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A16740 Diuine considerations of the soule concerning the excellencie of God, and the vilenesse of man. Verie necessarie and profitable for euerie true Christian seriously looke into. By N.B. G. Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626? 1608 (1608) STC 3647; ESTC S116485 38,586 191

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from thy filthinesse admit thee into his prefence take thee into his seruice loue thee as his Sonne and make thee coheire in that Heauenly inheritance which no power shall take from thee but in ioyes euerlasting with his Saints Angels thou shalt cōtinually sing the true and due Halleluiah to his holy Maiestie Thus I say apply these spirituall considerations to thy spirituall comforts that God may the better blesse thee thy reading well considered may the better profit thee and my labour may bee the better bestowed vpon thee which with praier for thy good leauing to thy best cōsideratiō wishing the acknowledging the goodnes of God in all things aboue all things to giue him all glory I end with the Prophet Dauid O al ye works of the Lord blesse ye the Lord praise him magnifie him for euer Finis A Prayer O Most gratious almighty most mercifull and holye glorious euer louing GOD who from the highest Throne of thy heauenly mercie doost vouchsafe to beholde the meanest creature on the earth aboue all with a comfortable eye of a fatherly kindenesse doost beholde man as the chiefe matter of thy workmanship and considering since his first fall by temptatiō his weaknes in resisting the like assault doost by the light of thy grace make him see the difference betwixt good and euill and by the inspiration of thy holye spirit doost leade him from the traine of sinne the true way to eternall happinesse glorious God that knowest whereof we are made that our daies are but as a shadow and we are as nothing without thee who hath reuealed to the simple and hid from the wise the secret wisdome of thy wil to me thy most vnworthy seruant hast so often shewed those fruits of thy loue that makes mee asham'd to think of my vnthankfulnesse to thy holy Maiestie my forgetfulnesse of thy grace and vnworthinesse of thy mercy Oh my Lord when I consider these things with all other the manifolde blessings that from time to time I haue receiued from the onelye bountie of thy blessed hand what can I doe but in admiration of thy greatnesse and contemplation of thy goodnesse giue glorie to thy holy Maiesty with thy chosen seruant Dauid in the griefe and shame of my sinne and only hope of thy mercie in true contrition of heart fall prostrate at thy feete and flie only to thy mercie for my comfort beseeching thee so to direct me in the waies of thy holy will that seeing thy greatnes in thy good nes thy wisdom in thy loue thy grace in thy mercie and thy glorie in thy grace and confessing my weakenesse vilenesse folly malice sloath basenes attend the worke of thy will in working mee to thy holye will giue me power to cōsider that although I read neuer so much beleeue all I reade and remember all I beleeue yet without one drop of the deawe of thy grace it will take no root in my heart but good Lord consider the corruption of nature through the infection of sinne in which I accuse not excuse my selfe vnto thee make me to know thy will let me rather crie before thee Hosanna with the little Babes then with the Pharisies make boast of my righteousnesse and as it hath pleased thy holy Maiestie to make mee consider of thy mercies so let these considerations by taking root in my hart be so comfortable to my soule that loathing the world with al the vanities therof I may in the teares of true penitence shewe the sorrow of my sin and in the ioy of thy mercie I may sing to thy glory Amen FINIS Errata First Consideration Page 4 line 3 for looke vp the heauens reade looke vp to the heauens The second Consideration page 12. line 4. for God reade good The last page of the third consideration the tenth line for deuine reade dimme