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A20673	The practise how to finde ease, rest, repose, content, and happines. Written by a religious man of the congregation of St. Elias the prophet, and the order of our Blessed Lady of mount Carmell, restored by the Blessed mother Teresa. The second part. Containing directions how to end all controuersies, and take away all discontentments, and euils, and attaine vnto true ioy of minde, and content of heart, and all good; Practise how to finde ease, rest, repose, content, and happines. Part 2	Doughty, Thomas, fl. 1618-1638.	1619 (1619)	STC 7072.6; ESTC S106011	123,081	516

In the same book against our wills that now men are become worse and more irreligious more ingrate more vnfaithful more shamelesse and that greater wickednesse and sinnes cannot bee found in the whole world no not amongst the Turkes truly or the Iewes or Pagans then in those places where the worde of the Lord of Protestants is most diligently preached Againe I am compelled to say because Musculus in Prophetia Christi it is true that there are not to bee found no not among the heathen Iewes or Turkes men more selfe-willed in whose mindes the sparkes of all vertues are extinct and amongst whome sinne is accounted nothing then amongst the professors of the Gospell of Protestants amongst whome the Deuill altogether loosed from his chaynes and in free libertie doth florish And that I may in few words tell all it is euen so and this is the estate of vs Lutherans that if any be desirous to see a great multitude of Knaues Athists Vsurers and Coseners hee must goe to some Citty where the Gospell of Protestants is preached and there he shall finde of this sorte of men by multitudes and repeating almost the same wordes in another place he saith The case standeth thus with vs Lutherans that if any bee Musculus Domi. 1 Aduentus desirous to see a great table of Knaues of persons turbulent deceitfull coseners vsurers let him go to any Citty where the Gospell is purely Preached and he shall finde them there by multitudes for it is more manifest then the day light that there were neuer among the Ethnicks Turkes and other Infidels more vnbridled and vnruely persons with whome all vertue and honestie is quite extinct then are among the professors of the Gospel And Iacobus Andreas another Protestant saith The other part and multitude Andreas adu 11. Luc. of Germans doe giue libertie indeede to the Preaching of the worde But there is not perceiued an amendment of manners amongst them but horrible Epicurisme beastly life is seene amongst them in their conuersations compositions of body desires c. In stead of fasting they attend wholly to feastings and drinkings night and day And Melancton a Protestant saith The thing it selfe doth speake Ad cap 6. Math. that in these Countries where the Protestant Gospell was preached almost all their studies are imployed in sumptuous preparations for banquets drunkennesse and exceeding great cuppes c. Such barbarousnes is in the people that the most part perswade themselues if they should fast one day the night following they should dye So these Protestants of the fruites of their owne Doctrine Of the comming of these Epicures Libertines and loose liuers three of the Apostles prophecied saying In the last daies 1 Tim. 3. 1. shall approch perilous times and men shal be louers of thēselues Couetous Haughtie Proude Blasphemous not obedient to their Parents vnkinde wicked without affection without peace accusers incontinent vnmerciful with out benignity Traytors stubborne puffed vp and louers of voluptuousnes more then of God hauing an apparance indeed of pietie euery one his Bible but denying the vertue thereof the keeping of the Law Againe In the last dayes shal come mockers in deceit walking 2 Pet. 3. 3 according to their owne concupicenses Againe my dearest bee mindefull of the Iud. 1. wordes which haue been spoken before by the Apostles of our Lord Iesus Christ who told you that in the last times shall come mockers according to their owne desires walking in impietie These are they which seperate them selues Sensuall hauing not the Spirit of God whose fruits are Charitie Ioy Peace Patience Gal. 5. 22 Benignitie Longanimitie Goodnes Mildenes Faith Modestie Continencie Chastitie but the Spirit of the Deuill and Flesh whose workes are Fornicatiō vncleannes wantonnes Gal. 5. leacherie seruing of Idols Witchcraft enmities Contentions emulations angers brawles dissention Sects enuyes murders drunkennesse banquettings and such like forbidden workes by the Commandements of God For the discouering of whose deceits out of loue to my Countrey and desire to gaine some who out of ignorance are fallen into these follyes and deceitfull contentments in Carnall liberty and sensuall life I haue written this our Second part of Ease and Rest to shew vnto them the meanes how to attaine vnto true Ioy of minde and Content of heart and suppresse these base desires which are common to men with Beastes that all euills Contentions Strifes Suites in Law the lamentable Ciuill warres of this Land being taken away and true goods and pleasures ingrafted in their places Without feare being deliuered out of the handes of Luc. 1. 74 our enemies wee may serue God in Holines and Iustice Isay 32. 17. before him all our dayes And the workes of iustice shall be Peace and the seruice of iustice Silence and securitie for euer And my people saith God shall sit in the beauty of Peace and in the tabernacles of Confidence and in wealthie rest According as it was promised to true Christians by the Prophets in both Testaments saying There shall arise Psal 71. 7 Rom. 14. 16. in his dayes Iustice and aboundance of peace vntill the Moone bee taken away for the Kingdome of God vpon earth is not saith St. Paul meate and drinke but Iustice and Peace and Ioy in the holy Ghost according to the wordes of our Sauiour saying Peace I leaue to you Iohn 14. 27. my peace I giue you not as the world giueth doe I giue to you Not such a Peace or Content as the world giueth to her fauorites doth our Sauiour giue vnto his followers but ●uch a Peace and Content as is ●ithout trouble and seruile ●eare as followeth immediately in his wor●es saying Let not your hearts bee troubled or Luc. 1. 74 feare Without feare saith the Prophet Zacharie deliuered from the handes of our enemies we may serue him in holines and iustice all our dayes This is the Ease Rest and Peace which euery where is promised to Christians the followers of our Lord and Sauiour IESVS CHRIST a peace or content without seruile feare or trouble not as the world giueth peace doth our Sauiour giue peace and Content The peace which the world giueth to worldlings is a feeding of their inordinate Concupiscenses and carnall desires with a Carnall and Sensuall delight mixt with seruile feares Ielousies and troubles The peace and content which our Sauiour doth giue vnto his followers is a peace without seruile feare Iealousie or trouble A Peace which as the holy Ghost saith passeth all vnderstanding A Peace Rest Repose Phil 4. 7. and Content to their bodyes by bringing their passions appetites and carnall affections vnder the obedience of right reason that they may liue in Corporall peace and rest and keepe their bodyes free from seruile slauerie and vile subiection to their inordinate passions which are vnreasonable Masters Peace to their hartes and soules by possessing all good Peace with God by louing him

Francis Yet in one generation both the names of these potent Kings vvere extinguished from the face of the Earth according to this Prophecie so faithfull is God Almightie in fulfilling of his Word So supposing thou beleeuest that God Almightie cannot lye not be forsworne and that thou as a creature of his wilt glorifie him and maintaine both in words and deedes the fulfilling of his Oath and Promises that hee may blesse and glorifie thee I set downe these Acts of Faith following thereby to end and determinate all matters of Controuersies or Differences in Faith or Beleefe that hereafter thou mayest remaine alwayes firme stable and vnmoueable in the Faith Eph. 2. 20. built vpon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Iesus Christ himselfe being the highest corner Stone in whom all Building framed together groweth into an holy Temple in our Lord Which is that I wish vnto thee and desire thee to pardon me if I speake for thy content boldly Acts of Faith GOd forbid deare Lord that I should euer think that thou hast broken the Oath and Testament which thou hast spoken to Abraham Isaack and Iacob thy Seruants saying By my Gen. 22. selfe haue I sworne I will multiply thee and I will multiply thy Seed as the Starres of Heauen and as the Sand that is vpon the Sea shoare Thy Seede shall possesse the Gates of his Enemies and in thy Seede shall be blessed all the Nations of the Earth Thy Seed shall be as the dust of Gen. 28. the Earth that shal be dilated to the East and to the West and to the North and to the South and in thee and thy Seed shal be blessed all the Tribes of the Earth I detest O Heauenly Father as Suggestions of the Deuill all opinions whatsoeuer which are contrarie to the vnitie of the Faith dilated ouer the World O God of Heauen I beleeue most firmely that the Christians dilated ouer the World professing one Faith are the Seed of Abraham the Gen. 22. Children of thy Kingdome the Wheat that thou didst sowe the Mat. 1● Sheepe that thou doest feed and Ioh. 10. the Blessed which at the last day Mat. 25. shall enter into the Kingdome of Heauen Deare Lord I beleeue most firmely that if we be Christs Gal. 3. 29. then we be the Seed of Abraham and must professe the faith dilated ouer the World O Lord of Infinite Maiestie I humbly beseech thee for thy tender Mercies that I may be one of the great Multitude Apo. 7. 9. which no man could number of all Nations and Tribes and People and Tongues which are to be signed with thy Marke and to be conducted by thee to the Liuing Fountaines Apo. 7. 17. of Waters I detest Eternall God more then Death or Hell to hold or maintaine any opinion which the Catholike Church the Seed of Abraham dilated ouer the World doth not approue Deare Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ I vndoubtedly beleeue that thou art the Sonne of the liuing God to whom this Promise is made I will giue thee the Gentiles for Ps 28. thy Inheritance and for thy Possession the ends of the Earth I beleeue deare Lord all the Articles of the Catholike Faith and for the truth of any one of them by the assistance of thy grace am readie to die not one death but if it were possible as many deaths as all the Martyrs haue suffered from the beginning of the World vntill this day O Lord of infinite Maiestie while I liue I will faithfully beleeue and heartily confesse with thy seruants S. Ambrose and S. Augustine That the holy Church doth Hym. SS Amb. et Aug. confesse thee throughout the World I beleeue most firmely O liuing God that thou art the God of Abraham Isaack and Iacob keeping thy Couenant with them for thousand of Generations and maintaining thy Promise of multiplying their Seed as the Starres of Heauen and possessing the Gates of their Enemies vntill the end of the World Graunt deare Lord that I may rather die a thousand deaths then not confesse with thy Seruant S. Athanasius from my heart in a Catholike sense That whosoeuer will be saued it is needfull before all things that hee hold the Catholike Faith the which vnlesse each one shall keepe whole and inuiolate he shall without doubt eternally perish Man may lye and mine owne iudgement may be deceiued but I beleeue firmely that God Almightie cannot be forsworne deceiue or be deceiued in his Oath I beleeue most firmely deare Lord that the Christians professing one Faith multiplied as the sand that is by the Gen. 28. Sea-shore and dilated to the West and to the East to the North and to the South are the Seed of Abraham thy seruant the children Ps 104. of Iacob thy elect and there is no saluation in any other Act. 4. I doe most firmely hold and doe no waies doubt but that not only Aug. li. de side ad Petrum all Pagans but also all Iewes Heretikes and Schismatikes who doe die out of the Catholike Church are to goe into euerlasting fire which was prepared for the Deuil and his Angels Beare witnesse O ye Heauens and be testimonies all ye that dwell vpon the Earth that I vndoubtedly and most firmely beleeue that God Almighty hath and doth visibly multiply the Christians professing in vnitie the Faith planted by our Sauiour as the starres of Heauen and as the sand that is by the Sea-shoare according as he spoke Luc. 1. 55. to our Fathers to Abraham and his Seed for euer Let mee neuer liue deare Lord to beleeue or thinke that thou hast broken thy Oath and Promises to the Patriarkes and Prophets and canst lye and be forsworne in permitting the Catholike Church to erre or vanish away frō the face of the Earth Deare Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ by the assistance of thy grace though as great torments as the sensible paines of the torments of Hell should fall vpon me for it yet will I confesse that thou art the true Messias and came to fulfill the Oath and Promises which God made to Abraham the Patriarks Prophets and not to breake them These Acts grounded vpon the Oath and Promises of God you are to make often and with simplicity and sincerity of heart and they will so direct you to know and finde out truth that your owne conscience will not permit you euer to be an Heretike Iew Infidell or Protestant of any Sect or sort whatsoeuer And by these Acts without disputing of Controuersies thou puttest an end to all Controuersies and Disputes in matters of Faith and Religion beleeuing them thou art as sure that thou beleeuest aright as that it is certaine that God Almightie cannot be forsworn or that our Sauiour was the Messias promised to the Patriarkes Prophets and excludest all Errors Heresies and Temptations of the Deuil in matters of Faith and infallibly setlest thy vnderstanding in

finger For graunt me but that God Almightie cannot be forsworne nor violate his Oaths and in euery opinion of Faith and Religion as a creature of God Almighties maintaine in act and deed that he cannot be periured or forsworne and thou caust not be a Protestant of any Sect or sort by any means possible but of necessitie be of that Faith and Religion Protestants call Papistrie As for example the question is whether our Catholike Church or your Protestant Congregation bee the true Church of God Let vs goe to the Oath of God and as creatures of God Almightie let vs in actions and deeds firmely and faithfully beleeue this Oath of God to Abraham to be true and submit our vnderstandings and iudgements vnto it as vnto the most infallible and most certaine truth that can be and as willing to honour God without passion or malice let vs simply seeke whether this Oath of God By my selfe haue I sworne I will blesse thee and will multiply thy Seed as the Starres of Heauen and as the Sand that is by the Sea shoare Thy Seede shall possesse the Gates of his Enemies and in thy Seede shall be blessed all the Nations of the Earth be more verified vpon our Catholike Church or your Protestant Congregation First for Temporall blessings all the Christian Kings and Kingdomes that euer haue beene flourishing vpon the face of the Earth before Henrie the eight were so Catholike that thou canst not name me one who was in Faith and Religion a Protestant and held the Religion Protestants now maintaine For spirituall blessings we haue written in all Ages Bookes and Volumes of the Spirituall blessings and gifts of God the gifts of the holy Ghost bestowed vpon vs Exercises of Spirituall life loue and vnion of heart with God amongst you there is not any one professing such things all denying inherent grace and infused vertues And whether the Seede of Protestants or Seede of Catholikes haue beene multiplied as the Sand that is by the Sea-shore possessing the Gates of their enemies not only all the Chronicles and Histories of Countries and Nations doe beare witnesse for vs but euen Protestants themselues conuinced with truth doe confesse it Perkins vpon the Creede pag. 307. affirmeth That during the space of nine hundreth yeares the Popish Heresie hath spread it selfe ouer the whole Earth Fulke in his Treatise against Stapleton pag. 25. affirmeth That some Protestants haue written that the Pope hath blinded the World these many hundreth yeares some say a thousand some say one thousand two hundred some nine hundred yeares And Napper in his Treatise vpon the Reuelations pag. 68. affirmeth That betweene the yeare of Christ three hundreth and three hundreth and sixteene the Antichristian and Papisticall reigne begun reigning saith he vniuersally and without any debatable contradiction twelue hundred and threescore yeares pag. 145. saith The Pope and his Clergie during all that time possessing the outward visible Church of Christians So these English Protestants And it is a thing of it selfe so manifest that Protestants are not able to name any one Minister or Preacher for one thousand foure hundred yeares together who held and maintained the Doctrine they now teach And to let passe other States Countries and Towns and make instance in the Citie of Venice The Gothes Michele Zappulo in his Historie of Venice afflicting Italy many Catholike Italians flying the fury of those barbarous people did retire themselues into that place of Venice which is now called Riualta before called Lupa which being then not inhabited and vnknowne to the Gothes with the consent of the Senate of Padoa chose three Consuls Alberto Faliero Thomaso Candiano and Canone Dauolo and by their help begun the Foundation of the Citie of Venice vpon the fiue and twentieth day of March in the yeare of our Lord foure hundred twentie and one which hath continued euer since in the Catholike Faith vnion of the Church of GOD dilated ouer the World without alteration or change in Religion or State or hauing beene sacked or spoiled as their Histories and succession of Men from age to age doe abundantly testifie Whereby thou seest that our Catholike Church is so manifestly the true Church that vnlesse thou wilt first affirme in effect and deed that God Almightie is periured and forsworne thou canst not denie it that the Church of the Protestants is so manifestly the false Church that without affirming in effect and deeds that God Almightie may be forsworne it cannot in any one Article bee defended And the same thou shalt finde in any other question as for example thou wouldest examine whether Catholike Priests that offer to God the Sacrifice of the Masse or Protestant Ministers who haue no externall Sacrifice be true Christian Priests admit but of the Oathes of God for true without malice and passion and the Controuersie is ended and it is as manifest vnto thee by both the Oathes of God that Massing Priests are true Christian Priests as it is manifest that God Almightie cannot be forsworne Of the first Oath we haue spoken before The second Oath is Ps 109. Heb. 7. Our Lord hath sworne and it shall not repent him thou art a Priest for euer according to the Order of Melchisedeck First of Protestant Ministers there were none for many hundreth yeares together visibly knowne in the World as they confesse so this eternall Priesthood of Christ could not be verified in them as in his Priests or Ministers Secondly they haue no externall Sacrifice That Catholike Priests haue beene these many hundreth yeares offering to God as Ministers of his Sonne his Bodie and Bloud vnder the formes of Bread Wine according to the Order of Melchisedeck as they doe now that Protestants confesse as wee haue immediatly before set downe So do but admit that God Almightie is not forsworne in both these Oathes and of necessitie thou must defend that Massing Priests are true Christian Priests and Protestant Ministers false And in all other Questions Controuersies firmely beleeue the Oaths of God which are the most certaine and infallible truths that may be and such as wherevpon all the rest of the Scriptures depend and honour God Almightie by maintaining them in words and deeds and thinke that thy Vnderstanding Wit and Iudgement may deceiue thee as they many times doe but the Oathes of God cannot and thou canst not but be a Roman Catholike or Papist So manifest it is that our Catholike Faith is founded vpon the Oathes of God and Protestantisme of all Sects and sorts is founded vpon Publike profession in acts and deeds that God Almightie is periured and forsworne that if passion and malice doe not blinde the light of reason in thee thou canst not but see it and confesse it Thus hauing laid the foundation of our Ease Content and Rest vpon the surest foundations which are to be found in Heauen or Earth the Oathes of God hoping thou desirest to finde that

to Abraham was to be fulfilled in Christians S. Paul euerie where witnesseth saying Of Act. 13. 25. his Seed God according to his Promise hath brought forth to Israel a Sauiour Iesus Againe Wee preach vnto Act. 13. 32. you the Promise which was made to our Fathers that God hath fulfilled the same to our Children Againe Paul Rom. 1. 1. the Seruant of Iesus Christ called to be an Apostle separated in the Gospel of God which before he had promised by his Prophets in the holy Scriptures of his Sonne by whom we receiue grace and Apostleship for obedience to the Faith in all Nations Againe Abraham contrarie to Rom. 4. 18. hope beleeued in hope that he might be made the Father of many Nations according to that which was said to him So shall thy Seed be as the starres of Heauen and the sand of the Sea Againe Know yee therefore that they that are Gal. 3. 7. of Faith the same are the children of Abraham And the Scripture fore-seeing that God iustifieth the Gentiles by Faith shewed vnto Abraham before that in thee all Nations shall be blessed Againe Christ hath Gal. 3. 17. redeemed vs from the Curse of the Law that on the Gentiles the blessing of Abraham might be made in Christ Iesus that wee may receiue the Promise Againe to the Galathians conuerted to Christianitie he saith Wee brethren according to Isaack are the children of the Promise And speaking of this Promise of God to Abraham more at large saith God promising Heb. 6. 13. to Abraham because he had none greater by whom hee might sweare hee sware by himselfe saying Vnlesse blessing I shall blesse thee and multiplying I shall multiply thee c. for mensweare by greater then themselues and the end of their controuersie for confirmation is an oath Wherein God meaning more abundantly to shew to the Heires of the Promise the stabilitie of his Counsell he interposed an Oath that by two things vnmoueable wherby it is impossible for God to lye we may haue a most strong comfort who haue fled to hold fast the Hope promised which wee haue as an Anchor of the Soule sure and firme So S. Paul Whereby thou seest deare Reader that our Catholike Faith is as certaine the Faith of God Almightie planted by our Sauiour as it is certaine that God Almightie cannot lye or be forsworne since there is not nor euer was any one Faith or Religion so dilated ouer the World as our Catholike Faith is at this day in the East West North and South in Europe Asia Africa and America ouerflowing the Isa 66. 12. glorie of the Gentiles according to the Oath of God and Promises to the Patriarks and Prophets Though Sects and Heresies haue somtime occupied many parts of the World yet they either in short time returned to the vnion of our Catholike Church or else were conquered by barbarous Nations and made their slaues according to the Promises and Prophecies As the Arrians in Lumbardie and other places by the Gothes the Donatists in Africa by the Vandales the Greekes by the Sarazens and Turkes The Brittans auncient Inhabitants of this Island admitting of the Pelagian Heresie were soone after conquered by the Pagan Saxons and their name extinguished and they for the most part destroied that poore remnant of them excepted which were hemmed vp in that part of the Realme which is now called Wales For a few yeares before the comming of the Saxons into this Land the Pelagian Heresies were brought in saith Beda in his first Book and 15. Chapter Since Schismatikes and Heretikes will not honour God by maintaining his Oathes and Promises to his Seed and returne vnto the vnion of our Catholike Church that they may be partakers of his Blessings God Almighty will be honoured by manifesting the fulfilling of his Maledictions and Curses vpon them that the Iust may see and feare and Ps 51. 8. confesse that God is true and iust in all his Wordes and Oathes Reuenge is mine saith Deut. 32. our Lord and I will repay them in time that their foote may slide They haue prouoked me in that which was no God and haue angred me in their vanities and I will prouoke them in that which is no People and in a foolish Nation will I anger them And in this God Almightie hath been so faithfull in his Promises that he alwaies raised vp the most barbarous foolish Nations of the Earth to be their Conquerors And as for Protestants if euer there hath beene any Kings Kingdomes or Nations which haue made profession of that Faith Protestants doe now before King Henrie the eight we see by experience that the Curses and Maledictions of God Almightie spoken of by the Prophets hath so fallen vpon them that they were as people that descended into Hell quick Ps 54. 16. of vvhom there is no memorie in any Booke Chronicle Antiquitie or Historie Those enemies of God vpon whom the Prophet Moyses speaking sayth in the Person of GOD I said Deut. 32. 26. Where are they I will make their memorie to cease from among Men. In such sort that there is lesse memorie of them then of Sodome and Gomorra vvhich vvas destroyed by fire from Heauen or of Core Dathan and Abiron who were swallowed vp into the Earth quicke of whom yet there is some mention made in other mens Writings But of Protestant Kings Kingdomes or Nations professing the Faith Protestants doe now there is not anie mention or memorie Yet a little while and the Ps 36. 10. sinner shall not be and thou shalt seeke his place and shalt not finde it The enemies Ps 36. 20. of our Lord forthwith as they shall be honoured and exalted vanishing shall vanish as smoake I haue seene the Impious highly exalted and aduanced as the Caedar of Libanus And I passed by and behold he was not and I sought him and his place was not found The Vniust shall perish together the remaines of the impious shall perish Againe He loued Cursing it shall come Ps 108. to him and he would not Blessing and it shall be farre from him In one generation let his name be cleane put out Which Prophecie wee see of late yeares to be fulfilled in Henrie the eight King of England and Henrie the second King of France Henrie the eight was the first founder of the Parliamentarians and author of giuing authoritie to Parliaments to determine matters of Faith and Religion Henrie the second Serres in the life of Henry the second King of France became Protector of the Protestants of Germanie rebelling against Charles the fift their lawfull Emperour and went in person to their ayde with thirtie thousand men Henrie the eight had sixe Wiues and fiue or sixe Children Henrie the second had fiue Sons Francis the second after King of France Lewis Duke of Orleans Charles after King of France Henrie the third King of France and Hercules after called

Fiftly the Diuell not onely causeth them to doe what he will as his captiues slaues but also for the most part maketh them to thinke and beleeue what he will as witnesseth our Sauiour saying Euery one that heareth the Word Mat. 13. 19 of the Kingdome and vnderstandeth not there commeth the wicked one and snatcheth away that which was sowne in his heart To these who do not keepe the Commandements of God the Diuell becommeth so rigorous a Master that they must not onely doe what hee will but also beleeue meditate and thinke what he will so that if either they happen to reade any pious Booke or heare any Christian Speech Sermon or Exhortation the Diuell will not permit them to thinke vpon it long but dwelling in their hearts presently snatcheth it out of their memorie and fantasie and putteth in of his owne suggestions that they can neuer haue for any long space any one good thought but must be occupied continually in thinking vpon such things as it shall please the Deuill to suggest vnto them and sowe in their hearts and soules As further witnesseth our Sauiour saying He that soweth the good Seed Mat. 13. 37 is the Sonne of Man our Sauiour and the Cockle are the Children of the wicked one who doe the workes of their Father the Diuell and the Enemie that sowed them is the Diuell The Diuell according to the testimonie of our Sauiour hath such power and authoritie ouer those who doe not keepe the Commaundements of God that he soweth in their hearts for the most part what he pleaseth insomuch as they must not haue a thought long remayning there that is not of his planting and sowing And from hence ariseth their assurednesse of saluation without keeping the Commaundements of God and the feeling of the Spirit as they call it which is a sensible delight stirred vp by the Diuell in the concupiscible inferior part of their soules whereby hee puffeth them vp with such swelling pride of minde and selfe-conceit of themselues of being endued with the holy Ghost as that presently they contemne the iudgement authoritie and knowledge of all others as inferiour to their owne and of lesse certaintie then is their feeling of the spirit Insomuch as though you alledge vnto them the Oathes of God and Promises and Prophecies of both Testaments Councels Fathers and experience of former Ages nothing will preuaile against their priuate spirit it telleth them that the whole Church generall Councels ancient Fathers all others may be deceiued but they are assured they are not And thus deceiued by the Diuell they liue in this life in a kind of frenzie of spirit in spirituall things like the Diuels in Hell who being confirmed in pride and malice thinke well of themselues and basely of all others For the sixt and last Miserie of this people in this life wee put their Blindnesse which is so great that liuing in all these Miseries they cannot see them to haue compassion of themselues And who is more miserable then he that is in miserie and in danger to fall into eternall miserie and yet can haue no compassion of himselfe Man beeing a reasonable creature and Sinne and breach of the Commaundements of God being a worke done or made against reason and it being a naturall thing for one contrarie to destroy the other Hereupon it commeth to passe that those who liue in breach of the Commaundements of God become blinde in their vnderstandings and void of the true light of reason and true discourse of things passed or to come and so as blinde men without discourse or apprehension of Dangers Doe spend their dayes in sensuall pleasures and in an instant descend into Hell The God of this World saith 2. Cor. 4. 4. Saint Paul hath blinded the eyes of the Infidels that the illumination of the Gospell of the glorie of Christ who is the Image of God might not shine to them That which euerie one loueth hee easily seeth and embraceth and that which hee loueth not though it be before him he will flye from it and not see it and being impossible for these as they confesse to loue God with all their hearts it is impossible for them to see or know his Truths So our Lord said Io. 8. 17. If any man will doe the will of him that sent me loue God with all his heart he shall vnderstand of the Doctrine whether it be of God Againe If any one loue me he Io. 14. 23. will keepe my Word Againe He that saith he knoweth God 1. Io. 2. 4. and keepeth not his Commaundements is a lyar Againe Euery Io. 3. 20. one that doth euill hateth the Light hateth our Sauior who is as he saith Io. 9. 6. the Light of the World And what canst thou expect from the haters of Light but Doctrine of Darknesse and Miserie Our Sauiour speaking of their Miseries in the other life saith that receiuing his Curse they shall goe into fire Mat. 25. euerlasting which was prepared for the Diuell and his Angels that is to say they shall goe into Hell which is as the Prophet Isay saith A profound Isa 30. and spacious roome His food is fire and store of wood the breath of our Lords mouth doth kindle the same like a maine Riuer of Brimstone And there bound hands and feet they shall lye in a Bed of Moathes couered ouer with a Couerlet of Wormes or Lice and bee deliuered vp into the hands of the Diuels to poure out the wrath vengeance and rage of God Almightie vpon them as is manifest by the Scriptures saying Mat. 22. 13. Bind his hands and feete and cast him into vtter darkenesse Againe Ps 149. This glorie is to all his Saints to doe reuenge in the Nations chastisement among the Peoples to bind their Kings in Fetters and their Nobles in Iron Manicles Againe Ps 139. Thou shalt cast them downe into fire in miseries they shall not stand vp Againe Isa 14. Thy Pride is drawne downe into Hell thy Carkas is fallen the Moathe shall be strowed vnder thee and Wormes shall be thy Couering And lying thus in this wofull and lamentable estate they shall be giuen vp into the hands of Diuels to heape yet more Torments vpon them as witnesseth the holy Ghost saying Eccl. 39. There are spirits created to reuenge and in their furie they haue fortified their Torments When the finall Day shall come they shall poure forth the force and rage of him that created them Fire Haile Famine Death teeth of Beasts Scorpions and Serpents And besides these Torments their Eyes shall be tormented with vgly shapes of Diuels together with the horror of the Place wherein as Iob sayth Iob. 10. 21. no order but a perpetuall horror doth remaine Their Eares shall be tormented with horrible Schrikes Lamentations Rorings Curses and Blasphemies of Diuels and damned Soules He loued Cursing sayth Ps 108. the Prophet

of God with all our hearts and our neighbour for Gods sake as our selues And first it is necessarie to speake of temporall blessings and contentments and after of spirituall and eternall The practise of this our Doctrine of louing God with all our hearts and our neighbours for Gods sake as our selues yeeldeth such abundance of temporall Happinesse and Content as that it taketh away all the causes of temporall discontent and miseries from amongst men and planteth in their places all temporall Happinesse and Contentments for supposed that this our Doctrine were practised amongst men and that euerie one would loue God with all his heart and his neighbour for God as himselfe first it would take away all Vsurie Theft Murder Fornication Adulterie Suits in Law Sects Controuersies Rebellions Conspiracies Enuie Hatred Malice Emulations Oppressions Contentions and whatsoeuer miserie is in any Kingdome State or Common-wealth and all the euils which are prohibited and forbidden by Lawes For if we did loue God Almightie with all our hearts wee should be verie sorrie to offend him As wee see by experience euerie one hath great care not to offend him whom hee loueth So if men loued God Almightie with all their hearts there would bee no such sinnes committed as are spoken of in the Tenne Commaundements or in anie other Ciuill or Common Law According to the wordes of our Sauiour saying If any loue mee hee Ioh. 14. 23. will keepe my Word Againe Hee that loueth me not keepeth Io. 14. 24. not my wordes So establish the loue of God in the hearts of men and you take away all Idolatrie Theft Fornication Adulterie Couetousnesse Extortion Iniustice Sinne and Wickednesse forbidden by any Law To the verifying of the vvordes spoken by the Prophet Isay saying Iustice shall be Isa 11. 5. the girdle of his Loynes and Faith the girdle of his Reynes The Wolfe shall dwell with the Lambe and the Leopard shall lye with the Kid The Calfe and Lion and Sheepe shall abide together a little child shall leade them The Calfe and the Beare shall feede their young ones shall rest together And the Lion shall eate Straw as it were an Oxe And the Infant from the Breast shall be delighted vpon the hole of the Aspe and he that is weyned shall thrust his hand into the hole of the Cockatrice They shall not hurt and they shall not kill in all my holy Mountaine because the Earth is replenished with the knowledge of our Lord the loue of God and Man for he that saith he knoweth God and keepeth not his Commaundements 1. Ioh. 2. 4. is a lyar and the truth is not in him Whereby thou seest deare Reader that the practise of our Doctrine taketh away all temporall miseries and wretchednesse from amongst men insomuch as if that it vvere practised there vvould bee no neede of Lawes nor any vse of any Lawyers Againe supposed that euerie one would loue his neighbour as his second selfe then all would relieue the poore and euerie one would reioyce at others good and prosperitie as at his owne and all seeke to aduance one and one all and found a perfect Monarchie in defence inuincible and in offence against the enemies of their common good alwayes conquerors euery one faithfully seconding of his companion as his second selfe they would remaine inuincible and euerie one louing his neighbour as himselfe euerie one would willingly supply to his power his neighbours wants and by this meanes they would all liue in happie and quiet temporall Content like perfect friends confirmed in sociable amitie according to the Prophecies Thy People all Isa 60. 21. iust for euer shall inherite the Land the Budde of my planting the worke of my hand to glorie The least shall be into a thousand and the little one into a most strong Nation the Lord in the time thereof will suddainely doe it Againe I will make thy visitation Isa 60. 18. Peace and thy Ouerseers Iustice Iniquitie shall no more be heard in thy Land Waste and Destruction in thy Borders and Saluation shall occupie thy Walls and Praise thy Gates And this wee see fulfilled in the Christians of the Primitiue Church Of whom it is said The multitude Act. 4. 32. of Beleeuers had one Heart and one Soule neyther did any say that ought was his owne of those thinges which hee possessed And is euen vntill this day fulfilled in all poore reformed Religious Orders dilated ouer the World who neuer stand in need to vse Suites or Lawyers And it is also fulfilled in all Countreyes more or lesse accordingly as they are Christians Catholike or stayned with spots of Heresie All the temporall Blessings of Monarchies Kingdomes and States are founded vpon the keeping of the Commaundements of God according to that Pact or Couenant which Moyses made with the people of Israel which now wee Christians are saying If thou wilt heare Deut. 28. the voice of our Lord thy God that thou doe and keepe all his Commandements which I commaund thee this day our Lord thy God will make thee higher then all Nations that be on the Earth and all those Blessings shall come vpon thee and ouertake thee yet so if thou heare his Precepts Blessed shalt thou be in the Citie and blessed in the Field blessed shall be the fruit of thy Wombe and the fruit of thy Ground and the fruit of thy Cattell the troopes of thy Heards and the foulds of thy Sheepe c. Our Lord will raise thee vp vnto himselfe to be a holy People as he sware to thee if thou keepe the Commaundements of our Lord thy God and walke in his wayes And all the people of the Earth shall see that the Name of our Lord is inuocated vpon thee and they shall feare thee c. And our Lord will make thee the Head and not the Tayle and thou shalt be alwayes aboue and not vnder yet so if thou wilt heare the Commandements of our Lord thy God which I commaunded thee this day and keepe and doe them c. Which wee see to haue beene fulfilled in all Ages amongst Christian People Emperours Kings Empires Kingdomes and States insomuch as that these were alwayes the most renowmed happie blessed and fortunate Kingdomes who most followed the Doctrine of the Catholike Church and attended to the keeping of the Commaundements of God As of Constantine the Great Saint Augustine writeth saying Ciuit. Dei li. 5. ca. 6. Constantine the Emperour not suppliant to Deuils but worshipping the true God receiued so many gifts and blessings from God as none durst presume to wish This one Augustus held possessed and defended the whole Romane Empire In administrating of Warre he was iust and victorious in vanquishing and repressing Tyrants wonderfull prosperous being of great yeares he died of sicknesse and old age his sonnes Emperours to succeed him Of Theodosius the elder S. Augustine sayth That hee De Ciuit. Dei li. 5. ca. 26. had wonderfull

thee deare Reader abundance of Charitie that thou maist beare much Fruit of the holy Ghost and be abundantly Happy and Content For with the same Mat. 6. 38. measure you doe mete it shall be measured to you againe saith our Sauiour OF THE SECOND Fruit of the Holy Ghost which is Ioy. THe second Fruit which the Holy Ghost produceth in the hearts of such as loue God is Ioy not such base ioyes as haue gaping hunters when they haue found their prey or sensuall Men in the Lute and Harpe and 〈◊〉 ●0 Timbrell and Psalme and Wines in their Banquets for which cause Hell hath dilated his Soule and opened his Mouth without all measure or limitation and the Strong and High and Glorious ones shall descend into it but Ioy in our Lord according to the words of the blessed Virgine Mary saying My Spirit hath reioyced Luk. 1. 46. in God my Sauiour An exultation of the Heart and Soule in the liuing God according to the words of the Prophet Dauid saying My Psal 83. 5. Heart and my Flesh hath reioyced in the liuing God who is all Pleasure Content and Good An inestimable Ioy and content of Minde and Spirit to finde our Lord there according to his Promise Now indeed you haue Io. 16. ●● Sorrow but I will see you again and your Heart shall reioyce and your Ioy no man shall take from you Because it shall be in their inward soules with God Almightie which death will not take away but increase according to the words of our Lord saying As my Io. 15. ● Father had loued me I also haue loued you abide in my Loue If you keepe my Precepts you shall abide in my loue as I also keepe my Fathers Precepts and doe abide in his loue These things I haue spoken to you that my Ioy may be in you and your Ioy may be filled with so great Content that in this life you are neither capable nor would receiue or desire more Of this Ioy our Sauiour ●● 17. 11. further speaking saith Holy Father keepe them in thy Name whom thou hast giuen me that they may be one as also We and these things I speake in the World that they may haue my Ioy filled in themselues Of this Ioy S. Augustine speaking saith God forbid Con. li. 10. ca. 22. my Lord that with what Ioy soeuer I should reioice I should thinke my selfe happie There is a Ioy which is not giuen to the wicked but to such as serue thee gratis whose Ioy thou thy selfe art and that same is happie Life to reioice at thee of thee and for thee this is it and other there is none Againe Con li. 10. ca. 23. Such as will not reioice of thee who only art happie Life will not be happie for happie Life is Ioy of thee who art Truth God mine illumination the health of my face ●nd my God And out of this Ioy are the abundant Prayses and Ioyes of the Prophet Dauid saying Come let vs reioyce Ps ●4 to our Lord Let vs make iubilation to God our Sauiour The habitation in thee as it I● 8● ● were of all reioycing Light is risen to the Iust and Ioy to the right of heart Be glad ye Iust 〈…〉 1● in our Lord and confesse ye to the memorie of his sanctification Of this Ioy the Prophet A 〈…〉 〈…〉 writing saith I will 〈…〉 our Lord and will reioice 〈…〉 my IESVS Of this Ioy the Prophet 〈…〉 Isay speaking saith The ioy of 〈◊〉 Asses the pastures of flocks vntill the Spirit be poured out vpon vs from on high and the Desart shall be as Carmell and Carmell shall be reputed for a Forrest and Iudgement shall dwell in the Wildernesse and Iustice shall sit in Carmell The Ioyes and contentments of Men before they he endued with the Spirit of God are as the Prophet saith like the ioyes of wilde Asses all placed in eating drinking sleeping and following their carnall and sensuall appetites but after the Holy Ghost be poured out vpon them then they who were without Fruit and as such abandoned and forsaken and left to the ioyes of wilde Asses shall be as Carmell or Carmelites which is to say knowledge of Circumcision or a Circumcised Lamb and shall abandon and cast off all their wilde Asses pleasures to become partakers of the Promises of God to our Fathers saying Our Lord thy God will circumcise Deut. 30. 6. thy heart and the heart of thy Seede that thou maiest loue thy Lord thy God in all thy heart and in all thy soule that thou maiest liue Whereof S. Paul speaking Rom. 2. saith Circumcision of the heart in Spirit Againe Wee Phi. 3. are the Circumcision which in Spirit serue God and keepe the Commandements And Carmell the Mount from which wee take our Name and vpon which our Fathers Elias Elizeus and the sonnes of the Prophets liued in contemplation and adoration of God in Spirit and veritie shall be so dilated as a Forrest manie giuing themselues to contemplation all ouer the World And Iudgement shall dwell in contemplatiue Men and Iustice shall sit in Carmell in Carmelites or Men hauing circumcised hearts by the Spirit of God As in another place the same Prophet speaking saith Shall Isa 22. not yet within a little while and in a short time Libanus another more waste Mountaine in Palestina be turned into Carmell and Carmell reputed for a Forrest and in that day the deafe shall heare the words of the Booke and out of the Darkenesse and Mist the eies of the blinde shall see and the meeke shall adde ioyfulnesse in our Lord and the poore men shall reioice in the Holy One of Israel c. Againe of these Ioyes Ease and Rest which men endued with Charitie should attaine vnto the Prophet Isay further speaking saith When Isa 2. thou shalt poure out thy Soule to the hungrie and shalt fill the afflicted Soule thy light shall rise vp in darkenesse and thy darkenesse shall be as the Noone-day And our Lord will giue thee Rest alwaies and will fill thy Soule with brightnesse and deliuer thy bones and thou shalt be as a watered Garden and as a Fountaine of Waters whose Water shall not faile And the Desarts of the World shall be builded in thee Thou shalt raise vp the foundations of Generation and Generation and thou shalt be called the builder of the Hedges turning the Paths into Rest. If thou turne away thy foote from the Sabbath from doing thy will in my Holy day and call the Sabbath delicate and the Holy of our Lord glorious and glorifie him whilest thou doest not thine owne waies and thy will be not found to speake a word Then shalt thou bee delighted vpon the Lord and I will lift thee vp aboue the heights of the Earth and will feede thee with the Inheritance of IACOB thy Father for the Mouth of our Lord hath spoken If the