admire thy Nature and thy Name Thy Nature for its Sanctity so bright Thy Name as the Immortal God of Might So Wonderful thou art who can display What is the Lord should he require a day Well may'st thou be most wondrous unto me That didst him puzzle who required Three * Symonides desired three days to consider what God was but could not find out his perfection Symonides his Tongue was ty'd by thee This I foresee and this thou hast foreshown Hereafter Man shall know thee as Man 's known I know thee but in part the which therefore Makes me ambitious for to know thee more The more I know thee more I do admire Yet in admiring more I still desire Till Heaven makes my Knowledge more entire I lose my self in searching after thee Since Comprehensive thou art not to me O manifest thy self unto me more Hereafter then thou hast done heretofore That I may know thee as thou may'st be known Of those that do themselves thy Servants own I would Importune more but fear I should Who am a Worm be with my God too bold In being too familiar some thereby Create Contempt through familiarity Lo then my Muse let 's for a while be mute Admiting God in every Attribute As in his Wisdom Goodness Justice Might Love Mercy Meekness let us take delight And all he makes apparent to our sight In all Transactions still on him depend That neither had Beginning nor has end Whose Knowledge as he is Mans Thoughts transcend It is too high a Theme this God to know Essentially by Mortals here below Whom Angels do admire may men adore That ever liv'd and lives for evermore Know God essentially no Creature can Within this world that is a living man For God he is a Spirit and therefore In truth and Spirit men should him adore To know him as he is man is deny'd The sight 's too glorious till mans gloryfi'd Abraham's Isack's Jacob's God is he One undivided and in Persons Three The Father Son and Holy Ghost each one Of these Three Persons make but God alone The Essence is but one none can divide The Godhead where Three Persons do abide Though this mans Reason cannot comprehend To this belief man must his Faith extend Till death unvails this hidden mistery By mans translation to Eternity Mean while may men beware lest they should make An Idol God and the true God forsake Some things there are ador'd as Gods the same Bear no relation to God save the name Therefore to worship such is sin and shame Though there be Idol Gods the God of might From Heathen Gods I thus declare the right God is my God and God my God shall be No God but God the God of Gods is he Three Persons in one Godhead that agree Of the Consubstantiality of the Trinity of Persons in the Vnity of the Divine Essence These Trinity of Persons be For Nature Co-essential Co-equal each for Dignity For Time they 're Co-eternal The Father's God the Son is God The Holy Ghost likewise Is not a person that is odd But both these equalise To Father Son and Holy Ghost The Godhead appertains Who 's Lord of the Caelestiall Host Eternal that remains SUBJECT II. Of the Incomprehensible Eternity There is no Subject save our God so high To treat upon as is ETERNITY Observation I. WHat head what heart what tongue of mortal man Imagine apprehend or utter can The meainng of this word Eternity In it 's extensive latitude that prie What it imply's not one aright can tell Unless he were in Heaven or in Hell Observation II. Some things there are whereby it is descry'd As though by these it should be signifi'd But few comparisons that can descry It 's boundless bottomless profoundity When these cannot be Fathom'd I declare It is superlative and not t'compare Observation III. Some in their shadows of Eternity Present a wheel the same to signify This signature is endless and therefore Do's represent Eternity the more It 's being endless like a wheel or Ring Pourtrays Eternity some wheeling thing Observation IIII. By wheels and Rings the Antients did of Old Eternity as endless then behold All things Orbicular in their esteem Like to Eternity it self did seem They thought of it when they themselves turn'd round And by their making Circles on the ground Observation V. These Metaphors are helps to signifie The things that be obscure to mortal eye But not the things as in themselves they are What 's signifi'd by signs are not t'compare For Instance when mans Pictures drawn by Art Though 't is mans Picture cannot act mans part Observation VI. No Sphere nor Globe nor round Circumference Can represent the magnitude Immense Of boundless bottomless Eternity For aye continuing in its constancy Without all doubt there is no emblem fit Whereby resemblance may be made to it Observation VII Of all the temporal things mine eyes have view'd I Have not seen its true similitude Some to describe it did proceed thus far That it resembles what 's Orbicular If to their thoughts herein we condescend The Reason is because it has no end Observation VIII Circles and Rings Sphears Globes the Sun and Moon Eternity foreshews like night the noon The night so gloomy that it vails our sight The noon so glorious by Meridian light Thus what 's Eternity not one can tell On this side Heaven nor on this side Hell Observation IX Number the Sands that on the shoar do lie The Grass o' th Fields or Stars i' th Azure skie All creeping flying and all swimming things All Gravel Stones and all the watry springs As these mans apprehension do excell So what 's Eternity no man can tell Observation X. Yet some resemblance thus to it is made As if we meant the Sunshine by the shade Or like a thing hid by some noted mark That 's seen by day but groap'd for in the dark By glimering light somtimes we chance t' espy The duskish shadows of Eternity Observation XI * Eternity considered in Hell is a night of Sorrow And such a night as never knows a morrow This side the grave what mortals Estimation Admits of it's nocturnal Termination Let him conjecture it in Hell remaining For evermore remain without refraining Observation XII * Eternity confidered in Heaven Eternity is such a day of Pleasure As everlasting and immense for measure Such endless joy and such surpassing glory As farr transcends the reach of humane story Of which these Characters may well be given If but considered as it is in Heaven Observation XIII * Eternity considered both in Heaven and in Hell Eternity is sorrow dread and sadness Eternity again is joy and gladness In Hell 't is grief 't is horror and damnation In Heaven glory Honour and Salvation And thus you see by this my breviate story 'T is Hells dishonour and 't is Heaven's glory Observation XIII No mortal man can in his heart or brain The meaning of
condemns the Gospel will reprieve He whom the Law condemns let him but grieve No doubt the Gospel will find a reprieve For such if but the Gospel he 'l believe Although Gods justice does mans deeds require Gods mercy will accept of his desire Therefore Gods mercy should all men admire Since mercy thus Gods justice do exceed Let none suppose God evermore decreed Mans reprobation that repents his deed Nor yet that mans Election stands secure Because he some temptations may endure Sin 's mans infection penitence his cure I am afraid too many men defin'd Election stricter than God e're design'd By his decree concerning humane kind God by predestination left a space Wherein Christs merits might for man take place Since evermore he saw mans wretched case Election thus consider'd does repaire Mens hopes prompts them unto frevent prayer And proves their Antidote against despair But when deliver'd in a stricter sense It has Created fear and diffidence By its possessing men with negligence 1 Some derive ill corsequences from the Dectrine of predestination How many Persons now a days declare Who be Elected such sure saved are Let them sin on Election will them spare Again one man will to another say Some hear Sermons every Sabbath day I hear none am sav'd as well as they For ought I know the Preacher may be one Design'd of God for reprobation What need of Preachers Sermons will save none Thus will the vulgar and Illiterate men Dispute the case and argue now and then Enquiring who are sav'd who not or when Which thus Creates destruction in the brain Some bless'd as Abel are some curst as Cain To those damn'd by decree Devotion 's vain 1 Cain no Reprobate by positive decree Who can affirm or for a truth dare tell Cain by decree was reprobate of Hell When God would him accept had he done well Mercy was offer'd unto Cain when he Had Abel slain sayes God shalt thou not be Accepted if thou dost but well by me To say that God did Cain commiserate And prove that Cain was then a reprobate Seems from Gods justice much to derogate Cain in his wrath did first his Brother kill And cause his blood upon the Earth to spill Then vengeance overtakes him for the Ill. From which I might attract this inference Just Abel dy'd was sav'd through Innocence And Cain condemn'd for his Impenitence Had Cain repented of his crime and sin This homicide and fratricide had bin An object doubtless should Gods favour win Therefore his Condemnation I believe Was not so strict but mercy might reprieve His Life from death did he repent and grieve My reason is because I no where find His doom precede his deed but come behind His Brothers murther whereto he inclin'd If Cain was reprobated ever more Should mercy say that sin lay at his door Since so decreed he could have not forbore 'T would seem Injustice in our God should he First damn this Cain then him Create to be A man of mischief from sin never free This circumstance proves God the Origin And fountain of corruption whence mans sin Since Adams days derivative has bin 1 Esau no reprobate by predestination Let 's take a view of cursed Easau's state and see if God this Creature would Create To be an everlasting reprobate This inconsistent doubtless needs must be With him that 's mercy in the high'st degree Then for damnation none Created he God by his life hath sworn that his delight Is not in sinners death but that they might Return and live religious in his sight He would have all men to be sav'd and they To understand the truth and it obey Thereby salvation to secure for aye Jacob I lov'd and Esau did I hate These words some wrest and wrongfully translate To mean this Esau born a reprobate Of Easau's reprobation by decree I never read nor of his doom till he To Jacob sold his Birth-right for a Fee No more then of Cains doom before he slew His Brother Abel which doom did ensue The murther as the stipend that was due The Potter he hath power o're the clay This is a truth that no man need gain-say But who made Pots design'd to cast away 'T is like the Potter may somtimes mistake In temp'ring mould and so a vessel make Fit for no use or in its forming break But God admits of no mistakes for he Was all-sufficient when he did decree What matter and formation man should be Now for to honour God and reprehend Their Judgement who to know Gods will pretend Yet bound his boundless mercies without end Mercy and Meekness Justice Truth and Grace Could not admit not in the least embrace Damnation for his un-born Creatures case This is foreseen if prudetnly men pause God will not execute without a cause All his commands are true and just his Laws But yet this truth is not by me deny'd By mans damnation God is glorifi'd By mans salvation more and more beside The one God from his presence does expell For his transgressions to the pit of Hell The other suffers with himself to dwell And both these persons represent his might That goes to Hell where 's everlasting night To Heaven this where is eternall light And thus I have endeavour'd to express Gods Acts of mercy and his righteousness The harmless state and their state that transgress Predestination's danger to allay Pass lightly o're this bogg thou canst not stray Faith and Repentance miss not Heavens way I know I shall be either damn'd or sav'd And shall be Judg'd as I my self behav'd Yet hope for mercy which I ever crav'd I 'le Judge my self and will my self condemn My frailties urge me to it now and then Not damn my self least God should me contemn 1 Election reprobation depends on mans penitence or his prisumption Mans Reprobation and Election dreams Appear to some to others strictest theams To me a medium 'twixt these two extremes My reason prompts me that all persons may Obtain salvation that repent and pray In faith to God through Christ their crimes t' allay 1 God intended the Salvation of all by the mission of Christ Salvation to all mankind was Gods aim In sending Christ the Appostles do proclaim Christ has a balm for each believers maim Then blessed Jesus who for man didst die Grant me thy grace for ever to relie Upon thy death until I live thereby So shall I render praise for evermore To thee whom I in spirit do adore With heart and voice according to my Lore SUBJECT X. The Right description of a true Christian and those qualifications pertinent to this believer in his state of Grace and Christianity A Christian is a man that is sincere And honour's God with reverentiall fear One who believes in Christ as crucifi'd For his transgressions all his sin 's to hide One that declares he nothing does possess As rightly his save what 's unrighteousness One that
stark naked to himself does seem Yet cloath'd with Righteousness in Gods esteem One of his worth and merit never brags But strips himself of his unrighteo us rags He makes himself as naked as was Job For Christ to cloath him with his righteous robe And thus you see the Christian man is one That would be righteous either all or none Although to this he has a willing heart He 's never righteous here but in part He on the one hand will himself deny Thereby his God the more to glorifie And on the other hand he will confess That Christ is all in all his righteousness One thinks him rich enough whilst he can plead His Saviours merits and that Christ was dead 1 The Christian his behaviour towards God The Christian man foresees it him be fit When God commands he should to God submiti Let God rebuke him then will he not faint Nor yet of his correction make complaint When vile temptations seek to do him wrong He sheilds himself with faith and so is strong He ever dreads he shall himself disgrace Thus to the Devil never will give place He Souldier like keep-Guard does watch pray In these is exercis'd both night and day Through Christ his merits still he recommends To God his Soul and God his Soul defends He alwayes trembles at the Almighties Rod Which makes him more religious towards God All his deportment does derive from grace Whose love and meekness mercy will embrace His duty towards God discern I can But what 's this Christians duty towards man 1 His deportment towards man His carriage towards man is just and true For he will render to all men their due He hates contention and the cause of strife Loves Peace and Friendship as he loves his life Of quietness he does so much approve He would have all things to be done in love He bears in mind no bitterness nor gall To none but pure affection towards all He is not willing Gods commands to break Therefore will use forbearance with the weak He honours others does himself debase Gives them the better keeps the worser place Of others sins by no means will partake But warily these and their guilt forsake And thus his carriage towards men you see In all respects is from offences free Yet some would know since that it may be known What 's his decorum to himself alone 1 His descency towards himself Truth to declare he does in very deed At all times to himself take care and heed Is alwayes sober and does duly watch That no temptations unawares him catch Since Christianiz'd he holds it fit that he His sins of Youth and Youthful lusts should flee Christ is his Captain Devils him despite With whom Faiths battel he 's ingag'd to fight Though Devils aim his strength and force to blast He questions not to overcome at last He 's found in Armour fears no stab nor scar During the manage of his holy War He knows this is well doing is not tir'd In hopes his warfare will be soon expir'd His youthfull Time he now seeks to redeem Which he found lost in his and Gods esteem With wickedness resolves he to contend Till God shall bring his life unto an end Which times he knows shall gain so great renown God will himself reward him with a Crown 2 His carriage towards the World His carriage to himself we saw would see What yet might to the world his carriage be Within the world he Circumspectly walks With whom herein converse's wisely talks He views the world which is by him forgot And seems to use it as if us'd it not Himself he fashions not nor will he frame Like to the world because he shun's the same Nor with the cares thereof will he like some That are unwise be likewise overcome Nor lay up treasure on the Earth where rust And moth corrupt mens riches unto dust Content he 's with the tallent God him gave For to maintain his life this side the grave He meddles with no business but his own For he would not a meddling Fool be known During his life in this world all his care Is how for life Eternal to prepare To God to Man himself the world thus I In brief have writ the Christians History Which may all ever practice till they die SUBJECT XI A Discovery of the Faithful and devout Christians Quality and Conversation A Christian by belief those things obtains Promis'd in Time and after Time remains DEad was this man that 's now alive His death from Adam did derive In Adams sin he lay as dead Till Christ awak'd his drowsy head No sooner did this man awake But presently he does forsake His bed of sin wherein he lay And to the Temple goes to pray 1 The Christian resembles the Publican The gesture of the Christian man Is like that of the Publican Who thinks himself to be so base Not worthy there of the worst place He villisies himself that he The chief of sinners thinks to be And seriously will it confess Christ is alone his Righteousness He 's meek in Spirit and is Poor Therefore will pray hard by the door T' approach the Altar fears affront Till he does pennance at the Font. There falling down upon his knee O Lord be merciful to me A sinner prayes 't is not deny'd And by this prayer is Justifi'd Now since his Maker made him just In his Redeemer put 's his trust To whom he bears an upright heart Till death his Soul and body part He 's now alive and dead to sin When the dull world lies dead therein But he while living lives to God And fears his wrath to shun his rod. 1 He will not bring forth Fruit to himself He 'l not be found that fruitless Elf Like many one lives to himself By him shall Christ be glorifi'd To him will live for whom he dy'd 2 He hath content in every state In every state to be content He learn'd all dangers to prevent The Christian can for truth relate He has content in every state 3 He has nothing yet possesses all things He nothing has yet does possess All things because Christs Righteousness And should he not possess the same He all things else would nothing name He seems to sorrow and to joy Enjoys both comfort and annoy He 's like a Ship by waves that 's tost Somtimes all his Intents are crost He 's oft cast down like one forgot And yet we find him Perish not Sometimes to fall God gives him scope To rise again by Faith and Hope Likewise he seems for to decay Yet is renew'd that very day So that no man on Earth can know The Christian's state by outward show He 's poor but rich can many make That of his Councel will partake Whose Treasure 's there where is his bliss In Heaven's Kingdom not in this One that 's in darkness to our sight But in this darkness find's
the light 'T is he of whom the Scripture saith He lives by Bread but more by Faith One will converse on Earth in love While 's Conversation is above His Treasure 's there where is his heart We have him hear but in part 1 His life is hid with Christ in God His life is hid with Christ in God Who when chastis'd will kiss the Rod The Christian life I thus descry To be a hidden mistery He is but weak yet has the might To do all things in others sight For Christ upholds him by his hand And gives the Christian Strength to stand But what he doth through Christ his strength Shall to Gods glory tend at length For he would not enjoy the same Unless to glorifie Gods name He knows that God alone did give Unto him life thereby to live And if to live to live aright He of a truth find's Gods delight The Christian man to none does wrong Yet meets somtimes an envious tongue The noise of which does him annoy Least God should justly it destroy 1 No weapon form'd against him shall prosper He knows no weapon prosper shall ' Gainst him that 's form'd nor cause his thrall His life with Christ in God is hid To malice can defyance bid Yet would with mercy be involv'd Therefore desires to be dissolv'd That he a Mansion might obtain For aye in Heaven to remain Where now I am resolv'd to leave Him whom the world could not deceive An Heir of glory he was born And therefore held the world in scorn Though he at first was born in sin And for a time lay dead therein His Second or new birth to grace Gave him true glory to embrace No doubt he now this happiness In Heaven's Kingdom does possess Which may all Christian men partake With him for Christ our Saviours sake SUBJECT XII Supremacy and subordination considered both as to the legality of Soveraignty and the loyalty of Subjection from the impartiality of our Saviours expression to the Jews concerning the Tribute Money in Mat. 22.21 Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesars and unto God the things that are Gods Kings in their Kingdoms God do represent They 're Potentates next God Omnipatent WHo to the Crown of glory will be true Must give God's Crown Caesars Crown their due Our Saviour Christ inform'd us there are things Pertain to God and appertain to Kings As fear and honour both which do relate To God himself and to the Kings Estate Kings Gods Vice-gerents are he them inthron'd Because as his their power should be own'd 'T was God alone these powers did ordain Whose cause as lawful Subjects should maintain Since God ordain'd the King thus to controul Be Subject then to him let every soul Who dare dispute this Power do but plod How to resist the ordinance of God Who thus resolve the Scriptures say shall gain Damnation a just Pension for their pain The thoughts hereof methinks should much suppress Sedition and Rebellions wickedness All Subjects of their errors should convince To fear their God and reverence their Prince Factious Rebellion of a truth has bin Found in effect to be a witchcraft sin A sin in Royal crimson deeply dy'd An evil of that nature 't is deny'd None save the same makes man a Regicide Curst his intent that wickedly will Arm Himself to do the Lords Anointed harm Kings are ordain'd these factious men to aw By Regal justice and the Kingdoms Law I say their Regal power in a word Is not in vain to bear the Kingdoms Sword Which to the evil vengeance should afford As for the Sword 't is clearly understood To terrifie the bad and not the good Since thus design'd then is it not a shame To see the Subjects quarrel at the same As heretofore did Englands regal Foes Who King from Kingdom Crown and Head depose 1 Monarchy metamorphosed to Democracy That unexpected Englands Monarchy Was Metamorphos'd to Democracy And Govern'd by usurping Tiranny Which Government we found not long remain Till God restor'd our Kingdom 's King again He who exil'd was from his regal Throne Return'd to the enjoyment of his own Thus God himself did all his foes withstand Brought home in Peace the regend of our Land The Kingdom subject made to his command No doubt but Gods deliverance in this thing Should caution men for to obey the King 1 Obedience deniable to the usurpers of Authority And unto those obedience to deny That are Usurpers of Authority God thrones the King when Rebels take him down Confusion wracks the Kingdom with the Crown Peace is disturb scarce one shall stand in aw But Plead their will and conscience is their Law Too true our late experience this hath found When Treachery and Treason did abound Till furious rage and cruel worth accurst Did without mercy murther Charles the First God grant our Charles the Second long to Reign In peace the true Religion to maintain Make those his friends that were before his foes Whose wilfulness his Power did oppose And if Gods pleasure may he rectifie Our Nonconformists with conformity That Union and Communion may be found Unto the glory of our God redound Till all with glory shall of God be Crown'd Preserve this Kingdom bless the Church and State Increase our Love and nullifie our hate Vouchsafe that all who shall succeed the place Of Charles the Second may his Faith embrace The Faith great Charles maintains may more defend Until the world and Generations End SUBJECT XIII Tribute and Custom are commanded by God to be rendred the Ministers of Christ because their due as well as their Lawfull Magistrates observed from Rom. 13. vers 6.7 For this case pay your Tribute also for they are Gods Ministers attending continually upon this very thing Render therefore to all their dues Tribute to whom Tribute is due Custom to whom Custom Fear to whom Fear Honour to whom Honour God doth allow a Tribute to this end Those to maintain his Altar that attend GOd this commands therefore must be his will What he commands all should seek to fulfill Who his commands neglect no doubt do ill The reason why it is because that he Made these commands and them observ'd to be In brief you see the question thus reply'd Where Tribute's due it must not be deny'd And God thereby is also glorifi'd 1 Ministers ought to be paid their Tribute To Ministers God would have all be true In paying Custom where the Custom 's due Fear to whom fear and honour to the same Where honour's due this gain 's an honest name And shelters man from spite contempt shame And from all scandalls will a man release Make him belov'd and then shall live in peace Of Tenths and Tithes the Preacher must partake Gods laws allow it and for conscience-sake Then those that scruple payment needs must err Felloniously they rob the Minister Not him consider as Gods Messenger Dishonour God that
prevent This is most true try this experiment SUBJECT XIV On Luke 12. vers 47.48 And that Servant which knew his Lords Will and prepared not himself neither did according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes But he that knew not and did commit things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few stripes That man who know's Gods will dos't not and he His will that knows not these shall beaten be WHo knows Gods will and does it dis-regard I find that many stripes are his reward That knows it not yet renders God the wrong Again I find few stripes to him belong How vain is' t then for men themselves t' excuse In either of these cases God abuse Who knows his Masters will and does it not 'T is just that many stripes fall to his lot That 's Ignorant thereof and will begin To plead his Ignorance that 's found a sin Then let none think whose Ignorance abuse Their God this sin will others sins excuse Yet 't is Gods will that man should be so mild And Innocent as is the harmless child That is like these in malice but what then In understanding would have all be men To know himself he would have all to learn And 't is their shame that cannot him discern Mens Ignorance excuses will deny When they exceed the days of Infancy Youth Manhood and old Age if these neglect To mind their God how can he them protect That never cordially did him affect Justice must have its course in the event On these no mercy crav'd nor did repent Thus some mens understanding are so dim Tell them of God and they care not for him If scriptures we peruse the cause we find Is Ignorance that makes their hearts so blind 'T is good much to discern and to live well Is found that good the other do excell In case that men cannot them both attain True Piety e're wisdom let them gain Though without Knowledge Piety seems vain The knowledge of all things none happy makes Nor is he blest because of these Partakes A life Religious towards God 't is this That makes a man participate of Bliss Of all that may be known that knowledge's best Which makes us better till of God we are blest And ignorance shall not excuse an elf Because that ignorance is sin it self Then 't is his duty that doth know Gods will As much as in him lies this to fulfill By his obedience to Gods pleasure still And 't is his duty that knows not the mind Of God to seek untill the same he find Who loves not that men alwayes should be blind SUBJECT XXIII A Contemplation on Math. 6. vers 24. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon Mammon's man's friend but God's a greater one When God hates Mammon let 's love God alone WHo would serve God must Mammon set a part For he affects not mans divided heart My Son give me thy heart God does require The giver to give him this gift entire For man has nothing worthy to bestow On God save this yet this to him does ow As very clear the sacred Records show God render'd this to man that man might give The same to God that gave him life to live Then ought it not on any thing be set Too much least it Gods goodness should forget 'T is full of Avarice does this express By coveting more wealth with greediness Triangular's mans heart the world is round Therefore to fill its Corners is not found God fram'd it such a thing that no supply Might satiate it unless the Trinity Yet covets most those things it cannot gain Or must could they be got not long remain Then covet not fond man from this abstain Man with all diligence should keep his heart That no temptations cause it to depart From God that made it such a wondrous thing From whence the Issues of mans life do spring Blessing and cursing good and bad do flow From this receptacle of weal or wo. Blessing and good when loving God entire Cursing and bad when Mammon must desire Thus God and Mammon never will agree Therefore not lodg'd within one heart can be No more than greatest in the least degree God either all or none requires mans heart A Piece to Mammon he will not impart Since God therefore cannot be satisfi'd Without it all let Mammon be deni'd No doubt the Mammonist would give his wealth To God did God deprive him of his health Wealth is but grief and trouble to enjoy When God the comfort does of health destroy Confider this and let it be your care To make you friends that may of Mammon share That when you fail when your health do cease They may receive you where 's e'relasting peace I mean all poor blind lame sick weak young old Are Mammons friends to feed keep from cold Then harbour these they will you entertain To habitations that for aye remain Mansions of glory doubtless will reward Their Souls who for Christs sake the poor regard And Heavens Gates ' gainst such shall neer be bar'd SUBJECT XXIV A Pause upon Proverbs 11.2 vers When Pride cometh then cometh shame but with the lowly is wisdom When Pride approaches strife doth it attend From which humility will men defend IF shame's the destiny that will betide Conceited man what reason is for Pride Why may not this vain thing be set aside Who would be haughty arrogant and proud Since God with shame this sin does threat so loud What 's loftiness or to aspire the place Of Lucifer when gaining but disgrace Too oft experience teaches this to know Who pride exaults Gods justice brings him low That 's proud in heart the Scripture will accord This mans Abomination to the Lord That 's arrogant his justice will reject That 's meek his grace and mercy will protect This is that truth ' gainst which none need except By others harms henceforth may men beware Of Pride least they in its destruction share For pride it is an elevated thrall So sure as it stands high so sure must fall Like to those Angels that for this have fell From th' highest Heaven to the lowest Hell That pride themselves those doubtless God does hate In this the Devil they do imitate If not remidi'd in a devillish state Men fall most desperate when they do aspire The highest pitch they can themselves admire The higher mens presumption climb they shall Without dispute the greater find their fall But for the lowly humble meek and wise When others fall God fails not these to rise They seem most lovely in his purest eyes Then of a Truth to those that lie most low To greater exaltation God will show For he himself that humbles shall embrace Gods glory that exalts himself disgrace Thus then you see as by a Touchstone tri'd What are the Fruits and the effects of pride It soares on high and bears a lofty name But in the sequel nothing's found but shame And that affect it most are
Omnipresent Present in all places Orb A round thing Orbicular What is round Ornament A making brave or beautifull Oracles The sacred Scriptures Orthodox Belonging to the true faith or the true Religion Overplus More than enough Outpoise To whgh hevier Outvy To exceed the sound of an other thing P Parentage Belonging to a Father or Mother Paratlel What is equal with an other thing or lines made thus = Parenthesis A saying in writing that may be read or not read and the sence remaining marked thus Participate To partake Paraphraise A translation or interpretation of a thing Patron A great friend that supports one Patronage A defence Paradoxes Hard sayings not understood as they are writ Permit To allow of Presevere To continue or be stedfast Prepetuate To make Eternal Period The end of a thing Perjury A false Oath Pertinent Meet or convenient Piramide A Pillar built in remembrance of something past Pitance A little space of time Pollished Made smooth or shining Potent Mighty or strong Poetique Belonging to Poetry Pourtray To draw a Picture Pourtrayture A shape or picture Ponder To mediate Potentate A Prince or great Ruler Posterity Those that live on Earth after the death of others Positive Expressly or down right Practick What is practised Presage To fore tell a thing President A chief judge or ruler Predestination An appointment before hand what shall follow Prevalency An increasing or prevayling Prevaritation Deceat or false dealing Prime The morning or space of time Primordiall The most primitive or first thing Principall The chifest Production A brining forth Proverbiall Belonging to a Proverb Progeny A stock or Family Prologues Prefaces or fore-speeches Profaness Wickedness Profoundity The depth of a thing Propagate To increase or breed Proportion The conveniency of one thing with an other Propose To set forth or to offer Prospect A place where one may see a far way or a large sight Promotion An advancing or lifting up Prye To search into Psalmist A maker a writer or singer of Psalms Publique To make a thing common Pursue To follow a thing close Q Qualifie To make apt or fit to appease or spacisie Qualification Fiting appeasing or pacifying Qualities Tempers or constitutions Query A question R Rape A violent ravishing Raptures Joyes Reassign To give a gain Recantation Repentance Recoile To fly back Remote Far off all-alone Reside To abide or continue in a place Retire To apply one self Recollect To gather again or call ones wits together Relatives Things that belong and are related to others Rectifie To direct or to make streight Replenish To fulfill Result To redownd or to leap back Reposare Rest Reply To answer Relaps To back-slide Resort To frequent or meet at a place Reprobate One past grace and Salvation Reprobation To make graceless Reprive To delay Prisoners Execution Reprehend To reprove Reverentiall One that is mannerly or reverent Rebuke To check or chasten Recommend To commit or commend Reflection A looking back on a thing Reduce To restore or bring back Restriction A restraining or bringing back Repute To esteem or account Reputation Esteemation Revenews Yearly rents or payments Request A desire Renovation A renewing Remediless What cannot be remedied Riceptacle A place of receit or a vessel to receive a thing in Refrain To abstain or keep from Rivulets Little Brooks or Rivers Rigour Harshness or hardship S Sable Blackness Sacred Holy Sanctity Holyness Sanctuary A place of Divine worship Science Knowledge Scan To prove Scrutiny A search or inquiry Scene A division in a play Seclude To shut against Sever To part a sunder Serpentine Belonging to a Serpent Sentinel One that keeps watch ward Sencorious One that censures what is done by another Senators Councellours or wise men Signature The sign of a thing Similitude The likeness of a thing Slime Mould or Clay Sollace Comfort Sollicit To urge or move Soare To fligh Source An head or the Original beginning of a thing Solutions Expositions or explainings Spher A round Circle Stature Heighth Stations Resting places Stratagems Subtile devices Sublime High or lofty Surpassing Exceeding or going beyound an other thing in greatness or goodness Superficies The out-side of every thing Surface The outside or face of a thing Surmount To surpass or exceed Surmise To grudge or grumble Supernal What is above Subteranean What is under the Earth Submarine What is under the Sea Surviving The over-living of another Superfluity More than needs be over-much Sequel That which followeth the matter following T Termination The end of a thing Terestiall Earthly Theorick The inward knowledge of a thing Theame A sentence or argument to speak of or to write upon Thral Misery Theater A place made for Plays and Games Tolleration To give leave or liberty Transport It is properly to send over by Ship Transcend To exceed or go beyond Transient What is passing away or decaying Transactions Deeds or actions Traverse To march up and down Tranquil Peaceable Triviall Base vile of no estimation Tribute A certain payment Twain It signifieth two V Vacant Void or wast Vast Big or great Vaunting Proud or high-minded Vege tables What liveth and groweth as plants do Veild Covered or hid Verity Truth Verifie To make true Vindicate To maintain a vouch or defend a thing Vnexhausted A Fountain cannot be drawn dry Vollum The size or bigness of a Book Voluntary Willful Vniverse The whole world Vniversall Belonging to the Universe or the World Vnlimit Without bounds or limits Vsurping A taking willful possession of anothers right Vsurpers Wrongfull men Vulgar What is common W Warily Carefully or heedfully Weal Hear it fignifies happiness Wily Subtile or crafty Wiles Cuning devices Wrabble To sing sweetly or to quaver May not the unlearn'd and forgetful vary With him for them writ this small Dixtionary FINIS