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truth_n	light_n	see_v	spirit_n	4,161	5	5.1950	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14583	An epistle sent by Monsievr de Vrillac, advocate in the Parliament of Paris; to Monsievr de Vrillac his father, vpon the occasion of his conuersion. Faithfully translated into English, accoriding to the French copie; By C.C.	Vrillac, Monsieur de.; C. C., fl. 1621.	1621 (1621)	STC 24893; ESTC S101817	11,766	24

on by the hand of his grace and strengthened my weakenesse to hearken to the words of our Sauiour Who so loueth father or mother more then me is Mat. 10. 37. not worthie of me As also to that answere which he made him which said I will follow thee Lord Luke 9. 61. but first giue me leaue to take leaue of those that are at mine house None that putteth his hand to the plough Verse 6● and looketh backe is fit for the kingdome of God Then I considered that God called me to the same condition vnto which he called the Father of the faithfull Goe out of the countrie and from Gen. 12. 1. thy kindred and from thy Fathers house to goe into a countrie which I will shew thee I thought that if I was bound to respect the father of my body I was much more bound to respect the Father of my spirit and that it was better to obey God then men Act. 4. 19. And the better to alay this bitternes I comforted my selfe the sweetnes of the gracious promises of my good God I will receiue you and will be 2 Cor. 6. 18. a father vnto you and you shal be my sonnes and daughters saith the Lord Almighty 2. Cor. 6. Whence I came to conclude thus with my selfe I forsake my fathers house but I enter into the house of God I estrange my selfe from my naturall parents but I enter into that high and noble alliance and spirituall kindred which is named in heauen and in earth of which Iesus Christ is the head When Ephes 3. 15. Psal 27. 10. my father and my mother forsake me the Lord will gather me vp Add also that with this consolation I comforted my selfe thus namely that I entred not into a Church which vnder pretence of piety teacheth me to cast off the bands of naturall respects and dutie but which commands all Christians to nourish within them the cordial affections of true Exod. 20. charitie instructing children to honour their father and mother in all things in the Lord. The Ephes 6. honour and loue which I owe you are too fast engraued in my breast to be blotted out The bands wherwith I am knit vnto you are too strong to be broken and my desire to acknowledge your fauours shall neuer die in me till I die Now I nothing doubt but you will witnes with me how blamelesse my conuersation was during the time I conuersed amongst you I was also inflamed with a most ardent affection to make it appeare vnto you that it was neither rashnes nor lightnes which caused mee to change Religion But I onely suffered my selfe to be vanquished by the power of truth the motions of Gods holy Spirit to which purpose you know I endeuoured my selfe in your presence to maintaine this truth agaiust such Doctors as you approued of which I often did in particuler conferences hauing learned that God perfects his prayse by the mouth of babes Mat. 11. 25. and perfects his power in our weakenesse For as God hides his secrets from the wise and prudent reueales 2 Cor. 12. 9. them vnto little ones So hath the Truth greater Mat. 11. 25. force in the mouth of a childe then a lye in the mouth of all the Doctors in the worlde But the miseries of these times not permitting me to enter into such disputes without exposing my person to manifest danger and not minding to enter into the Church of GOD through trouble As also that disputations now adayes are rather lowd then fruitfull because they dispute onely to dispute striuing rather for victory then truth I thought it euery way better and more to edification to set downe my reasons of this my alteration and change by writing to which the grace of God assisting me I will without ceasing endeuour now that God of his mercy hath giuen mee to arriue in such a place where it is lawfull both to speake and write the truth For I hold my selfe still bound to giue you an account of my proceedings and I should thinke my selfe happy if this little light which God hath communicated vnto me might something enlighten your darkenesse then should I willingly yeelde my Spirit to God that gaue it if I might see you with my selfe walking the way to life and happinesse In expectation whereof I beseech the great God and father of mercies that hee will make vs all mind one and the same thing in Christ that he will replenish you with the ioyes and comforts of his holy Spirit granting vs all the grace that after wee haue glorified him a little while heere on earth wee may be glorified with him for euer in heauen euen with that glory which hee hath prepared for vs before the foundation of the world So prayeth he who craues that you will alwayes beleeue it euen vnto the altar Your most humble most affectionate and most obedient Sonne de VRILLAC From SEDAN this 3. of August 1621.