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A coat of divers colours fit for Joseph. Or, Piety in variety. By Jos. W. gentleman.
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W., Jos., Gentleman.
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1656
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And sneaking Envie runs at honours heeles At length it mounts upon the Mount Parnasses Then brought down head-long with a Teame of Asser O wretched man The Vse the Devill he is too cunning He never tells thee that thy Glasse is running That Ignorance is no excuse at all Delaying time oft proves thy fatall fall The VVorld a VVitch drawes men into a Maze That still he runs untill he run his dayes Turne backe betime Repent and Cry for Grace VVhen Christ appears sinne hath an ugly Face Now last of all grim Death must yeeld his Power This glorious King will make that Tyrant cower Death Devill and Sinne must all be forc'd to yeeld And King of Kings have Glory in the Field Thus all his Foes being troden under Feet He sits triumphing in a glorious Seat An Admonition for Children LOve and obey thy Parents in thy heart Prov. 6.20.21.22 23. where ere thou goest they 'l leade thee on thy way VVhen thou dost sleep they will not from thee part and when thou wakes they 'l move thee for to Pray That God will blesse them and increase their store That is the way to make thy blessing more Feare their Commands they are a lampe so cleare that they will make thee vertuously to live Thy Fathers Care and Mothers Love is deare and good Instructions they are bound to give VVhich being followed mittigates all strife And brings the Child into the way of Life Luke 1.60 BLest be the God that 's Israels Lord for his kinde Visitation VVho sent to us his Divine VVord that wrought our Soules Salvation From Davids Loynes and Jesses Root a Vine did spring upright That spread all Israel about a glorious Lampe of Light Thy holy Prophets did declare that we should saved be To keep that Promise that thou Sware thy Covenant to free Vs to deliver from the hand and feare of all our Foes In holinesse upright to stand till Death our Dayes inclose And thou O Child and Prophet Great prepare the way thou must Through sorrows sad and bloody sweat for to Redeeme the just Through tender mercy God gave Grace from Darkenesse Day to bring And made our way to perfect Peace from Jessâ—â— Root to Spring 2 Ep. Tim. 2.8 Meditations of Saint Steven POndring with Admitation how Paul was wrapt to Meaven I had a Meditation upon the Death of Itoven All faithfull Martyrs may by Faith see all things fitting Heaven ope more cleare then Day and Christ ia Glory sitting Acts 7. â—5 This Martyr was the first that see from Earth to Heaven A Comfort to the rest that sheds their blood like Steven The Glory of the Trinity SAint John came poor had neither Gold nor Mony but yet he had the Spirit of Elias His Meate was Locust and a little Honny Mat. 3.4 he Preached Repentance and Cured Hezekiah I never Read he ever Preached of Merrit or workes of men could Heavenly joyes inherit In Jerdans Flood John did Baptize indeed Ver. 17. and thither did our blessed Saviour come From Heaven a Dove descended on his Head ver 16.17 a Voyce was heard this is my loved Sonne Blest Eyes and Eares that there did heare and see without dispute the blessed Trinitie Herod that Fox accuseth John the just Mat. 14.3 for speaking truth to Prison he must goe A Dancing Damsell and unlawfull Lust ver 6. joyn'd joyntly both poor John to overthrow A damned Beldame of a cursed Seed ver â— 10. betraide poor John and made him lose his Head The Guides to Heaven VAine-glory Honour Pleasure Pride Psal 45.10.11 Idolatry and Lust VVhen Pharaohs Daughter is a Bride She must lay in the Dust Then Marry her to Canaans King She will content his mind Such vertuous Beauty for to bring leaves Egypts sinnes behind Even so my Sovle thou Christ shalt take thy Husband for to be And all thy former sinnes forsake and make thy Conscience free Not giving way to any one for one thy Soule may kill But give to Christ thy Soule alone who will all joyes fulfill Though Flesh be fraile Fight doe not yeild give no Consent be sure Unfaigned Faith must be thy Sheild it shall thy Soule secure True Charity must be thy Guide hold Hope fast by the hand Thy holy Angell Guards thy side so walke to Canaans Land Pauls Counsell to the Gentiles SAint Paul was Call'd the Gentiles for to Call 1 Cor. 11.18 And to Convert them to the Christian Faith He Preach'd with Power to Comfort them with all And gave them Counsell as the Scripture saith First try themselves by true Examination And then to take the Signes of their Salvation Forget forgive and make thy Conscience cleare Thy Darling Sinne pull up and throw away A Contrite Heart joyn'd with a godly feare Will worke this Faith that Christ thy debts did pay Upon the Crosse have but this strong beleife This saving Faith redeems thee from thy greife Sinne was the Cause thy sorrows are so great Let godly sorrow drive away thy sin It is but folly for to chafe and fret Rely on Christ and put thy trust in him Repent in Heart and Christ thy Soule shall feed VVith Angels Food in Signes of VVine and Bread Holy Advice BY holy VVrit I heard it prov'd at large That we our selves to God should reconcile 2 Cor. 5.20 Not to delay the time was given in charge But to Repent and drive sinne to Exile For Christ our Christ for sinne hath borne the smart The Nayles his Flesh the Speare did pierce his Heart Iohn 19.34 Ver. 21. He had no sinne for me he was made sin Christ onely Christ must pacifie Gods wrath Angell nor Man nor any thing but him This to beleeve is true effectuall Faith Lord I beleeve help thou my unbeleefe Make strong my Faith like to the dying Theefe Luke 23.43 A true Faith TAke time before for he is bald behind Stretch forth thy hand and take him by the locke Be strong in Faith and thou shalt Comfort find Gates being shut it is too late to knocke Mat. 25.10.12 Christ lov'd me so when I was at a losse To gaine my Soule he Dyed upon the Crosse Thus he the Just for me unjust was slaine The Righteous for the unrighteous Dyed The way to Heaven a fixed Faith makes plaine If that thy Faith be the right way applyed I doe beleeve that Christ did Dye for me Doe thou the like and then he Dyed for thee A holy Desire SEarch thou Psal 139.23.24 O Lord my heart at ground and rip it up in every Vaine All wickednesse that may be found pull up by roots I feare no paine And if I harbour any thought that is contrary to thy will Grant me that grace to count it nought and banish it for being ill Lord let me see my wicked wayes and grace for to abhorre the same All Glory Honour Laud and Prayse ascribe I will unto thy Name
A COAT OF DIVERS COLOVRS FIT FOR JOSEPH OR PIETY in VARIETY By Jos W. Gentleman Psal 139. ver 23.24 Search me O God and know my heart try me and know my thoughts And see if there be any wicked way in me and leade me in the way everlasting Printed for J. W. 1656. To the READER VVHen in the Night I muster up my wits and doth attend an holy Meditation A godly pleasure it in me begits that far exceeds a common estimation But I must take the Motion strong or weake for in a Moment they will be to seeke Of late in Bed it came into my Mind how that I had Compos'd a little Book Which to declare in part I am combind to bide the censure I have undertook Let Momus mutter and Pan play on his Pipe my mounting Muze above finds most delight I David like doe thinke on Time that 's spent and communes with my heart Psal 4.4 finds it sad Because I cannot as I would Repent for no Man living hath or ever had Power to Repent or Grace to gain by Merit Mans work is weak I find it by my spirit It s God alone that Heavenly God of Power that Gilliads Balme doth give to his elect Drops in their hearts of saving grace a shower which in the way of blisse doth them direct To heaven of heavens where Saints Angels store with glory sings their songs for evermore Go now my Booke be not asham'd nor blush let all men reade thy weak unlearned lines And feare no Sects for either heart or crush thou hast a Guard that He or his Assignes Will make thee help when thou in need shall stand so I commend thee to his helping hand I. W. The Crowing of the Cocke VVHen Cocke doth Crow Luke 22.61 me thinks to me appears How Jesus look'd on Peter Peter shedding tears O blessed Saviour when thy pleasure is Look upon me and mend what is amisse Psal 119.132 And give me grace not onely Faith alone But Heart Words Thoughts and Prayers all in one May cry aloud in Christ my Strength and Rocke Psal 71.3 Mat. 7.8 Have mercy Lord and heare thy Servant knocke I thanke the Bird that touzed me from sleep To sighe for sin which caus'd St. Mark 14.92 Mat. 26.75 Peter weep So bitterly that it is thought by some His Cheeks was gutterd with the Teares that run God grant me grace with Peter to Repent And godly groanes cause godly teares be spent Christ is the Ladder by which I doe ascend Gen. 28.12 As well as Angels for I on Christ depend To Heaven where Christ my Cause doth pleat Rom. 8.26 And tells his Father that his bloody swear Upon the Crosse did pacifie his wrath And cleans'd my sins through true effectuall Faith Rom. 3.25 Christ is the Truth the Life and eke the VVay John 14.6 My Hope my Help my Comfort and my Stay Thus sixt on Christ in Christ my Faith I locke Made through his Merits one of the blessed Flocke All Honour 1 Ep. Iohn 5.7 Prayse and thanks I give to thee O holy blessed glorious Trinity This is my Faith The Authors faub. if you beleeve it true God of his mercy grant the same to you It is a Bulworke built with such a Hand That Hell nor Devill hath Power for to with-stand Then let us all the Lord of Lords give prayse For this firme Faith in these old doting dayes Reade and observe these Lynes aright They 'l make you Pray upon the Night The Soules Desire Tell me O thou whom my Soule loveth where thou feedest Cant. 1.7 where thou makest thy flocke to rest at noone There is foure sorts of Faith Required to finde whom the Soule loveth 1. TEll me my heart if thou dost love the Lord Psal 119.1 My heart to me this Answer did afford I love the Lord and wish my love more strong For to repulse my Enemies that throng To quench desire and draw me from my love To my great griefe they doe my patience prove But fervent Faith is fixt so in my breast I le spare no pains to take my Love at rest A strong faith In shady VVoods at Noone time of the Day Fast Sleeping with his Flocks there finde I may 2. Being thus perplext at length I chanc'd to heare A sweet soft voyce which calld Come draw neer commanding me to marke what he did say And gave me charge I should his words obey Fly Vice hate Sinne incline thine Eare to me Psal 116.1.2 An obedient faith And love the Lord because he loved thee With Heart and Soule I freely gave consent And Vowed to him to be obedient 3. My Love and I was thus with Joy united My former Follies I presently invited And could them plainly I had found a Love That mounts my joyes from Earth to Heaven above Col. 3.2 Bids them be gone and seek another Master I to my Heart had layd an Heavenly Playster Psal 119.2 That killed Sin and made my Conscience cleare To love my God and keep my Heart sincere A sincere faith 4. Thus did my Heart declare it selfe at length And could me truth it had but little strength But what in strength it found to be decaying It would make good by duitfull obeying And strive to live a life in godly feare VVith Heart upright and with a Soule sincere Strong obedient sincere in Prayer and Fasting I love the Lord he me for Everlasting Everlasting faith The Lepers Complaint LOrd looke upon my Leprosie Mat. 8.2.3 The lepers petitiou not on the outward blaine But on the inward Malladie that filleth every Vaine It runs and spreads it selfe abroad in every joynt and Linam I feele it is a filthy Loade this Leprosie of sinn My fad complaints as sharpe as thornes my earnest long desire For cutting out these painfull Cornes and throw them in the Fire My crying sins my sins of shame my sins that neer was seen Thou canst Mark 1.40 by calling of thy Name if that thou wilt make Cleane In thy Compassion pitty me I kneele I begge I crave None can me help but onely thee thou knowest what I would have Be faithfull then and courage take be not as thou hast been Ver. 21 Doe all thy former sinnes forsake I will then be thou Cleane A Zealous desire O God my God give Grace and Might with Prayers sincere to Pray to thee That I may see that glorious Light that shines in all Eternity This my Desire I humbly crave my God fast in my Heart to knit That it my silly Soule may save from the vast deep infarnall Pit No Condemnation then I feare Rom. 8.1 all fleshly Lusts I hate and fly Thy VVord makes mine Election cleare that I shall live Eternally A lively Faith within my breast thy holy Spirit doth inspire And bids me set my Heart at rest the God of gods grant my desire A