passions labour to prevent Displease the Divel learn to be content By discontent the Devil 's gratifi'd And by this sin thy Soul may be destroy'd Take heed of discord t is the Devils joy Fly discontent it brings much misery Subdue thy self strive for this Victory Keep down thy flesh it is an enemy Art thou reproached or in Prison cast Bear it with patience till the storm be past God can repair thee and release thee thence But he is pleas'd to prove thy Patience He knowes what 's in thee but this exercise Will make thee learn his mercy more to prize Iob was corrected with a sharper rod Yet under sufferings he did Worship God He lost both Flocks and Heards and Children dear Yet in all this he did God's Justice clear He was Divested of a great Estate The Lord that gave the Lord away did take His body suffered in a high degree From Biles and Botches there was no place free Then he a Potsheard took himselfe to scrape And humbly he down in the ashes sate O here behold the fruit of true content Iob suffered much and yet was Patient He got much Gain by this correcting Rod All works for good to them that love their God God in his Wisdome maketh many times Our Maladies to be our Medicines Art thou then poor are Earthly comforts gone God can make Physick of Affliction Unto the Righteous godly and upright In greatest darkness there ariseth light Afflictions great may prove an excellent Cathalicon against thy discontent And also teach thee much Humility For much proud flesh within thy heart doth lie But sharp corrections are Gods Corrowsives To eat it out proud flesh is apt to rise Yea Gall and Wormwood God doth oft provide To purge his Children from the sin of Pride By Gods Chastisements man is often brought To true Repentance which thereby is taught Repentance is the pretious fruit that growes Upon the Cross this Thorne doth beare a Rose Afflictions do Gods children truly trie They are the touchstone of sincerity They make them zealons when they pray to God They are most fervent when they feel the Rod. Ionah securely in the ship did sleep But Ionah prayd in danger in the deep Affliction sifts the soul of sinful man It tries his Faith 't is Gods refining Fan. Faith propt with Patience bears the greatest weight This far shines brightest in the darkest night T is God that doth our Graces often trie Submit to him much comfort comes thereby Do not withstand Gods way which works out sin Thy heart 's impure much dross is found therein By Gods chastisements man receives no loss This fiery furnace purgeth out the dross Tho Shadrach Mesach and Abednego Were in the Furnace hot they felt no woe They were fast bound and cast into the fire It burnt their bonds it burnt not their attire So doth the fire of our Afflictions trie And burns the bonds of our iniquity We are Gods people and his husbandry Within our hearts the seeds of sin do lye He Ploughs them up destroyes the wicked weed And in our hearts he sowes a holy seed He kills the Tares he Harrowes every part Afflictions help to make a holy heart True Faith put forth most pure and noble acts In times of tryal faith beats fearing back The Torch that 's beaten gives the greater light Faith in affliction shineth far more bright The Bay and Cipress flourish in the shade But in the Sun these fragrant flowers fade The shade of sorrow more improves thy Grace Then shining solace in a pleasant Place Then murmur not submit to God most high Accept that well which makes thee fructifie By discontent our Prayers we do confute We pray thy will be donâ— this is our suite And yet we murmur in Adversity Which shewes our Prayers are in Hipocrysy Hast thou more sorrow then some others have Then seek to God and his assistance crave He can support thee in thy sorrowes all And set thee free from all thy Bonds and thrall The Prophet Daniel was by wicked men Accus'd and cast into the Lyons Den. Yet was preserv'd by Gods Almighty power The hungry Lions did not him devoure But his accusers found them violent Their bones they brake God sav'd the innocent Great sufferings are the way to glory great God's blessed Son did blood and water sweat He suffered death and yet was free from sin He payd thy debt wilt thou do nought for him O be content do not thy case condole Afflictions help to cure a sin sick soule But male content of grief and anger both A mixture hath and raiseth stormy wroth Within thy soul this spirit restless is T is never quiet something is amiss The man 's not sick and yet he 's never well Aske what he ailes alas he cannot tell What is the matter his great discontent Hath discompos'd his heart and made a rent There is no state can please his wavering mind In no condition he can comfort find He runs the round he ends where he begun Moves to and fro dislikes both shade and sun Faith looks beyond the help of earthly things And feeds upon both hope and promisings Faith will trust God where him it cannot trace And will adventure of his word and grace But discontent no reason will obey The rules of faith it wholly casts away Great sinfulness is found in discontent Both in the causes and the consequent Pride Envy Avatice and Unbeleif Of discontent these are the causes chief Pride makes a man too highly to esteem His own deserts and others meanly deem His own condition he conceives too low And so blames God because he made it so And this proud man presume to tax the Lord Because he plac'd him in no higher Orb. So Envy is a very divellish sin Adam was holy Satan envyed him The sacrifice of Abel was accepted Cain envyed him because his was rejected And Avarice doth cause great discontent T is ever craveing alwaies indigent For Covetousness contentedness doth thwart They cannot both live in a holy heart Distrust's an evil greater then distress 'T is inconsistent with contentedness And discontent it is a dayly grief It is the Eccho of mans unbeleif And this distemper causeth such discord That man with gladness cannot serve the Lord For discontent doth alwaies live in want Unthankfulness is its concomitant This discontent made Ahab Naboth stone That Naboths Vineyard might be come his own And Absolom it caus'd to seek a Crown To raise himself and pull his Father down This discontent doth dayly stir up strife It takes away the comfort of mans life Iâ— man hath much and yet do thirst for more He 's discontent this makes the Rich man poor We nought deserve and yet we much desire If God deny us we are full of ire When Ionahs Guard that withering vanity Was smitten Ionah in a Pet would die All live in want that live in discontent Rich men are rob'd by this distemperment Through discontent some
Imprimatur Ex Aedib Lamb. March 6. 1666 7 DIVINE Contentment OR A MEDICINE for a Discontented Man AND A Confession of FAITH And other POEMS upon several SUBJECTS By EDWARD MANLOVE of Ashborne in the County of Derby ESQUIER LONDON Printed for Richard Mills at the Pestel and Mortar without Temple Barr. 1667. To the READER REad and peruse this Poem to prevent The prejudice that comes by Discontent Which is a Sin not only Capitall But Catholick and Epidemicall Both to and fro man 's toss'd with discontent Filld with disquiet and distemperment He 's full of murmuring nothing doth him please His restless spirit 's like the rageing Seas Alwaies tempestuous full of rage and heat Often perplexed with amazements great His troubled heart is like a little Hell Wher 's discontent the Divel loves to dwell Then strive O man against this mortal sin Prize contentation Peace is found therein Peruse this Poem drest in mean attire Let true Contenment be thy hearts desire EDW. MANLOVE A MEDICINE for a Discontented MAN By Edward Manlove of Ashborn in the County of Derby Esquier CAst off distrustful and distracting care The love of Riches brings a sudden snare If with thy Wealth thou do dishonour God T will surely hasten his Correcting Rod Wouldst thou be Rich Paul for thy pattern take Learn thou Contentment in a low estate Content's great gain unto a godly soul Run fast make hast to get this Glorious Goale Engrave this lesson on thy humble heart Lay out thy self and labour for this Art The way to get it may be best discern'd By Gods good word this lesson there is learnd Then read and hear the Gospel full of Grace In this transparent glass behold Gods face When read and heard remember this thing more Safe in thy heart this sacred treasure store This truth 's a treasure all men cannot get Then lay it up in thy cheif Cabinet And prize it high preserve it for thy need To curb thy sin for thou art Adam's seed And many Lusts from thy corrupted heart Wage dayly warre against thy better part Then stoutly strive the mastership to win Not by thy strength thou art a sink of sin By prayers and tears seek thou for help to him That can both help and pardon all thy sin O murmure not but meekly walk with God Make bare thy back if he lift up the Rod. And be content to his submit thy will For he can sweeten every bitter Pill If thy condition bitter seem to thee Yet be content it comes by Gods decree Who knowes thy state and eke this precept gave Content your selves with such things as ye have Thou must obey Gods word it is his will At his command the rageing Sea stood still He is thy King a Loyal Subject be Submit unto his Royal Majestie If thou be poor and pinch'd with Povertie Thy God is rich and can provide for thee Hast thou no moneys goods nor earthly soyle God can sustein thee with a Cruce of Oyle Hast no Estate thy Children may possess God is a Father to the fatherless Hast nothing left for thy beloved Wife Leave her to God he can preserve her life Art thou in pain thy God can give thee ease And in thy sickness make thy sickness cease Art thou in Prison God can thee release Art spoyl'd with Warre thy God can send thee peace But for the present learn to be content Repine at nothing Providence hath sent Art thou plac'd in a high or lower Sphere It is God's Providence that plac'd thee there If thou be placed in the lowest Orb Submit with Patience to the living Lord God sees it good thou shouldst be placed there Else he would place thee in a higher Sphere The highest Orb is not the safest state Low shrubs are quiet when high Cedars shake Are many Rich and no Affliction feel And thou but poor observe the inner wheel Ezekiel minds thee of more wheels then one The inner wheel turns all or else turns none Gods providence the inner wheel and best Doth strongly move and turneth all the rest It is the Helme that turns about the Ship The Vniverse is overrul'd by it And yet its compass it doth not exceed But doth concurr to perfect what 's decree'd Let thou and I this lesson learn from hence Strive not at all against God's providence But be contented with thy present lott The wheel may turn although thou knowst it not Let God choose for thee be not over nice Lest Adam like thou make an evil choice He had great choice excepted was one tree He are of that was curst and so were we Lott made his choice he had his hearts desire He Sodome chose which soon was burnt with fire Remember Rachel blessed Iacobs wife Her choice was Children one cost her her life Take what God gives let that give thee content God can supply thee when thy store is spent If God give more beware of wilful wast If God give less praise God for what thou hast By providence mans life preserved is More then by Wealth which is the worldlings bliss The quiet mind in the contented man Yeeldeth more comfort then his Riches can It makes him happy cheatful yea content Makes Poor men Rich when all their Treasures spen But discontent disturbs turns peace to strife It doth eate up the comfort of mans life This inbred thief doth rob us of no less Then all the Riches that we do possess This bitter Dram imbitters all the cup This sowre sop all sweetness drinketh up This fretting moth doth fret the purest part This eating Canker eats the very heart Wouldst thou have comfort banish discontent â—or it doth cloud thy comforts eminent But true content doth all to comfort turn This Oyle keeps in the Lamp and makes it burn Then pump thy heart draw out all discontent Stop up the leak the danger to prevent For troubled waters if they do get in May drownd thy ship and sink thy soul in sin This discontent the better to avoid Be humble man and eke beware of Pride With that condition God hath plac'd thee in Be thou content for discontent is sin Keep to thy calling think it not too low Tax not God's wisdome he hath made it so Art thou a Tradesman follow then thy Trade Old Adam he despised not a spade Our father Iacob kept his fathers sheep Where God hath plac'd thee there thou ought's to keep But now a daies this discontent and pride Makes many a man his calling lay aside It is too low or he too high for it This Pride makes him his lawful calling quit And strange Cameraes do possess his brain He seeks for something in a higher strain The Cobler then the Pulpit needs must climbe His words are losty and his thoughts sublime The Spirit moves him how can he mistake His words are stiched well and well they take He is improv'd and you shall hear anon He 's Pastor of some Congregation His purblind brethren love
to hear him teach And this proud Patcher he presumes to Preach And when he doth this new found way forsake 'T is doubt he will begin to Rant or Quake Alas he 's gone so far beyond his Last He 's like to fall by running over fast Pride puff'd him up the Cobler climing high Ape like hath shewd his great'st deformity Alas poor man t is time that all lament T is much adoe for man to be content If he be poor then envious he will be If Rich puff'd up with his Prosperity With Iacobs Talent learn to be content Praise God that hath thee food and raiment sent If thou be Rich and yet dost covet more It better is to be content and poor Or if thy Riches fill with worldly care Thy empty heart thy riches are a snare Or if thy riches cause thy discontent Thy riches are an empty Complement But art thou rich and godly and content Thy riches are a gratious suppliment If thou imploy them for Gods glory then God will thoe bless thou wilt have praise of men Pray not for Riches nor for Poverty But food convenient that is best for thee A mean estate may yeild as much content As Riches great or places eminent Sorrow sometimes far better is then joy A low estate far better then a high What greater Honour canst thou do to God Then with submission humbly kiss his Rod Then be content in want learn to abound This sweet condition is with comfort crownd Contentment here the first fruit of Heaven is But true content is in eternal bliss But discontent doth discompose the heart Doth gaul the spirit vexeth every part It is a Gangrein and a festring sore â—t turns both faith and patience forth adore It is a breed bate making jars and fractions It fumes it frets it stirreth up distractions It hurts the body it disjoynts the soul It makes ill worse it is a Kindle coal It makes repining when we should rejoyce It alwaies wants it 's full of avarice It is a passion that doth often robb Man of his reason makes him slight his God But true contentment in the inner part Workes trouble out of every troubled heart As Physick doth Diseases purge away So doth contentment greatest gains alay It doth refresh and chear the fainting heart Of every one that gains this godly Art It makes the Lame to leap the Sad to Sing Divine Contentment doth sweet solace bring There is great Virtue in Divine Content This Golden Shield beats back discouragement This gallant ship the heart from sincking saves And makes it Sail above the rageing Waves This true Content doth set mans heart in tune By fervent Prayer his God to importune It brings the heart into a holy frame For God accepts no Sacrifice that 's lame Content breeds courage in a godly Saint He beares his burden when the wicked faint If God command him he takes up his Cross And by Contentment he makes gain of loss Impatience and discontent are Twins But true Content doth banish these two sins But discontent much murmuring doth produce To let in sin it is the very sluce This murmuring sin the Divels Musick is He likes no Tune so well as he likes this This Discontent a restless Spirit is That haunts so many and so few doth miss It makes a man means indirect to use To get such things as Nature bids him choose Contentment doth temptations strong prevent Though th' World and flesh and Devil all do temp But discontent made Iob's wife foolish be Unto her Husband say Curse God and die This discontent a man an Atheist makes He turns Apostate and his God forsakes He thinks that God of man doth take no care He 's not contented with his Bill of Fare He nothing wants and yet is discontent He hath enough and yet is indigent Out of the Blossome of this discontent Growes bitter Fruit an evil consequent But with content a little is enough This Anchor staies the Ship when storms are rough This turns the bitter water into Wine And makes it tast the Nectar from the Vine This Crosses great to Comforts great doth turn And makes him merry that before did mourn It makes his heavy burden seem but light He hopes for Glory of a greater weight If this be then the fruit of contentation O labour man to get this consolation This Honey Comb drops sweetness every where This comfort lasts because content is there But discontent a sowre Leaven is Our greatest comforts are Eclipst by this It lessens mercy trebbles every Cross Turns sweet to sowre the purest Gold to dross But true contentment waits on Providence And takes God's dealings in a better sence If God send sickness Pain or Poverty All 's for the best if thou contented be Doth God Refine thee in a Furnace hot To purge away thy dross why should be not Thou art his Gold he makes thee sparkle more Thou art made purer then thou wast before He in his Wisdome makes thy body smart To bring thee to a better frame of heart Shouldst thou be Rich be sure that Christ be thine Of Grace and Wisdome he 's the golden Mine He is a Pearle a sparkling Diamond His worth all worldly Treasure goes beyond Sell all thou hast to get this pretious prize And buy the Feild wherein this Treasure lies In Christ both Fulness and true Riches is By this inriching Pearl comes glorious Bliss Induring Riches in this Treasury Are locked up from all Eternity If worldly Wealth be wanting live by Faith He that hath Christ the greatest Treasure hath This richly decks the Soul with true content These are the Riches that are permanent If thou be rich and yet thy soul be poor What art thou better for thy worldly store But if thy Soul bespangled be with Grace Thou art prepared for a better place The high Plantation Heavens Paradise The glorious Heaven of Eternal Joyes There are true Riches there 's true consolation There is full freedome from all Reprobation All other things are like the Butterfly Whose Wings are painted very curiously Yet touch them they thy fingers do defile All Earthly things are apt thy soul to soyle They do corrupt they cannot long endure Fix not thy heart on things that are impure But be content let God thy portion be He hath a godly heritage for thee The world is empty only full of sin In God is fulness make address to him He can give Riches he can make thee poor Iob lost much wealth yet God did give him more Then do not kick against the Lords decree He knowes thy state and knowes what 's best for thee Submit to God imbrace his blessed Son Pray as he taught O Lord thy will be done God is well pleased with his Children when They like that portion he allots to them He hath his end in that they do submit To Providence and Acquiess in it Then be content to Satan do despight In discontent the Devil doth delight All evil
And how canst thou indure his wrathful ire Or who dwell with everlasting fire A natural man is under Satans power This roaring Lion seeketh to devóure Be not contented with thy wicked state Get true Repentance ere it be too late He that 's indebted till the debt be paid May be Arrested and in Prison laid Thou art indebted man by Adam fell Thou mayst be carried Prisoner unto Hell Thou canst not pay who will thy surety be There 's none but Christ can undertake for thee O then Repent lay hold on Christ by Faith O be contented thou art under wrath Change thy condition hasten out sin Thou wilt be damned if thou die therein Lott Sodome quit that City full of sin Was all destroy'd and all that stayd therein The longer man continues in his sin The stronger hold doth Satan get in him A Gartison that 's strongly fortifi'd And victuall'd well soon cannot be destroy'd A Plant that 's young soon plucked up may be But thou canst not pluck up a rooted tree If thou be rooted in the sin of Pride And unbeleif and nature be thy guide T is hard to pluck up those great roots of sin Which all thy life thou hast been rooted in Break off thy sins and choose the better part O man Repent and get a broken heart Thou better hadst abide the grief and pain Of setting bones then all thy life be lame That trouble 's blest that brings the soul to God With patience beare the Lords chastising Rod. A Conscience bad and quiet needs must be An evil state a sinful Lichargy Let no condition that dishonour brings Unto the Lord who is the King of Kings Give thee content therein's no inward peace And outward comforts they will shortly cease Take heed of trading in a course of sin God never call'd thee for to trade therein Art thou a servant labour speedily To get into some godly Family Continue not be not content to dwell Within the Suburbs or the smoak of Hell But hasten out of wicked sinners tents Lest thou incurr their heavy punishments Or be infected with the Poysoning sin Of ill example that abounds therein When Ioseph liv'd and greatest sway did beare In Pharohs Court he learned there to swear An ill example soon is sucked in Our eyes behold our eares do let in sin Good men by bad may sooner be perverted Then bad by good to godliness converted A master bad a servant bad doth make Men by their Masters do example take When Labans flock the pilled rods did see Of Poplar Hasle and the Chesnut tree They did conceive and brought forth speckle Goaâ— With white Ring-straked and with spotted coate Men quickly learn the tune that others sing Examples draw and are prevailing things In Kedars tents then do not thou reside Lest with the wicked thou shouldst be destroyd If in a wicked Family thou dwell Thou dost inhabit in a little Hell A good mans house with blessing is perfum'd The evil mans in wrath shall be consum'd When on the head the holy Oyle of Grace Is poured out it much perfumes the place And doth diffuse it self most pleasantly Upon the skirts of all the family Then labour thou to live in such a place Where by Gods blessing thou maist get more Grace For good examples are magnetical But ill examples do in danger all Be not contented with a little grace But strive for more be growing up apace T is not enough that thou have only life Grace is increased by a holy strife Paul pressed hard towards the Holy place Still striving for a greater stock of grace Some Stars in brightness others do transcend More Grace more Glory bringeth in the end Then strive for Grace but seek not for content In worldly wealth which is not permanent Let Holiness then be thy hearts delight Of Holiness God is the Prototype He is the Pattern and Original Of Holiness but we are sinners all Divine Contentment is a happy thing From this sweet Root doth consolation spring Contented Spirits chearful spirits are These Golden Shields keep off distracting care A cheerful Christian will himself submit Unto Gods dealings and rejoyce in it The inward joy of him doth not abate That is contented with his present state He that 's contented hath a thankful heart And all Afflictions taketh in good part Sweet Contemplations holy hearts do raise They strive to be the patterns of God's praise To the contented nothing comes amiss In all conditions he contented is Contented Christians they are only those Who wholly do submit to Gods dispose And will not run into a course of sin To rid themselves from troubles they are in But are contented willingly to wait Gods leisure till he free them from their streight Disquietness proceeds from unbeleif This want of Faith doth cause this inward grief Faith scatters fears and doubtings puts to flight It stills the heart when passions would affright Faith chides down passion and prevents that siâ—â— When reason sinckes then Faith aloft doth swiâ—â— Faith shewes the soul that all its tryals are From God in love who of the soul takes care Then humble be and learn to be content If Crosses come be not impatient Keep Conscience clear indulge not any sin Guilt breeds disquiet if it be therein When as the More is got into the eye It makes it sore it makes it watery And so doth sin raise tempests in the soul And brings a curse it brings a flying roule But if thou keep the eye of conscience clear This flying roule can never enter there Then pray to God invoke his holy name O get thy heart into a praying frame Prayer will prevail against thy discontent In greatest grief Prayer gives a holy vent The Key of Prayer well oyl'd with bryny tears Unlocks the heart of its affrighting fears By Prayer to God unbosome then thy soul And eke thy self upon thy Saviour roul Make known thy mind unto thy faithful friend Who to thy heart can ease and quiet send Unload thy soul into thy Saviours brest Where it may have all sweet content and rest Though God and man and both 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Give true contentment to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 FINIS Poems of Praise and Poems upon several other Subjects GOod Hezekiah pleasant Poems sings To God the Lord the only King of Kings Who heard his Prayers and granted his request Who heald his Plague and freed him from the Pest A good example from a godly King The godly ones God's Praises ought to sing When they are cumbered with the greatest fear Terrors and troubles of their Conscience where Can they have help but from their gracious God Who whips his Children after burns the rod. Both Rich and Poor then pay your chief age to The Lord of Lords the Rent of Praise you owe. Can you pay less unto so good a Lord Who gave his only Son his Holy Word To save his Saints to free their Souls from pain To die for them that
to th'elect by Adam's fall defil'd â—he womans seed did break the Serpents head â—he Lamb was slain for Saints and buried Christ hath Redemption purchased for men â—nd intercession he doth make for them â—hose he redeem'd to them he doth apply â—his purchase made by him effectually â—nd by his word a perfect Declaration â—eveal'd to them of th' misteries of salvation â—nd by his spirit in their inner parts â—oth work Obedience and doth guide their hearts And all their enemies he doth overcome By 's Power Wisdome and Dominion Of Free Will MAn in the state of Innocency had A power to will and do both good and bad He badly did and he by doing ill Lost both the power and freedome of his will He disobey'd and lost his happy station To will or do what might obtain Salvation To what is good he wholly is averse And also dead in sins and trespasses Man of himself thus merg'd in misery Can nothing do for his recovery Till God convert him and do him translate Into a godly and a gracious state Then he doth free him from his natural sin And from the bondage he before was in And by his Grace doth give him power and skill Spiritual works as well to do as will Yet still the seeds of unregeneration Remain in him till death remove his station And when he comes into eternal bliss Free to all good and not till then he is Of Efectual Calling ALL those that unto life by God's decree Predestinated are assuredly His Heirs shall be and Heaven shall inherit And shall be called by his word and spirit Out of the state of death and deadly sin In which by Nature they were plunged in Into a state of grace and of Salvation By Jesus Christ and through his mediation And their blind minds shall filled be with light To understand the things of God aright From them shall taken be their hearts of stone And hearts of flesh infused in the room And in their wills they shall renewed be To do what 's good then grace shall make them free This calling is by special grace alone And not for any thing foreseen or known That is in man therein he passive is God by his spirit freely calleth his And them enables also to embrace His gracious offer when he offers grace Elected Infants in their Infancy Are sav'd by Christ although the Infants die Persons elect depriv'd of outward call by 'th Ministry yet they are saved all Men not elected though they called be by 'th outward call of word and Ministry And have some operation of the spirit shall not be saved by Christ Jesus merrit And those that be not Christians they can never Salvation have by any way whatsoever Though they their lives do frame by natures light And keep that Law wherein they do delight Of Iustification ALL those that called are effectually The same God doth most freely justifie And into them doth righteousness infuse They are the Children God doth freely chuse Their sins he pardons and their persons takes As righteous all for Christ our Saviour's sake Not for the works or deeds which they have done Their debts discharg'd by Jesus Christ his Son He by his sufferings did acquit from sin All those that rest and do rely on him By lively faith his righteousness is theirs This Faith God gives to his Adopted Heirs And they receave the same beleivingly And by their faith God doth them justifie All saying graces do attend this one Faith works by love and never goes alone And for all those that are thus justifi'd To answer Justice our dear Saviour di'd Man 's justify'd this done by Gods free grace And yet observe that Justice keeps his place That all the elect for which our Saviour dy'd By Gods decree were freely justifi'd Yet though elected they are not just men Till Christ by 'th spirit be apply'd to them Man justifi'd can never lose that treasure Yet he by 's sins may suffer Gods displeasure And lose the favour of his countenance Till he be humbled by true penitence And do confess his sin and pardon get Renew his faith and so remove the lett Believers under the Old Testament As under new herein is also meant And of God's mercy freely did pertake And justify'd were for our Saviours sake Of Adoption ALL those by God that justified be For his Sons sake adopted are and free God for his Children them doth freely take They have access unto the Throne of Grace And Abba Father they may boldly cry And he will help them in their misery He pities them and them he doth protect He is their father and will them correct Yet he his Children never will forsake Co-heirs with Christ he doth his Children make Of Sanctification ALL the Elect that are regenerated In them new hearts and Spirits are created And all such Saints are sanctifyed more By God's good spirit then they were before And they not only are more sanctifi'd But sins dominion is in them destroy'd And that dominion being so destroy'd Their several Lusts in them are mortifi'd More quickning and more fading graces then Appear in all such sanctified men More power they have to practise holiness Which brings them to eternal hapiness Yet notwithstanding Saints proceed so far Still their corruptions raise a dealy warr The flesh and spirit alwaies are at strife Flesh fights for death the spirit strives for life And in this fight the flesh doth many maime And then the spirit conquer's it again And then the Saints in saving graces grow More flesh doth fight more grace it self doth show Of saving Faith by 'th word and spirit saving faith is wrought In all th'elect and they thereby are brought Into the way that leads to perfect bliss And then their Faith by Prayer increased is Then by the Sacraments they get more strength By Faith in Christ their souls are sav'd at length By this true Faith all Christians do accord To all the truths in the revealed word And square their actions by the Rule and Line Of God's good word as he doth them incline Doing and suffering what he doth require Doing the same with hearts that are intire Trembling at threats the promises imbraceing Resting on Christ our Saviour for salvation Of Repentance unto Life BY Gods good spirit and by his Holy Word Which are as sharp as any edged sword True penitence may be so wrought in him That was defiled by notorious sin That by Gods grace and by the sence and sight Of sins defilement he may grow contrite And greatly greive that he did ever sin Against the Lord that suffer'd death for him And may endeavour with a true intent To walk the waies of God's Commandements Man by Repentance cannot pardon merit And yet without it cannot bliss inherit No sins so small but it deserves damnation No sin 's so great but man may have salvation By true Repentance but observe herein He ought t'repent of all and every sin And them
confess to God and them forsake And pray for pardon for our Saviours sake And if he doth his brother scandalize Or the true Church in any wise He must confes 't and sorrow for the same And reconcile himself to them again Of good Works SUch works as God by 's holy word commands Such he accepts from all his peoples hands But such as be the products of blind zeal Or mans device shall not a whit avail Good works by men done in obedience To Gods commands are fruits and evidence Of true and lively Faith and manifest That they by Faith do in assurance rest And have a good and strong and full perswasion Founded upon the promise of salvation Men by good works their brethren edifie Adorn Profession and God glorifie They by their works shew what they do profess Their faith produceth fruits of holiness No man good works by his own power can do The spirit doth inable him thereto Yet must he not be negligent and sin But must stir up the grace of God in him They that attain unto the greatest height Yet their obedience alwaies wanteth weight Man's short of duty in a sinful state How then can any superorrogate No mortal man for sin can pardon merit Such Popish thoughts proceed from no good spirit When he hath done what ever he can do His duty he cannot attain unto What good man doth proceedeth from the spirit What 's wrought by him is staind where 's then the merit Yet as the persons of beleivers be By God through Christ accepted so doth he Their works accept yet still its all through him For their best works defiled are with sin But God accepts them if they be sincere And them rewards as if they perfect were God doth not unbeleivers workes accept And yet they sin if they good works neglect Their works proceed from hearts not purifi'd Therefore by them God is not glorifi'd Of the perseverance of the Saints VVHom God accepted hath for his sons merit And call'd and sanctifi'd by his good spirit They never can that are in such a case Fall finally from that good state of Grace But shall therein continue to the end And then their souls to Heaven shall ascend This perseverance wholly doth depend On God's decree which never hath an end And not upon th' free will of sinful men But th' spirit's power that inables them This floweth from the love of God so free In Christ that it can never changed be Yet through corruption man may sin commit And for a time may take delight in it And may thereby incurr the Lords displeasure And be depriv'd of comfort in some measure And conscience wound and hardness have of heart And eke of judgements feel the weight and smart Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation THough Hypocrites and unregenerate May through false hopes mistake their own estate And thereupon presume of their salvation When they are in the state of deep damnation Yet true beleevers may assured be Of their salvation and felicity If for salvation they on Christ rely By Faith and love him in sincerity Indeavouring good detesting every sin A happy state are such beleivers in And of salvation may themselves assure And happiness that shall for aye endure Men may have Faith and yet may not attain To full assurance nor perceive the same For many times God makes his Children waite And suffer conflicts ere they do pertake Of such assurance yet the Lord takes care For their support and keeps them from despair And they that get assurance of salvation Are not so sure but that it may be shaken For God the same doth often intermit When they are careless of preferring it Or do commit some great and griveous sin When by temptation Satan drawes them in Or if the Lord withdraw himself from them They walk in darkness like despairing men Yet when the Lord thus for a time departs He leaves his spirit working in their hearts And he himself returns in his due time Then their assurance is reviv'd again Of Religious Worship and Rest on tâ—â— Lords Day THe light of nature shewes there is a Lord That rules and raigneth over all the world Good of himself and doth do good to all Unto this God we ought to cry and call Fear him and love him trust him day and night Praise him and serve him with our hearts and migâ—â— QuestioÌ„ But what 's the Worship that will please the Lord Answer Such as he hath revealed in his word Not mâ—ns device not mans imagination Nor the suggestions that proceed from Satan But Gods good word prescribes the ready way Walk in the same Rest on the Sabbath day Religious worship's due to God alone To Angels Saints and other creatures none To Father Son and Holy Ghost then pay This Holy Tribute and no other way And that thy service may have acceptation Do all thou dost through Christ his mediation Prayer with thanksgiving from a holy heart Of this pure worship is a special part By God required from all sorts of men But that it may accepted be from them It must be made through Jesus Christ the Son And by the help of his good spirit done According to his will most reverently In faith and love with all humility And all such Worship vocal must be done Not in the Popish way but in the vulgar tongue We ought to pray for all the sorts of men But for the dead we must not pray for them Nor pray for him that doth of malice sin Against the spirit that enlightned him Read Holy Scriptures with a godly fear Sound Preaching of the Word eke gladly hear Perform these duties in Obedience Unto the Lord with faith and reverence Singing of Psalmes with good and gracious hearts Receave the Sacraments for they are parts Of that Religious Worship God commands And doth expect at all his peoples hands Besides Religions Oathes Vowes solemn Fasts And eke Thanksgivings for deliverance past Religious Worship will accepted be In any place performed reverently And is not ty'd to places here or there God may be truly worshipt every where In publick private or in families But yet more solemnly in Church Assemblies Which wilfully must not neglected be When God calls us to such solemnity One day in seven wholly must be kept And for a Sabbath must a part be set And solemniz'd unto the living Lord According to his will and holy word The seventh day the J with Sabbath was Till Jesus Christ from death to life did pass Since on the first it hath been kept alway And so is now the Christian Sabbath day This Sabbath to the Lord is holy kept When as the people do with due respect To his commands fit and prepare their hearts And worldly business wholly set a part And do observe a holy rest that day Not to their Recreations giving way Nor their own works nor words nor thoughts Works of necessity and mercy yet we ought To do but we must alwaies
To all thy sons and chosen ones Of ' th misteries of Salvation Now in their hearts and inner parts Work by thy spirit in them Obedience that they from hence May live like holy men By thy Dominion overcome Their Enemies O Lord And to that end be pleas'd to send Thy spirit with thy word To good and bad we freewil had But now since Adam's fall It is not so to will or do We are unable all We are both dead and buried Till thou shalt us translate Till thou convert and bring the heart Into a gracious state Then shall we be for ever free From our old natures clogg And from the sin that we are in And freely serve our God And in a case that by his grace We shall have power and skill Both readily and spiritually Good works to do or will Yet still the breed of the old seed Of Unregeneration In us remains till mortal pains Remove our earthly station And we enjoy in heaven high The Saints felicity Then we shall be made fully free To do good perfectly In the mean time those that are thine And Heaven shall inherit O gracious Lord call by thy word And by thy holy spirit Out of the sin that they are in Into a state of grace Through Christ thy Son let it be done For thy own mercies sakè O Lord give light to blind give sight Remove their hearts of stone And hearts of flesh good and upright Lord give them in the Room Renew their wills and give them Grace By'd them renewed be Lord give them grace to grow apace For Lord thy grace is free And there is none but thee alone Can give this special grace Thou offerest it and mak'st us fit Thy offer to imbrace This is our case 't is thy free grace And thy free grace alone 'T is not for any grace in us That was foreseen or known Lord pierce our hearts and inner parts We are but passive all Let thy good spirit for thy sons merit Give us an innward call O Lord accept us thine elect Lord freely justifie Us thy poor Saints Lord hear our plaints Thy son for us did dye He paid the debt remov'd the lett He suffered for our sin O for his sake Lord pitty take We do rely on him Lord we beleive for sin we greive Lord help our unbeleif Let thy free Grace good Lord take place Thou sav'st the sinful theif Adopt us sons and set us free Us for thy children take Not for the works that we have done But for Christ Jesus sake Give us access to make address Unto the Throne of grace Let us repent cry and lament Our sad and sinful case O Lord accept do not reject Our Prayers and tears and cry Adopt us Heirs for thy sons sake Who for our sins did die Give us new hearts and better parts Then ere we had before Let sins dominion in us all Be weakned more and more Our several lusts destroy in us Corruptions mortifie Let us more practice Holiness And dayly sin destroy Let saving faith in us be wrought Good Lord most perfectly Let us into the way be brought Of true felicity Increase this grace in us apace O multiply it more This master grace deserves the place Increase it Lord therefore And let it work by love alwaies In us and every one Producing fruits of Holiness Faith never goes alone By word and Prayer and Sacraments Let it increased be Let us be justifi'd by it And sav'd eternally O Gracious Lord let us accord To all the truths that be Revealed in the written Word For all Posterity Lord let our hearts and inner parts By faith be purifi'd And by that Sword thy Holy Word Let sin be mortifi'd Give us desire with hearts intire To love thee cordially O give us grace that track to trace That leads to bliss and joy Some crumbs of comfort Lord we cravâ— Our faith is very weak We almost are brought to despair O let thy spirit speak A word of comfort to our hearts In this our misery Let us from hence have perfect sence Of our felicity We Agar like have lost our sight And now are in distress Remove the scales Lord give us light To see our happiness Lord we Repent and do lament Our infidelity O make our faith more evident Remove our malady The well of life it open lies Yet we no comfort find We water want for want of Eyes Our feares our Faith do blind Therefore O Lord grant unto us Assurance of Salvation O clear our states from all mistakes And free us from Damnation And when we such assurance have Grant we may carefully Preserve the same and praise thy name And live Religiously Thy Church and People Lord protect From all their Enemies Be graciâ—â—s is Lord to thine Elect Hear their complaints and cryes O bless the King and councel him His Royal Spouse direct And in her heart and every part True Holiness erect Lord bless Duke Iames let all his aims Be for thy Glory bent Bless all the Royal Family And guide the Parliament Remove the wicked from the King His godly Councel bless Establish Lord the Throne of him And his in Righteousness O fit us all both great and small To meet our Blessed Lord When he shall come and justly Doom And sentence all the world When he shall sit let us be quit And cleared from damnation By Faith in him that dy'd for sin To purchase our salvation Lord when this dreadful day will come To us it is unknown â—ts by decree and known to thee And unto thee alone Let 's watch and pray both night and day Therefore most fervently That Christ may say at that great day You have dealt faithfully You have well done O therefore come And enter into joy Receive a Crown with great renown Bliss and Felicity Lord hear our Prayers accept our Tears And pitty on us take Not for our worth which merits wrath But for Christ Jesus sake To Father Son and Holy Ghost By Angels and by men All Power and Glory be ascrib'd For ever more Amen An Epitaph upon the death of the Right Worshipful Anne Cokaine Widdow who Dyed the 29th of August 1664. By Edward Manlove Esq HEre lies inter'd one that deserv'd Great Honour Praise and Fame Who comely was and did surpass Most of her Noble Name In liberallity and Hospitallity This Lady did delight O Muses rise do not despise Her praises to indite Yea ring her knell her praises tell She humble was though great Her comly parts and humble heart Her prayses may compleat A comly Creature for form and feature Proper and tall of stature Noble by Birth lies in the earth Death conquer'd comly nature This Flower was cut down like Grass Which flourished many a day She quit the Stage in her old age Grimm Death took life away God call'd for her she made no stir But yeilded patiently She knew full well none need her tell All mortal men must die To Rich and Poor respect she bore She did no sort despise She patiently did live and die And so she clos'd her eyes Now in the Dust as all we must Ere long interred be This Lady is Lord bring to Bliss Her whole Posterity An Epitaph upon the Death of Mr. William Waine Vicar of ASHBORN Composed by Edward Manlove Esq SInce that pale death hath stopt the breath Of Learned William Wain Friends and Allies dry your wet eyes To Weep it is in vain He 's in the Dust where all men must Ere long interred be Whilst he liv'd here he did appear A Learned man to be Of judgement great tho not so neat In words as many are But for his parts in learned Arts With most he might compare Yet they can tell that knew him well He was not puff'd with Pride Nor soared high ambitiously But humbly liv'd and dy'd And in his Grave as in a Cave This learned Rabby lies Where he must stay till that great day That Christ shall say arise Then Learned Wain must rise again From dusty earth and Clay To judgement just as all men must And after live for aye Books newly Printed for Richard Mills at the Peste and Morter without Temble Bar. PAndion and Amphigenia or the History of the Coy Lady in large Octavo Divine Contentment or a Medicine for a Disconted man in small Octavo FINIS