then must be my remedy Paul The remedie for this is subiection which must be made to the iudgement and censure of the brethren and Ministers Reuel 3. 15. I know thy workes that thou art neither cold nor hote I would thou werest cold or hote Gal. 6. 2. 1. Tim. 1. 20. Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander whom I haue deliuered vnto Satan that they might learne not to blaspheme Lid. What is the second assault Paul The second assault is concerning faith Lid. How may one be thus assaulted Paul By an illusion which the Diuell casteth into the hearts of godly ones as when he saith Thou art not of the number of the elect thou art not iustified thou hast no faith thou must certainely be condemned for thy sinnes as Mat. 4. 3. Then came to him the tempter and said If thou be the Sonne of God command that these stones be made bread Now as he dealt with Christ so will he with Christians Lidia What helpes doth the Diuell abuse for the strengthening of such illusions as these Paul 1. He abuseth Aduersitie as dangers losses persecutions iealousie grieuous offences c. So in Dauid Psal. 73. 12. Loe these are the wicked yet prosper they alway and increase in riches 13. Certainely I haue cleansed mine heart in vaine and washed mine hands in innocencie In Iob 13. 23. How many art mine iniquities and sinnes Shew me my rebellion and my sinne 24. Wherefore hidest thou thy face and takest me for thine enemie 25. Will thou breake a leafe driuen to and fro and wilt thou pursue the drie stubble 2 The remembrance of sinnes past Iob 13. 26. For thou writest bitter things against me and makest me to possesse the iniquities of my youth 3 A feeling of death euen alreadie at hand Lidia How may I withstand these Paul By a true faith applying Christ with all his merits particularly after this manner I assuredly beleeue that I shall not be condemned but that I am elected and iustified in Christ and am out of all doubt that all my sinnes are pardoned Esa. 53. 11. He shall see the trauell of his soule and shall be satisfied by his knowledge shall my righteous seruant iustifie many for he shall beare their iniquities Rom. 8. 38. For I am perswaded that neither death nor life nor Angels nor principalities nor powers nor things present nor things to come 39. Nor heighth nor depth nor any other creature shall be able to separate vs from the loue of God which is in Christ Iesus our Lord. Lidia Giue me a preseruatiue that I may resist Paul Your best preseruatiue is in temptation not to behold faith but the obiect of faith which is Christ. So did Paul Philip. 3. 12. Not as though I had alreadie attained vnto it either were alreadie perfect but I follow that I may comprehend that for whose sakâ— also I am comprehended of Christ Iesus 13. One thing I do I forget that which is behind and indeuour my selfe to that which is before 14. And follow hard toward the marke for the price of the high calling of God in Christ Iesus So must all Ioh. 3. 14. And as Moses lift vp the Serpent in the wildernesse so must the sonne of man be lift vp that he that beleeueth in him should not perish but haue life euerlasting Lid. What is my falling in this assault Paul Your falling is doubtfulnesse and distrust of your election of Gods mercie Psal. 77. 6. I called to remembrance my soâ—â— in the night I comâ—â—ned with mine own heart and my spirit searched diligently 7. Will in Lord absent himselfe for euer and will he shew no more fauour 8. Is his 〈◊〉 cleane gone for euer doth his promise faile for euermore So Dauid of himselfe saith Psalm 22. 1. My God my God why hast thou forsaken me and art so farre from my health and from the words of my roaring Lid. What is my remedie Paul The remedie is double First the operation of the holy Spirit stirring vp faith and increasing the same Philip. 1. 6. I am perswaded of this same thing that he that hath begunne this good worke in you will performe it vntill the day of Iesus Christ. Luk. 17. 5. And the Apostles said vnto the Lord Increase our faith The second is an holy meditation which is manifold 1 That it is the commandement of God that we should beleeue in Christ. 1. Ioh. 3. 23. This is then his commaundement that we beleeue in the name of his Sonne Iesus Christ and loue one another as he gaue commaundement 2 That the Euangelicall promises are indefinite and do exclude no man vnlesse peraduenture any man do exclude himselfe Esa 55. 1. Ho euery one that thirsteth come ye to the waters and ye that haue no siluer come buy and eate come I say buy wine and milke without siluer and without money Mat. 11. 28. Come vnto me all ye that are wearie and laden and I will ease you Ioh. 3. 15. That whosoeuer beleeueth in him should not perish but haue eternall life Also the Sacraments of Baptisme and the Lords Supper do to euery one seuerally apply indefinite promises and therefore are very effectuall to enforce particular assurance or plerophorie of forgiuenesse of sinnes 3 That doubtfulnesse and despaire are most grieuous sinnes 4 That contrarie to hope men must vnder hope beleeue with Abraham Rom. 4. 18. Which Abraham aboue hope beleeued vnder hope that he should be the father of many nations according to that which was spoken to him So shall thy seed be 5 That the mercie of God and the merit of Christs obedience being both God and man are infinite Esa. 54. 10. For the mountaines shall remoue and the hils shall fall downe but my mercie shall not depart from thee neither shall my couenant of peace fall away saith the Lord that hath compassion on thee Psal. 103. 11. For as high as the heauen is aboue the earth so great is his mercie toward them that feare him 1. Ioh. 2. 1. My babes these things write I vnto you that ye sinne not and if any man sinne we haue an aduocate with the Father Iesus Christ the iust 2. And he is the reconciliation for our sinnes and not for ours onely but also for the sinnes of the whole world Psal. 137. 7. Let Israel waite on the Lord for the Lord is mercie and with him is great redemption 6 That God measureth the obedience due vnto him rather by the affection and desire to obey then by the act and performance of it Rom. 8. 5. For they that are after the flesh sauour the things of the flesh but they that are after the spirit the things of the spirit 7. Because the wisedome of the flesh is enmitie against God for it is not subiect to the law of God neither indeed can be Rom. 7. 20. Now if I do that I would not it is no more I that do it but the sinne that dwelleth in me 21. I find
then by the law that when I would do good euill is present with me 22. For I delight in the law of God concerning the inner man Mal. 3. 17. I will spare them as a man spareth his son that reuerenceth him 7 When one sinne is forgiuen all the rest are remitted also for remission being giuen once without any prescription of time is giuen for euer Rom. 11. 29. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance Act. 10. 43. To him also giue all the Prophets witnesse that through his name all that beleeue in him shall receiue remission of sinnes 8 That grace and faith are not taken away by fals of infirmitie but thereby are declared and made manifest Rom. 5. 20. Moreouer the law entred thereupon that the offence should abound neuerthelesse where sin abounded there grace abounded much more 2. Cor. 12. 7. And lest I should be exalted out of measure c. there was giuen vnto me a pricke in the flesh the messenger of Satan to buffet me 8. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice that it might depart from me 9. He said My grace is sufficient for thee 9 That all the workes of God are by contrarie meanes 2. Cor. 12. 9. My power is made perfect through weaknesse Lidia By the blessing of God I will not forget to practise these soueraigne remedies if Satan at any time seeke to take away my faith and to cut off this hand by which I must apply or to blindfold this eye by which I may behold Christ sitting at Gods right hand as Stephen did Let me heare I pray you the third assault and what it concerneth Paul The third assault is concerning Sanctification Lid. What is this temptation Paul The temptation is a prouoking to sinne according as the disposition of euery man and as occasion shall offer it selfe 1. Chron. 21. 1. And Satan stood vp against Israel and prouoked Dauid to number Israel Ioh. 13. 2. And when supper was done the diuell had now put into the heart of Iudas Iscariot Simons sonne to betray him Lid. Let me not be ignorant of Satans enterprises How will he allure to sinne Paul In this temptation the diuell doth wonderfully diminish and extenuate those sins which men are about to commit partly by obiecting closely the mercie of God and partly by couering or hiding the punishment which is due for the sin Besides there are helpes to further the diuell in this his temptation as first the flesh which lusteth against the spirit sometimes by begetting euill motions and affections and sometimes by ouerwhelming and oppressing the good intents and motions Gal. 5. 17. For the flesh lufteth against the spirit and the spirit against the flesh and these are contrarie one to another so that ye cannot do the same things that ye would 19. Moreouer the workes of the flesh are manifest which are adulterie fornication vncleanenesse wantonnesse 20. Idolatrie witchcraft hatred debate emulations wrath contentions seditions heresies 21. Enuie murthers drunkennesse gluttonie and such like whereof I tell you before as I also haue told you before that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdome of God Iam. 1. 14. But euery man is tempted when he is drawne away by his owne concupiscence and is entised Secondly the world which bringeth men to disobedience through pleasure profite honour and euill examples Ephesians 2. 3. Among whom we also had our conuersation in time past in the lustes of the flesh in fulfilling the will of the flesh and of the mind and were by nature the children of wrath as well as others 1. Iohn 2. 16. For all that is in the world as the lusts of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the father but is of the world Lid. How may I resist this temptation Paul Resistance is made by the desire of the spirit which worketh good motions and affections in the faithfull and driueth foorth the euill Gal. 5. 22. But the fruite of the spirit is loue ioy peace long suffering gentlenesse goodnesse faith 23. Meekenesse temperancie against such there is no law 24. For they that are Christs haue crucified the flesh with the affections and the lusts thereof 26. Let vs not be desirous of vaine glorie prouoking one another enuying one another Lid. Giue me here some preseruariues that I may resist Paul The preseruatiues are these 1 To account no sinne light or small Gal. 5. 9. Alitle leauen doth leauen the whole lumpe Rom. 6. 23. For the wages of sinne is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Iesus Christ our Lord. 2 To auoide all occasions of sinne To these rather agreeth the Prouerb vsed of the Plague longè tardè citò that is aloofe slowly quickly 1. Thessal 5. 22. Abstaine from all appearance of euill Iud. v. 23. And other saue with feare pulling them out of the fire and hate euen the garment spotted by the flesh 3 To accustome thy selfe to subdue the lesser sinnes that at the last thou maist also ouercome the greater Rom. 13. 4. 4. To apply thy selfe to thy appointed calling and alway to be busily occupied about something in the same 5 To oppose the law the iudgements of God the last iudgement the glorious presence of God and such like against the rebellion and loosenesse of the flesh Pro. 28 14. Blessed is the man that feareth alway but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into euill Gen. 39. 9. There is no man greater in this house then I neither hath he kept any thing from me but onely thee because thou art his wife how then can I do this great wickednesse and so sinne against God Lid. But alas I see Satan foyles me in many sins instruct me I pray you with some rules against them Say I be angrie vnaduisedly or desire to reuenge wrongs done vnto me how may I remedie this my sinne Paul Against vniust anger or priuate desire of reuenge Here meditate 1. iniuries they happen vnto vs by the Lords appointment for our good 2. Sam. 16. 10. 2. God of his great goodnesse forgiueth vs farre more sinnes then it is possible for vs to forgiue men 3. It is the dutie of Christian loue to forgiue others 4. We must not desire to destroy them whom Christ hath redeemed by his precious bloud 5. We our selues are in daunger of the wrath of God if we suffer our wrath to burne against our brother Forgiue saith he and it shall be forgiuen 6. We know not the circumstances of the facts what the mind was and purpose of them against whom we swell Bridles or externall remedies are these 1. in this we shall imitate the clemencie of the Lord who for a very great season doth often tolerate the wicked Learne of me for I am humble and meeke 2. There must be a pausing and time of delay betwixt our anger and the execution of the same Athenoâ—â—rus counselled Augustus that he being angrie
SATANS SOPHISTRIE ANSVVERED BY OVR SAVIOVR CHRIST AND in diuers Sermons further manifested by that worthy man Maister William Perkins To which is added a Comfort for the feeble minded wherein is set downe the temptations of a Christian. In that he suffered and was tempted he is able to succour them that are tempted Heb. 2. 18. LONDON Printed by Richard Field for E. E. and are to be sold at the signe of the Swanne in Paules Church-yard 1604. ⧠To the right Honorable Sir William Russell Lord Russell Baron of Thornehaugh yonger sonne to that most Christian and Honorable Earle Frauncis Earle of Bedford with the vertuous Ladie his wife Grace and Peace RIGHT Honorable as Iohn the Baptist was in one desert so our Sauiour Christ he was in an other but as these two differed in their being in the world so did they not accord in their being in the wildernesse Iohn was with some men Christ with none Iohn was with wild men Christ with wild beasts Iohn was preaching Christ praying Iohn was baptizing Christ fighting Iohn was feeding Christ fasting Iohn was encountring with Diuels incarnate Christ did encounter with the Prince of those Diuels From Iohn preaching in the desert learne we diligence in our callings from Christ tempted in the desert see we troubles at our calling Many are the troubles of the righteous but the Lord deliuereth them out of all If it please you to giue these after-lines the reading you shall see set downe that monomachie or single combat which was hand to hand betwixt Christ and the Diuell And as for Christ Iesus you shall see him fasting fighting conquering Fasting and an hungry to shew he was man fighting encountring to shew he was Messiah and conquering and triumphing to shew he was God And as for the diuell you shall see him obiecting answering flying Obiecting that Christ might despaire answering that he might presume and flying when he could not ouercome In Christs temptations we see the estate of the Church in Satans assault we see his malice to the Church Is Christ tempted thinke it not strange if we fall into tēptations For the griefe of the head is the griefe of the members the temptations of Christ shew the temptations of Christians It is true of Christ that by many tribulatiōs he did enter into the kingdom of God that our High Priest was consecrated by afflictions that so he must suffer and enter into his glory He is no sooner borne into the world but he is hunted by Herod baptized at Iordan but Satan sets on him a Preacher for repentance but the Scribes proscribe him to worke miracles but the Pharisees slaunder him He is no sooner to suffer but the Diuell assaults him apprehēded but the Iewes deliuer him deliuered but Herod derides him derided but Pilate condemnes him condemned but the souldiers abuse him Is he on the crosse the people will not pitie him is he risen the high Priests will belie him In a word is he vpon earth he is tempted in his person is he in heauen he is tempted in his members Thus the life of Christ was a warfare vpon earth and the life of Christians must be a warfare vpon earth We liue here in a sea of troubles the sea is the world the waues are calamities the Church is the ship the anker is hope the sailes are loue the Saints are passengers the hauen is heauen and Christ is our Pilot When the sea can continue without waues the shippe without tossings and passengers not be sicke vpon the water then shall the Church of God be without trials We begin this voyage so soone as we are borne and we must saile on till our dying day We do reade in Gods word of many kinds of temptations God Satan Man the World the Flesh are said to tempt God tempteth man to trie his obedience Satan tempteth man to make him disobedient men do tempt men to try what is in them and man tempteth God to trie what is in him The world is a tempter to keepe man from God and the flesh is a tempter to bring man to the Diuell So God tempted Abraham in the offering of his son Satan tempted Iob in the losse of his goods a Queene tempted Salomon in trying his wisedome men tēpted God by distrust in the desert the world tempted Demas when he forsooke the Apostles and the flesh tempted Dauid when he fell by adulterie Doth God tempt vs take heed of hypocrisie doth Satan tempt vs take heed of his subtiltie doth man tempt man take heed of dissembling doth man tempt God take heed of inquiring doth the world tempt man take heed of apostacie doth the flesh tempt man take heed of carnalitie But do we so are we warie of these tempters No we are not and therefore we fal We fal on the right hand by temptations in prosperitie and we fall on the left by temptations in aduersitie Of the one it may be said it hath slaine thousands of the other that it hath slaine ten thousands When we come and see cities dispeopled houses defaced and wals pulled downe we say the souldier hath bene there and when we see pride in the rich discontent in the poore and sinne in all we may iustly say the Tēpter hath bin there Now of all other temptations it pleaseth God to suffer his Church to be tempted with afflictions It is neuer free either from the sword of Ishmael which is a reuiling tong or the sword of Esau a persecuting hand Neither was there yet euer Christian man found who had not his part in the cup of affliction We must drinke of the same cuppe our maister did the disciple is not aboue his maister The reasons why God doth visit vs thus with afflictions are 1. To humble vs. 2. To weane vs. 3. To winow vs. 4. To preuent vs. 5. To teach vs. 6. To enlighten vs. 7. To honour vs. 8. To cure vs. 9. To crowne vs. 10. To comfort vs. 11. To protect vs. 12. To adopt vs. And last of all to teach comfort others To humble vs that we be not proud to weane vs that we loue not this world to winnow vs that we be not chaffe to preuent vs that we do not sinne to teach vs that we be patient in aduersitie to enlighten vs that we see our errors to honor vs that our faith may be manifest to cure vs that we surfet not of securitie to crowne vs that we may liue eternally to comfort vs that he may send his spirit to protect vs that he may guide vs by his Angels to adopt vs that we may be his sonnes and to teach others that they seeing how sin is punished in vs they may take heed it be not
to proceed by degrees in his temptations As first he cast into Cains mind an angry thought against his brother Abel after he preuailed and Caine had conceiued displeasure against his brother then â—he proceedeth to tempt him to murther and there he did not stay till he had brought him to vtter despaire So he dealt with Iudas first he put into Iudas mind this thought Iudas betray thy maister which though Iudas did receiue at the first yet after he letteth it taâ—â— place and then the Diuell proceedeth by dâ—grees with him till he had brought him to hâ—â— purpose And it is the diuels subtiltie first 〈◊〉 get if it be but a talent in then he will thrâ—â— in his foote yea his head and wind in hiâ— whole bodie Out of this subtile dealing of the Diuelâ— that he begins with lesser temptations anâ— proceeds by degrees it must teach vs to bâ— wise and to labour that we may stop the firâ—â— motions and inclinations to sin to resist thâ— very beginnings to euill For if Satan preuailâ— in them he will proceed to more forciblâ— temptations The fourth and last point in the abode 〈◊〉 Christ in the wildernesse is in these wordâ— He was afterward an hungrie that is when hâ— had by the diuine power and vertue of hâ—â— Godhead fasted forty daies and forty nightâ— he was at the last hungry And this Christ diâ— for our sakes for though Christ was the Soâ— of God yet for our good he was content tâ— take our nature vpon him and became truâ— man like vnto vs in all things excepting sinâ— and had not onely the will mind affection and conscience of man but also tooke vpon him the infirmities of humane nature so farre foorth as they be without sinne and therefore he was subiect to hunger and thirst The causes wherefore our Sauiour Christ was hungrie are these first that he might â—hew himself to be true man and that he had â—he infirmities of humane nature and so we see he would stop the mouthes of such as should say it was a small matter for him to last so long being the sonne of God But least we should doubt of his manhood he is here â—s we see touched with hunger a true infirmitie of mans nature Secondly he was thus hungrie that by this meanes he might cast vnto the diuell an obâ—ect to worke on and giue him occasion to be more fierce in his assaults Then came to him the Tempter and said Here begins the first combat betweene the Diuel and Christ and in it we are to consider three especiall points First the diuels preparation Then came to him the Tempter and said Secondly the temptation it selfe in these words If thou be the Sonne of God commaund that these stones be made bread Thirdly the answer and repulse of Christ vers 4. In the preparation note first the author the Tempter secondly the time then thirdly the occasion of this temptation namely the hunger of Christ fourthly the diuels coming vnto Christ. The author is here intituled the Tempter sâ— 1. Thess. 3. 5. and the cause why he is so called is because it is his desire his studie and continuall practise to tempt men and to seeke as much as he can to draw men from God to his kingdome and to this purpose he sparetâ— no paines night and day assaulting and tempting men to bring them to destruction He goeth about as a roring Lion seeking whom he may deuoure Well then seeing we know it is the diuels study night and day to tempt vs it should teach vs all as we loue our soules to watch and pray continually least we be led into temptations and so be ouercome of Satan It is our dutie to seeke to be as vnlike the Diuell as possibly we can because he is the patterne of al euill Now we see it is the diuelâ— study to hinder men from the kingdome of heauen and so to bring them to hell then oâ— the contrary seeing he labours to draw meâ— from seruing of God we should quicken vp our selues in the seruice and worship of God and to be more careful to seeke the kingdom of God our selues and to draw others to the same We must beware that we be no meanes to draw any from embracing of true religion and from the seruice and worship of God for if we do we become eueÌ„ diuels incarnate When Christ went vp to Ierusalem to performe the worke of mans redemption Peter he begins to disswade him from it and bids him fauour himselfe but Christ turneth him backe and saith Get thee behind me Satan 2. The second thing is the time when the Diuell sets vpon Christ Then namely when he perceiued Christ most weake and as he thought not able to resist him Herein appeareth the pollicie of Satan when he seeth Christ most weake the Diuell taketh occasion to lay his strongest assaults So then in the example of Christ we may see the exceeding pollicie of the Diuell in tempting of men namely he maketh choise of the fittest time to broach his temptations for he marketh prieth into men and women and when he findeth vs most weake and most vnable to resist him then is he the most strong in tempting vs especially at the houre of death and in the time of afflictioÌ„s he bendeth the force of his temptations against vs. Oh then how should this admonish vs al to prepare our selues against the day of afflictioÌ„ and the pangs of death to be stedfast in the faith to make our calling and election sure that so we may neuer finally fall away and to intreate the Lord that then when we seeme to be most weake he would aide and strengthen vs by his holy spirit to resist Satanâ— assaults The third point in the diuels preparation iâ— the occasion wherby the diuel was especially moued to tempt Christ which was his hunger Such was Satans malice against the Lord Iesus that when he could find no sin in him then he takes aduantage of Christs infirmity and seeing him now hungry begins to tempt him to vnlawful means to satisfie his hunger Now then seeing the diuell takes occasion to tempt Christ euen from the infirmitie of his humane nature as he was man hence we learne whence the diuell hath the ground of all his temptations namely from our selues and from our own nature and we our selueâ— affoord him the matter of his temptations hâ— brings the fire and bloweth it but we affoord him the fewell to set it a work The diuell obserueth the nature of men their dispositions inclinations and behauiours and continually prieth into their dealings and like vnto a prudent Captain who besieging a citie marketh where it is most weake and of least resistance and there he bends all his forces and placeth his greatest ordinance Euen so the diuel watcheth vs and our behauiours to obserue vnto what sin we be most addicted and by nature most inclined
should repeate all the letters of the Alphabet or A B C before he against another did either speake or do any thing 3. To depart out of those places where those are with whom we are angrie 4. To auoide contention both in word and deed Do nothing through contention Lidia Say I sinne by couetousnesse and ambition what must I do P. Remedies against those bad desires of riches and honor are 1. God doth euen in famine quickeÌ„ and reuiue them which feare him Psal. 33. 18. 19. The eye of the Lord is vpon them that feare him to deliuer their souls from death and to preserue them from famine 2. Godlinesse is great gaine if the mind of man can be therewith content 1. Tim. 6. 6. 3. we do waite and looke for the resurrection of the bodie and eternall life therefore we should not take such carking care for this present mortall life 4. We are seruants in our fathers house therefore looke what is conuenient for vs that will he louingly bestow vpon vs. 5. The palpable blindnesse of an ambitious mind desireth to be set aloft that he may haue the greater downe-falle and he feareth to be humbled lest he should not be exalted 6. Adam when he would needes be checke-mate with God did bring both himselfe and his posteritie headlongâ—â— destruction 7. He is a very ambitious rob God which desireth to take that commeâ—dation to himselfe which is appropriate only to the Lord. Lidia Admit Satan allures me to carnal vncleanenesse how may I preserue my selfe that I may with the wise virgins enter with the bridegrome Pa. Preseruatiues against the desires of the flesh are 1. He that will be Christs disciple must euery day take vp his crosse Luk. 9. 23. 2. They which are according to the spirit sauour of such things as are according to the spirit Rom. 8. 5. 3. We ought to behaue 〈◊〉 selues as citizens of the kingdom of heauen Philip. 3. 20. 4. We are the temple of Godâ— 1. Cor. 3. 6. Our members they are the meÌ„bers of Christ. 1. Cor. 6. 15. And we haâ—â— dwelling within vs the spirit of Christâ— which we should not grieue Eph. 4. 30. Lid. How may I fall in this temptations Paul When you being preuented fall 〈◊〉 some offence Gal. 6. 1. Lidia What doth Satan when one is thus â—â—llen Paul Here Satan doth wonderfully aggrauate the offence committed and doth acâ—use and terrifie the offender with the iudgements of God Mat. 27. 3. Then when Iudas which betrayed him saw that he was condemâ—â—d he repented himselfe and brought againe the thirtie peeces of siluer to the chiefe Priests and Elders 4. Saying I haue sinned betraying the innocent bloud but they said What is that to vs see thou to it 5. And when he had cast downe the siluer peeces in the Temple he departed and went and hanged himselfe Lid. What remedie is there if that I fall Paul The remedie is a renewed repentance the beginning whereof is sorrow in regard of God for the same sinne the fruites hereof are especially seuen 2. Cor. 7. 9. Now I reioyce not that you were sorrie but that ye sorrowed to repentance for ye sorrowed godly so that in nothing ye were hurt by vs. 10. For godly sorrow causeth repentance vnto saluation not to be repented of but worldly sorrow causeth death 11. For behold this thing that ye haue bene godly sorrie what great care hath it wrought in you yea what clearing of your selues yea what indignation yea what feare yea how great desire yea whâ—â— zeale yea what punishment in all things 〈◊〉 haue shewed your selues that ye are pure in this matter Lid. Repeate out of this place those seuen fruites of repentance Paul First a desire of doing well Secondly an Apologie that is a confession of the sinne before God with a requiring of pardon for the offence Psalm 32. 5. Then I acknowledged my sin vnto thee neither hid I mine iniquitie for I thought I will confesse against my selfe my wickednesse vnto the Lord and thou forgauest the punishment of my sinne 2. Sam. 12. 13. Then Dauid said vnto Nathan I haue sinned against the Lord and Nathan said vnto Dauid The Lord also haâ—â— put away thy sinne thou shalt not die 3 Indignation against a mans selfe for his offence 4 A feare not so much for the punishment as for offending the Lord. Psal. 130. 3. If thou streightly markest iniquities O Lord who shall stand 5 A desire to be fully renewed and to be deliuered from sinne 6 A feruent zeale to loue God and to embrace and keepe all his commandements 7. Reuenge whereby the flesh may be taâ—ed and subdued lest at any time afterward such offences be committed Lidia Blessed be God that thus teacheth â—e by you Let me speake yet vnto you concerning calamities I reade in the Scriptures of the patient bearing of the crosse what wil it teach me Paul The patient bearing of the crosse teacheth how Christians should vndergo the burden Lidia VVhat I pray you is the crosse Paul The crosse is a certaine measure of afflictions appointed by God to euery one of the faithfull Math. 6. 24. If any man wil follow me let him forsake himselfe take vp his crosse and follow me Col. 1. 24. Now reioyce I in my sufferings for you and fulfill the rest of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his bodies sake which is the Church Lidia How must this crosse be taken vp Paul We ought to take vp this crosse willingly euen with both hands when it shall please God to lay it vpon vs. And after we haue taken it vp we must beare it with patience and perseuerance Col. 1. 11. Strengthened with all might through his glorious power vnto all patience and long suffering with ioyfulnesse Luke 21. 19. Possesse your soules with patience Lidia How may I preserue patience Paul The preseruatiues of patience are first strength by the holy Ghost Phil. 4. 13. I am able to do all things through the helpe of Christ which strengtheneth me Phil. 1. 20. It is giuen to you for Christ that not onely ye should beleeue in him but also suffer for his sake 2. An holy meditation which is manifold 1. That the afflictions of the faithful come not by chance but by the counsell and prouidence of God which disposeth all things in a most excellent sort Gen. 45. 4. 5. It was God that sent Ioseph into Egypt 2. Sam. 16. 10. The Lord biddeth Shemei curse Dauid Psal. 119. 71. It was good for me that I was afflicted that I might learne thy statutes Hence it is euident that afflictions to the godly are ineuitable Act. 14. 21. By many afflictions you must enter into the kingdome of God Mat. 7. 14. The gate is streight and the way narrow that leadeth vnto life and few there be that find it Iohn 16 20. In the world ye shall haue troubles 2 That albeit afflictions are grieuous yet are they good and profitable For they