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A10850	The vineyarde of vertue collected, composed, and digested into a tripartite order, conteining XXXII. most excellent plants of fruitful vertue: in most beautiful and blessed maner enuironing the true elect churche of God vpon earth. Euery plant conteining this tripartite order: namely definition testimonie examples of vertue by R.R.	Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.; Uvedale, E.	1579 (1579)	STC 21121; ESTC S105759	48,653	138

vnto thee for thou shalt bring in this people vnder thy correction Deut. 31. Iosua himselfe with valiant courage in the seruice of God enioyned him so constantly behaued himselfe that he sayd vnto those princes about him go your wayes and set your feet vpon the neckes of those fiue kings that withstand the will of the most highest Iosua 10. For other notable examples of fortitude in defence of the righteous and iust quarell of God and his truth looke and reade of Phinees Numb 31. Caleb Iosua 14. Ahud iudge of Israel Iudicum 3. Gedeon Iudicum 6. Sampson Iudicum 14. Dauid 1. Regum 17. Eleazarus 2. Machab. 6. The seuen brethren 2. Macha 7. Saint Paule Actes 11. and others The foure Arbours of amiable amenitie within this Vineyarde The first Arbour Zeale to Godlinesse VVHo so being desirous to view suruey this Vineyard of Vertue hath ●●tisfied his bodily eyes with the beautifull ●rāches of euery Plant hath satisfied his lon●ing mind with the tast of the heauenly fruite ●ereof and delighteth in the sweet digestion ●ereof vnto eternall saluation Let him here ●●uch safe to sit down vnder my beames and ●rowd him vnder the boughes of my beati●●de who being termed Zeale to godlines do ●●omise such happy interteinment perform ●●th blessednes that they shal not repēt thē which ●●me to me nay the lōger they tary with me the more shall they labour in loue with me 〈◊〉 and neuer be wearie of their well doing 〈◊〉 when they thinke they haue done they sha● newe begin againe So that the more ofte● they see the more often they desire the oftn●● they desire the oftner they shall be an hu●gred the more they hunger the more the● shall seeke to satisfie and the more that the● satisfie them the more they will come to 〈◊〉 For the more they come to me the better th● fare Wherefore whatsoeuer thou art whi●● after long looking hast liked and in lyking hast longed for the effectuall digestion of 〈◊〉 fruite of this Vineyarde Disdaine not he● in this place to rest after repast and perswa●● thy selfe to be with Abraham in the valley 〈◊〉 Mambrey sitting in the doore of the tent 〈◊〉 the verie heate of the day and that by rep●sing thy delectation in this vertuous life 〈◊〉 by his grace will appeare vnto thee as 〈◊〉 than appeared vnto Abraham Gen. 18. 〈◊〉 perswade thy selfe whiles thus thou re●● thy selfe with me that as Iacob rested hi● self in Aram after the Sunne was set so sh●● thou not gather stones but feathers of dow●● to lay vnder thy heade if thou sleepest in 〈◊〉 place and as hee sawe in his dreame a ladd●● reaching to the heauens so shalt thou 〈◊〉 thy selfe to be in heauen euen whilest thou yet dwellest vpon earth Gen. 28. Be also surely perswaded in thy selfe that resting with this Seale to godlinesse thou art not sleeping with Samuel in the temple of the Lord but waking ●nd the readier for the Lorde when hee shall ●all thee to what ende and purpose he will. ● Reg. 3. To be short thou shalt not seeme to 〈◊〉 exercised in a Vineyarde of vanitie but of such vertue that Dauids house of Ceder trees was not comparable to it Solomons gorge●us dwelling places of pleasure nor yet the 〈◊〉 winged Chariot of Elias were more de●ectable for thy soules health in his life and 〈◊〉 the life to come eternall The second Arbour Societie of good men VVHilest thou art yet plucking a cluster of grapes from this plant here there taking thy pleasure in another place 〈◊〉 replenish thy longing minde with delight●●me and pleasant fruite digesting the same 〈◊〉 full Come hither yet one steppe further vn●● me which am called the second Arbor and ●est thee nowe in the Societie of good men For be sure thou hast neither plowed in stony ground walked amongest weedes beaten the busie waues gathered Caterpillers for good fruit eaten sowre grapes nor tasted dregs wine lees in stead of comfortable Muscadell But thou hast bestowed thy labour in the land which bringeth foorth good fruite thou hast with the Bee borhe away honie out of sweete and fragrant flowers thou hast sayled in the portes of safetie brought home sounde fruite tasted of the wine of gladnes and satisfied thy mind with cordial comfort in the companie of men not of bruite beasts and not of men but of good men not onely of good men but of Angels and not onely of Angels but of the Almightie whose ministers they are for thy welfare saluation to accompanie thee vnto the resting place of eternal ioy blessednesse And as Laban had verte smal store of worldly substance before Iacob came vnto him and by his companying with him was made riche Gen. 30. So thou which shalt imitate the vertuous examples of these good and godly men dayly accōpanying that is to say meditating and practising their vertues in life conuersation thou shalt be rich in the grace fauor of God for euer Yea in often vsing the counsels of these thou shalt with Tobias hee sure to haue alwayes as guestes with thee such men as feare god Tob. 24. Thou shalt thus conuersant as Dauid sayeth bee holy with those that are holy and innocent with those that are innocent Psal. 17. Yea thou shalt by companie and conference with these good neighbors dwelling in the middest of the vngodly as S. Isydore saith lib. 2. soliloq glorifie God edifie thy neighbor damnifie thine enimie To conclude whilest thou as Peter did remainest Mat. 26 firme in conformitie of mind and maners with these Apostles thou art in the right way and art established in safetie but beware thou hast no societie with the chief priests as Pope tyrant hypocrite infidel nor irreligious persons which denie the Lorde of hostes the giuer of saluation only Thus with Paule shalt thou passe the stormie rage of this worlde and all those vnder thy charge safely vnto the port of ioyes and blessednesse perpetuall Actes 27. The third Arbour Obseruation of the Sabaoth AFter thou hast laboured thus in the Lordes Vineyarde with continual companie counsell and comforte of the elect it shall behoue thee to call to minde what our Sauiour by the mouth of his seruant Moyses commanded shoulde be establised for a peculiar law amongst the children of God namely That thou shalt keepe holy the Sabboth day Which keeping holy of the Sabaoth for asmuch as he himself first obserued for our example when after his sixe dayes workes hee rested the seuenth day and hallowed it we must therefore so construe this rest and so accomplish the same in our life conuersation that in resting from labour we giue no liberty to idlenesse vaine cogitations vaine speeche nor vaine deedes so resting as though we neuer ceased to turmoyle both bodie in vnquietnesse and soule in desolation For what profiteth this Sabothes rest vnto the bodie with pampering her selfe in carnall pleasures putting on gorgeous apparell wallowing in all kinde

humane hope which is false vncertaine which Aristotle termeth The Dreame of him that waketh For he counteth the hope of man in man to be nothing esse but golden blastes of leaues which nowe then shake now and then are still and within a while are vtterly blowen away Wherfore mans speciall hope and trust ought to bee in God whiche neuer fayleth his faithfull ones neither in this transitory life nor in the life eternall Testimonies Haue hope and confidence in the Lord with all thy heart and leane not vnto thine owne wisdome think vpon him in all thy wayes and he shal direct and guide thy footesteppes Prou. 3. They that hope in the Lorde shall chaunge their courage they shall take them wings as Eagles they shall run and not labour they shall walke and not be weary Esa. 40. Hee that ploweth ought to plowe in hope to reape the fruite of his trauaile Cor. 9. Blessed is the man whose hope is in the name of the lord Psal. 39. Who so trusteth in the Lord mercy embraceth him on euery side Psa 31. Blessed is the man which putteth his trust in the lord Hierem. 17. By hope in the Lorde we are saued Rom. 8. Examples Abraham hoped against hope that is he looked for the thing which was to bee hoped for in the promise of God yea although the thing represented before his eyes expressed no cause of hope namly that he should bee the father of many nations c. Gen. 13. 17. 22. Dauid amongst so many conflictes with his enemyes seeing that his hope trust in the Lorde was neuer made frustrate taking great consolation therin amongest others burst out with these words namely For this cause is my heart ioyfull and my tongue reioyceth yea and moreouer my fleshe shall reste in hope Psal. 15. Iob the seruaunt of God a perfect paterne of patience beeing oftentimes diuersly and greeuously afflected acknowledging the great mercies of God to be more then mans miseries confessed his hope to be such that hee was sure his redeemer liued and that he should rise againe out of the earth at the latter day c. Iob. 19. For other examples of Hope looke Iudi. 20. Tob. 2. Symeon Luke 2. of Paule Actes 13. and his admonition 1. Tim. 6. The v. Plant The feare of God. Definition GOD hath so created men that in their mindes as it were certaine beames of light should enflame their affections to bee earnestly mooued with the knowledge of Gods wrath iustice seuerely beholding all thinges doone in his sight which are against his prescribed will and ordinaunce and that men knoweinge what doeth please him shoulde feare to violate or transgresse from his gratious pleasure and knowing also what doth displease him shoulde seeke all meanes to auoyde the daunger of his displeasure For as his holy worde is a woorthy witnesse of his will so ought wee to take good courage vnto vs in fulfilling the same and tremble with feare to followe a wrong way Testimonies The beginning or ground of wisdome is the feare of the Lorde that is to gouerne our life by the worde of God so to obey God and his holy will. Prou. 1. The feare of the Lorde is a stronge holde and his Children are vnder a sure defence The feare of the Lorde is a well of life to auoyde the snare of death Prou. 14. The feare of the Lorde is the right Gods seruice that preserueth iustifieth the heart and giueth mirth and gladnesse c. The feare of the Lord is the roote of wisdome and her braunches are long life Ecclesiasticus 1. Whoso feareth the Lord he shall be happy and when hee hath neede of comfort he shall be blessed Ibidem I wil shew you whom you shall feare feare him which after hee hath slaine hath power to cast the same into hell fire So I say vnto you feare him Lu. 12 Thou shalte feare the Lorde thy god Deut. 6. 10. Feare not him which killeth the body onely but rather feare him which can destroy bothe body and soule in Hell fyer Matt. 10. Examples The Lord God of Israel after hee had drowned Pharaoh and his hoast in the red sea was more feared of those Israelites they beleued in God and gaue credite vnto the words of Moyses his seruant Exo. 14. 19. and 20. Abdias the steward of the house of Achab feared greatly the Lord God of Israel for when wicked Iezabel had slaine the prophets of the Lord he led with him 100. of those Prophets hid them from persecution was afraide 3. Kings 8. Tobias the elder taught his sonne Tobias also euen from his infancy to feare the Lord made to be called vnto his feast such persons as feared god Yea more fearing God then the king vnder whose iurisdiction he lyued he tooke away the bodies of those that were slaine by the enemyes of Gods church buryed them Tobi. 1. Other notable Examples of the true feare of God are commemorated in Iudith 8. in Iob. 1. 2. 31. Iosaphat 2. Chr. 19. Loth Gen. 19. The midwiues for whome the Lorde erected dwelling houses Exod. 1. Sara the daughter of Raguel Tobi. 3. and in yong Tobias as it appeareth Tob. 9. The vi Plant Humilitie Definition CHriste God and man our onely sauiour redeemer the very fountaine of all perfect felicitie exhorteth vs vnto true Humilitie and for that cause tryeth and exerciseth vs by so many miseries as we bothe naturally feele in the fleshe and in the world also So that least wee should be either presumptuous too much in pride of hearte and ouermuch disdaining others the Lorde doeth by diuerse meanes reclaime vs to knowe his soueraigne salue by planting this vertue humilitie in our hearts whereby wee acknowledge our sinnes towards God and man our infirmitie of nature and the filthynesse thereof and fortifie our mindes and soules in the feare of God and in confidence of his onely diuine helpe and whereby also we are moued to performe the dueties of our vocation in farre better manner without disdayning others to help them what lyeth in vs and in all aduersities casualties or miseryes to bee subiect and humbly to submit our soules bodyes and goodes vnto the gratious good will of the same our God and mercifull sauiour which will not suffer vs to be tryed tempted nor troubled beyonde our strength and abilitie of sufferaunce Testimonies Blessed are the meeke and humble of heart for they shall receiue the inheritance of the earth Matth. 5. The Prayer of him that humbleth himselfe in the sight of God pearceth the very cloudes til she come nigh she will not bee comforted nor goe her waye till the hyghest God haue respect vnto her Ecclesi 35. Howe much greater thou art so much the more humble thy selfe towards all men and thou shalt finde fauour in the sight of God because great is the power of God only and he shall be honoured of men Ecclesiastes 3. Whoso exalteth him selfe shall bee brought