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A12102 A centurie of similies. By Thomas Shelton Shelton, Thomas, 1601-1650? 1640 (1640) STC 22403; ESTC S117258 13,936 81

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ordinances they are somtimes troubled the cause is not in Gods ordinance but from corruption in them 58. Why God aflicts his Children AS a Chyrurgion desires to Chirurgion take way nothing but the woūd but somtimes it is festred Amos 49. 10. so in the member that he is forced to cut off the member with it So God intends we should part with nothing but sin but it is so rivetted in us that hee is forced to take away other contentments that wee may part with our sins 59. Progresse in our spirituall Iourney A Man that traivaileth those Traveller Townes and places that he hath passed seeme lesse and lesse and those to which hee is approaching to appeare greater Heb. 11. 27. and greater So a Christian in his journey to heaven the things of the world that he hath left behind they appeare lesser and lesser but the things of heaven greater and greater 60. Obiect of the soule A Cypher stands for nothing Cipher by it selfe but by other figures placed before it it makes a number So the soule of man Rom. 6. 11. like a Cypher is valued by that which it sets before it whether it be God or the world 61. Efficacie of Gods love THe Sunne casts light and Burning glasse heate upon all the world in his generall course but his beames being concenterate in Ephes 1. 18. a burning glasse it sets fire upon the obiect So God in the creation looked upon all his workes with a generall love but the beames of his love to his elect shining through Christ inflames their hearts 62. Civill men discovered THe glow-worme appeareth Glow-worme bright in the night but is not seene in the day time So a civill Man is some bodie in darke times among men of darke judgements but shall be Mat. 19. 30 nothing when the day of God shall trie him 63. Meanes effectuall by the Spirit AS the Arteries goe along Arteries with the veines without which the blood would bee a dead loathsome thing so the spirit of God must goe along Eph. 6. 18. with his ordinances and means or else they can effect nothing 64. How to vse good meanes AS the Marriner that guides Marriner the ship at the same time hath his hand upon the rudder and his eye on the starre so Psal 118. 25. we should be dilgent in the use of means but look up to heaven for a blessing 65 Nature of worldly things AS a man that drinketh salt Salt water water it quencheth not his thirst but increaseth it so the things of this life being enjoyed they satisfie not the desires Eccles 5. 10 of men but enlarge them 66. Lost labour AS a bad swimmer may Swimmer reach forth his hand to save another and drowne himself so a man by his parts and 1 Cor. 9. 27. and gifts may do good to others and himself be a cast-away 67. God immutable AS the sun lookes red sometimes Sun by reason of vapours and mists but in it selfe is alwayes alike So God in himself is vnchangeable though he appeare Heb. 12. 29. red to vs in anger by the assending of our sins 68. To serve God in serving men AS a Man that hath a servant Servant sick and sets another seruant to attend him he supplies him with those things he calls for but it is by vertue of his masters command So in our places though the duties wee doe bee to men yet wee must 1 Cor. 7. 22. have an eye to the command of God 69. Not to hoord up for our selves THe vapours that the Sun Vapour exhaleth from the sea are sent downe againe to moysten the earth So the good things Heb. 6. 7. 8. that God bestoweth on us should be dispensed to the necessity of others 70. Cure of immoderate griefe AS Phisitians vse when men Bleeding bleed excessively to open a veine in another palce and so 2 Cor. 7. 10. stanch excessive bleeding so when we grieve immoderately for the losse of outward things wee turne our griefe upon our sins 71. Care in Gods ordinances THough a scholler may be Scholler playing when his Master walks up and down the schoole yet he will bee carefull and serious when he is saying his lesson so though perhaps we be more Heb. 12. 2. remisse in our ordinarie vocation yet we should have a speciall eye to God when we are before him in his ordinances 72. How to looke on transcient thing IF a man stand and observe Diall the hand of a dyall he cannot perceive it moove but if he come an houre or two after he sha●l see that it hath mooved and that so much time is past So if we looke on the things of the world in their passing wee 1 Cor. 7. 31. shall see no great alteration but if wee see them past by the eye of faith wee will neglect them 73. Flight of faith A Pigeon having her eyes put out flyeth directly upwards Pigeon so the eye of reason being shut faith ascends more directly Heb. 11. 27. to divine things 74. Grace sanctifieth all things AS meat may be wholsome of it selfe yet salt makes Salt it more savorie So though outward benefits be good in themselves yet it is grace that makes 1 Tim 5. 4. them blessings to vs. 75 Finall obduration A Tree after it is cut down Tree may lie in the yard under the raine a long time before it be cast into the fire So after Hos 4. 17. God hath forsaken a man hee may continue a long time under the meanes of grace before hee be cast into hell fire 76. Defect of worldly things IT is with the things of the Ducks world and the soule as with a hen that hatcheth ducks the duckes after a while goe into the water the hen may hover 1 Tim. 6. 7 about the brinke but cannot follow them So the soule after a while taketh her flight into another world and leaves these earthly things behind on the shore 77. Faith and doubting consistent AS the Marriners needle Marriners needle though it bee truly touched it fixeth not presently to the North-pole but trembles and shakes a while and then is fixed So faith may be true and 1 Cor 15. 58 yet at the first weake and full of trepidation and wavering 78. Hypocrites behaviour AS discontented louers upon Love-tokens the least distast send for all their love tokens back and will goe on no further So when hipocrites are crossed in their aymes they repent of the good ●al 1. 13. duties they have done and desist from Gods service and imbrace the world 79. Another AS a Curre dog when his Dogge master beats him will either flie in his face or run from him So an hipocrite when God punisheth Heb 3. 12. him either murmurs a-against him or forsakes his service 80.