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A11536 Adams garden A meditation of thankfulnesse and praises vnto the Lord, for the returne and restore of Adam and his posteritie: planted as flowers in a garden, and published by a gentle-man, long exercised, and happilie trained in the schoole of Gods afflictions. Savile, Thomas, fl. 1595-1613. 1611 (1611) STC 21785; ESTC S106267 19,168 40

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unto_o thy_o most_o righteous_a will_n l._n oh_o bless_a habitation_n that_o be_v able_a to_o cover_v i_o from_o all_o worldly_a passion_n from_o all_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o assault_n of_o satan_n for_o there_o o_o lord_n thou_o be_v present_a with_o i_o and_o come_v down_o from_o the_o heaven_n to_o keep_v company_n with_o i_o and_o fille_v i_o with_o thyself_o that_o i_o may_v be_v fence_v against_o sin_n and_o this_o my_o carnal_a will_n and_o convert_v into_o a_o heavenly_a live_a and_o quicken_a spirit_n li._n that_o i_o may_v once_o feel_v effectual_o thy_o marvelous_a work_n comprehend_v thy_o mercy_n and_o conceive_v of_o thy_o power_n and_o almightiness_n reveal_v therefore_o unto_o thy_o servant_n this_o thy_o will_n &_o lay_v it_o up_o in_o my_o heart_n that_o i_o may_v there_o keep_v it_o most_o dear_o and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o church_n may_v set_v up_o a_o altar_n unto_o thou_o even_o in_o my_o mouth_n for_o a_o offering_n under_o the_o veil_n 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oh_o no_o my_o god_n thou_o have_v too_o long_o stretch_v out_o thy_o arm_n now_o to_o re●ect_v i_o when_o i_o ask_v nothing_o but_o to_o glorify_v thou_o xxvii_o alas_o my_o sweet_a lord_n i_o have_v settle_v my_o whole_a power_n and_o strength_n upon_o the_o love_n and_o obedience_n of_o thy_o countenance_n which_o i_o have_v so_o many_o time_n provoke_v and_o if_o thou_o please_v not_o to_o assist_v i_o in_o this_o service_n alas_o what_o manner_n of_o fight_n shall_v i_o ●e_v able_a to_o make_v against_o the_o strong_a enemy_n of_o my_o soul_n o_o p_o ttifull_a pitiful_a will_v be_v my_o prevailing_n nay_o my_o assure_a backslide_n say_v therefore_o unto_o my_o soul_n i_o will_v not_o fail_v thou_o i_o hold_v thou_o by_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o thou_o shall_v never_o be_v forsake_v xxviii_o thou_o know_v o_o lord_n man_n have_v have_v i_o in_o great_a rearguard_n and_o lo_o how_o now_o i_o be_o despute_v and_o befoil_v with_o their_o scorn_n and_o contempt_n for_o in_o stead_n of_o sorrow_v with_o i_o they_o have_v conjure_v against_o i_o and_o do_v add_v sorrow_n unto_o my_o heaviness_n and_o make_v i_o a_o laugh_a stock_n and_o a_o matter_n of_o derision_n say_v very_o he_o can_v never_o rife_a again_o he_o call_v upon_o god_n very_o much_o indeed_o and_o see_v what_o he_o have_v gain_v but_o i_o will_v be_v still_o for_o the_o day_n be_v evil_a and_o my_o silence_n shall_v speak_v unto_o thou_o by_o continual_a desire_n sigh_n and_o groan_n xxix_o yet_o do_v i_o not_o for_o all_o this_o lose_v my_o hope_n no_o not_o my_o good_a god_n for_o thy_o power_n be_v infinite_a and_o thy_o mercy_n unmeasurable_a which_o will_v spread_v itself_o even_o as_o a_o robe_n over_o such_o as_o trust_v in_o thou_o and_o the_o lamb_n shall_v know_v the_o robe_n by_o thy_o righteousness_n thereof_o and_o shall_v say_v thou_o be_v my_o o_o despise_a jacob_n o_o thou_o castaway_n zion_n who_o no_o man_n regard_v i_o have_v call_v thou_o by_o thy_o name_n thou_o be_v i_o fear_v not_o thou_o shall_v not_o perish_v though_o they_o fall_v on_o every_o side_n of_o thou_o xxx_o hereupon_o merciful_a lord_n i_o gather_v courage_n and_o assurance_n that_o thou_o have_v not_o lift_v thyself_o upon_o so_o high_a and_o eminent_a a_o place_n to_o dismay_v thy_o servant_n but_o that_o they_o may_v see_v thy_o overrule_a power_n and_o hand_n of_o their_o propitiation_n far_o beyond_o the_o touch_n and_o control_v of_o man_n yea_o of_o all_o monarch_n for_o the_o better_a assurance_n and_o confidence_n of_o thy_o servant_n for_o their_o rejoice_a and_o hope_n by_o the_o priority_n and_o preeminency_n of_o their_o election_n for_o they_o must_v follow_v the_o lamb_n and_o see_v his_o face_n that_o their_o joy_n may_v be_v full_a xxxi_o o_o thou_o most_o merciful_a lord_n which_o do_v not_o remember_v wrong_n have_v see_v the_o danger_n which_o by_o violent_a sway_n of_o sin_n i_o have_v cast_v myself_o into_o forget_v all_o thy_o mercy_n provoke_v thy_o glorious_a face_n traduce_v the_o redeemer_n and_o grieve_v the_o comforter_n o_o return_n and_o make_v haste_n o_o lord_n for_o my_o recuring_a and_o cleanse_v from_o this_o huge_a provocation_n even_o for_o thy_o gentleness_n and_o because_o thou_o have_v spare_v i_o thus_o long_o and_o now_o begin_v to_o touch_v my_o heart_n xxxii_o i_o do_v never_o so_o soon_o think_v to_o confess_v my_o sin_n but_o thou_o present_o give_v pardon_v i_o do_v never_o so_o soon_o return_v unto_o thou_o as_o thou_o be_v ready_a to_o offer_v thyself_o unto_o i_o i_o do_v never_o make_v open_a or_o secret_a acknowledgement_n of_o my_o deserve_a penalty_n but_o thou_o do_v remit_v they_o present_o i_o have_v take_v the_o rod_n to_o have_v scourge_v myself_o when_o thou_o have_v pluck_v they_o out_o of_o my_o hand_n i_o do_v think_v thou_o will_v have_v proclaim_v war_n and_o behold_v open_a peace_n and_o pardon_n bring_v i_o with_o charge_n and_o trust_v to_o trim_a up_o and_o keep_v the_o mansion_n of_o my_o soul_n hereafter_o for_o thou_o and_o to_o fear_v nothing_o but_o sanctify_v thy_o name_n in_o my_o heart_n for_o thou_o will_v be_v a_o refuge_n unto_o i_o therefore_o i_o fear_v not_o all_o change_n xxxiii_o oh_o what_o a_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n before_o thou_o be_v a_o break_a and_o contrite_a heart_n that_o out_o of_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o just_a man_n pass_v above_o the_o heaven_n &_o the_o sweet_a sigh_a comforter_n present_v the_o same_o before_o thou_o this_o humble_a acknowledgement_n from_o a_o wound_a heart_n in_o the_o sinner_n will_v thou_o never_o reject_v because_o thou_o find_v in_o this_o state_n the_o greeved_a image_n of_o the_o lamb_n from_o which_o thou_o can_v never_o turn_v thy_o face_n xxxiiii_o and_o further_o merciful_a lord_n my_o hope_n receive_v good_a relief_n because_o the_o saint_n which_o be_v the_o holy_a man_n and_o woman_n live_v have_v pray_v do_v pray_v and_o will_v pray_v for_o i_o those_o be_v they_o which_o do_v beseech_v thou_o for_o i_o oh_o it_o be_v time_n that_o they_o do_v attend_v thou_o for_o i_o since_o impiety_n of_o my_o hart_n have_v so_o blind_v my_o sense_n by_o evil_a thought_n that_o my_o soul_n can_v lift_v up_o herself_o towards_o heaven_n nor_o stretch_v out_o her_o hand_n unto_o thou_o who_o art_n only_o both_o able_a and_o willing_a to_o deliver_v and_o ransom_n the_o captive_n that_o sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o deep_a discourage_n xxxv_o therefore_o have_v thou_o provide_v that_o such_o as_o thou_o vouchsafe_v to_o come_v near_o unto_o thou_o by_o faith_n and_o holiness_n of_o life_n may_v pray_v and_o beseech_v thou_o that_o thou_o will_v satisfy_v my_o soul_n and_o purge_v my_o thought_n so_o preserve_v &_o warrant_v i_o forever_o from_o
that_o ruin_n and_o calamity_n which_o have_v so_o miserable_o imbondaged_a and_o pinion_v together_o the_o race_n of_o transgressor_n and_o hold_v they_o in_o irksome_a slavery_n as_o chain_v and_o design_v to_o a_o great_a and_o irksome_a captivity_n xxxvi_o as_o for_o myself_o who_o be_o my_o own_o capital_a enemy_n i_o have_v never_o have_v skill_n or_o will_n to_o pray_v for_o my_o trespass_n but_o even_o wander_v in_o dreadful_a expectation_n under_o a_o heavy_a burden_n yet_o herein_o i_o be_o somewhat_o cheer_v that_o by_o this_o experience_n of_o my_o estate_n thou_o have_v let_v i_o see_v what_o a_o black_a and_o foul_a conscience_n i_o have_v and_o have_v mollify_v my_o heart_n that_o i_o may_v lodge_v contrition_n in_o my_o soul_n to_o obtain_v grace_n and_o favour_n with_o thou_o that_o in_o thy_o own_o time_n merciful_a lord_n thou_o will_v please_v to_o purge_v and_o wash_v it_o xxxvii_o thou_o o_o my_o good_a god_n which_o have_v be_v from_o all_o eternity_n be_v never_o change_v whereupon_o it_o be_v that_o we_o be_v not_o confound_v but_o be_v ever_o one_o and_o the_o same_o without_o any_o shadow_n of_o change_n for_o age_n &_o time_n which_o consume_v all_o thing_n serve_v for_o no_o other_o purpose_n but_o to_o confirm_v thy_o everlastingness_n and_o man_n seem_v to_o remain_v here_o upon_o earth_n for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o to_o behold_v thy_o incomprehensible_a greatness_n unchangeable_a on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o their_o certain_a dissolution_n approach_v out_o of_o their_o mortality_n on_o the_o other_o side_n xxxviii_o for_o a_o man_n change_v not_o his_o shirt_n so_o often_o but_o the_o earth_n change_v her_o inhabitant_n more_o often_o yet_o thou_o my_o god_n be_v even_o the_o same_o at_o this_o day_n that_o thou_o be_v at_o the_o first_o which_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n continual_o sing_v unto_o thou_o and_o that_o neither_o time_n past_a present_a or_o to_o come_v shall_v ever_o change_v thou_o thirty-nine_o keep_v i_o therefore_o o_o lord_n in_o a_o stable_n and_o sober_a exercise_n of_o my_o faith_n and_o assurance_n that_o i_o do_v not_o waver_v or_o shrink_v in_o the_o storm_n of_o my_o mortality_n neither_o despair_n at_o any_o time_n by_o sense_n of_o appearance_n or_o smart_v of_o feeling_n for_o he_o which_o despair_v for_o his_o sin_n unless_o thou_o please_v to_o design_n that_o afflicton_n by_o desertion_n to_o give_v experience_n of_o faith_n thereby_o he_o even_o do_v give_v over_o his_o soul_n as_o already_o condemn_v and_o be_v like_o that_o abominable_a usurer_n who_o have_v sustain_v some_o loss_n in_o his_o good_n by_o and_o by_o bereave_v himself_o of_o his_o life_n also_o make_v thou_o therefore_o strong_a step_n for_o my_o faith_n o_o lord_n that_o i_o never_o dishonour_v thy_o name_n by_o the_o deceitful_a sleight_n of_o my_o sense_n but_o even_o stand_v fast_o arm_v with_o thy_o promise_n for_o ever_o xl._n and_o so_o prepare_v i_o unto_o the_o chastisement_n of_o my_o peace_n these_o same_o sweet_a heal_a potion_n and_o appliance_n that_o the_o smart_n thereof_o never_o drive_v i_o from_o thou_o but_o even_o rather_o as_o the_o lash_n light_n upon_o i_o i_o may_v kiss_v the_o rod_n and_o say_v it_o be_v too_o little_a for_o i_o have_v deserve_v much_o more_o but_o that_o of_o thy_o own_o indulgence_n and_o pity_n thou_o spare_v i_o give_v i_o therefore_o o_o lord_n to_o learn_v obedience_n by_o thy_o stripe_n and_o most_o welcome_a and_o sweet_a even_o shall_v be_v unto_o i_o thy_o affliction_n yea_o even_o the_o change_n of_o my_o affliction_n the_o lot_n of_o thy_o child_n xli_o thus_o instruct_v and_o nurtr_v i_o in_o thy_o own_o most_o holy_a school_n of_o discipline_n let_v i_o feel_v o_o lord_n thy_o will_n to_o take_v more_o rule_n and_o sovereignty_n over_o my_o will_n than_o it_o have_v do_v in_o former_a time_n that_o i_o may_v taste_v and_o experience_n that_o pleasure_n which_o he_o feel_v that_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o bond_n of_o captivity_n and_o set_v at_o liberty_n out_o of_o prisonne_n and_o thraldom_n wherein_o his_o enemy_n have_v long_o hold_v he_o chain_v xlii_o for_o thou_o have_v already_o do_v very_o much_o for_o my_o soul_n o_o lord_n thou_o have_v take_v and_o hold_v i_o fast_o by_o the_o hand_n in_o all_o my_o danger_n and_o set_v i_o gentle_o again_o in_o the_o way_n of_o thy_o will_n with_o great_a compassion_n than_o ever_o paul_n do_v embrace_v eutychus_n and_o make_v i_o understand_v thy_o will_n and_o purpose_n nay_o thou_o have_v do_v more_o than_o that_o for_o i_o think_v thou_o have_v both_o open_v my_o eye_n and_o the_o heaven_n all_o at_o once_o that_o i_o shall_v see_v the_o mightiness_n of_o thy_o glory_n as_o i_o do_v at_o this_o present_a sensible_o feel_v the_o goodness_n of_o thy_o grace_n xliii_o thou_o have_v o_o lord_n make_v i_o see_v i_o say_v the_o mightiness_n of_o that_o thy_o power_n whereunto_o no_o mortal_a man_n can_v attain_v without_o thou_o for_o alas_o shall_v i_o poor_a silly_a worm_n think_v that_o i_o be_o more_o than_o i_o be_o to_o go_v to_o seek_v for_o that_o in_o the_o heaven_n which_o i_o can_v well_o see_v at_o my_o foot_n the_o eye_n of_o my_o body_n be_v dusky_a &_o misty_a and_o the_o eye_n of_o my_o soul_n be_v much_o worse_o but_o thou_o the_o merciful_a lord_n delight_v to_o bring_v light_a forth_o of_o darkness_n for_o manifestation_n of_o thy_o power_n even_o thy_o bless_a power_n xliv_o and_o man_n thought_n be_v marvelous_a uncertain_a and_o waver_a for_o the_o earthly_a and_o corruptible_a body_n dull_v and_o make_v idle_a our_o spirit_n and_o ti_v and_o bind_v our_o sense_n fast_o to_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o without_o thou_o my_o gentle_a lord_n i_o can_v hope_v for_o no_o light_n here_o below_o to_o know_v or_o discern_v any_o thing_n aright_o but_o christ_n jesus_n be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n life_n and_o light_n who_o renew_a obedience_n be_v still_o fragrant_a in_o thy_o presence_n even_o he_o be_v my_o light_n 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