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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96372	A treatise of the power of godlinesse: consisting of three parts. 1 wherein it consists. 2 cautions against, and discoveries of, several mistakes and hinderances, most common to the people of God. 3 several means and helps for attaining of it. / By Thomas White, preacher of Gods Word in London.	White, Thomas, Presbyterian minister in London.	1658 (1658)	Wing W1848; Thomason E1848_1; ESTC R209711	168,479	438

dishonour Christ whom God hath exalted far above all heavens and given him a name above all names that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow and hath set him on his right hand and will that all men shall honour the Sonne as they honor the Father Upon this Theodotius calls back Amphilochius and receiveth him into favour calls in his Edicts that gave liberty to the Arrians Thus God honours them that honour Christ A Christian Matron of excellent parts and piety languishing long under the pressure of hideous temptations wofully at length yeelded to dispair and oft times attempted the destruction of her self and after often and curious seeking occasion for that bloody fact at last getting upon a rock that hung over into the Sea putting off her apparrel shee threw her self headlong into the same but receiving no hurt by her fall shee was there miraculoussy preserved for the space of two hours labouring all that while industriously to drown her self after which time being found and with much difficulty drawn forth and recovered shee did yet conflict with that extremest desperate horrour almost a whole year after But at length by Gods Providence listening on a time though very unwillingly at first to her Husband reading that Text Isaiah 57.15 Thus saith the high and lofty one that inhabiteth Eternity whose name is Holy I dwell in the high and holy place with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones by little and little abundance of spiritual comfort flowed into her heart in which condition shee continued many years after even until her death which fell out Anno Christi 1595 Bolton Mrs. Katherine Brettergh upon her death-bed was assaulted with most grievous temptations which made her cry out that a roaring wilderness of Wo was within her that her sins had made her a prey to Satan and wished that shee had never been born or that she had been made any other creature rather than a woman crying Wo wo wo c. a weak a woful a wretched a forsaken woman but at length by Gods wonderful mercy shee recovered such comfort that in the ravishments of spirit shee cryed out O Lord Jesus doest thou pray for mee O blessed and sweet Saviour how wonderful how wonderful how wonderful are thy mercies O! thy love is unspeakable that hast dealt so graciously with mee O Lord my God blessed bee thy name for evermore which hast shewed mee the path of life Thou didst O Lord hide thy face from mee for a little season but with everlasting mercy thou hast compassion on mee and now blessed Lord thy comfortable presence is come yea thou art come to thy hand-maid with fulness of joyes and abundance of consolations O the joyes the joys the joys that I feel in my soul Oh they be wonderful they bee wonderful they bee wonderful O Lord I feel thy mercy and I am assured of thy love and so certain am I of thy love as thou art the God of truth even so sure do I know my self to bee thine and this my soul knoweth right well O blessed bee the Lord O blessed bee the Lord that hath thus comforted mee O the joy the joy the delight some joy that I feel O! praise the Lord for his mercies and for this joy which my soul feeleth full well praise his Name for evermore Mr. Peacock a blessed servant of God being in horrour of conscience recounting some smaller sins burst out into these words And for these now saith he I feel an hell in my conscience and afterwards groaning most pitteously hee cryed out O mee pitteous wretch Oh! mine heart is miserable Oh! oh miserable and woful the burthen of my sin lyeth so heavy upon mee I doubt it will break my heart Oh how woful and miserable is my state that thus must converse with Hell-hounds being asked whether hee would pray hee answered I cannot Then they said Let us pray for you Take not replyed he the Name of God in vain by praying for a Reprobate But after a while this tempest of temptation being over Truly said hee my heart and foul hath been far led and deeply troubled with temptations and many inconsiderate speeches have flowed from mee in the same for which I humbly and heartily ask mercy of God I now finde that the Sea is not more full of water nor the Sun of light than the Lord of mercy yea his mercies are ten thousand times more What great cause have I to magnifie the goodnesse of God that hath humbled nay rather exalted such a wretched miscreant and of so base a condition to an estate so glorious and stately the Lord hath honoured mee with his goodness I am sure he hath provided a glorious Kingdome for mee the joy that I feel in my heart is incredible Bolton In the Marian Persecution there was one Mr. Samuel a godly Minister convented before Bishop Bonner who committed him to Prison and there chained him up to a Post in such sort that standing on tip-toes hee was fain to bear up all the weight of his body in that manner to his intollerable pain besides hee allowed him but three morsels of bread and three spoonfuls of water a day so that hee was extremely tormented with hunger and thirst and had his body so miserably dryed up that he would fain have drunk his own water but could not make one drop But after that hee had continued in this miserable case three dayes hee fell asleep and one clad all in white seemed to stand before him telling him that from thenceforth hee should neither hunger nor thirst any more which also came to passe though he was not burnt till many dayes after One Mr. Laremouth alias Williamson Chaplain to the Lady Anne of Cleve a Scotch man being cast into prison for the Truths sake as hee was on a time meditating hee heard a voice probably of an Angel saying to him arise and go thy wayes whereunto when hee gave no great heed at the first the second time hee heard the voice again upon this hee fell to prayer and about half an hour after hee heard a voice the third time speaking the same words whereupon rising up immediately part of the prison wall fell down and as the Officers came in at the outward gate of the prison hee went out at the breach leaped over the prison ditch and escaped and in his way meeting a beggar hee changed his Coat with him and coming to the Sea shore hee found a Vessel ready to go over into which hee entred and escaped Acts and Mon. Mr. White of Dorchester being a member of the Assembly of Divines was appointed Minister of Lambeth but for the present could get no convenient house to dwell in but one that was possessed by the Devil This hee took and not long after his Maid sitting up late the Devil appeared to her whereupon in a great

day of Fasting and Prayer put F in the margent and so in other things common prudence will direct Thus you see that I have shown you how easie a thing it is to keep a Diary and how little time it takes up yet notwithstanding I could wish you would write your Diary somewhat larger as when your affections are raised in reading the Scripture to set down the verse which most affects you so when you hear a Sermon when you come home to write down those passages that most affect you and most concern you So when you make any vow to write down what was the especial occasion of making that vow so when you finde your heart somewhat dead in duties to set down what the cause was of that deadness if you can finde it out whether it was for want of preparation or some sin the day before which caused God to withdraw himself So if God comes in with any special comforts write down that place of Scripture which was the golden pipe that convey'd them for generally as I have elsewhere said his comforts are the kisses of his mouth that is something that the mouth of the Lord hath spoken some passage in the Word of God brings our comforts This was that which quickened David in his afflictions Psalm 119.50 This is that which David did especially praise God for Psa 56.4 and 10. for this it seems was that which convey'd to him all his comforts Or if God doth any other way satisfie thy fears and doubts as I remember it is related in the life of Mr. Murcate that when hee was once in great doubts of Gods love towards him this was darred into his soul with a great deal of evidence and power If I am not thy father am I thine enemy And at another time upon the like occasion If I am not thy father why doest thou follow after mee This is set down with many other singular passages in a Diary hee kept which was found in his Study after his death But for all particular directions it is almost impossible to set them down but either God will direct you if you set to consider what is to bee done in the case or consult with some experienced friend that keeps a Diary only I shall add this because it concernes most Christians as Scholars may set St to signifie studying because that is the work of their particular calling so others whose particular callings are trades or Merchandise c. they may set down a great E to signifie Employment c. The next objection is I have not skill I know not how to keep a Diary For that I think I have already in some considerable measure answered by setting down several directions and have also told you that for other particulars that may occur you must have recourse to some experienced Christian only I shall add this that I would have you leave about four leaves at the beginning of your book you intend for a Diary each leaf divided into five parts thus and thus super-scribed Vowes Prayers Manifestations and deliverances Answers Sinnes Septemb 3. November 6. January 10. March 9. April 2. November 10. December 10. March 11. April 13. May 7 March 16. February 16. August 8. July 3. June 9 The reason of doing this which will bee very little trouble since all these heads do seldome occur is that you may speedily finde out what vowes you have made and so know whether you have performed them what prayers you have made and whether they have been answer'd what extraordinary manifestations you have had like that of Mr. Murcate or of like nature and whether you have given special thanks and praise to God for them so you may easily see what grosser failings you have been guilty of and whether you have particularly humbled your soul before God for them As soon as ever you made any vow prayer or received any deliverance c. you are to enter the day under the respective head and when you have performed the vow or your prayer bee heard or given thanks for the mercy or particularly repented of the sin you are to draw a line under the respective day of the moneth under that head But you will object by this means all my doings shall bee made publike to all the world when I die which may be very scandalous to Religion in several cases and to make ones graces and comforts known though after death may bee an occasion or act of pride while wee live To this I answer 1. If thy sin bee publikely known thou shouldst do something to make thy repentance as publikely known as David did Psalm 51. but if it bee secret thou mayest have a secret mark in thy Diary to signifie it which none can know but thy self and as for Gods manifestations and mercies of that nature towards thee as answers of prayers comforts c. thou shouldst not bee too willing to conceal them but willing to make them known to some of Gods people Psal 66.16 But if thou canst write Short hand all this is answered or else it is probable God may give thee so long time before thy death to dispose of matters as to give thy Diary into the hand of some Christian friend Object 2 is Why do you press this as a duty though not absolutely necessary to all yet of great spiritual advantage How comes it then that so many eminent Saints do not have not kept a Diary I answer 1. Suppose through ignorance they have neglected this duty will you therefore conclude that it is unprofitable to them that know it Eminent Saints may live all their lives in a sin of omission and commission as for instance in Poligamy though our Saviour proves it to bee a sin from the beginning Mat. 19.5 6. So also for meditation I suppose it hath been very much neglected amongst Christians I mean as to the making of it a solemn particular duty and yet solemn meditation is of singular use 2. How do you know what eminent Saints have done or what they do for such things as these are kept so secret communicated it may bee not to the most bosome friends 3. Some you say do not keep Diaries and others do keep Diaries and I suppose I shall sufficiently shown you the footsteps of keeping a Diary in the practises of the Saints in Scripture 4. Suppose no such thing hath been done doth that argue that it 's not convenient to bee done now Printing hath not been many years shall wee therefore decry it as not expedient so the Scripture hath not been long distinguished into verses nor alwayes into Chapters Do wee rather chuse Bibles not so distinguished and account such distinctions and divisions useless doubtless though as to Ordinances wee ought not by our humane prudence to invent any that are new and not commanded in Scripture yet as for the decent orderly mannaging of them as may be most to edification Christian prudence is very useful and wee