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A33339	A mirrour or looking-glasse both for saints and sinners held forth in about two thousand examples wherein is presented as Gods wonderful mercies to the one, so his severe judgments against the other collected out of the most classique authors both ancient and modern with some late examples observed by my self : whereunto are added the wonders of nature and the rare ... / by Sa. Clark ...	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1654 (1654)	Wing C4549; ESTC R22652	370,512	672

countrey but yet the water was too shallow to carry boats till God sent a strong Southwest winde which drave the sea into the rivers and land that great boats passed and victualled the ●own whereupon the Spaniards raised their siege but behold the remarkable work of God! who two dayes after sent as strong a North-west winde that beat back the Sea again whence it came Belg. Com. Wealth p. 72. Rochell being besieged with a mighty Army from the beginning of December 1573. to the moneth of June following a Dearth began to seize upon the godly Protestants which were within the same but the Lord seasonably sent a number of fishes called Surdones into the haven whereby the poor Inhabitants were relieved during the continuance of the siege which being once broken up the fishes departed and were found no more in that coast Fren. Hist. As it was always one of Mr. Latimers wishes that he might be so happy as to shed his hearts blood for the truth and so it fell out at the time of his burning that when the violence of the fire had opened his body such abundance of blood gushed so violently out from his heart to the great astonishment of the beholders as if all the blood in his body had been gathered to that one place Act. Mon. A Christian Matron of excellent parts and piety languishing long under the pressure of hideous temptations wofully at length yeelded to despaire and attempted the destruction of her selfe 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 apparell she threw her self head long from the same but receiving no hurt by the fall she was there miraculously preserved for the space of two houres labouring all that while industriously to drown her self after which time being with much difficulty drawn forth and recovered she did yet conflict with that extreamest desperate horrour almost an whole yeer after but at length by Gods providence listening o● a time though very unwillingly at the first to her husband reading that Text Esa. 57. 15. by little and little abundance of spiritual comfort flowed into her heart in which condition she continued many yeeres after even untill her death which was 1595. Mr. Bolton A virtuous Gentlewoman in this Land doubting very often of her salvation made her case known unto a godly Minister who often counselled her to take heed of inquiries farther then Gods Word and to trust assuredly that she might ground her salvation upon evidences out of that without farther revelations yet still did that temptation grow upon her insomuch that having a Venice-glasse in her hand the Minister sitting by her she brake forth into very lamentable words saying You have often told me that I must seek no further then Gods Word but I have been long without comfort and can endure no longer therefore if I must be saved let this glasse be kept from breaking and therewithal she threw it against the walls and though the Lord might have dealt otherwise yet he was content to satisfie her longing soul with a miracle The Glasse rebounds againe and comes safe unto the ground which the Minister taking up said Oh repent of this sinne and blesse God for his mercy never distrust him more of his promise Bolton Yates See this more fully in my first part of Lives In the life of Master Fox Mistris Katharine Brettergh upon her death-bed was assaulted with most grievous temptations which made her cry out that a roaring wildernesse of wo was within her that her sinnes had made her a prey to Satan and wished that she had never been borne or that she had been made any other creature rather then a woman crying Wo wo wo c. a weake a wofull a wretched a forsaken woman but at length by Gods wonderful mercy she recovered such comfort that in the ravishments of spirit she cried out O Lord Jesus doest thou pray for me 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 me O Lord my God blessed be thy Name for evermore which hast shewed me the path of life thou diddest O Lord hide thy face from me for a little season but with everlasting mercy thou hast compassion upon me and now blessed Lord thy comfortable presence is come yea thou art come to thine handmaid with fulnesse of joyes and abundance of consolation O the joyes the joyes the joyes that I feel in my soul O they be wonderful they be wonderful they be wonderful O Lord I feele thy mercy and I am assured of thy love and so certaine am I thereof as thou art the God of truth even so sure do I know my self to be thine and this my soul knoweth right well and this my soul knoweth right well O blessed be the Lord O blessed be the Lord that hath thus comforted me O the joy the joy the delightsome joy that I feele O praise the Lord for his mercies and for this joy which my soul feeleth full well Praise his Name for evermore See her life and death in my second Part. Mr. Peacock a biessed servant of God being in horrour of conscience recounting some smaller sinnes burst out into these words And for these now saith he I feele an hell in my conscience and afterwards groaning most pitiously he cried out O me pitious wretch Oh mine heart is miserable Oh oh miserable and wofull the burthen of my sinne lieth so heavie upon me I doubt it will break my heart Oh how wofull and miserable is my state that thus must converse with hell-hounds Being asked whether he would pray he answered I cannot then they said Let us pray for you Take not replied he the Name of God in vain by praying for a reprobate but after a while this tempest of temptation being over Truly said he my heart and soul hath been farre led and deeply troubled with temptations and many inconsiderate speeches have flowed from me in the same for which I humbly and heartily aske mercy of God I now finde that the Sea is not more full of water nor the Sunne of light then 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 me with his goodnesse I am sure he hath provided a glorious Kingdom for me The joy that I feele in my heart is incredible Bolton Mr. Robert Glover was so worne and consumed by the space of five yeares that neither almost any brooking of meate quietnesse of sleepe pleasure of life yea and almost no kinde of sense was left in him upon the apprehension of some backsliding he was so perplexed that if he had been almost in the pit of

here in England convented before the Bishop where they were charged for that in the night-time they used to read in a great book of Heresie meaning the Bible certain chapters of the Evangelists in English cantaining in them divers erroneous and damnable opinions and conclusions of Heresie See my English Martyrology p. 60. Mr Hauks being convented before Bishop Bonner for refusing to have his childe baptized the Bishop asked him the reason of it He answered because he durst not admit of their use of oile spittle cream salt c. whereupon one Darbishire the Bishops kinsman said to him in a blasphemous manner You are too curious you will have nothing but your little pretty Gods Book Eodem p. 141. Master Denley Martyr as he was burning at Uxbridge in the middest of the flames sung a Psalme whereupon Doctor Story commanded one to hurle a faggot at him which hitting him on the face made it to bleed so that Master Denley gave over singing then said Story Truly thou hast marred a good old song Eodem p. 148. Julian at Constantinople offered sacrifice to the goddesse Fortune whereupon Maris Bishop of Chalcedon rebuked him sharply calling him an impious person an Apostate an Atheist c. The Emperour on the contrary called the Bishop Blinde fool blasphemously adding Thy God of Galilee will not restore thy sight to thee again Maris replied I thank my God for making me blinde that I might not behold so ungracious a face as thine is See my General Martyrology p. 84. In the late Persecution in Bohemia a Popish Captain going into one of the Churches took a cup from the Communion table being full of wine and drank to his horse who having pledged him he blasphemously said Now my horse is one of the communicants in both kindes Eodem p. 152. At the same time when divers godly Nobles and Citizens were carrying to prison in Prague the Papists insultingly cried after them Why do you not now sing The Lord reigneth Eodem p. 169. When any of the protestants desired to be convinced by Scripture they answered with scoffs and jeers saying That the Scripture was impersect obscure ambiguous and the fountaine of Heresie the sanctuary of Hereticks which lay-men had nothing to do with They called the Bible Witlia which in the Bohemian language signifies Vomit c. Eodem p. 189. A godly man called Nicolas being apprehended in the Lowcountreys for Religion as he was going to dinner craved a blessing whereupon a Popish Captaine that was present swearing grievously said Let us see thou lewd Heretick if thy God can deliver thee out of my hand Eodem p. 257. At Angiers in France the Papists burnt many Bibles and meeting with one faire gilt one they hung it on an halbard carried it in procession saying Behold truth is hanged the truth of the Huguenotes the truth of all the devils Behold the mighty God behold the everlasting God will speak and when they came to the Bridge they threw it into the River crying louder Behold the truth of all the devills is drowned Eodem p. 302. About the same time at Volougnes the mercilesse Papists took a godly Minister slew him stripped his body naked dragged it up and down and at last brought it to the chamber where he used to preach to his people saying Now pray to thy God and preach if thou canst Eodem p. 304. At the same time one Monsieur Monluc having defeated a party of the Protestants took many prisoners most of which he hanged especially the Ministers And amongst the prisoners finding a Captaine called La-moth he gave him divers stabbes with his dagger and then thrust him thorow with his rapier saying Villaine thou shalt die in despite of God Yet he proved a liar for the man afterwards was miraculously cured of his wounds Eodem p. 305. At Orleance as they murthered the Protestants they cried out Where is now your God what is become of all your Prayers and Psalmes now Let your God that you called upon save you if he can Others sang in scorne Judge and revenge my cause O Lord Others Have mercy on us Lord c. Eodem p. 316. See many more in my General Martyr In my English Martyr and in my books of Lives Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander whom I have delivered unto Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme 1 Tim 1. 20. CHAP. XXIII Examples of profane Scoffers THe Apostle Peter 2 Pet. 3. 3. foretold that in the last dayes should come Scoffers walking after their own lusts and therefore it is no marvel if we who live in the end and dregs of these last dayes finde this prophecie fulfilled Ishmael was a scoffer in Abrahams family and the Church hath alwayes been pestered with some of his brood and therefore we may lesse wonder if we meet with such amongst those which live out of the pale of Gods Church Some Instances whereof these following examples will exhibite unto us Foretold 2 Pet. 3. 3. Jude 18. They are wicked persons Prov. 9. 7 8. 13. 1. 14. 6. 15. 12. 21. 24. 24. 9. Isa. 29. 10. Psal. 79. 4. Prov. 1. 22. 3. 34. 19. 29. Psal. 123. 4. 1. 1. Prov. 29. 8. Act. 2. 13. Heb. 11. 36. Scriptural examples The Caldeans Hab. 1. 10. Men of Judah 2 Chron. 30. 10. Sanballat c. Neh. 2. 19. Jobs friends Iob 16. 20. Davids enemies Psal. 22. 7. Christs enemies Mat. 9. 24. Mark 5. 40. Luk. 8. 53. Little children 2 King 2. 23. Men of Judah 2 Chron. 36. 16. Souldiers Mat 27. 29 31. Luk. 22. 63. 23. 11 36. Athenians Act. 17. 32. Some others Job 17. 2. Psalm 35. 16. Ier. 15. 17. 20. 7. Ishmael Gen. 21. 9. King Lewis the eleventh of France alwayes wore a Leaden god in his hat and when he had caused any one whom he either feared or hated to be killed he would take it off from his head and kisse it beseeching it that it would pardon him this one evil act more and it should be the last that he would commit Mockeries fit to be used towards a Leaden but not towards the ever-living God Hist. of holy War Martiques Governour of Britany in France in the warre against the Protestants perswaded them to yield to the King for that their strong God had now forsaken them and scoffingly said that it was time for them to sing Help us now O Lord for it is time But shortly after he found that their strong God was living able to help the weak to confound the proud himself being presentiy after slaine in the siege Act. Mon. A Gentleman in France lying upon his death-bed the Priest bringing him the Sacrament of the Altar and telling him that it was the body of Christ he refused to eat it because it was Friday Another also in the like case seeing the Hoast brought to him by a Lubberly Priest scoffingly said that Christ came to him as once riding upon an