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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03581	The child-birth or womans lecture. That is: A lecture vpon Chap. 1. ver. 57, 58. of the holie Gospell according to Luke very necessarie to bee read and knowne of all young married and teeming women, and not vnprofitable for men of all sortes. By. Chr. H.	Hooke, Christopher.	1590 (1590)	STC 13702; ESTC S116551	17,682	30

his benefites towards me 〈◊〉 118. I will take the Cup of saluation and call vpon or praise the name of the Lord. And againe Open ye vnto me the gates of righteousnesse that I may enter in and prayse the Lord. And why because though he hath chastened me sore as iustlie I haue deserued yet hath he not deliuered me to death as in iustice hee might Lea when she had conceaued borne her fourth sonne she saide Now will I praise the Lord And that she might the better bee put in minde of her promise in this behalfe she called his name Iudah that is in English 〈◊〉 29.35 praise Thus to alleadge no moe examples wee see how our manner of reioycing as for other benefites so namely for this great blessing of God in giuing vnto vs an happie encrease of Children consisteth in rendring praise and thankes vnto him This if it goeth before not in hipocrisie for a fashion and shew but in the sinceritie of heart and simplicitie of minde then may other reioycinges follow after Gen. 21.8 then may we wich Abraham make a feast and vse such other semblances of ioye which the Godlie in the feare of God haue vsed for by that these are sanctified and made holie vnto vs and without that these are very prophane and heathenish howe glittering a shew soeuer they make in the eyes of the world Our first care therefore must be if wee be true neighbours and kindred to giue thankes vnto the Lord to blesse his name to yeelde praises vnto him for his benefites and blessings bestowed vpō him or them by whom we dwell and with whom we are alied for in such sorte no doubt as all the Godlie haue vsed to doe so the Godlie neighbours Cousins of Elizabeth reioyced and were glad wherein they shewed themselues rightly religious towards God and hartie not fained neighbours and friends to their good neighbour and Cousin Elizabeth But not onely they as I should haue noted in the former part reioyced but she also for it is heere saide that they reioyced with her Elizabeth her selfe as shee was the chiefe vpon whom this mercie was bestowed so was she the chiefe and as it were the ring leader in giuing of thankes for she both stirred vp her selfe in thankefulnesse to reioyce and also vsed meanes to declare vnto her neighbours her Cousins what the Lord had done for her that they also for it with her might reioyce For thus much doe these words declare wherein it is saide that her neighbours and Cousins heard tell how the Lord had shewed his great mercie vpon her For by whome shold they heare it especially her husband being dumb but by her or her meanes who had receaued it and therefore could best tell how to expresse it For not onelie outwardlie as others but inwardlie also did she see ca●● and feele this great mercie of the Lord bestowed vp●● her According therefore to that which in euerie respect more than others she knew could she as no doubt shee did expresse each thing more fullie to the glorie of God And this hath been the practise of the godly alwaies in this behalfe to be blabs as we say to blab foorth and declare what mercies the Lord hath powred foorth vpon them Come vnto me saith the Prophet and I will tel you what the Lord hath done for my Soule Psal 66.16 So Peter when by the Angel of the Lord hee was deliuered out of prison he tolde the manner therof to them that were gathered together at Maries house Act. 12.17 and willed them to shew the same things vnto Iames and other the brethren The like at our Sauiour Christ his commaundement did the man out of whome the diuel was cast Luk. 8.27 He went and preached saith the Euangelist verse 39. thoroughout al the Citie what great things Iesus had done vnto him Luke 8.27 For this euen as by this one exāple it is manifest the Lord requireth of vs that wee should doe both concerning priuate and publique benefites to rehearse and to shew thē foorth vnto others least the remembrāce of them should die and be forgotten and so the Lord lose his honour due vnto him for them This was most carefully obserued by the Israelites so long as among them remained any eyther care or conscience of the true seruice of God Psal 78 2.3 c. as is manifest by the 78. Psalme wherein is shewed both how the Lord commaunded and they perfourmed vnto him this duetie by shewing foorth his prayses his power and wonderfull workes vnto their Children according as he established it for a testimonie in Iaacob and ordained it for a law in Israel But when they began to be careles of his seruice and to wax wearie of his religion then decayed likewise in them this duetie of remembring each other of the benefites of God towards them insomuch that it is said in the 2. of Iudges Iudg. 2.10 that Iosuah being dead and that generation there followed a generation which neyther knew the Lord nor the workes which he had done for Israel yea euen that miraculous worke of bringing them foorth of Aegipt was quite buried in obliuion as if it had neuer been And thus it is to be doubted it will fare or ere it be long with vs for whereas the Lord hath bestowed vpon euerie one of vs particularly and vpon this land generally as great blessings in respect both of the things of this life of the things concerning the life to come as euer he bestowed vpon that people of Israel yet so careles is both preacher and people one and other that I feare mee shortly all will be forgotten and not so much as that our miraculous deliuerance from the Spanish inuasion bee kept in remembrance we can talk and prate fast enough of vanitie and of the idle conceites of our own heart and braine Yea we can readely blabbe and tell foorth what may iniurie one another in his goods or good name for to one of these endes tendeth most of our communication in these dayos saue that much of it also is wanton and vnbeseeming Christians such as corrupteth good manners and grieueth the holy spirite of God by whom we are sealed vnto the day of redemption Ephe. 4.39 But to tell forth what the Lord hath done for our soules as did Dauid Psal 66.16 what great things Iesus hath done for vs as did the possessed what great mercies he hath shewed vpon vs Luke 8.39 as Elizabeth here did or what deliuerances benefites and blessings he hath and still dayly doth bestowe vpon vs and our land that thereby we might the rather stirre vp our selues and others to praise the Lord to pray for the continuance of his louing kindnes towardes vs in these cases and such like wee are mute as a fish or as the dumb that openeth not his mouth This corruption howsoeuer it hath ouertaken vs yet now let vs bee

scholed by this vertuous woman and learne of her for our amendment in this behalfe these two lessons namely our selues vpon whome God hath powred foorth his blessings first to reioyce in thankfulnes and praise to his name and then to communicate and declare it to others that they with vs and wee with them may doe the same For thus wee see Elizabeth did her selfe she reioyced and certified her neighbours and Cosins how great mercie the Lord had shewed vpon ner for which cause they also when they heard tell thereof reioyced with her What this great mercy was which the Lord had shewed vpon Elizabeth may be vnderstood by that which hath been said to wit that whereas she had been a long time barren and thereby a reproach among women now the Lord had giuen her to conceaue to accomplish her full time to be deliuered and to bring foorth a Sonne Euery one of these is a great mercie as seuerally it hath been shewed how much more then when they come all together in their ful perfection as a reeke of Corne commeth in due season into the Barne This teacheth women especially and so al other generally what account they haue to make of the conception and bearing of their Children and from whence it doth proceede namely that they haue to account of it as of a great mercy and as proceeding from the great mercy of God Wretched therefore are they that account it as an ordinarie thing proceeding onely from the mutuall coniunction of man and woman for who hath so bewitched them that they sée not many to want this blessing to die without an heir and to leaue their possession to strangers if not to enemies though a long time begininng in the flower of their age they haue liued a married life Gen. 30.1.2 This opinion it seemeth Rahel had conceiued when she said to Iaacob giue me Children or else I die but Iaacob corrected her fondnes saying am I in Gods steed that I should giue thee Children Children therefore againe wee see come of God without whose blessing a woman remaineth barren not able to conceiue or conceiuing without strength to bring foorth her fruite Looke therefore and account howe many Children you haue borne and reckon that so many mercies yea great mercies whereof euerie one containeth a number of mercies ye haue receaued from the Lorde That wheras others haue remained as dry Chippes you haue beene as fruitfull Olyues in your husbands houses And this as you must account a mercie so you must acknowledge it to proceede from the free mercie of God without any desert or merit of yours it is from his mercie that you conceaue that you fulfill your time that you are deliuered of Children not of Monsters Were it not for his mercie your sinnes euen the best of the whole Sexe deserue that in some of these if not in al of these you should miscarrie Gen. 3.16 The multipliyng of your paines in the conception bringing foorth it proceeded of the cursse of God the deliuerance from those paines that therein you perish not it is of the great mercie of God This Elizabeth and her Cousins here confesse and this no doubt all such women as feare God do with thankesgiuing acknowledge And this cannot be but a great comfort vnto you to consider when as in other thinges so in your children especiallie you haue such notable pledges of the Lord his mercie towards you for thus may you say if the Lord in this and this child and so in all the rest had not shewed me contrarie to my deserts great mercie the curse of sorowes which iustlie I deserue had ouerwhelmed me that I should neuer haue liued to haue praised the Lord in the Land of the liuing As therefore to conclude you haue the greatest tokens of God his mercie towards you so you must labour that in you may appeare the greatest signes of all dutifull obedience vnto the Lord otherwise the Lord for your vnthankefulnesse will cut off his mercies from you whereby you shall die not onely in your sorrowes to the losse of your liues but in your sinnes to the losse of your soules But if according to the example of all holy Matrons and especially of this our Elizabeth you render thankes vnfaynedlie cause thanks by many to be rendred vnto the Lord for his great mercies vpon you then be you assured that his mercies shal neuer cease from following you in this life till you haue receaued the summe of all mercies in life euerlasting Thus we haue heard what blessings the Lord bestowed vpon Elizabeth and how she her neighbours and Cosins reioyced thereat in rendring praise and thankes for the same vnto the Lord. Now let vs pray vnto our good God and louing father in Iesus Christ yeelding vnto him all praises and thankes for his great mercie alreadie shewed as generally vpon vs all so particularlie for his great mercies towards her for whose cause especially we are assembled to reioyce in thankefulnes vnto him FINIS Errata In the 4 Pag. lin 1. for Lod read Lord. Pag. 11. lin 15. for deliuer to read to deliuer Pag. 15. lin 9. for serueth read feareth li. 16. for watching walking lin 28 for falleth faileth Pag. 18. li. 6 for his this Pag. 19. lin 14. for mutis cautes Pag. 20. lin 9. for spirituall speciall The thankes-giuing O Lord our God most gratious and most mercifull father in Iesus Christ wee thine humble seruants doo yeelde vnto thy diuine Maiestie through him in whō onlie thou art well pleased all possible thanks from the bottome of our heartes for all thy benefits and blessings both publique and priuate of bodie and of soule which from thy bountiful hands in great mercie we haue receiued And especiallie O Lord we praise and magnifie thy glorious name for thy great mercies bestowed vpon thine handmaide in giuing her to conceiue to accomplish her ful time and to bring foorth a man-childe into the world This mercie thou hast reuealed vnto vs out of thine holie word to bee a great mercie and from thy great mercie onelie to proceede so O Lorde we doo acknowledge it so wee accept it confessing no power to bee in any creature in Heauen or in earth to bring the same to passe nor worthines or merit to binde thee thereunto For this thy great mercie therefore towards her wee extoll and laude thy name reioycing with her in all thankfulnes and reuerence on her behalfe vnto thy maiestie and we further in Iesus Christ his name most humblie beseech thy fatherlie goodnes as thou hast thus mercifullie begun so to continue on thy louing fauour and kindenes towards her and the sweete infant which she hath brought foorth into the world O Lord strengthen her by thy power comfort her by thy spirit that howsoeuer now she be brought into a lowe and a weake estate that yet in due time shee may recouer her former strength and be able to come to giue thee praise for her gracious deliuerance and for all other thy blessings with the rest of thy Saints in the great congregation Blesse also O Lord her infant that as shee hath sustained sorrowe and paine in bearing it in her womb and in bringing it foorth so by thy blessings vpon it she may receaue comfort and ioyce when not onelie shee may see it to haue receaued the Sacrament of new birth but when comming to age of discretion it shall manifest by a godlie and an holy life that it is borne a new and regenerate in spirite and is of the number of them with whom thou hast made this pretious couenant I will be thy God and the God of thy seed For these graces O Lord our God as we pray thus particularly in regard of this present occasion so we beseech thee to enlarge thy selfe in al other necessarie mercies to vs and to thy whole Church generallie especiallie in the pardoning forgiuing of our sinnes according to thy promise in Iesus Christ in whose name with the same words which he hath taught vs we pray further vnto thee saying Our Father c. FINIS