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A15434	Thesaurus ecclesiæ: that is, the treasure of the church consisting of the perpetuall intercession and most holy praier of Christ, set forth in the 17. chapter of the Gospel by S. Iohn: which in this treatise is plainly interpreted, with necessarie doctrines enlarged, and fit applications enforced.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1604 (1604)	STC 25704; ESTC S102754	86,296	210

Thesaurus Ecclesiae that is The treasure of the Church consisting of the perpetuall intercession and most holy praier of Christ set forth in the 17. chapter of the Gospel by S. Iohn Which in this treatise is plainly interpreted with necessarie doctrines enlarged and fit applications enforced 1. Iohn 2. 1 2. If any man sinne we haue an aduocate with the father Iesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sinnes c. Printed by IOHN LEGAT Printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge 1604. And are to be sold at the signe of the Crowne in Pauls Churchyard by Simon Waterson TO THE RIGHT honorable the Lord Thomas Howard Earle of Suffolck Baron of Walden Knight of the honorable order of the garter Lord high Chamberlaine to the kings most excellent Maiesty and of his most honorable priuie Counsell IT is an vsuall thing Right honourable for subiects to imitate their prince for inferiours to conforme themselues to the example of great persons as Abimeleck said to his soldiers what ye haue seene me doe make hast and doe the like for as Ambrose saith amplius proficitur exemplo nec difficile redditur quod iam fact●● est vtile quod probatum men profit much by examples for neither seemeth that hard which is done before nor vnprofitable that is tried by others Thus should we all set before our eies the example of our master Christ and tread in his holy steppes I haue giuen you an example saith our blessed sauiour Iohn 13. 15. this it is to run after the sauour of his ointment to followe his sweete example As Aarons ointment ranne down from his head to the skirtes of his cloathing so Christs holy vestures are from him as our head dispersed among his members therefore Christ vouchsafeth to call his faithfull seruants his fellowes or partners Psal. 45. 7. because they partake of his goodnes and sauour of his vertues Heere then is set forth vnto vs in this treatise the example of Christ praying that we should therein be like our heauenly master to be occupied in earnest and faithfull praier wherein in particular diuerse profitable points are to be obserued I We are taught how necessary a thing it is to be suters vnto God by praier for if Christ praied who in respect of himselfe needed not to pray but for our example who neither wanted any grace to pray for nor yet had any imperfection to pray against if he notwithstanding praied for vs much more haue we cause to pray for our selues both to receiue graces which we haue not and to be released of the euills which we haue Ambrose saith well quid pro tua salute facere oportet quando pro te Christus in oratione praeuertat what should we doe for our selues seeing Christ watched for vs al night in praier wherefore as the saying is it is more necessary for vs to pray then to breath II We learne also by this holy prayer of our sauiour which was fulfilled in euery part thereof how effectuall the praiers and teares of the faithfull are whatsoeuer they desire saith our sauiour shall be giuen them of my heauenly father Math. 18. 19. vim faciebat precum tuarū fidelis ambitio the faithfull ambition of thy praiers did as it were force God saith Hierome Alexander said to Antipater that made great complaints of his mother knowest thou not that she with one teare will blot out all thy complaints much more auaylable with God are the teares of his seruants which as precious liquor he preserueth in his bottles III In that our Sauio●r praied often and continued in praier it teacheth that we also should therein be daily exercised and as the Apostle saith pray continually quia semper accipis semper inuoca because thou hadst need alwaies to receaue alwaies pray Xenophon writeth o● Cyrus that would neither dine nor supp 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 before he had swett neither should we eate or drinke before we had shed teares vnto God IV Christ when he praied was wholy intent and fixed vpon that holy action so should our thoughtes be setled in prayer that then most of all men should follow the wise mans counsell to keepe our hart with all diligence that we shew our selues in praier not 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as Zeno said of his schollers not bablers of words but vtterers of matters Hierome foūd this to be his infirmitie that oftentimes in my praier saith he aut per porticus deambulo aut de faenore computo I thinke I am walking on the streates or accounting my mony so it is an easy matter for the thoughts to roue in praier which we are taught to settle by Christes example V Our blessed sauiour had therefore free recourse to praier because he was of an holy and innocent life soe if we would haue our praiers heard we must lift vp pure hands as the Apostle saith 1. Tim. 2. 8. Basilo saith well that the presence of an honest life doth make our praiers to haue a loud sound VI Our sauiour also by his example teacheth vs for what things we should cheifely pray not for temporall but spirituall blessings as v. 17. he saith sanctifie them with thy truth Salomon because he asked wisdome rather then honour or riches pleased god and receiued them all euen those temporall things which he had not asked Hierom saith well auarus sum ad accipienda beneficia quanto plus bibero tanto plus sitio we should be euen couetous of spirituall blessings the more we drinke the more to thirst for he that craueth temporall blessings often asketh them to his owne hurt as he that is sick of a feuer as one saith craueth for wine VII Lastly our Sauiour praieth confidently v. 24. father I will soe hath he taught vs to pray without doubting whatsoeuer you desire beleeue you shall haue it and it shall be done vnto you we should not be discouraged though at the first one request be not granted Deus differt desiderium non ausert God differreth our desire he dissolueth it not Bias that heathen philosopher could say that a good conscience is without feare soe should our conscience in praier be free from fearefull doubting Thus this example of our Sauiour as a rich store-house affordeth infinite treasure and as a bundle of mirrh sendeth forth a most fragrant smell This Christian exercise is the supporter of princes the sheild of defence for nobles the hauen of rest for all This maketh honourable persons truly noble indeed when they acknowledge him by whome they are innobled and indeed the greater the affaires of state are wherein your honours are imployed the more need haue your honours of spirituall direction as Daniel that great Regent vsed to pray thrice in the day Herein his Christian maiestie imitating the diuine and highest maiestie may be