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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19511	Christ his crosse or The most comfortable doctrine of Christ crucified and ioyfull tidings of his passion, teaching vs to loue, and imbrace his crosse, as the most sweete and celestiall doctrine vnto the soule, and how we should behaue our selues therein according to the word of God. Newly published by Iohn Andrewes minister and preacher of the word of God at Barricke Basset in the country of Wiltes. Wherein is contained, first the chiefe and principall motiues and causes, that should moue and stirre vs vp to the earnest meditation of his passion. Secondly, with what minde we should come to his meditation. Thirdly, how divers and manifold is the meditation of the passion. The fourth part intreateth of the types, and figures contained in the old Testament, touching the passion of Christ.	Andrewes, John, fl. 1615.	1614 (1614)	STC 594; ESTC S115373	48,402	86

cōmandement of Almighty God which he gaue to Adam saying Thou shalt eat freely of all the trees in the garden but of the tree of knowledge of good and evill thou shalt not eate thereof Which commandement if he had not violated he had yet holden that goodly Eden pleasant Paradise wherin he was seated as Vice-gerent sole supreame ●overaigne over the whole worlde Where no●e what harme and incōvenience our first Parent purchased vs by the breaking that one commandement which was given vnto him if hee had carefully observed that one then had not our Saviour Christ suffered his death and passion on the Crosse for our sins neither had the other ten commandements beene imposed vpon vs. As if he should haue said in the severitie of his iustice looking vpon the guilt of Adams sinne haue I given thee but one commanndement ô Adam and couldest not thou obserue that Now therefore I will charge and enioine a greater matter vnto thy seed after thee I will charge them with ten commandements Whereby we may note that it was not so much the eating of an Apple that God respected when he plagued A●ā as the breach of his commandement the which He hath charged that Psal 119 4. we should keepe diligently Wherefore the contempt breach thereof is the more dangerous vnto vs for if they were punished in Adam and so many millions of Gen 3 17. people for once breaking of them nay If God spared not the Angels that sinned which were a thousand degrees 2. Pet. 2. 4. before vs but cast them downe into hell oh what Iob. 4 18. Iud. 6. shall we looke for then which haue oftentimes broken them and committed so many sinnes against him If the poore man was punished even vnto death for gathering a few stickes on the Saboth day and Vzza for touching the holy Arke and Saul for sparing Agag king of Num. 15. 32. 36. 2. Sam. 6. 7. 1. Sam. 15. 2. 8. the Amalekites notwithstāding their good meanings and intents how carefull ought every one of vs to be in observing them Discamus igitur fratres let vs therfore learne brethren and throughly consider the first cause that should stirre vs vp vnto the earnest meditation of the passion of Christ Which is I say the severe commandement of Almighty God which speaketh by Moses saying These words which I commaunde thee this day shal be in thine heart yea and in thy soule and thou shalt binde them for a signe vpon thine hand that they may be as frontlets betweene thine eies that ye may Deut. 11. 18. meditate vpon them both at home and abroad and when Deut. 6. 7. thou risest in the morning a Deut 6. 6. Likewise our Saviour speaking to a rich man saith If thou wilt enter into life keepe the commandements b Mat. 19. 17. Iob loued to keepe Gods commandements so perfectly that he esteemed them more then his appointed food c Iob. 23. 12. And Christ himselfe saith who soever shall breake one of these least commandements and teach men so hee shal be called the least in the kingdome of heaven d Prov 19. 16. But to our comforts he addeth further and saith whosoever shall obserue teach men these commandements the same shal be called greate in the kingdome of heaven e Mat 5. 19. therefore saith he If ye loue me keepe my commandements for he that loveth my commandements and keepeth them loueth me and he that loueth me shal be beloved of my father and I will not only loue him saith our Savior but wil also shew my selfe vnto him dwell with him f Ioh 14 15. Ioh. 14 21. Ioh. 14. 23. Wherfore saith David I will meditate vpon the law of God both day night g Psal 1. 2. And so is Timothie likewise willed by his master Paul to meditate Haec meditare meditate ponder cōsider of these things h 2 Tim. 3. 14. be not ashamed of the testimonie of the Lord i 2. Tim. 1. 8. Thus meditation vpon Gods lawes and commandements hath alwaies beene the ordinarie exercise of the godly David saith I did meditate vpon thy commandements which I loved o Lord how haue I loued thy law it is my meditation all the day long k Psal 119 97. And with what fervent and vehement zeale he vseth to make his meditations he sheweth when hee saith of himselfe my heart did wax hote within me and fire did kindle in my meditations l Psal 39. 4. yea the very zeale of thine house hath even eaten me vp m Psal 69 9. Thus we may plainely see not only by the example of Moses n Deut 6. 6. Deut 11. 18. Iob o Iob. 23 13. and Paul p ● T●m 4. 13. 15. but also the vehemency of the Prophet David q Ps 39 4. may most cōfortably shew vs how we ought to let the very entire loue of our soules r Sol song 3. 3 bend vnto the Lord in our daily meditations s Psal 1. 2. that Christ may dwell in our hearts t Ioh. 14 13. and bee the very life of our soules u Eccle 23. 4. Ioh. 14 6. whereby wee may behold the faire beautie of the Lord * Psal 27 4. and make him our chiefe delight x Cant 1. 6. our sweet solace y Wis 16 21. our Lord God z Heb. 11. 16. Ier 24 7. Ps 7 1. 3. Mat. 4 7. 16. and the very glory of our soules a Psal 62. 7. Thus God would haue vs to meditate vpon his commandements lawes prophecies that thereby the great benefits of him and his sonne might be knowne and also reverently celebrated and meditated vpon of all mankind as it is written Narrabo nomen tuum I will declare thy name vnto my brethren b Psal 22. 22. one generation shall praise thy works vnto another c Ps 145. ●4 and hee ordained a law in Israel that they should teach their children the same and that their posteritie might knowe it and their children which were yet vnborne to the intent that when they came vp they might shew it vnto their children d Ps 78 7 8. Likewise Moses commandeth that they should rehearse them vnto their children and to their childrens children cōtinually e Deut. 6. 7. In like maner S. Paul commendeth his scholler Timothie for that he had knowne the Scripture of a child f 2 Tim. 3. 18. 2. Tim. 1 5. and that hee had learned the faith that was in him of his grandmother Lois and his mother Eunice whereby it appeareth what diligent care they had in bringing him vp in good learning knowledge and faithfulnes in religion And Solon the lawmaker amongst the Athenians made a law that the child whose father never Solon regarded to bring him vp in good knowledge exercises and learning should not bee bound to succour or relieue his