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A70839	A Looking-glass for children being a narrative of God's gracious dealings with some little children / recollected by Henry Jessey in his life time ; together with sundry seasonable lessons and instructions to youth, calling them early to remember their creator, written by Abr. Chear ...	H. P.; Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663.; Cheare, Abraham, d. 1668.	1673 (1673)	Wing P30; ESTC R11296	42,161	98

A Looking-Glass FOR CHILDREN Being a Narrative of God's gracious Dealings with some Little Children Recollected by Henry Jessey in his life-time Together with sundry seasonable Lessons and Instructions to Youth calling them early to remember their Creator Written by Abr. Chear late of Plymouth The Third Edition Corrected and Amended To which is added many other Poems very sutable As also some Elegies on departed Friends made by the said Abraham Chear All now faithfully gathered together for the benefit of Young and Old by H. P. Psal 66. 16. Come and hear all ye that fear God and I will declare what he hath done for my Soul Deut. 31. 19. Now therefore write ye this Song for you and teach it the Children of Israel put it in their mouths that this Song may be a witness for me c. London Printed for Robert Boulter at the Turks-Head in Cornhil 1673. To the Reader THou hast here gentle Reader brought to thy view in the first part of this Book a Narrative of the gracious dealings of God with several Children and what they gained in an early looking Heaven-ward in which thou mayest see and behold the condescention of the Lord to such little Ones in opening their understanding and giving them a sight and sense of their undone estate by nature from whence they were made to seek and enquire after a Saviour and by Grace helped to apply and improve his gracious Calls and Invitations to a full satisfaction in and by Faith a cleaving to His undertakings as the alone way and means to Salvation to their great comfort here and firm hope of glory hereafter All which was wonderfully effected to the praise of the free Grace of God and admiration of Relations and Beholders and now presented to thee being first written by that faithful Servant of the Lord Mr. Henry Jessey who in his life time gave it me to transcribe in order for the then Printing But it being small I waited to have somewhat to adjoyn to it which Providence hath lately brought to my hand as that which is worthy of publication being the Fruit of some idle hours of that Servant of the Lord Mr. Abraham Chear whilst in bonds for the truth of Christ wherein he expresses his well-wishes to the Souls of divers poor Children towards whom he then stood nearly related and dearly affected as by the second Part hereof you may largely see and if helped of God to make improvement of it so as carefully to mind and heedfully to walk in the practice of what is seasonably advised in the said Discourse you will have great cause to bless the Lord for such endeavours now published for your profit and advantage The Motive provoking me thus to recollect this little Book is chiefly from consideration of my daily observation of Youths great need of all endeavours to prompt them to that which is good they being naturally addicted to be drawn away through their own inclinations and the powerful prevalency of Satan to sin and disobedience by which they wrong their precious Souls Prov. 8. 36. thereby incurring Gods displeasure to their daily hardning their hearts from his fear and following the sins and pleasures of this vain World until they are prepared as Vessels of wrath fitted for Destruction and Perdition which is the certain effect of Sin ruling and reigning without restraint in the hearts of the Children of Disobedience Col. 3. 6. Which evil and judgment may be timely prevented by hearkning to Gods Call Prov. 9. 6. seeking and serving him betimes Prov. 8. 17. believing his Word avoiding evil company Prov. 4. 15 16. slighting the allurements of present pleasure and the sinful delights of the flesh and by making good-men examples to walk after Prov. 2. 20. Heb. 6. 12. 2. Chron. 29. 2. and therein esteeming and highly prizing the excellency of the Lord Jesus in all his glorious undertakings for poor sinners Phil. 3. 8. cleaving to his Righteousness only for Justification and Salvation 1 Cor. 1. 30. Which Mercy is greatly desired may accompany the Reader of this little Piece whereby he may say it was worth perusing for that by it the Lord made him to consider his latter end and remember him in the dayes of his Youth so as to make his Calling and Election sure as did these pretty Children That being my aim and end in the publishing hereof I shall daily wait for its success and remain yours In true desires after your Eternal happiness H. P. Go little Book and speak for them that be Lanch'd with great safety to Eternity Engaging Others by what they did find Their everlasting Peace chiefly to mind Their names are blest and had in memory They served God and thence in peace did die All you that read be earnest to obtain True faith in Christ which will be lasting gain And if while young God do his Work begin Vpon your Soul take hee● beware of sin It will prove to your Crown another day To cleave to Righteousness whilst yet you may Preceed in fear in love with true delight Vnto the Lord to serve him with your might Observe the Lessons given by Abram Chear That they your Soul may unto Christ endear Such Songs are good if well improved be Sung by experience with Soul harmony The Truths therein inserted make your own By practice in true love to Christ alone Mind chiefly now your everlasting Rest That in compare with all things is the best Love God and fear him in sincerity So shall you praise him to Eternity London 12th Month 12 day 1672. H. P. Of hopeful young Children the great joy of their Parents remembring their Creator in the dayes of their Youth Being trained up in the Holy Scriptures from their Infancy First Of Mary Warren Born in May 1651 Aged Ten years in May 1661. WHen his Child was about five or six years old she had a new plain Tammy Coat and when she was made ready was to be carried with other Children into Morefields But having looked upon her Coat how fine she was she presently went to her Chair sate down her tears running down her eyes she wept seriously by her self Her Mother seeing it said to her How now Are you not well What is the matter that you weep The Child answered Yes I am well but I would I had not been made ready for I am afraid my fine Cloaths will cast me down to Hell Her Mother said It 's not our Cloaths but wicked Hearts that hurt us She answered Aye Mother fine Cloaths make our hearts proud The Scriptures being daily read in the House when one had read Luke 10. she laid to heart the end of the Chapter how Mary sate at Christs feet and heard him And Martha complained and Jesus said Martha Martha Thou art careful and cumbred about many things but one thing i● needful Mary hath chosen that good part that shall not be taken from her Hearing this the tears ran down and she wept sore Being

climb and run we should be counted fools If in the Hedges Streets and Field our sports you take away What good will food and raiment yield why should we change our way When up to youth and strength we grow 't is brave to have our wills To heed no Check whate're we do of lust to take our fills To fight drink game to swear and curse to lie out night and day To spend and whore grow worse and worse what youth will cleanse his way 'T is true the Holy Scriptures teach our Catechisms tell Some Ministers we hear do preach Youths must take heed of Hell Our Parents at our wildness grieve exhort reprove and pray But after all we scarce believe we need to cleanse our way We see some that were thought the best their high profession leaving And greedily as do the rest to earth and Pleasure cleaving No Check of Conscience doth appear in what they do or say This greatly hardens us from fear or thoughts to cleanse our way With Cart-ropes to draw youthful lust this day all help affords It is a sport Christ's bonds to burst and cast away his Cords If one from wickedness dissent he makes himself a prey This yields but small encouragement for youth to cleanse his way As the young Ass that snuffs the wind Youth loves to have its swinge But hates attempts its lust to bind or liberty infringe Yet ther 's a month in which the Lord our full career can stay And can according to his Word turn change and cleanse our way No less then an Almighty Power such torrents can withstand The influences of this hour tempt with so high a hand Amongst a thousand scarce one Lad with weepings we may say Of whom assurance may be had he strives to cleanse his way Oh! with what grief upon their wayes should Parents then reflect Whose fawning in our infant dayes doth Word and Rod neglect Till our incorrigible years are apt by deeds to say Although you break your heart with tears we will not cleanse our way Were our Salvation their design our Souls their highest care They would be careful to decline all steps that might ensnare What holy walks before our sight as patterns should they lay Which might endear us with delight betimes to cleanse our way Above deep learning breeding wit they for us grace would prize Rich Trades or stocks compar'd with it were dung before their eyes The greatest Matches they could find with heaps of yellow Clay Were no Preferment to their mind like to a cleansed way To a Virgin inclining to enquire after the Lord. A Soliloquie COme pray thee Precious Soul of mine let 's seriously retire And under eye and aid Divine God's Oracles enquire Call in those thoughts that range about with awfulness incline To get this question out of doubt Is Jesus truly mine It 's high time now to fix our thought O let time past suffice That we the lusts of flesh have wrought in youthful vanities What profit in those wayes is sound which down to Hell incline What real pleasure can redound if Christ be none of mine 'T is true a Maid can scarce forget her ornamental tire The Virgins her at nought will set whose eye is fixed higher But should I my bright morning wast to make me 〈◊〉 and fine 'T will be but bitterness at last if Christ be none of mine With Dinah should I gad to see the Daughters of the Land My intimates if such should be who Christ don't understand My complements and ga●e might I as is the mode refin'd But wretched should I live and die if Christ be none of mine Or if through deep convictions I my vain companions leave And to the Saints for company in dear affections cleave Though they as Angels speak to me sweet words as spiced Wine Of what advantage could it be if Christ be none of mine Of his inestimable worth if I by Saints am told Or how the Gospel sets him forth transcending heaps of Gold Though one among a thousand he in full perfection shine What will this Glory be to me if Christ be none of mine If by reforming I essay self righteousness should stand I may conjecture I obey the Law 's exact command Nay to the Gospel's outward call my steps I may refine Yet short of glory I shall fall If Christ be none of mine How Satan acts an Angel's part I cannot well discern The windings of a treacherous heart I cannot quickly learn How close hypocrisie in all may hide it's deep design The stateliest Structure then must fall if Christ be none of mine Of a Child somewhat indulged by reason of Sickliness IF any would my Age be told this answer they may have A weakly Child of ten years old oft very near the Grave My Life 's a wonder to my Friends continued to this day And doubtless is for higher ends then eat and drink and play To these things Childhood is inclin'd yea to great evils bending And little doth it heed or mind to what such wayes are tending If Parents give us our contents and take delight to please us We little lay to heart events though dreadful Plagues should seize us Some Parents in this sinful Age will no wayes cross our course Whilest other 's filthy rayling rage to desperate wayes enforce But did the love and fear of God in Parents hearts bear sway And were the doctrine of the Rod their study day by day Were their and our iniquities more deeply laid to heart Did love to our immortal Souls of fondness get the start They 'd learn with gravity to smile and tenderness to smile Correct and pitty all the while rebuke and yet delight Chastisements would with teaching meet reproofs be sharp yet mild God's admonition would be sweet and wholsome to the Child We should grow flexible and kind great guilt it would prevent This early with a willing mind would lead us to repent It would seem bitter to the flesh to travel thus again But Ah! the forming Christ afresh will pay for all this pain A Dialogue betwixt the love of Christ and the lust of the flesh written by the said Ab. Chear setting forth the deceitful nature of sin in its alluring the Soul from goodness to its ruine and destruction and the powerful influence of Christ's love engaging to an early imbracing his invitations to a well-grounded hope of Everlasting Glory It s Prologue Respected Friend I am obliged to tell you what 's a doing There are at hand to you design'd for woing Two fair-spoke-Suitors both look fair and fresh The love of Jesus and the lust of Flesh They are Corrivals each Proposals brings As if the Heirs apparent of some Kings Had terms to tender to engage your favour Of such vast interests their offers savour Hear now and well observe a stander-by Who long hath known how their concerns do lie And who by dear experience hath been taught To what result such suits are often brought If