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A18707	The true trauaile of all faithfull Christians, hovve to escape the daungers of the vvicked vvorld VVhereunto is added a christian exercise for priuate housholders.	Chub, William.	1585 (1585)	STC 5211; ESTC S117145	53,782	143

Ierusalem which yet is called Ben-hinnom which is asmuch to say by interpretation as the sonne of Hinnom afterward for the filthy abuse of the place for the contēpt therof Iosiah caused dead carions to be cast there Nowe Topheth taketh his deriuation frō Toph which signifieth Timphanū a Tabret Psa 81 or dromslade which they vsed as I said in this vally to take away the pittiful cry of the child frying in this Images hote hollow place And in our owne capacities we sée a certaine description of hell by this figure a place full of torments in the which the tormented shall suffer such paines Mat 13 42 as shall prouoke wéeping and gnashing of teeth yea such as are intollerable on the otherside the children of God shall not be moued to compassion to behold them no although they sée their father mother children kinsfolke or such like for as the Tabret and timbrell tooke away the childs cry in the Idol Moloch so shall the ioy and swéete melody of heauen stop their pittye or compassion of them which shall dwell in heauen And although this similitude holdeth not in all parts to the reason of them that would discourse vpon it yet so farre it holdeth as we must conceiue the matter although we omit the manner As the vally of Hinnom was a place néere Ierusalem wherein afterward Iosiah caused all the filth and carions of the citty to be layd as fit for no better thing because of the horrible abuse and Idolatry therin sometimes doone Euen so the heauenly Ierusalem doth purge it selfe of all those filthy carions I meane the reprobate that stincke of their sinne before the face of God and are ordayned to bee caste out into thys Topheth as a place fitte for such a receypt Nowe as there is a damnable place wherin the fire is neuer quenched and the worme neuer dyeth Euen so there are some men whose sinnes are so many offences so greate that neuer séeketh the grace and fauour of almightye God neuer repent them of their sins these I say shal be possessors and inheritours of thys place of torments Math. 13.41 42 as our sauiour Christ sayth The sonne of man shall sende foorth hys Angels and they shall gather out of his kingdome all thinges that offend and them which doo iniquity and shall cast them into a Fornace of fire there shal be wayling and gnashing of téeth Lykewise Saint Paule to the Hebrewes If we sinne wyllingly Heb 10 26 27 after that we haue receiued the knowledge of the trueth there remaineth no more sacrifice for sinnes but a fearefull looking for of iudgement and violent fire which shal deuoure the aduersaries Also it is sayd in the seconde Epistle of Peter 2 Pe 2 9. The Lorde knoweth to deliuer the godly out of temptation and to reserue the vniust vnto the daye of iudgement to be punished Also in S. Iohn hys Reuelation Reu. 20 15 And who soeuer was not found in the Booke of life was cast into the Lake of fire Howe woefull and terrible shall the dreadfull day of iudgement bee vnto the wycked and reprobates when Christ Iesus shall sit and make diuision the Goates from the Shéepe when he shall say to the shéepe Come yee blessed receyue the kingdome prepared for you c. Math 25 34 And to the Goats that is to say the wicked he shal say Verse 41 Depart from me ye cursed into euerlasting fire which is prepared for the deuill and his aungells Wherfore while we are héere in thys worlde let vs with terror beholde the dreadfull sentence of damnation with all diligence and care call our selues to account Eph 5 redéeming and purchasing againe the time which we haue wickedly spent and become not onely new but stedfast members and then if thy hand or eye cause thée to offend cut them off and cast them from thée Mat 18 8 9 It is better for thée to enter into life halt maymed or blind then hauing two handes two féete or two eyes to be cast into hell fire And because sathan goeth on styll so busily with his worke and all the world in a manner séemeth wyllinglye to be his workmanship It is necessary that now euen nowe we reclaime our selues according to the caueat of the Euangelist Nowe is the axe layde to the roote of the trées Luk. 3.9 therefore euery trée which bringeth not foorth good fruit shal be hewen downe and cast into the fire Thus haue I bréefely layde downe the most gréeuous enimies to mankind which preuaile the more against him by reason of the sinne which he séemeth to nourish and make ripe in his ready wyll and wylling inclination I would it mought be so surueyed that it may be lothed and so lothed that it may bée th●oughly mortified wherby these enemies may not so lay siege vnto the soule of man that in the ende he may be taken captiue and led to an vnbailable gaole the Lord grant it for his Christes sake The prayer O Lord God full of all pittie compassion looke downe vppon vs miserable wretches and sinners who are not onely laden ouerladen with the multitude of sinnes and wickednes but are ready to be swallowed vp and vtterly destroyed vnles thou of thy pitty and mercy which haue beene euer of olde vouchsafe to gard and defend vs for the enimies are at hand ready to ouerthrow vs thy vengeaunce hangeth ouer our heads ready to fall vpon vs our conscience burneth in vs ready to consume vs. Death wayteth daylie vpon vs and calleth vs hel gate is open and we shall be vtterly consumed If thou O most mercifull God extend not thine accustomed fauoure Although we haue sinned O Lord and that most greeuous in thy sight wee are hartely sorry for it and forasmuche as thou requirest a humble harte and a penitent minde accept O Lord the repentaunt teares of thy humble seruaunts and vouchsafe to restore thy Israell agayne which hath gone a a stray and though we bee wylling to cast away our selues yet O Lorde bee thou our guyde and director we see not the deepenes of our owne sinne not yet the sweetenes of thy mercy nor yet the bitternes of the scourges which thou hast ordeyned for sinne open our eyes O Lord and giue vs thy holy spirite to mollifie our harts that we may wholy become thine saue vs for thy mercy sake at the last for syn is so rype and the time so corrupted that vengeaunce is at hand and when it is ready to fall we are not able to abide it wherefore O Lord call thy whole flock speedily and deliuer them out of Sodome as thou diddest thy seruaunt Lot that they may not be partakers with the infidels which know not thy name nor come when thou callest but are gon to the worlde and followed the concupiscence of their owne harts Graunt vnto vs O Lorde the sweete consolation of thy spirite for Iesus Christ

estéemed the most precious iewel that can be hid in our mind and the swéetest ambassage that euer was sent vnto mankinde for the great accusation that was layde agaynst vs is nowe pacified and God is at peace with vs. An other benefite we gather out of the word of God which is consolation Consolation that is to say the comforte ioye and delight of the minde and the lifting vp of the heart from the oppressing cares the burden of sinne and tormentes of this miserable lyfe The Prophet Dauid being plunged in many miseries and broyles sayde In the woorde of the Lorde will I reioyce in the worde of the Lord will I comforte mée Psal 119.92 Also in the .119 Psalm Except thy law had been my delight I should nowe haue perished in mine afliction And againe in the same Psalme .111 verse Thy testimonies haue I taken as an heritage for euer for they are the ioy of my heart And so vndoubtedly in our extreame miserie in our banishment in our sicknes and article of death when affection is quite deade and naturall appetite and digestion gone yet the worde of God being reade or hearde is a great comforte and consolation vnto the minde The third meane in Christ to vanquish the force of sinne 3. Meane Prayer The thirde meane to vanquish the force of sinne is humble hartie prayers not such as procéedeth a primoribus laboris From the téeth forward but suche as commeth from the very heart stringes and féeling of the conscience which is the same that pearceth the gates of heauen and knocketh in the eares of the Lord and wheras some haue called it the messenger betwéene God and man Ang. see 26 de tempore Chris sup 22. Nath. some the keye of heauen and some the strength of man Yet for mine owne experience I acknowledge this definition Prayer is the acknowledging of sin the feeling of the burthen of conscience the vertue of mās helples trust the appealing to gods mercy By the which I sée myne owne weakenesse I confesse myne owne necessitie and I flye vnto hym that is the onely helpe but the manner howe we all shoulde flée vnto hym is that as he is a spirite him selfe so in spirite we should come vnto him we vse not to haue a Clowne of the Countrie or an Husbandmā to be our atturney in the common lawes of this realme but a Lawyer and such a one as may lawfully haue accesse to the pleading place euen so in spirite and soule which is the seate of knowledge we shoulde come vnto the Lorde for the soule is that part of man that séeth knoweth and affecteth the best Psal 25.1 Dauid when he prayed vnto the Lorde sayde Vnto thee O Lorde will will I lyft vp my soule and the Virgin Mary sayde My soule doth magnifie the Lord and my spirite hath reioysed in God my sauiour So that the spirite must labor the conscience must feele and the heart must flée vnto the almighty and none other A good example was shewed in Dauid whē he sayd Psal 86.4 Comfort the soule of thy seruaunt for vnto thée O Lord do I lift vp vp my soule Likewyse in an other place he sayth O let me heare thy louing kindnesse betymes in the morning for in thee is my trust shewe thou me the way that I shoulde walke in for I lift vp my soule vnto thée and this is not to be vsed only for necessities sake when any occasion or extremitie doth vrge vs but continually as our Sauiour Christ doth warne vs Luke 21 36 saying Watche therefore and pray continually that ye may be accompted worthie to escape all these thinges that shall come to passe Rom. 12.12 Likewyse Saint Paul to the Romans sayth Reioycing in hope patient in tribulation continuing in praier Ephe. 6.18 Also in the .vi. to the Ephesians Pray alwaies with all maner prayer and supplication in the spirite by reason whereof as long as we are in the fleshe subiect to miserie and sinne and as longe as Sathan and the flesh continueth alwaies to stirre or prouoke vs to sin so long should we be carefull and diligent to continue in prayer So that nowe to knowe what prayer is is necessary and howe to vse it is more requisite and what is got by it and what effect it worketh We may sée by good examples in many places in scripture The effect of prayer The Lorde sayth by the Prophete Dauid Psal 50.15 1. Kin. 18.45 1. Sam. 1.20 Call vpon me in the dayes of thy trouble and I will deliuer thée Eliah prayed for rayne and it was obtayned Hannah being barren prayed vnto the Lorde for a child and she conceiued and bare a sonne whom she named Samuell Iehoahaz being deliuered into the hands of the Sirians for his wickednesse was by prayer deliuered agayne from the King of Aram. Salomon prayed 2. Kin. 13.4 and obtayned wisedome When all Bethulia with the elders therein coulde by no meanes remooue the siege of Holophernes with his mightie host By Iudithes prayer her hand was strengthened and obtained the victory Nu. 16.14.18 Aaron in the time of Plague prayed for the people and the Plague seased When Iosua fought agayng the Amellekites he did vanquish them not so much by his owne might and policy as by the continuall prayer of Moses Exo. 12. who as long as he helde vp his handes vnto god so long did Israel preuaile but whē he faynted let downe his hands then did Ameleck and his people preuaile In so much that Aron and Hur stayed vp his handes till the going downe of the sonne otherwise they had béen put to flight discōfited Iosua 10. Iosua caused the sonne to staye hys course one whole day At the beséeging of Gibeon when he made his prayer to almightie God Thus we sée prayer to be a messenger from man vnto God and worketh most effectually in the faythfull and humble minded man 4. meane To forsake the world the flesh as it hath appeared in these places and in manye moe expressed in the holy scriptures The fourth meane in Christ to vanquish the force of sinne An other meane for vs to vse that sinne may with lesse force take hold in vs is to forsake the worlde the flesh and the Diuell according vnto our first promise made vnto God in Baptisme for so mightie are those enimies in mans inclination that they remoue his good affections and leade hym to a kinde of vayne delite wicked affection so mightie is this world especially with his contentes and the fleshe with her desires that hardly can a man looke vpward whose eyes are fixed downeward and scarce can a man bée of God whose felicitie is set eyther in the flesh or in the world An innumerable offences it doth cause to be prouoked and many vertues and honest actions therby are quite extinguished and because I haue spoken heretofore of Sathan and