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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08455	A brief and short treatise, called the Christians pilgrimage to his fatherland Sheweth the troubles that he shall meete withall in passing this world as a wildernesse, to the heavenly Canaan, which is the true Christians fatherland. By Thomas Odell Englishman.	Odell, Thomas, Englishman.	1635 (1635)	STC 18780; ESTC S103144	9,758	19

A brief and short Treatise CALLED THE CHRISTIANS PILGRIMAGE TO HIS FATHERLAND SHEWETH The troubles that he shall meete withall in passing this World as a wildernesse to the Heavenly Canaan which is the true Christians Fatherland By THOMAS ODELL Englishman At AMSTERDAM Printed by Iohn Fredericksz Stam dwelling by the South-Church at the signe of the HOPE Anno M D C XXXV To the right honourable and vertuous Queene ELYZABETH All grace peace and comfort from God the Father of mercy through Iesus Christ our loving Lord and Saviour be multiplyed unto you and so lead your Majesty by his H. Spirit through this world as a wofull wildernesse and bring your Highnes at the last into his Heavenly Canaan which is the dayly desire of your Majesties poore petitioner THOMAS ODELL Englishman HAving hard and minded the manifold tryals troubles wherein the Lord hath exercise your Majesty I have ofttimes purposed some part of my poore labour to presēt unto your Lord and King now at rest but I was oftentimes hindred in things concerning myself and most of all through the grieveous afflictions that befell your Majesty Your Highnes with many other may thinke it strange that one so bace should be so bold or presume to present any thing to your Highnes hands wanting learning which thing I willingly confesse for hee that giveth out his beste tallents giveth to one five to another two and to another one and yet may not that one be buried but brought to the banke to the Lord and owners prayse and good of whomsoever it shall him please I minding these things and withall your Majesties lowly and lovely behaviour towards our country-men or women of meane estate have bene emboldened now at the last to present unto your Highnes this small Treatise shewing unto all that the life of a true Christian is no other then a Pilgrimage through this wildernesse unto our Heavenly Canaan And these things have I written in sundry parts first for such which through the great strife and contention in these dayes are forced to runne too and froe seeking the truth Secondly the Pilgrimage of Abraham Sarah our faithfull parents and other of bace estate Also of Hester with hir Unckle Mordicai And lastly some part of the worke of our loving Lord and Saviour Christ Iesus in his Pilgrimage to worke out our Redemption These things have I brought forth according to the grace of God given unto me and acknowledging that my sight but dark my knowledge but in part I doe humbly entreate your Majesty and ech Godly Reader through Christian love to beare with my weaknes herein and so commit the issue to the Almighty who preserve your Majesties person from all your enimies secret or open strengthen you in all cumbats inward outward to the end and then give your Highnes a Crowne of glory in Heaven for ever and ever Amen So let it be ô Lord. A Pilgrams Meditation to let ech understand The Christians Pilgrimation unto his Fatherland Christ maketh declaration For such as seeke salvation Them counsell doeth aford Wills them make meditation Their prayers preparation By searching in his vvord Which is a light vvill guyde them right Christ putting too his hand Will hold them fast so they at last Shall find their Fatherland WHo now will take for his soules sake This journey for to goe To him we say first learne the way The Scripture teacheth so Thus sayth the Lord search in my word There thou the way shalt finde Seeke him with hart he will impart And let thee know his minde The Lord did tell to Daniell That in this latter day Many should goe both too and froe And aske after the way And how some wife should them advise Lead them in righteousnes And that the Lord would such reward Yea them for ever blesse Christ doeth relate straight is the gate And narrow is the way In which regard bids us strife hard Without shall many stay Take head to all that will the call And say come goe with me The way I know and many moe The way is faire and free I know it well and can thee tell From place to place throughout Leave of to read common with speed There is no feare or doubt But goe thou on let them alone Dispute not with such men Whose words are faire yet like a snare To draw the back againe For many preach and others teach Yet they themselves are blinde Puft up with pride and cannot guyde Which many thousands finde But take thou head the Scripture read Then God will be thy guyde Sease not to pray both night and day So shall thy foote not flyde Faith hope and love from God above See that thou take with thee Seeke them with hart he will impart For God is kinde and free What father is so hard to his Children that aske him bread To give a stone we see ech one Would have his children feed Much more the Lord his Spirit aford To such as aske in faith It is the word that Christ our Lord Unto his servants sayth These gifts of grace where the take place The Lord doeth well approove Amongst them all she principall Is faith that works by love Faith hope and love are from above And may not be devided Faith doeth unfold hope taketh hold When both by love are guyded When man once hath obteyned faith He is like ship forth sayling Upon the seas in storms alwayes His currage often quayling When storms arise then faith outcryes And will not leave of sounding Till he can say hope make a stay For here is sure grounding Then hope in haste will anker cast Where faith hath found abiding And keep the ship from sand and clip So long as it lyes riding When storms are paste then in all haste The anker up is taken Faith will not fayle but hoyst the sayle And waight till winds doe waken Then sayles he forth east west south north As God shall give direction By rocks and sands by fearefull lands Still finding Gods protection Though God thus blesse give good succes Thy faith yet will he try But all for good well understood Though ofte he make the cry Yea when storms rise in fearefull wise And make thee pray with weeping Thou shalt descerne Christ at the sterne Who then will not be sleeping But up will stand the winds command And cease to cease their swelling Which must obey without delay Gainst him is no rebelling Then gone is feare the Heaven neare Where thou shalt make thy stay In Fatherland at his right hand To live with him for aye Thus much for all in generall But now to you O Queene We shall relate those of hie state Which here have Pilgrams bene As Paul doeth write and eke resight The greater sorte of olde From age to age their Pilgrimage Unto the Iewes unfould He brings a trayne in golden chayne The lovely Patriarkes Which did by faith as there he saith Great things well he