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A52171	Mentis humanæ metamorphosis, sive conversio, The history of the young converted gallant, or, Directions to the readers of that divine poem written by Benjamin Keach, intituled Warre with the devil here shewing the readers thereof how to read the same poem aright in these four respects, viz. I. in reference to the substance or history thereof, II. in reference to the intent or mystery thereof, III. in reference to the consequent doctrine thereof, IV. in reference to practical application thereof / compiled in a poem by J. Mason, Gent. ...; Mentis humanae metamorphosis	Mason, John, fl. 1676-1683.	1676 (1676)	Wing M916; ESTC R7190	51,417	169

Christ is to none that turn to Christ deni'd The smallest grain of Faith in time of need Prevails with him and never fails to speed By whom the peace is made for ever sure 'Twixt God and Man which can and will indure Through a Resigned Will to his good pleasure Taking what he will give and wait his leasure Christs will with mans united in mans heart Make that firm tye which time can never part Grace and free-will set both their Seals thereto Which all the powers of hell cannot undoe But the Seir'd heart whether men chide or praise it No Counsell can to Grace or free-will raise it ●ecause it can no true Repentance find ●or Faith nor Conscience nor least change of mind Thus some attain that everlasting Bliss Which others by neglect for ever miss ●he Saints above in several mansions raigne ●nd several Regions sure in Hell remain ●nd thus according as our works shall be ●ach man receives his Measure and Degree ●is measure and degree in joy or pain ●nd so shall rise in glory or in shame ●he End of the Third Part of this Book and of the Third Direction to the Reader THE Fourth Part of this Book And Fourth Direction TO THE READER OF THE Book aforesaid Concerning the Application thereof in general and in special ☞ The First Application General Directed to all Real Converts and real Readers hereof as lovers of the Truth and as Legitimate and true Christians I Love that Reader who shall view this Book With serious thought and to himself doth look Who learns to read his inward soul thereby And the whole matter to himself apply ●or 't is not made for vain applause or praise Or the vain glory of the Poets Bayes But for a light to every one that reads To guide him right in all his words and Deeds ●nd though some few should give it commendation ●nd thereto set their seal of Approbation Yet he 's the Reader whom my soul most loveth Whom this small Book commendeth and approveth To praise the Truth is but lip-labour vain Except the truth doth him approve again Him do I love whom these lines justifie ●nd so makes good this Converts History And blest is he that rightly can apply This story to himself without a lye ●ea happy is that Convert who can say My Friends 't is I I am this youth this day This day I find and tell what I have found That my Conversion's built upon sure ground ●is no Fiction which was told to you ●y me this day the Story is made true ●ecause I hear and fear and do obey ●nd murder not my Conscience any way And besides this I clearly feel and find Christ's Kingdom ruling in my heart and mind ●nd thereby know I am his promis'd Wife ●nd that my Name stands in the book of Life With all those faithful Converts now at rest 〈◊〉 Abrahams Bosome and their Saviours Breast The Second Application General directed to Apostate degenerate Christendome And all false Hypocritical Christians LEave Christian leave thy old Hypocrisie And learn to own thy close Adultery Which thou do'st act as I before have told In the wrong use of Creatures manifold Leave leave thy Church and good books read no more Till thou for shame leav'st playing of the Whore Though to thy self thou may'st seem chast and just The Holy Law will manifest thy Lust For all Gods laws and each Commandement Were writ by his own hand and so were sent Into the World to teach man how to serve And Worship him without a close reserve In spirit and in truth man must obey them Without excuse and in no wise betray them Watch therefore thy false Heart thine eye and ear And keep within the bounds of holy fear Have a suspition and just jealousie O're thy best deeds thy zeal and piety ●rove thy Conversion out that it be right ●east thou be found within the ballance light When Law and Death before Christ's Throne shall cite thee ●nd with a Cat'logue of thy sins Indite thee ●nd tell thee how thy Conscience thou hast slain ●nd Crucifi'd the Lord of Life again Thy light thou hast extinguisht oft in Theft ●o many Murders and Adulteries left Which thou count'st good and lawful for thy part ●ecause Gods Law 's not written in thy heart But now be wise and just why wilt thou dye ●●ke to a fool in thy Hypocrisie Learn to escape O man that secret snare Of the Great Whore by which most ruin'd are To the Female Sex in General Gentry and others AN honest Wife in some respects may be Her Husbands Whore when both in sin a●gree Yea she that ne're knew Man may be a Whore To her own self and to a thousand more When Woman of Mans Rib at first was made She was ordain'd for his meet help and aid But she became his Murderer in part A deadly wound she gave him to the heart For she soon turn'd unfaithful and unjust And so upstart his Whore in Pride and Lust. His Wife became his Whore and tempted him To Whoredom first by acting unknown sin For till that time sin was as yet unknown Though now with men women common grown Thus in the sin the woman was the first And man the next so both became accurst ●et when to God their Whoredom they confess'd ●●eir curse was taken off their Marriage blest And to this day most women act the woman Eve first did by tempting to undoe man 〈◊〉 so to boot undo themselves for ever ●hen death at last shall soul and body fever ●●less they first turn Converts in their lives ●nd so become true Virgins and true Wives For lo this story doth concern you all ●f that fair Sex and sounds a General call ●oth to the Married and Unmarried lass 〈◊〉 view themselves in this unspotted glass ●hat e're is said of this young Gallant here ●●tends to every Female far and neer For Lust and Pride is their Inheritance 〈◊〉 they run on within the Devil's dance ●●om head to foot they put his livery on ●all vain fashions by the vain begun 〈◊〉 meats and drinks in cloaths and dresses brave ●hich many damn but never any save And thus they play the Whore with ev'ry creature 〈◊〉 several Fashion and of several Feature ●he very Church is now become a Stage ●f all She-Gallantry this wanton age ●he poor do act the rich the rich each evil 〈◊〉 Eve when first she hearkned to the Devil And so her Maydenhead she lost though young Unto the Devil by a Serpents Tongue And thus the Serpent in you seems to dwell Of him you savour and of him do smell Your wanton nimble Tongues so full of Tattle Within your lips incessantly do rattle Tale upon tale and story upon story Boasting and telling of your own fine glory Thus on you go in Pride in Lust in Lying O that you went as fast in self-denying That in this worst last age you all might be The

The Portraiture or Platforme of the Humane Mind in its twofold State or Nature Unconverted and converted 〈…〉 Mans Understanding in its Eclips or Natural Darknes Unconverted 1. From Darknes and Ignorance of the Saving truth Mans Understanding Out of th● Eclips or Natural Darknes Converted 1. Unto Light and knowledge of the Saving truth The Old W●●● The Mount of Natural Hautinesse in the Heart of Man Unconverted 2. From Pride and Greatnes Luke 14.14 De●ending The Mount of Spiritual Holiness In the Heart of Man Converted 2. Vnto Grace and Goodnes Hebrewes 12.22.23 Asending The Old Affections Man in his Unconverted Wrathful Nature Armed 3 From Wrath and Lust. The Old Adam Condemnation Man in his Converted Innocent Nature Naked and Unarmed To Peace and Love diVine The New Adam Salvation   〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And bee not Conformed to this World Rom 12.2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 But bee yee Transformed by the Renewing of your Mind Iohannis Drapentier sculp●it Mentis Humanae Metamorphosis sive Conversio THE HISTORY OF THE Young Converted Gallant OR DIRECTIONS TO THE Readers of that Divine Poem WRITTEN By BENJAMIN KEACH INTITULED Warre with the Devil Here shewing the Readers thereof how to Read the same Poem aright in these four Respects viz. I. In Reference to the Substance or History thereof II. In Reference to the Intent or Mystery thereof III. In Reference to the Consequent Doctrine thereof IV. In Reference to Practical Application thereof Compiled in a Poem by J. Mason Gent. of Fordham in Cambridge-shire Licensed Sept. 27. 1675. Roger L'estrange London Printed by F. L. for B. Harris at the Stationers Arms in Sweethings-Rents by the Royal Exchange 1676. THE MORAL ARGUMENT of this BOOK Concerning the New Creature or Regenerate Man under the six Types foregoing DArk Ignorant Creatures are we all by Birth Of Earth first form'd still lovers of the Earth Fools were we born and so continue still Fools in our passions Fools in our wit and will All Natural Fools as to the Truth or Mad-men Proud poor and blind and all by nature Bad-men Till Man's eclipsed Soul from earth doth rise By a new Birth enlightning his blind eyes For when his Pride sinks down wrathful Will And so his Mind Ascends the Holy Hill When once the Truth doth shine within his heart Wrath Pride and Ignorance must all depart For naked came we from our Mothers Womb And naked must return to our last home Yea Naked we should live as Babes new-born Or like the harmless sheep clean wash'd shorn Rob'd of his fleece he envies not the wearer Nor opens he his mouth against the Shearer Uncloath'd unarm'd no Weapon to defend him No Lordly Powers to favour or befriend him Thus on the Cross Christ Jesus naked hung A Prezident of Life to old and young To shew how Man should alwayes naked stand Under Christ's Cross with open heart and hand Ever Resigned in his Makers sight And nothing claim as his peculiar Right For all Man hath he ows to God alone Nothing but Sin and Death he calls his own O take it deep to heart ye men of Wit Of Wealth Worth though neer so high you sit For such by right each Christian ought to be Of whatsoever Title He or She. THE DEDICATION TO THE Whole Universe with the Princes and People thereof TO the wide World I Dedicate this Glass To shew a Wonder that must come to pass The World's New-Birth and Gallantry Refin'd To a more solid and substantial Kind And because much in few I would express I write my mind in plain an pithy Verse For lo in my divining thoughts I see The last fulfilling of that Mystery Which sacred Scriptures have concealed long Vnder a Vail or dark Prophetick Song The Gentiles fulness with that wonderous news The Calling and Conversion of the Jews A promis'd truth which few or none believes Though for that Day the whole Creation grieves But Time will cut each mystick knot in sunder That God may have the Honour of the Wonder For then Jew and Gentile both shall know There is a God can bring the Haughty Low Perhaps the sound may rouse some Prince or Peere Now to begin the Worlds Reforming Year To stop the stream of Vice and turn the Tyde Of Wrath and Lust Debauchery and Pride And as the Rising Sun with Powerful Light Dispel the darkness of the Worlds long Night That all the World New-born may speak one Tongue Or no man think or do his Neighbour Wrong For such by right all Mankind ought to be And so make good this following History Art thou a Master of Israel and knowest not these things Namely Thine own New-Birth and the Worlds New-Birth to come John 3.10 THE Young Converted Gallant The First Part OR First Direction General to the Readers of the Divine Poem aforesaid in Reference to the Substance or Personal History thereof GOod Readers see who take that book in hand You read aright that is to understand For else I fear that some Misapprehension May judge that work at best but Man's invention Some Pious Fancy not a Real Truth Concerning this un-named New-Born Youth Had but the Author told this Convert's Name All might have given Credit to his Fame But since his Praise and Virtue is so much Without a Name he may be called None-such For in the compass of our Hemisphere No-such New-star or Comet doth appear There 's no such Figure in the Heav'nly Plain Between Orion's Hilt and Charles his Wain No such young Saint which by just steps doth clime The Ladder of Conversion in his Prime Descending and Ascending by degrees Christ's Cross betimes with humble heart knees Yet to cut off all doubt I 'le here proceed And take for granted what I there do read And tell the progress of this Converts Way In his low state and first Refining Day For such by right each Reader ought to be And so make good this following Historie Advertisement SIRS IN the Reading of this Convert's Story observe aright the several Steps or Degrees of his Conversion namily six Descending and six Ascending the six Descending shew the Virtues and graces proper to Repentance and Mortification in forsaking and eschewing of evil the other six Ascending shew the Virtues and Graces of Obedience and Renovation in Practising the Good I. The First Mortifying Grace or Vertue or First Step and Degree of his Conversion Descending viz. Humility of Spirit VIew here a Princely Youth the Sts. delight From the wrong way converted to the right Conscience and Truth as Witnesses appear Against his Pride and strike his Soul with Fear His Height and State Astonishment soon dashes When he conceives himself but Dust and Ashes And thus Baptized in a new white Dress Begins to shine in Robes of Lowliness For like as Drossie Oare doth change to Gold When pure Refining Fire dossolves the Old So minds new chang'd new Manners soon do take And hearts by Grace

intended And O that Rome and we were both as one In life and faith pleasing to God alone And ever strive each other to excell In Grace and Peace where e're we live or dwell I unto Rome do bear that free respect That 's due to her and every Church or Sect And keep the Peace what in me lyes with all Provided that by none I stand in thrall And let them all give thanks to God and me His Servant bold for this discovery Thus from the left hand turning to the right From the Black House I 'le lead you to the White And having shewn you both not to deceive you Unto your own Election I will leave you Thus much of the Unconverted Parties Principle and Property in Reference to the Gallant Youth in his Natural State The Converted State and Party followeth The Exception or Excepted Party under a True Conversion Shewing what is meant by this Youth in his Converted State namely the Church Elect out of the World though in the World As also the Mind of Men in its New Birth and in its new essential Property or Principle of Divine Light and Grace THus having pass'd through Babylon the Great We now are come to Syons Holy Seat Where the true Church of Christ doth firm abide The Church Select that 's call'd his faithful Bride Whom he hath chose and mark't out for his own With his two Seals of Truth and Love well known And by those Marks as Sacred Scriptures tell You well may know them all where ere they dwell Not who they be but what they be I show How many or how few no man doth know And having told the Mystery of sin The Mystery of Grace I here begin The First Mystery of Grace and Godlyness opened Namely Purity of Life The First Mark. THough I in general terms have spoken much Of the Worlds way I mean not all are such All are not caught with snares of Lust and Pride Some few there are who have themselves deny'd There are some thousands never bow'd to Baal And a few names in Sardis righteous all Those Virgins chast and pure those few I mean Who like true Nazarites keep their Garments clean Such as are said to walk with Christ in White And are accounted worthy in his sight Who from the World do keep themselves unspotted And now no more are with her Wine besotted And whom no Romish Gentry can defile Nor whom the Baits of Mammon can beguile Nor yet the Gloryes of the Scarlet Whore This Church Elect is not her Paramour Having their senses exercis'd to know What 's good what 's ill and what they should forego Who keep the faith and true belief in God Ever depending on his Staff and Rod For they are taught of him and dayly learn 'Twixt right and wrong the difference to discern The Second Mystery of Grace opened being the Second Mark of the Church or Mind Elect Called Lowliness of Spirit A Gallant 's one who never knew the smart Of a Converted new created heart Nor ever felt the pangs and sharp affliction Of the souls inward work and true Conviction Nor ever found what a Desertion meant What 's right contrition what t is to repent His Tongue 's his own without controle he talks His Sword 's his own without a check he walks But with these Virgin Saints it fares not so All walk in life and spirit wonderous low For oft they pass the sharp and fiery tryal And so remain in humble self-denyal Yea they are Mourners all in meek behaviour Longing for him they rightly call their Saviour O 't is a comely and a glorious sight To see Saints walk lowly in the light A signal mark like to the Red Cross sayle Of the true Church when all the rest do fail The Third Mystery of Grace opened Or the Third Mark of the Church Elect Namely Soundness in Conversion LEt now some Gallant tell me if he can When from a Beast he turned to a man Or when from darkness he was brought to Light Or when with sin and Satan he did fight When he from Babel travelled to Sion When to a Lamb he turned from a Lyon When he began to be a Christian first Or for Christs bloud did find himself a thirst When first from greatness he to goodness changed Though he long time in his wild course had ranged And so transformed in his inward mind Became thereby a creature new in kind For this the Holy new-born Church can do Throughout the world here and beyond seas too They can declare their several alterations From ill to good and several operations Of Gods good spirit working by its grace Their total change they know both Time and Place And in their hearts an Altar do erect Of Thanks Remembrance and sincere respect On which they offer dayly Sacrifice As Abel did accepted in Gods eyes This is a Mystery of Grace I tell Which all that have found Grace do know full well The Fourth Mystery of Grace or Fourth Mark of the Church Elect Namely True Wisdom or the knowledge of the saving Truth THe World is full of knowledge in its kind And yet remains dark ignorant and blind But sure one beam of true and heavenly light More clears the soul then all that wits can write A mark infallible of this Church Elect Keeping it safe from errour and defect For the false light dares all Gods laws withstand And all the Ten Commandements command But the true light doth keep obedient still To all his laws and to his written will False light can turn the truth into a lye But the true light doth all its shifts descry Such is this Church Elect where all agree In saving truth and truth doth make them free Blest are those souls in whom the truth resides And as a living Principle abides A pure informing and reforming Spirit Working by Faith and Mercy not by Merit For Truth 's no notion but a substance bright A Heavenly real and essential light A firm Eternal and Immortal Being Which gives to all that have it life and seeing O with what freedom will the earth be blest When Truth shall spread its Wings from East to West When Wars and jars laws and Religions all On bended knees before the truth shall fall When no false Leaders reign in any Sect Or Church or State to bind blind or infect For sure the Badge of the true Church is truth By whom is meant this New-converted Youth The Fifth Mistery of Grace opened being the Fifth mark of the Church Elect Namely Love Divine or oneness of Spirit A Farther secret Readers here I tell They all are one though far remote they dwell All one in faith in life and spirit pure And Doctrine sound infallible and sure An Homogeneous body of one breed Descended from one Father and one Seed And as a thousand Needles far asunder Point to the North in their Magnetick Wonder All with the Loadstone toucht and set betwixt

you see and read I have ●lso finished the whole matter throughout the four ●arts thereof hoping that you have perused it ●ith a right Mind in a right understanding for ●se it will signifie little and edifie less but remain dark letter to you all For without a right un●erstanding of the Truth there can be no true and ●●ght real Conversion in any one And here are many positive Fundamental Truths couched and many doubts and controversies briefly resolved and if you diligently and with serious eye do observe them they will be very helpful to you all and so likewise very acceptable without offence but if any be offended they will turn to his damage The careless scornful slight Reader will profit nothing by this Book who reads here a little and there a little like some News Book and so flings it aside in him the Fire is quite gone out and all his fuel is turn'd to ashes there is no spark of conversion left in him in vain it is to add the breath of the Bellows where there is not a spark of fire left to begin withal But whereever there is a spark of goodness left or lyes hid in any heart verily it will receive life and light from this truth and will revive and grow up into a holy flame and desire after the Truth more and more I say this writing will certainly have an influence and a good effect upon every one that reads it night and morning with serious meditation Therefore let none be offended at the Truth here written either high or low Gentry or Commonalty learn'd or unlearn'd Roman Catholick or Protestant the sound reacheth you all and you hear it that Pride and Lust may have a fall and many high and low will repent thereof and become the Converts there described but many will not till destruction overwhelm them in their sensuality sin and ignorance as it is written Many in the last Times shall be purified whitened and tryed but the wicked shall do wickedly and none of the wicked shall understand but the wise shall understand Therefore so read as you may understand what you read distinctly even to a Conversion visible to all that all who see your new carriage new Life new looks new habit and conversation may reod a right Conversion in you and glorifie God through your example And be not ashamed of Jesus Christ and his Cross into which you say you were baptized and vowed to fight under his Banner against the vanities and pomps of this world be not found lyars before him but make your vow and promise good in laying down the Pride of your Gentility and the lust of your sensuality the two Temptations here set before you in this book for a warning to you all in this last age And for this end observe yet more punctually what I have set down in the 66 page hereof for your better Intelligence concerning the three Ranks of Christians in reference to the title of our Authors Book on which I here write call'd War with the Devil craving his acceptance and yours of these my labours seconding his though he and you are altogether unknown to me and I to him and you The three Ranks of Christians as to Christs Cross. 1. The first Rank I call Cowards or Runagadoes in Christianity and are as yet no Soldiers of Christ under his Cross and Banner 2. The second are the Beginners or new Soldiers of Christ who have begun to fight under his Banner Listed Soldiers 3. The third are called the old Souldiers of Christ Veterani old standers in the Army that have fought the good fight under the Cross of Christ nigh or even to the end And in these three Looking-glasses every man and woman may easily discern in which of the 3 Ranks they are found ☞ 1. By the first therefore understand loose Christendome in general the formal and verbal Professours of Christianity of Christ and his dayly Cross living still in their sensuality and Pride of Gallantry Unconverted turning the back in the Battle against the World the Flesh and the Depil meer Hypocrites as yet that are ashamed to own the Cross of Christ in self denyall least they should want a livelyhood or be laugh'd at for their Conversion These are call'd Christians secundum dici not secundum esse ☞ By the second understand that Church of Christ and those Christians who are as it were come out of Babylon Travellers toward Jerusalem and their Heavenly rest but are not yet fully come thither Notwithstanding they have given up their names to Christ their Captain and are sworn listed and inrolled Soldiers Converted to the real Profession of the truth and pure life as it is in the Leader Jesus the Saviour Guide and Governour of them by his word and spirit in the renewing of their Faith and Conscience and these are Christians Secundum esse ☞ By the third Rank understand that small Church of Christ few and rare and hard to be seen who not only are come out of Babylon in this world but have travelled quite through from Babylon to Jerusalem even to Mount Sion the place of rest and Peace in their Faith and Conscience and this is the persevering party even to the end in this Holy War or Spiritual War-fare having put on the whole Armour of God and not put it off till they be Conquerours over themselves and all their spiritual enemies These follow the Lamb whereever he goeth cloathed in white The World knows them not for they are not of this World though in it for their Conversation is in Heaven and their love in Heavenly things And thus they rest from their sins from Avarice Pride Lust Ambition Extortion Oppression Drunkenness Wantonness and every iniquity and at their death they rest also from their labours troubles persecutions and afflictions And these I have typed forth by a similitude of the Magnetick Needle in the Marriners Compass ever Pointing to the North Star where it Resteth and no place else through a secret instinct in the inward hidden attractive love point The Portraicture of the Marriners Compass by Sea and Land in the 32 Points thereof wherein the Needle first touched with the Mag●es or Loadstone never resteth till it come to the North-point and there standeth fixed And here are only 12 Figured instead of many thousands pointing all to the same place though thousands of miles asunder and so make a full Communion Behold in these 12 Figures a lively Type or Similitude of the True Church or Communion of Saints throughout the world at this day Whose Hearts all pant and point one way and so are already in Heaven where their Conversation is looking to the true North Star there Jesus Christ their hearts all touched with one and the same spirit though far distant in place from each other yet there they fix and rest as one full body all of one mind and one kind An Explanation of