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B11881	The signes of the wicked man Together with directions that shew how the seuerall gifts and graces of Gods spirit may be attained. Needfull for such as want those graces, and for such as desire to increase in them. By N. Bifield, preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.	Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622.	1619 (1619)	STC 4235.5; ESTC S120630	24,700	134

preached constantly in the power of it for from thence they shall receiue vnspeakeable help and furtherance in all the wayes of God Rom. 10. 14. CHAP. VI. Shewing how true humiliation may be attained THVS of faith In the next place he must labor for true and sound humiliation for his sinnes and to this end hee must distinctly striue to get formed in him two things 1. Pouerty of spirit 2. godly sorrow for to these two belong all the branches of true humiliation For the attaining of spirituall 1. Gather a Catalogue of thy sins either by memory pouerty these rules are of great vse First make a Catalogue of thy sinnes which thou maist do either by memory or by booke By memory thus Goe aside set thy soule before the Lord as if thou we rest presently to be iudged of him call to minde particularly whatsoeuer thou canst remember by thy selfe consider thy wants thy Omissions and Commissions of euill in youth or riper age in heart or life in things that concerne God or men or thy owne soule and disposition thoughts affections words or deedes Thou maist then see an Army of rebellious euils thou hast beene guilty of By book Or by booke thus Procure thee the labour of some reuerend Diuine that hath briefely gathered the sins of euery Commandement and from thence gather out so many sins as thou knowest by thy selfe that thou hast beene guilty of Lay those sins dayly before thy conscience and consider how many wayes thou hast made thy selfe guilty Secondly consider then 2. consider Gods Iustice the Iustice of God how he hateth all sinne which thou maist be assured of if thou remember how hee plagued our first Parents the old World Sodome Gomorrha how fearefully he neglected the Gentiles cast off the Iewes yea how he spared not his owne Son Iesus Christ when he became a surety for other mens sinnes Thirdly thinke of the 3. Thinke of his threatnings terrible woes and threatnings and curses which are denounced euery where in Scripture against such offences as thou art guilty of Fourthly force vpon 4. Remember thy latter end thy selfe the remembrance of thy latter end and thy appearance before the tribunall scate of Christ to receiue according to all that thou hast done in thy flesh Fifthly obserue with 5. Obserue Gods Iudgements vpon the wicked what iudgements the Lord euery day fights against wicked men in all parts of the world sometimes by common Plagues sometimes by speciall and particular calamities Sixtly aboue all things 6. Especially Gods goodnesse to thee marke with all thy heart Gods goodnesse to thee in particular in during all this at thy hands his blessings of all sorts dayly bestowed vpon thee chiefely his mercy offered to thee in Iesus Christ that can be content to forgiue thee all thy debts so thou be sorry and weary of offending Nothing can more breake thy heart then to obserue how God dealeth with thee euen with thee in particular that hast deserued so much euill at his hands Seuenthly try thy selfe 7. Try thy self by the signes by a particular examination of thy owne estate by euery particular of the signes of Gods children and then thou maist see what a poore creature thou art what shew soeuer thou makest in the world and what naturall gifts or praises soeuer thou hast for then thou shalt finde how exceeding empty thy heart is of sollid gifts and the best graces and that many a poore creature that maketh little shew in the world hath a heart better graced by farre then thine Eighthly thou must beg 8. Beg an humble heart of God heartily an humble heart of God and a greater discerning of thine own vilenesse The Lord will bee sought vnto he is ready to be foūd if thou seek him constantly and diligently It is not a small worke to breake the pride and stoninesse of thy heart It needes power from aboue Ninthly prouide to liue 9. Liue vnder a searching ministery if it may be vnder a forceable ministry where thou maist heare such doctrine dayly as will search thy heart ransacke thy life where thou maist feele the Word of God goe downe into thy heart and reines Tenthly marke what 10. Watch against the things thou art naturally proud of things they are which by nature thou art proud of and labour seriously both by arguments restraint to alienate thy affections from them In particular take heed of the snare that is in gay clothes delicious fare worldly titles and the like Eleuenthly shun and auoide 11. Auoide the flatterer with detestation the flatterer and seeke vnto thee a righteous companion that may smite thee for thy faylings and reprooue thee and not hate thee in his heart Twelfthly labour to 12. Thinke still of som of thy worst fruits keepe in thy memory and thoughts 6. or 8. or more or fewer of thy faults that thou wouldst bee more ashamed off and thou hast more offended in compel thy self daily to remember them this will wonderfully do thee good and tame thy pride and make thee more meeke more tractable and mercifull all the day after thou hast duely thought of them Thus of the way how to get thy spirit to bee truely poore and humble Quest The next question is what a man should doe to get a soft heart and true godly sorrow that hee might bee able to mourne for his sinnes before God Ans 1. He must first consider 1. Cōsider Gods promise about a soft hart of Gods promises who hath bound himselfe by couenant to take away the stony heart giue a heart of flesh vnto them that seek vnto him for it Ez. 36. 26 32. 2. He must dayly in the best words he can keepe a 2. Dayly confesse thy sins to God constant course in the confession of his sinnes before God begging of God with al importunity this mercy And beg sorrow that hee would melt and soften his heart resolue that he would neuer stand before the Lord but hee would remember this petition alwayes iudging himselfe giuing glory to God It may bee the Lord will heare at the first or second time of prayer but if he do not thou must resolue to watch and pray still without limiting God to the time of effecting thy desire as knowing that it ought not to seeme grieuous vnto thee that the LORD doth not presently worke what thou prayest for considering how long the Lord hath called vpon thee and thou didst not answere and withall the Lord is well pleased with these preparations in thy heart and accepts thy endeuour to mourn because thou canst not mourne 3. Hee must obserue 3. Be thākfull for euery mercy in prayer how the Lord deales with him in prayer and be sure with all thankefulnesse to acknowledge any mercy God shewes him in prayer as if hee make him willing to pray or giue him words in prayer or