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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

precious a thing peace is that hath felt the extream calamities of War Famine teacheth us the worth of plenty Imprisonment indears liberty darknesse makes the light both more desirable and welcome so the burden of affliction felt and the bitternesse thereof being sweetned by being sanctified unto us will make us both highly to prize Gods great mercy in delivering us from troubles and heartily to praise him for his compassion and goodnesse in giving us songs in the night solace in the midst of our Sorrows and support under our sharpest sufferings since none will either so much value the favour and felicity of a pleasant calm or rejoyce in the security of an earnestly desired Haven as those who have experienced the amazing distracting terrours of a Cholerick furio●● storm and have been exposed to the dreadful dangers 〈◊〉 an inraged Ocean whose angry cruell and remo●slesse Billows did seem to quarrell and contend which of them should be their Executioners and first overwhelm ingulf and bury them in the liquid bosome of their merciless Mother Christ is never so amiable dear or precious to any as he is to them who have been sensible of the weight height and smart of sin their own nothingnesse vilenesse and wretchednesse by reason thereof and his infinite undeserved Love in both freely seasonably safely bringing them by the gates of Hell to Heaven And therefore God who is not only wisdome it self but † 1 John 4. 6. Love and the father of mercies who doth not willingly afflict the children of men who is grieved as well as fretted at their transgressions would not cut and lanch his people if their festered sores could be cured or the life of their souls preserved by mild unpainfull and mercifull applications He is also * John 1. 15. that husbandman who is Lord of the Vine-yard and he both takes care of it and delights in it He will not therefore cut down with the Axe of vengeance those trees that bear good though but little fruit * Revel 3. 19 but only prune them with the sharp knife of Affliction Deus paternum habet adversus bonos viros animum et illos fortius amat to operibus doloribus ac damnis exagitat ut verum colligant robur Senec. de Divin provident that so they may be more fruitfull He is not like Tyrants pleased with their sufferings for even then when his hand is whipping of them his tender Bowels like an indulgent pityful Mothers yearn toward them while he strikes he loves them yea therefore he strikes because he loves them you have his own word for it as many as I love † These are the Lots which all Kings from the first that ever was to the last that ever shall be shall most certainly draw in their courses Regnabo regno regnavi sum st●●e Regno I rebuke and chasten His blows are Balm his wounds cure his anger is favour his displeasure mercy to them It 's then both the unspeakable felicity of and a prerogative Royal not only peculiar and annexed unto but also inseparable from all the Heaven-born heirs of Christs Kingdome That no condition how sad grievous or calamitous soever it be in this world either shal or can render them miserable * John 10 28. Psalm 103. 17. Because it 's beyond the power both of sin Satan sufferings and death either to extinguish the fire of Gods free love towards them or totally and finally to take away the inward soul-ravishing and reviving comforts of the Holy Spirit from them or to extirpate the root of grace out of them here or to keep them from or to deprive them of that crown of glory which the Lord hath both promised them in this life and prepared for them in the next when Angels shall carry their souls into Abrahams bosome whereas the undoubted immediate Heirs of earthly Princes are often either excluded disinherited deposed or Assasinated and so do not only lose their rights hopes honours lives and glories but become far more miserable by their being formerly so happy either in expectation or fruition We need travail no further then * Our age doth afford us the most bloudy barbarous and impious example of this kind that ever the Sun beheld viz. the horrid murther of King Charles the 1st England to fetch woful instances or examples to confirm this truth * Robert the eldest son of William the Conqueror King Henry the sixth and to name no more Edward and Richard the only Sons of King Edward 4. were disinherited deposed and murdered The first by his younger brethren William Rufus and Henry The second by Edward the 4. The other by their uncle then Duke of Glocester Thus we see that a Christians crosse is a Crown whereas an earthly Crown is but a crosse The statue of Neptune at Messina holds Scilla and Charybdis in chains with this inscription Pergite securae per freta nostra rates The Lord orders all his dispensations both of love and anger to his own glory and his peoples good so that neither prosperity nor adversity shall hurt them k Luther Quicquid enim passus est Christus idem nobis sanctificavit paupertatem ditavit ignominiam glorificavit mortem vivificavit Whatever Christ suffered that he hath sanctified He hath made poverty riches Ignominy honour and brought life out of the womb of death to and for his people l 〈…〉 ●aeom ex Arist lib. 2. Ethic. c. 5. It 's an Axiome in Philosophy Med cinae fiunt per contraria and it 's true in Divinity for the great Physitian of our souls makes miseries medicines sickness health and tribulations * Psalm 119. 71 mercies to his Children yea 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nocuments are Documents corrections * Psalm 119. 67. instructions calamities cordials and crosses comforts unto them Beleeve me there is no such joy in the World as the people of Christ have under the crosse I speak by experience said pious Mr. Philpot. m Fox B. of Martyrs vol. 3. Guy de Brez being committed prisoner into the Castle of Tournay he was visited by many persons of quality and amongst the rest by the Countesse of Ren who coming into the Prison and beholding the iron chain to which he was fastned Mr. Guy said she I wonder you can either eat drink or sleep in quiet for were I in your case the very terrour thereof would go nigh to kill me Madam said he the good cause for which I suffer and that inward peace of conscience wherewith God hath endued me makes me eate and drink with greater comfort then my enemies can which seek my life yea my chains and bonds are so farre from terrifying me or breaking my sleep that I glory and delight therein esteeming them at a higher rate then chains and rings of gold or any other precious Jewels whatsoever for they yeild me much more profit Yea when I hear the ratling of my chains me

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