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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19254	Bartas Iunior: or, The worlds epitome; man Set forth in his 1. generation, 2. degeneration, 3. regeneration.	Cooke, Edward, fl. 1626-1631.	1631 (1631)	STC 5667; ESTC S117171	40,888	74

BARTAS JVNIOR OR THE WORLD EPITOME MAN Set forth in his 1. GENERATION 2. DEGENERATION 3. REGENERATION MICAH 7 8. Rejoyce not against me ô mine enemy when I f●●● shall rise when I sit in darknesse the Lord shall light unto mee LONDON ●●inted by W. I. for Francis Coules and ar● to be solde at his shoppe in the Olde ●●ylie neere to Newgate 1631. TO THE READER Gentle Reader IT is almost 12 yeares since I finished this subjects and now by the importunity of a learned friend divulged That c●nctation is my blemish thy dislike but surely dislike the subject thou wilt not yet if thou doe not approve and dislike it thou art not thy selfe Thou art my subject comprized in Adams loynes In thy first estate I present thee like Ovids Cornucope stored with all the fecundity of blessings blessed man can beare In thy second and worse estate like Pandora's boxe stored with all the fecundity of miseries that wretched man shall beare In thy first estate I know thou wilt approve thy selfe in being the Image of God made perfect holy immortall In the second I suppose thou wilt dislike thy selfe being made imperfect unholy mortall Man that is in honour and understandeth not is like the beasts that perish Psal 49.21 Dislike or approve doe which thou wilt doe both I am 〈◊〉 EDVV COOKE THE JNDVCTION BEfore the Lord distinguisht time or place Each creatures forme lay open to his face And in the presence of their Maker were That is i● his eternal Id●●a Though not then extant as t' us now they are For his all-seeing Essence was the glasse In which he saw what after came to passe Yet he that view'd them in one onely act Zanchy Gen 1 ●0 And in one Chaos did them all compact Would not in one day but in sixe dayes space Make them apparent in their proper place That Man might know it was his will and pleasure To order them in Number Weight and Measure In this eternall powerfull operation Gods transient operation ou● of himself Which GOD did explicate in the Creation Out of himselfe as Transient unto us He shew'd his love and mercy plenteous But in his owne worke wrought internally He doth reveale more power and mystery That same internall secret power is it Of this power St. Augusti●● speak●●● to M●●●● mi●●● By which he did the Word his Sonne beget VVhich worke continues and is never done And yet he hath begot a perfect Sonne Much like the Beame which from the Sunne doth rise Alwayes begot yet perfect to our eyes But his externall worke my Muse must show As transient from himselfe to things below And passe his inselfe-worke so infinite To speake somewhat of this so exquisite Psal 104.24 Made with such wisedome and variety As did expresse the Makers Deity BARTAS JVNIOR THe glorious Earth was fruitfull without rain Gen. ● ●1 The creeping Serpent suffered then no paine The irefull Adder had no power to sting Leviathan was then a harmelesse thing The Wolfes and Lyons with the Lambe did play Isay 11.6 7 No creature then became the others prey The great vast Sea no vigour had to rage August de Civit. Dei l. 14. c. ●6 No force had Nature then to bring old age The Thornes and Bryers they did trouble none Perfection was the end that made them knowne Then scarce and rare these served for to show The Wisedome of our GOD in things below Ps 2. ●● The Trees were greene and grow without plantation Gen. 1.11 12. Iob 26.7 The Earth was firmely laid without foundation The heavenly Orbe was fil'd with harmony The lower-Region had like sympathie The beast with man most friendly did agree And man with GOD had blessed company He fram'de and finish'd the whole hoste of heaven Psal 33. ●● He made them All of Nothng streight and even He did the Angels and Archangels make Col. 1.16 And having made them he no rest did take He never rested till the Man was made And then he rested when his Bed was laid The Center of mans heart he made his nest And there in mercy did vouchsafe to rest Heavens Earth and Sea each sublime terrene thing Psal 33.6 Fiat lux One onely Fiat unto passe did bring But Man the last of creatures then to be Imploy'd to make him the whole Trinity In him their sacred image may be found A Trinity in Vnity profound Which from his soule most severall doth arise 1 Minde 2 Will 3 Worke of power all from one soule As Minde Will Worke Three royall faculties His Minde conceiving well doth represent The Fathers royall person excellent Who being God as Father did beget His onely Sonne which worke continues yet The Image of the Trinity in the soule of man His Wills Affection being gain'd or reapt Or else begotren of the Mindes conceipt Resembles well as we from it may gather The Sonne of God begotten of the Father The power of Worke done and in action still Proceeding from his Minde and from his Will Resembleth well the Holy Ghost as one Proceeding from the Father and the Sonne As these three Persons make but one-sole God Not three Gods but one God Not three soules but one soule Distinct in Office and yet not at odde So these three faculties not three Soules make But from the Soule doe their Existence take And as no Person in the Trinity In time precedes others in dignity But onely in their order so are brought The Son is not the Father neither is the holy Ghost the Sonne For some externall worke upon us wrought Distinct in office and in Personall state Yet in the Worke all-three cooperate So neither in this one Soules act within Did Minde in time before his Will begin Or power of Worke in time as after brought For that begins before the thing is wrought But in respect of order properly Existing with the Soule immediately But as an Image pictur'd to the sense Comes short of that whom neere it represents And can no whit attaine to that perfection Whereof it is an Image by reflection So Man comes short of the blest Trinity Though in himselfe he beares th' Imagery When he was made this creature wanted name When it was given he receiv'd the same Not from his Goodnesse Wisedome rationall Adam doth signify Rea● earth But from the earth his Parent Naturall Which name not taken from his dignity Taught him a lesson of humility Nay in that name though he Immortall were A mortall Character he then did beare Though death were farre off in propinquity And he enjoy'd all with tranquillity The Tree of life to serve him for his meate August de Civit. Dei l. 14. c. 26. The Angels as his guard while he did eate A body of so sound a constitution As should have kept him from all dissolution Yet if he fell he should be as his name And so returne to earth

had or once lost by thy hate This same is he that had restor'd our losse Whose Heele was bruised once upon the Crosse When as his Body there was crucifi'd ●nd by that death unjustly vilifi'd Whose Heele is bruised in his Members still When by oppression thou dost worke them ill ●ut he it is that will defend the just Psal 7.9 ●nd choke thee with the Wicked as with Dust. And thou O Satan Gen 3.5 who didst thus beguile ●ur Father Adam onely with a Wile ●rt in like manner by our Saviour tooke ●nd like a Fish ensnared with a Hooke Simile ●hrists-Person was the Sea his Crosse the Angle ●hereon so greedy thou thy selfe didst tangle ●nd thoughts in making of our Saviour dye ●o have prevail'd and got the Victory But thine owne Stratagem hath wrought thy woe And Christ hath giv'n thee thy just overthrow Thou on the baite of his Humanity Wast finely caught by his Divinity Col 2.15 Which like a Hooke doth hold thee now in awe Delivering all his Saints from out thy lawe Making his Presence fearfull in the Grave Psa 68.18 Leading Captivity a Captive Slave And having pacifi'd his Fathers wrath As he to Adam plighted in his troth He now performes it making His to tread Without all feare upon thy broken Head And having thus the Bridle in his hands He cuts thy pow'r quite off as Hee commands He makes Thee subject unto his controule Iob 2.6 And bids thee hurt the Body not the Soule A holy Iob thou overcome canst not No nor in Sodome hurt a righteous Lot Dan. 6.22 A faithful Daniel thou couldst not devoure Though to the den thou brought'st him by thy powe● 1 King 22 35. Seduced Achabs heart thou mightst not move Till thou hadst got some warrant from above Exod 7.11 And Egypts Rodde inverted to a Snake By thee was done for wicked Pharohs sake Mat 8 30. Thou could'st not enter in the Heard of Swine Vntill that Christ by leave had made them thine Thou canst not take from faulty Man a haire If God be willing that thou should'st forbeare Iob 1.12 Thou maist not hurt a Beast much lesse a Man Without permission from the Lord that can Psal 11 5. He by his Goodnesse in his Wisedome tryes The Faith of Men by their Calamities Thou by thy malice do'st some things apply To make them desp'rate in their misery God by Affliction seekes to better them Iob 36.4.1.11 ●hou by their Troubles to infetter them ●od by Adversities doth make them fit ●or heavenly Paradise where th' Angels sit ●hou by thy Sinne their heavenly Ioy would quell ●nd make them as Thy selfe a Brand of Hell ●or this thou art accurst despis'd and hated Gen 3 14. ●f all the Creatures whom the Lord created For this the Angels are thy enemies The holy Saints of God doe thee despise ●he Martyrs are the Duells for to fight ●he Lords owne battells in their Saviours right Acts 7 ●9 〈◊〉 holy Stephen stoned is to death 〈◊〉 blessed Iames expireth next his breath 〈◊〉 pious Peter crucifi'd and dead ●nd under Nero Paul must lose his head 〈◊〉 heavenly Marke is tug'd into the fire ●nd stones must good Matthias life expire 〈◊〉 blessed Andrew must partake the Crosse ●nd Philips death like His makes up the losse Converting Matthew preaching without feare ●as for King Hercan murder'd with a speare ●●me had their bowells from their bodies stript ●●me were with Piersers pier'st with wyres whipt ●ome had their tender skinnes with Rasors flead ●nd some tormented were with boyling Lead ●ne on a Gridiron broyles without lament ●nother by a roaring Lyon rent 〈◊〉 third is cast unto a raving Beare ●ut what men would destroy wilde Beasts will spare 〈◊〉 young stout Martyr they refuse to hurt ●hough he were weaponlesse and in his shirt ●nd good Blandina they forbeare to wrong ●hough on a Gibit she did hang so long Dan 3 25 The Fire will lose his operation quite And doe no harme even in the Tyrants sight And boyling Oyle doe what Domitian can Will not so much as hurt or blemish Iohn Such power hath God in his ability Theodorus the Martyr did confesse it To shield his Martyrs from thy tyranny Making those torments which they did sustaine To be a Pleasure to them not a Paine This he can doe who all things doth uphold Making his Martyrs willing strong and bolde Gen. 3.15 Thus are his Saints incourag'd to the warre To glut thy malice and maintaine the Iarre VVhich must by Gods decree continue sure Rev. 13.7 Till our Corruption can no more indure Meane while unto thy tortures Saints submit Thou dost them hurt yet but their heeles dost hit That is their Outward part Soules maist not touch For God doth keepe them and affects them much But They by Prayers and a Life well led Shall still dissolve thy Pow'r breake bruise thy Hea● C●rys hom in Gen. 17. GOD having thus in Iustice plagu'd the Serpen● Doth now proceed unto the other Agent And finding that the Woman did concur In Sinne with him and Adam too with her God will not let them goe unpunished Though by a Divell they were vanquished And now for all their fine Callidity Their fond excuses in Absurdity Gen 3.12 13 To hide their Fault and lay it on another Thinking their Guilt the better thus to smother Numb 32 23. God findes it out and layes it to their eyes As Physicke to a sicke-mans Maladies And mingling Mercy with Severity Note this And likewise with his Iustice Clemency ●e doth but give them temporall Punishment ●hat they might feele a Fathers Chastisement ●●d being almost loth to punish them ●e makes a stand first to admonish them ●nd after by degrees takes fit occasion ●o punish and to give them Consolation ●he while he leades them to the Den of Sadnes ●non he brings them to the House of Gladnes One while he curses and againe he blesses Gen. 3.14 And in a manner thus his love expresses It pittieth me to see you thus distressed Ezek. 16.6 Isay 43 25 Hosea 13.14 Dan. 9 26 Ier. 23.5 6 Isay 7.14 Idib 9.6 1 Cor. 15.49 Ezek 36 25. Isay 1.18 Eph. 4.22 Chrys l. 1. de Providē● Gen. 3 16. Luther on Gen 3. Bernar hom on Gen. 3. Gen. 1.28 ●t grieves my heart and you shall be redressed 〈◊〉 will redeeme you you shall live againe My onely Sonne shall for your sakes be slaine ●●hovah shall Himselfe your Nature take And so restore you for my Promise sake ●nely believe feare not in any case ●hough you by Sinne have weakened much my grace ●et I againe your Nature will renue Although my Image be decaid in you Meane-while thou Woman shalt for thy offence Receive this Burthen for thy recompence ●hou shalt in Sorrow by Conceptions beare ●hildren on Children to increase thy Care ●hou shouldst not so in thy first