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truth_n	heart_n	lord_n	sincerity_n	1,662	5	9.7763	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09046	Contemplative pictures with wholesome precepts. The first part: Of God. Of the diuell. Of goodnesse. Of badnesse. Of heauen: and of hell. By Richard Bernard.	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1610 (1610)	STC 1934; ESTC S113785	22,316	156

cares not the grown man forced with it but resists not and old age with it Crammocklike crooked but feeles it not Yet is nothing more in vse to be knowne more hindering mans good to be auoided more subtill to be looked vnto more inward to be felt more perilous to bee preuented more forcibly assaulting vs to be strongly of all resisted By it Satan gets of the heart possession by it is hindered the spirits illumination Our vnderstanding by sinne is darkned our thoughts from God estranged the heart in goodnesse is fainted the faculty of the will weakened and the quietnesse of conscience interrupted Faith fals to doubting hope le ts goe her hold and loue turnes her liking into loathing Yea if repentance vpon euery sin cut not the cord of vanitie and grace grow vp in the roome with sincerity this death in sinne will bring death for sinne which will turne saluation offered but carelesly reiected into confusion deserued but now not greatly feared Precepts LOue not Reader the works of darknesse lest thy eies cannot behold the light To saue thee from sinne learne the commandements know thy natural inclination and striue for amendment Heare how God threats and stand in awe obserue his iudgements to discerne of his wrath Other mens punishments for thy personall faults make thē admonishments that thou no more doe fall Oppose Gods precepts to temptations of pleasure the reward of that heauenly life to this temporvrie and earthly losse For sake not God for any worldly good Sinne not heere as a seruant to Satan neglect not true holinesse which is with God commendable and shall be recompenced with endlesse happines Remember thou must die and therefore liue to die Consider the day of account to make a good reckoning As thou art heere so looke to stand there if heere sinnefull there shamefull if heere regardlesse of the commandement there certainly expect seuere punishment from which the Lord deliuer thee Amen The Picture of Heauen HEauen is the hauen of rest desired of all hoped for of many but onely enioyed of the best It is the highest place the seat and throne of God the habitation of Angels the harbour for the iust It is the court of the great King the mighty Creator It is the Lords Tabernacle the faithfull mans receptacle the Region resplendent the comfortable continent the Citie of safetie security the sacred sanctuarie of peace prosperitie All in it are without misery neuer after subiect to calamitie It is a Paradise for pleasure a Citie for beauty and a Kingdome for state Heere is life temporall there life eternall here the beginnings of grace there the perfection of goodnesse There is God in his fulnesse of glory yet to none dreadfull there he raignes in iustice and yet with none wrathfull The company are all triumphant as heere they haue beene members Militant All is in tune concord neuer discord sweet melody neuer any bitter malady Such fulnesse there is of all things such loue mutually in all such respect from all to each others state and place as no excesse is seen nor any defect is felt who that haue least can desire no more and those that haue most discerne no want in other All is beautifulnesse there without blemish immeasurable beyond all motion excellent beyond all imagination The wals thereof are of stones most precious the streets paued with pure gold all the worke is framed curiously set out with all sorts of pearle very sumptuously and adorned with al skil mostgloriously It is decked with all delights replenished with all pleasure garnished with algraces beutified with the best companie flourishing with the flowre of all nations There is the roiall Priesthood the peculiar people the children of light the new creatures the elect by Gods preordination the separated Society by Gods effectuall vocation and the holy Saints by the spirits sanctification There are metioifully together the Head and his body Christ and his Church the Prince of peace with his Patriarks and Prophets Priests and Professors Apostles and Apostolicall men Saints true seruants to God Ministers of the Gospell and Martyrs for the truth They are all there noble none ignominious all Kings raigning all victoriously triumphing None contemptible all honourable All inuested in glory crowned in Maiestie cloathed in sincerity Their faces shine with comely beautie their hearts are filled with pietie their tongues extoll the Lord with spirituall alacritie and in their hands they hold Palms in token of victorie This heauenly happinesse cannot bee imagined the blessings are so many they cannot bee numbred so innumerable as they cannot be comprehended so incomparable as cannot be equaled of such value as cannot bee prized so great as not to bee measured and of such eternitie as they neuer can be ended They be ioifull in an euer-reioicing ioy they cry aloud Hosannah and sing cheerefully Halleluiah They stand before the face of God in inestimable fauour in the view of Angels with brightnesse ouershining the Sunne Mercy embraceth them without doubt of miserie in comfort without discontentment in peace endlesse in glory matchlesse There is mirth without sadnesse health without sicknesse sobernesse of countenance without sorrow tranquillity without vndermining trecherie liuelihood without labour goods and riches without greeuance in getting without care in keeping and a full felicity of all things without adding without diminishing Ther is flowrishing youth neuer decaying strength neuer abating comelie countenance neuer withering liuelinesse is without fading couragiousnesse of heart and spirit without danting There is euer loue without lothing or dislike victorie without feare of after vanquishment gladnesse without diminution of goodnesse Mortalitie hath put on immortalitie corruption glorification No sin is there to be seene the Law is fulfilled the curse is remoued death subdued the promises of the Gospell fully accomplished Faith hath her perfect work in charitie hope her desired happinesse loue a large scope in euerlasting vnitie There is no Foe to fight no Cousener to collogue no Parasite to dissemble no Superiour among them to command no Inferiour to yeeld obedience no maligning enuie no proud Soueraignetie All are now equall members no diuided orders no sorrainers but brethren no strangers but all of the houshold of faith Children of one holie Father coheirs with Christ their elder brother There are no teares the cause is taken away No torment Christ freed them by his punishment no dreade Christ set them at libertie from death no crying there is no paine no pangs or sorrowfull passion they possesse peace in Paradise No disease can infect the body it is not subiect to sicknesse it is freed from infirmities and cannot be distressed by calamities There is no sighing nor sobbing through sorrow of heart such accidents cannot happen no lamētable complaints for iniuries offred no wrongs can there be wrought No ill successe nor wofull wants no griefe of mind nor anguish of spirit no cruell oppression nor ominous action find there a subiect to harbour in neither

Let it grace thy person and commend thy condition Let thy words declare it and thy workes paint it out to the world Thou shalt by goodnesse get with God fauour and among good men friendship which the God of goodnesse giue vnto thee now and alwaies Amen The Picture of Badnesse THis is sinne the cretures deformitie the turning of the will from God and the minde from good It is the seed of Satan the fruit of tentation and mans destruction The Diuel is the Father concupiscence the Mother The Serpent subtilly suggested it our first parents foolishly did entertaine it Satan yet is euer in begetting it worldly obiects prouoke it the senses let it in vnto the soule Consent is conception the heart is the wombe of conceiuing It quickneth by fleshly reasons it trauelleth in desire to bee doing It bringeth foorth by opportunity the Midwife expelling first Gods feare laying aside his precepts contemning his presence Holy piety hath heere no place conscience is not called to this businesse remembrance of Gods mercies is quite out of minde thoughts of his wrath hidden in the earth Gods word must be no warrant goodnesse is forgotten These bring not sinne to birth these hinder sin for comming forth Doubting of Gods word makes preparatiō lust laies it in bed infidelity brings it to perfection It is wrapt in vanitie it is laid in the cradle of security The Diuel closeth the eies with ignorance and filleth the eares with Sophistrie the head is couered with presumption of mercy ouer the heart is laid hardnesse the iudgement is ouerspread with blindnesse It is nursed by the world suckled vpon the breasts of pleasure and profit It growes great by custome and spreads by community Bad examples doe countenance it plausible tearms confirme it It is cloathed with the hope of pardon tied with the girdle of common fauors imagined to bee of Gods special grace Shamlesnesse attends it perswasion of time enough to repent giues it rest and conceit of finding fauour in the end rocks it asleepe Sinnes sleepe is conscience deadnesse the iudgements blindnesse the wils peruersenesse affections disorderlinesse and a resolued carelesnesse Tho sinne haue such a sleepe yet sometime vpon a fearefull terror it will suddenly awake and waking the pleasant ditty of Satans song gets it soone asleepe againe It hath foure parts the Tenor carke and care thou for the world the Meane thou maiest repent when thou wilt the Treble reioice thy selfe in thy youth the Base thinke death is not yet at hand Heereby it snorts in a carnal safety spreads in bredth waxeth big and hie by hardnesse of heart It is very foule at the first worse by continuance but loathsome at the last It bastard-like brings shame to the begetters disgrace to the abettours confusion to the followers Where it getteth strēgth there hardlie it is cast out where it is not timely mastred there it wil haue the vpper hand It is lordly and couets to rule it is raging and tyrannous if it raigne Hee that subdues it easily kils it and hee that striues not to stifle sinne workes his owne woe and neglects his owne safetie Sin where it is not killed will kill if it die we liue i● it liue we die most certainely It was at the first personall it is now original and naturall From Gods mercie in the elect onely veniall in it selfe and in all other deadlie and mortall Good is propounded in the suggestion pleasure is conceiued in the consent and so wickednesse is approued by the heart deceiued till the time come of torment Seduced soules bewitched with the works of the flesh know not the euill of sinne but behold and see how it defaceth Gods image makes man a monster of Gods child the diuels creature It dislodgeth goodnesse it keepes out godlines inwardlie it delights the hart with filthinesse and outwardlie sets the hand to act vnrighteousnes God and man by it are at ods who werebefore at one the Earth in creation blessed by transgressiō is accursed It takes from vs what good we haue brings the euils vppon vs which naturallie we hate It cast the Angels out of Heauen Adam out of Paradise by it Reuben lost his birthright Iudas his Apostleship by it commeth death to men terribile and their persons to God execrable It maketh the Law condemne vs and conscience to accuse vs. By it godlie exercises grow loathsome godly companie becomes irkesome No blessing should bee wanting if sinne put not in a barre euer contentment without discomfort euer internall peace without externall disgrace It is wickednesse that workes our wretchednesse Shame is sinnes raiment dishonour the cognizance reproach the praise an ill name the recompence In itselfe it is vanity the gaine but misery It is a strife with the truth an heresie against veritie Idolatrie against sincerity It is a conflict with God and a resisting of goodnesse nothing worse then heerein to haue the victory Mans opposing of the word is a taking part with Satan against the Lord and mans ioy in sinning is to be glad of the diuels triumphing All men haue sinne but hee that committeth sinne is a slaue to sinne It rules in some in other it is ruled Hee that makes the least of it shall as with wisards haue least to doe with it It is as an impudent guest tho it come seldome yet is euer troublesom smal kindnesse doth work great boldnesse much curtesie intollerable saucinesse It is euer to the godly vexation of spirit if but once in act yet greatly grieuous if it be liked and often welcome and neuer forbidden there grace and goodnesse will grow into a consumption and the partie runne headlong into perdition It is of diuers colours and keepes not one shape it is of diuers natures and not of one sort In one it is pride lordly in an other humility in shew but indeed hypocrisie In the cholerike it is irefull in some other nature lustfull It is somtime adulterie and maks a man filthy it is sometime drūkennesse and makes a man beastly It hath the commandements ten witnesses to name it it hath also the same law to declare against it One precept tearmes it Idolatrie an other saith it is adultery this maketh it superstition that trecherie and rebellion as the Law looks vpon sinne so the commandements doe name it and thereupon withall disclaime it It turnes a man into it selfe and makes a man to shew it against himselfe One sinne is linked in with another and euery one forceth out the proper fruit of it owne nature By couetousnesse man growes niggardly an oppressour vnmercifull by pride arrogant hauty and hatefull by gormandizing gluttonous by faithlesnesse treacherous by ignorance superstitious by carnall seruice Idolatrous by contempt of other and abuse of wit against the word hereticall and by immoderat passion and strong affection Schismaticall It is in euery one more or lesse the childe hath it but knowes it not the yong man is caried with it but