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A02864 The sanctuarie of a troubled soule written by I.H. Hayward, John, Sir, 1564?-1627. 1601 (1601) STC 13003.5; ESTC S122989 30,167 266

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destroie vs without any losse Thou hast giuen all thinges vnder heauen for our vse either necessarye or conuenient and yet diddest thou not thinke that enough but thou hast allsoe appointed thine angells to attend vpon vs to stande aboute vs to watch ouer vs to bee messengers for our seruice beetweene thee and vs. And not onelye mankinde hast thou exceedinglye both honoured and enriched with thy blessinges but the heauens the starres the earth the aire the seas the floudes the day the night and whatsoeuer else thou hast ordained either for the necessitie or delight of man are by thee renued and restored to the end for which they were created For all thinges were made for the seruice of man and man for the seruice of God but once they serued those who serued idoles and then they were without anie dignitie then in a verie kinde of death being diuerted from the right vse of their creation But now they are exalted now reuiued now they reioice to serue those who serue and worship thee O Lorde But why doe I confine thy benefites within the compasse of the whole worlde They haue prepared downe into hell they haue alsoe surmounted aboue the heauens Thou hast subdued the kingdome of Sathan thou hast broken the chaines of darkenesse and death thou hast loosed the captiuitie of hell By thee alsoe the angells expect a restitution of the breach which was made amongst them by reuolt of those which fell O singular grace O admirable goodnesse whereby mankinde is saued the elementes are renued hell is vanquished and heauen is repaired O beutifull O bountifull Iesu thou hast blessed al creatures all creatures againe doe blesse praise thee by thy holinesse they are blessed by thy happinesse they reioice by thy fullnesse they flourish O holy O happie O high Iesu how is my dull sight dazelled with thy exceeding brightnesse My affections laboure to attaine vnto thee but whether I pray thee doest thou flie the pursuite of my vnderstanding How exceedest thou the compasse of my conceite Tarry O Lord tarrie a while for my feeble feete which straine to followe thee hide not thy selfe from my dim eies which seeke to see thee haue pittie vppon my weake soule which wearily panteth after the sauour of thy saluation Reach forth thine heauenly hand leade mee Lorde lighten mee Lorde let mee put the finger of my faith into thy woundes let mee looke a little how thou hast loued mee Oh wonder of wisdome O miracle of mercie God made all thinges and God was made man God made all-thinges of nothinge and without man all-thinges had turned to nothinge God made all thinges of him selfe but God would not restore all thinges without man Hee was beegotten of God by whome all thinges were made hee was borne of a woman by whom all thinges were renued he was beegotten of God with out whome there was nothinge hee was borne of a woman without whome nothing was well O Christ perfect God and perfect man O sweete safetie O secure ioye howe wonderfull how worthy a matter how weightie is it which I doe beehoulde I am much delighted to see it and yet I scarce dare vtter it Let my sences bee silent for a time let the tumultuous cogitations of my minde bee quiet reason cannot shewe her selfe more reasonable then to leaue resoning in matters aboue her reach What was hee made and what hath hee made vs Shall I speake with ioie or with modestie houlde my peace But that which my hearte doth beelieue with loue shall not my mouth confesse with praise I w●ll speake therefore not with an high but with an humble spirite not to glorie in my selfe but to glorifie God The Sonne of God was made man to make men the sonnes of God If then hee hath made vs the sonnes of his father hee hath therby made him selfe our brother therfore our intercessor is our brother our iudge is our brother our Sauiour is our brother our God is our brother With what assurance then may wee hope what feare shall inforce vs either to dispaire or to doubt seeing our saluation dependeth vpon the will of our most louing brother With what securitie may wee flie vnto him with what bouldnesse may wee embrace him with what confidence may wee intreate him Our louinge brother will giue vnto vs the good which wee do desire and forgiue vs the euell which wee doe deserue hee will aske for vs hee will obtaine for vs whatsoeuer is expedient the sonne wil entreat the father for his children and the father will heare the sonne for his brethren Let the diuell then doe his worst to dismay mee let my foolish feare murmur as much as it will let them both vrge they re abiect obiections and saye who art thou howe greate are thy sinnes and where in Gods name are thy demerites I will answere with assurance I knowe what I am my felfe and I knowe who hee is vnto whome I trust Hee hath giuen mee his gracious worde who is both in promise true and mightie in performance hee will doe what he can for my safetie and can doe whatsoeuer hee will When I call to my consideration the inestimable both bent of his loue and treasure of his mercie then may I plainly both see and say as the seruant of the prophette did when his eies were opened they are more that stande for vs then they who are against vs. 2. Reg. 6. 15. The multitude of my sinnes shall neuer choake his loue I can want noe merites soe longe as hee doeth want noe mercies If his loue bee greate my sinnes are but small and if greate bee his mercies greate likewise shall bee my merites He hath registred mee on his backe he hath engrauen me in his handes hee hath sealed me on his side the whippes the nailes the speare haue surely signed his loue vnto mee they proclaime his mercie to bee claimed of all men they crie comfortably vnto mee that I neede not feare Hee hath displaied his blessed bodie abroade vpon the crosse his armes spreade to imbrace mee his heade bowed downe to kisse mee his hearte laide open to loue mee Into those armes of my Sauiour will I runne beetweene these armes will I rest beetweene these armes will I reioice I will sprinckle my heart with the bloud of this lambe and the destroyer shall haue noe power to hurte My sinnes greater then can bee forgiuen Thou liest Caine our sinnes can stande in noe degree of comparison with the mercies of God but soe farre as God is greater then man soe much doeth the goodnesse of the one exceede the euell of the other As the nature of God is infinite and vnmeasurable soe cannot his loue bee limitted soe is there noe measure of his mercie as the nature soe the goodnesse of God is knowne only to him selfe The sonne of God hath taken our substance vpon him hee hath exalted it aboue the heauens he hath seated it in the kingdome and glorie of