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A23696 The art of patience and balm of Gilead under all afflictions an appendix to The art of contentment / by the author of The whole duty of man. Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.; Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, Lady, d. 1679.; Sterne, Richard, 1596?-1683. 1694 (1694) Wing A1096; ESTC R20086 106,621 176

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secret_a counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o psal._n 25.19_o 20._o consider_v my_o enemy_n for_o they_o be_v many_o and_o they_o hate_v i_o with_o cruel_a hatred_n o_o keep_v my_o soul_n and_o deliver_v i_o st._n paul_n pray_v earnest_o that_o he_o may_v be_v free_v from_o the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n who_o buffet_n he_o feel_v and_o be_v answer_v with_o my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o so_o he_o sue_v for_o all_o god_n saint_n may_v the_o god_n of_o peace_n tread_v down_o satan_n under_o your_o foot_n short_o 2_o cor._n 12.9_o rom._n 16.19_o 20._o what_o ever_o evil_a it_o be_v that_o press_v thy_o soul_n have_v speedy_a recourse_n to_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n pour_v out_o thy_o heart_n into_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o father_n of_o all_o mercy_n and_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n and_o be_v sure_a if_o not_o of_o redress_n yet_o of_o ease_n we_o have_v his_o word_n for_o it_o that_o can_v fail_v we_o call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n i_o will_v deliver_v 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good_a and_o perfect_a gift_n make_v i_o to_o discern_v aright_o what_o grace_n thou_o have_v vouchsafe_v unto_o i_o and_o learn_v i_o to_o be_v true_o thankful_a for_o the_o same_o and_o to_o glorify_v thou_o the_o only_a giver_n of_o it_o so_o likewise_o to_o use_v my_o utmost_a diligence_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o those_o duty_n which_o thou_o require_v of_o i_o that_o when_o thou_o shall_v summon_v i_o to_o a_o reckon_a for_o the_o use_n of_o that_o talon_n commit_v to_o i_o i_o may_v give_v in_o my_o account_n and_o be_v plentiful_o reward_v by_o enter_v into_o that_o joy_n which_o thou_o have_v prepare_v for_o all_o thy_o servant_n 2._o grant_v that_o i_o may_v ever_o use_v that_o measure_n of_o grace_n thou_o have_v allot_v to_o i_o and_o restrain_v i_o from_o turn_v of_o it_o into_o wantonness_n let_v i_o be_v content_a with_o that_o portion_n which_o thou_o in_o thy_o wisdom_n and_o goodness_n have_v endow_v i_o withal_o and_o not_o plead_v ignorance_n and_o contemn_v its_o insufficiency_n neither_o let_v i_o envy_n those_o that_o haeve_fw-la receive_v more_o lest_o i_o repine_v against_o thou_o nor_o despise_v those_o which_o have_v attain_v less_o lest_o i_o incur_v thy_o displeasure_n and_o cause_v thou_o in_o justice_n to_o withdraw_v that_o grace_n from_o i_o which_o in_o mercy_n thou_o have_v free_o give_v i_o and_o bestow_v it_o upon_o those_o who_o will_v make_v better_a use_n of_o it_o but_o lord_n sanctify_v unto_o i_o all_o thy_o gift_n and_o grace_n to_o my_o life_n end_n amen_n sect_n vi_o loss_n of_o reputation_n 1._o next_o to_o our_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v the_o care_n of_o our_o reputation_n which_o lose_v we_o be_v dead_a to_o the_o world_n thou_o suffer_v under_o a_o public_a infamy_n i_o do_v not_o ask_v how_o just_o he_o be_v wise_a that_o say_v it_o be_v fit_a for_o every_o good_a man_n to_o fear_v a_o false_a reproach_n a_o good_a name_n be_v no_o less_o wound_v for_o the_o time_n with_o that_o than_o with_o a_o just_a crimination_n this_o be_v a_o sore_a evil_n against_o which_o there_o be_v no_o preservative_n nor_o hardly_o can_v be_v prescribe_v any_o remedy_n innocence_n itself_o be_v no_o antidote_n against_o malicious_a tongue_n neither_o grandeur_n nor_o sanctity_n can_v secure_v any_o from_o unjust_a calumny_n 2._o may_v that_o be_v any_o ease_n to_o thou_o i_o can_v tell_v thou_o of_o king_n and_o saint_n that_o have_v complain_v of_o this_o misfortune_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v it_o thou_o have_v the_o company_n of_o the_o best_a if_o that_o mitigate_v thy_o misery_n but_o what_o do_v i_o speak_v of_o mortal_n who_o great_a purity_n may_v be_v blur_v with_o some_o imperfection_n look_v upon_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n the_o eternal_a son_n of_o the_o ever_o live_v god_n god_n clothe_v in_o flesh_n and_o see_v whether_o any_o other_o be_v his_o lot_n in_o this_o region_n of_o mortality_n do_v thou_o not_o hear_v for_o his_o gracious_a sociableness_n brand_v as_o gluttonous_a a_o wine-bibber_n a_o friend_n of_o publican_n and_o sinner_n mat._n 11.19_o for_o his_o powerful_a and_o merciful_a cure_n of_o demoniac_n blazon_v for_o a_o fellow_n that_o cast_v out_o devil_n through_o beelzebub_n the_o prince_n of_o devil_n mat._n 12.24_o be_v not_o he_o slander_v to_o death_n for_o treason_n against_o caesar_n and_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n john_n 19.12_o mat._n 26.65_o do_v not_o the_o multitude_n say_v he_o be_v mad_a and_o have_v a_o devil_n john_n 10.20_o be_v he_o not_o after_o his_o death_n count_v a_o impostor_n mat._n 27.63_o and_o can_v there_o be_v worse_a name_n than_o glutton_n drunkard_n conjurer_n and_o traitor_n blasphemer_n madman_n demoniac_a and_o impostor_n who_o then_o can_v think_v much_o to_o be_v slander_v with_o mean_a crime_n when_o he_o hear_v the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o who_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n can_v find_v nothing_o lade_v with_o so_o heinous_a calumniation_n john_n 14.30_o 3._o thou_o be_v smite_v with_o a_o sordid_a tongue_n which_o penetrate_v into_o thy_o soul_n that_o person_n give_v a_o high_a praise_n to_o his_o sword_n that_o affirm_v it_o be_v sharp_a than_o slander_n and_o if_o a_o razor_n prove_v sharp_a yet_o short_a of_o the_o edomite_n tongue_n psal._n 52.2_o and_o if_o these_o weapon_n reach_v not_o far_o enough_o he_o find_v both_o spear_n and_o arrow_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o his_o traducer_n psal._n 57.4_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o same_o circumstance_n with_o david_n what_o shall_v thou_o do_v but_o for_o his_o complaint_n use_v his_o remedy_n i_o will_v cry_v unto_o god_n most_o high_a unto_o god_n that_o perform_v all_o thing_n for_o i_o he_o shall_v send_v from_o heaven_n and_o save_v i_o from_o the_o reproach_n of_o he_o that_o will_v swallow_v i_o up_o god_n shall_v send_v forth_o his_o mercy_n and_o his_o truth_n psal._n 57.2_o 3._o do_v by_o thy_o reproach_n as_o hezekiah_n do_v by_o the_o rail_a line_n of_o rabshakeh_n spread_v they_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o leave_v thy_o cause_n in_o the_o just_a hand_n of_o the_o almighty_a who_o will_v in_o his_o good_a time_n revenge_v thy_o wrong_n and_o clear_v thy_o innocency_n and_o requite_v thou_o good_a for_o their_o malice_n and_o envy_n 4._o in_o the_o mean_a time_n thou_o complain_v of_o be_v blemish_v with_o a_o odious_a aspersion_n and_o thy_o name_n repeat_v by_o many_o censorious_a mouth_n thou_o hear_v what_o other_o say_v but_o do_v thou_o make_v a_o particular_a search_n in_o thy_o own_o bosom_n if_o thy_o conscience_n acquit_v thou_o obdure_v thy_o face_n against_o all_o spite_n of_o malice_n what_o be_v ill_a fame_n but_o a_o unsavoury_a breath_n do_v but_o turn_v thy_o ear_n from_o the_o reception_n and_o what_o be_v thou_o
have_v not_o be_v in_o such_o a_o ecstasy_n but_o to_o depart_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n be_v that_o which_o raise_v his_o soul_n 35._o when_o socrates_n be_v to_o die_v for_o his_o religion_n he_o comfort_v himself_o with_o this_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v to_o orpheus_n homer_n musaeus_n and_o the_o other_o worthy_n of_o former_a age_n poor_a man_n can_v he_o have_v know_v god_n manifest_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o receive_v up_o into_o glory_n 1_o tim._n 3.16_o and_o in_o that_o glorify_a state_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o majesty_n can_v he_o have_v know_v the_o bless_a order_n of_o the_o cherubin_n and_o seraphim_n angel_n arch_a angel_n principality_n and_o power_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o most_o glorious_a hierarchy_n of_o heaven_n can_v he_o have_v be_v acquaint_v with_o that_o celestial_a choir_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a heb._n 12.23_o can_v he_o have_v know_v the_o god_n and_o father_n of_o spirit_n the_o infinite_a and_o incomprehensible_a glorious_a deity_n who_o presence_n transfuse_v everlasting_a blessedness_n into_o all_o those_o citizen_n of_o glory_n and_o can_v he_o have_v know_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v a_o undoubted_a interest_n in_o that_o infinite_a bliss_n how_o glad_o will_v he_o have_v take_v of_o his_o hemlock_n and_o how_o joyful_o will_v he_o have_v pass_v to_o that_o happy_a world_n 36._o all_o this_o we_o know_v and_o no_o less_o assure_v then_o of_o our_o present_a be_v with_o what_o comfort_n shall_v we_o think_v of_o change_v our_o present_a condition_n with_o a_o bless_a immortality_n how_o sweet_a a_o song_n be_v that_o of_o old_a simeon_n luke_n 2.29_o lord_n now_o let_v thou_o thy_o servant_n depart_v in_o peace_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n that_o which_o he_o see_v by_o the_o eye_n of_o sense_n thou_o see_v by_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n even_o the_o lord_n christ_n verse_n 16._o he_o see_v he_o in_o weakness_n thou_o see_v he_o in_o glory_n why_o shall_v thou_o not_o depart_v not_o in_o peace_n only_o but_o in_o joy_n and_o comfort_v 37._o how_o do_v the_o proto-martyr_n stephen_n triumph_n over_o the_o rage_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o the_o fury_n of_o death_n when_o he_o have_v once_o see_v the_o heaven_n open_v and_o the_o son_n of_o man_n stand_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n act_n 7.56_o god_n offer_v the_o same_o bless_a prospect_n to_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o soul_n faith_n be_v the_o key_n that_o open_v the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n fix_v thy_o eye_n upon_o that_o glorious_a and_o save_v object_n thou_o can_v not_o but_o lay_v down_o thy_o body_n in_o peace_n and_o send_v thy_o soul_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o buy_v it_o with_o the_o cheerful_a and_o sweet_a recommendation_n of_o lord_n jesus_n receive_v my_o spirit_n act_v 7.39_o a_o prayer_n at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n o_o lord_n god_n almighty_n i_o humble_o acknowledge_v my_o own_o vileness_n through_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o my_o life_n and_o see_a thou_o have_v thus_o long_o spare_v i_o now_o accomplish_v thy_o mercy_n in_o i_o be_v thou_o my_o god_n forever_o and_o my_o guide_n unto_o the_o end_n o_o comfort_v i_o now_o my_o heart_n tremble_v in_o i_o and_o the_o terror_n of_o death_n be_v fall_v upon_o i_o give_v i_o the_o long_o expect_a fruit_n of_o my_o hope_n propose_v to_o i_o in_o thy_o word_n o_o bless_a jesus_n who_o be_v the_o death_n of_o death_n now_o show_v thyself_o my_o saviour_n take_v from_o my_o afflict_a soul_n the_o sting_n of_o death_n and_o assure_v i_o of_o victory_n loose_v the_o pain_n allay_v the_o fear_n and_o sorrow_n and_o sweeten_v the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n until_o in_o my_o enjoy_n thy_o presence_n it_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o victory_n o_o holy_a saviour_n who_o have_v have_v experience_n of_o all_o our_o misery_n for_o sin_n without_o sin_n and_o have_v admit_v we_o to_o be_v baptise_a into_o the_o similitude_n of_o thy_o death_n and_o resurrection_n let_v i_o now_o feel_v in_o my_o languish_v soul_n the_o power_n and_o efficacy_n thereof_o 2._o o_o christ_n who_o human_a soul_n in_o thy_o passion_n for_o my_o redemption_n be_v heavy_a unto_o death_n now_o merciful_o consider_v my_o frailty_n who_o be_o now_o at_o the_o point_n of_o dissolution_n o_o now_o give_v i_o a_o invincible_a faith_n in_o thou_o against_o which_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v never_o prevail_v now_o speak_v peace_n and_o comfort_n to_o my_o poor_a soul_n thou_o who_o pour_v out_o thy_o soul_n to_o death_n for_o i_o receive_v my_o weary_a spirit_n to_o eternal_a life_n let_v not_o this_o fearful_a passage_n be_v too_o bitter_a to_o i_o but_o be_v thou_o ever_o present_a with_o i_o in_o all_o my_o suffering_n o_o holy_a ghost_n the_o comforter_n of_o all_o the_o elect_n leave_v i_o not_o comfortless_a let_v i_o be_v gather_v to_o my_o father_n in_o peace_n bring_v i_o to_o that_o life_n wherein_o thou_o have_v promise_v to_o wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o our_o eye_n where_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o death_n sorrow_n pain_n nor_o any_o bitter_a effect_n of_o sin_n lord_n hear_v i_o o_o thou_o who_o despise_v not_o a_o break_a contrite_a heart_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o lord_n receive_v my_o petition_n and_o in_o thy_o appoint_a hour_n come_v lord_n jesus_n my_o saviour_n and_o redeemer_n deliver_v i_o from_o this_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n even_o so_o come_v lord_n jesus_n come_v quick_o amen_n sect_n xvii_o of_o judgement_n 1._o thou_o apprehend_v true_a death_n be_v terrible_a but_o judgement_n more_o both_o succeed_v upon_o the_o same_o decree_n it_o be_v appoint_v unto_o man_n once_o to_o die_v but_o after_o this_o the_o judgement_n heb._n 9.27_o it_o be_v not_o more_o terrible_a than_o think_v on_o death_n because_o he_o strike_v and_o lay_v before_o we_o example_n of_o mortality_n can_v but_o sometime_o take_v up_o our_o heart_n but_o the_o last_o judgement_n have_v no_o visible_a proof_n upon_o our_o thought_n too_o seldom_o fright_v we_o 2._o yet_o who_o conceive_v the_o terror_n of_o that_o day_n when_o the_o sun_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o darkness_n and_o the_o moon_n into_o blood_n act_v 2.20_o that_o day_n which_o shall_v burn_v as_o a_o oven_n when_o all_o the_o proud_a and_o all_o that_o do_v wicked_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o stubble_n mal._n 4.1_o that_o day_n in_o which_o the_o heaven_n shall_v pass_v away_o with_o a_o great_a noise_n and_o the_o element_n shall_v melt_v with_o fervent_a heat_n the_o earth_n also_o and_o the_o work_n that_o be_v therein_o shall_v be_v burn_v up_o 2_o pet._n 3.10_o that_o day_n wherein_o the_o lord_n jesus_n shall_v be_v reveal_v from_o heaven_n with_o his_o mighty_a angel_n in_o flame_a fire_n take_v vengeance_n on_o they_o that_o know_v not_o god_n and_o that_o obey_v not_o the_o gospel_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 2_o thess._n 1.7_o 8._o that_o day_n wherein_o the_o lord_n will_v come_v with_o fire_n and_o with_o his_o chariot_n like_o a_o whirlwind_n to_o render_v his_o anger_n with_o fury_n and_o his_o rebuke_n with_o flame_n of_o fire_n for_o by_o fire_n and_o by_o his_o sword_n will_v the_o lord_n plead_v with_o all_o flesh_n isa._n 66.15_o 16._o that_o day_n wherein_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v come_v in_o his_o glory_n and_o all_o the_o holy_a angel_n with_o he_o and_o shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v gather_v before_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v separate_v they_o one_o from_o another_o as_o a_o shepherd_n divide_v his_o sheep_n from_o the_o goat_n mat._n 25.31_o 32._o and_o that_o day_n wherein_o all_o the_o kindred_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v wail_v because_o of_o he_o rev._n 1.7_o 3._o that_o great_a and_o terrible_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n joel_n 2.31_o wherein_o if_o the_o power_n of_o heaven_n be_v shake_v how_o can_v the_o heart_n remain_v remove_v and_o if_o the_o world_n be_v dissolve_v who_o can_v abide_v it_o alas_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o tremble_v at_o thunder_n in_o a_o cloud_n and_o at_o lightning_n that_o glance_n our_o eye_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v when_o the_o heaven_n shall_v break_v in_o piece_n and_o be_v on_o flame_n about_o our_o ear_n oh_o who_o may_v abide_v the_o day_n of_o his_o come_n and_o who_o shall_v stand_v when_o he_o appear_v mal._n 3.2_o 4._o yet_o be_v of_o good_a cheer_n amid_o all_o this_o horror_n there_o be_v comfort_n whether_o thou_o be_v one_o who_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n to_o reserve_v upon_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o dreadful_a day_n he_o know_v in_o who_o hand_n our_o time_n be_v but_o this_o we_o be_v sure_a of_o that_o we_o be_v upon_o the_o last_o day_n and_o we_o may_v spit_v