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A04391 Seauen helpes to Heauen Shewing 1. How to auoid the curse. 2. How to beare the crosse. 3. How to build the conscience. 4. How with Moses to see Canaan. 5. Simeons dying song, directing to liue holily and dye happily. 6. Comforts for Christians against distresses in life, and feare of death. 7. Feruent prayers, to beare sicknesse patiently, and dye preparedly. The second edition: much enlarged by Steuen Ierome, late preacher at S. Brides. Seene and allowed.; Moses his sight of Canaan Jerome, Stephen, fl. 1604-1650. 1614 (1614) STC 14512.3; ESTC S118682 265,158 563

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24.16_o and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o saint_n in_o all_o their_o sorrow_n a_o continual_a feast_n prou._n 15.15_o a_o perpetual_a christ-tide_n a_o jubilee_n in_o the_o jaw_n of_o death_n a_o peace_n pass_v all_o understanding_n phil._n 2._o for_o as_o the_o want_n of_o this_o be_v the_o rack_n and_o gybbet_n unto_o the_o wicked_a the_o great_a heaviness_n and_o plague_n sirach_n 25.15_o as_o the_o wiseman_n term_n it_o a_o plague_n of_o plague_n a_o evil_a which_o go_v beyond_o all_o evil_a that_o tongue_n can_v speak_v as_o even_o mustell_n plautus_n and_o moribus_fw-la seneca_n have_v think_v it_o the_o great_a wound_n and_o grief_n that_o can_v be_v sustain_v as_o solomon_n determine_v it_o prou._n 18.14_o nay_o the_o very_a flash_n and_o prologue_n to_o hell_n as_o judas_n
28._o ●9_n comfort_v they_o with_o the_o promise_a comforter_n john_n 16.7_o thus_o peter_n endeavour_v that_o those_o to_o who_o he_o write_v and_o preach_v shall_v have_v remembrance_n of_o what_o he_o teach_v they_o even_o after_o his_o departure_n 1_o peter_n 1.15_o if_o peter_n pretend_a successor_n stand_v not_o so_o much_o on_o their_o personal_a succession_n as_o they_o shall_v in_o the_o right_n of_o succession_n labour_v to_o imitate_v the_o doctrine_n of_o peter_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n nay_o if_o this_o care_n of_o doctrinal_a succession_n be_v in_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n we_o shall_v not_o have_v here_o so_o much_o blindness_n and_o ignorance_n where_o once_o be_v light_n there_o so_o many_o schism_n error_n and_o heresy_n where_o once_o be_v a_o unity_n in_o verity_n elsewhere_o so_o many_o wolf_n come_v into_o the_o room_n of_o faithful_a pastor_n acts._n 20_o ver_n 29._o three_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o master_n of_o a_o family_n thou_o must_v set_v thy_o house_n in_o order_n as_o the_o prophet_n from_o god_n command_v ezekias_n esa_n 38.1_o now_o for_o as_o much_o as_o all_o scripture_n be_v from_o god_n 2_o tim._n 3.16_o 2_o pet._n 1.20_o and_o all_o example_n be_v for_o our_o learning_n rom._n 15.4_o what_o be_v say_v to_o ezekias_n be_v say_v to_o every_o man_n set_v thy_o house_n in_o ordrr_n for_o order_n say_v nazianzen_n ser●anda_fw-la be_v the_o mother_n and_o preserver_n of_o all_o thing_n now_o for_o the_o procure_v this_o order_n in_o thy_o family_n do_v two_o thing_n 1._o concern_v the_o temporal_a 2._o the_o spiritual_a estate_n of_o thy_o family_n for_o the_o first_o make_v thy_o will_n and_o testament_n thou_o shall_v make_v it_o in_o thy_o health_n as_o abraham_n do_v 17._o who_o in_o his_o health_n make_v a_o will_n and_o give_v legacy_n but_o chief_o in_o thy_o sickness_n as_o do_v isaac_n 27._o and_o jacob_n in_o that_o prophetical_a testament_n of_o he_o gen._n 49._o so_o some_o thus_o set_v down_o christ_n will_n on_o the_o cross_n 23.43.34_o he_o give_v his_o soul_n to_o his_o father_n his_o love_a mother_n to_o his_o belove_a disciple_n john_n his_o body_n to_o joseph_n of_o aramathia_n to_o the_o penitent_a thief_n paradise_n to_o the_o jew_n his_o hearty_a desire_n when_o he_o pray_v for_o they_o etc._n etc._n now_o will._n it_o be_v not_o a_o matter_n of_o indifferency_n but_o a_o thing_n that_o conscience_n bind_v thou_o to_o even_o to_o make_v a_o will_n and_o to_o distribute_v thy_o inheritance_n as_o siracides_n counsel_n syr._n 33.22_o for_o thus_o discharge_v a_o good_a conscience_n thou_o may_v more_o free_o depart_v in_o peace_n as_o a_o man_n take_v his_o journey_n more_o free_o when_o he_o have_v set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n second_o 1●_n so_o thou_o cut_v off_o many_o contention_n and_o stay_v many_o suit_n in_o law_n three_o thou_o take_v away_o scandal_n and_o offence_n and_o so_o prevent_a a_o woe_n threaten_v mat._n 18.7_o four_o thou_o shall_v be_v think_v a_o wise_a man_n and_o not_o die_v like_o a_o nabal_n and_o a_o fool_n in_o set_v all_o at_o six_o and_o seven_o and_o so_o shall_v leave_v behind_o thou_o a_o good_a name_n as_o a_o precious_a ointment_n eccles_n 7.3_o five_o thou_o shall_v in_o this_o imitate_v god_n who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o order_n and_o not_o of_o confusion_n now_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o make_v thy_o will_n let_v the_o rule_n be_v 1._o the_o law_n of_o god_n 2._o of_o nature_n 3._o of_o that_o nation_n whereof_o thou_o be_v a_o member_n 4._o of_o common_a equity_n if_o thy_o will_n be_v against_o any_o of_o these_o rule_n it_o be_v culpable_a first_o than_o it_o be_v god_n will_v to_o prefer_v thy_o own_o blood_n in_o dispose_v of_o thy_o estate_n before_o other_o as_o god_n tell_v abraham_n that_o eliazer_n a_o stranger_n shall_v not_o be_v his_o heir_n but_o his_o own_o son_n will_n gen._n 15.4_o the_o like_a god_n command_v the_o israelite_n that_o if_o any_o man_n die_v his_o son_n shall_v be_v his_o heir_n if_o he_o have_v no_o son_n his_o daughter_n if_o no_o daughter_n his_o brethren_n so_o descend_v still_o to_o the_o next_o of_o kin_n numb_a 27.8.17_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n then_o for_o any_o man_n to_o alienate_v his_o good_n or_o land_n whole_o from_o his_o blood_n and_o posterity_n the_o light_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o nature_n to_o condemn_v it_o even_o the_o very_a school_n of_o polit_fw-la plato_n and_o 8_o aristotle_n second_o those_o be_v culpable_a that_o give_v all_o to_o the_o elder_a and_o little_a or_o nothing_o to_o the_o rest_n or_o all_o to_o son_n nothing_o to_o daughter_n for_o though_o it_o be_v equal_a that_o the_o elder_a have_v more_o than_o the_o rest_n first_o because_o he_o be_v the_o elder_a the_o re●ben_n and_o first_o strength_n of_o the_o father_n second_o because_o stock_n and_o family_n be_v preserve_v in_o their_o person_n three_o that_o they_o may_v do_v special_a service_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n yet_o it_o be_v exceed_o unequal_a to_o give_v so_o much_o to_o the_o elder_a as_o though_o he_o shall_v be_v my_o young_a master_n and_o a_o gentleman_n and_o the_o young_a bear_v to_o bear_v the_o wallet_n as_o though_o he_o only_o be_v a_o son_n and_o the_o rest_n illegitimate_a four_o in_o the_o law_n of_o equity_n remember_v he_o with_o something_o or_o she_o in_o thy_o will_n that_o have_v be_v trusty_a and_o faithful_a servant_n to_o thou_o gratify_v in_o thy_o death_n their_o love_n labour_n and_o strength_n spend_v for_o thou_o deal_v not_o with_o they_o as_o the_o spaniel_n with_o the_o water_n shake_v they_o not_o off_o when_o thou_o have_v no_o more_o use_n of_o they_o second_o allot_v some_o legacy_n to_o thy_o friend_n as_o memorial_n of_o thy_o last_a love_n three_o as_o thou_o be_v able_a remember_v the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o those_o that_o be_v in_o it_o poor_a minister_n or_o poor_a member_n four_o such_o society_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o thou_o have_v live_v in_o now_o concern_v the_o spiritual_a estate_n of_o thy_o family_n teach_v instruct_v exhort_v admonish_v and_o pray_v for_o every_o particular_a person_n in_o thy_o family_n in_o this_o read_v and_o imitate_v the_o example_n of_o david_n 1_o king_n 2._o the_o whole_a chapter_n exhort_v thy_o wife_n to_o be_v the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n thy_o child_n god_n child_n thy_o friend_n god_n friend_n thy_o servant_n god_n servant_n so_o shall_v god_n and_o god_n spirit_n give_v that_o testimony_n of_o thou_o that_o he_o do_v of_o abraham_n gen._n 18.19_o even_o for_o instruct_v thy_o family_n after_o thou_o the_o practice_n of_o these_o precept_n concern_v thy_o peace_n both_o in_o sickness_n and_o in_o death_n last_o when_o thou_o feel_v death_n approach_v come_v near_o to_o the_o agony_n and_o pang_n of_o it_o then_o with_o the_o mariner_n stern_a aright_o to_o get_v into_o the_o haven_n there_o be_v the_o great_a danger_n and_o if_o recover_v the_o great_a joy_n now_o labour_n as_o thou_o have_v live_v so_o to_o die_v by_o faith_n now_o apply_v the_o promise_n to_o thy_o soul_n trust_v in_o it_o let_v it_o quicken_v thou_o as_o it_o do_v david_n psal_n 119.49_o comfort_v thyself_o as_o that_o persecute_a patriarch_n do_v death_n when_o death_n be_v before_o he_o even_o in_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n 1_o sam._n 30.6_o now_o let_v god_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o thy_o heart_n even_o when_o thy_o flesh_n fail_v and_o thy_o heart_n also_o psal_n 73.26_o now_o with_o the_o israelite_n look_v to_o he_o with_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n of_o who_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n be_v a_o figure_n even_o when_o the_o serpent_n death_n embrace_v thou_o to_o sting_v thou_o john_n 3.14_o now_o call_v to_o mind_v all_o the_o former_a mercy_n of_o thy_o god_n to_o thy_o soul_n and_o suck_v spiritual_a sweetness_n from_o they_o now_o with_o moses_n cry_v unto_o god_n even_o when_o thou_o see_v the_o dead_a sea_n as_o he_o the_o red_a sea_n before_o thou_o exod._n 14._o now_o pray_v with_o all_o thy_o power_n and_o spirit_n love_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o affection_n rejoice_v that_o thou_o be_v go_v to_o meet_v thy_o bridegroom_n now_o mourn_v and_o weep_v more_o than_o ever_o that_o thou_o have_v offend_v so_o good_a so_o gracious_a and_o so_o love_v a_o god_n now_o with_o ezekias_n remember_v thy_o former_a sin_n in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o thy_o soul_n turn_v thyself_o to_o the_o wall_n and_o weep_v in_o the_o secret_a silence_n of_o thy_o soul_n isaiah_n 38.3_o that_o so_o thou_o wash_v thy_o soul_n with_o penitent_a tear_n thy_o christ_n may_v at_o that_o instant_n wash_v away_o the_o pollution_n of_o it_o with_o his_o blood_n that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v present_v spotless_a before_o the_o
other_o within_o the_o church_n with_o sudden_a judgement_n for_o their_o blasphemous_a heresy_n nay_o even_o his_o own_o people_n with_o the_o plague_n of_o threescore_o and_o ten_o thousand_o man_n for_o the_o mistrust_n of_o david_n his_o servant_n 24._o that_o god_n which_o never_o suffer_v sin_n to_o go_v unpunished_a in_o justice_n if_o it_o be_v not_o pardon_v in_o mercy_n he_o that_o see_v no_o iniquity_n in_o jacob_n 21._o nor_o no_o sin_n in_o israel_n in_o cover_v the_o transgression_n of_o his_o child_n 32.1.2_o and_o remit_v the_o eternal_a punishment_n to_o the_o penitent_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o soul_n yet_o there_o be_v cause_n sufficient_a for_o he_o some_o secret_a some_o reveal_v 1._o both_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n 2._o of_o his_o church_n 3._o of_o the_o wicked_a and_o 4._o of_o thyself_o that_o he_o shall_v exercise_v thou_o with_o temporal_a affliction_n here_o as_o he_o do_v david_n 12.10.11_o as_o with_o sickness_n disease_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o as_o the_o israelite_n find_v out_o achan_n the_o thief_n 7.24_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o plague_n the_o mariner_n jonas_n 1.15_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o storm_n who_o they_o punish_v condign_o so_o find_v thou_o out_o by_o a_o diligent_a search_n thy_o achan_n thy_o jonas_n thy_o special_a sin_n which_o occasion_n this_o blast_n and_o storm_n of_o sickness_n put_v achan_n to_o death_n crucify_v that_o sin_n cast_v jonas_n into_o the_o sea_n drown_v it_o or_o wash_v it_o in_o a_o flood_n of_o tear_n as_o do_v peter_n 1._o and_o ezekias_n 26._o and_o christ_n will_v wash_v thy_o wound_n with_o his_o blood_n he_o will_v recover_v thy_o soul_n and_o restore_v thy_o sick_a body_n if_o it_o be_v good_a for_o thou_o or_o renew_v thy_o state_n in_o a_o heavenly_a mansion_n provide_v for_o thou_o 38.3_o depend_v upon_o god_n for_o the_o issue_n have_v recourse_n unto_o he_o by_o faith_n in_o the_o first_o place_n look_v upon_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o thou_o be_v 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inflict_v less_o upon_o thou_o than_o thy_o sin_n deserve_v though_o thy_o pain_n be_v great_a for_o as_o we_o be_v all_o by_o nature_n sinful_a psal_n 51.4_o corrupt_a and_o abominable_a and_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n psal_n 14.3_o psal_n 53._o all_o offend_a in_o many_o thing_n james_n 2.3_o so_o he_o may_v condign_o pay_v thou_o the_o wage_n of_o thy_o sin_n death_n damnation_n hell_n fire_n rom._n 6.23_o rom._n 21.8_o for_o indeed_o it_o be_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o we_o be_v not_o utter_o consume_v because_o his_o compassion_n fail_v not_o lament_v 3.22.23_o he_o have_v not_o deal_v with_o thou_o after_o thy_o sin_n nor_o reward_v thou_o after_o thy_o iniquity_n psal_n 103.10_o 6_o god_n afflict_v thou_o not_o so_o much_o as_o he_o may_v and_o can_v for_o as_o thou_o have_v sin_v in_o every_o part_n in_o thy_o tongue_n in_o thy_o head_n thy_o eye_n thy_o foot_n rom._n 3.13.14.15_o as_o every_o member_n have_v be_v make_v a_o weapon_n of_o unrighteousness_n to_o fight_v 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