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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85716	A Christian new-years gift or exhortations to the chief duties of a Christian: Written in Latine by Harbot. Grimstone, Esquire, one of the members of the House of Commons in Parliament. Translated for the more publick benefit.	Grimston, Harbottle, Sir, 1603-1685.	1644 (1644)	Wing G2029; Thomason E1210_1; ESTC R208799	15,712	128

A CHRISTIAN NEW-YEARS GIFT OR Exhortations to the chief Duties of a Christian Written in Latine by HARBOT GRIMSTONE Esquires one of the Members of the House of Commons in Parliament Translated for the more publick benefit This is a faithfull saying and these things I will that thou affirm constantly That they which have believed in God may be carefull to maintain good works Tit. 3.8 Printed by R. Daniel Printer to the University of Cambridge Ann. Dom. 1644. To my Sonne G. Grimstone I Charge thee before God who quickneth all things and before Jesus Christ who witnessed a good confession that thou read these Exhortations meditate and teach them unto others that so thy profiting may be known unto all men Let no man despise thy youth but be thou an example of believers in word in conversation in charity in spirit in faith in purity And the God of peace who brought again from the dead Christ Jesus that great Shepherd of our souls through the bloud of the eternal covenant establish thee unto every good work for the performance of his will working in thee that which is acceptable in his sight by Jesus Christ These things I entreat thee I exhort and beseech thee who am Cal. JAN 1644. Thy father Harbottle Grimstone CHAP. I. The Exercise of Faith IN the morning after thy solemne and CHRISTIAN Prayers standing in heart before the Tribunall of God thou shalt make Confession of thy Faith saying the Apostles Creed 2 Let the Holy Scriptures be thy chaste delight reade them often and be sure that Gods word is the most exact Rule of Truth In matters of Faith admit of nothing but what agrees with the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Abide in all things which thou hast learned For the Holy Scriptures are able to make thee wise unto salvation through the faith of Jesus Christ 1. Tim. 3.14 Adde not unto the words of God lest perhaps thou be found a liar and he rebuke thee Prov. 30.6 3 Preferre the Bible before all treasures in the World and as oft as thou goest to reade take it into thy hands with reverence and pray after this manner O Lord Jesu reveal unto me what here lies hidden open the mysteries enlighten things that are dark define what are doubtfull Make me to hate all vices and to love all virtues to tremble at thy Judgements and to have a respect unto thy Rewards Preserve me in thy truth and correct me in my errours Confirm me in all Truth which I stagger in and free me from false and noxious opinions which I stumble in That so I may know thy Word rightly and perform it religiously and may profit therein to the glorie of thy holy Name and the salvation of my self and others Amen 4 Behave thy self according to the Pattern of holinesse which is set down in holy Writ 5 When thou art tempted to any heinous or beastly sinne either in thought or deed exercise thy self in this act of Faith I verily believe that my God is present here and every where else a Beholder and Searcher and a severe Judge not onely of my actions but even of my very thoughts I see not Thee indeed O my God! yet thou beholdest me And shall I be so impudent as to do this wickednesse before thy face oh rather let me die a thousand deaths 6 Thou shalt pray often by good works strive to obtain of God the conversion of Hereticks and infidels either by thy own means if so God hath enabled thee or by the means of others who can and ought to further the propagation of the Gospel 7 And lastly as oft as time and occasion require with a chearfull heart and countenance thou shalt make profession of thy Christian Religion and Devotion But if the Devil go about to shake thy faith the foundation of thy ghostly building which chiefly he strives to do at the houre of Death answer him I defie thee O thou deceiver whatever shadows of arguments thou pretend I shunne and detest and verily believe whatever God by his Prophets Evangelists and Apostles hath revealed to his Church I place all my confidence in the merits of Christ and in the mercies of my heavenly Father in Christ which for his sake he hath promised unto me and all that believe in him In this faith I will live and die God is my witnesse Wherefore if any idle word hath fallen from me I utterly renounce it Increase O Lord this my faith and undertake for me for I am oppressed CHAP. II. The Exercise of Hope IN the morning amidst thy other devotions pray thus O God infinite in power and mercie I a weak and wretched man who of my self neither have nor am any thing come unto thee O thou well-spring of all goodnesse and trusting in thy immense goodnes through the merits of thy dear Son and my Redeemer hope assuredly to obtain of thee grace and power and aid and all other goods of body and mind which are needfull to the attaining of heavenly happinesse O WHEN WILL THAT TIME BE WHEN I SHALL COME AND APPEAR BEFORE THE PRESENCE OF GOD Grant me so to run that I may obtain Then shalt thou say the Lords Prayer with all vehemencie of mind Our Father which art c. 2 In a fair day or a starrie night when heaven and earth smile together or any other pleasing beautifull or glorious object presents it self unto thy eyes then crie out with Saint Augustine O my God If thou shewest so glorious works to us here in prison what wilt thou shew us there when we enter into thy Courts If thou bestowest thus many and various benefits on thy enemies as well as friends how great pleasant things hast thou reserved for thy friends alone If such comforts for this time of tears what will our Bridegroom bring us on that wedding day 3 When thou feelest thy mind moved at trifles chide and rebuke thy self for shame Alas poore soul why doest thou admire these toyes and heap up riches with so much perill of thy salvation God is All and this world is nothing doest thou love pleasures God hath laid up for thee eternall ones in heaven doest thou seek honours pursue those true honors there why doest thou catch at shadows and fumes and follies And why feedest thou thy mind with phancies husks for swine who art invited to the Kings table sigh and look up to Heaven for which thou wert created There be treasured the true and eternall goods these below are beneath thee therefore tread and trample them under thy foot 4 When thou sufferest pain and anguish in thy bodie being afflicted with diseases or other miseries then stirre up thy tyred asse with this spurre It will not be thus ever nor long neither It is but momentanie what ever hath an end But I know that my Redeemer liveth and that at the last day I shall rise out of the earth and be clothed with my skinne again and in my

flesh shall behold God my Saviour whom I shall see my self with these eyes and not another Job 19.25 In his bosome will I repose my hope 5 When crosses contrary to flesh and bloud are to be undergone for God and heavens sake sweeten the bitter Cup with this sugar and honie O my soul The sufferings of this present life are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us These light and short afflictious which are but for a moment work in us a farre more exceeding weight of glorie while we look not at the things which are seen but the things which are not seen for the things which are seen are temporall but the things which are not seen are eternall Rom. 8.18 With this handkerchief that excellent wrastler S. Paul wiped away all the sweat of his most hard labours by the proposall of this prize the other most valiant souldiers of Christ fought with beasts with flames with gibbets nay with death it self and overcame 6 If through strong temptations thou feel thy self falling into the pit of despair especially on thy death-bed cast forth this Anchor of hope and say Why doest thou make shipwrack of thy self O my soul Put thy trust in God for I will yet give him thanks who is the help of my countenance and my God Psal. 43.5 Cast thy burden upon him he will not suffer thee to fall for he is infinitely good more ready to give then we to ask or hope He is thy Father who made thee and made so much of thee that he gave his onely begotten Sonne to redeem thee a bondslave And for three and thirty years together how much did he do and suffer for thy sake And now thou hast this same Jesus an Advocate for thee with the Father who is the propitiation for thy sinnes and his blood shall cleanse thee from all sin 1. Joh. 2.1 O be thou with me my dear Jesus help thy humble supplicant lest thy bloud be shed in vain for me by thy help I shall hope as long as I live and though warre rise up against me yet shall not my heart be afraid CHAP. III. The Exercise of Love to God and zeal of his glory THou shalt use these ejaculations to enflame thy mind to the love of God It is written Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and all thy mind all thy strength He that loveth not abideth in death Matth. 22.37 He who loveth not his brother 1. Joh. 3.19 how much more he that loveth not God Thou therefore commandest me to love O good God and threatnest death eternall death if I love thee not Is it not torment enough not to love thee or need we be tied by laws and threats to love thee Am I so blind as not to know thy manifold blessings and graces and immense perfections or rather am I so stupid and senselesse that I have no heart to love thee O thou infinite goodnesse Thou bottomlesse sea of goodnesse Thou immense goodnesse it self And now if love ought to be requited with loving again what love is that which can equallize thy love Thou lovedst me from eternity before I was or could gainsay thy love Thou createdst soul body and all things else which were nothing to thee for my sake and conservest them for me to this day Thou hast given thy Angells charge over me to keep me in my wayes even then ah wretch when I am sinning against thee Thou hast prepared for me an exceeding great reward and hast called me into thy grace that I might inherit it And when I fell away so oft and lost thy love yet didst thou call me back again unto repentance The cogitation of this is pleasant to my soul But O far more sweet O sweetest Saviour that thou shouldest daigne to become Man to suffer so bitter and horrid things and at last to die upon the Crosse for me O cruell me who crucified thee But that which lies sweetest of all upon my soul is That when thou wert about to die thou ordainest the Sacrament of thy precious Body and Bloud a wonderfull token of thy love towards me And now to make amends for so great benefits thou requirest onely that I love thee again O Love exstasie of love How doest thou deserve O thou infinite goodnesse to be loved of all and above all created things So let me love thee therefore O Jesus Thou Saviour of lovers and onely love of all that are saved Let the fire of thy love consume me quite that so I may live and die for love of thy love as thou vouchsafedst to die for love of mine When thou hast thus blown this fire of Divine Love then let it break forth into these flames O my God! my infinite goodnesse I do love thee above all created beings I love thee with all my heart with all my mind and with all my strength am stedfastly purposed to keep all thy righteous commandments and to conform my self to thy most holy will And why do I love thee thus but because thou art infinitely more lovely then it is possible thou canst be loved of me for thy unmeasurable perfections sake thy incomprehensible power most unsearchable wisdome for thy unbounded Holinesse and goodnesse sake viz. For thine own sake O Father Sonne and Holy Ghost three persons and one God! I will love thee above all things who art become all things to me 2 Frequent this duty often chiefly when any tentations befall thee for it helps much thy perseverance in grace 3 Often looking up towards heaven thou shalt crave this excellent gift of love toward God with this short prayer O Thou love which art alwaies flaming and never exstinct my God Love inflame me with the fire of thy love Ah! too late do I love thee O Beauty so ancient and so fresh too too late have I loved thee Make me to know my self and to know thee that so I may despise my self and love thee 4 Be glad whatsoever happens to thee if thou find that Gods providence would have it so Reioyce though adversity and afflictions befall thee and let righteous Jobs song be thine As the Lord pleased so is it Blessed be the Name of the Lord Job 1.21 5 Be sorry if any thing happen repugnant to the will of God if any man sinne and offend God let this trouble thee And do thy endeavour to prevent such deeds and remove the offence when it is committed if thou canst 6 If the devil tempt thee with any grievous temptation pray thus Thou permittest me to be tempted O Lord to try me whether I love thee or not yet thou wilt not suffer me to be tempted above what I am able I know that without thy grace I should contemn thee O thou universall goodnesse and to please that enemy of Mankind incurre eternall death for a momentany pleasure But I have sworn and am stedfastly purposed to keep thy