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A27259 Psychomachia, or, The soules conflict with the sins of vain glory, coldnesse in professing Christ, envie, photinianism (of the last resurrection), ingratitude, unpreparednes to meet the Lord, revenge, forgetfulness of God : pourtrayed in eight severall sermons, six whereof were delivered at St. Maries, and Christ-Church in Oxford, and two at Sherburn in Glocestershire / Henry Beesley ... Beesley, Henry, 1605-1675. 1656 (1656) Wing B1691; ESTC R13325 163,090 260

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domini_fw-la n_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o 1._o h●c_fw-la maio●es_fw-la n_o s●_n i_o …_o cue_n st_o ●unt_o h●c_fw-la nos_fw-la querimur_fw-la h_o c_o p_o steri_fw-la ●ue●e●to●_n e●e_v so●_n esse_fw-la m●●es_fw-la egra●e_fw-fr ne_fw-fr ●_o it●am_o etc._n etc._n ●_o 1._o as_o the_o wise_a heathen_a say_v long_a sn●e_n this_o our_o ancestor_n complai_o ed_z of_o this_o we_o c_o mplain_v of_o this_o posterity_n will_v complain_v of_o that_o man_n manner_n be_v deprave_v that_o iniquity_n bear_v sway_v that_o human●_n affair_n be_v collapse_v into_o the_o extremity_n of_o wickedness_n but_o gra●ting_v this_o let_v all_o the_o ng_z be_v weigh_v with_o their_o due_a circumstance_n it_o will_v be_v confess_v by_o any_o that_o a●e_v not_o ov_v r_o lie_v ss_v with_o p●rt_n a_o ity_n 52._o ity_n 〈…〉_o the_o s_o ●●●ge_v s●_n o●●o●●ield_n ●ield_z o●_n the_o sanctity_n of_o the_o life_n of_o ●hem_fw-mi that_o a●●●f_a ●h●_n true_a ●h●●ch_a l●b_n 3._o ●_o 52._o that_o co_fw-la ruption_n in_o this_o last_o age_n be_v improve_v to_o that_o hei_o ht_n as_o nothing_o hardly_o can_v be_v add_v to_o fil●e●_n the_o measure_n when_o some_o that_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o christian_n nay_o challenge_v a_o near_a interest_n in_o christ_n than_o ordinary_a professor_n be_v implunge_v in_o those_o sin_n which_o the_o 4._o the_o rom._n 1.29_o compare_v with_o 2_o tim_n 3_o vers_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o apostle_n report_v of_o the_o gentile_n and_o not_o only_o do_v the_o same_o but_o have_v pleasure_n in_o they_o that_o do_v they_o which_o be_v consummata_fw-la nequitia_fw-la 39_o nequitia_fw-la imponit_fw-la paulus_n quasi_fw-la colophonem_fw-la addito_fw-la eo_fw-la scelere_fw-la quo_fw-la nullum_fw-la est_fw-la majus_fw-la etc._n etc._n beza_n ibid._n cum_fw-la scelera_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la d●lectant_a sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la placent_fw-la sen._n epist_n 39_o even_o a_o heathen_a be_v the_o judge_n when_o wickedness_n be_v entertain_v with_o complacency_n but_o take_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o will_v very_o well_o bear_v the_o sense_n and_o as_o beza_n fit_o render_v it_o patrocinantur_fw-la and_o it_o will_v meet_v more_o near_o yet_o with_o the_o vicious_a principle_n of_o some_o in_o these_o day_n that_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a with_o lie_n 13.22_o ezech._n 13.22_o &_o encourage_v they_o in_o their_o lewd_a practice_n maintain_v with_o the_o very_a libertine_n as_o deinceps_fw-la as_o adv_n libertinos_fw-la cap._n 15._o &_o deinceps_fw-la calvin_n paint_v they_o in_o their_o own_o colour's_n isruel_a colour's_n report_a and_o confute_v by_o mr._n gattaker_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o god_n eye_n upon_o his_o isruel_a that_o albeit_o god_n in_o former_a age_n do_v do_v see_v and_o take_v notice_n of_o sin_n in_o believer_n yet_o in_o these_o day_n he_o do_v noth_z not_o he_o will_v not_o he_o can_v so_o do_v that_o a_o child_n of_o god_n need_v not_o nay_o ought_v not_o to_o ask_v pardon_n for_o sin_n and_o
by_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o sometime_o you_o shall_v find_v they_o repine_v at_o the_o success_n of_o his_o miracle_n behold_v apologet_n john_n 12.19_o cap._n 11.48_o tertull_n apologet_n the_o world_n be_v go_v after_o he_o and_o if_o we_o let_v he_o thus_o alone_o all_o man_n will_v believe_v on_o he_o omnem_fw-la sexum_fw-la aetatem_fw-la conditionem_fw-la etiam_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la transgredi_fw-la adhoc_fw-la nomen_fw-la quasi_fw-la detrimento_fw-la moerent_fw-la even_o bewail_v the_o loss_n of_o mankind_n as_o if_o revolt_a to_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n from_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n so_o improbable_a do_v it_o seem_v unto_o their_o untamed_a reason_n that_o omnipotence_n shall_v be_v shroud_v in_o passable_a flesh_n neither_o can_v they_o out_o of_o a_o ungracious_a reverence_n conceive_v a_o estate_n so_o misbeseem_v a_o deity_n and_o yet_o if_o the_o authority_n of_o sixtus_n senensis_n and_o learned_a drusius_n can_v prevail_v against_o chameron_n they_o maintain_v that_o which_o be_v more_o unlikely_a reverti_fw-la biblich_n sanc._n l._n 2._o p._n 123._o piorum_fw-la animas_fw-la ab_fw-la iuferis_fw-la in_o hanc_fw-la vitam_fw-la in_o nova_fw-la corpora_fw-la reverti_fw-la a_o pilgrim-metamorphosis_n and_o thereupon_o phancy_v that_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v animate_v with_o the_o borrow_a soul_n of_o elias_n 11._o mat._n 16.14_o 2_o thes_n 2.10_o 11._o or_o john_n baptist_n or_o one_o of_o the_o prophet_n peradventure_o because_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v 23.2_o matth._n 23.2_o god_n send_v they_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v a_o lie_n but_o their_o sublime_a spirit_n that_o deal_v oracle_n out_o of_o moses_n chair_n will_v not_o stoop_v to_o the_o rudiment_n of_o so_o poor_a a_o master_n 13._o austin_n de_fw-fr civit._n l._n 13._o ne_o common_a illis_fw-la cum_fw-la vulgo_fw-la vocabulum_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o saint_n augustine_n of_o the_o platonic_n lest_o that_o the_o vulgar_a title_n of_o christian_n shall_v vilify_v their_o profession_n into_o the_o likeness_n of_o the_o multitude_n 12.38_o matk_n 12.38_o from_o which_o they_o will_v be_v distinguish_v in_o purity_n and_o profoundness_n though_o indeed_o they_o only_o differ_v in_o betram_fw-la in_o chald._a paraph._n jonathas_n in_o amos_n 2.12_o innuere_fw-la voluit_fw-la pharisaeos_fw-la perpetuos_fw-la quosdam_fw-la esse_fw-la nazaraeos_fw-la 1_o ab_fw-la institutis_fw-la vulgi_fw-la separatos_fw-la &_o in_o lege_fw-la occupatos_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o authoritatem_fw-la illam_fw-la docendi_fw-la sibi_fw-la arrogarint_fw-la qua_fw-la etiam_fw-la eos_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la simulata_fw-la illa_fw-la vita_fw-la sanctitate_fw-la omnibus_fw-la maxim_n eximios_fw-la &_o illustres_fw-la reddiderit_fw-la betram_fw-la long_a robe_n and_o austerity_n the_o opinion_n of_o sanctity_n raise_v they_o into_o esteem_n with_o the_o people_n and_o thereby_o their_o politic_a zeal_n easy_o win_v on_o the_o superstitious_a rout_n attain_v chief_a jurisdiction_n in_o the_o common_a wealth_n be_v confine_v to_o no_o authority_n but_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o equivocal_a superintendency_n interpose_v all_o as_o well_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n as_o policy_n whereby_o they_o become_v not_o only_o terrible_a to_o their_o inferior_n but_o to_o one_o another_o insomuch_o that_o our_o ruler_n be_v afraid_a of_o they_o lest_o confess_v jesus_n to_o be_v the_o christ_n they_o shall_v be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n part._n 3._o it_o be_v the_o privilege_n of_o private_a person_n to_o order_v their_o affair_n with_o conscience_n whereas_o prince_n by_o a_o miserable_a bondage_n of_o state_n must_v direct_v their_o proceed_n according_o to_o fame_n and_o reputation_n 44._o chrisos●_n ad_fw-la antioc_fw-la ebomil_n 44._o their_o dignity_n give_v they_o command_v over_o other_o but_o their_o ambition_n give_v other_o command_n over_o they_o while_o every_o action_n must_v be_v compose_v for_o the_o service_n of_o vulgar_a opinion_n their_o virtue_n only_o and_o religion_n be_v make_v use_v off_o but_o as_o so_o many_o picture_n to_o adorn_v their_o greatness_n and_o shall_v be_v employ_v or_o neglect_v as_o will_v best_o suit_v with_o their_o advantage_n nay_o god_n himself_o if_o he_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o their_o wealth_n and_o honour_n shall_v suffer_v many_o time_n the_o execrable_a indignity_n of_o be_v reject_v and_o even_o weary_a his_o infinite_a patience_n to_o see_v the_o break_a cistern_n of_o worldly_a vanity_n prefer_v to_o the_o fountain_n of_o live_a water_n 2.13_o jere._n 2.13_o but_o if_o the_o primate_fw-la of_o this_o age_n that_o have_v better_a learned_a christ_n ●4_n eph_n ●4_n disclaim_v so_o preposterous_a a_o method_n it_o be_v too_o apparent_a in_o our_o jewish_a ruler_n who_o affect_v rather_o impious_a applause_n than_o innocent_a obscurity_n value_v their_o interest_n in_o the_o synagogue_n above_o the_o own_n of_o a_o saviour_n which_o how_o great_a a_o sin_n it_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v plain_o show_v by_o set_v his_o brand_n upon_o the_o sinner_n that_o they_o love_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n more_o than_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n 43._o verse_n 43._o declare_v thereby_o that_o it_o be_v not_o conscience_n or_o superstition_n which_o keep_v they_o from_o confess_v christ_n but_o only_o the_o care_n of_o incur_v disgrace_n and_o hatred_n with_o man_n which_o idle_a phantasm_n will_v have_v vanish_v like_o the_o smoke_n if_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n have_v be_v as_o it_o ought_v before_o their_o eye_n as_o they_o may_v have_v learn_v from_o moses_n their_o great_a master_n who_o be_v the_o meek_a on_o earth_n yet_o see_v he_o who_o be_v invisible_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o apostle_n grow_v hard_o enough_o for_o any_o encounter_n not_o fear_v the_o wrath_n of_o the_o king_n himself_o 19.12_o heb._n 11.27_o prov._n 19.12_o though_o it_o be_v in_o solomon_n word_n as_o the_o roar_n of_o a_o lion_n and_o more_o from_o he_o they_o may_v have_v learn_v to_o choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n than_o to_o enjoy_v the_o short_a pleasure_n of_o sin_n to_o esteem_v the_o reproach_n for_o christ_n great_a riches_n than_o the_o treasure_n in_o egypt_n nay_o hermes_n the_o heathen_a can_v have_v teach_v they_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o devout_o serve_v god_n will_v undergo_v any_o adversity_n by_o a_o rare_a chemistry_n convert_v that_o which_o be_v grievous_a to_o other_o into_o his_o delight_n and_o benefit_n or_o if_o their_o faith_n have_v be_v so_o qualify_v 5.6_o phil._n 3.8_o gal._n 5.6_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v by_o that_o of_o saint_n paul_n which_o work_v by_o love_n they_o will_v as_o he_o do_v have_v suffer_v the_o loss_n of_o all_o thing_n for_o christ_n and_o now_o count_v that_o loss_n their_o great_a gain_n such_o be_v the_o property_n of_o love_n 8._o max._n tyrius_n serm_n 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o hate_v nothing_o so_o mortal_o as_o fear_v and_o necessity_n as_o be_v of_o a_o magnanimous_a nature_n and_o more_o for_o liberty_n than_o ever_o be_v the_o lacedaemonian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o admire_v not_o riches_n 18.14_o job_n 18.14_o neither_o fear_v tyrant_n nor_o death_n itself_o the_o king_n of_o terror_n they_o come_v very_o far_o short_a of_o this_o that_o will_v leave_v the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n to_o keep_v in_o with_o the_o adulterous_a synagogue_n that_o synagogue_n 39.12_o gen._n 39.12_o which_o like_a potiphar_n loose_a wife_n lay_v hold_n on_o the_o garment_n the_o humanity_n of_o christ_n let_v go_v his_o divinity_n not_o know_v he_o otherwise_o than_o after_o the_o flesh_n can_v this_o be_v love_n then_o thus_o to_o take_v the_o member_n of_o christ_n and_o make_v they_o the_o member_n of_o a_o harlot_n 6.15_o 1_o cor._n 6.15_o it_o have_v be_v too_o slow_a for_o love_v to_o have_v once_o demur_v on_o a_o separation_n or_o however_o their_o voluntary_a flight_n shall_v have_v at_o least_o prevent_v the_o fear_n of_o be_v expel_v and_o not_o expect_v the_o violence_n of_o other_o to_o impeach_v the_o forwardness_n of_o their_o departure_n 1.19_o 1_o tim._n 1.19_o but_o these_o young_a christian_n more_o sensible_a of_o infamy_n than_o of_o sin_n will_v rather_o adventure_v a_o shipwreck_n of_o their_o faith_n 22._o dvos_fw-la facultates_fw-la suoe_fw-la velut_fw-la compedes_fw-la ligaverunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n cypr._n ser_n 5._o de_fw-la ●apsis_fw-la seneca_n epist_n 22._o than_o of_o their_o authority_n and_o ere_o they_o will_v relinquish_v their_o possession_n of_o honour_n will_v retain_v they_o with_o guilt_n and_o impiery_a illa_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la remanentibus_fw-la vincula_fw-la illae_fw-la catenae_fw-la quibus_fw-la &_o virtus_fw-la retardata_fw-la est_fw-la &_o fides_fw-la pressa_fw-la as_o saint_n cyprian_n charge_v his_o lapse_v auditor_n these_o be_v the_o fetter_n which_o shackle_a their_o faith_n and_o restrain_v the_o courage_n of_o their_o zeal_n these_o rhetor_n arist_n rhetor_n mala_fw-la magnifica_fw-la the_o precious_a impediment_n
to_o be_v as_o child_n toss_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o carry_v about_o with_o every_o whifle_a wind_n of_o doctrine_n 23._o h_o ●_o 1●_n 23._o by_o the_o slight_a of_o man_n but_o to_o hold_v fast_o the_o profession_n of_o our_o faith_n without_o waver_v for_o he_o be_v faithful_a that_o have_v promise_v 5.1●.1●_n m_o ●●_o 5.1●.1●_n a_o bless_a reward_n to_o all_o that_o suffer_v for_o he_o and_o his_o righteousness_n even_o a_o crown_n of_o glorious_a immortality_n 12.3_o heb._n 12.3_o and_o lest_o we_o be_v weary_v and_o faint_a in_o our_o mind_n consider_v we_o he_o that_o endure_v such_o contradiction_n of_o sinner_n against_o himself_o and_o yet_o this_o notwithstanding_o give_v not_o over_o to_o do_v the_o the_o work_n he_o have_v in_o hand_n but_o as_o for_o this_o cause_n he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n that_o he_o may_v bear_v witness_n unto_o the_o truth_n ●7_n i_o ●_o 1●_n ●7_n so_o when_o he_o be_v to_o leave_v the_o world_n 6.13_o 1_o t●●_n 6.13_o he_o witness_v as_o say_v the_o apostle_n before_o pontius_n pilate_n a_o good_a confession_n and_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o doctrine_n by_o a_o dolorous_a 9_o 〈…〉_o 9_o and_o bloody_a death_n quantaflibet_fw-la nobis_fw-la anxietatem_fw-la pateras_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la praesentis_fw-la propinet_fw-la afflictio_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o sydonius_n exp●esseth_v let_v the_o world_n present_v we_o with_o never_o so_o great_a a_o cup_n of_o affliction_n it_o be_v but_o little_a if_o we_o remember_v how_o much_o our_o saviour_n drink_v at_o the_o cross_n nor_o shall_v we_o need_v any_o other_o cordial_a to_o refresh_v we_o in_o our_o suffering_n but_o that_o wherewith_o peter_n be_v say_v by_o clemens_n 7._o clem._n storm_n 7._o to_o comfort_v his_o wife_n when_o he_o see_v she_o lead_v to_o martyrdom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d remember_v the_o lord_n who_o disciple_n if_o we_o be_v we_o must_v not_o think_v to_o speed_v better_a than_o our_o master_n no_o he_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o the_o disciple_n that_o he_o be_v as_o his_o master_n 10.25_o math._n 10.25_o and_o we_o to_o hold_v ourselves_o high_o honour_v to_o drink_v of_o that_o cup_n wherein_o he_o have_v drink_v before_o we_o nay_o to_o rejoice_v in_o as_o much_o as_o we_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n ●3_n 1_o pe●_n 4._o ●3_n that_o when_o his_o glory_n shall_v be_v reveal_v we_o may_v be_v glad_a also_o with_o exceed_a joy_n for_o if_o we_o suffer_v with_o he_o we_o shall_v reign_v with_o he_o if_o we_o follow_v he_o by_o the_o way_n 3.10_o 2._o tim._n 2.12_o phil._n 3.10_o of_o his_o cross_n be_v make_v conformable_a unto_o his_o death_n it_o will_v bring_v we_o where_o he_o be_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o his_o glory_n but_o that_o be_v a_o vobis_fw-la datum_fw-la est_fw-la too_o we_o can_v have_v it_o of_o ourselves_o it_o must_v be_v give_v we_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o christ_n not_o only_o to_o believe_v on_o he_o but_o also_o to_o suffer_v for_o his_o sake_n 1.29_o phil._n 1.29_o unto_o he_o then_o to_o make_v our_o humble_a request_n o_o bless_a jesus_n author_n and_o finisher_n of_o our_o faith_n who_o have_v give_v we_o the_o grace_n to_o believe_v on_o thou_o 12.2_o hebr._n 12.2_o give_v we_o also_o the_o courage_n to_o confess_v thou_o and_o as_o thou_o have_v enlighten_v our_o mind_n with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thy_o truth_n so_o inflame_v our_o affection_n with_o the_o zeal_n of_o it_o that_o whether_o by_o life_n or_o by_o death_n we_o may_v glorify_v thy_o name_n and_o nothing_o be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o thou_o for_o thou_o only_o be_v holy_a 8.35_o rom._n 8.35_o thou_o only_o be_v the_o lord_n thou_o only_o o_o christ_n with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n art_n most_o high_a in_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o father_n amen_o serm._n iii_o matth._n 20.15_o be_v thy_o eye_n evil_a because_o i_o be_o good_a it_o be_v pity_v that_o goodness_n shall_v give_v a_o offence_n or_o be_v trouble_v to_o justify_v her_o worthy_a 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