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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08304	A progresse of pietie. Or the harbour of heauenly harts ease to recreate the afflicted soules of all such as are shut vp in anye inward or outward affliction. By Iohn Norden.	Norden, John, 1548-1625?	1596 (1596)	STC 18633; ESTC S103531	73,609	218

speake euill of the ruler of the people Euery soule must subiect it self to the higher powers for there is no power but of God and the powers that are are ordayned of God whosoeuer therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist they that will not obey and submit themselues vnto such as are in authoritie shall receyue vnto them selues iudgemente they shall bee punished not onely by the censure of the iudge in this worlde but by the iudgement of God This then is not the least thing that we should haue care of while we are in this house to cast out of our hartes all disobedience and so beautifie the same with vnfayned loue vnto her Maiestie who so wisely ordereth and gouerneth this our standing house and louingly entertaineth euery member of this bodie that shee suffereth not the least the weakest the poorest nor the basest to bee distressed wronged or abused but shee extendeth present reliefe comfort and assistance What an vnnaturall member is it then that will raise it selfe vp to offend this so sacred a head nay what member is it vnlesse hee bee ouermuch infected with the poyson of enuie that will not striue by all possible strength to performe the dutie of a true subiect in whatsoeuer office calling or authority he bee placed although very dangerous members haue beene found in this body but they were withered dryed vp with the scorching sunne of vaine glorie so that they in their callings could bring forth no fruite but very rottennesse of heart wherein lurked nothing but the eating wormes of enuie the viperous affection of hatred vnto the truth and consequentlie diuelish desires to disturbe nay to subuert and confounde the whole body But their rottennes and filthinesse haue beene happily founde out and they iustly cut off Let vs therefore that now litte in a time wherein euery man may walke in his dutie aright while it is to day yea while wee are in this earthly tabernacle and therein haue the comfortable vse of the worde to teach and direct vs let vs all endeuour to keepe a direct course in euery of our particuler callings y t we all may be found liuely and profitable members of this our common weale And no doubt which I heartely wish in the Lord but all our gouernours knowe what belongeth vnto their christian duties wherein they ought to consecrate themselues wholly to the benefite profite honour and quiet of this our publique stare wherein they are appointed to gouerne not sparing any labour care expences toile of minde or bodie no not their liues to preserue and keep this our Common weale in all happy felicity And as in these our sacred gouernours and magistrates there appeareth a continuall working watchfulnes for the maintenaunce and vpholding of this publique weale So in vs that are to be gouerned there is a necessitie of resolute obedience and dutie vnto their authority laid vpon vs. And forasmuch as we see by experience that the wisdome loue and zeale of our gracious superiour gouernour doth in some measure seeme to surmount her authority in commanding vs let our humilitie loue and free obedience towardes her and the gouernours vnder her be greater then our ciuill subiection And let our hartes in all fulnes be fraught with such dutiful desire to frame our whole affections to the will of the Magistrates that there may be no occasion giuen them to lift vp the sword of iustice against any of vs for they beare not the sword for nought hee that offendeth shall be punished and euery euill member of this body shall bee cut off by the same But such as are profitable helping members shall not onely not taste of punishment but be praised and euery good endeuour shal receiue his rewarde yea and whosoeuer is grieued amongst vs if it be the foote then y e head it selfe and the most especiall members of the bodie will haue regarde vnto the same and encline help thereunto as vnto themselues Who therefore woulde not endeuour with al force to answere in dutie what is offered and administred vnto vs from these higher powers for take away obedience and we cannot but fall into many miserable calamities while we are in this howse of our mortall bodies A priuate howse wee see is well ordered when seruants yeeld obedience to their maisters and children humility to their parents But turne it contrary and there followeth present confusion how much more will the calamitie bee great and the mischiefe intollerable if there shoulde not bee true loyalty in the subiectes towardes their gouernors as there is godly carefulnes in the gouernours for the preseruation of the subiect Wee runne the most of vs and especially which are the inferiour sort into a most rash breach of the lawes carefully made by our superiours and it argueth in vs inconstancy and bewrayeth in vs that our heartes are not fully cleansed from grose enormities And therfore if it will rest in this house of our earthly bodies in hope when we depart hence to attaine vnto that spiritual home that sacred Citie which wee seeke that place of perpetuitie and euerlasting ioy We must enter againe into our hearts and thrust out the olde grosse desires and corrupt affections there lurking which breake forth oftentimes to the breach of the lawes of our common weale which should be kept by vs inuiolable But especially wee therein violate the lawes of our God who looketh on vs who considereth our waies and beholdeth our proceedinges howsoeuer we thinke he seeth vs not It might be thought a superfluous thing to set downe perticularly wherein we offend grosely but for that it is a thing necessary that they should be considered and reformed I will briefly call to mind some such as I wish especially were redressed Among which as the most ougly before God and good men is Pride a peeuish euill a flattering conceit of our selues that we are that which indeed we are not and indeede wee make our selues monsters and are not for God hauing created vs seemely and the most glorious of all other creatures we of our selues deform our selues marre by our mischief what God hath made in his mercy But the beginning hereof euen of our pride is to fall away from God and to turne our hearts from our maker Being falne from God we are cast downe vnto Sathan and turning our hearts from our maker wee become one in consent with our miscarier yet how go ●●ehand in hand with this wicked one by whome we were deceiued euen in the humour of pride in the beginning and can not yet take heed of his wiles wherof the greatest is this filthy fashiō pride And the pride of England is as it were set vp vpon the highest mountaine of the worlde seene and scorned euen of very infidels of the earth ● such as knowe not God make meruaile of our monstrous

resist the holy Ghost And his filthines will so infect his poore soule euen with the leprosie of iniquitie that he shall neuer bee suffered to enter into the sweete habitation of eternall hartes ease All the filthy desires and lustes of the fleshe lye hidden in the hart adultery witchcraft hatred debate emulation wrath contention sedition heresies enuie murthers drunkennes gluttony and such other filthy annoyances which vnless they bee swept out and cast off they will infect the whole house of our bodies with such vnsauery and noysom pollutions y t our mouthes will be defiled with cursing lying and bitternesse our eyes with lust our handes with touching vncleane thinges our feete shall not bee able to walke the way of righteousnesse but take the waye of sinne and all the whole howse of our earthly tabernacle shall bee so inuironed with filthinesse that all our progresse will bee turned to our disprofite and our hearts ease to heart sore Wherefore let vs cast away al the dregs of y e old Adam which is vnrighteousnes wherein wee sometime walked and let vs deeke vs with the workes of the new man which is renued in knowledge after the image of Christ who is the way in whome we must walke the truth which we must imbrace and the life wherein we must liue for euermore which way as it is pure cleane sweete and without turning so must we be pure cleane and without sin not turning back vnto iniquitie And as that truth is vnchangeable plaine and without deceit so must we be simple constant faithfull and as that life is without all blemish euerlasting and neuer ending so must we be quickned liuing without all blemish and spot of sin in righteousnes holines for euer Therefore let vs consider what are the principall and chiefe ornaments to bewtifie this our mansion house being thus swept and clensed from the former filthines that when we shall remoue from this our earthly tabernacle we may take that way depart hence in that truth and so for euer liue in that life Christ Jesus who will bring vs vnto his heauenly habitation the absolute end of our progresse and the full accomplishment of our heauenlie hearts ease Let vs then consider that as the filthines which we haue cast out was most vgly filthy and noysome vnto vs because they were the works of the flesh which bring foorth death So we must adorne vs with sanctitie and holines the works of the spirit which will be a most comely bewtifying of these our houses of claie and leade vs vnto life We must now therefore sweeten and perfume our hearts with loue with ioy with inward peace with long suffering gentlenes goodnes faith meekenes temperance and all godly conuersation casting away all desire of vaine glory not prouoking one another nor enuying one another that being dead to sin and liuing to God we may declare the same in this our standing house by an innocent and sanctified life Hauing thus clensed our houses from filthines and corruptions of the flesh and decked the same with the ornaments of the spirite It is necessarie that wee should proceede to the execution of our callings according to the rule of the diuyne word knowing this that wee liue not vnto our selues but vnto god not for our selues but for our brethren for whose sakes wee are bound to trauell in our callings to execute our offices and functions as becommeth vs that our calling in Christ may bee made sure euen in this life There are in euery body many members and euery member hath his seuerall place office and function Euery kingdome is a body wherein there is a gouernour and people as subiects to be gouerned wherein also are many Magistrates as the principal members of that bodie and also there are inferiour members preserued and defended by the more glorious Euery familie is a body where is a father and where commonly are children where are maisters there are seruants All these hauing seuerall offices and places in this standing house of our Common weale must euery one proceede to the performance of his calling in such sort as there bee not any disorder or anie complaining in our streetes Wee are humblie to thanke our God that hee hath established our heade in such comely sort and endued her with all vertues aunswerable vnto her high function yea we may sing vnto our Queen Elizabeth the Queene of Sabaes songe which she made of the happie gouernment of Salomon Happie are thy men may wee say happy are these thy seruantes which stande here before thee and heare thy wisedome Blessed bee the Lord thy God which loued thee to set thee in the Throne of Englande because the Lorde loued Englande for euer and made thee Queen to do equitie righteousnes It is verified in her That the king by iudgment maintaineth the country How haue we the poore members of this body whereof she is the head beene maintayned preserued conducted and blessed in her gouernement No nation hath tasted the like benefites by peace by plentie by health and especially which is most sweete by the continuall vse of the worde of God whereby hath beene discried most filthie drosse and dregges and the rubble of errors which in former time stuffed vp the house of our land so that we could not walke in the truth without perill And now in great measure swept and cleansed and garnished adorned and beautified with spirituall ornaments of iudgement of equitie of mercie and truth in so much as we may sing that mercie and truth are met togither and righteousnesse and peace haue kissed each other The God of peace preserue her that she may be if it please him our head while we stay in this mansion of the flesh O that there were such a resemblance of performance of duetie in euery of the members as is apparant in the head that the subiects could answere in like sorte for their obedience as her Maiestie for gouernment then should we haue a most comfortable abiding in this our standing house of the flesh then should all the noysome corruptions of enuie malice reuenge gall and bitternesse of the hart be turned into loue meekenesse mercie peace then should we haue no leading into captiuitie no imprisonments no murthers no strife no debate no cause of complaining amongst vs. But we must looke into our dueties and fashion our selues not according to the former deedes of disobedience but as becommeth the seruants of God knowing that we are commanded to obey such as are appointed to rule ouer vs we must submit our selues vnto all manner ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be vnto her Maiestie as vnto our superiour or vnto gouernours as vnto them that are sent from her for the punishment of euill doers but for the praise of them that do well We are commanded reuerently to vse the Judges and not to