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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52171	Mentis humanæ metamorphosis, sive conversio, The history of the young converted gallant, or, Directions to the readers of that divine poem written by Benjamin Keach, intituled Warre with the devil here shewing the readers thereof how to read the same poem aright in these four respects, viz. I. in reference to the substance or history thereof, II. in reference to the intent or mystery thereof, III. in reference to the consequent doctrine thereof, IV. in reference to practical application thereof / compiled in a poem by J. Mason, Gent. ...; Mentis humanae metamorphosis	Mason, John, fl. 1676-1683.	1676 (1676)	Wing M916; ESTC R7190	51,417	169

intended And O that Rome and we were both as one In life and faith pleasing to God alone And ever strive each other to excell In Grace and Peace where e're we live or dwell I unto Rome do bear that free respect That 's due to her and every Church or Sect And keep the Peace what in me lyes with all Provided that by none I stand in thrall And let them all give thanks to God and me His Servant bold for this discovery Thus from the left hand turning to the right From the Black House I 'le lead you to the White And having shewn you both not to deceive you Unto your own Election I will leave you Thus much of the Unconverted Parties Principle and Property in Reference to the Gallant Youth in his Natural State The Converted State and Party followeth The Exception or Excepted Party under a True Conversion Shewing what is meant by this Youth in his Converted State namely the Church Elect out of the World though in the World As also the Mind of Men in its New Birth and in its new essential Property or Principle of Divine Light and Grace THus having pass'd through Babylon the Great We now are come to Syons Holy Seat Where the true Church of Christ doth firm abide The Church Select that 's call'd his faithful Bride Whom he hath chose and mark't out for his own With his two Seals of Truth and Love well known And by those Marks as Sacred Scriptures tell You well may know them all where ere they dwell Not who they be but what they be I show How many or how few no man doth know And having told the Mystery of sin The Mystery of Grace I here begin The First Mystery of Grace and Godlyness opened Namely Purity of Life The First Mark. THough I in general terms have spoken much Of the Worlds way I mean not all are such All are not caught with snares of Lust and Pride Some few there are who have themselves deny'd There are some thousands never bow'd to Baal And a few names in Sardis righteous all Those Virgins chast and pure those few I mean Who like true Nazarites keep their Garments clean Such as are said to walk with Christ in White And are accounted worthy in his sight Who from the World do keep themselves unspotted And now no more are with her Wine besotted And whom no Romish Gentry can defile Nor whom the Baits of Mammon can beguile Nor yet the Gloryes of the Scarlet Whore This Church Elect is not her Paramour Having their senses exercis'd to know What 's good what 's ill and what they should forego Who keep the faith and true belief in God Ever depending on his Staff and Rod For they are taught of him and dayly learn 'Twixt right and wrong the difference to discern The Second Mystery of Grace opened being the Second Mark of the Church or Mind Elect Called Lowliness of Spirit A Gallant 's one who never knew the smart Of a Converted new created heart Nor ever felt the pangs and sharp affliction Of the souls inward work and true Conviction Nor ever found what a Desertion meant What 's right contrition what t is to repent His Tongue 's his own without controle he talks His Sword 's his own without a check he walks But with these Virgin Saints it fares not so All walk in life and spirit wonderous low For oft they pass the sharp and fiery tryal And so remain in humble self-denyal Yea they are Mourners all in meek behaviour Longing for him they rightly call their Saviour O 't is a comely and a glorious sight To see Saints walk lowly in the light A signal mark like to the Red Cross sayle Of the true Church when all the rest do fail The Third Mystery of Grace opened Or the Third Mark of the Church Elect Namely Soundness in Conversion LEt now some Gallant tell me if he can When from a Beast he turned to a man Or when from darkness he was brought to Light Or when with sin and Satan he did fight When he from Babel travelled to Sion When to a Lamb he turned from a Lyon When he began to be a Christian first Or for Christs bloud did find himself a thirst When first from greatness he to goodness changed Though he long time in his wild course had ranged And so transformed in his inward mind Became thereby a creature new in kind For this the Holy new-born Church can do Throughout the world here and beyond seas too They can declare their several alterations From ill to good and several operations Of Gods good spirit working by its grace Their total change they know both Time and Place And in their hearts an Altar do erect Of Thanks Remembrance and sincere respect On which they offer dayly Sacrifice As Abel did accepted in Gods eyes This is a Mystery of Grace I tell Which all that have found Grace do know full well The Fourth Mystery of Grace or Fourth Mark of the Church Elect Namely True Wisdom or the knowledge of the saving Truth THe World is full of knowledge in its kind And yet remains dark ignorant and blind But sure one beam of true and heavenly light More clears the soul then all that wits can write A mark infallible of this Church Elect Keeping it safe from errour and defect For the false light dares all Gods laws withstand And all the Ten Commandements command But the true light doth keep obedient still To all his laws and to his written will False light can turn the truth into a lye But the true light doth all its shifts descry Such is this Church Elect where all agree In saving truth and truth doth make them free Blest are those souls in whom the truth resides And as a living Principle abides A pure informing and reforming Spirit Working by Faith and Mercy not by Merit For Truth 's no notion but a substance bright A Heavenly real and essential light A firm Eternal and Immortal Being Which gives to all that have it life and seeing O with what freedom will the earth be blest When Truth shall spread its Wings from East to West When Wars and jars laws and Religions all On bended knees before the truth shall fall When no false Leaders reign in any Sect Or Church or State to bind blind or infect For sure the Badge of the true Church is truth By whom is meant this New-converted Youth The Fifth Mistery of Grace opened being the Fifth mark of the Church Elect Namely Love Divine or oneness of Spirit A Farther secret Readers here I tell They all are one though far remote they dwell All one in faith in life and spirit pure And Doctrine sound infallible and sure An Homogeneous body of one breed Descended from one Father and one Seed And as a thousand Needles far asunder Point to the North in their Magnetick Wonder All with the Loadstone toucht and set betwixt

this Similitude INtentive and Unanimous Readers let us for the Truth sake contemplate yet a little further this comparison and see into the Heighth Depth Length and Breadth thereof for it is worth the knowing that by the natural Mystery we may learn the Supernatural and try our selves thereby For verily there is not a greater secret in nature or art then this of the Compass if we rightly consider all the properties thereof And therefore having given you the Pourtraicture thereof I will also here in the next place give you the Description of it and so proceed to application for Instruction sake in the work of Conversion The Pilots compass is a round box of Wood hollow and plain In the Verge of it are set down the 32 Points of the Winds and in the middle or Center stands a sharp Pins point whereon the Needle by a hollow Dent becomes Voluble and turneth round thereon tumbling and shaking 'till it leaves them all and fixeth in the North point only toward the Polar Star And over it is a plate of Glass or Chrystal to preserve it from all violent motion by the wind and to keep it from the Air dust or any foulness least it lose its Magnetick vertue And so is placed in the Ship near the Helme as a Directour to the Pilot how to Steer his course aright from place to place till he come to his rest or wished Harbour But there yet remain two greater wonders Namely the Load-stone or Magnet and also the Load Star or North-point The Loadstone is the efficient cause of the Needles Conversion and the Load-star is as the final cause of its conversion for there it ends and terminateth in rest and from both these the Needle receiveth the power of Conversion else it could have none And it must first receive vertue from the Load-stone before it can turn to the Load Star as I have said before And then having been touched thereby and joyned thereto and as it were gendring together it attracts to it self a secret love or inclination to the North-Poynt with eager desire But why or how this can be in nature no wit of man could ever yet find out for it is Digitus Dei the Finger of God a wonder in Nature for a lesson to Mankind Now in the next place observe the unparallel'd properties of these three The Stone the Needle and Star For these three act as one in this work 1. The Load stone draws and attracts the Needles Point figured as you see like a Lilly and as it were kisseth and embraceth it and anointeth or baptizeth it with a secret invisible vertue and this is the first change 2. Then the Needle rejoyceth in the vertue thereof as made Convertible thereby to its place of rest and this the second change 3. Lastly the Star or Morth point standeth fixed and cnmoveable to receive the Aspect and Reflexion of the Needle towards it in mutual Conjunction and this the third and last change in this great Mystery of nature Further observe one Load stone though there be many can inspire and new inform a Million of Needles and no Stone else can do it Marble Coral Agate Diamond Ruby Saphyre or Pearle nor all the Stones in Aarons Breast-plate nor in the Royal Crown nor yet the rare Elixar or Philosophers Stone can give it the vertue of Conversion to the Heavenly North-Star Neither can a Needle made of any Mettal but firm Steel receive this vertuous Tincture of Love Gold Silver Copper or Lead are not capable of this hidden vertue with all their Worldly Glory and Splendour they cannot receive a kiss of Love from the Magnet for they have not a Magnetick Principle in them nor any Heavenly inclination nor are they capable of this Communion and Unity as to point all to one place in the Heavens Earth is their Center and there they end in the grave of Corruption But these Love-touched-Brethren stand ever in Communion though far asunder the place and object of rest make them one in nature and in society inseperable companions in love and vertue though differing in locality remote from each other The Spiritual Application A Little Application will serve to the Intelligent Reader The Mystery is written in Capital Letters he that runs may read at first sight Behold all of you young and old men and women the wonderful power of God in the Creation in this and in all his works of wonder and so let all fall down and worship him adore admire and be converted unto him who hath made Heaven and Earth O draw neer unto him as the Needle to the Magnet and he will draw neer to you Magnifie him and glorifie his Name that his vertue his power his Love Fear and Faith may touch your hearts and anoint them with his secret spirit of Grace in Conversion that you may become all Elect Vessels of Honour in his sight and so be renewed in soul and body mind and spirit ever looking up to Heaven and panting after your Saviour who is gone before to prepare a rest for the blessed that look towards him above all the Profits or Pleasures or Glories of this world For he is in Heaven looking down upon you and after you as waiting for you and I when I ascended saith he will draw up all men after me Namely all that are capable to be drawn unto him in real Conversion from this world and the things thereof Every Sinner Swearer Drunkard Thief Whore and Adulterer Extortioner and vain glorious or covetous soul he waits for to come unto him to rest in him from sin to take up his dayly cross and follow him for of such little Children is the Kingdom of Heaven and all that be his already thus do he knows them and they him for they have already received many a kind kiss from him they are joyned as the Needle and Magnet mutually together and receive vertue of his vertue daily and cannot be drawn from him their hearts are with him though their bodies are here below and thus they all make one Assembly of Saints on Earth fixed on him in Heaven For by this Needle of pure firm Steel understand the Heart of Man his Soul and Mind Mens Humana the Humane understanding mind spirit sanctified and made Heavenly and Divine The Lovers of Gold and Silver and Brass and Pretious Stones Jewels and Glories of this World Titles of Honour and Gentility pleasures of Sensuality attain not this Conversion Those 32 points must all be left when the Word of God and his Spirit touch the True Mettled Heart as prepared for the Bosome of Jesus Christ the True North-star in whom is their Rest and Peace through a pure Lile Faith and Conscience and in no other but him Readers Take it into deep consideration for it is Truth here told you Hereby you may see and know your selves and your sins your Salvation or your Damnation Much more might here be said but I bid

a Wonder doth appear Of such a One our News-books never told Nor yet the Belgick's Mercury of old And therefore marvel not if I supply The Old Defect with this New History Two kinds of Birth the Scripture well explains Esau the First Jacob the Last obtains These Names two Natures do imply and so The Last supplants the First and brings it low For a New Nature doth a New Name take And a New Birth doth a New Christian make 'Till now this Gallant did Usurp that Name But his New Birth makes him to be the same And far more Noble is this Second Birth For this from Heaven comes but that from Earth Yea this is Born of God but that of Man This calls God Father That nor will nor can This Noble Birth transcends each Coat of Arms. All natural Extract or the Field Alarms And for this Birth this Youth himself bereaves Of his First Birth and its Vain-glory leaves With all its tinckling Titles of Degrees To which men bow their heads and bend their knees This was the third hard Cross to this poor soul For all the Powers of Hell this work controul Old Satan's Kingdom cannot stand one hour In that poor heart where Pomp hath lost its power Nor can Gentility in its Pride agree With Christianity in true sympathie For these to Princes are as opposite As Light and Darkness or as Black and White The Jew and Gentile don 't more different seem Than Gentleman and Christian in esteem Dam me to Hell the sinful Gallants crie Hell is their Portion sin their propertie To whom this Convert stands a Pattern here Of True Repentance and of Holy Fear Of true Nobility in the highest kind Born of Humility in the lowest mind Who to obtain a New-name as New-born Leaves all vain Trappings which his Name adorn And here degrades himself of Gentile Pride So to be made for Christ his lowly Bride For such a one each Gallant ought to be And so make good this Gallant 's History The End of the Third Degree in Conversion Descending and Third Mortifying Virtue Called Execution of Iudgment and Will In forsakeng all Vain Gentility The Fourth Mortifying Grace or Virtue Being the Fourth Step or Degree in his Conversion Descending Called Rationality or True Discretion In Bridling of the Wit and Lordly Tongue THus now bereft of his Gentility For Conscience sake in deep Humility And of that Vain Imagination late Which Airie Titles bred in his first ' state Such as the Vulgar their Commanders give Though ne're so Vile ' though ne're so Vain they live He now doth wonder how he play'd the child With those fine Rattles which his Wits beguil'd And next he strives with all the Power he can In all his Words to prove a Rational Man For Speech is given unto all but few Attain in Speech the Moderation due Therefore himself he now doth Recollect And both his Tongue and his wild Wit Correct He that can Rule his Wit doth Rule his Tongue Else it will prove oft-times too large too long Thus a new work he now doth undertake As well for Credit as for Conscience-sake And so becomes a well composed Soul Whose Babbling Wit true Reason doth controul His words are few he in deep silence dwells And only to the Wise his Minde he tells Lest he be made at any time or season A scorn to Fools that understand no Reason Reason's the Jewel which his Soul doth prize As giving sight to his awak'ned Eyes Regenerate Reason now becomes his Guide In all his Words Works Thoughts beside A God-like Image and a Light Divine When saving Faith its grossness doth Refine But 't is Preposterous Piety to make Reason the Ground of Faith and Truth mistake For God's the Lord of Reason and of Sense Of Phancy Judgment and Intelligence Yea he is Lord of Language and doth give Reason to Man in Language pure to live And by that Light to Rule his vagrant Tongue Least he exceed in Talk or speak what 's wrong To guard his lips as with a flaming Sword For Man must give account of every Word Of every idle saying jest or story Which he of vents for his own praise and glory The Tongue 's a Bruitish Member void of Wit And Man must keep perpetual Warr with it And stand upon his Watch to keep it in Lest it fly out and fall to deadly Sin For all Man's talk is either good or evil So he an Angel Acts or else a Devil Therefore observe in each Particular How Reason leads this Convert through this war Where he finds several Enemies at hand They against him he against them doth stand The several Particulars follow concerning Vanity in Discourse and here Forsaken As the Enemies to Reason Faith and Truth 1. The First Particular Vanity in Speech Namely Lightness Iesting and Laughing Forsaken by this Convert ANd now this Noble Princely Youth begins To take account of all his Verbal Sins Which seem'd before an Ornament and Grace To his High-Birth his Quality and Place But now this Laughing Spirit he Corrects With solid looks and his light humour Checks For Manly Reason in his Sober School Permits no Scholar there to act the Fool To vent his With or laugh at his own jest Or to make Sport in vain for all the rest For nothing more corrupts the work of Grace Than a loose jesting Tongue and laughing Face 2. The Second Particular Forsaken in Vaniloquie Viz. Complement ANd next he leaves his nimble tongues activity In Complemental Fine and False Civility False Flāttering Titles now he gives no more Nor lends the Name of Madam to a Whore Nor Sir unto a Knave All Gentile Oaths And Humble Service he both leaves and loaths For all his Care is to serve God aright With Lips unfeign'd in all the Peoples sight 3. The Third Particular in Vaniloqui forsaken Viz. Amorous Discourse Songs and Uerses ANd to proceed he now no more rehearses To his Fine Misse his Amorous Books Verses Into the Fire he casts his Playes burns them For fume they are and into fume he turns them Like unto like from Wanton Flames they came And must again return into a Flame His Aerie Sonnets and his wild Romances Tales Fables Fictions and a thousand Chances Of Wandering Knighthood and brave Chivalrie Are now all mute and in deep silence lie One Penitent Psalm doth more his Soul delight Than all the Books of Mirth that Wit can write Saying O Lord with Grace my Heart renew And fill my lips with language chaste and true 4. The Fourth Particular Vanity in Talk Forsaken Viz. Telling of Uulgar News NOr tells the News from any forreign Part For he finds News at home in his own heart There 's Civil Warrs begun and like to hold For Sence by Reason scorns to be controul'd Because he long hath reign'd as Elder-Brother And frets to be supplanted by the other Nature and Custome would not yield to Grace Nor to