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A14100	The garlande of godly flowers bewtifully adorned as most freshly they flourish in the gardeins of right faithfull Christian writers. Yéeldyng foorth a very comfortable sauour to the afflicted soule, wherby hée is salfly [sic] transported vnto the mercifull throne of the most glorious God. Carefully collected, and diligently digested into ordre, by Tho. Twyne, Gentleman. 1574.	Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613.	1574 (1574)	STC 24408; ESTC S118788	34,454	128

not dispayer and a feruent loue vnto thee but yet that I may not presume giue mee vnderstandynge to amende myne owne vnrighteousnesse with discretion and admonish my neighbours of their faultes without dissimulation and that by my woordes and example they may take a paterne of doctrine and liuinge Establish mée in a right trade of wel pleasing thee that my life may bée conformable vnto thy woorthie will reueale vnto th' eies of my soule by inspiration of the holly spirite some sight or taste of thy heauenly ioyes that I may bée caried with delight to accomplish that whiche is pleasant vnto thée and profitable for myne owne selfe A droppe of thy grace shalbée the sea of my saluation a sparcle of thy loue shalbée the flame of my fayth a mote of thy mercie shalbée the heape of my health a sande of thy sight shalbée the banke of my bewtie a grayne of thy goodnesse shalbée the weight of my woorthinesse one fauour of thy celestiall face shalbée the fulnesse of mine eternall felicitie O Lorde God and holly Father cast downe thine eyes from thy sacred sainctuarie and from thy heauenly habitation and béeholde the most acceptable sacrafice whiche our high bishop Iesus Christe thy déere sunne our Lorde offreth vp vnto thy maiestie for our manifolde sinnes and bée mercifull vnto the multitude of our misdéedes Béeholde the precious blood of our most swéete Sauiour crieth yet vnto thée from the altar of the Crosse hee hangeth yet there and still is hée dying vnto thée who séest althynge in present that bée past béefore whose eyes the effectes of all times doone do euer abide as now in dooing consider him O mercifull God and for his sake take pitie vpon vs. I must néedes loue thée O my most déere redéemer Iesus Christe with all my hart with all my soule and with all my power that diddest vouchsaulf to die for my sinnes my soule cleaueth fast vnto thee for thou art hir strength and fortitude graunt vnto mee that I may ensue thy worthy steppes and bée partaker of thy heauenly kingdome accordyng as I haue shewen my sighinges vnto thée and put my whole trust in thée that art the porcion of mine inheritance Amen N ¶ Naked as wee came foorth of our moothers wombe euen so goe wee hence agayne and carie nothyng away with vs of all our labour Consider this woonderfull woorke of God and how that no man can make the thynge streight which hee maketh crooked ¶ The .xvij. Flower NO creature vnder heauen may bryng mée comfort but thou O Lorde of eternall glorie that art the healpe of mans health and surgeon of his soule thou strikest and healest thou bringest a man nigh vnto death and anon restoreth him to life again to th' intent hée may know his owne weakenesse and imbecillitie cleaue the more firmely vnto thy strength and vertue As for man hée is nothynge els but a shew of simple séede and a slip of slender strength and a bubble of boylyng brothe and a branche of fadynge flowers and an handfull of goodly grasse that to day flourisheth in the fielde and to morow is flunge into the fier a frame of moste frayle fleash in whom is no perpetuitie nor endurance Lorde let mée euermore beare this portrature in my minde of mine owne infirmitie considerynge still what I am remembryng alwayes what I would bée then shall I léese likyng of my selfe and longe after the loue of thee for I am the image of thy substance although the looking backe from thy lawes hath soyled mée sore with sinne As I am ful of imperfection of my selfe so supply thou my wantes in thee for when I haue indeuoured al I may my righteousnesse is thine and thou crownest mée with endlesse honour for that which procéedeth only from thee and is so litle agreeable vnto my corrupt nature that it is rather quight alas repugnant My sinnes O Lorde lie foorth in plentie béefore my face I can turne no way but they ouertake mée I woulde faine intreate thee to pardon them and I dare not draw néere thee for dread of them consider my necessitie most mightie God and deliuer mée and graunt most graciously vnto thy sinfull seruant the participation of thy most glorious maiestie What though my sinnes bée as the sandes of the sea and my wickednesse surmount the leaues of the woodde and my transgressions striue in numbre with the flowers of the sprynge yet take thou no reguarde O Lorde vnto the frowardnesse of my hart but like as thou hast many times shewed mercie so now bee pitifull and forgiue mée I haue hungred my souereigne Lorde and God to feede vpon thee that art the breade of life not with the iawes of my fleash but with the mouth of my faith vntil it mai please thée to féede mée at full with the entire contemplation of thy substance whiche I shall sée face to face and also bée séene in thy celestiall glorie when I am discharged of this farthel of frailtie this hope is the harbour of my delight and the assured lookynge for it is the cheifest flower of my Garlande Most gracious gouerner giue mée to drinke of that water wherof who so drinketh shall thirst the more as after the swéetenesse of heauenly thynges whose taste is vnspeakable pleasant and giue mée also to drinke of that water the drinkers whereof shall thirst nomore for euer for it floweth foorth from thée the fountain of immortalitie Truely Lorde there is no cause why I should longe to abide in this life if I were of sutch perfection as was thy Apostle Paule I should perceaue the wickednesse of this worlde and the glorie of thy kyngedome and wishe ernestly as hée did to bée dissolued from this body and to bée with Christe where as hée reigneth in eternitie O Lorde thou knowest my hartie desier is alwaies to serue thee graūt vnto mée of thy gracious goodnesse that I may liue in thy law and run in thy rule and walke in thy way and die in thy faith and that I may bée cléerely deliuered of the bondage of sinne and bee wholy out of dreade of death and dampnation Execute these thinges vpon mee O my moste louynge God and as it shall seeme best vnto thy pleasure most sittyng for my soule abridge the dayes of this Pilgrimage and commence the terme of my true life call mée from this Clay and clothe mée in the wéede of euerlastynge wealth where thou art resident with thy saynctes in eternall glorie Lorde if it so bée that the destruction day of all fleash bée at hande as it is hartely hoped then haue wee great cause to yéelde thée most humble thankes for shortning the time of our trouble and takyng away the occasions of offendyng that thine elect may possesse the longer frute of their ioyes and yéelde vp the summes of a shorter accoumpt O God what a ioyfull day shall that same bée when wée shall béeholde with our eyes those thynges whiche wée haue often

and the spirite of constancie to perseuere in the same Bende downe thine heauely eies O Lorde from the celestiall throne of thy glorie and béeholde the state and condition of mée that lie héere in the earth béelow waltrynge in this vale of wickednesse drenched in this dungeon of darkenesse martired in millians of miseries couched in this cloake of calamities loste in this laberinth of lustes smoultred in this smoke of sensualitie greatly growyng from grace and voide of vertue Wherefore as thou haste at this present time so continew with dayly increasing in mée a lothyng of my self in respect of sinne a desier vnto thée by meane of faithfull praier hartie contrition possible satisfactiō innouation of life continuation of Grace tendynge vnto the preseruation both of my body and soule Send downe vnto mée Lorde the cleere lookyng glasse of thy wisdoome that I may béeholde therin th' ouglesomenesse and deformitie of mine vnrighteousnes giue mée a Viale ful of the water of vnfained repentance that sprincklyng my self therwith although I were with sinnes more read then scarlet I may bée made more white then snow Wash away the filthinesse of my sinnes with a branche of bitter I sop wherein is figured the vnpleasant fast of afflictions troubles and persecutions sent vnto vs by thy hande most righteous God in liew of our offences and I shall béecome passing pure Neuertheles ouercharge mee not O swéet Lorde I béeséeche thée nor lay not more vpon my backe then I am able to carie for thou knowest best th' infirmitie of my fraile fleash and the weakenes of our kinde since wée all bée thine and the worke of thy holly handes O my God what is there in this worlde that men should bée so greedie to continue therin and so lothe to forgoe the fruition of this transitorie life while wée remayne héere wee are all touched with troubles those that haue wealth at will are checked with calamities yea Princes themselues are not alwayes at ease béesides that wée heape vp dayly the desert of thy iudgement Whilst my dayes bée prolonged within this darke den of mortallitie lighten the Lantern of thy diuine woord béefore my feete that I stumble not agaynst the heape of my haynous offences and fall downe head long into the déepe Dungeon of desperation Likewise plucke from mée the fonde Feathers of saucie presumption least takyng an hautie conceite in my selfe to bee that which alas I am not thou reueale my filthinesse and cast mée downe thither where there is no redemption Gratiously graunt vnto mee O my Lorde and Kynge that I may neuer take my selfe to bée other then in deede I am make mée to bée sutch one as I ought and let mée bée hée that I would thē shal I neuer dwell in errour thy fauour shoulde neuer fayle mee and hereafter which notwithstandyng I hope bée an inheritour of thy heauenly kyngdome Lorde I béeséeche thée keepe mee that I neuer fall into reprobate sence and let mée not bée seduced by any false doctrine let the lines of thy law bee printed in the bowels of my bellie lighten inflame and confirme the hartes of thy chosen people that they may haue one minde one will all a like seeke thee finde thee see thee and magnifie thy glorious name Preuent all my dooinges with thy most fauourable kyndenes O father of mercies and so direct my wayes in thy Faith and feare of thy maiestie that I may commit no wickednes nor consent thereto let there bee founde no guilt in my handes nor guile in my hart preserue my lippes from lies from incontinencie mine eyes my fleash from filth my sowle from sinne and the whole course of my life from offence transgression O Lorde heare my praiers let myne ernest crie come into thy presence and entre into thine Eares whiche I yeeld heere vnto thee from the very deapth of my Hart with a wounded conscience and a bleedyng soule with broken sighes and weepyng eyes bended knees and stretched handes but which most is with ardent affection and feruent Faith. Bende downe thy selfe O bende downe vnto my piteous playntes thou God of our Fathers and accordyng as thou hast spoken let it so bée doone vnto thy seruant Great is thy grace O graunt mée thy grace manifolde are thy mercies O shew mée thy mercie puisant is thy power O sende mee thy power that I may turne from sinne and turne to thee leaue my olde life and leade a new that I may alwaies bee thy seruant and thou likewise eternally bée mine eternall God. Amen O. ¶ O thou Earth Earth Earth heare the woorde of the Lorde Of a trueth GOD hath no reguarde of persons but in euery nation hee that feareth him and woorketh righteousnesse is accepted with him ¶ The fift Flower O Euerlastyng GOD and moste louyng Father maker of all the world kyng of Blisse Lorde of Life giuer of peace and continuer of concorde looke downe into the bottome and deapth of my conscience and consider the perpetuall afflictions which dayly I sustayne therin to the daungerous distresse wonderful woundyng of the same Strengthen mee O Lord against the furious inuasions of three my moste mortall foes the Fleash the Worlde and the Deuill whiche to th' intent they might suppresse mee cease not continually withall theyr force to assayle the séely spirite which thou hast lent vnto mee the woorke of thy wisedome and the image of thy substance My moste sweet God keepe mee with the winges of thy vertue asist mee with thy holy ghost that I may heedfully withholde my feete from all snares and trappes whiche may any way intangle mee withdraw mee from due obedience towardes thee and thy will staying mee from walkyng forwarde in thy heauenly heastes that lead to life For Satan myne auntient enemie seeketh out a thousand meanes to beguile mee hée excelleth in subteltie hée aboundeth in craftes hee passeth in wilinesse in so mutch that hee transformeth his lothsome shape into the likenesse of an Angell of light therby to supplant thine elect but defende thou mee from him O my most mightie God. Pondre the nature and disposition of my frayle fleash how it is nothing els but the graue of my ghost a farthell of infirmities a lumpe of lothesomnesse a prison of perdition a sink of sinne and a frame of frowarde moulde contrarie to that whiche is good and alwaies promptly prest to the worse As for this worlde it is the vale of wilfulnesse the way of wicked cōuersation a iorney fraught with ioperdie a pilgrimage fully pight with pitious pininges a deepe dungeon of destruction an infectious soyle with sinfulnesse a lake of vnlawful lustes and a tree of traiterous fruites repugnant O God to thy moste sacred will. The Deuill is the déerlyng of damnation the Prince of dreadful darkenesse the Kynge of calamities the wicked woorker of woes the Fende of finall destruction the greedie gaper for mans procured perdition the poysoned puddle of lies the sneaking Snake of

to goe a whoorynge with straunge thinges whilst wee seeke after thee as for thee thou art within vs if wée wilbée within thee wee neede not to searche thée far of for thou art with vs in our fayth vntill sutche time as wée deserue that thou maist bee with vs in personall apparance which graunt that I may beeholde For wée know as sayeth the holly Apostle that Christe through faythe dothe dwell within our hartes For why Christe is within our Faith the faith within our minde the minde within our hart the hart within our breast but clense thou them all most gratious God that my bodie may bée made a méete temple for thee to dwell in Thou hast fasshioned mee after thyne owne image conforme mee therefore my God most likely vnto thy similitude in all vertue and hollinesse in desier of peace in contemplation of veritie in loue of charitie let mée euermore retayne thee in memorie carie thée in my conscience holde thee in my harte and honour thee as present Heare mee O God in thy goodnesse turne not thy mercifull eare from my sorowfull crie O let the vncleanesse of my soule bee purified the darckenesse of my minde lightned the warmenesse of my harte heatened the coldenesse of my conscience warmed and the sleepinesse of my bodie wakened and I my self by all meanes prepared that I may bée thy seruant to doo thy heauenly pleasure as I am alreadie the woorke of thy cunninge fingers Amen A ¶ A man that beareth hatred against another how dare hee desier forgiuenesse of God forgiue then thy neighbour the hurt that hee hath doone thee and so shall thy sinnes bee forgiuen thee also when thou praiest ¶ The .xiiij. Flower ADuaunce thyself O Lorde in thine eternall power and draw thée néere to deliuer mee from the snares of the Deuill that haue intrapped mée and throwne mée almost vnto the grownd I haue bin plunged a longe time in the sea of sensualitie and I perceaue my deliuerāce cometh only from thée wherfore deliuer mée O Lorde of my saluation Thy power is aboue all powers thou hast made althynges subiect vnto thée for through thée Death hath no stinge nor Hell hath victorie eternall thankes bée vnto God who in our good Lorde and sauiour Iesus Christe hath giuen vnto vs a noble cōquest euer our enemies for which while I liue I wil giue most woorthy prayse as it best béeseemeth Henceforward looke thou carefully vnto the course of my life and holde fast my harte alwayes in thy feare that I bée not founde vnwoorthy of thy moste bountifull benefittes encrease in mée a care to continue in thy commaundements erecte a feruent faith and assured hope of thy promises and mercie within the tendre intrayles of my breast Sprinckle my hart with a dreadge of thy compassion and precepts mingled togither that I may not wander aside nor fall into the gulf of thy wrath but thy fauour may sustayne mee and thy loue may lift mee vp bryngyng my féete into thy roomthe of rest where I may not choose but fulfill thy godly heastes O how happie were I if I might neuer héereafter in thought woorde nor déede commit the thynge that should displease thy maiestie that life is the longyng of my soule and th' effect of my desier my hart mutch wisheth to sée that blessed time and my ioyes then should bée sutch as no toongue can tell Truely to know thée with the Sunne and the holly ghost is the true perfection of eternall life th' end of blissefulnesse the summe of all delightes no eye hath séene no eare hath heard nor hath it pearced into the deapth of any mans vnderstandyng to valew the inestéemable charitie delectation and pleasures of the same felicitie when wée shall béehold the maiestie of God face to face Verely moste glorious kinge I haue reposed this hope in my bosom and my harte daunceth within my breast for ioy therof and I doo assure my selfe through faith in thée that these eyes wherewith I reade these lines shall sée that glorie and this fleash wherwith I am cloked in corruption and meashed in mortalitie shal bee a membre of that immortall kyngdome This worlde is farst with wickednesse and there are manie staies that stoppe a man from righteousnesses blindyng him that hée may not see and hampryng him that hée may not stirre to doo the thyng that is acceptable vnto God sequestring his minde from all thoughtes studies and labours that may incite him vnto thée But my trust is in thée O God that thou wilt not suffer mée to fall into any outragious offēce that may demerite thy hot indignation O turne away mine eyes least I beeholde vanitie and guide my handes that I tutche no vniust thyng lift vp my mynde vnto contemplation of heauenly sightes and pull mée from terrestriall cogitations that are but transitorie I haue prayed for one thynge and I request the same moste hartely that thou wouldest preserue my youthe from flatterers and mine olde age from slaunderers for the one sorte of them would deuoure mée béefore I am ripe and the other would burie mée béefore I am dead and I haue alwayes hated them bothe vtterly Powre downe vpon mée O my louyng God the blessed dew of thy diuine and incomparable wisdome whiche is alwayes resident aboute thy heauenly seat that I may know my selfe throughly and honour thée woorthely consideryng the frame of mine owne infirmitie and that there is no goodnesse but it descendeth from thee that arte aboue When through the peruerse and froward inclination of my nature I fall into any wicked and vngodly imaginations leaue mée not good Lorde vnto them acquite mée from the disordinate lustes of the body let no desier of vncleanesse take holde vpon mee and giue mée not ouer vnto an vnshamefast impious and obstinate minde Set a sure bridle vpon my mouth that I speake no proude thynges agaynst thée suffer not my toongue to bée acquaincted with swearyng and let not the namyng of God bée continually in my lippes for in it are manie falles but mercifully giue thou mée aduisement what I shal speake ere euer I open my mouth Call not the woordes that I haue vaynely spoken vnto accoumpt impute them not vnto mée for sinne giue mée vnderstandynge to keepe prudent silence and when I speake let it either bée for temporall necessitie either to edefie others or els to beare righteous testimonie of the trueth let the veritie of my assertion consist in yea yea or nay nay Lorde héere stande I vile wretch béefore the throne of thy drad presence hopyng that I shalbée heard not in the fayntnesse of my faith but in the power of thy promises O weigh my weakenesse and graunt my desier as thou knowest moste méete for mée then can I want no wealth and my conscience shalbée replenished with all spirituall consolation Amen C ¶ Cast not thine eyes aside from the poore that thou giue him no occasion to speake euill of thee For if hee complayne in