them and of their children after them Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your hart Deut. 10 16 and harden your neckes no more OF THE WORKES OF DARKNES and workes of the Flesh Gen. 6 5. THE Lord saw that the wickednesse of man was great in the earth Gen. 8 21. And all the imaginations of the thoughtes of his hart were onely euyll continually Ephe. 4 18 19. Hauing their cogitation darkoned and being strangers from the lyfe of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the hardnesse of their hart Which being past feeling haue geuen them selues vnto wantonnesse to worke all vncleannesse euen with greedines Rom. 1 21. Because that when they knew God they glorified him not as God neyther were thankfull but became vayne in their imaginations and their foolysh hart was full of darknesse Mark 7 21 22. For from within euen out of the hart of man proceede euyll thoughtes adulteries fornications murthers theftes couetousnesse wickednesse deceit vncleannesse a wicked eye backbyting pride foolyshnesse All these euyll thinges come from within and defyle a man Gall. 5 19 20 The workes of the Flesh are manifest which are adulterie fornication vncleannes wantonnes idolatrie witchcraft hatred debate emulations wrath contentions seditions herisies enuie murther drunkennes gluttonie and such lyke whereof I tell you before as I also haue tolde you before that they which do such thinges shall not inherite the kingdome of God Many will say to me in that day Lord Lord Math. 7 23. haue not wee by thy name prophecied and by thy name cast out deuyls and by thy name done many great workes Then shall ye begin to say Luk. 13 26.27 We haue eaten and dronken in thy presence and thou hast taught vs in our streetes But he shall say I tell you I knowe you not whence ye are Depart from mee all ye workers of iniquitie Away from mee all ye workers of iniquitie Psal 6 8. for the Lord hath heard the voyce of my weeping Then shall he say vnto them on the left hand Math. 25 41 Depart from mee ye cursed into euerlasting fire which is prepared for the deuyll and his angels EXHORTATION THE nyght is past and the day is at hand Rom. 13 12. let vs therefore cast away the workes of darknesse and let vs put on the armour of light And haue no felowshyp with the vnfruitfull workes of darknes but euen reproue them rather Ephe. 5 11. The grace of God Tit. 2 11 12 that bringeth saluation vnto all men hath appeared And teacheth vs that we should denie vngodlines and worldly lustes and that we should lyue soberly and righteously in this present worlde Walke in the spirit Gall. 5 16. and ye shall not fulfill the lustes of the flesh Gal. 5 22 23 24 25. The fruites of the spirit is loue ioy peace long suffering gentlenesse goodnesse fayth meekenesse temperancie against such there is no law For they that are Christes haue crucified the flesh with the affections If we lyue in the spirit let vs also walke in the spirit Math. 7 13. Enter in at the straight gate for it is the wyde gate and brode way that leadeth to destruction and many there be which goe in thereat Luk. 13 24. Striue to enter in at the straight gate for many I say vnto you will seeke to enter in and shall not be able FINIS A GODLY PRAYER AND CONFESSION OF our Sinnes vnto God O MOST merciful Lord God and my tender and deare Father vouchsafe I hartely beseech thee to looke downe with thy fatherly eyes of pittie vpon mee a most vile and wretched sinner which lie heere prostrate in hart before the feate of thy bottomlesse mercie for I confesse I haue most greeuously sinned against the throne of thy glory and before thee O Father in so much as I am no more worthy to be called thy sonne neuerthelesse forasmuch as thou art the God and Father of all comfort and desirest not the death of a sinner but like a true Samaritan takest thought for my seely wounded soule Make mee I pray thee by infunding thy precious oyle of comfort into my woundes ioyfully to runne with the lost Sonne vnto the lappe of thine euerlasting pittie For loe thou art my hope and trust in whom I onely repose my selfe hauing in thee full confidence and stedfast fayth and so I say with a very true and faythfull hart trusting only in thy mercie I beleeue in thee O God the Father in thee O God the Sonne and in thee O God the holy Ghost three persons and one true and also very God besides whom I acknowledge none other God in heauen aboue nor in the earth beneath yea and I poore miserable sinner doe accuse my selfe vnto thee deare Father that I haue sore and greeuosly offended thy Almighty goodnesse and maiestie in the committing of mine abundant and manifolde sinnes and wretchednesse which exceede the number of the Sandes in the Sea and haue not kept the least of thy most godly and blessed commaundementes lyke as thy righteousnes may require and demaunde the same of me which if thou Lord shouldest so require there were no helpe or hope in me but that I must needes perysh and be damned for euer I confesse also that I haue not honoured thee lyke my God nor dread thee lyke my Lord loued thee lyke my Father nor trusted in thee lyke my creator and Sauiour Thy holy and dreadfull name vnto whom all honour glory of duetie belongeth haue I vsed in vayne I haue not sanctified the holy dayes with works which be acceptable vnto thee nor in instructing my neighbour in vertue accordingly I haue not honoured my Parentes nor been obedient vnto them The high powers rulers which take their authority of thee I haue not been willingly obedient vnto I haue not kept myne hart pure and cleane from man slaughter theft adulterie enuie malice hatred disdaynefulnes pride couetousnes drunkennes gluttonie wantonnesse backbyting slaunder falsehood and false-witnes bearyng but haue in my hart and minde wyshed and desired my neighbours goodes and thinges I haue folowed the great Prince of this worlde Satan which hath been a lyar euen from the beginnyng in concupisence of the flesh in deceitfulnesse in all kinde of euyll and wicked lyuing in thought worde and deede in dispayre and also mysbeliefe But in what manner soeuer that I haue offended and sinned agaynst thy eternall Maiestie for no man knoweth throughly his sinnes as the prophet witnesseth whether it hath been by day or els by nyght yea euen from my chyldhood vnto this day were it in wordes workes or thoughtes secretly or openly O most mercifull God and heauenly Father I am most sorie for it euen from the bottom of my hart yea and my soule mourneth for very sorow within me O most mercifull Father that I am not a thousande tymes more soryer then I am Howbeit in token of my great and vnfeigned repentance though all hartes be knowen well ynough vnto thee I do cry and call vnto thee for refuge in the bitternesse of my hart and soule Lord God and Father haue mercie Lord God and Sonne haue mercie and Lord God holy Ghost haue mercie Spare mee good Lord of thine infinite mercie both now and all the dayes of my life and graunt mee of thine aboundant grace so as I may change my sinfull life and put off the olde man with all his euyll concupisence and deceiueable lustes and that I may die vnto the worlde and so goe foorth in a new life Strengthen thou mee O Lord I humblie beseech thee in a true humble lowlie and perfect hart faythfully to loue hope and trust in thee Giue my soule most heauenly Father the grace of thy holy spirit to desire thee onely in thee onely to reioyce and repose my selfe and that I may vtterly renounce and forsake the vanities and vaine affiance and delightes of this worlde so that thou mayest finde mee readie with the good Seruant in the midnight of my death which shall sodaynely steale vpon mee like a theefe eare I be aware Bee thou vnto mee at that time of neede O Lord a Tower of strength a Pallace of refuge and a defencible God namely against the face of the feende who like a roring Lyon wil be then most readie to deuoure me and against desperation which then wil be busie to grieue and assayle mee Graunt mee most mercifull Sauiour that when death shall shut vp the eyes of this my mortall body yet that the eyes of my soule may still beholde and looke vpon thee with a liuely and perfect fayth that when death hath taken away the vse of my tongue and outward senses yet that my hart and soule may cry and say vnto thee O Lord into thy handes I giue and commit my soule Lord Iesu receiue my spirit vnto thee Fetch then againe Lord God the Father I humblie beseech thee that which thy wisedome and puissant might hath shapen and fashioned Fetch then againe Lord God the Sonne that which thou hast so wisely and carefully gouerned and bought with the deare price of thy most precious blood Take then againe thou Lord God holy Ghost that which thou hast kept and preserued so louingly in this region of sinne and vale of miserie Vnto whom as of right and duetie belongeth be all honour power prayse and glory for euer and euer worlde without ende Amen Despise not a man that turneth himselfe away from sinne nor cast him not in the teeth withall but remember that we are all worthy blame Ecclus. 8.5 Imprinted at London by William White 1598.
Pet. 5.8 for your aduersarie the Deuill as a roaring Lion walketh about seeking whom he may deuoure We wrestle not agaynst flesh and blood Ephes 6.12 but agaynst principalities agaynst powers and agaynst the worldly gouernours the princes of the darknes of this world agaynst spirituall wickednesses which are in the high places In time past ye walked Ephes 2.2 3. according to the course of this worlde and after the Prince that ruleth in the ayre euen the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience Among whom wee also had our conuersation in time past in the lust of our flesh in fulfilling the will of the flesh and of the minde and were by nature the children of wrath aswell as others In whom the God of this worlde hath blinded the mindes that is of the Infidels 2. Cor. 4.4 that the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ which is the image of God should not shine vpon them Iohn 12 31. Now is the iudgement of this worlde Now shall the Prince of this worlde be cast out Collo 2 15. And hath spoyled the Principalities and powers and hath made a shew of them openly and hath triumphed ouer them in the same Crosse Luk. 22 31. And the Lord sayd Symon Symon Beholde Satan hath desired to winow you as wheate Reue. 12.10 I heard a loude voyce saying Now is saluation in heauen and strength and the kingdome of our God and the power of his Christ For the accuser of his brethren is cast downe which accused them before our God day and nyght 1. Iohn 2 16. All that is in the worlde as the lustes of the flesh the lustes of the eyes and the pride of lyfe is not of the Father but is of the worlde Eccle. 1 1. Vanitie of vanities sayth the Preacher Vanitie of vanities all is vanitie EXHORTATION 1. Iohn 2 15 17. LOue not the worlde neither the thinges that are in the worlde If any man loue the worlde the loue of the Father is not in him The worlde passeth away and the lustes thereof but he that fulfilleth the will of God abideth for euer 1. Corin. 7 31 And they that vse this worlde as though they vsed it not for the fasshion of this worlde goeth away Iam. 4 4. Yee adulterers and adulteresses know ye not that the amitie of the worlde is the enimitie of God Whosoeuer therefore wil be a friende of the worlde maketh him selfe the enemie of God If ye were of the worlde the worlde would loue his owne Iohn 15 19. But because ye are not of the worlde but I haue chosen you out of the worlde therfore the worlde hateth you They are not of the worlde as I am not of the worlde Iohn 17 16. I pray not for the worlde Iohn 17 9. but for them which thou hast giuen mee for they are thine And fashion not your selues like vnto this worlde Rom. 12 2. but be ye changed by the renewing of your minde that ye may proue what is the good will of God and acceptable and perfect OF SINNE AND SINNERS BY one man Sinne entred into the worlde Rom. 5 12 13. and death by Sinne and so death went ouer all men forasmuch as all men haue sinned For vnto the time of the Law was Sinne in the worde but Sinne is not imputed while there is no Law By the workes of the Law shall no flesh be iustified in his sight Rom. 3 20. For by the Law commeth the knowledge of Sinne. What shall we say then Is the Law Sinne Rom. 7 7 12 13. God forbid Nay I knew not Sinne but by the Law for I had not knowen lust except the Law had sayd Thou shalt not lust Wherefore the Law is holy and the Commandement is holy and iust and good Was then that which is good made death in me God forbid But sinne that it might appeare sinne wrought death in me by that which is good that sinne might be out of measure sinfull by the commandement Rom. 5 23. But I see an other law in my members rebelling against the law of my minde and leading me captiue vnto the law of sinne which is in my members 1. Iohn 3 8. He that committeth sinne is of the Deuill for the Deuill sinneth from the beginning for this purpose appeared the Sonne of God that he might loose the workes of the Deuill Iohn 8 34. Verely verely I say vnto you that whosoeuer committeth sinne is the seruant of sinne Wisd 10 13. Because of the foolish deuices of their wickednes wherewith they were deceaued and worshypped Serpents that had not the vse of reason and vile beastes thou sendedst a multitude of vnreasonable beastes vpon them for a vengeance that they might know that wherewith a man sinneth by the same also shall he be punished Rom. 6 20. 2. Pet. 2.19 When ye were the seruantes of sinne ye were freed from righteousnes 1. Kin. 8 46. 2. Chro. 6 36 If they sinne agaynst thee for there is no man that sinneth not and thou be angry with them and deliuer them to the enemies so that they carry them away prisoners vnto the land of the enemies eyther farre or neare Eccle. 25 26. Gen. 3 6. Of the woman came the beginning of sinne and through her we die all 2. Esd 15 24 Woe be to them that sinne and keepe not my commandementes sayth the Lord. Pro. 14 21. The sinner dispiseth his neighbour but he that hath mercie on the poore is blessed Who can say I haue made mine hart cleane Pro. 20 9. I am cleane from sinne Surely there is no man iust in the earth Eccle. 7 22. that doth good and sinneth not The way of sinners is made playne with stones Eccle. 21 10. but at the ende thereof is hell darknes and paynes If we say that we haue no sinne 1. Ioh. 1 8 10 we deceaue our selues and trueth is not in vs. If we say we haue not sinned we make him a lyar and his worde is not in vs. But the Scripture hath concluded all vnder sinne Galla. 3 22. that the Promise by the Fayth of Iesus Christ should be geuen to them that beleeue EXHORTATION HE sayd vnto them The whole neede not a Phisition Math. 9 12 13. but they that are sicke But goe ye and learne what this is I will haue mercie and not Sacrifice For I am not come to call the righteous but the sinners to repentance The Lord is slow to anger and of great mercie Nom. 14 18 Psal 103 3. and forgiuing iniquitie and sinne but not making the wicked innocent and visiting the wickednes of the fathers vpon the children in the thirde and fourth generation Say vnto them As I liue saith the Lord Ezec. 33 11. I desire not the death of the wicked but that the wicked turne from his way and liue Turne
euyll and madnes is in their hartes whyles they lyue and after that they goe to the dead The way of the wicked is as the darknes Pro. 4 19. they know not wherein they shall fall A wicked soule destroyeth him that hath it Ecclus. 6 4. and maketh him to be laughed to scorne of his enemies and bringeth him to the portion of the vngodly As they regarde not to know God Rom. 1 28 29 30. euen so God delyuered them vp vnto a reprobate sence to doe those thinges which were not conuenient Being full of all vnrighteousnes fornication wickednes couetosnes maliciousnes full of enuie of murther of debate of deceit taking all thinges in the euyll part whisperers Backbyters haters of God doers of wrong proude boasters inuenters of euyll thinges disobedient to parentes without vnderstanding couenant breakers without naturall affection such as can neuer be appeased merciles EXHORTATION ENter not into the way of the Wicked Pro. 4 14 15 16 17 18. and walke not in the way of euyll men Auoyde it and go not by it turne from it and passe by For they can not sleepe except they haue done euyll and their sleepe departeth except they cause some to fall He that imagineth to doe euyll Pro. 24 8. men shall call him the authour of wickednes Pro 3 33. The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous Psal 5 4. Thou art not a God that loueth wickednesse neither shall euyll dwell with thee Psal 7 15 16 He hath made a pit and digged it and is falled into the pit that he made His mischiefe shall returne vpon his owne head and his crueltie shall fall vpon his owne pate Eccle. 4 20. My Sonne make much of Time and eschew the thing that is euyll Eccle. 7 1 2. Doe no euyll so shall no harme come vnto thee Depart from the thing that is wicked and sinne c. Eccle. 15 11. Say not thou It is through the Lord that I turne backe for thou oughtest not to doe the thinges that he hateth Eccle. 20 17. The fall of a Pauement is very sodayne so shall the fall of the wicked come hastely Eccle. 27 26.27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein and he that layeth a stone in his neighbous way shal stumble thereon and he that layeth a snare for another shal be taken in it himselfe He that worketh euill shal be wrapped in euill and shal not know from whence they come vnto him Rom. 12 9 21. Abhor that which is euill and cleaue vnto that which is good Be not ouercome of euyll but ouercome euyll with goodnesse OF HARDE STONIE and Stubborne hartes THey made their hartes as an adamant stone Zecha 7 12 least they shoulde heare the Law and the wordes which the Lord of hostes sent in his spirit by the ministerie of the former Prophetes therefore came there a great wrath from the Lord of hostes O Lord are not thine eyes vpon the trueth Ier. 5 3. thou hast striken them but they haue not sorowed thou hast consumed them but they haue refused to receiue correction they haue made their faces harder then a stone and haue refused to returne Make the hart of this people fat Esa 6 10. make their eares heauie and shut their eyes least they see with their eyes and heare with their eares and vnderstande with their hartes and conuert and he heale them I know that thou art obstinate Esa 48 4. and thy necke is an Iron sinew and thy brow brasse I will hardon Pharaohs hart Exod. 7 3 4. and multiply my myracles and my wonders in the land of Egypt And Pharaoh shall not hearken vnto you that I may lay myne hand vpon Egypt and bring out mine armies euen my people the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by great iudgements It came of the Lord to harden their hartes that they should come against Israel in battayle Ioshu 11 20. to the intent that they should destroy them vtterly and shew them no mercy but that they should bring them to naught as the Lord God commaunded Moses Deut. 29 19 So that when he heareth the wordes of this curse he blesse him selfe in his hart saying I shall haue peace although I walke accordyng to the stubbornnes of myne owne hart thus addyng drunkennes to thirst Pro 29.1 A man that hardeneth his necke when he is rebuked shall sodaynely be destroyed and can not be cured Iob. 21 14 15 They say vnto God Depart from vs for we desire not the knowledge of thy wayes Who is the Almightie that we shoulde serue him and what profite should we haue yf we should pray vnto him Eccle. 3 27 28 29. A stubborne hart shall fare euyll at the last and he that loueth danger shall perish therein An hart that goeth two wayes shal not prosper and he that is froward of hart shall stumble therin An obstinate hart shal be laden with sorrowes and the wicked man shall heape sinne vpon sinne 1. Sam. 16 7. The Lord sayd vnto Samuel Looke not on his countenance nor on the height of his stature because I haue refused him for God seeth not as man seeth for man looketh on the outward appearance but the Lord beholdeth the hart Rom 9 18. He hath mercy on whom he will and whom he will he hardeneth Iohn 12 40. Mat. 13 14. Mark 4 12. Luk. 8 10. Act. 28 26. He hath blinded their eyes and hardened their hartes that they should not see with their eyes nor vnderstand with their hartes and should be conuerted and I should heale them Ye stiffnecked and of vncircumcised hartes and eares ye haue alwayes resisted the holy Ghost Act. 7 51. as your fathers did so doe you EXHORTATION WHerefore as the holy Ghost sayth Heb. 3 7 12 13. To day yf ye will heare his voyce harden not your hartes as in the prouocation according to the tentation in the Wildernesse Take heede brethren least at any time there be in any of you an euyll hart and vnfaythfull to depart away from the lyuing God But exhort one another dayly whyle it is called To day least any of you be hardoned through the deceitfulnesse of sinne This day if ye heare his voyce harden not your hartes Heb. 4.7 A new hart will I giue you Ezec. 36. 26 and a new spirit will I put within you and I will take away the stony hart out of your body and I will giue you a hart of flesh And I will giue them one hart Ezec. 11 19. and will put a new spirit within their bowelles and will take the stony hart out of their bodyes and will giue them an hart of flesh And I will giue them one hart and one way Ier. 32 39. that they may feare me for euer for the wealth of