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A68204 Spirituall preseruatiues against the pestilence. Or Seuen lectures on the 91. Psalme First printed in Anno. 1593. And now reuised, corrected, and published, as generally for the instruction of ignorant people: so specially for the confirmation of the weake seruants of Iesus Christ; descibing the most diuine and most soueraigne preseruatiues against the pestilence. By H. Holland. Hereunto is added a sweete prayer of M. R. Greenhams, neuer before published. Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.; Greenham, Richard. 1603 (1603) STC 13589; ESTC S117101 86,406 214

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the_o saint_n ever_o seek_v to_o christ_n and_o none_o other_o to_o case_v they_o of_o this_o pain_n psalm_n 51._o 1._o cant._n 5._o 6._o 7._o 3._o if_o by_o any_o other_o mean_v the_o conscience_n be_v false_o quiet_v it_o will_v afterwards_o rage_v far_o worse_o than_o before_o much_o like_a unto_o science_n saul_n spirit_n which_o for_o some_o moment_n of_o time_n can_v b●…e_v quiet_v by_o some_o sweet_a melody_n but_o when_o the_o music_n be_v end_v he_o fall_v into_o his_o old_a furious_a frenzy_n again_o the_o trouble_a conscience_n of_o the_o faithful_a most_o appear_v 1._o in_o their_o call_n 2._o after_o 1_o when_o god_n do_v separate_v his_o elect_a by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o g●…spell_n that_o they_o may_v be_v sanctisied_a by_o his_o spirit_n and_o come_v to_o the_o profes●…ion_n of_o his_o faith_n 2._o thess._n 2._o 13._o 14._o there_o must_v be_v then_o great_a and_o many_o perturbation_n in_o the_o heart_n &_o soul_n of_o such_o as_o the_o lord_n effectual_o call_v 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the_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n with_o our_o whole_a heart_n we_o beseech_v thou_o give_v we_o a_o good_a portion_n of_o thy_o spirit_n to_o call_v careful_o thy_o benefit_n to_o our_o remembrance_n wise_o to_o understand_v they_o and_o reverent_o to_o regard_v and_o true_o to_o be_v thankful_a for_o they_o in_o mind_n in_o heart_n in_o word_n and_o deed_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n and_o only_a saviour_n amen_n we_o beseech_v thou_o most_o mighty_a god_n and_o merciful_a father_n to_o make_v partaker_n of_o our_o prayer_n and_o thankesgiving_n all_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o every_o member_n thereof_o especial_o where_o duty_n most_o charge_v promise_n bind_v necessity_n crave_v and_o thy_o glory_n challenge_v etc._n etc._n let_v the_o rich_a seek_v for_o the_o godly_a wise_a and_o learned_a
cause_n of_o the_o pestilence_n exod._n 23._o 25._o the_o second_o ●…ause_n of_o the_o pestilence_n the_o three_o cause_n of_o the_o pestilence_n psal_n 91._o verse_n 1._o the_o four_o cause_n of_o the_o pestilence_n the_o five_o cause_n of_o the_o pestilence_n deut._n 28._o 58._o the_o six_o cause_n of_o the_o pestilence_n the_o seven_o cause_n of_o the_o pestilence_n chap._n 28._o 23._o the_o eight_o cause_n of_o the_o pestilence_n euseb._n lib._n c._n 16._o dis._n 9_o 1._o 7._o 8._o matth._n 24._o 29._o the_o eleven_o cause_n of_o the_o pestilence_n the_o conclusion_n these_o sin_n reign_v in_o every_o city_n town_n and_o hamlet_n and_o yet_o the_o watchman_n be_v a_o sleep_n the_o lord_n covenant_n be_v break_v the_o watchman_n regard_v not_o and_o therefore_o he_o will_v avenge_v the_o quarrel_n of_o his_o covenant_n by_o th●…_n pestilence_n anno._n 1587._o anno._n 1588._o anno._n 1592._o eccle._n 8._o 11._o 12._o 15._o job._n 7._o 13._o 14._o 15._o note_v what_o sundrv_v effect_n this_o fear_n wrought_v in_o phatoh_n and_o all_o his_o subject_n 2._o king_n 19_o 35._o no_o wisdom_n in_o time_n of_o pestilence_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o air_n of_o night_n hypocrates_n aphorism_n jude_n verse_n 5._o 1._o john_n 3._o 8._o john_n 8._o 44_o 44_o revel_v 22._o 9_o 1._o cor._n 11._o 3._o 3._o turtul_n apoc._n ca._n 22._o gene._n 3._o 1._o long_o conference_n with_o satan_n dangerous_a let_v he_o soon_o be_v pack_v matth._n 4._o 4._o matth._n 12._o 43_o 44_o 1._o mens_fw-la 2._o cogitatio_fw-la 3._o affectus_fw-la 4._o voluntas_fw-la 5._o studium_fw-la gen._n 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o gen._n 4._o 26._o psal._n 8._o 84._o job._n 144._o thus_o we_o be_v ●…ll_o by_o nature_n without_o exception_n ep._n 2._o 2._o 3._o 4_o ep._n 2._o 1._o 2._o 3_o de_n divin_v daem_fw-la lib_n 1._o cap._n 3._o 5._o vtlaman_n solis_v penetrate_v aquam_fw-la nubemacren_n ita_fw-la spiritus_fw-la petrat_fw-la omne_fw-la p._n m._n by_o special_a evidence_n to_o discern_v and_o discover_v satan_n habitation_n jerom._n epitad_fw-es damasun_fw-it cypr._n de_fw-fr jivore_fw-mi &_o caelum_fw-la &_o hell_n ser._n 2._o the_o 〈◊〉_d peace_n of_o christ_n the_o false_a peace_n of_o satha●…_n ro._n 15._o 11._o 1._o th._n 5._o 6._o 1._o cor._n 15._o 34._o 2._o cor._n 2._o 18._o 2._o cor._n 4._o 34._o luk._n 11._o 21._o 2._o cor._n 4._o 4_o 1_o tit._n 1._o 15._o ezech._n 11_o 19_o ps._n 104._o 4_o 2._o sam_n 24._o 1._o chr._n 21_o 16._o aug._n in_o psal._n 78._o 2._o ki._n 19_o 35._o gen._n 19_o antiq._n 19_o 7_o bubonem_fw-la supra_fw-la caput_fw-la suum_fw-la funi_fw-la exten_n to_o nisidentem_fw-la act._n 12._o 3._o wicked_a ●_z by_o sorcery_n fill_v their_o soul_n with_o error_n destroy_v their_o body_n with_o the_o pestilence_n malaki●…_n ragnim_fw-la job._n 1._o &_o 2._o p._n m._n beza_n de_fw-fr peste_fw-fr ille_fw-la spiri_fw-la daemoniacus_fw-la de_fw-la men●…b_fw-la vestry_n adversus_fw-la nos_fw-la araeliatur_fw-la tert._n apo●…_n 27._o math._n 8._o 14._o 15._o 15._o verse_n 34._o august_n in_o psal._n 78._o angeli_fw-la mali_fw-la ex_fw-la utraque_fw-la parte_fw-la the_o lord_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o the_o the_o job_n plagu_n &_o the_o plague_n of_o egypt_n have_v one_o name_n in_o the_o original_a cause_n job._n 2._o 7._o exod._n 9_o 11._o deut._n 28._o 28._o 59_o 60._o 01._o esd._n 27._o 8._o 9_o how_o to_o comfort_v ourselves_o and_o to_o make_v use_n of_o affliction_n affliction_n the_o godly_a be_v beat_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o their_o brethr●…_n and_o for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o wicked_a good_a to_o have_v change_n psal._n 7._o 3._o 2._o cor._n 12._o 9_o rom._n 5._o 2._o 3._o james_n 1._o 2._o 3._o nonignara_n mali_fw-la miseris_fw-la su●…curreie_fw-la disco_fw-la the_o sense_n obse●…_n euseb._n hist._n lib._n 7._o 21._o rom._n 5._o 2._o 3._o matt._n 6._o luke_n 12._o 2._o sam._n 24._o 17._o verse_n 25._o we_o must_v show_v compassion_n on_o our_o brethren_n in_o pray_v for_o they_o in_o our_o liberality_n towards_o ●…m_n in_o visit_v they_o when_o they_o be_v sick_a of_o which_o duty_n see_v more_o in_o the_o end_n lo_o teunn●…h_o note_n a_o particular_a victoriou●…●…aith_n a_o special_a preservative_n against_o the_o pestilence_n as_o before_o q._n 1._o lo_o teunnah_n 1._o th._n 5._o 21_o jer._n 14._o 15_o hob._n 4._o 16_o dangerous_a to_o be_v deceive_v in_o a_o good_a cause_n 2._o cor._n 13._o 5_o definition_n definition_n or_o the_o lord_n hand-writing_n heb._n 9_o 14._o conscientia_fw-la bene_fw-la actae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la multorumque_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la recordano_fw-la iucundissima_fw-la est_fw-la what_o a_o good_a conscience_n be_v two_o thing_n in_o a_o good_a conscience_n note_v the_o first_o peace_n between_o god_n &_o our_o heart_n be_v by_o christ_n immediate_o only_a ro._n 〈◊〉_d 1._o heb._n 9_o 14._o 10._o 22._o io._n 14_o 27._o io._n 8._o 56._o m._n 42._o ps._n 103._o 1._o 3_o phil._n 3._o 7._o the_o second_o peace_n between_o a_o man_n and_o his_o own_o heart_n &_o conscience_n 2._o cor._n 1._o 12_o tit._n 1._o 15._o 16._o 1._o io._n 2._o 21_o 27._o zac._n 12._o 10._o 11._o 20._o 8._o 16._o 1._o io._n 3._o 19_o 20._o the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n a_o good_a sign_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n spiritus_fw-la ducit_fw-la orationem_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la si_fw-la spiritus_fw-la reus_fw-la ap●…d_fw-la se_fw-la sit_fw-la conscientia_fw-la erubescet_fw-la quomodo_fw-la audebit_fw-la orationem_fw-la ducere_fw-la ad_fw-la ala●…re_fw-la ibid._n ibid._n ephe._n 6._o 15._o 2._o cor._n 5._o 18_o 19_o psal._n 119._o rom._n 10._o 15_o 1._o tim._n 1._o 5._o 19_o watch_z ou●…r_v thy_o conscience_n as_o over_o the_o apple_n of_o thy_o eye_n eye_n ro._n 14._o 5._o act._n 24._o 16_o what_o a_o trouble_a conscience_n be_v 〈◊〉_d sam._n 25._o 37._o we_o have_v many_o nabal_n in_o these_o day_n it_o be_v a_o common_a practice_n with_o p●…pists_n and_o atheist_n to_o h●…ng_v themselves_o 2._o co._n 7._o 9_o 10._o esa._n 57_o 15_o psal._n 51._o zach._n 13_o 1_o esa._n 53._o 5._o as_o in_o popery_n we_o see_v many_o gibbet_n to_o hang_v poor_a con_fw-mi science_n zach._n 12._o 10._o they_o be_v god_n enemy_n which_o through_o their_o sin_n and_o infirmity_n take_v ●…ccasion_n to_o blasph●…me_v god_n james_n 5._o 15._o what_o a_o evil_a conscience_n be_v nocte_fw-la dieq_fw-la suum_fw-la gestat_fw-la in_o pectore_fw-la testem_fw-la juucnal_a sa●…yr_n 13._o rome_n 8._o 7._o this_o con●…ence_n be_v a_o spec●…ll_v prese●…t_v we_o oral_a come_v w●…_n so●…es_v or_o man_n popish_a conscience_n be_v thus_o much_o disquiet_v eph._n 4._o 19_o the_o popish_a ●…erisie_n mat._n 27._o 5._o psal._n 55._o 2._o sam._n 17._o 23._o snetonvita_fw-la neronis_n take_v heed_n you_o church_n robber_n to_o your_o conscience_n be-●…ime_a if_o your_o heart_n condemn_v you_o god_n be_v grea●…er_n etc._n etc._n dan._n 5._o 4._o 5._o 6._o act._n 24._o 26._o hebr._n 12._o 17._o 1._o joh._n 5._o 16._o matt._n 12._o 31._o pro._n 4._o 23._o 1._o tim._n 1._o 18._o 19_o mar._n 21._o job._n 27._o 6_o 2._o sam._n 24._o 10._o job_n 31._o 1._o psal._n 45._o 12._o psal._n 36._o 1._o jam._n 1._o 12._o ch._n 3._o 6_o watch_v over_o all_o part_n a_o gracious_a preservation_n in_o the_o pestilence_n as_o of_o the_o order_n of_o angel_n psal._n 103._o 20._o luk._n 1._o 19_o 29._o dan._n 9_o 21●…_n 8._o 16._o jere._n 1._o 9_o dan._n 10._o 16._o judg._n 13._o 20._o but_o that_o story_n be_v very_a jewish_a and_o fabulous_a col._n 1._o 16._o psal._n 103._o 148._o 1._o ki._n 21._o 22._o reve._n 19_o dan._n 7._o 10_o psal._n 34._o ezec._n 10._o 5_o dan._n 9_o 21_o ps._n 104._o 4_o heb._n 1._o 7._o mat._n 5._o luk._n 2._o not_o as_o the_o evil_a spirit_n do_v luk._n 15._o ps._n 34._o 7._o psal._n 91._o 15._o heb._n 1._o 14._o 2._o k._n 5._o 17._o it_o may_v be_v this_o be_v michael_n jesus_n christ._n eze._n 37._o 2._o k._n 19_o col._n 1._o 16._o 20._o we_o be_v in_o communion_n with_o the_o angel_n job._n 4._o 18._o 1._o per._n 1._o 12._o 1._o cor._n 11._o eph._n 1._o 12._o 22._o objection_n answer_n questi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d answer_n gal._n 1._o 6._o io._n 20._o 31._o 2._o pet._n 1._o 19_o wherefore_o angel_n appear_v not_o mat._n 4._o an_o so_o do_v his_o member_n often_o 1._o cor._n 7._o 20._o siman_n magus_n act._n 8._o deut._n 8._o 10._o 11._o 12._o pro._n 30._o 9_o psal._n 34._o job._n 1._o 10._o the_o evil_a angel_n have_v no_o such_o power_n to_o do_v oy_fw-mi we_o as_o the_o good_a angel_n to_o preserve_v us._n psal._n 103._o 20._o the_o use_n of_o the_o doctrine_n go_v besore_n reu._n 19_o 22._o the_o condition_n of_o god_n child_n in_o this_o world_n p●…_n 8._o lib._n nat_n h._n c._n 15_o plin._n h._n n._n lib._n 8._o c_o 15_o 16._o 23._o 23._o peten_v lib._n s._n n._n b._n 15._o ●…alen_v ●…alen_v depend_v ●pon_n i_o or_o ●mbraceth_v i_o the_o pa●…_n not_o 〈◊〉_d luk._n 12._o 32._o 1._o joh._n 5._o 18_o ignoti_fw-la nulla_fw-la cupido_fw-la we_o do_v not_o desire_v thing_n unknowen_a mark_n 4._o 11._o m●…t_fw-la 16._o rom._n 8._o 26._o mal._n 1._o rom._n 12._o 1._o and_o yet_o few_o so_o blind_a and_o so_o wicked_a but_o they_o say_v they_o can_v pray_v psal._n 141._o eccles._n 4._o 17._o rom._n 10._o 14._o james_n 5._o psal_n 22._o 1._o 2._o cant_n 5._o 4._o 56._o psal._n 66._o 18._o 18._o if_o i_o deligh●…_n in_o wickedn●…s_n psal._n 38._o 2_o some_o good_a interpret●…s_n so_o judge_v 1._o promise_n objection_n gal._n 6._o 14_o 15._o 16._o reu._n 5._o 20._o cant._n 5._o 5._o 6._o 7._o 8._o psal._n 69._o 17._o psal._n 107._o vers_fw-la 6._o 13_o 19_o 28._o act_n and_o m._n in_o m._n philpots_n letter_n 2._o cor._n 12._o 9_o 10._o act._n &_o m_n 2._o john_n 1._o 3._o john_n 17._o 20._o 2._o cor._n 13_o 4._o a_o parable_n be_v a_o speech_n compare_v like_o thing_n together_o to_o stir_v up_o affection_n to_o illustrate_v any_o doubt_n and_o to_o show_v the_o effectual_a work_n of_o any_o thing_n by_o most_o familiar_a and_o best_a know_a ●…tudes_n 1._o cor._n 2._o 9_o es._n 5._o in_o the_o 14._o 15._o ●…ere_fw-la 15._o 17._o a_o understand●…ng_a ●…eart_n o●…_n a_o ●…ng_a heart_n mat._n 13._o 15._o justificatition_n sanctification_n 2._o pet._n 1._o 4._o gal._n 2._o 20._o john_n cal._n come_v in_o gal._n verse_n 2._o 10._o 2._o pet._n 3._o 18._o ep●…e_n 4._o 13._o job._n 5._o 17._o 18._o 19_o mat._n 13._o 43_o dan._n 12._o 5._o job._n 19_o verse_n 25._o if_o satan_n be_v send_v to_o torment_v the_o body_n remember_v jobes_n comfort_n 1._o tim._n 4._o 8._o prou._n 5._o 1._o 2._o pro._n 4._o 10._o 25._o 8._o c●…itie_fw-la bona_fw-la senio_fw-la satur_fw-la pro._n 16._o 31._o age_n nor_o honour_n make_v man_n wi●…e_v but_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n job._n 32._o 8_o 9_o com._n 5._o keve_v 21._o 23._o 1_o who_o see_v their_o salvation_n psal._n 23._o 6._o 2_o cor._n 3._o 12._o 18._o io._n 8._o 56._o heb._n 11._o 1._o eph_n 320._o ph●…_n 3._o 8._o 10._o 19_o 2._o cor._n 13._o 4._o gal._n 6._o 14._o 15._o 16._o 1._o 10._o 3._o 2._o ch._n 19_o 2._o chro._n 16._o 10._o 12._o note_n ecc._n 4._o 9_o job._n 33._o 23._o 23._o joach._n camerar_n in_o synop_n depeste_fw-fr ewich●…s_fw-fr depeste_fw-fr here_o i_o desire_v to_o be_v teach_v by_o the_o godly_a learned_a both_o how_o s._n james_n must_v be_v understand_v and_o how_o ●…he_a sick_a of_o the_o plagne_n may_v best_o be_v visit_v b._n de_fw-fr peste_fw-fr job._n 2._o 12._o 13._o 2._o pet._n 1._o 7._o rom._n 15._o 6._o mat●…8_n ●…8_z 19_o omothumadon_n ast._n 2._o 1._o 4_o 24._o 24._o uers._fw-la 31._o parresia_n eph._n 6._o 19_o 1._o chro._n 28_o 20._o act._n 2._o 1._o act._n 1._o 46._o phil._n 3._o 15._o 16._o ro._n 15._o 16_o verse_n 15._o ephe._n 6._o esai_n 11._o 2._o pro._n 25._o 11_o euchentes_fw-la pisteos_fw-la c●…a_fw-la 5._o 16._o mat._n 21._o 22._o mat._n 9_o verse_n 22._o 23._o 24._o 4_o tract_n de_fw-fr idol_n vanit_fw-la m●…tt_n 9_o 22._o kom_fw-ge 12._o 12._o luke_n 8._o 1._o dan._n 10._o 2._o 3._o vers._n 12._o mat_n 2._o 46._o 47._o 1._o ob._n thus_o a_o heathen_a spake_v tam_fw-la fatale_fw-la est_fw-la medicum_fw-la adhibe_fw-la re_fw-la quam_fw-la convalescere_fw-la delato_fw-la 2._o object_n 3._o object_n 4._o object_n 5._o object_n 6._o object_n if_o any_o desisire_n to_o know_v more_o of_o this_o read_v b●…za_n of_o the_o pestilence_n lib._n 7._o ca._n 10._o marc._n 6._o eccle._n 38._o 9_o 10._o 11._o 12._o ecclesi_n 8._o 9_o 10._o 11._o 12._o 1_o denature_n dcorum_fw-la of_o the_o plague_n in_o wittenberg_n ann._n 1527_o note_n joel_n 2._o 12._o conclusion_n 1._o ch._n 6._o 12._o maist._n phaer_n of_o the_o pestilence_n pestilence_n of_o every_o one_o like_o quantity_n let_v the_o apothecary_n help_v you_o to_o make_v this_o powder_n