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A02692	The blessednesse of a sound spirit: vvith the misery of a vvounded spirit VVhere first a sound spirit is described and differenced, and lets discouered, helpes prescribed. By Robert Harris.	Harris, Robert, 1581-1658.	1628 (1628)	STC 12824; ESTC S103793	13,906	31

makes vs more sensible of sorrowes than comforts Secondly Carnall for all sinne is as poison to the spirit Thirdly Diabolicall not so spirituall comforts Moreouer a naturall spirit beares some things only as C. Marius the cutting of his flesh but not all as disgraces c. witnesse Cato Saul c. Secondly a naturall spirit though it bite in passion yet is destitute of positiue ioy peace confidence c. THE MISERIE OF A WOVNDED SPIRIT PROV 18.14 A wounded spirit who can beare Thus farre of a good Spirit now to the bad A Wounded spirit is a burden intolerable Doct. 2 before I proue the point I must shew you that mans spirit is subiect to woūds of two sorts First of a friend Secondly of a soe When God wounds as a friend as often he doth afflict the spirit as well as the body in loue he makes that wound tolerable partly by qualifying and mitigating the blow for in wrath hee remembers mercy and whereas those inward wounds admit degrees as pricking breaking opening the heart he proceeds not to extremities with his children partly by supporting with secret hopes and comforts for his childrens peace is neuer quite taken away faith neuer quite failes them but when he smires as a foe the wound proues vnsufferable to a creature and such as would soone swallow a man did not the Lord sustaine nature to beare it he could not else stand vnder it Indeed when God proceeds to wounding the spirit would vtterly faile did not either mercie or iustice in God vphold it in being Now that a wounded spirit is a burden intolerable we will proue from testimony and Reason Testimony First Diuine here in the text and else-where All the dayes of the afflicted are cuilt which if it be true of other much more of this affliction that falls vpon the soule Pron 15. 15. Secondly other testimonies namely from those that haue had experience of it as 1. men and there First good men How haue the stoutest yeelded vnder this burden How hath it ground them to dust Heare Dauid Psal 32. and Psal 51. His bones were broken as it were How made it Iob to wish death Iob 6. to quarrell God others to quake Psal 77. to howle Psal 102. nay some to attempt death some haply to effect it Secondly from bad men how doth it terrifie them Leuit. 26. so that they fly at a leafe paine them that they cast vp all their shame and how doth it depriue them not only of outward comfort but of life and causes them to cast themselues into hell to auoid it How haue they wished thousands of yeares in hell so that then they might bee eased Secondly Deuills they witnesse this truth against their wills First when their consciences being terrified at the fight of Christs God-head they cry out Art thou come to torment vs before our time and quake as prisoners when they see the Iudge comming Secondly When God pursues them very anguish and sorrow makes them madde and to lose all vse of their large vnderstandings when they would sting Gods creatures to death and doe him and them the greatest despight they endeuour the troubles and terrours of conscience as well knowing this to be the most crushing and pressing euill Thirdly of Christ Iesus who though free from sinne inherent yet endured the sorrowes of death and was broken not in body only but in spirit also when he cried out My God my God why haft thou for saken mee and trembled and sweat and bled and groned vnder this stroake which was so intolerable to Christ Iesus as that the Angels of heauen came to comfort him and the Godhead was requisite to support him who can stand vnder In short wee haue heard of creatures that haue suffered the mangling of bodies the ripping vp of bowels racking of ioynts burning of flesh boiling in oyle and the like without crying out My God my God why haft thou for saken me but neuer heard of a wounded spirit but either it sunke vnder despaire or made pitious moane to God or man or both First from the causes of this wound as it is mingled with sinne mans selfe and Satan ioyne Reason 1 and these be sore enemies Satan is a fiery Dragon a stinging Serpent a cunning despightfull Aduersarie and yet he is the least when a man is diuided against himselfe and wit knowledge memory strength all the weapons of nature and the enlightning spirit are turned against ones selfe it must needs be tedious and bitter but then as these wounds are fruits of Iustice they are properly Gods stroakes and so there is not Dauid and a Goliah nor Dauid and a Saul a King and a Flea opposed but the Creator and creature is God Secondly Reas 2 from the effects it disableth or discourageth a man from the meanes of comfort of all diseases those be worst which make one vncapable of Physicke depriue one of Reason or of strength to take helpe such are these of the spirit A man labouring vnder this burden and inwardly bleeding is afraid to pray to communicate himselfe he thinks that he tempts God in it that his physicke is his poison at least that it will be to no purpose Secondly it multiplies feares creates feares euer doubts more is behinde that which is alreadie felt Thirdly drawes matter of discouragement and feare from all things as we finde in all stories if God feed it is but to fat him for the knife if he preserue it is but for further iudgement and so of the rest Thirdly from the subiect the spirit is the life of all as the light of the eye is the light of the hand of the foot and of all the parts of the bodie so the spirit is the life of all no life in wealth friends estare c. without this this runnes thorow all wound this wound all yea this is the pillar that beares vp all as when the stomacke failes legs armes and all parts faile so when the spirit failes all failes and as in a house where is but one getter is he sinkes all sinke so here it is the spirit that purueyes and brings in all if this pipe be stopped no comfort streams toward vs. First Vse 1 this discouers the miserable folly and wickednesse of most men who of all burdens seare and feele this least A wounded estate a wounded name a wounded body is something with them but a wounded spirit they know not what it meanes hence this last is neuer feared when the other worke trembling nay hence conscience receiues wounds on the inside that the ourside may be saued men will steale to preuent pouertie lye to get out of debt consult with Wizards to escape sicknesse they will giue their soules a thousand gashes to faue the skinne Oh intolerable folly this is to pricke the hand for the sauing of the gloue nay to hazard ones head for the sauing of a hat of a feather of all enemies God is the forest of

all wounds his the deepest of all parts the conscience and spirit the tenderest so long as there is peace within peace with the conscience peace in our affections peace with God with Angels with creatures with the Word so long a mans burden be it what it will be is tolerable but when God fights against vs and there is a pitcht field within vs that our owne eyes and mouthes and hands and wits and spirits be against vs Oh then who can beare it a wounded name a wounded estate a wounded legge a wounded arme may be borne but when God breakes the bones within when our owne thoughts and dreames amaze vs and wee be a terrour to our selues and our consciences be wounded what is then left to comfort vs whilest a man hath some friend there is some comfort whilest some meanes of comfort some parts and places whole there is some refreshing but when no one part is well no one place can ease him no one minute is free no one friend stands for him no one creature is comfortable to him who will not pitie such a ones estate This the state of the wounded spirit this wound as it is piercing so spreading it goes thorow all the man head heart side backe all parts ake and sweat whilest the spirit is racked the eye sees no comfort the tongue tastes no comfort the eare receiues no comfort all is bitter bitter to the whole man and the stoutest man in few dayes is but a liuing carcasse or skelleton as there is no ease within so no comfort without no place nor bed nor boord nor house nor Church no creature nor mear nor drinke nor friend nor wife nor childe will afford any comfort All aboue vs all below vs all about vs all vpon vs all within vs makes then for terror and misery nothing at all for ease and comfort Oh consider this you that make nothing or but a iest of Conscience and care not what yee say what yee doe how many Sabbaths you breake how many lyes you tell how many oathes you sweare how many men you cousin how many sinnes you swallow so you may preuent outward miseries know there is a wound of Conscience beyond all wounds a misery of spirit beyond all miseries a breach of the soule beyond all breaches and either wound your selues with shame and sorrow for these wounds which you haue giuen your soules and condemne your selues for fearing debt or shame or any trouble more than conscience or else know that the sleepiest conscience shall be once awakened the hardest heart once broken and brawniest spirit once softned and then you shall finde a weight beyond the weight of mountaines lying vpon you and wish that you had beene rather famished or sterued or burnt or strangled long before than euer you should liue to know what a wounded spirit meanes beleeue it beleeue it howsoeuer you finde for the present an euill conscience no burden yet before you and it part you shall finde Salomons words true A wounded spirit who can beare Secondly Vse 2 if conscience be wounded make forth to haue it healed we seek skill in sore eyes and mouthes and the like let vs labour for skill also to heale conscience To this end First know the time of cure viz. presently greene wounds are soonest cured as therefore the Toad poisoned runnes to her medicine and each creature to his so let him that hath his conscience wounded get a healing potion presently Secondly know the medicines and meanes of cure 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Ignat. ad Polyc. c. Satan is a Mountebancke as appeares by his Apothecaries some prescribe poysons as if Similia similibus as Papists heale a conscience with treasons some prescribe toyes as outward things drinkes musicke and the like some thinke to out-wrastle conscience as they doe sicknesse but this disease will not be opposed neither will any medicines cure it but onely Gods and they in briefe are these Faith Repentance and in some cases Satisfaction for this know as when an officer is wounded two things must be done first Authoritie and the State must be pacified secondly the wound cured euen so here Conscience is an officer first cure that secondly God and man too sometimes are trespassed they must be satisfied Now the way to satisfie the offended is first submission secondly either substitution or restitution In sinnes immediately against God we must first get a Suretie Christ Iesus set him betweene God and vs and there must come in faith Ioh. 8. till wee beleeue wee bee in our sinnes Iohn 8. secondly we must submit first confesse our sinnes take shame to our selues restore Gods glory secondly resigne our selues and humble our selues vnder his hand Iames 4. Iames 4 lay our neckes on the blocke and here comes in Repentance and Restitution Secondly in sinnes that immediately concerne man the same path must be trod first submission in diuers cases goe to thy brother if he haue ought against thee and secondly Restitution as in Numb 5. Numb 5. If thou hast runne away with this good name restore if with his goods bring them backe againe and here note that the nearer the tye is the worse the trespasse therefore the childe that robs his father is a greater theese cater is paribus than he that robs by the high-way so the wife howsoeuer nature giues an interest in goods for proper vse and contract more according to particulars agreed vpon and something may be presumed vpon where is no exception yet for wiues to giue where is no need against husbands minde beyond his estate and so forth is vtterly vnlawfull Thirdly consider the method order of cure still we must to God he is offended he only can worke peace therefore we must looke to Christ the Brasen Serpent and weepe ouer him but yet if man be trespassed wee must first to him God would haue his worke tarry till there be a purpose at least of being reconciled to man therefore be first reconciled secondly desire his prayers Iob last as Iobs friends did his Thirdly apply to conscience as hath beene said first plucking forth the sting of sinne then washing in Christs bloud and for the future keepe the heart aboue all keepings as yee doe the eye in the middest of chasse and dust for as the eye is subiect to infinite distempers so is the conscience and spirit First there is a disquieting of the spirit which vsually proceeds from vnwatchfulnesse and that in three cases First when a man guards not the heart against euery sinne for sinne hath a disquieting nature and is fretting like poison Secondly when hee neglects meanes of comfort as the stomacke is troubled with ouer-fasting or else thirdly vses them sleightly and formally so the spirit waxeth first dull secondly sad thirdly sorrowfull as the Apostle implies in his Epistles therefore watchfulnesse must be vsed in things sinfull lawfull and indifferent Secondly there is a perplexing of the