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A04961
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Spirituall almes a treatise wherein is set forth the necessity, the enforcements, and directions of the duty of exhortation.
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A. L., fl. 1625.
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1625
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STC 15103; ESTC S105957
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â—â—th is that as b Iam â—â— the spirit 〈…〉 dwelleth in vs lusteth 〈…〉 enuy and all men naturally are full of enuy and malice within so it neuer breaketh forth and rageth c Acts â— 54. 57. geth more then when iâ— meeteth with the word oâ— rebuke as hot lime neueâ— smoaketh so much as wheâ— cold water is cast on it anâ— as filthy cold dung-hils nâ—uer euaporate so manâ— sticking vapours as wheâ— the Sunne-beames moâ—pierce into them Noâ— were not hee a wise maâ—trow you that should cry out and blame the cold water for the fume of the one or the warme sunne for thâ— stinch of the other Again as long as the diuell caâ— keepe men in the chaineâ— of darkenesse and bonds oâ— iniquity hee is wiser theâ— d Luk. 11. 21 to disturbe his owne possession as a mercilesse Iaylor is quiet among his prisoners as long as they suffer their giues and fetters 〈…〉 t about them but as hee â—estirreth himselfe and rai 〈…〉 h hue and crie all the â—â—untry ouer to recouer â—â—em if they breake prison â—o when Christ comes to â— loose the workes of Saman e 1 Ioh. 3. 8. by f Luk. 4. 18 Preaching deliuerance to the captiues and g Esa 61. 1 the opening of the prison â—o them that are bound â—en the diuell cryeth out as one tormented to loose h Luk. 8. 28 29. â—s prisoners And yet this is not all â—or where Christ comes â—ith the scepter of his â—outh to set vp the kingâ—ome of heauen on earth â—ere he is i Mal. 3. 2. like a Refiners â—re and Fullers sope and â—ill k Esa 4. 4. wash and purge men by the spirit of iudgement and by the spirit of burning and l Mat. 3. 11. baptize them with the holy Ghost and with fire And in respect oâ— this principally Chriâ—â— came as he saith to senâ— the sword and fire on earth not the fire of carnall contention and strife but oâ— heauenly zeale and feruency of spirit whereby in opposition of sinne Satan and the serpents seede meâ— should fight the good fighâ— of faith and m Hâ—b 12. 4 resist vntâ— bloud striuing against sin and n Iude 3. earnestly contend foâ— the faith and o Luk. 14. 26 hate Fatheâ— and Mother Wife Children Brethren and Sisters yea and their owne life also rather then they shoulâ— hinder them from p Luk. 16. 16 pressing into the Kingdome oâ— God when it is Preached Now if any in wilfull hudâ—inke will not see when the hand of the Lord is thus â—â—fted vp to q T it 2. 14. purifie vnto â—â—mselfe a peculiar people â—ealous of good workes out enuy and grudge that this fire of heauen should taâ—e and kindle amongst men they shall be ashamed saith the Prophet for r Esa 26. 11. â—heir enuy at the people yea the fire of Gods enemies shall deuoure them â—et men therefore refraine â—â—emselues lest while they seeke to quench this fire which Å¿ Luk. 12. 29 Christ would haue â—o be kindled and to reâ—â—te the sword of the spirit which hee will haue t Heb. 4. 12. to pierce to the diuiding asunder of soule and spirit they be v Act 5. 39. sound fighters against GOD and w Luk. 19 27. enemies oâ— Christ that will not haue him to raign ouer them what then can be their end but to x Iob 36. 12 perish by the sword and by that y Heb. 10. 27 fiery indignation and fury powred out like fire that z Nah. 1. 6. shall deuoure the aduersaries For as wee haue heard so haue wee seene that Christ a Psal 110. 1. ruleth and hath ruled in the midst of his enemies yea and b 1 Cor. 15. â—5 he must raigne till hee hath put all his enemies vnder his feete Arist But say men you bring strange things to our eares you will haue vs win soules to God and yet you will haue vs fright them with terrour of Gods Law Is not this to catch Hares with rattle bags Can wee â—ooke to haue theeues and â—ebels come in whiles wee follow the one with hue â—nd cry and the other with 〈…〉 t s of rebellion But a proclamation of pardon is â—â—at which easily brings â—â—em in both Arch. Indeed were men â—â—â—ensible of spirituall as of â—â—dily dangers and as reaâ—y naturally to receiue reâ—â—sion of sinnes for their â—â—les as pardon for their â—mporall liues men might â—â—ll glory in such discreet â—â—asonings whereby we are â—â—ged as fooles But why â—en doth the Euangelist 〈…〉 nesse that Christ c Ioh. 1. 11. came â—â—o his owne and his own â—â—ceiued him not And â—â—y did himselfe complaine saying d Ioh. â—â—â— Yee 〈◊〉 not come to mee that yee might haue life And againe e Maâ— â—â— â—7 O Hierusalem how often would I haue gathered thy children together as an Henne gâ—â—herâ—th her Chickens vnder her wings and yee would not Nay let themselues iudge â—â— these very theeues and rebels they talke of should be so bewitched that they should verily thinke themselues to be true and loyalâ— subiects would they not thinke scorne in that case to haue pardons offered them Euen f Ioh. 〈…〉 an those bewitched bond slauâ—s of sin when they heard of the truth to make them free answered Iesus Wee be Abrahams seede and were neuer in boâ—dage to any man â—ow sayest thou yee shall be made free This is â—ust the case of all men vnregenerate except that sometimes they are as sea-sicke with â—aging stormes of â—â—eir consciences they are g Zac. 1. 1â— all at rest and with h Luk. 12. 19 the â—iâ—h foole sâ—â—g a Requiem â—o their soules crying i 1 Thes 5. 3â— peace and safety As S. Paul witnesseth of himselfe that â— whiles he was without the k Gal. 3. 22 23. Law that is the knowâ—edge and sence of the law â—ee wâ—s aliue that is hee â—om 3. 19. thought himselfe in a happy case yea so was he bewitched that when he l Actâ— 26. â— was exceedingly madde against the Christians and did the worst he could doe against the name of Iesus he verily thought with himselfe that he did but as hee ought to doe And the like sencelesnesse doth Christ discouer in others saying m Ioh. 16. 2. the time commeth that whosoeuer will kill you will thinke hee doth God seruice And therefore when as Salomon saith n Pro. 27. 7. the full soule loatheth an hony combe and o 〈◊〉 9. 12. they that bee whole neede not a Physitian but they that are sicke we had need by the terrors of the Law to prepare such soules for receipt of the promises of the Gospell vnlesse we would prostitute the Gospell to scorn and contempt like importunate Phisitians and Surgâ—ons that will presse the receipt of physicke on healthy persons and lay plaiâ—ters on whole skins where there is neither soare nor ache My meaning