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A85424	The mystery of dreames, historically discoursed; or A treatise; wherein is clearly discovered, the secret yet certain good or evil, the inconsidered and yet assured truth or falsity, virtue or vanity, misery or mercy, of mens differing dreames. Their distinguishing characters: the divers cases, causes, concomitants, consequences, concerning mens inmost thoughts while asleep. With severall considerable questions, objections, and answers contained therein: and other profitable truths appertaining thereunto. Are from pertinent texts plainly and fully unfolded. / By Philip Goodwin preacher of the Gospel at Watford in Hartfordshire.	Goodwin, Philip, d. 1699.	1658 (1658)	Wing G1217; Thomason E1576_1; ESTC R200931	188,817	455

the eye but onely speaking so as somewhat seems audible to the eare This was Gods way in Abimelechs Dreames about the businesse of Sarah God came to Abimelech in a Dreame by night and said unto him behold thou art a dead man Gen. 20. 3. And God said unto him in a Dreame yea I know thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart ver 6. God did not herein use any similitudes Again God in the way of Dreames hath gone with steps More swift or More slow The making of Dreames lyeth in the moving of thoughts Now thoughts their motions are with expeditions Luther when he would set out the Agility of the bodies of Saints after the resurrection saies They shall move as swift in the Heavens as thoughts in the heart Yet the hearts and minds of some men in these notions are more flow dull and heavy then others And so Gods workings upon all are not with the same celerity because they follow not fully the activity of the Agent but according as is the capacity and receptibility of the Subject God in works of mercy nescit tarda molimina He would passe with all speed but mens hearts move heavy and hence thoughts in some both awake and asleep are more slow In all Dreames God does not keep the same space nor does he passe so sudden with some as with others but much varieth his goings so that some herein have found him easier to follow and others harder to trace Again God in this way and work of holy Dreames Hath made use of Instruments Or hath done all himself 1. Instruments God hath sometimes made use of transmitting Dreames into mens minds by the ministery of Angels When Herod was dead behold an Angell of the Lord appeared in a Dreame to Joseph in Egypt saying arise Mat. 2. 20. God sends Angels from Heaven in the night and sets them about mens Beds when asleep as to prevent Satan in Dreames that be bad so to convey himself in Dreames very good By bad Dreames would Devils break in but are beat off by Angels An Hystorian tells that when Gainas sent a great multitude in the night to burn the Emperours Palace at Constantinople a multitude of Angels met them in the forme of armed men which forced them with feare to flye back When Satan by night with a sinfull fire brought from Hell would set mens souls on a flame Angels bring a blessed fire from Heaven that burns and heats mens hearts in holy Dreames As God hath sent Angels to watch over some asleep for their protection so to work in some asleep for their instruction God hath appointed his Angels to carry his mind down to some on earth while their bodies have been asleep in their beds as he hath imployed his Angels to carry the soules of some up into Heaven when their bodies have fallen asleep by death 2. Somtimes God hath thus wrought himself alone no Angell administring Austin observes upon that Parable of our Saviour Luk. 11. Which of you shall go to his friend when it 's midnight saying send me three loaves He from within shall answer Trouble me not the doore is shut my Children in bed I cannot rise Yet because of his importunity he will arise and give him Here we see saith he how when the whole family was asleep yet the master of the house was awake and at midnight gave out bread to his friend c. Thus when to men-ward Angels are as if they were asleep yet towards them God is awake and in the night-times gives out good Dreames as severall Scriptures beside the text testifie Thirdly The persons unto whom good Dreames God hath given viz Both Sanctified And Sinfull 1. Into men sanctified God hath sent such Dreames as to Samuel when but a child about the businesse of Eli 1 Sam. 3. So to Solomon about the concernments of his Kingdome 1 Kin. 3. O what a comfortable conference passed betwixt God and him in a Dreame The Lord appeared to Solomon in a Dreame by night saying aske what I shall give thee and Solomon said give thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people and to discern betwixt good and bad And the speech pleased the Lord and God said to Solomon behold I have given thee a wise and understanding heart And Solomon awoke and behold it was a Dreame ver 6 7 8 9 10 c. And indeed holy and good men are for such Dreames most meet Having fit matter for them Being free movers in them 1. Matter fit for such Dreames God finds in holy hearts the habits of Heavenly graces such supernaturall principles disposing them to receive further impressions from God We may see in our selves when our hearts are well inclined how quickly do we close with any good motion how readily do we receive sleeping or waking any gracious suggestion When a good fire is found in our wood the breath of the blessed spirit soon blows up such flames even by night in good Dreames A gracious heart is a fit stock for such graftings God takes pleasure to put in such Ciences with his own hand from Heaven A good soul is a fit soyle for such seed 2. The minds of sanctified men move freely so as actually to concurre with what comes from God In sleep their bodily senses are bound but their graces are free so farre as they are found flesh they are sleepie but so farre as they are spirit they are vigilant and wakefull The spirit is willing but the flesh is weake Mat. 26. 41. I sleep but my heart waketh saies the Church Cant. 5. 2. Her Heart being awake she soone heard his knock Mat. 25. We find while the Bridegroome stayed the virgins slumbered and slept the wise slumbered and the foolish slept say some but concede they all slept yet the wise were in part awake whence they quickly heard the cry at midnight Behold the Bridegroome cometh Then they being ready went in with him ver 10. Let the Lord come at midnight good men are ready to meet his motions 2. Bad men have had Dreames from God as Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar named are notable instances yet such Dreames God hath more rarely immitted They have more hardly admitted 1. Good Dreames into bad men brought seldome Amongst good men such matters have been found more frequent Joseph Jacobs sonne had so many Dreames sent in of God above his brethren-that they scoffingly called him the captain Dreamer Gen. 37. 19. Sinfull men they do so oft resist good motions when they are awake that God seldome visits them when they are asleep They are so much against God in the day that God is but little with them in the night 2. Dreames good men bad do hardly embrace sinfull souls have been afflicted when such were injected therein no way active but passive as appears in Pilates wives Dreame which Dreame was not of the Devill to hinder Christs

Therein is not only an Intension but an Extension of the mind the Imaginations are not only set on but drawn out doubling them over and over Daniel tells Nebuchadnezzar as touching his Dreame As for thee O King thoughts came into thy mind upon thy Bed what should come to pass hereafter Thoughts in the plurall Theodoret expounding the place addes Thou didst think whether thou shouldst alwaies live thou dist think whether thou shouldst soon die thy thoughts therof did beat about this way and that Thus in a Dreame thoughts as they have their Representation so their Expatiation as a manifestation to so a multiplication of the Thoughts Thoughts many in one Dreame I have suffered saies Pilats Wife many things in a Dreame Many things that is many thoughts have pressed in and oppressed my mind Her Dreame was about one and the same Person but therein she had many thoughts about that Man and Matter We see then Dreams are the thought-works of the waking mind in the sleeping-man 2. See the sorts of Dreames that be especially these two Some Naturall and Some Supernaturall 1. Naturall Dreames are such thoughts in sleep as the mind emits or sends out by its own intrinsecall power the proper Product of mans own head and heart To a mans personall case and condition they are so suitable that we may be certain they proceed from the same principle 2. Supernaturall Dreames are such thoughts in sleep as are immitted or sent into the mind through some extrinsecall principle And though they come primarily from a principle without yet the mind concurres with what is occasionally cast in and becomes conformably active thereupon Now these Dreames ab extra they are of a double Kind as comming from a double and deeply differing Cause Diabolicall and Theologicall Bad Dreames wherein the Devil works and Good Dreames wherein God speaks The Manichees and Marcionits took up an opinion as reputed out of Plato that there were two co-eternall Principles the one Good and the other Evil saying that all good workings towards men were from the good Principle And all evill workings men ward were from the evill Principle As they managed the Matter they were in a gross errour as Austin and others evidence However this is a Truth there are two supream Principles One Good namely God and Another Evil to wit the Devil From God are all good works towards men and from the Divel are all evill workings men-ward both awake and asleep And the Truth of both which may appear in point of Dreames that be both good and evill Works Good Dreames are Gods good workings in mens sleepings And bad Dreames be the evill workings of the Divel in sleeping men And thus is finished the words of the Text in their Explicatory part wherein men have been unfolded as referring to Dreames and Dreames have been unfolded as referring to men We were like to men that Dreame I pass to the Applicatory part wherein will be endeavours to promote Man in his Dignity and The Duty of Man 1. This may set up man in his Dignity and exalt his Soul in its surpassing Excellency Above the Body in himself and Above the Spirit of Beasts 1. Above mans body The Body of man is very beautifull as in its Being so it may be admirable in its Workings to wit while man is awak but when asleep then mens Bodies are like Davids Idols Psal 115. 5 6 7. They have mouthes but they speak not eyes have they but they see not they have ears but they hear not Noses have they but they smell not hands have they but they handle not feet have they but they walk not A sleeping Man suppose his body rises out of his bed yet 't is like Lazarus rising out of his grave John 11. 44. And he came forth bound hand and foot with grave-cloaths and his face bound about with a Napkin All parts of the body are bound by sleep from their ordinary orderly acts But still the soul is at liberty no fetters of sleep be found upon any of its faculties but 't is free apt and able to act and transact severall things in considerable Dreames When the body is most still and lying at rest in the bed the soul is most stirring and laborious in business and this it s ever waking activity is its admirable excellency honour and dignity 2. Above the spirit of Bruits Bruits if in sleep they do dreame yet 't is in a way low and like themselves Men in Dreames transcend being above Bruits in these acts most admirable Among men there is no such marvellous Miracle as Man himself sayes Austin The very Body of Man is a Miracle marvellous but much more his Soul I am fearfully and wonderfully made marvellous are thy work● and that my soul knows right well sayes David Psal 139. 14. He that is such a work of wonder may well be a wonder-worker Take him not only when awake but even in his sleep his night-works are wonderfull His very Dreames are filled with marvels even they are such as render Man rare and may with admiration raise him into the highest rank of visible creatures 'T is true this redounds to his blemish this reflects upon man with the greater shame when herein he sinnes as will hereafter be seen However this is his honour Man in Dreames is able to manage that good no other creatures can The Philosopher who grants that as Men so Bruits may dreame yet determins that Men in Dreamings as they are more frequent so more excellent to such acts more prompt and therein more acute The Soul of Man excels as concering Dreames in a double Act Direct and Reflect 1. Direct The Soul of man in Dreames can move forward and mount upward beyond the abilities of any beast Who knows the spirit of a man that goes upward and the spirit of a beast that goes downward to the earth Eccles 3. 21. True 't is of the Soul of Man not onely in the time of death and separation from the Body but in the time of sleep and its operation in the Body it runs out rises up and reaches to imagin matters not within the compass of other creatures 2. Reflect The Soul of Man in Dreams can turn backward and look over its own motions and imaginations so as to think what it does think One illustrates this At Tennis there must be two hands one to smite the Ball forward and another to beat it backward or the play ceaseth but the Soul of man can do both these with its own Hands it can send out thoughts from it self and cast thoughts back again upon it self and that in the time of mans sleep this other sleeping creatures cannot A School Doctor sayes well That God hath communicated to creatures such capacities as their kind will carry c. The condition and case of other creatures is not able to bear such abilities activities

with Gnats they use at Night to go up into high Towers and those creatures not flying so high they are free from their disturbing stings Whilst we live below let us when Night comes by the feet of Faith and Hope go up to God our high tower that we may escape the stings of disturbing Dreames 2. By Faith let us lay our selves upon God reposing our selves under his safe wings so may we be free from these Night-feares Though it hath another sense it may be of some use which the Prophet speaks Psal 91. 4 5. He shall cover thee with his feathers and under his wings shalt thou trust Thou shalt not be afraid for the terrour by Night Little Chickens sleep under the wings of the Hen and no harme can molest them so if we sleep under the wings of Gods Promises no Dreame shall distract us Thus let us use our Faith In relation to life let us labour To live holily To live cheerfully 1. Let us lead a holy life that the Lord may not skare us with Dreames By putting away all iniquity By the positive practice of piety Job makes his moan that God skared him with Dreames Zophar gives him good counsell for his cure If thou prepare thine heart and stretch out thy hands towards God If iniquity be in thy hand put it farre away and let not wickedness dwell in thy Tabernacles Then shalt thou lie down and none shall make thee afraid Job 11. 13 14. 19. We must go in Gods wayes with a firm foot and take strait steps not stumble in the Day if we would not startle in the Night Prov. 3 23 24. Thou shalt walk in thy way safely and thy foot shall not stumble when thou lyest down thoushalt not be afraid yea thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet 2. Let us lead a cheerfull life evermore rejoycing in the Lord that we may be delivered from these perturbing Dreames the more light of comfort we have when awake the less darkness of terror we shall have when we sleep the more spirituall joy in the Day the more peaceable sleep in the Night The Light of a well-quieted Conscience Help much herein The Light of Gods loving Countenance Help much herein Lord lift thou up the Light of thy countenance sayes David Thou hast put gladness in my heart more then in the time that their corn and wine and oyl encreased I will both lay me down in peace and sleep for thou Lord only makest me to rest in safety Psal 4. 6 7 8. Peace and Sleep In the sleep of his body he had the peace of his mind Much care is required to compass such comfortable quiet and peaceable sleep and at least to fence off affrights from the Devil in Dreames shall the Devil be industrious by these to deterre and not we be industrious from these to be secure 'T is reported of Scorpions Serpents so called from their scattering and casting their poyson Night and Day up and down how they link together to molest sleeping-Men one will stick fast to the roof or wall of the House a second to him a third to the second and so make a chain till they reach the party asleep The last stings and returnes and so every one goes back in his order This Eglinus upon the Revelation relates the same may fitly be affirmed of the Devils those infernall spirits in their monstiou● molestings of some sleeping-Men Now the course some have taken to lie quiet and sleep free from the stings of Scorpions may be of use in this case Aelian relates how in Lybia and other like parts Men sleep in their boots they set their beds from the wall and place the feet of their beds in pots of water lying up in the highest Roomes to rest without such molests In this manner 't is meet for Men against these designs of Satan to sleep in their spirituall armour to set their minds off from the earth not to lay their hearts too near the walls of the world to set the feet of their soules in the waters of godly sorrow for sinne to lie up in the Galleries of high Meditations and sweet Contemplations of God which may arme against these Evils and procure the contrary Good Thus we see what are Requisites Antecedent 2. The Subsequent things that serve for a Conclusion are upon a double Supposition Suppose with such Dreames we are oppressed Suppose from such Dreames we are preserved If God does skare us with Dreames our duty is To find the true sence of them To make the right use of them That we may learn their lesson care is required In making Praier to God In asking Counsell of Men. 1. Inquire of God we see 2 Sam. 21. 1. That when the Lord afflicted Israell with yeares of famine David enquired of the Lord the cause and the Lord answered it is for Saul c. So when the Lord afflicts us with Nights of feares and Dreames of terror we should seek of God the cause what particular sinne hath most incensed God against us God skared Job with Dreames Job cries to God saying Shew me wherefore thou contendest with me Job 10. 2. 2. Consult with Men so did Nebuchadnezer when a Dreame had made him afraid and thoughts upon his bed had troubled him He entreats Daniel to tell him the interpretation thereof All the wise Men says the King to the Prophet are not able to make it known but thou art able for the Spirit of the holy God is in thee declare it therefore Dan. 4. 9 19. The practicall Use we are to make of dismaying Dreames is To cease Sinne To do Good 1. Strive all that we can to get clear of sinne so did Job God skaring with Dreames he cries to God saying I have sinned what shall I do unto thee O thou preserver of Men why dost not thou pardon my trangression and take away my iniquity Job 7. 20 21. The design of God in some such Dreames is to sever Men and their sinnes God speaks once yea twice yet men perceive it not In a Dreame in a vision of the Night when deep sleep falls upon men in slumbrings upon the bed then he opens the eares of Men and sealeth their instruction that he may withdraw man from his purpose and hide pride from Man and keep back his soul from the pit Job 33. 14 15 16 17. 2. We must set upon such things as are good when Nebuchadnezer had had his troublesome Dreame the Prophet thus applies himself O King let my counsell now be acceptable to thee break off thy sinnes by righteousness and thy iniquities by shewing mercy it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity Dan. 4. 27. Let us upon such Dreames do what we can for the profit of our selves and others Eliphaz one of Jobs freinds speaks of a Dreame himself had In thoughts from the visions of the Night when deep sleep falls