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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30139	A discourse of the building, nature, excellency, and government of the house of God With counsels and directions to the inhabitants thereof. By John Bunyan of Bedford.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1688 (1688)	Wing B5510; ESTC R215887	24,619	67

And he 's the cause of Man's Regeneration 'T is he by whom the Heavens were garnished With all their host they then abroad did spread Like Spangles Pearls Diamonds or richest Gems Far Richer then the fairest Diadems 'T was he who with his Cloven Tongues of fire Made all those wise ones of the World admire Who heard his Breathing in unlearned men O Blessed Ruler now the same as then His work our mind is to illuminate With things divine and to accommodate Us with those Graces which will us adorn And make us look like men indeed New-Born For our Inheritance he makes us meet He makes us also in this World discreet Prudent and Wise in what we take in hand To do and suffer at our Lords command 'T is he that leads us to the Tomb and Cross When Jesus Crucifi'd and Bury'd was He shews us also that he did revive And doth assure us that he is alive And doth improve the merit of his Blood At Graces Throne for our Eternal Good. Dark Riddles he doth here to us unfold Yea makes us things Invisible behold He sheds abroad God's Love in every Heart Where he doth dwell yea to them doth impart Such tokens of a future Happiness That 's past the Tongue of Angels to express 'T is he which helpeth us that to perform Whether Becalm'd or whether in a Storm Which God commands without him we do nought That 's Good either in Deed or Word or Thought 'T is he that doth with Jewels us bedeck 'T is he puts chains of Gold about our Neck 'T is he that doth us with fine Linnen gird That maketh us oft times live as a Bird. That cureth us of all our doubts and fears Puts Bracelets on our Hands Rings on our Ears He Sanctifies our Persons he perfumes Our Spirits also he our Lust consumes Our Stinking Breath he sweetens so that we To God and all good Men sweet-scented be He sets Gods mark upon us and doth seal Us unto Life and Life to us reveal 3. Another sort of Officers here are But such as must not with these first compare They 're under-Officers but serviceable Not only here to Rule but wait at Table Those clothed are with Linnen fine and white They glitter as the Stars of darksome Night They have Saint Peters Keys and Aarons Rod They ope and shut they bind and loose for God. The chief of these are Watch-men they have power To mount on high and to ascend the Tower Of this brave Fabrick and from thence to see Who keeps their ground and who the straglers be These have their Trumpet when they do it sound The Mountains Eccho yea it shakes the ground With it they also sound out an Alarm When they perceive the least mischief or harm Is coming so they do this House secure There from or else prepare it to endure Most manfully the Cross and so attain The Crown which for the Victor doth remain This Officer is call'd a Steward too 'Cause with his Masters Cash he has to do And has Authority it to disburst To those that want or for that Treasure thirst The Distributor of the word of Grace He is and at his Mouth when he 's in place They seek the Law he also bids them do it He shews them Sin and learns them to eschew it By this example too he shews them how To keep their Garments clean their knees to bow● Before the King when he comes into place And when they do him supplicate for Grace Another Badge this Officer doth wear Is that of Overseer because the care Of the Whole House is with him he 's to see They nothing want nor yet abused be ●y false Intruders Doctrines or perchance ●y the misplacing of an Ordinance ●hese also are to see they wander not ●rom Place or Duty least they get a blot ●o their Profession or bring some Disease ●pon the whole or get a trick to lease Or Lye unto their God by doing what ●y Sacred Statutes he commanded not Call them your Cooks they 're skill'd in dressing Food To nourish Weak and Strong and cleanse the Blood They 've Milk for Babes strong Meat for Men of Age Food fit for who are Simple who are Sage When the great Pot goes on as oft it doth They put not Coloquintida in Broth As do those Younglings Fondlings of their skill Who make not what 's so apt to cure as kill They are your Sub-Physicians and know What sickness you are incident unto Let them but feel your Pulse and they will tell You quickly whether you are Sick or Well Have you the Staggers They can help you there Or if the Falling-Sickness or do fear A Lethergy a Fever or the Gout God blessing of their skill you need not doub● A cure for long Experience has made These Officers the Masters of their Trade Their Physick works by Purge and Vomit too Fear not nor full nor fasting but t' will do Have but a care and see you catch no Cold And with their Physick then you may be bold You may them Prophets call for they can tel● Of things to come yea here they do excell They Prophesie of Mans future event Whether to Weal or Wo his mind is bent Yea so expert are they in their Predictions Their Arguments so full are of Convictions That none who hear them but are forc'd 〈◊〉 say Wo unto them who wander from the way Art bound for Hell against all wind and weather Or art thou one a going backward thither Or dost thou wink because thou wouldst not see Or dost thou sideling go and wouldst not be Suspected Yet these Prophetes can the tell Which way thou art a going down to Hell. For him that would Eternal Life attain Yet will not part with all that Life to gain But keepeth some thing close he should forsake Or slips the time in which he should awake Or saith he lets go all yet keepeth some Of what will make him lose the world to come These Prophets can tell such a man his state And what at last will surely be his fate If thou art one who tradeth in both ways God's now the Devil 's then or if delays Thou mak'st of coming to thy God for Life Or if thy Light and Lusts are at a strife About who should be master of thy Soul And lovest one the other dost controul These Prophets tell thee can which way thou bendest On which thou frown'st to which a hand thou lendest Art one of those whose fears do go beyond Their faith when thou should'st hope dost thou dispond Dost keep thine Eye upon what thou hast done And yet hast Licence to look on the Sun Dost thou so covet more as not to be Affected with the Grace bestow'd on thee Art like to him that needs must step a Mile At every stride or think it not worth while To follow Christ These Prophets they can tell To cure this thy Disease and make thee well