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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67780	A sovereign antidote to drive out discontent in all that any way suffer affliction As also the benefit of affliction; and how to husband it so, that the weakest Christian (with blessing from above) may be able to support himself in his most miserable exigents. Together with the wit, generosity, magnanimity and invincible strength of a patient Christian rightly so stiled, and as is herein characterized extracted out of the choisest authors, ancient and modern, both holy and humane. Necessary to be read of all that any way suffer tribulation. The second part. By R. Younge, of Roxwell in Essex, Florilegus. Licensed and entered according to order.; Soverign antidote to drive out discontent in all that any way suffer affliction. Part 2.	Younge, Richard.	1668 (1668)	Wing Y192A; ESTC R218099	37,680	36

was as deaf and dumb at reproach as any stock or stone They that seek after my life saith he lay snares and they that go about to do me evil talk wicked things all the day sure it was their vocation to backbite and slander but I was as deaf and heard not and as one dumb which doth not open his mouth I was as a man that heareth not and in whose mouth are no reproofs Psal 38 1●.13 This innocent Dove was also as wise as a Serpent in stopping his ears and refusing to hear the voice of these blasphemous Inchanters charmed they never so wisely which being so let us hear with patience and say with Tacitus You are able to curse and I to contemn Tu linguae ego aurium sum Dominus you are Master of your tongue and I of mine ears What saith one advisedly When we are provoked to fight with women the best way is to run away And indeed he that le ts loose his anger upon every occasion is like him that lets go his Hawk upon every bayt Indeed in Gods cause the case may differ When Iulian in a mock asked Maurice Bishop of Chalcedon why his Galilean God could not help him to his fight he replied I am contentedly blind that I may not see such a Tyrant as thou art And as their words are to be contemned by us so are their challenges to fight When a young Gallant would needs pick a quarrell with an ancient tried Souldier whose valour had made him famous it was generally held that he might with credit refuse to fight with him until his worth should be known equivalent to his saying Your ambition is to win honour upon me whereas I shall receive nothing but disgrace from you The Goshawke scorns to fly at Sparrows Those noble Doggs which the King of Albany presented to Alexander out of an overflowing of courage contemned to encounter with any beasts but Lyons and Elephants as for Stagg● wild Boars and Bears they made so little account of that seeing them they would not so much as remove out of their places And so the Regenerate man which fighteth daily with their King Satan scorns to encounter with his servant and slave the carnall man And this is so far from detracting that it adds to his honour and shews his courage and fortitude to be right generous and noble Again secondly The wager is unequall to lay the life of a Christian against the life of a Ruffian and the blind sword makes no difference of persons the one surpassing the other as much as Heaven Earth Angels men or men beasts even Aristippus being derided by a fearless souldier for drooping in danger of shipwrack could answer Thou and I have not the like cause to be afraid for thou shalt only lose the life of an Asse but I the life of a Philosopher The consideration whereof made Alexander when he was commanded by Philip his Father to wrastle in the games of Olympia answer he would if there were any Kings present to strive with him else not which is our very Case and nothing is more worthy our pride than that which will make us most humble if we have it that we are Christians When an Embassadour told Henry the fourth that Magnificent King of France concerning the King of Spains ample Dominions First said he He is King of Spain is he so saith Henry and I am King of France but said the other He is King of Portugall and I am King of France saith Henry He is King Naples and I am King of France He is King of Sicily and I am King of France He is King of Novae Hispaniola and I am King of France He is King of the West Indies and I said Henry am King of France He thought the Kingdom of France only equivalent to all those Kingdoms The application is easie the practise usuall with so many as know themselves heirs apparent to an immortall Crown of glory And as touching their future estate Fret not thy self saith David because of the wicked men neither be envious for the evill doers for they shall soon be cut down like grass and shall wither as the green herb Psal 37 1 2 This doth excellently appear in that remarkable example of Samaria besieged by Benhadad and his Host 2 King 7.6 7. As also in Haeman who now begins to envy where half an hour since he had scorned as what could so much vex that insulting Agagite as to be made a Lackie to a despised Iew yea not to mention that which followed stay but one hour more the basest slave of Persia will not change conditions with this great favourite though he might have his riches and former honour to boot I might instance the like of Pharaoh Exod. 15.9 10 19. Senacherib Isa 37.36 37 38. Herod Acts 12 22 23. and many others but experience shews that no man can sit upon so high a Cogue but may with turning prove the lowest in the wheele and that pride cannot climbe so high but Iustice will fit above her CHAP. VI. 6. BEcause they have respect unto Gods Commandments who saith By your patience possesse your souls Luk. 21 19. Be patient toward all men 1 Thes 5 14. And Let your patient mind be known unto all men Phil. 4.5 More especially Let not the Sun go down upon your wrath neither give plac● to the Devill Ephes 4.26 27. From whence observe this by the way that he which lies down in wrath hath the Devill for his bedfellow See saith Paul that none recompence evill unto any man 1 Thes ● 15 And again Be not overcome with evill but overcome evill with goodness Rom. 12.21 Yea saith our Saviour Love your enemies do well to the● that hate you bless them that curse you and pray for them which hurt you Luk. 6.27 28 And in case thine enemy hunger instead of adding to his affliction give him bread to eat if he thirst give him water to drink or else thou breakest Gods Commandment touching patience Prov. 25.21 Rom. 1● 20 and consequently art in the sight of God a transgressour of the whole La● and standest guilty of the breach of every Commandment James 2.10 11. We know the frantick man though he be sober eleven moneths of the year yet if he rage one he cannot avoid the imputation of madness Now as Gods Children should do whatsoever he commands cheerfully and take whatsoever he doth thankfully so God suffers such wrongs to be that he may exercise thy patience and he commands thee to forgive those wrongs that thou mayest exercise thy charity and approve thy sincerity Many say Lord Lord but if you love me saith Christ keep my Commandments It is an idle ceremony to bow at the Name of Iesus except we have him in our hearts and honour him with our lives Phraates sent a Crown as ● present to Caesar against whom he was up in Arms but Caesar returned 〈◊〉 back with this answer Let him return to