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heart_n	according_a	lord_n	spirit_n	3,570	5	4.8037	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11536	Adams garden A meditation of thankfulnesse and praises vnto the Lord, for the returne and restore of Adam and his posteritie: planted as flowers in a garden, and published by a gentle-man, long exercised, and happilie trained in the schoole of Gods afflictions.	Savile, Thomas, fl. 1595-1613.	1611 (1611)	STC 21785; ESTC S106267	19,168	40

vnto thy most righteous will L. Oh blessed habitation that is able to couer mee from all worldlie passions from all the lusts of the flesh and assaults of Satan for there O Lord thou art present with mee and comest downe from the heauens to keepe companie with mee and fillest mee with thy selfe that I might bee fenced against sinne and this my carnall will and conuerted into a heauenlie liuing and quickning spirite LI. That I may once feele effectually thy maruellous works comprehend thy mercies and conceiue of thy power and almightines Reueale therefore vnto thy seruant this thy will lay it vp in my heart that I may there keepe it most deerelie and in the midst of thy church may set vp an altar vnto thee euen in my mouth for an offering vnder the vaile of thy most holie word LII And to this end O Lord I beseech thee helpe mee continuallie for as mine infirmitie striueth commonlie against mee so also haue I neede of continuall helpe on euerie side Therefore good Lord when thou hast comforted mee doe still exercise mee and bee with mee I beseech thee and tary with mee knead mould and frame this lumpe of earth euen as thou wilt to thine owne seruice and worship LIII And now my most mercifull Lord hauing pleased thee so as thou art reconciled with mee and I with all mine heart resigned vnto thee euen to doe thy will what shall I neede to feare seeing all the world doth dread and fall down before thee that defendest thy seruants and hast assured mee to watch still ouer mee euen night and daie and keepe mee vnder the shadow of thine owne wings thou wilt giue the angels charge ouer mee that I hurt not my foote nor faint in my way nor bee wearie in my iourney vnto thy holie hill LIIII Thou art the mightie defender of the poore and orphaned and who is able to resist thy power Thy forces O Lord are not armies of men but Legions of Angels thy ministers are not onelie Princes and Captaines but thundrings lightnings and stormes thy wrath is not blowes and hurts but Earth-quakes swallowing v● of Cities and drowning of Countries so triumphant victorious and glorious art thou in all thy waies LV. But my Lord because thou doest hold backe this thy redressing hand of power and maiestie comfort me still with a sure hope that thou wilt not forsake me and giue me such a measure of faith as may lead mee vnto the hauen of thy promises and therein compact mee as a stone well squared for the masters building sited vpon Mount Zion which shall neuer be remooued LVI And me thinks thou saiest vnto me continually tarie a little for the time is not yet come that I haue appointed in the meane while trust thou assuredly vnto my promises and looke whatsoeuer wrong disgrace or affliction thou shalt beare I will bee with thee and giue thee strength to ouercom it thou hauing learned that all things woorke together for the best to them that loue mee I haue not laid thee in the fire to burne and consume thee but to fine thee and make thee orient in my sight euen as the Diamond by much and often rubbing is more beautifull LVII Heereby my courage O Lord encreaseth when I see my selfe thus seconded by thee and this thy fauour and gentlenesse doth more embolden mee vnto patience then all the applause of the people doth him that fighteth a combat when he is most strong and lustie in fight and seeth the victorie alreadie by his fainting aduersarie LVIII Certainelie I know the conscience of an innocent man that is founded and grounded vpon thy grace my Lord is more stable and sure then all the greatest rockes and cannot bee shaken or mooued by any wrong or inflicted violence whatsoeuer No no that mans inocencie is not to be wounded with any or all the practices of the vngodlie who are forced in the end to retire all wearied fainting and gasping for breath LIX O Lord their wofull plight they lie groueling vpon their bellies they bray grinne and mutine with verie anger bereaued of all power for thou hast broken both their armes teeth and their iawes and what not So that the onlie weapon left them is euen a will to continue in euill A thing so hatefull vnto thy diuine nature and maiestie O Ephraims God! that thou shouldest take all their iniuties as done vnto thy selfe and so in thy iustice throw the mountaines vpon them vtterlie to roote out the memorie of such an vnmercifull scoffing brood from amongst men LX. O Lord what a loue is this when a father shall not spare his owne onelie sonne but giue him to bee slaine and tortured to redeeme the miserie of his slaue wherefore O most louing holie one of old seeing that thou hast pleased to frame and traine mee vp with thine owne hand bought me with thy blood and purified mee by thy mercie forgiue euen now all my presumptuous offences cancell the hand-writing of euidence against mee purge my conscience that it accuse mee not and since I desire to forsake all the world to enioy thee thy presence and promises I do beseech thee reiect mee neuer for then will the wicked say Where is his God and the promise of his comming and manie other preiudiciall blasphemous speeches against thy name LXI O Lord I haue long since and euen now doe sacrifice my heart consecrate my affections and deuote my thoughts vnto thee violentlie plucking them out of the bottome of that euill heart of mine so that my onlie desire now is to serue thee faithfully with all my whole strength my soule and spirit and to loue my neighbour as my verie selfe But as it is not possible to write any thing vpon writing tables vnlesse that bee rubbed out which was written before Right so my mercifull God vnlesse thou purge and wash this same old besoiled contagion of my heart it is not possible to engraue thy word and will in it LXII Plucke vp therefore by the rootes those customary pollutions of my wicked vncleane course and according to thy gratious promises Make me heare of ioy and gladnes of heart by earnest of thy spirit Assuring me that my request standeth among the Angels tendered by the gronings of the comforter in the name of the Redeemer and shall haue a gratious answere Heare therefore O Lord my groanes and sighes which doe testifie thy goodnes and doe publish thy mercies Encrease my strength and courage that I may straine my cries and euen mount vp vnto thee and graciouslie incline vnto the same that out of a chaunged heart I may sing a new song of prayses vnto thee LXIII Satisfie me O Lord I beseech thee in casting downe all my sinnes vnder thy feete that no eye may bee able to see them by piercing through the same for I doe not onely blush to think vpon them but euen hate my selfe for committing them The remembrance thereof grieueth me the

they haue laide him that I may fetch him Oh seeking Oh hungrie Oh bedroughted zeale to drinke deep in the fountaine of his vnspeakable kindnesse Marie saith hee Rabbonie saith she Oh harmonie indeede sweete harmonie Seeke thou my face I will seeke thy face O Lord. Ps 27 XI O Lord increase my faith that once I may be swallowed vp by sense and sweete power of thy sauing health let it conuince and mollifie my stonie and drowsie heart by thy helpe O Lord and let euen shame driue mee into admiration of thy exceeding compassions For hast thou not O Lord made thy selfe my most mercifull father Christ Iesus my happie Redeemer The Holie Ghost my euer present Comforter The Angels my ministring spirits All thy creatures my seruants The earth my soiourning place the heauens for my home What couldest thou haue done more to thy friend and yet I liue at a wofull enmitie with thee and by open frailties am euen enuious of thy glorie XII Oh how trulie though most vnworthily may I say againe and againe all the workes of Gods hands be mine and I am Christs and Christ is Gods to the euerlasting glorious admiration of his grace and goodnesse and yet I sinne still prouoke him still and euen crucifie the Lambe still make the Comforter weepe still For to dwell in my former disobedience what else is it but euen to call Christ againe vnto death and euen fight against his Resurrection XIII Alas for pittie that neither the experience of his goodnes will hold mee in obedience nor the feare of his greatnes rouse mee from securitie Returne O Lord and bee mightie in mee for thy names sake Let thy face shine vpon mee let thy presence breath life and strength into mee that I may bring glorie vnto thy name in making knowne by the moderate and holie vse of this my life that it is another life I looke and attend for in regard whereef I desire to be stripped of all those impediments how delightfull soeuer vnto nature that may debar and stop my neere familiaritie with thee most mercifull Lord and the gentle Jesus by the ministerie of the Comforter XIV Oh that I could find the state of my happinesse by reason of thy promises and bee more deeplie touched therewith and sing with Ezekias The Lord hath saide it and the Lord hath done it Hee hath knitte the care of his people euen vnto the glorie of his name and for my encouragement and comfort professed that as hee will not giue his glorie and name to be polluted no more will he forget to shew mercie vnto his people euen vnto me XV. Renew mee therfore O Lord for this thy names sake and establish a right and stable iudgement in me of this thy mercie and when thou hast renewed mee doe not then I beseech thee forsake me but put a bridle in my mouth to the end I may by abstinence keepe my selfe in modestie and feare ouer my euill heart and free mee from surfetings and vaine perswasions which pricke mee forward to voluptuousnes that in a godlie care to serue thee still admiring thy face which beholdeth me continuallie in all my waies I may zealoushe set spurres to the flankes of my slothfull and impure negligence to awake and rouze mee from secure sleeping and sitting in thy displeasure with this carelesse and vnreformed world XVI Appease therefore all countenance of thy Iudgments for passed offences O mercifull Lord and now be pleased that I deale with thee vpon a new couenant to seale vp the certaintie of my interest in thy promises euen in a deuoted and resigned preparation vnto thy will I confesse that I haue deserued most iustlie to bee totallie and finallie cast away and raced out of the Record of the liuing But seing J haue a long while called vpon thy goodnesse euen for thy exceeding gentlenesse O Lord I beseech thee deliuer me from all those euills which do enuiron me For behold my gracious Lord I doe thou knowest lead my life in a most pitifull manner for that I cannot serue thee as I would I desire nothing but to please thee and on the contrarie my wicked nature lusteth continuallie to greeue thee This I call and feele a most miserable life my gracious Lord which receiue mercifullie into thy pittie and redresse compassionatelie of thy grace euen when it may best please thee for all thy mercies sake XVII O mercifull Lord who hast vouchsafed to vnseale the eies of my vnderstanding to see the mysterie of my Redemption and Returne make me O Lord to tast the fruits thereof which flourishing vpon the tree of the crosse shall with the force thereof quicken and giue life vnto my fainting dead soule Preserue and warrant me for euer from the ruine which hath so miserablie brought together the race of mankind and ouerflowed them by disobedience XVIII Establish in my heart O Lord my God an habitation for thy holie Spirit to the end I neuer heereafter breath or vtter forth any thing but tending to thy praises and let thy will bee alwaies printed in my mind and thy glorie grauen vpon my lippes that my lippes being opened my mouth may shew forth thy praise XIX I doe humblie thanke thee my mercifull Lord for my Election Calling Creation Redemption Regeneration Iustification Sanctification Preseruation Glorification Resurrection Righteousnes But most especiallie for that most ancient loue of thine wherein thou hast continuallie watched ouer mee gathered me with thine arme and carried me in thy bosome in such exceeding loue and care as when I had bestowed all my daies in open disobedience was vtterlie vndone by my fraile delights euen then in a verie moment thou brokest the heauens and scatteredst the cloudes to come down and plucke me out of the mouth of the deuouring Dragon taking mee by the hand and giuing me this large time of repentance to the end I should declare thy name vnto my brethren XX. Nay my mercifull Lord more then this thou hast not onely seene my vnrighteousnesse and been patient euen to be prouoked by me but hast couered my open offences from the eies of men and kept me reputed as vnspotted and blamelesse in the world when many a time for my wilfulnes in many things thou mightest haue infl●cted an open and fearefull penalty vpon me Thus most gratiously preuenting in thy vnspeakeable fauour that the blemishes of my fraile youth should not scandall or defame thy calling and the most humblie desired Returne of my Age. XXI It is verily true indeed that I haue sinned most vnwoo●…tedly and audaciously I lay open vnto thee and the whole world the very bottome of my heart Thou knowest my whole life I haue sinned in the sight of Heauen and Earth I will neuer stand in defence or pleade excuse before thee For my grace and pardon is in thy hand onely and I looke for peace and redresse onely from thee XXII For thou hast granted vnto me behold a token of thy

fauour of Christ Iesus make his mercies my buckler and my shield that I may learne and follow his steppes and hope in nothing but thy gracious goodnesse springing afresh out of his continuallie renewed and fragrant obedience still orient in thy glorious face that I may be euer zealous of his will whereby the dropping and sweating faintings of my afflictions may prepare and establish mee in the whole accomplishment of my sanctification LXXVII For the knowledge and obedience of thy will my Lord is all my verie whole desire and the thing which must lead me and guide me through the windings and turnings of the labyrinth of this mortallitie for this same verie obedience of thy will is the verie path-way vnto euerlasting life which I so incessantlie gape and wish for LXXVIII Reueale vnto mee therefore this thy will and laie it vp in my soule that I may there keepe it most deerelie and in the midst of the congregation I may speake of thy goodnesse and righteousnesse by an open changed and renewed conuersation rendring all holie acknowledgements of thanks and praises vnto thy name and thereby bring many children vnto thee to which onelie end I desire to liue LXXJX I know O Lord that death is the penaltie of originall sinne and disobedience but since I am now planting a garden for thy delight for thou saiest thy heart shall reioice when my mouth speaketh righteous things spare mee therefore my God suffer me not to go downe all belowe but euen at the mouth of darkenes and death plucke mee out of danger mercifull Lord bee content with my humble abashed and melting heart without imposing penaltie for my deserued thraldome LXXX Heare therefore O Lord my sighes and take in good part my broken voice which testifieth thy euerlasting and vnchangeable mercies and since thine eare is neuer shut vnto those that call vpon thee sincerelie seeke thy face mourninglie encline the same thy amiable face and countenance vnto mee for all sorts of felicities follow thy presence continualie afford the same vnto me my deere God euen vnto this wounded heart of mine and say and speake peace vnto mee behold I am readie to seeke thy face LXXXI O Lord thou hast promised this mercie of thine how often hast thou from thy pittie sustained mee when I haue spoken neuer a word vnto thee by hearing my secret thoughts or rather the sighing desires of the spirite calling vpon thee for grace and strength that I might be deliuered How manie perils haue I passed when I did not so much as regard thee in the violent rage and sway of my miserable youth euen by thine owne gentlenesse and care ouer me LXXXII For since thou art that vncreated word which hath made all things which doe a parte of thy will and thy will is a part of thy selfe doth it not represent it selfe vnto mee as thy face in such beautifull and excellent lineaments of diuinitie in the heauens and earth as shine most brightlie in euerie part thereof especialie in the places of thy pure worship LXXXIII Alas what daie time or instant of my life should I cease to be waile and sorrow for my sinnes which haue so much estranged mee from thy grace fauour and familiaritie which the humble and meeke sorte haue with thee their God whose armes are displaied still and euer calling Come see and tast your rest and be wearie of your fruitles toiles and when euer thou pleasest to depart to take view of our sorrow and seeking care after thee thou doest still by the extent of thy wings by a secret instinct of grace to follow thee with our eies calling come come and see LXXXIV O Lord my God which from the beginning hast reached out this carefull hand of thine vnto the afflicted which hast alwaies gathered into thy armes the oppressed comforted the iust vniustlie vexed grant me O Lord both strength and courage that I may take my spirits againe vnto mee which are halfe in a dead sleepe and slumber by the continuall distractions and vnprofitable cogitations which my long exile and banishment from my countrie where I was able to haue done thee some little seruice and shew loue vnto my neibours hath made vsuall vnto mee LXXXV Grant mercifull Lord that I may be cheered to glorifie thee with all my heart and spirite strangle by the strength of thy voice the blasphemies and vnrest of the wicked who goe about to defame thine honour and make a net for my soule by speaking euill of thy equall righteous and most gentle yoake and not beeing able to reach vnto thee yet go about violentlie to rush vpon those thy poore afflicted ones who desire to liue peaceablie serue thee faithfully LXXXVI Oh what ransome shall I offer vnto thee for my election whereby I haue assurance of a more quiet peaceable dwelling heereafter Alas I confesse to my great griefe I haue not one good worke neither cleane thought but all adulterated and defiled with inherent vnrighteousnes concupiscence ignorance and with the contagion of a long audaucious prouocation by open transgression in thy glorious presence Shall I offer vnto thee the treasures of the earth no hell is full of them No no my mercifull Lord I faithfullie beleeue thou thy selfe wilt bee the price of my redemption Thou wilt deliuer thine owne bodie to ransome thy seruant LXXXVII Thou wilt put vpon thee and cloath thy selfe with the dolours of death to giue mee the state of immortallitie for certainerie whereof thou sustainedst thy hell heere thy fathers wrath agonies and bloudie sweate that might appeare in thy presence blamelesse and without spot to the praise of thy euerlasting grace for euermore Amen