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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64808	Canaans flovvings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of many Christian experiences, sayings, &c. : with an appendix called The heathen improved, or, The Gibeonites hewing of wood, and drawing of water for the sanctuary / by Ralph Venning.	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1653 (1653)	Wing V198; ESTC R7804	72,507	246

ERRATA PAge 3. sentence 23. for for all read all for p. 17. s 135. for Gods read God p. 28. s 223. for over-read undervalued p. 31. s 254. for fearfull read faithfull p. 35. s 280. for complements read complement p. 39. s 312. for robs read rob In the Paradoxes Page 10. sentence 49. for ye read yea CANAANS FLOVVINGS Or a second part of MILK HONEY BEING Another Collation of many Christian Experiences Sayings c. WITH An Appendix called the HEATHEN IMPROVED OR The Gibeonites hewing of wood and drawing of water for the Sanctuary By RALPH VENNING Despise not small things you may make much of a little London Prinred by S. Griffin for John Rothwell at the Fountaine and Beare in Goldsmiths Row in Cheap-side 1653. To the READER Friend I Cannot tell how to invite thee because I know not whether the entertainment be worthy of thee if thou look for dainties and rarities I fear thou wilt not make a good meal here if plain fare will be acceptable come and welcome and much good may it doe thee as to my self if thou wonder why I write thus be pleased to know that I write not to please men or for the praise of men for I am sufficiently assured that these are not the things nor this the way by which I should get glory if it were in mine eye the best of it is I am afore-hand with all men in this that none can think more meanly of what I have done then I my self doe and therefore I shall not think my self undervalued though thou put no value upon it 't is such as I believe all will not like nor will all dislike though all will not be pleased yet some will not be displeased to read it I call on no man to commend it but on any that finds fault to come and mend it to doe better things then these or these things better 'T is common and easie to find faults in our selves and others that are to be mended but hard and rare to mend the faults that are to be found Haply some would perswade thee and me to believe that some other things of mine and writing another way might be more serviceable have a litle patience and if God give life and ability I may in due time make trial for I would willingly doe good by any and every talent that God hath given me These are not the first but though I have remains are very like to be the last of my Juvenilia or youthful collections Some Scriptures are onely alluded to that I might give an hint to this that the Scriptures a store-house which would furnish with such variety of illustration and exemplification that we need not goe down to the Philistines to sharpen our axes nor travel so much for Outlandish rarities to garnish Sermons and Dicsourses the dishes of Gospel-grace withal I have made some application of Heathen instances also and could wish that many who go under a better name were but so good men and that the Israelites did the Sanctuary as much service as the Gibeonites Some stories are interwoven which I hope may passe for more then table-talk and serve in better stead then many vain idle soul-infecting stories which are too too often told to passe away time without any tendency to spiritual improvement If it be said many of these things are to bee found elsewhere I grant it yet many will finde them here which else perhaps had never known they had been elsewhere To be short if thou think 't will doe thee any good goe on if not forbear though I hope thou wilt not place it among thy lost time if thou peruse it nay haply thou wilt allow mee some grains for my weaknesse when thou perceivest that I meant well and was at least willing to doe thy soul good If it bee not done now I will watch and wait when and till I can for surely I shall be a lover of souls and endeavour to doe them good while I have a beeing August 1654. RALPH VENNING CANAANS Flowings OR More Milk and Honey BEING Another Collation of many Christian Experiences Sayings Sentences and severall places of Scripture improved The First Century 1. SOme men would Professors did not mind this world so much as if it would never have an end and the World to come so little as if it would never have a beginning 2. Professors need not be so much affected with the goods of this world for the best is not good enough to make an Heaven nor need they be so much afflicted with the evils of it for the worst is not bad enough to make an Hell 3. Any thing the best on this s'ide Heaven compared with that is misery and any thing the worst on this side Hell compared with that is mercy 4. Saints should and doe if they doe as they should look upon all the commands of God as easie and pleasant 1. because commanded by God that loves them 2. because to be obeyed by them that love God 5. Seeing God doth all things well we should think well of all things which God doth 6. Christians should not onely purpose to be religious but they should be religious to purpose 7. To worship God in spirit is the spirit of our worship flesh is unsuitable and unacceptable 8. If we should be much thankfull for a little mercy what a shame is it to be but a little thankfull for much mercy 9. Seeing God was so willing to put his son to death for our sakes how oh how willing should we be to put our sins to death for Gods sake 10. If pleasures are as indeed they are displeasing Eccles 2.12 Vespatian was tired with a triumph what then are displeasures if our recreations are toylsome what are our toyles if our ease be painfull what is our pain on this side the enjoyment of God there is no rest for all the rest is vanity and vexation of spirit 11. It behoves Christians to be often in self-trial and to be alwaies in self-denial 12. Sinners are alive to that which Saints are dead viz. sin and dead to that to which Saints are alive viz. righteousnesse 13. Sin may be in his heart who is a Saint but his heart who is a Saint cannot be in sin 14. The doctrine of the Gospel is not onely able to comfort but 't is a comfortable doctrine 15. There are many who hold the truth which they are to do but doe not doe the truth which they hold thus holding truth in unrighteousnesse they have the wrath of God reveald from Heaven against them because they received not the love of the truth which was revealed from heaven to them 16. Much is but little where more is expected and good is not good where better is expected 17. Some men forget to pray others forget what they have prayed and others forget that they have prayed so little of their heart is in duty and so little impression of duty is in

doing us wrong for that was but our affliction and the evil of sin is worse then the evill of suffering 229. Some men doe well and say nothing according to the rule of Christ Matth. 6 1.-4 others say well and doe nothing according to the Pharisees Matth. 23.3 230. 'T is strange to see how the Kingdom of sin is divided and yet stands there are divers Iusts lusts that differ and disagree as covetousnesse and prodigality Poore sinners what an hard taske have they that serve divers lusts that like Tapsters and Drawers must answer all if pride call here Sir if lust call anon Sir if covetousnesse call I come Sir how can and yet how doth the same sinner serve these severall masters sad case when men are rul'd by unruly lusts 231. To refuse Jesus Christ and the tenders of grace and mercy by him is the shortest way to Hell some men ride the rode the high way to Hell while they drinke sweare lye whore away their soules but they that re fuse Christ Jesus run by way of the plaine they make a shorter cut while others goe by the bow these goe by the string Lord what haste do men make and what pains doe men take to damne themselves 232. It s better to beg ones bread with Lazarus on earth then to beg ones water with Dives in Hell Better to be tormented with sores in this world then to be sorely tormented in the world to come Better to goe from Lives doore to Abrahams bosome then from Dives Table to the Divels Dungeon 233. Some men lend looking for nothing again such lending is giving others give looking for something again such giving is but lending others give and lend for he that giveth to the poore lendeth to the Lord this is putting to use without usury this is laying up by laying out 234. Many men doe in words confess God who do in works deny God such men shall not be judged by their words but by their works Satans condemnation will not be the lesse that he quoted Scripture and called Jesus Christ the Son of God that he believes trembles and is transformed into an Angel of light nor will it fare the better but be far the worse with such men as have had a form of godlinesse and denied the power thereof seeing they have held the truth in unrighteousnesse 't wil profit nothing to have been a professor of piety seeing they were workers of iniquity Nay their condemnation will be the greater for saying I goe Sir but went not Oh remember if godlinesse be good why wilt not practise it if it be evill why wilt professe it if thou wilt name the Name of the Lord depart from iniquity for what else hast thou thou bold brazen-faced sinner what hast thou to doe to take Gods Name into thy mouth and hatest to be reformed Think on this ye that forget God lest he teare you in pieces and there be none to deliver 234. Times Redemption T is dangerous putting of that to another day which must be done to day or thou maist be undone to morrow Now or never now or never if it be not done now it may never be done and then thou art undone for ever Eternity depends on this moment The work thou hast to doe viz. working out thy salvation is great thy life at longest is but short and thou canst call no time thine but the present time I have read of one Archias a Lacedemonian that while hee was quaffing and ryotting one delivers him a letter to signifie to him that some layd in wait to take his life and desiring him to read it presently because 't was a serious businesse Oh said hee seria cras we will thinke of serious things to morrow but that night he was slain Oh boast not of to morrow thou knowest not what a day may bring forth Why wilt thou talke of many yeeres when this night thy soule may be taken from thee Oh what wouldst thou give for a day when it may be a day too late Consider therefore in this thy day to day while 't is called to day the things of thy peace lest they should he hid from thine eyes and while thou like a blind Sodomite dost grope to finde a doore of hope fire and brimstone rain about thine eares 235. Clean contrary Many men instead of using the world as if they used it not use the things of God as if they used them not when as they should serve God and but make use of the world they serve the world and doe but make use of God they doe not love these things for Gods sake but God for these things sake 236. A Part no Portion The great fallacy with which Satan desudes many men is that Logicians call à bene compositis ad male divisa when he gets them to take Religion into peeces and then takes one peece for religion one cries up Christ another Faith another love another good works but what is God without Christ or Christ without faith and what is faith without love and what is love without workes but now take God in Christ by faith which worketh by love and keepeth the commandements of God this is pure religion 'T is the whole that is the whole of man 237. The new Command The command of loving one another is not called new as to the thing to be done for that was from the beginning but as to the manner of doing it or the rule according to which it is to be done Formerly 't was love thy neighbour as thy selfe there selfe-love was the rule but here 't is love one another as I have loved you here Christs love is the rule we should love one another better then we did because Christ loves us better then we our selves 238. Greater condemnation If sinning against the light of Gods workes had so great a condemnation Rom. 1. how great a condemnation will be to them that sinne against the light of Gods words and if the law condemned much the gospell much more for if they escaped not but dyed without mercy who finned against Moses him that spake on earth much more shall not they escape but are worthy of a sorer punishment who neglect the great salvation and refuse him that speaks from Heaven Jesus Christ 239. The Sinner speechless No man can give any reason why he should sin against God if God should ask men as he did the man that had not on the wedding garment Why camest thou bither without a wedding garment So why art thou proud and thou wanton and thou unclean and thou covetous and thou drunk and why dost thou swear c Men would be as he that is speechlesse they could give no reason for indeed there is no reason to give One may say to sinners as Absolom said to Hushai is this thy kindnesse to thy friend Doe ye thus requite the Lord O foolish people and unwise What iniquity have your fathers may God say or