vpon the graues of them that had sacrificed vnto them 5. And hee burnt the bones of the Priests vpon their altars and cleansed Iudah and Ierusalem 1. Sam. 7 3. If ye doe returne vnto the Lord with all your hearts then put away the strange Gods and Ashtaroth from among you and prepare your hearts vnto the Lord and serue him onely 4. The children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth and serued the Lord onely 10. Ier. 10. The Lord is the true God he is the liuing God and an euerlasting King at his wrath the earth shall tremble and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation Inuocation 13. Rom. 10. WHosoeuer shall call vpon the name of the Lord shall be saued 15. Psal 50. Call vpon mee in the day of trouble I will deliuer thee and thou shalt glorifie me 9. Zepha 3 I will turne to the people a pure language that they may all call vpon the name of the Lord to serue him with one consent Act. 7. 59 They stoned Steuen calling vpon God and saying Lord Iesus receiue my spirit Luk. 11. 2. When ye pray say Our father which art in heauen hallowed bee thy name Thy kingdome come thy will be done as in heauen so in earth 3. Giue vs day by day our dayly bread 4. And forgiue vs our sinnes for we also forgiue euery one that is indebted to vs. And lead vs not into temptation but deliuer vs from euill 23. Io. 16. Whatsoeuer yee shall aske the father in my name he will giue it you 28. Mat. 11. Come vnto me all ye that labour and are heauie laden and I will giue you rest 16. Heb. 4. Let vs come boldly vnto the throne of grace that we may obtaine mercie and find grace to helpe in time of need 14. Psal 50. Offer vnto GOD thanksgiuing and pay thy vowes vnto the most high 3. 18. I will call vpon the Lord who is worthy to be praised so shall I be saued from mine enemies 6. In my distresse I called vpon the Lord and cryed vnto my God Hee heard my voice out of his Temple and my crie came before him even into his eares 5. 3. My voice shalt thou heare in the morning O Lord in the morning will I direct my prayer vnto thee and will looke vp 13. 3. Consider and heare me ô Lord my God lighten mine eyes least I sleep the sleepe of death 1. King 8. 39. Heare thou in heauen thy dwelling place forgiue and doe and giue to euery man according to his waies whose heart thou knowest for thou euen thou onely knowest the hearts of all the children of men 16. Isa 63. Doubtlesse thou art our father though Abraham be ignorant of vs and Israell acknowledge vs not thou ô Lord art our father our redeemer thy name is from euerlasting 5. Eccle. 9. The liuing know that they shall die but the dead know not any thing neither haue they any more a reward for the memory of them is forgotten 6. Also their loue and their hatred and their enuy is now perished neither haue they any more a portion for euer in any thing that is done vnder the Sunne Iob 14. 21. His sonnes come to honour and he knoweth it not and they are brought low but hee perceiueth it not of them Psal 99. 6. Moses and Aaron among his Priests and Samuel among them that call vpon his name they called vpon the Lord and he answered them 7. He spake vnto them in the cloudy pillar they kept his testimonies and the ordinance that he gaue them 12. Rom. 10. The same Lord ouer all is rich to all that call vpon him Adoration 18. Psal 145. THe Lord is nigh vnto all them that call vpon him to all that call vpon him in truth 23. Io. 4. The true worshippers shall worshippe the father in spirit and in truth for the father seeketh such to worship him 24. God is a spirit and they that worshippe him must worship him in spirit and in truth Psal 51. 17. The Sacrifices of God are a broken spirit a broken and a contrite heart ô God thou wilt not despise 1. Cor. 6. 20. Ye are bought with a price therefore glorifie God in your body and in your spirit which are Gods 1. Pet. 2. 5. Yee also as liuely stones are built vp a spirituall house an holy Priesthood to offer vp spirituall Sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christ Philip. 3. 3. We are the circumcision which worship God in the spirit and reioyce in Christ Iesus and haue no confidence in the flesh 20. Ier. 6. To what purpose commeth there to me Incense from Sheba and the sweete cane from a farre countrie your burnt offerings are not acceptable nor your sacrifices sweete vnto me 23. Amos. 5. Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs for I will not heare the melody of thy viols 24. But let iudgement run downe as waters and righteousnesse as a mighty streame 8. Micha 6. What doth the Lord require of thee but to do iustly and to loue mercy and to walke humbly with thy God Isa 1. 16. Wash ye make ye cleane put away the euill of your doings from before mine eyes cease to do euill 17. Learne to doe well seeke iudgement releeue the oppressed iudge the fatherlesse pleade for the widdow Deut. 13. 4. Ye shall walke after the Lord your God and feare him and keepe his commandements obey his voice and ye shall serue him and cleaue vnto him 12. 10. What doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to feare the Lord thy God to walke in all his waies and to loue him and to serue the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soule 13. To keepe the commandements of the Lord and his statutes which I command thee this day for thy good 30. Mar. 12. Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soule and with all thy minde and with all thy strength this is the first commandement Iosh 22. 5. Take diligent heed to doe the commandement and the law which Moses the seruant of the Lord charged you to loue the Lord your God and to walke in all his wayes and to keepe his commandements and to cleaue vnto him and to serue him with all your heart and with all your soule Col. 2. 18. Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humilitie and worshipping of Angels intruding into those things which hee hath not seene vainely puft vp by his fleshly minde 8. When I had heard Reuel 22. and seene I fell downe to worship before the feete of the Angel which shewed me these things 9. Then saith hee vnto me see thou do it not for I am thy fellow seruant and of thy brethren the Prophets and of
to the hill of the Lord Isa 2.3 to the house of the GOD of Iacob and he will teach vs his wayes and wee shall walke in his pathes and let not obscuritie discourage vs. 〈…〉 The heads contained are these viz. A Preparation Fol. 2 God Fol. 5 The Scriptures Fol. 12 The Church Fol. 23 Traditions Fol. 28 Images Fol. 38 Inuocation Fol. 47 Adoration Fol. 53 Faith Fol. 61 Repentance Fol. 64 Confession Fol. 68 Faith and workes Fol. 73 Iustification Fol. 81 Fasting Fol. 90 Meates Fol. 98 Loue and Charity Fol. 105 Prayer Fol. 111 One Mediator Fol. 116 Our propitiation Purgatory and satisfaction Fol. 118 Sinnes Fol. 124. Will. Fol. 130 Hypocrisie Fol. 135 Riches Fol. 139 Patience Fol. 145 Humility Fol. 149 The holy Eucharist Fol. 155 The happinesse of Gods seruants Fol. 164 The vanitie of the world Fol. 167 The end of the world Fol. 171 The Iudgement Fol. 179 Psalmes Of Confession Fol. 200 Of contrition Fol. 203 For remission Fol. 206 For mercie and direction Fol. 209 For vnderstanding Fol. 212 In trouble Fol. 215. For deliuerance Fol. 217 Against our Enemies Fol. 220 Of Confidence in Gods mercie Fol. 225 Acknowledging Gods mercie Fol. 228 Magnifying Gods mercie and goodnesse Fol. 233 Of praise Fol. 236 Psalmes in Sicknesse 1 Psalme in sicknesse Fol. 242 2 Psalme Fol. 244 3 Psalme Fol. 246 4 Psalme Fol. 248 A Prayer Fol. 252 The soules Comfort Fol. 254 AN EPISTLE GENERALL Beloued 1. 1. Tim. 4. THe Spirit speaketh expressely that in the latter times some shall depart from the Faith giuing heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of diuels 2. Speaking lyes in hypocrisie hauing their conscience seared with a hot iron 3. Forbidding to marrie and commanding to abstaine from meats which God hath created to bee receiued with thankesgiuing of them which beleeue and know the truth 1. Tim 4. 4. For euery creature of God is good and nothing to be refused if it be receiued with thankesgiuing 5. For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer Tit. 1. 10. There are many vnruly and vaine-talkers and deceiuers 11. Whose mouthes must be stopped who subuert whole houses teaching things which they ought not for filthy lucres sake 14. Giue not heed to Iewish fables and commandements of men that turne from the truth 5. 1. Ioh. 4. They are of the world therefore speake they of the world and the world heareth them 6. We are of God hee that knoweth God heareth vs hee that is not of God heareth not vs hereby know wee the spirit of truth and the spirit of errour 8. Beware Col. 2. lest any man spoile you through phylosophie and vaine deceit after the tradition of men after the rudiments of the world not after Christ 9. For in him dwelleth all the fulnesse of the Godhead bodily 10. And wee are compleate in him which is the head of all principalitie power 2. Tim. 2. 14. Striue not about words to no profit but to the subuerting of the hearers 23. Foolish and vnlearned questions auoide knowing that they do gender strifes Phil. 1. 27. Stand fast in one spirit with one mind striuing together for the faith of the Gospell 28. And in nothing terrified by your aduersaries which is to them an euident token of perdition but to you of saluation that of God 29. For vnto you it is giuen in the behalfe of Christ not onely to beleeue on him but also to suffer for his sake 12. Col. 3. Put on therefore as the elect of God holy and beloued bowells of mercies kindnesse humblenesse of mind meekenesse long suffering 13. Forbearing one another and forgiuing one another if any man haue a quarrell against any euen as Christ forgaue you so also do ye 14. And aboue all things put on charitie which is the bond of perfectnesse 15. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts to the which also yee are called in one body and be ye thankfull 17. And whatsoeuer ye do in word or deed do all in the name of the Lord Iesus giuing thankes to God and the Father by him 6. Phil. 4. Bee carefull for nothing but in euery thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiuing let your requests bee made knowne vnto God 23. Col. 1. Continue in the faith grounded and setled and be not mooued away from the hope of the Gospell which ye haue heard and which was preached to euery creature which is vnder heauen 14 That ye henceforth bee no more children tossed too and fro Ephes 4. and carried about with euery wind of doctrine by the sleight of men and cunning craftinesse whereby they lye in wait to deceiue 15. But speaking the truth in loue may grow vp into him in al things which is the head euen Christ Phil. 1. 9. And this I pray that your loue may abound yet more and more in knowledge in all iudgement 10. That yee may approue things that are excellent that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ 11. Being filled with the fruites of righteousnesse which are by Iesus Christ vnto the glorie and praise of God Amen ORACLES AND PSALTERIES OF THE HOLY GHOST WHat Nation is there so great Deut. 4.8 that hath Statutes Iudgments so righteous as all this Law which I set before you this day This is the way Isa 30.21 walke ye in it when ye turne to the right hand and when ye turne to the left Deut. 12.34 Thou shalt not adde thereto nor diminish from it Preparation Amos 4. 12. PRepare to meet thy God ô Israel 1. Sam. 12. 23. I will teach you the good and the right way 24. Only feare the Lord and serue him in truth with all your heart Mat. 6. 33. Seeke yee first the kingdome of God and his righteousnesse and all things shall be added vnto you Psal 37. 4. Delight thy selfe also in the Lord and he shall giue thee the desires of thine heart 5. Pro. 3. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and leane not vnto thine owne vnderstanding 6. In all thy wayes acknowledge him and hee shall direct thy paths 4. Psal 91. He shall couer thee with his feathers and vnder his wing shalt thou trust his truth shall be thy shield and buckler 8. 34. O tast and see that the Lord is good blessed is the man that trusteth in him 5. 146. Happy is he that hath the God of Iacob for his helpe whose hope is in the Lord his God Psal 27. 14. Waite on the Lord be of good courage and he shall strengthen thine heart Waite I say on the Lord. 125. 1. They that trust in the Lord shall bee as Mount Sion which cannot bee remoued but abideth for euer 2. As the mountaines are round about Ierusalem so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth euen for euer God 8. HEare ô my
they cannot hearken the word of the Lord is to them a reproch they haue no delight in it Ier 2. 13. They haue forsaken the fountaine of liuing waters and hewed them out cisternes broken cisternes that can hold no water 8. But though we Gal. 1. or an Angell from Heauen preach any other Gospell to you then that which we haue preached vnto you let him be accursed 11. The Gospell which was preached of mee was not after man 12. For I neither receiued it of man neither was I taught it but by the reuelation of Iesus Christ 17. 2. Cor. 2. We are not as many which corrupt the word of God but as of sinceritie but as of God in the sight of God speake we in Christ 2. 4. Not walking in craftinesse nor handling the word of God deceitfully but by manifestation of the truth commending our selues vnto euery mans conscience in the sight of God 3. But if our Gospell be hid it is hid to them that are lost 4. In whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of men which beleeue not lest the light of the glorious Gospell of Christ who is the image of God should shine vnto them Ezek 20. 18. Walke not in the statutes of your Fathers neither obserue their iudgments nor defile your selues with their Idols 19. Ezech 20. I am the Lord your God walke in my statutes and keepe my iudgements and do them 2. Deut. 4. Ye shall not adde vnto the word which I command you neither shall you diminish ought from it that yee may keepe the cammandements of the Lord your God which I command you 32. 12. What thing soeuer I command you obserue to do it Thou shalt not adde thereto nor diminish from it Deut. 5. 32. Ye shall obserue to doe as the Lord your God hath cōmanded you you shall not turne aside to the right hand or to the left 28. 14. Thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day to the right hand or to the left to goe after other Gods to serue them 16. Aske for the olde pathes Ier. 6. where is the good way and walke therein and you shall finde rest for your soules Num. 15. 39. Remember all the commandements of the Lord and doe them and seeke not after your owne heart and your owne eyes after which ye vse to goe a whoring 17. Ier. 6. Hearken to the sound of the trumpet 4. Mal. 4. Remember yee the Law of Moses my seruant which I commanded to you in Horeb for all Israel with the statutes and iudgments 6. Pro. 30. Adde not thou vnto his words least he reproue thee and thou be found a lier 15 Though it be but a mans couenant yet Gal. 3. if it be confirmed no man disanulleth or addeth therto Reuel 22. 18. I testifie vnto euery man that heareth the words of the Prophecie of this book If any man shall adde vnto these things God shall adde vnto him the plagues that are written in this booke 19. And if any man shall take away from the words of the booke of this Prophecie God shall take away his part out of the booke of life and out of the holy citie and from the things which are written in this booke Images 21. LIttle children keep your selues from Idols 1. Ioh. 5. 1. Leuit. 26. Yee shall make you no Idols nor grauen Image neither reare you vp a standing Image neither shall you set vp any Image of stone in your land to bow downe vnto it for I am the Lord your God 8. Deut. 5. Thou shalt not make thee any grauen Image or any likenesse of any thing that is in heauen aboue or that is in the earth beneath or that is in the waters beneath the earth 9. Thou shalt not bow downe thy selfe vnto them nor serue them Isa 40. 18. To whom will yee liken God or what likenesse will yee compare vnto him Deu. 4. 15. Ye saw no similitude on the day that the Lord spake vnto you in Horeb out of the middest of the fire 12. Ye heard the voice of the words but saw no similitude onely ye heard a voice 13. And hee declared vnto you his couenant which hee commanded you to performe euen ten commandements and he wrote them vpon two tables of stone 8. I am the Lord Isa 42. that is my name and my glory will I not giue to another neither my praise to grauen Images 14. Ier. 10. Euery founder is confounded by the grauen Image for his moulten Image is falshood and there is no breath in them 15. They are vanitie and the worke of errours in the time of their visitation they shall perish 8. The stocke is a doctrine of vanities 29. Isa 41. Their moulten Images are winde and confusion Psal 97. 7. Confounded be all they that serue grauen Images that boast themselues of Idols Isa 44. 9. They that make a grauē Image are al of them vanitie and their delectable things shall not profit and they are their owne witnesses they see not nor know that they may be ashamed 45. 16. They shall be ashamed and also confounded all of them they shall goe to confusion together that are makers of Idols Deut. 4. 23. Take heede vnto your selues least yee forget the couenant of the Lord your GOD which he made with you and make you a grauen Image or the likenesse of any thing which the Lord thy GOD hath forbidden thee 29. Acts 17. Wee ought not to thinke that the Godhead is like vnto gold or siluer or stone grauen by art and mans deuice 19. Habak 2◠Woe vnto him that saith to the wood awake to the dumbe stone arise it shall teach Behold it is laid ouer with gold and siluer and there is no breath at all in the middest of it Deut. 4. 3. Your eyes haue seene what the Lord did because of Baal Peor for all the men that followed Baal Peor the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from you Numb 33. 52. Yee shall driue out all the inhabitants of the land from before you and destroy all their pictures and destroy all their moulten Images and quite pluck downe all their high places Deut. 7. 5. Ye shall destroy their Altars and breake downe their Images and cut downe their groues and burne their grauen Images with fire 3. 2 Cro. 34. Iosiah while he was yet young began to seeke after the God of Dauid his father and began to purge Iudah and Ierusalem from the high places and the groues and the carued Images and the moulten Images 4. And they brake downe the Altars of Baalim in his presence and the Images that were on high aboue them be cut downe and the groues and the carued Images and the moulten Images he brake in peeces and made dust of them and strowed it