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A07767	Meditations vpon Psal. 101. Written first in French, by Philip Mornai lord of Plessis, and by him dedicated to Henrie the fourth, the French king. And now translated into English, for the benefit of the christian reader, by T.W.; Meditations upon Psal. 101.	Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; T. W. (Thomas Wilcox), 1549?-1608.	1599 (1599)	STC 18146; ESTC S106486	63,180	176

MEDITATIONS vpon Psal 101. Written first in French by PHILIP MORNAI lord of Plessis and by him dedicated to Henrie the fourth the French king And now translated into English for the benefit of the Christian Reader by T. W. LONDON Printed by Adam Islip for Thomas Man dwelling in Paternoster row at the signe of the Talbot 1599. To the right Honourable and his verie good Lord the L. Robert Earle of Essex c. L. high Marshall of England c. and now L. Generall of hir Maiesties forces appointed for the reducing of Ireland to former yea and to more faithfull obedience than heretofore T. W. wisheth all prosperitie and blessednesse thorow Christ both now and for euer WE haue right Honorable an old saying amongst vs He giueth twise that giueth quickly And the spirit which is both antiquitie and veritie it selfe saith A word spoken in his place is like apples of gold with pictures of siluer How fitly this wil agree with other mens actions and my present practise I had rather others and your L. especially should iudge and feele than my selfe speake This I am sure of that as hertofore many times you haue by sundrie persons ben presented with great varietie of vvordes and workes so now particularly vpon your going out against the Irish rebels you haue and shal haue the like performed because as Salomon saith Many doe seeke the face of the ruler I say againe how fitly these haue bene or are accomplished as also with vvhat affections men do them that is known to God alone who is the onely searcher of the heart and reins And yet I doubt not but that your L. is indued with grace from aboue in some measure to practise that in your selfe and towards other which the holy ghost speaketh Though councell in the heart of man is like deepe waters yet a man that hath vnderstanding will draw it out I vvill leaue others to the Lord before whome they must stand or fall vvhosoeuer they be for vvho am I that I should iudge or iustifie any sith that office belongeth to the Lord alone But touching my selfe it is ynough for me that I know mine owne heart and that I can in some sort sence truelie say as the Apostle dooth This is our reioicing the testimonie of our conscience that as in other things so in this that I now doe I walke not according to fleshly wisedome but in simplicitie and godly purenesse Many send your L. men and monie horsse and armor and many good thinges besides towards the furnishing and setting of you forward in this great and noble voiage yea sundrie are cōtent to aduenture as it vvere their portions and persons vvith you in this vvorthie seruice All these thinges no doubt of it are good in themselues may be true testimonies of sincere affection in your followers and fauourits yea they may be powerfull meanes of iust defence for you and yours our whole state of lawful annoiance and confusion vpon the enemies against vvhom you goe But take heede my L. that these cause you not to be puffed vp in your selfe and so to go forth in the arm of flesh and bloud The thing that you rather are especiallie to regard therin is that they bee thankefullie receiued as from God and religiouslie vsed as in regarde of your selfe and those that shall assist you and be at your command Outward and humane helpes my selfe haue not to present but may rather say vvith the Apostle Siluer and gold haue I none such as I haue such I giue And yet let not I beseech you my vvant of vvorldlie things make lesse precious in your iudgement the spiritual graces that God is pleased by me the vnworthiest of his seruants at this time to offer vnto you for this I can and dare assure you euen in the vvord of truth and life vvhich is more than the vvords of all mortall men in the vvorld though neuer so great that though it be little in outward appearance and weak according to vvorldlie shew yet if it be thorowlie setled in you for knowledge and continuallie obserued for practise it vvil be not onlie as good as the most or best outward things that you carie with you but a vvorthie mean to sanctifie all euerie one of them to you others yea it vvil make your going out glorious your cōming in again prosperous ful of renown a matter that manie I am sure wish and praie for vvith all their harts as which indeed wil watch for you when you sleepe vvill vphold your credit at home person abroad yea and preserue you yours though you should come vnto the greatest danger distresse that could be In al this great praise of the thing it selfe I neither praise mine owne paine I protest nor prouide for my commendation in the vvorld nor couetouslie o● cunninglie seeke gifts from your L. But dutifullie thereby to prouoke your L. care to diligent reading thereof and carefullie to stir you vp to dailie performance of such good things as are propounded therin Your high place and person your honorable and holie profession the worthie and vveightie causes that you must manage the manifold perils that thereby you may preuent the singular good that thereby you shall atcheeue vvith sundrie such like shou1d I am sure and I doubt not but they vvill prouoke sincere obedience Wherof I trust your L. vvill haue no vvhit the lesse regard euen in this respect because that I for my part shall think my care my labour my loue and vvhatsoeuer dutie I haue done or may doe vnto your L. to be sufficientlie recompenced if these poore trauails may find good acceptance vvith you and patronage from you and in you may bring forth these good and gracious effects And so humblie beseeching the Lord mercifullie to direct you in all affaires that you shall take in hand according to his holie vvil namelie to prosper this present and so important seruice for Gods glorie the welfare of our kingdomes her Maiesties Christian comfort peace euerie manner of vvaie your owne particular good and the confusion and ouerthrow of al Gods the estates her Maiesties and your ovvn enemies I humblie take my leaue At London the second of March 1599. Your Honors very humble and readie to bee commanded in all Christian dutie T. Wilcocks the Lords vnworthy seruant To the Christian Readers grace and peace from God c. I Beseech you all of what state soeuer with carefull attendance and serious thoughts to view and read ouer this Treatise following This motion I make not for any doubt or suspition J haue of any vnsound matter therin for J am persuaded it containeth in it the truth of God But because I am acquainted with or at the least wise not ignorant of those ordinarie stops and lets that hinder our growth in goodnes by good things as Sathans malice our blind and ignorant harts our carelesse minds discouragements

and that hee mi●●●●●ee religiouslie and holilie serued 〈◊〉 his church For let men thinke and say what they list it is for the churches sake alone which God hath euerlastingly loued euen from before all worlds that he vpholdeth and maintaineth this world For the Churches sake hee preserueth Monarchies Commonweales and Kingdomes which are rather the Innes as I may so call them than the houses of the church that warfa●eth and trauaileth to and fro in the world which otherwise wee might account sauing that by their grossenesse and thieknesse they shelter and couer the precious fruits that God hath put into them not very profitable specially as in regard of godlinesse And yet notwithstanding this is the Church that is sustained and maintained by God for his onely sonnes sake who hath suffered death for it euen Christ our Lord and Sauiour and notwithstanding is the king of kings vnder whom of necessitie all the kings of the world must bow and for whom it is that they must raigne casting down at the very feet of his crosse because in that hee triumphed their crownes their diademes and their scepters specially if they desire to raigne in blessednesse ouer their subiects in the world and would one day raigne for all eternitie in the heauens without which they are more miserable than the meanest of men Because for mighty men there are mightie torments prepared and the Prophet Isaih in expresse tearmes sayth Tophet is prepared of old Isaiah 30.33 it is euen prepared for the king he hath made it deep large the burning thereof is fire and much wood the breath of the Lord like a riuer of brimstone doth kindle it In a word then as it were or short summe to shut vp all and to conclude with Dauid Our king will frame his soule to Mercie and to Iustice From his person they shall run and flow into his court into his counsell and frō thence they shall spread themselues ●●●r all the members of his state euen vnto the very borders vtmost bounds of his kingdome All his waies in a word 〈◊〉 according to Gods own example 〈…〉 10. shal be Iudgement and Mercie But because that the bodie is made for the Church he will with all his heart giue himselfe to the studie of truth and be very mindfull of and carefull for the seruice of God and will referre all that hee hath or may haue to the defence and maintainance to the restauration and reformation of his Church the rarest iewel that God hath vouchsafed to make shine in the world O God which hast from before all times appointed our king to bee borne in so troublesome a time and wicked age as wherein the state is rent by factions the Church is troubled with schismes and the most wise see nothing but darknesse and the same so thicke as no eye nay no discourse is able to pierce it much lesse to driue it away double in these double mischeefes and euils thy blessed annointing euen thy holy grace vpon him Poure vpon his head the spirit of thy seruant Dauid yea double and treble that blessed spirit of thine vpon him that vnder him we may once agai● see our State established and thy church gathered together that so vnder thee by his meanes wee may with one accord sing as thy holie Angels did and doe Glorie bee to God in the most high places and in earth peace Luke 2.14 and towards men good will and that I my selfe might then say though it were euen at this present houre Lord now lettest thou thy seruant depart in peace Luke 2.29 according to thy word seeing that mine eyes haue seene thy saluation So be it