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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

Christ by election before the world was made Rom. 5.1 Wee are iustified by a livelie Faith the obedience of the sonne of God Rom. 5.16 being imputed vnto vs wee are sanctified through the Spirit 1. Pet. 1.2.22 Iohn 15.3 our soules are purified in obeying the Trueth Wee walke not after the flesh when wee resist covetous cogitations Rom. 8. 1. ambitious desires voluptuous thoughts envious conceits Gal. 5.19.22 malitious purposes or whatsoever else corrupt of olde Adam Wee walke after the Spirit when wee imbrace love wee follow peace and holinesse show longe suffering gentlenesse meekenesse temperance crucifieing the fleshe with the affections and lusts thereof to such as are in Christ there is no condemnation 5. The fifth Fruite wee haue of Christ his Passion is the Wrath of God is pacified Col. 3.6 for as they which obeye not the Sonne shall not see Life but the w●ath of God abydeth on them so they which beleeve in the Sonne haue everlasting Life reserved in Heaven for them 1. Pet. 1.4.5 which by the power of God are kept to salvation for his sak God pardoned all our offences and our sinnes and our iniquities will he remember no more Ier. 31 33 34. but will put his Lawes in our mindes and write them in our hearts and will bee our God Esay 42. 1. and wee shall bee his people Mat. 3 17. for hee is his beloved Sonne in whom hee is well pleased who is also our Advocate with the Father if we sinne 1 Iohn 2.1 even Iesus Christ the lust 6. The sixt benefite of Christ his passion is Victorie over Sathan for where sinne is purged Gen. 3.15 and remitted and not imputed where the malediction of the Lawe is abrogated Eph. 2.14 where the second Death is abolished where the wraith of GOD is pacified there the Devill hath nought For Christ by death destroyed him that had power of death Heb. 2.14 that is the Devill that hee might deliver all them which for feare of Death were all their lifetime subiect to bondage For this purpose appeareth the sonne of God 1. Iohn 3.8 that hee might lowse the workes of the Devill wherefore though Sathan bee yet suffered to tempt the children of God yet shal hee neuer b●e able to draw them awaye from the state of Salvation because Iohn 18.28 God is saithfull and will not suffer his to bee t●mpted aboue their strength but shall in the middest of their tentation make a way that they may bee able to beare it 7. The seventh benefite is Victorie over Death and our freedome from the feare thereof for hee sayeth I will redeeme them from the power of the grave Hos 13.14 I will deliver them from death O Death I will bee thy death O graue I will bee thy destruction Death 1. Cor. 15.55.56 where is thy sting O graue where is thy victorie the sting of Death is Sinne and strength of sinne is the Law But thankes be to God who hath given vs victory through the Lord Iesus Christ Now ●y the meanes of the death of Christ death is nothing else but a sweet passage way to eternall life to the faithfull Iohn 8.51 for if any man keepe his word hee shall never see death Let vs therefore couragiouslie follow our Ch●staine the Lord Iesus Christ who as hee did not perish in Death so shall hee not suffer vs to perish neither he is the God of the living Mat. 22.32 and not of the dead that is which cease to be For this is his Fathers will which hath sent him that of all which hee had given him hee shoulde lose none but raise them vp againe at the latter Daye for the things which the eye hath not seene Cor. 2.2 neither eare heard neither came into mans heart are which God hath prepared for them that love Him And finallie besides these singulare benefites by Christs Passion Rom. 5.2 wee haue the same peace of conscience which passeth all vnderstanding Heb. 2.18 and accesse to this grace wherein wee stande by the mediation of Christ and after this wretched life entrance to behold the glorious and blessed Trinitie in Glorie Maiestie and Eternitie AND now Gentle Reader that wee may make heavenlie and spirituall vse of his sufferings First diligentlie weigh what person in the Deitie did suffer Se●ondlie what hee did suffer Thirdlie why hee did suffer And lastlie what our Me●iatour requyreth at our hands The Apostle s●yeth 1. Pet. 2.21 Christ suffered once for vs that is the Sonne of God and the virgine Marie Iohn 1.14 That Worde which was made fleshe and dwelt amongst vs and wee saw sayeth hee● the glorie ther of as the glorie of the onelie begotten Sonne of the Father full of grace and trueth And so confesseth Peter Mat. 16.16 Thou art Christ the Sonne of the living God whi●h was ●e whō when the fulnes of time was come Gal. 4.4 GOD sent foorth made of a woman and made vnder the Law Iohn 7.14 for his name is Immanuel being a child borne to vs and a S●nne given vs Esay 9.6 whose governement is vpon his shoulder whose name is wonderfull Eph. 3.9.10 Counsellour to the mightie God everlasting Father the Prince of peace But we should rather adore the Hypostaticall vnion and Incarnation of the sonne of God than searche it by our shallow braines anxiouslie for the minde and vnderstanding of man cannot reach to it much lesse can it bee expressed by tongue yea and the verie Angells admired 1. Tim. 3.16 that the eternall sonne of God that did take the shape of a servant Phil. 2.7.8 and willinglie yeelded himselfe to the ignominious death of the Crosse But why was thy Mediator both God and man If hee had beene man onelie hee could not haue satisfied the Iustice of God so should our Redemption haue beene vnperfyte and not sufficient for he suffered in that nature 1. Pet. 4. 1. that could suffer that is the flesh Yet because of that strait vnion of both the natures in Christ wee may convenientlie say God to haue beene dead and crucified for the sonne of man and purchased his Church Act. 20.28 by his owne Bloode Now then because thy Mediator is God hee can free thee from death and Hell 1. Tim. 2.5 and because hee is man bone of thy bone and fleshe of thy fleshe hee is sensible of thy miserie for wee haue not a high Priest Heb. 4.15 which can be touched with the feeling of our infirmities but was in all thinges tempted in like sort yet without sinne goe therefore boldly vnto the throne of grace that th●u mayest finde mercie and receiue grace to helpe in time of neede But why did God perfyte this great worke of our Redemption from Sinne by the death of his Son not by other meanes besides that it pleased God to declare his

maye quake thy Reason bee astonished thy Vnderstanding amazed to thinke of it and so may thy Tongue to speake of it Yet may thou sorrowfull Soule rejoyce in Christ crucified Gal. 6.14 which is the onely true object of all thy solide Ioye for by vertue of his painefull Passion 1. Cor. 1.30 thine hudge ransome is payed thy running wounds are healed perfite and absolute satisfaction for all thy sinnes made The first Death converted to Life the seconde valiantlie conquered the reid Dragon Sathan 1. Pet. 5.8 that Lyon goeth about to devour thee couragiouslie subdued Rev. 20.14 Hell that gapeth for thee overcom Col. 2.14 that Obligation that was against thee cancelled sinning sinne and that sinne that hangeth so fast on Heb. 12. 1. killed thy justly offended God pacified and thou with strong cords of love and everlasting mercie betrothed and reconcealed to him Hos 2.19 And now to call to memory wretched Soule these actions which went before his Crosse mayest thou not thinke that his suffrings were exceiding great when he did sweate blood Luc. 2.7 Hee spent his Bloode in his circumcisi●● in our behalfe before and now in mount Oliues beeing in an agonie kneeling downe devotelie Luc. 22 44. and praying most earnestlie drops of Blood doeth burst through his sacred Bodie It is an vsuall thing for man in anguish to sweate but to sweate bloode and that in such quantitie and aboundance that it should trickle from him vpon the groūd is a strange thinge and an vnaccustomable thing and only proper to such an eminent personage whose Griefe was vnspeakeable and Paine vntolerable And did he thus shed drops of blood for thy sinne poore Soule and canst thou not nor wilt thou not shed teares for the same thou canst bewaile and mourne for vanishing and deceiuing toyes of this earth but for thy trespasses thy eyes are dryed and shoote vp Ob that mine head were a well of water Ier. 9.1 and mine eyes a fountaine of teares that thou mayest bewaile thy blindnesse forgetfulnesse and vngratitude And truelie it was not without cause that this terrible p●ssion did so sease vpon him for the matter which hee had in hand Col. 1.22 was weigh ie 2. Pet. 3.13 Eph. 6.12 Eph. 2.2 the worke which hee had to accomplishe was great the conflict strong the enemies mightie Luc. 4.13 their assaultes many the worke was mans eternall redemption the battell was with detestable Sinne destroying Death devouring Sathan insatiable Hell accusing Law and with the consuming Wrath of God and would not deare Soule these enemies so manie in number so mightie in power so terrible to behold make a man to feare to tremble to sweate Truelie if Christe had beene meere man onelie hee could not haue encountred with them for hee should haue succumbed vnder the burden of his owne sinne much lesse should haue releaved others But beeing very GOD and very Man Iesus Chr●ste the Iust 1. Iohn 2● hee did fight them all overcame them all led captiue all Eph. 4.8 and hath triumphed over them all it cost them all their liues for ever and h m drops of blood with strong crying and teares Heb. 5.7 What say I droppes of bloode costed him no more yes yes that which was dearest vnto him his verie Life which could not bee taken from him but laid it downe for thee Mat. 20.28 and hath the power to take it again according to his Fathers commandement But now thou seest him crowned with Glory and Honour which is made a little inferior to the Angels through the suffring of death Heb 2.9 that by Gods grace he might taste Death for all men Hee is that stronger man that entred in the strong mans house spoyled all that he had and this and much more hee did Mat. 18. 11. before hee could bring vnder so mightie enemies as man had and so accomplish so painfull a worke as Redemption is Rom. 4.10 and pacifie so great a Person as is the most hie Almightie everlasting God O my Soule diligentlie remember often cal to mind the heauenlie droppes of that inesteemable Blood which he shed for thy sake thy soule vile sinnes for thee vnworthy soule and salvation 1. Iohn ● 19. Eph. 5.5 ●sal ● Rom. 8.3 Loue him for it dearelie thanke him for it earnestlie serue him in humilitie obedience and simplicity And that thou mayst receiue deeper impression of his blood marke heere diligentlie my Soule to how many severall respects and diverse ends hee had in this worke For first Rom. 8.32 GOD the Father delivered him who spared not his owne Sonne but gaue him for vs all to death It was bee that smote the Sheepe-Heard Zach. 13. and the Sheepe was scattered For the sinnes of his people hee smote him I say Esay 53. for the Lord had laide vpon him the iniquitie of vs all And it behoued him to drinke of the cup that the Father had giuen him but what shall I say they persecute him whom they haue smitten Psal 69.26 and they adde vnto the sorrowes of them whom thou hast wounded As Iudas who said What will yee giue mee Mat. 28.15 and I will deliver him vnto you not assisting or cooperating to Gods will but perfecting his owne maliciousnesse as did the rest The Iewes also tooke him Iohn 18 13. and bound him and ledde him away vnto Annas Pilate also delivered him to bee crucified at their owne will Yea Iohn 19 16. Sathan had a enterest heerein who from the his Nativitie persued him euen to his Baptisme Mat. 4. where he hand to hand combated him but got the foyle and now hath entered in Iudas O! Eph. 5.2 but most of all deare Christ thou gauest thy selfe to death for the loue of thy Church for thou loued thy Church and gaue thy selfe for it Truelie Psal 1● 3. thou mightest haue said The snares of Death compassed mee and the grieues of the Graue caught mee I haue found trouble and sorrow Psal 22. many young Bulles haue compassed mee mighty Bulles of Basan haue closed mee about they gape vpon mee with their mouthes as a ramping and roaring Lyon Dogges haue compassed mee and the assemblie of the wicked haue inclosed mee The chiefe Priestes who should haue defēded the Shepe-Heard Bishop of our Soules 1. Pet. 2.25 1. Cor. 8.2.3 who pretended knowledge in whose handes were the Oracles of God most of all both privatlie and publicklie did procure his Death For Envy corrupted the whole masse of their learning They knew where Christ should bee borne Mat. 2.4 they had ofttimes disputed with him after that Iohn had testified of him Iohn 1.19 hee himselfe confessed and denyed not that hee was the Son of God Luc. 22.67.69.70 yet they never pretermitted no opportunitie while they had his life It is good to vnderstand according to sobrietie

haue care over vs but that our flesh also doeth possesse the heavens where we shall bee in the presence of God for euer hee went alone to heaven but he all entered into it for a bone was not broken of him both head members shall bee found in heaven Hee hath giuen vs the earnest of his Spirit and taken the earnest of our flesh and caried it as a pawnd to Heaven where wee and all they that haue true faith shall bee brought and here withall to lance this vnrighteous Iudges heart hee maketh mention of the latter day which is his day wherein hee shall judge all flesh as Daniel hath fore-spoken who behelde in visions by night one like the Sonne of man Dan. 7.13 comming in the cloudes of heaven and approaching to the Ancient of dayes and they brought him before him and hee gaue him dominion and honour a Kingdome that all people Nations and Languages should serve him And so said another Zach. 10. They shall looke vpon mee whom they haue pearsed and shall lament for him as one mourning for his only sonne and bee sorie for him as one is sorte for his first borne Which second comming 1 Thess 4.16 seeing it is at hand we should remember of our accomptes to bee giuen to him and the precisnesse of that Iustice wherein wee shall render a reckoning for everie idle word Mat. 12.36 Let it not depart from our memorie but what-soever thou takest in hand Eccl. 7.36 remember thy end and thou shall neuer doe amisse Christ suffered for a good cause ● Pet. 4.15.16 even for righteousnesse sake who although hee was in bonds afflicted as though hee were an evill doer yet the word of God that was in his mouth was not bound Iudges as they exercise their judgement shall be ju●ged againe for he that for thy cause was presented to jugdement shal be Iudge who hath said That God hath sent his Sonne not to condemne the world but that bee world by him should bee saued Beleeue in Christ and thou needest not to bee affraid of judgement will be condemne them for whom he hath suffered all these things Iohn 3.17 suffered I say both of the hie Priest who spak to him against order of Law of the hie Priests servant who strooke him against order of law for maintaining the truth before he had beene judged neither was it a fitte place to punish a man in judgement thogh he were never so bad And now the high Priest at this innocent Lambes answere rent his choathes Ioel. 2.13 but thou shouldst haue so done to thy heart He pretended the Majestie of God to bee hurt be this externall behaviour but inwardlie well pleased that now hee might haue occasion to fulfill his wicked counsell The godlie indeed should burne in zeale when they see the glorie of God to bee impared Mat. 22. as Lot was vexed with the vncleanly conversation of the wicked for hee beeing righteous dwelling amōgst them 1. Pet. 2 7.8 in seeing and hearing vexed his righteous soule from day to day with their vnlawfull deedes But alas poore Soule how oftimes dost thou both pollute thy selfe dost heare the holie Name of God blasphemed by oaths and perjuries it becommeth thee to avert the wrath of God by all meanes ● King 11.30 whē thou shalt heare such Rabsakeas blasphemies as Hezakiah did Nothing should more grieue thee thā when wee see the glorie of God his Majestie to be hindred or hurt by any Who is weake and I am not weake who is offended and I burne not 2. Cor. 11.24 Now by this outward gesture hee would declare the punishment of the Lawe in commiting blasphemy justie to appertaine to Christ Lev. 24.13 to bee stoned to death by the whole multitude but this is our greatest comfort that by these means hee hath redeemed vs from the condemnatorie sentence of the Law Gal. 3.13 for as the Father hath life in himselfe so likewise hath he given to the Sonne to haue life in himselfe and hath giuen him power also to execute judgement in that hee is the Sonne of man But the high Priest did not vnderstand what he was doing for being risen from his place hee might haue presaged the losse of his Priesthood chaire therin that in this rage in rēting his cloths he did signifie the translatiō of the Law for the change of the Priest-hoode imported the change of the Law also The like was done to Ieroboam whose vpper garment was cut in twelue pieces by the Prophet who did deliuer vnto him with the ten pieces the ten Tribes Now as if they had not tormented him enough the hie Priests leaue him to be mocked of their servants vntill the dawning of the day that the Counsel should sit For what marveill is it when the Magistrates giue evill examples that vnrighteousnesse violence and oppression reigne every where And now deare Soule raise vp thy selfe to thankfulnesse and let thy heart bee inflamed with his loue when thou shalt remember what and how great bitter things all that whole night thy Redeemer suffered For his face was bespitted as if it had bene most ignominious with their Fistes they boxt him and spitefullie mocked him covering his face that being stricken hee should tell them who had done it Great therfore must be the anger and wrath of God for sinne for which Christ did suffer so much and therefore wee should abhorre it from our heartes But most of all hast thou to consider the infinite mercie of thy heauenlie Father who to vindicate assoilyle thee from everlasting ignominie suffered his beloued Sonne so shamefullie to bee intreated well might hee haue said Psal 22.7 I am a worme and not a man Remember therefore thy vncleannes and inward corruption who is borne in iniquitie ●sal 51.5 and in sinne hath thy mother conceiued thee to purge thee from these spots and to present thee without blotte or wrinkle Eph. 5.25 Was this blessed face of Iesus embrued with spittell Iustlie may wee deplore the impuritie of our nature which must bee cleansed by the Blood Christ 1. Iohn 1.7 Yet doeth not the wicked now cease to beate Iesus in his members and which is most abominable doe scorne the divine Majestie as if he did not see nor had care nor were to craue vengeance for that they doe but doe cover the face of Iesus in their opinion while they afflict his members giuing themselves to carelesse securitie but hee doeth see and beholdeth all these thinges for their oppression and their sighes are before him and their wandringes are compted their teares put vp in his bottle But although hee appeare not to see● neither the God of Iacob to regarde yet vnderstand yee vnwise among the people and yee fooles when will ●ee bee wise bee that planted the care shall bee not heare ●r hee that formed the eye shall bee

the ends of the earth for his possession Psal 1.8.9 whom hee shall crush with a Scepter of yron and breake them in pieces like a Poters vessel In all these things Christ is innocent and so declared foure times by Pilate otherwayes hee could neuer haue justified vs nor yet could our Faith rest in him But it is wonderfull that the Lord wrought so with this reprobate Pilate before he put the decr●e of reprobation in execution inviting him to Repentance and suffering with long suffering the Vessel of wrath prepared to destruction but he according to his heart Rom. 2.4 that could not repent heapes vp vengeance against the day of the revelation of the just wrath of God And that nothing should be left of vnspeakeable disdaine and rigorous dealing with Christ they spitted in his Face on which the verie Angels delited to behold according to the prophesie which went before of him Esay 5.6 I hid not my face from shame and spitting and making a knee they saluted him as King they said truelie but it was not an earthlie but an heavenlie Kingdome Now deare Soule consider the estate of Christes Kingdome in this world It is not accompanied with Pleasures or Power or Strengt● of man but replenished with Thornes labours and dangers For whosoeuer will follow mee let him forsake himselfe Mat. 16.24 take vp his crosse and follow me Confirme therefore thine heart that thou mayest continue in thy faith for thou must goe throgh many afflictions ere thou enter into the Kingdome of God Act. 14.22 Wherefore these illusions and mockings of Christ doe strengthen vs against the wounds of Conscience all the bitter sorrowes of this life for his stripes are the plasters Esay 53.5 whereby our soules are cured and healed Adam fell from his innocencie for which Christe was ●●ladde with Purple and was crowned with Thornes that hee might plat on the heads of the faithfull an eternall Crowne of Glorie Thus apparelled as a most miserable spectacle is hee brought foorth to the Iewes if possible hee might moue them to commiseration saying Behold the man Would euer such a despised creature vsurpe a Kingdome What thinke yee of him now so miserablie casten downe as yee see Hee is a man like vnto your selfe and not a beast He is your flesh your Brother Iohn 1.11 why are yee so cruellie bent against him Can not your hearts be inclined to pittie Vnto verie brutish creatures one would show more rueth and none would doe so muche outrage For a good man will haue pittie on his owne beast but the mercies of the wicked are cruell Well did the Prophet foresee this Who is this that commeth from Edom with red garmentes from Bozrah hee is glorious in his apparell and walketh in his great strength I speak in righteousnes and mightie to saue Wherefore is thine apparell red and thy garments like him that treadeth the wine-presse I haue troden the wine-presse alone and of all the people Esay 63.1.2.3 there was none with mee my blood is sprinkled vpon my garmentes and hath stained all my rayment Let vs therefore bee ashamed of sin whē we looke vpon this face of Christ but especiallie detest Pride since the Sonne of God did so humble himselfe beneath all men Phil. 2.5.6.7.8 that hee might mount vs into the heauens But such is that more than barbarous crueltie of the Iewes yet not onlie are they not touched with any sense of mercie but becomme to bee more fierce raging against Christ and therfore put they in a new false delation That bee made himselfe the Sonne of God hee professed indeede Mat. 3.17 and that truelie that he was the Son of God for the voyce from heauen did testifie it but Veritie beside such stiffenecked people had no place therefore condemned him to die But O Iew if it bee the law against blasphemies that thou accusest the Saviour of the world of Deut. 13.13.14 why should hee not bee rather stoned to death why doest thou make the Law of God a courting to thy knauerie should it be thy pleasure and not Gods will to be obeyed Wherfore Pilat hearing this recent accusation against the Son of God asketh him not of his Country for he knew him to bee a Galilean but of his pedegrie parentage and descent fearing he had takē his beginning from some of the gods of the Gentiles as Saturn Iupiter or Mars therefore should haue incurred their wrath and hatred be cause he had made Christ to be whipped For such were the fabulous foolish ignorances of the Gētiles that they made vnto themselues demi-gods or semi-goddes or children of the goddes as Bacchus to come from Iupiter Herculas to haue hadde his beginning from them This was it that made them of Listra Act. 14.11.12 whē Paul Barnabas curing an impotent in his feete which was a creple from his mothers wombe to say Gods are come downe in the likenesse of men and they called Barnabas Iupiter and Paul Act. 14.12 Mercurius And therefore hee imagined gods to be avengers of these who disdained their progenie as Pentheus was ●ēt because he despised Bacchus And now my Soule consider of these Iewes How doe yee say wee are wise Ier. 8.8 and the Lawe of the Lord is with vs should ye not haue searched Luc. 24.43 who and from whom Christ was when he called himselfe the Son of God Tit. 1.2 if bee had lyed which he could not why doe yee not punish him and if he spake the trueth why doe yee not worship him why doe ye not search your Scriptures Tit. 1.2 which testifie of him why doe yee not produce his workes to Pilate that it may appeare if hee bee the Sonne of God Why speakee ye not of him Iohn 11. 12. that was foure dayes dead and restored to life where is that widowes onely son the Prince of the Synagogues daughter Mat. 9.25 why doe yee not declare the way and meanes these miracles were perfected If thou beleeu●st not him beleeue his workes that hee doeth Iohn 1.14 told not hee that the word should bee made flesh was it not forespoken Behold a Virgine shall conceiue and beare a Sonne and they shall cal his Name Immanuel Esay 7.14 Can this Name agree to any but to him that is both God and Man And yet forsooth came shouting to an Heathen man Act. 14.16 that knew no Scripture and saw Iesus onely a man said they who hath made himselfe the Son of God Indeed he respected his false gods more thā the true and onelie God 1. Cor. 8.6 he was more affrayed of his acounts in the administration of the Common-weale and Presidencie of Iudea to bee rendered to the Romane Emperour than of that great charge shall bee preciselie exacted of him in that day Esay 2.19 26.11 whē we shall all bee presented before the

is the power of God neither did the Iew touch this cursed tree to helpe Christ to the hight of Mount Calvarie but constrained this Lybian famous for his two vertuous godlie sonnes Alexander Rufus to suppor our Saviour not for any compassion or louing affectiō they caried to him for they hated him to death but euē to declare the acceptation of the Gentiles to the participation of grace in the Lords accepted time And now is Iesus come to the place of Golgotha who had sanctified it vnto his martyredome and those publick torments to whōsoeuer shuld die in constant profession of his Name For Num. 24. he is that brasen Serpent that whosoeuer looketh on him by a livelie and true faith Iohn 14. shall bee healed of all their infirmities for our Saviour did die the cursed and execrable death to releiue vs from the curse therefore seeing wee are bought for a price Gal. 3.13 we should glorifie God in our bodies and in our spirits 1 Cor. 6.20 for they are Gods Nowe did hee hang sorrowfull Soule with out streatched armes to welcome and imbrace readily all that wold come vnto him Mat. 11.28 hee is lifted on high as exposed vnto all that would beleeue in him to show that by crosse and calamitie we must enter to glorie He would hang I say betwixt heaven and earth to reconceale them together for vvhen hee was exalted frō the earth hee did draw all things to him and naked did hee hang to cloath thee with his righteousnesse and holinesse confirme thee against crosses and povertie when thou shall know the grace of our Lord Iesus Christ 2. Cor. 8.9 that he being rich for thy sake became poore that thou through his povertie mightst be made rich for more are wee in obligation to his povertie by which we were redeemed than by his riches by which we wer created for what benefite was it to haue beene borne if vvee should not haue beene delivered frō eternall death And therfore neither hunger nor nakednesse nor death it selfe can separat vs from this loue and conjunction with him Rom. 8.38 The pride of our Progenitours Adam and Eue brought this base condition on Christ when as the Lord cladde them for hyding of their nakednes but now the world is giuen to supersluity of vanitie in their rayment Esay 3.19 ●26 21 which is a conspicuous badge of their rebellion against God But our David is scorned of Michal for his nakednesse but more glorious is be than the verie Angels in heaven for bringing home the Arke of the promises and the sealing vp the Covenant betwixt God and man by his blood death He is the Tree in the midst of the Paradise of God which sweetneth the bitter waters of Meribab 1. Sam. 6.16 O giue vs grace deare Iesus that wee may comprehend with all Saintes which is the breadth and length and deepth Eph. 3.18.19 and hight and to know this thy loue which passeth knowledge that wee may bee filled with all fulnesse of God Now may they tell all thy bones all thy nerves sinewes and veins are drawne in length Psal 22. thy whole body disjoynted they pierced thy hands and feet and rivers of blood did burst out Behold all that goe by the way Lam. if there bee anie dolour like vnto my dolour The second Steppe of the fourth degree of the ascension of the Soule to Heauen c. NOwe in this Mount Calvarie hee beginneth to thirste wherefore the Iewes to fulfill the Scripture thogh far beside their mindes They gaue mee gall in my meat and in my thirst they gaue mee Vinegar to drinke But Salomon hath counselled more charitably Giue yee strong drinke vnto him that is readie to perish Pro. 21.9 wine to them that haue griefe in heart but the Son of God was destitute of all consolatiō that we might receiue aboundance of comfort in him Psal 16.11 For in his presence is fulnesse of joy and at his right hand there is pleasures for euermore But hee vvould suffer thirst that hee should not hasten death vnto himselfe before the appointed houre for he knew the Lord vvould bring all this busines to a blessed event Hee would I say beside these tormentes inwardlie in his Soule against the wrath of God Hell Death Law and condemnation suffer also in all his outward senses in his Tasting the bitternesse of gall in his Sight the bespitting watching in his Hearing blasphemie mocking in his Touching beating buffeting whiping crowning with thornes in his Smelling the filthy bespitting and vile odour over-spreading that precious Bodie whereby it was imbrued and these many stripes receiued he for vs. And nowe consider my Soule what shal be the pains they shall suffer in soule and bodie who shal not be found in Christ The rich glutton in Hell could not obtaine one drop of vvater to coole his tongue in that burning torment Terrible is that drouth and hotnesse that sinne bringeth with it Mat. 5. But blessed are they that hungers and thirste for righteousnesse for they shall bee filled Iohn 4. and haue in their bellie the fountaine of living water Iesus Christ Whilst thou art quaffing and scolling sweete and delicious cuppes to the contempt and abuse of Gods creatures remember this bitter and sowre drinke of Christ which wee doe make him drinke againe how oft soeuer wee doe injurie to his members Then beware of all that can separate thee from this thy Christ especiallie of bad prophane idolatrous society for their god is not as our God and their wine is of Sodom and Gomorrha their grapes are grapes of gall their clusters are bitter their wine is the poyson of Dragons and the cruell gall of Aspes Well might Christ haue said My strength hope is perished from the Lord Lam. 3.19 remembring mine affliction my mourning the wormwood and the gall Now vvhile our Saviour is thus fastned to the Crosse hands and feete as our high Priest at his Altar For everie high Priest is taken from among men and is ordained for men in things pertaining to God that hee may offer both giftes sacrifices for sinnes so likewise bee in the dayes of flesh did offer prayers supplications Rom. 12.15 Mat. 18.35 yea for his verie enemies and so should wee forgiue and it shall bee forgiuen vs. Heere hast thou deare Soule great matter of comfort and consolation neuer to bee casten down despare with the opinion of thy own sinnes Thou hast an high Priest 1. Iohn 2. Esay 63.12 and Advocat with the Father euen Iesus Christ the lust to whom thou shouldest haue recourse in all thy tentations and boldlie approach to the Throne of grace that thou mayst receiue mercie grace in tyme of neede When the Princes did stone Zacharias hee said Lord looke to it and require it and so did the blood Abel call for