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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28370	The remaines of the Right Honorable Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount of St. Albanes, sometimes Lord Chancellour of England being essayes and severall letters to severall great personages, and other pieces of various and high concernment not heretofore published : a table whereof for the readers more ease is adjoyned.	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Bodley, Thomas, Sir, 1545-1613.; Palmer, Herbert, 1601-1647. Characteristicks of a believing Christian.	1648 (1648)	Wing B318; ESTC R17427	72,058	110

in Heaven or Earth yet it is ordinarily dispensed by the preaching of the Word the administration of the Sacraments the covenants of the Fathers upon the children prayer reading the censures of the Church the society of the godly the crosses and afflictions Gods benefits his judgments upon others Miracles the contemplation of his Creatures All which things some be more principall God usethas the meanes of Vocation or conversion of his elect not derogating power to call immediately by his grace at all hours moments of the day that is of mans life according to his good pleasure That the word of God whereby this will is revealed continued in revelation tradition untill Moses that the Scriptures were from Moses time to the times of the Apostles Evangelicts in whose ages after the comming of the Holy Ghost the Teacher of all truth the booke of the Scriptures is shut and closed up to receive any new addition and that the Church hath no power over the Scriptures to teach or command any thing contrary to the written word But is as the Ark wherein the tables of the first Testament were kept and preferred that is to say the Church hath onely the Custody and delivery of the Scriptures committed unto the same together with the interpretation of them That there is an Vniversall or Catholique Church of God dispersed over the face of the Earth which Christs Spouse and Christs Body being gathered of the Fathers of the old world of the Church of the Jewes of the Spirits of the faithfull dissolved of the Spirits of the faithfull militant and of the names yet to be born which are already written in the Book of life That there is a visible Church distinguished by the outward works of God Servant and the receiving of the holy doctrine with the use of the misteries of God and the invocation and sanctification of his Holy Name That there is also a Holy succession of the ' Prophets of the new Testamen and Fathers of the Church from the time of the Apostles and Disciples which saw our Saviour in the flesh unto the consumation of the work of the Ministery which persons are called of God by guift or inward annointing and the vocation of God followed by an outward calling or ordination of the Church I Believe that the Soules of those that dy in the Lord are blessed and rest from their labour and enjoy the sight of God yet so as they are in expectation of the further revelation of their glory in the last day At which time all flesh of man shall arise and be changed and shall appeare and receive from Iesus Christ his eternall Judgement and the glory of the Saints shall then be full and the Kingdome shall be give to God the Father from which time all things shall continue for ever in that being and estate which then they shall receive So as there are three times if times they may be called or parts of Eternity The first The time before beginning when the God-head was only without the being of any Creature The second The time of Mystery which continueth from the Cretion to the dissolution of the World The third The time of the Revelation of the Sons of God which time is the last and is without change A Prayer made and used by the late Lord Chancellour OEternall God and most mercifull Father in Iesus Christ in whom thou hast made Let the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be now and ever gracious in thy sight and acceptable unto thee O Lord our God our strength and our Redeemer OEternall God and most mercifull Father in Jesus Christ in whom thou hast made a Covenant of grace and mercy with all those that come unto thee in him in his name and mediation we humbly prostrate our selvs before thy throne of thy mercies seat acknowledging that by the breach of all thy holy Lawes and commandements we are become wild Olive branches strangers to thy covenant of grace wee have defaced in our selvs thy sacred Image imprinted in us by Creation wee have sinned against heaven and before thee and are no more worthy to be called thy children O admit us into the place even of hired servants Lord thou hast formed us in our Mothers Wombs thy providence hath hitherto watched over us and preserved us unto this period of time O stay not the course of thy mercies and loving kindnesse towards us Have mercy upon us O Lord for thy dear Sonne Christ Jesus sake who is the way the truth and the life In him O Lord we appe●l from thy justice to thy mercy beseeching thee in his name for his sake only thou wilt be graciously pleased freely to pardon and forgive us all our sins and disobedience whether in thought word or deed committed against thy divine Majesty and in his precious bloud-shedding death and perfect obedience free us from the guilt the stain the punishment and dominion of all our sins cloath us with his perfect righteousnesse there is mercy with thee O Lord that thou mayst be feared yea thy mercies swallow up the greatnesse of our sins speak peace to our souls and consciences make us happy in the free remission of all our sins and be reconciled to thy poor servants in Jesus Christ in whom thou art well pleased Suffer not the works of thine own hands to perish thou art not delighted in the death of sinners bat in their conversion Turn our hearts and weshall be turned convert us and we shall be converted illuminate the eyes of our mindes and understanding with the bright beames of thy holy Spirit that wee may dayly grow in the saving knowledge of the heavenly mystery of our redempsion wrought by our dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ sanctifie our wils and affection by the same Spirit the most sacred fountain of all grace and goodnesse reduce them to the obedience of thy most holy will in the practise of all piety toward thee and charity towards all men Inflame our hearts with thy love cast forth of them what displeaseth thee all infidelity hardnes of heart prophanenesse hypocrisie contempt of thy holy word and ordinances all uncleannesse and whatsoever advanceth it self in opposition to thy holy will And grant that hencefor●h through thy grace we may be inabled to lead a godly holy sober and christian life in true sincerity and uprightnesse of heart before thee To this end plant thy holy feare in our hearts grant that it may never depart from before our eyes but continually guide our feet in the paths of thy righteousnesse and in the ways of thy commandements increase our weak ●aith grant it may dayly bring forth the true fruits of unfeigned repentance that by the power of the death of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ we may dayly dy unto sin and by the power of his resurrection wee may be quickned and raised up to newnesse of life may be truly born a new and may be effectually made partakers of the first resurrection that then the second deach may never have dominion over us Teach us O Lord so to number our days that wee may apply our hearts unto wisdome make us ever mindfull of our last end and continually ●o exercise the knowledge of grace in our hear●s that in the said divorce of soul and body we may be translated here to that Kingdom of glory prepared for all those that love thee and shal trust in thee even then and ever O Lord let thy holy Angels pitch their ●ents round about us to guard and defend us from all the malice of Sathan and from all perils bo●h of soule and body Pardon all our unthankfulnesse make us dayly more and more thankful for all thy mercies and benefits dayly powred down upon us Let these our humble prayers ascend to the throne of grace and be granted not only for these mercies but for whatsoever else thy wisdome knows needfull for us and for all those that are in need misery and distresse whom Lord thou hast afflicted either in soul or body grant them patience and perseverence in the end and to the end And that O Lord not for any merits of thy Son and our alone Saviour Christ Jesus to whom with thee and the holy Spirit be ascribed all glory c. Amen Imprimatur JA: CRANFORD ERRATA PAge 2. line 21. for ●ege read regall p. 7. l. 9. for my r. suit p. 10. l. 23. so wast r. wast p. 12. l. 7. for is ready r. is not ready p. 14. for my r. any ibid● 28. for not r. but p. 21. l. 17. for that part r. in that part p. 28. l. 8. for worst r wast p. 31 l. 8. for as no r. as a new ibid l. 20 for upon the r. upon your p. 32. l. 11. for moved to think r. moved so to think p. 35. l. 7. for here r. there p. 36. l. 3. read as to pretend not only a desensive war as in times past but a whole reconquest ibid l. 10. for respect r. therespe●● p. 48. l. 8 for verosity r. vivacity p. 73. l. 27. for was good r. not good The Reader will also meet with some stight errours as purpose for propose remission for commission and such like 1. Custome 2. Wisdome 3. Iustice 4. Rule against it

of the vain vows and implicite obedience and other things tending to the perturbation of States involved in that term of Converts to the Reformed Religion either of youth or otherwise for I doubt not but there are in Spain Italy and other Countries of the Papists many whose hearts are touched with a sence of those corruptions and acknowledgment of a better way which grace is many times smothered and choked through a worldly consideration of necessity to live there men not knowing where to have succour and resuge here This likewise I hold a work both of great piety and consequence that we also may be wise in our Generation and that the watchfull and silent night may be used as well for sowing of good seed as tears 3. The third thing is an imitation of a memorable and religious Act of Queen Elizabeth who finding a part of Lancashire to be extreamly backward in Religion and the Benefices swallowed up in impropriations did by decree in the Dutchy Court erect four stipends of 50. l. per annum a piece for Preachers well chosen to help the Harvest which have done a great deal of good in those parts where they have laboured neither doe there want other Corners in the Raelm that for a time would require the like extraordinary helps Thus have I briesly delivered unto your Majesty my opinion touching the employment of Suttons charity whereby that masse of wealth which was in the Owner little better then a heap of mack may be spread over your Kingdom to many fruitfull purposes your Majesties planting and watering and God giving the encrease Amen A Letter of advice written to Sir Edward Cook Lord chief Iustice of the Kings Beneh My very good Lord THough it be true that who so considereth the wind and Rain shall neither sow nor reap yet there is a season fit for every action so there is a time to speak and a time to be silent there is a time when the words of a poor simple man may profit and that poor man in the Proverbs which delivered the City by his wisdom found it without this opportunity the power both of wisdom and eloquence lose but their labour and charm the deaf Adder God therefore before his Son that brings mercy sent his Servants the Trumpets of repentance to levell every high hill to prepare the way before him making it smooth and straight and as it is in spirituall things where Christ never comes before his Way-maker hath laid even the heart with sorrow repentance since self-conceited and proud persons think themselvs too good and too wise to learn of their inferiours and therefore need not the Physician So in the acquiring of Earthly wisdom it is not possible for nature to attain any mediocrity of perfection before she be humbled by knowing her self and her own ignorance and not only knowledge but also every other gift which we call the gifts of Fortune have power to puff up earth Afflictions onely levell those Molehils of Pride plowes the heart and makes fit for wisdom to sow her seed and for grace to bring forth her encrease happy is that man therefore both in regard of heavenly wisdom and of Earthly that is thus wounded to be cured thus broken to be made straight thus made acquainted with his own imperfections that he may be perfected utilius est frangi lanquoribus ad salutem quam remanere in columen ad damnatione supposing this to be the time of your affliction that which I have propounded to my self is by taking this seasonable advantage like a true friend though far unworthy to be accounted so to shew you your true face in a glasse and that not in a false one to flatter you nor in one that is oblique and angular to make you seem worse then you are and so offend you but in one made by the reflections of your own words and actions from whose light proceeds that voice of the People which is often not unjustly called the voyce of God But herein since I purpose a truth I must intreat liberty to be plain a liberty which I know not whether at this time or no I may use safely I am sure at othertimes I could not yet of this resolve your self it proceeds from love and from a true desire to do you good that you knowing the generall opinion may not altogether neglect or contemn it but mend what you find amisse in your self and return what your judgment shall approve For to this end shall truth be delivered as nakedly as if your self were to be anatomized by the hand of opinion All men can see their own perfections that part of the Wallet hangs before A true friend whose worthy office I would perform since I fear both your self and all other great men want such being themselves true friends to few or none is first to shew the other end which is hid from your eyes First therefore behold your errours in discourse you delight to speak too much but not to hear other men this some say becomes a Pleader no Judge for by this means sometimes your affections is intangled with a liking of your own arguments though they be the weaker and rejecting of those which when your affections were setled your own judgments would allow for stronger Thus while you speak in your own element no man ordinarily equals you but when you wander as often you delight to do you then wander indeed and never give such satisfaction as this curious time requireth This is not caused by any naturall defect but first for want of election when you having a large and fruitfull mind should not so much labour what to speak as to find what to leave unspoken Rich Soils are often to be weeded Secondly you cloy the Auditory when that you would be observed speech must either be sweet or short Thirdly you converse with books not with men and of books especially humane and have not excellent choice with them who are best books with a man of action and employment You seldom converse and then with your underlings not freely but as a Schoolmaster with his Schollars even to teach and never to learn But if sometimes you would in your familiar discourses hear others and make election of such as know what they speak you should know that many of these tales which ordinarily you tell to be but ordinary and many other things which you delight to repeat and serve in for novelties to be but Crambebis cocta as in your pleadings you were wont to insult over misery and to inveigh liberally against the person which then bred you many enemies whose poyson yet swels and the effect now appeareth So were you still wont to be a little too carelesse in this point to praise and dispraise upon sleight grounds and that some times untruly so that your reproofs or commendations were for the most part neglected and contemned when the censure of a Judge coming slowly but surely