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A13094	A christal glasse for christian vvomen containing, a most excellent discourse, of the godly life and Christian death of Mistresse Katherine Stubs, who departed this life in Burton vpon Trent, in Staffordshire the 14. day of December. 1590. With a most heauenly confession of the Christian faith, which shee made a little before her departure: as also a wonderfull combate betwixt Sathan and her soule: worthie to be imprinted in letters of golde, and are to be engrauen in the tables of euery Christian heart. Set downe word for word, as she spake it, as neere as could be gathered: by Phillip Stubbes Gent.	Stubbes, Phillip.	1592 (1592)	STC 23382; ESTC S104605	19,337	22

her but she beat her away and calling her husband to her sayd Good husband you and I haue offended God grieuously in receiuing this bitch many a time into our bed we would haue beene loth to haue receiued a Christian soule purchased with the precious blood of Iesus Christ into our bed and to haue nourished him in our bosoms and fed him at our table as we haue done this filthie our many a time the lord giue vs grace to repent for it and al other vanities And afterward could she neuer abide to looke vpon the Bitch any more Hauing thus godly disposed of all things she fell into an extasie or into a traunce or swound for the space almost of a quarter of an houre so as euerie one thought she had beene dead But afterward shee comming to her self spake to thē that were present as there were many both worshipful others saying Right worshipful my good neighbours friends I thanke you all for the great paines you haue taken with me in this bed of my sicknes whereas I am not able to requite you I beséech the Lord to reward you in the kingdome of heauen And for that my houre-glasse is run out that my time of departure hence is at hand I am perswaded for thrée causes to make a confession of my faith before you all The first cause that moueth me hereto is for that those if there be any such here that are not throughly resolued in the truth of God may heare and learne what the spirit of God hath taught me out of his blessed al sauing word The second cause that mooueth me is for that none of you should iudge that I died not a perfect christiā a liuely mēber of the mystical body of Iesus christ so by your rash iudgement might incurre the displeasure of God The third and last cause is for that as you haue béene witnesses of part of my life so you might be witnesses of my faith and beleeue also And in this my confession I would not haue you to thinke that it is I that speak vnto you but the spirit of God which dwelleth in me and in al the elect of God vnlesse they be reprobates for Paul saith Ro. 8. If any one haue not the spirite of Christ dwelling in him he is none of his This blessed spirit hath knocked at y e dore of my heart and God hath giuen me grace to open the doore vnto him he dwelleth in me plentifully And therefore I pray you giue me pacience a little and imprint my words in your hearts for they are not the words of flesh and bloud but of the spirite of God by whom we are sealed to the day of redemption A most heauenly confession of the Christian faith made by this blessed seruant of God Mistresse Katherine Stubbes a little before she died ALthough the Maiestie of God bee both infinite and vnspeakable and therefore according to his excellent dignitie can neither bee conceiued in heart nor expressed in words yet to the end you may knowe what that God is in whome I beléeue as farre as he hath reuealed himselfe vnto vs in his holy word I will define him vnto you as the spirit of God shal illuminate my heart I beléeue therfore with my heart and freely confesse with my mouth here before you all that this God in whom I beleeue is a most glorious spirite or spirituall substance a diuine essence or essential being without beginning or ending of infinite glorie power might and Maiestie inuisible inaccessible incomprehensible and altogether vnspeakeable I beleeue confesse that this glorious Godhead this blessed substance essence or being this diuine power which we call God is diuid●d into a trinitie of persons the father the sonne and the holy spirit distant onely in names and offices but all one and the same in nature in essence substance deitie maiestie glory power might and eternitie I beleeue and confesse that God the father the first person in this blessed Trinitie is from euerlasting before beyond all times not made nor created nor begotten of any but the onely maker creator and begetter of all things whatsoeuer I beleeue confesse that Christ Iesus the son of God is the second person in this glorious Trinitie not created or made of any but begotten of his father before all Eternitie time or worlds I beléeue the holy spirite to be the third person in this sacred Trinity not made of any nor begottē but proceeding both from the father the son as the very wisdome and inspiration of thē both I do beleeue confesse that this most glorious Trinity is cōsubstantial coessential together none before or after other none greater or lesser then another of equal power of equal maiesty of equal glory eternity as before I beleeue and confesse that this God this blessed Trinity not onely created all things both visible and inuisible spiritual and corporall where or whatsoeuer but also that he vpholdeth continueth and maintaineth them by his almightie power vnsearchable wisdome through the secret wisdome of his spirit I beleeue and confesse that this God ordereth and disposeth al things according to his good pleasure and will and that he also foreseeth all things by his prouidence and prescience so that nothing commeth to passe by Fortune chaunce or casualtie to him though so it seemeth fortuna●l or casuall to vs who see neither the beginnings the middles the endes the causes or effects of things before they come to passe I beleeue and confesse that the Lord our God hauing created the vniuersall engine and frame of this worlde with all things contained therein for the benefite and vse of man onely the last of all other creatures euen the sixt day created man after his owne similitude and likenesse holy pure good innocent and in euery part perfect and absolute giuing him also wisdome discretion vnderstanding and knowledge aboue all other creatures the holy Angels set apart And which was more hee gaue vnto him a certaine power strength and facultie which wee call freewill by force whereof he might haue continued and remained for euer in his integritie and holinesse if hee had would But hee had no sooner receiued this inestimable blessing of freewill of innocencie and integritie but by hearkening to the poysoned suggestions of the wicked Serpent and by obeying his perswasions hee lost his freewill his integritie and perfection and vs all his posteritie to the end of the world and so of a Saint in heauen hee and we in him became firebrands of hell vassals of Sathan Miscreants Reprobates Abiects and Castawaies before the face of God for euer Then when there was no other way or meanes for man to bee saued in the iustice of God I constantly beleeue and confesse that God the Father in the multitude of his mercies when the fulnesse of tyme was come sent

A Christal Glas for christian women wherein they may see a most wonderfull and rare example of a right vertuous life and Christian death as by the discourse following may appeare CAlling to remembrance most Christiā reader the finall end of mans creation which is to glorifie God and to edifie one another in the way of true godlinesse I thought it my dutie aswel in respect of the one as in regarde of the other to publish this rare and wonderfull example of the vertuous life and Christian death of Mistresse Katherine Stubbes who whilest shee liued was a Myrrour of womanhood and now being dead is a perfect patterne of true Christianitie She was descended of honest and wealthie parents Her father had borne diuerse offices of worship in his companie amongest whom he liued in good account credit estimation all his daies he was zealous in the truth and of a sound religion Her mother was a Dutch woman both discreete and wise of singular good grace modestie and which did most of all adorne her shee was both religious and also zealous This couple liuing together in the Citie of London certaine yeares it pleased God to blesse them with Children of whom this Katherine was yongest saue one But as she was yongest saue one by course of nature so was she not inferiour to any of the rest or rather farre excelled them all without comparison by many degrees in the induments qualities of the mind At xv yeares of age her father being dead her mother bestowed her in mariage to one Maister Philip Stubbes with whom she liued foure yeares almost a halfe very honestly and godly with rare cōmēdations of all that knew her as wel for her singular wisdom as also for her modesty courtesie gentlenes affability good gouernment And aboue al for her feruent zeale which she bare to the truth wherein she seemed to surpasse many in so much as if she chanced at any time to be in place where either Papists or Atheists were and heard them talke of Religion of what countenaunce or credit soeuer they seemed to be she would not yeeld a iote nor giue place vnto them at al but would most mightily iustifie the truth of God agaynst their blasphemous vntruths and conuince them yea confound them by the testimonies of the word of God Which thing how could it bee otherwise for her whole heart was bent to seeke the Lord her whole delight was to be conuersant in the scriptures to meditate vpon them day and night in so much that you could seldome or neuer haue come into her house and haue found her without a bible or some other good booke in her hands And when she was not reading she would spend the time in conferring talking and reasoning with her busband of the worde of God and of religion asking him what is the sense of this place and what is the sense of that How expound you this place and how expound you that what obserue you of this place and what obserue you of that so that she seemed to be as it were rauished with the same spirit that Dauid was when he said The zeale of thy house hath eaten me vp She followed the commaundement of our sauiour Christ who biddeth vs to search the scriptures for in them ye hope to haue eternall life She obeyed the commandement of the Apostle who biddeth women to bee silent and to learne of their husbandes at home She would suffer no disorder or abuse in her house to be either vnreproued or vnreformed And so gentle was she curteous of nature that she was neuer heard to giue any the lie in all her life nor so much as to thou any in anger She was neuer knowne to fall out with any of her neighbours nor with the least child that liued much lesse to scold or brawle as many will now a daies for euery trifle or rather for no cause at al so solitary was she giuen that she would verie seldome or neuer that not without great constraint than not neither except her husband were in companie goe abroad with any either to banquet or feast to gossip or make merry as they tearme it in so much that she hath beene noted to do it in contempt and disdaine of others When her husband was abroad in London or elsewhere there was not the dearest friend she had in the world that could get her abroad to dinner or supper or to any disports plaies enterludes or pastimes whatsoeuer neither was shee giuen to pamper her bodie with delicate meates wines or strong drinkes but rather refrained them altogether saying that we should eate to liue and not liue to eat And as shee excelled in the gift of sobrietie so shee surpassed in the vertue of humilitie For it is well knowne to diuers yet liuing that she vtterly abhorred all kinde of pride both in apparell and otherwise She could neuer abide to heare any filthy or vnseemly talke of scurrilitie bawdrie or vncleannes neither swearing or blaspheming cursing or banning but woulde reprooue them sharpely shewing them the vengeaunce of GOD due for such deserts And which is more there was neuer one filthie vncleane vndecent or vnseemely word heard to come forth of her mouth nor euer once to curse or ban to swear or blaspheme God any maner of way but alwayes her speaches were such as both might glorifie God and minister grace to the hearers as the Apostle speaketh And for her conuersation there was neuer any man or woman that euer opened their mouthes against her or that euer either did or could once accuse her of the least shadow of dishonestie so continently she liued and so circumspectly she walked eschuing euen the very outward appearance or shewe of euill Againe for true loue and loyaltie to her husband his friends she was let me speake it without offence I thinke the rarest Paragon in the world for she was so far of from disswading her husbād to be beneficiall to his friends that she wold rather perswade him to be more beneficial to them If she saw her husband merry then she was merry if he were sad she was sad if he were heauy or passionate she would endeuour to make him glad if hee were angry she would quickly please him so wisely shee demeaned her selfe towards him She would neuer contrarie him in any thing but by wise counsaile and sage aduice with all humilitie submission seeke to perswade him And so little giuen was she to this world that some of her neighbours maruailing why shee was no more carefull of it would aske her sometimes saying Mistres Stubbes why are you no more carefull for the things of this lyfe but sit alwayes poaring vppon a Booke and reading to whom she would answere if I should be a friend vnto this world I should be an enemie to GOD for GOD and the world are two contraries Iohn biddeth