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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70839	A Looking-glass for children being a narrative of God's gracious dealings with some little children / recollected by Henry Jessey in his life time ; together with sundry seasonable lessons and instructions to youth, calling them early to remember their creator, written by Abr. Chear ...	H. P.; Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663.; Cheare, Abraham, d. 1668.	1673 (1673)	Wing P30; ESTC R11296	42,161	98

to see in this provoking world His precious treasure basely kick't and hurl'd Determines Earth's not worthie to contain His Royal retinue his Princely train Or these rich treasures which they gladly bring And freely offer to endear their King In wrath he seems to speak my Saints retire To your strong Tower from my approaching Ire Come draw off from the gap desert the breach Let me and them alone To pray to preach Reprove or witness in the gate 's a crime Prudent keep silence 't is an evil time In Deps and caves a remnant I will hide In Prison holes some precious ones shall bide Some from their homes and land dispell'd shall be To bear a witness and stand ground for me But from your usefulness to this vile age More then to shew their sin disclose their rage And aggravate their Judgment I discharge you Yet in due season I le again enlarge you Nay strange not If I gather from your sight Some gems of honour stones of great delight I break and hide my Cabinet in dust Transfer my jewels where's no moth nor rust With just mens souls in light to set them down A constellation in a splendid Crown Till Christ appear his Jewels to collect To raise his dead to change his quick elect Their spirits souls and bodies to translate In blessed likeness to his raised state The King of glory swiftly thus dispos'd Of our choice Margaret not yet disclos'd In her inriching worthiness to all Till Come up hither was her blessed Call Ah wretched age must we in it remain Which sins away such Jewels to their gain But our loss irreparable unless The quickening Spirit from on high possess The Remnant that is left but scattered lie About the graves as bones exceeding dry Lord hast that blessing which thy truth contains Of its descending as the latter rains To usher in the glory of thy day Thy Kingdom come Sweet Jesus hast away In Memory of that Example of the grace and power of God Caleb Vernon who departed this life the 29. day of the 9th Month 1665. being aged twelve years and six months Caleb Vernon Anagram Bore unclean New clean Robe Through Adam's nature I unclean was bore Through grace betimes Christ's new clean Rebe I wore BY nature in my first estate A wretched babe was I In open field deserving hate In bloud and filth did lie And in that state I did delight As in my sport and play And therein would with all my might Have wallowed night and day And though from gross enormities I might by men be clear'd Yet to my maker's searching eyes Defil'd I all appear'd Though nature with a pregnant wit And comeliness adorn me And education adds to it To teach restrain reform me What prov'd it but deceiving paint On which defiling sin It did not kill but lay restraint Where outrage would begin A pleasant picture to the eye I hereby might appear By which to close-Idolatry Some might be drawn I fear But God that faithful he might be That deadly snare to break And that right early unto me He grace and peace might speak With tenderness on these intents He strips me of my vaile My costly coverings all he rents My countenance makes pale My comliness to rot he turns My witty words to groans My moisture up with drought he burns Discloseth all my bones And in a day of publick Ire Me these rebukes did meet When Pestilence as burning fire flew thousands at his feet I who to blossom did begin with such fair paint before Now as the early fruit of sin This Character I wore Despised Idol broke to earth A Potsheard no way fit To take up fire out of the hearth Or water from the pit But though neer corruptible dust This curious Frame was brought By gracious pleasure stay it must Till nobler work were wrought Till deep convictions of my sin Till Jesus form'd in me Till as my portion I begin The Lord 's dear Christ to see Till all my sins were done away Till terrours made me cease Till heart and mind could sweetly stay In thought surpassing peace Nay till in an accepted day My homage I could bring And in his instituted way Devote me to the King Till Christ put on his works allow'd His dying marks imbrac'd His cause confest his works avow'd His sufferings boldly fac'd His promise for a portion took Saints for companions chose And on him plac'd a fixed look For future free dispose Since then in an unusual way Rich Grace hath thus array'd me And in my young yet dying day With glory overlay'd me What properly should I desire But now dissolv'd to be And in this Marriage-white Attire My Bride-groom's face to see In Kedar who would not bemoan If there he must reside Oh wretched man Who would not groan In sinful flesh to bide who 'ld lodge in such a nasty shade As torturing tottering stands That hath a palace ready made Not with polluted hands Where sin temptation suffering strife shall fully be destroyed All-Dying swallow'd up of life and God at full injoy'd What ailes my Parents then to weep my friends to be dismay'd Relations such ado to keep to see a Child unray'd It s filthy garments lay'd in dust he lay'd repose to take Untill the morning when he must with New clean Robes awake May this a witness be to truth in this back sliding day A Christal mirrour unto youth How to amend its way Amen Verses affixed to the wall of the Prison at the Guild-hall in Plymouth where A. C. was detained a month and thence sent to the Island the 27th Sept. 1665. NIgh four years since sent out from hence To Exon Goal was I but special grace in three months space wrought out my liberty Till Bartholomew in sixy two that freedom did remain Then without Bail to Exon Gail I hurried was again Where having layn as do the slain 'mong dead men wholly free Full three years space my native place By leave I come to see And thought not then I here again a months restraint should find Since to my Den cast out from men I 'm during life design'd But since my lines the Lord assigns In such a lot to be I kiss the rod confess my God deals faithfully with me My charged crime in his due time He fully will decide And until then forgiving men In peace with him I bide On the beginning of his recovering from a great sickness on the Island of Plimouth To his truly Sacred Majesty the High and Mighty Potentate King of kings and Lord of lords Prince of Life and peace Heir of all things and Head over all to the Church The humble prostrature and thankfull acknowledgment of a poor Prisoner of hope whose life upon all accompts hath been marvellously preserved and delivered with a great Salvation from the pit of Corruption MOst glorious Soveraign to thy feet is brought The trembling of spring of a contrite thought By a poor Captive who attempts to

All teachings which the Gospel brings my Soul doth dearly prize Glory Clear apprehensions I shall gain when Faith is turn'd to sight Refl Lord what is man that thou shouldst daign on him to place delight 10. Nature With vilest Sons of men I chose my chief repast to take Grace But now the strictest Saints are those whom bosome friend 's I make With glorious saints and Angles I Glory eternally shall dwell Refl Lord raise me up to magnifie this Grace that doth excel 11. Nature The form of godliness I loath'd which Sons of God profess Now with its power compleatly cloath'd Grace with all my heart I press Glory The price of that high Call at last I am in hope to gain R. Lord why should all this grace be cast upon a Wretch so vain 12. Nature Of earth an earthly man I was and earthly things did mind Grace But now am brought from earth alas yet here I stay behind But shortly from the Earth I shall Glory rais'd and translated be Refl Admired kindness that at all God should have thoughts of me 13 Nature In Hell's black Region was my place dark as the blackest night Grace But now enlightned I through Grace Walk as a Child of Light Glory With Light which morta●s cannot see I shortly hope to dwell Refl What marvellous Grace is this to me sav'd from the lowest Hell 14 Nature A Babe was I in open field cast out in Blood and loath'd Grace Grace passing by a skirt did yield I now am wash't and cloath'd Glory With Robes immortal yet I wait in glory to be rais'd Refl This is so surpassing great it cannot be display'd 15 Nature A stranger from my Fathers face by nature I remain'd Grace But to be call'd his Friend by Grace I have at length obtain'd Glory His fixed favourite in bliss eternal I shall be Refl O! what transcendent love is this to such a Wretch as me 16 Nature At enmity with God I stood a Rebel fierce and wild Grace By shedding of my Saviours Blood I now am reconcil'd Glory Then saved by his Life much more I hope and wait to be Refl Lord I would humbly thee adore who thus hast saved me 17 Nature God's Righteous Law for wickedness my conscience did condemn But now through Christ's own Righteousness Grace I 'm justifi'd in him Glory I hope for that refreshing day which will Salvation bring Refl Who can the faithfulness display of my dear Lord and King 18. Nature Once as a guilty Soul astray from God I fled for fear Grace Now by the new and living Way with boldness I draw near The day's approaching when Above Glory I shall with God abide Refl Dear Soul this thought surpassing love in silence do not hide 19 Nature In Satan's Kingdom I lay chain'd a willing fetter'd slave But Christ my liberty hath gain'd Grace choice freedom now I have Glory Of Heavenly free Jerusalem I Citizen shall be Refl How can I do enough for him who all this did for me 20 Nature From any bond to Righteousness I once was wholly free Grace But now made free to righteousness its servant I would be Glory In Righteousness I hope to raign when sin shall tempt no more Refl Let not this Grace be all in vain laid richly thus in store 21. Nature Through guilt and wrath which once I saw my terrors did increase Grace But now deliver'd from the Law by faith I live in peace Glory Of Faith I shall obtain the end in full Salvation then Refl How doth this grace of God transcend the utmost thoughts of men 22 Nature My hopes with false foundations propt oft turn'd into despair Grace But now its Anchor safely dropt doth true rejoycings rear Glory Things hop'd-for shall be full injoy'd no work for hope in sight Refl O Blessedness to be imploy'd in acts of pure delight 23 Nature No right to promises had I or words that tend to save Grace Now promises I can apply to all true right I have Glory All heavenly Blessings promised I fully shall partake Refl Why stand I thus distinguished alone for mercies sake 24 Nature Born from beneath as Satan's Brat Hell's heritage did find me Grace But God who me by grace begat Heir of the World assign'd me Glory An heir of God joynt-heir with Christ in Heaven I shall dwell Refl Lord leave me not to be intic't this Heritage to sell 25 Nature My Fence departed unto harms I daily was expos'd Grace But lodg'd in everlasting arms I safely am inclos'd Glory A Mount impregnable e're long God will about me raise Refl Oh! put an everlasting Song into my mouth of praise 26 Nature By works of my own Righteousness the way to Heaven I sought Grace Of trusting to it more or less I now abhor the thought Glory In Righteousness without a spot I shall presented be Refl Admired ●e my blessed Lot lay'd up in Christ for me 27 Nature My single self in sensual lust as my chief end I sought Grace But chiefly now contrive I must God may have honour brought Glory To give him glory still in bliss my work will shortly be Refl With joy unspeakable will this imployment ravish me 28. Nature Like a lost Sheep or Goat or Son distresses did surround me Grace But in this Desart state undone sweet Jesus sought and found me Glory And shortly to my long'd-for home me in his armes will bring Refl Ah! what high raised Songs become my beauteous glorious king 29. Nature Through darkness then upon my mind I nothing knew nor learn'd Through gracious teachings now I find Grace deep things in part discern'd Through perfect Vision all things I Glory shall know as I am known His glory to eternity Refl his Praises shall be shown 30. Nature Best services I then perform'd a loathsome stink did make Weak services are now adorn'd Grace and sweet for Jesus sake Glory A Reward not of Debt but Grace such services shall Crown Refl 'T is wonderful that God should place on Dust such great renown 31. Nature Sin did God's Image quite deface and like a beast besot me Grace But dignities bestow'd by Grace rais'd like a Prince hath got me Glory Yet more transform'd I want to be like Angels who excel Refl What glorious Grace is this to me a firebrand pluckt from Hell 32 Nature Both Sin and Satan as their own my Members did inherit Grace But now this Body is the Throne a Temple of the spirit Glory And though in vileness 't will be sown 't will Spiritually be rais'd Since God such glorious depths makes known Refl how should this Grace be prais'd 33. Nature God's glory into shame I turn'd and in that shame did boast Now things for which my lust then burn'd Grace I blush and loath them most Glory But far above all sin and shame I shall be rais'd on high Refl Lord set me on a gracious frame thy Name to magnifie 34. Nature All dirt and

will dress you I have some hopes that God by it may bless you 1. WHen by Spectators I am told what Beauty doth adorn me Or in a Glass when I behold How sweetly God did from me Hath God such comliness display'd and on me made to dwell 'T is pitty such a pretty Maid as I should go to Hell 2. When all my Members I compare form'd by my Maker's hand In what sweet order strait and faire each part together stand How in the use of these might I in vertue 's Walks excell 'T is pitty when I come to die all these should go to Hell 3. Doth God my ornaments provide of soft and good aray The which this Age converts to pride I am as vain as they But when the thoughts of Pride entice such temprings I should quell By serious heeding this advice I must take heed of Hell 4. If Parents industry and care should by the Lord be blest That they large portions could prepare for me and all the rest Though many Suitors this invites my Fortunes might excell What would become of these delights if I should go to Hell 5. Should Wisdom Breeding parts conspire my spreading fame to raise Should Courtly Ladies me admire and my perfections praise Though for Endowments rare and high from all I bare the Bell What would these toys avail if I at leng●●t be lodg'd in Hell 6. If to seek pleasures Pastimes Sports My fancy should be bent Which City Countrey Town or Court to please me can invent Though thus to satisfie my lust with greediness I fell By weeping-Cross return I must or else go quick to Hell 7. Doth Beauty such corruption Hide is comliness a bait Do costly Garments nouirsh pride hath Treasure such deceit Do Complements breed vanity doth pleasure Grace expel How little reason then have I for these to go to Hell 8. 'T is time I should without delayes my 〈◊〉 state bethink Th ●●gh God's forbearance at my dayes of ignorance did wink Repentance he doth now expect and learning to do well For plainly he doth this detect this broad way leads to Hell 9. To chuse the new and living way the Gospel doth beseech me The heart of Jesus day by day is open'd to enrich me The tenders of New-Cov'nant Grace would sin and guilt expel The promis'd Spirit would me place safe from the lowest Hell 10. Would Christ my Spirit lead along these tenders to embrace I should have matter for a Song to praise his Glorious Grace How first of goodness I was seiz'd from what a state I fell To what a glory God hath rais'd a Fire-brand pluckt from Hell To my Cousin T. H. at School KInd Kinsman Complem●nts apart Yet love exprest with all my heart White I bethought what way was bes● To gratifie a strong request And how to reach the proper ●nd That was ●ssign'd me by a Friend That I would write a seri●us line Your tender Spirit to incl●ne If possibly from wanton things Which carry with them poysn●d 〈◊〉 And kindly to attract your eye From vanity to things on high My thoughts to Meeter were inclin'd As thinking on a Schollars mind It might at first with fansie take And after deep impressions make Which Oh! If God would but inspire Convince of folly raise desire Discover Beauty kindle Love Fix your delight on things Above These weak endeavours then may stand As Christ's remembrances at hand To warn you folly to avoid Which hath such multitudes destroy'd And thence your nobler part incline To Meditations more Divine Which have a faculty to raise Immortal Souls to frames of praise By means of which when you obtain Your Spirit in a serious strain when vanity hath least respect And thoughts are fittest to reflect Then from your Treasure you may bring This brief Solil●quie and Sing COme Soul let you and I A few discourses have Shall we bethink how near the brink We border of the Grave Shall we surveigh our time How vainly it is spent How youthful dayes consume in wayes Which Age must needs repent The things which others please What profit do they merit What are the Toyes of wanton Boyes to an immortal Spirit How will our Reckoning pass Of pastim Pleasure play When every thought and Deed is brought Unto the Judgment Day Would not our time and strength Be better far imploy'd If every thought were this way wrought How Christ may be injoy'd Should not a young man's way Be ordered by the Word Should not his mind be still inclin'd To know and fear the Lord If we behold our Frame Our parts and powers compare Sure God intends some glorious ends To form a piece so rare A Letter sent to a Friend's Child Sweet Child I pray you think not long E're I have sent my Pr●●o●-Song To turn after a Godly sort Your tongue and thoughts from sinful sport Pray let it frequently be brought With holy fear upon your thought And when indeed your So●l is bent On things that are most permanent When least to foolish mir●h inclin'd Then from the Treasure of your mind This serious Song you forth may bring ●ith Gospel Melody and Sing LOrd what a worm am I what could'st thou here espie That ever thou should'st humbly bow On me to cast an eye What kind of Love is this What reason can it have Shall God through Grace himself abase So vile a Wretch to save How strangely was I made How curiously adorn'd I was at first an heap of dust Which sin hath quite deform'd My Matter Earth and Clay Form'd by a power Divine Sure God would hide all cause of pride From every thought of mine My Childish thoughts would cease On vanity to stay Could I bethink I 'm on the brink Of danger day by day Temp●ations lead to sin Sin doth of good bereave me Cloathes Beauty Streng●h and Life at Length Are all at hand to leave me Why then should gay att●re Yield so much food to pride What glory 's in a beareous skin That so much filth doth hide Why should the fond delights Of parents puff me up Such boundless love doth often prove To both a bitter Cup. Why should the highest joyes Of Sin subject my reason The sinful Sports of Princes Courts Last only for a season Lord let my Soul be rais'd And all its powers incline On Eagles Wings to follow things That are indeed Divine Those depths that from the wise Thou pleasest to conceal Mysterious things obscur'd from Kings To me a Babe reveal That from an Infants Mouth A Suckliugs Lips inspir'd Thy glorious Name may purchase same And Christ be more admir'd Let me thy Beauty see Thy Countenance behold Thy Rayes of Grace fixt in my face More rich than Massy Gold Let Royal Robes of Praise And Righteousness adorn me Which may me bring before the King How ever Mortals scorn me Let Treasures of thy Grace A portion rich endow me In lasting Bags though here in Rags Men scarce a bit allow me If