Dragon Satan who desires and strives to catch and destroy it then if it do but flie with the wings of Faith and Prayer to Jesus Christ whose very heart was opened with a spear upon the Crosse to receive it it will there find both * Evacuatur peccatum non ut non sit sed ut non obsit Aug. security and deliverance from him The very name of Jesus Christ hath a thousand treasures of Joy Peace comfort pleasures in it Nomen Jesu Christi est nomen sub quo nemini desperandum It 's an Asylum to the most hainous wicked guilty Malefactor It is honey in the mouth musick in the eare and a Jubilee in the heart c Pulio in ejus vita A poor woman coming to Claudius for Justice and weeping Claudius also wept and dryed her eyes for which being censured by some Courtiers as doing that which was unbecoming his Majesty and too much below an Emperour I had rather said he be a partaker of my Subjects griefs then give them occasion to have their eies full of tears When a truly humbled sinner commeth to Jesus Christ either for mercy to his soul or Justice against his spirituall enemies who do daily yea hourly assault injure tempt and indeavour to murder him with prayers and teares this Sun of righteousnesse will arise and shed the beames of light joy comfort peace into that darkened drooping spirit he will dry up or howsoever sweeten the bitter springs of doubting temptations dejection desertion here and hereafter he will for ever wipe away all tears from the eyes of Saints He is so full of yearning Bowels and tender compassion that what d Speed Chro. p. 88. Et Suetonius Vespasian said viz. No man should go away sad from the Speech of a Prince Christ doth for he sends all them away that come to him with mourning hearts * Matth. 5. 4. rejoycing e Speed Cro. p. 111. Albinus the Romane while he was in Britaine commanded his souldiers no service but he would bear therein a part even in carrying of burthens What work soever Jesus Christ the Captaine of our salvation commands his souldiers faithful Christians to doe he will not only assist but inable them to perform it which is yet more he wil not only carry budens with them but he will also * Matt 11. 28. ease them of them Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest Axiocus almost sick to death at the very sight of Socrates recovered his former health If a sin-sick sin-wounded dying soule can but by a lively faith look upon Jesus Christ it will undoubtedly infallibly probatum est receive recover injoy cure health life What Alphonsus King King of Spain advised his brother in Law Henry the 3 King of England to be viz. A Lamb to his Subjects a Lyon to Rebels Jesus Christ is * 2 Thessalon 17 8 9. For he wil come in flames of fire to take vengeance on those that obey not his Gospell but he will own protect promote love honour and reward all those who are loyall and faithfull to him For his love to his betrothed p●rchased redeemed ones infinitely exceeds excells that of Jonathan to David of Regulus to Rome of Curtius and the Gracchi to their Countrey And the mutual love betwixt Christ and a true Christian doth transcend both in respect of dearnesse divinenesse and duration beyond all possibility of expression the affection of Hortensius and Cicero to one another of whom t is said f Raynold Or●● p. 43. Alter semper ab altero adjutus erat communicando favendo monendo The Grecian Ladies counted the years of their life from the day of their marriage All men and women are by nature spiritually dead and therefore neither do nor can live either holily or happily till by faith they be espoused to Christ So that it may be truly said of every one who dies without a saving interest in him Fuit non vixit he was but he lived not The French Historian concludes the Raign of Charles the 9th King of France in which thirty thousand Protestants by those cruell Massacres in Paris and other places went through a Sea of Bloud to the heavenly Canaan with these words All posterity will both admire and abhorre it And surely not only all ages but all true Christians will both admire and adore the wisdome and goodnesse of God in contriving such a way and meanes as was equally full of miracle and mercy namely the sending of his dear Son freely out of his own bosome to seek and save lost undone cursed man They will also

it be the Acme of an ambitious mans desires and felicity his God his Christ and his all in all yet it 's but a Crown sparkling with Jewels and lined with thorns It 's very glorious indeed bnt withall so heavy that it maketh both their heads and hearts to ake with cares and troubles who wear it b Camerar Hist Medit. lib. 3. p. 159. Saturninus being invested with the Imperial Robes by the Souldiers whether he would or no with tears in his eyes said thus unto them Friends you know not wh●t an evill it is to command Javelings and Swords hang over our heads pikes are bent on every side against us our guides do make us agast we fear them who accompany us N●mo tam humilis est qui paenam velsummi hominis sperare non possit Seneca de lya lib. 1. there is no savour in our meats no safety in our waies c. In making me your Soveraign you draw me into the Jaws of death And therefore when the Romans had dispoiled Antiochus of all Asia he gave them hearty thanks c Brathwai● survey of Hist saying they had freed him of many insupportable Cares The world 't is a pit covered with leaves she doth boast her self to be rich and to be able to give her Servants the Livery her favorites the reward and her Children the portions of wealth honour contentment happinesse prosperity but when a true Inventory of all she hath is taken by her Heirs the greatest Potentates and wealthiest worldlings the Summa totalis amounts only to Vanity and Vexation of spirit She seems to have a treasury full of precious things but when it is opened and viewed it will be found just like the Trunks of that vain glorious Cardinal Camp●jus with his twenty Mules carried through Cheap-side for oftentation to win him admiration and to gain him an high esteem amongst the people that yet had in stead of gold and silver and rarities only bits of bread pieces of broken meat Hors●-shoes bones old boots eggs and shoes c. in them to have nothing that is truely good excellent or desirable in it d Lucius M●ri●eus Span. Hist lib. 18. et Camerar Charles great Grand-father to Ferdinand King of Arragon and Sicilia a little before his death with great anguish of spirit looking upon those who stood about him cryed out O how vain are the thoughts of men O wretched they that aspire to the glory of the world that desire nothing but riches pomp and dignity O how happy is the condition of poor men and how safe and pleasant is their life that eat their bread with the sweat of their brows and that live by the labour of their hands miserable I what good doth my Kingdome to me What do my Subjects and the service of so many men profit me What have they gained me much travail and turmoil and infinite dangers both of body and soul without the enjoying of so much as one good day Miserable and wretched I that so late came to know the deceitfulnesse of the world How much better ●ad I lived if in stead of a Scepter I had wielded a hedging Bill and if of a King I had soon made my self a Clown And yet the besotted Idolaters thereof say of this world as e Burton Melanch Metszuma an Indian Prince did Bonum est esse hic It 's good to be here although her best beloved Children are sure when they sit in her Lap to have thorns for their Cushion and when they lean upon her Bosome to lay their heads on a Serpent The Sun of this world which is the wicked mans Heaven is prosperity the Moon mutability Besides true contentment or pleasure seldome dwell in the same house with greatness f Camerar lib. 3. p. 163. It 's reported the Emperor Charles the 5th used to say that after he had resigned the Empire he had tasted more pleasure and contentment in his Monasticall retirednesse in one day then he found in or reaped from the Seeds and harvest of all his Victories and triumphs which had made him be esteemed happy above all other Princes g Ludovicus Vives Quid enim aliud est potentia quam speciosa molestia The world is the greatest cheat for there is nothing in it that can satisfie sanctifie or save our souls or that can make us truly wise holy or happy though it pretend to afford them all h Marc. Aurelius Dial of Princes Marcus Aurelius who was both an eminent Philosopher a victorious Commander and a prosperous Emperor after many years injoyment of his Throne with all worldly both glory and felicity being at length summoned to appear before the King of Kings upon his death-bed said Of all that I have had possessed enjoyed attained in this world I have now only two things to wit pain for that I have offended the Gods and sorrow for that time which I have consumed in Vice● And the glasse of his life being almost runne he cryed out O miserable man that I am in a short time of all that I have enjoyed in this life I shall with me carry nothing but my winding sheet The experience of its vanitie emptinesse deceitfulnesse made i Burt. Melanch Sebastian Foscarinus sometimes Duke of Venice command this inscription to be writ upon his Tomb Hear O ye Venetians and I will tell you what is the best thing in the World To contemne it I leave thee said a dying Emperor to his Son in leaving thee my Empire poverty labour wars enemies sorrow and in a place where thou wilt have alwaies something to bewaile The world 't is nothing but a floating Island a Sea like Euripus always ebbing and flowing a wheele wherein you may see the uttermost spoak● of greatnesse and Soveraignty on the ground with one turn of the hand of providence k Speed chron p. 625. I once saw saith Comines Henry Holland Duke of Exceter runne on foot bare-legged after the Duke of Burgundies train begging his bread for Gods sake King Henry the 3. King of England told some whose bounty he craved that it was more Charity to relieve him with money then one that went begging from door to door l Camerar Marius uno die factus est Imperator altero imperavit tertio interfectus est a gregario Milite m Speed Chron. p. 135-153 Licinius Valerianus the greatest Monarch in the world to whom all nations did homage was both vanquished and taken prisoner by Sapor King of Persia who caused him to bow down his neck and back for himself thereon to tread and mount into his saddle and afterwards his skin was flead off he being alive Lastly that I may not present a meal in stead of a tast and so turn delight into trouble or appetite into satiety and loathing n Knolls Turkish Hist Bajazet was in the morning a glorious mighty Emperour but ere night he was a miserable Captive and

stubble fully dry therefore God wil be a consuming fire to them that they have walked so far and so long in the broad way of death that it 's now too late to turn into the narrow way of life that their iniquities have made them too filthy for Gods pure eyes to pity them that they have turned a deaf care to their Makers commands and therefore he will not now hear their cries that they have both lockt and bolted the iron doors of their hearts against Christ and therefore God will not open the gate of mercy to them that they have sinned against infinite love admirable patience glorious light c. and therefore the Lord will now in fury both pour out the fullest vials of his dreadfull wrath upon them and cast their souls into utter darknesse that they have troden the precious bloud of Jesus Christ under their profane feet and therefore God will never set a Crown of glory on their heads that they have chosen to have their portion in this world and therefore God will not give them an inheritance in Heaven With these and such like Milstones of temptation which he strives to hang about the necks of their guilty awakened amazed perplexed consciences he both endeavours and hopes to sink and drown their souls in the Dead sea of despair For our groans are the Devils musick our sins his Banquet our sufferings his solace our torments his pleasure our sorrow his Joy our evills his doth desire and satisfaction our wickednesse his very wis● our destruction his delight and our eternal ruine his Triumph And our sins are those murdering peeces wherewith this politick cunning active cruell enemy of mankind both wounds and kils so many immortal souls They are the wheels of that Chariot wherein this Prince of the Aire rideth triumphing up and down the World over vanquished captivated murdered men and women They are the Rocks and quick-sands which split and swallow up so many millions of precious souls It is then a dear bargain when men purchase a few empty transient delights with infinite endless pain grief torments when they sell heaven and their souls to buy H●ll yet thus do all wicked profane persons Breve est quod delectat aeternum quod cruciat for impenitent sinners shal be alwaies burning in streams and drowning in flames without all hope or possibility of ever being either drowned or consumed Those that are truly wise will therefore fear Sinne. But a fool for so the wisest of men * Prov. 1. 7. 32. Solomon calls every one that is wicked makes a mock at it sports with it and like one that I have read of Joco venenum bibit serio mortem obiit He drinks the poysoned waters of sin in jest but murders his own soul in earnest And as i Julius Caesar was killed with daggers Fabius was cheaked with an hair some have been killed with a plumbstone and others have been choak●d with a bit of Ch●ese And the l●ast sin without R●pentance will be deadly to the soul because it 's an essence and contempt done and committed against an infinite pu●e holy just God Cleopatra killed her self with a little serpent called Apis So wicked men do destroy themselves not only with great Scarlet and gross sins but with little ones also because the soul may be strangled with cords of vanity as well as with the Cart-ropes of iniquitie And the greatest wisest man in the world if wicked will or however hath just cause when he dies to say as Nero did Heu qualis Artife● pereo since if he be not rich in grace and wise to salvation in this life at his death he will find himself to have been the veriest Idiot and the poorest Lazar that ever had a being upon Earth What was said of Domi●ian namely That all those evils which were scattered in others met and were united in him is most true of sin it being that Ocean from which all those streams of miserie and mischief flow which over whelm and destroy the ungodly If sin reign the man is dead since Grace and sin like Mezentius his couples cannot live together Like light and darknesse Heaven and Hell they are irreconcileable so that what was at first said of those two Princes Conradine of Sicily and Charles of Anjou and afterwards k Camden Annal. of Q. Elizabeth lib. 2. p. 142. applied to Elizabeth Queen of England and Mary Queen of Scots The death of Mary is the Life of Elizabeth and the Life of Mary the death of Elizabeth is most true of them for the life of piety is the death of iniquity and the life of impiety is the death of Sanctity and the Soul Besides all this both danger and misery to which a wicked person renders himself obnoxious by his sins enough one would think to rouse affright and humble the most Atheistical wretch in the world every impenitent transgressor doth yet add more fewell to the fire of Gods wrath and more weight to the already insupportable burden of his sins by his ingratefull injurious dishonourable undervaluing of Christ for he prefers Barabbas before Jesus his lusts before his Lord and which is a crime both most horrible and abominable Satan that roaring lyon who seeks daily to devour him before his Saviour the Lyon of the tribe of Judah who laid down his life to deliver him For Christ commands and he rebels Christ woo's and he will not love Christ knocks and he will not open the door to him but now let the Devill call and he will run let the Devill perswade and he will obey let the Devill knock by a temptation and he will let him in either at the gate or window and rather then he shall be kept out his ears eyes mouth heart and all shall be unlockt for him His condition is most sad and woful for bloudy cut-throats are got into his house his heart yet he fears no danger he is mortally sick yet he feels no pain death stands at the door and destruction is ready to come over his Threshold and yet he sayes Soul take thine ease Nihil enim est miserius misero se non miserante Let then all unholy ungratious men and women consider that if they do live and dye on earth fast asleep in a sinful * Quisquis desolationem non novit nec Consolationem agnoscere potest et quisquis ignorat consolationem esse necessariam super est ut non habeat gratiam Dei Inde est quod homines seculi negotiis flagitiis implicati dum miseriam non sentiunt ●o attendum misericordiam Bern. security their souls will most certainly awaken in Hell in unavoydable never dying misery for if impiety and impenitency be the praemises eternal damnation both of body and soul will be the conclusion Pe●●atum puniendum est aut ate aut a deo si punitur ate tunc punitur sine te si vero non punitura te tecum punietur To