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A68256
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The soules solace, or Thirtie and one spirituall emblems
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Jenner, Thomas, fl. 1631-1656.
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STC 14494; ESTC S105988
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bone If but thy Hat in Him part thou hast none M. L. 20. The second false putting on of Christ THis farther is of Christ a false assumption Thinke it not well it 's but a meere presumption When forth Religion as a cloake we weare But downe we lay 't soone when at home we are In Shops we will not keepe it nor in house We will not haue it on It hangs too loose But brush it rub it make it cleane and fine This must be borne abroad Then wee 'le be seene To weare it but at home it is too good By this thou hypocrite is vnderstood How thou abroad a Connert wilt professe Thy selfe to be which art in truth naughtlesse Yea to their Gownes to their indignity Some Clarks haue sayd lie there Divinitie In midst of my house with a perfect heart Saith David I will walke But loe thou art A wretch at home and in thy private Chamber Which mooveth wicked men the good to slaunder Saint Peter to the conuert Iewes thus sayd Seeing you are a holy Nation made And a peculiar people walke in sight Of Gentills like to those are brought to light From out of darkenes who before were not A people but as men of God forgot Walke in the Law though you from law are free And doe you not abuse your libertie Nor vse it as a cloake to sinne but keepe Your selues within Christs fold like faithfull sheepe As they their liberty a cloake to sinne Might not put on So only to be seene Weare not thy Saviour Certainely i f thou Be not the same thou dost to others shew Hee le strip thee naked so the Nations shall See thou of His no member weart at all He that at home is one abroad another Is not adorn d with Christ with Sathan rather M. L. 21. The third false putting on of Christ THere is a third which haue not truely taken And put on Christ such whom the Lord doth slackers Of these externall comfort 's heere below These are like travailers that sarre doe goe And being sure to meete with many a storme They put on Hoods and Coates and throughly arme Themselues for Cold and Raine But warme and faire They cast of all for loue of open ayre And merrily they passe their time away But otherwise it prooues a dolefull day Consider now God takes away thy wealth Thy goods and peradventure too thy health O! Then thou vow'st if God will theee restore Thou wilt Him better serue then heere-to-fore Most grievously thou mourn'st for what is past And now to God thou'lt come in all the hast He heares thy vowes and granteth thy request But what vse mak'st thou since thou were distre'st Some I haue knowne haue worse become by farre Then e're in all their liues before they weare When as afflictions are not sanctified And better thee t' is signe thou art not tri'd For one of Gods for who belong to God He as a father betters with his Rod. Be thou the same in thy prosperity Which thou hast vow'd to be in misery Nor only as a Coate thy Christ put on But Storme or Calme Him weare thy soule vpon This which one Wittily writ may heereto be alluded Aegrotat Doemon monachus tunc esse volebat Convaluit Doemon Doemon vt ante fuit The Divell was sicke The Divell a Monke would bee The Divell was well The Divell a Monke was bee M. L. 22. The benefit of keeping the Sabboth A Stronomers by their high skill doe finde The sunne doth light the skyes of every kinde And by the brightnes of his beames conuayes Power to the Clouds to cast on vs their rayes By whose faire lustre we haue light to goe About our workes or travell to and fro The truth whereof in Mystery to say Applyâ—â— to this sence I am sure I may Take the Sunne for Suns-day or day of rest Or Sabbath day or Lords day which is best To call it for the Lord the same did hallow And blest that day and blest those men that follow This his ensample And least we forget To doe so to it a Memento set Saying Remember thou keepe this to me Then in thy six dayes I will prosper thee The Iewes spake false gainst Christ of God 's not hee That on the Sabbath takes such libertie But true it is of thee who e're thou art That sette'st not that day for God a part It is but equall in seav en to take one Who might haue all requir'd and spar'd vs none If any send his servant farre away To a strange Country and him charging say I giue thee six dayes for thy vse and pleasure And food and cloathing and sufficient treasure To spend and will maintaine thee Only this One day in seaven spend in my services Wholly apart If notwithstanding he On that day doing his owne worke will be His Master may in justice with disgrace Both turne him from his service and his place The Sunn 's the Suns-day Skyes thy six dayes see Sunne lightneth them and Suns-day prospereth thee M. M. 23. The opposition of sinne and grace IN great and common Wells for every man Such as is neere the Burse in Amsterdan There are two Buckets fastned to a chaine The easier downe to sway and vp againe One being alost the tother then is vnder Necessity doth force them thus asunder When one is empty t' other straight doth fill They ne're are both aboue one 's vnder still Like to these Buckets hanging thus a part Is grace and sinne in every mortalls heart Seest thou a man is given much to sweare That man t' is sure hath not the gift of prayer And see'st thou one to wrath that 's much inclind That man hath not a meeke and quiet mind The Scripture saith in Amos you may reade Can two together walke not well agreede There 's mortall Enmity twixt sinne and grace The one the other striveth to deface If the strong man keeps house himselfe hee 'le fence In quiet still a stronger driues him thence When the Soule garnish't is and swept from sinne Then comes Gods spirit and forthwith enters in When the hearts empt'ed quite and quit of grace Then enters streight the Divell and he takes place Soone as Gods Arke to Dagons temple came The Idoll falls and brake to Ashdods shame Consider this who loue'st in sinne to liue Yet hop'st in heaven thy portion God will giue The Iron chaine compells one Bucket low And forceth still the other vp to goe So sinne and grace Gods justice doth command Nor in one heaven nor in one heart may stand M. D. 24. The Bridle of the Wicked THe greedy Dogge whose nature is to praie On sheepe or fowle and whatso'ere he may Come ne're he 's ravening at but marke it when The Cudgells o're his head he trembles then And dares not once to satisfie his lust Well knowing else what punishment he must Seuerely vndergoe which him withholds That otherwise would worry roosts heards folds This is