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spirit_n	father_n	power_n	son_n	12,372	5	5.6553	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50081	Microcosmography, or, Speculum mundi being a glasse for worldlings, a sermon preached at the funeral of the right worshipfull Spencer Lucy, Esq. at Charlecote, August 11, 1649 / by Christopher Massey.	Massey, Christopher, b. 1618?	1650 (1650)	Wing M1030; ESTC R28813	17,093	29

Devills Creed Mat. 43. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 speak i.e. make these stones c. because he does what he speaks as easily as we speak what we would do without him nothing comes to passe all things by his providence 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The throne is mentioned no lesse than 28. times in this booke oh sure it is to put us in mind still to have an eye to it as encouraged by his power as awed by his presence as guided by his providence This world the sea the glasse the crystall vanishes away But the Spectator God is ever the Father is an Ocean of mercy the Son a true Glasse reflecting representing such a Father the Holy Spirit the true Crystal through which wee see most clearly both the Father and the Son So that though 1. here be a sea of misery yet know the sea of mercy loves us cares for us Though 2. our nature bee very glassy yet the Son makes it strong by uniting it to him Though 3. we are full of blindnesses yet the spirit of Christ is the true Crystall showing us all things Wherefore as I have heard spoken what the sea washes from the Low-countreys it leaves in our Easterne parts so may I say here what we have have lost in the first part we may find in the second part God restores supplyes one way or other what ever the world robs us of His Power Presence Providence is for us 1. Crystal sees us as a potent Pilot to steer us to a safe harbor 2. Glassy yet strengthned by his comfortable presence So that 3. though the sea rage against us yet there 's not a wave dashes on us without his Providence he is not a sleepy Spectator 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Have you heard how it is a sea of Glass of Glass because he has set all its roares their bounds which they cannot pass Hence our Saviour Mat. 26.39 not only intimates to us in what kind these brinish waters are sprinkled on us that is in kindness they come from God i. e. our father but also the measure but a cup a glass of teares they are proportioned to us 't is but thy cup 't is but my cup drinke it off make not a fire not a god of thy Cross but carry it patiently to thy Golgatha and make it a cup of salvation For here is matter of true consolation the Devill cannot tempt the first or the second Adam but in Gods word and he that holds fast that word of truth cannot be deceived He cannot make one 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 without our God Exod. 8. nor hurt an Oxe or an Ass till impowered Iob. 1. not drowne that unclean beast of the more unclean Gergesens Mat. 8. not plucke a bristle from the Hogs back as the learnedst Father expresses it without our God Yet lest we go too fast I must beg you to take this along with you that as there is not a sparrow falls to ground without him Mat. 10.29 so not an idle word Mat. 12.36 Does God think you take such care of hogs of sparrowes sure he rather intimates what care hee hath of us whose providence reaches to sensitive creatures Oh how canst thou be so swinish to bemire thy reasonable soule in those stinking sinks which even beasts do loath How canst thou hope an haire from thine head should not perish when thy sinnes are more than the hairs of thine head for number and for fashion sake less cut off O do but view thy self a little in this glass and dress thy self accordingly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 How dar'st thou sin when as the Lord has a glass a thing which that most eloquent Orator wisht for in every mans breast trying searching judging hearts and reins O rather since thou art glass bee like that in these windowes fight against the stormes of passions fight them all all the strong holds of sin of satan of thine own reason but let in light true lights faith love c. And like those Harpers Rev. 15.2 stand on this sea of glasse despise what is below your high birth Gods off-spring trample all the things of this world under foot that as St. Paul Rom. 8.38 we may in all things be more then conquerors even in this life more How can that be yes because we shall never be ashamed of our victory through him that loved us wee shall parta tueri no man shall pluck us out of his hand Yet know that to conquer is not to keep one commandement as the use is now a dayes cry up the fourth commandement and 't is no matter what becomes of the fifth sixth seventh eight c. O let not sin break in at one commandement if once you give it but a little leake and take no care to stop it you call your ship in question For sin is more dangerous then a Remora it not only stayes your progresse in grace though it be but small as an externall agent but weakens grace as an enemy within as a Torpedo benums the soul and senselesly sinkes it Me thinks I see a soul at the generall Resurrection going to assay its new clothes with what squeamish horror it beholds its former dust Is this that sea that was so flourishing so green in mine eyes that I forsooke the ocean of mercy that ran softly for Is this that brittle and weak glass that I had thought Gods free spirit had been coopt up in Is this that glass that I lookt into more then the perfect law of liberty Is this that Crystall that I prefer'd before the true loadstone that pulled me so kindly so strongly towards him How dark now is this shel that made such a glittering show in the dark How were mine eyes deceived with that which seemed its proper colour How perishable was my fancied immortality Alas when death pale chilly death comes crawling down thy snowy Alpes drilling down thy hoary hill when thou beginnest to feel him at thy gates besieging thee puls up now thy pallisado now is in thy outward works nay now in thy suburbs has taken thy senses thy eyes dimme hearing dull tasting done nay is taking a limb of thee thy feet cold How will thy heart beat up a march into another world How wilt thou shrug groan How wilt thou hope that this last minute shall be accepted who hast not spent one day truly in Gods service all thy life long What is now left thee but those unutterable prayers of the spirit sighes groanes if then acceptable For there is a time when God is stone as you have seen from ver 3. Thou think'st him a father and he is Jasper thou thinkst to find him a brother he is Sardin thou doubtst not to find him a comforter but he proves an Emerald Yet pray thou art in the glass house before the throne Nay pray Heb. 4.16 with all liberty of speaking for he will be bread to his children Luk. 11.11 and not stone he will be found by such