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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07678	A godlie mans guide to happinesse A manuell of necessary motiues, holy meditations, and godly prayers, to stirre vp the hearts of men vnapt to pray. To the great comfort of all, that with due and holy attention will practise this most godly and Christian dutie. Written for his owne, and published for the comfort of them that long for trv[e] happinesse. by I.N.	Norden, John, 1548-1625?	1624 (1624)	STC 18608; ESTC S100057	58,821	306

desired and a thousand discontents from which wee can neuer bee freed vntill wee come to our heauenly Country where Christ is ready to receiue vs where the holy Angels and Saints are euer expecting the increase of that heauēly cōpany whose ioy and happinesse increaseth by the increase of sanctified soules to accompanie them where the seruitude which in this life oppresseth vs shall bee turned into ioyfull libertie where we shall haue no more cause of mourning of sorrow or griefe God himselfe will wipe away our teares which the tribulations which we heere indure haue prouoked death shall haue no more power ouer vs wee shall haue there no night nor darkenesse we shall neede there neither sleepe nor corporall sustinance wee shall be free from sicknesse we shall feare there no enuie or malice of neighbours wee shall neither buy nor sell we shall neede neither gold nor siluer wee shall want no garments to adorne and couer our base bodies as heere wee need wee shall not be oppressed with the euills wherewith we are here infested But bee replenished and made rich in euery delightfull thing wee shall be there imbraced of our God as his deere Children our happinesse shall be so vnspeakeable as it cannot be manifested here what and how glorious it shall be there but we shal haue pleasure at Gods right hand for euermore If men therefore that now delight themselues in the multitude of their riches in their siluer and gold and boast themselues of the greatnesse largenesse of their possessions of their magnificent Mansions of their rare iewels the abundance of their plate and sumptuous feasts wherein they repose their felicitie and happinesse did duely consider the shortnesse and inconstancie of these deceiuing v●nities and other inferiours that delight themselues in all kindes of vices would but call themselues to minde what they lose by these false baytes of Sathan they would cast their most precious things ouer-boord into the sea of contempt as disdayning this worlds accounted best things and their dearest sinnes wherein they finde a kinde of counterfeit content and felicitie which shall bee futurely requited with future infelicitie and horrour Happie then shall that man bee euen heere seeme he neuer so vnhappie that for this pearle wil sell all his carnall and corporall delights to buy such a precious purchase and so permanent which hee shall hold to himselfe for euer freely without r●nt without feare of forfeiture and without any other mans claime for euery man shall haue so competent a portion as none shall couet another mans The purchase in respect of the value is not deere And the Lord of whom he shall hold it will neuer expose his tennant nor exact any seruile seruice at his hands but such as shall bee vnto himselfe more glorious and sweet then the most honourable attendance of the greatest Potentate of the World Hee that hath a heart to conceiue the least portion of this vnexpressible happinesse let him seeke it while hee hath time let him aske Wisdome of him that giueth it freely let him heare and consider what comfortable words and serious promises are spoken of in the Scriptures touching this happinesse by the Prophets by CHRIST who is Truth it selfe and by his Apostles who beare witnesse of the same Truth that so being ass●●ed of the certaintie of this happinesse to come hee may labour to attaine it hungering and thirsting for it with continuall prayer to him that giues it Yours in Christian good will I. N. To the zealous Reader THinke not the Prayers contained in this little Booke too ted●o●s by reason of their length and pro●ixitie for if thy heart be well prepared thou wilt thinke it no burden to thy tongue lips to speak vnto God Short prayers in de●d are most pleasing to them that vse prayers without ●eeling more for custome then comfort A truely 〈…〉 man is not onely not wearie in Prayer but the longer hee prayeth with the more fe●uency he prayeth and the more ferue●t the more pleasing vnto God Pray therefore alwayes in all manner Prayer and Supplication in the 〈◊〉 as long as Gods holy Spirit 〈…〉 Spirit and watch thereunto with all perseuerance without wauering or wearinesse And so shall thy Prayers be acceptable to God and true comfort to thy selfe This is the way walk in it A HELPE to Happinesse A premeditation or consultation what are the best things men in this life should principally ayme at to attaine vnto highest happinesse which are hearing the Word and faithfull prayer EVery man by nature hath in himselfe a desire of the best things and in heart wisheth and endeauoureth to obtaine them wherin euery man hath his priuate and peculiar affection according to his inward qualification But as Nature and Grace mans corruption and Gods holy Spirit doe differ in euill and good so doe mens desires differ in choyce of things yet all seem to tend to the attaining of the things they conceiue to be best and they are such as may giue them the content they ayme at which they account happinesse And the most of men in stead of true happinesse desire and seeke things not only not best but meerely hurtfull things subiect ●o the outward senses which are often deceiuing taking that for best that is to bee abandoned and reiecting that which is to bee chiefly imbraced as truest happinesse The best things are such as the eye sees not the mouth tasteth not the handes h●ndle not neither are they subiect to natures vnderstanding For the things wee see touch or taste haue neither true goodnes such as to giue a man best content nor continuance to tarry with them and therfore are but shadowes of seeming happinesse which by experience are found fickle and vanishing Beautie Health of the body Riches Honour high Office Long life Delights Carnall pleasures Humane wisdom and Naturall Literature are things much esteemed But what happinesse is there in any of these Beautie decayes Health impayreth Riches vanish Honour is enuied Offices dangerous Long life a burden humane wisdome foolishnesse naturall Learning a puffe of vaine glory Wee may therefore conclude that if a man haue all the former seeming contentments yet may he not be happie for euery of them drawes with it as many disasters as variable accidents as many peeuish passions of the minde which draw him into as many calamities and miseries And therefore doth no truely wise man thinke that these are worthy the name of happinesse for then had many Heathens attained vnto that best But true happinesse consisteth onely in the enioying of Gods graces and Spirituall blessings which carnall men who enioy onely the former haue not But are possest with an erronious opinion of those things which seeme best rather by an implicite conceit following and allowing that for happinesse whi●h the most hold so and to attaine the same they vse all meanes labours and endlesse trauailes to get that which indeed is not of the world to be