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A73880 The holy love of heauenly vvisdome. With many other godly treatises Newly set forth, perused, and augmented by the author. Translated out of French into English, by Tho. Sto. gent. Du Vair, Guillaume, 1556-1621.; Stocker, Thomas, fl. 1569-1592. 1594 (1594) STC 7373.4; ESTC S125323 170,458 458

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give_v they_o all_o power_n and_o ●…thoritie_n over_o thou_o sade_n but_o god_n in_o the_o end_n begin_v to_o wax_v weary_a of_o their_o insolency_n because_o they_o carry_v themselves_o too_o too_o proud_o of_o their_o conquest_n for_o after_o they_o have_v tread_v under_o foot_n the_o greatness_n of_o jerusalem_n they_o mean_v again_o to_o deal_v with_o his_o majesty_n and_o blaspheme_v his_o name_n and_o have_v overthrow_v the_o wall_n of_o this_o holy_a city_n they_o brag_v that_o they_o will_v make_v war_n against_o god_n himself_o and_o triumph_v over_o the_o spoil_n of_o his_o temple_n let_v their_o example_n o_o jerusalem_n serve_v thy_o turn_n and_o take_v occasion_n to_o appease_v god_n by_o thy_o repentance_n that_o he_o may_v turn_v the_o punishment_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o thou_o upon_o thy_o enemy_n let_v thy_o eye_n forthwith_o burst_v into_o bloody_a tear_n and_o weep_v continual_o day_n and_o night_n geve_v no_o rest_n to_o thy_o sigh_n let_v thy_o pitiful_a eye_n speak_v for_o thou_o and_o look_v up_o still_o unto_o heaven_n attend_v thou_o thy_o aid_n from_o thence_o conjure_v by_o thy_o humble_a look_n this_o divine_a mercy_n that_o it_o may_v ease_v thy_o weakness_n and_o convert_v his_o justice_n unto_o the_o chastise_v of_o the_o insolency_n of_o thy_o enemy_n coph_n lift_v up_o lift_v up_o i_o say_v both_o thy_o body_n and_o soul_n all_o at_o once_o and_o before_o it_o be_v day_n so_o soon_o as_o thou_o shall_v awake_v put_v thyself_o in_o a_o readiness_n to_o pray_v into_o god_n to_o praise_v and_o thank_v he_o for_o that_o he_o by_o the_o torment_n which_o he_o have_v cause_v we_o to_o abide_v have_v bring_v thou_o back_o into_o the_o right_a way_n as_o man_n do_v ox_n with_o the_o goad_n unto_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o name_n and_o the_o acknowledge_v of_o thy_o iniquity_n and_o before_o his_o face_n that_o be_v to_o say_v when_o thou_o have_v obtain_v favour_n at_o his_o hand_n to_o look_v upon_o thou_o and_o see_v he_o to_o have_v compassion_n on_o thou_o distil_v thy_o heart_n through_o thy_o eye_n and_o melt_v it_o all_o into_o tear_n by_o thy_o earnest_a repentance_n even_o as_o the_o sun_n will_v melt_v the_o snow_n new_o fall_v into_o water_n but_o if_o so_o that_o thy_o tear_n will_v not_o touch_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o have_v compassion_n of_o thy_o misery_n lift_v up_o thy_o hand_n yet_o at_o the_o least_o unto_o he_o and_o beseech_v he_o to_o be_v content_v with_o thy_o misery_n and_o not_o extend_v they_o unto_o thy_o poor_a innocent_a child_n who_o be_v there_o disperse_v die_v of_o hunger_n and_o weakness_n in_o corner_n say_v unto_o he_o resch_n o_o lord_n if_o thou_o have_v any_o eye_n behold_v this_o pitiful_a spectacle_n and_o if_o thou_o have_v any_o ear_n harken_v unto_o out_o prayer_n and_o consider_v how_o great_a our_o misery_n be_v behold_v how_o thou_o have_v be_v avenge_v of_o we_o and_o see_v what_o a_o spoil_n thou_o have_v make_v of_o us._n and_o in_o very_a deed_n i_o must_v needs_o confess_v that_o we_o have_v deserve_v it_o and_o i_o do_v protest_v that_o we_o be_v unworthy_a of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o do_v also_o vow_v that_o we_o ourselves_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o own_o misery_n but_o what_o have_v these_o poor_a and_o wail_a child_n do_v who_o thou_o see_v screak_v out_o themselves_o faint_o draw_v their_o breath_n why_o shall_v the_o child_n who_o hunger_n &_o torment_n have_v draw_v out_o before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o mother_n womb_n be_v ready_a to_o deliver_v it_o which_o be_v not_o as_o it_o be_v so_o great_a as_o a_o man_n hand_n be_v rend_v in_o piece_n by_o she_o which_o shall_v bring_v it_o forth_o and_o so_o be_v eat_v by_o she_o and_o the_o same_o to_o go_v down_o by_o piecemeal_o into_o the_o body_n out_o of_o which_o it_o come_v whole_a and_o sound_a sure_o happy_a and_o twice_o happy_a be_v the_o tiger_n and_o lion_n whelp_n in_o comparison_n of_o these_o who_o dam_n will_v adventure_v their_o own_o life_n against_o whatsoever_o violence_n shall_v be_v offer_v their_o young_a one_o rather_o than_o they_o will_v suffer_v they_o to_o take_v any_o hurt_n at_o all_o o_o lord_n how_o can_v thou_o abide_v this_o horrible_a deal_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o thou_o which_o be_v altogether_o good_a &_o gracious_a will_v abide_v such_o great_a impiety_n to_o be_v wrought_v that_o thou_o which_o be_v so_o wise_a will_v allow_v of_o such_o a_o cruel_a act_n and_o that_o thou_o which_o be_v almighty_a will_v suffer_v such_o a_o strange_a outrage_n show_v thyself_o o_o lord_n show_v thyself_o as_o thou_o be_v and_o although_o for_o a_o time_n thou_o be_v determine_v to_o exercise_v thy_o severity_n and_o justice_n yet_o think_v upon_o this_o also_o that_o thy_o mercy_n must_v reign_v &_o have_v her_o course_n content_v thyself_o that_o so_o much_o blood_n be_v spill_v for_o the_o appease_n of_o thy_o heavy_a wrath_n thou_o have_v not_o be_v please_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o our_o sheep_n and_o ox_n alone_o but_o will_v needs_o also_o have_v thy_o altar_n cover_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o own_o priest_n for_o they_o have_v sacrifice_v their_o own_o life_n and_o thy_o prophet_n likewise_o have_v be_v offer_v up_o in_o oblation_n and_o yet_o thou_o be_v no_o whit_n appease_v syn._n what_o more_o will_v thou_o have_v at_o our_o hand_n thou_o have_v see_v abroad_o in_o the_o field_n the_o gray_a haired_a and_o decrepit_a old_a man_n and_o woman_n lie_v upon_o the_o ground_n cry_v out_o groan_v and_o ●eeping_v thou_o have_v see_v lie_v with_o 〈◊〉_d our_o wall_n the_o slaughter_n of_o our_o youth_n our_o street_n straw_v all_o over_o with_o leg_n and_o ames_o our_o river_n run_v over_o with_o blood_n and_o neither_o sex_n or_o yet_o age_n spare_v thou_o have_v see_v among_o the_o dead_a the_o young_a and_o tender_a maiden_n with_o their_o hair_n sheveled_a about_o their_o head_n have_v their_o breast_n lie_v open_a with_o great_a wound_n out_o of_o which_o gush_v stream_n of_o blood_n and_o thou_o have_v see_v they_o lie_v on_o their_o back_n with_o their_o eye_n up_o unto_o heaven_n beseech_v thy_o aid_n and_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v notwithstanding_o all_o this_o turn_v away_o thy_o eye_n from_o they_o and_o as_o if_o thou_o have_v be_v a_o god_n not_o to_o be_v entreat_v have_v without_o either_o pity_n or_o mercy_n run_v through_o they_o all_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o thy_o fury_n tau_n thou_o have_v invite_v all_o my_o neighbour_n nation_n round_o about_o i_o to_o come_v to_o my_o discomfiture_n as_o it_o be_v unto_o a_o marriage_n and_o to_o take_v part_n of_o my_o spoil_n thou_o have_v bring_v they_o in_o such_o great_a multitude_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o i_o and_o to_o compass_v i_o as_o that_o i_o can_v not_o devise_v which_o way_n to_o escape_v they_o thou_o thyself_o have_v sound_v to_o the_o assault_n &_o animate_v they_o to_o my_o destruction_n and_o stop_v up_o the_o passage_n for_o fear_v that_o any_o of_o we_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o true_o thy_o will_n have_v be_v do_v upon_o all_o the_o child_n which_o i_o have_v bring_v up_o nay_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o save_v my_o enemy_n have_v make_v a_o shambles_n of_o they_o they_o have_v murder_v and_o massacre_v they_o till_o they_o cry_v hoe_v withal_o and_o lo_o see_v thou_o they_o weary_a with_o kill_v &_o yet_o care_v thou_o not_o to_o see_v they_o do_v it_o to_o let_v they_o to_o do_v it_o and_o to_o cause_v they_o do_v it_o have_v the_o remembrance_n of_o our_o sin_n make_v thou_o forget_v the_o remembrance_n of_o thy_o clemency_n have_v thou_o create_v we_o in_o thy_o mercy_n to_o destroy_v we_o in_o thy_o fury_n be_v thou_o then_o no_o more_o almighty_a if_o thou_o will_v not_o become_v both_o all_o courteous_a &_o all_o kind_n to_o be_v short_a be_v thou_o no_o more_o god_n without_o thou_o will_v be_v likewise_o pitiful_a ha_o o_o lord_n why_o have_v thou_o call_v we_o thy_o people_n if_o thou_o will_v be_v no_o more_o our_o protector_n why_o have_v thou_o call_v we_o thy_o child_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o deal_v with_o we_o as_o a_o father_n have_v therefore_o o_o lord_n compassion_n upon_o we_o and_o see_v thy_o mercy_n be_v infinite_a ever_o since_o before_o the_o world_n be_v cause_n that_o thy_o ire_n which_o be_v never_o until_o our_o sin_n be_v may_v take_v end_n and_o die_v with_o they_o and_o that_o as_o our_o repentance_n have_v set_v we_o again_o into_o the_o especial_a way_n of_o obedience_n &_o godliness_n so_o also_o it_o may_v bring_v we_o again_o into_o thy_o favour_n chapter_n iii_o aleph_fw-la it_o be_v i_o even_o i_o myself_o that_o have_v so_o many_o time_n foresee_v and_o
thyself_o my_o god_n attend_v and_o look_v that_o when_o i_o shall_v come_v before_o thou_o that_o i_o will_v make_v a_o rampa●…_n of_o my_o innocency_n and_o that_o i_o be_o so_o void_a of_o understanding_n as_o that_o i_o will_v justify_v myself_o in_o thy_o presence_n alas_o o_o lord_n i_o right_o well_o know_v that_o i_o be_v not_o yet_o bear_v and_o that_o i_o be_v also_o nothing_o but_o sin_n my_o mother_n likewise_o think_v to_o be_v deliver_v of_o a_o child_n ●nd_n be_v bring_v abed_o of_o sin_n but_o ●t_z have_v be_v a_o great_a deal_n better_o for_o ●er_n that_o she_o have_v be_v deliver_v ●efore_o her_o time_n of_o such_o monstrous_a ●…uite_n which_o shame_v the_o tree_n that_o ●are_v it_o and_o the_o earth_n that_o nurse_v it_o ●nd_v heaven_n that_o ripen_v it_o i_o be_v ●ur●ed_v of_o sin_n within_o my_o mother_n womb_n ●nd_v suck_v her_o milk_n and_o behold_v it_o be_v ●o_o grow_v up_o with_o i_o as_o that_o it_o shadow_v my_o head_n and_o blind_v i_o yes_o 6_o but_o when_o i_o see_v the_o eye_n of_o my_o ●odie_n so_o seel_a up_o with_o sin_n that_o be_v ●bout_fw-fr i_o i_o then_o open_a the_o eye_n of_o my_o ●…ule_n and_o begin_v to_o see_v a_o far_o off_o the_o came_n of_o thy_o infallible_a truth_n and_o acknowledge_v thy_o marvelous_a secret_a wisdom_n which_o thou_o have_v manife●…ed_v unto_o i_o and_o then_o my_o soul_n for●…king_v the_o impurity_n of_o my_o body_n lift_v herself_o up_o unto_o heaven_n and_o pierce_v through_o the_o incredible_a brightness_n thereof_o and_o cast_v her_o eye_n upon_o the_o book_n of_o eternity_n she_o ●erein_o read_v the_o draught_n of_o the_o ●ewe_a covenant_n which_o thou_o be_v to_o make_v with_o man_n and_o then_o return_v into_o her_o miserable_a body_n she_o fill_v he●_n self_n with_o hope_n and_o joy_n and_o promise●_n unto_o herself_o assure_a victory_n ou●_n her_o sin_n 7_o for_o she_o have_v learn_v in_o heau●…_n that_o thou_o will_v take_v into_o thy_o ha●…_n the_o sprinkle_v of_o sweet_a smell_a hysop●_n and_o sprinkle_v upon_o i_o clean_o and_o purified_a water_n thou_o shall_v wash_v i_o a●…_n i_o shall_v become_v white_a than_o snow●…_n and_o none_o shall_v see_v upon_o i_o no_o not_o 〈◊〉_d much_o as_o the_o very_a trace_n and_o step_n 〈◊〉_d sin_n but_o o_o lord_n what_o lees_n shall_v th●…_n be_v that_o shall_v be_v make_v of_o the_o ash_n 〈◊〉_d my_o sin_n consume_v with_o the_o fire_n 〈◊〉_d thy_o love_n with_o the_o water_n of_o the_o tea●…_n which_o my_o repentance_n shall_v distil_v fro●_n my_o heart_n and_o in_o the_o sun_n of_o th●_n grace_n wipe_v away_o tear_n and_o ca●…_n a_o spiritual_a rejoice_v to_o grow_v in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o end_n make_v we_o white_a wi●…_n the_o purity_n and_o brightness_n of_o righ●…ousnesse_n that_o we_o may_v one_o day_n shi●…_n far_o more_o excellent_o than_o the_o sta●…_n of_o the_o firmament_n 8_o and_o then_o shall_v we_o hear_v nothing_o but_o the_o pleasant_a sound_n of_o the_o tro●…●et_n of_o salvation_n which_o shall_v deli●…_n out_o grace_n and_o mercy_n unto_o all_o those_o that_o will_v receive_v the_o same_o then_o shall_v we_o see_v the_o rot_a and_o consume_v bone_n rise_v again_o and_o take_v their_o fleshy_a body_n upon_o they_o to_o partake_v that_o universal_a joy_n whereunto_o thou_o have_v call_v the_o whole_a world_n 9_o now_o to_o the_o end_n i_o may_v then_o appear_v so_o honourable_o apparel_v before_o thou_o as_o such_o a_o honourable_a magnificence_n be_v worthy_a of_o i_o beseech_v thou_o my_o god_n to_o cast_v down_o all_o my_o sin_n under_o thy_o foot_n and_o bury_v they_o all_o in_o the_o midst_n &_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o no_o eye_n may_v be_v able_a to_o pierce_v through_o to_o see_v they_o and_o separate_v i_o for_o ever_o from_o my_o iniquity_n which_o at_o this_o present_a i_o repudiate_v and_o do_v swear_v a_o irreconciliable_a divorce_n between_o i_o and_o they_o 10_o thou_o see_v here_o my_o soul_n what_o a_o offer_n i_o make_v unto_o thou_o and_o therefore_o make_v thyself_o pure_a and_o ●eate_v reneve_v in_o my_o heart_n a_o new_a spirit_n which_o will_v conceive_v nothing_o but_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n o_o lord_n my_o god_n establish_v therein_o a_o house_n for_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n to_o the_o end_n i_o never_o hereafter_o either_o think_v breathe_v or_o utter_v forth_o any_o thing_n but_o the_o praise_n of_o thou_o my_o god_n and_o let_v thy_o will_v be_v always_o print_v in_o my_o mind_n and._n thy_o glory_n write_v upon_o my_o lip_n 11_o when_o thou_o have_v thus_o clothe_v and_o furnish_v i_o with_o piety_n and_o integrity_n i_o shall_v be_v then_o very_o assure_v that_o nothing_o shall_v keep_v i_o from_o thy_o presence_n and_o then_o as_o the_o eagle_n natural_o look_v full_a upon_o the_o sun_n even_o so_o will_v i_o fix_v my_o sight_n and_o eye_n upon_o thy_o everlasting_a face_n and_o so_o thereby_o i_o shall_v see_v in_o thy_o wonderful_a countenance_n all_o the_o perfection_n which_o i_o at_o this_o present_a be_o 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