give over but strive the more for such striving is our victory Whose charity hath not been recompenced wherefore the ready way to be rich is to give liberally Yea this is a true though a strange saying the way to be richer is having much to give more The tenth to the Lord brings a tenfold blessing Wicked men neither know beleeve nor consider they fare the better for good mens sakes yet it is most true Are they not children fools and mad men who detest scorn slander and abuse their dearest friends Yet such are those though never so wise in their owne conceits who use good men so It is an infallible signe we shall obtaine if we persevere to aske the thing we want according to the will of God Impatiency in trouble neither easeth the mind nor relieveth the need why then should we give way to it All our carking cares cannot compasse our ends nor change the case therefore away with them Watch against all sinfull distempers in any case for the Lord is not pleased with nor bound to please our fond affections but doeth what he pleaseth Hope beyond hope beleeve beyond feeling in well-doing trust God most in greatest extremity and thou shalt help beyond present expectation The more zealous for God the more opposed in the world The better man the more hated of ill men but most dearly loved of God It is a signe of goodnesse to be nick-named of vaine persons It is a sinfull and false conclusion to say because most men and the greatest doe so it is well done common experience sayes otherwise Gods precepts not examples must be our rules Better goe to Heaven with a few poore creatures here contemned then burne in hell with multitudes of rich and glorious worldlings for there company brings no comfort but increaseth misery If riches made happy woe to the poore but the poore in spirit are the richest and shall be blessed Faithfulnesse in our calling is excellent yet a diligent man may be unfaithfull to God He that judgeth himself most censureth another least He that hath experience and feeling of his owne weaknesse will beare with anothers infirmities and feare his former falls A prophane person cryes out when a good man faileth but never thinks of his owne abominations An unregenerate Civilian thinks his owne case good and speaks largely of others failings but forgetteth that his owne case is more miserable Better often to fall and rise againe by repentance then live in secret sinne without remorse of conscience He that never doubted never truly beleeved so he that never sorrowed for sinne never repented of sinne Neither signes nor wonders judgements nor mercies prosperity nor adversity that can cause man rightly to seek his God except grace work upon the heart witnesse the hard-hearted Jewes in our Saviours time No mervaile though men remaine wicked who make not right use of what they heare see or feele This is a true token of repentance if we break off the sinne we lived in Oh the Sugar-bit under the tongue the darling sinne spit it out away with it or it will poyson all Better suffer open shame undeservedly then live in secret sinne impenitently Of all beautifull creatures a sanctified Soule pleaseth God best After deep affliction of spirit comes much sweet inward comfort to a conscionable Christian For want of humble thankfulnesse and carefull watching we fall into deepe dejections againe A sharp answer to an honest heart propounding a just matter throwes downe the mind exceedingly Take heed of bitternesse when a matter is moved to us considering the like would not please us It is not the doing but well doing of a good worke pleaseth God It is a good signe of sincerity to humble our selves in secret for the failings in our holiest performances and for such faults as others cannot discerne in us I take and find it a truth that to dispence with our selves for omitting of good duties openeth a door for the committing of foule offences He that speaks by experience is not deceived if he addes no more to it Bewaile in private thy failings in Gods publike services hold not habituall distractions for small matters for that savours of falshartednesse As we would our courses should not be mis-conceived let us take heed we give no just occasion of distaste When we think we stand surest we are like to fall soonest therefore be humble and watch then most Sinne cannot be good yet it is good for us we sinne sometimes to make us the more humble and watchfull thereby Take heed of spirituall pride it often procures spirituall disertion The more knowledge the more practice or else the more vexation of spirit or sharper stripes It is not amisse sometimes to a good end to doe a thing that may seem unseasonable if the same be lawfull All things unfitting are not unlawfull but whatsoever is unlawfull cannot be truly fitting Doest thou feele thou canst not pray pray that thou mayest pray for prayer quickneth prayer That prayer is not rejected that is without feeling if we have prayed in obedience and bewaile our insensiblenesse It is a signe we have feeling if we feele we want it No good work is accepted for its owne worth nor rejected for its wants if we be in Christ Set we our hearts to seek God in the duty we doe or our service is abominable Ceremonies are sometimes necessary yet make not the worke good or bad simply for the Lord looketh to the heart chiefly yet oftentimes seemly gestures shew inward holinesse they may be used as helps to devotion but we must not put holinesse in them When we ought and doe not reprove and punish sinne in others it is just with God to let us fall into the same sinnes and to punish us for them We have to do with a most holy al-knowing just and jealous God therefore take we heed of dallying delaying or excuses he sees whether our hearts stand right or no. He that hath authority and leaves vice unpunisht provokes the Lord to punish him He that useth not his bell meanes to convert his charge shall answer before God for such his neglect and their miscarriage Readily forgive him that injures thee but forbeare not him that offends God Authority may and must compell to outward obedience in the use of the meanes although to convert the heart is the onely work of God It is true the Lord saveth none against their wils yet none can be saved by their own free will It is not in him that willeth nor in him that runneth but in God that sheweth mercy yet he sheweth mercy to none but those that by his mercy will and runne Good in the worst men we ought to follow but evill in the best we are bound to eschew He that reveales my secrets though he intends my injury does me a curtesie in making me more circumspect and secret If one out of malice make knowne my misdemeanour and I thereby amend he does me a
not repent this little paine â—o much will be thy comfort and thy gaine â—e all be done as thou Lord seest fit Amen Amen Lord Jesus so be it Woe for the abuses of these sinful times Our Callings common crying chiefest crimes IS it not a wicked world when honesty Is called and counted childish foolery When lying perjury and falshood foule Are followed gract maintaint without controule When to extort opresse by force or fraud Instead of right and mercy most applaud When place and power abused are shamefully To wrong the poore and suppresse equity When avarice pride lust excesse to cherish We cause our owne and others soules to perish No attestations false to prov 't I need Those most accursed do it leave off take heed When great ones customes though in things amisse Before Gods expresse Law preferred is When because most doe so it must so be Or who doth otherwise strange man is he When vertue is for shew not deed esteemed When all is well if honest he be deemed Though guilty conscience tels us to our face Seem what we will we are in evill case When to our shame if but our turnes we serve We crouch to such who small respect deserve When he the wise wise man a counted is That closest carrieth all 〈◊〉 knaveries When he that freely plaâ—â— deales and truly Is worthlesse witlesse held 〈◊〉 most unruly Is hated scorned frowned of and hardly used Belyed defamed watcht scoâ—â— at and misused When the malicious partall man doth threat Yet his best cause before faâ—â—e justice seat Dares not present who darknesse works hates light A conscience foule dares not appeale to right But underhand scandall 〈◊〉 raise ne're ceaseth Th' are heard stood for by such as such things pleaseth When a wrongd-just cause which craves to be righted Shall scarce be heard at best put off and slighted When falshood many truth few friends shall find A true discovery how we are inclin'd Enough vaine foolish men run on your race Horrour shame mischiefe misery disgrace Your portion is and truth that now is blamed Shall once prevaile and never be ashamed Comfort help Heaven in no wise looke you for Continuing thus your wayes he doth abhorre The right Religion understand me well The galled guilty will fret raile and swell He that 's a griev'd and findeth fault with this I more then think himselfe most faulty is Silence with godly sorrow and t' amend To just suspition sinne shame harme puts end THe proud peevish jest mâ— and vexing humour of a Preacher is most offensive and unseemly An humble quiet grave and friendly carriage does much good and is most comely Hate thy sinne as well as know it forsake it as well as beg pardon for it if thou my self practice it it little availes thee to reprove it Doe well trust God and be merry whosoever mislikes it There is no fence against the ungrounded suspitions oâ— the slanderous spitefull injurious uncharitable speechs oâ— others which thou knowest not of in this case approve thy heart to God give no cause of offence and care not for harme shee they shall not Parents must not be tyrants nor children masters To be temperate in eating and drinking To make a covenant with our eyes To be more watchfull sober and wise in speaking To rise every morning timely To premeditate before holy â—uties To strive against deadnesse wearinesse customarinesse in performing them To labor for an holy harmlesse carriage furthers inward quier and prevents outward scandall Avoid all by-respects all evill thoughts all misgovernment of the tongue all unscemly behaviour and all sinfull actions Endeavour Gods glory in all things to entertaine godâ— thoughts to strive to govern the tongue to embrace a coâ—â—ly behaviour to walk always as in Gods presence to apprâ—â— our hearts to him helps forwâ—â— in holinesse Pray pray pray that God would shew thee the right way 1 Because he requires it Jer. 6.16 2 Because he hath promised to shew it Psal 32.8 Jer. 33.3 3 And to cause us walk in 〈◊〉 Ezek. 26.37 Hos 14.19 4. And that we shall perseven therein Psal 66.9 5 And because the Lord hath promised his blessing to all that walk in it Ps 1. 50.23 119. Gal. 6.16 Or thus of the same Pray to be enabled to walke with God and therefore to avoid evill company a maine hinderance thereof Prov. 4.14 1â— to imbrace good society a great furtherance therto Pro. 2. â—0 to be shewed the right way Ps 119.5 part Jer. 10.23 to be kept from all deceitfull wayes Psal 119.5 part and that the Lord will knit our hearts to feare his Name Psal 86.11 For the attaining to and furtherance of a pious acceptable profitable conversation keep my heart above all things therfore avoid and strive against prophane uncharitable lofty thoughts ungrounded discontented conceits spirituall worldly pride hipocrisie deceitfulnesse in heart dispensation to neglect good or to commit evil inward danger envy fretting at others prosperity murmuring against disputing with God to strive against the occasions of sinne offered and the sinne it selfe be it never so secret To entertaine and to labour after reverend awfull holy thoughts in respect of God presence loving charitable thoughts in respect of others humble and lowly thoughts is respect of our selves soundnesse of judgement to discerne thing aright inward content meâ—â—nesse sincerity sobriety stâ—â—ednesse peaceablenesse to dea good and fly evill according â—â— the light of a well informeâ— conscience Pray to leave sinne whereof we are guilty to be preserved from those whereof we are not so apparently faulty to mount for what we cannot mend For the first sort confesse them flye the occasions of them falling sometimes through frailty not to lye still therein but to repent and amend speedly and to watch there-against more carefully vow the more earnestly against them For the second feare our selves think we our selves never so free watch against the accasions least we fall before we feare For the third lay them before the Lord beg reformation endeavour to practice all we can If we would pray to be heard ground all on the word of God pray in the name of Christ beleeve acceptation in him await such an answer as he sees fit rest on the Lords al-sufficient assistance attend with good endeavours let words be few at least with great judgement and affection let thy heart be lift up be advised what thou prayâ—â— for strive against habituall at stractions passions lusts be fervent in spirit with instanty without failing or discouragement with perseverance truth Lord thou requirest it but I am wholly insufficient to it but thou hast promised to give it therefore I crave it relying thereon for times of prayer when he can to be more large and solemne wanting convenicy hereto to be full of short Ejaculations and when neither of these can be conveniently performed to pray in hean for all are commanded commended acceptable and powerfull all in the name
grace and supplication that I may at this present poure out my heart in prayer before thee so that thou mayest be pleased to heare and help from Heaven seasonably and effectually thy great name shall have all the glory Or Thus O Lord prepare my miserable unprepared heart to pray heare me graciously though I be most unworthy as thou hast promised whatsoever opposeth thy great name shall have all the glory Or Thus O Lord help my heart to pray heare my prayers thy name shall have the praises If he comes into Gods House before the beginning of publike worship O Most holy Lord God prepare every one of our unprepared hearts in most holy manner to seek thy face in every one of thy most holy Ordinances work effectually with thy most holy spirit upon every one of our hearts that the meanes of grace may prove effectuall to every one of our most sinfull soules to the building of them up in all grace to our present comfort and eternall happinesse in Christ Jesus Amen When Amen is pronounced at the end of the publike prayers Amen Lord Amen of thy infinite mercy according to thy immutable truth by thy unresistable working notwithstanding our unworthinesse insufficiency and all other impediments thy great name shall have all the glory to which alone the same is due wholy When he gives Almes Good Lord accept the will for the deed forgive and reforme what is amisse vouchsafe a plentifull blessing in due season according to thy wonted goodnesse and faithfull promises in Christ Jesus When the blessing is pronounced O Lord our God most mighty mercifull and true vouchsafe graciously seasonably and effectually to leave thy promised blessing of mercy grace and peace behind thee Amen When he awakes in the morning O Lord my God it is of thine owne and onely wonted undeserved infinite never failing mercies that I have not in this night past been smothered in my sleep and sinnes that I may behold the light of this day in peace awaken my heart with all holy affections towards thee cause me to cast off all works of darknesse and to walk in the light before thee renew remission unto me for my sins of the night renewed against thee throughout this day governe me by thy Word and spirit in all I goe about and let thy blessing be upon me in all that any way concernes me my soule through Jesus Christ shall more and more magnifie thee Amen When he layes him downe at night to take his rest O Lord my God by thy especiall providence assistance I lay me downe in peace at this present and blesse thy name unfainedly that all things throughout this day hath gone so well with me whereas else I had been every way most unhappy Oh multiply pardon to me for my fauls multiplyed against thee even this day past I beseech thee and watch over me the rest of this night to preserve me from sinning against thee though never so secretly and to keep off whatsoever would any way harme me for all grace and good my soule shall more and more through Jesus Christ glorifie thee Amen Before his going to heare Gods Word preached O Lord my God whose word I goe to heare grant me thy grace to heare it as thy word with all due reverence earnest attention and holy affection oh help me against all dead heartednesse distractednes and wearinesse make my heart as the good ground rightly to receive this heavenly seed water the same with the dew of thy grace that it may bring forth fruit abundantly in my knowledge resolution and practice in faith and godlinesse with all patience and constancy thus work in and for me mercifully powerfully faithfully notwithstanding my unprepared insensible unprofitable hearing therof whereof alas I am most hainously continually guilty for which I beg pardon and amendment yea in spite of all that the flesh the world the devill labour to the contrary Amen Amen my Father in Christ herein help me I most humbly and earnestly beg pray and beseech thee Amen at this time and upon the like occasions continually When be comes from hearing Gods Word Now my good and gracious God having by thy especiall providence goodnesse and grace injoyed the gracious meanes happy opportunity and thy help to heare thy most holy word for which exceeding great favours make me truâ—â— thankfull and of which crave the continuance unto my lives end bring the same to my remembrance affect me with each part thereof throughly cause me to mix it with faith rightly and to put each part thereof in practice Christianly as the necessities of my poore soule require especially heare and blesse in mercy as thou hast promised though I have sinned and whatsoever opposeth Amen Before his reading Gods Word in private O my heavenly Father be intreated mercifully powerfully faithfully now and at all other times be I never so unworthy indisposed and whatsoever opposeth to strengthen and blesse me in the reading understanding remembring applying and practising of thy most holy word as may be most to thy great glory and my eternall good through Christ Jesus Amen After his reading Gods Word in private O my God I most heartily thank thee for this most inestimable Jewell of thy most holy Word for this great freedome and thy especiall help to be exercised therein and for all the good that by thy blessing my poore soul hath received thereby Oh forgive my unthankfulnesse therefore and abusing thereof reforme these foule offences in me and notwithstanding the same and whatsoever else would hinder continue these great mercies unto me and make each part of thy most holy word my guide and comfort in life and death through Jesus Christ Amen I beg of thee Before his meditating in private Good Lord it is my most humble earnest suit unto thy most sacred Majesty that thou wilt not lay to my charge my long wilfull neglect of miserable aversnesse from and extream indisposition to this so much required and exceeding needfull dutie of divine Meditation but notwithstanding these and though I neither know how nor have any abilitie to discharge the same as I ought I pray and beseech thee to learne me the right way thereto and to dispose me in some good measure to the performance thereof help me to begin goe on and end in respect of the present matter thereof with sound judgement moved affection powerfull application and unfained purpose to put all to conscionable practice to the encrease of all grace and godlinesse through thy alone deare Sonne my alone sweet Saviour Christ Jesus Amen After his meditating in private My deare God my soule magnifieth thee for this opportunitie and assistance thou hast vouchsafed me most weak and unworthie in the performance of this holy dutie oh pardon pittie and reforme my ignorance insensiblenesse and manifold distempers herein oh helpe me more and more better hereunto and doe me this exceeding great favour that I may constantly beare
in mind and seasonably shew forth the life and power of each part of what thou hast inabled me to thinke upon according to the warrant of thy most holie word that I may be every way the more fit to serve thee and in every thing find the more comfort from thee through thy Christ my Redeemer Amen Before Meales Our heavenly Father be intreated to vouchsafe a gracious blessing upon these thy good creatures which we are about to receive from thy bountifull hands grant us to receive them as we ought in the strength of them vouchsafe us the continuance of good health if it be thy will above all make us the more fit to doe thee all acceptable service to thy glory and our eternal happinesse in Christ Jesus Amen After Meales O our God for ever blessed be thy name for refreshing â—â— againe so graciously at this time with thy good creatures and alwaies providing so bountifully for us whereas we are unworthy of one drop of cold water and merit the worst of evils whereas many of thy deare children suffer great want of those things which we injoy in abundance Lord make us truly thankfull forgive our sins cause us to serve thee better continue towards us thy favours never suffer us to want any thing thou seest good for us provide reliefe for all in any distresse accept and blesse us alwaies and in all things through Christ Jesus Amen A serious Prayer at any time O my heavenly Father be intreated freely and fully to forget and forgive all my offences though never so many and hainous which make me most unworthy the least of thy merties and whereby I provoke all thy heaviest displeasure against me sanctifie my soule speedily throughly and constantly that I may serve thee all the rest of my time sincerely watchfully zealously save me from thy wrath which I fear and merit and can by no meanes else escape continue towards me all needfull favours which I can by no meanes else injoy turne all my present and future inward and outward sufferings to my soules eternall good and doe what thou pleasest with me afford true grace peace and comfort to my poore soule and I desire no more of thee make me willing to leave this and fit for a better life when I leave this receive me to a better life and it is enough for me Amen through thy Christ my Redeemer the Lord Jesus my intercessor I beseech thee A Thanksgiving at any time O my reconciled God most gracious Father and alone alsufficient most wise mercifull faithfull and immutable helper in Jesus Christ whom thou hast freely given unto me to be an al-sufficient Saviour and continuall intercessor for me in whom thou art in covenant with me and all thy promises are my portion through whom thou hast afforded and assured all grace and good unto me here and all happinesse with thee in Heaven for evermore Behold as I am every way exceedingly bound beyond all I can remember or acknowledge my soules desire is alwayes set to render in all and above all things all possible praises to thy Majesty acknowledging ingenuously that all my inward outward present former and future welfare is only from thee and that else no heart could conceive or tongue expresse my misery accept my unfained though exceeding weak desires now and at all times to give thy great name for all all the glory Amen When he must goe abroad and about businesse in hast wanting time convenient to seek the Lord solemnly O my heavenly Fatherin the name of thy Sonne my Saviour I goe abroad and about my businesse in thou leavest me I shall doe sinfully and foolishly and shame and harme will befall me therefore for his sake I beseech thee governe me witâ— thy holy spirit let thine owne blessing be with me so shall I demeane my self discreetly and honestly and all shall goe well with me in all I undertake and that concernes me according to the especiall occasions guide and prosper me more especially as I look for all help onely from thee my soule shall therefore give thee alone all the glory Amen Short Ejaculations set down as they came in my mind LORD give me a peaceable sealed suffering spirit A cercumspect silent sober tongue A faire friendly free carriage A grave gracious gentle conversation Lord make me and every one of mine capable and partakers of each part of thy covenant of mercy grace peace and happinesse and it is enough Lord deliver and keep me from unconscionable contentious and unreasonable men let none that wish or seek my shame or harme have their will of me Lord cause me to walke more wisely and uprightly that I may walke more boldly and securely maintaine my cause for thine honours sake I beseech thee Lord put spirit life and power into my devotions alwaies forgive accept and blesse my weake performances Lord help me to worship thee seasonably and conscionably and worke with thy grace mercifully and faithfully that I may walk with thee watchfully and constantly Lord assure me of thy favour and help me out of debt before I dye I beg of thee Lord help me to hold fast my integrity and to trust thy alsufficiency in my greatest extremity let it not be in vaine for me to seek serve and await upon thee Lord whatsoever befals me let me never be forced to put forth my hand to iniquity as thou art most true make good this truth unto me Psal 125.3 Lord poure out the spirit of grace and supplication upon me that I may delight to poure out my heart in prayer before thee daily Lord cause me to love the Lord Jesus dearly to learne oâ— him who is meek lowely and to apply his al-sufficient satisfaction rightly Lord in the sight and sense oâ— my sinnes humble me deeply for those most displeasing 〈◊〉 thee chiefly oh discover theâ—â— unto me clearly make me tâ— hate and forsake them unfairedly Lord as thou hast expresâ— promised me Zach. 12 1â— cause me to looke upon tâ— Christ my Saviour whom â—â— smnes have pierced that I mâ—â— mourne for them as one moâ—neth for his onely sonne aâ—â— be in bitternesse for him as 〈◊〉 the losse of my first borne 〈◊〉 let his wounds heale me 〈◊〉 blood cleanse me his spiâ—â— comfort and his merits saâ—â— me Lord give me a good conscience a contented mind a discreet demeanour a competent estate and thy fatherly blessing it is enough Lord give me an understanding beleeving penetent watchfull upright wel-ordered heart and all shall be well Lord settle me in a Christian course of serving thee and let me find the sweetnesse thereof continually oh let my wayes please thee and make my enemies at peace with me Lord whatsoever betide me let nothing disgrace my Christian profession of thee or give those that hate me advantage against me Lord help me in wel-doing to commend all to thee and to trust thee most in my most helplesse misery Lord I crave and
that this way have suffered in their persons and reputation better fall into yea perish by an honourable enemy then to be called to account and censured by your owne party your businesse being well done and over be then at rest and let another take his turne if I might advise others as I doe my selfe let this be our constant course Lord my God govern and watch for and over me Feare and backwardnesse secures not from the perils that cause them but often layes more open to them howsoever they disable exceedingly and procure shame and harme inevitably Selfe Meditations and seasonable Exhortations being ready to goe upon dangerous services viz. with our soules let us now seek and trust God promise and performe sincere obedience to him if he please to grant help and deliverance be of good courage in the strength of the Lord let us doe worthily follow my example let the Lord doe what seemeth good unto him we fight for the Cause of God for our lives safety honour and victory Lord sight thou for us encourage strengithen preserve and prosper us of thy mercy as thou hast promised Psal 46.1 2. through Christ Jesus be we never so unworthy and whatsoever opposeth us Amen Observe this Lord let such as shame scorne or wilfully neglect to seek help of thee or that trust to their own wisdome worth or sufficiency or to any other meanes of help besides thee never have help from thee but as for me who am most sinfull weak and unworthy who deny my selfe and all other meanes of help without thee utterly who by thy grace doe seek for depend upon and await for thy help only afford thy wonted needfull most gracious mighty seasonable and faithfully promised help unto me (a) Prov. 2 6 Isa 40 13 14. Acknowledge and direction (b) Psal 59 10. Prov. 3 9. prevention and government (c) Isa 28 5. Isa 40.29 31 courage and sufficiency (d) 2 Cor. 3 5. 1 Sam. 8 6 14. strength and safety (e) Ps 18.2 Jos 1 8. deliverance and prosperity (f) 1 Chron. 29.10 11 12. Ps 121.2 come from thee O Lord onely (g) Jer. 21.33 Ephes 1.5 Therefore my God in Christ (h) Psa 120.1 1. Psal 136. all I beseech thee in mercy (i) Psal 71 20. Psal 119.49 as thou hast done and promised (k) Isa 41 14. Ezek. 36 22. be I never so weak and unworthy (l) Psal 9 9. Psa 46 1 2 3. in due season and greatest extremity (m) Psal 32 8 Prov. 3 6 to instruct and direct (n) Psal 79.8 Exod. 4 15. to prevent and governe (o) Isa 51 12. Is 41.10 to encourage and strengthen (p) Neb. 6.9 1 Tim. 1.12 every way to enable (q) Psal 68.12 Psal 68.35 to doe well and worthily (r) Job 15 20 2 Sam. 22.2 preserve and deliver (s) Deut. 31.8 Deut. 28.8.11 be with and prosper me (t) Psal 71.16 Ephes 6.20 I will goe forward â—n thy strength onely (u) Numb 24.18 Psal 108 13 through thee I shall doe valiantly (x) Psal 18.2 Psal 140 7 In the day of battle thou hast covered me (y) Pro. 3 6 Psal 37.5 I referre all alwayes to thee (z) 2 Sam. 15 26 Mat. 6.10 as thou pleasest deale thou with me (a) 2 Chron. 14.11 2 Chr. 20.12 help thou and all shall goe well (b) Psal 33.16 17 Ps 128 1 2. else nothing can avail me (c) Exod. 22 27 Ps 69.30 31. oh hear me graciously (d) Psal 34.1 Psal 103.1 2 my soul for all help blesseth thee (e) Mic. 7.7 Psal 72 12. and looks for all good onely from thee (f) Psal 62.1 Hos 13.9 for any help thou shalt vouchsafe me (g) Isa 63 7 Ps 56.12 my soule shall alwayes praise thee (h) Ps 41.18 Psal 31.9 Amen Amen I beg of thee Love is an honest faithfull thiefe stealing from us and yet letting us keep the graces God hath given us a most strange yet most certaine manner of curing the diseased when the Physician drinks the potion and the Patient is thereby cured so deales our Saviour by us The Jewes say there are 72 Members in a mans body and understand the curse Deutre 27. ult to be 72 plagues denounced thereunto Let all endeavours be done out of conscience or the best are bootlesse Things done in greatest shew of sanctity and not to Gods glory chiefly deceives us miserably and is but painted iniquity Better a good work laden with weaknesse if done in sincerity then glorious shewes from a false heart let thy heart be right with God approve it to him and care not what others speak or think of thee This I find and expect when his offend him the Lord will visit their transgressions with the rods of men and this I know and beleeve his everlasting mercies he will never take from me Better want the good we have had and would have to humble us then to abound and forget our Maker Oh most miserable and accursed prosperity where wickednesse gets wealth Oh rich and happy poverty that hath a good conscience though with never so little Afflictions of body or mind must turne to our good if they move us to seek God Feare not God for feare of a punishment onely yea feare him least he should punish thee for not fearing him Love not meerly in hope of good yet love him in hope he will doe thee good Sorrow for sinne not for feare of wrath simply yet sorrow for sinne least wrath over-whelme thee Practice as thou prayest or they prevaile not We pray rightly when we practice conscionably Sathan seeks to hinder one good work by moving to another lesse seasonable at the same time therefore divide the times aright and preferre the best first He that would meditate well must give his mind but to one good point at one time and beat that out throughly with prayer and application Better to have troubles in the flesh with a quiet conscience then the pleasures of sinne with horrour of heart Better to live in misery then sinne The worst of suffering is to be chosen before the best of sisning Soule lost all lost soule well all well Some while they think to free themselves from sorrowes by living in sinne thereby bring the same evils upon themselves and so are doubly wretched That which thou thinkst shall be thy comfort shall prove thy crosse yea thy curse except thou lookest chiefly to God in seeking it and he please to sanctifie it In reading labour for knowledge but chiefly for affection Miraculous help is not ordinary yet may and must we build upon the power of God for help be our distresse never so great and meanes of reliefe never so small By encrease of inward and outward troubles finding encrease of comfort and help why should I not willingly suffer Though we often strive against an evill without prevailing let us not
of God otherwise he would suffer us to give credite to them as to other Authors 28 That they have been preserved from time to time so that they have not perished whereas other books of great price and estemation have been utterly lost 29 Whereas persecuting Tyrants have sought to suppresse the doctrine thereof they have still more and more flourished and been spread abroad 30 It is an undoubted argument that they are his most facred Truths because God by such weak instruments and silly meanes doth spread abroad the doctrine thereof spite of all oppositions for none but a greater power could subdue a lesser 31 That it is true whatsoever doctrine it revealeth though it make never so much against our pleasures profits and lusts yet till a man be brought to it it never worketh soundly 32 There is an especiall glory in the Truth in the Promises and the conditions of them 33 They teach us to know God in Christ 34 And the Trinity in Unity 35 And the doctrine of regeneration all which are foolishnesse to the flesh yet the power of God to salvation to all that believe 36 The constant deaths of so many wise sober and meeke Martyrs who ever in their sufferings for this truth which no torments could extort from them have had a plain distinction from the death of frantick and witlesse persons declareth the same 37 That the Spirit of God inclineth our hearts to beleeve this and to receive the same as his infallible truth 38 The universall and continuall consent of this Booke from time to time by so many holy humble learned men of divers Nations in all Ages giveth testimony to the same I beleeve Lord help my unbeliefe These for this Some few plaine profitable and pleasing Instructions for all times HEare and be silent be silent and observe observe and remember remember and doe All that you see judge not all that you heare beleeve not All that you know tell not all that ye can doe not Goods lost nothing lost courage lost much lost credit lost more lost Soule lost all lost To serve God hinders not to give almes impoverish not Ill gotten goods enrich not allyar prospereth not No more of this now A seasonable and serious Advertisement concerning the too common and crying sinnes of our calling This Advertisement was written when he was a Captain in the Nether-lands and may not be uselesse here WHich of us does not think and dares not say God loves me Christ is my Saviour and Heaven my hope whereas if we would examine our hearts and wayes seriously and impartially many among us should see our selves shamefully deceived and not to 〈◊〉 about doth not our preserring our pleasing and profitable â—â—s before the will of God our love to Carise and walking in the way of life give us the lye to our faces Wherefore it concernes us highly to labour effectually for some good measure of those infallible marks which may undoubtedly assure us we are in covenant with God doe love the Lord Jesus dearly and shall be saved everlastingly unto which end I commend Master By fields Marrow of the Oracles of God as an especiall help by Gods blessing and because my soule desires we may not deceive our selves and lose our labour in this maisie matter that so much concerne our true peace here and happinesse for evermore I take the boldnesse in zeale to my God in good will towards you my Fellow-Officers of our own nation especially freely and plainly to beseech warne and charge you as I doe mine owne soule to lay to heart somewhat I have to declare unto you that instead of those favours God hath pleased to promise to his we bring not upon our owne heads the contrary curses let us then lay this as an infallible foundation that it is altogether in vain for us to look for any good from the Lord so long as we dare to live in any one knowne sinne with allowance and without repentance which is accompanied with a desire resolution and endeavour to break off the same and to doe no more so for all unregerate men who live in their sinnes without repentance are strangers from the Covenant of Promise having no part in the Testiment they have no hope but are without God in the world Eph. 2.12 Mat. 7.6 15.26 But it may be said this is faire and farre off we know we are all sinners and trust the Lord will have mercy on us c. Well excuse me I meane no harme the next will come neerer home even into our secret bosomes againe I say what I say to any I say to mine own soule The Lord saith Ier. 7.9 10 19. Will you steale murder commit adultery and sweare falsly and come and stand before me and say we are delivered although ye doe all these abominations you provoke the Lord to anger to the confusion of your owne faces I pray then what shall we gaine but all misery and mischiefe judge ye now let us make application for what the Lord sayes concerning some his meaning is concerning any other sinne as if it were there mentioned Well then dare you drinke drunk whore sweare quarrell shed blood and as prophane Beasts make a mock of God and goodnesse scorne and abuse good men and because the Lord yet suffers thee and seems to be silent thinkest thou that God is like unto thee and a patron of iniquity Oh horrible impiety he will reprove thee and set all thy sinnes in order before thee Psal 50.18 19 20 21. then wo wo wo unto thee Ier. 13.15 27. Will you dare you by your selves or others for your selves or others flatter insinuate slander bribe lye be bribed sweare cozen oppresse forsweare mince geld dally and play with an Oath make others lye sweare and forsweare themselves for your base profit They bend their tongues like their bowes for lies but they have no courage for the truth upon the earth for they proceed from evill to worse and they have not known me saith the Lord Jer. 9.3 Let every one take heed of his neighbour and trust you not in any brother for every brother will use deceit and every friend will dealt deceitfully and every one will deceive his friend and will not speak the truth for they have taught their tongues to speak lyes and take great pains to doe wickedly Jer. 9.5 and is it not just thus among us tell me will God suffer this he will not shall I not visit for these things saith the Lord and shall not my soule be avenged on such a Nation as this Psal 50.21 Ier. 5.9 Will you dare you grind the faces of the poore Isa 3.15 Souldiers flay the skins from their backs suck the marrow out of their bones blood out of their veins and pull the hearts out of their bodies by cutting off and with-holding their due by forcing them to take their off-reckonings at unreasonable rates or by giving them none at all or by halves by
you have said who seeth us who knoweth of it Isa 29.15 Therefore the Lord saith Behold I will bring a plague upon you which you shall not be able to escape and that which will be worst of all though you cry unto me I will not heare you Jer. 11.11 because when I called you refused Prov. 1.24 to 31. verse read and remember for your soules safeties sake I beseech you yea heare and give eare be not proud for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it Jer. 13.15 oh may not the Lord justly say to us as he said Jer. 6.15 were they ashamed when they had committed abomination nay they were not ashamed no neither could they have any shame and as is Chap. 8.6 I hearkned heard but none spake aright no man repented him of his wickednesse saying what have I done for many of us thinke and dare say it is shame for such as doe otherwise and instead of repenting most impudently say we have not sinned but these are rebellious people lying children and children that would not heare the Law of the Lord Isa 30.9 remember this and be ashamed bring it againe to mind O you transgressors Isa 46.8 the like places exceeding many oh then plead not plead not against the Lord be not high minded but feare Rom. 9.20 be not deceived God cannot will not be mocked Gal. 6.7 these things were written to admonish us 1 Cor. 10.6 and if we turne not the fierce wrath of the Lord shall not returne untill he hath done untill he hath performed the intents of his heart hereafter you shall understand it and if you take not heed smart for it for the Lord of hosts hath determined it and sworne to it it shall come to passe who shall disanull it his hand is stretched out who shall turne it awayâ— it is he hath consulted it shall stand he hath spoken it and will bring it to passe he hath purposed it and will also doe it the word and this is the word that goeth out of his mouth shall not returne voyd and shall accomplish that which he will Isa 14.24 27. 46.11 55.11 Dare we contend with God oh farre be it from us or else woe unto us for he is stronger then we 1 Cor. 10. â—â— and we shall find it a most fearfull thing to fall into his hands when he is angry For our God is a consuming fire Hebr. 12.29 How then what remedy oh provoke the Lord God most mighty just and jealous no more no longer to wrath but I most humbly for Gods sake and most earnestly for your owne sake beseech thee whosoever thou art let this my councell be acceptable unto thee break off thy sinnes by righteousnesse and thy iniquities by shewing mercy unto and dealing justly with the poore especially under thy command Dan. 4.24 and pitty thine own poore soule by confessing and forsaking all secret and open wayes of deceit and violence Pro. 28.13 make peace with the Lord be at one with him Isa 27.5 it will be far the wisest surest course for then the Lord hath promised thee all shall be wel with thee Is 3.10 God hath shewed thee O man what is good and what the Lord requireth of thee surely to doe justly to love mercy to humble thy selfe to walk with God Micah 6.8 now therefore without any longer delay Psal 95.7 amend your wayes and your works and hear the voyce of the Lord youâ— God Jer. 26.13 that the Lord may repent him of the plague that he hath pronounced against you Cease to doe evill learne to doe well come now saith the Lord and let us reason together though your sinnes were as Crimson they shall be made white as Snow though they were red like Scarlet they shall be as wools if you consent and obey you shall eat the good things of the Land you shall prosper here and for ever Isa 1.16 17 18 19. 1 Tim. 4.8 But if when a man heareth the words of the curse he blesseth himselfe in his heart saying I shall have peace although I walk according to the stubbornnesse of mine owne heart thus adding drunkennesse to thirst the Lord will not be mercifull unto him but when the wrath of the Lord and his jealousie shall smoak against that man and every curse that is written in this book shall light upon him and the Lord shall put out his name from under Heaven and every sicknesse and every plague which is not written in the book of this law will the Lord heap upon thee untill thou beest destroyed Deut. 29.19 20 21. 28.6 Behold I have set before thee life and good death and evill choose Deut. 30.15 heare and feare and doe no more so Oh consider the snortnesse of life and the certainty of death the suddennesse of judgement the plainnes of hell the terrour of that great day of account the meere nothingnesse of all worldly excuses and conceited priviledges 1 Sam. 12.21 and despise not the riches of Gods bountifulnesse patience and long-suffering consider that the goodnesse of God ought to lead thee to repentance doe not after the hardnesse of thy heart and impenitent disposition treasure up unto thy selfe wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God who will render to every man according to his deeds Rom. 2.4 5 6. yea the Lord will seperate thee unto evill Deut. 29.21 for although sentence against an evill work be not executed speedily and that therfore the heart of the children of men is fully set in them to doe evill yea though a sinner doe evill an hundred times and God prolong his dayes yet shall it not he well with him Eccle. 8.11 12 13. for sinne lyeth at his doore Gen. 4.7 he hath neither can or ever shall have true peace continuing so Isa 57.21 his owne wickednesse Num. 32.23 and Gods hand will find him out Jer. 2.19 and know for all these things God will bring thee to judgement Eccl. 11.9 But some will say I have taken too much upon me and medled with that which doeth not concerne me I might have been more generall covert and sparing you see I brought my warrant with me which makes me thus bold with you and as to you I speak to my selfe also therefore you may not teare this out what if you should tear them out hence you dare not teare the ground of these things out of Gods booke you cannot teare the truth and remembrance of them out of your own consciences Rom. 2.15 neither shall you teare Gods remembrance of them out of his book of accounts at that great and terrible day of judgement when he will set them all in order before you Psal 50.21 when even the chiefe Captains shall say to the Mountains fall on us and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the Throne and from the wrath of the Lambe for the great day of his wrath is come who shal be able to stand
matter seem it never so much precisenesse especially of such duties to which thou art most indisposed or in which thou hast been most carelesse or the which stesh and blood thinketh least necessary for the Lord will have sincere and seasonable obedience in every particular 4 Think it not enough to doe one good thing and then to follow some other evill as to make conscience of sanctifying the Sabath and yet to take leave to take Gods Name in vaine or to apply thy selfe diligently to Gods publike worship yet not to stick to lye sweare deceive forsweare extort in thy particular calling or to be strict in thy outward conversation and yet dare to harbour discontent envy hatred malice discord revenge or to seeme friendly abroad or yet be currish at home or to be temperate in some places and companies and yet to tipple drink healths and be drunk in some other or to be modest in behaviour and yet abound in filthy conceits or to seem religious and yet want government of the tongue or to be just in outward dealings and yet be uncharitable and the like as also on the contrary for every sinne as well as any sinne must be conscionably avoided or none is sincerely eschewed 5 Neither rest contented in straining at a Gnat if thou darest to swallow a Camell or though thou escapest grosse and open sinnes if thou allowest thy selfe in some lesser and secret evils these are most deceitfull dangerous devillish and without repentance damnable conceits and are sure signes of an huge hypocrite and must unsound soule But O my soule who is sufficient for these things well endeavour uprightly watchfully constantly in every particular that the Lord hath revealed to thee and it is in Gods estimation perfect obedience onely give not thy selfe the least freedome in the least matter against conscience to transgresse then beleeve and thou mayest be assured the Lord Jesus Christ his alsufficient satisfaction both in his absolute obedience and infinite sufferings is imputed unto thee and thou in him hast fully obeyed and suffered all that the Lord can in his exactest justice require of thee we may keep all though we cannot fulfill any one of Gods Commandements we may often break and yet not forsake his holy Covenant Thus farre of this His Verses on the Bible P leasure and profit piety and peace H ealth for the soule all happinesse encrease I n each estate within this golden Mine L yes couched close yet of pe to all mens eyne L ets then delves search and curiously pry I nto the same and mark what we can spy P repare good instruments the ground is hard P romise is made we shall find rich reward S oare first in faith with prayer above the Sunne K eep constant courses carelesnesse still shunne I oyne with your reading reverence be attent P ractice with knowledge from on high are sent P ray more and more such graces to attaine O n Sacred Writ to meditate take paine N eglect not application of the same N o doubt so striving we shall win the Game His Verses on his Hour-Glasse AS this Glasse runs so runs thy Glasse of life Each houre one houre neerer thy lives end Ere sand be out Death with his fatall knife Cats short thy dayes perhaps repent amend Delay no time see how away he hyes Once past past calling backe with loudest cryes Behold this Glasse and then take heedfull view What 's thy estate more brittle then the same Soon broke as sand in wind in hast oh rue Thy sinnes forepast with sorrow and with shame Henceforth aye runne of godlinesse the race While thy Glasse runs and daies fleet hence apace Let thy oft turning of this running Glasse Cause in thy mind to run that thou still turne To great Jehovah let no houre passe While God vouchsafe thou in this world sojourne Without some worke of grace oh spend no time In plotting following any sinfull crime So though this Glasse and life at once run out Time past mispent bewaild to come redeemd Of dying well thou needst not stand in doubt Ill having hated done what best beseemd Were every houre the latest of thy breath The happiest houre shall be the houre of death Morning Thoughts BEthink performe each morning thou survivest Thy duty to thy God while here thou livest Arake with him in humble chearfull wise Open thine heart as early as thine eyes Who holy thoughts his Majesty salute Of a true godly life what is the fruit Of rising from thy sinnes to wayes of grace The resurrection set before thy face Eke unto judgement thy most sure arising By light of day be with thy self devising Of that most glorious armour of pure light And of thy naturall darknesse take in sight And works of darknesse labour off to cast Bidding thy God good morrow thus make hast Upon his holy Name to invocate Confessing and bewailing thine estate By nature actuall offendings too Labour for feeling though with much adoe Weigh to thy sinnes all judgement are most due Thy just desert whereof take paines to rue With deprecation then will fervency To thy good God in Christ for pardon cry Resolving by his grace which beg henceforth In heart word deed to esteem of highest worth His holy feare and service every way Beleeve for these in faith will reeling pray In and from danger preservation Strength to resist Satans temptation Comfort in griefe help in adversity Reliefe in any kind of misery For deaths preparing dying to the world That it's and flesh his lusts may be controld Heaven hungred after in each thing content To please the Lord in all that heart be bent To walke uprightly in thy lawfull calling In others matters not thy selfe inthralling For companies and privaties right use Against thoughts words deeds behaviours abuse Concerning all in each alwaies to watch That thou nor others harme thereby to catch Briefly to thy most blessed God commend Whatsoever any way thou dost intend That better and not worse they still mayest grow By all thou hearest seest or else doest know Labouring to keep sweet peace with thy sweet God Which being even no maner what is odde In every thing submitting to his will Then from thy heart thy mouth with praises fill For all his blessings great and manifold Past present and to come both new and old In speciall for protection in the night Judgements prevented now with morning light Sweet motions grant every gift firme fading For this or better life thy selfe perswading Thy Gods rich mercy is the ground of all Thou didst before doest now or ever shall Enjoy and entire thanks to manifest Let soule and body all thou hast be prest To doe his will in all his Word requireth That thou mayest be such as his heart desireth To live and dye in happy state of grace And so in mercy aye behold his face Thus as thine owne thinke on the Churches peace To attend thy prayers with practice doe not cease And thou wilt
greater then our heart and knoweth all things 1 John 3.20 A man of understanding is of an excellent spirit Pro. 17.27 He that hath no rule over his owne spirit is like a City that is broken downe and without walls Pro. 25.28 Therefore take heed to your spirit Mal. 2.15 16. The heart of the wicked is little worth Pro. 10.20 Heare thou my Sonne and be wise and guide thine heart in the way Pro. 23.15 2 Concerning Government of the Tongue A word spoken in due season â—â—w good is it Pro. 15.23 A word fitly spoken is like Apples of gold in pictures of silver Pro. 25.11 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sinne Pro. 10.19 He that hath knowledge spareth his words Pro. 17.27 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words there is more hope of a foole then of him Pro. 29.20 A fools voyce is knowne by multitude of words Eccl. 5.3 In many words there are also divers vanities Eccl. 5.7 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more then the cry of him that ruleth among fools Ecc. 9.17 The words of a wise mans mouth are gracious Eccl. 10.12 A foole also is full of words Eccl. 10.14 Every idle word that men shall speake they shall give account thereof in the day of judgement for by thy words thou shall be justified and by thy words thou shall be condemned Mat. 12.36 37. Teach me and I will hold my tongue Job 6.24 Keep thy tongue from evill Pl. 34.13 His tongue talketh of judgment Psal 37.30 I said I will take heed to my wayes that I sinne not with my tongue Psal 39.1 There is not a word in my tongue but loe O Lord thou knowest it altogether Psal 1 39 4. The froward tongue shall be cut out Pro. 10 31. The tongue of the wise is health Pro. 12 18. The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright Pro. 15.2 A wholsome tongue is as the Tree of life Pro. 15 4. The answer of the tongue is from the Lord Pro. 16 1. He that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischefe Pro. 17 20. Perversnesse therein is a breach â—â— the spirit Pro. 15 4. Death and life are in the power of the tongue Pro. 18 21. Who so keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soule from troubles Pro. 21 23. And the Lord said who hath made mans mouth have not I the Lord now therefore goe and I will be with thy mouth and teach thee what thou shalt say Exod. 4.11 12. I am purposed my mouth shall not transgresse Psal 17.3 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdome Psal 37 30. I will keep my mouth with a bridle Psal 39 1. Set a Watch O Lord before my mouth keep the doore of my lips Psal 141 3. Put away from thee a froward mouth and perverse lips put farre from thee Pro. 4 24. A naughty person a wicked man walketh with a froward mouth Pro. 6 12. The mouth of the foolish is neere destruction Pro. 10 14. The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdome Psal 10 31. The mouth of the wicked speaketh froward things Pro. 10 32. The mouth of the upright shall deliver them Pro. 12 6. A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth Pro 12 14. 13.2 The mouth of fooles poureth out foolishnesse Pro. 15 2. A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth Pro. 15 23. The mouth of the wicked poureth out evill things Pro. 15 28. The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth Pro. 16 23. A fools mouth calleth for strokes a fools mouth is his destruction Pro. 18 6 7. It not rash with thy mouth and â—â—â— not thine heart be hasty to utâ—â—â— any thing let thy words be few Eccl. 5 2. But those things which proceed â—ut of the mouth come forth from â—he heart and they defile the man Mat. 15.18 Out of the abundaÌ„ce of the heart â—he mouth speaketh Mat. 12 34. To provoke him to speak many things seeking to catch something â—ut of his mouth that they might â—â—cuse him Luke 11 53 54. If any man among you seem to be religious and bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his owne heart this mans Religion is vain James 1 26. The tongue is a little member â—nd boasteth great things the tongue is a fire a world of iniquity the tongue can no man tame it is an unruly evill full of deadly poyson James 3 5 6 8. He that will love life and see good dayes let him refraine his tongue from evill 1 Peter 3 10. I will give a mouth and wisdome Luke 21 15. In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdome is found Pro. 10 13. He that refraineth his lips is wise Pro. 10 19. The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable Pro. 10 31. The wicked is nared by the transgression of his lips Prov. 12 13. He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction Pro. 13 3. The lips of the wise shall preserve them Pro. 14 3. The talk of the lips tendeth only to penury Pro. 14 23. Even a foole when he holdeth his peace is counted wise and be that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding Pro 17 28. A fools lips are the snare of his soule Pro. 18 6 7. Every man shall kisse his lips that giveth a right answer Pro. â—4 26. I create the fruit of the lips Isa 17 19. Teach us what we shall say unto him for we cannot order our speech because of darknesse Job 17 19. Excellent speech becommeth not â— foole Pro. 17 7. Let your speech be alway with grace seasoned with salt that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man Col. 4 6. Sound speech that cannot be condemned that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed Tit. 2 8. If any man offend not in word the same is a perfect man and able also to bridle the whole body Jam. 3 2. A prating foole shall fall Pro. 10 8 10. Should a man full of talke be justified Job 1.2 The lips of a foole will swallow up himselfe the beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishnesse and the end of his talk is mischievous madnesse Eccl. 10.12 13. Speak not in the eares of a fool for he will despise the wisdome of thy words Pro. 23 9. A time to keep silence and a time to speak Eccl. 3 7. The vile person will speak villany and his heart will worke iniquity to practice hypocrisie and to utter errour against the Lord Isa 32 5. Even so we speak not as pleasing men but God which trieth our hearts 1 Thes 2 4. Let every man be swift to hear low to speak James 1 19. So speak ye as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty Jam. 2 12. Speak not evill one of another James 4 11. If any man speak let him speak as the Oracles of God 1 Peter 4 11. Let not an evill
16. As many as vvalk according to this rule peace be on them and mercy Gal. 6 16. Let its vvalk by the same rule Phil. 3 16. Finally my Brethren vvhatsoever things are honest vvhatsoever things are just vvhatsoever things are pure vvhatsoever things are lovely vvhatsoever things are of good report if there be any vertue and if there be any praise think on these things Ph. 4 8. 4 Of passion and sobriety We are men of like passions Act 14 15. A man subject to like passions James 5 17. Their Princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue Hosea 7 16. The foole rageth and is confident Pro. 14 16. Cease from anger and forsake wrath Psal 37 8. A fooles vvrath is presently knowne but a Prudent man covereth shame Pro. 12 16. He that is slow to vvrath is of great understanding but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly Pro. 14 29. A soft answer turneth away vvrath but grievous words stirre up strife Pro. 15 1. A man of great vvrath shall suffer punishment for if thou deliver him yet thou must doe it againe Pro. 19 19. A gâ—ft in secret pacifieth anger and a reward in the bosome strong vvrath Pro. 21 14. Proud and haughty scorner is his name who dealeth in proud wrath Pro. 21 24. A stone is heavy and the sand vveighty but a fools vvrath is 〈◊〉 then both Pro. 27 3. Wrath is cruell and anger is out 〈◊〉 Pro. 27 4. Give place unto wrath Ro. 12.19 Be angry and sinne out let not the Sâ—nne goe downe upon your vvrath neither gâ—ve place to the Devill Eph. 4 26 27. Let all bitternesse and vvrath and anger and claimour and evill speaking be put away from you Epâ— 4 31. Be slow to wrath for the vvrath of â—â—n vvorketh not the righteouâ—nesse of God James 1 19 20. Be â—â—â— hasty tâ— thy spirit to be angry for anger resteth in the bosoms of fooles Eccl. 7 9. As vvrathfull man stirreth up strife but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife Pro. 15 18. He that is slow to anger is better then the mighty and he that ruâ—â—oâ—h his spirit then she that taketh a City Pr. 15 32. The discretion of a man deferreth his anger and it is his glory to passe over a transgression Pro. 19 11. He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly Pro. 14 17. It is better to dwell in the Wildernesse then vvith a contentious and an angry vvoman Pro. 21 19 9 25 24. Make no friendship vvith an angry man and vvith a furious man thou shall not goe least thou learne his vvayes and get a snare to thy soul Pro. 22 24 25. An angry man stirreth up strife and a furious man aboundeth in transgression Pro. 29 22. Not soon angry T it 1 7. The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge Isa 32 4. And to doe nothing rashly Acts 19 36. Patient not a brauler Tim. 3 3 No braulers but gentle Tit. 3 2. Put away from thee a frâ—ward mouth and perverse lips put farre from thee Pro. 4 24. He that is of it perverse heart shall be despised Pro. 12 8 He that is perverse in his wayes despiseth the Lord Prov. 14 2. He that hath a froward heart fâ—â—deth no good and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischiefe Pro. 17 20. He that is perverse in his vvays shall fall at once Pro. 28 18. He that perverteth his vvayes shall be knowne Pro. 10 9. The Counsell of the froward is carried headlong Job 5 13. A froward heart shall depart from me Psâ—l 101 4. They are froward in their paths Pro. 2 15. The froward is an abomination to the Lord Pro. 3.32 11.20 A naughty person a wicked man vvalketh with a froward mouth Pro. 6 1â— The froward mouth doe I have Pro. 8 13. The froward tongue shall be out out Pro. 10 31. The vvay of a man is froward and strange Pro. 21 8. Thornes and snares are in the vvay of the froward he that doth keep his soule shall be farre from them Pro. 22 5. Let us vvatch and be sober 1 Thes 5 6. Sober of good behaviour 1 Tim. 3.2 11. Sober just holy temperate Tit. 1 8. Likewise exhort to be sober-minded Tit. 2 6. Gird up the loynes of your mind be sober 1 per. 1 13. Be ye therefore sober and watch 1 pet 4 7. Be sober be vigilant 1 pet 5 8. I speak forth the words of truth and sobernesse Acts 26 25. We should live soberly righteously and godly in this present World Tit. 2 12. The fruit of the Spirit is meeknesse temperance against such there is no law Eph. 5 22 23. Adde to knowledge temperance 2 pet 1 6. Let your moderation be knowne unto all men the Lord is at hand phil 4 5. Wise men turne away vvrath prov 29 8. 5 Of pride and humility The feare of the Lord is to have evil pride arrogancy pro. 8.13 When pride commeth then commeth shame but with the lowly is vvisdome pro. 11 2. Onely by Pride commenth contentention but vvith the lowly is wisdome Prov. 11.12 Onely by pride commeth contention but with the vvell-advised is vvisdome pro. 13 10. Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty spirit before a fall pro. 16 18. A mans pride shall bring him low but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit pro. 29 23. Those that vvalke in pride he is able to abase Dan. 4 37. A perpetuall desolation this shall they have for their pride Zeph. 2.9 10. He smiteth through the proud Job 26 12. Look on every one that is proud and bring him low Job 40 12 11 Him that hath an high look and a proud heart vvill I not suffer psal 101 5. Though the Lord be high yet hath he respect unto the lowly but the proud he knoweth a farre off psal 138 6. A proud look doth the Lord hate pro. 6 16 17. Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord pro. 16 5. Better it is to be of an humble spirit vvith the lowly then to divide the spoyle vvith the proud pro. 16.19 An high look and a proud heart and the plowyng of the vvicked is sinne pro. 21 4. He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife pro. 28 25. He that trusteth in his owne heart is foole but vvhoso walketh vvisely shall be delivered pro. 28 26. The patient in spirit is better then the proud in spirit Eccl. 7 8 God resisteth the proud but giveth grace to the humble James 4 5. 1 pet 5 5. Lord my heart is not haughty nor mine eyes lofty psal 131.1 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty and before honour is humility pro. 18.12 the haughty shall be humbled Isa 10.33 Thou wilt bring downe high looks Psal 18 28. Boast not thy selfe oâ— to morrow for thou knowest not vvhat a day may bring forth let another prâ—ise thee and not thine owne mouth a stranger and not thine owne lips pro.