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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02187	Newes from Italy of a second Moses or, the life of Galeacius Caracciolus the noble Marquesse of Vico Containing the story of his admirable conuersion from popery, and his forsaking of a rich marquessedome for the Gospels sake. Written first in Italian, thence translated into latin by reuerend Beza, and for the benefit of our people put into English: and now published by W. Crashavv ...; Historia della vita di Galeazzo Caracciolo. English	Balbani, Niccolo, d. 1587.; Crashaw, William, 1572-1626.	1608 (1608)	STC 1233; ESTC S100534	64,277	90

reuiled yea and scourged but euen to die vpon the crosse as a cursed malefactor and all for vs why should not we much more beare patiently the taunts and mockes yea euen the slanders of Gods enemies Let vs therfore arme our selues as it were with a holy pride and in a sort scorne and laugh at their mockes and putting vpon vs mercy and pity as the feeling members of Christ let vs bewaile so great blindnesse in them and let vs intreat the Lord for them to pull them out of that palpable darknesse into his true and marueilous light lest Satan binde them to himselfe in his euerlasting prentishippe and so being his bondslanes and hired sworne seruants of his blacke guard doe send them out to persecute Iesus Christ in his members Which when they haue done all they can and all that the diuell their master can teach them though the diuell himselfe should burst with malice and they for anger grinde their teeth yet shall it all tend to the magnifying of Gods glory which they labour to obscure and to the furtherance of their saluation whom they so disdained yea to the increase of their glory in a better world whom in this world they thought worthy of nothing but of all disgrace And surely my most honourable Lord he that is possessed with the certaintie of this faith will without doubt make open warre with the corrupt affections of his owne nature and with all the world yea euen with the diuell himselfe and will not doubt but in time euen to ouercome them al. Therfore let vs humble our selues to our God and Father euerlasting that he would increase that saith in vs bring forth in vs those most blessed sweet fruits of faith in our harts liues which he vseth to work in them whom he hath elected that so our faith being fruitful of good works may appeare to be not a fained but a true faith not a dead but a liuing faith not a humane but a diuine worke in vs that so it may be to vs an infallible pledge of our saluation to come Let vs labour to shew our selues the legitimate and vndoubted children of God in seeking aboue all things that his most holy name may be sanctified in our selues and others and in imitating his admirable loue and gentlenesse which makes his sunne to shine on good and badde Let vs worship his heauenly Maiestie in spirit and truth and let vs yeeld vp the temple of our heartsto Christ Iesus as an acceptable sacrifice vnto him yea letvs shew our selues members of the heauenly high Priest Christ Iesus in sacificing to God our owne bodies and in crucifying the flesh with the affections and the lusts thereof that sinne being dead in vs the spirit of God may create in vs a spirituall life whereby Christ Iesus may liue in vs. Let vs die to sinne and die to our selues and to the world that we may liue blessedly to God and Christ Iesus yea let vs acknowledge and shew by our liues that we were once ●●ad but now are raised to the life of grace by the power of Christ Iesus Let our conuersation be heauenly though we liue on the earth let vs begin that life here which we hope to lead in heauen let the image of God shine bright in vs let vs disgrace and weare out the olde image of sinne and satan and labour to renue the image of Christ Iesus that all that see vs may acknowledge Gods image in vs. Which holy image of grace as it is beautifull and glorious in all Gods Saints so in you my good Lord it shall be so much more glorious in as much as you go before others in birth nobility honour and high place O what a pleasant sight is it to all true Christian men yea to the Angels yea how acceptable to the Lord himselfe to behold a man of your place and estate so farre to forget the world and denie himselfe so deepely to consider the frailty of his own nature and the vanity of all temporal things as to say with Christ I am a worms and no man and to crie out with Dauid turne thy face to me and haue mercy vpon me for I am desolate and poore O happy and true rich man which hath attained to this spirituall and heauenly pouerty and can giue a farewell to himselfe and the world and all things that he hath for Christs sake and can freely renounce and forsake carnall reason humane learning company and counsell of friends wealth honours lord shippes pleasures of all sorts delight of the court high places and preferments dignity and offices yea fauour of Princes yea his owneselfe How welcome shall he be to Christ which can denie all those for Christs sake Such a one may go for a foole in the world but he shal be of the Almighties counsell such a man knoweth that felicity consists not in any thing that this world can afford and therefore in the midst of all his wealth and abundance he crieth out to God as though he had nothing euen out of the feeling of his heart Giue vs this day our daily bread Such a man preferreth the rebuke of Christ before the honour of the world and the afflictions of Christs religion before the pleasures of the world and because hee despiseth all things in respect of Christ and his righteousnes and is possessed and grounded with Gods spirit therefore hee sings with true ioy of heart with the kingly Prophet The Lord is my shepheard therefore I can want nothing neither will I feare hunger or any outward thing he feeds me in greene pastures and leads me forth besides the water of comfort This man distrusts himselfe and all the creatures in the world that he may trust and cleaue onely to God neither aimes he at any pleasure any wisedome any honour any riches any credit or estimation but such as comes from God himselfe and therfore he professeth with the same Prophet I haue none in heauen but thee alone and none in the earth doe I desire but thee my slesh consumeth with longing after thee and thou Lord art my heritage and portion for euer He that spake thus was a wealthy and mighty King yet suffered he not the eyes ofhis mind to be blinded or dazled with the glittering glory of riches pleasures or honour or ought else that a kingdome could giue for he knew wel that they al came of God and were held vnder God and must all be vsed to his glory and that he that gaue them hath farre better things to giue his children And therefore that King and Prophet makes his heauenly proclamation before al his people Blessed art thou O Lord God our father for euer and euer thine O Lord is greatnes and power and glory and victory all that is in heauen and earth is thine thine is the kingdome Lord and thou excellest as head ouer all riches and honour come of thee and