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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14860	A posie of spirituall flowers taken out of the garden of the holy scriptures, consisting of these sixe sorts: hearts ease, true delight, the worlds wonders, the souls solace, times complaint, the doom of sinners. Gathered for the encouragement of beginners, direction of proceeders, meditation of good hearers, consolation of true beleeuers, expectation of Sions mourners, confusion of irrepentant sinners. By George Webbe, minister of the word.	Webbe, George, 1581-1642.	1610 (1610)	STC 25164; ESTC S102126	70,373	214

plentifull rewarder of them that seeke him they finde his yoke not cumbersome but easie Matth. 12.29 and his burthen not heauie but light 2. Pet. 1.8 so that they are neither idle nor vnfruitfull in the knowledge of the Lord 1. Tim. 5.10 but ready and prepared to euery good worke when they haue tasted once of the good word of God Heb. 6.5 and of the powers of the world to come Iohn 4.34 O then it is meate and drinke to them to do their fathers will Psalm 119.110 the precepts of the Lord are the very ioy of their heart Deut. 12.18 so that they cannot chuse but reioice before the Lord in all that they set their hands vnto And albeit by reason of that remainder of sinne and rebellion of nature The godly though much troubled vvith rebellion yet vvith comfort proceed in the course of godlinesse which still sticketh to the ribs euen of Gods dearest children the flesh in them is oftentimes rebellious against the spirit so that the good things which they would doe oft times they leaue vndone Rom. 7.18.19 and doe the euill things which they would not do so that for grief hereof they break foorth into this complaint O wretched men that we are Vers 24. who shall deliuer vs from this bodie of death yet they shall haue this word of comfort frō their God 2. Cor. 12.9 my grace is sufficient for you though they sinne yet they haue an aduocate with the Father 1. Ioh. 2.2 Iesus Christ the righteous Ierem. 8.4 who is the propitiatiō for their sinnes though they fall yet they shall rise againe Luke 22.31.32 though that Satan desire to sift them like wheate yet they shall not faile though all the infernall power seeke their ouerthrow Matth. 16.18 yet the gates of hell shall not preuaile against them Sweet helpes for the godly to grow in faith and godlinesse What should I here speake of the sweetnesse of those gratious helps which God doth giue vnto his children to make them grow in faith and godlinesse his holie word to instruct them his diuine inspirations to illighten them his sweete Sacraments to nourish them his often checks of conscience to recall them his fatherly chastisements to reclaime them which though they be gall and wormewood to the wicked yet are sweete and gainfull to those that feare our Lord. What a benefit is it by prayer to come vnto our God for whatsoeuer we haue need that is good for vs and may obtaine it How comfortable is it to reade and to reuolue the booke of comfort Psal 1 2.3 Psal 1.9 How heauenly a thing is it to be rapt vp as it were into heauen with heauenly meditations to vse Christian cōference Psal 119. part 2 with our lips alwaies to be declaring the iudgements of the Lord and to bee speaking of the testimonies of our God when we sit in our house or walk in our way when wee lie downe Deut. 11.19 and when we rise vp O what a pleasure passing pleasure is this to haue the word of God dwell in vs plenteously in all wisdome Coloss 3.16 teaching and admonishing our selues mutually in Psalmes hymnes and spirituall songs singing and making melodie to the Lord in our hearts and to enioy the blessed communion of Saints which none but Saints do vnderstād what it meaneth none but the elect cā enioy Glorious things are spoken of thee The priuiledges of the faithfull Psalm 87.3 thou citie of God O how goodly are thy tents O Iacob and thine habitations O Israel As the vallies are they stretched forth as gardens by the riuers side as the Aloe trees which the Lord hath planted Numb 24.5.6 and as the cedars besides the waters Why The secret of the Lord is reuealed to them that feare him Gods secrets reuealed to his children Psalm 25.14 and his couenant to giue them vnderstanding Seemeth it a small thing vnto you They are Gods seruants O ye seruants of the euerliuing God to be admitted to the priuy chamber of the King of heauen and to be of his counsell To be the Chancellor Treasurer or Secretary to an earthly prince wee see it a matter of great state and much respected honour but what is that to this honor which the very poorest and meanest of Gods seruants are aduanced vnto to bee the seruants vnto the King of Kings Lord of Lords thē which title the Angels themselues haue no greater Heb. 1.14 and which the greatest part of the mightiest Kings and Emperours could neuer attaine vnto But what doe I speake of seruants They are Christs friends Christ himselfe setteth foorth your estate to be yet more glorious when hee saith I haue not called you seruāts Ioh. 15.15 but friends to whom I haue communicated my secrets and minde vnto which a seruant is not commonly admitted Rom. 8.17 And if this bee not yet enough behold your God hath adopted you to be his sonnes and heires yea fellowe heires with Christ himselfe then which what greater priuiledge what greater prerogatiue can there be Heare I pray you O ye citizens of heauen may it possibly seeme a small thing to be a people separated vnto God himselfe from the multitude of men Exod. 19.5 to be the most pretious of all the earth to him though all the earth be his Is it a small thing to be a chosen generation 1. Pet. 2.9 a royall Priesthood an holy nation a peculiar people See and with thankfull harts acknowledge this your priuiledge That you are come to the mount Sion the citie of the liuing God the celestiall Ierusalem and to the companie of innumerable Angels Heb. 12.22 23 24. and to the congregation of the first borne which are writtē in heauen and to God the iudge of all and to the spirits of iust and perfect mē and to Iesus the mediatour of the new Testament Heb. 12.24 and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things then the blood of Abel Cheere vp then your drooping spirits and take heart at this your happinesse howsoeuer the children of Belial speake euill of you and yee are esteemed as the filth of the world 1. Cor. 4.13 and as the offcouring of all things vnto this day For howsoeuer Ismael scoffe at Isaac Gen. 21.9 and the children of the bond-woman persecute the children of the free woman Galat. 4.29 Ieremy Psal i.e. smiting them with their tongue and shooting out their arrowes against them euen bitter words yet wel I wot in the midst of their bitter agonies when the worme of conscience gnaweth on their soules in those daies shall tenne men take hold out of all languages of the nations Zach 8.23 euen take hold of the skirt of him that is a Christian and say Wee would goe with you for wee haue heard that God is with you Yea the Lord

clothed with our house from heauen There we haue in store laid vp for vs an inheritance immortall and vndefiled that fadeth not away 1. Pet. 1.4 and 18.19 but is reserued in heauen for vs bought and purchased not with gold and siluer but with a farre more excellent price euen with the pretious blood of Christ Iesus Had I the tongue of men and Angels yet were I not able to expresse the least glimmering light or taste of this reserued sweetnes Paul himselfe rapt vp into the third heauen 2. Cor. 5. and hauing heard things that were not to bee vttered and seene sights not to bee specified passeth them ouer with this preterition The sweetnesse reserued for Gods children in heauen is such 1. Cor. 2.9 as no eye hath seene nor eare hath heard neither is the hart of man able to conceiue O happie and thrice happie they that shall one day feele and see and taste the same Mine heart reioyceth my soule leapeth my tongue and penne exult to think vpon the sweetnesse of it and to thinke vpon mine owne happinesse who am right well assured that one day I shall enioy the same O when shall I come to appeare before the Lord in heauen My soule longeth Psal 84.2 yea and fainteth for these courts of the Lord my heart and my flesh reioyceth in the liuing Lord for I am sure that my redeemer liueth and though after my skinne wormes destroy this carcase of mine yet shall I see God in my flesh Iob 19.25.26.27 whom I my self shall see and mine eyes shall behold and none other for me though my reines be consumed within mee O happie time it ioyes my very hart to thinke of it before it comes where this poore soule of mine bidding a farewell to my bodie for a while shall be carried with no meaner attendants on it then a guard of angels into Abrahams bosome there to take possession of a kingdome vpon the receit whereof it shall enter the fee simple of life which it shall neuer lose O what a glorious welcom and meeting shall it haue with al the companie of celestiall euer blessed spirits with Angels and Archangels Cherubims and Seraphims principalities powers thrones and dominations with Abraham Isaac Iacob and all the holy Patriarks with Isay Ieremie Hosea and all the famous Prophets with Peter Iames Iohn and all the rest of Christs Apostles yea with the whole companie of Martyrs Innocents Confessors and Saints of God with them together to enioy the highest degree of the communiō of Saints for euermore Why my soule there is wonderfull sweetnesse laid vp in heauen for thee the time is comming when thou shalt enter into thy glorie where is a citie and the gates of it are pearle and the streetes of it gold and the walles of it pretious stones and the Temple in it the Almighty God and the light of it the Lambe and the vessels to it the Kings of the earth where is a riuer the spring of it is the throne of God and the water of it Crystall and the bankes of it set about with the trees of life where there is a banquet and the cheere is ioy the exercise singing the dittie Halleluiahs Vers 4. the Quire Angels where all teares shall be wiped away from thine eyes and there shall be no more death nor sorrow nor crying nor paine where there is infinite ioy and mirth without sadnes health without sicknes light without darknes felicitic without abatement all goodnesse without any euill where youth florisheth that neuer waxeth old life lasteth that neuer endeth beautie that neuer fadeth loue that neuer cooleth health that neuer diminisheth ioy that neuer ceaseth where sorrow is neuer felt complaint is neuer heard matter of sadnes is neuer seene where in the same instant I shall be rauished with seeing satisfied with enioying secured for retaining O sweetest happinesse how doe I long for to be filled with thee how doe I hunger and thirst after thee But euen heere alreadie I haue more then either I could desire or deserue I will not leaue my solace in this world for the worldlings heauen a dramme of Christian comfort is better then a pound of earthly ioy I had rather enioy a taste of this then to liue at rack manger in any other happinesse FINIS True delight Or THE WORLDS Farewell and Christs Welcome TO THE WORSHIPFVL Mr. GEORGE BAINARD and Mistris BAINARD his Wife HAuing begunne to make these my priuate Meditations publique and sending them vnder the protection of many their best well-willers to see the world I should much forget my selfe Worshipfull and most especiall benefactors if I should forget your names in these my multiplied dedicatiōs There is no man liuing who may claime that interest in mee or challenge my very best endeuours in that measure as your selues who may iustly say to me as Paul did to Philemon Philem. 19. Thou owest vnto vs euen thine owne selfe For besides that your house hath been to me as the house of Onesiphorus was to Paul 2. Tim. 1.16 euen this also that I my selfe haue an house to dwell in and a pastoral charge to labour in I may impute it vnto your selues as principall meanes raised vp by God to procure it for me Iob 31.20 The loines of me and mine may blesse you because by your meanes wee are cloathed with a fleece I haue nothing to returne vnto you for your so great paines but these few homelie papers the poore present of an euer remaining debtor I would they were as worthie of any respect with you as in many respects they doe belong vnto you My soule perswadeth it selfe that you both are of the number of those Reuel 6.4 who haue receiued the seale of the lion of Iudah Galat. 6.16 that long since the world hath bin crucified vnto you and you vnto the world that you haue proposed Christ Iesus to your selues the onely gaine Philip 1.21 I therefore send not vnto you this farewell which I haue sung vnto the world to perswade you but rather to encourage you Phil. 1.6 He that hath begun a good worke in you will performe it and encrease it more and more Vers 9. And this I pray that your loue may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all iudgement Vers 10. that yee may discerne things that differ and may be pure and without offence vntil the day of Christ Amen Yours in the Lord Iesus G. W. True delight PHILIP 3.8 Yea doubtlesse I thinke al things but losse for the excellent knowledge sake of Christ Iesus my Lord for whom I haue counted all things losse and doe iudge them to bee dung that I might win Christ IN these desperate diseased times wherein men are so vniuersallie drunken with their owne conceits to see how fondly conceited the selfe pleasing humors of Adams children are I know not whether with Democritus I might laugh