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mercy_n	endure_v	king_n	remember_v	2,234	5	10.1449	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00514	The yong mans gleanings Gathered out of diuers most zealous and deuout fathers, and now published for the benefit of euerie Christian man, which wisheth good successe to his soule at the later day. Containing these foure subiects. 1 Of the mortality of man. 2 The poore mans harbour. 3 The mirror of vaine-glory. 4 Saint Barnards sermon on the passion of Christ. Whereunto is adioyned a most sweete and comfortable hymne, expressing the euerlasting ioy of a glorified soule. By R.B. gent.	R. B., Gent.; Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673, attributed name.; Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153. aut	1614 (1614)	STC 1065; ESTC S115857	39,366	120

The yong mans gleanings GATHERED OVT OF DIVERS MOST ZEalous and Deuout Fathers and now published for the benefit of euerie Christian Man which wisheth good successe to his soule at the later day Containing these foure Subiects 1 Of the Mortality of Man 2 The Poore Mans Harbour 3 The Mirror of Vaine-glory 4 Saint Barnards Sermon on the passion of Christ. Whereunto is adioyned a most sweete and comfortable hymne expressing the euerlasting Ioy of a Glorified Soule By R. B. Gent. AT LONDON Printed by Iohn Beale for Beniamin Lightfoote and are to bee sold at the Corner shoppe at Graies Inne Lane end in Holborne 1614. TO THE CHRISTIAN READER CHristian Reader in the absence of the Authour I was moued to write something in his behalfe to demonstrate the zeale and entire affection he beareth to the Church in generall and to the comfort of thy soule in particular But so well were his deuout intentions by these his succinct labors expressed as I tooke it needelesse to set a portall before a Building of it selfe so meriting or a proeme before a labour so well deseruing Great it is not but it comprehends so much I dare say of spirituall consolation for refreshing the soule deiected and motiue meditations to rouse the secure and carnall soule in the sleepe of sinne belulled as an ampler Treatise may well yeeld to so compendious a volume Brieflie I may speake so much of it as Cicero spoke of that sententious work of his entituled de Oratore Est non magnus verum aureolus Libellus Vse it to thy comfort giue thanks to the Lord whose hand is not onely the beginner but perfecter of euery good worke that he in his due time may bring thee to those ineffable Ioyes in reall fruition which whilest thou liuest here thou onely enioyes by contemplation Thus recommending these meditations to thy deuout consideration Thy selfe to the father of all spiritual comforts whose mercie euer shadow thee vnder the wings of his protection I rest Thy soules well-wisher R. 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Workes that now adaies goe to print are put to a double presse Censure and Errors for thy censure I hope it will bee charitable for these errors let them be excusable This age like a fauourable Iurie acquites all errors onely they are put to their booke and that saues them Errata Page 19. l. 13. for despirable reade despicable p. 83. l. 14. for imployed reade implied p. 87. l. 18. for pilgrimation reade peregrination and l. 27. for shllatory reade sallatory OF THE MORTALITIE OF MAN WHat art thou O Man and from whence hadst thou thy beginning What matter art thou made of that thou promisest to thy selfe length of daies or to thy posterity continuance I haue read the truest computer of Times and the best Arithmetician that euer breathed and he reduceth thy dayes into a short number The daies of Man are threescore and ten That reuerend Patriarch Iacob though he had liued a long and prosperous time yet he confesseth his daies to be few and euill the life of Man saith the Prophet is as the grasse that soone withereth it is as swift as a Dromedarie continuing not but passing from this pilgrimage of earth aimeth at the centre to which all flesh is limitted this earthly mansion from whence we had our Beginning Homo abhumo natus Man is borne of the earth from whence he had his birth and shall conclude the date and period of his daies What is it to enioy honour vpon earth or to be graced by the royall aspect of Potentates their maiestie cannot authorise thy sinnes nor exempt thee from the iudgement of the Almighty It is not the King but the King of Kings shall iudge who holdeth his iron rod in his hand to be auenged of him that worketh wickednesse before him He cannot endure the waies of the vnrighteous but will either looke vpon thee with the eyes of his mercie or giue thee the wages of sinne to liue with reprobates and sinners in the neuer quenched fire of his wrath there to be punished eternally But remember thy mortality be not puffed vp with a selfe conceipt of thine owne excellence The Swanne may not be more ashamed of her blacke feete then thou of the vlcers and blemishes of thy soule distained with all impurities It was the Phylosophers saying It were better not to be then to be miserable thy being is most miserable thy state lamentable and thy case irreparable if thou meditate not of thy creator acknowledge thy redeemer and haue recourse vnto thy mercifull protector who preserueth thee daily with his grace reuewing in thee his Image quite defaced and abolished by reason of thy transgressions Wherefore as there is noe moment nor article of time wherein thou stands not in need of his prouidence so ought there to be no time omitted wherein thou should not ascribe all praise and gloie to his excellence He created thee being nothing he recreated thee being worse then nothing and he preuents thee with his grace that art like to fal againe to nothing O consider wherein thou hast offended and how many and sundry times thou hast beene pardoned for the selfe same sinne let thine eyes therefore be dissolued into an ocean of teares crauing remission with entire contrition It is recorded that the teares of the vine will cure the leprosie teares of hearty and vnfained repentance will cure the leprosie of sinne restore thee to the Throne of grace and in the end conduct thee to the Kingdome of glory Thou art farre transplanted from thy natiue Country in a desolate and remote place farre from comfort or hope of rest till this Tabernacle of sinne shall be dissolued this roabe of flesh shall be diuided from that spirituall stole of purity whereby thou may ascend the pallaces of eternall glorie There is none that liueth in exile but would haue the censure of Banishment reuoked thou art in a place of exile an inhabitant with Wolues and Tigers for better were it saith Diogenes to liue with Wolues Tigers and all sauage Beasts of the Mountaines then with Sycophants flatterers and such tame beasts in the Citie Thou art inuironed with many sharpe encounters inuaded with many turbulent passions thought feare desire and the like all which as so many waspes doe continually infest and annoy thee Thou art trauelling a dangerous way where many obiects seeme to seduce thee from the high-roadeway to the flourishing by-paths of vanity being neuer lesse secure then when thou seemest most secure Thou art sailing betwixt two perilous rockes two calamitous shelfs Scilla and Charybdis Presumption and Despaire Thou hadst need of an expert and vigilant Pilote to direct thee a faithfull friend to comfort thee and a prepared minde within thee thou fishest in a troubled streame and many things I could caution thee of which not foreseene may endanger shipwracke to thy crasie and surcharged Barke Oppose not thy selfe to all extremes but fix the Anchor it would hold against all tempests