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A17309
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A tryall of priuate deuotions. Or, A diall for the houres of prayer. By H.B. rector of St. Mathevves Friday-street
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Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.
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1628
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former which we haue seene For as I told the L. BP of London it was a pitifull thing to see the strange alteratioÌ„ of these times within this 7. yeares from those former For formerly not a Popâ—sh nor Arminian booke durst peepe out but now such onely aâ—e countenanced and published Orthodox bookes suppressed It was not wont to be so my Lord quoth I. And let your Motherhood be pleased to make inquirie which of your Sonnes it is that hath dared of late dayes to incroch euen vpon the liberty of Preaching it selfe that in the most publicke place of the Kingdome Preachers haue beene forced sometime before to show their Sermons before they were preached and some were not suffered to preach for their very texts sake whereupoÌ„ they purposed to preach Alas Mother are our diseased so desperate as they cannot indure the plaister And good Mother I pray you well thriftily to discipline such your sonnes as being Licencers of Bookes dare answer that they must not licence any bookes against Arminius noâ— yet any Catechismes But I forbeare I may feare least as Ioseph for bringing the euil report of his brethren to his Father so I to you may incurre their hatred as he did Now â—he Lord looke mercifully vpon you your goodly family least Simeon Leui Brethren in euil indanger the whole house of Iacob to the vncircumcized For great is the wrath of the Lord that is gone out against vs. Yâ—t the naturall constitution of your pure body promiseth long life if it may but be preserued from peccant humours which otherwise may proue mortall Wee know that God will consume the Beast with his limmes But iudgement must begin at the house of God there will he begin to purge out the dreggs of Popery And if we would judge our selues we should not be iudged Now the Lord fill you full of holy zeale courage for his glory truth least Christ charge you as he did the Church of Ephesus I haue somewhat against thee because thou hast left thy first loue Iâ— therfore you be not zealaeus and repent take heed you proue not like to the Church of Laodicea who said I am rich and increased with goods and haue need of nothing knowest not that thou art wretched poore blind naked neither cold nor hot but lukewarme for which cause it came to passe as Christ told her that he spued her out of his mouth For the preuention whereof good Mother petition that an Act may be made for the disabling making incapable all Popish Arminian Doctors of either Bishoprick or Denery or other high preferments so it is wel hoped you shold quickly see an end of al such heresies And let the knees of your heart be euer exercised with your hands to lift vp your humblest prayers for the Lords anointed our most gracious Soueraigne Patron Protector that as God hath most richly endowed his Maiestie with such Princely peerlesse graces as no Prince in Christendome with the like so it would please him to vouchsafe this sinfall nation vnworthy to be beloued long and liberally to inioy the fruit and benefit of so vertuous and religious a Prince whom if our great sins hinder not I trust to see the most glorious and renowned King that euer the state of Christendome saw I haue no more to say but to pray your Mothers blessing to Your dutifull and affectionate Sonne HEN BVRTON TO THE READER CHristian Reader hee that in the winter season puts out to Sea must expect to be encountered with stormes and as the times are with enemies â—lso Alaes that euer we should liue to see such troubles in Chrystendome But of them Christ and his Apostles foretold long agoe Shall Christians then thinke to sleepe quietly and securely in the midst of such a troublesome sea Yea that 's for the drunken man who lyeth downe in the midst of the sea vpon the top of a Mast senselesse of the danger aâ— the wise man speakes And yet shall the poore Mariner be counted a mad man for toyling at the tackling for the safetie of the Ship While the fresh water souldier counts it wisedome to shrowd himselfe vnder hatches least he see his owne death Yet this hath beene my lot I heare Alas poore Burton he is crackt Discontentment or hope of preferment haue imbarkt him in this perilous aduenture Such be the censures of the wise world What shall J say Am J crackt Wherewith Not J am sure either with too much learning as Festus charged Paul or too much liuing And if I am mad J am not the first Euen the Prophets of old were so accounted When one of them was sent to annoint Iehu his followers said what said this mad fellow to thee Yea Christ the Prince of Prophets escaped not this doome He is mad why heare yee him Patiently therefore will J beare his reproach But am I discontented for what What need I when blessed be my God I haue enough no lesse then I desire and much more then I deserue Beneest cui Deus obtulit larca quod satis est manu could the wise heathen say Surely a speech worthy of Christendome Well is the man whom God for goods or land Giues what sufficeth with a sparing hand For my selfe J haue Agurs wish nor pouerâ—y nor riches both dangerous And hauing enough what need I for hope of preferment imperill euen that enough which I haue Or will any man perswade me this is the way to preferment Jt is no beaten path I am sure Let others who will take this way surely I neuer went it nor euer meant it for that end And yâ—t as all aduentures are led and fed with hope I cannot say but hope hath had a speciall hand in all that J haue vndertaken But what hope Or whereof Hope of worldly preferment Aâ—as Nothing more absurd But a hope to glorifie God to doe faithfull seruice and bring some profit to his Church to my Soueraigne to my Country And if this should faile in the successe hope yet for Gods mercy in the recâ—mpense of reward For this cause I haue with Moses chosen rather to suffer affliction with Gods people then to inioy worldly preferments If J had consulted with flesh and blood and followed their councell I might haue been as worldly wise perhaps as others and spared my labour and spent my dayes in a more safe silence or silent safetie It was not any blind fool-hardinesse that pusht me on J did first cast vp the reckoning before J began to build And howsoeuer the building may be impe câ—â—ed by Sanballets sure J am they cannot raze the Foundation being such as the Gates of hell shall not preuaile against And howsoeuer the Spider may extract poison out of the wholsomest flower which is not from the nature of the flower but of the Spider whose poysonous bowels turne the best nutriment into poyson howsoeuer malice may misdeeme my