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A17589	The countesse of Marres Arcadia, or sanctuarie Containing morning, and evening meditations, for the whole weeke. By M. Ia. Caldwell sometimes preacher of Gods Word, at Fawkirke. Enriched with a godlie treatise, called, An ascension of the soule to heaven, by meditation on the passion of our Lord Iesus Christ.	Caldwell, James, 1580?-1616.; Anderson, Patrick, 1575-1624.	1625 (1625)	STC 4366; ESTC S116200	116,521	496

is a new buriall place that hee will bee laide in so a renewed heart by the Spirit is his dwelling place for hee can not rest in the ludging of that soule that hath sold it selfe to sinne as he will haue also a cleane a pure bodie as a winding-sheete to bee wrapped in as sweetly smelling savours of Vertues Faith Repentance Loue Patience c. joyned thereto To the mouth of this Buriall doe they rolle a great stone by the Lordes providence to stop the mouthes of his enemies Eph. 1.19 for it was hee that raised him from death to life wherein most of all thinges his power did appeare And this vvas done in the preparation to the Sabbath For as God the Father perfected the work of creation then so the Sonne hath accomplished the work of redemption and did rest the Sabbath from his worke 1. Cor. 15.24 shall giue sweete securitie and peace to our bodies and soules Novv hast thou woefull Soule the accomplishment of the Prophets concerning his buriall Psal 16.9 that his flesh should rest in peace and the type of Ionah perfected ●●y 53.9 And therefore seeing in Christ by Christ our sinnes are buried let vs not digge them vp againe of new Math. 12.39 but since wee are buried with him by Baptisme vnto his death Rom. 6.4 that like as Christ raised vp from the dead by the glorie of the Father so wee also should walke in newnes of life And albeit our buriall was a part of the punishment inflicted to Adam Gen. 3.19 that he shuld turne to dust yet now they are not filthie prisō houses of the body but glorious Bed-chambers of the Sonne of God from whence hee shall raise vs to that heavenlie inheritance Esay 57.2 after that wee haue sleeped a little while therin for hee hath sanctified them by the vertue and power of his buriall Dan. 12.2 For as hee caried our sinnes in his Bodie vpon the tree so hath hee hidde them in the graue with himselfe to the vvhich place we must ever send Sathan when hee shall trouble and assault our vveake consciences with the terrible face of Sinne. For Ionas being cast in the sea it was quieted So Christs resting in the womb of the earth as in a whales bellie doeth mitigate the Lordes anger For as Death now hath beene pursued by Christ to the utermost yea euen vnto the graue and bovvels of the earth so can it not hurt Iohn 5.24 but greatlie benefite the beleeuers to e●ernall life And therefore nowe mayst thou boldly say Phil. 1.23 I desire to bee dissolved and bee with Christ The second Step of the fift Degree of the ascension of the Soule to Heaven on the buriall of Christ Iesus our Saviour WHile Ioseph and Nicodemus thus handled the glorious Bodie of Iesus laide it in the Graue the women that followed him heavie hearted looking on that spectacle yet had they great hope to see him rise againe when the graue was closed with sadnes joy mixt together prepared for embalming of him The third day following the morow was the Sabbath wherein they rested the third day Christ did rise before they came they disappointed of their commendable intention wherein shined their godlines Liberalitie Loue Diligence Abilitie and more than manlie fortitude 1. Cor. 1.17 whereby God to his glorie out of the weakest instruments doeth effectuate great things For as they were going to the Graue the Lord of glorie sent an Angel to tell the resurrection to these women An Angel vvas a witnes before the women and the womē before the men which rolled away the stone from the doore of the Graue For neither in death nor in buriall the God-head had uttered it selfe but in the resurrection it brake out And therefore the Lord hauing respect to the weakenes of these women which were not so able to remoue the stone did send an Angel that when they came they should see that Christ was risen frō the dead They heard before that the third day hee should rise but they beeing weake in Faith were supplied by the Angel vvho testified of his resurrection The Lord did promise to make an everlasting Covenant with his people of the sure mercies of David Esay 55.3 Therefore sayd hee Act. 13.34 It behoued the Lord to rise from death for mercie had never continued if Christ had not risen For all the promises of God are in him Yea and Amen 2. Cor. 1.20 For hee would not suffer his holie One to see corruption ●sal 16.10 Had hee not risen his Bodie behoued to rotte but God did raise him vp who said Psal 2.7 Thou art my Sonne this day haue I begotten Thee Esay 538. And who is able to count his Generation for hee is that everlasting Essence albeit hee died hee arose to liue without end And now my Soule since thou art dead with Christ Col. 2.20 and risen with him Seeke these thinges which are aboue where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God Sette thy affections on thinges which are aboue Col. 3. 1.2.3 not on things which are on earth for thou art dead and thy life is hid with God in Christ When Christ which is thy life shall appeare then shalt thou also appeare with him in glorie Be carefull therfore to get this excellent knowledge of Christ Iesus thy Lord for whō coūt al this losse that thou mayst winne Christ mayst be found in him not hauing thine owne righteousnesse which is of the Law Phil. 3.8.9.8.10 but that which is through Faith of Christ that thou mayst know him I say and the vertue of his resurrectiō and the fellowshippe of his afflictions and hee made conformable vnto his death if by any meanes thou mayst attaine vnto the resurrection of the dead Let thine heart ●ee filled with the vvord and promises of salvation that it may be established by grace And now seeing Christ is thy riches thy treasure all that thou stādest in need of let thy heart be where hee is Ascend with him liue in this vvorld as not liuing here for thy conversation is in heaven it is not thou now that liuest Gal. 2.20 but Christ that liueth in thee and in that that thou liuest in the flesh vntill thine appointed time thou liuest by Faith in the Son of God who loued thee 1. Cor. 6.17 and hath giuen himself for thee Be thou therefore joyned to the Lord that thou mayest bee one spirit with him And behold as in a mirror the glorie of the Lord with open face and be changed in the same image frō glorie to glorie 2. Cor. 3.18 as by the Spirit of the Lord. Let all thy vnderstanding vvisedome cogitation and memorie bee bent on him vvho is risen and Death shall no more prevaile over him Poure out thy best affections on him Bee sorowfull to offend him Rejoyce in

neither calleth he Christ his Master or Lord but I shall deliver Him as a contemptible creature neither inquyreth of the quarrell what they wil doe with him for his minde was onely on the money And heere remember my Soule that for a small price hee betrayed the Worde which was in the beginning which Word was GOD. Iohn 1.1 Hast thou receiued earthly or temporall goodes to expell from thy soule thy Saviour or by Brybrie and Symonie perverted I●stice and the word of Trueth that was in thee betimes repent many sinnes dost thou commit for the thirst of gold desire of Preferment and Ambition climming to Promotion He sought the world forsooke heaven but found none of them Cast from thee therefore 2. Cor. 4.2 cloakes of sinne and shame and walke not in craftinesse neither handle the word of God deceitfullie but in declaration of the Trueth Approue thy selfe to euerie mans conscience Iudas sold his Redemer and hanged himselfe lost his grace and justlie for no man can keepe that which hee hath sold Woe vnto them Iud. 11. that are cast away by the deceite of Balaams wages This wretch could not be moued by his Masters humilitie good-will and curtesie to repentance albeit that milde Lambe sitting at Table with him had giuen him a savory and well-tasted morsell which bee had dipped in the platter and reached with his owne hand to signifie that hee would feed and benefite his very known enemie and also to giue evident demonstration that not of infirmitie but moste willinglie hee did lay down his life for man-kinde THE FOVRTH STEP in the Soules ascension by heauenlie contemplation FOurthlie consider diligently with thy selfe my Soule how naughtily thy Christ was esteemed when the Iudge Pontius Pilate preferred an arrant Male-factour Mat. 27.16 a notable prisoner Barabbas to him who is the Image of the invisible GOD the first borne of everie creature Col. 1.15.18 hee is before all thinges and in him all thinges consist hee is the bead of the body of the Church hee is the beginning and first borne of the dead that in all things bee might haue the preheminence and good reason it were so for hee is the brightnesse of his Glorie and the ingraued forme of his Father Heb. 1.3 and beareth vp all things by his mightie Word Now is hee that Stone casten aside of the builders and vilipended of all men yet is become the head of the Corner Psal 118.22 A Stone I say tryed and most precious so that Esay 28.16 whosoever shall fall on this Stone hee shall be broken Mat. 21.44 and on whomsoever it shall fall it will grinde him to powder And notwithstanding this timorous Iudge knewe that for envie they bad delivered him Mat. 27.18 and though his wife sent vnto him vpon the Iudgement seat to haue nothing to doe with that just man and though he found by his owne sentence no cause of death in him bee tooke water and washed his handes saying I am innocent of the blood of this Iust man And albeit that Christe himselfe our Lord and Saviour vnder Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession for this cause was hee borne and for this came hee into the world Iohn 18.37 that hee should beare witnesse vnto the Trueth Yet I say for all these things the multitude of the Iewes denyed the holie One and the Iust and desired a murtherer to bee given to them Act. 3.14 and killed the LORD of Life O what villanie and indignitie is this But consider O thou my Soule that Iesus of N●zareth a man approued of God amongst them with great workes Act. 2.22.23 and wonders and signes which God did by him in the midst of them as they themselues also knew him I say did they take by the hands of the wicked being delivered by the determinat cou●sell and fore-knowledge of GOD and haue crucified and slaine him Doest thou condemne this base and vyle contempte of the Sonne of God consider that through Ignorance they did it 1. Cor. 2.8 as also their Governours for had they knowne they would not haue crucified the Lord of glorie But alas poore Soule how often doest thou not prefer a mans life but any foolishe toye and vanishing shade of thy Lust and filthy pleasure to thy Redeemer For in euery sinne thou doest commit thou hast a secret discourse in judgement and a corrupt reason of election what shall bee rejected or imbraced avoyded or excepted And thou such is thy vainitie doest make thy idle concupiscence not so heavie as a feather to proponderat and weigh downe in the wrongous false ballance of thy fantasie the Loue Feare and Obedience that thou oughtest to Christ But these thinges Ignorant Soule that thou supposest bee vantage vnto thee Phil. 3.7.8 the same count losse for Christs sake yea doubtlesse thinke all thinges but losse for the excelling knowledge sake of Christ Iesus thy Lord for whom counpt all things losse and judge them to bee dongue Iohn 12.32 that thou mayst winne Christ who doeth draw all men to himselfe And shall this Ignorance excuse them no truelie for ignorāce in those that would not vnderstād without doubt is a sinne Ignorance in those that could not vnderstand is a punishment for sinne But thou my Soule after thou hast escaped from the filthinesse of the world 2. Pet. 20.21 through the knowledge of the Lorde and of thy Saviour Iesus Christ if thou bee yet intangled therein and overcome the latter end is worse with thee than the beginning for it had beene better for thee not to haue knowne the way of righteousnesse than after thou hast knowne it to turne from the holy commandement given vnto thee for the servant that knoweth the will of his Master and doeth it not shall bee beaten with many stripes yea hee that neither knoweth nor doeth shall bee beaten with few Iam. 4.17 Luc. 1.77 alwayes shall be beaten but to him that knoweth and doeth it not 2. Pet. 3.18 to him it is sinne For Christ giueth vs grace to grow in this knowledge But before thou come poore Soule to a deeper contemplation of this Step foresaid consider how our Saviour entered into this conflict with Sinne and the Wrath of God due thereto which was when hee had discharged the dutie to them who were committed vnto him instructed them and commended them to God Thē was it a seasonable time in Peace Rest and Securitie with a good conscience to lay downe his life this should bee especiallie meditated of thee my Soule And so went hee on to the Mount Iohn 18.2 which place was well knowne to Iudas so voluntarie was his sacrifice for wee should not haue reaped benefite by it vnlesse willinglie and with such a readinesse to pleasour his Father and satisfie Gods anger hee had died as man nor Angell cannot expresse Then to Iudas againe bee was familiare and acquainted with Christe