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A19556
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The vvorkes of mercy, both corporall, and spirituall
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Crane, Ralph.
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1621
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STC 5986; ESTC S109020
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in a valley Buriall More marke the glorious promise of his Truth No Blessing beares a fairer spring or youth In the most beautifull Word marke it agen Let it be grauen on the hearts of men Where ere thou find'st the dead haue this regard Take 'hem and burie 'hem and for reward I le giue thee in this gift comes all in one The first place in my Resurrection Tobit amidst his precepts to his Sonne Gently warnes this as needfull to be done When I' me dead burie me and next of all As if he scarce had spoke of Buriall Bids the same Care he of his Mother haue Whom when She dies seale vp in the same Graue Thus when thou hast perform'd the last request To the Works Corporall and Interr'd in rest With a cleere Conscience and vntroubled heart Thou maist lay claime to the Spirituall part These made Paralells Corporall Spirituall To feede the Hungrie To correct the Sinner To giue drinke to the Thirstie To instruct the Ignorant To clothe the Naked To counsell the Doubtfull To ransome the Captiues To comfort the sorrowfull To harbour the Harbourlesse To beare wrongs patiently To visit the Sicke To forgiue all men To burie the Dead To pray for others euen our Enemies MERCIES FIRST VVORKE SPIRITVALL To correct the Sinner TO feede the Hungrie Mercies first degree May with this first Spirituall par aleld be For a Stray-Sinners-Soule that long hath swaru'd From Christ lifes Bread may be cald hunger-staru'd Then to Correct and turne that Soule to Good Is rightly said to giue Spirituall Food So much for the Coherence and through All The Corporall Workes so meet Spirituall GOd rebuk'd Laban 'cause he did pursue Iacob Christ Paul Paul rebuk'd Peter too Boldly and openly which shewes we ought To reproue Sinne in any 't is so taught Throughout the word by Law and by the Lambe Who all-obedient for the obedient came List to the counsell of the Holy Ghost Where dwels all goodnesse plentifully most If thy weake brother through temptation fall Restore him ye that are Spirituall So sayes the Spirit of all comforts beautie Which shewes this worke is a Spirituall dutie It is a Mercy to the Soules of men And brings 'hem to the way of life agen One dutie so depends vpon another He that Corrects will sure Instruct his Brother Coheres with that before for he that feedes The hungrie will giue drinke to him that needes 'T is such a Golden-chaine so linck'd together In Soule and Body 't is the same in either MERCIES SECOND VVORKE SPIRITVALL To instruct the Ignorant TO giue the Thirstie Drinke the second Act Of Mercy Corporall is this Mercies Tract For what is Ignorance but the fearefull Thirst And drought of knowledge in Gods wrath oft curst Swearing the Erring and Idolatrous Brest Should neuer enter into his faire Rest. In warres of Ignorance they are said to liue And Fire and Thirst are the fair'st fruits wars giue I giue you Milke to drinke saith Paul not Meat Which shewes the faintnâ—sse of an Ignorant heat God cals the Glory of the Ignorant Drought And like men famish'd their lifes ioyes goe out Instruction like a Riuer then let in Waters the Soule that lay eu'n parch'd with Sin And marke their glorious reward that doo 't They that to right wayes turn the wandrers foot Themselues like fixed Stars who Erring neuer Shall in th' eternall kingdome shine for euer 'T was the Command Christ his Disciples gaue Goe teach all Nations willing all to saue And what makes perfect his Command Baptize That in their Soules a heauenly Spring might rise Then to instruct the Ignorant is to giue Spirituall Drinke by which the Soule may liue When Food and Drinke 's giuen diuine Charitie saith Counsell the Doubtfull clothe the bare in Faith MERCIES THIRD VVORKE SPIRITVALL To counsell the Doubtfull TO clothe the Naked that third Step in Grace With this Spirituall Worke may ranke in place There 's Nakednesse in Soule which is in Man The greatest want when Christ is not put on His Sufferings his Righteousnesse his Merits Which are the vestments that adorne meeke Spirits Those Soules are deckt with Graces and shine most Set with the Counsels of the Holy Ghost Then to be Doubtfull and of hard beliefe Is miserable Nakednesse a griefe Which most needs Counsell and best power of Man Since it first prou'd the Iewes Reiection Faith is that Wedding Robe in which not drest We are disgrac'd and turn'd out from the Feast Which still confirmes th'vnseemelinesse of Doubt Faith 's call'd a Brest-plate if we walke without We are not only bare but want Defence And euery Euill knowes our Indigence Euery temptation wounds with the least touch The force though weake the Doubter helps it much And sticks-in his owne Arrow his flesh cleaues Wide ope to Ills whose heart no Faith receiues He that to this Soules Succour lends a hand Helpes to remoue this house built vpon Sand And sets it on a Rocke his Sauiours Trust To the next Worke of Comfort hee 'll be iust MERCIES FOVRTH VVORKE SPIRITVALL To comfort the Sorrowfull TO Ransome Captiues the fourth Mercy plac'd In the first Ranke may with this Work be grac'd There are Spirituall Captiues when within The Soule lies geyu'd with Fetters made of Sin Chain'd to despaire and Guilt of ill demerit To Comfort is to Ransome such a Spirit Or at the least to set the minde in frame With the sweet thought of their Redeemers name That sacred Ransome for all penitent men Loaden with Sorrow for their load of Sin To this most beautious Mercy saith Saint Paul Gods speciall Attribute may moue vs all The God of comfort being Gods glorious name Whence we receiuing ours must giue the same To the afflicted Conscience ease her load With what our selues are comforted of God Christ in sweet words makes knowne himselfe to be The Lord of Comfort saying Come to me You heauy loaden what can more be nam'd The Holy Ghost hee 's generally proclaim'd A Comforter his speciall worke on Earth Is to raise Ioy vpon our second Birth Well with a Christian may this Worke agree So Starre-like fixt in the whole Trinitie To light and guide Compassion in Mankinde That the next Worke it may the easier finde He that lends pittie to griefes mournfull song Patience will blesse his Soule to beare a wrong MERCIES FIFT VVORKE SPIRITVALL To beare Wrongs patiently TO giue to those a harbour that haue none Was a Worke Corporal in the fift place shown As Patience now in this Spirituall forme Which has a welcome for wrongs sharpest storme And to giue Iniuries house-roome is no more Then to lodge Enemies distressd and poore Which makes our Acts the nobler in their course And puts our Euils to the weaker force As wrath consumes it selfe oppos'd by none So Iniuries endur'd their stings are gone That God which last of Comfort held the name Is here the God of Patience both the same By his long-suffring Penitence workes our