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A07314 The mirrour of religious men, and of godly matrones Exhibited in the golden legends of these six famous and faithfull persons. Abraham & Sara, Isack [&] Rebecca: Iacob [&] Rahel. Very comfortable to be read of all the sonnes and daughters of such faithfull parents according to the promise, for the rectifying of their liues and the confirming of their faith. By I.M. Master in Arts. Maxwell, James, b. 1581. 1611 (1611) STC 17702; ESTC S119447 49,058 174

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THE MIRROVR of Religious men and of godly Matrones EXHIBITED IN THE GOLden Legends of these six famous and faithfull Persons Abraham Sara Isack Rebecca Iacob Rahel Very comfortable to be read of all the sonnes and daughters of such faithfull parents according to the promise for the rectifying of their liues and the confirming of their faith By I. M. Master in Arts. LONDON Printed for E. White and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the gun neere the little north dore of Pauls 1611. TO THE RIGHT HONOrable Bruce-sprung noble Lord IOHN Lord Harington Baron of Exton and to the right noble and worthy the Lady ANNE his wife and the most vertuous Gouernesse of the moste gracefull yong Princesse Madam ELIZABETH Infanta of Albion all heauenly and earthly happinesse IT is the custome right honourable of such as set or send out any worke to publike viewe to make choyse of some worthy Person for the patronizing thereof So that I being about the publishing of certaine Essayes and Meditations of mine morall and diuine and among others of this present Pamphlet I began to bethinke my selfe of some conuenient Patron for the countenancing thereof And in end after that I had considered of the nature and kinde of the Subiect sufficiently and had weighed with my selfe the greatnesse of your humanity both towards Schollers and my Countrymen I was emboldened so much the more to publish it vnder the combined splendor of your vnited illustrious names In it one may see as in a cleere Mirrour or christall glasse a plaine and liuely representation of the sayth pietie and deuotion of the vprightnes charity compassion of the Temperance sobriety and moderation and of the diligence industrie honest conuersation of the godly Men and Women of olde namely of the six famous faithfull persons therein more particularly painted out In whose golden Legends I hope the sharpest-sighted shal not espie so much as the smallest spice of any fained fiction falshood or he the which thing no doubt many will deeme and esteeme a great rarity in a golden Legend In it one also may see a perfit patterre and picture of a perfit Seruant of God Man or Woman together with an exemplary proofe of Gods bountifull requiting and liberall rewarding of them for their seruice Therein likewise is as it were in a visible manner expressed to the eye the exceeding great care that Almighty God hath of his children euen of all such as doe commend their estate and commit their affaires vnto his fatherly prouidence Finally this little Mirrour doth afford diuers moral obseruations and instructions to the number of 68. touching the chiefe duties that men and women owe vnto God and likewise one vnto another namely such as doe mutually concerne husbands wiues parents and children maisters and Seruants Considering then that the nature of it is such and that it may serue somewhat for the furtherance of men and women chiefely those of the yonger sort in the exercise of soundnes of beliefe and of sincerity of life I am so much the more bold to implore your worthy Patronage therein and to pray your honours in the behalfe thereof to answere vnto the signification of your two christen names which doe import Grace and gracious and euen to grace this meane Testimonie of a dutifull minde with your gracious acceptance The which fauour if it shall please your honours to afford me I shall be encouraged to be a-about the shewing of some more ample signification of mine obseruancie towards the honour of your names And thus wishing in the meane time vnto a gracefull IOHN and ANNA such felicitie hap and honour as hath befaln vnto ABRAHAM SARA ISACK and REBECCA IACOB and RAHEL whose godlines and vertuousnes ye doe so happily imitate I rest Your Honours deuoted to all humble duties IAMES MAXWELL A SVMMARIE VIEWE of the chiefe contents of this present Legend-booke I. OF obedience vnto the Lords voyce page 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. II. Of faith in God of the wonderfull effects thereof 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. III. Of the religious care that should be in Parents for their children and in Masters mistresses for their seruants p. 12. 13. 14. 139. 142. 143. 144. 145 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. IIII. Of the qualities of a good Seruant P. 14. 15. 16. 17. V. Of the charity pitty compassion equity and peaceable disposition that ought to be in christians P. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 70. 71. 92. VI. Of Gods blessing and rewarding of such as serue him and waite on him p. 3. 25. 26. 27. 28. 57. 58. 59. 65. 66. 67. 68. 76. 107. 116. 119. 120. VII Of Gods raising vp of the despised and of his casting downe of the despisers p. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. VIII Of the subiection modestie and shamefastnes that ought to be in Christian women p. 52. 53. 79. 80. 81. IX Of Beauty and Bounty in women p. 54. 55. 56. 57. 71. 72. 109. 110. 111. X. Of Gods presence assistance in the time of the godly mans aduersity and affliction p. 66. 67. 68. 69. 101 102. 123. 124. 126. 127. 130. 131. 132. XI Of diligence and industrie that ought to be in Christian men and women p. 73. 74. 104. 105. 106. 111. 112. XII Of the humility and humanity that ought to be in Christian men and women p. 75. 133. 134. XIII Of the heart-fasting that ought to be in such parties as are about mariage before that they be hand-fasted p. 76. 77. 107. XIIII Of parents and friends blessing and well aduising of the married couple p. 78. 79. XV. Of the excellency of a vertuous wife and of the great account that her husband should make of her p. 82. 83. 84. 88. 93. XVI Of the feruent loue that ought to be betweene married folkes p. 85. 87. 88. XVII Of the great efficacy of the righteous mans prayer p. 88. 89. 90. 91. XVIII Of Gods loue and fauour and of the great efficacy thereof p. 95. 96. 97. 124. 125. 126. XIX Of the patience innocency and modesty that ought to be in Christians p. 98. 99. 100. 102. 103. 112. XX. Of Gods remembring of his children after a seeming forgetfulnes p. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. XXI Of the Christians patient waiting on God and of the good issue thereof p. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. XXII Of the thankefulnes that ought to be in Christians towards God for benefits receiued p. 121. 122. 138. 139. XXIII Of the care and charge that Gods Angels haue of the afflicted and godly p. 127. 128. 129. 130. XXIIII Of Christians acknowledging of Gods gratiousnes and of their owne vnworthines p. 135. 138. XXV Of the great vanity of Idols or shop-Gods of golde siluer p. 140. 141. 142. ERRATA Page 8.
of his death O my beloued Sonne Isack would God thou hadst neuer beene borne and thou my sweete wife Sara would God thou hadst alwaies beene barren rather then to haue borne a son in thine old age after so long barrennes whome thy husband and his father must now in so vnfatherly a fashion bereaue of his naturall being and breath But Abraham was farre from all such infirmitie and imperfection of faith and therefore beleeuing that Gods promise should not misse of performance but that he was euen able to raise Isack againe out of his owne ashes he delayed not to doe that which the Lord had enioyned him concerning his son Gen. 22.1 to 13. But when as he was in heauing vp his hand to giue him the mortall blowe with the knife behold the Angell of the Lord from heauen forbid him to lay his hand vpon the childe For now I knowe quoth he that thou fearest God seeing that for my sake thou hast not spared thine onely sonne And thus Abrahams will to offer his onely sonne for a burnt offering vnto the Lord was accepted for the deede Abrahams obedience then was correspōdent to his faith whence it did flowe his faith was great and therefore great was his obedience Io. 8.56 he saw Christ but a farre off and he was glad he saw by faith and that a great faith and therefore great was his sight his gladnes and his ioy And as he had a great faith in his heart so made he a great demonstration thereof in the actions of his hands Gen. 12.7.8 13.4.18 For Abraham wheresoeuer he soiourned erected an Alter vnto God and called vpon his name As he forsooke the Idols of his fathers euen their Gods Iosh 24.2.3 which were no Gods so he acknowledged and worshiped entierly the onely true God Gen. 14 18 19.20 Heb. 7.4.8 Also he payed Tithes vnto Melchisedeck the high Priest of the most high Giuing therby an exāple to al his Instruction 3 children Iam. 2.18 of shewing their faith by their workes and namely vnto the richer sort of consecrating a part of their substance to the building repairing of Churches for the seruice of God and of making his ministers partakers of their goods according as the Apostles exhortation doth beare saying Galat. 6.6 Let him that is taught in the word make him that hath taught him partaker of all his goods And not onely was Abraham religious and godly in himselfe but he was also carefull for all such as were vnder his charge Gen. 17.23.24.25.26.27 Deut. 10.16 30.6 Ierem 4.4 6.10 Act. 7 51 Gen 18.19 to wit for his children and seruants that they should liue before God as men no lesse circumcised in their hearts then in their flesh I know said the Lord that Abraham will command his Sonnes and his housholde after him that they keepe the way of the Lord to doe righteousnes and iudgement Whereby the Instruction 4 children of Abraham after the promise and chiefly all fathers and maisters of families are taught to giue diligence that their children and seruants be instructed in the knowledge of the true God Tit. 2.12 and of godlines that they may liue godlily soberly and iustly in this present world And the effect of this his christian care for his familie may appeare both in his Sonne Isack and in his seruant Eliezer of Damascus the steward of his house as for his sonne as he was consecrated to the Lord in his very child-hoode Gen. 22.2.10.11.12 26.25 25.5 so was the whole time of his life spent in a spirituall and reasonable sacrificing of himselfe to the Lords seruice Neuer was there a sonne begotten of man more father like then was godly Isack who followed the foote-steps of his fathers faith pietie charitie equitie and vertuous liuing and succeeded both to his goodnes and his goods to his godlines no lesse then to his gold And as for Abrahams chiefe seruant Eliezer his pietie and fidelity are both of them mentioned in the scripture to his praise His piety towards God doth appeare in this that being sent by Abraham to take a wife for his sonne Isack in his owne kinred Gen. 15.2.3 24.1.2.10.11.12.42 he no sooner receiued his masters commaund but as soone he commended his way and affaires to Gods prouidence and blessing by prayer The which thing he did likewise when he was arriued to the Citie of Nahor O Lord of my maister Abraham quoth he I beseech thee send me good speede this day and shew mercie vnto my maister Abraham Such as the maister was such was the man a religious maister and Instruction 5 a religious man whose pietie towards God may serue for a lesson to all maisters and men to begin alwaies their important affaires at God by in calling of his name for except God blesse man certainly shall misse and miscarrie in his designes Likewise Eliezer when as he had receiued the signe which he had asked of the Lord to know thereby the prosperous successe of his iourney being ariued to the Citie of Nahor Gen. 24.48.50 51.52 where Bethuel dwelt he bowed himselfe and worshiped the Lord and said Blessed be the Lord God of my maister Abraham which hath not withdrawen his mercy and his truth from my maister for when I was in the way the Lord brought me to my maisters brethrens house The like was his religious and Godly demeanour when as his errand had taken the desired effect and that he had betrothed Rekekath the daughter of Bethuel to his maisters sonne Isack to be his wife Thus godly Eliezer as he began his busines in praying vnto God for good successe so he ended it in praysing God for the good successe already gottē The which pietie of Eliezer is to be practised of all good seruants yea and of all maisters too To the end that God who is the Alpha and the Omega Reuel 1.8 that is to say the beginning the ending of all things may be likewise the Alpha and the Omega of all our actions Whether ye eate or drinke saith the Apostle or what soeuer ye doe 1. Cor. 10.31 Col. 3.17 do all to the glory of God and in the name of the Lord Iesus giuing thankes to God euen the father by him And as this good Eliezer was pious towards God so was he no lesse officious and faithfull towards his maister the father of the faithfull For both he would not so much as eate a crumme of bread in Bethuels house till he had said his message Gen. 24.33 37 54.5●.59.61.63 64. and done according to his oath and when as he had done the errand which he came for and had obtained Rekekah for Isack he would not soiourne any longer in Bethuels house but departed the next morning bringing home with him the vertuo us Rekekah to godly Isack who as he went out to pray in the fielde toward the euening met her comming home