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A13187	Disce vivere Learne to live : a briefe treatise of learning to liue, vvherein is shewed, that the life of Christ is the most perfect patterne of direction to the life of a Christian : in which also, the well disposed may behold their orderlie passage, from the state of grace, to the state of glorie.	Sutton, Christopher, 1565?-1629.	1604 (1604)	STC 23484; ESTC S1737	203,338	618

oppression at home When the Queene of the South came from farre to heare the wisedome of Salomon beholding his princely order magnificent state shee had heard much but saw more what doth she but by and by begin to magnifie the Author of Salomons estate O blessed be the Lord thy God saith she which loued thee to set thee on the throne as King in stead of the Lord thy God because thy God loueth Israel for euer to m●…ke thee King to doe equitie and righteousnes As if she would haue saide O Salomon such a state such a gouernment such a peace such a time such a temple such wisedome it is not of man nor from man Blessed be the Lord thy God which loued thee to set thee on the throne of Israel 7 Affectionate were the harts of the people to Dauid their king whom God had set ouer them what should Dauid aduenture himselfe O no better it were that many miscarie yea tenne thousand say the people as it were with teares of thankfulnesse God saue our Dauid for i●… Dauid goe the light of Israel is extinguished they would not the least hurt should befall him who was the stay of them all and therefore as humble suters seemed to begge his preseruation at the handes of God Those of Be●…hulia sayde to Iudith thou art the reioycing of our Nation good Iudith thou hast done much good in Israel blessed be thou of God The Apostle willeth that praiers and supplications and giuing of thanks be made for all for Kings and all that are in authoritie that wee may liue a peaceable life vnder them in all godlinesse and honestie Great cause had the men of Israell to beseech God that Iosias might continue with them for if hee were taken away it was because hee should not sée the euill to come O saith the Prophet saue and deliuer Dauid from the hand of strange children that there be no leading into captiuitie nor no complayning in our stréetes And thus should we adde vnto obedience loue to loue prayer for whom God amongst men hath set in commission with himselfe to rule for him His debetur saith Tertullian honor propter excellentiā timor propter datā potestatem obedientia propter morale debitum amor propter affectionis operationē To these honour is due for their excellencie feare for their power giuen them obedience for ciuill dutie tribute for the preseruation of peace loue for affection which bringeth forth prayer and piety so what should Christians of all other in the world but honour them whom God hath placed in his owne roome for the establishing of his owne lawes worship heere beneath amongst men and specially appointed ouer his Church which is the company of Christian people for the quiet and conseruation thereof according to that of the Prophet spoken ●…ong before Kings shal be thy nursing Fathers and Queenes thy nursing Mothers Chap. 21. That Christians may lawfully enioy earthly commodities and possesse riches but how should they be affected towards them MAn who consisteth of two parts the one earthly the other heauenly hath answerable hereunto meanes alotted him of God for the preseruation of either and therefore first temporal things for the state being and in good tune eternall for the time to come Before God created man he first made him prouision and God said Adam haue dominion ouer the fish of the Sea the fowles of the ayre euery thing that moueth vpon the earth and againe Adam I haue giuen thée euery hearbe bearing seede and euery trée in which is fruit and so euery thing serues Adam and Adam is onely to serue God Abrahams seruant sayde God hath blessed our Maister Abraham meruailously hee hath giuen him Shéepe Oxen siluer and gold men seruants and mayde seruants Iacob speaking of his two bands or great heards of shéepe and Cammels that went befo●…e him saith With my staffe or without any prouision at all a poore lone man as it were came I ouer this Iordan Lord I am not worthy of the least of thy mercies As if Iacob should haue said these Kine and Bullockes these Asses and Foales all this substance round about me They are the mercies of God and so come from the great store-house of heauen There was a man in the land of Uz called Iob an vpright and iust man and one that feared God and eschewed euill saith the holy Scripture The next thing mentioned of Iob is his substance was very great yea hee was the greatest of all the men of the East hee was withall iust vpright one that feared God he did not forget God when hee shold most haue remembred him that is when he was blessed and prospered by him but as hee abounded in riches amongst men so did he also encrease or abound in deuotion towards God whō he feared Iob did sacrifice euery day Héere was right possessing of earthly substance rich godly together rich in godly actions this was a rich man indéede when both met together If riches encrease there is the encrease of riches which are giuen from God himselfe Set not thy heart vpon them there is the vse of riches and with what prouiso we doe enioy them 2 To call in question whither Gods people may possesse earthly cōmodities is an inuention more strange then true hee which would haue euery Trybe a part alotted for an inheritance for them and theirs amongst his people did entend no other but that they should successiuelie haue an inheritance to possesse and why hee hath giuen the earth and earthly things vnto the sonnes of men The lawes of nature and Nations tell vs that amongst men there must be meum tuum mine and thine and the Gospel doth well accord with this as requisite amongst Christians Accipe quod tuum est take that which is thine or that which God hath alotted thée out and giuen thee to enioy The Apostles say where shal we buy so there was possessed wherewithall to buy It was a méere irreligious rapinous and scoffing deuise of Iulian to spoile and pray vpon both the goods of the Church and people of God after this manner If thou wilt be perfect leaue all that thou hast onely séeke treasure in heauen this is fittest for men of your profession who haue renounced the world The like saide Foelix that was a great agent vnder the before named Iulian beholding the munificence and ornaments of the Church with what sumptuous vessels is the sonne of Marie ministred vnto in short time this vnhappy Foelix did come to wretched end The like said Auxentius when hee would haue the Church and Church possessions to wast and consume them as hee list but S. Androse tels him if Naboth would not leaue his Fathers inheritance should I quoth he leaue Christs inheritance These be but shifts pretended when the greatest persecutors of Christians could formally tell them Their God was no

fighteth for you So may it be said vnto euery Christian man whose armour is the shielde of faith the sword of the spirit whose battaile is temptation whose grand Captain is Christ Iesus our Sauiour whose conquest is an immortall crowne of euerlasting glory be of good courage pluck vp a good heart the Lord of heauen earth is with thée and for thée in the conflict Chap. 8. Of Christes great compassion towards men his continuall doing good in t●… world and what instructions wee hence learne WHen wee enter into consideration of the great compassion of the sonne of God towardes the distressed state of man wee finde it a worke of inspeakeable mercy In the creation Dedit te tibi O man God gaue thée thy selfe but in the redemption Dedit se tibi God gaue thee himselfe In the creation of all things necessarie for man onlie sixe dayes were passed but in mans redemption thrée thirtie y●…res were expired in the creation pauca dixit hee spake few things in the redemption of man multa dixit mirabilia fecit hee spake many things hee did wonderfull things Adam in the state of innocencie for perfection left all his posteritie farre behind his reason was vncorrupt his vnderstanding pure his will obedient he was for knowledge of heauenly matters an excellent Diuin●… for the nature of things a déep Philosopher for power hee had a whole world to commaund Adam had nothing which was necessarie nowe wanting vnto him that when he saw he had all things which hee could desire in earth hee might then turne his desires towards heauen his dutie for all is to kéepe the law of his God He hath one precept amongst these many blessings this one precept is most vndutifully broken Adam vnlesse mercie step in thy felicitie and the felicitie of all thy posterity is at an end therefore behold a helper when thou art now in the pawes of the Lyon The seede of the woman shal break the Serpents head Here the Serpents hope is turned into a curse and in Christ who was to come Adams dread is turned into a blessing Behold loue which affected Adam more then Adam did affect himselfe 2 Now Christ the promised séede being come hee compares himselfe vnto that Samaritane who tooke compassion vpon the wounded man This wounded man may resemble humane nature the Priest and the Leuite that passed by the offerings and sacrifices of the law the Samaritane Christ who beholding man in this case with the eye of mercy bound vp his wounds poured in the softning oyle of grace and searching wine of contrition layeth him vpon his own nature and righteousnes therof taketh out the two Testaments bringeth him to the holy hostage of his Church commandeth his Priests to take care and charge of him and promiseth that one day they shall finde they haue not lost their labour 3 In consideration of mans fall sayth Saint Bernard mercie began to knocke at the bowels of God the Father which mercie brought with her peace as a companion on the other side trueth accompanied with iustice began to approach and contradict mercie Betweene these sisters began a long controuersie Mercie sayeth vnto God O God man this creature of thine would haue compassion shewed him being now so miserable No sayth Truth and Iustice Lorde fulfill thy word Adam that day thou eatest thou shalt die Mercie replies but thou hast made mee mercie but if thou shew no mercie I am not on the contrarie Truth saith and I am truth vnlesse I take place I abide not for euer God the father commits the deciding of all vnto God the sonne before whom Truth and Mercie speake the same things Truth saith if Adam perish not I perish and Mercie sayth if Adam be not conserued I languish Well let death be good and let both haue that they desire let Adam die and yet for all that let Adam haue mercy and liue O admirable wisedome but how can death be good séeing the death of sinners is worst of all Let one be found which of loue may die and yet is not subiect to death The motion séemed good but where may any such be found Truth séekes about the earth and cannot find one cleane from sinne no not an Infant of one day mercy goeth vp to heauen and there findes none that hath this loue as to leaue life for sinners these sisters returne at the time appointed not finding that which was required At the last peace calling them aside and comforting them sayeth You knowe there is none that doeth good no not one hee that gaue you this counsell when all is done must surely giue you help whereat the vmpire began to procéede and calling the Angell Gabriel said Goe tell the daughter of Sion Behold her king commeth Let these sisters now accord in one and let that of the Prophet be confirmed Mercie and truth are met together righteousnes peace haue kissed each other now Truth thou shalt haue thy right for Adam shal die and Mercy here is thy desire Adam shall be restored to life O happy harmony who euer reade of such wisedom and loue it was Gods goodnes to think vpon vs it was his bounty to reléeue vs this is the fountaine frō whence our riuers come the Sea from which all our waters arise Here mercy is the wine that gladdeth mans heart and loue is the oyle that makes him to haue a chéerefull countenance Martha said Lord he whom thou louest is sick as if the loue of Christ were enough to moue him to a worke of loue Thus much of Christes compassion towards the state of man in general 4 For his continuall doing good in the world his pitty was euer pardoning his wisedome was euer teaching his liberality was euer giuing his compassion was euer helping all his teaching whereunto did it tend but vnto the remission of sinnes all this tends to our consolation For his sincerity of life while he walked in the world Tertullian bids the Romaines but reade their owne Registers there they should finde mention of the faultlesse conuersation of Iesus the sonne of the virgin Mary his doing good was in effect our good looke what was due to his obeence to wit loue to his desert to wit reward to his humility to wit honour to his sorrow to wit ioy to his death to wit life to his victory to wit tryumph all is attributed vnto vs. His merites became our merites his suffering our satisfaction his ioyes our ioyes hee fed many in the wildernesse with materiall bread and he imparted the bread of life vnto whole multitudes that came to heare his most diuine doctrine If we respect his goodnes hee was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 goodnes it selfe if his clemencie he was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 placability it selfe for curing the diseased a Phisitian both of body and soule for reléeuing those that were miserable he was a priuiledged place whereunto al might repair as