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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52171	Mentis humanæ metamorphosis, sive conversio, The history of the young converted gallant, or, Directions to the readers of that divine poem written by Benjamin Keach, intituled Warre with the devil here shewing the readers thereof how to read the same poem aright in these four respects, viz. I. in reference to the substance or history thereof, II. in reference to the intent or mystery thereof, III. in reference to the consequent doctrine thereof, IV. in reference to practical application thereof / compiled in a poem by J. Mason, Gent. ...; Mentis humanae metamorphosis	Mason, John, fl. 1676-1683.	1676 (1676)	Wing M916; ESTC R7190	51,417	169

Mary he must chuse the better part For most we see like Martha in the Text With many things are cumbered and perplext With many cares for belly and for back With many lusts 'bout what they have or lack With many doubts opinions points and books But wise is he that unto one thing looks And only one doth chuse which free from pain Doth to mans soul the sure salvation gain Call'd the New-birth which who so seeks shall find Though ne're so young so old so poor and blind The Wonders of the new Birth WHere ere this Birth appears all things give way The Sun and Moon and Stars do it obey The Sun grows dark the Moon is turn'd to blood Mans wit 's confounded and his will withstood A When it appears the Nations all do woe it And Kings and Queens do bring their glory to it The Sword and Book the Sheep-hook and the Plow The Crown and Scepter to the new birth bow And all the pow'rs of Hell of Sin and Grave Where it doth rise no force or power have All forms and Types to a substantial state It doth transform and Transubstantiate Yea it makes all things new for a New Earth And a New Heavens rise by this New Birth Where it gets up darkness is turn'd to light Nature to Grace and wrong is turn'd to right Mountains remove and Islands from their place At the bright presence of this heavenly grace The Blind do see the Lame upright do walk The Deaf do hear the Dumb divinely talk Sins are forgiven and Devils are cast out The Dead arise and spread the news about The Conscience is appeas'd the heart well will'd Christ is reveal'd and Scriptures are fullfil'd And all Christs works so full of admiration Do all revive at the New-births Creation For it from Heaven comes cal'd Christ in us Which who so choose are blest for ever thus They rise from Death and Reign with him as Kings Over themselves and All Soul tempting things This is the First and leading Resurrection Grounded aright on the New wills Election And this Election being pure and just Again shall raise the body from its dust The Third Consequence or Doctrine viz. Concerning the Universal Evangelical Call to Real Conversion and to the New-Birth The one thing Needful HArk how a crying voice aloud doth sound From East to West and to the farthest bound Each sinner Hypocrite and backsliders all To this one thing the Trumpet loud doth call Which passing quick like lightning through the Earth Invites all Nations to this heavenly birth All Churches Sects and each Religion too To this are call'd both Christian Turk and Jew All Trades and Callings too in each degree Both high and low both Sexes He and She For now a day of Grace to all is shown If any make excuse the fault 's their own For it is dayly offered to be sold To all will buy it freely without Gold To this and none but this the Trumpet sounds ' And tells that without this all prove false grounds All Forms and Figures Customs Laws and Rites Oft acted are by worst of Hypocrites But this one thing this Birth none can attain Save they who first a free Election gain Because they hearken in their inward choice To Truths safe Call not the Deceivers voice The Fourth Consequence Shewing the Material cause of Salvation and Damnation in Accepting or Rejecting the Heavenly Call THus who are damn'd are damn'd who sav'd are sav'd According as they have themselves behav'd In this short life for better or for worse So they receive the Blessing or the Curse Go now ye Cursed come ye Blessed all This is the final word to great and small For so the sentence will at last be given To every soul concerning Hell and Heaven Hell unto all who chose the way to hell Heaven to all who chuse in Heaven to dwell Whose Conversation is in Heaven fixt Though here a while with earthly passions mi●t Yet are their best affections set above And still their Faith doth work by constont love Thus every man doth to himself create A Heav'n or Hell by his own love or hate He that in Love doth turn to every good Makes that his Joy his nourishment and food But he that hates the good and turns to evil Makes his own Hell and so becomes a Devil What though some man should give old Rome the Lurch And turn by chance to some Reformed Church What though he turn from Sect to Sect amain And so at last return to Rome again Yet if he turns not after all to Grace In vain he turns to this or t'other place Lo here lo there some this some that Man follows Some stand for Paul some Peter some Apollos But he that seeks a Heaven in his Heart Observes no place or person for his part Christ's Kingdom cometh not by observation Of men or Place but by a New Creation The Fifth Consequence Concerning presumptuous Hope and erroneous Faith Not Justified by God THy Kidgdome come our Gallants use to pray With Verbal Lips but few know what they say For in their thoughts they look upon it so As on an earthly Kingdom here below And so their Pater noster they run o're Like an old Erra Pater kept in store As to their Creed they do believe Salvation To be some Boon like to a free donation For they all hope the glorifi'd State to see As Kings make Doctors of Divinity Or as by favour Masters of the Arts Without all art or Learning on their parts Or as by gift a Knight is made or Lord Who never in the Field drew Bow or Sword Alas dark souls Gods Grace is no such thing No such belief can unto glory bring Grace comes not so what ere the world believes As Kings make Nobles or do pardon thieves But who so turns to grace finds lasting rest Who never turns he never can be blest Therefore let none presume on false assurance Or a wrong hope which hath no lasting durance He doth not work aright i' th New-Births wonder Time and despair will crack his hope in sunder The Hypocrites hope presuming on Christ's Merit Without Repentance sound cannot inherit Christ's promis'd Kingdom where the Blessing lies Nothing but Grace can unto Glory rise Christ no man justifies for faith alone But faith and works before his righteous Throne Only that saving faith which works by love Doth justifie for Christ doth it approve Some yet restraining some refraining Grace And some in faith attain a higher place But who believes aright doth not make hast We see untimely Births to nothing wast So run the race of hope as to attain Left whilst you run you run a race in vain For this be sure ' though grievous 't is to tell Presumptuous hope draws millions into Hell The Sixth Consequence or Doctrine Concerning Diffidence or despair in Christs Mercy Changed into Resignation of the Will AGain let none despair when he is try'd

this Similitude INtentive and Unanimous Readers let us for the Truth sake contemplate yet a little further this comparison and see into the Heighth Depth Length and Breadth thereof for it is worth the knowing that by the natural Mystery we may learn the Supernatural and try our selves thereby For verily there is not a greater secret in nature or art then this of the Compass if we rightly consider all the properties thereof And therefore having given you the Pourtraicture thereof I will also here in the next place give you the Description of it and so proceed to application for Instruction sake in the work of Conversion The Pilots compass is a round box of Wood hollow and plain In the Verge of it are set down the 32 Points of the Winds and in the middle or Center stands a sharp Pins point whereon the Needle by a hollow Dent becomes Voluble and turneth round thereon tumbling and shaking 'till it leaves them all and fixeth in the North point only toward the Polar Star And over it is a plate of Glass or Chrystal to preserve it from all violent motion by the wind and to keep it from the Air dust or any foulness least it lose its Magnetick vertue And so is placed in the Ship near the Helme as a Directour to the Pilot how to Steer his course aright from place to place till he come to his rest or wished Harbour But there yet remain two greater wonders Namely the Load-stone or Magnet and also the Load Star or North-point The Loadstone is the efficient cause of the Needles Conversion and the Load-star is as the final cause of its conversion for there it ends and terminateth in rest and from both these the Needle receiveth the power of Conversion else it could have none And it must first receive vertue from the Load-stone before it can turn to the Load Star as I have said before And then having been touched thereby and joyned thereto and as it were gendring together it attracts to it self a secret love or inclination to the North-Poynt with eager desire But why or how this can be in nature no wit of man could ever yet find out for it is Digitus Dei the Finger of God a wonder in Nature for a lesson to Mankind Now in the next place observe the unparallel'd properties of these three The Stone the Needle and Star For these three act as one in this work 1. The Load stone draws and attracts the Needles Point figured as you see like a Lilly and as it were kisseth and embraceth it and anointeth or baptizeth it with a secret invisible vertue and this is the first change 2. Then the Needle rejoyceth in the vertue thereof as made Convertible thereby to its place of rest and this the second change 3. Lastly the Star or Morth point standeth fixed and cnmoveable to receive the Aspect and Reflexion of the Needle towards it in mutual Conjunction and this the third and last change in this great Mystery of nature Further observe one Load stone though there be many can inspire and new inform a Million of Needles and no Stone else can do it Marble Coral Agate Diamond Ruby Saphyre or Pearle nor all the Stones in Aarons Breast-plate nor in the Royal Crown nor yet the rare Elixar or Philosophers Stone can give it the vertue of Conversion to the Heavenly North-Star Neither can a Needle made of any Mettal but firm Steel receive this vertuous Tincture of Love Gold Silver Copper or Lead are not capable of this hidden vertue with all their Worldly Glory and Splendour they cannot receive a kiss of Love from the Magnet for they have not a Magnetick Principle in them nor any Heavenly inclination nor are they capable of this Communion and Unity as to point all to one place in the Heavens Earth is their Center and there they end in the grave of Corruption But these Love-touched-Brethren stand ever in Communion though far asunder the place and object of rest make them one in nature and in society inseperable companions in love and vertue though differing in locality remote from each other The Spiritual Application A Little Application will serve to the Intelligent Reader The Mystery is written in Capital Letters he that runs may read at first sight Behold all of you young and old men and women the wonderful power of God in the Creation in this and in all his works of wonder and so let all fall down and worship him adore admire and be converted unto him who hath made Heaven and Earth O draw neer unto him as the Needle to the Magnet and he will draw neer to you Magnifie him and glorifie his Name that his vertue his power his Love Fear and Faith may touch your hearts and anoint them with his secret spirit of Grace in Conversion that you may become all Elect Vessels of Honour in his sight and so be renewed in soul and body mind and spirit ever looking up to Heaven and panting after your Saviour who is gone before to prepare a rest for the blessed that look towards him above all the Profits or Pleasures or Glories of this world For he is in Heaven looking down upon you and after you as waiting for you and I when I ascended saith he will draw up all men after me Namely all that are capable to be drawn unto him in real Conversion from this world and the things thereof Every Sinner Swearer Drunkard Thief Whore and Adulterer Extortioner and vain glorious or covetous soul he waits for to come unto him to rest in him from sin to take up his dayly cross and follow him for of such little Children is the Kingdom of Heaven and all that be his already thus do he knows them and they him for they have already received many a kind kiss from him they are joyned as the Needle and Magnet mutually together and receive vertue of his vertue daily and cannot be drawn from him their hearts are with him though their bodies are here below and thus they all make one Assembly of Saints on Earth fixed on him in Heaven For by this Needle of pure firm Steel understand the Heart of Man his Soul and Mind Mens Humana the Humane understanding mind spirit sanctified and made Heavenly and Divine The Lovers of Gold and Silver and Brass and Pretious Stones Jewels and Glories of this World Titles of Honour and Gentility pleasures of Sensuality attain not this Conversion Those 32 points must all be left when the Word of God and his Spirit touch the True Mettled Heart as prepared for the Bosome of Jesus Christ the True North-star in whom is their Rest and Peace through a pure Lile Faith and Conscience and in no other but him Readers Take it into deep consideration for it is Truth here told you Hereby you may see and know your selves and your sins your Salvation or your Damnation Much more might here be said but I bid