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A02928	The vvay of lyfe A Christian, and catholique institution comprehending principal poincts of Christian religion, which are necessary to bee knowne of all men, to the atteyning of saluation. First delyuered, in the Danish language for the instruction of those people, by Doctor Nicolas Hemmingius, preacher of the Gospell, and professor of diuinitie, for the Kynge of Denmarcke, in his Uniuersitie of Hafnia: and about three yeares past, (for the commoditie of others) translated into Latine, by Andrew Seurinus Velleius: and now first, and newly Englished, for the commodity of English readers: by N. Denham, this yeare of our redemption. 1578.; Via vitae. English	Hemmingsen, Niels, 1513-1600.; Denham, Nicholas.	1578 (1578)	STC 13067; ESTC S103963	117,088	234

in this Mounteyne and yee saye that at Ierusalem is the place where menne ought to woorship From this opinion Christe calleth backe the Woman and propoundeth vnto her the true manner of woorshippinge namely That shee must worship the Father in Spirit and in the truth When hee sayth IN THE SPIRITE hee maketh a difference beetweene that prayer which proceedeth onely from the mouth and that which proceedeth from the Spirite which Spirite worketh fayth in the heart of man whervpon dependeth and from which proceedeth true adoration When hee sayth IN THE TRVETH he interpreteth two old figures the former of the mountayne in which Iacob prayed the latter of the place which was at Ierusalem and was called THE PROPITIATORIE For that Mountayne of Iacob did put vs in minde that when wee praye wee should not respecte anye dignity of places in the worlde but that from all the lowe valleyes of this world wee should lifte vp our heartes vnto the Hilles that is to say vnto Heauen And Christe willeth the same thinge when hee commaundeth those that praye to say Our Father which art IN HEAVEN The latter figure Christe expoundeth when hee sayth They shall woorship the Father IN THE TRVETH This Trueth is set against this place at Ierusalem which was called THE PROPITIATORIE For this place was a figure of the true propitiatorie Iesus Christe our onely Mediatoure without whom there is no entraunce open for anye to enter into the Holy of Holyes that is to say into Saluation and lyfe euerlasting By this reason is also excluded from Christian prayer all hypocrisie and therewithall is necessarily required true and feruent Zeale of minde in the time of prayer so that there must bee a consonancie and agreement of the heart and mouth that the one say or speake not otherwise thā the other thinketh Thus it is shewed that THE FEARE OF GOD is the beste keeper of fayth and of a good Conscience in vs as beeing that thinge which studiously auoydeth Sinne obeyeth the Commaundementes of God dilygently bewareth the deceiptes of the flesh the worlde and the Deuill and beefore all thinges seeketh in these manifolde daungers of the worlde helpe at the handes of GOD by earnest and Christian prayer and by this meanes perseuereth constaunt vnto the ende that is to say endureth so longe vntill GOD calleth vs from this vale of misery and receyueth into Heauen to himself the soules of the godly which depart from hence in the inuocation of Christe their bodyes in the meane season restinge in the duste of the earth subiect to corruption in testimonye of the iuste Iudgemente of God which shall rayse vp agayne our bodyes in the last day and beeinge agayne restored to their soules shall quicken them that we his Children may enioy eternall lyfe and beeinge finally taken awaye from all chaunges and daungers of this world may remaine in perpetual ioyes with the Lord and our only Sauiour IESV CHRIST to whom with the Father and the holy ghost bee prayse honour and glory for euer and euer Amen These thinges I purposed to write of the principal poinctes of our religion for their sakes which do vnderstand our common Language Which I also will to remayne in place of the Confession of my fayth and doctrine which I haue taught and professed in this Schoole of Hafnia about the space of 30. yeares I beeseeche the Christian Readers that of this and other my writinges they would iudge not by the quarellings of vnlearned prowd spirites but by the woord of GOD. GOD bee mercifull vnto his Church and with clemency turne away the dissentions and corruptions of the pure Doctrine and assist vs all with his holy spirite by whose assistaunce wee may in such sort daily increase in the knowledge of the true God in fayth and newnesse of lyfe that in the last day wee may bee founde in the number of the elect children of God through IESVS CHRISTE our Lorde Amen A small forme of Daily Prayer to bee daily vsed A Thankesgeuing for all God his giftes and Benefites in generall O Eternall God and mercifull Father I giue thee thankes by thy welbeloued Sonne our only Mediatour Lorde and Sauiour Iesus Christ for all thy giftes and benefites aswel Corporall as Spirituall temporall and eternall which are moe and farre greater than that they may bée either in minde cōceiued or with woords expressed For the preseruation of the Church or Congregation of Christe I I béeséeche thée most mercifull God and heauenly Father by the name of thine onely begotten sonne to defend thy Church and Congregation in all partes of the worlde and conserue the purity of thy woorde that the kingedome of thy Sonne may bee increased throughout all the worlde and that many may declare thy goodnesse and mercy for euer For the Realme Prince Counsayllours and euery estate of lyfe O Almighty God and heauenly Father geue vnto this Land safe and peaceable gouernaunce vnder thy protection gouerne with thy holy spirte our most mercifull Soueraigne the Counsayllours of the Realme and euery one in his estate of lyfe that wée may leade a quiet lyfe in all godlynesse and honesty to thy glory For the forgiuenesse of sinnes and obteyninge of grace WIpe out O Father of mercies all mine iniquities through and for thy Sonne his sake crucified and raysed vp agayne for vs ▪ with the righteousnesse of thine onely begotten Sonne make mée righteous cleanse my hearte with thy holy Spirite teache mée thy waies and lead mée in thy trueth make clean my minde that all wicked cogitations corrupt affections and vnhappy counsayles carelesse stubbernes and to conclude all wicked factes may departe farre from the same illuminate the same with the light of thy grace that it may couet will desire and doo those thinges only which are pleasaunt vnto thée and holesome and proffitable for the Church of Christ For the ayde of God in the needefull businesses of our vocation GIue mée vnderstanding O Lorde and assiste mine indeuoures that I may faithfully and diligently perfourme the woorkes of my vocation to the glory of thy name the edification of thy Church and the commodity of my neyghbour For the grace of God to lyue well and dye well GRaunt mercifully O Lord that by thy assistance I may perseuere in holding fast a liuely fayth and a good conscience vnto the last breath of this lyfe that when my hower shal come I may quietly sléepe in the Inuocation of my Lord Iesu Christe and that I may obteyne eternall life through him in the which life I may with all the electe for euer honour and glorifie thée To thée alone bee honour prayse and glory with thy Sonne which lyueth with thee in the vnity of the holy Ghost one God world without ende Amen FINIS Rom. 1. Ihon. 3. Heb. 11. Rom. 14. Ioh. Iohn 17 verse 3 Psal 84. 1 Cor. 13. Psal 5. Psal 18. 1 Tim. 1. What this grace is Roma 5. What this glory is and

yeelding obedience vnto God Hereby it is euidente that whosoeuer prayeth keepinge a purpose to sinne the same may not thinke that hee shal obteyne any goodnesse but rather by his prayer to call vpon himselfe the plagues of God for his vnthankfulnesse For so sayth the Psal 66. If I had inclined vnto wickednesse with my heart the Lorde had not heard mee And in the 1. Iohn 3. If our heart reprooue vs not that is to say if wee bee free from an euill conscience and purpose of dooinge euill VVee haue trust to Godwarde and whatsoeuer wee aske wee shall receiue of him Iames t● 〈◊〉 Yee aske and receiue not because yee aske●●●e euen that yee may consume it vpon your c 〈…〉 ●●●scences Therfore let the Christian w 〈…〉 about to pray follow the rule geuen of Paule in the 2. of Timoth. 2. viz. Let euery one which calleth vpon the name of the Lord depart from iniquitie THE OTHER VVINGE wherby in the tyme of prayinge the heart of man is lifted vp vnto GOD is ASVRE CONFIDENCE in the Mediatour our Lorde Iesus Christe which hath geuen vnto his Disciples this moste sweete promise VVhatsoeuer yee shall aske the Father in my name hee will geue it you In this moste ample promise of Christe two things are chiefely to bee obserued namely the vniuersal signe VVHATSOEVER and the māner of Inuocation IN MY NAME The vniuersal promise is to be restreyned to a certayne kinde that the sentence of Christe may bee this VVhatsoeuer yee shall aske that is Whatsoeuer yee beeing the Children of GOD shall aske of your heauenly Father that may be proffitable for your saluation and Commoditye the same hee will geue vnto you So S. Ihon also declareth the same in the 1. Ihon 5. when he sayth VVhatsoeuer wee shall aske ACCORDINGE TO HIS VVILL hee heareth vs. For it beeseemeth not good Children to require any thinge of their Father which might bee contrary to the fatherly will For if a sonne doth require of his Father a Scorpion or a serpent or a thinge any way hurtfull surely it is agaynst the will of a father neyther will the father giue that thing which the sonne requyreth Let the Children of God therfore keepe these two rules The first is this VVhen wee require of GOD those good thinges which we may vse eyther well or yll let vs aske those things with Condition saying Graunt mee O Lorde this or that thinge if it bee auayleable for mee and if it hinder not those thinges which are far more better and excellent So in times past the holy Martyres prayed and wee also at this day after the same manner doo submit our selues to the diuine pleasure when wee pray agaynst eyther pestilence war or other punishments of GOD or beseech God for the obteyning of health and the necessaries of this lyfe The seconde rule is this VVhen wee desire of GOD those good thinges which wee can not abuse those thinges are to bee required without all Condition Of this sorte of good thinges are The knowledge of God the increase of fayth true godlynes patience vnder the Crosse other giftes like vnto these The foundation of this rule is the knowledge of the will of God who would haue al men to be saued and come to the knowledge of the truth as it is at large shewed beefore THE OTHER THINGE which I said was to bee noted in that most sweet promise of Christ is THE MANNER OF INVOCATION which is expressed when he saith In my Name that is to say VVhatsoeuer yee shall aske in the knowledge and Confidence in mee the same the Father will geue you for my sake which am your aduocate intercessour and Mediatoure with my Father and your Father yea the Father loueth you for my sake because yee are my members yea rather my brethren and his adopted sonnes Furthermore of what sorte the knowledge of Christe should bee and what manner of Confidence our cōfidence in him should bee wee haue declared before therfore I will now only giue admonition of this thinge namely How wee should be affected as often as we do heare this promise of Christe VVhatsoeuer yee shall aske the Father in my name hee will geue it you For it conteyneth both manifolde doctrine holsome admonitions and effectuall consolations The Doctrine is manifolde For first it teacheth that all immagination of our owne woorthynesse is to bee excluded from our praiers For when wee praye in the name of Christe wee acknowledge Christe to bee only woorthy for whose sake wee are heard of God Moreouer wee learne a difference betweene a Christian Prayer and the prayers of all other sectes For Christian Prayer is grounded vpon the Confidence in the Mediatour whom forasmuch as prophane men doo not confesse their praier is voyd destitute of al foundation The admonitions are these that this manner of prayinge admonisheth vs of our blindenesse For when wee must aske in the name of Christ it is not to bee doubted but that those thinges are very great which must bee asked Wee must therefore open our eyes and looke diligently about vs what thinges publiquely what priuately are greeuous vnto vs what inwarde what outwarde what Corporall what spirituall thinges are lackinge that in all these thinges wee may lifte vp our heartes to our most mercifull Father and aske of him in the name of our Mediatour IESV CHRISTE surely and without doubt trusting that he wil giue vs those things which are necessary for vs so that wee praye in a firme fayth and that those thinges which wee require may be holesome for vs as it is already sayd The Consolations are that this manner of praying comforteth those which praye agaynst two most great impedimentes of Inuocation namely Fleshly Distrust and Our owne vnworthynesse For vnlesse when wee pray we were stayed vpon the confidence of the Mediatour our Fleshly distrust which the remembraunce of the manifolde sinnes of our whole lyfe dooth augment would feare vs away from praying and wee should all the sorte of vs be easily subdued beeinge throwne downe prostrate with the consideration of our vnwoorthynesse who of our selues are vnwoorthy to come into the presence of GOD but the confidence in the Mediatour healeth these maladies For it both ouercommeth fleshly distrust and boasteth not her own woorthynesse but the woorthynesse of Christe Hereunto apperteyneth that sayinge of Paule Rom. 5. By fayth we haue peace with God through our Lorde Iesus Christe by whom also wee haue accesse through fayth vnto this grace wherin wee stande c With these thinges notably agreeth the answere of our Lorde geuen to the Woman of Samaria in Iohn 4. For so hee sayth The hower commeth and now it is when the true woorshippers shall woorship the father in Spirite and in the truth for such the father seeketh to woorship him The Woman of Somaria thought that the efficatie of Prayer depended vpon the dignitye of the place for sayth shee Our Fathers woorshipped