Sole are full of boiles and sores which draw to a head which is the predominant sinne * Some haue the boile vpon the brow which scripture calleth a whoores fore-head * Others haue the botch in the neck which maketh them stretch out their necks with loftie lookes * This was the sore of the daughters of Zion they walked with outstreched necks for this cause the LORD plagued them with scabbed crownes Others haue sore eyes whose eyes are full of adulterie * Others haue scabbed eares which Scripture calleth itching eares Others haue the water-canker in their mouth which quencheth not but rather kindleth on the tongue the fire of Hell * In nothing fire and water can agree but in the hellish mouth wherein is a scolding tongue sparkling out the spittle of despight Some haue a boile in the throate whose throat is an open sepulchre blasting out the most vile belchs of blasphemie * Others haue vnder the arme hole the boile or brooke of ill thoughts * Some haue the boile on the back which is costly clothing * Others like the men of our text haue the boile on the belly which is gluttonie Passe from the crowne to the Sole from the Catarres of the fingers vnto the gout of the feete Thus as yee see in man there is nothing sound from crowne to sole but in some the corruption within breaketh out more in one part than in another * Some persons predominant sinne is the whores fore-head launce that the day and let out the putrefaction before thou presume to come to morrow to this holy table * Some haue eyes full of Adulterie cast out that vncleannesse before thou looke vpon the LORDS bread * Thou whose mouth is cankred with scolding hold out thy tongue to thy GOD and request him to launce by his spirit and his word that thy tongue now thy shame may become thy glory * Thou whose throat hath beene full of botches hold vp the gorge-pipe to the LORD intreating him to cleanse it from its sepulchrall corruptions * Thou who hast vnder thy arme hole a bag of putrified thoughts away with them cast the care of backe and belly vpon the LORD * Thy care may canker thy sores but the Lords care shall cure themâ— Thus as yee see by nature we are but vile and abhominable bodies Let vs consider our selues to day Let vs view our predominant sinnes with all their Dominions even the lesser sinnes let vs behold our selues to day in the glasse of God his law let vs seeke out our sores from the crowne to the sole and wee shall see whether or not wee bee pleasant guests for to sit downe at the King of HEAVEN his table Another doctrine I obserue heere concerning those men who followed CHRIST for loaues This is it * Seeing such a number ranne after CHRIST an abject man in the world and that but for loaues what would they haue done to another for dainties and delicate cheere * See how a loafe will make a belly-god to follow after a man like a dogge If the giver haue but a naturall benefite of the worth of a loafe hee needeth no more to a naturall man but a hisse Seeing such men will thus follow for loanes what would they doe for Kingdomes * Satan thought that CHRIST had beene a man come to seeke himselfe in the world and therefore for to allure him to come to his service hee offered him all the kingdomes of the world But CHRIST who knew what hee had in Heaven chased Sathan away with all his earthly kingdomes * The vse of this Doctrine is that we follow the LORD for nothing so much as for himselfe Indeede all his benefits should allure vs to followe him but the maine cause of our followeing should bee himselfe * I am that I am should bee followed for that which hee is In their followeing Christ for loaues for which they were reproued I gather a Doctrine of greate reproofe for Scotland While wee heare of those men that followed Christ onely for loaues like Dogges followeing a man for bread yee thinke not well of them and indeede they are branded heere with a shamefull reproch that they followed the Lord more for bread than for himselfe But what if wee find more matter of shame in Scotland than was in Capernaum Those that came to Capernaum followed the Lord because he gaue to them aboundance of bread * Scotland hath runne a way from the Lord because hee hath giuen to them aboundance of bread diuerse called his blessings the plague of plentie the whole land gruged at the graces of God many not onely gaue not thankes to the Father of mercies but cried that hee would curse their mother the earth that henceforth she should become barren * Wee haue dishonoured God our Father we haue cursed our Mother in this Land and all this was because God had multiplied our loaues * In this wee are worse than those of Capernaum for aboundance of meat made them to follow after Christ but aboundance of meate hath made vs to runne away from Christ Except that particularly wee repent vs of this Sinne the Lord either by another Famine more fearefull then ever we did feele or by some forraine warre shall so depriue vs of our plentie and scourge vs with such a scarcitie which shall make all the eares of EVROPE to tingle Are there any Mothers in this land more tender hearted than were the mothers of Israel the daughters of Sarah Yet some of them in their hunger did eate their owne Children * The little ones came to their mother with a pitifull voice crying Where is breade and drinke and after swoned and than died That done the tender hearted mothers did eate the tender flesh of their yong Children which they nourished on their breasts * That which they before had fedde nine moueth into their bellys they put into their mouths and stomacks for the feeding of their bellyes * Yea the mother which for the distresse of Famine had parted with child tooke vp the child that was of a spanne long which she did eate in her great distresse * O what a scarcitie behoved this to bee which made the naturall mother so farre to passe the bounds of nature and all for a spanne long of flesh This moued leremie the man that sawe those afflictions to cry My eyes doe faile with teares my bowels are troubled my liver is powred vpon the earth Because wee haue not seene such afflictions wee thinke that such can not bee neither haue beene but that the lamentations of God his Booke are but fained Tragedies or painted Sorrowes invented for to make others to mourne at the reading and seeing thereof like Children that will weepe at the hearing of a pitifull tale The meate
* If wee doe well this day must be vnto vs all a very painefull day even a day of Battell against all the pleasures that ever wee had in sinne since we could discerne good from ill In this day wee must trye and search carefully all the secrets of our hearts * This is the time wherein wee must keepe an Assise against our selues both for to judge and condemne our selues * In a word wee must all take such paines in sifting out all our bypast iniquities that the LORD may say of vs as hee said of the woman that broke the Boxe of ointment vpon his head Shee hath done what shee could Good Brethren and Sisters What yee can doe doe What yee can not doe pray GOD to doe it and to pardon you your impossibility * I beleeue said that poore man with teares that is all that I can doe but I beleeue not as I should and therefore LORD helpe thou myne vnbeleefe Let vs all bee earnest to intreat GOD to giue vs grace to doe what wee can doe and what wee can not doe that hee would pitie vs and pardon vs. I reade that in the dayes of Hezekiah a number of the people which had not cleansed themselues did eate the Passcover otherwise then it was written But what befell them I pray you Many of them were troubled with sore sickenesse * But how were they cured of these diseases It is said that Hezekiah prayed for them The good LORD said hee pardon every one that prepareth his heart to seeke GOD the LORD GOD of his Fathers though hee bee not cleansed according to the purification of the Sanctuary Now what was the fruite of that prayer This was it The LORD hearkned to Hezekiah and healed the people That which the Passover was to them the LORDS Supper is vnto vs even a Sacrament appointed by GOD for the sealing vp of our Salvation If wee eate this supper otherwise then it is written let vs looke for diverse diseases For this cause saith the Apostle Many are weake and sickely amongst you and many sleepe that is die Let vs therefore as we would desire our bodies health and our soules Salvation prepare ourselues to meete the LORD to morrow There is none of vs I confesse that can prepare himselfe according to the preparation of the Sanctuary nor cleanse himselfe according to its purification No Soule can bee so well prepared and purified as GOD in his Sanctuary requireth * But this I dare be bold to say that the good LORD shall pardon every one that prepareth his heart to seeke GOD though hee bee not so cleansed as the purification of the Sanctuary requireth GODS word is plaine that GOD is mercifull Hee hath sworne by his life that He deligteth not in the death of sinners * He hath sent his word for to tell vs that If wee will judge our selues wee shall not bee judged * Yea such is his mercy that while wee are chastised with sicknesse or death for our carelesse preparation he maketh all that to worke to our well for when wee are judged wee are chastened of the Lord that wee should not bee condemned with the world Now good people not knowing if ever after this yee shall heare or I teach another Preparation Sermon in this place let me conclude all with that adew of S t. Paul said to the elders of Ephesus at Miletum I commend you to GOD and to the word of his grace which is able to build you vp and to giue you an inheritance amongst all them that are sanctified Passe the rest of this day in a serious meditation of your owne miserie and of the bloodie agonie of IESUS our Master who out of loue to vs hang vpon a cursed tree for to purchase vnto vs the everlasting blessings of his Father To whom with the Sonne of his loue and with the Spirit of Comforts bee Glory and Majestie Dominion and Power now and ever Amen A SERMON FOR THE DAY OF THE SACRAMENT IOHN 6. v. 27. Labour not for the meate which perisheth but for the meate which endureth to everlasting lyfe which the Sonne of man shall giue vnto you for Him hath GOD the FATHER sealed THIS TEXT in my former Sermon was divided into a Fast and a Feast First heere is a Fast and then a Feast The fast is from carking care Labour not for the meate which perisheth Fast from that The feast is for the soule a banket of meate which feedeth to life everlasting Feast vpon that Take paines and labour for it This whole TEXT seemeth to runne vpon a Sabbath of rest and vpon fore working and labour The first part is a Sabbath and rest from labours Labour not for the meate which perisheth The second hath a commandement of worke Labour for the meate which endureth to lyfe everlasting As for GOD his Sabbath which is a discharge of labour a resting from toiling I read in Scriptures of three sortes therof First there is one on earth enjoyned by GOD his law a day of rest In it saith GOD thou shalt doe no manner of worke This is the lawes Sabbath The second is the Gospel Sabbath which is a continuall resting from carking cares This is enjoyned heere labour not for the meate c. This precept is for our whole lifetime * There is not one day of the weeke that GOD will dispense with any for to labour in this sort The third Sabbath is inâ—o the heavens an eternall rest from all worldly toiling and sweat of browes the paines of sinne of all that are there is said that they are blessed yea saith the spirit for thy rest from their labours As there bee three sortes of rest first of the law secondly of the Gospell Thirdly of the HEAVENS so there bee three sortes of labour first there is one enioyned by the law a labour laide vpon all the sonnes of Adam to them it is enioyned sixe dayes in the weeke to winne their meat with the sweat of their browes * Cursed is that meat which is not sawsed with sweete Bitter is that bread which is not sweetned with the sweete of browes The Second labour is Gospell labour a continuall labour Labour for the meat which endureth This is enjoyned in the second part of this Text This is our spirituall exercise painfull to flesh and blood in the best The third labour is Heauenly which shall bee our exercise in the life to come * That labour shall bee sweete without sweate pleasant without paine This labour is an everlasting praising of GOD without ceasing which is so easy and so pleasant to the praisers that Scripture calleth it a resting from our labours It is of the second sorte of labour whereof wee haue heere the command it is an Evangelicall labour which is heere commanded by the LORD labour saith hee for the meate which endureth to
foode had not this propertie Your fathers said CHRIST did eate Mannah in the wildernesse and are dead No Apples of youth can preserue man from old age * Physicitians may prattle and say Cur moriatur homo cum salvia crescat in horto That is man needeth not to die if hee knew the vse of the herbe sage But if men could take this Saviour for saluia they should find that men neede not to die at all This Saviour is that spirituall Sage of Salvation wherefore should a man die seeing GOD hath so loued the world that hee hath giuen his onely sonne that whosoever beleeueth in him should not perish but haue euerlasting life Let vs all therefore beleeue in this Saviour for wherefore should yee die O yee house of Israel Let vs eate him by faith hee is that spirituall Sage and Salve which is the onely remeede against death Hee who is CHRISTS may well while hee goeth to the graue lay downe his head for to sleepe or take a little nap as wee say but hee cannot die because hee hath eaten his Salvation even this meate which endureth to everlasting lyfe The vse of this doctrine is that seeing this meate is of such worth wee bee carefull to labour for it If wee labour for it it will feede vs eternally But if wee labour not for it if wee loue it not but loath it it shall be our death the chiefe point of the condemnation of the wicked shall bee this that this meate was offered vnto him but they would none of it This is the condemnation of the world not that they haue sinned but because they haue despised the remedie of sinne This saith S. Iohn is the condemnation that light is comâ— into the world but men loued darkenesse rather then light * Now seeing yee are presently invited to the LORDS banket a banket not of dead meate but of liuiug meate which shall make your soules to liue for ever my Counsell is that as yesterday so also this day yee labour for it Take paines now vpon your Soules that they may bee wrought vnto a holy reuerence Bend vp all your spirits and prepare you for your GOD see what euery man can doe this day for the Salvation of his owne Soule Let vs all together wrestle with CHRIST as it were half middle half man and let vs say of this meate as Iacob said of the blessing I will not let thee goe * Bread in Hebrewe is called Lehem from a word that signifieth to fight because a man aboue all things earthly will fight for his meat If a man will fight for the foode of his belly what should hee not doe for to get meate to his Soule Let vs therefore labour and wrestle with Iacob powring our teares and prayers the armour of the Church let vs never let the LORD get rest till wee get that meate which endureth to everlasting lyfe THE SECOND PART Who is the giuer of this meate NOW let vs come to the second and third parts of our Text wherein I shall striue to be short In this second part wee haue to considder who is the giuer of this meate The giuer is called the sonne of man in these words which the sonne of man shall giue you Hee who is called heere the sonne of man is CHRIST * CHRIST in Scripture is called the Sonne of three 1. The Sonne of GOD. 2. The Sonne of Marie 3. The Sonne of man In regard of his Deitie as second person of the Trinitie Hee is the Sonne of GOD begotten of him from all eternitie coequall and coessentiall to his Father of whose glory he is the brightnesse and the expresse image of his person the appointed heire of all things Hee was called the Sonne of Mary because hee was conceiued in her Belly and borne of her Heere hee is called by himselfe the sonne of man because hee tooke vpon him mans nature and became man like vnto vs in all things sinne onely excepted * So soone as the fullnesse of time came GOD sent foorth his sonne made of a woman conceived of a woman and not begotten by a man and yet the sonne of man and the Sonne of a virgine even GOD manifested in the flesh a Sonne younger than MARIE his Mother a Son older than Adam the Father of his Mother a Sonne eternall with his FATHER that begate him * As in the Heaven He was Motherlesse as GOD so on earth Hee was Fatherlesse as Man and yet the Sonne of Man Heere bee the three greatest wonders of the World DEVM nasci Virginem parerâ— fidem haec credere That GOD should bee borne that a Virgine should bring foorth a Sonne that man can beleeue it though in the Creation hee may haue some ground * For seeing GOD at the beginning made the woman out of the man without the helpe of any woman why might hee not make a man and hewe him out of a woman without the helpe of any man Hee who could giue a beeing vnto nothing might also raise a nature of some thing but to leaue this let vs considder heere what is the office of this Sonne of man It is said heere that hee is ordained for to giue to vs the meate which endureth to euerlasting lyfe in these words which the sonne of man shall giue vnto you The doctrine I obserue heere is that * CHRIST is the great Steward of HEAVEN to whom the dispensation of eternall lyfe and of all other good things is committed No man said hee commeth vnto the Father but by mee There is nothing also that can come from the Father vnto man but by him The vse of this doctrine is that wee bee earnest to make our aquaintance with CHRIST if wee would haue any good thing from the HEAVENS The Children of this world are wise in their generation By the proceedings of naturall wise men we may learne spirituall wisedome * It is written of the men of Tyre and of Sidon that knowing that Herod was highly displeased with them they came with one accord to him to seeke peace for to obtaine this they made Blâ—stus the Kings Chamberlaine their friend It is so that wee should doe whether wee would pacifie GODS wrath raging against vs or obtaine any favour from GOD let vs first make IESVS CHRIST the great Steward and Chamberlaine of Heauen our friend Againe let vs obserue heere how wee get this Meate with Life euerlasting It is said that the Sonne of man shall giue it for two reasons CHRIST the Sonne of man is said to giue life vnto man First because in his humane nature by death hee hath merited this life vnto all beleeuers Secondly because his humane nature is the instrument whereby hee conuoyeth life vnto vs. * As the stocke sendeth sappe vp from the roote to the graft so the humanitie of CHRIST which is
the stock of all the faithfull conuoyeth life euerlasting from the diuine nature which is the roote of all good things all these who are not ingrafted in him are like that wanton widow who is disgraced with this Shee is dead while shee liveth that is spiritually dead in a naturall lyfe The vse of this is that wee bee earnest with CHRIST labouring for that meate of life which onely He can giue Seing skinne for skinne and all that a man hath hee will giue it for this life which is but a past of breath in his nostrils an evanishing vapour a wind that passeth away and commeth not againe what should a man refuse to doe or suffer for the gift of life everlasting Againe in that it is said that the sonne of man shall giue euerlasting life or the meate that feedeth to that life I obserue that everlasting life is the gift of GOD That which is a gift is not a reward All the gifts of GOD are most free gifts But amongst all the gifts of GOD life everlasting is the most free gift * The greater GOD his gifts bee they are the frieer for what can a creature on earth deserue at GOD his hands on earth If not on earth what can he deserue in HEAVEN On earth I must bee a begger at GOD his doore for bread to my belly which GOD will destroy with the belly I must seeke it from GOD not as due to me but as his Almes If it bee so of this meat how much more shall it be so of the meat of my text which feedeth to everlasting lyfe If man must labour for the meat of the earth with the sweat of his browes and yet after all that done must begge his bread from GOD who can think that any man can merit the meat which endureth to everlasting lyfe Let vs learne of my text that it is the gift of GOD in these words which the Sonne of Man shall giue vnto you The vse of this doctrine is that wee thanke GOD who hath brought vs out of Babylon where the doctrine of mans merits the doctrine of Diuels is publickly teached and avouched yea as though man could doe more than hee is obliged to doe * Such men neede none of GOD his gifts but GOD must pay to them his debts Such men vnderstand not what it is to come vnto the waters for to buy wine and milke without money Let GOD himselfe tell the world how they are saued By grace saith hee are yee saued through faith and that not of your selues it is the gift of GOD * All that a man hath in this world hee will giue it for this naturall life and shall bee thought no foole in so doeing Seeing this lyfe is thought worthie of all that wee haue what can a man haue or what can hee doe or suffer worthy of lyfe euerlasting It is best then that wee say with Scripture It is the gift of GOD CHRIST hath done with vs as Ioseph did with his brethren who found that they had the cornes and their money both such cornes were not sold but fâ—â—ely gifted The LORD giue vs hearts to bee thankefull for the vnspeakeable gift of euerlasting lyfe THE THIRD PART Who appointed CHRIST the Sonne of man to bee the giuer of this everlasting meat NOW in the last part of our Text wee haue to considder who â—aâ—h appointed CHRIST the giuer of this meat which feedeth to euerlasting lyfe This is set downe in these wordes for him hath GOD the Father sealed That hee was ordained to bring this meat to the word the Father hath confirmed it by his owne seale 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A Seale is an outward signe confirming ratifying and giuing authoritie to that wherevnto it is set Thus wee see that by the King his Seale Kings letters are made authenticke and of authoritie Let vs first consider the worde and then wee shall speake of the diverse vses of a Seale last of all wee shall draw a doctrine with the vse of application The word Seale properly signifieth that instrument wherewith Charters and Patents are sealed whereby they are ratified and made authentick It also siginfieth the Waxe which is sealed for such stamped waxe we ordinarily call the King his seale Because of the diuerse vses of seales diverse things in Scripture are called Seales or as said to seale Because the Seale of a Charter is that whereby the rights therein are confirmed and made authenticke Sacraments haue beene called seals for by them the writen promises of GOD are confirmed and made more sure vnto vs According to this it is said of Abraham that hee receiued the Seale of circumcision Because that a missiue letter being once sealed all that is written within the same can no more bee seene but is a secret to all that behold it outwardly So the things of GOD are said to bee sealed which are hidde or concealed According to this that Booke of the Revelation which none but the lambe could open is said to haue beene sealed with seuen seales * Wee haue also to obserue that in Scripture things are said to seale in diuers maners GOD is said to seale and man is said to seale of man his sealing CHRIST speaketh saying Hee that hath receiued his testimonie hath set to his seale that God is true that is Hee as it were subscribeth with his hand the trueth of GOD his word GOD againe is said to seale men and hee is said to seale his owne Sonne As for men who are his elect and chosen ones GOD Sealeth them outwardly and inwardly Outwardly when hee maketh them partakers of his Sacraments viz. of Baptisme or of the Supper According to this it is said of Abraham when hee was circumcised that hee receiued the seale of Circumcision Againe inwardly by his spirit GOD is said to seale when he maketh his elect sure of his favour or of their Salvation according to this the Apostle saith to the Ephesians In whom after that yee beleeued yee were sealed with that holy spirit of promise The children of GOD are said to be sealed by the spirit of promise when the spirit of GOD within them maketh them sure of all that is promised vnto them Because by faith and good workes our election is made sure vnto vs faith and good workes are called the Seale of our election The foundation of GOD said S t. Paul remaineth sure and hath this seale the LORD knoweth them that are his And let every one that nameth the Name of Christ depart from iniquitie The foundation of GOD is his decree vpon which the Salvation of the godly is builded the trueth thereof is made certaine vnto vs by the seale of a good lyfe when wee depart from iniquitie * Good workes are the seale of the Spirit of GOD whereby a Soule is confirmed that it belongeth to the election of
our hearts and fruitlesse in our lyues Giue vs for thy good names sake circumcised and sanctified eares Giue vs also circumcised and sanctified soules that when thou speakes vnto vs by thy trueth preached wee may reverently attentiuely and obediently and when wee send vp to the our GOD the Sacrifice of our supplications it may proceede from that solide faith and sincere fâ—rvencie which be commeth thy elect with-hold not from vs O fountaine of grace With-hold not thâ— spirit of grace which thou hast promised to all these that in humility doe aske the same Remember not against vs our by-past manifold iniquities whereby from time to time wee doe offend thee and griâ—ue thy holy spirit O our GOD cast all our sinnes behind thy back and looke in the face of thine anointed our Aduocate at thine owne right hand the LORD IESVS Graunt for his sake that so many as be heere now present may feele forcibly that Heavenly fire of the inward Teacher to come downe and enter into their hearts to inlighten and purge them to change and renewe them more and more till last it shall please thee in mercie to compleete in them the worke of grace and crowne the same with endlesse glory Finally seeing it is thy holy wil and accustomed working to imploy the weake ministrie of mortall and sinnefull men in carrying the great and weighty message of thy holy word let it please thee to strengthen and assist mee that both in fidelitie and wisedome and sinceritie I may expresse and vtter the Heavenly oracles to these who in humilitie shall aske the same Waken vp also their hearts and Consciences that as good and well prepared ground rightly they may receiue the immortall seede of thy trueth and heereafter bring foorth such good fruit as may glorifie thy thy blessed name adorne and beautifie their Christian profession edifie others by good example of life and certifie more and more their owne conscience that they are called effectually to bee heires of life through the Lord IESUS our blessed Saviour in whose name c. Our Father c. A Prayer fitted to the state of one that is neere the doores of death QVicken vs O LORD and we will call vpon thy name Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart bee acceptable in thy sight O Lord our strength aâ—d our Redeemer O Father of mercyes which hast the keyes of death and of the graue at thy command thou rulest all that is aboue and belowe Thy mercy is euer aboue all thy workes O Lord mercy is with Thee that thou mayest bee feared Mercy also is with Thee that thou mayest bee loued yea and mercy is with Thee that Sinners may bee saued Thy word is pure and plaine that thou art plenteous in mercy to all that call vpon Thee Now for the sake of thy Sonne let it please Thee to pardon and pitie this poore tremâ—ling weake hearted sinner now drawing neere the jawes of death into which hee is euen now ready to fall Let it please Thee to seale fast vp in his heart the full remission of all his transgressions of thought word and worke Say vnto his Soule I am thy Salvation There is nothing that can pacifie thy wrath or allay the qualmes of his Conscience except onely the purging and purifing blood of thy Lamb the LORD IESVS who came into this world for to saue Sinners Let that blood of sprinkling by its diuine vertue make all his sinnes though double died in crimson colour to become white like Wooll and Snowe Thou who by the touching of thy garment suffred a HEAVENLY healing vertue to goe out for the curing of that bloodie fluxe bind not vp now the vertues and powers of thy mercy from this Soule sore yerning for thy â—auour In this last conflict of the last Battell of his Soule so sinewe him with thy grace and so support and vnderprop him by the strength of thy loue that in his greatest weakenesse he may find thy grace sufficient for him As his naturall strength shall decay let spirituall courage increase Thou desirest trueth in the inward parts put thou into his heart that which thou desires O thou whose most merciefull heart is ever turned within Thee and whose compassions are euer most cheerefully rolled together at the â—hing of the prisoner Take notice 〈◊〉 the sighs and grones of this thy Servant now in the extremitie of anguisâ— Sathan now is come to his tast onset the feare of death and the terrours of the graue are now in Battell array against him Now LORD confound Satan the ring leader of all his enemies Suffer him not to preuaile against him for whom thy Sonne hath suffered death Let his Soule know that thou hast disarmed death of its sting and that death is no more death but a sleepe to all the friends of CHRIST who hath plucked out the sting thereof Let neither the grips of death nor the greifes of the graue dismay him Let him know that by thy Resurection thou hast so ouercome the graue that thou hast made it a resting bed to each one walking in his vprightnesse How great or greeuous so ever the assaults of his enemies bee make him still hold him fast by Thee When flesh and heart and all shall faile him be thou then the strength of his heart and his portion for euer Behold hee hath none in Heaven buâ— Thee and there bee none on earth whome he desires besids Thee disappoint him not LORD Seeing hee trusts in The let his Soule rejoyce in thy Comforts as one that findeth a great spoile Make him now turne his backe vpon all worldly desires as Hezekiah did when hee turned his face to the wall Make the hope of Glory so strong within him that all that is heere belowe were it never so specious or precious may seeme to him Dirt and Dung in comparison thereof As the time of his departure shall approach so let his soule drawe neerer vnto thee that gaue it by breathing it into his nosthirls So long as it shall please thee that it remaine within him worke Heavenly motions in his heart that as the Hart panteth after the water brookes so may his Soule pant after that Riuer the streames whereof make glad the Citie of God We conclude all our confused sutes with the perfection of the paterne of all prayers â—â—ying as our LORD hath taught vs Our Father which art c. A prayer at the verie point of death NOW LORD it is tyme to help when breath begins to faile at â—he last dints of death All diseases are from thee and to thee belong the issues of death Now behold thy Servant heere in the very pangs and throes thereof The shadowe of death is now vpon his eye lids The appointed time of his changing is now come that thou wilt like a weauer cut off