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A12260	A sacred septenarie, or, A godly and fruitful exposition on the seven Psalmes of repentance viz. the VI. XXV. XXXII. XXXVIII. LI. CXXX. CXLIII. the 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. of the penitentials. Seruing especially for the direction and comfort of all such, who are either troubled in minde, diseased in body, or persecuted by the wicked. The second impression. By Mr. A. Symson, pastor of the church at Dalkeeth in Scotland.	Simson, Archibald, 1564-1628.	1623 (1623)	STC 22568; ESTC S107775	256,267	548

2.17 moreouer that none can truly reioyce but these who haue gotten remissiō of their sins The righteous doth sing reioyce The stranger shal not medle with his ioy Let them that seeke reioyce and be glad in thee My seruants shall reioyce sayth the Lord. For they get the white stone giuen them And a name written therein which no man knoweth sauing hee that receiueth it And this is Thy sinnes are forgiuen thee Indeede the wicked haue their owne earthly and fleshly ioyes but if yee would examine them strictly they are rather torments then ioyes which Chrysostome obserueth wel Chrys h●m 18. ad pop Atiochenum affirming that ioy is only proper to the godly neuer to be attributed to the wicked For the couetous man whose pleasure is in riches the more they grow the more his thirst increaseth which desire tormenteth them as also the feare of the losse of them excrutiats his minde night and day when riches grow feare groweth And the Prophet Isaias sayth Isa 57.20 The wicked are like the raging Sea Es 57.21 that cannot rest whose waters cast vp myre and dirt there is no peace sayth my God to the wicked The godly and wickeds ioy differ But there is a great difference beweene the ioy of the godly and the ioy of the wicked if yee will compare them for the one reioyceth onely in God the other in earthly things The scule of the godly is indued with true and solid ioy the flesh of the wicked only enioyes perishing pleasures the godly they reioyce in the midst of their troubles the wicked are grieued in the midst of their ioyes The ioyes of the godly are eternall the ioyes of the godly are euermore augmented till at last they attaine to eternal felicitie but the hope of the wicked turneth in dispaire their life in death eternal Finally the ioyes of the godlie spring out of teares They sow a precious seed in teares and reape in ioy for the spirituall haruest is farre different from the temporall haruest The Spirituall and earthly haruest differ for the husbandmen holdes by their experience that the haruest will be answerable to the seede time but in the Christian haruest wee fow with watrie teares and reapes on dry weather by the contrarie the wicked haue a dry and seasonable seede-time but they reape with waterie teares with confusion Reasons of the peoples ioy The reasons wherefore First because none else haue warrand to reioyce For the wicked man nothing troubles him not sinne 1 The godlie haue a warrand to reioyce for it is his pleasure not tentations these he swalloweth vp not his conscience it is a sleepe not the Deuill he is alreadie made his vassall and Seruant not the world it is his treasure no outward afflictions hee will not indure them Iam. 5 1. Luk 6.25 Yea S. Iames bids them not reioyce but houle Houle yee rich men And S. Luke saith to them woe be to you that reioyce now for yee shall mourne 2. They are commanded to reioyce Secondly as the godly onely are commanded to reioyce so they haue onely cruse to reioyce because they onely enioy the presence of God by reason of the couenant they haue entresse to all things in heauen and in earth as a woman hath to the goods of her husband which is a great cause of ioy Next they know that their names are written in the booke of life as our Sauiour saith Luk. 10.20 Reioyce not in this that yee may cast out deuils but that your names are written in the booke of life 3. They haue the spirit of God the author of ioy Thirdly onely they haue the spirit of God the author of true ioy which is therefore called the ioy of the holy Ghost Onely they are annoynted with the oyle of gladnesse Fourthly onely they haue escaped from condemnation 1 Thes 1.6 Psal 45.7 as the Israelites escaped the hand of Pharoah and reioyced 4. They escape condemnation Exod 15.1 Fiftly onely these sucke and draw their ioy out of the Wells of sound consolation that is out of the Scriptures which are written that their ioy may be full 5. They draw ioy out of the Scriptures Isa 12.3 1 Ioh. 1.4 Sixtly onely these enioy a good conscience which is a continuall feast and the cause of the Apostles ioy in the midst of their persecutions Finally onely they haue the hope of eternall glory We reioyce vnder the hope of the glory of God 6. They haue a good conscience Pro. 15.15 sayth the Apostle Ye righteous and vpright in heart They are called righteous in two respects 1. Because they haue received the bloud of Iesus Christ which hath made them righteous before God 7. Hope of eternall glory Why called righteous by his p●ssiue obedience in that hee hath suffered for their sinnes as likewise by his actiue obedience whereby he hath fulfilled the law which are both imputed to them as though they had suffered and done both themselues As also they are righteous having received the Spirit of sanctification which teacheth them to render to every one that which is his owne To Caesar Mat. 22.21 that which is Caesars To the Superiours that which is his To his equall that which appertaines to him to his Inferiour that which he ought to doe The rule of righteousnesse The rule of righteousnesse is set downe in the 15. Psalme that neither in name bodie nor goods we should iniure any man The righteous man must be sincere and vpright The righteous man must also be vpright in heart that is sincere for faith and hypocrisie can never stand together for of all vertues God liketh best of sinceritie and singlenesse of heart that in our Religion we meane sincerelie and we may say to the Lord Thou tryest my reines in the night season and foundest nothing in my mouth which was not in my heart And with our neighbours we should deale so vprightly that we may not haue Butter and Oyle in our mouth and a sword in our heart but as we professe kindnesse to them who speake kindly so our heart may meane the same Psal 12. Righteousnes cannot be without sinceritie and haue not an heart and an heart To conclude this point righteousnesse and sinceritie are so ioyned together that the one can never be without the other and they are reciprocall that a righteous man must be sincere and a sincere man must be righteous The godly reioyce in the Lord. The limitation of this ioy is set downe in the last part In Iehovah which distinguisheth the Christian ioy from all ioyes earthly Some reioyce in one thing some in another but the Christian reioyceth in the Lord. Let not the rich man reioyce in his riches nor the strong man in his strength nor the wise man in his wisedome but reioyce in the Lord. Onely one question remaineth to be dissolved Ob

A SACRED SEPTENARIE OR A GODLY AND FRVITFVL EXPOSITION ON THE SEVEN PSALMES OF REPENTANCE viz. the VI. XXV XXXII XXXVIII LI. CXXX CXLIII the 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. of the penitentials Seruing especially for the direction and comfort of all such who are either troubled in minde diseased in body or persecuted by the wicked The second impression By Mr. A. Symson Pastor of the Church at Dalkeeth in Scotland LONDON Printed by W. I. for Iohn Bellamie and are to be sold at his shop at the two Greyhounds in Cornehill neare the Royall-Exchange 1623 To the Reader GEntle Reader although many both of the auncient Fathers and moderne Diuines haue worthily learnedly and feellingly written on these seuen Penitentialls so that it may seeme in a maner vnnecessarie and superfluous that any thing should be added yea because this Ocean is not dried vp and he that cōmeth last may as well fill his bucket as he that cōmeth first for the great aduantage to my Master and the performance of my promise to mine owne people and certaine other godly Christians and not for any desire of commendation or gaine as God is my record I haue strained my selfe to put forth this my Talent to the view of the world whereby I might though not as those worthies of Dauid who haue gone before whose weapons I haue in some places vsed giue some blowes to the enemie Herein albeit there may be somewhat both redundant and defectiue for there is no perfection in man and Apelles alwaies found somewhat to be amended in those pictures which he had most curiously drawne yet let not that somewhat which is imperfect withdraw thee from the vse of the rest but read conferre consider and if any thing be added to the trauiles of others giue thankes to God and reape thou the commoditie Farewell A. SIMSON A GODLY AND FRVITFVLL EXPOSITION ON THE TWENTY FIVE AND THIRTY TWO PSALMES THE SECOND AND THIRD OF THE PENITENTIALS Seruing especially for the Direction and comfort of all persons who are either troubled in minde diseased in bodie or persecuted by the wicked By Mr. A. SYMSON Pastor of the Church at DALKEITH in Scotland LONDON Printed by W. I. for Iohn Bellamie and are to be sold at his Shop at the two Greyhounds in Cornehill neare the Royall-Exchange 1623. TO THE RIGHT NOBLE AND POTENT LORD WILLIAM EARLE of Morton Lord Dalkeith one of his Maiesties most Honorable Priuie Councell of Scotland c. And TO HIS NOBLE LADY Dame ANNA KEITH eternall felicitie AS my first trauels on the seuē words which our Lord spake vpon the Crosse sought to shelter themselues vnder the shadow of your Ladiships protection So these vpon the first of the 7. Psalmes of Repenta●● craueth the Patronage of 〈◊〉 both and doth specially app●taine to your Lo. Because y●● Grandfather of good memory 〈◊〉 led by al men the good Earle of M●●ton was the first who moued 〈◊〉 in my youth to preach the sam● not only publike in the Churc● but priuately in the Castle to 〈◊〉 Lady your Grand-mother wh●● memorial is so sweet that it is li●● the smell of fragrant odors a● is honorable among all men H● had the true feare of God a si●●cere loue to the truth all go●● men a mirrour of chastitie me●cifull instant in prayer consta●● in the truth In a word Go● knoweth I lie not neither flatte● the only Phoenix of this age And as your Lo. represents his person in body so I pray God you may draw as neare to the gifts of his mind wherby your name may be eternalized especially in zeale to the glory of God your duty to your Prince and Country the honor of your estate care to liue honorably dutifully to al your equals and inferiors And finally to crowne all the actions of your precedent yeeres with such a glorious testament as he did wherof your Lo. was eye-witnesse that your noble house may be so much the more ennobled in your noble person leaue a memorable example to your posterity that shall follow I was thrice happie that I was brought vp vnder his hand who that same yeere he entred to his Earledome choosed me to his Church of Dalkeith where I haue serued these thirtie fiue yeares Wherefore my hearty desire is that this book may be a memoriall of my loue and seruice to your Lordship to your Lady which I trust in God will giue you faithfull admonitions and directions as I my selfe haue done oft-times both how to liue in your Religion and conuersation So wishing many good prosperous daies to you both and your hopefull Posteritie I rest Your Lordships and Ladiships seruant A. SYMSON A GODLY AND FRVITFVLL EXPOSITION ON THE SIXT PSALME the first of the PENITENTIALS THE accustomable method of doctrine which Moses and the Prophets Leuit. 5.5 Christ and his Apostles Ezek. 18.20 Mat. 4.17 Acts. 2.38 Revel 2.5 Mat. 3.2 and Iohn Baptist vsed in their Sermons was Repent for the kingdome of heaven is at hand For as it were folly to powre in Wine and Oyle in the wound till it be first ripped and searched So to offer the Kingdome of God and the promises of saluation to a sinner Simil. vnlesse he be penitent and feele what need he hath of Christs bloud were lost labour yea as none cared for the brasen serpent but those who were stung by the fiery Serpents Numb 21.9 Marke 2.17 and none sue and seeke after the Physitian but the sicke So none cares for Christ Iesus but these that feele themselues stung by sinne That then is the first and best preaching and he the fittest Preacher to cure soules who can first wound then heale first cast downe and then raise vp I loue saith the Ancient that Pastor who doth not moue the people by his doctrine to applaud him but moueth mee to mourne for my sinne For as the Law preceeds the Gospell so Repentance doth the remission of sinnes not that I would haue you to thinke that repentance were a cause of the Kingdome of heauen albeit it be a necessary preparation for the same Simil. as a needle to make entrie to the threed of grace which must tie vs to God This is the first and most necessary lesson to be learned by vs all Note and at whose schoole can we learne better than at such an experimented Prince and Prophet experience hauing great place in any who would teach and instruct others 1 Reg. 15.5 2 Sam. 11.4.17 2 Sam. 12.13 that which hee hath first felt in himselfe who albeit a man after Gods owne heart did commit murther and adultery for which hee repented sincerely and hath honored God more by his repentance than he offended him by his sinne For as the sinne of a Prince is very great so also should their repentance be not as Saul 1 Sam. 22.18 who committed horrible murthers in killing fourescore Priests of the Lord and yet repented