come to iudgement What shall become of them that haue tried them most be condemned most Reioice O young man in thy youth But if thou marke Salomon he harpes vpon one string he doubles it againe and againe to shewe vs thinges of his owne experience because we are so forgetfull thereof in our selues like the dreamer that forgetteth his dreame and the swearer his swearing So we begge of euerie vncleane spirit vntill wee haue bumbasted our selues vp to the throat filling euerie corner of our hartes with all vncleannes and then wee are like the dogge that commeth out of the sinke and maketh euerie one as foule as himselfe therefore saith Salomon If any one will learne the way to hell let him take his pleasure Methinke I see the dialogue betweene the flesh and the spirit the worst speaketh first and the flesh saith Soule take thine ease eate drinke and goe braue lye soft what else should you doe but take your pleasure thou knowest what a pleasant fellow I haue beene vnto thee thou knowest what delight thou hast had by my meanes but the soule commeth in burdened with that which hath been spoken before and saith I pray thee remember iudgement thou must giue account for all these thinges for vnlesse you repent you shall surely perish no saith the flesh Talke not of such graue matters but tell me of fine matters of soft beds and pleasant things and talke me of braue pastimes Apes Beares and Puppits for I tell thee the forbidden fruite is sweetest of all fruites for I doe not like of your telling mee of iudgement but take thou thy iewels thy instrument and all the stringes of vanitie will strike at once for the flesh loues to bee braue and treade vpon corkes it cannot tell what fashion to be of and yet to be of the new fashion Reioice O young man in thy youth O this goes braue for while wickednesse hath cast his rubs and vengeance castes his spurres and his foote and thus shee reeles and now shee tumbles and then shee falles therefore this progresse is ended Pleasure is but a spurre riches but a thorne glorie but a blast beautie but a flowre sinne is but an hypocrite honie in thy mouth and poison in thy stomacke therefore let vs come againe and aske of Salomon in good sooth whether he meaneth in good earnest when hee spake these wordes O saith Salomon it is the best life in the world to goe braue lie soft and liue merelie if therewere no iudgement But this iudgement mars all it is like a dampe that puts out all the light and like a box that marreth all the ointment for if this be true wee haue spunne a faire threed that wee must aunswere for all that are not able to answere for one why Salomon maketh vs fooles and giueth vs gawdes to play withall what then shall wee not reioice at all yes there is a godly mirth and if we could hit on it which is called Bee merrie and wise Sara laughed and was reprooued Abraham laughed and was not reprooued And thus much for the first part But remember that for all these thinges thou shalt come to iudgement This verse is as it were a dialogue betwixt the flesh and the spirite as the two counsellers the woorst is first and the flesh speaketh proudlie but the spirit comes in burdened with that which hath beenespoken The flesh goeth laughing and singing to hel but the spirit casteth rubs in his way puts him in minde of iudgement that for all these thinges now endes reioyce and heere comes in but if this but were not wee might reioyce still if young men must for all the sportes of youth what then shall olde men doe being as they are nowe surelie if Salomon liued to see our olde men liue now as heere he saith of young men so high as sinne rageth yet vengeaunce fits aboue it as high as high Babell Mee thinkes I see a sword hang in the ayre by a twine threed and all the sonnes of men labour to burst it in sunder There is a place in hell where the couetous iudge sitteth the greedie Lawyer the griping Landlord the carelesse Bishop the lusty youth the wanton dames the theefe the robbers of the common-wealth they are punished in this life because they euer sin as long as they could while mercie was offered vnto them therefore because they would not bee washed they shall bee drowned Now put togither reioice and remember thou hast learned to be mery nowe learne to bee wise now therefore turne ouer a new leafe and take a new lesson for now Salomon mocketh not as he did before therefore a checke to thy ruffes a checke to thy cuffes a checke to thy robes a checke to thy gold a checke to your riches a checke to your beauty a checke to your mucke a checke to your graues wo from aboue wo from belowe wo to all the stringes of vanitie doest thou not nowe maruell that thou hadst not a feeling of sinne for nowe thou seest Salomon saith true thine owne heart can tell that it is wicked but it cannot amende therefore it is high time to amend as Nathan commeth to Dauid after Belzebub so commeth accusing conscience after sinne Me thinks that euerie one should haue a feeling of sinne though this day bee like yesterdaie and to morrowe like to daie yet one day will come for all and then woe woe woe and nothing but darkenesse and though God came not to Adam vntill the euening yet hee came although the fire came not vpon Sodome vntill the euening yet it came and so comes the Iudge although hee be not yet come though he haue leaden feete hee hath iron handes the arrow staieth and is not yet fallen so is his wrath the pit is digged the fire kindled and all thinges are made readie and prepared against that day onelie the small sentence is to come which will not long tarrie You may not thinke to be like to the theefe that stealeth and is not seene nothing can be hid from him and the Iudge followeth thee at the heeles and therefore whatsoeuer thou art looke about thee and doe nothing but that thou wouldest doe openlie for all thinges are opened vnto him Sara may not thinke to laugh and not be seene Geheza may not thinke to lie and not bee knowne they that will not come to the banquet must stande at the doore What doe you thinke that God dooth not remember our sinnes which we doe not regarde for while wee sinne the score runs on and the Iudge setteth downe all in the table of remembrance and his scrole reacheth vp to heauen Item for lending to Vsury Item for racking of rents Item for deceiuing thy brethren Item for falshood in wares Item for starching thy ruffes Item for curling thy haire Item for painting thy face Item for selling of benefices Item for staruing of soules Item for playing at cardes Item for sleeping in the church Item for prophaning the
by his power a pure substance of ayre between heauen and earth that fishes might multiplie in the seas foules in great abundance flie in the open face of the firmament tender plants hearbes flowers and trees in al variety grow and fructifie vpon the ground yea creeping things cattell and beastes increase in infinite number in pastures fields gardens orchards and groues all these to do thee pleasure Hath he not further giuen thee springs and riuers gold and siluer pearles and iewels euen plentie of streames stones and mettall to furnish thee with whatsoeuer for profit thou needest or for pleasure desirest Hath he not made thee Lord and ruler ouer al his creatures euen ouer the huge Elephants the Whale the strong Lyon and Vnicorne and horse of warre ouer the sauage Tigers Beares Wolues ouer the mighty Eagle Griffin Vultur Ostrich and Hawke Art thou not clad and defended fed and inriched cheared and renowned by these his creatures and that all the partes of thy body and sences of thy minde might bee partakers of his goodnesse and with his sweetnes refreshed comforted and delighted in great measure yea aboue all this hath hee not breathed into thy body an immortall soule that thou mightest remaine with him in glorie for euer Did hee not at the first frame thee like vnto himselfe that he might therefore loue thee as his sonne Did he not cast into thy spirit the beames of his wisedome that thou through thy vnderstanding mightest beholde him and his glorie and stirred vp sparkes of goodnesse in thy heart that thou mightest by thy affection imbrace him and his bountie and bee made perfectly blessed by his infinite happinesse who when Adam thy vngratefull father by distrusting him that had faithfully promised was throughlie able to fulfill his will and resolutely determined exceedingly to aduance him hauing giuen him this whole worlde in testimony thereof by discontenting his minde with the excellent estate hee was placed in of vnspeakeable loue vnlesse hee might bee as good as God himselfe proudlie desiring to make dust the fellowe of him who was from euerlasting infinitly full of wisedome power grace and maiestie and had done al this at the perswasion of the most traiterous rebell of his right gratious king and spitefull enemie of his most bountifull master euen then when this most villanous conspiring with Gods notorious aduersarie had deserued immortall hatred against him and all that pertained vnto him yea thee as yet vnborne but contained in him whose whole masse by his impious disobedience became by iust iudgement a temple of cursed estate for euer and for euer thou also thy selfe bringing foorth fruite of contempt of his lawe who is most holy merciful and mighty yet euen then I say of vnspeakeable pittie and compassion intended nay promised nay laboured to deliuer him and thee from that dreadfull vengeance which ye had purchased by your owne wicked and vngracious demerits and to reconcile you base abiects and vile castawaies and yet stubborne and spitefull haters of the great God Iehoua who when there was no meanes to be found in heauen nor seas nor in the earth nor vnder the earth but that hee should damne his onely begotten Sonne the very brightnes of his glory who neuer offended him but was an eternall delight vnto his soule and reioycing vnto his spirit that thou mightest be saued a grosse lumpe of slime and clay still vexing him by thy wickednes yet deliuered his sonne into the full power of Sathan to put him to a most shamefull death by the handes of most detestable persons and did cast him farre away out of his fauour and threw him downe into the bottomlesse pit of his vnsupportable wrath indignation that thou mightst bee placed betweene his owne armes in the kingdome of heauen in all royalty and glory as his deere and entirely beloued sonne Why therefore wast thou O my vnholy and vnthankful nature so ready and prone so violent and headlong to commit thinges lightly displeasant in his sight who in a manner and as far as it was possible slewe himselfe for thy safetie when he had no creature so disobedient vnto him as thee O thou my inwarde soule and spirit of my minde awake and stand vp to defend thy self for thou art besieged with mightie enemies the prince of darkenes the rulers of the ayre the spirituall craftines and policies of hell why arisest thou not thou sluggard thy foes in great number are prepared with many ambushments hauing a huge armie all maliciouslie bent with venemous darts to pearce thorow thy heart they are entred thy holde at all fiue gates of thy outwarde sences yea they haue broken downe thy inwarde doores and haue left thee but one window towardes heauen to escape by euen thy praiers whereto the spirit of God waiteth thy speedy comming make hast O thou heauie with sleepe or thou art taken by thy cruell enemies whose handes are of yron and their teeth of steele to grind thy very bones to powder hearken no longer to that stinking harlot thy wicked appetite which lying in thy bosome desireth nothing but thy vtter destruction she perswadeth thee that thou art in no present danger that she may reioice at thy miserable ende It may be thou art fed to the slaughter that though thou go on a little way in thy pleasant path thou maiest returne backe when thou wilt and thy little wandering will not greatly be regarded O thou vnwise and sottish of heart when wilt thou vnderstand Hath the sonne of God indured such paine for the smallest of thy sinnes and makest thou so light account of so grieuous crimes Doth the lawe thunder curses and plagues and euerlasting tormentes against thy least inordinate motions and didst thou not dreade to performe so shamelesse a practise Knowest thou not that the eyes of God and his Angels behold thee doing that thou wouldest be ashamed to do in the presence of vngodly men or vncleane beastes or doest thou not consider howe thou didst grieue the spirit of God who hath vouchsafed of his infinite mercie to dwell in thy bodie to this ende chiefelie that hee might mortifie thy carnall lusts Why didst thou then defile his temple which he hath sanctified to be an house for himselfe to dwel in take heed thou driue not out so worthy and noble a ghest by such swinish and fleshly behauiour who if he once depart then shalt thou be an hold for diuels and legions of damned spirits that they may stuffe thee full of all manner of iniquitie and then at length become pitch and brimstone to maintaine the fire of Gods scorching wrath in thy sinewes spirits and inwarde bowels drinking out in full measure the dregs of the wyne of his rage and fury and canst thou be so blind and rechlesse that for the vaine pleasure of sinne for a little while thou wilt constrayne God to torment thee euerlastingly who it may bee euen at this instant if thou wilt still trie his
grieuous not a fewe but infinite not past but present not secret but presumptuous against thy expresse word will against our owne conscience knowledge and liking if any had done them but our selues O Lord if thou shouldest require but the least of them at our hands Satan would challenge vs for his we should neuer see thy face againe nor the Heauens nor the earth nor all the goodnesse which thou hast prepared for man What shal we doe then but appeale vnto thy mercy and humbly desire thy fatherly goodnesse to extend that compassion towards vs which thy beloued sonne our louing Sauiour hath purchased so mightily so gratiously and so deerely for vs wee beleeue and knowe that one drop of his bloud is sufficient to heale our infirmities pardon our iniquities and supply our necessities but without thy grace our light our strength our guide we are able to doe nothing but sinne as wofull experience hath taught vs too long and the example of them that are voyde thereof whose life is nothing els but the seruice of the world the flesh and the Deuill Therefore good father as rhou in speciall fauour hast appointed vs to serue thee like as thou hast ordained all other creatures to serue vs so may it please thee to send downe thy heauenly spirite into this earthlie mansion to illuminate our mindes mollifie our heartes change our affections subdue our reason regenerate our willes and purifie our nature to this duetie so shall not thy benefites nor thy chastisementes nor thy worde returne voide but accomplish that for which they were sent vntill wee be renued to the image of thy sonne Good Lord wee beseech thee looke downe in the multitude of thy compassions vpon thy militant Church this sinfull realme thy gratious handmaide our dreade Soueraine her Honourable Counsell the ciuill Magistrates the painefull Ministers the two Vniuersities the people that sit in darkenesse and al that beare thy Crosse. Gather vs into one communion of thy truth and giue vnto euery man a spirit to his calling that wee being mindfull of the account and that wee are called Christians may firmely resolue speedily begin and continually perseuer in doing and suffering thy holy will Good Lorde blesse and sanctifie our meeting that no temptation hinder me in speaking nor them in hearing but that thy word may be heard and spoken as the word of God which is able to saue our soules in that day howsoeuer it pleaseth thee by weake and foolish things to magnifie thy self There is no cause O God most iust why thou shouldest heare sinners which art displeased with sinne but for his sake which suffered for sinne and sinned not in whose name we are bolde to lift vp our hearts hands and voyces vnto thee praying as he hath taught vs. Our father which art in heauen c. FINIS Diuision Cōcerning the search Psal 107 Matth 6 Mat 17. 20 Eccle 35 Gal. 6 1. Thes. 6 1. Tim. 2 Matt. 13. 14 Prouer. 28 Iudge 1 Prou. 24. Gen. 3 Exod. 7. 22 1. Kings 13 1 Cor. 2. 1 2. Iames. 1. 27 1. Cor. 2 Rom. 1 2. Pet. 2 Reue. 2 Luke 11. Ephe 6. Reu. 12. Iohn 1 Psal. 144. 2 3 4 Esay 65. Math. 25 Iob. 28. Pro. 9. Psal. 32 Eccle. 5 Amos. 8 1. Pet. 3 Eccle 12 Eccle. 32 47. 50. Mat. 2. Iames 5. 15 Iohn 16 Act. 15 10 Iosh 6 2. King 20 Dan. 6. Exod. 14 Dan. 3 1 King 8 Iudg. 4 Luke 6 Luke 6 Luke 6 Iohn 11 Math 26 Iohn 18 Luke 22 Luke 23 Math 19 Psal 40 Rom 8 2. Tim 4. Psal 83 Esay 9 Prou 2. Psal 105 Psal 18 Iere. 7. 7 1. King 16 Psal. 18 Reue. 19 Rom 1 Deut. 27 1. Thes. 6 Ephes. 4 1. The. 5 Ephes. 4 Reue. 1. 7 2. Cor. 5 Psal. 78 Ephe. 5. Reu. 22. 2 Psal. 1. 12 Pro. 28 Iob. 22 Psal. 128. Hest. 8. Gen. 30. Dan. 6 Psal. 113. Psal. 78 Iob. 42 Psal. 126. Psal. 41 Psalm 99. Psalm 96 Iohn 11 Gen. 27 Matth. 6. 35 Iob. 2. Gen. 47 Genes 45 Luke 8 Matth. 8. 19. Gen. 18 Gen. 19 1. Tim 3. 2 Num. 35 Luke 15 Math 5. 13 Math. 5 Luke 4 Iohn 8 Math. 5. 13. Luke 8. 14 Exod. 3 Mark 10 Gen. 18 Acts. 2 Acts. 8 Actes 22 Gen. 8 Exod. 8. 32 2. Sam. 15. Luke 8 Math. 13. 40. 2. Tim. 4. 2 Math. 6 1. King 17 2. King 4 Iohn 11 Math. 25 Luke 5 Num. 21 Mat. 25 Gen. 6 Heb. 11 1. King 18 Gen. 37 1. Sam. 17 Psal. 69 Luke 7. 33 Actes 26 Luke 7. 34 Gen. 3. 24 Num. 12 Num. 22. 2. Pet. 2. 1◠Gen. 2◠1. Sam. 3 Luke 14 1. King 18 Math. 14 Marke 6. 20 Gen. 25. 28 Psalm 42. 1 Eccle. 12. 13 Heb. 11. 6 Rom. 10. 17. 1. Tim. 4. 8 1. Pet. 1. 13 Luke 21. 33 1. Pet. 1. 25 Iames. 1. 22 Math. 12. 50 Luke 11. 28 Ephe. 5. 23 Iosu. 6. 1 Reg. 16. 34 Iohn 7. 52 Math. 19. 28 Rom. 2. 28 Deut. 15 Leuit. 35. 36. 37 Marke 14. 7 Psalm 37. Luke 12. 21. Luke 10 Gen. 45 Rom 10 1. Reg. 10 Iohn 20. 32 Exod 19 Iohn 6. 26 Two impediments 2. Sam. 16. 7 3. Sā 16. 12 Iohn 3. 2 2. King 5 Esa. 59 〈…〉 1. Reg. 1◠Rom. 12 Iohn 12. 6 Matth. 3. 22 Luke 14. 29 1. King 10. 1. Chr. 29. 9 Math. 21. 19 Mat. 18. 20 1. Pet. 58 Iohn 10 Luke 11. 21 Hester 4 Iob. 2. 12 Iohn 1 Luke 5 1. King 3 12. 13 Gen. 28. 30 Rom. 10. 12 Ephe. 2. 4 Ierem. 29 Rom. 10. 20 Esay 55 Actes 17 Math. 26 Eccle. 5. 7. Luke 14. 28 Math. 35. 40 Luke 16 Ierem. 14 Psalm 24 psalm 95 Exod. 16 1. Reg. 19 Psalm 29 Heb. 4. 12 Math. ◠Iohn 6. 44 Acts. 9 Math. 4 1. Cor. 3. 7 Rom. 1 Hest. 7. Gen. 18 Abraham Gen. 18 3 Lot Gen. 19. 3 Mat. 25 Gen. 4. 10. Math. 9. 13 Mat. 9. 13 Luke 18 Math. 23 Acts. 23. 6 1. Tim. 1. 15 Math. 15. 7 Luke 11. 44 Luke 11. 1 Actes 2 6 5 Math 23. 25. 27 Mat. 5. 20 Math. 10 Rom 10. 10. Acts. 5 Luke 6. 45. 1. Tim. 6. Math. 13. Luke 18 Luke 21. 1. Cor. 13 Gal. 5. 6 Leuit. 10 Deut. 23 Pro. 19. 17 Psalm 133 Luke 10 1. King 17. Luke 16. Matth. 12. 2. King ◠Exod. 22. 1 2. Sam. 12. Matth. 19. Mat. 7 Luke 13 Math. ◠Luke 16 Iohn 8. 39 Rom. 4. 12 Gen. 32. 1 Acts. 7. 3 Iohn 8 56 Psalm 18