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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09598	The wonderfull worke of God shewed vpon a chylde whose name is William Withers, being in the towne of Walsam, within the countie of Suffolke : who being eleven yeeres of age, laye in a traunce the space of tenne dayes, without taking any manner of sustenance, and at this present lyeth, and neuer speaketh, but once in twelue, or four and twentie houres, and when he commeth to himselfe, he declareth most straunge and rare thinges, which are to come, and hath continued the space of three weeks.	Phillips, John, fl. 1570-1591.	1581 (1581)	STC 19877; ESTC S1638	8,458	28

❧ The wonderfull worke of God shewed vpon a chylde whose name is William Withers being in the towne of Walsam within the Countie of Suffolke who being eleuen yeeres of age laye in a Traunce the space of tenne dayes without taking any manner of sustenaunce and at this present lyeth and neuer speaketh but once in twelue or foure and twentie houres and when he commeth to himselfe he declareth most straunge and rare thinges which are to come and hath continued the space of three weeks PSALM 50. 1. The Lorde euen the most mightie God hath spoken and called the world from the rising vp of the sunne vnto the going downe thereof ¶ Imprinted at London by Robert Waldegraue dwelling in the Strond neere vnto Sommersette house ¶ To the right worshipful and vertuou● gentleman M. Edvvard Dennye Esq●ire Iohn Phillip 〈◊〉 humble well willer in the Lorde wisheth the feare of God peace and prosperitie i● our Lorde and mercifull Sau●o●r Christ Iesus THinges that bee called new things namely being of great importance and certaine true ought not to be reiected contemned nor despised but s●oul● with great reuerence be este●med set by and regarded of euery Christian and chieflye when they concerne suche thinges as may rouze vs vp in these dangerous dayes from the secure carelesnes of our condition and calling to the diligent worshipping and zealous honouring of our God from sinne to puritie fro● hell to h●●auen from destruction of 〈◊〉 and soule in the bottomlesse lake of euerlasting tormentes to saluation and blessed●esse through fayth in Christ Iesus in his kingdome of euerlasting righteousnesse But alas right worshipfull for the most part of vs wee seeme though we be called by the preaching of the Gospel to bee partakers of those ceaselesse ioyes prepared by the bloodie death and passion of the innocent Lambe Christ prophaners of his religion faynt ●earted souldiers readier to yeelde lyke cowardes then to resist or endure the skirmish again●● our daungerous enemies namely the world fles be and sathan who glorie in our perdition If this be not true the time 〈◊〉 and experience openly voucheth it How pride flourisheth in all estates euen from the hyest to the lowest it is too euident ●ow harlots are haunted who beholdeth it not howe drunke●nes is esteemed who see it not howe the glorious name of our God is generally blasphemed amongst vs who beareth it not how vsurie the spoil of common weale is enter tayned for pri●ate commoditie in all places who feeleth it not how couetousnesse hath buried good conscience who perceiueth it not how charitie is conuinced by crueltie who tasteth it not ●ow neighbourly loue is vanquished by dissimulation who findeth it not how hypocritic all flattery defaceth true and farthfull friendship who seeth not how plaine dealing is defaced and iuste dealing pluckt vp by the rootes amongst vs and in fine howe for the most part all goodnes is quenched in a nūber of counterfetted Christians euery man may plainly as it were in a glasse bebolde it how readie Dathan Coran and Abiram is to rebell against God his Anoynted who beareth not howe Baals priests are redy to stand vp againct Elias the Prophets Patriarks and Christ himselfe it is euident God like a louing father though he haue bent his ●ow of displeasure against vs fethered the consuming arrowes of our destruction whet his sword and set in the fulnes of his furie a dull edge on the same to cut and crop vs downe that are wilde Oliues fruitles ●ig-trees very stubble and no good corne Let vs humbly with Peter that haue with him in our deeds denyed our master turne back againe with teares and lo●ke faythfully v●on Christ and he will bring vs to the blessed foulde of his sheepe feede vs with the foode of lyfe in the g●adsome pasture of his grace ye● and by this present example not far ●ence but within the borders of Suffolke giuen by a childe of x● yeres of age who with great vehemencie cry●th that the end of al things is at ba●d threatning our d●stru●tiō except wee speedely repent the which God graunt for his sonnes sake Thus cea●ing further to trouble your worsh●p I cōmit you to the safe preseruation of the Almightie b●seeching him of his infinite goodnes to prosper you in al your affaires to send you long life health and great in●rease of worship in this life and in the world to come life euerlasting Your worships most humble and faithfull welwiller in the Lorde IOHN PHILLIP The wonderfull worke of God shewed on a childe in Walsam I Know not neither yet can coniecture with my self whervnto many of our nation are wedded but well I w●t the ●ridegrom to whose heauenly banquet we are ●idden is vtterly forgotten the fatte kidde is contemned the delicate dishes of endlesse ioy and euer induring glory are nothing esteemed selfeloue triu●pheth pride vaun●es her selfe in her 〈…〉 is so set to sale that the poore common● are deuour●d vp aliu● whoredome now fla●nteth her minions are giuen to 〈◊〉 ●ile and vicious l●st aua●ice hath vtter●ly vanquished good conscience 〈◊〉 beastly epicure delighteth in his darling gluttonie Diues is not forgotten his rules are obserued cloath of Bisse and gaye garmentes of purple collour are euery where and in all places frequented but pore and miserable Lazarus can skantly be so much fauoured as to catch the crummes that fall from the borde of a number of Diues neere kinsmen and whence springeth the effecte hereof verely from selfeloue which rather for pleasures sake wil feed a kennel of dogges then comfort their needie brethren which for want of foode are oft times readie to perish in the streets Pittie is made an outcast conscience is drowned compassion is buried in the grounde of forgetfulnesse and verily for the most part though Christians by name yet not in deede great braggers maru●ilous boasters and yet in tryall founde to be most feeble fainte hearted and impudent cowards not who calleth Christ a Sauiour but who armeth him selfe with fruitfull fayth by the vertue whereof hee may enioye the benefite of Saluation Who is he nowe that will not ●aun●e of 〈◊〉 newe regeneration and bege●ting againe to God in Christ bu● w●o is he that consi●ereth the promi●● he hath made Christ in baptisme verely to be briefe and to speake plaine we forsake C●rist couple our s●lues t● the worl●e 〈◊〉 our selues to sinne and of f●ee 〈◊〉 ●o make our selues bondmen to the deuill whi●h to consider is most lamentable howe carefully the labourers of the haruest in this 〈◊〉 season seeke by the preaching of the gosp●l to 〈◊〉 the profitable grai● of the trueth con●irmed in the bloodie death of Christ ●esus amongst vs we 〈…〉 but how 〈◊〉 the greatest number of vs bring foorth in●● 〈…〉 where seene and made● euident in steade of good graine which● is required me bring forth 〈◊〉 〈…〉 and most 〈…〉 the great long 〈…〉 and patience of the almightie ●n forbearing to punishe vs