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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

Calling of serving under Christ our great Apostle and high Priest is very desireable For 〈◊〉 makes Heaven and the Golden Way that tends to it the greatest Study and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 o● the Candidate It gives him a Prospec● to view the Embellished Toys of a vain World and occasion to Contempl●● GOD and see Things invisible It make● the Man if he answer his Character 〈◊〉 Man of GOD a guide to the Blind● Strength to the Weak and according to his measure a Saviour For in so doing he shall save his own Soul and them that hears him And if through the badness of the Soil he do not alwayes succeed In his Ministry Yet tho Israel be not gathered his Reward is with his GOD. 'T is true the prejudiced and ignorant World may have other Sentiments but it knows not the Use End and Rewards of this Rank of Men But taking pleasure in their own way they may Ra●e it according to the Relish of their corrupted pallat And this should not discourage any Engaging or engaged in it since our Blessed LORD was so raited that the Prophet sayes When we see him there is no beauty in him that we should desire him 4ly Beware of passion that it predomine not either in the Irascible or Concupiscible Appetite Be not too intent upon trifles but learn to be solide in thy florid Age shun rashness and feed not upon wind Particulary guarde against Carnal Love which hath been the great bane of many Wise Solomon was intangled with it tho in the first 7 Chap of the Prov he giveth sound counsel against this Delirium and Vanity If in due time with good advice thou affect a suitable Mate carry as the Cherubs with the Propitiatory in the midst like the Sun and Moon who never meet but by the disposition of nature and issues such influences as refresh the earth 5ly It is good to season and sweeten thy Humour betimes with Religion thy Ghostly Enemie hath an evil eye upon thy Genius and and if he can prostrate thee to a carnal phansie he gains his point for if passion and phansie predomine the better part is put low But I write unto you young men because ye have overcome or should overcome the wicked one 1 Joh. 2. 13. And to soil Satan at first is our great advantage Thy thoughts are but indigested till thy heart be established with Grace Consider thy Talents and gifts and the rise of the morning of thy life that thou may manure them found well that in thy after life thy building totter not look back what you have been you ly a while in the womb sleeping in a dark Cell on the Breasts the dug was your care while at School the ferula was your fear and the play your pleasure thc School was to thee a Prison and the play house 〈◊〉 palace begin therefore well with God for a careless mind now may make thee stupid all thy dayes If thou labour to hide thy sins and thinks to Repent after thou beguiles thy self because thou cannot promise to thy self a day after and tho that day should come thou art not sure that GOD will give thee Grace principle well and act accordingly guard against the vice of the time and of your age and person be constant and sincere in duty and never undertake any business of consequence without advice Moderate your Recreations and neglect not the Vnum necessarium the one thing needful § 19. And for motives to press this timeous duty of youth consider 1. That Early fruit is a seasonable sacrifice to GOD It is a good thing to begin with GOD and the sooner thou begins the Work is the more easie but if sin take rooting it is not so soon eradicated And makes the Sinner like the Ethiopian that can not change his hew But timous beginning in Grace breeds a great deal of Facility to serve GOD and makes Christs yoak easie Grace gives thee a comely Feature and Joseph thereby was better adorn'd than his Coat made him It makes thee Splendid and Honourable it breeds a satisfying and solide Joy to the Soul it sweetneth all the accrbities and tediousness of Discipline and other Incumbrances And tho Youthful lusts may make it at first a little difficult yet if thou flee them and mortify them and follow after Godliness The difficultie will over and Religion will become thy delight 2ly Remember thy Creator and consider the examples of Youth that have done so St. John writes to Young Men as well as to Fathers and Timothy knew the Scriptures from his Youth Youth must consider that tho he bloom blossom yet a little blast may much wrinkle and wither him as the Flower begins to hing its head and loss much of its beauty and smell till it fall amongst the portion of weeds But early Piety is a savoury sacrifice to GOD to bring to him thy first Fruits To be sanctifyed from the Womb is extraordinary and in the Womb singular and to be sanctifyed in Youth is rare Ye● many Young Men and Virgins gave u● their lives for Christ and wilt thou no● sacrifice thy sins for him O but a ne● Heart is pleasant in a Young Breast A●● a new sprung Rose sends forth a fragran●● smell And in thy Youth thou hast th●● Advantage of warmer affections Car●● and Incumbrances ceaseth upon year●● but Youth is free to care for the things of 〈◊〉 LORD The Young Disciple had war●●est affections and if thy love be fix●● for the right Object it may be a war●● Season to produce Fruit. Suffer not 〈◊〉 therefore to prepossess thine heart whi●● may trouble thee all thy dayes and mak●● thee possess the sins of thy Youth to th●● sorrow And with the Psalmist have reason to pray Remember not the errors of my Youth Psal 25. 7. § 20. And For the further advancement of the Piety of Youth Let the rising Generation consider 1. The Glory and Dignity of Adoption 2ly The Luster and Fragrancy of Grace 3ly The Guidance of the Spirit 4ly The Guardianship of Angels 5ly Their Inheritance 〈◊〉 Then the Glory and Dignity of Adoption 'T is no small matter for to be the Children of GOD I 'le make him my first born higher than the Kings of the Earth CHRIST became the Son of Man that thou mightest become the Son of GOD He was humbled that rhou mightest be Exalted and except thou Receive him thou hast no tittle to Adoption Joh. 1. 12. Close with Christ and then thou may lift thy heart and head as high as Heaven and Glory in thy high descent tho thou dwell in a house of Clay be then of a noble Spirit with Caleb 2ly The lustre of Grace which makes thy face to shine with Moses and makes thee altogether Lovely O what excelency and vertue is in the new heart How Beautious are it's Rayes up-upon the life Man thereby becomes like himself and Masters all brutal Passions Grace is a Ray

to my P●● in His strengh I count all things loss 〈◊〉 Him Who is my LORD My Love a● my Choice I believe LORD help 〈◊〉 Unbelief I renunce all affection to S●● and the Life which I now live is by Fa●● in the Son of GOD I choice the way 〈◊〉 Righteousness which produceth peace an● Assurance for ever This builds our hou● upon the Rock when we can say with St. Paul I know in Whom I have trusted that he 〈◊〉 able to keep that I have committed to His trust A diligent and constant endurance is faire●● for the full assurance GOD is sure CHRIST is fixed the Covenant is steddy and duty the plain way to serenity and peace labour then to ensure unto your selves this inneffable Joy which is calcu●ed to the highest aspiration of our im●●rtal Souls The Prayer O Exalted King who dwelleth in the Emperial Heaven I long to be happie with thee ●ake my Soul humble sia●ere and contrite to a spiritual Throne to the High and exalted ●e Purifie and clarifie my Heart and Nature ●at I may be fitted to feed on these pleasures at ●hy Right Hand for ever set up Heaven in me ●at I may be ripe for Heaven give me to feel the ●wer of the other World and to be an overjoyed ●itizen of Zion and be the LORDs free Man ●or ever Amen STAGE Third Treateth of such things as the serious Consideration of Eternity should suggest ss 1. The best way to conceive Eternity is to read the WORD that endureth for ever and to improve our short time and well digest in our mind What will be for ever more it is impossible in this mortal state to have full conceptions of Eternity for we Roll in a course of time O● thoughts are measured by dayes a● years We should not therefore too mu●● by speculation pore upon this Vast E●pansion least instead of clear conceptio● we turn confused Rest therefore 〈◊〉 mind in these modest considerations I. th● Eternity is the O●b of the Eternal GO● as by searching we cannot find out th● Almighty for no man can see GOD a●● live so we cannot conceive of Eterni●● It is only Faith that gets satisfaction 〈◊〉 this matter while Curiosity lyes in th● dark Eternity is much hidden from M●● tals therefore we should not enquire 〈◊〉 it since it is hidden Look well then 〈◊〉 thy duty in order to Eternity and lea●● the uptaking till thou be more capacita●● by the Beatifick vision delay till tho● come to Eternity and then thou shall be satisfied be very busie here because tho●● wo●ks for Eternity ss 2. 2ly After this life we shal be like th● Angels of nimble conception but no● such knowledge is too high for us it 〈◊〉 supra nos in the instant of our life and the●● fore as to speculation Non ad nos in th●● ●nterim of time We can scarcely con●●eive of time much less of Eternity our ●●ith promp●s us to Prepare for Eternal life ●●t not to stand and pore in the Sun ●●ast we dazel our Eyes and fall in the ●●itch It is our Wisdom then to number ●●wr dayes in time because we cannot number the Ages of Eternity these two words Never and Ever have great emphasis O sad To be never happy and ever miserable O Bles●ed thing to be ever happ● and never miserable Sow then the good seed for Eternity and fix thy house so in time as to bring thee through all the storms of life to have a house with GOD Eternal in the Heavens lay up treasure ●o● your self in heaven which may mantain you World without end work with intense projects for Eternity every seed we sow in our finite life tends to infinity and let a sinner be still stated in his formercirum● stances he would sin in infinitum and never cease to be evil And this is the reason that some of the School men give for the Eternal punishment of sin For a sinner as a sinner would live in a perp●tual emnit● against GOD but the seed sown by the Godly has a great vertue to spring in time and last to Eternity where Grace is crowned with Glor● We should therefore like Noah build a● Ark to carry us through the storms of Lif● and make us ar●ive on a mountain mu●● more fixed than Ararat there to dwell 〈◊〉 Eternal Splendors for Mount ●ion 〈◊〉 not be removed Ex●rcise then your Gra● aright that your Faith may end in se● ing your hope in Fruition and your labour in Rest The Prayer LORD GOD of Eternal Perfection 〈◊〉 Glory before the World was shined and ●●dures to Eternity fix my wavering mind to center and rep●se in thee and l●t never th● Transitorie Pleasures of this Life hinder me fro● a vigorous pursuit of these pleasures at 〈◊〉 Right Hand which are for evermore Gi●● me to be a person of a large Heart and high desig●s above the World that I may work for Eternitie and through Thy Grace be so happie as to enjo● Thee O Eternal GOD World without End Amen STAGE Last The Contents A Lamentation for the sad decay of Religion and Apologie for the Devotion used in this Treatise with a Vale to the World And all sweetened with suitable Devotion ss 1. I Should thus concluded were not that I cannot well ommit to vent my Lamentation for the great neglect and decay of practical Religion and speak something concerning the Devotion used in this Treatise ss 2. And First Of that Pathetick threne and regrate for the great Declension of Christian piety and practice which has been well handled by an unknown Author and others some years ago But alas time hath still produced great Causes of Regrate For such is the Impietie Irreligion and immoralit● of the most part of men under the Christian Name that the first Propogators of this excellent Religion so perfective of humane Nature would now misken the Christian Chutch and see nothing but a Rudera and Confusion in stead of the well compact beauty of Zion For even they that pretend to be the true Church and would inhance the whole Prerogatives thereof to their own Romis● Sect What errors of Doctrine What corruption of Worship What Iameness of Morals is among them I leave it to any such serious men as travels into these places What darkness and ignorance What prophanity What leaudness and abomination is there is but too Visible to all the World Moreover that Church that carries that Glorious Name of Protestant and Reformed is much deformed and degenerate in manners from the practice of the purest primitive times And GODS Laws are violated by a p●ophane age Christs Gospel Offices in stitutious and Ministers are all vilified contemned dissowened and almost utterly rejected by our licentious Age and wicked Generation O What boldness of Men affrontedly in the f●ce of the Sun to incroatch invade all things Sacred what swearing for swearing what profanity what pe●jur● does the great part of the Chris● tian World

powerful Engine even the Power of GOD unto Salvation Rom 7. 16. that if it were not opposed by the petty power of Men and GOD may suffer this for good and holy ends it would certainly make a sensible change in the Christian World This Gospel not only pressing and propounding a pure Faith and also good manners and impartially distributing to every Rank their Duty It cannot be suffered in this Luxurient and Wanto● Age when the lusts of Men not the Gol● pel carries the sway And further if th● methods of Christs Oeconomy for the government and the Education of His Disciples were not despised and not considered all would be observant of their Station and Relation But alas Baptism and Baptisma● Engagements are very little headed by Parents or Children and Confirmation is either not in use or not in force And the Keyes both of Doctrine and Discipline are cunningly thrusted out of the Churches hands and the great Men of the World will have it so and the most of Men hate restraint and therefore love to have it so but let the Godly humble and mourn for all this and pray that the Gospel may yet have its Native Power and the Sacraments and the Discipline of CHRIST have their Genuine force that the Church may be yet Patronised and become fair as the Moon beautiful as the Sun and terrible as an Armie with Banners Cant. 3. 6. Then would Religion shine in its glory then would differences be healed and good and bad be discovered then People would return to the LORD with their faces thitherwa●d then would GODS Day ●rdinances and Ministers Be punctually looked to and respected then would GOD be set up in the Houses and Hearts profession and practices of Men and a golden Age woul● be Restored that all the Godly migh● cry grace to the work and Glory to the Worke● The Prayer LORD heal a sinful World and a sadly corrupted Church and open the Eyes of the powers and of all people more to mind the things o● Jesus Christ Heal the Backslidings of this s●●ful Generation and bring us out to the Light th● we may see thy Righteousness let the time even th● set time to favour Zion come● and regard tho● O LORD the Prayer of the destitute who loves Zion even in the Dust Revive the pregnant P●●rity of Primitive Christianity after the dierfull declensions of many generations come LORD down upon mount Zion O Lyon of the Tribe of Judah and roar with terrour that all the wicked of the Earth may tremble And display 〈◊〉 banner for all that long and wait for thy Salvation Amen § 7. 2ly As to any Form of Devotio● used in this Treatise I need not apologize much since this hath been impressed upon the Rational World by invincable rable Arguments Only as to my Mite and Measure I shal desire you to consider First That by the Commandment of GOD himself Forms were used in the Jewish Church And not only the Matter but the Words were put in Moses's mouth by the LORD Num 6 from 22. to the end And at the resting of the Camp of Israel And by the Prophet Hosea returning Israel is bid take with him words Hosea 14. 2. And say Take away all iniquitie And the whole of the Jewish worship Sacrifices was directed by GOD in a constant form of Incence and Oblations And in the times of the new Test John the Baptist taught his Disciples the form of Prayer and Christs Disciples crave of Him the same direction who said unto them when ●e pray say Our Father c. Which Prayer was still in use amongst the Disciples of Christ as it is probably inferred from that of St. Peter If ye call on the Father c. 1 Pet 1. 17. Where probably the Apostle Judgeth it to be the constant custom of Christians to say the LORDS Prayer And the Primitive Church had it's Liturgies which hath been the practice of the best of Churches It were therefore Good that a novice sect of men that are so much against forms should not so superciliously imagine that doubtless they are the People and that Wisdom dwells with them And that they are only competent to Reform the Christian World in it's practice of Devotion for 16 Ages since they themselves use a form of Benediction and dimission of the people according to the Appostolick practice T●● Grace of our Lord Jesus c. And 2ly If it be considered impartially this doth not restrict Men especially Gospel Ministers to a Form but are allowed without doubt to express their mind to GOD in the method of their own conceptions providing it be done with gravity knowledge and great deliberation But it would be adverted that Forms do not stint the expressions of Mens Gifts and the Spirit of Prayer doth not soly assist in these extemporary Gifts but also doth Act in the Calm Element of an approved form since it is not the matter only but the heart guided by the Spirit that helpeth to a Right way of Devotion and it may be in Charity Judged that the devout pra●ing The LORDS Prayer may do it with as much if not more of the Spirit than by an extemporarie Gift and I am confident The experiences of many de● vour persons will say no less So that it seems a Stupendious conceit in men to deny the constant use of that Divine Prayer uttered by the heart and lips of him● that was full of the HOLY GHOST And for my self I would Shrink to lay aside the use of these venerable and comprehensive words which are ●o be looked upon as the season and incense of all our Oblations And therefore I hope It shall not be thought impertinent to Summ up the matter of this treatise in all it's Periods and Stages into some particular Suitable forms which for clearness sake I shall ser down according to the six dayes of the Week and the LORDS Day The Prayer to be used upon Munday for Childhood OCreatour and Preserver of Man Thou made us and not we our selves Psal 100. And I was cast upon thee from the Womb Psal 22. 9. Thou madest me hope with an implicite Dependance while I was upon the Breasts O what a Blessing is it to be sanctified in the Womb and from the Womb This is a singular Grace indeed and all that are under the Rayes of the Gospel have the nearest access thereunto especially when by the happiness of Education it is early transmitted unto the Mind O LORD there have been myriads and millions of people before me And thou hast brought me forth in the last dayes and I am nothing but an empty Vessel without Thee I am lately sprung out of nothing and am nothing and have nothing and better had it been for me to have been nothing than want Thy Incorruptible Grace O LORD prevent me in the morning of my short day and Instill some Tincture in this new Vessel which may give it a lasting Relish Season my

Scoff●rs at Religion So I come to the Text in th●se vereses which contain a● Application of the preceeding Doctri●e conecting the Privilidges Properties of a Christian in the particle Six Wherefore Quamobrem upon which account c. 2ly The Apostles care to inculcat the Truth upon the people to whom he writes 3ly The Sence the Apostle hath of improving the Opportunitie in doing so as long as he is in this Tabernacle 4ly The practical Knowledge of Death and Resolution with it 5ly His provident and frugal care to store his people with the Knowledge of the Gospel which they may improve after his decease so the Spiritual Pa●●●tlayes up for his Children against the time to com● When he is gone 6ly The ba●e and sure Foundation of Gospel Truth Verse 16. The First Clearly discovereth to us this Truth that the Christian who Doct preten●● to the highest Priviledges of his holy Religion must be accomplished with the true ppoperties thereof 'T is a special Art to advance practical Religion twist together the Christian priviledges and properties Our Crown and Our Claim Profession and Practice Promise and Precept Justification and Sanctification Glory and Duty The Race and the Prize and Labour and Rest The Gospel Net must be well knit and we must follow the line and threed of Duty Ou● Salvation is linked in a Chain there is a Corner Stone that knits the Building from the Foundation to the Top Rom 8 26. There must be the Prima Media Vltima We must begin proceed and perfect our Work for non progredi est Regredi To stand in our Religion hinders our Race We must add to our Faith Vertue for Faith without Works is Dead This is not only the Doctrine of St. Peter here and formerly Chap. 1. 5. 6. 7. But of St. James Chap. 2. And they both writing to the Jews had need to press this for that People spleeted upon the Rock of their Priviledges to whom St. Paul gives a Check Rom. 2 1. He is not a Jew that is one outwardly but he is a Jew that is one inwardly For a great part of the visible Church tests much here and are ready to say LORD LORD when they do not the works that he Commands them And so become partial in their Religion and leave the half of it unpractised they can take Christ for a Saviour but not a Sancti●er And follow Him for L●avs but n●t for duty and labour they can cry The Temple of the LORD Jer. 7. 4. But study not the new Creature They may keep the ordinances but not observe their designe and can be hired to help to build an A●k but not to enter it 2ly All desi●e to be happy but all take not the R●ght way to happiness they leap after the ●nd but stand in the way and neglect the means that promove the end whereas true blessedness comes only to the Vndefilea in the way Psal 119. 1. And the Psalmist J●●ns justification and Sanctification together in order to Blessedness Psal 32. 1. Sin cannot enter Heaven no more a sinner but we must ascend the Mount and carry nothing with us that is defiled We must be meet for the inheritance for without holiness none shall see GOD Elijah's Chario● could not carry a wicked Ahab to Glory And the best must be with Elijah Purged by fire ere they enter the splendors of Glory GOD hath a Furnace to purge us a plummat to square us we must be pure and Refined ere we can dwell with everlasting burnings and tho we be not Justified by works Rom. 4. 6 4. Ye● must we be Judged according to our works For tho GOD justifieth the ung●dly Yet he only saves the Right 〈…〉 3ly Wherefore let us observe the scope of this Dying Apostle and learn App to make our Holy Religion practical fo● by so doing we shall not only make ou● Calling and Election sure But hereby an entrance shall be made unto us unto the Kingdome of our ●ORD JE●US Christ And that we may be Glad to make this improvement the more Chearfully let us consider that this tends most 1. To the Glory of GOD. 2ly The Reputation of Religion 3ly To our own Good and the benefite of others 4ly It assureth our interest in Glory much more than all the instincts Enthusiasms and Raptures men can be affected with 1. This tends most to the Glory of GOD Our good works should be ●o solid and visible that they may show forth the Glory of GOD the light of Grace shines more and more unto the perfect day till it be more Radi●nt in Glory GOD's Glory i● the great end of our Religion and a Right conversation Glorifies him and tends to our salvation Psal 50. 23. Holiness p●oclaims the Honour of the thrise Holy Holy Holy GOD And GOD delights more in it than in Hecatombs of sacrifices We need not say with Moses LORD show me thy Glory for Holiness i● the very Ray and Beam of the Glory of GOD and the Divine Emana●ion of that Light and life that is in GOD The Holy Person is the only Fruit bearing Tree and a holy Life giv●s GOD the Glory discovers Heaven and perfects the Beleiver For without Holiness no ●●●an can see GOD. 2ly As Nothing disparageth Our Religion more than Hypocrisie so nothing advanceth its Reputation more than a well Qualified Christian for if once Practicall Religion did exert its Native Power and Qualitie it would commend it self as th● product of GOD it would appear a Wonder it would make the so●s of Men say with Pharaoh's Magicians This is the finger of GOD it would give us a more noble Spirit than the World I● would make us the fi●st born of GOD and pattake of the Divine Nature it would make the Men of the World as St. Paul sayes in another case fall upon their face and say GOD is in it of a Truth it would appear no phantasm or contrivance to ammuse the World And would make the Truly Godly Religion as their bage and Cognizance and make Men say that this is the Work of GOD it would make us like CHRIST to be pure as He is pure it would appear to be no Superstition flowing from fear but it would appear a Lively Amiable and lovely Thing and attract Mens hearts it would make the Hypocrisie cast off his Mask the pr●fane put off shame and the Formalist seck after substance and the Power of Godliness it would make Men Saints and turn Angels and be so excellent as to delight others Psal 16 2 And in fine make them elect and precious as their faith is 3ly This will also afford ●olid meat and the Kernal of Religion to refresh us it will be to us a Tree of Life and hidden Manna and more refreshing than the Nectaer and Ambrosia of the heathen Gods and when Christ is formed in us then have we Light Life and Comfort Then shall we eat the Kernal of Religion when the shell is