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iTO THE RIGHT


KvORSHIPFVLL MY
much honoured

friend, Sir

Clement Cottrell,

Knight : Groome-Pd'ter to the


Kings {Matefit? : '. A, wtjbeth
all

':

happnejfe, both k?ere s

and bercaftc,

Auing receiucd diucrs


fauours from you,
not knowing how to

make any part of faitisfa&ion


I make bokle to offer
ko yourvicw,this Bookc of'Prayer
:

[and rjMeditation

aptly fitted for


\

fchc fcauen

both

dayes of the Wcekc,

Mornings and Euenings


Which UMedttations treate of the
chiefe and principal! matter* and
holy myftcries of our Faith and
for

Redcmj)j

/'

The Ep'tftU Pcdtiatorie.


Redemption : They were long fincc
written by a famous Diuihc ,~FV

htmt de Granada (a Potltygall)


And for theheauenly;^onfblati-

[THE

PROLOGUE AND'

ons and Confideratibns- therein


contained f T^ranflated into ,Eng~
lifli, forthe profit and; comfort of
all

Argument.of this";
'Book'o.

flialf pradtife

Chriftiansy'that

AUTHORS

Rayer, (to define it pro-

in their liues and conuerfa-

perly) ira petition wee

tions : I moft humbly befeech you


tovouchfafc (at your cenuenient
and I
leafurc) to perufe them ;
make no daufct but you (hall finde
them very profitable to the com-

make vnto Almighty

them

fort

of your

foule.

So

leauing to

anr appertaining

to

Howbeit, prayer is alfo taken in ang~ Another

more largefenfe\tovpai for eue- defimtkn


ofpayer.
lifting vp of our. heart., vnto God*

ther
ry

And

hoth Meditation

me)I wifh youlong life and

and entry other pood thcxaht , ixdv


oe alfo called a Prayer. And tn this

in

This

much worihipi comfbrt audloy


and

in

the Other, cternall felicity.

Andfolrqft

finfe

according to this definition,

cmfe the
guration

to be

commanded:

& Contemplation,

wee doe now vfe tkis word, ke-

Boo'ke, is

TeurWorjrnp dlwayes

of this

and Confithings
appertaining to
of
of Meditation,

Almighty
nyftertes

prize/poll .matter

C/od, andoftheprincipall

ofthe Catholdzcfaith.

The very thing that mouedmee

E-dvv.

All-de.

our fatnation^

Worships continuing fauour ynto


w'orldj.with. incrcafe'iof

what praycr

Cjody forfitch things as

be ouer-teadious (defiring your


health

totreateoftljis matter,

was fir that

Ivnderfiood, that one ofthe princi-

A3

pall]

+*L*Mm.L

UlMU S.^Zt+jtX
'

Prologue.

The Authors
I

The

great

hurt that

in
\mll caufes of'all the euils that be
Confidethe world, is the want of
prophet
ration ; according as the
\

commsth
by

wmt of

Jcxctmcfgnified.whenhefaid : All
the earth is deftroyed with defol-

conjidcra-

thn.

iation, becaufe there is none that


thinketh with attention vpon the

Iercra.it

GOD.

things appertaining vnto


Whereby it appeareth , that the very

*-

canfe of oar

g'ait

froft 0}

conjiica\

Ik-n.

not fo

much the

want offaith, as the want ofduecofideration of the myferks ofourfaith.


For truly if there were -no want

The

euils, is

in tins behalfv, the myfleriesofour

of fo great verttte and effi'cdcie; that if the very leaf: myfterie


with atof them were confdertd
tention and deuotion, euen the fame
faith be

would be a great bridle and redreffe


ofonr life. For who would euergoe
c.botit to cvmm't any fvnne, sfhe confidered that Almighty God died for

and that hcepunificthfinne,


\wtth psrpztuall bawftment out of
the Kingdoms ofheauen, and with
euerlafiing paines and torments m

though the myfieries

of very great force to' encline our


hearts vnto goodnes : yet becaufe
there be very

many

the hofriblefire ofhe II ?

Whereby ye may fee

that al-,
thouqhx

Chrtft'utns, that

haue no due confideration of the


things they beleeue

therefore they

works notfuchefeB tn their hearts,


asfuch myfieries being well weigh-

ed and confidered

were able

to

worke. Tor like as the Phifitians


affirme

that ifwee will haue a me-*

dicine to.h'elpe aficke


ceffary that it

be

man

firfl

it ts

m~

wrought and

digeftedin theftomackf withvatu-

ra/fheat, (becaufe otherw'tfe itfoall

not be any profit to

him at all;)

euen fo alfo , if wee will haue the


myfieries of cur faith to bee profitable and. healthfull'vnto ourfoules,
it is

wrought,

requisite they be fir(I

anddigefted in oky hearts with the


heat of deuotioh and meditation
,

becaufe otherwife they fhall profit

\ftnnel

ofour faith be

vs very little*

And for want

here- The

caitfc

wee fee that many Chrifiians, oferr or in


which are very whole and found in our life.
matters offaith, beyet in their Hues
of,

very licentious

and

A4

dijfolute;

The

reafo?

The Authors

Prologue.

be&mfe they doe not con~


fider, and weigh the whole myfteries
which they beleeue j and fo thej
reafon. iry

keepe thetrfaith as itwercfaft lock:


ed in a cower of a cbeft , or as a
.

{word in thefcabberd^or as a medicme in the Apothecariesfl>op\ and


vfe not the

benefit-

thereoffor fuch

Yhey

beleeue generally

and as

itwfre.in.afardle orgrojfefumme,
the Catholique

all fuch things, as

Church

Iv
>

Fdi Chrl-

that there flialI

pans con-

that there fhall bee patxes for the

fidcr tbj

ivicked,

myftamof

tb.-u faith
J
"

They beleeue
bee a iudgement ;

beleeiieth.

as thy
ought.

andgloryfor the good

but

3W m J chriftimsjhall ye finde,
J
r j \&
/r +*ithat da conjidsr after what fort this
.

lodgement , thefe paines , and


glory fiall bee

this

with other the like

Now

why

this is the.cajtft,

holy. Scripture

earnestly

fo

mendeth vnto vs

the

com-

the continuall

and meditation of the


Law of God, and of the myfteries
thereof.^which is indeed the ftttdy
oftrftewifedowe. (fonfider (Ipray
consideration

...-.

bU

you

Moyfes

that

and friend of (}od,


commendsth this vnto vs , faying;
Print thefe my words in your
hearts, and cairie them bound as
it were for a fignc in your hands,,
and teach them to your children,
that they may thinke vpon them.
thou

bee. fitting in

flialt

houfe, or trauailing in the


way when thou ftialt lye downe
to fleepe , or rife vp in the morthine

,'

ning , thinke and meditate

vpon
and write them on the

them-,

threflkolds

and gates ofthy houfe,

may eft alwayes haue


them before thine eyes, with what
that thou

more

words could hee

ejfeSlftall

commend vnto vs
meditation

And
mend

no

the continuall

and- confederation

hemenly things

circttmjlances ?
:

instantly

great Prophet

Whe -n

parpofes as itferttetb.
|

how

y oh)

lejfe

of

than with thefe

doth

Salomon com- Proj.j.

fame holy exercife vnto


vs in his Protterbs where hee exhorteth vs , to carrie the Law of
God alwayes as it were a chaineof
goldabmt ourneckes , and at night
the

to goeto

bcdwithit/md

in

thewor-

OTP

PI

"^

Prologue.

Andfor this very caitfe, among the


ofthe tufi man, this is put for
lone of the moft principal! ; that his
praifes

in the

that
ill'!

fme.

is fo

"*?"2
mfiA*
%
do
d

occupied.

exercife

\j

IditatcthvponthcUwandcom.

trade and conuerfation muft be in


r
earching, and meditating vpon the
fecrets

fethhimfelfeiniufticc
by hisvndernethof holy things
that coais

ftandbg.

BWed

fidereth his

wayes

ftiaU

Km

inferre ofallthts,

anmnber of other exercife s.


By this therefore -wee fee plainely,
\
what great neede wee haue of this
holy exercife ; and confeqttently, hove
]

thefe

mm

occupd,mfearching'he^orkes
Cj

OV.

ofE z echiel reprefented vnto Excch'ii

\pf

maywe

Ghofi
phors,toexpreffe<vntovstheconconfdeutton,
timall exercife and
ts alwayes
wherewith the tuft

andmnders of Almighty

this

\tion } &fi^ht offpiritHall things, than

to^J*ffi
MeU-

intend by all

And euen for

ter neede of the continuall confidera-

andhcarkenatherdotc. He
andfaft a
abide befidc her houfc ,
(haU pitch
ftakcinhcrwalies. He

/.

Cjod.

vs withfo many eyes', tofignifie vnto


Ivs.that the iafi mafiandeth in grea-

thmg

and wonderfall worlds of

Almighty

\beatts

dvndcrftandethherfecrcts.He
an

>h*t other

Ecclus; 3

fjery caufe alfo, wereihofemyflicall

ui his heart,

his tent befidc her.

Pfalm.'i:

ofParables : gtuing

His hereby to vnderfland, that all his

maundCmentsofGod,andcxciciandrcafo-

thefecrecie

domc,afldmc-

inthehoureofwifC

meditate upon the

ofthe Lord, day and night \


and that hee ts ahvayes comerfant

th,
term them,when he fa

Ecclus 14

to

Law

Chapter

is

Mindly andfouly they are decerned,


"that either defpife or make little acj

fount ofthe holy exercife of Tray er


land Meditation ; not confidering,

mat this is openly

to

game-fay and

kontemne that thin<r , tvhtch the holy


Ghofi

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ir

Prologue.

The Authors
>

'"ii

Ghofi Uth with fi great


that
commended, vnto vs. Iwifh
would reade fhofefiue
fitch perforts
holes ofConfideration , which S.
jS.SmwnL BeraarcWo^^Eugenius; and

great dr'meffe
theyfinde many times

infiancie

Ll.

great

[how
thereJhall they perceivefJ
toimportance this holy exsreife is,
I

vermes.
wards the obtaining ofall
zeathis caufe, many

Now for

lous

and

religious perfons

ftanding what great

and

make fruit enfmth\of


meditation,

vnder-

inefit-

this godly

hauegone about toex-

themfeUies ordinarily therein,


ham appointed euery day, cer-

ercifi

Ii

and

and hm'esfor

taine fpecidl times


Ttoodiffi*

ouluts

the cxcrafe

of Prayer

utim.

niences, Ihaue. ordained this prebooked which is.detttded into two

principal/parts.

Thefirfi
firfi

part,

for remedy ofthe Tbs

inconvenience, treateth

ofthe

matter of'Prayer- and Meditation


wherein are contained foureteene

feruingfor all the


feauen dayes of the weeke , both in
Meditations

the Mornings

and Buen'mgs.

And

thefe Meditations doe containethe


principal' places and mysteries of

ourfaith, and specially the confideration of thofe mysteries , that are

reafoneftwo difficulties
is the want
theyfinde in it. The one

of most force and power to bridle


our hearts , and to encline them to
the hue and feare ofCjod, and to. the

Hwbeit oftentimes they


waxecold, and gnu otter this holy
exercife, by

wherein they

may

confiderations,

occupy their co-

gitMion at that time.

And the other

the want offeruency and devoto action, which is very reqmfite


is

company

this holy exercife

in cafe

corn&e m&d to home any fruit and


midtty thereby. In fide whereof

the/

this Booty*

fent

the fame.

ofmat-er and of

<<

great com- Tbo order


ofheart, andwithall, a
and diuhfithoughts.
'bate ofouters and funky
on of the
two-inconuewhich.
contents of
for remedy of

abhormgoffinne. In
there are fit out

the.

like

manner

fiue parts of

which be, Preparation,Readuig>Meditation,Tbankefthis exercife,

giuing, andVctitiotiywhichis done


to this

end x that a man may hone

great variety of matters , wherein


to

firfi

part ofthis
Booty*

mmmmemm

tologuc.

The Authors
to occupy his

heart y wherewith

to

procure andftirrevp theftate of'demotion , and withall , wherewith to


illuminate

and

inftrutt his vnder-

ftanding with diuers conjiderations


andinftmftions
is
:

bejides this, there

alfotreatedtherein, offixekjndes

of things that are to be confidered


in euery one of the points ofthe Paf-

.;'

Jion of'our Sauiour; that both they

and all the reftjnay mtniftervntovs


more plentifull matter for meditation.

Thefe three things arefit forth

in the firH part ofthis worke,

for re-

medy ofthefirft tnconuenience.


The fccond

The ficond part , for remedie of

[art oftbk

the ficond inconuenience, treateth of

Booty.

thofe things that doe helpe

vs vnto

and lihewfe of thofe that


binder vs from the fame. It

deuotion ,
doe
1.

of the mofir common


temptations^ that are wont to molefl

treateth alfo

deuout perfons. Moreouer, there are

the length
der will be ofended with
efthe Meditations

which we haue

dayes of
%ere fit forth for the feauen

I haue
the weeke. Howbeit, for this

many anfweres.

Thefirfi is

confi-

is
dering that in thefe Meditations

matter sand
treatedof the principall
mysteries of'ourfaith , (the confedefo great imporration whereof is

of
andretance> for the due ordering
forming ofour Ufe) itbehnttethme
therefore to enlarge mjftyle(i thefe

matters

efpecially)

by reafon of the

greatfruit and commodity that

may

end of
\nfue vntovs by the fame. For in Tbt
meditation
this booke our meaning is , \ot onely
U thefearc
togiue matter of meditation t but
ofGody md\
much more, tofhew the end of'Me- amendment

thefeareofqod, ofour life.


and amendment ofour Ufe.
For the procuring whereof, one of

ditation; which is

the things that moft helpeth vs

the profound

and long

is

confederation
in

giuen certaine aduifis to be a directi-

on vnto vs, that wee erre not in this


way. Thefefame Articles are fit out
in the fecond fart

ofthe mysteries , that are treated


thefe Meditations. For certainely
it
thefe fourteene Meditations, be as

many Sermons , in which i


(as it were) a certaine battery

veerefo

ofthis Booke.

Peraduenturs the (hrifltan Rea-

laid

r-t

to

der

V
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The Authors

to

mAm heart

to caufi ittoyeeldfo

much as ispoffible, and to furrender


I

itfelfc vp into the hands

ofhis

&&

right-

&

full andtruefoucraigne Lord.

This was the chiefest caufi that

moued me to make the Meditations


Jo long. Befides this ; Ifie not why
the gueft.that is inuitedf/houldcom-

[Meditation for

|Of the knowledge of our

many

difhes

fith wee

Vtndehtm not (ashy the way of conftraintj to

bui
!.

onely

things

make. an end ofthem all

among. fo

many

fundry

\. to make* his cboifeofthat

whichferueih heftfor hispurpofi.


{JMoreouer? (that there might be

of complaint) I
hane put the famine of each (^Me-

the

lejje

occafton

day thou muft attend to the knowledge


ofthy felfe , and tbm mu vfc diligence,

jTb'ti

to call to

*And

fuck as m'tnde not to


any
further might thfre haue
paffe
briefly

Lewes
De Granada.

way

offences.

to obtainctrue hu-

and repentance, winch


\
I

Of the multitude of thefmnes

I.

ofthyformer life.

[ipp|f|^|

O n the better per-

'**'

formance wherofj
thou rauft thinkc

abridged, asbse

m this holy exercifi,

the

ofacbriftianhfe.

firft

neceffaryfor the time they intend to


beftorve

is

are thenvjfirfi gates, and. foundation

fuch thing f

fams and

mhtdc thy

this

mility of heart

ditation at the beginning thereof, to

the intent that

fellies

and cf our fmnes.

plaine that the Table is too fall fur-

nijhedwith

Monday

of

all ,

vpon

the

multitude of
thefinnes of thy former life', and
cfpecialty

vpon

thofe offences,

thou diddeft commit, at what


[time thou haddeft leaft knowi;that

ledge

Monty Morning.

MedhAtionfor
ledge of almighty God.For if thou
canlt well view and examine them,

thou flialt finde,that they haue ex-

if

ceeded in number the very haircs


of thy head, and that thou didfi
Hue at that time , like a Heathen

Pi

that

knoweth not what God is.

|n account of
Jelfe

that there

is

youth ?

infinite

In like manner run ouer

How thou
bajt

all

the

all

the dayes of thy

life

Wherein haft thou occupied Ofthe bo__


thy bodily fenfes, and the powers dily'fenfci
aimers
of thy foule,which Almighty God
paft ?

hath giucn thee? to this end,

thou fhouldcft

J
'

know him

thatj^M'

& ferue

him. Wherein haft thou imployed


thine eyes? but in beholding of va-

Wherein thine eares? but in


barkening after lyes Wherein thy

nities

tongue ? but pcraducnturc in all


kinde of fwearing, backbiting,and

God, and all

moft vnhoncft talke:Whcrein haft


thou occupied thy taftc, thy imelthe times of thy life pa(t,and confider wherein thou haft employed i\ ling and thy touching ? but only in
delights,and in fenfuall
pleafures
them.Forafmuch as thou muft vnand flefhly allurements. What bedoubtedly gine an account (at the
very houre of thy death)ofall thefc g nefit haft thou taken by the Sacrathings , and therefore it were well |i ments, which Almighty God hath

benefits of Almighty

vfcd

the benefits

tie

limes vpon

God.

To be ftiort, wherein haft

thou fpent

eate but of

all iinncs.

be not afterwards i.Cor.11.

Our firft Father Mam$&

that thou

Wherfore tell me now, wherein Of mifpen^


thou fpent thy child-hoode ? ding tty
f haft
wherein thy infancy ? wherein thy tim~

no one of

one onely tree forbidden him, when hee committed the


but
grcatcft finne of the world
thou hall fet thine eyes and hands

doings,

them wherein thou haft not offended, more or IciTe, diuers and fundry times, by thought, word, and
decde.

liudged of Almighty

the ten commandemcnts,and thou


,

owne

f nd enter into iudgement with thy

This done, runne ouer briefely


(halt fee

thine

Cod.

&

Mat.I1.3tf

Heb. 9 .7.

*
I

done,thatthoul"houldeft

firft

take
an

'

ordained for thy

remedy & cofort?

How

if

I!,.

MondAy Mornmg.

MeditAtion for
M
'.'J

God:

and thou

(halt finde, that

cucn now prefently(ali that knowledge notwithftanding) old ^^?


h

with many of thy


lewd corrupt manners and ancient
cuftomes. Whereupon thou muft
takeoccafion , to runne ouerthe

liueth in thee,

|yas for fome other


|vorldly

commodity.

Confider likewife,how hard and


lucre thou art towards thy neigh-

lours ; and contrariwife, now


towards thy
lifull andfauourable
pit-

lelfe:

what a louer of thine owne

proper will, ofthyflefh,ofthyeftimation, and of all thy worldly

negligences and defers , wherein'


thou doeft daily offend againft Al-

%;

relpca of

Confider
profits and commodities.
mighty God, againft thy neigh>moreoucr> that whereas thoufaift
bour, and againft thy felfe. For in
In words , that thou art now coneach of thefc points , thou fhak
certed vnto Almighty God , thou
findethy felfe tohaue failed very

yet (notwithftanding ) in thy


jdeedes very proud, ambitious,anfart

much in thy duty.

Confider then, how vnreuerent


^ty^afh, vaine-glorious, enuious,
thou art towards Almighty God,
,

i-;

how
how

l\\i

/'

vnthankfull for his benefits,


rebellious and ftiffe-necked

toyceld to his infpirations , how


iflothfutl and negligent in matters
appertaining to his feruice : which
either thou haft left vndone,or elfc
ifthou haft done them,

with fuch a

readinefife

it

nalicious

delicate, inconftant,

Jght,fenfuail, a great louer of thy


Ipaftimes

of plcafant companie,

|aughter, iefting,idletalke,andof

Ivainebablmg andpratling. ConIfideralfohow vnconftant thou art

howvnaduiwas not linthygpodpurpofe,

and

words, how headlong in


thy deedes , how cowardly and
faint-hearted to doe any matter of

fed in thy

dili-

gence as the things required , nor


with fuch a pure intention as thou
oughteft to haue had: but the very
true caufc why thou didft them,

was

waight and importance.

MediUtiori for

Monday Ultomwg.
ind to

3
(

Of

the

griepiottfiieffe

whom

all

duties and ho-

mages due to any creature, are due


[n the higheft. degree of beUndcn

.offinne,

luty.

If thou confider the caufethat

rHirdiy,when thou haft confidered in this order the. multitude of thy finnes, confiderforth-

with the grieuoufnes of them, that


thou maiiiperceiucJiow thy mife-

ooued thee to finne

comodity, and for other things of no


eight: whereof Almighty

elight/or a trifling worldly

GOD

imielfe

which, thjng thou (hak the better

eth

thou confider th<fe .three

circumftances in

all

fuch finnes as

ctmjlaaccs

thou haft committed, in thy former


life. To wk, againft whom thou

to be confi-

haft finned; for

dcredin

haft

fame*

thou haft finned.

what caufc thou


finned; and in what manner

If thou confider againft wliom

thou haft finned , thou fhaltfinde


that thou haft finned. agaiiift Al-

mighty God, whofe goodncs and


Maieftie

is infinite,

whofe

benefits

and mercies towards mankinde,


doe exceede the fands of the Sea,
in

whom

alone arc

ail

excellencies

and titles of honour to bee found


and

moft grieuoufly complai-

by one of his Prophcts,faying,

ey hatse ^honored me in the preface of my people

, for a handfnllof
larly and for a peece ef bread.

But if thou confider after what


mnncr thou haft finned , furely it
lath beenc done with fuch facility,
with

was for a

ointof eftimation, forabeaftly

riesbcjrifreaCe4.on3eueryiide^thc

fee , if

, it

fuch boldneflc.fo without all

cruple, fo

without

all

fcare

yea

ometimes with fuch contentation


nd ioy
ainft

as if thou hadft finned a*

a God of ftrawe,that neither

ncwe nor faw what paffeth in the


orld. Now, js this the honour
wt is due vnto fo high a Maiefty ?
s this the thankfulncfTethat thou
eeldeft for his too manifold and

fo

Ezc.13,

'"
i

Monday Morning

Meditationfor

10

fogreat benefits

? Is this

the

thou canftpofli- wemuft


bly. Thinke that thou art no bet- th'm1{evcry
bafelyof
ter then a very wauering reede,
owfelues.
which is blowne vp and downe

ifelfeasbafely as

re

makeft vnto
jiim for the precious- bloud which
hce hath fhed for thee vpon

compencc

that thou

the Croffe ? Is this the repayment


forthofe lafties and buffets which

ii

with cuery light blaft of wind,

"'

without weight,without ftrength,


without firmnes, without ftay,and

he furfered for thy fake ? O mifeia.

without any manner of being.


and wretched creature that
Thinke that thou art a Lazarus, Iohn
thou art ! wretched vndoubtedly,
dayes to- 1*.
in consideration of that thou haft m that hath lien dead foure
m
ioft,and more wretched,in refpeel Igether , and that thou art a ftinking
of the finnes thou haft committed, ji and abhominable carkas, Co full of
but moft wretched and miferablc,fflwormes , and of fo vile aftench,

He

ii.

ifthou be fo blinded, that euen yetjfl and fauour , that fo

many as paffe

for all this thou perceiuc not thintB by thee,doe ftoppe their nofes,and
ftiut their eyes, that they may not
ownc perdition and damnation,

what :1 behold thee,


Thinke with thy feife, that thou
wonderfull hatred Almighty God 1
bcareth againft finne , and whaildoft ftinke in this wife in the fight
great punifhments bee hath fcml of Almighty God, and of his holy
vpon the world for the fame, thai Angels : and efteeme thy felfe as
thereby thoumaift more dearcljjl vnworthy to lift vp thine ey toward heauen , vnworthy that the
vnderftand,how great and how a'b
Confider moreouer

hominable the wickedneffe theroij| earth (houldbeare thee,vnworthy


is,as it fliall be declared hcreaftcrjthat any creature fhould feruc
When thou haft confidered all thec, vnworthy of the very bread Luke xy.
thefe things aforefaid , the nesi Jthat thou eateft > and vnworthy ii,
point is, that thou thinke of tha cuea f tnc %** and aire that
tiiou
b 2
kim

...^J

<JMeditatiohfor

^Monday Morning.

thou rcceiudt.
And if thou be worthy hereof,

Crie out therefore


ameftly vnto Almighty God, and

how much more vnwor-

fay vnto him, Father ,/ hake finned

12

confider

er

therein.

Luk.tj.

thy thou art, tofpeake andtalke I *gamft heausn>and in thy fight\ and ZI.
with Almighty God,yea 3 and farrc %km no more worthy to be called thj
[onne. Caft thy felfe downe pio- Luk.7.38.
more vnworthy of the comfort
ftratc with the publique (inner at
and oonfolations ofthe holy Ghoft,
our Sauiours feete , and couering
andofthecherhliings and delights
thy felfe for very fhame and conof the children of God : Account
fufion : looke with what fhame a
thy fclfefor one of the moft poore
l

Luk.18.

?:<r

Mat. 1 1.

and miferable creatures of ail the


wonld,and that none doth fo much
abufe the benefits of Almighty
God as thou doft.
Thinke that if Almighty
had wrought in Tyre and Sidon,

GOD

(that

is

in other

great finnners)

hee hath
wrought In thee, they would hauc

thofe

things

which

repen^cdere thts,cuen in fack-doth


andafhes, Acknowledge thy felfe

woman

will appeare before her

Husband when {he hath committedtreafon and adulterie againft

him

with the very fame prefent

thy felfe before than heaucnly


fpoufe , againft whom thou haft

many and fo fhameadulteries. And with great

committed
fuli

Co

fovrow and repentance of heart,


delirc him to pardon thy finnes,
and offences ,and that it

may

pleafc

hina

ofhis infinite pitty and mercy

canft imagine, andxhat notwith-

to

receiue thee

ftanding thou doit finke very deep

houfe.

to be farrc

into this

more wicked then thou

myre

againe

into his

and howfocuer

tlwu imagineft thy feltetobe at


the very bottome., yet maieftthou

fftht

fmd euery day how to finko dee-

^^i
ItliifW

per

>JL

Uoni^M^mn^___
finne,
the abhorring of
other like
Lhdiuers and fundry
wherein confiftethave-

rf

-.!

r 7VW* Tnrtfi f theconftde


rat'tonof our[raws :

'

Table

themoreprofitablevntothee,thou

after ftup-

wracke, (as Saint Ierome wit-

outofthebuBut
terrooteofthisconftderation.

Uthofe ^eetfruits

neffethjistruerepeiitance. Thisis
afcending, and
the firil ftep of this

the

fivft ttotic

obtaining.of
becmfc towards the

this fpirituall

ikhfruits^isneedfuUtohaucH

Now

to obtaine this
of repentance (befides the

building.

vertue

of

Ifiuentofuchasbehumbleandl

grace ofGod , whofc gift true


much
pentance is,) it hclpeth very
to-confidcrtbe multitude of our
and
as well prefent, as paft,
re-

deuout)

to

Hereof commeth the


which
ledge of our felues , (of
the Mepoint wc minde to treat in

Of

this
ditation next following.)
the
confideration alfo commeth

contempt
f;

for

thatrecolleamg thy
part of thy heart,
the inward
King
imitate that holy

thou maift

ration

know-

be requihte

tend,

this confide-

proccedeth compun&ion
and repentance of fmnes,and many
other excellent vertues

avail

and dcuotion to
Lite of humility

and mawithall, the grieuoufneffe

ofthem. For of

it

cheetodefireoftheLovd,th lS

finnes,

lice

U great pattofperfcaion. may be


r Now, that this cxtrcifc

redmore At Urge*
firft

God

Lffcaions,

wherm ths

decUformer meditation is

THE

_5

Efay 3 8.

before thee

recite
wholVid , I
the yeares of my life,
\(0 Lord) all
\mtbebittemjfeofmyheart.

iMeditationfor

16*
fjMK

CWonday Morning.

remembrcd the life to


jcome, neither knew what it was to
[call vpon Almighty God in his
[that neither

Of the multitude of fanes that


thou baft comniitte&m thy

how to put his allured truft and affiance in

Sect.

NOW,
number

Ht

cbar'itk.'

pleafures

mighty God himfelfc,

{halt find , that there

contemned and offended Almighty God, What reuerence hath he


OfYCUtborneto that moft high and ditiine rencc vnlo
Maicftie, that hith beene accufto- ^Almighty
med to rent that name of fb great Cod.

is

tlx

commaundement is to
honour Almighty God, who(as S.

Faith,

honoured with
thefe three TheologicaU vertues,
Faith, Hope, and Charitie. Now,
what manerofFaithhadhe, that

Thcfirft

Augttftme faith)

had
belieued that all thofe things which
his faith tcacheth him, had beene
ftarke lies > What hope had he,
if hee

that]

of thefe

firh that for.

things he hath

reuerence, atidtoteare if inpee-

is

hath liued lb loofely , as

and delights, then Al-

eucry one

fcarcely a

thou haft not tranfgrefTed.

Hofe.

had he that hath

demcnts and precepts ofAlmighty


> and Tndoubtedly thbii

precept which thou haft not broken, nor a commawidement, which

1!'

charitie

ruruie ouer briefly all the commart-

GO D

Commandcmenu.

more loued a point of honor, more


accounted* of the chaffe of. his
worldly lucre and commodirie,and
more regarded the filthinefTe ofhis

know the

of thy finnes thai


thou haft committed in times paft,

Ofbrcd!(mg

him

What
I.

ifthou wilt

fSi

and aduerfities, nor yet

[troubles

former life*

#,:

17

ces , in

by

it

fwcaring and for fwearing

vpon cuery

light occasion,

Offocaring and

forfwsfa

and that foreuery


ter

triflle

and mat-

ring.

of no importance.

How

hath hce fan<SU(ied and


kept holy the Lords Sabbothes,

Kath gaped for thofe daics to


none other end ,but onely to offend

that

Almighty

OfpY0\t)<L-

ning the
Sdbbaotb.

Mo

ftday

Mcdimhnfor

i3

Almighty

God the more

in

them

at
to vfe dyeing, carding, playing
Tables, bowlingand other games;

to iet and gaze

vpand downe

in

of-

the ftreets, togiuc fcandaliand


fence to innocent young Maidens

and Virgincs , and to'kcepe euill


company and conuerfation.

0/
I

rfi/o&c-

dunce to
Puentt
jhatcs.

Uer-feeingthy family and feruants,


inftrua them in Chriftian religi-

on and godlineffe; to exercifethem

hath

beenc but a filthy pud-

]le,andftinkingdunghill,meete for
eaftly

fwine ?

What

thy

hath

becnebut (as the Prophet


Fayth) anopenSepulcher , from
Whence haue ilTued the euill favours of the foule that lie dead
louth

ithin thee?

What hath thine eyes

to the fight of thine eyes which

thouhaft notcoueted and procured ? neuer fo much as once re-

membring , that Almighty God


was prefent and lookingypon thee,

to dire& them with thy good


councellandvertuous example, in

and that he had gmenthee-aa inhibition, that thou ftiouldeft not taft
of that tree. Vnto the fornicator
(the wife man faith) all bread is Eccle.3.
[wet, becaufc his appetite and l7 .

thcwayesofGod.

As for the hatred,

difpleafurei,

grudges,paffions,and defires ofre-

ucnge which thou haft had, who is

greedy defire, is fo vnfatiable, that

able to number them ? And if


is
things cannot be exprcfled, who

he tatteth all things ,and findeth fa-

of
then able todeclarc the number

bring that thefe

thefe

fc-

fhy heart

What

prayers,to traine them yp in honcfty,vcrtueand goodneflc, and


in

f.-

ords and defires ?

IP

After this , confider how


wardandobftinate thou haft been Bbeenc,but(as it were)certaine winto -Idowes of perdition and death ?
to thy Parents, how difobedient
[What thing hath beene prefented
thyfuperiors, how negligent in ofro-

4?!!-

Morning*

thy diflioncfties,and vnclcanneffe,


wherein thouhaft fallen by works,

words

uour in

whom

all

things

is

neuer remem-

God

vnto

he muft be accountable for

them.

Moreouerj

'ft!.

if

Monday Mdwbtg*

iMedimionfor

20

Morcbuer 3 who -is


>

clare tfre

able to de*

grcatnenVof thy coue-

toufacflc, and the robberies and

theftsof thy defires

which- hauc

:ii.

that all the

?Thydcfire of honor

and praife, how farrchath

it

exten-

jKefle?

Now, what (hall I fayofthe*vain

tle for them?

defireth another

glory and lightnes ofthy heart,fith

mans lands and goods,be(asin. very

thatcucn a light feather in thy Gap,

deed he is)a very thiefe in the fight


ofAlmighty God*, how oftentimes
haft thou deferucd to be hanged,
that in thy heart haft committed (o

on thy
legges , or a gard of veluet vpon
thy cloake, or a few filke cuts and
iags, haue beene able to make thee

many thefts? Now,as touching thy

to ftrout,iet,and

lyes,thy back-bitings,and thy

very proudly, fondly, &-peacock-

rafti

or a ftrange paireof hofe

iudgcments,as hardly may they be

like in

numbred

thee

as the reft; for in a

mancr

aduance thy felfe,

the fttfeets^, yea,and to make

defkous to be gazed vpon of

all

men

beene ofother folkesliues,without

ken

fparingany order or eftate whatfo-

with vanitie and defire

cuer

owne eftimation ?

commu-

nicated with others- , but that the


principall part

of thy talke , hath

Thus is; the maner of thykeeping of the Commandcmcnts.

ir

how great

tempt ofothers, who js able to.cx-

-,

ft*

liath it beene

God hath giuen thee

thou neuer hadft iearcely


"'*!:

khe pride of thy-heare

tented with that which Almighty

And ifhce that


li-i

Iwhole eftate of thy life; confider

ded? Thy prefumption, thyeftimation of thy felf , and thy con-

beene (o farreorYfrom being con-

whole world hath fcemed too lit11

21

Looke therefore diligently into the


whole

.What fteps haft thou


made ? What worke haft thou
done? What word haft thoufpo?

that hath not beene fet forth

of

thine

Thy-apparell, thyferuice, thy


conucrfation^ thy Table, thy bed,

tftyentertainment; to

be fhort, in a
manner

'

;!!

manner all thy dealings and demeanours,haue fauoured of pride,


yea, they hauebeenc wholly clothed with meerevanitie. Further-

more, thy anger hath bcene like a


Serpent , thy gluttony like arauening Woolfe, thy (loth like a lazic

!'
I'ill

Afle, thy enuie farre patting any

is".

viper.

ft

And

herein finally (ifthou

doe well confider thy felfe) thou


(halt find that thou haft gone very
rarre wandering out of the way,
and liued in a very dangerous

.<-

eftatc*

ofthy fences,

Mi
!
hi

"

i
r

Confider likewife
Ofmifuandnotonelyofthem, but alio of
fmgtby
fences and all the gifts, graces, and benefits
benefits of
hath giuen
that Almighty

God

Almighty

God.

and confider after what (ore


thou haft imploied them, andvn
doubtedly thou (halt find 3 that of

thee

all

wherewith thou
haue done the more fer-

thefe things

"Ir:

ftiouldft

fo-M

uice vnto him,

who is the giuer

of

them all, thou haft made weapons


and instruments, wherewithal! to
offend him the more.
Herein haft thou confumedthy
ft*-.

ftrength.

Hi

Monday Morning.

Medimtonfor

22

ft

"'4l

.ength, thy health, thy

fubftance,

thy vnderfUnding, thy


thy.
.lemorie, thy willi thy fight,
handstand
longue, thine earcs, thy
tylife,

tllthereft..
%

worie
Thefe and many other
wicked a&s, haft thou committed
thou
life paft ; wherefore

In thy
[nayft

very well fay with that

great finner,
great finner

(who as heewasa
fo was he alfo a re-

(O
pentant finner) / haue fmrnd
Lord) about the number ofthefahds

tranfgrefftons
of the Seas , my
are
Lordy are multiplied,**} offences

many : And whereas


were fo many things, that

exceeding
there

might fomewhat haue bridelcd


of Althee, and made thee afraid
mighty God, as the multitude of

and his exceeding


iufticc : yet
great goodneffe and
wouldcft
for all his benefits thou
nor for
neuer acknowledge him,

his

benefits

for his
ihisgoodneffe loue him, nor
hinu-btttvttcrly foriufticefeare

getting all thefe things, and


faft

thine eyes

dofing

from beholding
them,

i.Chro.

;.

It,

Monday Mernm&.

^Meditationfor

24

them, as one that had becne fork


blind,thou haft wilfully wallowed
thy felfc in all kind ofvices.
Now^f it. had fo becne, that the
commodities and prouocations
thou haddeft to allure thee to
finne , had beene great thenperaduenture thy offences might haue
had fome prctenced colour of excufe But what* canft thou fay for
thy felf}feeing-that euen for trifling
matters ofno importance, for childifti toyes , yea many times without any commoditie at all , thou
haft voluntarily finned , and (as it
were) onely in meerc contempt
and defpight of Almighty God ?
Other men when they finne , are
wont to doe it with fome feare
and remorfe ofconfcience,or at the
:

leaft,

Cr

thou haddeft belceued


[hat there was a God, yet thy bejiefc

if

was like vnto their* that fayd,

Lord/hall not fee our doings. Pfa.^4.7<


\either fhall the god of Iacob vn(htr

Icrflandthem.

one of the grcateft wickednefle in. all the world : for along thofe fixe things which (as
Salomon faith) are abhordof Alnighty God, one is, To hauefwtft
---This

"tet

is

to rttme to doe wickednejfe ,That

hane a facilitie and fwiftnefie3


vhieh the wicked haue in oflfen-

5,to

hrjg

Almighty God..

a man

Ifthefinncs and dsfeUs that


mayfailinto^fter he is come to
the knowledge cf Almighty

when the finne is committed,

qod.

chey are very forry for it, But thou


St't-

f>

vnfenfible^that thou haft commit-

SfiCTi II.
iRthefeand many other finncs,

ted a thoufand finncs , without any

iitiscertaine that

perhaps haft beene fo blind, and fo

kind offeare, or remorfe of confid-

euen as thouhadft thought


that there had beene no God at all
ence

Or

thou haft

fal-

thou kneweft Almigh}icGod.But after thou didft come


[o the knowledge of him , (if haplen before

i]

p.

Prou.tf.

>8.

pily thou haft yet

knowne him)

defire him that he will

thine eies ,

and thou ftiak find that

euen

foe alt this knowledge,

ftill

Iofu.if.8.

man

I.

beeaufe thou haft dealt fo rauourably with them , and haft beenefo

well affe&ed towards them.

Confider then, how in all things


thou art full of'defects ; to wit, in
thy duty towards God , towards
thy neighbour, and towards thy
felfe. Confider how little thou haft

mrd'm
the way

of God, ha
turning
bactpwrd.

[aft?

Confider alfo

feene

by

the

little

and

paines thou haft

Thy

|akcn for his fake.

percciued

by

{ainfthim.

Thy

tad truft in

him

Confider how

>w little louc , feare , and hope,


louhaft had in Almighty God.
Thy little ioue towards him, is

tor, being fo long a time as

is

how little forrow

iou haft had for thy finnes

Itnnes

little

feare

manifold

the

thou haft committed


little
, is

a-

confidence

euidently de-

liuelythy pafllons are, euenyct

pared in the time of tribulation,by

vnto this day: How

Ihe

haft continued
ingfor-

farre off

profited in the feruice of thy Crea-

little thou haft

increafed in vertues,and

The not ^jb-

Is

from that
pruent deuotion* which peradlenture thou haft had in times

now very

Irt

and many Iebufites yet re-

fincc he called thee.

of ipirit.

wcli (troweft thou) that thou

of the ok

it

*7

as touching thy

bruour and deuotion

maining in the Land of promife,


ludgC

confider

rife

a little open

there are many reliques

Monday Morning*

Medstttionfor

26

how thou

cuermore

at one

fame ftay \ cuen like an old knotty


but ratree that neucr thriueth
:

ther perhaps- thou

haft

turned

backward jbrafmuch as in the way


of God, the not going forward,
a turning backward. At the lcaft
is

pes
In

of mind which thou

that

not

tempeft

fufferedft

for that thou haft

perfectly ftayed and fetled thy

with the Anchor ofHope.


Furthermore, confider how euilhhou haft aniweredtohis diheart

uineinfpirattons,
y
f

wife

great raging ftormes and trou-

how vnwilling-

thou haft fticwcd thy felfe to

receiue

28

Meditation-for
receiue the light

Eph.4.
30.

Monday Morning.

of Hcaucn , how

writ, to profit others

thou haft grieued the holy Ghoft,


and fufferedft him to crie and call

n it commeth to palfe

feruc

tvemjt
God

vponthee fa oftentimes in vaine:


For in that thou art loth to gainfay

according

thine

to bit mil3

andmt
according

tocunrvne

owne

will; thou dolt gainfay and refill the will of Almighty

God.Hc calleth thee one way,and


thou fblloweft another. He would
hauc thee to fcrue him in one
worke, and thou wilt feruc him to
another worke.
j

And although thou leeft cleerc-l


ly whatthe will ofAlmighty
ii*-,'

y.et'if

happily thine
;

G<4

dwne will!

be ffct on the contrary, thou fetueft'

him

in fuch things as thine

owne

Will likcth

, and not in fuch things


he would haue thee to ferue
him. Heperaduentutc calleth thec

as

to inward exerdfes, and thou turner!: to thoie that be outward.


He
calleth thee to prayer,andthou giueft thy felfe to reading.His will- is
that thou ftiouldeft firft attend
thine

to

own foules health,beforc any!

others
ielfe,

but thou forgettcft thy


andfettcft afide thine owne
:

loft

neither

profit

*9

whercup-

thy

that thou

k\k nor

ihem.

To

conclude, as often as thy

contrary to the will of AllightyGod, thine alwaies preill

is

and

aileth,
:he

is

the eonquerer, and

of Almighty
ouerthrow.
will

And

if

God

hash
f

perhaps thou doc any

jood worke(good Lord)how many defects are there intermingled


therein ?

er,

Ifthou.be giucn to pray-

how oftentimes

fracted,

heauy,irkfome,drowfie,

and flothfull

Hcwto

art thou dif- examine

I
I

the defefts

without anyreue- and im$errence to the Maiefty of


Almighty feft'umsofm
God, vnto whom thou fpeakeft : th/good
and thou thinkeftthc time of
prayer,
very long and tedious vnto
thee , and art neuerin
quiet vntiH
:

thou haft giuenitoucr

that thou

maieft attendntothy other


bufines,
that

be more agreeable to thy

taft

and liking.
I

Now,when thou doft any other


good

worke,

.1

with what cold-

profit^

nefle

_l

Monday Morning.

Meditation/or

31

With how

done thy duty towards


want of
Ithy neighbours , thou (halt find, Of
duty
tothat thou haft neither loued them,
thou haft

done
many defers andim-

faintneiTe is it

and

neffe

perfe&ionsisit fraighted ? if this


becertaine, that

looketh not fo much to the Cub-,


ftanccof the good workethat is!
done, as to the intention wherc-f

with

it is

done,

how many goodj

fo much as eucn pitty and

haft thou

one fame body,(fith we

oncly to fatisfie thine


taftand contcntation? And

how many

done fincerely
and purely for the loue of God,
without hauing fomc kind of vaine
refpeel ofthe world ?

Now

haft thou

if

thou confidcr how


thou

which the Apoftle fo oftentimes on.


rcquireth ofvs, commanding vs to
Eph.4.
loue one another, as members of

done oncly in regard ofthine owne


eftimation and credit > How many
for the pleating and liking of men,

how few

Trtteittftkc

and falfef and counterfeit iufticc Mg_MW


paftonjnd
difdaine and indignation. At the
falfemfiice
lcaft, as touching that bond of loue indignati-

on,

ofothers, or for cuftbme or man-

owne

iufticetakethpitty and compafli-

them ? How many haft thou done,


mooucd oncly by the importunity

many

compaf-

vpon them yea, pcraducnture, in fteede of taking companion Ypon them, thou haft difdained
and grudged at their doings,
though it be certaine , that true

fion

andchaffe, and that neither vanity


nor the world hath pluckcd(at the
leaft) one locke of woole from

How

thy

net

deuoured to helpe them in their


troubles, neither yet haft thou had

workes (I pray thee) haft thou


done in fuch fort, as they pafled away pure and cieane from duft

ners fake ?

ward

Almighty God commandeth


[thee , nor bcene forry for their aduerlities, as for thine owne, nor inas

Almighty God

be

all

par-

ofone fame Spirit) confider


how farre off thou haft beenc from

takers
|

hauing that loue.


haft

How oftentimes

thou omitted to relieue the

poore, to vifit the fickc


the

to helpe

widowc,andto be a protestor
and

4.

MondayxMormng,

MetitMionfcr

and mcdiatorfor him that could do


very little for himfelfe? Vntohow
many perfons haft thou giuen offence with thy .woRies, with thy
deeds,and with thy anfwers ?how
oftentimes haft thou preferred thy
felfe before thy equals, defpifed

thy inferiors, and flattered thy fuperiors ? Crouching and creeping


down like a fily Emmet to the one
fort, and ftrouting and aduauncing
thy felfe very proudly, like an
Elephant to the others?
But now,if thou wilt take a view
ofthy felfe , and put thy hand into
thine own bofome,0

how leprous

thou plucke it out againe,


( and what deepe fettered wounds
malt thou find within thee ? How
greeneand liuely fhalt thou find
within , the rootes of pride , the
loue of honour and eftimation ?
ftiak

The trickling of

vaine glory

hypocrifie priuily

and

dittembled

Wherewith thou laboured to couer thy defers , and would elt


gladly feemeto be another maner
of man, then in very deede thou
aitr

22

Whatalouer art thou ofthine


owae worl a ly game and commoditie,and of the pleafure and deart?

of thy flefh whereunto oftentimes , vnder the colour of neceifitie, thou dooft not onely prouide, but aHb-ferue : thou dooft
not onely fuftaine it, but alfo pamper and, cherilh it with great delicacie ? Againe , if one of thine equals doe but take the right hand
ofthee, or fet his foote f me what
before thee, or fit abouethee at
the Table, how quickly doe the!
rootes of enuic bud foorth and
fhew themfelues ? And if another
doe but a little touch thee in a
point of eftimation (god Lord)
what afuddaine and furious cholericke rage doft thou fall into ?
But among all other euils, who
is able to expreife the loofenelre of
thy. tongue, the lightneffeofthy

lights

heart, the ftubburnnefl'e

of thine

owne will , and thy vnconftancy


in good jpurpofes ? How many
waiteand voide words doeiffue
from thy tongue?how much vaine

and!

tm

Mondty Morning.

Meditation/or

34

andneediefle language doftthou


How
fondly lauifh out in a day ?

much

doft thou

babbie and talke

hinderanee
to the derogation anil
praifc
thy neighboured to the

What elfe

fav'te

to

bane the
o-

viftahe

thyfelfe ?
and commendation of
How feldome times doft thou degiueouer
nie thine owne will, and

and fometimes thou tarrieft notfo

'"clucsjf

t*

indc

to be per-

fectly vcr~

>

vnto that lunatike man mentioned in the Gofpell, whom the


Difciples of our Sauiour could
not heale, not,that his difcafe was.
fo great?

perucrfc

'

thee to

of thy in-

good purpofes,
conclude in few words)

Irilikemaner, the lightneffeof

thy heart, the fickleneffe, mutabi-

, it

was alwayesneceffarie for


haue this viaorie , in cafe thou
mindetobeperfe&lyvertuous.

Now,what jfhall I fay

&

like

and thine owne


verydeede
will: whereas in

taoui.

it

altereft thy
but ehangeft
determinations,; if not out ofhand,
yet in the very fame houre. Now
what other thing is this, but to be

long

and thou (halt find that it is very


thou halt
rare and feldome, that
thy
obtained the vi&orie ouer
fclfe ,

ucr our

at Eueriing; yea,

and breaking

Confider this point attcntiuely,


ntcef-

were) a weauingand vnweauingy


purpofing a thing in the morning,

of

God.or of thy neighbour


is

chy whole life

is all

but very childim toyes, and (as it

the pray,whereuponitfeedeth,to
will of Almighty
fulfill either the

it

35

and pufillanimity, thereof are fuch, as they can


as hardily be expreflcd. For it is

Hty,vnftedfjiiinefle,
.

maaifeft

that thy heart changeth

many

diucrs

conftancie in thy

and varieth jhto fo

but (to

fhapes and formes, as there chan-

no Wethercockethat]
win!
lightly turnetli with eucry

ih-it

fo

there

is

astnou.doft

,i

with the leaitpuffe

of puery tr ifi ing occafion that is


fered vnto thee.
.

of-

What

and accidents
vnto it euery hourc of the day,
and that without any fitmenefle or

ceth diuers occasions

confiancy at

all.

How

foone

is it

diftra&ed with euery trifling bufi-

neflfe?

Meditationfor

^Monday Morrimg.

nc(fe?How lightly powrcthitout

offelfe loue,and ofthine owne ob(tinate will , and of all the other

all

that it hath,and how little trou-

bleand aduerfity, isabletovexe


ft

and totmcfltdt, yea, and yttcrly

"

ouerwhelnie it ?-

Toicondudc, when thou haft


acwell examined and made thine
count aright, and feeft what thou

m
m
P.'

haft,
{halt

Pr

to

and what thou wantett,thofl


furely find.e, that thou halt

goodcaufeto be afraid, lcaftall


a very
that thou haft, be but onely
deceit and a meerc (hadow of ver-

tue, and euen a falfe and counteras thou


feit iuttice : forfomuch

no more in thee , but a little


, which
tafte ofAlmighty
may perhaps fauour more of the
haft

1,

I
!1
'%

I Id

GOD

fleOvthenofthefpirit.

.'!''

may

fo be

And yet it

that herewith thou

thinkeft thy felfc

to be fafc and

iecuresyea,peraduenture thou wilt


not fticke to fay with the proud

1m 9
id
-

Luk.xS:i

That thou art not as other


that
-non ^;Becaufe they haue not
haft.
taftc andfeeling which thou

Pharifie,

Wherea*onthe other fide, thou


full
haft the bofome of thy foule ,
of

foule defects

37

and inordinate pae-

So that all
the fubftance of this gay {hew of
vertue and goodneffe , is no more

ons before mentioned.

in

efFe,but to fay Lord,Lord,and

twt to doe the will

of our Lord

This isto.immitatc the counterfeit


iufticeoft thePharifies , andtobe,
thatluke-warme man(to wit, neither hot nor cold) in the feruice

of

God, which is fpoken of in the AAlmighty God


vomketh out of his moath.
pocalips,

whom

Allthcfe things (Chriftian brother)thou oughteft to confider very diligently

this

direct

with thy felfc, and to


confidcration to this

hereby procure forrow and grieix for thy


and attaine to the knowlinnes
ledge of thine owne mifcno:that

end, that thou maicft

the one thou maieft defire pardon of our Lord for thine offences

by

and by the other vettue and


grace , neuer to offend him any

paft,

more.

C?

Of

mi

Mvnd&y Morning.

Meditwonfor

38
'

Jtl

|ii

Of the

.<{

accHfation of

* mms

<wne

Cmfcknce And eftfa abhorring

to

vp our eyes toward hea-

lift

and

let

vs firike our felues

with that Publican in the Gofpell,

Sect.
:

AFter a man

III.
hath thus Gonfide-

red the multitude of his

and fcenc himfelfe


Si

eiieiy fide

fins>

how he is

on

Ioden^and ouercharged

with the burden of the fame : his


tohaue
part is to humble himfelf;

&

as

great a fcrrow and

compun&ion

he may polTibly,and to defire to


be contemned and defpiied of all
creatures , for that he hath thus
difpifed the Creator of them all.
For the furtherance of which delire, he may helpe hirnfeife with a
very deuout confederation of an
is

Si *\

Jii*
''J-

ancient Father,
this

whofpeakingof

confuiion of conicicnce^and of

the contempt of our (clues


"theie

hath

words.

Let vs 'confider my brethren,,


our owne great vileneffe, and hov\
^g-

greatly

wc

haue offended Almightly

mighty God; and let vs humble


our felues before him, as much as
we can poflibly. Let vs be afraid
uen

and contempt ofhimfelfe.

op

thpt

Almighty

ty and

Luk.i8.
1

is

1.

God may take pit-

compaffion vpon

vs.

Let

our felues, and take


armes againtt our owne malice
and wickedneffe. Let vs become 1. Cora 1
Iudges ouer our felues , and let 3*euery one of vs fay within himfelfe ; If our Lord hath beene fo
reprochfully handled for my fake,
;ifhe haue fuffered fo great torments and moil gricuous "paines
vs enforce

for

the Imncs that

ted

my

icife

M
Si

being the very

that I fliould

any thing

abnfe and

pcrfon that hath finned


bi,?

I
fe|C*

haue commit-

why fhould not

defpife

Mi
"$

/<

God for-

cucr prefume

more of my

felfe,thcn

of

moll vile and filthy dunghill,


whofe horrible (tench euen I my

iclfe

cannot well abide. I

that

hath

God.

defpifed

am he that
______ C q.

am he
r

Almighty

hath fought

mcanes

,^r

m
m
jm

Monday Morning

^Meditation for

means to crucifie him againe vpon

&

me thinketh that all


the whole frame of this world^crithe Croffe:

eth out with


y.i'

-I",

'I

open voice

againft

me/aying:Thisishethat hath offended and defpi&d our common


Lord. This is that wicked
vn-

&

to

i.i

wretched creature , that


hath rather bin mooued with the
guiltfulf baites ofthe Diuell, then
with the great benefits oAlmighty G od.T his is he that hath beenc
more delighted with the maliceof
the Diuell then with the bountiful
goodneflcand fauour of Almighty
God. This is he, that could neuer
gratefull

&

if'h

be induced to vertue
goodnefTe,
with the fatherly louing cheriflii"gs,& entertainments of Almighty

God

neither could

made afraid with

he cuer be

God. This is he ,
Ioucd and chofen
(linking

is

he,that hath beene

more afraid to offend a feely weak


man. , then, the omnipotence of*
Almighty

tocnioy a little
dung and myre,here vpon

the earth

then the euerlafting

chiefe felicity in the

Kingdomeor

Mi

heauen. Jbfcishc, that hath fixed


his eyes vpon rotten and corruptible creatures,and Ytterly neglc&ed

the Creator.
lay ?

What

more

fhall I

Theft is nothing fo filthy3 no-

thing fo abhominable, that he hath

commit in the preof Almighty God , without

refrained to
fence

hauing any refpeft or (harae of fo


great a Maieftie. Wherefore all
creatures

doe

to ha,ue

tempt. This

that hath rather

dome,and goodneffe of Almighty

God, and brought them into con-

Plowman of the Country y then


before the prcfence of Almighty

rudge meats. This is hce,


that hath (fo much as ly eth in
him) defaced the power
wife3

and

terrible

II"

GOD.

Almighty
Tliis is, hee
that hath beene morq afhamed to
commit a filthy acT: before a rude

out after their


manner againft me , and fay j This
is that lewd Caytiue that hath abufed vs all, for where as he ought

his dreadfull

41

crie

employed vs in the feruice


and glory of pur Creator , he hath
made vs to ferue the will and pleasure of the Diuell :pcruerting al!
fuch things , to the iniuryandre

proch

Hm

';*'
I.

"i'jW

i
m
m
:

,'-fJ

Meditati'jnfor

42

Monday Morning*

proch of the Creator., as he had


created for his feruicc

lift

'#

'

His foule was beautified with


the Image of God,andhe hath dif-

1%

figured
clothed

its

Image , and
with our vile Image and

t!iis

it

likenetfe.

diuine

He

hath beene more

earthly then the earth

it (elfc,

more

more mumore eekind-

ftippery then the water,


:

table then the wind,

I"
I'

led in his appetites then the

fire,

more hardned then the very ft ones,


more cruell againft himfelfe then|
the wild beafts, more fpi.tefull and
venemous againft others, then the
very Cockatrice. What.neede I to
vfc many words ? He hath neither
feared Almighty God , nor made

$.

1;
j

account of men , .and therefore lie


hath caft abroad his poifon (as

much

him lay) vpon.mapy


perlons , alluring them to beare
him company in all hisfinnesand

as in

wkkednefie.

He

hath not beene

content, to be himfelfe alone iniuIt"?'

if

rious

and reprochfull againft Almighty God, but would haue ma,

ny others

alfo ,

to be partakers

and

43

and companions with him, in his


(infull, wicked, and iniurious doings.

Now, what fhall I fay of his

other abhominable naughtineffe

P
\

it

His pride hath becne fo great, that


he would not be fubiet vnto Al-

mighty God, nor fubmit his necke


vnder thi fweete yoke of his obe-

II

dience, but would rather Hue as he


himfelfe thought beft , and fulfill
his

owne will in each point,

rebel-

(fomuch as lay in him)againft


Almighty God. If Almighty God

ling

did not fulfill his appetites and denres, or ifhe fent him any troubles
or aduerfities,he

was

in as great an

m
-:

anger and rage againft him, as he


would haue bin againft one of hi?
feruants.In all his doings he

be praifed,as
in

the good

would
well in the wicked as
as though he had bin

Almighty God himfelfe, to whom


onely it appertaineth to be praifed
in all his workes, for as much as all
that he doth is good , or ordained
to goodneffc.

What

{hall I fay

He hath beene more proud


fomc degree) then Lucifer,

more ?
(in

- i.'SM

m
'M
m
m
at?*-

'Mi

raoiv

w
m

Monday Morning*

LMeditationfor

44

1ft*

mighty God lhaue

more. prefymptuous then ./&&0


for they being(as they werc)full of

fume of themf:lues , but this v.n-

But> *o

ry deed a filthy and liinking dung-

uoke him to efteeme himfelfe in


any refpe& ? AH creatures doe
mc, and fay, Come,
this

wicked

finfull

things,

i
''

fe
Kir-

..

If? t;
Jiff
3

SSL:

tuiferable
Oiall I

wretch that I am, what

doe

Whither

fhall I goc,

feeing all things are in

amies

a-

fay.

It

^ainft

mc? Where fhall J hide- my

fclfe ?

Who will recetuemejfe-cing

hauc

-.offended all things ? Al-

mi

all

know
fin-

"11

am) whither I
may goe,forafmuch as I haue made
all things to become my enimies.

hath.done fuch great

If I

Ihauealfo offended

full (caitife

that

wrong and
villany to our Creator. Tke earth
faith , why doe I beare him ? The
Water faith, why do I notdrownc
him ? The Ayre faith , why doe I
giue him breath? The Fire fayth,
Why doelnotburne him? Hell
faith, whydoelnotfwallowhim
vpand torment him? Alas, alas,

make fo

not therefore, poore wretched

deftroy

wretch

creatures together in him. I

out againft
let vs

what end doe

longadifcourfc?for in that I offended the Lord and Creator of ail

whatfhould moueandpro-

therefore iuftly crie

abufed.

gracious fmfull caitife,being in ve-

Jm

vw-.li

haue made angry, the


Saints I haue diilaonored , Men I
haue offended and fcandalized^nd
all creatures I haue mqft wickedly
Angels

dearcneffe and bcautie , had fomc


motiue , and prouoeations to pre-

hill,

defpifed, the

V\

that I

the things that I fee aI can find nothing that

Among

all

boutme

will take

my part,infomuch that eowne very conference


againft me, and all my

uen mine
barketh

bowels doe accufe me,and rent me


weepe
in peeces.Whercfore,I will
continuallyj will lament my wret~
chedneffe, like a poore miferable

creature, I jwillneuerceafewecof
ping,fo long as I Hue in this vale

miferiej will expeft, if (perhaps)


my molt mcrcifull Sauiour will

vo^rh-

mp:.

as

&

-J

r
lif

fed!'

II

Meditation for

48

pifed

by euery one ofthem,

Monday Mor/tixg.
for fo

me, infomuch as the very names of

ofthem all. This (hall be vnto


me atreafure , which I will very

them,

earneftLy defirc, namely, to heape


paines and defpights againft my

nothingelfe, but only the

tor

felfe,and to loue
(I

nours of this

::

them with hearty

life, fhall

be a tor-

ment vnto me , and I will account


them all to be my moft deceitfull
and flattering enemies. I beleeue
affuredly, that in cafe I fhall doc
thus ,1 fliall prouoke all things

if-:

(notwithftanding Ihaue offended


them) to take pitty and companion vpon me: and that thefe crea-

i'..;

.-

tures
gainft

which before cried out

me,

will

now

a-

after their

manner, pray and intreat in my bchalfe.

III

Wherefore,I

am contented,

that all dishonours, reproches and

punifhments; doe runne vpon mc


-on euery: fide

fo that

by them I

may be brought to my moft fweet


andmercifull Lord. And as for all
honour, pleafure,and delight,th'ey
\

no more be heard in

my Lord God ,

honor of
and the contempt

and confufion of my

felfe.

&
*

if.

ft*

s$

Hetherto are the words ofthat

AH

Kit

fhall

my houfe.In all things I wiH feeke

arYe6tion,that {hall helpe me herein.


the confolations and ho-

:i

*k

mail be banifhcd away quite from

much as Ihauedefpifed the-Crea-

ill

4?

auncient and godly Father


will

which

vndoubtedly be a very great

helpe vnto him, that fhall deuout-

ly

meditate vpon them,to procure

and ingender in

him ,

notable affections

thefe fourc

rTo

witj, firft,

Sorrow for finne : Secondly, the


fcare of God : Thirdly, a holy hatred ofhimfelfe: And fourthly , a
defire to be contemned and defpiied, for

Gods fake.

Of the

firft

in,

m
m
pi

affe&ion procee-

H ded repentance, which wafheth a-

way all our

finnes paft.

la die fecond

is

contained the

of God, which escludeth all


linnes that are to come.

feare

By the third,is
of himfelfe-

obtained a hatred

againft the loue of

himfelfe.

And

^M
bi

i'^-Ji

_*

50

fpi
19 ?

'

wbatef-

.&

fi&sare
caufedjby

hanlnga
holy hatred

and contempt of

a mam

*
!!

ihlfi.

[fill'!

If

MeditAtfatifor

F
iMeMmionfor

52

Monty Merning*

53

of the original! and birth 'eemeth vnto vs. Befides


all this,
ofman to wit , the matter where
compare
this
thou
life,
with the
f
of he is compounded; the manner' :ternitie of the life to
come , that
of.his conception the griefes and
indureth for cuermore , it fliall
;painesof his birth ; the frailty and
carcely feeme fo much as a mimiferies of his body, according ti
mte. Whereby thou maift perhereafter fliall be entreated.. Then
:eiue, howfarre out of the way
thou haft to confider the great mi
hofe perfons are,who to enioy the
feries of the life that heliueth
in
ittle blaft of fo fhort a life, doe haand chiefely thefe feauen. "
:ard to loofe the quiet reft of the
jleffedlife to come , which {hall
vileneflfe

\ij if

;.

m%
if"

:ndure euerlaftingly.

I.

1'

Ofthejbmnefle ofthis life.


t.Ofthe vncertamty ofour life.

FIrft , confider how


lo.

life is,

fh6rt

this

feeing the longeft tearme

Econdly , confider how vncertaine this life is, (which is ano-

thereof^ paflcth not threefcore and


tcnne,or.fourefcore yceres. For all

the
<

;V

KH 1'^

reft, (ifany

it

a little longer) is but labour and

forrow.

II.

:her

mans life be drawn

And

thou take, out of


time of our infancie, which
rather a life of beafts then of,

men , and vvithall


IS:

;
*

it?

the time that is


fpent in deeping, at which time wc

felfc very fhort,

it

that very fmallcontinu-

nce oflife that it hath,


red,

"i

life is

a great deale friorter then

it

feemeth

is

not affu-

but doubtful!. For how

(I pray

thee) doe

come

ofthole threefcore

many

to the age

and tenne

which

or

we

foure-fcore

yeeres,

fpeake of? In

how many perfons is

hauenotthc vie of onr fenfes and


teafon :thou flialt find , that our;

rf

mifery befides the former) for

not onely of

Wcuert

if

this the
is

is

the

web

when

cut off, euen at the hxft,

it is

fcarcely

begunne to be

woucn ?

11
11

mmm
mil

Tuesday Morning.

tMediutionfor

54

wcuen ? how many doe paffe a-(j


way out ofthis world, euen in the;

lath

55

made a memorial!, of all iiich


pcrfonages

ratable

cnowne

in the

as he hatl

world, in

kind of
dead
: and
age, and in the very bloflbming of
youth ? Yce-kntm not (faith our Sa. omctimes he readeth their names,
uiour) when our Lord mil w*^[l>rcalieth them to mindt, and in
hearfali of euery one ofthem, he
whether in the Morning , or 4ft
flower,as they tearme

of

it ,

their

>ftates

Midnight ,

T^oonf-day, or at

or

the time of the fockzcromnv. That


is

to fay, yee

will

know not whether he

come in the time of infancy, r

of child-hood , or of youth, or of
age. For the better perceiuing of
this

point,

be a good helpe:
to minde , how

it fliall

which

now

all

are

lothbriefely reprefent before his

yes, the whole tragedy of their


,

the mockeries anddeceiptg

>fthis

world, and with ail,the con-

iues

and end of

worldly
things. Whereby hevnderftandieth, what good caufe the Apoftle
:Iufion

all

ad to fay , that the figure of this


vntotheeto call
i.Cor.7.
vrldpaffeth away In which words, >3
many of thy friends and acquain
tance aredead,and departed out ofH^g^ethvs tovnderftand, how
this world j and efpecially remem-B ittle ground and ftaythe affaires
berthykinsfolke, thy companiomlofthis life haue ? feeing he would!

andfamiliarsjandfomcofthe worfliipfull and famous perfbnagesof


U

:jf>

great eftimation

whom
I#

but

onely figures or fhewes of

mgs, whichhaueno being, but


an appearance,

death hath aflaulted

and

onely

away indiuers ages

and

fothcy arc the

fnatched
vtterly

world,

in this

notcallthem very things indeede,

beguiled

them, of all

and
their fond

more deceitful!.

defeated
defignc-

ments and hopes.


I know a certaine

whereby al-

3-Of-

man

that
.'

hath

*.

*"i'i;2

'

Tuefday Morning.

'%:'

mult confider the great


and often alterations and changes
of our bodies, which neuer contime in one fame ftate and difpofi-

Ofthe frailty an&bricktenejfQ


ofthis life.

Confider likewife,

:ion.

THirdly

and brickie

KB'*

firaile

this life is

, and

thou (halt find, that there is no


veifeil of glaffefo fraile as it is ; in
fomuchi, as a little diftemperature
of the aire,or of the funne,the drin
king of a cup ofcold water , yea,
the very breath of a ficke man ,
able to fpoik vs of our life : as we
fee by daily experience of many

fa
-.*

;*

how

confider

is

perfons

whom the leaft occafion

it

If..-

.(

be continually altered and tofTed with diuers windes and furges


jf paffions 3 that doc difquiet and
uid

trouble vs euery houre.


confider
in

the

tc& to
tune

all

Finally

who

is y

is

fub-

the alterations of for-

And aboue all this, confider how continual! the moouing of


,

feeing

and

ment doth with

one

chech

For which

pofcJ

neuer rcfteth

and variable this life is ,


how it neuer continueth in

fame

it

but goedi alwaies


Qiortningfrom time to time 5 and

day nor night

confumeth

pur-

U,

FOurthlyjConfidcrhow mutable

(tay.

how great the mutation

whole man

our life is

felfe

cuer ebbe and flowe like the Sea,

other.

all thcii|

:,

msofourmindesare, which doe

moft florifhing time of

^X)fthe mutability ofthis life,

changes and mutati-

which neuer continueth in


one fame being but al waxes turneth her wheclc , and rowlcth vp
and downe, from one place to an r

.li'f

how farrc

of allthefe that we haue hererehearfed , hath becne^ able to end


their liues, and that euen in the
age.
71 'IE

greater the

57

pofe, thou

3.

it

felfc

*m

like as a gar-

and approeuery hourc neerer and nce,

rcrvnto death.

Now

5M

t*

Meditation/or

It

58

Tuefd&y Morning.

$9

Now by this reckening


clfeisourlife, but (as

ilower

what

were)

it

gers,trauek3 atid lo(Tes(be they ne-

ning, and fadeth awayatNoone;

ft

Yea

iuerfo great.)

that buddeth in the mor-

day, and atEuening is cleane dri-j


vp ? This very companion ma-!

they will not

doe fuch things for it , as 1


whereby they are afliired to be.
damned for euer and euer ihjhcll

jlpare to

fire,and to loofe life euerlafting.

Prophet in the Pfalmc,.


where he fayth. The morning (of
our infancie) 'fapth away like m'.

6.

ket-b the
.4."T

PfrtLjc*.
1

jf-f'
1

kerbe

it

and

ries froth ofbody

'>
this life.

5 . Of'the deceitfulneffe of

wehmeto

many mife*

andmind.

mm

STxtly

confider

how

betides

this that

our life is fo fhort, (as


hath beenefaid) yet that little
time
Tvve haue to liue, is alfo fuble&
yri-

mi
V

fodiuers and fundry mifenes , i'as,


well of the mind, as of the body :'
our life is, which peraduenturej pforiweh as all the fame being du-'
istheworft property it hath; for; ly conlidered and Iayd together, is
bythismeane it deceiueth vs ,
lothing elfe but a vale of

FIftly, confider

i''

time

if-

;'

little

a:

wening it decajetb and 'waxeth


bardyimdwtkereth away.

'

that

liw, is alfofubieft to

blojfometh in the mcrnino.

and'fttddatnely fadeth away

lit *:

How

how deceitful

in

teares,

that being in very deed filthy,


feemeth vnto vs beautifulljand beii

ing but fhort, euery


his

yet
Lit:

*>*

etii

owne life will be long ; and br

ing fo mifcrabie (as

'

man think

it

it is

feemeth fo amiable

maintaine the fame

indceciej
,

that to

men will

ftickc to runnc dirough

'all

not|

clan!'.

id

a hiaine Sea

Ifertes.

of

;-.

infinite

mi-

'.-,.

S aiat Ierom d edireth ofZrrxes

moft mighty King(who t) ire w


downe MouataineSj antf dried vp
that

the Seas;) that

on a time he went
of a high-hitt , to
a vicwe of his huge Armie

vp to the t:>ppc
take

which

'..''

**i*i*

w
11

Meditationfor

<fo

fT..

PW

si

J*.','.

Tuefday Morning.

which he had gathered together,


ofinfinite numbers of people : and
after he had well viewed and confidered them , it is faid that hee
wept j and being demanded the
caufeqf his weeping , he anfvyered and fayd ; I weepe
confider, that within thefe hundred
becaufe

yeeres

there

fliall

not one of

all

Army , which I fee here


before me be left aliue.

this huge

IT

at

prefent

Whereupon Saint Ierom faith thele

If

words

O that we might^fiith

he)

afcend vf> to the toppe of font


fi'f

i"'

it

3:"*

Tower, that were fo high,


might- fe'er from thence

that

vvc

all the

whole; earth vhderncath our

feete!

from thence fliouldeft thou fee the


ruines and raiferies of all the
World.
Thpufhouldeft fee Nariojps.de.
'troyed i>y Nations , and ,King-

6l

[mourning and lamentation. In one

thou moulded fee fome


orne into this world , and carried
totheChurchtobechriftencd, in
another place thou fliouldeft fee
jfome others die, and carried to the
Church to be buried. Some thou
lace

I
!

exceeding wealthy,

fliouldeft fee

and flowing in great aboundance


>f

lands and riches 3 and others a-

pouerty, andbegjtng from doore to doore.


To be fliort, thou fliouldeft {ee
foot onely the huge Army of Xerxes, but alfo all the men, women,
and children of the world, that be
now aliue,within thefe few yeares,
to end their ljucs , and not to be
fcene any more in this world.
;aine in great

domesby ktngdomes.Thou fhoulft*

JH

left fee
:

fomeihanged, and

others

nurthered: fome drowned in the


one
Sea, others taken prifoncrs. In
hce thou fhoukleft fee marri?^
aid mirth,, in another r dolcrul
mournir ?
1

l.O\f'the externa!! difiafes and calamities that

happen to metis bodies,

and of the inward afflictions


andz ares of the mind.

COnfider

alfo the difeafes

calamities that

mens bodies

___

and

may happen to

andwithall
5

'M

all

the

afflictions

FifF

m
II
"'"Si

Ijl

If
'.

J.'

r'Wi

aw

66

Tucfdoy Mornwg,

Meditationfor

Popes, be

Kings, Emperors and


famous and
they neuer fo high ,
(lime and dyrt ot
royali , tf e cuen

the. earth.

And

this,

thing as

thing vndcr-

furely they

myre and flymie ditches


likenefle
fofignifle thereby / the

and Sauiour eame into this world,

Concerning which

in

Iffinitie

weeds and

that

flimie dyrt:

common father both

which

was the thing which he


would in no wife take vpon him.
And whereas he difdajned not

this

is

to,weeds

istbe com-

the

mon father

matandtomen. .WhereofYifthe

b</tbto

ter of which

we

totakevponhimail our miferies,


for to discharge vs of them : onely

haue with

men

aromatic.,, be to

:.

thou jinking
ofart thou fo lofty
weed and dirty..{lime?
Mpw,a&concerningthe,mannq
wherewith
and workemanfhip >
-,

is io

theworkc of this -matter


comm;tted
wrought, ^ is not tqfee
>n!ito writ4tig,ncither yet.^be
b^^beipaffedou^
deredvpon-,
with

fijence

eyes, that
3

'

and- clofing yp.oijr

we behold not. fo filthy

be buffeted , and fpitted vpon,


and to be reputed for the bafetl of
onely this he thought
all men
was vnfeemcly, and not meete for
his Maiefty , to wit, if he fliould

to

art thou
bafe and vile ; whereof
?Whetproud thou duft andaflies

'in:'

**

point I will

touch one point onely, and that is,


that whereas our mercifull Lord

io

fit

would be afhamed of

nothing more, then to confider the


manner how they were concerned.

and

men knew how to

right well,
ttood the Egyptians
that when
of whom it is written ,
the Featt
they celebrated yeerely
they earned m
of their Natiuitie,
hands certain? hearbs that

grow

dirt

If

it is.

be afhamed of a thing, whereof in


reafon they ought to be afliamed,

their

S'Jmk

67

thinn

'

hauebeene concerned infuch manner and order as men are. Now,as


touching the fubftance and food,

wherewith mens bodies are nourillied, before they be borne into


'this

world

it

is.-

-not fo cleane a

ought once to be
named. No more oueht a number

ithing

as that

it

of'

Tuefd&y

Meditation for

*8

of 'other vncleane
are daily

-things

thai

fecnc at. the time

of

our birth.

Of

his fir ft
the birth of*M** *r.d of

entry into this World,

birth of

vs now oonie to the


LBt
entry into the
man,and his

aridmilcvablc, if

woman in her traucll when flic

doth fhe feele ? What painfull tofflic make ?


fin<*$ and throwes doth
What dangerous gripes and

quames

is

Ac in?. What

pittifwll

skrykes and groancs doth flic vtmater ? I omit here to fpeakc of


ny rnonftrous-, ftrange andoucr-

thwart births .For if 1 fhould make


rchearfall-of them, I fhould ncucr

And yet (all this


riotwithltanding) when thefecly
rmkc an

end.

with fhooes vpon their feet


apparrcll vpon their backe

and

fome

owith wooll, other withfcales,


with
thcrs with feathers , others
fo
leather, others with fliels; in

much

as

foorth

the very Trees come


couercd with a rinde or

barke, yea, and fometimc for failing

ly

they be double barked : onMan. is borne ftarkc naked,


,

without any other 'kind ofgarment


skinne,
in the world but oncly a

which

is. alt

riuclcd

foule and

loathfomc to behold , wherein he


commeth lapped at the time ofhis
birth. With thefe ornaments crec-

world who after


vntofuch
his camming, growcth
pcth he into the

fond ambition

and pride, that a

-;.*$

whole world is (carcely able to fa-

vrcatr.re-commeth into the world,


it

vttcrly defi-

and inneccifity of all things,


thing.
and vnable to doc any
Other Huing things arc borne

what
bringeth fcorth her child?
fharpe agonies and bitter pangs

is

nite,

fii'ft

World: Tell mc(Ipray thee)what


to ice
thing is more miferable,then

^9

Morn "%-

commeth (God wot) weeping

rid cryingypoore, naked, weake,

tisfichim.

Morcouer, other liuing things at


the very houre of their commihg
into the world , arc able tmmcdiatcly

Tuefday Mowing.

^Meditation/or

ately to feeke for fuch things

they ftand
bility to

in need of,

old ;
ic before he be forty dayes
notwithftanding that, heiscuer-

as

audhauc a-

doe the fame.

Some can

goc, others canfvvim , others can


fly : to be fliort, each ofthem is a-

ble (without any inltruiter) to


fceke for fuch things as it hath

need of :.onely
thing

neither is able to doe any

long time is

?)'*%%

*'.'

Whereby thou maift vnderftand,


how farre more prompt and ready
our nature is to puling and weeping,then to ioy

thing,but muft of necefliity be car3 -is

more weeping from the firit houre


of his comming into, the world.

and mirth.
.Omeere folly and madneffe of
rcjen, (faith a wife-man) who of fo

man knoweth no-

ried in other folkes armes.

7*

How

poorer naked and bafe beginning,


doe perfwade themfelues^hat they

before he can learne


yet he muft beginne

it

togoe?and
to crayvle ypon all foure, before he
can'goe vpon two. How long time
is it before he can fpeakc fo much
as one word ? Andnotonelybc-j

are

borne to be proud.

tap***

Of the body ofMatt*

fore he can fpeake, but alfo before

he can t^ll how to put meate into


his .owne mouth y vnleffe fome others doe helpe.hicn .?
One thing I mult confeiTe he
can doe of himfelfe,(that.is)he can
cry and weepe. This, is the firft
thing he doth, and this is the onely
:

Man
:
1

)vcc-

pctb Co
foone as bee
is

borne in-

to this

World

'-

but

be lawjbctb not
tv

..;.

ty dales

after

ife

\m

birth.

as concerning the very

body of man (whereof men

efteeme themfclues fo much , and


take fuch a vaiue. conceit) I would

tk>u fhouldett cqnfider with indifferent eyes, what our bodies are

thing he,<#n; dpe w/thawt. a,ay tea-

vntill for-

NO w

cher.

And

-although he can

alfo

^ugli.Qf liimfeife,yet can he not do


t

ic

in

tifull

how gay

and beaufoeuer they appeare to our

very deed
;

outward

fight.

Tell

me

(I pray!

what other!thingis*hc body


of a man-, but only a corrupt anoj
Arec)

tainted veffell,which incontinently

mm

Meditationfor

74

Tftcfday

Morning.

much as when they

75

liac fo long

I they account themfelues.not to be]

Ofthemiferies and conditions

ofthis

cuill

dealt withall

i;

& the Prophe

*..

Ifejndfrfcofthejhortneffe of
the fame*

The dates

|ignifieth,\yhen

h? faith

of man are at

the vttermofi

Pfal.90.

io.

bnt

threefcore andtenneyeeres.andifthe

'

Sect.

HP
.is

I.

{Imigcfl doe reach to fourefcore

Fterthis, confider the

great

that followeth

A!

and manifold miseries of mans


and cfpccially thefc feaucn, to

life,

wit 3 howl>iort this

how ftaile
ft &&> how dfccitfull 3

Now,

how vnhow incon-i


and finally,
This done,

thus in a groffe

ynto

man lob

Of

w.

faid

Jhonncs of
our

very

lift.

lob

i4o*

O Lord
fo ort

number of
J
.

'

Mi

conftdered

when

the

..

and not reckon

fumme,

it

it

feemeth

our infancy ot

when

come to the

as yet

vfc

be men) cannot well be called


the life of men , but rather the life
to

tht

of beafts

euen as

it

were the

life

of a yong goat,that goeth here and

We fee at this
it

is

for

and

skipping and leaping

there
%
|

or fourefcore

daily

becaufc

we

is

the

much $

efpc-

fee that in all

nothing either
learned or done, that may well be-

that

age

there

is

commonly
of mans life ; info- fecme the dignity ofa man.
m

this

ordinary rate

great

one toliuethree-

fcore and tennc

miaf^

of reafon(which onely fheweth vs

months that hehd


day what a

Thc thnc f

that thou canft,not:\ftcll

we are not

he

toltne.

yeeres

mc

>

becaufe the life of infancy

,.

matter

-,

any part ofour life; and muchlefle


the time that is confumed in fleepe,

the dates of mart an

and thou kpoweft

reckon: the time of

death,

holy
'

\"

Confider then firft of the fliortneffeof our life y which thing the
the

ifthou wilt deuide thui ac-

tount in parts

jhovy- piiferablc.it is ;
thinke vpop the end hereof, which
is

life isj

certaine,

but labmr dnd

ts

..;.-..

mefe.

all

Now,

m
m

Tnefday Mormn^

Ottediutionfor

7^

Now,

Tfo? time

For this caufe,a certaine Poet termed flcepe,the couiin germane of

as touching the time that

how

confumed

fleepe, 1 fee not


is fpent in

inflcepe.

may be called the time of life,

it

death.
fee-

Now then

in vs,
and the other are fufpended
thereand (as it were) dead. And

ft

?$*i

as during the time

fo

all

be
imen are equall , becaufe they
clearc>
ithen (s it were) dead. It is
detained
be
that if a King fliould
one
fpaceof
as a prifoner for the

or

[iff

IP

two yeeres

we cannot fay anri

during
fry truly., that he raigned
net
chat time , feeing he inioyed
chat Kingdome

if fo

great a part of

Hue in all ?
And if it be the common cuftome

much

of fleepe,

the

not be. faid that wc doe

no

fbr
py man and vnhappy,

it

our life be fpent in fleepe , what a


great part is that wherein it can-

Philbfopher faid,
Ifore a certaine
Efe,theic
that in the halfe of a mans
difference betweene the hapis

another called

refemblance which he perceiuedto


be betweene the one and the other.

our fenfes and


to hauc thevfe of
both the one
reafoh, which as then

f.

And

nor gouerned the

fame like a King. How then can


he
be faid, that a man liueth whiles

of

men

to fleepe the third part

of the day and night , which is


eight whole houres ,. (although
there be a great (bit that doe not

it

therewith) The
third
account , that part of our

themfelues

content

followeth

by this

the third part

of our lifeisconfu-

time;
lleepeth, feeing(during that
;he%niory and vfe of his reafon,

which
/ea,and of his fenfes alfo,by
he liueth, (tend as itwereinfui-

'ife is

med in fleeperand fo confequcntly, fumed


fleepe.
that during that time, we doe not
liue.

that hereby thou maieft

So

pcrceiue

what a great part ofour

it

>encc ?

mm

brother of death,for the likenes and

ofour life is,


ing the principall part

i;|

77

fhortlifois fpent in fleepe euery


day.

This

being hus

account

made

therefore

(which vn-

doubfedly is a very true account) how much is that remaineth

of a mans very

life

indeed,

enen

conin

If"

Tnefday Morning.

Mtdiutioftfar

78

eaen of fuch I

means

as

|(not contented therewith) called

liue

Certainly that Phibfopher bad

very great reafon to doe as he did,


who being de Tiiunded what he

he thought
none other then a dreame of a

it,

thought of the life of man ? turned


hi rtifelfe about before them that;

and friuolous thing.

V aine

Againe,

andfuddainl}';

departed out of their fight giuing


them thereby to vnderftand,-, that
our life' is no more but onely a,

if

we compare the fmall

remnant of this

life

that

turne about, and ofhort contitiu-j


ance.

Our

it!

life is

paffeth at a tryce

and

flafliedv

quickly away, and within a little


while after, euen that very figne
out
that was left behind, vanifhed

"

rl

iue

nuch

of fight alfo. For within very few


out
daies -after a man is departed
of this life, the very remembrance
life,

be

the

pcrfonage neuer fo greaforhonoti'


rable.

41

To

conclude,

tfiis^fe

many

ned

fo fhort to

risrit

wifeme'tv, that

tearmed i& dreame

remnant of
our

&k

life

yet appears ? with tbt


fayth very well, If life cit-er-

number of a mansdajesbe an

wndred yeeres

fee-,

oiftne aun-

one of them
and another
(not

it ts

very

muck

what is all this, (being corn-

flow

laftiug that
is to

com.

Eccl.18.8

ered with the life euerlafting) but


*s it were a drop of water compaedwith
the

all.

the whole Sea?

And

reafon hereof is euident, for if a

prre (which

farrc greater then

is

whole earth) being compa"d with the reft of heauen/eemeth

'lithe

fmall a thing
;

of him dyeth with his

how

lefle will it

Icclefidftictts

he

we here

with the life to come ,

re compare
this fmall

no more but, (as


were) the (hooting of a ftarre,thati

ir

thing indeede,being(as
j

made thedemaund,

dreame of a fhadowe- ieeling to him , that it was ouermuchto call it the dreame of a true
he

longeft ?

^p

is

prefent

life

how

(which

fmall fhall
is

fo fliort)

jeeme to be, being compared with


[he life

aue

to come, which fhall neuer

end

And

if (as the

^crs affirme) all


_.,_.

the

Aftrono-

whole eartruh

compa-

*<*$&

iSi

91

miedimionfor^
[that ridetb faiftlj inpofi

comparifonpfheauen,bebut(asit

were> little pinns

puficofourilwtt.Wcfccmctobc.
the life cbe compared with
$
-

1 lite"
.

f*?

\or as

an Arrow pet at a

certain*

\markgpbichfofionc as theatre hath

{baUathing ) what{haUthisltk

and

lleanetbnojtgne whereit hath gone i

greatneffe of the
the iiidtimable
fc
caufeth it to fccinc
,

heauens

or at the

SbtptbatpaJJethfy the waters t

becaufe

poiiu

hnce opened and made bmhisway,

vp Againt, and
litis not kmwne which way kwtnt.
if it
v,:1
infinite
is
lEftenfo itfaretb wkhvsfir at that
ucdafting, which
nothing*
feeme
will
wucry infiantwhen we were borne\ we
doubtedly it
aU?Forifathoufandyeeresintnc Ueganne to decay , and bau*
left no
no
, be
God
hnemory
Almighty
otftgne
ofvertne
hhindvs.
fight of
yetterday,. I
Confider then how Ihort all the
more but as it were
wta Itime of this tranfitpry,
gone,
and
paft
life (hall
which is now
yeeresi
hundred
Ifeemc
one
then
all
to
thofe mifefable
the lifeof
:

ifbrthwitk it clofitk it

frail

onelyavery
feeme tobe, but
lit .Spi

'
:1

t"i

#3:

.h

.'

lite

no

[damned wretches: feeing they doe


[plainly confelTe

that they liucd

Andthuskfeem^d.tothedara not at all, but that fo foonc as they

j^dperibns, W hentheymakecH Iwcre borne , foorthwith they beparifonbetwecnethjslife^vH Iganne to fade and vanifo away*
hauc left behind them, vf [Now ifthis be>,what greater (bithey

whi

lly or madneuc can be imagined,


*
euermore.
then that a man, for the inioying of
they fhall filter for
conftfle
this fliort dreameof fo vaine pteathey themfeiues doe
j
tW
in
Ifures and delights, fhouidgoeto
the booke of Wifedomc ,
*#
[fuffer euerlafhng damnation and
pride
words rffW bath our

torments
the etemitie of the

ledvs^ndthefompcofowrtcbv

[torments in hell fire for euer and

AUthefe things-are pafiawajfM'

|euer ? Furthcrmorc,tf the time and

we're

#*
ajhadw tbatfyeth, *

fpace

Am

9%"\

Meditationfor

Tuefd&y Mormng.
and

jpaceof this life be fo fhort ,

to wit, e;thelife to come fo long,


a

it is

lit

metre folly
t^t

ft]

tom*kefo

II

grcatprouijjonfor
this
life,

I--!

.fir

not

{hat
and
toj>r<h

uidefot
thteucr*
laji'mg life

tocomCo

uerlafting

what meere

folly

totakefogreat labour and

is

it

Now how much more fooiifh


mad

that fpend

goods and Jubilance

prouifion
Hi

$*#> *4

for

this

Throw

faying.

long ttme afterfhnlt

whereuntb he go-

th to dwell and make his abode


are they

tty

Sccief.

iboHfadeh

.,

>

NO^w?^hoH^h our li^ endure


but a^Kort ipace

'irsra

yet ifthis

fhort l^ace. werefo cejtaine* that

we m*%ht.be'arTured thereof

(as

King E&echias. was , vnto whom


Almighty God granted flfteenc

Efay3$.5

anil

yeeres

of lire) jOin- mifcrie were the

all their

inoreytolfer^bjej: biit

in making

preferit-

where they fhall Jiue fo

"gaine.

make rid prouifion

fo* the: Country

hand.

u.i.
i

pattwere itfor a man that min4l


conto Hue in Spaine,to fpend and
fume all that he hath, in buying

rf

4g the l^lfetia i

comc,whichis fo long, that it (hall


neuerhaueanend ? Whatafond

by the

of the poore
A'itneiiech

roots y andbuildinghoufcsinthe

goods thither

paines,

this
to prouide fo many thirds for
not to mak
life being fo flhort,and
to
any prouifion at all for the life

I^ies ;-an;d t6

93

life,

fliort

at
time , and make no prouifion
to come,
for the euerhftng life
make
where they muft dwell and
Efpedtheir abode for euermore ?
they haudo
atty confide^ that

truely

it

is

nptfb.^6r as our life is/very fhort,

euehlbtnat very time we haueto


Hue , (how fhort or long fo euer it

all

ill

good meancs
t"

tfj

for their prouifion

there, bytranfporting

all their

goods!

II IS
?t

UV;

be)is alfb
for as

vncertaine and doubtfull:

the

Wifeman

faith

Man

Wtmetftnotthe day of his end

bm. iz.

|% Vfifipss when they thinke thentfelttes

in moflfafety

the hookey

Ufiiare ,

are taken with

and at birds are caught in


when thiy thinke nothing

Ez

Ecclcf.

Me;

:Mi

TatftUy Morning.

jtftdiMtfafifir

94

oar,where hefiuthynt rs: w*rcfc

ittMtfejteknmnatwbeniht Same
tf'M**wiUcomi?

O that men

andapTruly$at isavcry wUc


is common.
proued fentcnce which
Anotablt

Ivfayd:7V

Bccaufe yec
know not thehoure , faith' our Saforce of this reafon.'

then** **!****

uiour,, watch

Scn$mc
1

had fay din


exprdfe wordstBecauieyeeKnow
not the houre, watch euery houre;

Ai^thertfore ertamcPMlo.

comparcdxhe^ueKofmen,
whenkraioeth;

^fuddeiay^uenatAevrvm

readtnefie euery yeere. Forafc

^adcin water jits


Tome doe yamlhJ" the which
.little!

'

,i

,cd

you know nbt

certainly

'.:-li't,:i

haf yeere he will

rotbersdoc contmucforaewha
Sothatal.

nic*c>nd.others1e(re.
or,
they doe all indure,but

Aougji
Jyfo

f'Wt's-l*

k
Hi
Vim

ment&time,yetmthat^

grcat^aKCty,
*le there is a

Wherefore, iftheendofourl.fc

^efovDeerxaine-ifittcfo^c^

call

you, yet

moft certaitie
lall

come,

in

it is

that ayeere-

which vndoubtedfy

will call you.

But that the force ofthis reafoti


ay the better be perceiued,let vs
ut

an example. Tell

me

if there

crcfetbQfore thee vponatabie

wheh AedreadfuUhoutehirty or forty feuerattdiflies of


itatnc alfo
sate , and thouhad&a cocaine
come,
account

^four
^[
UoewcHuewithfuchloofencfl
negligence?Whydoeweno
and
wordsof ourStfH
nfe words'
Uonfidej: thofc

^^

[\

1b5'

\i

*?3
*****

*inng;othedoe Liridure a
W^^adouiofhaiidaredecai.
V;<

if he

aufeyee know not the Monethr


tfatch euery Monethr*ndbecaufe
c know not the yeerc, be ftilliti

bubbles that aa!


to the bells or

lit

yee, andbealwayes

As

foreadineifc.

fophcr

would weigh the

our.

;:.r

iming.giuen thee by forae of thy


riends, that

iaoneof the'mthere

erepoiibn., durft

thou giuc- the


aduen-

T*

Mjii

J"-~*

'

II

Tsuefday Morning.

97

9A
aduenture urease *>f any one

of

"them, although-;thou were ;vcry


much an hungrcd ? Vndoubtedly
thou wouldeft not doc k , fot the
.very feare thoit '.wouldeft haue,
leaftthou.tfghteft(perack^nturt)

!ligh*Ypon thedifti that were poy.


foncd

Iftaine

II

would make

there to ab-

letv$cmirinchoWtna.

ny yeeres

(at the vtter<fift) thou

fraide

thou hofcaho be aof euery one of thofe forty

yeeres/eeing thou art fo well aflu-

one of
thefe yecres ) what anfwere canft
red that thou (halt die in

thou make to this reafon?

hopeycttototie ?Thouwili
fay peraduenture (after thou haft
well contacted the matter) that

If"

chat in one of thefe yeeres thou

art

affured to die *Land'thouftnowdi

which ofthem, why ait thou


then afraidei in eucryonc of

-nocin
fit

mm

r^not

them Vfeeing*h0u art weft aifurec


Wat in*ne d^h'emthy life (hall
taken from" thee? Thou wouldefl

b'.

notbc Co hardy, as to put thy hand


difhes
into anyone of thofe forty
although? tHou-ww* iw jyvety ion

me, why

doemenkcepe a continuall watch


in

the Cattle that itandeth in the

vpon the enemies Ms

frontires

iiaift

thou maieft line thirty ** forty


yseeres* 'W&fcHenvifit be certaine:

'&*.

But harken yet to another reafon which is of no leflfe efficacy


then the. former. Tell

from all thereft*

Nowj

And wilt

fenti

for

any other caufe

it

but onely for

that they know not whenthe enemies willccmc to aflaufc it ?' A'flfu^

So tharbc-

redly for notfc other.

tii-ii

they -know not certainly at


what time the enemies- will come,
therefore doe they continually
watch it at all times. For if they
knew certainly the time of their
comming, they might be cartlefTe

caufe

in

the

meane while,and referuc the

diligence

of their watcb,vnttfl that

very time.
hartily for

Now T

'0M'

require thee

the loue of God

to be

'hungep,beea"iifethou kndWcftjtte

aionc of thenr there

js death pre-

an indifferent
that

lent

which I

Iudge

{hall fay

E 4

touching

vnto thee.

Let

*?..$*
*'**;.

Tefd*y kMorni*$.

Meditation for

#8

Letvsconfider well thii point, if


thou watch thy Caftle tiiery night,
becaufe thou art vnccrtaine when

it is

indeuour continually both day and

thou canft

nation ,othy
this

>*-

Vf

- >

,.

w
muCj

carewatching their Cattle, and fo


their ioules? to
leffc aiwaies about
at(I fay) as. to- fleepe
without cuer thinking vp-

careicflc

wayes,
pon them.
l

j4

thing cant*

reafon ? Confidcr
value,
thatthy foule is of greater
Kingdomes
then alltheCaftles and
world. Yea, ifthouconh-j

more
!&

What

confiiteth in

whether thou be taken

dreadful! Jioure.

and

thcy/thatare alwayfo vigilant in


I?

point,

&ulc ;

s*

"'ii'

prouided, or vnproiiided at that

what tudgement

<l'A

Confider, that the whole


fubftancc o the faluation or dam-

cpmpaii.

hourc ofthine

aflault.'

the matter is(wtthouMH


fon)bfgreater importance;

.How

by no mcanes Vnder-

(land the day or the

giucthe aflault vpon thee ? The]


vcty fame vncertaintie that is in'
the Caftle,is in thy foulealfo : yci,

ft?

onfider, that

nighttoalfauttic.

not
foule , feeing- thou knoweft
what hourc death ftiallcome to

!'*

Confideralfothat

thouhaft greater enemies,tha doe

to day or to morrow,thU yeere or


thcnext , why doft thou not thenjj
kcepe a continuall watch ouer thy

more,

of more value then all the An-

gels in heauen.

thine cnertttc wittcortie, whether

this vnccrtaintyisfarEe

99

againft

wj

For as much (as

according to the parable of the


G6fpeU)the Virgincs which were Mac.ii.
io.il.ti.
found ready andpreparcd, :ened
into, the marriage with the Bride-

goome, and fuch


conckdetherefore

To

whatcaiifeis

thcro why shoufKouldft no$ aiwaies watch ii as- wsH oucr thy
fouleasouerchy Caftle/ccing the
vncertainty is greater , tfce danger
jgreater,

thecaufe greater

ithcxeft^rwithout
farce greater

r.r

were found

as

vnproiiided, tarried without.

inthe

der the price wherewith &


bought^thou maift welUudgejthat

any

aadall

si
?

con*pit!ifoh)

and of moreiiiippr-

$'*<!

tance?

lKl>

*rof

*m

5*7*

VI

-.

'

'

Tuefi&y Morning,

Meditation far

l9

ioi

,.-.1

it cleane downe to the ground.


But this were no fo much to be

ter

~Of

wondered

the frailfytfvitr life.

at in the

when the building


;. ;ij

',

v-.-Sfe

C't. .lIILil:

tp vubeit our Iiei$riaboneIy

f~Tvneertainc

bur aMb

very

k& to koockes andbreaki&g as the

tance then thefe before narned,that

there happeneth

feme accident ofno greatei? impor-

..

able vtterly to

J
mi
m

Sunne? (eemg.the|VarydjSiiya,
the ohely. looldr^pffome pttfon,

this man, or whereof died that


man ? They Will anfwerc thee^that
he died by drinking a cup of colde
drinke in a fweat, or by Iurfetting
at a (upper, or of fome other great

able (fometimes) to-bereaue

plealure or griefe V aridSometimes

ir.l?.:i

is

Sometimes the very atre;<and


heate. of the Sunne :(if it be vehc
i-nent) is able tp fpoile ^s of; our
,

ed

life,

isi

But; 'what^fpeakeil iiofj the

creature ofruVlife.

they can

vie

^f kmdiaFArrnoiiroriimuniti-

on for the matter, feeifagvtherobijr


looke off6nie'one man is afek to
Gonfider

b--r-"

now wharafure Ca-

Is there
(

folllh

'

uv:

any glaffe bre&thefi ve

the world-,

rrittfe brittle

ttle this^s; wtierdnahe'trejafureaf

|fubfeaTdteaMigtheii;thi$:?

o*ur'Iifefeikfpt,feeiiTg:thcjDneJyi3et

certainly itis not to

holding it a farre off,

is

able to bat-

gliie-

wiuesfidev.

,-

bereaueartotherofhisiifs:

*''i

&$

nocaufeyat all, but


that he went to his bed fafe and
found,arrd the next day in the morning was found ftarke dead at his

It fiaatt not

neede to draw vaf.inmA^mtto

".'it

ouerthrow it. If
thou inquire and aske whereof dy-

;o

''

ft

yeeres together

lifelof rwfla^

?;

the greater

and brittle j For I pray thee


whatgMeis fobrittIe,andfofubyvdvtlr;

but

as yet

wonder is , that after the worke is


fetled, and hath continued many

fiaUc

is

new and grecne : but

:-o

age of infancy,

.at

that

or

fit

And

be wondered

man is fb brittle,confidering

I
j

ter

that

I!

'lira*

HI

Ttmfday Morning

tMeMatto/tfor

lol

the

thathcisa3fo made of ear* : but


at, that
it is ratherobe wondered
as
making,
being o$bch ftuffeand
he is,, he able to endure ib long a

workmandiip of their, bodies

being fotendcr,and the matter and


ftuffe whereof

they be compoun-

ded > fofraile and; weake. This is


.

chatmuerable frailty,, which the


Prophet Efay fignifieth in thefe

time as he doth.
is aclocke fo oftentimes
difordered and oat of frame ? the

Why

words; Almighty God faydvnto


his

Prophet,^??.- The Prophet an-

rcafonis, becauifefchadifcmany
whecles and pokit$,and is fo full of

Cwcred,H>t>4tJhallIfaj ? God faid

artificiallwodc,that akhoueh

be

vnto him, tAttficfougrtflc, tttdall

made ofyron^ec euery Htdkthing

thereof^ thefimtr ofthe


fold. The grAcrftthertthjhc$<mer

it

Ira's

theglory

able to diftemper it Now,how


much more tender i& the artificiail
bodies , and
compo&ion of

is

fudeth

pw

how much- iwqwrbaii<?

Vpon whtch-wordsS.-*4Wr</*

istheimat-

aith thus

mao^r wbeelcshaue fomc


impediment, by reafon of which

mong fp

mV

9mW

rathe*gpoWufert

why meadow Co

:W

n<

quickly end their

liue$,buthow^cy indure-fo long,


the
J

is

euenib ; for

irr

deed butlittlcjike anhearbe:


tbuddethlikeaflower,andfedeth

(rcry
il

I
I

ike grafted

So that it hath no more

>uu certaineflourifliingia appea*

*mcc, and nofirmeneffenor ifebiity ill the. fruity For what firme>eflc can. there; be ir> the matter of flefli ? or what good things
of any long continuance) ate to be
found

deftcV fe^Pppeth andendeth the


%
coittfeof ou]i.ife,?{truly Wehauc
*

Truly it

;hough it fceme to begreat; itis

*d

i^e l^te^ppre fi^Cywhy AtouM


vye wondejf * if fomeone point a-

of man flouriflieth in the


Bcflilike vnto graffe, which ak
;hc glory

$$# &*$&& composition

ofduribp#es be;itJ^cnd cr

cont'mncthfer ttur.

trof ourfleOi, then is the yron


Whereof a clocke is made ?Wher,&:

aw4y t hut the word of God

*wfr.

TucfcUy Mdrwng,

tjMe&M'tonfor

!*
that he

is

atf

made of

earth

but

being Co tcndcr,and the matter and

he is,, he is able to endure lb long a


time as he doth.

ded foftaile and: weake. This is

Why

isadocke fo oftentimes
difordered and out of frame? the
reafonis, becaufe it hath fo many

ftuffc whereof

they be compoun-

Prophet Efaj figaifieth in thefe


words; Almighty God faydrnto
his

Prophet,^.- The Prophet an-

wheeles and point$,and is fo full of


artificiallwor4c,that akhoueh it be

vntohim, v4iiflcjkiigraft, and all

made ofyron#@t e^ery littfcthing

theglory

able to diftemper it; Now,how


much more tender i& the artifieiall
composition of our bodies , and

howrmicknwrefiraile is the matter of our flefli, then is the yron

fay ? God faid

eontinMhfweHer.
.

VPon whfeh*wordsS.vjfr<>/2

[faith

thus i Truly it

is

eucn fo ; for

ncglory of man flouriflieth inthe

fore , if the artifieiall cornpofition


ofourjbpdie^be njpre.tcndcr , and

vnto graffc, whkh ak


floughit fcemc tobegrcat; itis irr
deed but littlcjike an hearbe:

die rrifcftet more fraUc^why fliould


vye wondeif $ if fomeone point a-

[tbuddeth Ukc aflower,and radeth

So that it hath no more

Agraffe*

impediment, by reafon of which


defect fctfoppeth and endcth the

uta certaine flouriihingin


[iincc,

why me^d^e &

quickly end their

liues, but hovvthcy

S.At*.
hvofu

tcflilike

mong fo many whccleshaue Tome

coutfeof our |ifc ?jTruly we haue


rathe^gpod caufcfto marnell , not

thereof^ thefimer ofthe Eiay^o.


]ii:ld.
Thegrafemthemhsbtfiavtr
\faleth away, but the nerd
of God

? Wher-

whereof a docke is made

K'

:hatmiferable frailty, .which the

'fvvcred, what/hall I

is

MM

workmanftup of their, bodies

the

rathertobG wondered at, that


being ofifuch ftuffe and making, as
it is

113.

appeaand noiirmenefler. nor ffobi-

ityfothe fruit*,
lefie
ter

can

For what firmcthere; be in th* mat-

of flefli ? or what good things

indurefo long,

continuance) are to be

the

found

jjjjj

v-ri

xMediwionfot

ro*

next night following-

ous, liberal! , and bountiful! man,


and of great renowne and cllimati.
orbexalted to honourable dtgnitiej
and promotions, and preferred fo

quaintance * or

by

other misfor-

to haue

all

his, glorious

that

he is a great Ruler and mighty


Goucrnour,and hath the commcfc
dationofati perfens to be a very
wife

happy andfomiaate

man,

plfices,

and thruft tinta that very; p'rtfa


where he lumfelfe had heretofore
imprifoned,many others ; and fliaH
very greatinfa.

VVato4&#

jmanj?

alfot

doth

happen to be waited ypon


brought home

Pj

->

comming

maymarre

it

awl

to their hdiifes this

May , withagccatinumbetf ofgol"


jden^hmttes.

ii

in his fide,

of all his gay ruffling}


fliew, wherein he tooke fo great;

thefafliion

':
j

O how deceitfull are the hopes


faith

Twty\'how

IF

fraile is

fortune? how vaine are all our con-

and ftrires , whkh many


times doc brcafce and fall in the
middle way , and are ouerwhelmed and drowned in failing before
they can come to the fight ofHea-

tentions

ucn?

Now

lyitntfer^raiad vwretchsdneffe.
.

tub

little ftitch

of men

jtfcerc* ndMslitcin

)um

fallout, that euen a

man,who is nowl'o highly exalted


great dignities and

pompe oMcured } Yea , it may fo

delight.

arid magnified in the; mouths ofJ


bo*: (kail; be: utterly difgraccdj

tune,

Thou fltalt fee (Ifay) the times fo


to alter and change , thatcumthis
to. fo

by
meanesoftreafbn of fomc one of
his owne houflioid or familiar aceither

mens mouth* to be a very courte-

highintheCommon-wcakh,

Jjl!

I07

TueftUy Morning.

foot^ibtheiiandfQr-

with all the gay


pompe kthe world, and the very

luing-rmeh,, fend

next

what a fond madne(Te isthisjto the children of Adam, vpon


fo weake foundations to build fuch
high CafHes and Towers? They
confidernot dwt they build vpponfand,and that(eucn when the weather is mott fairc)a wind will come
and blow downe all that ilandeth

'^*L

not

km

1108

,MedMioitfa

Ttitfday

Now thou miferabie wretch,

notvpon a found and ftrong foundation.

dareft continue Co

Owhat fond accounts doe

yeeiesin

men make ortentimes ?becaufe they


,

and

take

blindnefle
,

how much

greater

is

fraile

?w

full life)

be-

'P'

cafe

thinke himfelfe to be?

and-dauoger , -as. hell and


ijuerlafting damnation , to be

iperrill

full

and

he be

how fore troubled woulll

How

willingly

would

he

offer all the fubftance that he hath,

lit

PI

neadyeuery houre to

fear-

to be deliuercd

of

that danger

Now

to fall into the dcepe bot-

Be in any quiet ?
Howls itthawhou art fo ftoneMindy as. not to fee fuch a terrible

in

O how

in I

thourfeughv, or

fmall

what euillj
(trow yee) would this man,
into it

breakcth

How canft thou then fleepe ?


How canU-thou ofey ?How canft

wifeouerit, that when the thred


happened to breake , he fhould
fall

ftiort life

tornletfepitofhellfite?

but

twined thrcad,and that there were


directly vndcr him a very great
Jeepe well, and he hanging in fuch

forthwith'

and

ing dill in this thy wicke4and fin-

onely this brittle and ifcort life ?


*
.-Let YS.imaginc nbwy that there

man- hanging by>a

thou

funder, -thou artaffured (continu-

many yeares infmne: knowing that

.were a

contrary to the

not plainely fee before thy' face,


thatwhenfoeuer the thred of this

the blindneffe ofthofe wicked per{bns,thut are fo:bold as to continue

therein no fearer diftance


tweene them and hell gates ,

many daics and

geft in the like; danger ? Daft

an account ofthemfekies ?
And ifthis be thought fo great a

firft
.

finrie,

that

lawes ofAlmigfrty God, why doft


thou not cormder that thou han-

will not turne their .eftsjtad looke


into their consciences

Morning.

fall

vppon

11

hath
very infamous. The Moone
peculiar
likewifeforeuery day. a
forme and (tape. But what is all

OfthtPtotabilttkofthis

%*'

OVr

life

fect,

Hath yet another de-

which is, to be mutable,

andneucrto continucinoneftate,
according as the holy
firmcth

lob 14.
1.*.

in

man UB af-

^ittifull

di&mrfe

timet uftfUijkedvifitkm*ymif(>
riff, hecamrHcthforthtikeafover,

attdmtbcrctb *aj4tffhttitd,' bis


Myespajfe A#*y tik*sjh*da , ant
be ne*ercontin*etk'*n one>ftate;
But now to pafTe ouer all other
|miferies., what thing U there in
j

more

fickle

and muta

ble then man?.

They

fay

companion of

ionsef

man ? What Prophew was

thealtcrati-

as

man changeth *uery houre 2

iSoroetimesheisficke, fometimes
[whole jfomtimes'contentedifome-

timesdKbStented/omtimesforowfomtimes in
fulljfometimes merry,

goodliope, fometimes in difpairc,


fometimesfufpicious, fometimes

whfchheraaketh ofthe miferies of


man
mans life, foihefe words-,
borne ofa #0tria*,iimtrl>stt afmd

the wprld

this in

euer changed into ib manyibrraes

tHIV

SfiCT.

Mlj

T*e[ty Morning.

McdHatwfor

UP

that the Camclion

changeth himfelfe in one houre inand


to many and diuers colours:
rcathe Sea caHcd Euripus , ts(by

'fonofhis often changes)accountcd


very

fometimes pleafed, fometimes angry:; fometimes he will,'


and fometimes hee will not:
yea , many times hee knoweth
not him felfe what he wouldhauc.
T& be fliort , he altcreth and

fecurc,

changeth hunfelfe fo often as there


beaccidents happening vnto him
leueryhourerforall fuch accidents

dotoffe and turmoilehim, each


|onein hisfeuerallkind.
That which ispaft, is

yrkfomc

him -.that which is prefent,


troublethand mole^ethbim and
vnto

that which is to conie,*

vexeth and
difquie-

.*.

Tift

"*

fnefday Morning.

Mttimionfor

112

more , and Co forth at


euery turne vntill all be ended : C.
doth the wheele of the heauens

turne a little

neither
difquieteth him. If hchauc
liuethintralands nor goods , he
udljifhehauethem , heliuethin

We

them ^
andifhe
ueth in griefe and forrow.

pride.;

continually fpinand

heii-

N<w , what Moonc or Sea


rubie<a to fomany changes and al.
ceratioasi as. the life of man ? The
Sea changcthinot j but when the
is

winds

ttirae contrary

vnto it

life,

makcth, apeeceofourlifeisfpunj

alterations: and

life
;

Sri

butthatwegoeoneftep

forward towards our death? What


other thing (troweft tHou) is the

nbouingoftheheauens, but(asit
I were) a very fwift wheele, which

is

continually

fpinning and: win-

ding vp our life?F6r like as a rovde


of Wooll is fpunpe vpon a wheele,
of the which' (at euery turning a-

%$$.
!W

bout)(bme part is wound vp; at the


Srft turne a little , at thefecond

<:'V]i
;

1?

turne
j

therefore-

lob 9.1?

that rideth in poft,

(though his meffage require neucr


fo much |iaft) yet Sometime necef(ity caufeth him to ftay rbut our

paffeth^

For he

foft.

but

Now what fliall :I fay of the


continuall mooting and wafting of
our life ? What minute of an houre

wound vp; And

and

holy/^ faith, that bis dtjeswere


wore fmft then sne that rtdetb #'

mauslife > 'whether it be windy


or calrac weather , there be fc

jftormes.

windvp our

in that at euery turning that it

in

uermore diuers

113

neuer ftaicth, neither will

fit

it

giuevsfo much liberty ay the


{pace ofonehduie of reft.
Whereunto S Jerome agreeth S.Womc.
yery well, faying Whatfoeuer I
.

goe about, whatfoeuer I write,


whatfoeuer I reade ouer againe

land correct , each thing taketh a-

me fome part of my
Andlooke how many points

\yay~-fiom
life.

and minims thc.Notarie writeth/o

many are the loffes and decreafings


of my life. Infbmuch, that like as
they that faile in a fliip, whether
jthey ttandor lit,arealwaies going
and

I
*

XX4

"5

TuefdAy Morning.

tMUU&tion far

4* If J

andfailing, anddoceuerapproch
end oi
ncercrand ocercr to the
their
life

the way that thou takeft

well with thy felfe whither thou

Nauigation : cuen fo in this


alithewme that weliuc , we

WkeandfaUeftiUforwards,

art going,

or (at

'

rJwS

how euill

this

that thou doeft , agreeth with that

common

uieation,which

si

rWT

companion of thy

and confider

felfe-':

prochingneercr andncerer
Hauen and end ofour nt
is

and be alliamed

the leaft) take

ap.

tothe

thinke

,vhich

thou goeft to doe.

death.

Kowthen, ifour lifebenothing


todfe but a continuail walking
our
wards death ; if the houre of
houre
Ui*gtodeath be alfo the drcadfull
other
I
writ
e f our judgement , what
fc*M*?
life* butonely
whoieli&i,
.yWisour
thing is our whole
the bourc
the
acontinuaU walking towards
of our
God,
tribunall feat of Almighty
u
,
death
houre
tbedrcadthe dreadand an approching cuery

ff Ofthe <kcettfttlmp of

4 coHtimh

necrcr ^d neerervntohisiudge.
Now what greater mad4?
rtpmu ment ? mcre be, thcnforvs,g(jl

fttlllmrc
i

neffcmay

ing actually to

be iudged,

to of-

we

be going in the
way thitherward) that muft gw|

fend him

(as

andfoby our

fentence

vpon v*

offences

prouokchts angerroorr

and more againftys?

(U
thine eyes therefore
rniferable man) and coo(id

Open
thou

the

ourltfe.

t^.jm

Sect. V."
Could well bcare will all thefe
Im'iierics of our life, "if it had not
yet another mifery (inmyiudgejf

ment)farre worfe and greater then


nil

thefe

full,and

which

cherwife then

for as
laid,

is_,that it is

deceit-

feemeth in appearance, o-

it is

very deed,

in

it is

true that

is

commonly

.%:

thatfamed holtnejfe is a double

triiquitie :

euen fo

is

it

alfo raoft

certainly true^that deeeitfallfelicitie


is

a double miferie. For

Ihould flievv
is

it felfe

indeed) and

vnto vs

if

this life

plainely (as

make no

lye at

it

ail

vndoubtediy we would

neither
~t;

Mi

"7

Tuefday Morning.
chat

The canfe

though they
fhould liue for euerjand they liued

why many

Philofopher faith

certaine

would alwaies

ft,mm it but
vettrultvntoit,Dui.v.

Le ready prepared agamft

it.

But

as

'tis'nded
that whereas

decebt

fikhritisneuertheleffefoldvmo

SarfuU:and

beingfte

**&& eu,

*-

WM*

whereas it
countenance,*
houre.itbearetha

neffe ?

fa>Canft

LucamerUo

mans

to

when thou beganneft


Lord
old man ? Good

.'

^on
P
V

liue

Vr

So great

vanitie ?

to prepare

purchafing and

tbcmfelncs
to die*

we beleeue and perfwade our


our life fhallbevery

vsto beleeue, that

wa^

inoughfor

wha

for

ail

we

hauetime

thmgsrfor the world,

pleafures,for vanities,for vices,

and for

were

lejfeand

mdure a great time.


This falfe imagination, maketh

many

other vaine and cu:

and that yet,(after

we fhalihaue time inough


(before we die) to prouide

this)

alfo

here for cub

this affiance

Worlds

long,and

fhaU

this

andfo care*
negligent

in

felues, that

all

we

of Al-

ful! to pro-

uidefor

So great couetouf-

So jgreat

rious exercifes

ihat

you , com-

be fo care-

and To great negligence in


preparing our felues to die? but

0,

eftate

\y

heaping together of lands and ri-

that

r^)whenthouwaltmadean>
tta
thou tell when

God ?

carefulnefle

andftableinoneftate
thou perceiue(taiths-f
I

ineth fo great fcrgecfulneffe

ches

!-

Whereof

day.

'ttaghitcontinuedJwayesW
Doft

as

though they fhouid die the nex.

mighty

Uemethvnto vsverylongH
,

builded

they

ready, and to make


our attonement with Almighty

our account

4*

God. Infomuch, that like as wc


make our account of a pcece of

.c buildings d\

cloth
1

when

it lieth

vponaTablc
be
2

"i

mm

F!l
Tvejday LMornmg.

them ,
knowledge of that

fo

loue with

putpofe
for one

"

PT ^ntof
account^
Uakc^n
f0r

tnoty ana

not the within a

he
and vnliking vnto him, but that

ourliues,

can eafily beleeue

as

f ,hem

b h

But

it;

occafion

as tou-

him

may

that

paine

of fo great

and griefe vnto

as the

fame

would be.
But we fee daily that fuch per-

affiance^
Wperfv-atoaod
lectetBenw

him!*,

fons are
;

_^ Wf A
r^rX-HchasitWtb

oftentimes foully decei-

and that their dreames tumc


deane contrary to their fond ima-^

ued

foundation,^

'

ginations/or as touching others,of


vvhofe Hues they had fmall hope,

they ftiDuld haue any long


continuance , they Hue a longer
time then they eaer imagined they

that

ksssSKk

haue done : and they themfelucs that thought to Hue and rcmiine here a long while , doclcad

could

thedaunce and depart out of this


world before them.So that

die
chericlkc flU

P"

\fwdcd
Id?** others

r
f
\

cc

for as

he

is

<* o*

it

farcth

them , as with young SeaWathat beginne to faile in the Sea,


y who when they come foorth of
the
p 3
with

W*

bat

wc will

"njR!

not bdecue,

but that

ching himfelfe, he raaketh another we our


[dues pMll
ma'wer of account/or as he loueth
line very
himfelfe exceedingly, fo is he very

be

'^S'deceit.gro^hofal

fljort time.

truth fo fowre

loth to beleeue a thing

Itrue

is

^J

___-^

long*

A;

fuefday Morning,

STS^ih^^bc very

1 20

and fhort

fparing

eW,

land and houfes doe


them, thatthe
(vvhichis
away from them
contrariwise, it
nothing fo) but

rnoue and

they themfelues
the Land remaidepart away, and
[nethft'dl in his

and mifeV et in troubles


plentifull and long.

it

how

belt

life.

fliort

for

one thing
life

be

t\to all thefemifcries


Mffl

tep

4arfed

before

^feryofaUis,thatthclifewhic^
or long)

is

it

be

be rearmed
asitmay more truly
'

according as the

faid very well

:X*f'

yet in

long", that

is, in

''

it

our felues,

owne

cafe

wc

goe weeping and

men
lamenting our ownc ftate , as
condemned by theiuft iudgement
iufter io
of Almighty God , to
our mifcgreat miferiesi But that

fithlifcwdishfe..^
P'

our

fllould alwaics

calamities^othofbody&nM,

it

eies to confider

and to fee

ot rrufenesa.v
cofuch a number

Wherefore

find

dangerous firaite, in which


halt to paflc
leffe time thou
thou
more pcrill and danger

we had

altogether iuotc

death then life.

good things

haftinthcpaltage. Certainly,

(Aether

all

the

t eWwhat:butthegreateft
to Hue,

re-

the

U
Z
iW

to-

bearing of pa'me and miicry.

fubieft

timed
yet if that little

it is

Lthough our

infufiuient

wife-dome,
wards the obtaining of
nothing at all. Howit is little or
although it be indeedc very

gOfthemiferksof

"

refpeft the

confider

'''-few

timeof inioymg it,


(hotter, but if wc
is yet much

we

old place.

mx*i

other

all

desitis very
(hort
Undoubtedly our life is but
refpeaingthelifeitfelfetandifl

Lak

that

in

ry

on
might be yet more increaf cd
to
this miferieis added

cuery fide,

F 4

a11

**i'.'-5fitf

t
sTutfoay Morning.

no other man to vexe and


he then
torment him outwardly ,

aUthereft,thatbeingiamiferablc

there

carevveliuenkemenmafrenfie,
nor vnderand doe neither fe^e
rtandourowncmirerieandwret-

tomfeife
vexeth and tormenteth
confeffedin
inwardly , as holy lob

is

thefe
Ichednefife.

c/^,andfc^*(

his life alwaics

^.T

weeping, and

if

etfe

Of theexternalUifeafes and ca-

tions

and miferie.
thw, telI me a
'If thou doubt of
meane all thde
pray thee) what
men doe
cateand cares wherein
infinite iorjiue?what anumber of

NO w
able to

in a pafllon

there

and feareth where


nocaufeataihofcarerandwiie

number them ? How great

fuftaine

many times

without any

who is

muft we take to
to
gaine a peece of bread,whereby

fliaions)isthefouleofmaiiiubpaffioos
vnto ? Vnto all which

is

as touching the externall

labour and paine

other

he

i1
'

and cares ofthe


mmde.

miferiesofthebody,

malices (wich
pafilons, fufpitioM ,
and atthe like tribulations

that

mens bo-

Sect. VII.

irowes,griefes,angmaies,teares

manisfoptone,

me agamfiMobr^o.

dies,and ofthe inivardafflic-

but mecre va-

ie6t

fet

am

nity

Lord)

lamities that happen to

deerely, that aU our

the

laughing, toralmucA
other alwaics

asthey few
life wis nothing

i-

become yrkefome and


owne
\bwknfomc earn vnto mine

\thee t

percciuedtne
they were Infidels)
doe; or wnom
fame better then we
that the-one pafled

kis reported,

words, when hefaid;f^;l

Mthon(0

ThofetwoPhUofophcrs,H^.

1*3

our

liues ?

The very birds

without
and bruit beafts are fed
paine ;
any occupation, labour, or
conftrained to fweat

but

man

Iday

and night

canfe,

is

and to turmodc
both
F
5

tf;
T:jtf

"5

Tucfday Morning.

Medtitthnfor.

124

way the web and the owner withall, and fo both the worke and the
workman pcriili wholly together

his huing.

10.

both by fea Stlandto get


which the
This is that miferie
he fayd
Prophet lamented, when
amy
The doves of oar Itfe confute
For like as the
like the Sfiders wh.
night in
Spider laboureth day and

atoneinttant.

And yet were it fo^hat with all


thefe painefull trauels

our life were fafe and fecm e, then


our mifery fhould not be fo great

fpinningofherweb, wafting eucn


confuming
her owne bowels , and
her felfe tobring

it

but though our life be fccurefrom famine and hunger , yet

as

to an end, (and
or-

thislong and coftly traucll


but
dained to none other purpofe ,
is

all

tender
onely to make a fine and
Net to catch flies withall:) euen
doth
fo the feely miferable man ,

and labours,

it is

it is

not free from the plague and

peftilence,

and from

infinit other

dangers and difeafes, that doe daii

ly

able to

and diuerfities ofdifeafes

minde, and all this his trauell ferueth to none other end,but only to

The bookes of the

Imeane , to procure
catch flyes
vaine and trifling things,and of very fmall value.'
diat after

much

hath ordained for mans

are full

vpand

&paines
downe, and great labour
fultaken therein,when the web is
an end
ly finifhed and brought to

for the

fame ; and yet

way

nature

body ?

life is

we fee that

comming of new and

ftrange difeafes;

infomuch, as the

number of the difeafes whereof wc


haue prefently experience

were

vnknowrie vnto the attcient


Philitians that were in times paft\

vtterly

not

fafe and

fccuYy but
fabicft to

Phifitians,

Science increafeth euery day,

with the

bluftethere commeth fuddenly a


riogblaliof wind , thatcarrietha

Ourfhorl

''ifffimt

fraught with the declarati- dangers

itfallethloout,

trauelling

and
on of diuers difeafes > and remedies

their

Andfometimes

is

number , how many kinds

nothing elfe but labour andtoile


night and day,both with body and

Who

and hourely alTault vs.

And

fes.

difea-

Tuefday Morning.

Medttationfor

126

remedies,

Arid yet among all thefe


(hall yee findeonethatis

fcarcely

and
pleafantor ddcftablejyca ,
many of dion that are

Women

in traueli

127

of -their

dren,

doe purchafe

their

childrens liues

chil-

deerely)

(full

with their

be
more yrkfome and

there

painefull then

due afes them-

the very iickneffe on


great torfelues ;infomuch as one

ment cannot be remedied without


another greater then it.
=

be any complexihauc not


ons fo happy,as that they

And

if there

beeneaflauited with thefe kind


fecurc
miferies:yet are they not

of

and exempt from other calamities


andmifchances, wherewithal! we

thofemento be daily raolefted,


thathaue not beene much vexed
How
with fickneffe and difeafes.
many thoufands of men(trovv yeej
Sea ?
are drowned eucry day in the
How many are deuoured in wars ?

fee

How many
earth-quakes

are endangered by
?

How

many

with

ouer-fiowings of Riuers and great

waters

?How many

with tailing

owne painfulldeaths ?
Now,although it be fo,that the
bruit beafts doe fight againft .vs,
and although

be no
able

manner)

(in a

things that were

made to

all

ferue vs,

noifome then feru ice-

lefTe

vnto vs,yearather it feemeth,

that they all haue (as it

fpired againft vs

were) con-

yet for

all this

(I

might be fome remedy


found, if men. would accord and
agree together

among themfelueSj

were as conformable in peace,


^itAong all
as they are in nature. But (alas) it
creatures,
1 isfarre
otherwife. For euen they
man is mojl
and

are in armes againft

themfelues

themfclues

tures in "the

world

againft

and among
,

there

all
is

crea-

whom man is more cruelly

bent, then againft the

companion

owne nature.
How many kinds of Engines,

of'his

Artillerie,-Munition:ahd.weapons,

the ftingiflg and ilriking.of venobeafts? ftow m*ny. wofull.

haiie

themfelues and offend others?Bow

Womni|

imnv

mehjinuented

to-

ente'd againji the

none, companion

do wne okhqufes^ow many with

defend

mous

fay) there

of his owne
mtttre*

Ttttfoty

tjMediutiofifor

[28

many

tkit
are daily fpoilcd of

hues, bythccruclliwordot

enemies?

How

Morning

veare persecuted

their

nions

many threatnings,

It

129

by the compa-

of our owne yery nature.


onely man
is written of one
IU*s

among
C*f" > (who

robberies/iniuries^oundsjdeatlis,
reproches,(launders and imprifon-

jailed

fufbine by
ments, doc men daily
of other
the malice and cruelty
fee that neither the land
men ?

mended forclemencie,) thateuen


flew in
he alone with his Armies ,
and
diuers battels, aboue aMillion
men. Confia hundred thoufand
he
der, now , how many more

all

We

nor the Sea, northehighwaies,


the

common ftreets,

nor

are free -from

far.

Empcrours was moft com-

kinds of

would haueflaine, ifhehadbeene


becruell, feeing he flew fo many,
praifedfora
ing commended and
very gentle and a mercifull Prince?
TuUy^o maketh mention of a
a
notable Philofopher, who wrote
of
booke concerning the deaths

weapons ? Such diuerfitie of ArtilMunition ?


lerie ? Such ftore of
Suchaboundanceof gunne-pow-

men, wherein he rehearfeth many


haue
occafions of mens deaths that
happened in the world 5 as by

der? So many deuifers ;and inuentersof new kinds of ftratagemes,


and cruell pra&ifesof warre, but

Bouds, plagues, peftilcnces, deof


ftruaions of Cities , concourfc

Pytheeues, robbers, murderers,


cruel! anger
rats and enemies. The
is at
and rage of the furious man ,
bereuengedof
all times ready to
yea, and hetaketh
his enemies
|

the

>

great pieafure in

What meane

it.

fo

many

onely to multiply and increafe (on

eueryiidc) the.miferies and calaas


mities ofmankind ? In fo much ,
when we are not molefted with
the ayre, nor with the Elements,

we

which comming Sudvtdenly vpon fome Nations,haue


them,
teriy flaine and deuoured
after ail this,he condutad yet
wild beafts,

deth,thatafarregreaternumberof<

Imcnhauebeens deftroyed by

men,
then

Tally,

iMcdttationfor
boy, but as it were a wilde, vntamedand vnbrideled Colt? What
is a heauie and vnwieldy old -man,

by all the other kinds of calamities though they were all ioynedtogether.Now what thing can
be more ruthfull and of greater

then

and admiration then

griefe

This

is

this

biit^euen
gricfes

that

is

ullages
attdftates

t{this life.

concord with other liuing creatures : and yet he is full of hatred,

ibefore

vntill

men

they be old,

man

is

in farre

worfe cafe then in alL.his life, time

luoii

varid

neede

then he ftaiideth in
and hath leaift hclpe

and fuccour. For the old

of reuenge-

man

is

of the world , he is forfaken of. his ownekinsfoike , friends

if

we would make a

and acquaintance

difc'ourfe

and runne throughout

hisowne fences

the miferies that are incident to all

worfe

norance

is

cafe.

How full of ig-

the tinje of our

wanton are
grow to be ftrip-

we when we

How ram,

and head-long
be we in the time of our youth ?
How heauie and vnwieldly when

lings ?

we wax

old

men ? What elfe is an

but a bruite beaft in the


forme of a man ? What is a young
infant

yea shee forfaketh

in that the

and difeafes ;for

aches, griefes

his

company and conuerfation

is

very yrkfome. and troublefome vnto the whole houfc where


he dwelleth.This is the marke(for-

then

iboth)
is

whereupon the eye of man


fixed

fq earneftly

happy ftate which

boy,

hefe forfaken of

full

infan-

cie? flow light: and

veryvfe of
teafon forfaketh him : and he is
onely accompanied with his paine-

himfelfe,

the ages and ftates ofthis life : we


fhouid find our felues to be yet in

greateft defire that

forfaken

But now

farre

with

difeafes ?

which: age

at

Ofthe mi~
dent vnto

The

nailes,without weapoiiSjand without poifon , to liue in peace and

ment.
firics inci-

and

haue , isto liue

borne without

cruelty, and defire

fluffed

a facke

that politique andfociable

creature

greedily .defire

all

this

is

the

men doe fo

and hereunto tcndeth

THefday Morning.
the
deth the worldly felicity , and
ambition of long life.
As concerning the ftates of

men, wefhould neuermake


end, if

wefhould

rehearfethelk-

tie contentation that is

There

Vlittle con-

each of them, and the great deto change


fire that euery one hath,

h hisowne

'tbeftates

ofmen, and
each one

Idcfircth to
change bis
jlatew'.th

thefiate of
others.

to be found

iu

is

testation

an

the ftate

ftate

and condition with

of others

thinking

and turmoite
themfelues like vntoaficke man,
tumble
that doth nothing elie but

vexe

continually

and tofle himfelfe in his bed, from


one fide to another , perfwading
himfelfe, thatbymeanesof

thei'e

often changes and remoouings, he

more reft and eafc then


hehadbefore,andyet heflndeth
ill all

rinde

very deede,that he is foully dcceiued , forafmuchas the caufe of


in

his

difquietnefle refteth

himfelfe

and condition of this life,


;hatthcWifeman had good caufe

bleftate

:o

fay

within

which is his owne griefc

and difeafe.

To conclude, fuch is the mlfera


hlci

Great and

joke tk* the children

heatt'te

is

the
Ecclef.

o/Adam ear-

40.x*

cttenfrom the

ryvpntheirmckes,
their modaie they come forth of
thers wombe
fwriall,

vnM the day of thetr

which is the common mother

tfalL

As

that

he fhould haue greater hearts eafc


then hehatli
in anothec mans ftate,
men
in his owne. And thus doe

133

S.Berttard

to fay, that
tle

was not

hethought

better, then the

afraide

this life

S.Bcrm&

lit-

of hell it
the hope we

life

were it not for


may here haue to attaine vnto the
Kingdomeofheauen.

lelfe

And
'

albeit allthefe rniferies

do

punifhmentfor
come vnto vsasa
yet was it a very mercifull
fume
,

The

rnife-

ries

of this
arc or-

life

dained as a

mcdkinable puniftiment for ^uwfhmcnt


God for fmncy
cheprouidence of Almighty
(there- and to
didfoordaine it, meaning
:

and

withdraw and feperateoui


loueof
Hearts from the inordinate
caufe why he
this life. The very
much bitter muftard vpon

by) to

putfo

of this
vveane vs from it.

the breafts

life ,

was to

The caufe why he fufferedour


lire

withdraw
our hearts
j

from the
'mcrdinatc
lout of this
life.

^6

fuefday Mowing.

life

to become fo filthy, was,

wefliould not
it.

The

caufe

fct

that

r Of the lafl rmfene ofmw,

our louevpon

why he would haue

which is death.

vs to be molefted and vexed fo of.


tentimes in this life, was, that we

Sect. VIII.

AFter all thefe

might the mote willingly forfake


for the true
it, and figh continually
life,which is in the world to come,
For if

fake this life


ferable as

Exod. 16.
3-

fo vnwiiling to

we be
,

it is

The
Poet lamented , faying :
are thofe that
dayes of mortal! men
then fucceepafefirft away, and
of fickneiTes and
belt

we be now euer

whimpering and whining for the


fruits and flefh-pots of Egypt,
what would we doe , if our life
were fweete and pleafant ? And
what would we doe if it were

whereof a certame

that miferie,

is

for-

wholy Iiking,and delightfull to our


tafte and appetite ? who would
then (trow yee) contemne it for

5eth a

number

with them heauie and


continuall trouUolefull age r and
all, the fharpnefle
ble and aboue
difeafes ,and

This istheiodge^
ofcruell death.

of mans life , whereof


well O Lord; lob
holy fob hid : f k?ow
z

'

and end

thoti

wilt deliuer

Gods fake ? Who would then ex-

that

heauen ? who would


then fay with S. Pad , / bane a de-

ndforAllmenlmng.

change
Phil.1.13

all others
deth the laft,and of
This
moftterrible,which is death.

(being wholy fo in) if

miferies fuccee-

fire to

it

deathmen thereis

for

be loofed from this

pfcmd

to

'

How many the miferies, arc

I-

be with Qirifti

me oucr ta.
b**feW*\
tnat

mifery alone,
be included -in this

ilvvillnottakevpponmetode!clareatthisprc(ent:onelyIwm
\

reheavfe

:by

j^_

what a holy Father

way of

faith,

exclamation againlv

50.

WBWg.
death, in tliis
bitter

is

wife

thpu art the prifon


whereinto euery one entreth, thou
doe perifli
art the Sea wherein all
thouart the paine that euery one

O death, how

one falleth

the remembrance ofthee?

and fuddenly ftealeft thou vponvs?Howfecretare


thy paths and waies? How doubt.

How quickly

Full is

thy houre?

And how

fuffereth,

O cruel!

thy fignorie and dominion


efcape thy
I he mighty cannot
hands, the wife cannot hide them-

>

away from

thee

I.itrong lofe their ftrength

and

the

in

thy

and the tribute that eue-

ry one payeth.

vniuer.

fall is

felucs

death

why haft thou

not companion ofvs,but


dealing fuddenly
vs away in

commeil

vpon vs,to fnatch

our beft times

and to

our affaires , when they


to a
are well begunne and brought
interrupt

orefence.

I!
leood
good forwardne(Te?thou robbeft
fromvs in one houre , as much as
wehaue gained in manyyeeres :
fomehis life or* thee for money;
Thou cutteft off the fucceflion of
Thou goeft eucry where , thou:
kindred and families; Thou leaueft
fearcheft euery where ; and thou;
kingdomes without any heires
art eucry where. Thou withered
Thou filled the world with Widthe hearbs , thou drinkeft vp the^
dowes and Orphanes ; thou breawindes , thou corrupteft the aire,i
keft off the ftudies of great Glarks:
thou changed the ages, thou altreft
Thou ouerthroweft good wits in
fupi
to
not
ftfckeft
thou
,
the world
their ripeft age : Thou ioyneft the
increafe
doe
things
vp the Sea. All

Thou accounteft no man rich/oi


fomuch as no man is able to ran.

beginning, without
giuing place to the middle. To
conclude , thou art fuch a one as
Almighty God waflieth his hands

end with the

and diminifh , but thou continue!!


alwaiesatoneftay. Thou art the
!

4iammer thatalwaies ftriketh,thou


art the fword that neuer blunteth

*=s>

+..,~~^^=

thou art the fnare whereinto euery;

one:

lofthee,
I

and clearethhimfclfe in
phine

CMediiation for

I38

Taefday Morning*

135?

''

words, (by the mouth of


Wifeman) faying : tiatheenem
madethc , &* that thou hadif
the vety
thine entry into the worldly

plaine

Wifd.i.
*3

and thereby (halt thou pefcciue


what the glory ofthis life is.

me

pray thee) can the


glory of man, be more long or
moreftabie then the life of man?
Tell

cnttieandcraftoftbc DittelL

(I

moft certaine that

It is

For this glory

cannot.

an accident,which

is

grounded vpon this Iife^as vpon


his fubie& or foundation :
ther-

what ftutt and eommoditie ma) h

is

&

takgn hj theforffaid confide*

fore when the

rattotfi*

foundation or fubiec"t

faileth, the accidents

withall,

faile

IX.

Sect.

it

muftneedes

and for

very

this

no riches, no pleafures , no
delights , can continue any longer
caufe

THefc

arc the miferiesof our

with infinity others: the


confideration whereof, a man
life,-

ought to direct
pall ends

among

<i

viito twopiinci

others

time with a

foundation

theoncv

thislifc

-whereupon

all
CJIfflQt

ot
to the knowledge and contempt

thefe

things are

and haue
wtumue

built

their

ftay

and the o- lour life.


ther to .the.knowiedgc and conNow

which foundation

is

dm the

be fuch as

deration ferueth very well both fa\

defcribed

kcicfull,

Markc and confider with attention


life,
the ftatc and condition of mans
and

jean

iijcttjtifc.

lift-

vnto thee, to wit. fhort,

vncertainc, fraile, inconirant

me then) ifthis
thou halt now heard

(tell

tempt of our feiues'j for this confithe one and the other. But wilt
thou vnderftand (in one word
.what the glory of this world is

-*-L

then vntill his end rfcgraue, forfomuch as then faileth Ughts of


the

pleafures

man s

the glory ofthis world

Tbcrkbcs,

and miferabic

how

de~
long

the building indurc,that jlialbc

Iframed
jlorsg

vpon this found at ion? How

can the accidents continue,

rh-'t

j
'

ffy^h.

*
Medimionfor

14

Tuefday Morning.

vpon fo|
that fliall be grounded
weake a fubftance ? VVhen thouj
haft confidercd this

with

141

forme of the Image


would be vtterly defaced
, and

point well,

the

loofe his beautie ?

with thy felfe , thou muft needes;


lowfa y 9 that they fliall indure no
aeuthen the foundation and Tub-;
fiance it felfe indurethrand thou

Why

doe

we make fo little ac-

count of the beauty of a floure^ut


Ij
becaufe

it

groweth vpon fo weake

a fubictt ?

For fo fbone as it is nipt


1
muft needes confeffe, that many; *jofF from the ftauJkc, inconti1

times they indure not fo long as we


the!
fee by daily experience in

nently it loofcth his faire


glaffe and
beauty.

goods of Fortune,which with maIt is not poffible to haue


beauty
I
their.
before
end
an
haue
ny men
fjofanym-me continuance, in a

If

lifeendeth.

jj matter fo fraile and corruptible.


It
Nowyifthat faying,' of the Poetj ij folio vveth therefore, that the
glory
Pindaws be true, to wit, that this
of man, is fuch as the life of
man is:
a;
of
adreame
but
more
no
For although glory doe
life is
continue
j

fhadow, what

thinkeft thou

then

the glory of this world, which


of fhorter continuance then out'

is;

is

life ?

What account wouldeitthou

make of a goodly building,


it

flood vpon-

falfe

in

caiej

foundation

after

the end of our

|commendeft

make of an Image ofwax e ,

(very

jaith,

and curioufly wrought) in;


fetagainft the Suniic:

were
where it is certaine, that afToonc

cafe

the

it

waxe fliouldbe molten/cortr,-'


with

life ,

What doth it auaile Homer now,


whilftthou fo highly praifeftancl
tcdjy

richly

7,.

yet what
glory auaile him that
nath no fence or
feeling thereof?

wouldeft

account

frail that,

thou

What

'!.

"

his Iliads ?

Vndoub-

no more, but as Saint Ierome

fpeakingof^r/>/A?:Woc

vnto thee Artflotle

?::'ii sJ

that art

S. ierome.

lis

MeAitaxtonfor

i4 2

Tuefday

\j

Other -ineftimable commodities


maicft thou, gather out of this conflagration. For if thou confider all
thefe miferies with good attention,
thine eyes {hall be opened foorthwith,and thou {halt wonder

of men
very ftrangnefle of it

world
to

yea,

the

fhall

Jj

ifthislifebeavalc

cantt

thou fettle fo great vanitic/o


great
fompe and pride of the world,
furniture

arrogancie

of

others

Such eftimation of our

felues ,

and fo great

of Almighty

God

wretch of the earth ? Why


thou not holdc downe thy Pca-j
coctas taiic , beholding thy foulcj
thy!
feete , jto wit, the vileneffc of
ftatc

and condition

W hat
T

caufe halt thou to

feekc

fo carefully for the glory of

this

world,

and

and banquets

{lately

rainilies,

pleai'urcs,of fcarts

How cantt thou be

iadiligein to

hcape (o greedily together for the proui/ion


of this

Why

doit

and

this a place

caufe:

haftrhou to be proude thou duft


doft thou magniand afhes ?
thou feely
fie and aduance thy felfe

ofhoufei and

of Mfrimcs

forgetfulneffe

What

|thc place oftcarcs ?


How can(r
a thou imagine to make

loftic

great contempt

'

of teares, aprifon of guilty


perIons, and a baniflimcnt
of them
that be condemned
; how

methfuch puffing and

So

of fo

many fo wer and bitter fa wees ?

wch gay ornaments

mingled with

What thin* is
but that. k may be

wax proude ? From whence conv

courages

HI

miferies ?

Moreoucr

||

Adam ihould

of minde?Such hautie and

made bitter with the mixture

caufe thee tofay to thy felfejGood


Lord, what caufe is there why this

miserable lineage of

many

it is

there lofweete,

at the

great blindnefle

feeing

Mor#f#jr

world
^

and be fo forgetfullof the

world to

come

? as if thou-

wcrt

home, onely to liue


here in the
|
earth with bruit
beads , and had-

acJtnopartin heauea,
widi the
glorious company of
holy Angels.
Surely, I muft needes
fay, that
wou- art very much
wedded to mijwy ; and that thou
cameft out ofa

mar-]

Medimionfor
behooue thee to
make thy petition vnto Almighty
God , befeeching him to graunt
thee fome feeling of fuch things
as are wont to palle in this laft conto thee,

marueifous miferable ftocke , if fo


many arguments of the miferies of
to open
this world , be not able

and make thee to difcerne fo grotTe and palpable a

thine eyes

fhall

may eft difpofeof

that thou

flict ,

blindneffe.

it

thy lands and goods accordingly,

and direct thy

Meditation for Wednefday

that

Morning,

in fuch fort,as at

life

time thou

wouldeft

wifh

thou had ft done.

Now therefore that thou maieft

Ofthe hmn

haue the better feeling in

vf de&tln

ter

,'

thinke vpon

it

this

mat-

not as thou

of a thing that were to


but (as it were) euen now
and thinke vpon it, not a<-

vvouldcft

ffTkh dm when thm baft pre*


ptrfdtkjfiijt therm* thou haft'n
meditate vpw the home of death

come

one ef the mofi profitablt


md\
eonjf derations that a Qmft'tan

thcrs

may ham, as well[or the obtaining

making this account, that thou

which

fwne

preterit

as 'alfo

and efcbewhig
to mooue him to be-,

eft

jj

now very

ficke

owne fclfc

that

perfwaded

within

Vt to the intent that this conk]


deration may be profitable vn!

cafe.,

thou arc vtterly foriaken of

thy Phyfitions
all

ly-

& weake in thy

bed, and in fuch a dangerous

thehowe ofdeath.

wmm

but as of a thing that belon-

geth properly to thine

ginneto prepare himfelfe'wtimefa

of a thing that appertained! to o-

is

true.wifedome

and that they are

that thou wilt die

few houres.

wdntfiay Morning*

Meditation for

146

i.Qftbe tmcertAintis ofths


efottr death

GOnfidcr now

firft,

certaine that houre.

147

uen betweene the foule and the


body, which haue beenc fuch ancient and louing companions.If it be

horn

thought fo grieuous a matter to be


banifhed out of our natiue Counin
try, and from the aaturall ayre ,

how vn-

is,fowhich

thee; for thou


death will afoult
day , nor
knoweft neither on what

which a man hath beenebred and


brought vp(although the baniflied
man might carry with him whatfo-

iawhatplace, nor

euerheloueth :)

how thou &ak


cteh (hall
be difpoW,. when
come vnto thee

grieuousthen, (hall that vniuerfall

Onery tbinhou

from all things that


we hauc ; from our lands , from
our goods, from houfe, from wife,
from father , mother, children,
kinsfolke , friends and acquaintance ; from this light, and from
to be
this common ayre; yea,

ibanifliment be

thatdic
knoweftformoft certaine,

thou(haU;aUthereltsvncerta3nc,

tbiihourcu

fautohat ordinarily
wonttoftealevponvs, ?tfucha
and
carckffc,
time as a man is moil

thinkcthleaftoffc

1.

how much more

liliort

OfthefePerMMor farm* tfM


Codefromtbtbdytftb'hotr*

from

world. If an

bellowing,at

ail

things

Oxe make

of

this

fo great

what time he is fepa-

from another Oxe , with


whom he hath beenc vfed to be
yoked,and todrawe in the plough:

rated

crane.

CEcondly.confidct whaun

Station (hall then be


l

made

what a bellowing will thy heart


fepeithen make, when death fliall

ope-

no

>

rate

;ebuemtWsworld,bat alfo

thee from

all

thofe things,

wherewith thou haft bcene yoked


*

e.
|

Wednefday Morning,

Meditatiovfer

may perfwade and

carried the burdens of

ked and

felues
this life ?

*.
3'

149

themof the loue and fauour of


aflurc

God

Of the great

yawe

towards them in Iefus


Chrift, (by whofe death they are

fedve, and

deliuered from the wrath of God,

thattsattbehoureof
death, to colder what

doubt

and made heires of his mercy,) yet


the wicked and vnbelceuers (to

Jhallthen become of

whom

our body and

the death

auaileable

foule.

infidels

(^Onfideralfo, whatagrieuous
a
^paineit fhall then be to
certaine reprefcntamade vnto his minde,

man, when a
tionfhallbe

forefhe wing in what

cafe his body

knoweth for certaine already,


though

it

he

that

hath beene heretofore

neuer fo

much honoured and chc-

rifhed

yet there (hall no better

oncly

prouifion be made for it, but


where
a hole, fcuen foot long;

it

company of other
dead bodies. But as concerning
what foal
the foule,who knoweth
tall
become of it, or what lot (hail
fliallremaine in

it ?

For although the godly


may
%

of Chriit is not

becaufe they liue like

and die

in thei-r finnes

without repentance

haue iuft
caufe to doubt and fuipe& their
,)

owne eftate,to feare the iuitke and


wrath of God, and to difpaire of
his mercy.

And

his death.

andfoule fliall be after


For as touching the body

vpon
r

as there

is

no greater ioy

nor comfort vnto the children of

God

at the

hourc of their death,

know, that their foulcs are


in the hands of the Lord/ree from

then to

all

torment

fo there can

greater anguifh
the

be no

and griefe vnto

wicked, atthathoure, then to

confider

that their foulesihall

pane from their bodies

into the

of diuels, to be punifhed in
hell fire with endlefle torments.

hands

4.O/

m
Wcdncjday UMornwg.

tMeditetfonfor

150

vnto him likeafquadron of enemies," ready fetinbattellaray to

account we nwfi
4. Ofthefardeular
* -Alrri$tJ GodAt the

af&ukhim. Then arcthegreateft


finnes , and thofe wherein he hath

wh

hom ofour death,

ofall

taken greateft delight, reprefented

our whole life faft..

moft liuely vnto him

AFter this angui(h

there

fol-

loweth another no lef&thcn

[this,

account
to wit, the particular

whichatthe
ofall our whole life ,
mans, death,
very hourc of euery
Almighty
muft be made vnto
God. This account is fo dreadfull,
ftouthatitcaufeth euen the moft
to tremble and
tcft men that are ,

quake for very feare. ^


famous holy
It is written of a
Father

thafcbeiog at the point of


heebeganne tobe.afraid:

death,
whereat his Scholiers maruelled,
father ?
and fayd vnto "him fWhat

of your acanfwered,
count ? Vnto. whom he

are

you npw

afraid

Yea, yea, myfonnes,thisfeareis


alno new thing in me , for.I haue
waies liued withthe fame.
Atthattimejallithefmnesof

m
m

nans former

life

*5*

arc reprefented
vnto

and are she

caufe ofgreateft

feare^Thencommeth the young Virginc to his


minde ,
red

whom he hath diflionou-

Then come the Maides and

houftioldferuants,
follicited

whom he hath

and pronokedto lewd-

neffe

Then come

the poore folkes,]

whom

he hath iniured , and euill


Then come- his neighbours , whom he hath offended:
Then fhall there crie out againft
him , not the blood of Abel> but
intreated,

blood of our Sauiour


whom he hath crucifi-

the precious
Jefus Chrift

and whofe blood he


hath fired afreiK, when he gaue
fcandale and offence to his neighed againc

bour.

And if his caufe muftbe iudged


according to the Law,which faith:
Eye fir eye

tooth for tooth

,a*td

wound

^*w^-*rwr-

Utteditationfor

I$2
Exo.ii.
24.

wound for wound: what fhall hee


bokefor , that (by his euillcounhath beenc
fell or lewd example)
Chrithe occafionof the lofle of a
be iudged by that
f Han foule, if he

Law PO how

Wednefday Morning.

153

bylon, that feemeth fogaily cruji.


ded iu outward appearance.
5.

How

the Church of Chrtft com-

forteth andhe/peth the fickgptr-

bitter fhall the re-

fon3 at bffdtpartvre out

membrance of the delights and


vnto
pleafures paft be at that time,

him which

<i

ofthis world.

at other times feemed

AFterall

this, confider, that

when the Phyfitions perceiuc

fofweete?
f

the Wife man

Vndoubtedly ,
had very good caufe to fay ; Lookt
and
not vpon the Wine when it is red,
when itfheweth
31.31.

his

colour in

the

(at the time of


glafferfor although
at
drinking) itfeeme delegable, yet
the end

it will bite ///<?

Serpent,

how

man would vnderftand,

true a faying this is, that we

haue here rchearfed!


pents fting

is

What

Ser-

there that doth

fo

and vexe a man,as the dreadpleafures


full remembrance of his
his
paft , {Hall doe at the houre of
death ? Thefe are the dregs of that

fting

Icr.51.7.

Apoc,
J

13.8.

to bepaftrecouerie,

and that there


life

is

no hope of longer

remaining, then, (and for


the

moil part not before) the

man fendeth
Minitter ;

ficke

for the Preacher or

whom (perhaps)in time

of his health andiolity,


heehath

and contemned. Then he


is content to
be inftru&ed by him
difpifed

andpoyfon like a Qockatrice.

O that

their patient

poyfoned cup of the enemie.Theie


be the leauings of that cup of Babylon,

in

matters

of Religion , and to
leariae at his mouth
the wayoffaluation.

Then he defireth to be commended vnto God, by the


deuout and
godly prayers of the Congregation : and (happily)
requireth to rccduc the Sacrament of
Chrifts
blcffcd

body and blood,in remem-

LuUr

x^

brance

X''A

M
_
CMeditation for

*"

^M

154
Luke

%i.

brancc of

his death

wti ,

Wednefday Morning.

and paflion

that by meancs of this diuinc and


heauenly meate , he may be fpiri-

19.10.

^m^mma^

'55

oflife would he then determine tolead,if he might haue time


kiiKl

to

doe the fame

head,
tualiy vnited vnto Chrift his

and made a member of his

mifti-

callbody.

Thus doe

i.Cor.io

the

faithfull

with

6-Oftheji.wgsofdeath, aHctofth>e
great yame A*'dagonyjhefotitc
abideth at her departure

prayers and Sacraments , comfort


and helpe the fake perfons at their

xtf.i7

departure, when they are not able


to helpe themfeiues , by reafonof
the extremity of their paine and

and continualtinereafing of
their ficknefTe, which wiUfcarcc
permit nor (offer them to call vpon

oriefc,

Almighty God , otto defire him


of helpe and fuccour, though they

would fainc kiforcethemfeluesfo


to doe.

COnfider

griefe andanguifn

of minde (hall the fake perfon


then abide , in calling to minde his
wicked and finfuil life : which at
(efpccially) the dwell

that time

and pangs of the


fickneffe which be (as it were) the
meflfengers ofdeath, howfearcfull
and terrible they be.

beginne to die

coldeand

fliffe

knees

waxc

his noftrilsrunne

doe his office ; finally,


(byreafon of the haftydeparture
of the foule from the body) all his
not able to

audvertuc.

kind

his

his

time, that he had taken a


better way? And whatavertuous
'

eyes finke into his head


his countcnauce iooketh pale and
wan ; histongue faultereth, and is
;

fenfes

at that

How at that

time the lick-mans brca{r panteth


j
his voice waxeth hoarfe jhis
fecte

laboureth to bring to his rememgladly wifliethhce


brance?

How

then alfo, thofelaft

accidents

out

What great

wtofthebodp

and

arc fore

vexed and troubled,

doe vtterly loofe

But aboue

all ,

their force

the foule

is

then
in

It

Meditation/or

15*

weAmfdAj Mowing*

molt paine , and fufferethgrcateft griefes and troubles ; for at

in

that time fhc

is

and burying of
with thefilthines and

7. Of the funerals

in a very great con-

the body,

lothfomnes thereofafter

and agonie : partly for her departure from the body, and partly
fli6t

it is

of her dreadful! account,


which is then to be made; becaufe
fhe is naturally loth to depart from

dead.

for feare

the

body and fhe


:

lodging, and
to

come to

is in

COnfider now
plight the

her account before Al-

mighty God.

rcmaine

two voyages

the graue : the other

to confidcr diligently

become of each one of

what fhall
thele

two

parts.

7 -Of

and

Confider

alfo

be buried,). the queftioning in the


{ireetes one of another who is

thefoule to her particular JudgeHcb.9.17

with all the other circumftanees that are wont to happen therein j the often ringing of
bells, (to fliew that fome one is to

to follow

ment, where her caufe is prefently


to be determined. And thou hall

it

the Funerals,

for thee to

body is, after the

out of the houfe.

make with him; the one, to accompany the body vntill it be layd
in

make to get him quickly rid away

de-

yet there

what

what a worthy garment they prouide to winde it in; and what hafte
Executors doe
his friends and

very great dread

parted out of theflefh

in

foule hath forfaken

liketh well her

Now,whenthe foulc is thus

dead

the accompaning of his

corpes to

Church

the funerall

Sermon , that is w ont to be made


in praife ofhim , who (haply) deierued no fuch commendation ;
theforrowfull weeping and mourning of his wifc,children,kinsfolkc,
fcruants

and friends for him; and


finaliv,

57

Wednefday Morning,

MedhMionfor

i5

'59
j

finally,allthe other particulars that


are wont to happen, vntill the bo-

dy be

laide

%What becommethofthcfoule-after

and leftinthegraue:

ft ts departed

from the

where it (hall licburied,vntill it be


raifed againe by the terrible found
of the Trumpet ,
day of Judgement.

And fuch is
alteration in

at the gcnerall

that

to pafle, as atime

may fo come
may happen when fome building
m3y be made neere vntothy grauc
,

ncucr fo gay andfumptuous) and that they may diggefor


fomc earth out ot the fame, to
make morter for a Wall, andfo

(be

it

beingnow
changed into earth, become afterwards an earthen Wall; although
it be at this prefent,the moft noble
body, {and molt delicately chc(halltby feelybody

when thou haft


NOw,
body
in

the great change and

worldly affaires,

it

body*

ri(hcd)of all bodies in the world.


And how many bodies of Kings

and Emperors(troweft thou)haue


comic already to thispromotion ?

left

the

thegraue, goefrom

thence forthwith and follow after


the foule ,
it

way

and confider what

taketh through that new

Region

whether it goeth : what (hall euerbecome of it for cucr and


euer 5 and what judgement it &aU

laflingly

haue.

Imagine that thou art


fentatthis iudgement

thou feeft

all

now pre-

{,

t#

and that 14.

the whole Court of *Cor.

heauen to expect the end


fentence

of

where the foule

giue a particular account

this

xo

j.

fliall

and be

:hargcd and difcharged

of allhec
haih rcceiued, euento the v.ilue of
apinnes point :yea 3 and(as our Sauiour himfelfe affirmeth)

of cucry

Maw a.

word, Therein account fhaJI


Lujcei*.
t>c required of his
life y of his r.
lands and riches
of his houfhold
idle

and farnilie

of the

infpirations

of'

mdttefday Mowing.

Meditation/or

i6o

:?M^yGod

<i

whereby to

ofthemeanes
to
^r.,>rtunitic hec hathhad
and godly life:
I. W-Uous
3

fore,

man

and direct

all

Now

ings.

be

And there-

either build,

the reft of their doeonfidering that a-

mong

the ends and termes of our


life, death is one of them (whether

we goe all

ty

to be

doe any thing.they hawe


alwaies their eye fixed vpon the
end which they pretend; and according to the fame , doe frame

Rom. 1.6.
(^cording to the account
*xl iudged
Aooc
P
and grahe Siall make) of the gifts
J
Almighces hee hathrcceiuedof

when men doe

is

or faiIe,or

cxi,ied,what
blood
.nadeof the molt precious
andoftne
of our Sauiour Chrift,
vfe of his Sacraments.
And there fliall cucry

them,

taken of the fame end.

ierJc
.n-iaboueuii.Hc^allbeftraightl;,
cltLmtion he had,

Hcb.xo.

direct

will

God.
I

to take our reft) he that

indeuourto direct his

life in

good order, let him fixe his eyes


vpon this marke; according to the

confide-

f The third Treatifetftbe


Wherein thefirration of death

fame, Iethimdifpofe and direct

mer Meditation is declared


more at large.

all

Let him confider how


poore and naked he muft depart
out of this world
and what a
ftrait iudgement he muft pafTe at
the houre of his death and how
he mail lye in his graue all betroden,and quite forgotten ofall men,
and according to this end let him
confider how to frame and direct
the whole order and courfe of his

ills

affaires.

rbc cmfh
deration of

confederation of death

THe
very

is

profitable for many pur-

and efpecially for three.


fctb a man
of true wilcFirft.for the obtaining
to gnucrne,
a man
is, to know how

deathman-

pofes

andframe

dom'e, that
buoht to gouerne and frame

well bis
life.

his

doe
the Phylofophers
ordained to
in things that are
the rule and meafurc

lif?: for' as

fay

end,
any*
J

whereby

life.

By this ruleacertaine holy man


gouerned

gl

Wednejday ^Morfling.

16$

would confider
that he fhal become there wcrmes
meate ? Who could euer be perofhis belly, that

therswmbe^ndn^kedtmft rcTc.what
mne agasne to my grave. loofe my
then fcould I
purpofe

topurchafing andheaping

timein
etherlandsandnchcs,feeingna-l

ledneffefhaUbe mine end?


confideraaon f
For want of
all out:eiUf "#?-' this our end , doe grow
Hereof comVtatmof
rorsalld dectipts.
Uuvdtatb,
refumption, our pride,
I

art*]

Ucffw

metnourp
mem

^..Wtfe

pleasures,

ana cl a
^ Towers
vaine Catties and

mcenetie

cnam and lour


Aaft.

our

and the
'ofwinde, which

we bu.dvpon

thefand.Forifwewouldconfi.
derinwhatcafewefhalibeaftera

when we are once lodfedycottag^


in tWpoore

fe wdayes,

ged

fhould be more
graue ,
temperate in
humble and more

wt

our

life.

Howcouldhcpoffiblyhaue
that
fparke of prdumption

ny
would

fvvaded

fuch lofty .and fantafticall thoughts

anddeuifes, ifhe did but confider

and weigh,

confider that he

his

aGc,

is >

whereupon all

fond defignements are groun-

ded

Who

would endanger the

loflfe

and de(truion of himfelfejin feeking for riches both by land and


Sea, ifheconfidered, that at his
death he fliouid carry no more
with him but a poore winding
Iheete?

To condude,all the works

would be duly corrected and framed in good order, if


we would meafure and frame

of our

fife

them out

by

this rule.

For

this

Phylofophers fayd,7l&<tf The life of


the Itfe of a Wife man , was nothing a wife man
is a cantielfefat onely a rontinnall cogitation
tiuall thtir
and thinking of death: foralmuch

caufe the

as

this

man,

How cou-

there dattandafaes?
make
he find ui his heart to

how fraile and weake

the foundation

ihoulu be

to occupy his braine in

what
1

tyngof
confederation teachetb a
death.

what thing is fornewhat, and


is nothing,

what he ought to

follow,

mdwfiiapMQrwng.

MediMionfor

4*

followed whatto efchew,accorhe


dingvnto the end whereunto

muft certainly arriue.


thofe PhyiofoIt is written of
that they
phers called Bracmtnm,
much giuentothinkevp-

werefo
had their
on their end, that they
before the
graues alwaies open
the intent,
Sates of their houfes, to
and going
fhatboth atthefc entry
might alwaies
forth by them, they
and
mindfull of this iourney

be

Almighty God fayd vnto


ihould
Prophet Ieremie> that he
where
eoe downe into a houfe
for that hee
iarth was wrought,
Al^ouid there fpeake with him.
haue fpoketi
rnichty God could
the

with

his

there hee fliewetH.'yntd

them, the miierie of our flefli, and


the mortnefle of this life. And a-

bpue all,thexe he teachejthtsbemto


knowc themfeluesiW.hieriis one or
the. higheft

pdihtKof Phy loibphie

may be learned.
Wherefore (Q thou man) defcend downe withe thy fpirit, into
that
:

andthererihalt thouJee
who ithou art ^ JwJhereofj jftpu act

this houfe,

comei where thou^altieil, andj

Prophet

in

any

other

flehl

and glory, of this world doe end.

Soikaltthou-learne to difpifeall
thofe
in

things^ that :the world hathj

reuerenee Ifoc.

want of due

knowledge how to confider them,


becaufe the jworld confidereth no
jnorejhutonelyjclte painted face of

fpeake with
place, but he chofe to

hzmhely chat ,{Tiie4; vfery beauti-'

place, to giuevs to
earth,
vnderftand,that the houfe of

fuBy^andigaily atsbc

him

in that

fchoole

(which is our graue)is the


where Almidv
of true wifedome:
ty

God is wont

behis.

that,
to teach thole

There he

.teacheth them,

window.

.?.

Itconridereth iiot the miferable

which
(after that ;her, body was deuoured with d.ogges), Almighty God

and

extrckme parts of her

Would haiue tb remhine whole,that


^hereby we might fee , that the
1

wherein the beauty, of, Jthy

callage of death.

ler. i3i*

wrld

ld<)

world

z.Kin.p.

3-

Wejneffay Mbrmng,
manner of thing
world is another
in outindeedcthen itappeareth
we fliould
ward frew* , and that
infuchwife contiderthefaceoht,
alfo of the exas to be mindfuU

weame griefes atldforrowes

wher-

inthegioryofitendetli.

Secondly, this

confiderationis

toxaufe-vs to efchew
a grearfielpt
^dforfake.rinne,aceordttigasEc-

defrficiis wtofleth^aying:^
Ecclef.7*
though

3^

mmh*rtM&e&>>

and

not
It isagreat matter

wnerpHC

to fmneyanda great

temedy alfo

forthefame,isforamantorc

lobfiu

reported^ acertainerch.

foretempPiousman, that being


of a woman
fed with the bcautk

irwhomhehadtoeabroadinthc
world) and

vrri^ftandiagthatik

w as.de^i,-^fttto^|H
andrub-j
where (he was buried

ouercome

this

And

finne.

the

deepe consideration of death,


noleffe importance then it

Jv

is

of

as S.

Gregorie &ith:Thsre is nothing that

dotbfo morttfie the appetites of this


peruerfe fejh , as to conjidsr in what
flight the

fimejhall he after

it is

dead.

like

Roiy

is

reported of

another religious man.,

who ha-

Table ready prouided to


goe to dinner , to ea,te fomevyhat
Fortherefrefhing of his weakeand
weary body, chaunccd .fuddenly
iling

his

tohaue a remembrance of death,


which cogitation (euen as though
had beeneaConftable or other

like

fcmvrg

and beauties of the world


haue. This was a great remedy to

and he viea
of the dead woman j

^uerthe diuelt trebled


of her) totak,
any euili thought

it

lights

it

ifi^V

and to put

behold heere what end the de-

bedanap&intheftinbngbodv
aiwayes

and fay to himfelfe


behold heere (thou miferable
wretch) the thing thou loueft ; and
to his nofe

The

member that he:muft4ie:


It is

the (linking napkin

1*7

officer there

ready to attach
apd

him) put him- in ^ichafearq


terror,
fraine

that

frome

it

caufed

him to

his meat.

re-

Confider
then,

S. Gregorie.

169

Wednefday Mowing.
r

[<58

>

Sat ateaifoU account,

there
membring, that (at the laft)
reckoning
mutt come a time of

thatw

take this fellow

who would not

Sft-Ueatthehoureofour

either for

SllUbletavyprkeinthe heart

foole?

a iclkr, or for a very

what greater folly or


then for
madnefle can be deuifed ,

Now

,an

oabftainefi:omatkngto

JfqtofuUandneceffarytok

loofly
giue themfelues fo

memo

of vices

to all kinds

TettMdv^thi9

sor.coftl,e

mall
J^Sfu thing,
knowing

the,

fo a-;

"orld-.thatmc.l
thatattheveryhoureoj
furedly,

hetdeW.apamcnUraccou*

of themof
(hallbe required
:;
holel ife:yea,andofeue

all,

Idle word,

fo

foundly in them

departing out of their Inne,


of them a
there fhali be 'required
account
very ftrait and particular
of

^S^fiHB

ir>

h,s

purfc,

but onefarthing
and plamould entetintoantoe

dngWmfelfe downe

heTabk

of the Hoft,to
fhluld require
q
Capons^-,
tegtta ridges

(inland all dther

dehcatcs,

t^

all

their diffolutc

and wicked

Tbs

labourcth

canjtoimltf

lire?

.
.

Wherefore
thought

it is

f
verily to bee

that the diuell

hboureth

make vs vtterly
rememtonealea and forget the
that he can

to

vs ncglctt

andforgct
tbs account

fureandcontentauo.v,

n^e

I
m
m
P

tin

all

our while

that we
brance of our account ,
lifjMi tbs
houreor
very
the
at
boure of
make
muft

becaufe he knowcth
our death
greit profit and
full well, what
commodity , would aiife vnto vs
of
by the coiitinuall remembrance
:

were it

For other wife , how


poflible, that menfliould

4_

tniiji

ma\t of

the fame.

diuell

jill that bec

'

all

"*.>-**

at

their

fuchfaatae|

without cuer

after
remembring, that foortly

will (notfthftand.ng)S

fleheadlongwith

andtofleepe

forget!

our death.

mdnefday Morning.

Meditation for

170

lading faluation or damnation.

forget a thing that is fo terrible and


they
fearefull? Yea/uch a thing,as

know moft
and

fteafe

ownc

Thirdly,this confederation

death
1

at their

doubt or fufpition in -the


world, Hoofing a little worldly

welltopafTe.

and watchfull, anclcaufeth vs


toloofe both our fleepeand our

leape as

health.

How happeneth tt then,that the


remembrance of death, (which as

well to the body as to the foule

is

and dreadfull

and watchfull, in making procoming


uifion before hand for the
a
of it? Surely, it feemeth vnto me
bemaruelled
thing very much to

men

as

they be, in

W\l
f

and matters

of

death,

be leaped

^vlnlevTe

we

make a great courfe, and fetch a


long laceto rjmne thbfame ; No
be well

arid per-

may
'

,'

lafting

it

beyerjh exp&jient for >vs to

dieoftentimesiriour'life ^ that

and without all care , in


importhings that are of fo great
their eueritance vnto them , as is
trendy

not, well

(hall

of]

vcr*potttifcc^\\d lvw fo i\%l-

(b\ great a

die, arid io neceffary to die well,

fhould be fo careful!
trifles

bata'Jb to

le&ly done at the firft time. Seeing


therefore it isifo great a matter to

very care-

full

that

the leape

great, thing can

may comtTvnto vs) cau-

is

Now,.

die;

we

well at the vtry time of

our death.

1%g fouldietsthatbe. anointed


tafigk&j 'doaSxft

pra<5tife

them-

fe)wes)n.{uch feats and exerdfe, as;

whereby they may leame in time


of
S

life,

die well*

(which reacheth from this life


to the euerlaftinglife to come)can-

'

at

good

full

death pro-

be hard and difficult , forefight and preparation beforehand,


is a very great help e to bring them

or of fome other like thing


very careit makcth vs oftentimes

feth vsnotlikewifetobe

is

that

riches,

thing that

life, (as: it

leaft

the moft horrible

deration of

hath beene faycl).but net oncly


befides that,to die well. In things to Hue a

houfes ? If we hauebut the

Tbccmfi-

ofour

a great helpe , not


pnely to prouoke vs to Hue a good

atfuredly will come

vpon them

.171

!(

WeAnefday Morning.

if
'

thereof,

thatteht

Of the

at

tt is

things ofthis hfe

TO

wtis*is.courfe>fo?roniu*

home

ofdeath ; and what griefe


thAt time, to depart from all

Snot foundnew ^ ftrange>n


needs I

vncertaint'te of the

Sect. I.
beginne now euen from the

beginning of this confiic~t,c n


come
fider , that when death {hall
thee , it will come at fuch a

vpon

time, as
felfe in

leaft

when

moft

tomleffe

it.of*ell fire .:

tread
3te.>at we docnow
*
SPlrbctbrc-tend all

diAep3.andiptes et,eOT > "V*


,:

WonrfaiaTmiichiasm^ttyone
U*uHhtobecc,fiCAe
aered.AndletvsnotttankMh
re

kistaoiTgbtocoBfidct^haep^

muchmore:to yndevtad.,

fafety

experience

it is

men are moft careleffe, and thinke


themfelues in moft fafety that he
may take them vpon. a fudden at

vnawares.

we fee it happeneth moii

that euen at that time,


men doe leaft thinke to die

.often,

we

thinly

Lafl there-

wont to

watcheth allike a thiefe, which


as
wayes to come at fuch times,

when they are

vs at fuch

a time as

as

happen vnto many. The day of our


Lord (faith the ^oMc) /hall come

And-ib

Ictbvpon

aiidfufpe&eft

of the comming thereof:

we fee by
lofMUt*

thou thinkeft thy

Death ftca-

leaft

when
,

anc

mindfull ct

then

i.Thef.

Uz.

Wednefdty Morning.
it,

"
vea
e

?*

accounts
caft their

Wbe^ they
j L make

<teat purgee

maKe
j.
before hand to
ofct
and
bu.ld.ngs ,
chafes and
enterpnfes of many
.

vpon
/

dates

great
yeere?
ana veeres

Zj

death fuddenly

thencommem

vpon them,and dU-

applteththUofalUhettvame
def.gne.wnts
hopes and

;-and vt-

the.rfond

terWouerthrowcthf
Stoionsandbuildings ,yhA
ayre. And fos
they made in the

'to Ling

fulfilled

of the holy

et

leaft it

him.

fometimes

they will doe


though it be to the

and

this

deftruc-tion

of his

miferable foule.

King Saul had a very ftoutand


valiant courage : but after that the
fhadow of Samuel appeared vnto
him , and had told him that hee
fhould die in the battel! , adding

moreouer thefe words/To morrow, i.Sam.


both thott and thy finnes jhall be 28.19.
with me : the feare and terror
(which he concerned
dings)

at thefe ty-

wasfb great,that at that ve-

he loft all his force and


courage , and fell downe to the
ground as a dead man.
Now , whatgreat griefe will it

ry inftant

The'firft

Thcfrfi
ftrolfs

death
ftrokc wherewith

^ /% fl^rtWe

is

the reare or

man that is in loue with this


when fuch like newes fhall be

be to a

^5^

fignified

of

vnto hinv? For immedi-

is in loue
ttayaw^lmouifli vnto him that
J""'
this fotewarmng
dtatb.
'
wfth this life, and

isfuchagreatgnefe.vnto^^,
that oftentimes

hscaspallfoends

re, and
doe vfe to diOemWe

will

tohauethefickcmantobeleeue

175

ftould vexe and difqui-

And

preiudice

vpon this denunciation, there


{hall be reprefented vnto him , his
departure and perpetuall banishment from this world, and from
all things that be in the fame. Then
(hallhefee, thathis houreisnow
come,

ately

177

tjtteditathnfo^

--^-th^hTaivvmng of
houfe:wberemhe(haUde.

S;^j"V?tf*?declareth,' that at

that he hath
things
*> .
fhaU
do jy
y
he. His ^
loucd in this
but his heart than
die but once,

what> time hee had determined to


feparate hinhfelfefromthe world,

7this

Mitftotn
part uuu

all
>

thofe things
the loffe of all

wh.

uTtotbearethloue&affeaion:

rfomuchasdeathOuUpu^
and

tto

him
kmfe betvveene
aaeuerlafting dimall, and make
%%edeeperrootethetoothhath
iatheiaw.thegreater.gnefe^am

fethatwUttimeitisplucWo^

man
Mowthehear-tof a wicked
beLfofaltrootedintheloueof

the move

we

Sings ofthislife,itcannot

be in

worldly

tbin&thc
morcgncfc
it

mil be

\dcpaytfrom
\

them at

the

frwrc of
I

^griefevntohim.^henhee
co*e,
feeth^he houreisnow
-to.
hee muft depart

wtein

time

vntovs,

be

brthiitmuftneedesbeavcry

lloucwitb

troubley (hall be then a moft


cruell torment in vexing him.

inrris

them all. Atthat


whereuntohe beareth

thoW]

mol

and from

.all

the pleafures and de-

that they all

feluesliuely vnto him,

j4ndiffihthbHiteer. hattt* Any

more

doe with vs. I Gonfider now then


with. thy felfe, what a griefe it will

to

be to a carnall heart , when thofe


thingsxhatheihath moft loued,doe
reprefent theiwfelues at that houre

when he

vnto him ; and

fceth that

he {hall be fpbilsdofthem all , in


liuch wife that he iThall be inforced
to fay

Now fhall this world haue

no more to doe with me


this ayre , nor this Sunne

neither

nor this

Element.
~
(hall I hauc no longer

Now

conuerfation

^swonttobeaxomforttohim

and delights

lands

my
myhoufe, my

and comfort of

my wife,
my goods my

children,

and: that thing

and fayd;

What* Wilt thomUauevsfor ewr ?

heart
don, iliallwoundhis
whKh

Souay^:

feemed vnto him,


reprefented them-

lights thereof, it

pleafurci

air
of all things I am

now

S.AitgNftfo

179

Wedxefdty Morning.

cMedttatiwfor

173
naked and bare, now
fpoUe me of themaU,

now

left

will'

death

now
now

is
is

gOfthefeparathn or parting ofthe

end,
mine olde age at an

the number of my

fulfilled,now

home
fottlefrom the body at the
efclcatb,a)idofthe horror

dayes

(feaUIdicvntoall

and lothfimenejfe of

they all vn^


manner ofthings, aiid
wherefore (O thou world)

our oraite*

mee;

well; yea, my
bid thee fare
my.nches
lands, my goods,

Sect.

m'yrnends, my

bid you farewell,;


kinsfolke, 1
acquaintance , my
mylouingwife
bidyou farewell;
children

,
and my deere youn*
for now
bid you all farewell ;

(alas)fhallwerieuerfee

one another any


rhoreinthis

THere

is

II.

yet another feparati-

on after this more terrible and

dreadfull than this is: to wit, be-

tweene the foule and the body,


whichhauc kept companiefo long
time together,and haue beene fuch
hearty friends. The diuell hath
fpoiled the holy man lob of all
manner of things, faueonely of his
I

mortalL

and it fecmed vnto him , that


there(in comparifon of the fpoile
of) all the reft were of none account , and therefore he fayd :

life;

flefh.

\skiwefor Ski*w, and all that a Ioblt4#


hath , will he gate for his lip.

mm

the thing that naturally is


mot* loued , and the fepasation

This
.'
.

:-

is

whereof caufeth

much griefe.

way-faIf the fcparation of one


ring

*1

Meditdtio&for

i8o

181

mdnrfdAf^ommg.

iourney together

of earth. The bafecondition > maketh


neffe of which

entire friends

for
himtobe (asitwere)afionied;
fide what
confidering on the one"
made or
ercateftimation he hath

another, when
vine man from

a little graue

they

haue trauelled in
fuch -nefe and
any time, doe caufe
gnefe fhali it
: what a
foUtarineffe

be when two fuch


astheSbuleand
and companions,
ieparated
Body haue beene, are
other , which
the one from the
from their
haue trauclled together
that very
Mothers wombe,vntiii
jo many
houre, and haue had
fnendfliip beknots and bonds of
r

tween them

What a gnefe will

itbewhenthe fpirit (hall fay


the

fleftv

muft

now

vnto

remaine

all

and thereto
alone without thee,
anfvveretotne
{haiilikewife make
what cafe then
fpirit faying: and in
feeing

be without thee,
lallthebeinglhauclrcceiuedoi

[mail

andfeeino
hisbody intimespaft,

on the other fide,


Vileplacethatis

noWbe
1

it

canbeno .better

butwon-

He confide-

and wayeth with himfelfe,


they will
that the lodging which
prepare for

hi the earth flia


narrow: that itihall

him

and
darkeV^inkirig
be aMbobfcure and
maggots,
ind-rall bf'w:ormes-;;
skuls, and
bones , '"and dead mens
horribie,that it (hail be
be

ftraip

"

(vvithall)fo

that be avery yrkfome to them


>
vpotfit.
liue,orieiy to looke
'

'

J And when he teeth; that tliis bo-

dy wMchhewaswohttomakefo
efteeof ; his belly, which he

what

much

minde, to thinke
iv to a mans
his body, when
IKali become of
out of it and
his foule is departed
that
hereupon he feeth
the beft hap his

layd>: he cannot

reth

commeth natural-,

in thinking

whereinitmutt

der^xceedihgty at it.

tnC

After this,

whatabafeand

medforhis

God ; his mouth ,

and Sea
(ttuiafc^cely&rue; andhisfMn,
filkeMas vvotlt
for which gdldahd
tdfewouehwith great curioutie,
and

vvhoferdelights the land

body may haue


then tobeiaydm

'

tor

Meditationfor

l82

how bafe a
maruett to fee vnto
creature is
condition fuch a noble

to lay it
and a foft bed prepared
now be layd infuch anl-

muft
dunghill, where
thy and miferable
icfliallbetrodenvpon, and eaten

now come, *nd toconfiderwith


whomhe mult now keepeeompa-

in

fellow
ny there^cuenfeiiowand
no fellike,whoinhis life time had

maggots,
withfoule wormesand

of as vgly
and within few dayesbe
aforme,as adeadcaryoathatlyeth
inthe

fields

in

fomuch

low nor equall.


not the part ofwilemento
wonder at things, for the cuttomaIt is

that the-

ftophisnoie,

wayfaring man will


to
andrunncaw-ay in great hafte ,
ofit
the ftinking (auour

auoyd
this
when(I %)he confideredvaU

day , takethawayfrbmthem ^etheyne.


ble feeingoftogs euery

bed

he muft

there ,

vpon the

hardbound, in fteade ofhis

preci-

apparell,he muft
ous andgorgeous
haue there but onelyafeelypoore
winding fiieete, andinfteadofhis
perfumes and
fweete odoriferous
andhonMuskes, filthy rotteneffe
his
ftenches , and kifltgd of
ribfe

wonder.

And

admiration and

yet all this notwith-

wonftanding the great Wife-man


it be a
dered at this mifery, though
whereof we haue daily exmatter

wtien he fayd v Ifman Eccjlt


one faty
andbeaftdoe Me both after
I haue
what maiUth* mee that

perience

tmelkdfomchmpe\^iorv^
'

dotted

':

ri

'

):

:: -

::,

"/'

'

rf:

j;"*

[I

body \inf
t
Ifit^weie fo', S&tt the
end infomthis feparation) (hculd
-

dirties and
multitude of delicate
haue
waitingferuing men, he mutt
number ot
there fuch an infinite

filthy mag.

crawling wormes, and


^ots feeding vponhuTiiheeannot

ai>y, fence cr
chufe (ifhee haue
remaining in him; wit
iudeement
&
marueu

Jfr

all

uer fo great)
,

his foft
andfeeth that in fteadeof
lie

ired*efday Morning.

were of any price or^


fomekindof
profite, it would be
a thing
comfort vnto vs, but this is

thing that

'to be
lent

wondered at,

a creature

that fo excel-'.*

ftiafl

end

in the

more

is.

wdnefiny Morning.

184
thine in d>e

foely hot

WW-

vvithout:

and doubt the

f Of the great feare


hottre

i,~

<

gQO.4

death,

of
Code hath at the
it after
whatfrall happen vnto
the
it is departedfrom

body.

lob 14.
7.8.

Sect. IH.
this is

HOwbeit,

not thegrea-

of feare, that a man


death ; but
hath at the houre of his
yet one farre greater , and
teft caufe

there is

that

is ,

when the foule cafteth her

and beginneth to
J
daungers of the
Ithinke vpon the
imagineth
'world to come, and
her herejwhat (hall become of
eyes further

L,

Great, (vndoubte<}!y),>v>stw

bydvpon*
chudrenof^^fo'fi'rrj
Ae euetkfting ^.g"
"

'tribute-, that

was

weU what penance, hf


,vnSman,wHenhefayd:rto^
verv

!]

Gene

after.

For this is

now -(as it were)

to

mouth,:
depart from the Hauen
maine Sea
'and to launch into the
is be feene
Iwhere none other thing

1?

on what fide foeuer

y ee iooke 5 but

heauen and

onely

the water

orj
which is wont to be an occajion
.1 :".-

->'^

.p.vj:#
ii; .,

Qfl

arebutnewj
conf*-;
Sea-men. For when a.man

great feare, infufchas


''
.

dereth.

'

180*
-

Utteditmonfor

wemei

>*.
eternitie of worlds,
that
Idereth
which followeth after death : and
\

into the

fouleat that dreadfall houre

diedoubtfull

of their Valuation.

was neuer knowne nor


by any manaliue , wherebe

their hearts

and

For

if their

condemne them: then

haue they iuft caufe tofearc , lcaft

to take his iourney,


when he confidereth alfo the euerwhich there
lafting glory or paiae,
muftfalitotiisiot, andfeeth, that

almighty God(who is greater then

wherefoeuer the tree falleth, there


euermore ; and
it (hall remaine for
on which of the two
I knoweth not

and knoweth more


then themfelues) fhould pronounce the fentence of their iuft
their hearts ,

condemnation.

But

as

-,<

for thofe that are in

Chrift lefus ,

whofe

vttcrly remitted, as ifthey had ne-

hee
dereth (I fay)alithefe things :
cannot but be in a very great feare

and vnto
whom the righteoufneflfe of Chrift
is as freely and fully imputed and
reckoned^as if themfelues had performed and wrought it in their
owne perfpns : there is no condem-

and trouble ofminde.

And

fuch

is

themiferable

ftate

haue
and condition of thofe that
and
not repented them ofthe lewd
lead:
vngodly life which they haue

uer

committed any

no caufe for them to doubt

fore

forgiuenene ; noraland kj
fure themfelues of the loue
uourof God towards/them. A

that their

though they be
thm
vexed with grfefe and inguijho.

earthly

(ttomarue-ll)

nation for them to feare,and there-

perfwadc
and therefore cannot
of retheir hearts and <onfciences

mimon and

of their faluatiom yea,they are fore

Redeemer liueth

they

know that they are tranflated from lob


death to life

Ithey

and that when their

houfe (hall be. diflblued,

haue

19.1?
xJoh.3*
x 4.
x.Cor.

an. ecernall ^building


,

ioulc
|

Ronu8,i,

finnes are as

whenheconfi-

fideshe {hall fall

I Job .3.

owneconfeiences accufe thcm,and

mult

now beginne

or rather defpairing

withall calteth hts


new and ftrange Region, which
trauelicG

BccLu*

187

eye

'

Morning*

mmm**

in
v*a9mmi9M n*

* tfr*

MeMtAnonfor
theHeauens.

in

Right

wedtifHtyWer&wg.

blefhappy therefore and

whofe
coueueh, andwhofefmneas

whom

red-tandbiappy arethejto
theLorditnputethnofinne. Hapthatafter
pyattthou M*wJF* y
abominations and
thy fo many
grace to
wickcdncifc; obtairiedrl
repentant. And happy

i.Chro.

become

ZazxrM ; ^otromlthybeggery

**

wert carried
and loathfome fores ,
bo*
by Angels into Abrahams
,

And happy O thou tneete,


whovponthy true repentance,vn-

and hearty prayer,


thou
from the Croffe whereon
Luk.ij.
day recci1 hangedft, wert the fame
fained faith

uedintoParadife.

ButOthe miferie ofthotefin


or
men, that either difpajrc

thine owne. executioner

and from
the honourable dignitie of Apo- A&si.zf
ftlemip, went to thine owne place
:

ofeuerlaftihg perdition;:

.And almougfrthecafcofalLthe
wicked; .be :oot rfbildefperate as

was::yetin as much as they


cannot affurecheir hearts ofGods
mercrc ,< theyvhaue good caufe to

theirs

but tern grafl> anguiflij

and per-

plexities w&eto t3ipyibiliider,hort-

ly their

foule (hall be feparaccd

from the body, and yet theyikndw

what {hall become of the fame


- r'V.
foreuen .r l-.-n.-,
^e'raade' that 'when BcncdicL i.Rcg.
King ofSyria was ficke, he was injs*.
iK>t

great .anguiflt

niercy,
4iftru(t of-iGods'endlttffe

fo

themfelues,
ind cannot per fwade

mtnde',

tobebf the^nu^er ofrthdfetnat


ub t6 be faue^^eibedhpufand

ther

;f

[GerMii*3

thy v damnable ?finnes) becameft

dingthy defperate repentance for

fearefhisiuflkb Jtand cannot chafe

fome.

43

Mat.x 7.5

vnrighteoufoefle is forgi-

Luk.xtf.

thy/fones to ;be more then


could be pardoned. And thou vnhappy /*dUr y that (nbtwithftanceft

fedaStheyKas^^fpeaketh)

PJal.$*.i.

*8?

and griefe of
for that he knew not whehefltotilddieof that fakneife

or not

of his

Armiey with

that

h-:

fertfthe General!

I 2

forty

Camels
load en
i'ii

r -nitiTT-

ipi

mtbtefdayLMornirig.
t.9

Junvoutof all
Uvasin, andtoput
4
ftouU recoocr
doubt, whether he
**
of that fickneffeoroocNo

were taken prifoner among the


Turkes, and when his Embaffadours mould come to lanfome
hinv,the Turkes would propound,
that the matter (hould be determined by caftingof lots , and that if
he Happened to haue a good lot,he
mould be ranfomed,and goe home

*i^*obcinMu

withmeEmbaffadours ofhis king-

H^^eardperfiueneff^how

but if contrariwife , that


then immediatly hee mould be
throwne into a hot flry fornace,

ia&cha^fe as thathemaytrulf
Wojules
ifay , that wUhin

which were there prepared burning and flaming before him. Tell
me (I pray thee) at the time when

lloadenwithtteafutcvnwAe

bropteEfe*".

tequeftog h">

kwWworasof great humd.ty)M

ridMmout of that

perpkxittehe

bueoffoftiotttlifeasthisis, he

ableto eaufe

,^

towit,

eirherlifc

enetlafting^

'deaiheuetlaftingVAndyr^
whettal

knoweth not certainly ,


comevao
ofthefetwo lots fliaU
him.

l,
w
VVhat martyrdome may
painfu^
compared to fuch a:

carcfuU{houldcueryoncbe,tond
himfelfe

ofthisfeareaodpcrplexi.

cie,andhowdcfirotistobeW
andda*
fromtbat doubtfulneffe
cafe now thataKmg
ger ?Putthe

j j

dome

they

mould be caftmg

thefe

lots-,

and putting their hands into the


veflell

to take them out

and all

work! in great expectation,


waiting what mould be the end
thercofiand the King himfelfe ftanthe

ding there prefent, beholding the

muft be afotted
ynto him ; in what a doleful! cafe
(thinkeft thou) would he then be ?

doubtfull hap that

How troubled ? How fearefuli' ?


How quaking and trembling? And
how ready to^ promife and vow
I 3

vnto

.,

, ,_

wednefday Morning.

205

202
of him, who onely can deliuer thee out of this danger ? How
carefull ftiouldeft thou be to eafe
thy confidence of this anguifti and
the face

poflibly^oe, tobe cjuite xt&

out of

thathorribleangmfti^;'^ ';
irKow^Jwhatis all;tbisi(beitne-

dow i
daneer

be compared withthis
How
that -we fpeake of ?

ifit

that
farreercateris the Kingdome
feekef>HoW;fe<r greater is

we

thefierV

How:

fomacetkatiwedoetearc?

farre

the

more grieuous is

perplexitie arf^onbtfulnefle

ot

then ofthe other? For


mall
one fidew the Angels

this matter,

on the
vs to carry
be there expecting for r
heauenrand
vstcvthe Kingdome of
ontheother

fide, the diuels,tocaft

honiblefornace of hell
vs into the
vngodly man knowfire ; and the

northerner of thefe tvvolots


him,which iiiau
fhail happen vnto

eth

the one way


be determined either
the fpace <*
orthe other, within
death.
one houre after his
uv'what
Confider -therefore

torment? and

how diligentitop.ro-

cure vnto thy

ioy and

felfe that

peace of confcience which.they inioy, that can perfwade themfelues

of Gods loue: and fauour towards

them in ChrifVlefus ?

How ftiouldeft thou


ftriue

ftudy and

to affure thy foule of her

vndoubted faluation j and to make


thine.Eie&ipn furePAs the.Apoftle
fpealceth*.

How {houldeft.chou ifo

haue alway a cleercconfciehce'. toward


Qod and men* that whetithetime
deuOuj: (with S.Pattl) to

of thy diflblution approacheth;


tho'Uttiaift fay with the fame Apoftle ; I hme fought & good fight,

z.Turi..4.

and hmefmfbed my toitrfe, , . I bane

7.8...

kept, tfoe.fatth

there is

.'.henceforth therefore

{tydvpfw we the

Crortihe of

heauie plight thy:


this

laft inftant

how

featefull,

Howhumble , howabafedbefo.

16.

righteoufn^i^hichthLordfthat
}

righteous. Ikdges). Jhall

gtue the

'at

tome onely, fo& vn^


to anthem dfoihAt hue andlookefor

that ddysjtndnot

bis appearing.

G 4

{[Of

Wednefd&y Morning.

tjlUditationfor

i?4

i*S

were which they haue ferued, and

how deceiptfull thofe riches wereT


trOfthi

which they haue fo greatly gaped

particnlar account wee

'

mitfttfiak*

and how by following that


.way (whereby they thought to
after,

Almighty Cod at

the hourt of our death

wher-

haue found

bfwe come to vnderftand

reft)

clusion their vtter ruine

sHtheerroursand
bUndhcsofour

(tru&ioi?.

ria.

came to apprehend the Pro-

phet Elizsus, and

death it it

as it,

a ffkfc

haue

<t

to

ficke

HIT.

by meanes of the prayer of the


Prophet

the Prophet feyd vnto


them; Come goe with met and I mil
fbewyau hmwhomyeefeeke. And
whence had thus (aid, he carried
them with Him vnto Samaria, and

lewd and duTolute


which is , to* come fo late to
VlvlzX a

life)

mta^ifhe
haue
thinkevpon the account they
km. Hued
I

licenti-

onjly, that

he thirtieth

bis

ae-

which heretofore' the delight

'

what

falfe

Gods

men , that they may fie where they


are.

and

Now teirme(I pray thee)when


thofe

men opened

their eyes

and

&w whether they were come,(be-

thole

were

enemies : and then made


prayer againe, and fayd 3

Lord, open the eyes ofthefe miserable

pleafiireoffinnehad. clofed them.'


<hal then death
in fi> much, as they

pcrceiue,

his

at that
the wicked be confounded
paine
time,when the grtefe oftheir
cics,
(hailcaufe them to pen their

inthemidsof

their

all

*#

place of the Cittie,

fordtforders,and offences of their


how -wonderfully ftwll
mer life.

count.

brought them into the Market

all the
then foorthwitbto take,of

folatevpon

when Almighty

God had flsobkenthem allblindc,

Pier this anguifti , therefol


tewcth yet another as great
(namely in fuch p&fonsas

hourt /

<# At

and de-

~,

The feruanes ofthe King of Sy-

whole Aft

Sect.

they find in con-

I f

'

leeuing

wednefdap Morning.

l&td?t4tk$fi>r;

26d

leeuingcertainly before, thatthey

went tofirid the Jpatty


^mafed
fori) iiow

theylought

^- '** d

fewiiovv;
werethcyj, when/diey,
deceiued ? Now,
foully the\r were
could
thing (in the- world):

what

make a mot* Uuety


of the Proces and

*efernblance

deceits>6ftour

by we thought ta haue found


quietneffe

and

perdition.

:'

.<

-fomeieek^aftcr

Wdp^ers doe 'purchafe lands*

o-;

buildingsfoSiers *do& make great

and

j'thets'ieeke for pleafures

dc-s

anddigniliohts, others for offices

'

ties

*Ued

and each one


r

how blindly doe we now wander


vp and downein the world? What]
eyes /hall

we then haue? howYha'fl

our judgement be then altered?

how farre different Ihtall it beirom;

;Wc-docaU vKdke here in this


way.of ourappe, by the
, world
;

we find our

reft ,

O what miferable men are we ?

that it

was before ?

tites ariddefires

207

is

fullyperfwaj

thatv^e taketh

the. belt and!

obtain the^thingj
terthathedefireth. But whenthe
and the,
rible prefence of death,
difcouereth
danger of our account
then finthe vanitie of our hopes

*vifeft-Way, td

plainly fee,

how

Therifliall we'

all

the things of

world aremiferable,her goods


falfejier way es crooked,her hopes
this

vaine^her promifes lying,her pleafures bitter, her glory fhort

vaine.

and

'

Then {hall we perceiue(although

how

were*
thornes tand 'her delights poyfoh.

too late)

her

riches

To be fhort,then fliall we fee,how


our eyeshaiie beene doled yp 3 and

neuer knew whether we


went : and (at the end of our iour-

that

we

arrerages

ding our feiues to be in


(hall
for our account, we
oerceiue

',

How

foully

cleerely

we

hauc

becne deceiued ; and we


wherthat by following that way,
(hall fee,

ney) we'lhall^nd our feiues in the


ftreets ofSamaria,

and in the {hare


of the iudgement of Almightie
God ; and compafied about with
all

our enemies, to wit , the diuels 1

andourfinnes.

Oj

^wa

Wedncfdty Morning,

Ohow fhalLthe wicked menbe


haute ? and
confounded at that
fh*U they fee themhow

fouly

felues beguiled?

How

cuery oneof themfay

may

truly

atthatttme,

thaMam
miferable wretch
Haue 1
wha* other commoditie
but

iiow"by aUniy pleafurespaft,


prbubked at this
oncty that I haue
>

indignation of
dreafett houre, the

theludgeagainftmcwboniuft
vponme? Now my
giuefftitence

plcafures are aU dead

& gone

them
there remaineth of

and

neitherre-

memorie,tocotnfortme
lique or
withall5nomore,theniftheyhad
they
neuer bene, yea, contraiwifc ,
liepnckmg
remaine as thomes,that
they make my
all about my heart,
my
doubtfull; they torment

caufe

& per-

wofulfoulcnow*pretolyv

it cucrlaaduewture flialkorroent
eucr>
itingly , for eucr and

This is the
thered of my
tlfe arvi

this

is

haue gaanton
diffolute and
fruit chatJ

of all my camaU delights,


teeth on
the fcttingof my

edge,thatn^gluttoruespaado|

caufe

me now

to haue

199

my plea-

sures and delights,hauenow forfa-

ken mejthey are quite gone away,


and will neuer returnc againejyea,
perhaps (in ftead ofpleafures that
continued but a moment)chere arc

preparedfa me euerlafting horrible torraents-in hell fire.

Now

wHat blindneffe can be

greater then this ?

How much bet-

had itbeene forme, neuer to


lmicbeene borne* then to haue offended him* of whofe helpe and

ter

fauour I haue
great necde ?

-afe

this prefent fo

How much .better

had itbeene forme , that the earth


had pened and fwallowed me vp
beforel had oneethought to offend
curhim i O: ynfortunate day !

wherein I offended the


Lord! Why did I notx:on&ler before handof this dreadfull houre ?

fed houce,

Why was J<not ibpnertnindfull of


iudgement>How Wierc

this eefj;ible f

mine eyesr blinded with fo fmall a


gUtnfc? Is this the way that I tooke

andfure? Is this
the end that all die honours of the
cobe^fo

certaine.

world

Mentationfar

2IO

Wedrte,

world come vnto? What? Are all


thofe things which I haue fo

wicked
ble

greatly efteemed heretofore, of fo


little account atthis prefent ?

After all this

O miferable wretch that

I am^ ifthat

be true which all the

Scripture reporteth, to-.wit, that

of the account
(hall then be required of
vs rthis is one of the gfeateit troubles and gnefes we fhall haueat
thattime. For beftdes this , thatit

maniaeCoidingtohis workes,what

is the feare

fo terrible a matter fo

may Ibopeto

that
the tree fhall be iudged according
to fruit that it yeeldeth , .what

"enter

judgement may, 1 lookefor , that Mat.3^0.


haue brought foorth fo many wic- Mac.7.19.
ked fruits ? if it be true which the

ofhell, will increafe this feare at


that houre,which before they were

Prophet

& diminidi vn-

dcfiled heard

of the Wife-man be Prou.


true , that whofoeuer fhutteth
his
cares, and willnot hearethe Law,
flialfccrie aridmot be heard ,*
what
may I looke for): that haue had

ace";:whirch they Milt tfcehffle'w

to&e ;&; gtfeat , thit toe^aTdbhed


offety 'Sonfie for" 'the
<

of others. IfikiAhenfo don*


grcene mod, whai pafl Redone

finnes

mine- eares fhut againft

(fay they)
c

A/

inPrtitioc^^

3.4.

whither fhall I then

the faying

in

Pfal.Z4

goe, that haue had fuch wicked


hands and fuch a filthy heart >If

vs in mind? of the greatriefle and


profoundneffe of the judgements
of Almighty God , ahd-of his iu-

owne

faith , that none fhall af-

cend Yip to the hill of God, vnleffe


he hauc innocent hands; and aifvn-

to vs; with the hope and c6k>ur of


Gods mercy. Then will they, put

his

workesMfthe Gofpdfay,

&

tiot-

receiueat his hands

t&atohaue done farnany wicked

into iudgement with Almighty


God,the very diuels alfo fiendes

wont to extenuate'

Rom.z.rf.
i.Cor.y.
10.

God will giue to euery

Almighty

is

and quake for feare, and fay to

alfo another griefe as great. as this,

which
which

tuk.23.

man fhall beginne to trem-

himfelfe ;

there foUoweth

211

the
!

wicked

God, 3c

Almighty
) ethaue had them fo open,
to

I.

z8.

CMeditation for

102

to hearken after lies and vanities of

Wherefore (O my omnipotent
Q(A) with whatfecc {hall I now
appease before thee , and defire
thee, to giue eare vnto

me

feeing

thou haft; fo oftentimes called me,


and I would giue no eare vnto
thee; how can I requeft thee to
receiueme into thy houfe : feeing

thou haft fo oftentimes called at


iirjr houfe, and I haucfliut my
gates agatnft thee ?

now

finde thee
:

Hbw

fhall I

at the time of

feeing thou haft had fo

oftentimes neede of me

intby

poore and impotent members, and


haft not found me ? By what title
or rightmay I requeftthee(now at
die end

of my iourney) tograunt

me heauen ,

my

feeing I haue fpent ail

Hfe time in the feruice of the

how

fay vnto

iufily maift

me; thou

thou now

haftferued the

world and the diucll,getthec therfore vnto them , and let them giue
thee thy
hyre*
7 '
|

The like anfwerc madcthe Pro-

x.Reg. 3.
13.

King/#r4iwthe
fonne ofjicbab, whowheh he had

and huploicd aU his life in


the feruice and worfhippingofldols , and came in the time ofhis
Whenfoencr
nccenTty~to the Prophet of God,
aftmur
reqiictting him of helpe and reme^.
fpent

eamftly

r the holy Prophet anfwered

dy

and foytf

OKing Ioram , hat

haft thou to doe

mthmelget

The

repexteth,

andcen-

thee uerttfh
truly vnto

Presets ofthy FaGodyU


ther and Mother* anddejire them to wiV for-

hence vnto the

give and

heipe thee at this time.

O'how many of vs doe follow

recdue

'

chis

wickedlQng

both m oar life

and death ? In our life

world

htftii

Ttu%fe

we feme the

and at the point of death

we call vpon Almighty Gd.


'Whatanfwere may we looke to

fons(that

haue lined
\

diffoUadj)

[docfajvut

haue at-- &atdi?eadfullhoure> but


ifthey recuenthefaine that hefcath -already

cotter their

giucn in the like cafe y

diuell thine encmie ?

203

phet Ettzefis, to

the world ?

my neede

Wednefday Morning*

whkhtsj

hcahhythcy

Whathaftthou to do with inejfitfe ntwne or*


d'marify
thou didft heuerfemice vntb me
agahuto
Get thee-hence to thy Councilors
theirfirwhom thou haft rbllowed, andto mrwic*
thine Idols whom thou haft lbued, IpdHfe.
ferued

*YW '*-

V4

ivednefday Morning,

iiedkaliofkfor
ferued arid adored

and fpeake vn-

paffe in vaine ~,

thyferuice.

fully

fyjpnjeejkall ^(faith Almigh-

ty God

3.

by

his

Prophet

Efay)/?f

them that yee haue gathered


ther, deliver yon

At this

,.

,
:

iick^rnan be-^

> that he might!

hauefome fpace to repent him of


his former life , and he thinketh

l<?fley

then is he wonder-

gricued and vexed for this


and acknowledged! himfelfe

to be weii worthy pf.fuch puqifii-;

for that

he would not be

mindfull before

hand of his dread-

ment
full

account, but omkted to repent

him ofhis linnes,while he had time


and fpace to doe it.'

!:Ovntohow manyofvsdothlt
happen

to be beguiled after this

$hen with himfelfej that if he might

badmore
I

O how

would he raft
and pray? how would herelieue
the poore ? and what great works
of mercy would he doe ? Yea, he
obtaine it ,

time tort*

okrfnmes.

jime, the

ginneth to wifn

that we

pent vs of

toge-

:bu thewiftdsjhd

take thetpatl$way*

houre of
our death

fondly he hath fuffercd the feme to

tothem to giue thee thy wages for


Efay^7.

215

igiiieti -vs tbbefto

canities

wards

w itihi&feruice) in

and pleafures, and

when we

we

after-;

.moft

ftanaj in

want it. And fo

.Would nojc, content himfelfe with


euery coirirnon kind ofrepentance,

neede of it

fcut yyppld' liue the mo,ft ftrait and

monly to the Pagds and feruitors


in the Court, v vho being allowed a
candle to light themfelues to bed,
livery
doeipend their candle in play all apt pmili-

auftere kind- oflife of all

world.
eeiueth

But alas ,

by

men in the

when he pet-

the increafing of

fidenetfe^ lihat his

his

requ* ft will not

b^guaiiiuedj-flndcalkthtoniinde,

vvhat;time?iOj^portunity;&meancs

he

teh had >*itoi prepare himfelfe

for.thB;drca4fulLhaure

!;

happeneth vnto vs, as it doth com-

and afterwards arc con-!


drained to goe to bed darklingi
the night

tnde.

"

'

Mm

and how
fondly

A
'A

Wcdnefday Morning.

iMtdtitiionf&r

206

.this

his great perrill and danger.

And when

How the

Church orfa/thfkll

fences begiime to faile, hisfpeech

tofaulter, his eyes to finke,

to die

ftisfeete
,'

they perceiue his

con-

gregatton comfortcth ahdhelpeth


thefickeferfons

2 97

at the time
[is

ofthdr departing out of

and

then the Paftor

called for, to miniitcr

(dm e hca-

uenlyphyfickeforthe health of his

this life.

foulc,

whofe body they fee to be

part recouery.

Sect. V.
H#*tbe
Church ot

mbclpttk
tiuficit*

ptrfonsMt

theboare
tftbetr
death.

NOw

Thus doth

approchetheththefickc

pcrfon to his hit end, and th

ifaeginne

matter of faluation, and to


prepare him for a better life ; he
inrft

grcfiion

.which

ipuntfbed

ment of the Lords Supper , and


withall the meanes (he may elic

and tranf-

deferuerh to be

with cuerlaftuig death

he layeth before

him

the fearefull

becaufe his necetfitieisfo

of God againftfinne,
and the examples ofhis feiicrc ani^

(hall be

maduerfionaij^ punjilimentx)fthe

fhall. become of

fame that Jipyw it behooucth him

threatrrings

poflibly doe.

great (for at that hiftant

determined what

it

to repent him ofbis

himforeuet) great hade is made


tohauethe paifing belltcrbetouled; ^ wheneDy<the faithful! people
that flialt heare the fame , may be
in

mewcth him, that the caufe of

hisficktiefleishis finne

then to helpe her children wit"


prayers | as alio that holy Sacra-

put

to inftrudt the ficke man

in the

Church of Chrift (as a very iouinS


and pittifull mother) beginnetf1

And

the godly Preacher

mihde to helpe the

man with

their

wicked life vn-

to calirtroceikntjy for.
grace and mercy.
:.

jfainedly,and

And ifhe perceiue him fufficientfytobecaft dpwne with the fenfc

ficke

jof his iinnes

dcuout prayers in

and the consideration

this*

&

i*8

mdnefday Mowing.

^f^diUtimfir

"2IO

iratibn

of -GiJckiUftice and 'Ver*.

he
gance for die fame ; then' doth
^aifehim vpwithtHe hope of his

mercy; and

fcryeth before

him jthe

fweetarid comfortable

J>

romifes

of God in GHrift I6fui:;vvh6 by


hisbitter death and paflibn

, Tiath

fuftainedthe punhliment dueto


his holy
the finnes ofmen , and b
that nphteouf-.
life hath performed
which was required of them/1
:

neflfe

So that ifthe ficke man caribdt lay


hold on Chriftlefus with the hand
;<if faith, if he

can beleeue arid con-

Sonne of God died

fcfiei ' that the

cheere

with that diuine and heaucnly foode, whereby he is vnited and


knit vnto Chrift the head , as a
member ofhis mifticall body,- and
whereby he is ingraffed (as a iiucIy

braunch) into that true and

uing Vine ,

trie

f
^aBatf/cnf- of

:'

afeW^rilt';

ied bTtKe

then 'doth

ifoc

which yecldeth

li-

fruitc

vnto eternall life.-

Then (as the ficke man draweth


onto his longeit home) the Minifter, with thererl ofthbfe that are
prefent

beginneth to

commend

him in their prayers vnto Almighty

God,

beseeching

him to Streng-

and increafe his feeble faifh,to


arme him with patience in this extremity, and to grant him a happy
paflage to the ioyes of heauen.

Chri^-breff^ bodfa%d b!ood;as


his re
the iptedge artd%tfetVof
demptipn and, inherfeftiee, parch*
!

-mansf fainting

then

B\ittKe!MaHBedefirou.s
;

ficke

foule,

Thus

e6^Tete^e

fche

and

and

is

comforted oneuery fide with

and deuout
prayers ofthe faithfully at the time
of his pafling out of this world,

the blefled Sacrament,

when(otherwife)he would be rea-

refieiie

and

cheere
-

iJt

:--

of Gods mercy,
remembrance of all his

dy to defpaire
with the

Paftor

the ficke perfon relieued

||former diflblute

diforders

and

wanton

wanton pieafures and delights,


which at that time would reprefcnt themfelucs moft liuety ynto
him.

yce)(hould fee be broaglit and


what an cxtreamc anguilh and
griefc fhould he fcclc , with the
cogitation of his former wicked
and licentious life : ifthe hope of

Smeth,at her departure


r

'.-,

Gods fauour, and the confideratilon of thofe iheftimable benefits,


which he trufteth toreceiue by the
meanes of Chrift , did not rid him

of that doubtfulncSjand mightily

out iffthe body

Sect. VI.

AFter this followeth the agony


and panges ofdeath, which is
furely the greateft
flicks

of ail the

con-;

we haue in this life. Then his

and executors beginne to


prouidehis winding flieet, and other things for his funerals : then
friends

they beginne to fay to theftcke-

comfort his perplex.

Ofthe/panges of death, and ofthe


great fame and agony the fottle

ftrafe(tro we

Into what a narrow

Wzdnefday Mowing*

MeiMAtionfor

210

man, that thehoureof his depar-

cdconfcicnce.

ture out

ofthis world is now come:

and therefore they counfeU him,to

rccommendhimfelfe vnto Almighty

Of

God, and to

call hartily

vpon

him in this hit time of his trouble,

who hath promifed to heare and


helpe all thofe that call vpon him.
Then the
heare the

ficlce

wofull cries,and

lamentations
J

;-;"

manbeginneth to

of

his

pittifoll

poore wife,

who (nowprefently)beginnethto
^

fecle

Of

the

fangs of
death.

wrtr^

Mt&tMMnfor

J?4

new
I

this
,

what

eucryone

of the houre

whom
"

(n
h>.<;

yeeres

Whether

("hall

him

iliall

lb

many

hee goe ?

he catt-vpon

what

O that men

how^reat perplexity

and anguiih

is

at this dreadfull

houre I

of

Imagine now (I befeech thee)in


what a dolefull cafe the heart of
the

Patuarkeffaackewas

when

Father held him

bound hands]
and feet, andiaydhimvpon the!
wood to facrifice him ; when hee

his

euen

couragious.
godly
It is reported of a

faw his fathers glittering (word o-

that as

uerhis head

h other,
this
he was patting out of

and
world, he beganne to tremble

feare,and
it

was loath to die,howbe-

the holy

iclfe faying

man
;

encouraged him-

Goe foorth my ioule,

body,whergoe foorch out of this


afraide ? ins
of (Wdeft thou be
thrcefcore and tenne yeeres

and vnderneath him


the flames of fire burning , and the
feruants (that might hauefuccou-,
red him) ftaymg at the foot of the
" , and he himfelfe bound hands
,

'

and feet in fuch fort


neither flie

that he could

nor defend himfelfe : in

that

hat plight

and ait
thou haft ferued Chrift ,
it
of death ? now,
thou yetafraide
;

this

he doe,who (pcraduen-

vnderftood,

yea,
of trembling and quaking,
and
of fuch as be moft 1tout

VA

many

counfellfhall he take ?

approchingher dreadfull account,


the time
fo neere vnto her : then is

notable

fhall

yeeres ?

aaroarueliousgreat conflict and


forte deparfcony , not fo much

ture, as for feare

world,, who had

ture) hath offended

isibre gneued and

Ivexed therewith.
ioule
Then are the cares of the
the foulc in
renued afrefh : then is

of this

Chrift o

ferued

the body,and
ready todepartfrom

bf his members

-i

holy man were afvalck or

paMjng out

fouie of the ficke-man is

at the time of her going,

--

fVednefday Mammg.

difcommodities of her
fcele die
widow-hood,and fqlitary life.

Then the

(trow yee) was the


blefled young man,

of this
when hee fa we himfelfe in fo
narrow
K a

heart

Geii.a*;^

tjMt&iution for

196
in what

mdnefday Morning.

narrow a ftraite ?
Andfurely, infarre^reaterperplcxitie

tbefoulecf\

man , at this dreadfull houre : beeyes on no


cause he can, turne his
where Ue (hail not fee occaG-

the wicked

man is at
the

home

efdeath.

part

tWoule ofethe wicked

perplexity

is

trefle

fide,

he feeth the
iooke
tarrysrauc open,euet gaping and

downward

he tooke .within
S, g for him
conicihimfelfe, he/eethhis owns,
him : If
ence gnawing and biting
heiooke about him, there be An:

if

and diuels on both, fides of


the
him watching and expecting
of
end of the fentence , whether

gels

them mall haue

the prey

if

he

much as he muft de-

alone out of this life, and

all

To

ajncitidc,. if? (after all this)

he take a view ofhimfelfesand confider


i

what he is inwardly : he fhall

be wonderfully amazed and afraid,


jto fee himfelfe in fuch a
dangerous

and terribleeftatejTiti fo much,

rible

mighty God threatning

for as

they allinoft remaineftill here.

feare. If
ons of-great terrout and
th&terhe look vp ward, he feeth
fword of the iuiliee of Alhim-.: ifhe,

j(ififwerc:pofllbie>he

Now .(alas)

jbodyr.is

ra:

to depart from the

thing'iTntoJIerabie

parture

and the goods of this life ,


maine all behinde, and are not

Itofuccourhim

able<

in this his great cMtreffe

to

and to'sdeferre his deany longer , will not be

'granted.

:*.

..

All the time

pa&fcemcth vnto
him but as a Waft of wiad^fcid that
thatis

to come

,.

dppc3re&(asiiiis.

the miferable foulc

to re-

jcontirnw'ftillthcre^is a thing imjpoffible.

children,
full wife, his little-young
hispooreferuants, his kinf-folke,
lands,
quaintance, his houfes, his

would fte
'

in

companions, his ac-

as

"away euen from himfelfe.

his dolelooke backward, he feeth

his friends, his

deede)

iafinite.

Now'what fhall

doejbcfhg thus
compafTed and inuironed about
with fb rnany ftraits ?
hovV fcnd

and blind-ar* thefonhs orzdd*ra


y
that! will not prouide?
in time for
this

terrible paffage ?

Kj

Of

19 j

Wednefday Morning

Ulieditatiottfor

19 8

199

Vhcrc

that high authority and


ioueraignty > Wnere is that
is

ter-

f Ofthefunerals and totrjmgoftbe


and
body, with the. fiithmejfe
hathfomnejfe thereof

ror and feare

at the

his pretence ?.

Where

ie&ion

ncrals

and

burying of
lently
the body,

with the
lotbfomes
thcrtof.,

is

ended, the foule

taken

is

vio-

away from the body,

and departeth fromher ancient habitation ; -thel body remaining vtkerly fpoiledJoCaHthe beautie and
'qualities

it

haaVNow let vs confi-

der, what lot each^cme ofthefetwo


parts niuft haue. Firft, consider in
''

|j-j

what

cafe the

body

is

after the

departed put of it : what


thing is more eifteemed then the
body of a Prince while he is aliue,
and what thing is- nwre contemptifoule

how quickly is all this gay

pompe

Aftofall, when this great con-

__*fli6r

that cap-

and fpeakingvnto
him with fuch reuerence andfub-

(fetd.

'

is

ping, kneeling,

after it is

aftbefit-

beholding of

vtterly ouerthrowne and


come to nothing, as if it had beene
but a meere dreame , or a
play on
a ftage that is dtfpatched

Then out of hand the winding


Iheete is provided and
brou*h>
forth,which

mericheft IewelFn
niy take with hin out of this life

and this
that

dy when it i&dead? Where is then


that former princely maieftie became? Where is that royalfcbeha-

magnificence ?
uiour and glorious

Where

is

"paallhauc

houre; I

thegreateft reco-npencc

of all

goods at that
wiih this p jh& were we'll

<m it tb?

his

a:
;<:

j:S

death

convnt

ywtn

paestc.

by eu?ry couctous
and by thofe that make their

conftdcred'

man,

rk> rkkrfi

is

the richefr iraunnthis world

is

ble and vile^thenthe veryfamebo-

in an

houre?

money their

God

whofe blindand folly the Prophet rcprehendeth in thefe words


Pfa I. 45? *.
, Be not
*frM'whcnamx}tw&xtthrich>*n& 16.17.
vbrtthw feefi the glory of his tionfe
:

nes

very

much multiplied and encreafed:

Kq

for

Meditationfor
^j>

200

jvednefday Morriim.

fytby he fall ot carry


J&r *>fe*
^either jMl
his goods away with htm
him.
his glory goe dorwe with
doe they make a hole in

imbraccth

And

him , and tocouer him well therewith ;that the people may not feele
his linking feubur.,; and behold his
dishonour and the greateft plea-

day of gene-

iudgement , in company with

wormes

there,

the

craule out to giue him

his entertainement.

there they

let

To

befhort,

him downe

in

white Ihcete, his face being

poore
coucred .-with a napkin , and his
J
handsandfeet faft bound , which
then
truly neadeth not, for he is

of earth vponlhimi

And

therefore the faithful! people are

wont to vfe

this

wards the dead

cercmonie to-

Almighty
Gpdmay.dhpofe others todoe the
Gtittevntd thcm,wherr they 'fhal be
,

that

irithelikecafe^

Now

pfeuenjt;

and welcome him;


there

it

handful!

defend himfelfe againft any man.

dead men kifle

very deare and fpeciall friends, can doe then vnto him
3
is to honour him with
catting a

fure, that his

pryfon, neither flialihebcablcto

of

There the earth receiueth him inor


to her lappe : there the bones

'

what greater, confeflion


and acknowledging of our miferie
can we p!euife;then to fee how
men

fure enough, for breaking out

ttiif

honor that the

the; Jaft

whole world could not hold) and


muft
with that fmallroome onely
they
his body- be. content. There

other dead, bodies

is

world can doe vnto, him at that


time , is to caft a little earth vpon

ralL

houfev which

though it be
long, (and no longer,
for ^/^^wfcrthegreat,whomthc

lodging,vntillthelaft

.inuiteth him

appointed for all men iiuing.

appoint Him his houfe for euer,


perpetual!
there he takcth vp his

:*4!

his Aunceilois

him , and

to that table and

rcote
the eaEth of feauen or eight

*l.

of

there the duft

Then

body.

201

mm

before-hand

way nti want-

that they

after their death io

Mlafxenefitas this

is ?

O greedy

couetoufoefle of the Iiuing

and

great

Afedttatiovfor

wednefty Morning,

areatpoucrty of the dead, why

be brufhed off with great curiofitie, here they lay and hurlevpon

202

(hould a

man defire and gapcafter

fo many thingsibjf

tihis prejlent life*

ieeingib litbeing fofliort as ir^i


tle will conteothmvat

his

t^ehoure of

death? -,"
Then theGrauc-makcTtaketh;
in his

ihe fpade and* picke-axc;


hand ^and.leeginaetJiJ to- tumble

downeBonesavpowbones ^ arid to

downe the earth: very hard


vponhim, inibmuch thatthefai-

tread

wodd,> the beft


jtrimmedi aiid moft charily kept
from wihdeand.Sunne^ Hiallki
the
there,and-be Eamped vjionby
Teftfacein.

all due?

rudeGraue-maker , Who will not


and
fticketo lay.him oh the face ,
rapjhimon theskull,; '^ca ir and

to

fatter dowhorhiseyes^id'i'BDfe'flat

I
if'

ft
:*"

iii'i

I
'Si
i

si

it!
'it

to his face

thattheyJiayfcwell

ind euen wifih'the: earth,

,/-

dapper Gentleman, who ( whiles he liued) might


i;

And

the

fine-

ino wife abidethtewinde tffbloWli


vpon him, n6, ncHtfmucfc'flS'a
ttehaire or rnotdto'fattvpjonhis
muft
garments, but in^allhaftc it

20 $

him a dunghill of fUthine/Te and


dirt. And that fweet minion Gentlewoman alfb,that was wont(forfooth)

togoe perfumed with Am-

ber,and other odoriferous fmelles

.-

muft be contented here to lie couered all ouer with earth , and fbule
crawling wormes and maggots.
This

is

the end ofall the gay bra-

and of all the pompe and


glory of the world. In this plight
doe all his friends now leaue him,
ueries

lying in that ftraite lodging, in that

of obliuion,and in that darke


prtfbn, where he /hall remaine ac-

earth

companied with perpetuall fblitarinefle , vntill

thegeneralldayof

O world, what become ofthy glory? O y ee my hou-

iudgement.

is

fes,Iand$,and riches,

where is your

O my wife,

my children,

"i

power?

my friends, and kinsfolkes, where


haue you now left me ? How happeneth it that

yeemy

old friends

companions doe fo quickly


forfake me , and leaue me here in
and

the
ft

.1%

** --

204

Wednefday Morning.

\J\teditationfor

the earth thus folittrie alone? How


chaunceth it that the wheele of my

goods of her fubie<5ts, by fhedding

fo great profperity and felicity , is


fo quickly ouertiirned and defa-

bring,

ced

of their blood ? Is death able to

'

35-

Now

ofher

fectc

an< hands,

my deare

brogoe downe(I pray thee)with


thy fpirit , into the graues and Sepulchers

therefore

of fuch Princes and great

perfonages

ned nothing elfe of her beautie,but


onclyher skull , andthe extreamc

as.:

thou haft either

heard of or knowne in this world,


andconfider, what a horrible and

thofe

had knowne her before in fo great flourifhing and rot-.

deformed forme of their bodies is


thereto befeene, and thou ftialt

and faw her at that time


wondein fuch a miferable. plight,

fee

(I fay) that

all eftate,

chaunge

Heccine

eft

demanded and
i/U Iczabell

that Iczabell ?
palfed

And

as,

fiicc ,

? Is this

liucly

as

great
ttpts that Iczabell? Is this that

Queene, Lady of Ifrael ? Is this


that
flic that was fo mighty ? She
and
vfurped and fazed the lands

amiable

which I knew fo faire and


? Are thefc thofe eyes that

were fo cleare and bright to be-

by that way,and beheld her

thus eaten with dqggcs, repeated


the fame exclamation, maruelling
Is
at Co great a change, and tyd ;

that &*.;*<?//? Is this that

fayd,

many

that thou haft good caufc, tq

make the likeexdamarion^ and to


vfethe fame words and fay: Is this

and
ring at that fp great alteration

37-

and puhTanc
abafe and mife-

ther,

ment of God) eaten withdogges,


whenthey. faw that there remai-

i.Kin.p.

Prineeffe, to fiich

They that faw Queene UxAbtU


when flic was (by the. iuft Judge-

parts

the mighty

rable calamitie ?

'

x.Kin.9.

105

hold
j

>

Is this that pleafantrowling

tongue, that talked fo eloquently,

ri

made .fuch goodly difcourfes ?

'if

jand

and neate body,


that was fo trimly poliflied and a-

|Is

thiSfthat fine

domed? Is this the end of the Ma-

'I
J*

kf{y of Princes Scepters and royall

&

Crownes ?

good c
M'*P

'"",1

'

---.

a wife

faith

man

haps) furfer euerlaitiag

dies,

my

chaunce

This done

that place,

where wondring, or rather

being greatly aftonied at the fight


thatlfaw, 1 fixed mine eyes ad-

horrible

I departed

out of

wholy aftonied and a

mazed, andnieeting with certain?


perfons both men and wo-nen

young and old

I beheld .the

11

uifedly -vponthefliapesofthe dead

likewife, an<|qobiiclered, that

corpes , J fet the bones in order, 1


ioy ned the hands together , and fet

they and 1^. (hould (hortly ap


pearein thelike vgly forme , and

the lips in their proper places, and

feeme

fpake thusfecretly to my

hold

Behold thefe feete

felfe.

as vile

trauelled fuch crooked paths and


wayes ; thefe hands alfo that haue

in fuch

my

cate and Superfluous meatesj be-

here fo

many

and Towers

the ayre

in

wifeasl 4oe>

To what

purchafing and heaping

of lands and riches , and


my building ofjiich fumptuous

together

hoi^fes. : -feeing.'!, iliall

fhorcly be

poore and naked ? To what


end are my gay braueries,and gorgeous ornaments in my apparell,

that

vaine cables
;

be-

liiie

committed fo many wicked Ads;


thefe eyes that haue beheld fb many vanities j this mouth, that hath
eaten and deuoured fo many deli-

hath built fo

andlothfome to

a^-thpfe deade bodies are

end is

botS

now prefentiy. Wherefore what a


fo^ and wicked wretch am I , to

that haue

hold this skull of hishead

andfurntture

this duft

of houftiald

fturTe

andfilthyskinne, forwhofe
sure and delight he hath commit-

feeing Ifltili ftioidy be:here fo fll-

ted fa mam)' finnes and wicked-

vvHatend are m\y; delicate diflies,

plea-

ne(Te,and for

207

torments in hell fire.

hath it

to enter into
the Sepulchers of fome dead bo-

beene

tf

ofthis body doth and fhall (per-

Crownes ? Is this the end of the


glory of the world ? O how oftentimes,

mdhtfd&y Morning.

Medkationfor

2o6

thy

andJothfome to behold? To

my fugred fawces andidaintie fare

which caufe,the foule


of

feeing

wr-

P
tt

11

208.

feeing! fhall fliortiy be here meate


ofthe
Ifor the wormes and maggots

miff here ,

2'Op

where it findeth a new

every

mans

death,

hcauen, a new earth, another kind


which
of life , and another manner of vn-

is

called the

dearth?

Wednejday (Morning

McdHfitionfor

derftanding and knowledge.

The

foule then (after

partic&ar

it is

de-

parted out of the body)entreth

What heommeth ofthefiulf after it


isdefartedotttof^M/^dof
dvd
tbf dreadfutl iadlgement

fmencetbatfatthegwrt
vjionitdt

time.

SECT.

VII I.

'

j i ;

'

lodgement:
in- and the 0*

thcr nut
dsomn
that be liuingneuer entred, a place
dayyphkh
fulLof feare and terror* .and of the

to this

new Region, where thofe

Jbaltbethe

fliadowesof4eath.Bu$now,what vniucffall
fhall this new ftranger doe in this iudgemtnt
cfatlwanfo ftrange a Countric i vnleffe he
fyndc togedeface ofAngels
hauethegijard
ther.^
fprthis time ?
my fouMai^ $*

&

i
i

what a ternbleday (hall


thatbc, when thou (halt enter (alr|
alone)into that vnknowne Region,
Bernardy

rifoft

he ktttfa'iHdfcmni:He&r.ii.

where thofe

Ow* verbttm otioftim^


qutttiftierwt

nemdeeo in

Mines,

quod lo-

are fo horrible

reddent rexto(hall
:

die IudtcifJ J!^attb:t2.

verft$6*

hellilh

the

monfters that

and vgty; to behold,

encounter and

aflau.lt

way ? Who will then

part ?

thee in

take thy

Who will then defend thee?


then deliuer thee from
ramping Lyons,which being

Who will
vs inow leaue the body lying thus burfedffo thYgrauc,
vsfce, what Wayitheloule

IEt
two wdge- h^^t

V^ottt that
Itbcre bee

Wo/

'j.

whidvk

"

thofe

ragbg madfoi hunger^dcf lie there,

(aiitwere) another Hemifpnere

in

waiteto deuour thee

Vndoubtedly
full

:but
way
1

this is a very- fear-

the iudcementthat
(hall

ftiall

farre

to declare

At

toourc of

deatbt tbe

ceflfors

foulemifi
render*
particular

the decifion

med.aboue

on bur

fide ?

and as pur Sauiour aflfi rmeth,


WcmHJl then render an accotmaf
life,

and

ytery idle word:

\tbcn itjbal

iudged,

fore

yfhat jhall

of

it for euer-

matc&yd
ter-

faith

,
t

Ifthe tuft

MaU it. Where-

mm

as S. Peter

/hallhtrdfy foptHed,

rvh.re

\jbaB the JihJters and tviekedmsnfietv


a
therhfeluss ? i . Pet. 4. 1 8. It is

thing very

and that

Almighty God ordai- t.Sa.i8.9


iuft iudgement, to be

very haire

ned by his

the caufe of his death.

Now^ thevery fame iudgement


wicked perfons

is

prepared fox

at

thai hbure;that thofe things that

euery

man

atl

rh*ft

loued

committed moft
hainous offences agatnft Almighty
Godi the very fame things; ihall
and for which he

we haue
moliloucd,and for which we haue
that

(hould mod

taken molt paines ,


helpevs-lh thfegreat diftrefle; it
falleth out quite contrary,rbrthey
but
(hall not onely not helpe vs ,

whom we hiue faugh:


:(whethsr

lone

and

in this

life,

o&ra.c:wnt
mor}d)%bt~

be^riefi

it

by

"were

to enrich dxtb.
right

or

we haue broken. the lawes


comimdemints of Almighty

God,) pleads againd vs. There


(hall our lands, our goods, our of*

our dignities our pteafures


and delights (witch 'w-re bir Idols) be our hang-man , and tor-

fices,

of
alfobe an occafion at that time,

more

lou* moft

imk e:his account mare dreadfully viita vs at


and be occadon of great torment tbibnti
vnto him. Tnere (hall our children ofotf

naughty harlot/for whofe wanton

that thofe things

The things
thxtwi

in this life, jbillms{e

man would thinke,

particular

%6.

was the

wrrong)accufevs. TH:re (hill ths

that vS'hereas a

t.Sa.i4<

things

noted,

worthy to be

med her
judgement.

all

goodly haire of his head

What a parti-

count and what a long proceffe


(hall be drawne of all our whole

\Gady ofall

Xbisis

ftrait

vntoAl-

^become

how

cular examination fliall then be


made of etiery point of our ac-

IfUMunt

[be

terrible.

of this particular iudgement (hall


be ? How righteous the iudge ?
How bufie and folicitous the diuels our accufers ? How few intcr-

the

\things,

Who is able

more paine and griefe vnto vs. The


thing that Abfilori loued and eftee-

then fo folemnely be giuen,is

more

211

Wednesday Morning.

Meditationfor

2IO

,'

meat

Wednefd&y Morning.

Utteduattonfor

212

mcntvsmoft
Almighty

GOD giue iudgement

3.

what a terrible

then be ?

thou

itrait flialt

what forrow,whatgriefe,

dingto theTnatter,in fuch fort,that


thofe very things wherein we haue
put all our glory , fliall at that
time bee the caufe of our mine.

Againe,

what triumphes and ioyes

will thepeuils thine enemies


at that

make

time?

Then fliall

that fentence

of the

Prophet be fulfilled, faying:

ifthe feuerity ofthc'dread

^AU

of Almighty God,be

thine enemiesfall ofen their mouthes

anfwerable to our hnnes: alas,who


fliall be able to abidcit ? An and

vpon thee, they /hall laugh thee to

ent holy; Father was

in

what anguifli flialt thou then feele?

full fentence

PfaUfjo.

(hall

vfionall the Gods ofEgy pt,ac>r-

Now,
\

Then

cruelly.

113

t}iatt otbree

wont

tofay,

thipgs *he Iiuedrontu

nually in greatrfeare

The firft was

yvheo /his foule-fliould-'depart out

of his body; The fecond, when


fliould bee prefented before th
iudgementlcat of Almighty God;
it

The third, when thefentence ofhis


caufe fliould bccghicn and pronounced But now .(which is-moft
terrible of all) what if Almighty
:

God

fliallgiue this

moft

fentence agajnft thee


flialt.

Lam. . I tf

sndgnajh their teeth at thee,


andjky,we willdsuoUre him. This is

\fcorw,

we haue fo long lookedfor, roe


havefomd htm , we hatteejpiedhim.
the day

But thou
the eyes

Oiweet Icfasjlluminate

ofmyptHe (I befeechthee)

Pfa.13.3.

that IJleefe not in death, that

mine etsemie way netterfaj,

I haue prevailed
agatnft him,

Amen,

terrible

that

thoiij

be damned for. euer y to the!

horrible-

torments:;

thereto continue

of

helLfire,|

Meditation

infinite millions

of yeares, and world without end


in

Thurfday Morning.

Medii&tbnfor

215

Meditation forThurfday
Morning,

uermore.
prifeinit,

That day /LaU comall the day es ofall


ages

and times, both prefent, paft,


and
to come : for vpon that
day, the]
world (hall render an account
ofall I
thefe times : And then
(haU

Oj the GenerdMy of
Iudgmtnt.

Almighty God poureout the


anger
and indignation,which he
hathga-,

(after due preparation)


day of
to meditate vport the

thered together in

f This day

thou haft
the general! mdgement

: that

by

meanes of this conjideration , thoft


tw* princtpall effetts maybefttrrd

vpin

generall definitiue fentence


giucn.
what (hall become of vsallfore-

thy fide, to wit

o\

thefiare

violently fliall

all

ages.

themaine floudof

Gods wrath and indignation break


out at that
in it

fo

wrath

day : which containeth


flouds of anger and
as there haucbeene
(nines

many
,

committed finee the beginning


of
the world vntill that
day?and therfore the Prophet had
good caufe to

G*d,a*dthe abhorring office.

terror
I .Of the dreadfulnefe and
'
the generall Judgement.

oj

^Thatday[haUeadayofanger
< day of calamine

ble day that (hall be ,


the
which the caufes of all

children of ^kwfhalbe through'


ily

examined, the Proceffeof

our

a day

f\
and tempefimm ftormes ;
*y of the Trumpet and alarum
a
theftrong fitties, and againft
'ff
clouds.

terri-

A Soph.y.

andmifirte : adajli

ofobfeurttieand darknejfe

COnfiderfirft, what

How

'

J
J

w high Towers.

all

and a
liues diligently pcrufed,
general!

>*:*

ThurfdAy* Meriting.

Meditation for

2l6

2I7

and mifeiies are threatned


the world.

mities

Of the MfullfgwrtfPf

1.

got foforr the gem-all


lodgement*

SEcondly confider ,

*5.

wbatleare(hall goe

full

Sauiot

our faith) before


Jhallhef^tesmthe
this day, There

Sme,m*teMo,*n&fnth
St4nes3 andinaUcreaturesMU\

^^W^r^Fortheyfhalhll
haue(as it were)acertaine

feeling

oftheir end beand vnderftanding


to their end infore they come
and quak,
deedtand (hall tremble

they
andlbeguuve to fall before

fall

10

[Luk, xi.
%6,

in this

wife fliaU they goe

tf$

amazed and aftonied, their


faces pale and wanne , their hearts
dead before death come ; and as
wholly

the comming

Luk.tx.

And

day of

and terrible fignes


(as our
beforethis day : for

to

BVasformen,theyihall(W
dry and whe)coe vp and downe

condemned before the feubee giuen. For they fliail

perlbns
tence

meafure the perils and dangers to

come, by the great feareand terrour they bee prefently irt .': atid
euery one ihafl bee fo throughly

owne

occupied with his


that

affaires,

none (hall thinke ofothers, no,

not id' much as

rhe Father of the

Sonne, oc the Sonne ofthe Father

:'

man fhall hatie to doe for any


other man , becaufe no man fhall
no

be fufficicnt for himfelfe alone

The Sibellesidoe am*rme,that at


that, time tWbeaiis fhdl goe bellowing 'and 'roaring through the

heTed,ingreatangui(handto
t
theternblcroa.
of death, hearing
and feeing the
rings ofthe Sea,

and terngreat outragious ftormes

UsthatLllthenbeflirngfignes thy

and by thofe dreadfull


great ca(hall conieaure,v/hat

fields

and Cities, and that the trees

fweat blood, and that the Se?


lhall.caftyp thefiflics on the dry

fhall

ground? but if this feeme inredi;

man ,fct him confider


that there is much more fpoken ir
the
L

Bfe to

any

&

M^dftaumfor
Luk.*i.
16.

the GofpeLFor it

is

Thmfday Morning.

%a

a greater mat-

ter for men tobe dried vp, then for

iheauensfhouldbemooued,

h'ttfeete.

g'tinft

that al creaturesi&the carthihould

1
'I

Oftbecdmmiftgeftbepodoffn
before the lodge: and ofthe dread5

fullJimd of the trumpet at the

generalltudgement.

the Sea> and

driedvp.

fall flood

ftJhall

waxe dry,

ThehtUBufan and Carmen

Mount Ubanus Jhall fade and fall


way. The Afountaines Jhall
quake

before him^andthehilsjhal

melt, The
earth jhall tremble at hts
prefence,

^dthemrld.andalltheinhabitants

confider that vniuer


offirethat dial come

who fhall ftand

before the

^eofkisihdignathnlAndrvhofhall
^bide thefiercenes

before the Judge *.,and that dreadfull found ofthe Trumpet, whid

of his fury ? His


wrath Jhall befouredout
like afire,
mdthe very Roches-fhal become
dufl

the Archangell fhal blowc,to fum

oefwebim.

mon and call all the

generations

the world, to affemble together

one place

and. ter'bee prefent

J,4,5>6.

Imihallbe ivithered,and the


flower of

thereof,

THirdfy

dufl of\

HeJhalltake indignation a-

"

be altered.

Nahum.i

wd all the Rivers ofthe earrhfoaUbe

then
I

tempefi and furtotu tohirle-

wmde, andtkecloudes are the

the fea tobe dried vp-.&it is a greater matter that the vermes of the

2I

of

ii

|4
at

Of thefiraite'account that Jhall


then be required of euery

their generall ai^yniueriall judge-

man.

ment.

And aboue 41 this,conrider/vvith:


what adreadfullmaiefty theJiidgc
fhall comev whole cororhing is Jcfcribed.by-tbQ Prophet Nvhrw
thefe words Our Lord /fall com
in

If

AFter

this confider

iiraire

[required

what

account iliail there bee

ofeucry man./^/^fakh.

fob)m.mancanbe.mflified, ifhebe
\oomparedwith Almighij

l>2

God^ndif
he

b 9 1 i
.

&2

gMSMRg*

220

I
|j

he contend
- > '

'U

.?;

*>ith

him forndgmemi

-.-/-'. r\..
& vhkoyC'*i. '-& \ v
t

the

...

VM& :B&k Stobatie Ifarted j&c

fon thirike at that tirai,

placej&riitebati^ I watched 'j ia-

'

\iWtkJm&^fc

chgsrthat'eucr! we're fuffeced in

'

..I,WJL

....!.

tbif%*tkai,>beejhall
".

'*

^(ifewS^ef fuffer# the girei*


te(t p?ine^ r,totni"ent& and reproaI

cxafiainatiba,

for;thee: rfeaae;l-fofieredperfecut!ir

ons, fcottrcii^i;

Mafpbemies,; ne.i'.i

r::?.I

mgbtyGad
Jbatl then

accufctbe

In

-within

^QlkwMe t aftnertWr ^tid

thtir dtvne
ionfciences.

|fefe&,

tefet^fe^vo^ias

(de^Si$^fe t^cfitiadi^ coi

/.:

siad%M vv^h

ncs vlhauegiaenthee^iiacani

length whcrewkh thou mij^

muibipaSefijf.p'fe^'bec 1 Kited

feb|iwi^nv^hftJii^

ill6e^>

^mandementsdl^sK, which Igaui


gtuen thee)wouldcft rather follov
v;
rtfic^espg^r^cetrf*r;' ^ c

^"irt

this

foule^

L
V

.v,-Miu

iti ii

uice

um^. < y.- tm>v<^^U'


i

~^

'

'

<l

^P>

fe*&

a%

J'

ufce y- haft i&kft- Umplbyed that

ftoffeisaciiQlyiaaddidhi^tHingss, luidiwbat

whkhi Bought & deercly? foe*

feritefloSyrenemW^ltfo^

be defpiferi 6f Atiplicjrc^ ^c^


as make more account ofthe lawes
and ftatUtesoTthe World p theh f

me thy r*aK>i- 8r Redectwt wife

the lawes of Aimighfy

ioy? B^eeiartofttteiiXb yee hea-

haue Beenfe deate.to heare the wrld.


callings of God , vnfenfible to vn-

andadultcrousgeneEatipir why wonld^ thou father

lifh, wicked,

uensjrat this grange cafe and


kt=your gates fall downe at the
^ar^endsifiecepf. FartwaabhomU
,

as

Qod j Tuch

in this

as

derftand) his- infp Marions , rebelli-

niktim

Iere.t.n.

batt?

my people

committed.

They haiie forfaken rnethat am the


pountaineof IHidy wara/and refined mee for another; Barrabas. 1

Qkl^at^M and

vnthankfiill for all

his cHaftifeinents

canthey

and i benefites

what aijfwere
car^ffeofev'vpe^ibi^i irnak&y that.
i

called you very oftdnrimesUnd yec

G0D ?

0#((Q ^Angels) beyou Judges


betw.eene mce and my Vineyard,
ri^at^ildthaiie xbncirnorefbr

phet

>

Let the

hadt WefiUed, that there-' y^ere

W6dldn]dtanfwercme,t knocked
at yourgaties^andye would iK>tawiaice; Iftret^ed^tmyliandsoh
dtirGreffe/and yce would notbeiikl them* hfefc haue defj>ifedtny
<;ounfels:, with all myfrottiifesand
yee
Wtett^s;^(er^bre

I-,

^ke

n^ow>what arfwec Vatt^e WiC"


:c^idiK-'va^ <Sachasi>e
r

{"coffers

no

And fuchashaire made

(laiie/aiecoancof

bu&oaeiyi l?ow

any

toj

other-

law,

procure theft

swoddlydntcie^
Jtjfcsbiii

jsd

nr:;

>.-'r:3

'-k

;;niy.r[:

oW^iwi//i;* ^^faiththc:P!f^:
l

Efay)^^^/r^ t^^ -^

^#^%0^^fWliatl{liaU
thegj^raid^boiindance of your
linds and: riches ife that

L4

time auaile

you:

'

^-'-'-ivi

***

y nW |.^ wiit P 'n w


i

4^-J^pJIJ II ll-lll 'H

>

y^ftibiff tfh* ^cmay) l^e cartel'

>.,!

"

^-

ji

'

i.y-,j

71

3ft.

5:

4ajn

aca

mighty

,,

God ^'ift^hdmfallj^^

^^fftfonCT&imoJfadl'^dtherc
I-''

itt^ij^%dfcadJh ;;;

>{.

:^

ftiall

!|,theyi^fruifi>f

cWhafcMa^/ Cb^l;

they. (mQ&iWhafpefter theybethzt


'.

'-\

<hr.M

t^Qreritirfed^jitked perfpns-

"

fimHr^&t from thee

jhatt

bw

lerc. 17.

mfoenj%ffiph^ focwfi iky ham


^^ffcMErfcntew?c>Wliidt

the

whichih3Ur^^e."th(?<Are&o'falJ
the Romaiieftv&ditaofp^t aCiti^cii

||j

;e&.$oj7

Mb(^kiadfr'iljome"|x^Qd to;coiv'
(

fihc^iiijiikol

fomellaqd apaiBJ

Math. ay.
41-

Nb^afjfc toete

&W& '&& c^ bee faidtap^a


'.

t ifacfcig

fotdbdgreatj

^npiWitoM ?tb%e!lfraiMed bud


^the^i<BlRRx>!fii8ii ^fhadkpiiJ

nil

ratftepaine

niflimcnt ihall' this bee, to

be%aJ

""ecfetit $kdke coiiipaniej0lAl-|

N|hfi^-0^ -atid^dflalJ \mfc


\;:j^)H
-i

xKV

bnrous
IT'H

" MTi.

f9gpi^pw

r^i-y^T;

IB

ill)

ymfflmi m
i

^^^W ^^*

Math. **#''

41

>

'

'

.6

Chrift)

^f^^astfhc ftibuld fayjl hauc


Mi^kd-jokynth rtjy >bkilitags,4infi

f^i#^^^

.-., .3-,,]
\

'TTrTimmm*

il

*wMilhfeofiIvifeai<|ow of

thW ThU

h^mm^m maw

firc,i

Al^^%y^Jod<^fered^viita him)
4:,

uAVli.- l&*fyg

em
Glrtift'curkdthe

Eif2 tew^o^mrtocBatly not only*Jie leaue%#tt eaten al&tbebojdy and ores: of thev' tree withered
away , Su>as ^neuer brought forth
1

.i>'l

fruit an$tv iboie^i Iir-aKke^ manner


ftiall fchofc

L.

"'.t.'i...

'U

..

!JT

miferabkdamncd pei>

fo^teaccyrfedipand xctserlydo
.priiicdfof alihopepffaluari^n, and
^fralljirjric ^od com&rt for ,euer*

4 nBia&iwnltta * d^ftAou

..eg^iv^-'.^rti-x'

fchd

them (l^^tAH^to'iht^Hngfir^
Jicclus.

V-M

h*

Efjtj3.i

*3
(

Ecclus
,

,hjui

*#

.-.

<P'

>

-iji

u iyirtpawBy
|

i' > "' t *' u

^'

"*
i

fcll

<v

end,
n-u
.pfci

I
fr.

2<;

Tbeconjf-

occupy

our ltiindc in Che. coftfvde-T, dcration&

cmmnmU
rcmhrancq

vmg of the

merit

hue ofGod.

Almighty

psoas

^^fm^fto^JsMe^

God

of
mill

betyevs to
obtains the

feare
CHI

OKI HW^gUHH**MJ!iW'9r Mf **

of

God.

clreadfuJiibing^cilirfiH^^^
'hirigq%tfiajt

ate j&eg$tofk4*&*

iirthero^nmngtjf hislouc) and

And therefore our -Sauibur^flisffi

S.Bemrd.
certaive trttth, ibdt there is nothing

.r.ky:.
.

Math.

30.

frottdtm

"\
.!

'..

*&foW

J3TS
'

__
LJ^.A;. :.'J..^^'.^!l - - -

|]

.',,:.

JIWBMM

RUUk-VR

13,

li

&eMMkfy#Av

n*

H1

W#/*g.

ihmget foefulfilled,for J&ah* dud

are

not fpoken vnto him, but to

vniuft arid Wicked perfons. Ifor S.

neverfade.
ItisWiitteft

inthtAtts of the

4poftte$i that when S.


-\

PWfrea-

chcdbctethei?reridcntof/^,
ofthe tetribiethmges ofthis day
the fame^Prefident began totreraHeand<|uake # the wordes the
Apoftle fpake ; notwithftanding
thf h#was &n Jftfidpfl^ncthad no
bclkfeat ail urihismyftcry.

Wfie^y it imy iappcaceywhar

StJcrom

/mvwwasaiuftman,ardyet(for
all that) he feW, That <> often as
Txe Yemcm&ted ffe Jfytf judgemnti Botbhu fain* and, hU body
trenMedfoeihttyfcdtti

>

The Prophet 2Ti^ alio was *


iuft man.yea,he was a man accordingtoGods6wne<heart:WdyeT

Yl.DhhU"

(forall this) he hid 'fo great 4earc

ofthe account of this day; that he


faid

inacertainePfalme,

enter not tnt*

Lord P fa. 143.x

lodgement with thy


tty<fight Horn** It-

/ertsatf fir in

wa# abk

feeljK found ^)f themi


r

t^daufcfo ^eat^earciiand'h-ertTbtinginaman that did not-beleeue

&tm*'

:i:
-

'

'"

'

tfe^M h^h^tkm

HolyI&.

'
;

yet (foRaHthat^Kefeiecl

Novvr Ae Chrifftan that Beke-

Oeih

k
^HmgfhkUhee'if^^^l^ v
The holy man>/<?^&etf'i& was
a:moftf innocent and &!t marr< 'and

for a

exceeding; feare alt die dayesi-of

\\l

Ws life, thatiiedrepobeth thus of


birafelfc^

and&elfefiiouidfoe haue inihefc

Much

that

and

faith' % j&tfg

'tis

hee Iob.3i.t3

fa^k^mfkfivMt^4l^

mjte^fii&aHtyMfemt Whet kit


o* cotffidercth theni<?

-^v

>;.-

feeth tbe]wioMrAgmgx*atie$ Cfifh-

mtwyfQ)iljm:epetrfcbdHc Iirtftt*

kMtfwtyfckjvreitbe Mitteflj -of

(huh
;--

*'"*

^v* j
'

'r -j

are

SUB-iMi

fi

"fH"

Thdtfd&tMWMg.

Jfe

d&Tie&f Almight^God farina


eatuEcip^uiJliaclined astriah is?
1'&kk)^drkdceth finne lob.xf.x*

M^fc^
^d^iqahjf^t^rcrcwrat^

But afcoue all thefe,theAoitte


Sti?^ was .a^ery iuilman^aad
y?tt(fer- all^fc) K:^d^us of;

S.Taul
\

^
;

/.^^^ifitJter^ofdiofAllmigHf;

ty.^.f3id 6bdeifomchtobc

parad 6ff incji^auen, how much


ipofe (h#it fm45i cartW vvMch

iCw.4-4

feit^thi^bnh^^thingieMcbut

^to^'

'at5p^a^tey*s?JWcli^fo&
ws
,.#eW:hatfck ^^pfiarttc|..of

^^^^"

1*1108
wi>rdef
pci^i^t^iiTJoUt osvncftght) wee
fclues fobe without ble-

fpule j(bf{ure]ap4 cl#pe> but that


6
he|to:haup^4^&y

^i^*

IfiwteyQitf

It,

A&^t^Gb^Wehe;

-:-

A.

^a^t;i^f^^^^]BM^, Pfal.I9.
i

the fight of

A -

<l

fere ^5*^toc*hatHhtchily^h^dptfftdtfatbeeyfis bfi men;

great &arie>a^

i^^i'44e$frbri^tHe)eycs>fAt;

$r,t.delj
.

dome

what
But (as

found;th'at'hd^att knbw^th
[tottc {hall

^-rBW^

iiidgettieats^^

fatt^to him.

^L -^Wli'

Atrmn

Medtmionfot

tyMomtng.

theoncfoMetifktH, and the


fffrfak*s

other

IwdgMfigi* one m\\,

the on* foallBee taken, and th* other

f*rfdt&.xfayMckSNtiLifc$ we be
^iu&ntb Vnderftand, thar of fuch

pe^loris^ are all ofone fame

ftatje

and rrainner of life^fome (hall be


carried vp to Heauct*, and fome

thfownedbwne to

thfcbottofne-!

tis and many oth& jfeces of the


i

JiolySCTiptures
Titus 3.$

reth; that

it plaiftly

no man can

hhrfelfe fccure
(

and

apfea-

accorript

fefe

( by his

owhe righteoiifticswr deferts) but

A^^ftfe%v^#Vp6n the rner-!


cjr'Of(^&T3*fefIctus, by

tue of WHoief death and refurre&i-

muftfrft prefup^ofe, that there is

no tongue inthe world able to exprefle the fcail part of the trouvpon this day ;
bles that fliaU
f
And the^forc the Prophet i&tf J
(beirtg^ ddirous to fpedke of the
gfeatries thereof) found his wits
arid fences' C6 weake and confounftamded., that he began to ftut
mer tike a (Shild^nd to fay, v4 fa ! loci 1.
a IwhrtAdyfiriltbat hi .'The

&

likemaneroffpcechvfed the Prophet Jeremy, when Almighty God


would fend him t4> breach j to fignifie that hei wa$ an Iiifaric, and

gS-.'T

M^ofctef^ fife.

',:;: 3g'./.

;/;;

t^heryWble

T
li.'.-

!:

'.^.."l

to^diiCcharge (b

gKatarf^pibaftSe, as

he was ap-

pointed by Almighty God to doe.

And

the fame- manner doth the

Prophet Iotllvfk eiien at this time,


togiue vsto vnderfbnd that there

'

'''

terc.i.f*

&

or^the ttuejbeleciiermay concetue


-an alfurcd

*J5

-.'''
;.

no tongue in the world, that will


not ftut and ftarnmer like aGhild
when it (hall goe about toiignifie
what thinges fhalL happ eri vpon
~
-' ^i
thatdrcadfuHday*;;
is

rigorous the-day thereof

V^nthiyayAlrr>ightyGtOD
.o{-

Inesof this iwdgc^en^ thou


muft

wiUVedu^diiuchfil&ejKa&diej
wicked

*>

m*nf

'mmg.
"T

hi* firoldtte forme ar)d. comelir

&.wicked

phefc loett tcarffiethk.

by

tjWhmeAtofth'ft wicked^

been defiled'
*!.:

*;i
-

-4

">

owne wilfes againft the will


ofGod^fe^c^day. & tailed the"

the pu-

daiy <6F
this

";

why the
'c*4

their

-as it hath

da* Zj^ybeatufti

rl

againftthewfflofnien.

;
;

hx JQ^i^.agJuie^ Rnd

ko^gh&tfhM dtie ptopeiJ lace.

Altefflhty

fliibrricrcdtiUthiiTgs in/.this World*

<fcm*whe*i
GodiwUlCbrejie orfhiii

lMmBfafl^4t)f^ffla!Widay>s|ayd
iiwe^fer his^ae Iwmouri

Aorl(d;byfimii:menjtofrfd many

how^at&aiL^c:pu*

^(hment^^hqreLib-riB^^

&tfft

our

-dffhehi^m

the other

?.i

tutu o<*

.y?j]

^'.-'iJ

-Mai^^e^tec^efi^iH-eth^
ma^fd^WhatfoeUtf^eMeA,ai^

fcDiWiW
i

g^

Mm

This

There ben

two

bono mare but twtf d&yes


blithe; wodd ttheoneis
the &a,y of
^f-Ittrd,^
*hers

whea that heauenly re-

former <fhaU come to refee the

l-'MU-^MJ...

.and

JftanwHetfiiheaj 6dtoft*lpLrtMi;u-

diforders':

fured, the idayiflwil

wicked haue

Wferofrjoy^^

AH

his| ea4yiaft^*fe|t!h''nothingvntb it : but tfet&ou well af.


JiffiMethS

*0e5

lallijilaces,

?j,

Thoudofttiowiwearcjatidfor-

c&j<fcyat,thenfarc grtefedtadipafoe.

ftttdfietriJiffliiu

mr

!/

mffihty Oafid- ii*tty$imeatte while

&whereas die

day of

dayourLord wHldoi his will

ioimcgreatrfal^pirtih^.arme out

of

Lord.

tlp'ori

fwearey and bkifpheainej and;

fed

day

Wheci.*rnistofeadi{^y. reafon of

Urpifoe

therdayeshauebeenethedayes of
Judgement
men> in vvfcich they haiie fulfilled is called the

& 'diafiguired through

theiloflfeac^fwj ;

^7.

{Gluing ve

thereby tO!Vflderfta^d that all


v

a^aihife;bc^fnanyaiid great, euch h> mtf&tfie ^purifying ofthem


be proportionable to the a&scomitted.;-i And fo ftiatt the world
Ib&jfo much&eautified

onely the day of Anger, but alfo


ttedaytrfour JLord, as the Pro^

^hrwgbiiicifc wicWd worfces) to


gq$2) o6^rl]eiriiidhy

This dreadfull day is

wicked haue, czukdfotj&itiotl&i

"tt
called not

Alrnigrw,

dayesy

the one

/A* day

Lord!

day
men.
the

1
oft

ri

of[

-'i

<m^_

ri-rr'tetf,

Mdrftfag.

Mediiatlonfor

*3*

MmigJityGod HwUl hold his peace,


and(as it were)winke

at all his

do-

t.Chron. ing^. Vpontl?is day^ltbcKi^ Se.


dechifts inay totommmd thd Prd-

pbet ofGod tobfe

c^ into a Well,

and bread to be giuen vnto him by


puttees. He may.vfe andabufe the
Prophet at his pleafUrc and at all

ftfainc

or impediment at all

*&la
-I

: euen
ten
J
will4fe%hfcy (God haue free
libetty tb^oe ypon his day
what*

(o

fotuer his vwillvwd p^afureihaH


be, and no man
tolec
orditturbe him. K< ,r

(k^bcMt
-

._

-,

thole jmuries Alw^bty God


t.Reg.t$.

will

hoW'his peace. But


thejc wHI cotiie anotherduy , and
Almighty GoAwilt itake King Sedechias and tlepriuejiim of his

Kg^owe;?hc>wiU deftrcy Ierufakfa, ^briPgtKin^dechiasin


fewcrfcbetoeth,e>King fBabilon,
and there flwll all his Tonnes and
friends,

bee murdercd-before

his

!
.

'

mint.

SEc,T.

'-:

''
'

ir. -' -. :

[IhaUyyiftfebu defitetovndeb
_ ftawd what taawerof day ehis

MBe, cdhfide'rwhat fignes'inall


goe before

it -,

by the fignes
what the thing

for

fhereibalMie cornmandhls

fcyss

jfwhiebiWC^Kfeu^d tofce

flialllwethatas fignifiied;Kirfl:of:ill,

pWtfd<w
]pfbishea4 w^fteneihceW;

i&Mmt tkt j4ngtix\i kcofieripor

caufe him to be

caijfiedin fetters to

Babilon,and confide him into a p&


fpny these to remaioeaPthedayes
as manrlwthh-|
berty to doe? v-pon his.,day what-

of his lite. So that


I

ii;;

facfc

ffldfltoy <niTerjie$*cibc

Oftht&eadfiillndtgrriL jrj
.
wncs

iartcr> this day

foeuejrheefcfkth, without any reftraintl

thou ihafc perceiue

Math.
3*.

Whefannehimfttfe. (to reueale it


to any dther-) bat the
father onely,
Hbwbeit} ceftainefignts fl*a%oe|
ibeforoirj wherobyjneti
*riajp,f>rpgnoftfcatfI Uopt onely {of tjie*gere-

neflfeof theday

but

alfo: <>

the

great-;

II

j,

...l. i

lH"

'

'

'

peatnesiaod dreadfiilnes tte#eofV

roivandithje tofdiehted iliall

For (as oar Sauibur faith)&/w

'

iniraclesbefore his face,

To concludej the

dajifher'efhall
Mat.4-7 jtjferiwwpag 0/ this

'h

iteat^he^m^troMsinHh^

turn,

and

dome, andthenjhallbegreatjartlh

rtetter ffiaJl

ijuaj^smfn^ypl^e7y an'dpftilftce

oiuch as if

Almighty

Chunk

cbrift.
I

W&*^Ab&'*fi

6f ifa
:

be^ j4nfo-

God

ffcs

mercyj did- not j^oiude to


mortcn hhd& diyts jg>tio^{h

ihxmld bc^kiiett

but So<foJE2

tosfake,thedayeSbf(Antichti(t3
Qjallbefhortned.

Scripture^ wH&lhM farcin


fedfey^he moft rctueJlperlecUtor:

other figries

*hat eaet the GatholHuelChu^;


Anwhnftj
hath, bad 1 Xo wit* kg

thefe

and in thfcftarres.

antthpJWr]

wifamoftemlettmitts
witKappa^
bid torments; but alfo
,:

Lj^ndfaifeedttiiracles^ GonfTderj

tl.it.

dreadfull- theft

to the Sunned i the Moone,

fignes- the

Prophet;
"'""

more

Math. 14.

>-

After thefe fignes (as this clay of


general! Iudg^inent draweth^Hearer*od nearer} there hiall ap^are

n^&tion^invthejho^

full

great

andwwwMs*^ *-A*

oftentkraes,

by Anti-

tribulatiotfof

neuer fince the beginning

And which, moire dreadfull


The bomcome that
bkperfethen all this, there fliall
fo
eutim of
great and hotribiei perfecution ,
the

dayes, as our Sauibiir faith,


ihall be fo great, as the
#fce was

wodd, nbr

Jignes

'

thefe

Kingdon^a^fim^

andfanting

wbrke

tiftfe^hit

Ofwhich ^read-

Lord fpake by his

^//,
Starves

%mg 4-1' mil

offfeWn to he Ezech.31
l

Ai^nedouer thce\ ahdl frill cow I


the Stttme with a Clottde, and the
Moonefhall notJhewforth her light.

7.8.

And 1 fpill

VhfbitliqgDd^^ ^
flialfWft^lWx tosnelomien1

fffalH^i'
.......

tor,

caufe aH the lightes of


Heaven to mottrhe and lament otter

tki:andIw0fendddrkMjf*oUer

all
.1

:/

Spjljhz Lahd,
r

jgreat fignes

J$qw wbeti

and

thefe

alterations

tegp*ac aricUrblfcQtfthat.lle^S^ii

fliall

bee.aMeft?oiouei^thf.(^:n6fcrWel

appearciw the heauens ^what tnay


iw#g']bo|rcipr Ypon earth, which

'

ly

tl^ilamptUDus.Palaccs^ihi^h
Towers;; aad'iftror^eaftles,
but
pea *Kex^erjr t iiiibEirK:aihes-: at#

pc^dw^fctuciiflfaHIbee^^
i

.^eieejji g CJQramQB-W^fethat
wfaBQ fh& bad$,te gougpgdit,

!;dijWy;tWJ|ifei>
it .:!?j;M
i

a& the

!Me^id;fbutet?^vb'elri!ie*d
[them/ancl/quite. tfefaooricd

other
*J)ttr;

fdgnj^Q&gwfe *&#*#* ;84

,qv

{.//.'

f
?byj'

oat
.!/.:,

fc8atdfcatt;aijfthafcriirje
JW*
ftewgreateftrageJuiifoiyl^jj!^

d*H Atilf^Cp^DQiir^ate. is tp
fed and turmoiled,'wJd> armes and

J
'

the:waue$ithctco^ha11^ib High
f

wd& futfduil; rfhatitihair fee^fe

tHa^ieyrfli^^ obfe

hrgpytf&sd %ftMlver|ues, an^

atftoe
1

bpth>tr|s, heajflens
?

andhis^iy be

altered r^rid put oJ54k?u: natural!

mfctib Jtoc^'Ha^ ruftfuifafe then

jflwlM #8 frrjfe^^id paffobej

^ ^ilf^^^the^K^-

The.iyie,

foallb^Jlipl^
windefc,
earth

jriid:-

^
yaw-

hoaxing ilatf^f

felt bee

ull of* -wide

ning.^litfesy fcareTull \ttenjb|h)gs

and Q^kfog&vvand thefe

JyJW ifcuMgi

iw hj m mjlu. jj

P i.,J,'..

'

.JLA*

'

'

^%^

helnib

.1

uftuit

wo$^fea[d w

|!

ljUifcfc2a flpreat'jdie^d';abd^r-v

^bjteafoBof threat fifing


of water a, aneMuch
fie*

jdwcll ;fu
oft/fliattfeEwmd'ekrliHy a^

Webo:/; ^c^lrombkL-rroanr^
P'fibyfe'jpf: i*;

& exmimcly

iOAdkiBM be

outragious ,::thar

rj^ikOLhee heard many ^iles

cafl<h-.

quajse^afc ifti$ tf^ht^yfeaUbq^


'

whole eafrfclr.v 3j;n:vV

Wm^^tixn Bee inhere


M2

dayes?)

244

..

ii

j.

ii

Ctfedtiriiopfm >

\:

*45

dayes ? How fhall they be attoniedjConfounded, yea,vtterly berea-

ued of their fences,oftheir fpccch,


and of their tafte of allthinges ?

riwt

uen that alone


wet?

^ftodi&uythcm^Slj

Our Saufowf faith, that at this time


\

the people fhal he in great anguifh

Aft world /naU


then ceafe euerv

and diftreffe ; and that men Ihall


goc as though they were withered
anddryed vp, and hadinoilifem
tHem3 by reafon bf the great feare
pftho/fithinges uliat fhatt happen

ttothevrfdrii.s::?ai;r )if;r.-:;.;
:

to

/,-;

ftaUqofonely forget

TheniJiall they iay one to ano-

ther

Jnifie ?

thefethinges

?.

What wiH the viorld' at&

lengthybrirlg fobtdiy.'thatrlitjftow

(Welleth

ab&i&gemin

this furious

W^dr^-todtocloefuch

onrfall^yngcs?MoW Rafter this


^i^&allfrien^bevjp an&doWne

Thdr

/hicfcrt

WmbT\

fcl^ffom^hqu^^^J

I
:

ford^rajd'aricldiirnarriith^p heitts

Ifayling tbenx;rand carrying their

W&*. Andfomen/haUgoeto

a crofle^ahdx>he".ot theni
looking pittifu'Hy vpon another* ?
arfnes

>

"e^ftalifeekehkewifeto-faue

Weluts
BeholdiHg? Ibn^:a^ptbf
to
> /
****

WgfSiS5,ar!n:er&ry for
the!
nu-ntenance and
fuft^tatioa of

wife? Wljatihalt'thSendl^pfall
thefeib greatttoflitfcjs and alteratU

that they

whk meancth this What dtie

thefe.terribJe grogciofilcatbns fig-

horowly occupied,

'

in'

the lodgings and

J.

nfall

1*4*

#**
ftiaU bee

-Q^allbe totfe&atid mnsoyted Vpfide downej' an^befufooftewour

-I

wholly- diftempered and

diforderedy

^en

in tfitegjfons

and Eieittehtsf-in tne%orJd'rliere


jihali

-r anph^rer^calslftilties'fliall a

>

fli#
great

theW y*rjr -"fotep^t


feare

that arc to

-tiw

and dread^of

thole

come

yexc

Avail-

'

l>ee

terftpe(fe.j'

peculiar ftorni^atid

wfeii the Suhne

{ftall

with niotfrnih^, the Mobn


with bloody ^arid; tne Starres* with
threaten

^tem'worfe, bdcaufe the^feaovv


'Whatijhe cfldiliattfec^Aich

dole&lt and kttWWto beginnings.''


V
decferc-tbis
I want wdrdes> fa
matter as itwere rl^u&tfrtobee

their

Who fliall i&Afti to

fellings*

i. 'C

f^Ho ftiali^eable *ofl&pe'>


^i^^UDeabfetb takefo rnWch

eate

'

declare*, *id<att hat


<

fatd

,* is

Wee

-.

fee (euen

now by

cxpe-

rience,)wheri-aay outtagious tem-

of when
or
Jny'i :.ftofmle -^i^^vinde'
the
Batt&quake -happen* vpo*
nienare
Landj' how wonderfully
f
Mftr^fetjh^tlle Sga f ]

com-

pared dreachfide with' fo many


oucragioasftof frits Aid fcmpefts t
^ hoW4i!feVa&fe ^d^hapl

<i

mt!icH^{re' ftnff'tha^^i(?h:fliall
:r;:
*>- ./
beindeede."

asonemktMjreofreft', being

the

wicked, who

are threatned!

With all'thcfe'fearefull prbgndfri-

cations!
''

:\

'\

;v:

'Ahd^t^rarf^riie,';

'

;'^

:v

how Bletfeli

comforts

lidurty

and

gofrcj ty-

dftnayde ,/bdW^ey
bo*
and fcee^ftGtfad ,*'4n<s\tf
tremble

the*nv3

hv^ii?;b^ Htm

rtl^v

cN^W'ilheh y'tohen thdtetien


and?the^e
the-eaftKV the? -Sea>

h\
liffrrf

^ngs-,

of the happy

profperity

teere-aif hand approaching -then

How

Mi;

rato

them

they

then fing with the Prophet,:

ioy fully

&4 is our refuge anA our ftrength,) piaLK.j.


<m& therefore wee will not feare,\
2.

M4

thorn}}

^^tdkm^&fffi

;*4*
t

*irrm'A

^hail be wtfed and- turiadyfed vp-

fide downej' and-befufrdfte*K>ur


f;
c:
;and<Godfc$n&

V^^

;^

bee wholly- diftempered


and]
ana
difordered^ when' in *tf
Re^ons
and Eleifients'-ln

Aafl

fli&:>thSn?

v^f<^P &ut

-irriTr

J*

tne%orHTbcre

peculiar ftormcV-and

.jte

great feare and drt&ubtof 'thb&


that are to coitie i fkail texe

jhem toorfe
iiot

with

bloo'di^ the/ Starred with

'What;jheead flia^e dfiiJch

"I

and kmt^abl^ begin'

_'"'

nings.

':

asorjemk*Mfed^re^ being

'

want wdrdes>'t# deckrt- this

'asicwW rfequifitetd bee


declared, ata&all &at Is faid ^ is
mach -lefTc ifreir tha^/vhitfh -fliall

mattes,

<

beitKfcede.''

>-k\tj.v.

.;r'r;

Wee fee (euen ivbw by experience,)wheft any outragious teiti:

pcftf ftfetb>ii*the

aiwli .ftoi'mle
.

pm
with'
hvuiy
f^*^-^
xdfempefls
dtf'each fide

fo

<

,t

..

die

"*wtaJe^cr^hap>ri

who

wicked,,

are threaded

with alTtheferfearefuU
-'" :

cations!

prorrd&

'''

?: "'

'

'

:^i^Winde

'or

difmayik ,/'hdw?<tJhey tremble


and fce^iftariie"d ,?^4i6^ both

JdgM

ftrcbsck Utftifeies
the'to ^iv,r.]/!o,!;r.)1 \ktu zflc*

thlto-

&m-

S#a'] f dr4vfren

EkrAquake liap^efl^'Vpafc the


Lafld^ hovv woAdeffully men aft

wrctiate or

trie

-gooasn&gbtfW
1

whoyh^llifnefe thihg1 c ?re fdlite , 'cornforts , and" goicj ty^


to-,- op the happy profperity
vflto

mti&m Band approaching -then


vntothem?

How by fully KHafti

|ey then fing with the Prophet,.

and therefore wee


fliall

^MM

the Mobn

beaufe --tbfi^fthow

doleflill

thwaten with mourning

^V*?*.*

mil not

,~^l4s,

feare,\

*fe*g/>

Zt

~:i_j_

^Mektmonfw

<tyMtefttn$\

though, the whale Earthbe topdand

tnrmoiled, a*id the Monntafnes bee

removed, And fill rtnto, the bottome


,
ofthe Sea. ) .j;, /;
-

Lukzx.
30.31

,itke

M yee vnderfiand

our

(faith

Of the commmg ofthefbodoffire


the ittag&nents ofthe dreadfullfound ofthe trumpet: ofthe

before

Saviour) when theFiggt~treet and


all other Trees bfgin to hloJJbme and

end of'the. world: and of


therefurteUtanof

^Ar&f^fh^f^,fh4tthen

the dead.

..,,-.

>..

the Sffit*g Urns, ttya&eih neert at

when yeejhtflljee tkefe


thinges come to paffe, then, majyee

hand.:, euenfi

percetue that thcK'tngdeme


is

eytfyOnd
the

4aj[,

vigour. ftea^r,becaufe

(ifi

pfjattr, fedemtfionjipproA'

;-.v;vS4G*. III.

Al&er

all thefe

c:.

...

flgies , fliall the

comming of

of Cjod

Then may yee open your

at hand.

v."'.-.

the Tudge ap r

proach neere at hand; beforewHoin


thersiflbaJl,

goe.an

yniuetfalil

pfifoej ; yvkwh fliall

flood

burne arid cert-

fume to-afljes all the glory of the


ioyv ioy full fhall the -good and

vertuous then bee-?

they thhke

all

how well fliall

their .labours and

trauaiies iniployed-? Aijd cpntrari-

wife,.h!pw wofiill a;nd ibirovvfull


(hall the^wickedfye?

(hall they then

and how Tore

condemne

all the

fteppgs and, wayes.jQJf: the|r.finfull

^ ""

Iiues.?<-, '.'...;.''.!
..

....

.,

r:-\:\

x
.

.,
.-.
.... ..

..

to ihci

good a

beginning,

glory. .Then* hattall~the

of

their

^foryof

the wOKUiliajjeian ?rid*. then fliall

mdouing.of theheauens , the


cpurfcoftheiPlanets; and thege-

the

rati9njQrltJiings;ceafe,;:thcn fliall

th^^arieiy of iirties,rwith idl otheTi


tHi|gs!ter;dc^>eiidi theheauens,

""-r :

world;ihisiire fliall be to the. wicked atcginning oftheir paine, and

of

, And C<r Saint John


writetirinche Afsocalip*, That he

haue an etxj.

:
_

faw

VVTfr,

iii i innf i

150

w i H\r' rr

"-

MfifrMorif^ V

Rcu.xo.i- fawamtjrhtj Angell cloatbedwtth

toth^enei^-iudg^ieht.

"

Smtif kfifatokfa RtM&dvH\fii$

hefetofctfosia; andtbe'oibbr vfon


the land*

AddMfaith'that

S. Jerome.

this

Angell hfied<wp*hU*ttrme towards


bementmA (ware by him that Imcth
M&laftnglfivirfoldmthoUt end, that
-

\froMfhtHQe-foft;k iheri>fkoti2 be no

r^in-mo/
Tharis Waj^that there ftiotrid

\wWreftin&
;

>

'^Wfo /hall^^>ftbiii th&


;

-'!>.

il/mmons?

vM'mlmWableftfi

be>n8 liwuiflgofche^iicSjiiop6f

and (-wHic-H/iatudr^ then all


.thts)thire/hoiiId bb pi ace tb rejjemt.vs :% thitWpe hai$:done &
ch&fr?

?ni(feV PoW5t -ttnic breads to


prcJuidgforthleliKstB <MaUfc .yr ;j
!

sAnAnh-

(as thaApoflfe'ifekh), anrArcharu

tbcfmnd

gcfl'Witlitgrc^tpo^iririif-inaieftyj

of a Trm<-

and hce fh^I^fouti^aif^rtnTipet, .11


jFK eij.;i &(to, witia ^eatand* tef

fummonali

hc^tawftpreagaiiicaU'th.itAee
&Wj< jfrtft ttway

^ft the' work!


AadfeW/^fiftJpf thatthehfe

sAfcerfthisBrevrtbareillMtorDC

angell with

l>ct,fbafi

%ce

vbyce F'THfs
e
from death
allherrpbilcs^ndcaufe
for*

RcueJ^o.

i/;'

-'J

)>f

Nations to

Hbk. vofce); \Vh6fe ^o^nd^iaMbc

tha^w:fee.tbSeaand?h t

thegcttftatl

jieartl;!

oiibt, allrtbe .jpartSi.of.the

ttfihto bring.fbrth
inWi'parts fticK
variety ^bodies
i and to fee fo

{iudgment

worfdy aud with chfe Trumpet hce


1

**< aww fa

many

KMedi^a^hr:

*53

rwu huge.Armies , ..andfrmany


Jmany
iforts

anddiuerfltiesof^atioos and

ipeopie

Ak^andcr^a^^a^theree

fiiairite Xeixe.Ssand;:A^a^erx<sj

there the

bccliento the foules ofthe hitt/ to^


feejhejrdj?firs

iww,f4HyaccQn>

ere

affembledtpgetJ^L

jfli^l ifee

\l

Darijs^^ *f Empe-

rours of Rome* and the moit


ty Kings .and-puiffant : Frinf es of
aiign-

fee- 1

theiiiielues ^(aljEer ;f94qng^bar

oiflhifugnjt)

tpjbe^ted'anij ioyne4

euerJa^ipgl^.

uW tomgany.

with

their njoft dear*-and louing brel

tym.&ffl&wlmio?} aiayjjhe

Of the

toy-

fqul^faythen'^ito theped^,Oniy

tfeiworjcl^
-habite and behauiour*

and vvitko-

therkindcofthou^tts^vch diffehad in
ring ftpra thofrthit thy

full mee-.
ting ofthe

jiody a^^ithfiittcompapiony that

foolpep

haft,

met

foiiles

to gajne this

bodies

Grownejtbat haftfq oftentimes fa-

ithislife.

:...;

::

-^

Tobee {hqrt^^^
|<Mdrefl.oA^
cuery Pffe to giue vp an

fted>vyatchedvand^^^

uerty^thf c^pflfe off^jftfens^ -and! iudgementi

account ofj

<

and reproaches!
Howrctentimes,

the contradi&toils

acowrie lifeyand to be iudged


Howbeit,
cording to his workes.

of the

akhou^allperfohsilMiUdfe agairi

tine yyne belly

his

Great $f*

praueil^^Qr
_

ftrencepjal

that^ay ,neuer^to d^e any l^ore

baft

^orld.

thou fpared the meate: fromi

tj>

g|ue it ii*o<tfoe

at

dayofre-

difference
yet fhaU there be a %*m

cloajteithy Celfejtp^fc^/he na-

ked ?

and the bo-

For
betweene bodies, and bodies.
rife very
the bodies ofthe iaft fliatt
beautifull, and bright -as the.Sun;
butthe badie* ofJhe:vyickedi|iall

dies of the

rife

betwecfte

the bodies

of the

iteftt

w'xltfd.

very

Wacfeand

&p r.6*

like vntadeathitfelfe.

Now

<

"'.;.''

whata greatly

ihalUt

be

popish ^iotW;Oft.qnjiaft thpuLlaekcdj

beeattbt

fimtftwi,

tbetefl^L
tfredayof
gcneraU

;;

feflfered^ith ii?e the

aid
of

H<mbf%en haft tfeotf*enounr

ted and Joft thine p"S#ife right


ti^le.

\\

and

^fojr fjtha^thpii -Wpuldft not

^alor:p^^:and;]>eaj:difcencipn
*wibd>)8tteiglibpMri^ therefore
ifcis-mtet

tbafrthou ftiQuldcft now

he ipartaket

of this heaupnly ttea-*


fure v
mmm

my heJp^bbdc

mv petfiscpt^i*:"

iited

fcr-

no^jirt^ihou nowiofeiny haBtfa- fonst atthe

tfej bmr da^didti^e laiacP fear^df \dayofge*


fegefte*

n^fdidfirii^i^hi>cJC^rburM^<fe]i

merit.

'coYflpaniort itt"^l

,;

my

v.afid' f labours.

T]he# ^fhall
tlitfcctviro faithM friends be ioypSiflcs

>&

tliyjdeKd^raridddi^hcsfefti^ki
,

ipg flcb ';

thathafttHy brought;

ni^/4T^pamcftdlrchobibktbi ,

v*
s

V:

artiqjldifdtfefevmb

^nd oiito?raiiy

& a&thfey 'ma)


;

WHatPaias !

vm rfbft

.f

-j

kj

tf this tk

bodftta?
whofefafcerl cbmmttitediQ'hia&y
;

-- : >k'c\

neral iudg-

(ihnss ? -j xiverb ittoefeith& delights"*?


i

'^fWfafi
l.-..:'iVv;

v )au!

tjhisbiidyittecabfed'mevtt^yttc?
CafliAw^.tnylcIfe #> Wa&ifef&irtfrfr

-^%dt'#AtkH^ife^at a h6aui;

^elf^^h^gi^^G^hall 'it be then to


the -fcftVlebt^iie^ darairicd perfon,

^hfrfe ft*aH
J

fe'ej&is

tatyta'tfn

|imkihg! m^c%hifl, -tbat'tbkteioi

tpjuer itheKii^d^nate

of hearten

wasiit for this vile; andifilthy car'

"*"

ath&1EfaaiiI6ftf.M^uer^he

Vglfteti^^'^e'* it Jifoall b#
feina%pibrkfey >fc vpri^^ainft
me,andlteatre

fbp]Ihaire*weH1defeiedthefe Hor-

Ofthefofrewfulland

gnawus
meeting of

&fonBme?i!\peeoes*

bdd ?%begkittiigai&*fid of my

riblet^iReiitsrCurfed^bfethe'day

oWycra^t^atefeifth^i^iiv*

haj$

^muftfc&tmferable^: t(#fufc

the foulcs

and bodies

fer^cucH^ftiftgiitofnaeiW frtfete

m&ttit i tioW ait <Hq^


l

if the dam-.

wpmm**mixm

wmB yn
i

rio

more

my
i fli

rnw *

tndfthbrabk'pfcoPheM^
',/

^^.

...

feiifty

fliort

...-^..^.y^..
L

*<* **.

w^

WMM
mng.

jMtdkatimfffi

Hi*

Mi
I

ftiort pleafurcs
:

TThjefc,

and delights.

<

and other more defpe-

worijihsJhhedainned Cbulc
fpeike yritoithibcKlyi whkhftiee
jf^te

loiijed

Co exceedingly in this trann"-

tory world* But tell me


rable foule)
fo

(O mife-

whydooft thou now

which before feemed fo

faire

amiable?

Xfeou (ecftherenow (Ghriftl-

an brother), tyliat; end the- glory

of the world-hathf ,

with

body,.

'

.:.'-;

,_,

ofthe fudge *j ofthe matter ofthe

v tudgeiafHt: [and ofthe wit-

^IWf.^&wfersthat.

:.

l
;

Is not,; thi$ ;the body; , fori whofi?

lake fearch wastnadeboth by land

and.Seay-ta fu*nifl$ a table fork

with alldelicatfcarid dainty dilBes?


Tohaue.a. fine and foft bed;taprocare StfiiausI ^acofllygacments ?

TO h^ Jidwfa alwrjS thyaffe&ioni Who. hath made thyibody


tojpokenbwiahorribleand v'gly,
i

nMMMNMM

; fijaii
.'
-

k then(agmft

....

.,
:

..;i
..','.

tbewtckfd*

&

which gliftered with rings


of gol4fecclets and Diamonds?

..,,-

ii

Sect,

fingers,

m.:_M n i^^""
:'\ <iW 1"

<^edofemrym4n : qfthemmmwg

colours^ Are. not thefe the armes

,'}Sl.

OftheftwrwfcHttb&fhal&fa re-

Ms

which thou didft keepe (o


charily from ^windejand fiirine ?- Is
no^ tfe|s:&e vifage,w'hich thou diddeft paitit! with Co many artificial!

the

fcretoforeth(|U!lQU.edftfd well ? Is

face,,

all

yaine pleafures and delimits iofthe

much abhorre that thing, which

not this flefh thy deerely belowed?


Is not this the belly, which thou
hot this the
madeft thy God

and

which

1 1 II.

lQv*T when, all mankinde {hall


he tajfed againe , and atfembled together in one place, expecting the. comming of the Iudge,
then ftiajl hee (whom Aimightie
hath appointed to Seethe
Iiidgeouer the quick
the dead)

God

&

come dowoei. Am/lite as.at his firtt


Comniing,b^ came with very great
hunulitjhand meekenes, inuiting
.(

men

^"'^ r r""** """a -^'*M


,

""*'

-i

'

''

*?$&
MHMS-

haen'Vtttro ea<^^d'aflit^

mtb

to repentancereuen fo at his Scbnd

hmlitytand

<fHinSingi/he (halt corne with very

was
great

''

great;

rftaieftieand glory^

bleflcdfpitha% ate in' heaucn.- O' yee ritsJhalLbe


fhat were cre^ed afraid to
bWcd'

them

*^&<y*

aoM>

'

fee fo great

Wte^aUe^ee

yeeflieaway?

acconk

tbcfecond

allthofc with the fury

m*4

L^M^ed#^a^,W^

the powers and


fhalbemth: panied .with all
^ritidpalitiiSioChcau^njthicatning
great maicfticand

rits

tnaiejtic&

aftaid?-Vn- indigmtim
in Cbrift

ior
doubteaiy they are notatBid
towards then*.
any danger 'that4$.

of his anger,

Mm ,Saithsy ^bWaftaidtdbei.

the Judge,

that refilled to vfc the meekeneffe

cTfilFmcrcyr
-v* Mt&\$ vritoeth'tf&are arKt ter-

great 5

Efay .19,

^Th^(^

bee fo
the' Prophet ISfay

{ait^eb^fjhal^fie^e the

wyreof Ml^beei ^We

r
t&ixp f the \witfced fliail

rielfe

to

elijfes oj
x

floms^^^be^hSdwflk^ of tU
Rockes;^ ti^t6^^i/Ahmm:.

&ue^kmltteifiJH^edl;^

for the greafrfMr&fhey /hall haueof


the Lord,and ofthe glory ofhis Math
ieftie, when hecoMmeth'to tudge

tee^fe in *kiride ^* andad-j


mirations

When

"

rv

'"
'

theFather goeth hke-a

W/i'To Gotttideithte feare foall


Reu.zi.i.j

be fe -great^ T$M$i$K>Iob faith)

'bfihtlx'tea^sW'dtl&eW
fje fam^e'frtf&ice tf tb&

u\\

Ijtdge,

''It&noflacewbereWkide

'fofineiatfoafraidi althoiigfohee
Fathers
know right, vvett that his.
againit him, but:

raeisnbfbent

'<&&' -thev ^ilae;: ;Now^ tohdtj


fl\aUr

;Wkked)dxDe<at!this;ttn^,|

flka ibee >


[
4rtf& %Uttithemft:
^tiyafciid? Ifth? heauaisffee
doe
fefeire^whit fbaliJte earth
j\

<

'-''jrheauens,be'vriderlloWdtr^bleffed
fpirits)

flttijfr'

:
;

f
*

And

f^**^*l^n"?*

2tfO

,<

Andifthefe

that beewfoolly g>irit

thegamei Thiis

the skatres

$fcjl jfreydoej ^thafc?hajBe,]*eene

v^ofly.-ie^?/,-'

Almighty

:.

what

/::.,,,-,[;,.

bfthefe

GOD

.fent into

the

Andiif ( as the Prophet faith


thfixMwntdipei jbatlmittt m thk

world : thus

day, before. the fitce of ^Almighty

and toleatie die; wicked

%Q>D/vwh&$my

aamanner ofcomforc and excufc,

fcard hearts

ftifiethe

in? that

fliall they

|IyCeiIar^,pfi^^/ be ftiaken,
what ball become of the teridcr
mi^ftheD^ari; ?;Whatiball.the

ferue to iu

caufe of Alrritghty God,

voyde of

they rerufed the meanes of


J

rjothingit aUrm0ued;?iftheg9bd-

'

,:

tteir fedfe miiiti6ri i

(hanaed

<flial|

V6.tr

wouhdes, be a witneffe'of
the redemption & remedywhich

doe tremble and quq^e

'

Tfmfi^Marmn^

iMediutionfar

'

'--"-i- ,; -"

^''

of their outrrage_and cru^

(feelyLajubedoe,vCheathe #urdy
ftaroiHc dotifftobpearid tremble;

dty^thenikid^rfcy begin to ttrike

andlif the righteous (hall fcarcefy

ii^^lamentafio^raiiid hot otfe--:

be faued , where, (hall the firmer


and Vngodtyappeare?

Then

and

l)f

Beate Vjbdn j their- breafts , in J

they,

brtW&to^fthteMh
r

fhail

theHoraa^es behold

thoferihandes

rj

:.wbibi tfeey haue

^/rf^f^Thj^yln^ weerie^4
yttr

theltearesat' that

time willriot

wounded with iharpe nailes, and

feue tffeir'tSrrtfPror inaTrrluchas'

that fide^ which they pierced with


a Speare j then fliall the Iewes be -

haue Sbrfenfco* imc -riches

Jiold tbatblefTed bddy>#yhich they

procurdd iibe)Ckufeirie4 {jPtL-Jp


themiiay if id 'bee itto? ths iame,

which they reported' that his DifIciples had Secretly ftolne out of
''
!

>

li\

Math.i4.

the

ofhistt^-a^H&y^^
dvftigoiif

of his 'Itrnice;; arid be-

^w>

Thwfdty\M&rwng.

afe

2
\

nized : and the c^ufes

ft~

of each one

be throughly fcanned and examined: according as the Prophet

(hall

jcorne/,

Thty M&bmpl&ihm

'referable

hap,

ynfortjujsatR

<thejr;.

%^and ^jr^y|fe4miii

-.

hi io

Daniel! writeth in thefe words; %

I
Pan. 7.9.

f^&ywtikWVrPS &nd jvj$fel^


ry b^rly* an4 3$ p#fen%vvMiy

and iheametent ofytem fat&


<to?&y whojegArtmntwas white $s
fow*. qndtbehayre ofhis headt&e
ces ,

and without all m^effifampfcrt

|a^^H^4y;*eyjflSwn9g^r
thcirjbreafts.

^ro Vwblo Kiuf

.t-n^'ic

:;:.'!

Our Saulour Cbrlft


the ludge

-.JbaUmafe
|

aftpa/apm hand.

bpuwm

the good

0\l?ow\happy .ajad:W^#
j

lmA*J.f^ &&&&&>

{hl*pfepfete^Mfe

and the
vsf'x

letjne

ha^^biWoivb^^^w
anc

3?

*$fc*
i

w-

ThjfJAy<mfmni.

we either thinfat or 4d*y bt


4ffi>|f ihbfethali we leaue
vudone:

thofe Bookes according to

tents in

tkeirywrkss*

that

Behold heere (deere Chriftian

offodithi^Xmeane as wee are

bound tox&to* If thou fay at the


day ofiudgcnient j
or&!haue

|^rbchct)' ihe-'-|iie^aK''- H!vheitby:


r

rhou (halt be iudged! 3ehold here


thetaxe and prices ; whereby all
things that thou dooft fhall be valued and efteemed ; and not by the
fend iudgement' of the' \vdHd;

Qotfw^nbJiiieliidgia wfcifweri

^atth^S6Bnef thy ieruanf hath


f^brhe v'Mbiwithy ?duty. Was*
t6
;

haiie

chaftiMan&c^e&ed. And

we ^all^iue ariacepunt not onely


Orei2*7*

wafgh& of

jfeit

Canaan -inv their

ofour cuili woifcesjnit

hands ^ in vvhpfe ballance vertue


and vice are iudgedcobe of fmall
weight and account.In thefe books

tention, -anti&fcer

that faith* fuch'

:$^^

wtgzikci

red

iViuWas cine jdlfewtirtinbr 4

doe

&kh 9 j4 actfe,hm

neU^rtheleffe Jiiie with

ance? wherewithal!

(tnaccount*

Math. i*.
i

fochfecurity and- negligence as we


doc? Wherein doe we put bur affi-

not

mufiffue

Gregme,

doe wee per-

vade and flatter our felues, in the


*N
middeft

3*

'

Math,

x 2.

3*.

beieeue^his as a rnoft-ceitaine

truth;
ffiiaU

ofvs^ how hapneth it, that we

that

lob 3 1.4*
Certainely, there

them, Confidering therefore, that


fuch a flrait account fhai be
requi^

deco'tint

ibmgs we-

(^^er^tmfmme have font

(tro% ycc)

prntamKc^ch

&

ted^aneffet iffjtfe proper Regtrter.

5u ifcr^at?trungs

mnpjhaltehfrifo required dfvs,


of
aterypmt
moment ofo#r

wBrd' -nat-h ho fobrier pa(Fed


thy moihli^v^lfj^fi^-with no; :

what ifcahner we

.'

Ful!#,as Gregory

that i

51

them. ;;/*

did

arc written iH 6ur whole fife, and


*

Wo

etiehof
our goad \y^rfces j r witb
what in-

Meditation/or

1 266.

&y Morning*

middefcUf fo many drcadfull pc~

mighty Godihallcnter intoiudgement with meel?


bldfed

map/^i why artthou thus

that^ofepetfonsi,;^^thathauimoft

afraid ?

why art thou thus troubled

caufe to

doe

commetkthid<tQ

fcare this

dreadfiillday,

lob 2. 3.

and

*hoje that
leaft feare it ? .and
05 Uu
to

fcareM
haucieali^aufe
ingreatett fearetbereof? -Holy
\

ButO holy and

pattCj

How

Ihatte beene a, Father vnte the lob 19.1


y

^owe^^etvntotheblinde^ndfeete
vntothtfdnkhKrt not thou he that

faid

\^h^h]i$*timr *h!

hem twfer f^Prottedmcvf any wic-

:,,

vexed 1 Art not thou hec that

(aid^

wSaiuftman^^ So *Abghty
God witneffeAdf him with his

kedjeede?

owne mouth,>andyct(fpralithis)
hefcuedinfogjeatrWe

dread

Now being a man offo

greatitwocencie,why(Oholy lob)
art thou thus afraid?
m,

u?dgc
of his ascduiot atthcfiday of
**
that he faid :
lob 3 1.14 menti
cortmethto
when Almighty g O <D
to
indie* mlvhen bee fa&metb

Wh#M

-.

Trulythejcaufe is; for that this

holy m^n knew right wcU;that Almighty.

GOD looked

inot with

nemj/eyesi, andthat hec judged

Imdkgvfihim ?
Surely thefe be

fiQt

words that pro.

fermetotakeany reft. What


goe? What
I doe? whither ihaUI
(hall

ahfwereihalllmake, when

of
eyes
whofe
oltentimes
thing ihineth .very gay and

men i

affli&ed
ceede from a very (ore
1
and troubled heart. whatfiM
faidipne
doe, faith h*e ijXhe
'<&&
carelbaue that troubletljme
Jcartfalwayes
unualiyl, ooe rtaiie
will notfutfixed in myhe^rt, that

jiccorcung to the Judgement

267

Al-

mighty

that

bright ;

in

which

in the fight

of Al-

mighty Godi$ very abhominable.


Jhoutait (O foojy /jjtfery iuft intaedtf,yfia euen for this caufe thou

Very iult,? becaufc thou liuedft


in fo great fea're. This fcare ofthis
holy mmlab^my deere brethren^
condemneth our falfe fecuritie.
art

Nz

Thefe

lob ty .6.

'

'

-..

'I
1

JJ. I

Thurfdqi Marring.

tJMcUttiion for

$08

269

bchalfe.

For our owne very


confclencef fliall be witneffes, and
this

Thcfe words ohis,oucrthrow our


vaine confidence. For which ofvs
hath at any time (inrefpe&ofthis
care ofour dreadM account at the

jcrvout againft vs

day ofiudgement) once refrained


from his dinner or fupper,6r^roke
hi&fleepe? Whereas ithofedeuout

witricffes,againftyr:andahoueall,

the

'
:

i):-;;.,-^:

hkrifelfe

offendeoViJ-ihall

agatoftrys
riified

as

whom we Kane

be

alfo

a.

witneffe

he himfclfe hath fig.

by one of his Prophets,

fay.

te*fw*hmfafi wtinegkagainfl

and

that!

Maia. 5 .y.

pmridiQ&Hfi ihofethahfteke ca~

-]..:.

mttewto& againft

Wefcadein theliue&ofthean
cient hoty Fathtrs, tfoat when one
of thofc holy men fawe one-ofhis
Scrollers lathing

Lord

; yea,,

and iometinaes mo*e then


alfo.

all creatures

ivvhicbwbehaueabufed, fhallbe

godly perfcns , that thinke heerevponasthey ought trithinkei doe


cftentimes loofc theirilecpe
their appetite to theirnieate

theni that doe

Mlentn<tithgj#tdw4n&: Orphan,

Mlty&fofiffe.mtiyf&t:4fo

hereprehen-

tledhimibr it^ and &id y What?!


koawaigas thou ifcoft; that thou
j

imuft yeeldan account to Almigh-

ty<3od before heauen and earth,

Neither fliall there want accu^


feagajnft the wicked. For the JTbedcuill
D^efen^Ife; fhali be; a fy fficient fall ace afc
tfcufer j-w&> as S. Aagnfttne wri- tbewktyd
;

artthbttyet- (notwithttandir^) fo
h^d as to kujgh ^TWs holy Father

teth^iballjalkdge very exactly

h,

Wge his right and title,


andihattfay vntohihi; O moft iuft

fore

bought,' that that tnaawMch'iocM


ked^utieitty 'for this dreadfall account, could hardly laugh.
Now* as juching accufers and

attlxday

be-

the

andir^hteous lUjdge,thou canftnot

witnefe , therefhailhot want


."

WMMIia^wmrtmM***

':

"'

tf

.***

in?

this

of#ke,but giue feotericeand adiitdgethefe

wicked traytors to be!

miner

of judge-

ment.

Miming.

271

<**.

1JQ

andto defrie thy holy Name;; all' I


this tte #d Wil&i%ly i' arid vfrfcfr
!

bceneaiWesniiti^aiidbauemaU
things rulfifledroy

jgreatlafifity.

wilCThinethey

I'Commaunded them to beflow their lands, their goods r their


for a point of
life
r andtheirroule,
honbiiti and eftiniation: * Which f
T
periwaded-thehi in any wiffe- to
mamtaine,, p* for a falfe delight
whereunto I inuited them ; they
, >

antfmakethem

deft create them ,


image andfikeneSiandrcafter thy

deeme^eriwim iy blobd. But


Im*g*>*
they haue defaced thy
haue refufed
put on mine 5 they
,:^d embraced
thine obedience
comthey hauc defpifed d*y

mine;
Lmandements* and obfoucdnune j

If

didiibrthwithi very willingly ha*

zard aU this for my fake.

But for

theyhaueUuedvithmymt thcy

thee,that art their Gqd,their Crea-

haucimitatedmywdrksjtheyhaue

tor,

& their Rcdeemer,that gaueft

my ftepsi andmeach
foUowe^% ^unfs.

them their landsjtheir goods, their

they
Gonhder how much- mf
thine , as
haue beene. mine then

votb^hctii thy gr&ey and pfbrnifed

^aHced^ih
thing teue

notwitbappeared* heerein , that


1
Aiding I gaue theni nothing,
liprdmifedthem nothing , **

&

{fcbiilders

\eidi ycrSwt <**y


K

\f
for

on mectofle
at

LbeyedmyconimaundemenEs,
'not thine.

heaWi, "and

01 t% haffbfrered

them thy*gloF^3nci abbue allthisliaftfufferedmottcruell death vpon the Crofle for them j'they.neiK r

t;opkethe leaft jpaine-andiabour in


tfevirbrlil}

Hfcfaoftenriincs haft
!

ana

If Icommaunded^hem

-*d rot),
..tofweareantl ^rfweare. ,
adtttac,
and toJattv > wnmit

and
fi>micadon y Simonie,

vtiirie.

^m^tdthetf do6reis5ngEeat
:poufeit^^^ed^,&Mbffores'?
Awl ^natalmc^ teiclcteft -thou of

jtfete*

lard^yttkigiiiefr j&re^a-greath

IMeV danger*;

wmm
:

[M^mtg.
&Ci
and,tack1>hetheiE

[diekHorfes
wajleswkb hangings
,

.filke,

And then fliall the good goe

M;t^cue,
la^ffary,

goW^thcn

to life euerlafting,

and the wicked

Now, who is

to fire euerlafHng.

able to exprefle what an intolera-

w4fcl$atfct% What*

bleanguifh and griefeit will be to

lfor(B*ifec^,tb0iiii^ j*i*afciuil

the idanined perfons, vvhen they

knowcft tfeafetbtotfiaft

&all heare" tho'fe moft. terrible


words pronounced againft them?
* There fliall they ery> butto; the
Mettintainesytoxrome and fall vpon
them > and Itodie Wiles to touer
them : there flwll they bb%heme,

jdoathej

lltrf$fe&

'ceitairteiy tifuc

yery**detrf
,. jhe-

iuftkcreqtfirdthi:;thethey:flioukl

b^novfc^
ami *<8Jtejf*s

iiiionltoi!fo|reaca

and reuite, and open thejt lacrile-

mduthesy euenagainft AlmifikyGodf there fliall they doth


tindally curfe the* day of their
birth ;> ancl their; vnhappy flate
dierc^fliall their day wholly end
;|

gious

V.u 3^
:

TQ.i

QW

this.

a<^fatip& .beeipg,
terly

extinguifhed &^iSeithr6wiT;i

^y^^chbirterriblei
gfiefes begin fa th eir

tte^tfitlll''''ilft;

puJcfeP 'and

Math.*?<

tMie~s#fr continue fof dier

& eiier:
*

\\

^_J

.,

JJ3[,.._;

The
mi lit

i^

wnt^g.

MetaMh*f<#>

^MjU^UbdMH^^tft*

vs3

who wol#rafcfceawf Adi?

tare out

of

\tbislifcjjcc

cmtyedtbhW'

none ttotte^ethf &tt& What

** deltas of

our Aduo-

BMlm^^hamctmnftteAform'

catebutour

muft bee the Iudgeof>onrcatife.

Mti6imbte&henMfhaMeetbe
m &'
(moa%tba*rWkwfr*

ii

Xmems^dtheyfkdendktowto
I tkemfcbcs

[Judge.

CKfl&thisn our Jtidge ieklieth V$

or"

?
tep

\of dealing
\

anymore by

inthc'Gofpel oFSaint Lukc^Ghap-'

chwts oftboZwhfiaU lament-y^


buytherr.
i cattfe wmfhere:fe*>*t*

jra**^&$) thatyour hearts boe

audduocate
with Al-

not'VmbentdmthoHer tfoick toting

\migbtie.y

and drinking,; *j*dtx>ithfk''cares of

\God, be-

caufethi

ctffe

wares.,

weciompnes.M thqjhMfW*

for itjballcome Ukfajharc

th&w&mw*

ofallthe earth.

'worthy to be delivered
snils

alreadle

And thereforewatch

\andpray at aU times

thatye

from

then

on arid z
and then

aHthefe)

we be

may

ChrifiH .
our Aduo'

mdcomt^^^Mi:
r

Wherefore

(Q

.<ri;^

deere Chrifyatt

i>redirctv);ifte.muft

prffeM*

Now considering this my deere

[fimtmefen
;

tencctberc-

>brctlircri;<me(I moft hartSy pray

you) '$3 let vs arife

<<?/,

whiles wc

of death

Sh k*re:

jthis

utt after
'

'

vs,|

fall

vpon vs %

dreadfull

-and before

day come 3 whereof

accor-

ding to our

time, out-of this fo lieauie


fleepe , before that darke night

timer*

our
flvr^Wvi -

Withad-

hatte-

cate -during
the

j*

to

batteforth-

aware before the Sonne ofman.


\

com

to

may be

that are to comegjr thatye

of

ourlifcis

iqonalltbem thatdwellvpon theface

4&.vW&frm**b

and beware that that fuL


\wbolepoIdaine day come notvyonyou at vnaall
this life :

!Marc\t*j*** ofgpldan^lmM

andvelfpts,

't'mci-ipajl,

\iwdf*j:me, ***'****"#*
l (fylf&0b&*Mtemtd*e

Far

then the

afar offfirfearerftbemi

that great.0*e

no longer

is
is

wotl^eu-

J-

the}

vfi.

JW

277

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y,:.;A.

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-j

h^jft i

#n

s '-k:>:.--'-.';;..'.i

lit*:?

>

j:j|

prepvedtbyfelfe) thou baft to nted*-\

---

;:-,.-.._

.-'

h\,.

'.,

%t^^d^iMomi^J^

Mat, 8.x 2
Math. *.;
1 3. and a $

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<

v*^

V?
v.- :-\';v.v|\'/iiprrll'
;

...

%$km *

'A>flteWvfcl*

life

,,,.* sir

V.U''

a-.'.v.w.

SWVK-'.

^^-- ttlfcf

*** */r**

WSJHP

TrytyMornwg*

teriibte

flames of fire:

m which

tbere

be tomientcd , each one of

them with hi peculiar torment,


and pay,accQrding to his defert.

hone 6tHeni6y(c weretb"

hcln^Wmentors* and

*19

Therefhall

ruthfull

the,

wanton andle*

damned per-

chcrous eyes; be tormented, with

-tormented with continual!


weepmgand wayling, and gnafli.

thetettibfe^yv-fight of the De~

lamentatiorisM'ttie
foris,

uils; thte EareS)wi

thd conmfion

Eyes,

Earn.

offuch terrible cryes and lamentations, aifliall there

be heard; the

N(jfe/watb ^he intolleiableftench

tfofc.

ofthat filthy and loathforhe plate

thfeT^^wfcba moft 5raueh6us


Ji\

Tcmfm-

hunger and tatrft the Touching,


an4.alLthe members of the body,
with extrdametcplde and Fire ; the

^d vW<J piWKjyawaiiMwvw- w

Imagiiiati^iji-iliiaU

ne omerJP*^*^
lofni .the paine ofthe loflfe of all

withinbjykig'F/thegFiers pre-

pafoe^d

fits.

(^.

Afr- touching

&'wfc,ttie paine

the

Gin

fent 'i the.

fe*rs 'atfCMfc*
j

,r

and the

confideririg

./

^NggfW

todHfthfai HnbfeUcM^
,

by

-.

JtofeSttftAfawprJaf)

t^llfi^bcro ihallalltJicmifei.
tie's

mment.

_;

calling to

what benefited are loify >and what


mifcriesiarfl |o comei a : n

^<^*yd%feH^ctt tetf

writ ttl

Memory, by>

Vtiderftandinjg*

offenc^onrlter,

tft^*p(yto^^^pijprt^
mSni. ^^WJa^wkted'haie

Hedpcrfmfs

Winde the pleasures paft

paine,

&i v^ifljft^ifooift a maftW

Eocbfittt

be tormented,

uihes daHv#<^**jfc*/W) a fenfifefe

$&toriiwnt*< that poflibty.

may

there
L

f.

V "?J'

ju

mmvribi

r^ fc

280

may be
gether

imagined) be heaped

vpon the

'2*1

Fri^

Mtditdtionfor

to-

diarmied perfons.

poena darwttitavtit, tk&fainvtto


be deprived forever ofthefight

toldmtoUerahle > fire v>/fietichablet


the worm ofconfc'tcHcc

*#$* oftontocntoriy
vifion, dffoulefiends AiU&gkduels

Mbledmrkipffiy

,.$

Now^wUiaae^^tayyoi4)Tfthc
leaft ofall thcfe paines that are fur*faed Here injhis vtoridi' though it
.

were but for a veiy rmall timc,doc

fcme

notwithftahdtr^fo'intolk-

jrabic atrhing

Ziwbagimllfo be-to

fufrer thereai:

one tiaie,

tdt pare that is there lutered: for there is another paine farre

greater

all thefe

ImultkudcsofhombletorrrientSjiti
all the members and fehfes both k>

wardaiidOUtwanl?V'and that not

then all thefe

artoi euer ^durinc^irmhib\Vbrlds.

what

the

Biuiiies ternab"(Faj4

to be depfifuqd'of

gbridus cbmpahf for euerand


cuervlArtd albeit this paine be Gomhis

moajEoraltithe damned fkifonsi yet;

{Kalhtf&c triad* rttorfgri&dds vrt-j


t^thewiithatfiaueiiadfeetter means;

and opportunity then^ther$,wheiH


ly^to infcy this ftlicity^s namely,'
cbuhterfeit ehriftiansy tbVvh6;

the

feofpeltilialcb^eeBe^f^heSVj.

aU!naflgtey^el^|
ousor^cclefiaftiBall pexibnsi Who'
andefpeciatiy;

they hauehad greater meanes;


an^^duocations,' co fefetairiemls,
as

'

PwnA

.patne

%htdfAlmighty <*odj andof

<eue*teftfog
3

to wai ^ the

trationi whrchiSi

iudgement is^^SBtOMiihe world,


thatisarMeiocofkerae'^^p^lS'
:e*as-

(to**;; the paine ofloffe^r depH-

all

for the fpace oftmBighradonejTibr


ofathoiifand nights, but fofeuer

What %nfc v ^natwc^,

:(witheMta&y comparif^h)

wfa^ihb

n\x\
I

rgrea-V*M&sdBhbt*begrea-

jf.-N'&

)*& and a iwfthriribkfofokthat

C4nmt be abfdden: there fhaJibepal-

\\h

\'

tk&cMnot

-jvjMfA

M&f% m^JMM
theyi

Meditation fof

*$2

Ffydaji

they be more vexed and grieued

4-/ Hell befaftbe^generall fames,


there be aljbpartiCMcrpdtttest pro~

: fortionaile totke quality ofntc!

r^jtimii not foremen *..;'

finacs.'

the pairies that doc

X generally appertaine to

all the

IX.

<

titudeof iihnes

-nerfqrallother finnes^
,

jof!

>

^AksigHty;

^fldj&f^woMej^yiagpejre^n!
rlwt^oflgfuch!an infinite numSfcolffiir&ja^;^
fee able tojjsdgeveiyiperfe^ly

IfefiMMrcaL^po theft

|-/mi

fuch

a wonderfull

iuft

proportion

andf
tornicnts,among fuehlagwtf^vfc
,

in allotting pained

i?

fKere-fljaU *c

be taxed accoraing to the


pleafure and delight recciued ; and
the oon&iion according fo tHeprepaine

fumptibn^and pride; the|>6uerty^


according to the fu^erftuity and

Tbcpdnt
inbellJhaU
bt

to the flat'

furet

all;

according?tothegluttony and de-

dainty fare in their life paft.

And inthis wife didnAimighty

GOD

comrnaund that naughty


Woman to bee puniflied i winch
i*

mentioned

in

..the,

and

delights re-

licate

taxed,

according

abundanceftbe hunger and thirft,

-.

I^whicJ^puiiillinieiiti^)^ wife-

jafemej ani; jftiffilcd

very joynts ?

And what a delight fhall it then


be tothe jnft, when they (Kail Tee

Yhall alfo fuffer, accbtding to the

tmn^another forthe Eniiious, one


for theGottetous, and another for
the Lecherous; and fo.in like man-

the: Wife

lordaYebj xvaigbt an&mcafttre.Q


what a dolcfull thing ftiaU it be to
the wicked^ when they {halMce,
how Almighty <jod will then pay

obferued

be one kind of painefor the Proud

As

ttf.

damned* But befidcs thefe gener^ paincs, there be other; particubcpaiiies, which euery one ofthe
quality Qprisfinne. For there fhall

manfaith .y Hie Judgement ofrfbe Ptou.

then? home in the

"TTHefe are

?8j

ballance) the paines proportionable to their

'\,

Mowing

trfpocafpt,

$s ftjfteifein a

who fete; vpon the waters of jthe


Sea- holding :a Oup irtsfe&nd*

ballance)

fulil

ceiued in
this

world.

2*4

full

<Mtiitauofor

Friday MftWHg.

of poyfoaed pkafures and de

lights : againft

a perpetual!

whom was thunde-

mn
\

make a manbefides himfelfe that


with
mould confider itdeepely,
good attention.
>

and

delights

ifi frofertiondbly :gm her

&

hath extolled her'filfe, and

\emoyed HertyleMfwei

batiifbment, neuerto

beremitted; this is a matter able to

redoutftomhcauien , that terrible


fentencc -which &id.., Locks hm

mchjbt

*8$

Ofthis eternityyand euerlafhng

tar.

furTering

mcnijjJwl wtth^dndlamentation.

of theft

paines and tor-

ments in hell} cx?mitieth that horri-

which the' damned haue


againft Almighty God , and thofe
blafphemie$ 'which they fliallVtble hatred

. : ?

fylfceter^tftW. fairies

i\*j*nu\o\'i

WefheUi

>

L'jfii*jwrfj i:J;^;!--.

y.i:
r::

':..

'

-......

..

terwithgreab defpightfulli rageb-

7iNto ;all thefc paines and tor


'bientifj thdreis added an eternity oreuerlailinghes of furTering
.

gainft'him;;-?b/-'li

?brwhen they

is

great that hath

itis

hatieailiMjIieither ilhcpaihes,nor

them

when

'againc,

whenthey fhallJoonrider , that Afc


mighty Gbd is hee that doth Jthiis,
torrtierit and-punifh them, and chat

euer they will finiih and

hitrlat <gitteth

&e in vtteir

and friend-

mlnifhed r aftwaged

thetendvnkeafeinor mittigation,
nor declination nor change , nor

,:

:lh

horribletomibnts, ihaU sue* be di-

an end:> But tobe tormented with


moil h6rribWpaines,that haue neii-

hojpie that

;:

they (hall know that


they dhaUneuer be ieceiued againe
Wto -his grace and fawour, and that
none ofall their moft gfieiious and
fliip,

reftwere yet forfaewhat-tollerayej


if they might haue fome end/orafas nothing

fliall

defpaireiof his amity

ifwn9^a^thisds^
feal^nd key iofitneWattjirori&B the

rrJucli

[vr.

htthat(kteFeth themfrcstrta-i

boue; and kecpech them prifoners


in that fiery tormenting chaine*

nor hee that

Kttteeththem,butto)be(as itvyere)
aperi

they

:i

wiU be infuch an exceeding


anger'

_l

287
.#fedMionfor
iotm & ;agc agiinft feiiti/bat

ctcmallwei^itofgiory..
This cohfidcration helpcth vs

they

to

Jbl^hcltftag;Hi$My(Namc.-

ouercome the temptations ol


;

enemy , wheh (at thefirft en^


doe
try of any eiall diought ) we

die

.lYlViUlr:

foorthwith >catt to niradc the hor*


I?or:byJthis
rour of thefepaines..
meanes we doe quench thc_flamc

tftheconpderatm
!fbeiffiTie*t*fe

ofthc dehght betase ttburne^With


the remembrance fofthe;hprrible

$s

butneeuctlaftiog^.
According hereunto

gc^ady fJTQfi*

and fundry^refpect*
rbecmf*rpaticntly to
-mobueth
deration of Firft,it
tb* *&>
the paim beare the 'affli&brisofr
for

tfbelhmoucth vs to
fujlainetbe

afiittim
ofMs

life.

diuers

when wee

chafteried ;and

condetnnedin
;

ccrtaine
thcr

he

GOD

hauc cheareiiiUylafteof
calamities that
redthfi*r6<fcs and
wcieinmacd ypoai#m, KPQW-

ar*,# ^*?j

wfthelightaftliaion which they

caufcth vnto
fcrh?crc for a time,
excellent ana
them a f^ more

cuitt

laidc his; hand

he could a&dc that litle heat

Andhcrebfit^thaUbcS^

in& {that tbeyi

writ-;

vpoh
burning c6les,to try who?

thought,

>

lis

enemy of Mankindo vvitH an

we are
,&xttd&jntf
that

(kould be
r
the warlditp come,

leaft we

it

^a'ofahancieht Father, >to bc-i


ing ( vj^bnatimc^ temptcdibyf the

coriftdcr

ofbcl^bel-

(halb pet'b ys to
flames: of Hell' fire ^wbrcb
oucrcomc
--ilbi

S^tcmMmtiov ofthe paincs

JkM Hell

deration of
the fatties

cYperceiuingjmat

hewasnot

able

Itoabideit^he faid vntohimfclfe?

Wha|;,if J cannot abide this


heaterfojjrfo. fhort>ia

time

little

how

lhallibe'abktb aHdc-the horriwhich (Hall enble, fi^

pimh

dure fotettefcandeucr
out

end?

wc*ld with^

^Thfeic^nfideration helpeth alio,


"

'

nWhl".

JmSi^^m

tbb'icmp*

utum of
tbeDtutll.

mm

^*ffl

JHAU.

toprouokeandftirrcvpanour

Tbecmfi-

fo,

deration of

hearts ihbieare>of God vowhich is

the beginningjof jwifedome,

ofbelljxlpcth tofiirre

J.*

FtMtyiMmnihg.

2*8:

tbepmes

._.. J

and;

of charity,; / and next'

the original!

dare offend him,

ij;:ji

Certainlyj it wak a wonderful!


matter, that

(among

when our

;otheif;' wonders

Sauiour

had

vf'mm

(aftereharity fcfelfejfr is tfee grea-

wrought that great miracle, in rai^

bcartsthe

teftbridle wee can haue , to keepe

feare

j^afroriVuali iaine '^awfrs wicked*

vp Lazarus firdrn death^when


he had beene dead for the fpace of
foure dayes : yet there were many of them, that were there pre-

of

neifeii

Ttxtmfc

, i . :

f';^^;;^

:;;fo

Abcme

::,;.

alf this , "- cojjfideratidn

much)rt'o
4c&m$f<: jhelpcth j(vct^

make

*s

leb-bb a&aid qfOtitic, ^oi^iderii^


(what a miferaWej^eVvardis ordai-

getbvery

!nedfer<it
jing*

afraid tf

ji

to wit^ .death euerlaft-

^herefdre

bieruailed'at j,

at is^inuch tobee

how

theOhfiftians

ling

fent

jthatdoe beleeue i and&pfenly conjfefle 'ttifctd

betme^

dare, cornniit

any finne agairifo ^linighfcy God*


,Twoigriiao Zanders fciaue happened hi the worid in thefekinde of
thitigs ; the one feithat Whereas out
j
'

(Would not beleeue in him.

>that

And it

wonderfully that whereas


men doe now beleeue by reafbn
is

alio

ofhisPreachingjthat there
and glory enerlafting
,;

[mne.

*t the doing thereofi;

is

paine

all this

be*

and preaching notwithftanig, there be yet fo many Chrife

itians^hat dare offend


a wondcrfull matter to

him. It is

fee, after fo

many great miracles, fo great infidelity :

and it is no leffe wondcrfull

many
racles, ashe did here among men:
there be yet a^number of men that

alto

doe tiotf beleeue lumj$Jthe other is,

wantofeonfideration, then ofthe


want of Faith ; it is therefore a

Sauiourlhath- wrought fo

hii-

that-of fiichas beGhrift^ris, and

doe beleeue him there be' yet* (ne*


Uertheleffe) ib many of then? that
<

dare

'

***

to fee,after fb great Faith/uch

and wicked lite.

But bccanfe this proceedeth rather of the

corrupt

profitable excTcifejto confider

and

weigh diligently thoie thingesthat

bur

Ioh.11.4s

4*.

iour Faith

tellethwm

:;*o the

^tbatbyvndcrftsdiiigdigneuouWof the paines^ofHai, v/e


be the
Hue mors-vfarily, and

nm

^hfct^y to dcfcruc^iuch
cucriaffingpaines-

^eat 3od

thefet

wo enormities',

Now

vnto

doe anfwer

thefe'two kindesof paines. in Hell/


To the loue and fenfuall delight

gainft

griefeof the paine,it may

,'V

-,SE!C^.'ciI.,.-:..

-.^

'

A -W
i\hdi;bcinoumctabk^whj
although;ithc,pwcs

in^ondufion:^

tempt of the Creator.

thecomriiandemeht of Almighty God 5 euen fo with' the

sth4t

oft** k^*ft*>*'

jatt

of one isihk inordinate loue ofthe


Creatui*e,aiid the other i&the con->

which is takenin the cteatureidbth


anfwer the paine of fenfe; that like
aas the fenfe hathutakeh delight,

.';."V

2pf

trydzy Mortdng*

fa

Meditation

wM^Wj

make re-

compencc fpt the enormity of his


offence. And to the contempt of
God|doth anfwer the leefing of

Godforeuermore. For feeing that


man dothiirft forfake God, reafoh
be forit is, that he lliould likewife
D. And befakentbr euer of

GO

yvW
to^^thefenfesandW^

The paine of fenfe


offenfe.

that

caufe among thefe

(which

is the

two euils, j laft,

contempt ofGod)

is

The paine loire,isto.bc^pricd(fotue)

without all comparifon greater the


the firft,therfore the paine of loffe,

M-

which is anfwerable to this iniqui-

.oftoftt

ofthe damned;, And

thepain

company or
ofthe fight and
miohtV-God*

is

f difordcrs

without all comparifon farre


greater then the paine offenfe.
And to begin Tiow with the
ty, is

that are

into* 5 v**

paines
I

of the outward

"

Oi

fenfe.

The
firft

Friday Morning.

Ofibebor-

6A

paine is the horrible fire

meiheateandftren^hthat(asS.

S.Augu^m

this world (*n

jtorfim&A) tkk fire

heere

conceiuc the fame, imagine with


thy fclfe, what a gricuous paine it

would 6e vnto thee, if thou iliouldeft bee caft into a great (biding

com^ar^n ofit) ts m

* Caldron

ttwereMafainte^fire.
oneThis fireihaU torment not

uentlyandkjngreateftheate; or
hot gbwing>uen, fuch

a one as that

'

painemay

haue feme kindeofconic&wc and

Thewhich

burne,

cialLmiracIe

md

ncw
t

for

bttfr-

allthingstheir

giuen
natusatt properties) hath
thi*%edafi property vnto the fire

cap-

fume*

continue.
Conriderihett,vfhatanantollera-

ble paineit fhafibcto thciamned,


anihorto be aiwayes lying in fiich
riWe and cuerlafting tormenting
bed.astlwSiis.

were a painted fire, yet doth


and torment ; what

fliaH that fire

ftch-wtfe

as it

To (ore burne

of Hell, that it ihall


not
burne andtorment,thatit fhall
ft.

(of that raging; bote fire)


which ishelj. For ifthe fire herein
this world, which as we haue
faid
is ( in comparison
of that fire) but
gefle

Almighty God,

(whohathgiuento

toYt>mit>&
J"

is wJowght

wjtm(&&)

Hell jhall

a fire in

whereof afcenccftded forty and nine Cubites in


height. And hereby fhafe thou

cuerlafiing continuance (asSt.^*Tbefirt tf

fet

Babiloiijthc flames

flwllnot confumetHem.
fepijouided,i the intent that the
becueflafting^nd con-

tinaefbr eucr 8c.ener.

wa> which Nabn- Dan.


$.

thtdnezAr caufed to be

Which is

when it boyleth moft fcr-

into tome

damned, but
ly the bodies of the
&a 1
euenthefoule* alfo and lt
!
that it
toarientdaem in foch fort,

&9

And that thou mayft the better

a*

And

m hell doe,which is a

very Huely tormenting fire indeed?

Methkikcth

it

were not needfull

to paffe any further in

ration ofthewines

theconfide-

of Hellj bute-

uen to Ieauetieere, ifa man would


himfclfe a little while in confi-

deration ofthis point,

and make a
paufe^

****

mftm

225

tMidttationfor

*94

he
paufe heere , vntiUfuchtimeas
mattera as the
hath confidered

to

_
;
thing it felferequketh.
joytiedano*
Vtitdthispainc is
alihcr dire&ly contrary vnttf

though no

ielfc intollerablc

World; which
(haUbe giueti (asamiferabie reburne in
frefliing) vnto^thofe that

alithecolde

ift

this

And

that raging fire.


lob. 14.

paffe^s to wtiteen
the-

they

trie rlery

hcaccs^'tHat'there might
kittle-

fliall

mlofy\-ftom\

foo% wa*ers*'*ntb

be

no

of *o*mentsV whereof they

fhouldfibttaftejthat \vouklbe

ta-

wanton
king of cuery ktnde of
deafu*eartd<ddight.
tor- And'they mall notonelybe
and
^nente# witfr dxtreame Fh-e
Deuils
t&tColde,but alfo by the very

'

jhdll

mtnt the.
dawned
fWfottSt

appea
ring vnto

vt'itb

them- in
tnoft bvrri-

blcjhajxs.I

which fell torment


ihapes of
thtat with moahorrible
Monwtfde bfcaftes, and terrible
fhatt appearc
fters^ wherein they

therrifelues

(hall (with

vntothem* And they


Vgly lookes)
their moil horrible

&

'

>.

and Le-

cherous 'eyes* and fuch

as*,

painted themfelues with

tor-

haue

artirlciall

Colours, to. become the beautifull


fhares and'nets bf Sathan.

This paihe ofthe horrible and vg-

that

oftbetx- iSianhomble-extrcamc colde,farre


treamecotd
exceeding (without compaiifon)
in Hell.

torment; the Adulterous;

ly fight

of Deuils

then any

rriati

be duidendy

is farre

greater

can imagine. Foe ifit

knowne vntb vs,that

fomeperJbns haue- IolfthemwitSj


andthatfoiiiehauebeeaaKbilricken iiarka&ead,

by meanes ofuhe
of

dreadfulhiight tor imagination


feareftiU;

thinges 1 yea, and that

fomcimes the very fuipkion thereof

many men to

alone, hath caufed

tremble- *and ^\iake in fuch ibrt,


that tjbe- very-fe<iire ;of their

itare rd tUttd
i

'

vp

whatflaafl the tetrour

an end

and feare of

Lake be, which, is full


many horrible Fiends, and

that darltf &

of fo

heades

dreadfuU heilifli Morifters,a3 there

thedam!kd ( perfons'fliall'behold
wich their? eyes' ?"'

Arid

the bettet confide*,

wee may

hbw vgly arid

forme of the Deuill


himinthat Almighty

horrible the'
is,

O4

GOD
'

felfe

**************

Friday Morning.

sj&jfokimfor'

2$6

Vnto

*97

the torment of the eye*

is

i\f^
*

the holy
fuch terrible flvapcs in.
oF/^
Scriptures; As in the bookc

added another very terrible paine

the
he faittohttsb whojkaUdifcouer

intollerableftench, which fliallbe

and who .fid


face ofhis garment*

there ordained to

for

y
I

areterr'tble

His teeth
roundabout^ Hisbok
?

GOD

wereofhuMoffieek,tomei
aUouerwUhfcales, and thattfeclofe
is

as

it

y&

meted and ioyned together, that


fierce
[famucb assbttie vptcan
thrombthcm. Htsfteefotgism*
nti

lightning of

wt.necfsesyandxnthrolhng eyesjvaL

dr mmfingastheygbe, and znakjnga t'mhfyngvfitb their feete, hcking

Mi andhisejts*rt

glomtt, red, liks ***

0***

torment ofthe nofe, to wit; an

'

make ofientation oftheir


pomp? and riches among the poore
md naked therepre the Lord will
flucke off their baire from their

taufethey

*/'

mornmtj Hec.cafiethm ofbts


momh'fiA" qffrelikshmmgr^

ches : andout ofhis nofirfawkew

fmo^iasitwerefrom)aMmgpt.

headsyptth all their prophane attires

IVUh his breach hee is abletofti


codes on fire; and ragingpmesh

4ndgttie(them infieed of their fweef

ijfue out

ofhkmouth.

and

infieed

\and

abalde

what a terU>Jc. nghtvvi


iin
this be to the damned perfchs

infieed ^ftheir curled haire,

hell,to behold fuch an horribleand


Monfter, as is here figured

trough hair* cioath.

rnto vs by thefc fimilUudes?

FQusfaUours, aadigaV; ornaments

vgly

odours) horuMefiench\

Now

,_

oftheir gorgeous girdle, arope


.

hee.

tormented

with on Intotierablt

puhiih camall
and worldly pcrfons , that vied
fweet fauours and perfumes fuperfluoufly heere in this life.
And (b doth Almighty
threaten by his Prophet Efar, fay- E fa, 3.1^.
ing ; Becaujethe
augbtersvfSkm
are bought
walks withfiretched

his mouth?
beJo hard/ as to look? into
andwhofhaU open the gates where-

with his face mcouered

Tbenofc

(cull j

and tnfieed oftheirfiomkeher

paine that is

.This

is

the

due vnto the odorife-

of

Vntoj
wr^

Friday MorHfm

Meditationfor

into htliiM"there'fill the

of worlcUy men and Women.


.That

this rade*

of paine,

oftorc otyfider^attej;riblckuiac

Andi

whichacertaine ctuellTyto death


rantiauented to put ien
dead body,
withail, who; tooke a
along vpand caufcdittotbelaide

'rtient,

^binding
and the liuing body

^tothat washing,

con-

very fefttogether.helettbefti
thus^ogether,
tinue both joyned
time as;the;dead body

-vntillfuch

with
nad>kttte<Mie liuing body,

and yenome that

*he>fifthy ffench

iuuedftomit*

for the*

be appointed

Noffe r.mth

what patnes

the earn
theieares be tormented,wher- foal be tormented
witkgreater.^esf^ifecoimitted

flaall

TheMares iOhall Detcrmentec! with


hearing

of: jJerpetuall

horrible

torment
a torment* what, a;
thou) that
fhall that be -(troweft

rible
i

proceed from the- ftench tt


and
allthebodies of the damned,
place,
from that abhominable

fhati

Where^he wicked fliallremaine

continuall; ftehch

*mbft 'koH&ie

'

_'
foretteYmore?
i There fhallthofewordesot -bofthe
verified in euery one

.thatplacev Eorlifceas'inHeauen
there fliall be:none>lothei? found;

heard, but* ohdy^aeontimiall Alleluia ;

and

praifes

of Almighty

God .vesuenfo {hallthere


theri

found 'j->e heard in

none o-

blafphemiesr, Jciufings^
tlings

and ban-

ofAlmighty God, and a dif-

ordered horribfe melody of infinite|arring riC)yfes roaring,ci;y.irtg,


>
fqueaking^ y rand

fowling y -at* the


temble/bimd ofthe hammers, and
ftrokes

of the

hellifir

tormen-

fay be

fcfa.14.11
tnto,

tefti'yw-

this infer-

rialWuDufd'oftormentoris^but onely

With

bea-

ring ofhorrible

lame-

cryes,ciamours,lamenratfons, and tathnsjmd


blai^hemies> which fliall found in blafpemics.

Now ifthisfeeme to thee lo hor-

this paine

the>dead;body

dead body

theWormeis jpredivnder thee and


^yptavplwgWormes doe eoner then

we may the better conceme

fomewhat of

*99

tors,'

fion

wherein'

fliall be fiich

confu-

and' variety of noyfes


y fuclt
great hqwluigs and lamentations J

'

goo

'

Friday Morning.

tMedimhhfor

fraught with runnagates&

among allofthat imfcrablepAn: 1


aU the noyfc that was made
burat die deftruaion of Trofq*
tiing of Jtow/wastibthingin com-

tthat

parifon of that,which (balfee heard


.

amongthe damfledihHell*

And thatthoti raaye&^oncduc


forncwhat ofthisihorfiblepainc,
imagine with thy ielfe, thatthou
deepe
didftpaffe by a very great
iralley, tbatwerefulipfatiiBnnitc

301

bondl!aues^$ThathOTribte|>!ace ofhell
is ? ;Thefe ar^ the Martens which
there are&ng* this is the miferable
Chappellofthe Prince ofdarknes i
thefe be his Musicians and finging
men. Qfiwhofe brotherhood and

fratcmitieihaU.alinayndercrsand

be > with

backe-birers

haue giuen
enemie*

eairc

alj

&ch as

to the lies

of the

Neither: fliaH the

Jqnguc and

number >>fprifonecs, fomc hurt>


^bme wounded*, and fdme fiekei

The
delicateta^^ailepftheiritorments end

*nd that they were*ll crying,roa<-

in hell.

Ting and howling^each one in


Troth
rible wife aftet this mariner*

that*

tioned in* the

men s^nd' women9young-^d oide

rnong the flarnes of f)is torments ?

hor-

tellme fl pray thee) vrhatwotiLr


great
deft thou thinke of tins fo
cpnfimoh? Now what
;

roarings
may wethinke oftnatmofthorriofi
blexrying and roaring in Hell,
fuchan infinite number^ of damned per&ns* which ihafi doe no*
thing elfe but cry^oarejbl^pheme
his
and curfe Almighty God and
Saints euerkftingry f

ley
'

is

there in the

...

For what a great rjiirft was


which the rich glutton (men-

Gofpeu)

fuflfered a-

What dolefu Jkcriesancl

fo

cate tajk
i

jballbec

litywfe

tormented
in belt.

clamours

make to the holy JPatriarketdbrakam ; requeftaig; of him


but one onely drop of water , to
did he

eoole' his

tongue that burned &> Luk.2l#


nt

What Gat

wor^

Of

tuff

fraught

tongue)
deli-

mm^mmm

Medit&fonfw

Frydty Morning.
$he imagination fo

t-J*

vehemently,

that itcannpt think vpoa any

Ofthe foments fifthi itiwMftnfts


AhApwersofthefsHU*

$*
other

pnely vpon thatiyhieh


isthecaufe'ofblir griefe. How
thing,;*bdt

much more~ may wee aflfure our


felucs this to be true in hell, where
the griefe <md pains .&-. (iwithout
:

XL

SfiGTb

dtftihe-out-

Lfr ttefe pkiries

_ ^^tir^faifcs^^th^^body, 'are
c^a&ly Vety grieiibu* r <bui the

lerable ^ then all the. griefes

and

paines ofthe toward fehfes^of the

paines

of 'this* World ? By

this

beaio^ailiciffetbtmented, accor-

renue the griefe ; and likewife the


griefe, the imagination ; and fo the
torment of the damned perfonfhal

nation.

ntoreintbl-

meanes therefore; (kali the ima-

ding a*tfce"#iner$ haucfcekri more


et
or leffe negligent in this life,
chevving the occasions of finned
Firftofall therefor^ the imagination fhaH tteebe tormented* with

'

mwch

be much more grieuou '&&<& inward fenfesihall


flialt

fo.ule ,

Tbeintagi-

alLcompariforv).

fiich'

a ^fe^en#appreteficin

(thbfepain^;;

that ft ftialFnot bee

<ablC't^hihke^poB>anjr' thing

but bnefy V^ooithe


:

theyfurfeiv
rience

ot

elfe,

quicken and

be renued and increafed on euery


fide.

Thefe flial be tkc continual! meditations

ofthem ; that would not

(whiles threy lined} call-tominde.


*:hefe paines.

Soas they that would

^aJnesr that

For if wefeebyi expe-

that

when

a griefe

intenfiue and fliarpe

able (though

is

very

wee be not

wee would) to

fepa-

tate our cogitation from the fame

becaufe the griefe it felfeoccupieth


i

<*m 'r.rr-.T.T*-

gination^ continually

bridlfe

their ^ffe&ions in this

life,"

mail fijffar them there as a punifli-

mentfor their offences/

-;

VV

The- memory fljalllikewifetor- The memomeht? the damned perfbns^ when rie.

the

*"**"*"*-' "'

''"""
'

m
304

Mcditationfor
!

they (hall there call to remembrance their old felicity and profperous tee ; and withall , the
pleafures and delights of the life
paft , for which they doe then abide (uch horrible torments. There

how
(hall theyplainely percciue,
deerely tiey pay for their miferable gluttony and delicate belly
cheere ;ind what aiharpe fauceis
ordained for their dainty fugred
before fo
Imorfels, which feemed

fweet and delightfull vntothem.

Among all kMes of aduerfities,


one ofthe greateftis(as a wife man
inprofaith) to hauebeene once
into
fperity, and afterwards to fall
tnilery.

Nowjwhen

the rich and

mighty perfbnages ofthistranfitojbackward,


rie world , doe looke
and call to minde their former proof their
sperity , and aboundance
Hues paft : whenthey feehow
utceeetcr that aboundance) there
(af-

and
deth fuch a great barrenneflfe
jo
dearth, that they (hall not jiaue

much

asofteonely .^opof <olde

water giucn

ynfco

bem

>

when

they fee

all their pleafures

turned

into paines, all their delicacies into


mifeiies; i all their

fweet perrurnes

lotliome ftenches,

into

all their

Muficke into; lamentation; 5 what


torment can be fogreat, as^he ve-

remembrance of thefe thinges


(hattbeat that time vnto them

ry

Hpwfciefc, diey fliailyerJiaue a Thepttitfore greater torment , when they furaoftbk


fhall
their

compare the continuance of {jfttfeverjpmtytmt


fiWer pleasures paft , with
the pMiies

the contimianceoftheir painespre-

fcntc

when they Ihalliw^how

theicpleau^esihaueenduredbuta

moment: T^'efeastheir paineiibal


endure eucrlaftingly, world without en<L\

NoWywhafi aterwhle griefe and


of minde' (hall that Be vnto themjwhen (hy cafting their acanguifli

count) they fliairperceiue, that all

whole time of their life was


but attteere- (hadoty of a'dreamc,
andtharfor their' wanton delights
and pleafures, "that were fo quick-

the

they fliaH fuffer moft


and torments, that
horrible paines
r
ly at an end,

(hall

$f bell are
encrhfimg

"

^T. Vu,. |

i'

!" .if..'

-''i

/*:

Metiutionfar,
fliall

for

neuerhaue an end*

Thefe are the paines that

memory by calling * mitide

theyhauc loit, and


what good bportunity and meanes
they haiie had in this life nor to
loofe it. This opportunity (ball
continually bee before their eyes,

theh

their vn-

and this W6ra*e ofconference

demanding',' Vvhen they iKall con^derthbeuerlaltiagglorydiacthey


-S./f.'i^V

cau^ng them toy fe this or thelike

fiaueiloi^iaiSlfcbeefarrc^greater.

compfiinr.

Hcreccomnicth thac Wx>rme that


is alwayes gnawing at their* toh-

0^:

And as

the

deth in the Wood

am 1;

^V"

nity

f.-

.;

wwrae bree*

.:;

hiiortunatewreteh

that had time and opportu-

game

thatfoiblefiilftatej

<&y

b the; Kingdomer of beaiien^

and

would not v& the benefit thereof?


Alas; alas, a time there was whenj
this felicity was offered vrito mec,

-w*S bw3f> *uien f this Wotmeof


!

of fame,
and is euermore firming and fetfume,
tirig kielte agamft me fame

confetence *proeeedeth
.

whetebf at theifuit it was ingen

-ThisiWormftof confeience is a
cettainedefpite and raging repen.,

=tahce,whieh the damffedlhaU haue

to

'

which Saints and Ahgek dot

tfnd isalway.es
it
leatij^ <the/WoxKk; *i .wherein

Q what' an

twpdotb^rfa xirtentimes Jdnwaten)


&aU Jy* da/and iH^itrffetttingparia
gaai^itJg > and ifeddiiigcontHiually
'the ^damned
Ipwt?the bowels *>f
perfortf.

flial

be alwayes gnawing their bowels,

:fden<;eS!twhichXa^J;he^y

when they fhall

euer and eueir,

confider'vvhat

the

iButithe paines
tbcvndciN former pcdlperity.

which they Ihaitfurfer in

37-

".fat

and

was exhorted and defired to

yea it wasfrankiy giuen.


vnto mee , and I would not accept:
it. For the onely acknowledging;
ofmy finnes with forrow and con-;
trition > they had beene all for-j
gmenme. For theonely asking of
rorgiueneffe of Almighty God it
had beene graunted iiiee. For the
onlygiuing of a cup of cold water;
recciue it,

,*

to

Friday Morning.
tothepoore, Ihadhadlifeeuerl*
me. Afldnow
ftine granted into
alas

Surfed

Caitiffc that I

(hallfaft foreuer,

am)

now furTcr euerlaihng horrible tor-

Ovnhappy
pleafure j O curled change; Ovnments heere in hell,

now alas ihalll

& momenr^wher-*
I thus blinded my felfe O what
ablinde buzzard haue I beene? O

tortunatchoure

weepeandwailejbreuer, and redone


pent me ofthat which Ihaue
vtteriy
euer and all (hall bee
for

in

my time paffed away, whh;M

that

fafethfc*uerkflang fdiMty and


the
bUffeof heauea ? Afefcwgh

world

tald haue gfuen meeall

xfoe rich

Gftces^Mannours/Xordand

Kir^domes^eafoves,
although I
delights that it had ,
lo many
might haue enioyed them
flnps,

the Sea
yeeres as there be fands in

.1

ail this

were nothing, incompan-

fonoftheleaftpaine and torment


fatter.
which Inow>ere alas doc
the
whereas I haue noe bad

And

true fwiitiotiof any of thefe


.'

things,

a fugibut oneiy a little fliadow of


:forthisrnuiU
tiuevainepleafure
*
now

what a miferable wretch and villanous Caitiffe am I ?


athoufand,
yea, a hundred thoufand times vnhappy , chat haue fo fondly decei-

,'
withoutanyrruic.
Oihow idle and wickedly hath
netttrretumeagaine ? What great
world,
benefites teceiued I of the
and
rnightia!)nie me to hazard

V>9

uedmyfelfe*
!

Curled be he that decerned

me;

curled be He that fliouldhaue cor-

me, and did not. Curfed be


my father and mother ,. that fo
wantonly brought me vp: curfed
recced

milke thacJ fucked ; curfecV


be the bread thatldideate, and
the life that I haue liued.Curfcd be

[be the

my birth and my natiuity,and cur*


fed be all creatures , that were any
hetpesormeaoes to bring
any being.

mee to

O how happy and for-

had neuerany
being, :and they that were newer
borne. Happy are the wornbes
thatneuerconcciued, and happy
arethe brefts that neuer gaue fuck.
tunate are they, that

After

.r

MtAit^ionfor
The donned, in bell,
1

'thedamnedb^ ?. Thete

After this fort (halt the biferablc danmed wretches curfe <md

and

banne all creatures

Aicrca-

themrhat^erc the caufe'of their

be in

andbutragi- tepoyofl

GO

the

eie&; which^ihali bee.euermore

manacled togettecaufcof Sonne being


thofe great
their dam*
ther /ta the midft of

and gnawing at their enjtrailes


no lcfle then the worme
ofconfcicncc whereof wee (pake

mnSytbttt

bate been*

damnation;

The

Father and

cufle one

to leaue
fcfbcdiou my fohne/oi? I
an
theewcaltjjy and rich i became
Vfurer-: and for vfury.amlnow
heere in hell damned; Then

tneforme ijkewife fey vnto his h?


my Fate
ther/: Curfed beJthou
enrich
that thott imagining to
frt

ftiee ,

haft beene the caule of my

damnation, in thatithou diddeft


and
leaue mceeiull gotten lands
goods , and I for the wrongfull
4
making
keeping ofthem , and not
due reflation to the right owners,

>..--

v- i:

;.-,
:

^foxerpaUfeexMdiieaKpjr he
\fhaR:gHii^ with bis\heik, and confane. ^dibeJeJkeefthermhsd

AR

mighty Godjbeaufehedetayneth
andpuniflieth
that

with

likeas

amadDogge

a fpeare

great furie

them in that place*

ofthe dan:*

I.

'
:

tllC

ncdagahtft

Almighty

tumeth iagaine in
to hire anaVgnaw it

euen fb would

the damned perfons

might poflibly) *earcand


kent Almighty God in $tcces
:.be(ifthcy

[peare,and thatitis
"

will of

ofthei'dm^..

ftrucken God,

fhalt the paines and torments

malicious and euili difpofed

10.

1neyl(haUhauejaIfoffucha^reat The matjtc


abhorring and? hatijed <agalrifb
out hatred

dtfpopUon

ofthe

Gfthispaine.faith ibePfalmd*

The mil
ofthe mil
I

before.'-"' :r.

pfetheyimow that itishee that


amhere-now alas damned euerlapridrah them with bis lerriblel
Abbuealithis, how great
ftiiigiy.

-,'V

,.

and horrible flames, (hall


rage and
another With moft fiirious
Father
dc%i;. 'then iiliail: the
Curbegin to fay vnto his Sonne %

jbyting

fait

nation.

tedagainft

bus malicious enuie ; agahift the Godt


glory of^Almighty
Dahd his

chiefely

fbaUcwft

thewfll/, acontinuall

Ihall

hethat ftriketh

tormenteth Aemfr6aboiie,with

the
1

-*-->

*
i

;TTrrr^ j-^nr i-nrrrwn

the t?*t

Msiiift^ethe dreadfidl fword of


They haue alfo a great obthna-

0/thedatih
[tud'mtbtir

wtferito-

uengeti *>f

Wickedj but rather they


they had beetle \vorfe*

hid

as

mudV

a*

fehW

can, with their

cieinwickednes : for they arenot


ate wicforieetthet becaufe they
or becailfe they haue

ked,

'

oUtragiaus and tm*


-.-)
licioustayiihg tongues.
-',
:,'..
ft:.;i
f.<> ip re
ij V7
\ M rr}
f

"

,Wio^l)lb-r?>r.j

'r.

;rjpn<;t

wKh that

And ifthey

be forie for their wicked life,

it is

bearetnto
not for any loue they

'>!(

vtoXjifaJ-

]'')*' <:!:?

of

Almighty God,but forthe loue


themCaues j that fo thevmighf
tor
haue efcaped thefe horrible
otherwise.
rhents ifthey bad Uued
Befidestthb, they haue

alio a

for

delation
SteJ Wetuall
th^thinkfoeu^oft^gbtyGod,
:

&T

tio

that they haue

mercy ,
manner of hope therein

[tbeittiii^lWidof hfe

, that

^uerhecanpaixfoiithem, and
for that they

that

know

alio

for eertaine,

7i 7H6 would thinke that af/

wr. all theffcpainesheere

rehe*tfe% "there wjere yet


nwi^toibr-fulferfld hrAnd yet?(ne^

before'

u&theh$fe) ltd*

c^ine, 'that ail

tHeT/ Raines irfitfwrtpatafofi oftrtit

whieh'We haue flow


are

ito

fpcake

a^lt weie nothing'.^

C^fider theh^what

a wonder*-

that their moft grieuous faints


rwtorments (hall neuer haue any

follpaii^fcMislilcetabc -4

tigationorewL
Thisisthecaufe of

Haue before mentioned


their fohor-

tible blafphemies, anil

of their

jfpfoeM rayling* againft MmigH


God. for as they haue nohopeift
bee rehim , fo doe they feeke to

tltetfiJfcb&qprrib'le

ofj

fceirjg

torments as .Wee
,

may bee

termed nothing, if they be

compared with this torment. For all the


Jafoe & that

ifflvotfj

wee bauethkherto fpo-

aypertairie/^br the raoft

part)toth*epairfeoftihefenfe.

ucnged

P<
mmmmim

But

befides
1.0111

ity.i

Fryday Morning.

3X5

from Almighty God, is the


morrgricuous and painefull feperatiou of all that may poflibly be
foule

deuifed.

And therefore Saint

foflome faith
fires

That

Chri-

fa theufand

of HeN wereioyned together in

StXbryft.

feme.

theyfhouldneuer foe fo great a


paineto tbefikle% as it it to thefouleto
one,

foe federated

had.

Now

gool
the greater this

(m this wife) fir

etter

Almighty God.
It is not poflfible for any man to

front

f-

exprefle by wordes,. the exceeding

As toBR we*f>l*"Kl>r

*J

*c 'f

of this griefe. That federation that is! wont to happen in


timeof Warre-, when the fucking
greatneflc

babes are taken from their Mothers


breaftsjisnothing in

companion of

theperpetualldiuifion andfepera-

which fliaH be from the fruitionof Almighty God.


And that thou mayeft vndertion,

TbcUfecf,
almighty

God

is

the

? ^ uk,
Se.n^.anditeg^ltftB
jhevtantw

Agmtef
4
'#

''

ttand

iGi

ft*

Jcotfrr of
\\tbe

#[-?,

andthefU*^'^^,

a horrible kinde of Death


was, which certaine-Tyrants

caufed fome

of the Martyrs to be
put vnjow They caufed twotops or
great;boughes oftwo great Trees,
to

be

bowed downe

JP2

11

confider

what,
that

r,of,*he.^We
thenK

Somewhat hereof ,

violently to

the)

Friday Morning.

CMeditationfer

\6

the ground, and at the two ends of

them, they commaunded the feete


of the holy Martyr that ftiould
differ death to be bound;this done,
they commaunded that the two

euer and euer


end.

ofthe bo
dy, that wasbound vnto it;

carving withit that part

Nowif this cru<?ll reparation of


the parts ofa mans body one from
another, feemefo great a torment,

what a torment (thinke yee)

ftiall

that be, when thefoule ftiall be fe-

GOD,

parated from Almighty;


whjen is not a part, iut the whole

ofourfoule, efpecially feeing the


feparation and torment muft endure, not onelyibr fo fmali a time,
as whiieft the boughes of a tree

may

damnedin hell

SEcr.nrr.

aU
1
rehearfed

thefe

P jh,eS

&*&

there be yet diuers

and fundry others. For


thefe panics
are generall,

and

common vnto all

the damned in hell

Derides thefe

butouerand

there arc certaine


other paines that bee
particularly
,

and efpecially appointed


and proportioned to euery damned
person, according to the quality

GOD

peculiar

paines are

dfo partiat'arly ap-

pointed in*
to ci/cry

damned
pcrfonj?i
bell.

ofhis

As the Prophet Efay /igniwhen he faid, Meafurejhall

ted,

kgvevagafoft meafire,for fo hath


the Lord determined
in ,his hard
heart in the day
of his heat. This
heat fignifieth the
enkindling

rune

and
of the wrath of Almightie

OD

The hard heart fignifieth the ter-

for

nbleneffeofhisfentence, that frail

eucr

Certaine

finne.

afcend fk>ro the ground \p

on high 5 but fo long as <j


ftiall bee
, which is
-*.-

world without

Of the particular paine of the

boughes ftiould fuddainly be lofed


with ail violence, and that when
they ftiould recoyle and mount vp
againeto theknaturall places,they
ftiould hoyfe vp the body on high,
and fo rent andtearc it affuhderin
the ayre, each one ofthe bouses

3*7

puniftt

Efay z 7.8

KMe&tationfor

$i8

Wherefore'O yee Idolaters 6T


the world
yee Ibu&h honour
;

vvithepuniflitemporall offences

uerlaittngpaines.

Themeaiurea-

of the
anfwesable to the quality
For therein fhall the
offence.
iuftice
beauty and order of Gods
felfe,when
wonderfully (hew it
one of the
he (hall giue to euery
to
his defert , according

damned

and promotion !'/0 yee 'greedy


oiirchafers and fefaptiW together
6f Lands aflifrfchtsf ! Oyee ;diciiJ

&l
^
*Vc Zi

a*

mmt.

Father
-""After this fort ( asaholy
there be
^th) the couetotis (hall

pjhed vvithmiferablenecefc
theOoatl^ull and negligent

Ml

bod-

burning
be pricked withhote
the Gluttons
kins and- Needles :
with pafling
(hall be tormented
thirft : the Legreat hunger and
liuers, lhall
cherous and licentious
{Hacking
be wrapped in flames of

the Enuious

Brimftohe :
howle and cry

like

mad

lhall

Dogs,

& gnetes,

with moftinward paines


Proude and pre fumptuous
the

of perpetuall.ihame,
like manandconfufion : and fo in

(hall

be

fers

of'rieW f&thioM vgahiients;

and

of ftrange meates, paltimes^

and- delights

Where-

thou' nilfdrable

andwickedCktyof feabilbriiwhd

wiffaow^weejpe 'arid -tie mijt/triy


J

cafe?

'V^oWiltem^iTt^iriahy

miferable ftate; with fidvpittiftil]


teares as

&?%mwitfes'&

ff thdH
that t&otr

tft,0*e.

k^fcnoiyy&c.

'

'

beweftn^ c^oar%^h^^aWy
delicate morfelswifl CoMeC, aritf
Idols that

thou

now

vnto thee

4*.

Wecmufl
enioy eafe

and

adorett, will

If a

Luk.i?.

notfccl^c to

what fierce torments thele fame


be there

':

our Sauiour did ?Sayirrg,

man doe

reft in

th'S life,

but excel

eatefruit^efoVelt rjsripdp&i&ifl

the fan,

e in
needesfet.h^;^ekh^n^ge. And
the life to
in like manner
much as comu
, for as
,

worldly

merVwiH now* enioy

eafe

and rdftheforc their tirrJe,and

tipe
tePara^fe^eitt'tHig'frfaleof

full

nerofallthercft.

thcqiatityofhisfinne.

'

gamftmcafure, (hallbc the quanthe paine,


tity and propoition of

banii]iment7rcOTtainiy therl^ i&ffl

come,

whan

their:

P4

dmty.
'

ffiorfels

will

i.^JJ^L

pzz

MtAt/omfpf's

,$%o

Friday Morning.

iwilLfe: their jgeth foye onedge.


,

^cording as Almighty

GOD

hatb,sareatned>y! his proph.et/ay-

peare, if vnto the greatnefTe and


grieuoufhes

ioyne

&. 31.
GX$[fofofi *}>&&*$*> ktkimfo
rv^.afurid \ that fheyfhall^e bitter

>;$ow

th^ft

man

eateth Grapes

befor^ they fee ripe^ that>viU preue)at^n4-ta(fqb'(^r& band


this,

<hereifl

Jiffc the deligtt&that are tofae

errioyed" in the life to

afterwards

fihali feele

come

who

the bitternes

when* by theiuft
.i^gernent of Almighty Qod bee
foall bWpuni/lied f^ybegaufe bee
qfthat^ morfelL,

would fiqerfo hafty to enioy reito

]:.:.=

Oil'.:

all

ofall thefe paines,

we

the eternity and euerlaft-

ing continuance

of them , and

that

they (hall neuer haue an end ?

When tenne

thoufand yeares be

gone and paft , there fhall bee added vnto them a hundred thoufand yeares

and

after thofe

hun-

dred thoufand,there (hall fucceede


fo

many millions of yeares

be ftarres in the side


the Sea;

ber

and

of y eares

as there

and fands

after all thefe

in

num-

are paft and gone

then (hall the damned begin to fuffer afrefli, andib fliall

the euerlaft-

of their moft horrible


torments goe continually turning
about for euer and euer , world
ing vvheele

ard delights before bis time.,


'

321

;.';,__

rt." -f

l
,

Qftfce eternity oftRibefe^6*

.yttftrereh&rfid*
iif"

' :'f"'-

S&ct. V.

N0w

The vally ofTophet

(faith

Efay)

is

;-

ig aft chefepaines bee of

therijfelues fagrieuous'ancl b

bowmuehgreater
and more- grieuous ftiall they ap

:f>aflii^i great

without end.

eare,

prepared long pace asyefterday

it

commandsment, and it is very deepe and large.


The nutriment thereof is fire and
much mod: and the blafl of the Lord
(being as it were) a running food of
is

prepared at the Kings

brimftone doth enkindle it. This val-

lev

Efay 30.

Mediuthnfor

322

11

the bottomles pit pf failurepared asyefterday, (to wit, fro- the

ley

this

is

beginning of the. world) for. the


piSihment of the wicked. The
nutriment therofis fire, which bur-

would bee ,a great

our life.

bridle for

And tfareforcit /hall not-

be from our parpofe^if wee bring,


heere'jcfcme
thingesi-to

'caaajples

of

like

Aeinteht/thit thereby-

uethandneuer confumetK And the

wema^haue ibme^derftanding

matte? that^refertieth this fire,can


neuer pofltbly end nor confume,or

thereof:

be diminiftied with any continuance oftime.


v
And that the damned may be air
Cured^at.

this horrible fire fhall

neuer be quenched

the Deuils

haue alwaies in charge to blowe

it,

continually bur-

and to keepe
ning, who as. they be immortall, fo
it

(hall they neuer ceafe, or be. weary

of blowing, therein.. And -though


they fliould.be weary, yet is there
the blaft ofthe Almighty and euer-

D,which fhall neuer be

Conrider then with thyfelfe,


thatib,horriblc> kinde oftorment,
,
that^is!

yfedl]^ni;fome:oCountries,

wherejmalefaiaorsbecbwned aliue,
and thegrdater their offences
the lefle: is

they
this

-fire

.are,

wherewithal!

be burned} which, is done

wife, that their torment

he thek)ngerprol0ijged>5
'Biit

in

may

;
,

-/

whatis thefengeft time or^


;

dinarily, that

the torment:

of a man

may c6ntinue,i{hat'jsithus executed


hy thisartiEciall ejus lty
?, Truely
iticanltecdy^cootin^-ou^whole
,

fiuingG
weary. Surely it Ihould be.to great
purpofe, and very much it were to
be wi(hed, that men- had Come vn-

fohcar&te akinde of tormenE,that

of the continuance
and eternity of thefe moft horrible

jpdteh flOtixme&hole day* the


M>efog ahabut $m& ; what an

derftanding

grieuous torments, infuch fort as


ihey be indeed : for vndoubtedly
7

"

this

'J

WuraJMi^aWeH tifenjte&inc (1
pray thee) dfrhis.be fo terrible,
and

^md%iKftrrb^-

;toi'nxefjt

Wfti&rio-IM, that
.mi:

fhall

fhall 'endure

euer-

3?4-

tMedtiMwfor

fridfyMoriAhg.

and mer,
with fuch an extrcame great and

and not be able toefcapc nor de-

iuerlaftingly, for euer

feruent fire as that is?

fend himfelfe, nor haue

&

that ftraight place vratill

well skilled in thesl^r^iriaticaK


Science5,thaite caadeclareby any

What

how farre the one

exceedetb the other?-

Now

Hz and quake, onely


Jofit

this-

in thinking;

what

(O

is all this, in>

of that'moft grieuou$
land horrible torment which wee.
feearetreate of, hut onely ;ameere
dreame or Ms^m.i Now;iif the
coriiparifbn

horrible e^eanw,|onnent of hell


Qip$i At t-zmwi -:':!: J v-.-sb Mi: '
.

Qa^^^i/wHa^

jveryimagination^ and cthinkingofl

fcindef t0fl|!^itrt.kvv^i Awhich


^aeUtyfant,inuenPkalxrit
he
<ed ; of whon^#^tteniJ that

to

vifed

of

^VWhereforeteltme now

IthouChriftian)

iabowrsiaT^tpd^Vi?^ ey

neuer fo ereatj^httflfren oughti


thife moft
'aU we to doe* toelWpe

heart can heare

ruelty,but that riisifeflv wil tren>

ia

*nan(fio efi:^ethatiorrrient)w6uld
hot flick to piifeiubfelfe toallxlan-

gers,

he were

dead.

!demonftratk)n >

any reme-

dy jbut only to burne


roarea and
tumble and tofle himfelfe wjthin

;.

fo
Is there any manin the world

'

32*

when &%w>Mjus-men to

'

thefe horribfejpaines; of Hell

doe

make' vs afraide *' whatjhall it be,


j

not tojhinke ofthcrttonely,biM5 e-

uen to liiffer them in very deed ?


-Geifcainly.it is fo horriblie

a; mate-

ter^to^iirTer/paineft anjd; tojajtent/fc'

euerlaftingly

i^adevndeMeath it :nit&K cruell;


manner df puriifhmeotthe deuifedj,
giby<'tl
that the/ mifeaM^tiaU
,

that although

tfoetfe

AifFer in

Hell in thiswife; :

it.

were,

heate ofhhe Jro^v)fnfhd>ipffei8W

enobg^tdma^cjjris aU>ft6crembk':

w.&hinthk fame-by Meand'M^

andjquyDe^* There

and

were but" one alone among-ajllhe'


Children of Adam, that jflhould

was Jbut one &r

mon

)"

mong Chrits
ftiould

Math. i*.
XI.

Eccl.x.15

Mat.7.14

Efa.J. 14.

Fryday Morning,

Me&tmonfor

$2 6

fell

his

Difciples, that

Mafter

and yet

of the hor-

Yea, how. happened) it


that wee.be not quite out of our
witSjwhen wedo^hinkeattenttuely,and confider off ftrange a pe-

One ofyoitjhkll

began to be

^m^m\j^^x/I'be^umber

offooles

isJvfinhes^tkazT'he way' to

life

Iframngof
bis life.

as this is

ril!

feeing leffe dangers

haue been able not oik-

then thefe

ly to fright

and befti'atfght men out

themukitudesthatgbeintoit :If

This;isthegreateft paine that the

damned

we beleeudtiot this,/ where is our


we ibe beleeue and conFai^h ?

miserable

feflb icjwaere is our iudgement and

God and their moft grieuous tor-

>

peribns haue in

HeU, to vnderftandithat/ Almighty;

And-' if * wee ihaue both

ments; (hall, be pfone-like continu-

iudgfcflbeht

ance, andrxherefbre their miferies

we

and reafon, why* doe


not publnli and preach this;

can

iBatce^iatheopetiltrcietSfand; mar-

ketplaces ?i why;doe yve fufeour

numbers

that place oftperdition?

Whydoc

haue no comfortjbecaufc tkeir

painejhath
.

,
.

If

thg,

no endv

>

that .after ,a

paines fhould haue an end

r^towwlkHd KtteSjand begone-

bee.

.;.

we

a great

for then all

would
comfort vnto them

euen that perfwafion alone

bettefc cduife^that

hun-

of yeares,

We^noti be&aile and h&ifflt our

times to tsike; a.

n:

damnied pcrfons could

dred thoufasd millions


their-

'_.

be perfwacjed

to

due

day

oftheir wits but alfb to bereaue


them of their lines-?

befide$to be carry ed headlong into

the

the

emrldfttigu <verfnarrow* &vftraite:


And that Hell Mth enlarged her
mouth without any limit, to receiue

ofhclk

better

<

feluefe,'knd fuchr infinite

it

and euerlafting. torments?

and wa*e fad, for that the matter


was offo great importance.
Now then, why doe not we much
more tremble and quake,knowing

all

rible [dines

wold maty
bim lookc

ble

efcape thofe, mofl horri-

afraide

betray me,

reaibn

cotinuancc

we may

How is it, that we can fleepe in


die night ? Ho wxan we be quiet in

when Chrittfaid

\encrlafiing

327

their

torments ( albeit;
it

SMurdayMormng.

Mediwionfor

328

foode, nor euer be

were very long ) would yet at


the length come to an end : but afit

ofthis office ; neither {hall it euer

make an end of deuouring this


morfcll. For that Death (hall euermore haue fbmewhat in themto
deuoure, and they ihall euermore
minifter fbmewhat unto Death to
to be deuoured : fb as the damned
in Hellfhall fuffer their moft hor-

fured they are, that their paincs

haue no end at all.


For as St. Gregory faith, 'There
the wicked haue death without any
death, an end without any end, and,

(hall

S.GregoYy.

a defeSi without any defett.


their death alwayes liueth,

their

end alwayes beginneth, and

their

For

'

defe&neuerfaileth.

And

caufethe Prophet faith


Pfa.49.14
in Hell as

it

weary in doing

rible

paines and torments tor euer

and euer without any end.

for this

They

aye

Meditation for Saturday

were Sheepe^and Death

\feedethvponthem.

The Herbe that is there fed vpnot wholly pluckedVp, becaufe the roote is aline, which is

0n,

is

Ofthe euerkft'mgglory
felicity

the beginning oflife : and this cau-

md

oftheKingcbme of
Heauen.

feth the herbe to fpring againe,

that it

may ftilibefed vpon. And

therefore
Fields is
It is

the

pafture of thofe

immcda&Y for afmuch as

alwayes eateri,and alwayes re-

uiueth againe,

Now

after this fort (hall-Death

vpon the damned


and as Death cannot dye,

feed

it

fo

fhall

neuer be filled with this kinde of


'

'

perfons,

foode,

This day, when thoujjaft prepa-

red thy felfe hereunto,

thou baft to

vpon thefelicity ofeternall


Glory inthe Kingdom of Heauen.

meditate

His consideration

is

fo

were
holpen with the light ofa

profitable, that, if it

liuely

jaj

#*

SMttrdafMofMg.

MeditatM#for

33

all the bitter paines

of the place ; Secondly, the


fruition of the company of thofe

of this

bleffed inhabitants

there abiding

Thirdly, che vifion

of the Almigh-

liueljr

Faith,

it

life,

were able to make

and afflictions
to feeme fweet and

pleafaht vnto vs.

For if the loue of

Lands and riches, doe caufe the


paines and labours that be taken
for them,to fceme fwcet and pleafant

if the loue

of Children

doe caufe Women to wifh

'

alio

for the

of Child-bearing', what
would the Jouc of this moil excellent and pafling great felicity doe,
incomparifon whereof, all other

ncfle

cuerliuingGod ; Fourthly,
the Glory of the Saints bodies
Andlaftly,thc perfect fruition of
ty and

all

good things, that are there con-

tinually;

paines.

fe'licitiesareofnone account ? Ifit

befaidofthej?atriarch Jacob,

that

Geo.!?, hisieuen yeares feruice feemed but


to..

(host vnto him, in refjieSr

of the

The excellency andgreatnejfe of


the Heattens.

Flrftofalltherefore^onfidcr the
excellency of the place, and efpedally the greatnefle thereof,

which

For when a man readeth in certaine

would the loue ofthat mfinit beauty workc in our hartsPWhat woul(|

the ftai-res in

vsi

Heauen

is

one of
greater

alkhe whole earth ; yea, and


which is. more maruailous, that

there

be fome Starrcs

among them

of fiich notable greatness that they

thatthou mayftvnderftandfome-

be ninety times gveater.then all the

what of this felicity, thou halt to


conftdec'^mongrother thinges)

when a man heareth


thefe things, ancllitteth vp his eyes

>

thefefiut points that are in

in

medication.

that cuery

therefore,

eyes of a liuely Faith

this

then

dcred

Authors

graue

to doe,if it were cofidcred with the

to beconji-

furely very wonderfull.

great loue he bare to Racbell, what

that .eiie^Oiiigjoiamage caufe

Tint points

is

wit;- Firftthe excellency:

it,

to

& great-

neffe
*

whole earth,

to Heauen ^and fecth in

fuch a multitude

of

the fame,

Starres

and
fo|

^MeiiuttonfoY

tJli

Sri>

fo'many vpyde Spaces, where mamy more ftarres might be fet:


How can he but wonder ? how can
she buf be aftonied, and (in a manner)- bejides himfelfe, confidering

the paffing greatnelfe

ofthat place,

and much more ofthat mighty fo-

Lord that created it of


nothing ? Then as touching the
'goodly beauty ofthat place, it is a
ueraigne

beauty of
the

Hca-}

uens*

thofe bleffed inhabitants that


in it

dwell

whofeNumber,Holines,RU

ches,and Beauty, are greater then


any

man can imagine. SJohn faith,

That the

treat, that

this

the

man

no

And fbme

them.

ts

able to count

Diuines are of

opinion, that the

number of

Angels is fogreat,thit they ex-

ceedwithout com^arifori;

with words. For if Almighty God

porall

and rhateiiall thinges

hath created thingcs fo wonderful!

earthi

And like as the greatneflTe of

and fb

thcHeauens exceedeth the great-

beautifully in this vale of

of banHrimcnt,

what wonderfull thinges hath he


Created, trow yee, in that place,
which is the feate ofhis Glory, the
Throne of his mighty power, the
Pallace of his Maiefty, the Houfe
ofhis Ele&, and the ParadKe of all

neflTe

cor-

all

in the

of the EarthV without any


Euert fd doth the The infinit
of thofe gloriotis Spi^ } number of

proportion -'\
miiltieude

exceed the multitude of all jbeElcft.


corporall and materiall things that
are in the world, with the like ad-

tits,

nanta^e ahd'prtoportiphj

'Now What

delights?

ReueJ-7'P

number of the Eleft is fo

thing that cannot bee exprciTed

teares and place

the goodly

alfo the great worthineflfe of

fifler

'

thing can bt imagji-'

ncdmore wonderfull' then


1 Thefruition ofthe company ofthe

Certainly this

is -fuchu

BleJJed inhabitants in

ifit wete'itfel!

confidered,

this?

matter jfHat;
Jit

Were

ibleVft6^ffi^i^i i; 'AgjUjie^l'

Heatten.

AFter thou haft confidered the


excellency of the place, con
flder

ifeuery otfe

^f the

Angels;(

yea^,j

though ittdtheVeiy Icaft Angell;

among

|M

--

_.-

p~

*.i

1-

omWtg.

Sdt#T\

fant with tbeiPrbpheB,to

among them Si) be mpre^oodfy


and 'hcovoGiU

-to

behold, then

what

thisviiible^prld

commu-

Martyrs , and to
dwell and haue aperpetualLBimM

nicate with, the

all

agiort

WtfwithiHtkEiea^A^H

usfightilwUjcbetbe^tobehoId

n -U

..>?

of beautifull An-

iucb a nambev
perfeaions
gels, and to fee the
of them
and Offices that euery one
hath

in, that

high and fupreame

the
occupied in their Miniftcry ,
Principalities tryumph, the Pow-

ers rejoyce, tbe


tfre

':

'

>

Ppmmatioosgo-

V emie* Mn$ / *

.:.:

.'-jiji

'..'

Ow, if it;M

Theje the Angels goe as it were


Archangels are
in EmbafTages, the

ueme ,,-

.'.:. G*&

be

'*'

->

!
-

fatjgreat a

mM glor^f to.enioy! the compitiy


ofthe good^what ftiallitJbe to en-:

and prefence of
hi^whoria the- moniing Statrds
doe praife ; at whofe excellent
beauty the Sunne and Moone doe

ioy

the conipany

thrpnesgUtier^bc Oieijubinsgwe
with
light, the Serapbios bume

won^fcc *vbeft>cq\ wbofe) Maiefty

&aUDfthatbcauenly Court
doefingLaudes and prajfes vnto

whofe prefence

loue,

the

Angels

bow downc

and

at

men doe maruai-

Almighty G<od,.

u,.

Now if tbe[CoappWfftM c^
f

WW

of gpoA i*;
fweet and.
pVrfon$bee;fo

ucrfation!

amiable

M^

lhall

r w^at a*leffed .thing


c
it be, to c^erfe
/S*

9i tfeng

loufly'reioyce?

iiWhat aglpryilhallit be to be^

gob^nefcJh
whom ,are;iill ig^d. togs>? The

hol&thatvdiutfrfaU

greater world, in

arejeontained ?

whom all worlds

What a ioy fhaU it

beto fee hitPi;whobeipgonc,i$ tall

p^y,with/9^a>^g>^^Wd- Ainges,^ yefbeing one,;& moft

TedSiipts^be

therje ? to-fcake

Sm^eiwtihimfclfti

^nuer-

tehtheperffec^ions

*'.'

with -the Apoftles, to


!

Ian

comprehetf*
<5f all

thinges f
I

Mention fm<u
wit;

If Ito hearc and' feeking; Snlomon


a matter,
jvvere thought ib great

^t the Qiieene, oiSabk^lh


|

i.Kcg.io

paflSbiiity; andrrfeareneffc.

Kfegdoffic;

tnfe

^hciPiFat*iffii|43%
Sunnc that rtaftdfeth irtcA

tfidfttffthe^ifmimthti

temibk

Ineftiffia-

toafoft tdal tto^ world]


Hvhaii

ib}e beauty ? Thatiexcesd^&ood.

A^^toMoy^he^feme'Bp

^^mdte ?

Th*s{is the

fcimpes maltii

effehtiall;

end and center of our

W^iall^ihefoi

bright in that place altogether*

glory ofthciSaintes^^isis thelaff


'./

H&tf

^eciyiorfe^#Saift^^^ IWtt.

fame .v\^ha^athingihaflitbeto
behold that moft high Salomon?
That cuerlaftirig Wifcdom? That

ineflfe^

Thefian

And <wms
d&vrccsof

thisdcarentfffd^lhall-beefegfc^

of;

thy Wife
fore thy frefence, andenioy

iafioitc?greatiies

-jy.'
:

him: Blefidweihej' ihaifiawdh.

?T3iat

-^lUtf%M(M^

'

defires?

;n- /uv.

'

'

rr''

*"

T'O^oi^Iudci *fothis glory rail


Ext

after this

'&} things >*&">& ffcutittwhoily

cctafider the

together f

glory ofthehodyes^n vvHich


there' fliall be.;n J>att= but

be h^riifliied

fhaW

gMifiedi For tee-ueryoneof|


the members and fenfes, (hall haue
glory and obie#,
I his particular

ai^i^&alihi^rhall

^&H

thet&e ^Therel

be health without infirmity


liberty without bondage
5 beauty
lhall

wherein to take delight.


A
There the bbdyes of
fhall be

endued with

Sajntesj

thtfefoure

:to
lingular qualities anckdowries
b
1'.
wit.

witlidut

defteiit* ^ immortality

without*

mm^oh;

without n^eltfty

m- Vekatioft
fcare 5

aboondancc

quietne* With-

without
knowledge without error
;

feicuriry

CI

fulneffe

II

mi

,^ify04ik^9

I.

'i

'

:X.

''

continued with a fimple eternity.

y^q^imm^^t ani&dnour

There ftallbeaperpetuallfpring,

Yfijrtioijt

#>tftttd#twn* 3&*?

as

SJ^uJlm

339.

toy

futeeifcW&hjfoKtothToe&nefi;
'

Saturday Morning.

U.<

which through the freftines ami


fweet breathing ofthe holy.Ghoft
lhailflouriflifor cticrmorc.

c^rfoyrtrraj* Qf^atty.ThaK

There
fliall aUreioycc, aHfhall fing, and
giuc continuall praife to the chicfe

giucrofaUthinces; through whofe

tountifuSgoodnefle tHey Jiueand


nugnein glory,
beaueWy Gitty

fecure dwelling place !

^ojei^efc^^

fuJI

The reward of yertue fhall be


efiaS^ga?!C?A^ycf5W fd
hat^proaufok b^fdKbfor a re
ward ofthe fames who is thegrca-:

^}ead

<oftiPW^fefeSs

few

there fefteoew^^^eafipgilpand
ued v&hojifr iQathfoftindTe, ;
prajfed wjthbut ^ftoflelTc. There

Q happy
people without any grudging; O
arc to be found

where op one is
any want or necelfity
Otihattheiirife and contention of
this preient ftate were at an
end j
that the dayes of my baoilhmcf* might be finifhed ;
how
(ubicjft to

the time ofmy peregrinationprolonged ? when fhall this day


long is

wafcMfcceone/ort, Bo|4tfw
morning, but
linto cujming and'

come ? When (hail I come and ap-

con*
'

U-U - :
!

of my fwcet

ed

Lord and Sauiour?

and

guiet neighbours,

pcare before the face


~t "

'*

O bluTe-

Countrey, where al^cliehtfull

thiiiges

JL- J
'

'

,;1

v..L'-k~

'
'

-^

*>

The

J4

Saturday Morning.

tjtfcditationfor

heere beneath , and flee vp


'with the wings ofthy fpirit , vnto
raircs

rffe ptTrtatfe of the confideration oftheglory ^heatien

Meditation
in theformer

where-

moft excellent noble Land of


ipromtfe, and consider with good
the

attentipn^the length

is dc-

ttared wre at Urge*

thcgreatnelfe

ofthe riches,

ONEof
behoouttth vs moft to haue

the reft that is

therein.

the thtijgJiWhcrcopon

It is

it

of the Qneene of

when fhe heard of the

glory 4n the Kirgdorneofheaifcn.


For thiseonfideration alone were

the

4ri

life

to-come*

When Almighty GGt> promi-

feddto gitfe to the Patriarch

jtfrrtr

bam the land x> promife : he commanded him to walke and view

it

round about, faying : Jrife


walkeMouer*hMladjk*binlettr
all

andfaeadth, andeonfrdefitonew
fide, for lyetllgitte

ittmto thee. Aii

vp therefore (O my foule)aduancJ
thv

fclfe

on hiejeaue all earthly

greafcfams

and*

wkh all

Icrufalem ^ to. fee the great

'

Gen.i3.1j7

$*k** that

bearetbe affliaions ofthis prefent


jife* knowing what an eternaH
weight of glory is prepared for vs

written

ofthe felicity ,

our eyes alwayesiwcdin this vaile


of tcares , is the Md&d ftateof

*ble to encourage vs , patiently to

J*

ofthe eternity,

the largcncfle

ofS4!omjm,(kt went to

i.Rcg.to\

and

wmdeiftU thingsthat were repcrm. of him. Confider therefore

w^he&me:bf that heanenly Iemfttom^.

Wd' of

that

%reamc;

^that.gouernethit, isnoleffe]
wen the renowne of Salomon

fed

was

thou

now vp on high With

fpirit vnto this

contemplate the

noble Citie

to

wifedome ofthis
ofthis

liipreameKing, the beauty

Nple^the

ieruiceofthis Table,
reorders ofthem that attend vp[jnhim, the liueries that
the whole

Wyf wcare,

and withail the po~

icy and

glory of this, noble Cirie,


onf thpu be able to
confider euc-

A3

ry

*M*HaK9a

h^M^VMM^taiM.

SatotdfyMamfy.

XMtiitaiionfor

if

MM

ry ori^ofmefemtrigs ; it may be,


thatthy fgirk (halibcUftccl vpabouc himfetfe, and thou fink percchie, that there hath not beene

bodies^ and th^euerfaftlrtg *ontfc


quance and eternity x& alNhefe fo
great and wondetfuUbcntftt*."

"

i.f

'

*'-

declared vnto thee fo miuth, asthe

VeiyleaiV|artofthU^bry,

%\
.

But for this purpbfc, it mail be


light of
requifite to haue a fpeciall
Almighty God,as the Apoftle fig'

nifieth^faying

Ikjeeckthe

MM

mi

Ehe.i*7<
x8-

your hearts, that J** ***?

jReuc. t.

Vtfderf

fakbo#gtot& bopifymW

% Mtdihe
mm
mnw^l0ofj^Mbs^batb^t[
tiefoj of that mhi-

pAYclferthe Stmts.

And akhough

in this glory

be many thinges to contemthou now


plate vponj yet mayeft

there

pefr

Specially confider thofc fiue


cipattthingesthatwe touched
fore: to wit, the excellency

be-

and

Ctitykadawgreap w&bigfrfjfM

fruition]

tovhkhmre>toM*Ght&; "dnct in

ofthc company of thofebl*


of Almigh-|
kihabitarits ;the vtfion
; th* glory of the Saf
ty

\mfations 'oftkhmBe* of tbrCtitf

greatnes ofthe place

GOD

the

,.

were

ifa*P

'<

V^aL^W. ->W.w .-"*. JU.i. > ^i w.iu.- r

ij

'

^M*&tdtiofm
Saturday Morning.

Wo^rOMJhtiPeltiegates

thereof

werc&rfmJPtMfesJWjl&ttt *a&
ofone Pearle$ and the firceteofthis

345

theLambe. t/ind his feruants{hall


fenichm, and they{hallfee hisface,
andhane the name ofhtm written in
theirforeheads,

andthey{ball raigne

for etter and ester,worId without end.


therein, becanfe the Lord

mighty and the

Lambt

God z/4lwere

the

Behold here (deerc brother)the


beauty ofthis Citiedefcribed vato
thee, not that thou maift thinke,
that thefe things are there in fuch a

AltritghtjGod dothJigbtmit

\iheLampe that bHrnetbtberfi* > k

material fort as the words doe


foundj but that by meanes ofthefe,

thou maift conceiue other


fpirituall

lthehri/}*H,

& more excellent things,

which are figured

vrito

material! things.'

'

vs by thefe

$*edm*ftk

The urituation of this Citie is sr-

GOM**dofth

boue all the-heauens,and the great-

which

ifiate^Jhfighty

more

neffe

and largeneffe thereof exece-

\^^otkm t^^^deJffM^ih

dcth all meafure. For.ifeuery.one

\ax$i$

of the flarrcsofheairen be fo great

Moneth m

fr&es iniheyearegnery

\frwti and the leaves ofthis tree, .fetr


v
uedjfit; tfyhedtbpfMotions*
<

aVwe haue

before declared

great then

muft that heauen bee,

tifcfiate,

oftAimiihtyPpAy^i
<-,

'

the

tion

mid

ffeatnesof
the beaten*
ty Citie.

how

thatcontayneth in it all the ftarres,


and all the heauens ? Surely, there
is

eucr be fcene there, bm^hereJhaAUt

Tbefcitua-

no greatneiTe

in the worfcLijfet

maybee compared vnto


(as

this.

For

a holy Father faith) from the

Weft part ofSpaine, vntothevttermoA


Q^5
m$0*

tmg.

Meditmonfor

34*

cacles ( 6ith die

termpft borders of the Indians, a


Ship may fayle (if fchaueaprofperous winde) in few day cs : but
that region of Heaueri

is

(joAofvertms^ xJMyfotde dsjketb


ttn^fain^thyinbehol&tg. 'tht'fttk

kceoftbeLoxtL

fo great,

The 'goodly

Qn? of

the

many yeares.

who is

ofiU houfe, m that lacred

hb>cne *T
mojigthcm ofbafc linage/- fefo
much as they be all the>ibnnes and
childrc of(3od.Thcy

be fo friendlouing. one towards another,


that they be all (asitwereVone

ly

in that houfe of ipy

& foiace,which

hehath built fopthe glory ofhisE-

\&}QhQwmMt*rcttyTaber-

&

joule

great pekeaiid concord, that'


dicverjrCitty it felfe is called hrjtfalem .-that

ofpeare*.
:

iitoiay, the
-

vifioii

IftKou'cteftte totfhdef ftandthc

jHunibet f;ihe inhabitants in this


iGitty,

vnto this defire Siint

lottm-

fmkefcb<anfwer in his Rewdattbn\


5

naclcs

anyone heai fir Andithey Hue

ittfo

inthat
pallace }

irithisbehalfe ?

ble pcrfpnages/jtheit

by thchandot

God.himfelfe

Qtty

All the inhabitants- therein; be no-

fo
arc made hcere (brightly and

jyirnjghty

able to declare the excel-

lency ofthis

lybfimmortauVeyes?
And if wefee, that by the hanidiworke*rhtfi, ceruine workes

which is wrought

Now

among ^themtelues;

cor4

there referued for the fight one-

eyes of them
them; what a workemuft thatbe^

>*;'

Tbpftate
timet fandi-.l

tim

of\tkc

ny, iftBeyi liuem peace arid cob- >crt%$i


of

For ifthat workethat appeared*


joutwardly toour mortall eyes, be
is
Co goodly and beautifiill : what
tobefuppofed of all the reft, that

they attorofb the


that doe behold

.:.*!*

wit^ifthcy benoble^if thcyberria*

demanded of the

lit.

ibeautifulli that

~*\m

commended! a Citty/ is the Hate


and condition ofthe Cittizens : to*

wdrkemanmip of that building:


there is no tongue able t&exprcfle

is

The thing that molt principally

thenthe^Sun beames) caonotfiniili

Now if thou

<.

Pfal.8x.i

'

*thatthe (tars (which arc more fwift


their courfe ink in

Prophet ) O. Lord

where

^k^aiMMdurf

f 14?

SAMfafMorteng.

s-ftMikAfafiffc

them euery one


by his proper name) hath alfo or-

Me

tncSofas; *htf *&**** tods


\kon them, gathered? togthettfiaU.

TbtfH0h s

bUffdm?
v
-

inheaum

dome;
^

\v\:>

.'':
._

Patriarchs y another for the Pro*


4

"

'-

'

the Prophet

thefcibr the* martyrs,; iand

D^wtf

(vnto

h6ly number*
s

of the

fion^ nd aboue them

fahdsjerae thrhordofMaiefiyyttd
^erme. hundred tbouf^thoufahd*
ii-;

the reft

all

(d foiih

faithfull)

there' is *appointed a heaifentyiaaan-

Where hecia^ht Thmfandthov

',/-'.

anotherlbr the Euangelifts ,. anoi

$wdbefmhim<

kmne order*

And io there is oncplaccforfhe

dosh lhat :^rce very well^which is

jconcernkig .th&

inmoftfo-

':.

-k:\x\--'..

phets, ^another for the Apoftles,

by

bis place

and excellent wife-

And vnfo this (zy'mgoiSMh,


(ignjfied

Dan.7.10

andglory

order and difpoii-

derfull- goodly,

to his diuine

\jing&gvmi&ghty Gefc Jong)


offratfe*-

Saints hath

dained all that innumerable Army


ofhleflfed Saints, with ajnoit won-

place ana glory ;^asritiecmed beft

am

" '

eftbs

tion; appointing to euery one his

which ftoode fofire the fhWetfJU


might} God* (tidofthe Lamfie?4fl>4with
relied. i white garmeiits*
\tratmpkam &$*(*&* ih:tte'mhands>

Every me

the ftarrcs, calling

Ifcwj* I where }xU^xThathefaw^f


Irto fuck *&eai compattyef'Mfid

1*9

humanity

all the,

of oiirSauiour

hply

Ghrift^

hattvthechiefephce jand preheroi-r

who ltotfo

at thi right

6fItheMaieftie

ofAlmighty

ocacer $

.AInithwk hot becaufe the -nun*


ter is fogreat , that they be there-

hane|

fore difordercd

Gody in theJii^Jtof glory.-.

fortherc the mul-

t Nowt therefore (O

no caufe of confufion> but


of greater order and harmony, For
titude is

Alriiifehty

GOD (dia^ hath with


and

jftian

'

;.:*.

thou^Cliril.

foule) ?take;a;vie w'of this ce-

order rwalkc through the


ftreetes and Wayes y confidec the
leftttli

fuch a wonderfull corifohance


agreement , difpofed thetnoouing

order

of
of theheauens ,i and thecourfes

tyofthisCitie, andthenoblencfle:

the

ofthefc Gttizens, the beau-

and-

Medmmfor

Sttmrdaj Morning.

and worthinetfe of thefc

351

inhabi-

and
tants. Salute alfo this fwcct
pleafcnt

Countrey

andas a Pil-

;.-.

Oftbe fiamjttytbat tbs foute

grim** b^lding^itiisycta:farrc

JhaRboHc in thekingdomc ofheaue*,

dirca thincxryes>d(^ithaU)
thy hears vnta^and fay;AU hayle
fwect Countrey,^ Land of Pro-

which it the entoytng f the cam**

off,

the hauchof fecurityi the


place of refuge , the houfc ofblek
ting, the Kingdome? ofaHworlds,

niifc,

Sect,

WHo

is

ablc(afterthis great

ioy)to declare what a fur-

theParadkeof delights:, ithe gar-

ther toy the foule fhal haue,by be *

den ofctemaU Bowers., the

iiig

ftoce*

houfeofalfctfeaiure,'thecisowneof

moft happy and blcfled


companjr^fbr there the vertue of

and the endiofall

charity is in her.full perfection, the

all iuft Ipwfonsy

.'- ;.
dur^fefiiiesvi.M'

All

M(

-''

.'>.

;
-

';

-our mdtHjerand our

wee iighed a

hope, after thee haue


long time: for thee haiie we mour;ncd

y anuldoemoumt euenatthis

prefent; for ihetfoueofthee hauc

wdcibagHt, anddbe Mifighta


long battaile

in: this

ptticarifitory

Ufe^ fW wcinow aifuredly, that


none fhaikbe iewarded aridicrownedfiotheci buc ooelyjfihch a^haue
herefeughtenfaithruBy.}
si'

*W

n ---

-.

.-

in this

property of which vertue


caufc alkhings to

is ,

to

be common.

There {"hall that petition be perfectly fulfilled, which our Sauicur


madc/ay ing : Ibefeech thee (O Father) that they may be one (by loue)
as wc*re one(by nature.) For there
(hall the Ele6t be more ftraightly
vnited together in one , then the
members of one fame bodic becaufe all (hall participate of one
fame fpiiit , which giueth vnto all
one fame being , arid vvithall, otSe
:

biefledlifc*

--

->

loh.iTvti

Ml tbcE!eSi

urn jball
bee more

fiaigbtty

vnited to-

gether in

members

me
If

inhcu

of

body,

Satwdy Morning.

35*

'

Medit/tiionfor

Jhall f*rti~
cifMte

if

the fpirit
of God.

body v *?<! in the loue of Mothers

btcaufe all

If thou imagine

it

to be other-

mee, what is the caufe,


why the members of one body
haue fo grqat a.vnity and loueonc
wife ,

tell

towards another > the rcafon is,bccaufe they arc all partakers of one
fame forme, that is, of one foule,
which, giueth one fame being and
life

to them all;

towards their Children,

power, to caufe fo great avnity


bctwecne members that are fo difand natures , is it
if die fpirit of Al-

ferent in offices

any wonder ,
mighty God , by whom all the e-.
it
left doe Hue (which Spirit is as

were the common foule to them


) flhould caufe a farre greater

and more perfeft vnity among


theni? efpecially, considering that
the Spirit of God> is a more noble

of a more excellent verItue and power, and giueth alfea


caufe, and

re-

ioyce as much at their felicity ,as at


their owae) what

a wonderfull ioy

ihallonefthe Ele<9:>there haue of


thcglory ofallthe Feft,coniidering
that he fhal tone tiiery one

oftheth

aswellashimfelfc? Pdras Gregory


faith i

That heawnlj

ittherifanct

S.Grcgwy.

wttoaJL-frtoc, '4nA VHte&ttrj one is

eW'ef ibe
bUffed Stints reiajcetb at much *t
the ioyes andfelicities ofaU others, as

ally forjfmttob metterfl

ifbe were himfelfe in pffeffvonof the

/2u#m But whactcatt'wee j^rfeof


all

this > fiirelythus

more noble being.


Well nowj ifthis manner of vni-*
thmgsto
tie and louc doe caufe all
be common * as well good as euill>
one
(as wee fee in the members of
-body,

much,

that as

thehiimbcr of the bleffed Saints is


(after a fort) infinite : euen fo the

byes of eatfh one of them fhall alfo


\ (after a for^) be infinite', and that
eucryonebf the Saints iliallhaue
fbrafmuehas
them (hall
one
of
whatfoeuer any
not haue in himfelfe, he {hall haue

the excellency bfall,

"

it in

who

>Iow if the fpirit of a man haue

all

353

others,

l^PhefelyefpirituaHy thofe feaUcn

fermes

oP/d^

amohgwhom

there

was fuchagreat loue and communicating

-.

..

Saturday Morning

355^

354
iobx.X4*

injcatiflg one

ord&) made a

and condition, the clearenefife of


their contemplation , and the moft

weeke vntqall

feruent burning heat

toanothcr^tbareuery

one ofthem

("in rift

feaft otte; day in the

thejfe|fc?!wheteby itiametopaiTe,

eoery one, bf.them: was no


godo>of
no; JkiTe partekeebfthe
thaj:

What a feaft alfq (hall the Cherubins make , in whom the treafufcs
oftrw wifaome of Almighty

of theThrories
and Dominations, and of all the-o-

te blefled fpirics?

a^^ftt which was commonvto

&i*ffe&wiugh* loue andbro^.


'

).,

-'

:
'\

.Ndw, howimuch

ther brotherly

greater

bwdftheEfcafe

kiftgdome bfheaucn > how


much .greater (halbthe number of
brothers be there? how much more
treafure and inches {hall they baue

pNow by this

account,

what afeaift \(h$l\ that be , which


the Seraphins ^all theremake vntcvys ,

are ia the higheft deall bleiTed Spirits,, and

who

gree of

'

C^pD,

rapft[fieese" wtoiAJmighiy;
whetithey fl^difcouet vntootir

eyes, the nobleneife of their

ftatc

and
1

(Ues? to bcrccciued into the

fy fclldwfhip- of the.
Arid to fame the fruition

goo&

Prophets >

'^""'^'^n
{hall

intjie

to cnifcy?

:,!.-.'

\Vhat a ioy fhallit be, to cnioy


theglorjoui company ofthe Apcv

#m. propei^niave'tteiysorie j

^en;s>\ ^

God

What a feaft fike-

wifeihali that bee

proper toone, was commoiitbafl:

therjy* affection in thofe holybre-

arc erlcloftd

^Jie&> thereof his owne proper


goods;: Andlfe tto which was

ail ;

oftheir foue ?

of that

iiobfel Armic

of Martyrs , .which
hauefperit their Hues tor the caufe
of lefiisChrift > Whacaioyfliall
to fee thofe holy ^toit bee ,
phets, j&y, Uremic, Ez.scb'ieh Bta-

nklJbnoStA&cheasJZachaftat and
the reft,not

now fubie<$t to the tor-

ments of their cruell perfecutors,


but clothed with long white gar-

ments , with their Palmes in their


hands,& with the glorious enfignes
oftheir vi6lorious triumphs? What
a ioy (ball

it

be., to fee thofe feuen

noble
-*

Saturday Morning*

xjtcditaiionfor

Lisi
temned

all

What a ioyfull fight fliall

kindes of deaths and

to fee thofe

Paul, fhining there very brightly,

cruelly flied at thebirth ofour Sa-

of their martyrdomc , wherewith they were


crowned ? Now what a ioy fliall it
be, to enioy the glories ofeach one

Whatchaine of Gold and

of all thefe bleffed Saints,as ifthey

with the Trophtes

to behold thofe fwcetc Babes,


whofe euiltleflc bloud was moft

fane*,* fa goodly

were property bUrowne?

to

behdld,as the neckc ofthe glorious


fore-runner of Chrift,St./fo Bap
rather to lobfc his
lift : who chofe

head; then to diifcmblc the tilths


neflc /.of the adulterous Kinjg?
-\

What otherithing (haltit be, to iee


the body of St. Stephen, that was
brufed with the ftrokesof ftoncs
then to behold a rich long robe

trimly garniflied and fet

all

ouer

withgoodly precious Rubies and

Dyamonds

H. i.

What

a ioy

(hall it

be,to behold that Apoftlc SJams


who was once Slaughtered with

theffword of that Tyrant

Herd,

but now raigneth with his Lord


and Maifler, for whofc fake hec
was

O glorious fcaft O royall bati*


,

quetjO Table meete for Almighty Gotfihd his

Elea! Wherefore,
Jet worldlings get them to their filthy and carnall banquets, let them
burft themfelnes with their gluttonous excetfe and fuperfluities:fuch
a feattas this is, Where filch excellent meates are ferueVl, is conuenient for Almighty God and his
Heft.

Afcend yet vp higher ,


my
foule, and iee another lingular glory, that doth' wonderfully teioyce'
ail that fupreame Court , and mafceth the Citie ofGod (as it were)
<

drunke with meruatlous delight.


Lift'

lO Wl W
1

lights of

Almighty God?
What a goodly fight (hall h be,

precious

Aft.

be,

Chrift his Church, S. Peter and S.

uiour

Aft.7.;^.

two glorious

it

Law of

torments, for keeping the

iMat.t.tl.

was done to death?

vritteAbutokt** with theirgodly and valiant Mother,hauing con-

i.Mae.7.

357

-J

ii

****!

"

ri

35

and -fee. that


moftbleflfed Virgine Movie* that

Lift

vp

thine eyes

gtiefe

thcjfeuantdriitdacL pftlie brd.


JNowlare thofe ibrrowfutl wordi
;

iayitfliallbe, tober^dshisViiv
giheiiother, this bieffed among

to be beard no more j

which, fheei

wortfen, not kneeling now vpon

vttercd (with great

ber knees Nfore the Manger , nor


ttpubjed and molefted now with

lamentation) -Viader.the bloody*

tJie^htsaadfeaT^offuA
as holy Stmem propheded vnto
her \"WA lamenting and feeking

(heey^filmimyfmm: mrfowtel

nowher loft child in all parts

;),..:

but

this

N$w Jiath flic no necde to feeke

th&bWdmeof

vale of rrafery ,

is

now exalted

teot glory, eriioyihf


foteucrthatchieftJtgoodncs,
ueteiti
an
laying

IhaHefonrtdbim whim my Canc.2,4.

fifdelokcthJw&boMkim,
;

the fecret night,

to deliuer the child from the confoiradesof Herod, by flying into


doth (nee no more
Egypt!

Now

Wtobmupe*'

;
t

..

,-:;;

andmH

v.-

:V;.

'I
;

Jfthis&ce fogreata fey ;


whau ioy^aHthat be, to behold

butriaxjty

thejnoft (acred

humanity of our

efcto'f.

Sauiour Chriil?

Anddiegkwy and;

*-

jAri

Uwf ^fthat body, which wasrfc

(land atthefoojeeof theCrolfe,Wholding the death of her only Son,

tPMfy disfigured forour-falccs

and be way ling his loite,Whom (he

Wm(kMfi*Bhi*<tekeJljfa

fodearelyloued.

a thing fit11 ofall


factass awideltght, when menfall

vpon
S. Bernard.

5. Bernard faith)

Now (bee feelcth no more the


griere

*w

*'
n

J&mf-i ,-/* L-.-'^w:-'


Mow is all this (bflrow at anendy
and Ok that was fo fore afflidted in

cious treafure.

weeping and^

with ineitimable peace and fecurity ;, placed at the right hand of


her deare Sonne, without all feare
of euerleeflng that her moft pre-

Maft.i.

of that doJefull exchange

when (he had afligned vnto her the


Difcblein ftcad ofthcMaftcr;aad

freely belpucd and full of all grace


andbcautyi Confide* what* great

Lukes*

Medftatitmfir

there
^rw

-w

'

L!.U..''

,f

"H

^J

'

ll.

'

Satw&ytMrmvg.

iJf!

fhall there fee andbeholda nuttd; the

Creator of men:
things credted.
,

,
.,:

and Lord rfall


\:r.

.W.y-

Wfc aie wont tdcftccmcitfor a

lingular honour to our


1

whok

united vvithibmt Princely dignity!

be thought worthy to enioy fo


greatabliffe and felicity }Othat

but

nan*

to

thquyveri*As to) Brother: fucking the


,

iwho is of our fle/h and bloody- fifr


ting at the right hand ofthe Father,
and made Kingboth ofheaucnand

ketftsofwOfothtr, that /might


fo&ffct mthWi Kndkifffthee with
tJxJtftesofi&emtm^wAwb'ace

earth?

*/$ arms of lout. Q moft.


fwcetlquing Lord, when &ali this
Wfuftqlay come ? When fhali I
aPP*#e before thy
face I When
finite ftlcd with thy excellent

v.ciiri

:/.'?::'/
r vr.)i:rr!'':'

With )\vhot a paifingsgreat

i.

uerfall

Creator of all thingsy

ioy-

is not

nour vnto them , that is; done to


tbeirhead , by reafon dPthe great
viiiorrthat is r^tweerithein

and it.:

what fliallit be there , where there


is fnch a frraight'vhidn Between the

members and the head ? What iM


it

the

an Angell, jnit.'a irian ;? Tor ifthe


tortfvU
th'mptobe merribersdoc ic<:ountfthat an hogel)

Now who fhaH Jbe fo happy, as

Aii*

thewot-

thinefie thereof.

pcat'uyto jfhatf meriflandamonethe Angels,


matinbea* when they fliall fee that the Lord
Htntofet
of the whole houle , and the vnithe Lord

are able to

t>evnto vs'i to {ee.tKakLorcl,

Jtjballbca

(not

no words

of our ki#
red^duancedtoaCrowne., or in-

jthis

Lord, as their owne peculiar


glory? This ioy {hall be fbpafling
expreifeiti according to

fr-1

^ov^rro^' toe greater honor ihal

idfa*-

account the glory of

their

great, that

'iwfy y to fee Come one

<

Saints ihafl

be elfe, but that eucry one ofthe

beauty ?

When

fhali

I fee that

countenance of thine, which the


Angclsatefo defirous to behold?

Canc.8.1.

Swtufi'day Mooting.

&l

3**
God, ol
vifion and beholding of whom,

and beauty of Almighty


4

...

the

proceedech the reft and glory of


the Saints, This cleare Vifion of

thcfiuk/hd
have in the Rtugdome of heauen:
whtohkth&inidy'ptgofthe clem

Ofthe thirdly

that

AlmightyXjod,
it

vifmoftAlmightj

is

the thing thatof

giue perfect

felfealorie;is ajjle to

For all the


fweetnesandpleafarithes ofCreareftvnto our foiiles.

NO

mti*

w What *ioy fhallit be

turfls,may well eiuedel ight totfye

(a-

boue all this) toftaueacleare


Almighfight
of
fight ofthat dimneface,in the
ty Godconconfiftcth the- etfentiall
of

cUerc vifio

fiftetb

th'efe

whom

the

glory ofthe Saint*?


efentUU
are
glory ofthe we haue hitherto fpoken of,
towards
Saints.
certaindfy great

!K

\\ "
Otlfachar ft is

'

W
'

'

written*

G5.49.J5 be faw that reft was^good, and

I
1

;
1

that

Land was heft, and therefore bee

mt

his plodders to labour

and

The
maclehimfelfefrdieSl to.tfStite.
glory of the Saints is good,
reft

fclfej:

the'perfe&ioni and

of

good

all

mid

but the Land that bringeth

fam

fuperlatiue,
this reft, is beft infthe

degree.

For this Land

is

the

how

thing

thihges

;?'

it

&mme<

oAnd if the
of crea-

ohely fight and beholding

#Aln^hty
"

good

that contained*) (in

'

God/'

delight' vis ,

all arc little , in ebrii^arifon

of the 'cle#* vifion

the

good- thihges before fehear- fat?sficd&

mucja then ifhall that

motes
the accomplishment of jgotyM
they

The hart of

\,

fed,&all fd touch/delight ys

AU the things

bf raari

put it .>aon uneuer man can


whbllyfatisfie aitotfill itNovrif all neucf bee

heart-

tact

be fo glorious : .what a glory (hall it be, to behold that Ditures

uine face,

and that

thatinoft bright lights

mofl excellent beauty of

Almighty

GOD

, in

whome

all

doefhine 2 "What a glorious fight mall it bee , to behold

beauties

thateffence fo wonderfoll, To fim-

ple.andjfoconimunicable,an4,with
one; fight

to -behold in -the fame,


the
2

filled*,

but

onely ivitb

the

vifion

ofAlmighty God.

1.J9K

",

I'pi

Sawday Miorntng.

tMeiiuuonfor

J*4

3*5
I

of the moft Melted


Trinity, the glory of the Father,
the wuedome of the Sonne , and
the goodneffe and loue ofthe Holy
Ghoft ? There (hall weefec God,
and in God, both our fehies and all
thkiges befide* For like as he that

'the myftery

elfe

caufeitlhallftauc before it

can'be knowue.

all that;

'";

#3// reft, in louing that vniuerfall


in

whom .are all good

things^nd outofwhom

be nothing

Charity,

and Charity, wherewith Almigh-

God

Jhallbc re-

is<heere:honourcd,be per-

rewarded

when" vnto Faith

fliallbe there giu en

am

Hope,

vermes, to wit, Faith, Hope,

warded
'

in

ticauen.

for a reward,

deere vifion of Almighty


God > vnto Hope, the poflfeflion
ofhim ? and; iVnto Charity imperthe

fc6t,charity in all heir perfections*

There (hall the ElecHce, loue,


enioy and praife Almighty
:
there (hall they be filled without
glutting, and be hungry without
neceflity.
There is the place,
Where that fdng is al wayes fimg,'
that Saint lohn heard in his Reuelations , which fong hec termcth,

GOD

There (hah* the appetite of our

good thing ,

of our

There (hall thofe three Theoio- UowVmtb

fectly

wcGmalTfeeliim, and
our jfclues ini him , and (withall)
whatfociuer is without him, according to the knowledge greater or
iefTe that we [Kail haue ofhim.
There (hall the appetite of our
Vnderftandtng reft, and (hall not
defjre to know?any.thing elfe, be-

the mouth,

for it to defire..

'thcglaflc: euekl when! we (hall


haue thatvn^otted piaffe, of the

fill

heart, that there (hall

jty

the Will.

fuch wife

tmd all other things that are before

Thevndcr-

ofthat (iipreame ioy,which (hall in

gicall

bfiforews

{landing.

There (hall our Defire reft, and


be fully fati^ficd with the morfell The Defire.

hath a piaffe before him, feeth the


glaflfe and himfelfe in the glaffe,

Maie% ofAJmightyGod prefent

!T

there be

nogoodithinges to be cnioyed.
There

S$uafi canttcum nonunk,zAsitwere

Reue.

14.

< newfong.

For that although the


fong be alwayes after one manhej",
(forafmuch as

it is

one comm6n
praife,

Satitrfa)

3*7

i&t
r

praife, anfwerable to one common

which all thatblefifed com-

glory,

pany enioyeth ) yet is it alwayes


new, as concerning trie tatte and
!deiigh* it hath. For looke what
jtafte it

had

in the

beginning, the

declared.) the \ effehtiall ^lorjr


t

of
the bkflfed fouksin heaucn^Howbeit, Our molt iufltfudge & bountifoll

Father, thinkcth it notinbugh4

toglorifle the foules oneiyr^but? The bodyes


(for

the honqur

fame very taftc (hall it haue for cThe


uer and eucr without end.

deth his

ioy;of the Saints in Heauen-fhall


hekher
neirer dimMfli ndf decayj

their

Ml their bodies

his

eucr decay

or

the
wafce olde. For he that caufrth
He'auens to be al waits frefh and
neW> after fomany thoufandyears
i

as

Wte pafled rincethcjrwcreiirft

created.fhall atfd caufc the flower

of^tbc Saints, ahvaies


neto'-be iiuely and fltfifhingjand
one
uerto wither or. decay in any
1

of the

gl'ory

pbint

T__

yet further

eueri to glorifie

of the
Saintsfiall
.tlfo

be glo-

rified

bodies alfo

roome

arid place

in

giniihg"'tHus^

vnto Beafts,in

royall andeuerlatting heauehly

PaUace."

Ollouerofmen ;
honourer of
the. good and; vertuous ; What
hath this: isotten-and ftinking

flefli

ofours'(whiclUike a bcaft folio w


eth alwayes. his appetite?) to'

with the

What,

doe

San^uaryo^Hcatien

Avail

tHtlftcfhi^which

lhcr^dY4th#rbe.tyed v-p-hra Stabl4iafiijoia'g: Ikaits) beefi placed a-'

"

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;.

Ofthefoftrth toy that the fivlejhA


Mien
'hattstn the ktngdome of Ht
J ~whickis;the mioyitig ofths

"-

lity

of them) eitenmagnificehec and libera-

}odies.
i^U. tffie

'fiong

duft

rhc Angels in

Heauen ? Let-

(O Lord) continue with duft,

tor it isnoli fee rjxlyi tbat eattb fhbld*

Hcrclecrevifion ofthe Diumc

Heauens.
&ttt hcjthat faid jmto AbrA%4ih
y
Gc.i7.io
I will >horiom\ and multiply tfmaell,

Maidfty, is(ashathbcenc

wtwitbftjinding- hee is

deda-

befplaceij^bbiiercfee

'R'4

the fonne

'/}

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t.

if'

j*8
.

H j

Saturday Morriitif.

ofafondflafte, foieattjfhee appertat-

ntthvnpotkee! ;wiU alfoihew

his

bf the. Saints,

fauour to the b6dies

for the ;nigh kindred that is be-

tweene^he foules dftHem. It is the


Lords pleafure alio, that he that
hath holpeilto beare the burthen,
(hall likewife be partaker in the

and that like


as the foule, by conforming it fclfe
in this life vnto the will of God,
commeth afterwards to be made
diuKioii of the glory,

Note beerc

partaker of the glory ofGofr

the rcafon,

uenibthebody, which (contra^

why the bo- to his nature )

was

j'

e-

cottformable

dies of the

and obedient vnto the will of the


fbule, (hall aMb be made partaker
be glorified
in Heauen of the glory of the fame fbule. And
as thus (hail the iuft be glorious both
afrvcll
their foules in body and foulc*
And (as the
Prophet faith,) Tbej/hallpotfcjfim
Efaytfi.7
their Comtrey double riebes, WherSaintsfliall

by is ynderftood,

the glory of the

fbuld$,and the glory .of the bodies.


The

glory

3*9

niin^ta>i

Now .what ihalf

of tbefen- glory
:/*''

them

ofthe fences
(halt,

&f -.the

-Each one of
there haue his owne

proper delight

& glory*

be rcnued and made more, The


cleare then the light of the Sunne^
they (hall fee thofe royall pallac^
thofe glorious bodies , and thofe
beautitull fieldes; with other infir
nite goodly thinges that are there

(hall

eyes.

The

Eares (hall alwayes heare that wonderfull mu- TbeMdres.


ficke, which is Co exceeding fweet
tobefeeue.

and pleafant, that one onely found

of it, were able to bring

all the?

of this world afleepe. The


The fuelfenfe of Smelling, fhall alio be reling.
created with molt fweet and pleafant fauours, not of fuch vaporous
thinges as we haue, heere ; but of
fuch as be proportionable to the
glory that is there. In like manner
the Tafle (hall be fatisficd with in- The
tafie.
credible fweetnes and delights
not for fomentation of life, but for
accompliihment of all glory.
Now what an exceeding ioy.fhall

hearts

the blelTed fbule conceiue at that


time,

when

for the mortification,

and diligent looking vhto thefenles

(which continued fo;(hort a

The Eyes

time) (he feeth her felfe fo wholly

(hall

drowned
tm

stmfa&Moftfwg.

:M*Ati*t wnfw

37

drowned in that moft deepe fountame ofGl6ryi wUhout finding any bottome or end,dffo many and
offudvpaflTing great ioyes ? Ofcbbutfs'and paines well Employed $

poWre downe

m:

''

yipoifcys as'.thicke

asHayie; fothat:we.i^.ight feme


and pleafe Almighty 5o4 u\ *his
tranfitoryilife , w4ptei$# t]obeflQ.wr

fo great an"d';iftsftfc#rffc befcefige

P feruke* well rewarded O trea;

much to beijfokcn of,

fures,not fo

come.

Oj

:'

."',

':

.li

be purchafed with a thoufand

This rewatd of &i\ g^atiglpry


and felted in; >tte;fJCing4ofeie. .of}

many to

he^uep^^ajil^wefb ffcianyhthou-k

as to

be wiiKed and defired,and to

vpqn. vs in the eue^lftftii^lifcto.

liafc^

in.cafewee had fo

(aji^y^a^eXa^b^^rrjesinittoeFirA|

-'

giaeforthefame..

mament, yea, and a

grcjat.\(ieafe

longfir^.kfmrilfoshjiUfe fo

Ofthefift loyinthe Kingdom of

felicity ojtbebk^sd

-SainUi

....-

'

...
:

'.
,

bundrefr jtMutoftraTajllidns*

dej&lc

longer

JMl

eridufie

Cball

vs confider ;
ndw
BVt
howlbng tlmethis great
let

for

glory

and vnfpeakeable

<yea,

to conclu.de> ife

felicity is to be

bgktorla|FjngJy!iW>W"iw5hr:

outSnd^vFoe

it,isOv?ititeb thus,

Tb&Z'QrdJhall. raigptifor cifor

met;

And

in anothq* pl^ce,

rSgne^tbcraigncifallvmids

out; and defire that all.fanner


of tribulation^ affh'olions; paines
and labours, might rayne and
powre
!>

ration to Generation.

This

.rn.

fo longjoas AWghfcjr

a point >that were


able alone, to caufe vs euen to ay

inioyed;

jfi

Qodhimfelfe (Ball cudurift, .which)

Mny

yea?es,fchausiiijtodj^^^
tejry^nthei earths y^,ariiagrea$

Heaven :thkkisfheeuerhfiing
-continuance ojhhe Glory, avd
<<j

is

thy

Pfal. 14*.

and

14.

Thy
and.

Pfal. 14?.

dominion enkirsth from^gent+

Father of merWherefore (
ei&{&n& God of all confolation)

*3
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hum-

!/JJg ! > , MJJJl- t1


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l

Sunday Morning.

tMeMatUnfor'

37 2

befeech thee by the


bowels of thy mercy, that I may
pot be defriued 'of this fupreame

I humbly

glory and' ftlteityw

> tord

Mqditatiph for Sqttday

my

padythati H^llvttilclififed;to cre-

Morning*

me afjser^iifteowne Image and


likenes, and to make me capable
ate

ofthytfelfe>

this heart

fill

(iwhkh^^'haft
ft4fe

jthy
*

Crbitfed

)'

Qfibe'behejites of Almigfity

with

$M mf^nud{Omf

(Almighty GodJ
\he<lmin$.

of mine

'-

.:

woi* the-iund

*^

<-"

,^

'

of

;./?<"

';

1-..

.-..

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^jSPI*.
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...

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fe.

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.,..;

(OiX.Wlbefeeldhrth^^gtitieme

ffThis day; when thoti hafi.prei

tranft^^eithei: reft

ftted. thyfelfthmemteis thou hafi to

joirai&e^ |butfl*#afcB alUii? (lot*

m^tati^pn^h&sbemptes^fM'

rttt in this

!.

fer

mee'^t^ erieriafting

life

mighty God\ that: in. fa doing thou

pmeiideftrc flot^o inheritre(with


Childrerof ^^*f)the Land bf
\Cjafaad, and^O'loofe' niy right and

Jftroi.3*6. fchfc

title

o^iheL^4p^P *,ft^!* ^ w
1

matinAtdofthe^and
wayes require, that
,'.{'
t

hm

tharikp.for them,

more ferenNoue.ffhim 3 veho hath fbewed


kimfiife. fo Mmtifull tnt irdt;tbe*i

apd enkindle in thy

felfest

Andwithafofr&fae.therkty

[pfal.i7,f

majiji give

thus Willi d-

I may

dwell in

the hmfetftht Lord all the dayes ofi

Wfew~ >-^;^

*--

yimrk

griefe&t&firrow forr thefinnes and


tffenctsthatihtw hiafi committed a-

gamftfucha kimglStnefa&or.
r.t

VI.

-u;/|

\< vY<

ion

'

Lbeit, the benefits

of? Al-

mighty ;G.od towards ys


kbe innumerable,: yet they
all

1-

irtttx

**wwi

37 3

Sm&*y Morning.

Medtiatiotfor;
all

may be reduced

to wit

tofiuekindes,

to the benefits

ofcreation,

conferuatipn, r.edemptiQii; vocatithe 'jfecret benefits that


on

Mto

euery one h^trVf'ceeiued parties


larly inhimfelfe.

a, The

tye&dGmfm,

fottfe ,

it is

veto

itt.

by

whereby

hee

thou.waft before tbou wertcrea-

things together

red*

thy members* and fenfes; and


thy foule , which is of fo great ex-

? createdaftervhis

owne

thai&

thing alone

,:

(to wit, our foule,)

gaue ys therewith

Conferuation
ail

Ibfc'

with thy felfe,thati to giuc'thce

this

foule,
'~lmr * hwty"m*\

>i

ti f niMhr

v<mi i

confider

vponJthe.prouiderice

and cxceUerit>an ^ndjasfo haue the


I>.
frditiom^f Almightic
And. witha^ll , hee gauq thee thofe
three noble powers of thy foule,
^leh besVnderi&anding^ M^?io-

And ; c6rde^vv^ll

thy. whole beeing,

God.rHpw: thou

riettndv.WiiL

at once all

S concerning the benefit/of

Image and^ likeae^^fbttfoihigh

GQ

appea-

Ts&hebiimfit'ofCenfirHatioti.

all

cellencie

,.

it

giuihg vnto vs!this

concerning Sefirft benefit,


confiis of Creation
der firft with great attention, what

tbee bef6rYhb.iiiaddcftv juayiK*


with
ing.' He gaueth'ee thy body,

**

clearc,that .there is

ted; and what'^lmightyGod hath


done jbrthee$fond beflipwed upon

was to giue thee alL things.

no perfe&ioii; nor ability in any of all the


inferior Creatures: but that a man
hath the fame iotaa
a far -more
high/and greater fetfe&iun ;; and
by meanes ofthe vcrtue and ability of his foule;, hee is able to atFor

taine

ASwhich

375i

how

dependeth

of Almighty

hrtrriot able to?

dne:momenfcy nor -toiftep fo'


much as one ftep , Wcreituot.by
':.-.
meanes of him.
Gonfider alfo,how he hath" created all things iin'to woridy for thy
vfcand feruice: infbmutrh, ashec
hath appointed euen the very An!

Meditationfor

Morning.

gels ofheauen, for thy guard


fence.

& de4 the foftefit oflocation,

Confider moreouei?,how he

hath giuen thee health

ftrength,

life/uftenancei with aU other tem-

jy^^Oflceriiirig the benefit

of

/xVbeatidfl,confider firft of all,

and iticcours.

porall helps

377

And aboueall this,cc>rifiderthe


manifold great miferics and calamities, into which thou fecft other

what a great benefit it was of Almighty-God, to make thee a Chriftian,to call thee

men fall euery day and how thou

faithj

thy felfe mighteftahp hauefalleto


intothefame, had it not been that

alfo

to the Catholique

by meanetfofthe holy Sacrament ofBaptiiifiey & to make thee


partaker of that other bleifed

Almighty God (ofhis great mer-

Sacrament ofhis moft precious bo-

cie)preferuedthee.

dy and blood. And then ifafter this


ealJingofthee^ thou haft fallen into

'

l\

The benefit ofRedemption.


S concerning the benefit/of
Redemption , thou mayeft

confider therein two things.

how many,

and

Firft,

how great bene-

fome grieubus finne

, istnd

thereby

loft

thine inhbeencie: in cafe how

the

Lord hath

railed thee vp from

finne,and receiucd thee againe into


his

grace and fauour,and&t thee in

the ftate

of faluation

how

canft

Almighty God hath giueh vsj


by meanes of the benefit of Re-

thou be able to giue him fufficient

demption. And fecondly , how


many and how great miferieshee
hath fufferedin his moft holy body
and fouie ^ to purchafe thefe bene-

ttimable a benefit?

fits

fits

.o

YfttoVs;

..'.-;. :.

and thankes for this Co ine-

What a great mercy was it ,

>:n.

^fbe

to

expect thee fo long timc^ to fuffer


thee to

commit (b many finhes,and

iflthemeane time

..:

praifes

to lend thee fo

many diuine infpirations, and not

to

wjor

wnmg.

to fiiorten the dayes of thy

lffe , as

ter the famefeed

he hath done to diuers and fundry

^d

holy fpirity which bringeth it to


and happy end;
his fullirijpeneffe
"

laft pfjaJk tja fall thee;

.,

with fo mighty a grace that thou


lwghteftrife vp againe from death
to life -and open thine eyes to be-

'

...?'.

-'.-'..-.

'

f
*

fOffecretbenefits.

'

'

'

THcfearc the publike & known

hold: the eternall light.

benefits

Wha? ajgr^at^Jierj^ was it alfo

but befides thefe,

to giuethee graicjeV notto retume

bee other fccret benefites,


which ho man knoweth,but he only that hath feceiued them. A gaine,

viko thy former grieuous>

there

(afi^er

there

that thQu > waft cpnueited)


,

bee other benefits alfo fo fecret,that eueri he himfelfe that hath

finnes

but.to ftand ani vanquifli

thine

enemie ;

good

GOD

receiued.them , knoweth not of


them ; arid he onely knoweth them
that is the'giiier of them.How ma-*

3 reioyce

ny times haft thou dcferued in this


world, either through thy pride,

and, be glad tn the Lord God, far bee

negligence,or vnthankfulriefTc, that

at^d to perfeucrecin
t

morRingand euehingde^we that Almighty


promifedjjy the Prophet /#/, faylife

Ioeli.i3-

wkh the dewe of

his

others, that were in the very fame

ftate?

37*

P.Tbis

is

that

ing; lAndyefonncs ofSion


hatfy gtueu yott
M^-ffifltf*

a uaciper

Wiethe

Almighty 'God fhould haue with-*


drtwrie his grace from thee , and

ofiiiftice;

V?erftfogitfd etie-

haue forfakcn thee as hee wee fall


hath done to many others/or fbme from God,
cither
one ofthefe caufes (for whofoeuer

ning jkwe to. taint and fowre dovom

vtterly

vpon you.
,

['

Meaning hereby, that Almighty

GO D,

Oca* dothr^5onJi^pbeue<it vs with

they bethat

His heauej4yjgr^c Jowing the feed

they fall by fbme of thefe meanes:)

ofv^tues fopurmindes : but hee


dothilfo ailiit andfas it were)wa-

and yet hath not Almighty


dealt

doe fall from

pridc,ncgligme'itit-

God

thus with thee >

fulneffc.

How

ter

tbtOU}OUY

"

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380

381

.CWedkationfor

How many cuils, and occafions


Lord preuented,
away by his proui-

ieluesthankfull to the JLord

and

how farre in arrerages

ofeuils, hath the

ynderftand,

and 'turned
dence, in ouer-throwing the fnares

we be in reckoning with him , and


how much more wee be indebted
vnto him,wben we are able to pay,

of the deuili thine enemie^d flopping him of .his pa{fage : and not
permitting him to execute his wily
pra&ifes and deceits

vpon

thee?

considering

wee

are not able to

much as to ynderftand what they


are.

How oftentimes hath, hee done for


;

euery one of vs, as hee


for S.

Luk.it.

how Sathangoethbttpty about


tofiftyou^as come m the Barne : but
1 haw frayedfir thee, that thy faith

our

31,

he did
Peter, Behold, faid our Sauifaid

fa'de not

Now, who

GOD?
frtmc.

The pofitiue Benefits be fuch,


as a man may Ynderftand & know
but thefe benefits that are
them
:

called priuaciue,

which confift nor

doing benefits vnto vs,but indeliuering ys from hidden and fecret

in

euils, that were comming

towards

ys,who is able to ynderftand ?


Benefits

priuaiiue.

God, wherein the former Me*


dilation is declared more

at large.

knoweth

thefe fecrets, but onety Almightie

Bcncfitspc-

ofthe confide*
ration ofthe benefits of Almighty

ThefittentkTreattfe,:

Wherefore,as well for thefe benefits, asfbrthe others, it is reafon

wee fhould alwayes fhewe our

ONE of

the greateft 'Com-

GOD

^Almighty

Almighty
GOD Vfill
andwherecharge vt
maketh againft men,
withhee will moftchatge them at at the day
our acdie day of their account, isyjtheir of
count with
vnthankfulnes and ingratitude for
cur vnplaints that

his

marifol^ Benefits;

With this kindeof complaint,


the Prophet Efij begfancth the
firft

words ofhisProphccy,ea[lling

heaucn

& earth* wibefleiagainft

the ingratitude

felues

thanlfefut'

ncs andingrattitdc

for hit.t/:a
nifoldbenc-i

fits.

and vn^ankfulnes
of
*****

riwM*

mv\ A t

'

Efay x.*.

andefcaltedthem,a?dthejhaue

-*V

or

5*3

fcrfmsi

fuliri^rlohli/'butthe

del.

mqftiuftahd
r

TkeOxeknowetkhisow.

ner& the Jffe his Mafters manger.

6fall thbfe benefits theyhaue


receiiied
becaufe they would not
giiie thanks to the giuer of them,as
"du^p they ought tohaue done.

hut Ifrael hath not knowneme,

net.

ther wottldmyfeofU vnderftattd me,

Now,

what

Grange, -then that

thing

more

is

men fiiould riot

acknowledge that thing;which the


very bruite beafts doe acknowledge ? And as Saint Jerome faith

vpon this place. The Prophet


would not compare- men with other"4iulng^eaft5^ that

more

quickeoffems j aswiththeDog,
that for- aftttle peece of bread defendeth

>his

Maifterk' ihoufe

kut

thcftl

$$;2^i^$aith: Ingratitude j
is-as it ^ere^ burning witide, that
drieth' vp the riuer ofGods mefey,
tf

of his clemency^ and


the flowing ftreame of his^grace^
the fduntairte

Now as vhthankfulhes is'th^ taufe


of fd great euils

eiteh fo tontirati-!

wife^thaiikfulrierfe is theke|;ittrimg

ofvery great graces,

and efpccially

ofthrce.

arenAof e dujfond rude^ ^uing vs


hereby to v hderftand jthat ing? ate-

and vrithankfuil perfonsj are


not t* be Hkencd to euery kftide of
that they bee rnCfch
Read's X

>

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etien witii'tlheOxe:aiid'A(fc,whicli

xTh'econfi<&rmdH ofQodfhh^ps,
."

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mMtihvt tdloneVdd.

iU,

full

i^^tttttMii then'the
ti(hbeaitsthat>ate*

\y

ntoft'bru
.

*.

ingrattfftll

red mamr punifliments for ingrate-

ordinaiyliumfhincntiy^toipbyle

ftifedme.

SJcromt.

NoW/w^aYftinffliment /trow] Tbeordiye) doth to great bcaftlihefle de- narf \ur


nijhmentef
ferue ? Almighty God hath prepay

6fthe wicked HHarken (faith hee)


O HeanenjndthoH Earthgiue eare
vnto my words : fir the Lord hath
\fpoksit, Ihane nmrijbed children
\

;/

Stm

Wivnitir

NOW,

E'
T'S
For (as

jStft is

ties

is

the loik ofGod.

ArifloHe faith) good*;

amiable ofit felf^antfeueiy;

man-is naturally

moft

encliried,|

S.Bernard.


MeditAtiotL

3?*

v.*

to loue his owttc^o|ier^ce,


Seeing therefore that ,rnen bee
naturally fuclv louers pr^t&enif
,

felues

that chiefeft Benefa&oft forthwith

mooued to loue and wifh


well vnto him 3 whow tJiey;perr,

they be

ceiue& acknowledge, to^Jitte be-;


flowed fo, great benefites yppfl
them. And hereof it cpmmetl^that

among the confederations that doe


moft jielpe vs to attaine
loue ofGod^oneiof the moft prin-

vnto the

cipal! is^ theconfi^eratjipjnofitbe


r

benefits

ofAlmightyiGod*

For euery pnepf thefe


is

as

it

were a

thefe benefits

benefits,

fire-brand /that

, is

to ioyne many

fire-bran^ together, whetekythe

flame ofthis fire is

and more in;ys4


'.'?

i\c<l

bman

enkiridledlrnote

firite

THfe ;confideration
io, to llirre V{>
riafi

fc

helpeth aldefire in

a-

to ferue AlrJ%h^^bdjWrferf

te confiderem

the gf eat* bounden

he oweth vnto himj'wito whom he is fo miich indebted.


For jf the very Birds and bruite
dtity that

be mP6uedherewith3t!o ariiweV VBto the voyce of fciiii that


calleth them , and doe obey (as
though they were reafonable creaBeafltf

tures)

consequently, to ^onfider many of

'/,'

jkes} ftfrreth^.0<kJfrein

quickneth&enkindleth more and


more the flame of hislpue^a^dfo

'

and of their owne proper

commodity, when they;f^e. plainly , that sill that they fcue * jCprnmeth of the gracip^sgopii^eflrepfi

2 Thtoonjtder'^ion of Gods benc-

vnto

all

corftrnaunded
greater

fuch thinges as are

them

prouocations

how much
haue we to

doe the like vnto Almighty

God,

haue receiued farre more then


they, and bee able to vnderftand
that

what great
and incflimable benefits we haue
receiued of God r'
farre

better then they ?

v!i.r

,:
t

-"
;

i&tTw

,m\,+,

$The

MitiWionfor

'

Morning*

387

eacrmore (for his part) in heaping


3 Tbcconfiderat'wofCjodsbenejiti
flixrtfh vp.t.fitnw and refcn-

taripem'wfirfiHr

THis

confederation

is alio pro*

vpon finne, againft Almighty


God.. For thefe three ends therefore, ought a man to confider the
benefites of Almighty God, and
finne

withall inthe

and prouokc
inourfoulesa farrow and repentance for our jRhnes* For when a

teth

man

benefites

fitable, torture

confidcreth

.and vwefigheth

dcepely on thcone fide, the multi-

tude ofbenefites he hath receiued

of Almighty God, and on the


ther fidej the great
j

fences

him,

number of of-

he hath committed

how can he chufe

fhamed of himfelfe

o-

againft

but bee a-

How

can

it

confideratioofthem,

togiuehim moil rrombkthankes


for the

fame.

So that when he fet-

himfelfe to meditate vpon the

mufi bcr
haue our

recourfes vnto thefe three points in

felucs

their due

places,applying his heart

fometimes to loue him,

him : fometimes to defire to

him

yea, and

the blacke,rby comparing

to him facrifice ofpraife

the white ? I mcane


fhall

much

better difcerne

greatnefieof. his owne

the

wickednes,

by. comparing thf Jame. with the


igreatneffe

of Gods.paffing

jgoodnes;

who

'long time-in

great

hath jconrjnuedfo

doing good vnto him,

that contrariwife iiath continued


euer-

benefits.

feme

& repentancfor hisfinnes

founded, and -difcerne much better

heereby, he

vpon'Gods

fometimes againe to be for-

rowfull

with

who hath

in

meditating

beene fo greatly bcneficiall vnto

be but that he mfift needs be conit

HotoWec

of Almighty God 5 he
muft then be carefull, to haue his

ibmtimcs alfo to'offer vn-

& thankf-

giwng for his fo manifold benefits.


Thefe facriflces

are iignified

by

of our lips, which the


Prophet would haue vs to offer Ofcai4.3
vnto Almighty God for the benefits that we haue teceiued
of him.
Trueic is, that the benefites of Althofc

calues

mighty

God

bee innumerable:
but
S 2

Wmmmmmmy

SttnityMorning.

iMeUwion for
onelyof
but we will treatchcere
benefites, which- arc
fiue kindes of

OfthekenefitofCwtiw*

and
bf all others themoft chiefe
all the
^rincipall, and whereunto
others may bereduced.
CkeatioriiCoilferuation,

tipaUbcmpes of Almighty

Redemp-

{halt doe well to corifider firft

lueryparticularperfoU mayrecogtoiie
.

and acknowledge

ry cfcply

in himfelfe.

at

aduices, that the maifters

vpon one,or two,or three ofthem,


rbeexcrcife of meditation is

not to bee.

vfed as a
tasty, but
as a doyly

ftodc for
thifoidc.

them
and to confidec and. ponder

welliand dihgently in his minde:


are
fortJieexercifes ofmeditation

notto beetaken
taske, that muft

in:

lumpes

asa

be fully wrought

and finished within a certaine


fultime ; but asa dayly food and
tenance , which, the more moderately

and temperately

and the better

more
is

it is

profitable a;id

is-

taken,

digctted, the

wholfomc

^h*hy ielfe,

ve-

what

thou waft kejfcre/thoU'wert created* This^is cfoe of the principal!

And it is not required ,*of a man

tothinke vponattthefe benefits


ohetime;butfliall mrficetothinke

'

of

the greameffeofthislbenefit, thou

tieular ancLfecretbenefites,.thatc-

God.-

Creattoh\\ that thou mayft

the bettfcr vnderftand fomewhat

kon^ocaiioii,and finally the parI

begin now vuscBthe benefit

TOof

Thefe fiue are the benefites of


Fiue p'm~

3&>

it

to a man.
oft

of the

doe vfe to giue in


this-behalfci afwellfor the vnderHanding ofthegteatnes of this be-

Sprituail

lite

asalfo for the annihilation


(as they tearmeit) which is, that a

nefite

man may hereby clearcly and palpably perceiuehow of himfelfe he


no more than very nothing**
Gonfider then how it is not many

is

ycares iithence

not a thoufand,

cuenas
within a

nor an hundred yeares,and

were yefterday, that is,


very fmall time,that thou waft nothings leaft wife as coccming thy
ic

S $

foule,

<i

rife^Brii

tMsdimionfor

Sunday Morning

foule,and from the beginning thou


waft nothing, and mighieft For c-

Man,which is one ofthe moft no-

$9

uerhauebeene nothing,that islefle


then a clod of earth, leife then a
puffe of windc, yea* lefle then a
nothing.
ftraWi&c to be fliortjeuen
Confider then,how the fame nothing could not

make

it

felfeany

deferuc,
things and as little could it

that another fhould make


thing, for that (pardie) that

any

it

is not,

thou watt -in

this

darkneffe, and in this deepebot-

itbmleife pitofthefame notogj


and
pleafed the infinite goodneife

it

mercy of Almighty God,

before

any defert of thine, onely of his


ulcere grace,to ftiew

vpon thee his

power and omnipotency.and

with

mighty hand to plucke thee out


out of this
this darkneflfe; and

his

of
I

deepebottomleffe pit of-nobeing,


being,andto
and o bring thee to a

Atwftm&&*)

body,and beautified it in all parts,


both with members and fences
and that with fuch a wonderfull
prouidence and- Art, that euery
one of them (if they be well confidered) is ofit fetfe a great wonder

and a very great benefite. This is


that benefite which J holy man lob
did moft humbly acknowledge,

when he faid ; Thy hands (O Lord)


bane made me, tkeyhauegwenmea
due proportion in every part ; remem-

ber(OLord)
mt,at

it

that

thm

haft

lob io.S.
\

made

were ofa lumpcdfClay, and

that thoufhak reduce

me agaifte into

Thou baft clothedmewtth skin


and fiefhy thou haft compared mee
mth boms andftnewes, thou haft giuen me life and mercy, and haft pre-

dttft.

as St

nofceuery fomc

biervfifeof thy&uWjandof the ex-

what, not a.ftone^nofraBird,nota


a Serpent, but euen a

Toadc^not

gaue thee this being that thou haft,


he compacted and framed this thy

feruedmy fpirit with thy viftation.


Now,what (hall I fay of the no-

make thee fomewha* : and (


S.AHgkftkt

He

can neither worke nor deferue.

Now when

ble Creatures in the world.

$9X

of the end for which it


wascreated,andor"the Image and

cellency

ca P*-

The nobler

tkjfc& excellency
tbefoft'e.

of

<

.?$.......

Suth

.MeMttffafor>

w*

rMP*niJiifV

|-,, .j.,..,,

GQD himfelfe.
there

js

all

manifeft, that the foule

ted

the earth

:;

fywtade

they perteiued

that'

be teweeriej

to;

.'<:

God audita
And this

arid Jifceaeife

is

the caufe

why the

it

to catc

God

is,vefy like vnto the fubftance

ofGod, (which cannot beknowne

him;

'''

of

man was
Created.

with

"""

Aiid hereofit commetk,:that the


fcailffhathlfucka wondki&iltsipsa*
;

city p

-Which

put together, are no more able.tb


fillhercapacityithena Barly corne

of

the foule
j

^W^thereforfc^ what recomT


'pericelfliall .wie rmakc^vntoboui
moft gracious and bountiful Lord,
j

for this.fo paflSng gteat benerite

if wcethifkcrjoWi&kfcS to be Co

rents

for that they ihaue beent?

of

man .

ableJfcoicU th whole world; a^ ?,

fome part in the building of


ble

pacity

Creatures and richesU ofthe world

byVs.

which this no-

The wondcrfull ca-

is? (jfcgreatyrhat.all j&he

muchibautid ipiour:! earn ail. Pa-

Now

m doatbed withallj

in this, life) it followefrthat the


fubftance of the foule is alfo a
thing hot able to be knowne heere
the end for

foule

himfelfc cn-

and- to raigne euerlaftingly

is

fubftance of our -foule cannot be


perfectly ynderftbad. \E6r. being
as

iw, knew nd mejetet name tp bee


giuen vrtfo God, then sJMew,the
-as
mindc, which is asmu^h to
a rcafpflabic foule; by re&fon ofthei
great

For what
end the

to enioy thofe things

hee^imfelfe-

ai^i^me^^^^-i

%>

crea-

ioyeth^ to bee cloathed with >thc


famegarment ofimmortality,. that

And tjierefoie' the-ancietltPhirj


lofephcrs,

it is

of Almighty

.felicity

Almighty

that

then by the

'

foule.

was

an-

partaker of the blefled

at his liable

wee raycome:tQain&oeeiHdent

is

For

God ; to dwell hi his houfe

God'/ thererK^Q^wg wherehy


,-

take

glory and

that jipttl fiefeftblcdt! Almighty

knowledge of hi$i

created y

fwerable to this dignity.

For in very deed,

^thifig in;

was

ble Creature

capacityth&ti k&hJ *The.Imaige


thereofis^he Jnaagc f Almighty

this
oiir

**

Medtoaionfor

Sunday Morning.

our body ; how much more are


wee indebted vnto our heaucnly
who by meanes of our

Of-the benefit* of Confer-

3*4

Father,

Parents) hath formed our


our
and without them hath created
compafoules, which be (without
moreexcellent thenthc bo-

bodies,

rifon)

ourbody
dy, and without which
were no better then a ftinking

What

dunghill ?

are our Parents,

Sect.

II.

MOreouer, the Lord hath not


onely created thee in fuch
great dignity andgjoryjbutit is he
aJfo that

maintained and confer-

whereby
but onely an Infttument,

ueth thee after the creation in the

hatbmadc a fmall
work* ? .Now if

fame,.ashehimfelfe witneflcth by

the in-

Lord thy Cj
t that doe teach
thee whatfoetier is meet for thee to
know, anA doe getterne thee in the

^Inrighty God'

portion

of this

thWbe&mueteboimd to

iirumebuofthewoslte, how much


more art than bound to the prin*
J
worke >
dpall agent that madethc
1

And if thott,befQLmudiund vn-

amwne

to him, who wasanely.


framingonefart, howfeue^more
Vntol ^mighty
I art thotf bounds

in.

If
God, that ade thec whole ?
much
thou efteeme a (word fi>
wherewith a Qtty was conquetd,how muchmorc qughtcft thou

toeftceme^he King,himfelfe
conqucredlt ?

that

the Prophet Efiy, faying;

QD

way that thou walkefi.


Many Mothers there be ,
..

that

thinkc k fufficient tqfuftajne onely


the trauaite of Child-bearing : they
will

not burthen thcmfelues with

nurfing their Children

but will

Nurfe that
may.difcharge them of that (rouble, But Almighty God' deakth
not fo with vs : for he vouchfafeth
to take vpon himfelfe the whole

feeke out jfbme other

charge

of

lam thy

& burthen

infbmuch,as he
is

Efay4?.
17-

from them,

"'is both the Mother that bare vs,


andtheNurfe that nourifliesh vs,

difappointed,
tttrne

with the triilke and cherifhmgsof


his prouidence : according ashee
himfelfe witneffeth by one of his
Prophets, fay trig

Officii .3

/ was

M m*e krihtS

So

that the

that

info

v
i

the moouing and order of a


,

doe

depended* fine wheeles


drawifc .and make it goe,

much that kthey fliould ftay,

The Prophet %aM\ cbnfefleth

dericc fliould faile

the reft

Eucry mithou)< are contained in this<*nebe-j nute end


nefft ?<tf tily "euery

Lord, and thdKgbteft wm'weir


tbott
foods m due feafon. Jndwbileft
PfaLio*. gttteft it, they teceifte it, and when

minute and mb^; moment of}

mentof art h^Ure that thotiliUe'fl,'


are parti of this benefit. For thou

our

life

de

pendctb on

r*ouidehbe,arid turhehis
^euer^blittieftbmithce-.

eyeawayj
J
I

'AC<r

All

*;

the froui-

dencerf
Jlmlghty
niT^ty dd#ould withdraw- hrsj Godo

fhedmdjhtisfiedwM uttfuch thing,

from

all

But how many benefics(trbwft

alMitgef deetioke-vfrt'itffrO

But if
as they ftand in neede of.
amy
thou (O hord) wrne thy face.

woullfaile but bf hand withall.

both the^one and the other,4nthefe wordes ; 7B* cfrs bf

'*

uich\frt j that ifhisdiuine proui-*

f^ainely

IT

'-

if*

and mouing of the clocke would


fray alfo : cuen fo all the workrflanflupof this great frame of the
world j*. dependeth wholly df the
prouidence f 'Almighty Gbd , in,

*s withput him nothing is


rr&de^euen fdfwere it notfor hirii)
aH thir^es \vouid.goe to vYttfer ru'

immediatly- alfcthe whole frame

is

like

againe to the fame dufiwhereof

clocke

both the Creator and cbnferuer of


Arid
all thinges that bee created.

yne and decay*.

and vtterlyfaile,OHdre-

as all

as it were

himfelfe

b6

Whereby it appearethjthat Iike

and they vn-

Lo*d

they fhallforthwith

they were fttadeJ-

theityrfe o/Ephfaim, and carried

them

|pfl.i4f.

Sunday Mdmng.

xMedihtt&nfor

2<}6

SmdayMorniny

Medkdttofifor

3*8

399
Almighty

world
All creatures in the
part

of this benefit

for

arc

wee fee

end.
thatihey alldoe-ferue to this
is thine,
Info much as the heaueh

the earmis thine ;

*heMoone,the

yea,.th<rSurine,

ftarres,

thefea; the

fi{hes,the birds,the trecs,the

liumg

andto be ftiort,all things in


forafmueh as
.the world be thine :
appointed todoethec
I they all are
beafts,

which
fcruice. This is that benefit
much at,
the Prophet wondered fo

whenhecfaid

fVhat4smanO

mnk
Lord* thatihoti Jhonldeft be
dndvhaiistbeSonneof
full ofhim:

P&U.4.

irnan, that thou daft fi vifitehimi

Who*

haft

rioter to the

madehmnotmnchinff
Angels : thoHhaftcrov

^h'mvf'fibzbryanbhmMyM
haft,

made him hard

oaer

all'-the

work's ofttyhtmds. Thoffhaftfttt


allthings vnderhtsfeetejheefefixen,

and all the. Beafts of the field, the


birds oftheajreMftdftJhesoftMfi^

jhamakeift^mpf^^tKf^:

Q Lord otirGqdilmm^W^
thy name oner alltheearthZ

And

Mighty

'

&QP

Hath

vouch-

i,

mi... n

L~A

youchfafed not onely to appoint atf


God bath
viable creatures for the feruke and

behoofe of man

but hath alfo (of all cm~


his great mercy) appointed the in- tmsvijiuifible .creatures^a wit,thofe moft bleand'm*
;

noble aed, excellent vnderftandings y that be alwayes in his pre*


fence;, and,

For as S

uifible,

to ferue
wiftn,

behold his diuine face. Hcb.1.14

JWShh

They he alloffi- Mat. 10.10

ccys in this great hoHfeandfamily

of Vnto

the

jfngehis

Almifkty God 1 vntomhom is comcommitted


mined the. defepce.andpfcgard of tbedeftttee
tnen.

and [aft'

Finafly,h&hatKempl0yedattt:he gard of
whpfewprld to doe thee feruice, mT$%

;;;

thou {houldeft in
like-manner imploy thy felfe in his
to

the

iiitent that

and his will is , that there


either
(houid be no qne creature
ynder^the feaucn or aDpue^exeniptedfrqm ferufag^id hoping thee*
And this hath hee done, thatthere

feruice s

j,

(hould be nothing within thee,that


flaould not Jikevvife J^eiin^loyed
iaferuir^ofhttn,:

'

i:

.although peraduenture
thou runneft flightly quer allthefe

And

dungs : yet pughteit thou not fo


to

wmmm

MeMtatimfw

460

to pafleouer the benefits that Al-

mighty

God

hath done vnto thee,

in delkering thee from

infinite mif-

haps arid calamities^ which we fee


doe daily happen vntb other men.
Thou feeft how one is troubled

i:

with the palfeyj another is blinde,


anotherlamei another broken legwith the
g<ai another lore ycxed
y

Stone and others with the Stratigurre^Gowte, Fiftul^'or with omither like terrible difeafes and
,

nes'
i

is

a mam'

Tea

'

is

nothing

^elfe

Artnot,

icljiqu ja

niaf!a'sJ alljOthersK

'annW^s^iSt^s ^&dihe Son


$\Ma*i&

asaftq|?rs?r|ftlieoall

and m$er%s.doe come,


either on- the behalfe of nature, or
elfet>f frane , and the- very fame
caufe^g Jn- theie hhovv isit that
the very fame e$e#s are not alio uv
thefejeuils

thee?

Who hath fujpendetf the effects


{roipfBhek^aufcsp-plio bath ftay-

buea^itie

dthe$i'eames ofdie!wateiJs, that

...
,

ofwfr Sea'o^infinitetxoublesycalai^ides,
:

}nitetrou-

'
=

f
this

iftbr to lay ithe very-trtfth

wbrld

yietfen^vprig^t yppn; thy feec

Series': aid icarcely canft


all this
ttobufihcfe any oriehbufe in

anil

.&KT Ihouiflelit

notiperfflai

cpmon flood, ixit only the very grace of God? Where-

thers in this

fore ifthou caft this

morning; griefe and^rfbw^Ahd;

with b-

account aright,

thou fhalt finde , that

all the

mife-

of this vtforld are benefits vnto


thee , and that for- cuery one of
them in particular , thou oweft a
fpeciall thankfulnes and loue vnto Ml

ries

gtafedvntd

tftee this Patent- of

e^emptibnitdbeiquife &free fionj


Calamities and
|foefe-1^ ^eaoi*s>

Who bafc$^*heefo
treaa^Medg^^^o^giuch

Almighty God. So that by the be-

.fhtirnbe^^^

perceiue, that

miferies?

I
!

berfohs.thW{houideff be free and


found?
j

nefit

(befori alledged) thou maift


all

ahegood things

tbit

world^are benefits beftowed

vpon

of

world

are benefits

in the

them'h

(tries

VS.

vntQ

ifi

Sttttd&yMvrning.

jMediiatiokfdr

42
1

him therefore. And yet he would


not (b Joe, but rather contrariwife
changing his anger into mercy, it
pleated him of his infinite good-

vboh tbefe; (fot fo much as they ^11


d6cferuc forthycor^eruation:)aH(l
*>w alfo by this maift thou vndw!

and
ftand,that all the iruferies

40J

euils

neffe , to beftow greatcft benefits


at that time , when hec was rhoft

benefits
inthc world i arc Ukcvwfe
Lord hath
vrito thee": in that the

prouoked to wratti with greateft


offences. And whereas hee might

deliucredthee from them alL

haue repayred this lofle of innoceneie , by (ending fome Angell or


Archangel! ,' or by, forne other

I-

meanes : yethe would not fi> doe,;


but vouchfafed tocomeeuerihim-;
felfe in petfon* And whercasheep

Sect, lit
r Et vs come now vnto the inc,

might haue come with great maieJ

Jbffcmabie benefit of our Re


demption, although it fliouMbec

ftteand glory, hec'abafedhimfelfei

ast^comeiWgi^athUmi-;
fiiyandpouerty. And this he did,
to caufc thee tobe the more in loue
with him by reafon ofthis benefit

foferre,

much better,to adore this myftwie


fpeate

with aa holy fiience,thento


wife,"
Fit in fuch grolfc and bafr
mortall
wee mutt doe with our
tcngue.

fmne)

make thee the more beholding vnto him by this exair^le, ami
to make thy redemption die more
abojundant.by reafon of thegreat

arid to

Thou didftlo6fe(through
that

rlrft

innocencie

grace wherein thou waft

created,

Q O D might

Sid Almighty
goodequityand

iuftice)

Sieein that mifcrable

ami

(with

treafurethat

haue left

andtogwe thee more clearely to


vndcrltand Ifow much good will

ftate ashec

lhouU
the deuill: and none
ihauebcene ablcto haucrejroui

hebeftowed vfgnit,

left

hec bearedi

vnto

thee

...

that

thou

l
vpoh thefe; (for fo much; as they

doefemeforthycoi^ruation:)afld
vndwalfo by this rnaift thoU

*>w

ftand,that all the

rritferies

and euils

him therefore. And yet he would


not fo Joe, but rather cdntrariwife
chatting his anger into mercy , it
pleated him of his infinite good-

arc pcvfc bcnejitt

neflfe,

tobeftowgreateft benefits

Lord hath
deliueredthec (torn them all

at that

time ,

in the world

vnto thee r

in that the

when hec was rhoft

prouoked to wrath with greateft


offences. And whereas hee might
haue repayred this lofle of innocowie , by fending fome Angell or
,'
or by fome other
Archangell

/Sect*
ir

meanest yethewotucTnotfodoe,
but vouchfefed to comeeucrt him-

*ii.

Et vs come now vnto the inc-

I^fBmable

benefit

of our

Re-

demption, although it fliouWbcc


muchbetter,to adore this myfterie
fpeakc
with an holy fifence,then to
Fit in fuch groffe

and bafc vsife.as

mortall
wee mult doe with our
tongue. Thou didlMo6fe(through

fiane) that

firft

innocencie

grace wherein thbii waft

created,

GO D might

and Almighty
good equity and

iuftice)

and

(with

haue left

as hec
ihee Ui that mifcrable ftate
none (houW
left the deuill? and
hauebeene ableto haucrejpoued,,
bunt

felfe in

petfon,

And whereashee

might haue come with great maie-;

(tic

arid glory, hee;abatedhimlelfei

forarre,

astocomeiwg^athumi-!

Ksyandpouerty. And this he did,


loue
to caufc thee tobe the more in
with him by reafon ofthis benefit
beholdarid to make thee the more

him by this example, and


to make thy redemption die more
aboiindant.by reafon of the great

ing vnto

treafurethat

hebeftowed vfgnit,

more ctearely to
how* much goodwill

and to gwiei thee

vndcrftand

hce bcareth

vnto thec

,, that

thou

Sunday Mornixg*
deemethee

405

how much more art

ly wee are

t^ehkea^nejandtofhcwplain.
ly vnto^hee,. fcow

thouhaft'mhim
deft rcpofeithy

much intcreft

fe thou flioul-

whole ttuft andaf-j

> ; /'. , .
ftanccjuhim.
u
/which the
benefit
This is the
,

thou bound vnto him for the manbound to


ner ofthy redemption > which wasthe

fufferitig fo

that

a Tttdempbed titm.

benefit > ifa King would pardon

Thiefe that

(and
Prophet^ extolleth,

whipped

hap deferued tobut if the King would


:

vouchsafe himfelfe, to receiue the

vpon His owae' fhoulders


him; this were without com-*

|laflies

wprds^^^

for

Efay 53-

a fanre greater benefit/


Confider dterefbrehdftr rnany benefits are coMprehendeetin this benefit ofthy Redemption:

parifon;

feller ^uld^efend
u

;i

any: En*

in perton

bimfelfe
1 roercvO to come
-\
"'.r
il
'. . .u
n A to came
.tQvefemethemvandtbcarne
;

the
them ^ponhis^oulders^ll
worldjnotwithftanddayes of this
euaUcknowthey did

ing that

Eph.430

le3ge:thisbenefit,butdidgnc
Ghoftto
and prbuoke the holy

"fnWthoubeefomuchbo^
tdtbeLord,forthathe vouched
to*in perfon
to

come

himfelfe

Vp

of thy foule,
and fee thy Sauiout-nanging ypon
the Groflejcofifider all the wounds
and paines that the Lord pf MaieLift

btttv6uchffed(oFMgreat

Lord

great pained and fortbewlAtorments? It were certainly a great ncrofmr

by

the eyes

ftie

fufferetb there forthy fake

for

one ofrhem is*a benefit of it


felfe , yea, and a Angular benefit.
Behold that moft innocent body of

euery

thy

Sauiour arid"Redfeemer,all of a

gore blood with fo

many wounds

of him , and
the blood gufhiug out on euery
fide!
Behold that moft facred

and brufes in

all

parts

head,

Sunday Mwrnng.

vpoh ifoefe; (fot fo much as they all


doeferucfor thy conferuation:)atid
opw alfo by this maift thou vndt*.
ftand,that alithemiferiesandeuils
inthe world , are likewife benefits

Lord hath
deliueredthee from them alL

vrtto thee ? in that the

"-' r:

...:.-. ''^-ttom-

him therefore. And yet he would


not fo Joe, but rather contrariwife
changing his anger into mercy, it
pleafed him of his infinite goodneffe , to heftow greateft benefits
at that

benefit

of our

Re-

demption, although it fliouWbec


rauchbetter,to adore this myttcrie
fpeake
with an holy fifcnce,then to
i

wife,as

of it in fuch grofTe and bafe


mortall
wee mull doe with our
tongue.

Thou didftte6fe(through

fiane) that

firft

innocencie

grace wherein thou waft

and

created,

GO D

might (vvit
and Almighty
good equity and iuftke) hauekit
fhee

ill

hee
that mifcrable ftate as

(hould

the deuills and none


hauebeene ablcto haucreprouedi,

left

himt

or by fomc other]
meanes : yet he would not ib doe,!
but vouchfafed to comeeucnhim-|
felfe in petfon, And whereasheej

Archangel!

.'

'

Sect, .-liiEt vs cdme now vnto the lne-

L> ffimaWe

when hec Was rhoft

time ,

prouoked to wrath with greateft


offences. And whereas hee might
haue repayred this lofle finnoceneic , by fending fome Angell or;

.-,,'.,

ir

40}

.A

might haue come with great maie-;.


iUe and glory, hee abated himfelfej
fo rarre, as to come in gr^at humiKiy and pouerty. And this he did,
1

to caufc thee tobe the

more in loue

with him by reafon ofthis benefit


and to make thee the more bcholding.vnto him by^this example,

and

make thy redemption the more


aboundantvby reafon of the great

to

treafurethat

hebeftowed vggnit,

more dearely to
how much good will

and to giue> thee

ynderttand

hec beareth

vnto thee
.

,..

that

thou

Sund&y Mwrdng.

494
to (hew

plain-

tWhaftinhim/^^^
and

af-

tiuft
dcftrepofeithy whole

fiance in him*

*ch

tk
This is the benefit
(and that
Prophet /* extolletb,
y

for great
*

m thefe

good caufe)

wprds,A
^^^^y^fqund^s: /
aJl^trifatMmstfmn, hew*

UEfay

53.

how much more art Hew greatbound vnto him for the man- ly mc are

deemethee
theftke agajne; and
muchintereft
ly vnto-thec, fcow

f^tel^itkrwas bewr marten

'teller ^uldhefcnd attfEnv

S^btttyouchlfed^^
.in

perfon

mercy) to come bimfelfe


and tb came
to lexeme them >
the

(boulders^
(.them -vpon his
wbrld;notwithftandthis
dayes of

ting

euUl
that they did

ackno^

'leagethisbenefit^utdidgnce
holy Ghoftto
Eph.4'30 and prbuoke the

Tfidifthoabeefbmuchbouna
totoeLord.fbrthathevon^
toin perfon
to come rumfelfe

thou

405

whichwas
by fuffering fo great paines and
torments? It were certainly a great
benefit , if a King would pardon a
Thiefe that hap deferued to* bed
whipped : but if the King would
ner ofthy redemption ?

bound to

the Lord

far the ma-

vouchfafe himfelfe, to receive the

lames vpon His


for

him;

this

owne moulders
f

were without com-*

parifon/a farre

greater

benefit*

Gonfider therefore' how iiiany benefits aire

coiiiprehcndeiih this be*'

nerttofthyRedeinptioti;

vp

of thy fouje,
and fee thy Sauiouf banging vpon
the Groffe;confider all the wounds
and paines that the'Lord of MaieLift

the tyes

ftiefuffcreth there for thy fake

euery
felfe ,

for

one ofthem is'a benefit of it


yea, and a fingular benefit.

Behold that moft innocent body


tby Sauiouir arid'Redeemer,all

of

of a

with fp many wounds


and brufes in all parts of him , and

gore blood

the
fide

blood gufhing out on euery


Behold that moft facred
head,
t

tter of

out

Tfedtmptian.

""
I

Snn^'^MoYntH^

1
'

ccbjfefl&wftb fix^edingfteat tra

great
difeharge this; ineftimable.

(?wAt

u^iie. su^^gaitusi

debt : letme pay thee


bleffed
mighty God)) if ithee thy
^ifii

^^*hc

4*3

jeth

qiigidt y.e^.e

enioy-

nouhec^miiiodity

aiad fruite

continirallrcmem-

braa<i^the4aWiei

'

...v.

(O iord).

I fyke&ki thefr

cucn

ehan-

by the bowels ofthyinfinite


heart
ty,that thou wilt wound my
my
with thy wismnds y and,rake
dri&btafe wSh thy ^ft pl*&

to

f^fef^<5t^'fbttilfeypoja the

wheus bk)d^MirchT6Pfe $
I
thetfoeuerl {hatttiirhemy felfe,
'

of ^Imighiyffiedj without which

may fee thee always ctueifiediatid

$i$ftcfe -JI*tS?Me:ajdjtQtbe;grea->

wherefoeiier-l flbatl cafiafcajwes,


toy feebse vntoP'fticW

tfij^gmgol

all|h1rigs

ftvk#:*v&ti

thf "precious

Letthtei)eall^my

o&any the*

thtogC

befitfe**^

plce'Wh^with'tHe-ii
.haftbmightme, aorffufenotfo
in
precious a treafure to bee (bed
r

tm^ fyidiere
-

coftfdlatioixi;tb

think
let this beall myiarfflic^iob,t6

'

fc

it^p|SriiQOJj thsjtsitfercijfce
tweHikfncte efl-caUingsbof AU Two cal-

*M88flJ

bedwayescttteified w*h toee^

lH benefo,ofV<!Ricftti.oi^ Mailing

mghtyiGwl* QneyntpiF^yb^

lings*

taeane^&< the Sacrament of Bapk


tlftnfi$oa0d.tbe>9(th# vnto Givw**

aftebafr a man?, hafckift; the firflb


ii^no^ertcie^hiehrhechidb^Bap-'

th:!gfeat

vaine forme.

And grauntmc (0

moft nierdfuU ^b^)i'th-l

II

be?

Conftdertiaw what a great; be*

nejjjjt

thfejfirfttcallirigofcheeiwa^byl

iB^esotif the Safcramen^ofrihaty


!Bapjtifnle^.whcrefey thou waft clcn3
:

W wm, whom
-

mote bri%
-

bft

'

etb

feftfrom originaljimifil, deliueued


tiv -

T*

from
umili

*'

>Tbe

firjt

calling by

iBaptifmc,

IVTTW

s$w4ayMor#to&>

414
from she poWcr f chcdkiell ,madi
an
the (bane ofAlmighty Go^and
inheskottrdfhwKingdomc.
There he tookcthy fouletobe
it with
his fpoufc, and adorned
:

fuch ornaments V.

vvae conueni-

with
ent foptfuchiitateVtd'wit,
and
grace, and with frtc vertues

Gen. 14*3-

nuiftsoftheholyGhoft, andalfo
gutfts, that
-with other.I<M&<*ia
!areftn^ibre^i^i6tti ^efttftofe
vvhen
that were giwtortRtf#* ,
1

among fuch a
number of loft and damned foules,
fhouldcft
it pleafed him that thou
be one'of the number dfthem that
mould be'faued; yea,ahd be borne

mighty

ofthe Apoftles^and with


the precious blood of oitr'iweet
Lord and Saukmr lefas (Jhrift.
Nowy if after the grace of this

the milke

thou haft (through


thine owne default and finfulllife)
loftthc innocency which thbure-

there

i^obGnne
otf^iraighty d& doc

**nefit?

*dtitim^te%
what ^d>b&^fc%a,

ithis
:

tfihou

thofe
haddeftbecne borne among
'Infiidfctep

ceiuedft in the SacratnetMs of Baptifme : in eaTe fc>h*k fcafed the

rt^.W^thou-;

aud'wanted thisfenow-

M^^etroeMlfig'Godv

awl

Tti farad
ealling.-

calling ,

firft

that

the lap of the true Catholike


ehurch,8 be nourished there with

soke th<ifgbufeof
whli^ftitltoU^e,
f 7/^feNow
jvSbJlt^vfe^ fogtt**b<*
alfbof
fands; not oncly ofW;but
are
Nations and whole Countries
that by theiuft Judgement

God,

in;

flice w*s<ttkn

IncfiUittosifefr

4*5

Lord (altthat notwithftanding)to


1

call thee therecondtime;yea,&

ry many
art

ve-

# often timesjhow much

thouthen bound vnto him, for

How

fo pafling great benertc?


many benefites are contayned in

this

this benefit

?:-

One

benefit it

was

thy ContWee
uerfibn fo longtime* to giue
fpace of repentance f and to fuffcr

to especTrand tarrie for

>

/.VA

teaj&/tbctr#fek ido^a^
Imach

art>

tha bound vnto Al?'

>

mighty

thee fo long to
ftatc

continue in that

of finne and wickednefle, and

T4

not]

m6

4*7

Medimimfr

^_...11,. ....'"

not to cut downs the vnfruitfuU


and vnprpfitabletree , that occupied fuch a rpome to the/earih, and
heaueb
recciued the influence of
aito&etheif in vaine.jiAnothd be-

comnefit it was>. to fuffcrithee to


mit fo many an&fo haynous enormipu$finne$i, and not tocaft thee
downe ^heiftfare i iiito the moft
,

horfj^lc;b^^nalc(fe pit of hel fire;

whel^> (perhaps): many

other

are

nowjherc torrnemed^ueiifor leffe


or^r^es;sbeftithlnc- AnotherbeV

iiefiUti"Yvmk^ f<4*bscifomdtiy

gppd inC^ipni^hQly^wcp*

"""~rrfr

'

"^*"

were another Z^fc^tfi, putiof the


darke and bbfeure graue of thy
.

the ftinkfog

of the enemy of nrankjn<je>


JSut abpue

all

gt

wasitstpgra^t^^npron*

lj*

gagmen fQttkty tim%'$toft > bat

frpm^&ajt^i^farwMs
not to jrjstimieyyjafp; .$$ againej
alfoVgrace

giving thee; ^CflOMr))allrfuch pthe* qrrjame;nts,/.as werevgiuen. to


rj*&J#rote*fc

f^pc^gallfCpnngy^hw

o^dikell^an^flMi^pb^uer,?^
woridjaftdtake-a teefctafte fcf the

Another benefit it was


briqg thy great ftubborneffe and

things

length)

withfuch a mighty.& loud voyce,


that thereby thou mightft rife from
death tp life , and come forth as it
I

were

44.

thisiiwhat abencr

very grieuoufiy that called thee.

long ptjftimte refinance, (at the


*p<anend, and to call thee

loh.ir.

frifpnjao4 :thraldome

whereas thpu(in thfi rneane feafon)


iddeftinpthingelfebut offend him
alfo , to

L ,.

ordaiiews and gfaces^jjbp.u, iightcft Hue as cbe cjulde-of 9j?>4 , :&nd

fiil

i^i,and fe^atfrfi)? UIjfty >QUt!of

anclwicked life,, arid to perin calling thee folongattme;

finnes

-yi

wfehyJ*&l? .andifee^b^d^bUt

b^^^scf eiaeiuj|dtifWgfied^fauow ag&ne ? .btyf.iti^ejS)^ which

wkW ae4hAnJ^iUifV/i)fandcnot

etjgtfin tonfidftofthy very

fe*

"***

"

ty

4ppettamiflg.xmpS^lmigh-

God* whichbeforefe^emed ve-

ry vnfatipury vntp$iee,an*Lwith-

ccmjbsi k>athfom
neife^ntlf^fliliirfg o*he *ty}&
of the world, which before ieem-d

allj^cpnceiiae a

vcrv

Luk,ij.:x<

qiy

Sunday Mwnmg.

"

Uy touty and <fei$^ nw

O good

Lord, what -a number

of things arc there included in this


orace j to be well wayed and arr
pray
Settly conTidered?Tc2rme (I
thee)whenthebfeffedThiefe,who
:

(vpon'his true repentance) recei-

ued the Promifc of Paraelicc, feeth

Luk.a;*
411

himfelfe in that- fo/great glory,


which hee now, poflefieth in the

**** & te *f ^ an1


:

thee

kingdbme ofheauen, -and feeth his


companion alfo in thofc great horcalrible torments of hell fire ; and
hin>
leth to rninde withall that he

was a Thiefe alfo a? well- as


the other, and fufeedfor his robfelfe

and that (a
before), heeblafphemedour

beries as the other did


little

SauiourlefusChrift, in like manand


ner ashis companion did t
yet (for alithis) it pleafed Alto caft*hte mercimighty
to giue
full eyesvpon him, and

that

GOD

him fo great alight 5 leauing the other Thiefe in his darkneffe.


!
heercupon -,
in

confidering

,i^iJ &f :v*aftt:

-i

of'thC-llKC

thankes (thinkeft
render vnto
fpeciall

Now

what
thdu) doth hee

Almighty God for this

grace?

How

wonderfully
doth

tMeiiutknfor

Sunday Morning.

dothh^tcioyccatfo great abencdoth hee mernaiie at fo


fit ? how

Sauiout Chrift,wbich was. fy free-

42Q

great a Judgement?
faffing great

With what a

touedoth heelbue

bimthatw.ould vouchfafe to prelingular and


uent him with fuch a
vvoridedju%*ace>

l^ow ifthisfeoM^o great abe

"

nefiti;

felre,

vta'&ee, ,/.re*nembet thy


that our .SawourChnft hath

;beftowed belike irieftimabiebelonefitvponthe^ whcr>th6 fame

sing Lordi-vouchfafedto
rnercifoll eyes

&

cafthis

fpeeially vpon

with. the
thee, and didvtiot

like

manner of caUing-, call thy


who
hour, companion, or friend,
neigh,

fperadiienture)
his

had

lefle offended

diuine-Maieftie

.:

then

thou.

Oonfidettheh, how much thou


his
bound to the Lord for this

art

a great ocgreat benefit, and what


vnto thee to
?afionis here 'offered
the
defireeueiito fuffer death for

loueofhim.

confider hovv
Be'fides' allthis ,
chargeable this benefit

coftly and

to
of our Redemption; was

out

Sauiour
i

ly giue vnto thee, Vnto thee it


;

was

giuerrar4celyy6c^f xne^er* grace

and it cpft him eueri histowne mofl


precfous, blood land life alfb. .For it
is mani&0, that without the feme
our /innc$ could not be pardoned,
nor, our, wound? cured.
It is ^id

of the Pel|ican,that ilie

young ones
dead, ahd feeing them in this cafe,
lhee ilriketh her felfe ypon the
bringeth foorth her

breaft

wkh

her beake, yntill

flie

caufe blood to iiTuequt,andthore-

with (he bathcth her young ^ones,


and Co they receiue heate and life.

Now

if

thou wilt vnderftand

how great this benefit is, make

ac-

count with thy felfe, that when


thou waft dead infinne,that moft
louing and merdfu II PeUican (our
Sauiour Chrift)
tender

pitty

moued with moft


and

ftrucke his 1'acr.ed

Speare,
:

m-

companion,
breaft. with a

and ;wa{hed the deadly


1

vyoundes;of:thy:Tft;le:i:with:^he!

of his woundes*
and fo with his ownc. deatb, hes
aue

precious blood

st

StrndityMommg.

4*3

In this account! are reckoned

his owne
gaue thee life, and with
wounds healed thywounds.

many

viithaBke-

bf Fortune, qr, of Nature,, or of Crace

gUoffc

wh|ehJUroigHty,.Goxf ihath: gi&en

a^o-

to each onein particular; and bllb

nifhcththe^etitttidfunoftheday
cameft out of Etm.
in whichthou
thy
day was the day of

and iuhdty mifejries - and


dangers., both fibody ancUbufe

B^ not thou therefore

fultc6him/<ifthJsfo great

^theLord
ly benefit : biit

kindes of benefites, either

diuers

j-

from, which he

This
of thy
pafouer : this was the day
*
for as'ftfuch asvpon

(I

ofhis meqrc mer-

cy}hath dejiuehed YSot Bar wfrfch

we are as-y/elli

par^ukrybenefikes,

Rofarre&iort,

bound to'giuehimthankes.,'

day tho* haft patfed dirough


of Chnlt,
the Red Sea ofthe blood
Promife : and
vnto the Land of
haft jyfen *
vpo'n thisdayi thou
gtvAefm* Death to Life.

as fbr

this

the fqfmer generall benefites *rfor-

more

afraueh'fcs.they are

fign^r.arM^Q^ens of\tl)e

ceitaine
fjteciall

and pajtti&firicrtie&nd prouidencc


that

th^X6.fdbeareth .toward vs^


?

Qfthevamctdar benefites that


mighty Godbathhfitwed

Such benefites as thefe. are, cannot be written iniBookes


But c*.

&

Al-

ueryorie ought Jo writ^thein in

his hearfcj $c 4tafldyhe^them

''"

''

the ottwrgenerail benefites,

' "'.-'-

B10& 'humble- thankes ynto


the Lord For them*
Therebe alio othec benefits yet

giue

are
benefites aforefaid
there
generall. Other benefits

bene-

Utcs.

Yery party himfelfd tfoat/hath tfe-

cei
ceiued

them. Thefe! are.cectaiae

dagers that
Mhcrtvlfe

pnuy

vs many
timespfrom

fnaresmd]
whichare.Yhknv^nci- uen to the

knoweth , but

iotielyheet^achatKreceiuedthem.

prefcruetb

more fecretand hidden then thefe, fecnt

areiwrepaicuiar|tHatbegiuen
;wh*lv
particular perfons: : the
\cret

The Lord

THefe

benefites none other

andro

Sect. V.

\larand fe-

with

\would fall
\vfon vs.

ii4_i

Meditntionfa

vm

Sut$AyMowiHg.

intur rn"i

priuy dangers and


which the Lord is wont to prcuent
and difappoint by hisDiuine profecret fnares,

Hidence

for

fome

ii

although hec

knowcth ngt ofthem,

himfelfe

a]>

that% vnderftan-

dcttwhatgrcatdama|e and prevnto vs, in


judice they might doe
but them off
cafe, he Should not
tandduappointtheit courfe. What

mm

fecret guiftes,

felfe

that

cbi^ii^^llth^m jnow-

eth not.Wneref6rc,like as for thefe

kinde of finnes, we ought dayly to

able totett^m how niany

Pfa.19.z1

h
temptations AM#^G ^

Deliver me QkL^fidjfrom

pr^feruedhimiondlton^hioWMdejiny decafions of finnes he hath

ought we alfqeuery day, to yeeld him moft hum-

*th

ucred him, and how oftentimesHe


rebath ftoppedthe pafiagk^nd
&
moottedaw^tbe^:&AW *nd
icefcfuU

fntfrcW thd^ebitt;

watchfuU enemy,

br

that- ?we fhotild

ffimter L

Euen

my fecret

fo

^h^imaf^AaiSbj
*ifcu*fefe^
fteln^fio

without^rendringoftnankc^ for' tfid

'

fame.

notfaUintothettf?^^

TheDe uillhimfelfefalth
j
God
AWghty
mari^^hat
tab
-

lob l.xo.

[hadenuironedhidiotttMery fide,.
thatnothingmightdoe^himhuit.

And euen

fo

is

the Iiord wont

X^Medttat'tohs.

to

Heerc

...Wf.

, * ^-^*

fl**^

/Mtiimioh-fo^,

40lj

427

Heerc followeth the Eueiiing M^tanort , ,af cprita; to the feauen ;^yc?
! '

'j

Meditation fpr Monday

gpm -B&'iray^as if if
Mmenofhfc!^ me Pe- to that
SotineQffftnti

\matt fytMemfoftMetrtyed.

It had

ifkeehad
\mcr*b'0'bme.r <flw Iudas that

heettg goodfor "thai matt*

ITbouhafifaid;

ihtXexttfthrMwrthik

WheriSupf&ftattym
\vp from the galley md-fut of his
hamentf;^ Va\ng alfaetl, he

I
Math.tl.
10.

-jHentbcboHreofSuW*
was come, our S<wM\

Mark. 1418.

Luke.zx.
14.

Ioh.13.3i

tbmMfkthe ToMMerewith
\hewti gfrded: ^hirihe cameio^x\wtye

Ihm

jmo V&khphiffxMii> himtorftdoft


\tbwvStty'feeti lefts aripefed

M*

{mdJaid-Vfitirhim:

rat>le,*dhis twelve Jpofilesfh

him. AnJhe faid -unto them :


hadagreatdejtre to cate this

wefmred veaierirtiva bafpH\hnd$e\gto to wafl?. bif<Difitpl&sfiet and tit

What

Idoethott

knoweft

loh.13.4-

4*,

JJJ

J.J-

_J|!M|!E

fymeftvot n^kH^th^fhahknow
m&e*te\ thu titty Body} He toohe
ltheC#pttkejii$, : tihd

when heehad

Wfid'^ic^^^tiU^js^^*
VrukeYeemfiyj}. torm^fny
Simqn P^jar

f^vwhiw tori

VMoftfajilgv Tefttinittiti -which

mtqnely nyfeett* butM^baudstol


\^y;hemalfp.

.V/./^'-i

.'

'moffimeh ^ddfte^yei, Jh^li


bethktlMg, Sift if 'h<t6e rMepu
ranee ofmee.

<\

t-f jrdo:)-:? : lliil


i

ft
j&4m&d^xte-w.A
........

wWeJefijMfrA
:

sr^v^T.v,

JijiL v^|

"

^T^efte'"'
ta them^wytfjee

[/for,

'

what

Ih.mkx

haHe^^lpe^jem-jeet^eeoH^

bauegiuevyou an example^thatf*

[bed their fe6te\ het6vke^ready

fern ttofe^at%

^%2fJ&gl

vhat is this that tk<*ti cfotift

FVVhar

am
Wfafiffe had blejjed, he hake it,

tkmiiad&teifc'

&&'&{&
and

Mdiwfaffo

M**

II

foimlclfe,

5Td ha4deft feene^tmigbty \ God


himfcif^ki^ejjng befo^ tbc.fcete
ofinen*:: yea* ijwp.Wpttl^fttte
\

of

thatjtxaiifcth

isif,

wholly

Is it poflible

why

humility.:?.

^tf*.whac Jdcreft

I Wh*ty wliHhbu condftE/


cend, that iehis lord bf Mai'e%
thou

thou halt confpiredtdbctray this


?Is
moft iwfeand .gei^^

|ihaUwafhthyfeecei>
St. Titer; when

^ftouideft not

..

;/i

he beheld our.

mmt, knepjuVigjb^rehintjWGii^r

feelefomeremorfe of Confciencc,
infcel^tyina&js w^pte?!

and i was

tremble yee not, at


the wonderfull fight ofthis fo great

(thou Tray tor) that

itpoiiible that

Icred

"y*

exceedingly, yea, he. was alt:

^etfrer affonwd Ah'creat;

an tp fay inthis wife?:

aould yec,vou<ch&fe *oj|oufchiiich

fththis,

and bewhat mdfc-:.

O Lord lM\m x WUt


!

thou waflijmyigejcei}

MnmthouV

be Soa^crtffttfeJiuii3gT;Q,0 I!)ff;
:

FheC^tprpflihMo^d; ?'

Tbel

*auty 6ftfoe^eftueps ?i^i(e!,paran

fouJgjYi/^ycs.^bacs they nauri*

iceof Ar^elsliThe Redee>erS)[6

leaP.ThflJjyjghtrJ^pf thy J&thers

rit6;^%ypK%a^^hW

^.:

H? Wfi'hJi09ll?fih Jn,ihfe

'ghefltf
ht
ye$ ifyij & euc4^^Ali^g

Haba.3.2.

O yee blefTed A-

amaztd.

poftles,

ad isiu<?>n fwder,cooi
fiderjiig tfoisfp grc.& igiftwnd*
>

I vrasafmide * /. bane

coftjidered thy \workgs ,

els t0>hijrft

.W>

kneeling'beforc the feete

wordesattd

^Aw|[w.

fullmeekneffe ?

Ait

ofmen; and tell me,ifeuer he vied


the like kiode of courtefie with
you ? O Lard, libattc beard thy

tyfaUQ. \wm**fa* fj

TOltte%$pay h^ ^how.

mL

A^MiJC/th^ (r^w>thlr.

WgaJK *i^) vvalh my fete?.

;i

What?

M0#da}Wiht.

Mcdiwionfof

43*
.

What? WUt-ihoii^bcihg

itord

glory

highneflTe

taKc

)
offo Rteat Maietty *c
ypon
Office
Tu ch a vile and bafc

jwrofundity

were) enforce mc, that I cannot


1
confefot to' fuch a' deed.
Leaue

abalethy

the

|onoftheEatth;andbeautified
that
With fo many wonders,

and

bdaiitifieft^ciie An-

Wifedome?Is

kt&eti?y fa *Mi#cASfcM

SmVfeete^c^X^%

n!D

: -'

fit

Men; at^gouernett
wall)

neath the earth.

F<#by doing thfefci<uile Office,


thdfe Very haras-iri wfeaft power
1

'';:

f'
_tea^foviwh6^Jli,butam6rj
earth, and

tdl mafi^itttle deft* of


aOicty* velTeU b^cbfrbpti^ 3

Create full

downe the Towell,

downe in thy feat and ^aHi


ifioff myftetk
Beware tlftt the
!(|e^i^^;^;-flJi)dped of it;
when thfey ffeall fee how by this
Ceremony^ thou daft fet them be-

l&lthiiiges^kh thy

for thy

me He*

|Witec*,ordikieftthe2^t*
'eels, ordereft

fkf%\9&j

this baft office

Lord ^ leaue

andpiit ob thy Apparell agaifie,

moueft

feftmecaufes,

O my

widfcworld writ

thy hand, that


^cnsiulefttliQEarth^uideftthc
[in

therefore,

feruantsV lay

fame

the

oFmy miferies^doe (as

it

thee ? Wilt thou (1%)


the foundat..
felfe; that haft layde

jhaft inclofed

ofthy Maiefty, and the

fe^^:^,

the Fathcsr hatK cdttmitted the


Heaueiis and

-o^ier thkigcs,

.all

fhould be abafedvnder the feet of

men. Take heed that


Creatures be not very

all

natural!

much grie*

uedj or ratherih great difdaine, to


;

fee themfelues
jany

thus fubic6t vnder

other feet then thine.

heed alfo leaft the


-i^.*

-Ub*^ T h*d of aftttonges*

KinjgSrfl delpife
ifhec fllall

',

Take

Daughter of

thee not,

fee thee girded

when
abdut

with this Towdi,after the manner


-.*:*/

of

I.Sam.
i

.tt

r-w

fi

yj^wtyNigkh

"Medtutimfot.

i?
ofafeMattt'iandfaythacjfliewil

noMakeiimfoi herSpotlfe

.and

JinaaSfafo psmyjjrto'i fiifl&afgtecJ /acfi

mi Jeffe-for her Go^whoo,e *Jhe


^o'aBe^tponf^

n<1

ofs

J,y.ctanwtfleotft*ngi

irnigfit)

^orbcktsdibeobanimeB^d

hmtiistauo'i 3/fr :>is not if /jo.ud

O
A commen-

thasccmfiie'&ted t&iittpr&flfoHP

art

dation

of

the vtrtue

vf humility

who

knew it tight .w4 <d ws

j(lyjk^dwhK^ehft^ott rfadtqqfa)
may. swyeli &$jfikftaajtow|* ^;
ittfi&jgsi,

westward
DtfHrie, and

atter-

ny

*)fcart#!cWd:,

arid/

thftafc^*&fo^

Luk.1.41.

^ard&#ood^fcshcc.M
begun.

5 ,

n vrcv

?'>n. -

'

r
.^'iil

The great

W/^

diligence,

kurcfubtes

VMr mw-jwr to

caire

make
|

vsbuffible.

^^

our Sauiour, had,to

ij;-..,

^JWl^iifo^wefl;
tyen J&
;

rpaj:

**

np$i#
h umble,-in tHat4>eing
entryiato^siinol^^
gate and

E^y/hce.fliouiagfue^fuch
great

Yntexithee

Q&&Q& ofeH twinges 1

-}WiM&,ue.t hf^ftthat^iflictb

jthjeHfaw^fl^b^ kajg{hed<awaf
jta^g^Sij5Q^ : yjw though
|$te&$&~bi$#ft .plaoe P^JHca^
ii^Jv^Twholbeue:c*e"be that
cmbra2
bao

Vj^x-.'J
i

.,a-~-J-Jg- |

fmdtyMigfk:
.

.1 ...

^f

-L_JLW*-.-A

out in yourReligi6h)ikl)ut
vame
and to nopurpofe. And yee ofthe

SKrberjcaicathcgcGatLcftjfinncr ia the

ttw^en thc^cligiousidofejihat-b')
the fame; yee

may bee

diliu^e'd

fio the toes of this fjnfuU


World i
j

ii.Reg.ii.

Thou art the foundation


!aEMErtii^:d^cbtt^f*^^
ICrcator.

-0.V-.Xi

MeiMMmiiy.
thee,
- Who^gathweth widtduif

'.'

;ofl<Bli6ci<$ft

diiWfeth c}%fo Midtth, and

who fdWMflS|^ub &$*{


wjthaut3HecI,o<tiie

Wfc wri*.,

This being done; con/ider alfo


how afterouc Sauiourhad wated
j

their feetc,

he /wiped then* clc^ftfc


with that Towell wherewith* }$
wasgirded : and lift vp the-eyes of
thy toute fomewhat higher
^ and
there flialt thou fee
reprefented
the myftery <&jcm
Redemption;
Confide* ;how that raire Towett
rcceiucd intoit atthe flkh,and
Vn-

deannesofthofefeet, which

'

The myftery of our

were

altogether

&M

oux of^gat^^HeaWin Is
r
{Math.*?. Seri,a^ wkte-tfe^igPtht fob1

I*

Mciftfitt^isijertluc^rlaitcthrfccee

of Cbri& Eifetfe
)Luk.7>37

by.youc

very foule and flkhy.


And as theifeete were made clearie

&faire/^th&TWeft^
(fe he"toi^p'e^fiek^"iwith
:

it)

tMs'yertuisot

.^r^^y,

^*

wholly befpdtfcd anddefiled.

Now

what

is

more

filthy

man conceiued and borne

than

in 4ihne

5f^tis^d^^n^ah^b^

tifoll,then^^

*lmdisbt&tad. wlltik^ Cant.M

redi

Mi
-V-4

wmXfyfaigk.

t-.

ur4ad

it

hot bfcene more decent,

that chis'filthiriefle ftiould hau,e re-

mained Vpoti his owne dunghill,


idt

beairtf?Wha1 a wcriderftfip-

tyahd;compaflibn Was it,that nicS-

ued tfiee to haue fuch a fenient defifcofthe cleannefje

of ii)y foule.

^
licd^Jlbcfpottcd^ttd defied wth
tfat:the
fch$&cne* ilnfitowfri

fauty-jDcltovrrcvpon.....
nian

aHue Would

take' a fine

, m

Tow-

wrought with Golde,and Wipe


therewith a' feule Ihitd^dflB J c^
el!

* i

.*\.w

rpet^Hjrfficfe a; tiNRiJe&Jfrtid rent

an^br;6ken5nmari^plkes^

{W
Ef^.l.;;;.

Blcjffed art

merciful!

thou

mi$ bjpodc^ tWqfQHk

%>ts

be

(O my jiioft

and Iouing Lord)

Angels praife thee

"[

:";

(O God)

the

all

for e>

u$rai6reV:forthat it hath- pleaded


thee to become- as it were -)
(
ah
5

out-caft oftHe

;'

men, them
not -more raeste thst
j

world, taking vpbti


thecal oiiffilthiheffe and miferies,

(which are*hej>ainb due vnto Vs

'

forteMeht^d'efiu^vs^t^
*
andmafevs^ee^omt'hyftK ny
'

mt&h* ^nftlfe thdie wfchxfc

Pfal.M.8.

!.}.w

'

i^dfoi'tbcirfak^s?'
!

wherewith our

Samour'madran

V4

.,.,

end

n.r .*- .,

"]jjjp

MtwUyNight^

Jtefatimfor

"I

waflied with-the water of finiicrs

Ihaue
en<f oFSisHiftoryjfaying :
that yon
riven you Off example ,
*
\jhotdddoe, emn as I haup

he thatfeq4cth>ll Creatures/iifled

M*

to bere r
ftrxcdnotoneiy .t^jic matter and

you.

4W-

wiycKne^and
M
en^ffe^^M^^rwhkh

Forty tiey&m
in the

yihkh worde.sare

fuch as

\\t dt4;,tp. this^iid, that -all

our Sauiour Chrift


\thc

moft

wul & \\ity>*s


:

aUy of

Humility.

Saint

more at.large

He JmgkS

chiefly

it

{feb he) ,a wqrke of

great gatienie aud humility, that


Maiefty
lb j]ighand excellent a
vouchfafe to come downc

would
from Heauen vnto the

doath Bmfeifc vyi?h 9V r Clay:


the
and that he would dijjfemblc
I

glory

of his Immort4Uy, and ta

come n^ortall,;to the end> that being hiiifelfe inno^nt and &u

Weffe

h^ht.te pur$M4J& %h
^erJgMUpy^ The $**& W

::hethat;
be Raptijed of his feruam;
camctbpardoafinnes, would bej

mfy the

JPeuifi; ithat

fdfe with the vi<3:c;y, offered his

Enemy

furthe^h#me i but by

ix)

word prieiyv.]His,I>ifcjiple,s^^
J

Uer4efpjfedjl a il*<>rd doth / his


fefruajats #;

bw

eiltertaioe4.^them

With great Charity and beneuol.cnce ; yea yhc vfed them louingly
as

Brethren.

be ma^uaiJcfd at,
thai he thus behaued hiraifelfe to-

'

earth, and

tempted him^nd^otKen^ng him-

Cj^dccteh

in tliefc worses,

his grace,
:

of as his

Tall]

afte-r

migfobe- faMs(i$4 yvi& thc fame.;

for fo much

is

e
ef,e

word , and Jong

whole life, is aperfeft .y#t


is a
tctne of ai vermes, especially of
W' that vcitue which in this place
reprefented vnto vs, to wk,ofHa-

life

cbrijt

a hungry appetite vnto Gods

hatf.e

example of Humihty,but alfpeuen


to all the other workes and life of

Nefcher. hit to

'

wards his-I>ifciples^being as tbey


were, obediei% feeing he could
(

fuffer

that arrant traytor Ittdas fo

with him euen


vntill the end,and foffer him being
his enemy, to eate together .with
himathisowne Table,and knowpatiently ,ah>i beai-e

ing full well

whereabout he went,

V
"H

would

%
J

"

a^*"

*"

HdajNzgku

MeffiateffifW:

put him to that

w<^M hbuer difcou^r li^bitt was

ousbTeod}

bontiottb receiue: i kiffc ofhim,

moflkrudi Death jhow great were


tfrenbeksantfWurift'he feifeed?

HoW

arid to

patientlf di' he> bcare


;

fpettiri^of thclfeib^'all rributfe;


that ha'dthimfelfe not"
vtitt that

J^f

Hoprfe ? how

with^hefpettlebf his oWne mouth


reftorect aMncfef -man tp^His per-^

6w fuffefe dfe^heir
j

fecVfight?

the-Faiii

?,wfe g?^

toofce'ne'to alliite<thofe

ua

fc

vngtatetiill

^aifra^otaned^ijftitS hie ^ch?

^ithv4J^cleiier^yl>a*eA%

t^tir^dfe ?-WithP%hat^a

W
4vith

W i-w^

wHip'^ J

wlfe&tfer tianis Weft

wbtSt'itt-hiS

name , with mighty

pbwef ;6 whtp.the very 'BcluTi?


hew 3
h^ -Crowned WitFi
thanes; th^^Wr^d^s Mar-

wW

'

tyrs' vyith'

euefiirin^ftearMds?

How -was

He- frnitten' oft :

with
vrito

mt face

of mens hands,'
the Palme of victory

-the j>almes

that jgiueth

tRCfawoiis rage

long before;

Rich a$t>e Gortiqueffrrs?

How

was he robbed of hisVearthly garments^ which cl^tnech his 'Saints


baflfer$to dfioetnftttlMti

tharfiad

the Probeeftktne miaft!hems'*>f


p^tsf/aiKl^Haytidasi^b-ak agHNj

wkh garme^

!;i

<5Jf.

'Htaftftdil^f

Hdw'w'ais- he proffered rffoft bitter


!

gau1ejmat giueth^vs the bread' of

HeauenfHbw was he offered Vidiinkey thatrgiueth the

neger to

^ofhis
to the

f'affitfii;

Before'they came

fccddingof te-moft

preci-

Cup of
fb

faluation ?

Innocent^hee that

He

that was

was

f Iiift,

or

MwMyNigbt.

iMciiUtUnfor

444

445

\ or rather, hee that wa&Innoeency

vnto the end, intending thereby to

was accounwd

leauetwitovs, a perfect example

the.e uerlafting

ofcont^aU o^tieqee. v Yea,more*

?and Iufticc it felfe,

^to^'3Qhc!Eues

:,
s

ijjith vyajg a^cufcrt witji falfe wi?,

^fe^tbeiiudgepCibfij world was


conitamned by wrcke&rnen ; the

word oG
;

0?]Di rc<gciiied the fen;

tenc^fipeath ^ilhrfif^fe.^^ongei;- ^orcpuo: j , atpyvhat


li^cthsSaujbuRof the world was
nayiedtprtihe

Cm^ancl at the vc

ryhoure of his Djeathy when the


Starrer were oJ>fc^cd; the Elethe Earth
ments &troul&<^
quaked, wheri tf^iighfewas dark
ned,wnen the Sunae turned away
rtfseyes, and wpul<el apt fojfferhis

ouei and be$fes

all tjiis,

if thofe

cruel! bloody, rnjnifters; that

Cru-

and tormented that bleffed


body of his, would haue conuerted, and beene penitent, hee was
Ircadytoreceiuetheaito his grace
a#d fauo,ur, eyea at the very laft
cified

ipftaht

:^

neither

would he haue

vp the gate$ of his Church


from any man.
Now, therefore, what thing in
the world can poffibly bee ofgreater benignity and patience , then,
fliut

blames to
J$aj|,

ftiine y,pon the earth,

happily

great cpucity,

it

might fecfucha

the blood of Chrift, that offered


life cucn

blood

to them that feed the fame

Put fuch and fo great is.


the pat^nce. of ou* $yeet,$au)our
?

jt^niider^I^y) how euenat


this time>: out toujour did not fp
much as open his mouth or moouc
lijmfelft J how he-would not at the!
yery laft hours and point ofdeath,
difcouer the glory of his Maiefty,
but furfered continually that
treame and violent conflict,

ex-

cucn
YOtO

Chrift. /JJithertopc tile wprclcs;of

<$MdafN%ht.

Med^dibifw'

44*

foCe v which hee 4idia the ctid of


his life?:- according -as S. Ibhii the
Euangtfift%nirrethi faying %Itis Ioh.13.1.
fwvckthaibehadm tkfcv&fldr hee
1;

'

lout^ibsm^ccmUf intend. For


at.thafetike. hee beftowed greater

fodofilfctattfis where-'

benefits;vponthem, anddifcouered yiito them. great pledges and


tokens of his loue

&

ffl^rihcfpall.
<VNE/oF
jj caiifes" why otir Xbrd'andSauibur thrift came into th^ world,
was to enkindle the' hearts of toen
id the

WudWAlnhfetey Go'd

<

for

f6&6ithby^. Me;: 'Urncqme


:

Luk.i*.
4^

tipttfihfytotbeedrik, and what


bwnc\
ToHttI?lp!> hut that itfbottld

This fire did

oiir/

SaiiiouVput on

;
the e^rth wften He beftowed vp-

on n*n'ruch>hyfc manpvotifc
Tulllierierlts^en Hee Wrought to
<neat workes of loueinibngheiii,

and wholly enflamed^theminthis

mott^jrincipall

was the institution

of this mpft; bleffed Supper ; the


which* thing fhall appeare <very
plainly vnt6-hirri,thafe.will eon&fer

witU'good attention jthe caufesr of


the institution of the fame.
.

Ibefecch
thee (O moft rriercifull Lord) that
thou wilt vouehfafe to open.our

But

eyes,

in this behalfe

that;

.wemajriee whafceaiifesithey ^/vete


:

that jfaooued thyi louing;hear >to


inftitute ror vsf., .thistifo

wbnder-

and !ta

Icauelit

Nowthat^vEe-miyvnderrBnd

fomewhat of this diuinemyftcrie,

this

pofc

and^raunfcys thyJight,

fultaS^draiiient ^;

end,yet of all others, thofe doe


purmoft effectually feme to this

among ithe*

whieh -fihgularpledgfiS) one of the

fireofloue.

Now, albeit that all the works


to
ofbis mod holy life , doeTerue

it; is.

to

bee:-

prefuppoicd

j(

good

Chriftian

^
I

-[j

|_U

Meditationfor

4*8

no

Chriftian Reader) that

tongue

motl excellent Sacrament.

created is able to expreffe the pafflag great iotte

Chrili. Jjeareth

our

that

Sauiour

towards the

true

Catholike Church his Spoufe, and

Wherein hchimfelfe would remaine fpiritually; for he could not


bcare it,t)ia; betweene him and her
there, $iould

confequcntly vnto cuery ibule that


is in the ftatc ofgrace, for fo much

be any lefle pledge to


prouokc her to be mindf iiU ofnim,
then euen himfelfe* And therefore

as euery fuch

he pronounced

Spoufe.

.'.

foule

"

?--:^-i

alfo

is

;:i:

his

For this caufe the .Apoftle Saint


SWrequefted and defired, that

Almighty God would rcueale vnto _v the greatneffe of -his- Joue,


which, vndoubtedly -is fo ".great,
;

that

it

farrcpatfeth

all

the

dome and knowledge created

wife:

timcihefe

est jtyprde*. ; Sbjpfim asyeejhall

dfrtbistktngt joe it

rcmctnbrAnce iCor.n.

ofme. Hhatis ydoeit that yee may


be alvyayes miiidfull how much I

am

willing to

doe

how: much I gaenow

you

and
to doe', and

for

tolkffe* for your falutionLl

yea

were that wonderful!


knowledge of the Angels.
though

at- that:

T?hefceo(k.eaufe.

it

MOreouer,

this

moft fweetc

and louingBridegroome,intendedinthis his long abfencc, to

TV Vrmoftfwect Bridegroome,

leaue

'when hee minded to dep


out ofthis life, and toabfenthim-

that

art

felfofrbm

'his

Church ,

his dcarc

Spoufe x (to the intent that this his


abfenee,migfit not beany occali-

oh vnto her to forget him ) he left


vnto her for a remembrance this
mow

fome company to his Spoufe,

(he might not remaine folitary

And

and comfortlefTe.
hee left her the

moil

therefore

company q this

Holy Sacrament* whereintfte

Bridegroome himfelfe isfpiritually prefent,

beft,and

which

is

indeed the

mofi delightfull company


that

0-

*>*-

r?T*rnv=T-n?*xm

4$o

Pl f
-

.iu .Ul
!

,tf.

>#*.>

hce

that

,.-

.?

couM

...:

.-}:;' -O;:

btftfM ^ottiiphc fltfggards of


whom thtfWife man fbeaketh,(ay^

pbflibfae kaue

^- :i

* ^A-.

-her.-

.<

V If what time

jPro.i*.15
'

alfd *>ur Sauic

j\wouldgoe to faffer death

for

'NbWwhat greater ftothfuFneflfe

Spoufe;and*o rbdecme and en.


rich her with feprlFe of his owtie

cflhrithere^'imaginied ih a -man

todft'prccioii^bioud^; tid

t&n*j>is tWtteeaufe he <tf iltari

.his

>'.!

to the

abiHeia tke#Httle.kbburj:as he
(houldtetew'in preparing ;Mm-

intent fliemigjit (whtnfoeikr fa

.would} eriioy this tribft^predous


,ad diumrtrdafutey ihc left her the
ijnery

ukcyeekhereof

'.S.Cbryfoft*

fbkffciiSaBram^rtKi'f

felfe^fbstfcfe recfeiukigdfthis4*ioft

xftihis mcfi

hly^a<arameitt tf-:he*i will tather

^s S,G%i

wanbtte banif&oFfo gbeat and


;

y^/^wtf fatthj); 8 after) a# we come

iadlmabte diniifeircafur^^hkh

mott bleflfed Sacrament, we mutt remember that we

is:b a:rgrdaterrivalue

come to feed vpon very

aeated; ^

to rcceiuethis

CHrirtby

faitly and to drink of his moft

and that vraderthis foueraigne and


xiiuine
:

my fterie*

Corifider

'

therefore in what

dangerous cafe thofe men

are,

thatreuer-

Almighty
^

!l -

'\ othcti all

GOD hath
;:

pre-

vious* bloud in-the fame manner:


i

.1

**&

that

-Jor ulittle flothfulnes fdoe abftaiiK

-toicbipc 4io.*tfef oyail banquet:


,ahd't enioy filch a great dt-moft
1

iiieftiniabl'diidhekieaferei'.ttcrc
be

THis^hdauenly Bridegroome,
defired alfo to be beloued of
great
his Spoafc with a pafling

loue,and-thereforc hee ordayiied


moffell,
this diuine anabmyflicall
confecrated .wifiltfuch wofds^

that

whofoeuer receiueth it worthily,


ftrikfeni
is forthwitEtdUched'and

with?

ff

<Mtd?t4tiMfor

45*

wfth his louc.

^ftery, worthy to
i

yhatlmearieth thisy that thou for

Q wonderfull my.
bee cngfauen

[he Entire loue that thou

io

youchfafedhbt onely to
kcimy foule to bc*hy; Spoufe$

Jsttdimc,

feinpcrmOftpArt of our ht?r^;!

feeing

mm*) ifaPrince ihould heave fudi


great affecYion andiouetowardsi
Btty Wench

were

that

(asihe was) the very Bond-

hue of thine enemy

the Dwell:

hcY*lfo ( notwithftaning all this) very coldly ar&aeid


ri/vards theci , haft Ordained for

tat feeing

his Bond-

fade

ftaucj that hee could

beared

inhis

heattito take herlfor hisSpoufc;


aridtoroake'teOj*^ radii-

r.thisn^fiwaaslfl*pittine%i6^

Lordof ;
wQulfeefay ilbattheloueofthat

ifbhfachwopAesy that to ha&vetf*'

lp

ihdvfrgreit

dyjof all he is

Prince had heene, that would

acinittodraw^ fuch fdule> vnto

doe

bee as fliall ifeed? thtreorl ,

(psttducn.
fiush stdecd ?; And if
tbre)afier: kheiMawiageibleiwur
zed,: the ilaue fliould

(hew

whichJtto ha& <sbnfetfate<*'

and

akc thert^to Mrfte with liucly/i^i-ihiw -<-'


lamcsoflouc.

her

la-

the
k\e coldly affe&ed toward
Princeher Husband, and he vndcr-

eth

theafieaioft of Ittftffltife euU

ctttlyf

a man

landing the fame,would(as


forlome)goetofeeke wJth all dili-

sfirc

then wlieri ik ffltol hath a

t6<be

Erefete'

bdbu&fr to&fideriflg

that^hoU ha(frbeca#f

gence, far' fbme precious -morfdl,


andgiuekher to eate, whereby to
!

winne her loue vnto him ; how


that
pafling great would we. fay,
that
thcioae lofthatPrince were,
flaouldbc'tlaus atfeaed towards

her?

|pfaUz47

rMfclf from
je tewefttions
cfotibt of thy
|iencefortfef^nd
>iitf'?^^^5ii^Omy moft
:

what!

it is

icertaine

ibat

God

iouctbvs.

NoWtherefore(OKmgofgIoryj

jGJ,

certame

-I

t&ieeke

jo ivnitedi;<hdrihcorporat^d^>idHi
ithatwith*
pill^withiChrift

mW

aayijinttentiorw ttftdiiaV

bondoEbueji that of 1
be rhadc\
fhettf twfrj" fheteihould
bne thing. Wdr like as o metis?
fuch a ftrong

,asnthd
thy bean jofilbiicmcc//

1o
\iy,:0'9fa vrnono anrrb

End of him that eateth chat meats*

puf.ll

[here! is riiadeionei arid

ling

euJaitifo

likewifc (after- a;
,

tre^btit

by conformity offiifc;

ji,;jf!i' ;irHr!;-r'"<v<

:i.u
.

^aadarfji^ufce
Is <$j}<Mtjl&

.wol !'>-'<*

'.''

il-

,-.

was^to^rWre

itQgiwto^pledgei

^ha|::bleiftdli6herita^jc:i>f eteWi
ill

Ioh.

'

\thefxtcAt$.s
1 jQrebfiery our Sauiours will

<Wrt foot)* iiKrt h**ouldfo

maiie of

bekw&'he
wjfo ^t;We ifcigbtAiptfakogethet

maine with her.

the 4me

;rtame: njanner) isitherp

abtetfroiw tp
tfe$ .abicfe to fe*e!
w<fctU&P*b n ftb

.r.o*

gk^y,ito(libcbeiQgbrtified

bapo* -ofrthii ripKeiriey


Mghtpa^/cbMrfu%;xbreni^hlall

tith

ttf.7-

the.

ugbt a<#>o$a*&!j:); 8}* iff

i?,trQ4yc^ackieirfidc^^ffli6Hi)nsi
Ityftii&itibto <&fthfe4ife.^^nii-/
Ijthfrefs

b^hill*:^^

^^^^

^i

floone,t|iii% thab

fcatto

p;fomuchtbdtfpjfelalthingsi

The hope of
euerlafling

tp&fe tobe

jjope,

idfelicity
|c to

hadia this 4jfe as am*

of

wee

come.

tbe'.bj4ffedncire
{

cm-

feth con-

M 3/f

cafof
And as our Sauiour
fliall

felicity

fignified

^
;

.*

iai

aiCiaaaaaa^atefaaaaaatta^aggyg***^^.^.,,,

J^^f^h

;
*

whfcrj :heip*ke

I
*

M~

^^^

tnto hi$;Difcipl<|

before h\s paflioh; i/fyevUuM met


loh.

4 . tyj departure 2 hcanfiU goett


f&kmi 3*;:''*, il:vr :uvu^.r~

tit

.;:..

rAs though; hee hadiaid; it isa

gadc/o. be as a reliefe and vt coFort


for her at all times. And
fo he

gbe to the Father^


ror al&Qughthe way to goc to him
bethrpugh whips,Thornes,and all

her this

croffesarldtribulacibiivvhatfoeuer,

iMtfftemy -Wnich

yet all that notwithitanding,

itidtt

gr-eat Felicity to

it is a

left

fAbrVbRSIed Sacrament,

fmmsmvmm v&

of ineltimable gaine & comfort to goe vnto him* Wherefore,

Ihe,

jpredteandprbritkble Bet

thing

(a the intent that his Spotife nn'ght


rmue a very nVmeand arfured hope
ofthisfeiieity,

he

leftherhcerein

^v -r *.? v*yfts;

vji.u 1115 UJICI-;

pl'/^?^' as or$that; Katfnofe


rria^fum!
%heire; but out moft fweet' lopft| Saui&ittand
arter* when he^

as^lfthat&th&e hoped tfor j


flieifhould not mifltu^ bile

attend |ntd njraucn :,; JcFti


Here vntc?
the cioafce ofhis moffcil

Almi^ity'

God will

vntoher in
liue

glorj^,

that]

that]

^gme'hirrifelft

where fefhlT

whbHy hi the<Spirit, feeing

clenieth

&

wp'fild

(acred

bodyy

miflftally miriiited!

vnto vs in this

mort

holy Sacra^tikWHAj^. heriid


be hi*

not himfelfe vnto her

thfe va!c dfteards,

where he liiietli
"

urthe-Ftefc^.^-^.

>3

tfKei'riches, -'whereoftri

pledge this ineftimable Diuinc


treafure5 wJuchiS"ofas great value
,

i.Reg..

---[:"

uinetrealoreY

With that Mantle ttii^u paffed

7*1

>

llWtl

f
l

>.'

M M HN

'

the

l^^.L.

'

'

ii

M*
the waters of the flowToF Iordan
and was neither drowned nor wet
fliooed;

and with.thc- v^rtuean


doe paffe the

of troubles in this

life

waters

without

for

olfoerwife, the natural] ftrength


;

p .faithfuU

i$.Hifurned; with daily,beate>

fflan

face of this bletfe4: acramen$>,


4

'n

of
wpId fp^e^beatanendjaod

^^^Wpuid^yfeklydeeay^
Q dial} k iffeafel MmgWe
God * ttet(iije*i might vuderftand

#i nAe

great neceffir^ thej*


haueofthisdiuine Sjaq-ament j

ty

te:SJ5c<a*iJ4fey
Tbe
i
*

great

conclude, our Sauiour in-

tbefmle

tended to leaue vnto pur


foules fufhaent prouifion offopd,

batboffpl-

wherewith they might Hue : for fo

ritualtfoed.

much

'

needcthat

as the loule hath

no Me

need ofher proper fuftenance rto


maintaine her in the fpirituall life,
then the body hath of his temporaliibode, for the mamtainance of
his corporal! life. If thou thinke
{'

W&mWK49me &. mercy ofhhh


l

$at hath MitjuteM and orda1fle<l|


ourbencfi^ ! is it not 1
knpwne,th# v haue
irflS
^Nwi^feoWefe pfpursy ^ ce??#$PfWtnt hea^diat cime.vnto
occailonofiinne^which
Y

%%%

, tell

mee

(I pray thee)

Ayjiybath, the jjody neede of

his

y$

*l9W

confirmed

all

otHerwife

t&%xQnc4ue\

was in

the gpodnSpfe that

man^ that is it, which in-

$neth YjS to the loueoftbis world,


tfour fleflvof all vices, ofall fen-

pleafotes

and

fo

by

thefe

that

meanes feperateth y$ from Almighty God , maketh vs to relent

the natiijraUheate,continually war

aodwaxe colde in the loue of hi%

and,cpnfen^h the fubilance


of flyr inwies y and therefore it is
necdfull , that that bee reftored a-

and caufeth vs to

and heauy to all


good things, and very qiiicke and.

gaiqe with daily fuftenance,wbich

liuelytoallwickednes*

ordinary mcate

eueryday

? vn-

doubtedly, thecaufc js, for

fteijh

,"

.';

'

is

dull,)

become very

floathfuD,

Xa ':"

If
1

'irnrnm

(jUeditation for
Iftfedfl'^vceiiaue this confeiuall
wafte* anid corifumer fo rooted
!

within vsp wcfc it- not

euen^adie,iaijd fuffer

fejQods

lake,:/;

..

:>

martyrdom
:,-

-/

iibre tliat

^ftapw^ass)
i#tageitbfe^
3i

^te %ith

frefla liip-

ply;vvfciehisalv^s wafti^ ? If
wee haiie-af confelnuill dMfimcr,
,

in ibis

ouccsr-

Si>& ^etyfyv^k^ftofefeih4heir

!&$,

.aod yeiy dHWuteland Jicen*

tious iaitheiciliueis
/f

becajj& ,thcy

teftcevdaithe ni*hx$ $<&&>

^KWcI&L^ng^c/|i5iheiPr^bec
fcrofietb^Mea Jjejty^^^r^
T&?

gratt

Efa yy.i.
i

firucnclc

whereof,* ftaSferfiee^ cbrfftder

and ^eale
itfibe cWir

tKed6Wf^6ftfeeKriftl^jsiiafieJ

jtiansratbc

Primhluc

Cbmbjtmd
the

little

^f ?Ec^/tb;., caufeufoath;

or

ftiarrs

intHe Primitiue

ritherWzeic

no^eale of

wit^thefetliEff or

Cbwjiwis

ofttfe Chrffi^S'in our^orx&py


age; For itftftePiiirifilig GJiurch,

hi our cor-

rupt agr.

the Chriiiiahs'dicf eatecontfriially of tjfes cftuine rtieate^ they

wben

liued thereivtth*' a very fpifituall

TO',

MTO' ^eVe^

'for<e arid

.ftrebgeH-nbt otffyto bfertfeG&is

Apod.13 kw^sand e^mmapdci^ht^in betr


r

.tpr

meafurtfthetfwt doer : but alfo


r-W
cuen

the*

uW$

mrvtimouh Sauiour Chrifr(^o


toft RiJfe fdt> ,tfc

of .qut
MkrK^e)'ordainedjhis:moiih^
ylmd -diuirje Sacrament ; #nd for
tjferpjirpofe

pujfes

hath he inflituted the

femein forme of

meate, that the


myfoxirg therein bee ;dkllnitii

Wt^ might; declare, jantprvsjh*


effgStits

wMfedi? ahd.witha^ the

^catneedeourfoulesliaueijf the
Confider!

<JWe<titalio* for

J6%

Confide* now, ifthere nfey fee


found in the whote&orid j any
"

)iaej?;theii to giu

his owiie life for

gteatttvarguftlientdFlouc^henthat

eelde&&fe tfisbbky ^ftti^Vvi^bodf fot ouKpirittiaH food


afidjMele.^W*e may readc to
;

marvytliftories^hatfomc mothers
hauc (Being conflrained with ex-

tream* hunger) emlrcewed

their

andi bloiid of

hands iii hc flflfli


thekovnc Uttib children',' tibfuftainc themfelues with feeding v$-

ontfoH^^aod that for the great

My

wmim

pur t6 de#h,'
?

^^i^;^n^e(t'|tferbe^ahJ
Maine
fctc with' this dmine

rntajte*

Anfas hetr hath

tem &mm^

iti

cfehethis

hrs bwne per-

^^hing'ihei: ^hiuricasot

Heb..8.
Luk.11.19

remembrance asthoufpiriwalfy feedeft vponthe feme ifohe

..fieri

in

&:

euer rfcid chat any mother hath feci

herchUde, that wis readyWperife andMie with hungcr^Wftfi her


pwnefleih? 0rthat (he would be
ojueitd her ijblre, wbe pittifu1&6
h&cnilde >. Ce&ainely there* Was
neuermother yet liuing vponthe

^airttesUhbtiniiftioi
fife thatthis mpft holy reformer
ofthe world

y inteiided'tb feftore

fomitcb by
grace, as be

that cuer did fuch adcede.


But our moft lowing and fwcete

[earth

fcllbjfjhmc^

And therefore, as his fall w4s f rotri

jiiftfi^h^had ofGbd/ (which

Sauibur 'Chnft vfiffiny any ntitHerkrfoue , perteiaihg ?vs to bee


Efa.4t.15
read y to perirfrand die for hunger,
and feeing >ithall that there was

r ^-

jnonc other

hh],AuQ

way

to maintaineour

'";/
mm*

Hues,

Cbrifi re-

ftoredman.

Wife-jfe^fB'waish thai-lie fliooid

2!Si_,

I-

--

-1

*4'
-

be'

SV
0* *<*-*'+<+*+

'

**

Mgmmi

4*$
giuepUce; for this is a worke exceeding all workes? and angular
gwe^boueaiigra<5cs;'j} br
<

Omott wonderfull

Sacrament,

what flialiT fay of thee? with what


words fliaU-I commend thee? thou
art the life of out foules : the medi-

wounds^ theconifort
of our troubles ; the .memory of
cineiof

,<!*.* Y>'

oiiis

Iefus Chriift j

loue

the teftimony ofhis

f the moii precious legacie of

hisTeilament ;

ti^jffilt^fylfa Agfa! totem

the.

companion 6f

our peregrination/; thecoafoiation


\

of our!%niffciniiit'
cotue

.;iJthe

to enk'indle* the*

cbtirmtig

fiirc

of the
|

loueof:G 0JEfc in vs
*

euen fo^e/ iff w^jonrlftwJl dVv'6ll

';

the isicane
'

whcfeby^to/receiiiie grace.

bhe

,*

ptedge fwrlaitongfeteieyf jj and


.>

-X3-03

man, fb>ut the lifeof Q&ki

-,

:>

Let ail tj^works ,6f <natlekeepc


fiferrc; Jeyjl tbi worb ofgrace
_

,X

! -t-i

'

**

(
-

iJ JOG'/V '2C--W

5cJ>^:V:

"A

3gfw ^J^gre^tctoafMo?
(

shlC

3fh

}c

2Jilol 5(!J

"l3ob

olilhc.^

theiafcgilffiidsfv ?iMte<fttta5:rfoe|

Km

Spoufclibyjthts^die vrKkriranditigj

is*

-jy

Mcdkit'ionfot

466

is illuminated^ the

sed;

the;Vviii

MqttdQtNjgbt.

memory quick

enamoured; the in"

thatclme^but ooely-fwed; fbngs of


tjieioward

man, vehement

Jburffc

ward and fpiritua&iafte delighted;


deuotion mcread;-the go&dtoo-

ty<&!fhdyd&mty^fte of

tionsawaked ; ou* weakneflfe fortified ; and by .meaner of this diuitie meate , we receiue luftineffe;
to afcend vp euen to the hilLof Al.?
mighty God.
What tongue is able fully toex-

fanfc

yforda$ ,

praife.of ear

(ending

** *e

SauAHy Chrift J her

bd^ueilheretherfeuQiJureibule,

preffe the. excellency

blefei Sacrament ?

*tff<s,*i*i Yttewog ofnipft^e^J

m& rfiuu^diir>aijdh*epi;<flicjd

of this moll

who can

giue

Jhere flieisWreWwkhjde-

worthy thanks for^ogficaf aijcnefit Jjwhb will not be altogether re&lued into tearesj wHen hee feeth
-Almighty God vnitsityiato him?
Affuredly he mote, we goe abeut

^aCi^,vntaheriBo^ fwjBfitSaui01^ and Redeemer. ^Whereby flic

tocorilidtctliecxceUencyaiidyer-

S# $*ity ^QT fewefifciqjpuc:

tues.oft^isfou^r3i%rrerOiifterie,tlic

M^ftftgPOgxii* jf^fikigtierojtat^

more doe wee want words toexpreiTek : an^ ffec^rnorfe^doth 6w

^l&mfiljbi^lpn&pt andireajdy

vnderflahding

Me vs therein^

Now rwh^vpfeafijw^

what

^nc/labour and
<teeft$J

ttauajle

jto

fu-

mote

and.diligent to doe good;

^fo^juidmQjft 4efirp^oft^n to

fweetncs,what.ddightfullfauours

ofgpod life , doth the fbufe ofthe


tufSnatrfeele a't'thattime^whenSc
pccciuetih this ditiine >SaJcrament?

heardat
Thereis none othpr ibunU
'

that

Such are thy gifts (OfwjsetSav


Wwr) fuch are the workes and
"'itfofthy loue, which thou
art woont to communicate to thy
friends^

Mmi

or

by therndanss of<&&.&.
jtrine Sacrament v JtaA this thsu
;

friends,

led ^Jtbthefe foigre^tr

V iH

V ?..

'

H\

i.v.p

S*\

f),

\\

kd mighty
t

&etehfe^fl^^^c%ifer^otte
i

.,

,i

..

'
i

'
,

_ t

Nowtfeerd&& (OnWb^ittrfU-

with the bright beanfe* ofa


paiAf faith, thejpaky 6kJw iftce,
fchat

jlohdfvf.

turn

te*$mw

thefe,

*# & the^>

..-'ViA*
!

n>.^v, "$'.-; w\.YAi*s.

-^sav;

aH&fifoaiif; fcy

^attes'of this* teoil

#^&&a*.

Math. 16.

^fcr^niay
Hue thfoiighthy Vfemx^> kite*key df*>faftaehcc ofthf <grae
Iwith'their-Vifo** -that

.euer

*.".. .Jji,

andia&i^^
t*itLZLAtu

V:

'*

::r.i iiaTulI-

v-^-.'i. ;.

..''

"'iy i

here*

..j

\m

Mefowimfw

47<>
WP

-,

..j

"'IT

'I

*i rmm-

hereandwatchmthme. So he went
a little farther from them, where he

**0klfefe dvfo

Tbtohecamevnid hisDifiiplcsjtHd\
faM'vHtotkfyi*;

mJkmWM

Skepepnfrohencel J

fortifandtal^phr^efil ifohttifcihe I

thfearthjwdfefyptoface&praj.
edifcfmg :

m>

Nf(>hi

'
:
'

'

^ekattiandyandtto$(tftfm

O M?&JheT,ifitbepif.

Jball be delittered into >the

hands bft
Behold he is
Y
at hank th#Jbatttttr*?m>

fble% let4his Cuppajfefrom me : nt

fttmcrseAr'tfiJet vsgoe.

^^

Mefthe^jriffiak/yleejudiis one'
of
the twelve

mltitkde&ithfi>or&^
Torches and fraotfornes*
being finti

yeekoiwdchbnekmrel Wdtchml

^fheh^y Pm^andm^xof

pray, lexftyee enter into temptation.

T&tyirfrk ready, bm the-Fhjkis


vi>eak$,

Agaptcjue went away

O jfytfathen jfthis (#

bejay

hands on him: aMprihwith


hecameJoJefits.-andfaid : Haile,

Wdl &&$&$? ^fadomAti

m ^?bx#&^me
c

ihefe.

cannotpaffefromtie, butthatlmtf
i

.'

tbepeefle^^p^fajhai bitixied
k^"'^them*to^f4&g:

^tmem^MjhifAme^er;
fajt*g:

came^^hi^a^gredt

^wJT7aTa&
m*m\&*&i&* Peter drew
Maf'er,

d<fowd

?mkm^k^ftthmMwm

hisfitord, andftrok? dferttant


of

^mfa^t^^i^M^

wmmm

^'&]tef&m&G&pte<kmifa
TFt^hatJbgiH&nw^-wiltHht*

w$mfjJ^mjfa*teitomhi#

ww^&ftoUmmdtkwyieA
b "-'MAnd
'

A9

W-n

fc

m.

Luke.
JMath.
i

2.2-.

^r^

4*_

^And ofthai time lefm faidio


fhe^h^rJefi^d Offcenef tk*

#a##i aftaki* fcHg^iifcohafi^

\y#lQfamjXoftkcQfaotitiMitwere

^aerf;Qr0.aa^o\^y

V-;.->

J,

i<f.

5*<

Aga'tnfi

Ttfiefi

iwf&

ynwdk

4w(

fli!^tn^^

and glory itvfejfc obicurccBandj

jtavci IfatejUUyamotigjou teach:-

w-- r r-y/'j^-:

ing in.thsJfemfle , and ye hide no


k^ndionfrtt., hHt th&isyour home,
,

andlbs.pmtetQfdarkneffe* Then
Ioh.i8.l2-

the

Sonl^ers^the Caf tames and the Offic0?sfif tkelere* r tooke? lefttsand

!:

;L*^

<t7;.ifv7. v:-i-".; ~t--:.

fl.-crf

-;-/!?

C0flfider4awaw&:ftrj bowaftei:
,

.Math. t6.
5

rf.

boMnkhWiWMcAhim away to An>?&Jh$\ jmb^M.f^herin:lmr^

tha-;Sup'pcr>(

which: Was^' f

M.ofaijyjStri^^'waseriahc^

,.

:otit

$n&, the Moiffitf Olmeti pta )*{&


i&prayaer* hefoinEihie'woiildeflttfr;
.V-.\>V.
I -jV - *

- *

-\

?-AVi

SMVk-.V.'.V*,\

'C

inpo

the

c<^aiMH$blefoa 6^

&t?<fc>igi&e vsitharfel^QDfivttdk- In all troubles

tdtlofflfcdfr^iiiiiffl^jv-'wce

* 57&TOa**^ ,^bfi? G* my

ttoftdk

vVay^s Jiaue ircCGiirfe, vntopcayer,

and

temptations

ofthis life,

wee mufi
banc re-

rf courfe to

tribiildtiorflh>lMthe^b&<|tfkiiea^ prayer,
which is

iMmiclj'
L* ^^ii^'ifi^^i
\
_J^ ._._ \i.~
^th^gkiefcmittrvs to bee

there^altditu/hcareand^e great
ftricto

refuge.

abfe-toifyjars
KMiyi

fc.K

it*j

which fea&rfc

#74
Gregory,

yM^M**

MUM^m^
greatergrace. Jfa^as

[which^rarreexceedetr'our

tbe LordJetbvsd greater wej

iNature;aijd

wbenhegmth jfrfet<e&'pengUi

wbcM:

to fufiai*? trouble and

J was' with

[high

troubles awayfrom vs*

lonely he

Our Sauiour tookc with him (to


accompany him in this way) three
of hi^ieflbbelbueaiDiS^ to

WKy

PcterJames arid John : which

humane

a#&^Crefared:
who* baling' a*# dl^e^ee,

t^d^Mitbenwbeffyt^ththt
v

475

te.vdrV*^rase

P&ty

jcreisi

;^^ wMipS**8ftiar
h fer

fc

cb^uracated

'Wt^'y&^'tc^'W^faat

heauinefle,

&at hecimparteth-his

paine Vritty hfe dfeaturesV-and

doth rehire their eomr>any,;fay:

three had becne witnefles ( alittle


before) ofhis glorious transfigura*
tion,

And this }e did,that*he very

^mc

^rfori might fee^y what

ihgj

l^njjjef^ere f*it<k
\\

wtitih
;

v:i.

$kfure* of Heauen

^tt-

feedirTeEcricfliapefhetookeiidw

Vpotthra for t"h<^ foucofmen3 fown


that glorious Thajrei wherein he
had ijiewed himfelfe vnto them, at
his transfiguratibn. :AndcbecaiiFe

tteefO'Eord) intofiich'ai^a^rdw
ftraight^^o Hath drhieft thee to
feekc euen of thine owrie Greatiife^^Who (I fay) hath 4onethis,
bae'eueb theory greafyloae: thou

thejn fljould wmMrftartd-tivhiitk

iowasd tmuble&aid.agfoiiiesiof his

\TeJl^dWr(-0^nibftmc**-

fouki]v\^nb'lefftheii dioffftha^

cifuiLRedfeemer) wherefore- iart

fegpQ Soibe djfeouered outwawiiyj

thou

now f much afrai^ofljeath,

^tAbrfotethoudiddeftfcmuch
defirei

Ma&i&j ^^(^^4e0^t4iyy^e^betsit\
man

which

that

i'bft.O-E 4ud \true iMan, that


*'

WIJ

.!

ftiffilUrtoidPrfic

oMoyitbeh
offeare?^ Verjiy thy Marcyrs had
neither the fortitude nor grace

^:^rfr.ilW>^3^aEhatfYri
j't^rrfo

feeing die:

4efire, is^catofe rather

imm^mmm^m^m

,UJ-'*JA. .M g
'

wwwwi

.,

jui.,

'

.*

if-

r*w

j-*-

>

'
.

Mj^mi^Pr

toTBitp^^Witt^^c &ey,\y$

There was taken a rib-bone out Gen.i.zi.


jofthe fideofour firfffather Adam,
to forme a wortiah thereof; and in
(lead of the bone that Mras taken7 x.Cor.ij.

^gra^J^ ?n4fe^r^fulj n6w;

]^t w&ke 3ft!


feeble flefllr now* what elfe is SgJ
[fi^e^d hereby^ but tharthe feuerla-;
ffi^Fathe* to^fi^ntheb,be]ng
J^te^rfl^fdfeb aba
&ttg&tfgf^^^^

gu^Kejfore the.frattell begjnneth }


AfTurediy (O Lord) this

Mm&i4& feebkftefli &Vcak^

away ;

e^re^thf c^b^ pf^hpn? iiiartyr.

#i|K^^y cheeK&U^ and atchi-

W$ J&frtli8B?3kJ Afl4 atffthou (0


Wtyrbf%}}fe giueesf #rengd]

theri*"was

oMt&M

thy^

iUrratthfre^bft^^

Mfaycs^as^.^
:.v

OTel^;tb^thQii}ia%fqQrn,

meth.ogfha^thpyihaft QiV5

t*d

ptake%*rfaf61i-ot acr
'

receiued

(*&<* -#be^kejfcffi

^ Th^u" Hafttoein

^O fi&u&Iy

tbf^tieftdw^a^oWrfe

beflint

o.jiyVhtjmaiiOiiatut^ifdifeue-

red,^ia tlia&sGod

was afr^d ,

and

^Htt^n^VoE^Qodliead

is

f^cd;h6t dndy t6 cfoathe vs with

to,

but eu'en alfo to cloathe thy

Wwfth vs.

jpbjrtfheic

JtthPSAcfe^^b
Ithae

theireptoatK i*rhine>and thebraife

*C*
is
-

yf.,

,:....-.

,.,

'euermor^

twb #rfii&\

Angels jikfc Vi
l

fot lthat tbou(


Ihiitbeehe ho niggard in tomiiw^
,

...,..

[nicatlhgr^fe thy benefits' Vnbvs,

There

nor

'

478

Mejtemlmfor

!-...-.
nor yet difdained .to take vpon
.J

|l

L .I

i\

f^W-v^**mmmmim

third tiit^he was in fuchagrcat

a-

gpny,,thai he began

Xl $*!g? /Q-Lqi:4)

wHdtrffeflioiild

I^i^but fteitif my- j&fe. (ask


^ej^oaden :with thy .mercies,

l-n

glory in thee:, and feeing thee

to

tofweat ciicn Luk.xt


drppsc^lpud^ which ran do wne
44.
alpng his facjredAody, and 'trickled
dpyyne^q

$hei

ground*

Ctu

?f

'

Confi^r tnow attentfoely^ in


what adolprpiis cafe our Sauiour

was^d hQw^ere^yer-e prefented:

iff^|&^&^:

tajre e<x*

yn^him;ajg^ccudll paiaes and

pa$o%yp0H[tee^^
Ireipy<ea^d=^gW;i^ 6rths
other,! wiU^oWfvi 4iAfe vyiA

9"^JIftha4^Mffr, ekea: 4s
*W> %^ha4 beene 4*pbpi&
f

which hee appr^liended tafier a

^ftpe^aat$&;.ia

^y jja^fde^^us ^#^
Will ftudyj
.,

Ezcch.*.

L:

a^j

jcontjnuafly n in that
the Contents

booke of^r^i/,
whereof are longs & lamentations,
pur Sauiour< tad ftoken
v Whep

;hc&

vvc^^

^^JH^gktfAm; eaehonein
ftchfort, as.fthey
i

his prayer

with very great

f*ikc?f*h

faying:
Matb.itf. reuerence,

body, which was ccrtainely


more tender and delicate then euer
apy other bojdy

was in the whole

He fee ahp at that time JKjforel&eyeSjalithelWsqfthewholc


world/or whichlie fluaild fuffer
Mwitha(j(, thegrcat unthankful-

$c of jb many

3*
jriifc'Apd after that he hadmadi
three tiroes^ at thi
i this prayer
'

'
.

were prepared
J

for his

departed from W?

^ifcipies a ftonesjeatt, ,-wbcrcJyrl


ing proftrate vpon the ground,hc|

began

J&fcfrft

thin

he
lew) wfplild.neuen acknowledge
is His, ijngukr bonefltj
nor furfoujes:,

as

tta andhdpe themfelucs with this

moft

fc.

medyi'
*

Thde thfeg^

beirtg

pro-:

I*

was vexed ifr 4ttefc &kjWdt<'l&


fehft^dimofttendef ffcii were
^wonderfully troubled^ that

more abpundantXueh-was
Ifingioue towards

all

sthefowtti

-aiid

ele^Bitt^' his;bo-

dy Wjer^djrtfefipWfefearidfciS

ftjL*

vs,rhat he wbM

n^^fpmuchiwthatittfere"
'Jieft

indioiimt offiaWt.

"

fcffl

of ewal>rr -atfd;g^e>f#ffage'ffitt?

Wo^dfy>^^^^ip^(^ ia^i;
fl^ iivabdUh'daflW'^^d

rWrtfaijce and
a? ^tojefoll

2*2toJr

& ** **

oH

imagiaiation of

tfcfatfWtSfch -was^ y^t ttf

wte

ftreame

come ,

^fe^theri

in

flWw through

attthe

bbd^tl

( trow

yb^WhiS/ foifle y 'thie TufFereB


thofe paines euen dire&iy in itfelf)

te^

'

when

they arfc difqiiictcH with any fud-

"* Pother, was .4 cOurJ

wanw^toke you)

that

gi4

daine and gteat anguift^the bloud

v&tfr

^i^;|6 hat^'recourfe
ID?

de(tateoflhM^^
foit
'

as if t*r*e \

-it

.-

;r.

fwcat ?

themo^pfjridjall member;'
But

ff&chas beekinde^id

3]

:-. '-*-<-'--

Mediwbnfor

to
come
vifite
they
a^e wont,whcn
.

__

theirfaeods, (being ficke and in


(Jailer of 4cath) to behold their
o^ptenance aduifedly, ; and to
mayfeethcu: coloured other acci-

dents that proceedeof difeafes: tell


foule,that behqldeft the

mcfimj

face of our facet SaiiiQW* ^hat


thinkeathpu* vyj^^ioi^feeftin

the[fat* toh

um xiroti am a vert? hard and


fto}oie hea^ and if
ihpu ^^ not|
i^tejilflHihi towards
:

H^^^hfelcaflrkccp^for^
fflU

^?%r%^rfamuch

fuagpaf aodgttefe.'^ r

*...:

W$k$W- Q**V&i

and deadly fignes?


v^u
\0iat painfull griefes^ci dolo;

rous fys are

tfrofe

';

jj^tpfeeherp

dKeafe hrt.-fuferethfufhi-a^rcat

agony > Jnwhat dolorous, panges


he-fhall fide
is he like tobje,vfhe^
thq(e mpft grieuflus ,P)?1
:

cruell
!

torments themfelues

inn

the very thinkingofthenijiervvcat

thedropsofbloudMfthoubenot

moued

teaaaat

our
to take compaffion on

this
fweet Sautour* feeing him in
doleful! cafeforthy fake : ifnovj
when hefweateth drops of bloud

sferoughputall hisbpdy,thou

SgSSSsd

canft

Gn.j.*j,

thine!
not (hed any teares from
fipr
eyes: tfci$e verily with thy

'
'

_^

'

:,

Y*

Cbnfi-

Cimfidct alfo in

'

..u

>;..<..,

this place on

andarefoheauie Wfehilecp^tW,

jtheonie fide jitlic^cat ^gonie and


I

watching of ouc

neither their Mafters

and cat th^jQthlsr.fide i^ithefqimj


?aiid dcepe ikeping of bis Difci-

lodging

plesjand thou bal$ fee here

rebukips

f
aodlard
on fcbarergrounckf:^

thn,. euill .fauoured

Sotiiottr} Ghrift,

^Weto

awaker.tbeite^iit^f

^cif

repre;

feared a great jmyftcric*: For ttuly

there is nothing>more tobelamrn-

[tiottiofmankindeis^fith

tedlin tbembolc vtMd^hed tyfee

tem^ehjmfcatdmps^bJoud

how

^roofwfeatiai^Drcance theraJua*

4UJ-. woH

be ioWieir liuesj aridhow little acwemtmfl eounuheyraake <a matter of fo


i

jfaluatioh.

tnoft care-

full.

ori^i

^,,7

N We account^enithemfelu^i

carckjfc^ great impVrt^hcei, jasasjhejr owne

Whatthtag^intoreto

befcc^aHedi>ithenita; fee a maiifo

Jbouldbe
j

caifcWfetti fcwaigjhty af&irest

cai^e^lJttKl.'.flegiigcntnieo

wbcreef&r

Itis able/'

Pfer. them , they are*in


a deepe
emy fleepe, and vtterly
carelcfe'

;Novv^ri6*hQUf!wilt Ivnderftaiid

bothith fpasrtoditbcotherj :cbnfi>

^^edly/nothingcoSw

acriiotbi^rjiartei5<&e.dcir^sofour
j

btsjDifti0&?i ISecbbw x^iSfcH

our jap^Jiy^ngh^rn^de^eamcflljl;
t.o>thi$i$eB*> ouc ilcdemptbir
is-bsfiich^gBCKitcca're aid'agonk

thcr^hjpthajtit nnakctrFW^j
onthcother, fide^.'how s Dilci
ples>doe lie aloeg on Ithe^gcojM
-,

Wi,aelv

expre/Te both the


one;/:

the Other, then


the coniidera
of thefe two
points, being fo

^eastheyare.ForifAlm&hGoddoth^ake fo great
carla^the^afrairesofolher^how
|Pjethitvthat the very
parties
eI
"?3 to whom the charge

7
*

of

affaires

appertained
1 3

(toW
ther

[I

*H

Tutfddj Night.

attcfoati&ixfw

khehytkkdkfafcy commodity,
lotfc* and damma|e of the fame)
Itmour Salter Cbrifl was

dociiiic with fuchcarekffl(fe and

apprehended;

?:>
negligence therein*?
,fiy this fame cate>of <ur Saui.?

.';

Sect;- II;
GOnM*dermoreoucr,how,when

i<M^d'carcrefaesbfHdD ifctplc$,
'thou
ithe

may ft vnderftand, how truly

Lord is our Father, and how


1

indce4e (towards vs)

-he hatH"
i

the

very4x*w.els!irrkJ heart of ainataraj

louing Father.
chanceth

ft

How

oftentimes

(trow you). that

the

idaagtaer' flee,pethu<irery -ibuodly


watjand q8ictly,'vJhcrihcnFather
jcheth all theinjgHti carking arid ca;

jririgfor

ieuen fo doth this


and mcrcifull Father for vs,
teriy carelefTe of our owrie

with that hellifH coiiiptanyy

renouncing the<om*ce

^ouc .before

our eyes , in

Annie.

, Confider ;$:>

.,

faluati-

>

all

pte eflafc

fet

that hee

hdw: without?

felfein theviry fotmoft

'WintendedtabeftowvponYS.:
'....-''

-..:

whiltt

order for .the redemption


!'.

of ariApc-'

became now the Veiy ringleader and Captaineof the


diuels
ftle,he

& fethijii-

xontinucth aU the Night, watdiing


agony,
land fweating, and-in great
to* take

where

Jhatnehe prdfedfortty

as by this^exampte is lively

'

WQ&nf*

louing

we be fo heauy a fleepe,and are vt-

'

i.vt

her reliereand pfouifion?

our moft

jon-:

The forVMrdnes o
waranes
Prayer, Judas that counterfeit and Uudastobcfalfeiriend of his , came to
him

our Sauiour
_.~ had Aitiuucu
firiifhed nis
his

.'

ofliis, malicious rouci ami


comming tohis Lord and Maftcfj
the reft

fold

him' with afkifie

fcrous

of lnofr tray^

and dcceitfull friendfliir>-

it

certainly: aigreat mifery .that


*
man lhould bee folde for
money:
to

but yetit is agreatcr^mifery

beefold

inch .,

of fais

friends

(& to whom

greatly beneficiall

andof

hee hadibeehe

before/;

Y4

'

Now

'

M^-.-i-iNow our fwect Sauiour Chrift


lis fold ofhim, whom he had made
'npt pnely hisDifeiple, but alio his
ll...

-mi-

'

JJi

Tt#fd*yMigfc

Apoftle 5 yea, he is fold ofhim by


deceit andplaine treafon, Heeis

an eftimation and price

ofGod ?

chants

that

^uet (you may bee

fure)nothing elfe but his bioud and


his life tpfatisfic their greedy hun-

But for what price(tr6w you)


is he (old ? thebafencs and fnialtlieSTtif th# price , increafeth the
greatne? and malice of the iniury.

ger.

[J
s

$ m(&

Tray tor,

at

ltt&v)t\\oii naughty:

what price dooflthou

1$ thelftfrd ofoUcreaturesjat thirty pence

& O whasi* vile and flen-

der price is^his for aLord of

fuch

maieftie ? Certainely a Very

beaft

Was

this

God was folde for chirj

pence, and man was bought


with the deareft bloud of
tie

G OB

himfelfe;.

r
ifbld of him,t;o moft cruell Mar(

48^

'

y f r

'

'

At the fame time our Sauiour


faid

?ntorftbemthat

hands

on^im i:

came to

lay

Tee bee tome a* it

wet%mft AMtefe , ^iti^fiv^


avd'ftxtsesxf fates daily.

Mongm^x

Math. 16.I
Luke.it.

toffforft tfaTemplwatdyeeHeJ

mIai%bmds>vponn& i but,this is
JMihoHnimdthefcwer of'darkles!

Mi. is

furelyai myftwie/of great

W^atioq:i;Qr what thiols infac.


to

be wonderid-aividwattaeetfae

Sorj.pfAlmigbtyi3o&taloc'vp<^Biiitheknagean^b#iapeg not

Shambles is! commonly fold


more. Arid; dodft thou ,

in the
fbrr

Tira^C > fell ibrrfb final! a price


^mighty God himfelfe> hee fettetknofc thee at Q> fmall a

price^

fpr fe much as he buieth thee with


hislowne molt precious bloud. G
what la great price and eftimation
was thatof man ? and how bafe
r

an

^/^heiwhfch words* khterys;


JftiidertedjiiMtfrom.that chne
that-

moft ^hocent

Lambc -was

giuen ypfiin^oitthc-

power ioik&
umcesjoPdarkneire^ which are]
thedeiiils, to the intent
that by
meanes

of

their

members and
'-t

Eph.tf.12.

Me4it*tWfw

$99

aueHMittiftct?

>

*&rfttf$ffiku

they; bight exe-

cute *potrhitfy aH the&irious tormeats and cruelties! diey could de-

afpoitedg&mM:i^$dthftjfa#
at bis rtght

hand, ready prepared to

lfeakeagatft~hM&utmz$miour
anfweredtforhis party laying:

the permiffion of Alm%htyl&di


gtucn<vp mtothe^povver ofSathan,

lob %.$

^hafcfoe
f

might vfe vpow^Ium all the

jirttebyvheiwould, thfeiehly excep

'
...

...

^-t,.*

;him#&bts l#e i cflcfy Yawas there


powSr$vgiuh ^Vthte Princes

of

dadfines^Awitliout^iiyiexce^tion^f
life

or dcatkychadthey might fully

;esfen&Vpos* that

humanity of bis,

.attiiiei^iry ao&rage-; tothe Vt-

almyetfit

/^

God before mine eyesyeho

ftandetb: at

my ftght hand,

not remitted.

>

Pfal.itf.8.

that J be

my foule)how
much that hiehanddiuinetttaicily
Conflder then(0

afaafed

Himrelfe for thy fake

fa
iughevouchfafed toicdmetothe
laft-extremity of all miferies,vvhich
is/to

begiuen vp to the power 6f

diuejsl

'And

fcecaufe this

was the

paihe '&a^wa$- dite tolthy fannes^

him toput eueff/himfelfe.


ttfehtepaine^th^^
plcafed

taunts ^(t&c^cffl^dtpous; and* tejpiroaehfp!fcokjf sfach *as the like

rcminequit,;
fame.,

arid free

:-om the;

O hc4y Prophet, why doofl

was!iiii^tor(ilrhtfbr^thattitiie^

thou woiidertefee AlmightyiCbd

^h^wkh^eViibBil ppett^ided t&

betfcme

rfatisfteht^/ivvifat^fefc -rancour

land

Thou

mferiourto bis-'Angefe I

haft

now farre greater- caufe-

jnalice> .& to c&itihatblefl'ed foulc

to^ooderj to feeihim giuenyp

diowne into fome kinde of impafr

to

ioris^if ithad beenopoflible.


:

^lmightjGad:{Mkiht Pro-

Zach.3.1; phet Zacharie) fiewed'lefa

hm ~

'

"

the

vnto meiappareUedw&
**m*

thrower ofdiuels.

in;
.

^Vndoukedly, both theheauens


anld the atthi trembled
^and quaked, at this Fo faffing great
humilitic and
charily, of our Sauiour.
Sc

PfaU.f.

Tuefday Night.

40iQr,
I

Woluesja&lfc4

this isioft inno^

whatairrange and wonderful]


fight is this ! Confider now with
thy felfe, what thou wouldeft
thinke, if thou knewejft fome man

Lambe ;

fome sery furl

of great Authority and worthi-

Spfooneas tWs wards were

lpo-

keb * forthwith >all thatjietfuli rout,


and malicious rabble of -rauemng
cint

ouflyhaled

fome

acid

Hit** this>

way

neffe,and

and

penly by the Officers in the

one to the
power* O how

common ftreets, with his hands mana-

that way-, each

yttermoftof bis
[i
vngently ;di4;, thty handle, him
'

How -yncowrte^aflyi Ijpakethey,


viito him How many'biowes'aml
I

buffets gauc. theyhim?

what a vile

ibddeftfcehimledo-

cled and faft bound,in

courje ofpeppfe witb^.great


paniest of

Spuldiers

^oman^ .rtten of
,

Armes guarding him about

Ira*,

with thy felfe, what


thou wpuldei* thinke inthis cafe

:damorpus cry and {hawtingmade


jtbey^ouerhiiti?; Euefla&Conque-

gyie (Iffay)

jtoursTfe tido^\^il$b^;<ibtainc

aj?d

a great con-

then lifting yp. thine eyes

i; befcor^ worthy pffo great


reuetence and honour
that had

Mi.t|*js

ttrTfey.kybbldylpon- thofehoty
hands^ \vhichn6t long before had
\

.'

-.

n,.
^

wrought fc many:itiyrades y and


idoebi^c ^emyiry'nardiandfa^

wrought fuch wondere in that


Load, that

had Preached fuch 4,

uineSetfmcns

among tbem,wbom

Iwicfccertaine rough-arid knottie


crird*: isnd that

M fuch

fort

, that

of his armes,
verje bloud to

'they gaule the skinne

and make

.the

fpringroutj; :Oui Sauiour beeing


thus bound^ey^leadehiro openly
,

through the. common high ftreets,


with great defpite and ignominie.

and impotent pjerfbns


did hofloar and reuerence and
bcfaughtjjtp haue remedy for all
their
all

the ficke

Difeafegandigriefes.
:

-CJonj(ide.r

...,-.,

now how

/they.'

led

^asione^epriued ofall Author


rity,and put to open fliame : part-

ing* and: partly

haled for-

wards,

l!

MeAumio^for

45>4

T&tfdkjttfiighi,
'

,.

wards

to haften

arid forced

his

* '* *jjj

vertue* thei perie& felidt^Ttfie

pace : not in fuch wife as became a

tmegloryr

man ofhis grauity and

taine of all.beauty;

perfonage,

but as kpleafedthc butragiousfury of his vnmercifiill enemies, and


the deflf e they bad to plea'fure the
Pharifies^ who had fo great a longing to haue that prey within their
gripes*

'

wdft^w

Confider

oB*

iSauiour

r
h^goeth- in cthis d6lefull

and die^kett* fouh;

Qmfxdttithcnjhow fbrnthyfaluationand redemption, vertue


is
hcere tyed with bands,
Innocency
apprehended, Wifedome flouted
and laughed to ^corne,

Honour

contemned,G16ry tormented, and


chedearewel-fpring ofall Beauty

way^abandoncd 'of-his owfie -Mciples, accompanied with his enemies; hispace fearlen^d and 'disor-

2nd forow.
\\HHj the eft felt fuch an in-,
i.Sam. 4.
ward griefe when the
Arke of the
18.

dered. 'Arid yethvail this euill intratkfepf His perf^iy Jbeholid the

^an^nfeiwas taken,

mbderf befeuiouf o^ his count

the&ate.-whcrepii

nance, the <c'driiely gt&iiity ofhis

Wiifcke^Bd^ue vp the

eyes, andthatDiuine r'cfemblanec,

now ought aehriftian

which in tfoerrMdcft of

i>eneifec(

all difciiN

the Worlds cdifld neu^f


ln '''*
be obfeured. '
Afcendalfd'yet a little higher^

tefies in

and confider diligently -what heir,'


whom thou feeft thiitfjfedji andcifryed $Way withfo great coiitumc.
ly ahd4iifii(iiKiur^

Thi*

he that

is

word of the Father the


uerlafting Wifedome the, infinite

isthe
lob.I.l.

*.."-*

:<

vertue:

troubled wltH weeping

that being]

^wedthejewiths he
he

fell

fate*

from

brake
ghoft

foule to
.when:
hecfe-th the
y

AweoFfchet^afuiesfof che wile-

4oM oQ 6 D^ taken in pbfTeirioffach imnepriftili and


cruell

oo

The Heauens and Earth

praifiji

Randall that teiinhenj .'.for he


hathheardiheeryes of thepoorelJ
hath not defpifed the-forow-

ff

^bewailingf of hisaffliaed, that


were"

PfaLtfg.
v.

-.

TnefdayNigbt.

w*
werein Captiuityy butwas eontent to be. taken captiiie himfelfe,

to deliuerthem

outoftheir thral-

4*7

goe whether thou wilt guide and


conduct him, but rcfiifeth to accept that grace, which thou doeft
moft mercifully offer vnto him.

dome,ajidrta4et thematlibertyi

That man likewife bjndeth thy


hands, that giueth any fcandalbus
Qfthofijhatfrirituallybtodetbe

hands ofour Sauiour

tm

Sect; HI;

SEeing ( 6 moft gentle & fwect


Samour).that it was thy blefTcd

willandpkaforetobebound
tHe intent jthoti mighieft By

to

thy

bandesynlbofe vs^and defiaervs


from our Captiuity^ I moft hum

bly befeecbthee^euen by thebotf:


elsof thy tender mercy, that eaufed thee to; abafe thy iefib after
felfefr
this fort, thafr mou i/vilt. not

me to commit any

.>

fuch great

wic-

offence vnto his

Neighbour, and
by bis euill example and naughty
counfell, withdraweth him from
his godly purpofes; and fd hindered* the good worke, which thou
diddeft bejgin to worke in him.
THe miftruftfull and incredu-

doe binde ( O
Lord) the hands of thy liberality

lous perfons, alfo

andclemenc^: for 'like- as confidence openeth the hands of thy


grace ; euen fo doth incredulity
and miftruftfulnes clofe

and binde. them

: According to
the faying ofthe Euangelift : That
than couldeft not

'to

it is

bind the

Cbrip*

venues

kedness tobinde thy hands as the


IewesdidiP 4; oncly
V i; Foe it is not 'the Iewes
who?t)*at doe bkide thy hands ,but

foft

maketh refinance againft


not
thy holy inspirations, and will

'foeuer
handes tf

he many

and miracles in thy Countrejjby rea-

vat\

of the incredulity

of the Inhabi-

tants therein.

what

them vp

Moreouer, the

ingratefull

and

negligent perfons,

handes

(O

doe binde thy


Lord) and doe put an

'

impedi-

Math.'xj.
*7-

mi

McdiUtionfor

40*

499

impediment to let the working of


thy grace. The one becaufe they

felfe^thirightand pirctd^tto of

render not thankes vnto thee for


the grace they haue teceiued : and
the other, btcaufe they will not

alone*

yfe the grace* that

is

giuen

of all,

Vv ,yT
.. V.

{'.:

'

i,'

'

-:

'<'.

'

'>

V.

-*
>

vnto

them,but doe fccepe it idle and vn


occupied, without caking any benefit or commodity of the fame.
:Laft

glory that appettainetrj ynfco thee


"

'"'

->

* "-"

..

:Meditation for

WedneA

iff.'**

thofe that become

vaine-glorious and proude, (by

ffhh iq

thou haft to meditate

rcafbnof the graces thou haftgiuen them) doe alfo molt (tangly

vfonthe'ftefentation ofour Sauiovr

bindethyhandes.

/^Cai^has i0rdty\beforetleto&i

they make
themfelues altogether vnworthy

Chrifti

*$ before Annas;; then be-

JBor by thisoffence,

of thy grace. Wherefore

it is not

tipdtihojvhewasmoft crtieHjwhfr
pedamlfiourged.

reafbn. that thou fhouldeft conti


nue to be beneficiall vnto fuch pcrfons, as tnke occafion thereof to
becprae more. vaihe: neither is it

Theifext ofthe Tome holy


EuoHgehfts.

bcfeeiiicly, that thou- fhouldeft

Math. x2.

ftow the treafurcs ofthy grace vpon fuch a one, as yeeldeth not thee
againe the tribute of thy glory;
ku r ^1ier (Hkea Traytor and robber) waxe infblent ; and vaunting

^T

him-

^JJJen

optr

Sauiour was

brought before Annas


thchigh'Priefty he de-

,.

with the fame, vfurpeth to

"^ET

mamdedhmofhis Dtfci^ks^mdof
his

Dottrtne

? lefus

anfweredbm,
j
r
aimg :

<^dft*tm<fit>r

I-

Thentbi 'chiefs Prieft

:loh.i8*i9

euer taught openlf iu the Synagogue, and in the Temple, wbitbdr

lewesrefort continually, and


fecrethane I [aid nothing, wty

rail the

in

askefttbou

me

Askethem

that

heard me what ifaidvmo them.


fhenhebadftokenthefemrfoi)
one of the Officers that flood ty
{mote lefus with his handsy faying
Anfwere.fi thou the high Priefl thml

Iflbanepk&i
^Jbearfy^f^oftheeuilt: but if
lefts anfweredhtm.

Ibauefiokenwell^why.fmitefi

then

mj. ^^dbximifinth^bmi
toNbadphas
the Law,

JjsJ

*.
arofe,

and

fddvMokim: J adiftre thee in the


name oftheliuiug GO. D that thou
%

tellvs whether

thou hethatChnaft

theSonneof(jO<I>1 lefusfaidvnk

him : Thou haft faid it. JVeuertheUfe ffayzmto you : Hereafter


to

jbdllyeejetthe Sonne'of. man, fitting

fa*be\fight

haudc.ofi the power af

Q.Q &$&udconfamthe$ou&#0f
Heauen. iZhmtbdjtghPrkftrent
hkCbAthhsjfaywgrHe hathUaffhcamtd, what neede. vpea any more
f0tni$e*sA ehoidr \^e haste now
btard?his

bbt$hemy+yl&hat tbinke

rtfere the <pi?ftorsof.

ym* They a*ftiwed*hdfaid, H*i&

the Antient? of At

wtijtodye* ThenjpMtheysn his

Ad

f4ce,Andm$etudi^^md.otf^s

and

'

people were gatheredtogether.

the high ^Prieft, and the Scribes, **d

the whole fiuncell fought for

falfe

witnejje againft Iefits, to put torn

to

The next day ikthcMatmng, tfc

Death>but found none, though mfr


nyfalfe Witnejfes came thither, but

v\kjf multitude' op^ewMrofe^a^

thetr witnejfe agreed not together.

kfomSauiour&nty]Hht& \&4nd

;a

But at the loft came two falfe witI


neffes^andfaid : This. man fad,

Wehauefouhfrjhis bjawpetuerttvg

..

GOT)M

candejhoythe Temple of
build tt vpagameiri Three dayes.

the-peoples

andforbidding trpajwn-i

h^etoC3^<,faymg*^^heeist^
Kin
>-*,
.^y^
.,-.

'

. ^^wy^y,,,,

^uk^r,

'&
3&gi

M0^^^^^^A

and

the Scribes

and accufed him veheAndMct<^withhtsfrte^of

he^dsaccnfed bf/hy^fePricfii

and put a white Garment vpon him,


and fent him againe to Pilate.

mently,

Want yContetmed and

m&

knocked him,

Andbyreafonofthefilemnityof

refithot^not^howm^^ythingestbij

thefeafiofEafter, thefPrtftdentwas

Uyagmftlthet&-Bm ht^nfikrk

wont tbenofiGuftoMei to deliver pn~

famtio?tar*ork>iHfomHkb ik'at
the.VrefaHt*taruakc& .greatly.
Then fad Ma.tc^tberJ^hPr^
and to tb*peofl& Jfttdenofiudtm
tbUmiMimthey&&e morefarce,

to the people ^jprifineTi

faying

He^moouefbt&feobleittd

whom

\would demaund :\ lAnds there-was at

time

notable malefactor in
fPrifonycalledBzrtabasi when they
\that

mre gathered
faidnmto

altogether^ Pilate

them :, wheiheitjbfthe.two

ml)etthatIleihofe iftttoyott, Baiv

ntngotQMs^ette^VffthbisjlACt,

ffozs9 orIeJjjv9 that&caMCfaiJi?

2^r*wben$i\)kt&lKfrd ofGOte
tes+lxl&kfdwBether^tbetmatt wen

afGalilee bwhte^Mndwhenlbekneiff
be wot

o/Herods

IurifdiBtotttM

fint httmtMtio^ who

vitas

*Mft

in

anfwmdx nsm\mr^ani
kt Barraiws; K ThvMut&as wm\
\c$JWt ^^fknfmaeeHahemfm^
And;thej

region

and nimther committed

tkCitty,

in

i7fe*ryW;Paaw^to|Math.i7.

letum^mthofeda)es\\Andivljen

\^->Hrto.JWdy-rirm.wkbJ+..

Herod fMUfns^ he wa4 exceed^

\mhMeaMGhr$fi,l Ttwytryed

WblmhtiQwtfM-r %hw$ift^\feam:4ecMfcMtyd^Mb'
xjvbinges pfhim^dnd. tmftedfo
hatiefeeHefome-]fgw date by

hid>

The
jitJtf

m*m

mr

they

aMudt^ bigta

chmg throughout

Priefi

floodfoorth

Then/aid Pifaewrtf Aft

(jj?

The high

5^

htmfaying t &4rPtkottths?Kmgof
the Jew^s'hAnd he dhpferedlm
andfddt^hoMf^ftit^And^tti

and Elderf;he dxfaerednbthing:

tifc*#f

iim.

fVi

Medtta?g ff

21.

Wtdntfdy Ni$t.

KtttHtMiofor

54

50J
I

..

"V

Howom Samwrwastmught

before

(JWcditAtions vpofi thefe pointes

Animthe high
Prtefi.

MAny
my

tbinges haft thou (0

foule) this day to confi-

der of: .this day muft\thou accord


jpany <>itf Sauipur ^. Jixiany ftations,vnleflc thou intend to tunne

away with

hi&Difciples

fceleft thy- feete\

: *orelfc

ouer^heauy

'

to

tread thole pathcs^whidi our Sai


ruicHir vowchfafed ^o tread for thy

fake : This day ishe ferdtaght

. /;

U ^i

fiue

then to the firft ftawhich was in oinniu

LEt vs goe
tion ,

& markc thcre,how, whilcft

houfe>

our Sauiour anfwered very curte-

ouflyTntothc demaund that the


high Wicti made vnto him,concer-

and Doftrinc,
oneofthecaytiffes that flood by^
gaue him an vnkinde blowe on the
ning his Difaples

lace,

faying

Anfwereft thou the

Vnto whom our


Sauiour mildely made anfwerc : If

tim&terore diuers\ foidges,and for


thy faWi&cuiUiffi^

*
high Prieft
fi

and yay^t^fbi;') that \which thou


hadit defouefl, Iti one flacc^e is

Ih&frjpokg* etiill,Jhew

bulfetted; taanotherfpe&vpon,

ano^^niodced'aod {corned

irt

J bam

hit if

with ThowMS, and'Condcmned by


an vmuflTenfeenbetb'i cfuelMeath,

this

be dfft>r^wfifeke
heart.

-ftatioris

ajidriuc thy

>

Confider heere

in

foule)

Whwtfihe*' thfe

Lu1ce.i8.

fioke* wefl, whyftrikefttkoume?

another^ wlwppcd^nd crovvbed

CcMd&

me wherein

ax.

now (O my

not bnely the mildneife of

gentle. anfwer ,

but alfo that


Diuine face, and that moft content
raodeft looke of his dcarc
eyes, which were nothing at all

&

dittempered in that fb fierce and;


fliamefull affaulc.

Confider witk,
1

K.-

hjp

-^

Wedmfday Night.

xdMediutimfor

$o6

m*

*i

507

whether f eafbn is,that thou fhoul-

moft holyfoule, that was


inwardly fo humbled, and ready

all that

deftgbe with t&ti&i&iKept

Mm

to haue turned the other cheeke,if

0)n%/^ A^Aate-ftb4ecf-

the naughty wretched Catiffe had


curfed and Ynfor<
required it.

of lufticej daiSkned with


anEidipfe, and that Diuine6uri-

tunate hands,that durft thus flrike


that Diuine face, before whofere-

tenance, which the

ucrent afpe&.the very Heauens


doeitoope andbowe 1 at: whole
Maiefty, eucn the Seraphim, m

the ferine

Angels heo>
(clues defire to* beHoldc ^ defiled
molt vnreaercntly withtfp&tle, 3-r b
For when our Sauibitt wis* arfi

them what he wab/ he-ianfwe-

redtruely vhtotheir demauhctasit

tbatthou fhosiideft be prbuoked

wasmeeteiheifhould

liueto diftionour hirniwha is the


the Faly Image of the glory of

wickedtticnP,

ther?

What .rnooued

this defpightfull kinde

thee tovfe

of moft

vil-;

latious reproach vnto. hipi, who

theanoft beautifull

among

is

allthc

telt

ibuf thofe

fthk were vriworthy


to-hearefucha high and excellent
anfwer)$eing 'blinded with the
brighoacfle of fo great light^flaul,

tcdh^^ike'rhad^bgs^iid^ifgoxgd*pdn;him all thete malice: and


wry;.-;-:.>

fonnesofroen?

![?;':

IJhere each

-I-.;/.,-'"

.;,;.

one to the vttermbii

ofhis-power^ giueth 'him buffets


,

and ftrokes :ithere

Jlw#j2^Caiphas.

theyuipep^pon

fke iwith their diuelifh


motithes; : there they hoodwinke
!\
his eyes,and
ftrike him on the face^
that diuine

laft iniury

was not the


BVt this
our Sauiour fuffered
that

for

fbrotbe Jioufc of *Ann*t , they


iJttttniftithft hoUfe of Cdfb*
fou

vine-

.Pet. 1.

iuredinthe name of the {Father* iq.

aUtrungs*wated, doe tremble and


quake What faweft thou^him,
!

Pfa*4f.*,

Effing and iefting athim/aying:

dreqdewho hotkfmi&smhffe:

.>

xjtfeditttioatfor

jo8

WeanejdAy Nt\

maruailous humility and pa-

I^e^e;j5pn^ $ Almighty
;

liOfihefcKy <$4re Angels!


was that afacetofpetvpon ? Mai

God

vfe=cpiTWiorfy

when they

arc pro-

uoked to fpet, to turne away

fmt^wdhthe.

:i$

to.

there npttobe

fpe in, then thy faceO

rwcet-LoMi

wbybdpcM thpu

eajtfc

and

aflies,

rK* humble

tty

lelfeatthia fo.wpfcderfull exam-

pic

>

Haw is itsh&t ,tee

yet remaine in the world

fiiould

any,

ofhumility?

The Angels and all Creatures


toldtWr bandstand ueuengenot
ted.

the inhuies done tnto their Creato^bdrolding hiaHnus contemned

and milled, with raoit

ndefpitefuH

rdproadtand-villany^and yet tbou,

being a poore mife^abJc veorme,


turaioyledi ? the world ypMidc
downeys^th^tialrtbus chiding and
.braw-

ffTT

t aim

ls

?**

Eighty Godthus beaten,feourged

nd

euill

iith

the very caufe of his

intreated in the .world?,

com-

bing, was to cure the very.pride


[of the

world?

of the medSjcine do caufe thee to wondery consider the greatnes of the wound,
Ifthe /harpncflTe

ind'thou;ihalt fee, -that fiicha


1

wound requirdth fo'tharpea mejdicine

Almighty igod'holdeth his peace


wruisft beis Jf^^poni and buffe-

point appertalr

Why
wondreft thou (Oman) tofee AU

to-

ken ofpride, after thisibgreatand


iiiarUaiiousexampi

finalr*

ning to thy eftimation.

fouleftcpruerpf

f4>wn4in aiictha* PaHace, a fouler

place

died in any

be but tbu-i

their

i;

thcivjjifei:fl$nd

brawling, in cafe thou

509

asthis was

:e%ecially c6n-

fideriqg that all this aotwitriftari.

ding^Ke wvoand is.notywWholc.

wondereft tfr fee how Ak<


bighty Ood hath humbled himplre ; and I wonder -to fee thee
Tjiou

(for alt this

example) fo prouder

andinfolerit

k^ail thy. talke,

]iog$

and behauiour

i.

deaJ

feeing Al[mightyGod thus humbled him'


Ire to teach thee to
be humbled,
hoawondercft to fee Almighty
t

Godthu* to abafe inmfeffe ^nder


the d\it\ ofthe earth,
and I wPnder
to

MnvaMM

***->

*M- mn

,-

it

tofee^thatdurband* earth, for all


this; aduaiiceth it 'fclfc aboue the

this fo great *

towards vs, and mall it not fuffice


to ouercome thy heart, and to

The Angell faid to the Patriarch


Incofc Tboftfbalt no more be calti

Atec&ttolfatllfbaflk<:ttbjnmi
UX
3
mights aforfeeing thou bafi&ene

hm

oaihft Gtid>

thou

h mitotic

much more jU
men

agitnft'

then the humility of our

? If

Sauiour

Ghnft,preuaUed-gainft the

fury

ahd wsath of Almighty God, why


doth it not preuaile againftour

were abte to pacific


and apjteafe* fo mighty a heart,
theheai* of almighty -God, (bepride ?r,Jf

it

i%ltortlBBy.<Wbs)^w hy don
*?-&

'
.

** Jim*
'

mouiHe our

5"
ftwb-

patience, ouercom-

not -thine anger

how

this
pafling great abafirig aflwagcth not
iiieth

thy pridgj
fets

how thefe violent buf-

beatenot downe thyprefump-

^and how this deepe filehce


(amqngfr>many iniurics) is not of

tion

to

make

thee leaue off thy


quarrelling,and troublcibmc fuites
of the Law, wherewith thou vexforce,

cft and

turmoyleft thy neighbours,

about the vile

mucke and

transito-

ry pelfe ofehis world.


It is

a maruailous great wonder

tofeehowAlmi^ity God would


(by meanes of thefc fo terrible iniuries) ouerthrow the kingdome
of our pride ; and it is alfo greatly
tobemaruatled

at, that,

flanding all this,

notwith-

there remai-

neth yet a frefti liucly

tAmelech ynder

'

memory of

the ^Heauens,

and that at this; day^ the rcliques


,.

a*

u>m

as

gyi

rn

am at my wits end,and
very much aijtonifhed, jea, k paffcth my reafor* to confide*
> how

make it humble and meeke? *

C'

Surely I

fubdue the pride ofthe worldPThe


humility of Chrift was fufficientto
ouercome the heart of God , to
procure hisfauour, and to caufe
.him to become gentle and lrulde

if**

not alter and

borne.hearts >

Heaucns, and would be honoured


abotfe Almighty God himfclfe.
How is it then that this fo wonderful! example, fumccth not to

11

Wedhef&AfNiykk

Mediutionfor

5,1

rmt^mmmmmm**>

m~^~***

Z 4

of

4,*eg.ij;

Jl&dkdtiopfor

5X2

fredMfddfNight.\

ofthis wicked generation, doe

for

(as Saint

meane to pafTe
the fleepk
neffe of thfn^ht) to fcorTc and ieft

Now

I befeech thee to cure in me with


the example of thy great humility,

the folly

of my

and pride.

And

at

much

me

as

plainely to- vnderftand,

that I haue great need of a

the

perationofthy grace and remedy


in

me, that I

croe

now

as a

marke

(O my foule)

prefendy

enioy the benefiteof the fame.

is Set fteerc

to receiuc dl the
itrokesand buffets that they could
giuehim.

helper,

let it euidentiy appeare, by

now

how thy fweet Spoufe

the greatneffc of thy woundes,doc

gtue

the Lbrd^fliiaicfty

Cdnfider

vaine arrogancy
for fo

/^faith)rar*d vfedfas a

way

all that remaine and continue.


therefore (Ofweetlefos)

C^uell night

quiet Night

Ovn-

y% which { O fweet

Sau towfa&rffr
ally

fcokeg

ito reft at

neithe^^ SouMiers

re-;

pofethemfelufcs^ut accounted it.


euen a paftime and recreation,
to
vexeand torment thee. The night
was drained for tbfoeridj that
all

Of the

vexafoni and trottkh

our

Creatures Chould

SawourfH$ere&> the night fo

reft

firehit Vtffio**, anAofth


dtmallofSaitJt

tod labours

tiknto takefcrteirj

and that thefences and mem-:


hers that are -wearied
With toylcs
:

Peter.

of the day; might be

refreihedandfclieued

but thefej

wicked men' vfe it riow, as- ft:


time'
<o torment all thy
members and

Sct. II.
COnfider after this, what trou
btes our Sauiour fuffered
that doleful! Night, when
diets that

had him

in

the Sol-

in cuftodf,

mocked and laughed him

to fcornc

(*\

mm

tees j (hiking thy body^afflicthig


tty f6ule,biiiding

%
%
^g

face-

cheekes,

thy harids.buffe*

and getting

in'

that at fuch

time as all
members flioulcfcbe- at recall thy
v
:

momim

mem-

r?r

If

wy

WW

ma$t$ mijgftbecin very great

hands

jiaiifc jui^itroubic.

ielfe.

'

V Q^ow
differ

in

God ,

tlaef&Caytiffesuxy output him to

his death*-.

very Creatures

which confpired

Crucifie

huii,"t?uc^i|hft^ :Q y^c Angels of

The demaUqf Saint Peter.

^cl^uiply^r^dif^ that heard


both^^fe yayjk.VYhat thought

THe painefull graefe* and

Jec,\vhcn yeelaw hhivfo

moyles

defpite-

ycejjyyheh ycX*W

thought

Almighty God

hhnfelfefutfer fuch defpights,euen


Jfbr their fakes

that did

all thefc vil-

Janiesvntohim,? Who hathcuer


heardifuch a kinde of charity, that

troublefome

were increafed farre the


more,by the deniall ofS.Peter.
For

contemned in earth, whom


you. honour, with fp great reue-

What

of this

tur-

night,

fuliy

ap-

fuch acruell death, forthofe

furfer

I-

je^inrfea^en

him-

Neither, could the goodneffe

digfa^e^ime There
thc^^ngj Holy, Holy : buthecre
{lea$cji\at

God

pearemoreplainely in anything,
then in this, that he^was content
to

from thofe&ngv which the

orders ^fAi^c^iMfig-w^pth.ee

vpon Almighty

and mercy ofAlmighty

farre dp&tbefe afflictions

deat^pirthtoQ^cath

V jij

wednefday Night.

ftfeditatfcnfor

>W

wasfo familiar a friend bfrohr


Sauiour, thac*6 chofe hhn to
feci
he

the glory
';

of his transfiguration.

This Apoftle (I fay)

firft

dl other,notonce,but three

before

feueral

euen in thevcry prefence of


his Lord and
Maftcr,fwcareth and
times,

;l

one would faffcr Peath,todeliuer


the very fame perfbns. from depth,
that were the procurers of h
I

forfweareth that
noc,and that
!"

death

?:

Affuredly, the malice

of

man could not any further extend


it

feifey in^ommitting a more wic-

ked deed, then to prefiime

to

lay

hands

he knoweth

he wHtnot

hm

who he is.

O Peter& he that ftahdeth there

bythee fo wicked a man, that


thou!
accounteftit fo vile
to

aihame, onelyj
haue kho wne him ? Confider
1

that

,^m

nfc^^

mntj m m* ;,

*'

tMeikaimfor

S t6

WtsdmfhyNi^U

5*7

much more proceede

that this is a condemnation of him

yet did they

by thee, before he be condemned


by the high Prkfts i fithence by

from the looke and eyes of Chrift.


Wherefore, when thou fhalt at
any time awake againe out of thyr

this deniall,

thou giueft the whole

world to vnderftand that he is fuch


a manner of man, that euenthou
thy felfcdoeft account it as agreat
reproach and difhonour vnto thee,
cuer to haueknownehim.

and with griefe and for-

row call thy frnnes to minde,wherin

thou haft offended Almighty

God; thou muft vnderftand ,

that,

this^benefit

this ? Our

procecdeth from the


mcrcifull eyes of the, Lord , which,
doth then looke vpon thee. The

Sauiour hearing his dcniall, turned


backe, and beheld Peter, and call

Cocke had already .crowed , but,


Peter remembred not himfclfe,be-

Now what greater iniury could


hauebeqgedone then

ibis

eyes vpon that (bffepe

{there

was loflffrom him.

which

looke

fiht
of wondcrfull vertue 1
looke, but yet full of myfterieand

Peter vnderftood
sight wellthe language and voyce
the
Jot that looke : and although
fignification

crowing ofthe Cocke was notable


to awake hisfpirits, yet was this
:-

finfulllife,

able, as.kidced

did* For

the

eyes of our Sauiour Chrift doe


notonciyfpeake, butalfoworke,
as it pkinely appeareth by the
tearcs of SJPctcf, which albeit they

guihed from the eye* of Pem

caiife

our .Sauiour had not (as yet)

vpon him. But whenour


Sauiour Chvift looked vpon him,
then he remembred himfelfe
, and
looked

repented

& bcwayled his offence

;
;

for the eyes of

eyes

Chrift do open our


and thofe are the eyes that,

doe awake/uch asare afleepe.

The repentance ofSam


<Peter.

___

'H E holy Euangelifts S.Afa-

Math. if.
.
7S
ter went out torth-withi and wept Lake. %z.
bitterly : to giue thee to vnder**i

T;thew and SXakf, fay,that iV-

itandj
*m

ii

Mediiationfor
'ftand, that-itis

to

Wedm\

not enough for

thec

be fory and bewaile thine offen.

ees , but that

it

is requiiite alfo to

iuioldeand efchewthe very place,

and occaftons offinne. For^ otherwife, to lament and beeforiealwaies for thy finnes, and alwaiesto
reiterate

gaine

and commit the


is

to prouokealwaiesthe

wrath of- Almighty


thee for the fame.
;
.

Note

faraea-

God

againft

S\9

conuerfe with fuch as

be vertuous.

tofuffer imurics,and troubles,

bc-

world fhould not etteeme the leJffe of them , .or-haue


them in contempt for the. fame.
And what i&thiselfe,, but.eueii
co bee ailiamcd to appeare to the:
world , to bee a Difciple vnto
caufe the

Chrift

and what >is

it

elfe

but

euen tQ^denieChrtft? Whatt)ther


thing may-thofe that behau e them-

therefore well and

gently this point efpecially

dili-

that

felues after this

fort-hope

and look

at the dreadfull day

mitted, was for that hee fhrunke

ofludgement 9 but, that- :puniftwnent and


fentence thrcatned by our Sauk

backer and^fearedto be accounted

ourChrill himfelfe,

one of Chriftes Difciples; and


this his doing,he is faid to haue denied Chrifi Now,ifthis be todc-

that is fljhamed

the principail finne that Peter com-

in

how many Chriftians


(trow you) may ye now finde

nie Chrifl

in

the world

that

doe

denie Chrift*? Alas,

after this fort

how many

for,

to,

%ing

Hee Luk>9..
Mach. 10.
be.- accounted my

Difciple before then ? the

.:

Sonne of

man wtllbe-iafoameAtotfknowledge
km as one of his when he Jhalfvome
inhis maiejl'^ attain the mateflic

of

tbejather,a^4hisha/y Angels.

be

there at this clay,that refufe to confelfe their finries

communicate

vnto
to

GOD,

to

Mpw

faft Chriftian-

to pray, to talke and-meditate


to
of God and fpirituall matters
like,

conuerfe
.

>i<*i

MBMMMMMM

Mar.13.8,

%*"*

mdhefday Night.

Mtdkationfor

520

521

account of the iudgements of the

wherefore thou haft here


(good Chriftian Brother)an occaworld

How

our Sauiour was brought

fore King

bt.

Herod: andmock$k

and accounted fovafoole


by htm and his Cour-

whereby to learne
this beauenly Philofophy, and that
by this example, whenfoeuer thou
fion giticn thee,

flialt

tiers..

fee thy felrc to be vniuftly de-

mocked, and perfecuted of


the world. For the world cannot
doe thee any iniury,nor beare fake
fyiCcd,

Sect. III.

Fter this painfull and troubk-

^Jtfome night was,erided ,

they

wimeffe

agaMt

thee

but

it

hath

ted our Sauiour Chrift forth to the

done the like vnto our Sauiour

houfe of ^ilatejthe Prefident :and


Ytfate vnderftanding that hee was

Chrift before.

borne in Galilee j-tent him

tor and ftirrer offedidon,

vnto

Herod \ that was King of

who

that

him fora
foohfhand fimple body , and as
fuchaone, caufed hira to be ap-

Coulftrey

toojee

parelled in a white garment

te turned him backc to

and

Pilate a-

game. Whereby it appeareth,that


our Sauiour was taken in this
world, not only for an cuiil dooer,

uerence!

ftcrie

worthy of great re-

The principall

vertueof

a Chriftian man,is,not to make any


account'

and

for

aone they accufed him before the Iudges, and accordingly


demaundedfentence of death vpon him. He was taken to be a Nigromancer , and as one poifefled

Luk.13.io.

fuch

with a deuill,and fo they fayd

the power ofRelzebub he cafieth


deuils.

'

In Mat.9.34

out

fje was. taken for a glutton

and great cater,


ted of him,

but alfo for a very foolc.

O my

He was accounted as a malefac-

and fo they repor-

faying

lm is agtuttoHy

Beholdjkis fcl- Mat.9.34.

& adrinkgr^fwine.

Hee was taken for a manlof euill


bchauiour, and as one that kept
euill

MeSmmfor

5*2

mdtiefdayN/ghi.

j Jit
euillcompanie, forthey
reeimth finnm'> .**d eatttbmtk

faid

Math. ii*
\9.

them,

one come of 2
wicked generation,avid of a naugh.
ty race , and Co they termed him,

Hee was taken

as

iohnS.48 laying: ThoftartaSamaritan^ml


artpofefed mtbadwll. Hee-was
taken for an Hereticke, and there
fore they faid, that hee made him-

felfcGod, and forgauc finnesas


od.. There wanted nothing dfe,
but after all this to account our Sauiout as aiboiey and-fo is he now
taken : and that not of cuery common pcrfon, but cuen of the ruf-

Mark.*.7<

fling Nobility

and Gentletw

yea, and of the chicfcftCounfcl-

Magiftrates, and Officers in


King HcrcdA Court. And lb

by Turkes, Mores, or He-

retrekes/or the puhlike profefllon


of the Chriftian Religion : be of

good comfort, as a true Christian


bearing patiently
thy Croffe in this

in

and willingly
world,

a faithfull follower of
our Sauiour Chrift,
as

Andto

the intent thou mayett

make the

lefle

account of the

iudgements and efiimationsofthe


world , and very euideritly per-

howfooliih and frantieke


the world is, in his fayings,dbings,
ceiue,

opinions,

and iudgcrnents

thine eyes

vpon the liuely portrai-

ture ofall vertues

fixe

looke vpori this

generall comfort of all miferies:and

lers,

behold here, how the wifedome of

all

Almighty Cod is holden for folly;


vertue for vice ; truth for blafphe-

they apparrelkd our Sauiourlike


a&ole, that he might alfo be taken

O won-

of all men for fuch a one.


derfull humiliiy of our fvveet Saexample of
uiour Chrift I
virtue O comfort of all troubled

and perfecuted Chrif iians 1 VVherthou Chrirtian that art per


fore

mie; temperance for gluttony: the

peace-maker ofthe world/or a feditious

difturber ofthe world : the

all

fecuted

523

reformer ofthe taw, for a breaker

of the

Law

finners, for

and the

iufHfier

(inner,- arid

of

the follo-

wer of finners.

In

WedneftUy Night.

tMeditationfor

24

li!L.!

***

In

thefe geings and com.

all

mings and in all thefe demaui


and aunfwcrcs made before the
Iudges , cpnfider diligently, and
note the conftancie and modefiie

ofour Sauiour , the grauity ofhis


countenance , and the integrity of
hisminde, which was neuerouerLcome , nor once difmaide for
all

thefe great conffi&s

and troubles.

And when hee faw himfelfein


the prefence offo many Officers
and Judges > fitting in their iudgc

ment feates ; when he fawhimfelfe


in the midftof fo many injurious
villanies,

and furious bio wes j a

himfelfein fuch a thrung of outra-

gious and cruell enemies, his death


fore his race ;
fay)

it

were)

prefentbe

when pur Sauiour

faw himfelfe thus

tofled

all

aduernty

it

or (pake

lid

made aplaine de-

of a noble heart and


minde in him. There

nonftration

couragious

came no one bitter or fharpe word

ofhis

mouth

hee neucr yeel-

led or- fubmitted

wch

himfelfe

fo.

frame any manner of


[application or intreaty of his life,
jieicherlhed he any teare (by way
as to

dF lamentation) for

the lofle ofthe

But in all points, and reipe&sheobierued fuch a comely


brauity and maieftie, as was feemrauie.

of (o high and

raraiprperfonage.

iWfefilenca kept he among fb


any and (me accufacions ? how
|:ircumfpe6t

was hee in

\'henfc*ucrifarfpake I
fcfikued

his

words

how wifely

heefWinTclfcirfallhisar^

Jweres?i oxxateIude,fucli was the

(I

and

curmoiled , with fo many tempc


fiuous waucs ,. and bl uttering
ftprmes of

and his temperanee: intomuch,as whatfoeuer he


cie, his patience,

|y.for the dignity

a confuiion of out-criet
and clamours, thundered outvehemently by theaccufers,3ndcoufpirers ofhis death ; when hee faw
in fuch

(landing (as

[wonderfull to behold hisconftan-

was

wonder-

Forrac^and

;fnew:of his cotinte:

picc and mkade in thefe hiis trouwes, that


out

euen that alone (withany.fuhertcftimonjr>) might

haue
***

i^

%26

Meditatlonfor
haue

mdnefday Ni^bt.

fuffifed toiufrifie his

if the grofnefTe

of their

caufc,

jmbft wonderful] lights that was


jfeenein the world.
Who would

wicked

and malicious vnderflanding had


becne able to conccjue the highneife , and exceUende of fiidu
proofe.

leuer haue.

thought chat whips and


llaflies fiiould haue beene laid vpIon

erttellfcottrgiHgandwhf

ytegofom Sauionr t

at the

thee&le faith there final-no whip


[be felt in thy Tabernacle.

HI.

Ftecall thefe Murics,

Z"\der what

icourgings

the

cenfi
anil

ludgc

perceiued, that bee vtesnot able to


pacific the furious lage

Imighty
Inoufly
[This

D,

and glory of AIthen to be villa-

whipped and fcourged?


j
furely a

punifhment rather
Ifor bondflaues andtheeues:
yea,
lit was accounted
generally fo
is

vile

ofthofehii

moft auett enemies^ determined


topunifli biir Sauiour wkhiudi
feuere kiode *>f punifliment, as

mightiufficeidfatisfiethe mafiaoustptttrage

Now what thing is further from

Ithc high maieftie

whippings our Sauiout fuiferedat

For whea

of fuch cruellheam;

land

infamous , that in cafe the offender were a Cittizen of Rome,


jtnough his offence

wereneucrfo

Jhoynousi hee-waa thereby quit/


land

exempted from thatmoft fla*

luifliandTillanote kindeaflpunifli-

thairchey being content therewith,

Imcnti. All

ihouidceafe'j and feekenomoft

HMoId here, how the Lordotf

after his death.

[thehcauens, theCreatour of. the

.i

-:?

which notwithitand-

This was one ofthereateft and jworld,thegloryofthcAngels^he


-!*'

pfa] 90.

[The place of thy habitation (O


fiord) is moft high , and that
there
nhali none euill approach neei
e vn-

Sect.

|che Ptftav

of Almightie,

Ito

-time before[aid.

the fhouldcrs

IGod ? The Prophet 'Bamd faith

f[- Qfthe

1-7

moll|

wifedomej

A&, *9

4*M

Mfdtidtionfor

5*8

WednefdayNii

wifedome, power,and glory oftlw

HuingGod, * ouchfafeth
fakes to

for

be punifhed with

wardly moouedin thy very heart


I with this fo wonderftill and
moft
Idolerull fight <>f thyTweet Saui-

otit

whips

when they beheld

fo ftrange \and wonderfull

our

inthisa&.

they beheld

him

to

noufly and mod crutUy vvhi

and fcourged^rr

ho:

foulc}!vntQr'whdm the
,

thoiiihak both heare

ISauiouroffois

much more

then to

the Angels,: Confidcr (I fay) how

garments

ion the other fide, With

and fee

what humi-

he fuffereth hjmfeife to be
pipped by them, neuer' fo much
las once opening his'mouth,
or anone
swering
word, to fo many deI

Hty

Ifoitefull

bufinefle

fcoffes

and blafphemous

Ifpcechesas they vttcred there


ajgainft'him.

Confider alfb whathaftc thev


Jmaketo binde that holy body to a
I

much more oughteft thou to bein- par, that being faft bound,
;,..'

wardly

& fee.

Confideroh the one fide, with

jwhat rudeneffe thofe cruell


and
[bloody tormentors, doe ftripour

iConficKS bowiihererore.(0 if
appertaineth

jwhich in that place ihallbe very


Ineedfull, to bewaile fuch things
as
Ithere

Wherefore, if they filled the


ayre with high laudes and praifes,
Luk.i.14* vpon the day of his Natiuitic,
when as yet they had feenehim
but onely in the fwadlingclowtes,
and in the Mangel where heewis
laid; what did. they (trow ycc)

when

Ifpiritihto Pilatts Cotififtory,


and
Icarry with thee ftore of
teares,

goodncfle

than

to KMder^ntahirri^ucK

Goe
how therefore, and enter with thy

fight,

manifemy difconered vnto

ancl

Ifliewedhereby vnto thee.

this

of Almighty God: which was very

nore humble thankes and praifes


for this; his, fo parting great loue

and that they adored and acknow:


fedged the vnfpeakable

>

and fcourges. Certairily I doe beleeuc, that aH the orders of the


Angels were wholly amazed and
aftorufhed,

1*9

Aa

they

niiqht

Meditation

53P

fa

JVednefday Night.

rnjghtfetch their, fulUlrokes more


at pleafiire, ^>4;ftrike him where
andhovir they lift. Cpnfider, how
.

iheXordofAngels
ppft alone > ja9aODg

ftandeth

&

to

onvponhirn.
The Law oiMofes, commas
that malefactors (hould

be

beaten with Whips, and that


of
cording tpthe quantity of their

ac-

number of
fcnjces, to {hould the
Then(0
tneir puniljiments be,
Saints)

who hath

thus

of the

disfigured

thee? Who
be
with fomany bloody blowes,
ingthp very glaiTe of Jnnocency
ha.th

thus defiled

thee

Ceitaine

it

is

(OLqrd)

thatthey

that
were not thy finnes>ut mine,

I
euill intreated thee.

hauc thus
wasioue and mercy that compalthee to
fed thee about, and caufed
abut-]
take vpon thee this fo heauy
then.

Loue was

feries.

defend him from iniury, no, not


fo much as eyes totakecornpa"

by of the Angels andglqry

all

and mercy mooned


thee to take vpon thee all my mithjrbenefits

many cruell

ther friend nor acquaintance

Dcu.xJ.3

me

at the

toirnientprsi-hauing on his part nei-

ded

thou diddeft be (low vpon

53

the caufe,

Wherefore/ if Loue and Mercy


caufedthee to enter into thbfefo
cruell and terrible conflicts, who
can

now

iloaei?,

ttand

in

doubt of thy

If the greateft- teflimbny

of

loubbe4:ofurTer>paiff& forthe be-

buedjwhat elfe are each one ofthy


paines,

but a feuerallteftimdny of

thy loue ?

What elk

are allthofe

wbndersof thie;;but ( as it Were)


certataetoeaueflly voyecs, that doe-

Preach and proclaime vnto me


thy foue, requiring me to loue
all

thee againe

? And ifthe teftimoriies

befo manias the ftripes were that


thou fufferedft for ray fake^whol
ban cKfen pite arfy
,

doubt in the

proofe, beitig- asitiis, fo ylainely a-

uouched and prouedy 4jy fo


witriefles
this

yet

.?

W^at meaneth

many
then;

ofmine, that is not


conuincbd ^ithifb manifold
?

incredulity

and great arguments^*

\f]
tw!

S^/b^theEuangelift, wondeAa 2
red

ioKn.37]
w*m

^_^^^

-.
1

Wednesday Nigbu

tJMedjtdtionfor

53*

red at the incredulity of the lews,


for that our Sauiour wrought fo
many miracles among them, for
;

confirmatiun of his Doctrine,


.they neiertheleffe

lieue in him.

would

holy

not

What thing pulled thee out ofthy

[Fathers

bofome, and laide thee

garment of our
Ifrailc Nature vpon thee, and to be[come partaker of our miferies, but
Jthee to take that

and
be-

Loue

What

wonder no more at the incredulity

lonely

otthc lews, buti rather

[thee in a bafe Oxeftall,

forafmucfe.as tofuffctpaines, is no

me to be

working (tjf;mirades3 ;.to:


tpBelieueinChritt.
Ifthen.it

.'.

aftfeivip

[onely

the

[but onely

"his Wordsiaie

how much :mpre

[to

belieue.pot yet thMtllftioueth vs?

(M iWafayy iffc^

onely

hereceiuedjfpr vs, we adde moretrar


ouer ajl the.other paines, and

whole

dowue O

^rw

thing

all

made

watch,

the Night,

pauVouer bpth Sea and

Loue .?

What

thing

bound

& feet,fliaucd his

hayre,fpoyled him
and caufed

him to

of all his force,


be mocked and

of his enemies, but onely


the loue of his wife
Dalila ?
fcorned

<

Loue
VRto-tk Earthy but onely
y.' -

all which

JshaiG brought
LQrd$om Heaucn

proceed; of joiiethee

life,

What

waking

Smpfons hands

which
thefe ftrokes taqa ^wouiwes

his.

Sauiour,

Land, fecking after loft foules,but

of

loue?

continue

and to

^d for our fakes infinite ftipes^e

uailqs

Ofweet

thee to I weat,to trauaile,to

wonderful! is ft, Jthat hauing fufFe-

\&u% what

thing,

jmoued thee to become Man, and


[to carry the yoke of our mortality
[for the fpace of fp many yeares,

..'?-.

iiiiracks ;wc6ught by

not yet bejieifcd,

Luk.i.itf.

our Sauiour Chtift,

thing placed

Loue?

What

caufe me

he algreat wonder jthat

maj^

and i wadlied thee in a maunger, and chafed


jthee into Urange Countries , but

at mine:

lieuethejoueiofChrift.thenis

in

wombe ? What caufed

[the Virgins

Euangdifl,

leife argtmiem. to;cauieI

553

And what

thing hath

bound

theeour true Samtfto-j&si fpoyled

?
J

Aa

thee

Iudg.i^.
19<

\M

itationfor

534

thee ofthy force and ftrength, and

Church

beareft to

Finally:,

what

poore friends that he had


left in Prifon : but rather the profperity and glory that thou doft

low

thy

haue, wrought fuch a butchery


tbefc

gracious
bpaffinggre^atloue !
loue ! Olouej feemly for the great
vnfpeakeablc mercy 3 and infinite
goodnefleof him, who is infinite

then, fith

that thou loueft

it

is

certaine,

me fo much,

(as I

very euidently thou doeft)


[why doe not I loue thee againe ?
fee

[Why doe not

put

my

whole

good and louing, yea, wholly loue


fifauing therefore fo great

ImightyGodhimfclfe, fo conftant

and> fo

many

teftimonies of thy

O my

[trutt

[and louing a friend

vnto me

fweet Sauiour) as
thefe be, how can I but belieue

[vndotibtedly a great

that thou loueft mfc, iith

[raecarefull

loue (

certairte

ged

it is moft

thatthou haft not

[anything in this

tjbat

heere

It is

wonder, that

life,

doth make

andheauy, hauing on
my fide; (o rich and- fo mighty a
Louer : through whofe hands all
thinges that I enioy doe pane.

charb

moft charitable louing


heart,beingnow in Heauen, which
thou haddeft whenjhou walked

vpon the earths

Thou
23.

Now

haft left heere in earth.

and affiance in thee ? Why


[doe not I efteeme my felfe very
[happy and rich, hailing euen Al-

it felfe

Gen. 40.,

yhom thou

ef

asthi&was, b.ut onely Loue*

Heauen, mooneth

haue greater pitty- and


ompaiTion vpon thy Children

What thing (I fay) could

etiioy in

thee to

thing

brought thee into that minde,tk


thou wouldeft giue thy very 1
for,vs ?

535

rot his

giuen thee intothine enemies


to be fo fcoffed at, but- one
loue that thou

wednefday Night.

art

not like that Cup

bearerofKingjP^r^i who when


he fawhimfelre in profperityj

for-

got

Aa

Medita-

53'

Tk&fdayMijfbli

Me&tatknfor

and a Recdkinhi*'

right,

537

hand

>'

and

bowed then: knees before him,


and mocked him faying : Hatle
King oft he Iewesl
they

Meditation for Thurfday

^Andshay

vpon him> and

jpet

tooketheRe/de hee held in his right

hand, and fmote him on the head

Then Pilate went foorth


againe, andfaid vnto them : Behold,
I-bring him forth vntoyon, thatyee
may know thai 1 fade no fault in
him at all. Then came] Jefm forth,
wearing a Srowne of fThornes
+
therewith.

If This day thou haft to meditati

andconfider, how our Sauiourm

Pilate
Crowned with Thorites:
pud ofhim to the peopleJUccc homo,
Behold the man : and how beekrt

the Crojfe

vpon hisfhonldsrs.

and a.pHrple garment.


\ptid

Vnto thbm

-i\

Ioh.i6.4,

jgndPihtt

Behold the

man

Then when the highsPrieftxhnd

The Text ofthe Foare bolj

Of

fcers fMhm,Jhey cryeftpfaymg

;'

him, Crneifui hum, dilate


%dvnto them. Take yee< him, and
&cifth^k\ for.lfinde no fault in
ym.TlJeJtoes anfvoered. andfaid :

\Crucife

Euangelifts.

Math.**7.
17.

WHen

our Sautow bd
beene th/fs whipped wl

fiourged, the

Sodka

ofthe Prefdent, tooke htm.

into

:.

Wght to dyes

the

Common-Hall, and there gathered


andthfj
about him the whole hand
(tripped him > and put vpon him n
purple robe, and platted a Qrowm
ofThorne^andput it on his bed,

fyptk haw he
'b&aufe heemade hm-

\We.haue\#. haw.land

^ethiSonne^qo'm,

v ,k
Then wh?h\ Pjlate' heard that
f>brd,heei was the- more afraid, and
went againeHnto the Common-Hall,
tod faid vnto lefts ; whence art
a 5
.tho#?

Jt

'

'

'

MediHtivn

53$

for

WM lifmrgdrtehim man.

fwer.

Then f&dV'ila.ie

Speakeft thoitfiot vnto meel


'ft

power

Thou

\menfhallfay
I

cout-

remand the wombes thatneuer bare,


and the Paps that neuer gaue fucke.

therefore hee that delimredmem,

Wiles couer vs. Tor they doe


if
thefe.

hath the greater fnne.JFf-om

Wmgtsto thegreene Tree, what/hall


Ue done to the dry ?

hm*

But the

leaves

to hfe

wyedont

re-

Ad

quiring tohaue himQructfied.

thefrifrycspretMiledvand Pilate k-

^Meditations vpon thefe pointes

termtnedio accomphfh their requefi.

ofthe Text.

Luke* . i^ndhtiet/pafitytttoJhemfomjkt
24. for

an&fy}uweBiM-.and\MHrtfa

wascdft'mo*Prifou,

GOmefoorth f Oyee Daughters

whom they de-

fired: anddel'mere'd'Jcfm.Viitcthm,

doe with him what thef.rvquUi.


And they tooke Iefus andJedhima-

to

wdyz.AndcheJbare his @roff?y


came\ into arf/a& that was caM
Calyary,

ofSlon)

great multtruds offiople and ofWo-

men, which bewxylefcand-laimntek

Mother crowned him, at the day


\his ejpoufals andvpon
y

voyfulnefie

is

*tt>

thou

thinkeft thou

my tongue, Jiow is it that thai,


art become
dumbe ? What hea*
not broken- ? What hardn^fTc
not mollified ? What eyes cat

th:m indf, d "Daughters

-'l

ofhis heart >

my heart, what

is

of

the day ofthe

my foule, what doeft

htm. But Icfui-turned bathe- vnto


oflcru-

and behold King Salo-

mon ywith the fi-owne wherewith, his

j^mUhrre"fallowed htm

Bleffed are the bar-

Mmntainesfallvpon vs : and to the

Pihl& fought

.1

Then /hall they begin to fay to the

thenceforth

when

hone no power atalldoainfime


except ttweregiuen thee from about,
to thee,

hkmjveepe notfor me, but weepefir


yourfelues, and for your Children :
For behold, the dayes will come,

tt

defi

Luk.i3.

AW

rtocifiethe*&#d haue po&ertolocfi


thee I >IefuiakfweYed

vnto him:

I ham

'

Thar/day Night.

thou '?

thou not that

abftain:

Cant, 3 . ji

CMeditstionfor

540

from

abftaine

fuch a

pittifull

teares

ThttrfdayNight.

beholding

and dolefull fight as

this is ?

O my Tweet Sauiour and Redecmer, when I open mine eyes, and


doe behold that dolorous fhape
which is heere fet before me \ how
is it that my heart doth not cleaue

and rend

in

(under, for very

an-

guish and griefe ? I fee the moll


Render head ofmy Lord and Sauilour pierced

with

fliarpe Thorncs,

buffets to

cleeme vs

iCountcnancc obfeured
iclcare

eyes

dimmed

ned it ( OLord

I fee bis

How happe-

) that the

cruelty

kindesof moft fliamefull villanies


and reproches ? to what end were
all thefe

new torments,contempts,

and 'mockeries ofmen ?

Who eucr heard or read offuch


aCrowne, or of fuch manner of
torments ? Out of what hart came

in

bufFetted

was fufiRcient to rewhat needed fb many

death alone,

fceJiisDiuine face fpet vponaml


I fee the light of his

by

blowes as my finncs
hauc layde vpon thee ; if thy

thts

fatisfation

tfiem for fuch

atwhofe prefence the powers of


Heauen doe tremble and quake,
I

make

54*

new inuention into the world,

thatonepunifliment fhould fcruc


fueh wife, as both, to torments

man ,

and. withalfc

to*!

dishonour

not thofeeruell torments fufficient, that had beene vfed in all former* Ages, but that

mutt

they

jdeath that infueth,and that quanti-

and ftrangc punifhments } I fee

fy of bloud

wcll(0 Lord) that thefe fo manifold iniuries were not ncceflary for

fried,

was

fo

did not fufr?ce but

iliarpe

Thorncs

perforce let

cruelly

that

the

alfo fhould now

out the blood of thy

head, which the-Whips

&

fcourgfl

before had paffe'd ouer ? Ifthoiij


didft receiuc thefe reproaches and

alfo inuent thefe

my Redemption ,

for onely

new

one

drop of thy moft precious Blood,


wasfufficient for the fame.
bcit,it

was very

How-

conuenient that

they fliould bee fo

Buffo)

Were

hirri >

thou diddeft fuflfer before, and the


that

many and fo

2t

mm.

Medhfitionfor

54*

great ,_that thou mightcit there-

by declare vnto me , the greatneffe


ofthy Lpue : and by meanes of
them, lincke me vnto thee (ask
were) with chaynes and fetters of
perpetuallbond
duty : and confound the gaybraueties and fond

&

how

ipoken towards his enemies


ftout

towards the Proude

fweet towards, the

Meeke

how* mercifull vnto

all

;
;

faire

how
how
and

of

fortes

fliewes of pride and vanities, and

to teach mce. thereby, to

hovy-wife in anfwering,

defpife

pompe. and glory of


'

world.

.:'.

Wherefore (

tho'u

may eft

>

the

fage
;the

;.

O my fbule

) that

conceiuc and haue

fet nrft

perfons

fuli in his"

cjfull in

fomc feeling ofthis fo dolcfull paf-

towards Ms Difcir^Ies

Cohfider how milde he


!
hath aiwayes beene in furTcrin*,

the

^^efcold'howhumbie hee was

before thine

eyes,

fbrnieffhape ofthis Lord,

and

withallytheK excellency of his


vermes and then incontinently
turne the eyes of thy minde, and
behold him in fuch pittifull fort,
as he is here reprefented vnto thee.
..:.

free

Judgements,,
receiuin| firinersyandhow

and bountiM.

ill

thou haft thus beheld


our Ssuious,, arM delighted;
thy
"feifej with beholdingfuch
a perfect
<

turnc the eyes bfthy minde


and behoidc- him in this
pittifull
forme!,

plight,

wherein he

to the

worldydad

wife

heere fet out


:fe fcornefull

is

withapurple garment,

^aReediinhishknd,

former beauty : themodcttyof


his lookes, the fweerneffe of his
his meeke-

neSj his mildftbehauiour, and

that

goodly Countenance of his, fo full


of&
grauity
* and rcucicnce i
Behold

.*

When

of a;r yali Scepter

word, his authority,

pardoning

theroflFences

Conitder therefore the greatnes of


his

how pittthow mer-

la-all

hoi,

in ftea^

; behold him
parte , both inwardly and

outwardly

his

heart

pierced

with forrowes ; his

Body wouh-:
^edjforfaken'of his owneDifdpi

fcorned

of the Souldiers
contem

Cftedtt4$M$r
icontemned -of the,,high
bafely, rcie&ed of the

Thwfdqy Night.
Prkltj

the

...

And that

it

torment.
con-

Wherefore (

may .bee the

thee vnto companion

thinke

weteanqthe^tfans

ted glafTe

vp-

ly disfigured thee ?
flo weth

pain,

that fuffereth

and

ifin-, fo ftufible :atid )tmd a part


as the Heaid-is,^Tieniihould fatten a

number of Thornes, yea, and thofe


into thy.sfeuJJ;
I

pierce

whc.<ws, were

haue heere fo foully befpotted and troubled the eleerc


fountaine of all beauty ? My finnes
ofothers,

itfeujtthe pricteaofa^PP^thoii
couldeft very hardly '.abide .the
'.

paine thereof.

And therefore thou

(OLord)

what
may^ft. hereby conie<&utei,

are the Thorties that!

my follies are the purple that fcorne thee


my hypocri-

pricke thee ;

thafciinoftj

mcrf^grieuous paines
t^en&rand delicate head of

out ofthe Paridicc of de-

how haue my (innes befpotted


mine owne foule, feeing the finnes

),But t^hat, fpeakc

qf rtiar^y. thornesy

that

and with thy ftreames refrefheit the Citty of God, who


hath troubled !thofe fafweet waters ? It is my fi nnes (O Lord)
that haue fo troubled them, and
mine iniquities haue made them
fo muddy.
Alas poore wretch and mifcrable Caytifte that I am, woe is me,

thinking with thy felfe what a terrible paine it wpttld bee ynto thee,

fo fliarpe, that, they fbould

O Riuer

lights,

him

with thee ?
vnfpotof the Maiefty of Al-

mighty God,whohath thus whol-

though
;but as though it were thine .owne;
imagining thy felfe to bee inrhe
place of

who hath thus

cruelly dealt

onth'u, not as though it were pall,


but as a thing prefent ; not as
it

O brightnefle of

thy Fathers glory )


more

vnto thee, by moouing

fruitfull

& ftrange

"wicked

King, accused vniuftly, and

dcmncd innocently.

meanes ofthat great

545

ouri

fic arid

by
fvveetSauiour felt at that time,

rained-

Holihes, are the Ce-

remonies wherewith they defpife

the

thee

Meditation/or

54*

Tbwfday Night.

thee ; my. gay garments and vanities, arc

graces

the crowne wherewith

n taking vpon thee

Lor^amthyitormetitor^ and the


very caufe of thy paines and

king

griefes.

laft

The King Eztcbias purified the


Temple that had beene prophaned by wicked pcrfons, and com.

5o that

maunded that

all

therein, diouid

ucrCedron.

eaft into the

my finnes drowned in this Riuer


are my iniquities waflied away.
:

Info much, that

by

fceth

my

thou

giuen mee thy righteoufhefle.

thy purple clothed me

mee; thy

ftrokes make mee

The

earneft

me.
zeale thou haft of

ly profit and furtherance, caufeth


thee to be content

to hold this reed

Jitnhyhand; and the companion


Jthou haft of

my

loffe

and damna-

which thou

jlorous

Crowne of ignominie vpon

Ithyhead.

W4&

take vpon

Sect.

finnes,

are our

games.

Ofthefi words ; Behold the

haft

AFter

they had thus crowned


and fcourged our S auiour,the

graces;

OwSaui-

Itionjmoueth thee to beare this do*


oms paines

thou haft not


onely delkiered mee from them,
but alfo made mee partaker ofthy
all

my finnes

themeritcof

humbled thyfelfe to
thee

vhole^.thy forrowes comfort

thy vnlpeakable Charity and Humility, with

my flefh,thou

py Crowncof diflionour,honou-

fpirituall

all

me thy lite

me thy fpirit and in ta-

vpon thee

jleafiires

T(0*Lord) am this

my

(Qmy moft mercifull Rcicerner) all thy paines are my

ri-

and liuely Temple3thatis


prophaned by the Diucls, and defiled with infinite finnes, and thou
art the cleare riuer of Cedron, that
doe(fc with thy running ftreames
fuftaine the beauty of Heauen.
Lord ) arc
In this Riuer (

giuen

laft

the filch that was

be

for in taking vpon thee

leathjthou haft giuen

they crowne thee. So that 1(0

i.Chr.19.

J47

Iudge

Meditationfor

54

Thurfiay Nifht.

Iudge tooke him by the hand

in
;

fuch euill plight as he was,and h>


j

ttian

54*

not to haue companion o^i

thegrieuous and moft bitterpaines

ding him out into the fight ofthe


furious people, faidvnto them:

and forrowes of our Sauiour, feeing they were To great , that they

Behold the man

were able (as 'the Iudge was perfwaded) to mollifie thofe molf

as ifhe

had

faid

fceke his death

dolefull cafe hec

which is as much
If for

enuicyce

behold

in what a

is.

man

&

uage,and cruell flonie hearts ofthe


[Iewcs.

vn

doubredly not;to be enuied,butto


be pittied* If you were, afraid lcaft
he i-hQuld haiic become King, bet
hold hira here fo disfigured,
fcarcely

-'';

jro^ ; how can then hefay-, that he


louethour Sauiour hrift;that be^'
hddeth te# tdrrhented in this

that

hcefeemeth to be a man,

moft

pittifull fort

j and hath no

[companion of him?

ped and fcourged, what would ye

And 'i^tb^fo- wicied

require more?

a thing

haue co'n^m^rifcfour SaliupurGhrift^ whatfrhainous matt

Ino*ltd

mayeft thou vndcrftand (O my fbule) in what a lamentable cafe our Sauiour was at
his going out of the iucgement
Hall
feeing that euen .the Iudgc
this

Iter is it

pittifi

by

to encre'afe his paines ,

adding thereunt^forrow

vpon for*
Irow^Surelyjth^recould riot beany
I

[gfcatirj cruelty^ iitir all

Irimfelfe bclecued,thatthe

Where Ioue is;there is alfo for-

Ofa man in this wife fo fore whip


By

"

me

world,

bhen after the'Iudge had fliewed


|6 ur Sauiour vhtb tliem in fuch
heauy plight, -for his enemies to
!

whereurhe was , might haue


fufficed to mollifle and breake the
vnmercifull cruell hearts of his ene
mies whereby thou mayft well
cafe

perceiue,

what a dangerous

vnfeemely

thing it is for aChri-

p#er< with fiich cruell words


\Grtttifiehim\tkcifiebim.

Mow ifthis was fo

atid

city

inthe Jewes,

great acru-

what acruelty is

flian,

it

o:i

ThurfdapJSFigbt.

tMeditationfor

550

in a Chriftian,

it

Make account therefore


that cuen now the heauenly Father

forme.

who in his decdes

and words faith,uen as much as


the loves did ; for doth not Saint

Paulhy

-,

Hcthatfinflcthy

Qod againc ?

eih the Sonne of,

Chrifiim

fomuch

doe as

figabv by

doth athing whereby hee would


binde him to die againe , ifhis former death Iwd npt beene Efficient,

their

How is it them (0 Ghriftian)

it

Werecruci-

fe

Cbrijl

eitill

lines.

For-

as touching his part,,

bee

that

thov haftithy heart and hands tea.

dy bent , to crucifie thy Lord and


Redeemer, fo oftentimes witrfthy
finnes?

^rr?irno :

ther caiife , buic fotfth'c very finnes

ofthcjworfdl
''

was none

other

more c&4$u^m>tt' 4o withdraw them; from -their fury,,, then


that dolcruli figljit 5 euen fo the
heauenlf Fathet,'prefenteth th

fame dolefull fight dajly vntoal


'i5nners > meaning thereby, ttiat
very deede , there is none -oth"
more efk&uail .meaqe to. -with
their finne, tltyi
^1 draw them from

to fet before them this fo pictifuila


Forme

H<fi abho-

brought by die finnes of nian: con- minable a


fiderhow neceffaryitwastoiatif- thingfme
is

in the

and confider al/b how


fight <f
abhominable a thing finne is m the God.
fie for finne

fight

of G O D

feeing

figured his oyvne onely

it

fo dif-

Sonne to

deitroy-tt.

Confider moreouer^what a fbrc


reuenge Almighty

in

W^

whatplightGODis

See into

like as the..J^j;prefentrf
pittimllwfprr^e to the Jcvve,s , Api
therfe

..:'''

ltiQu^o^}\tt8?t^(?:pnfidci:,Aat

pofing ^that;

lame pittifull forme


ofhis moft dearc andoncly begotten Sonne before thy face; and that
he faith Yntothee ; Behold the man
as ifhee fliouldiay , Behold this
man , in what a dolorous cafe hee
ftandeth , and remember withall,
that hec is God Almighty , and
ftandeth in this moll dolefull and
lamentable plight , not for any olaycth ajfo the

cm$

Allwd&A

55*

ofafuaner

God

will take

for fuch finnes as hee

himfelfe

cbmmitteth

hath fo

fharpely puniflied his

owne moft

iith

hee

dearcly beloued and

inno-

- -. L.
I

..JJU.L^..,

MtiimlonfoY

552

innocent Sonne, for the fumes of

of ber^offeiiccj

arid at

the fcu\ for very pittae and

others,

Laftofall, confider the rigour

of fthe

greatneife

of Almighty

iuftice

God,

foule ftayning malice of


finne , which appcareth fo dreadfully,euen in the face of Chrift the

and the

Sonne ofGodl

Now what

thing

could poflibly be done of greater


both to caufe men to
eflficacre

com-

mother, (he may be


rxipucdto lcaue her wicked purpa(fioa ofher

poCe
1

!-\

r -:V...

/:,:..

v.;*

Now it.fcemedij.that Almighty

G D hath vMithe like ccmedie


here for the chaltifing ofmen, fct-

tinehefore

them

his

ownc diuinc

Jraage: bo wit, the face ofhiaown

fcare

G O t), and alfb to abhorre


'

finne?

'

feemeth heereby , -that AL


hath (hewed himmighty

GOP

io^aftds

man

mothers \vbnt

as a

to doe

foiling

towards

her wicked daughter , that feekethlewd meancs to play the

For when neither words


difnor punifhment, be able to
fwade nor conftraine her from hei
1{
wicked and diuellifli purpM

harlot.

owtie
turheth her rage againft her
owtie face,
felfe, (bee beateth her
being
and tcareth her haire ; and

thus disfigured, (bee


feife
<

fctteth

before her daughter

(hec
thereby
'

bdoued Sonne,

dearcly

fo

disfigured, to the endithat where.-

'

'

It

felfe

rnoft

may

her

that
3

vnderit^dthe
great-

as

they had becne (b many times

and rebuked by the


njouthes ofhis Prophe^ ahdyet
Would not forfake their iwkkednefle^ they might at thcleaft bee
admonifhed

foiled

for very compafsion to

fame; beholding that


diuine forme of ur Sauior Chrift,

fbrfakethc

id fuch'pititarulli wife

disfigured for

So that before he laid


his hands kpon men, but now,men
lay their hands vpon him
5 which
their finnes*'

was the laft refuge that wasdeuifedhy him to draw men from (in.

And therefore, as it hath beeneat


all times,
.accounted a very great

Bb

wie-

Meditttknfor
^am

wickednefle to offend

God

fo

now

Almightic

after that hee

not

, it is

great wickednefle, but

"'''

''-'

onely

be ogr$mt

heaacfily

JPatiiW^hearfch^feaiii

ofhis 'ttely^ begofteri


belbued SonherK^mVft Mat. J. 1 7.

disfigured);

and: well

the golden propittaroric"


f

:;

thou wifc icohtinue

in

the

(ta

fides that'thoumayftlearnc here-

toauoyd and abhor iinne)thou

maift. alfo

theflte

alfoavc.

contemplation ofthis point,


-by

and former can

to

ry great ingratitude and horrible


xrueltie , to offend him with any
feme.'

NdW wh*t iitiig^

hath

taken fuch a (hape vpon him

defjroy^nne

veryfame day,

take great courage

to

put thytrullia Almighty God,by


jCfinlidcr^rrg^thK very doleful forme:

xh&fo
theiafi^ibowdftiu ioioWsj <3en
place^amo^herftidw^&oy^itfi
|

uenp*ithitke fight

-W

whWoftk&M-

mighty andiue*IliuirigpGod*ibacified;

fed;

With' this

-WW hi* hyes

Iwtf-'thb.^Mi^itftkft'il^

|tistferf?<fceere

was^^hohgOr-r^-

ofour/Sauidar /Chrift f the which


ofgreat force to moouc the
*
hearts of men , fo it hath no t

as it

is

1(

force

but rather much more

morie-Almighty
,~>

Gbdv

ArKltherefoiie thoumuit think,

that in die

fame

doleful!

forme

thathee wa presented -before


furious people, <the very fame h
prefenteth

nowbefore the

cUuiac

eyes of hismoft pittifull,mercirii},;


and louing Father, fofreili,ah<lii)
fuch bleeding wife , as it was th

Tell

me riow(G thou weak and

rmftruhYiill

man)* iftjie iSape and

forme of c^auionr. 0htfft

Was

fuchacthattirt^ythat.itwas

able*

(as the

Iudge^vei%he*e&ied)

mittigatcthe>c,rliell

looked of fuch

enemiesjhowinuch mbreableisit,
topacifle th^eiesof thy

mofl mer-

cifuilheai*enly Father ? efptfcially

confidering, that Whatfpeacrour

Sainour there furfered, Was for^his

honour,and vndfer his obediencei

Bb

PhU. 2.8.

Com-]
j

..

'

Qm^fi^ntyss witKcycs,

vpon vs;

^Jp^fei^tepcrrony and thou


^^fcchow.lwcht^ott artmorc

J
!

htai4scdd9k^^blfhic(6f-<HjitSa-

i^wfei wvMwow

fweet Saiilour
felfe

((thu$;pitiiii

before the eyes ofthy heauen-

tattetetvtake ithteXbrdfor thy


fhteldSc bu&ler/tthfcftbetweene

tfe^^rijAknih^r^o^:and prcbi&#iipeiMa.

ieftic,fay vnto him,Ecce h(am&-

heUtfomanw rbaucherc (O Almighty: 0od)&ecij^^


Jft

^f^

j&ja

Medtor i^eftsvjcettelthce'and

ycar5,foig^<for,

And forfomuch as
towards vs was Co great,

ly Father for vs.

pfajws! arid temp

MogiiwteMKff

& Redeemer) ceafe

not'I befcech thee , to prefent


thy

hce

thyloue

fyhAAJMp

thee;

vpon the merits of thy beloued


Sonne Chrift. And thou (O bur

i^tfy^hfifj, ofey pwfentingynto

^hen

humbly befcech

And that thou maift the fobner be


moued to pfcty vs, fixe thineeyes

tfkv&q&rtbe me>y5of tby.hea^i

aiejcy fahe, Ic^esj

that

thou wouldelt willingly offer

vpthy body to the cruelty of the


tormentors for our &kes,v*ouhfafe
(O Lord) to prefent it to thy heauenlyjathetf with:the fimeloue,
befeechinghira- that ^rrtSy
pfeafe
him for thy fake, to pardonVs
all

our/ins a tranfgre(Tions

to

& offences;

Ofonr S&tioHrs carrying


tk&Crojfe.i

wg<ww6te4^fiwH? tbttt iconfwcreth thy iuftke

ionU^ poiflt.

baas bere ache njan^whai&fo much

NO W when
all

ments that

rp.

6inflwi!(5quii-d.-.f;j

ifdWhtrcfq^
<i -

'

(QJmoftfxoercifull

andiouii!JgfL(*a)liokc mercifully
'

vi

ypon

7>i/4f fawe> that

thofe

extreame piuhiflihad been lb cruelly ex-

ecuted vpori that

meft irtnbecht
Lambe, were not able toaffWag^
the fury ofhis

enemies

Bb

y he cntred
forth-

*m.

entf ed forthwith into the iudgc

meat-Hall, and fate

him downe in
to

his tribtinall feate,

giuefinall

in

the gate, and that dreadful! banner


was hoyfed vp on high in the ayre,

which threatned the terrourof a


moft cmcJl death to. our Sauiour.
.

when

as another true

that fentence wasgi-

uenand publihed,akhougb it waj


ofit felfe botht>niu(t & cruell, yet
di,4 his enemies adde another fur-

Ifa-\ Gcnla*.*

with the Crofle vpon his

<tck y

moulders , to the place ofhis fa.-"...

The

the meane

time prepared and. made ready at

Now

way

his-

crificc.

fentsnee in.that caufe.

Jha Gtoffelvwas

on

carriage

was diuided be-

tweene two ; the Sonne carried the


wood and the body that (hould be
Jfacrificed ,

and the Father carried

thefireandthe knife, wherewith

be made. For
truly it was the fire ofJoue which
he bare towards mankinde , and

the Sacrifice ftiould

fharpe knife ofthediuine iuftice,

venues,

Loucand
Iufticedid

by^vpOR.^ofeiteBderflioulders^

put the Sonne of God vpon put the


Son
the Crofle. Thefe two yertues conof Godvpo
tended together within the hea- tbtCrofe.

that/wete fo pittifully rent

ucnly Fathers breaft, each one de-

ther ttusfcy _vfot it ; Co. wit,

they

and

tome with ^vhip.s and fcoufpes,thc


heauy tree of the Croflc. All
which-notwithflandin^ our moll

that

manding his right.

Loue requefted himto pardon


mankind,and

Iiiftice

required that

merciriill

L3k.and

louing

uiour, refufed not to carrie

Sathat

beanie, burtbe,ni.(wberreUpbii were

lai^^oyrifinnes and
buj^ftibraeed

SH

iniqiuities,)

fonfie

withan

XltfgtfkeMft igrjeat- charity awl.*


^edji^!j5e; ;, feij ihc vo:y lowf bee
y *tP vs.: And io hee ?\vent

bW

'-.

"? .l. "' .JL^


l

Tbcfcttvo

...:

on

might Be puniflicd. Wherfore, to the end that men might be


pardoned , and finne punifhed, a
meane was found, that an innocent
finners

(to wit,

the Sonne of God) fhould

die for all

mankinde.

This was the fire an4 knife* that


thePatriarke

Abraham
Bb 4

carried in

his{

g gsarvri

Me&titiionfa

$6$

ihjshabdsto&crificchisSbn. For
it was the loiie of our faluation,
:

and the zeale ofiuftice,that caufed


the heauenly Father to otfer vp his
owne rhoft dearely beloued Softne
to the Crofiev

Nfcht>

T.*

f<fc

And they crucified him, and with


h'mtwoTheeues, one at his right
hand>andthe other at his left: andfo
was the Scripturefulfilledfhatjaith^

And hee -was


wicked.

reckoned athorig ihel

AndlHhtWrdteaifiaTtti^\^y 73.

andpatitvponthe Croffc.Anditwds,
written

Meditation for Friday


Ufibi.

lefus

of the Iewes

of Nazareth King

this Title many of


didrtadUfor the place was
totheOtie: and it was wrttten
i

the /ewe's
.

neere
in

f This day thou haft to me&ttte


/ifoh thofe feauen

words which ow

Saujtourfj>*kf> being crucified on tht

Hdrew

Greikei andLatine.Tben

fatdtbe high Prtefisofthe hwes to


Pilat: write not the Kin^
of the
Ims-Jmt. thathefaid, I amKffig
of
the lewes. Pilat

CroJJ^

anfwered

ivhatL

'.-

, that hake / written.


Then the Souldiers, when they had

hatte written

The Text oftheFoureholy


Euangeltfts.

crucified /efyt,too^ hisgarments,*

Mdmadefotireparti} to eWerfSbutdier apart


andtheftool^hfreoat,
.<

Math. 17.
33-

Hey came

(faith the hi]

mngelitt)td the place col-

UdGolgothtyhatis toffy
the place ofdead mens skuls^tndthtj
cane htm

Yinegerto drmkentingld

withgaule.

And when he hadtafid

thereef, he would not drinks-

which was without

feame , woken

from the top throughout, therefore


they faidone to another
f let vs not
diHtdeitbutcaJhlotsforit, whofeit
/hall bee.

This was )lone that the


Scripture might be*
fulfilled'; that

faith

Pfal.2 1 .1

They parted my garments

Bh

among

II

Trit&dyfQight.

.among mhemi andvpon my


caftlots. So the Souldiers

coat

fame condemnation. JVe areiuflly


puni/hedy for we receiue according to

did theft

jhitigs indfiede.Andthey tbatpajfti

Math. *7.

God , being in the felfe

thou feare

thtj

&3

man hath dene

fa ,rexiled hmmggtng their beds,


^LJfayiftg r ft* on thee* thmtki

nothing amiffe.Audhefi/dvnto le-

k-ftroyeftthtfemple, andbmlk}

fts,

'# in three dayes, faue thy

commeftiuto thy

our doings

felfe. Ij

but this

Lord remember me when thou

Kmgdome, Then

thou be the Sonne ofGedfome dom


tbeh$
'from theCrejfe;. Likewife?

lefts faid vnto htm, : Ferity Jfay


vnto thee , This day fhalt thou be

Ityufls Mcking v him-,


licrtbesand Elders, andTharifct,
'{aid : He faxed others, but himfelft

with

with th

he cannot faue.

/fhebe-theKmof/fraellJet

MWne frm &


m ^
$$jfti an4#*W$k^*y ^
himi [nm> **n*.

'

tYHJietkin Cod, let

him deliver h't$

now% iffcwdhauehtmyfor he fill


\l~am the Son of<j^.The veryfim

me inParadife.

Thefefioode

by the Croffe oflefts,his mother,and

Ioh.i.zj

mothersfiftersMzxy the wife of


Clcophas , and Mary Magdalen.

his

AndwhenJeftsfaw his mother,anA


the Bifcipte

whom he btiedftan&nA

bj,hefaid vnto his mother: Woman,


behold thy
Dtfciple:

Son J Tbenhefaid to th
Behold thy mother I And\

from that houre, the ct}ifc'tple tooke

^rA^Mtfc^w** thatmrt

her for his mother.

tirj$fie4rithkw/caft in his ted:


Bu} leftsfaui:Fatherpardo ^m

houre -lefts

fay'W:

Eli, Eli,

they k>

that is,

My

>

for they know- not what

AndoneefthemalefepkorsthatM

tuke..*?.

mgi^ihmie CM'M^fyp*
aHvs^im the&her anftmbm
r^HkcAhimyft)H

Neither d4

About the ninth

cryedwitha loudvoyce.

Lamafabatihani. Math. 17.


God,my God, why haft
A9
thottforfakenme? Andfome ofthem
thatflood there, when they, heard tt:

faid:This
faid:

ma called E\m.Som otkei

Let vs fee ifElias

will come

&

ftie him. AfterwardsJefts knowing

that

;(M
'

M<M';***

5&L

KMtiiUtien for

Friday Night*

5*5

that all things were fulfiQedjkt the


Scripture might bee accompli^
fatd,

lama thirft. And there m

Meditations vpon theft points


x
ofthe Text.

andthe)

fet a vefellfuU ofvineger,


afpunge with vincger, andfin

filled

itvponanlfopeftdke,

andputittc

his mouth.

jqowywhenlefmhadrecetueh]

"i

MYt.nXthtvtneger, hefaid: ItisjmU


4

: s/indhee cried aga'me with a look


voyce,andfaid : Father, intothm

WEemy
Mount

are

now come, (O

foule) vnto the holy

Caluary^ and

we

be

now

of the myfterie
ofour Redemption. Ohowwonarriued at the top

derfull

is this

place

Verily this

is

handslcommendmyfprtt.
.v
from the fact hourethm
was darkles oner all'the-earthvntil
va)k oftht
the mmhhome: andthe

of God,the gate of hea*


uen, the Land ofprbmife, and the
place of eu erlafting faluation.
Heere is planted the Tree oflife ;

from
Temple was rem in two pieces,

heere

the earti
the top to thebottome:
cloutn^
quaked-, the ftones were

der that lacob {aw,

^nd

M*
thegraues opened : andmanj

&

were wn-

there
which fleptarofe:
ny of his acquaintance, and****

the houfe

is

planted that myfticall lad-

which ioyned
G.i$ 12.
Heaucn with Earth ; whereby the
Angels dee defcend vnto rrien,and
men doe afcend vnto Gocl. This

(O my foule) is a place of Prayer,

beholding himafaroframongwm

and herein oughteft thou to adore

Mary *

andblefTethe Lord, and to giue


moft humble and hearty thankes,

was Mary Magdalen, and


mother *f lames theyounger, 4j*Tj
badfofc
Iofeph, and Salome, tiho

wedhim

out of Galilee ,

m*m

wom
vnto him , with many other
thatcamemhts copanyto^r\

moit high and excellent


benefite,faying thus vnto him.
Wee worfliip and adore thee,
(O Lord Iefus Chrift) and we
for this his

bleffc
***r

Friday Night.

Ai?ditdt.sonfir

$66

this is that myfticall

thou haft redeemed the world,


Thankes be vnto thee moit mercifull Sauiour , that thou hatttbus

Mofisfacke with his rod in the Exo.17.6


WilderncfiTe ; out of the which
fprangWater in great aboundance

loued vs, and wafhed away

to fatisfie thethirliof his afflicted

as

our

people.

vpon the Crofle , To the


ehd,that with the Tweet lauour of

know yee that this

for vs

Rom.ftl.

this

moft noble

Sacrifice, enkin-

dled with the fire of thy feruent


loue,thou mighteft fatisfie and ap.
peafe the ,wrath of Almighty God.
Bleffed be thou therefore for c-

uetmore, which art the

of the world
t3

the

Sauiour
of

reconciler

I
.

'

the tryumphant conquerour<ofHeli; the vanquifa

Mankinc)e

authorof
Mat.4* to of the Diuell ; the
Rei.Coi.iJ. the.deifroyer of Death ; and
54- deemer of th^m that were in darkLife;

Luk.1.79.

nes,and in the fliadow of Death.


athjt,
.AlljoH therefore that he
.

Efa.5f.i-

come vnto the waters, -and you


baue- wither

andrecem

goVk nor :filtiri

all tbefe

Cures freely vftthoM

Yee

<>

frectom Tret

pyzng

any

tm

he,
thatdefire the water of

amity with

Almighty

GOD,

Rocke,
which the Patriarch Jacob annoy fr- Gen.35.1
ied with Oyle, and erected vp for
a title of Peace and Aniity, be*twecne God and men. Yee that
are defirous of Oyle to cure your
wounds, this is that good Samarithat

is

that powreth in aboun-

taiie
?

dance.

Yee that defire Wine to rcfrefli


your fainting hearts, this
duller ofgrapes,that

out of the
this

that

is

was brought

Land of Promife,
which

vale^of teares,

is

Num.

into

now

13.

cru/hed and preifed out for the


purpofe. Yee that defire the oylfc

of Gods grace,

know

you alfo,
that this is that, precious ycflell
ofthe

w tddo w

of. Elt^eus, fullof

Oyle, wherewith
our debts

and

we muft

all

i.Rcg.4 6

pay

albeit the Velfcll

this

that

Yee that define peace and

with thy moft precious


Blood, and haft offered thy felfc

fitines

Ofca.

Rocke

bletTe thy holy Name, for fo much

fcemeth
iwm

*>**V

kdmm^mmmm^^^^A

fecmeth very little toferuefoma.


ny, yet looke not to the quantity,
but to the quality and vertue
thereof

which

is

FrtdayWtg&t*

LMeditat'wfrfoY

$69

certaincly

great, that To long as there be

fo

vef.

lantieles,

when he

faicf

/ hatte
Cant. 5 ,8.

my Spottfi, from vnTree, beemfe vnder am-

\aifed thee vp

the
jer

Mother vtAs

Tree thy

\edt whenjhee

corrup-

was decerned by the


'

fels to fill, fo long will the vaincof


this facred liquor runne without

ceafing. if

you require

ent facrifice, he

is

a fuflfici-

that true

Ific{

mentioned

the end of Thurfdayes

Confider then,
bruell enemies

before in

meditation,

myfoule) and begin

to

(0
con-

redreffed, wbich
forbidden Tree caufed vnto

mail

Jdam

offence of the
;

the
vs,,

fultj

as the Bridegroomej

hathficnified to his SpoufeintM

meekenefle

this

now with
innocent

mouth, or fpeakingfo
one word againft them

>ening his

hurt of that poy-

is

the'

wouen throughout with-

robedofhis garments, without o-

template vpon the benefit ofthe


the
fufferance of thy Sauiour,by

through

his

.ambe fufFered himfclfe to be dif-

Sect. II.
Wake I pray thee now

foned fruit

(to make his Death

any fcamc. Behold

[what

benefit

Chrifts Pajfion.

fruit whereofjhe

place

more reproachfull) Gripped


lim of all his Apparell, euen to the
[nnermoft garment , which was
>ut

this

our

[he

vholly

^Meditai'iom vfo# the

came to

lauiour

how when

willingly going to the place of Sa.


crifice, as is

tyctent Serpent*

Canttcleu

mch
that

as

handled

ly, but

him with

iuchvilla-

mewed himfelfe rather vc-

and ready to be ipoyled


)fhis garments,and to. remaine nared to the (hew of the world, to
the intent that the nakedneffe of
fuchas had ( through finne ) loft
\y willing

the

garments

>racereceiued,

inriocency

and

might be couered
after

McMmionfor

57

WrUqtltifc'<>

after a better fort, t)ien with

GCn.3.7.

(no doubt) an argument

part

vnmercifulnes, as
the

Luke

13.

But on thci

leaucs ofthe Figtree.

words of St,*fc*

They
wbatfietter they would

tift,who faith

of

appearethby

it

And now (O my fbule)

the
1

the Euangedid vnto L -

learne

wicked

[tranfitory vanities as this

[world offcreth yhto thee. Leame


[alfoO my foule^to be picetfull vii-

my

to the needy, feeing ohat


uiour

was fo

Sa-

mercifull, that hee

the Heauens

had no pitty on himfelfe, that he

With Cloudes,adornctH the Fields


with Flowers-, and giueth rayment
to cucry lining Creature, is hecre

[might haue companion vpon thee.

how he that ciotheth

by his

cruell enemies, fpoyled

of

garments. Whereby
app eareth, that albeit our Sauiour

his

in

owne

vnto vs many examples of bearing


ppuerty, yet at his Death he gauc
vs a moft perfeft platforme of
vertucjfor fo

[For

much

he had not whereon to

Head, norwherewidi

tocouerhis

mit

of

his

that the

pith that

made with his


trickling downe with Gcn.4.10
alkdyed Heb.iz.
14.
precious blood, which
is

of
e/f&/.;,ror hijs blood, cryed? out
for vengeance againlt the Murtheier, but this- moftprecious blood
fthine\(

O fweet Iefus

).

craueth

pardon for finnejrs.


I

Two Crofles were prepared for

Andl

45.

wound

Icryeth better thinges then, that

cxtre

Luke 13.

Souldier

blood,and loe the earth

caufe

riue in

the fame time that our

thinketh I fee that

Speare,

world to cleaue vnto


our finncs onely excepted, w&

were the

Temple did

very

Sauiour fuilcred?-

Me

Bodyjgiuing vs to vnderftand 3that


he had not taken any thing
this

(tones of the

[pieces, at

as at that time,
his

will not rend in funder

[with griefc, feeing that the

this

reit

what heart can be id merci-

leflb, that it

it

thewhole courfe ofhis life,gaue

571

[pray thee, to imitate. thy Saui[our herein, and de%ife all fuch

Thoufeeftnow(Omy{bulc)

thee

Iridty.Ni$hi:

Medimionfor

57?

ons oftrouble, contention and an

thee ( Otfweet Sauiour ) one for


thy Body, and another for thy
Soule: the one ofpaflion,thco-

mxc

or

&all

And

Spoufe

thou at noone ty
fade thee ? Further

thy

Ezec. 41

by

-..

-.-..

therefore I will Irorii

with rne/a

where

with the wicked alfo,and to keepe


grace with fuch choloricke, way-

fleepeft

minde.feaay prepared to Iiue, not


oriely vwith the good , but euen

meny where

I may
more my foule,

;..' .;

henceforth, .car*y :eucr

doejt thou lodge

that>

not a

perfection.

Tell wee>Q tkott fair eft

my wedkenefle in this point,

meaneto fubdueanger : but*ather


to hide and couer mine owne im-

forget this vnfpeakable Ioue which

thou ftiewedft vnto thy


thy Church.

ftand

for to flye from company, is

eolde,

and the water hoce, before I

But now (
!

ther of compaffion; Affuredly jthe


fire (hall. nataraily

Lord) I vnder-

ger..

learne to

wardj*nd fro ward pefcfons as doe

arme

with, patience, and that


the example of thy Sauiour

eubn abhbide peace.

fclfc

Apoc. it. Chrift, for thou art ficke of impa*


tiency , and he is that fruitfull tree

Thus I pur-

dbe from henceforth


jgraunt me thy grace therefore
Jpofc to

Almighty.Gbdy that

Tmay duely

'

fit

for thee to feede vpon, whofe

leaues are

laccomplifh this jnteta t


Imenfliall taktfrriy

good for medicines.

Sometimes
pofed with

haue

my felfe

faid and
:

pur-

I will neuer

from henceforth fall out, or be angry againe with any man I vnl
perftom.ii.i furely keepe peace with all
fons ; and therefore I thinkc
good for me, to auoyde allcoitf-

iff.

other

Lands or goods

away form me, grant me thy grace

10 Lord,

that I

be

tibt

angry nor

Igrieuedtherewith/eeingthat thou
lart contented tofpart
withtbyve-

pany, thereby to efchue

all oceanens'

|ry garments

fotmffak^' If thty
Wiall. take my &&)&, hotiour,6r e-|
'

|ftimatipn.iTdm^m^:Jet
jcatife

that
me to- breake peace with
them;
riot?

Saturday Night.

<Jtesdkmhfor
J***

them ;

feeing I behold thee lb de.

great continuance

and cohtetn.

fpifed, difiionbiftejd,

that his

red. j Jf my friends! and acqiiaiiv


rfaj^fjjtalL f^iakcfimee, letme
9tiheiiefcrc fee confounded; (ee^
ingthou art; left alone, not bhely

considering

whole life was full ofan-

guifH and forrow forouffinnes;

Meditation fpt Saturday

of the world, but euen of,thinc


j

Mark. 14*
jo.

owife E>ifciplcs,yea,and for a time

Jteauerfyi^thcr. And
Math.**. ofttty

if it

(hall/feetoe iSQ.mefi:auany

that I amjfqrfakeo

of

time

Thjf day thu baft to meditate


wpon the fdttifaUjbnof Cfcrtft, to
\ff

thee^ yet

let

'

me

notfoiraUthJaslloofe myconfi.

dence and

trftft-Jri

thee

Ifjod the Father^for ottrjinnes*

feeing

tfcoudiddeft not loofe thme,but

thou hpidjl&id thofe wards;


Math.*7. (Jfy godimy, Gdd> why haflik
after

4$.

|LuVcxj.
4<*.

Ettanglifts.

Thou didft proceed

forfaken mee^

to fay

The Textpfjhefowe holy

father into thine hknkil

comwetfdmyp#iti
VVhe*efor.ej(

haft herewith

''

Q my

whom

![!?&*"
foule)

long paines and troubles


laft .paines

for

and

al-

tor-

sijefes and; paines f of his pittP

very long,

andoi

we

Tewes

( becattfe'tt

'fydfi^jf-'-JEafief^

that the Body Jbould hot r*.

maihevpon the Crdjfedn the Sabboth

in thy

m^t$!of tl body of our Sauiour


chtiftwicre fl&pm y&ww.f.
iheart and fouic

'^tod*

thouhiayeft

conuerfe and take comfort

thpugh, the

thou

ty*

that day of the Sabboth


far, (fir
I was very folemne among them) beI

!/frg6rPilate that therrlegi might be

YtrckefWndthat they might be taken


dmmiefrom the (rojfe. Then came
\

\tbt Soldiers\<wd<brake

the legs ofthe

loli.ip.^i

''

MediWtonfor

57*
\firfl

and of the ether

TJjmtooketbeBo'ay oflefks/tnd
wrotoeditin Hnnendloathes y with

that was cm>

cifiedwtthUfa*

^ut^he^h^cametpMHsM

tbofe.fwedOdoHr^^accordmg

tkctfome^wkn&the lewes offer?


idinihe^bt^i^f^e^Dead.

deadly
\(aw that he was already
tn-aksnorhis'ivggrs; Vttrtmrofthe
SoHldierswrihaSpearftbrnft

Andfo

where iefut
was Grticifad^hefeWaita garden,
andidthegardeniati^Se^Hlcherl

him

an#forthwith there if
And bet
[fuedoHt blood And mater.
into iieficte,

UhafanJtyJtAre wJtnefc
witnejfe is trite*

attd

.?

byt^xif

Tkttetb^lfydeTtfus,

Luke. 23.

the&ajj^Woftlkleweirfor that
Sepfdcberwasntk/eatha^/d.

hm

Body was layde.

SaWUibd^yaecofdmgto theCommathQjntment}^ and defied

eAndvhen

\demnt.

hundred pound.

--'to--'

Ithf

.'>-*

'
j

-.A

^.T'i

Mentations itpbti thefe-fo0t


Ui vv
^"^ofthcT?xt.

do* A

'

'

4$:-.& v*
I

IfHoii

1
land

...

>

(who was ^t

together,

st*
'..

and

and to
loh.iS-3? toreforPtohf^by night)
Myrhe **
brought with htm of

^hes mingled

*And theyreVttr*

ned and frejared' 'Odoi&s

^/UNkhoderaus

heM

heh^ewthetrtttkofihe, Centum
to Iofeph.
he delivered the body
There came alfi wtth him,

-'

andtyowthk

beheldthfSepHlche}';

the C^tmion

and asked of bin? whether

And

tbeWmOnalfo thatfollowedafter,

kedthe body offefks. AndVUj


ded,
maruailedif hewer* already

bee^e any while dead.

flace

iv

Mark. 15*
for
4 i.
ble Connfellor,which alfi looked
17Math.
Kmqdame of God,cameM
57. the
aftdaf
Luke. 3 went in boldly vnto?\hx&>

andcattedvnto

that,

wbctem Wa&toetkr niak $efi 1ayde<

hit

AndriowwJxheteriing wastime,
Iofeph of Arimathca, an honom

jo.

to

:'.\/^-''

-V A

'

'

haft fiichertbtP

'

my

Death
grieaouspaines of the Sonne
of
Cc
foule) celebf^ed the

-^

.4

57*

J-

M3^

mmmr,
That

tobetbWke ,% fcjfe of tbi kicfii.


i^abkpti^^pf bk 4^h* iiat was

Father tliv i^*4vgW^Cfiftii*jbny


bwafclfe *bcr$oflt>y feadtfig dowue

h& Wy ipwft vfM km,

*ndby

Body. The end ofhis Raines


is the banning of thy ioy ; fox
i^ehJBtcthl ite the blood runi.
ntoj*

out

'

of hisftfei more

is

tethofeGoldett flreames which


ipout; bf the GardenofEden,
faad Watered the wtole world.

gate-bf Heauen O window


piareofrefuge!

jofParadlfei

Tbwerof ilreSgth
oftht

Doues

MO

tteaft 'of clcane

Sourifhing bed ofthe

,0 my fouile^ jhy Spouse

hath

Cant.7,

day

O true

prepared an

Arke

iiretobeefaued

Cant.3.7.

O good Lot,

thatforewarneft finfull
<ery

Ofan&uary

SpouieofSalomon

frcfhfy

now p^iijed wi^ the feriiiceof


thaj true ^&*#.< TJl^fe^Douc

(3$n.8.ii

wounds

offtiy

i:

^; Sotbtf the w#Ci ^0

the ftrokes and

is^in

Sodom

Gen.19.7

e-

Gen.6.18

l^oe, that haft

for fuchas de-

OFountaine of i

h.i.

14

^e*

euerhfting water, that mounteft


;

reioyce therefore (^QtHiy

and comfort thy felfe with


this": "TBe Winter is now fajfcihe
fouje)

Canc.trii

vp

into.

daily

Land. Rife vp therefore my

weffa*

from

finfull

and flcepe fafely in the


of thy facred bofome, and

IJmc to cbrrie

Vrke

ceafid, we flowers doe a^peare in out

Driue me
Sodome s caufe

Life eternall

ft

drinjcecoritirtually

ofthis liquor
'

offiifer

^Eearneriie that ftveet fong of


efflbd
!

**

11

R4f<k&>

an%fyjfo}it&eApfthe. ty&
'That
.,1
***

Prophet

W^gflace for euer


Cc 2

This

it

my

andejfteti
i^gyif

I>r

..-/..

^.

CMedtiationfor

Saturday Ni$L

hetrcwiM dwell, fir I hone * delight therein.

Mary

Luk.i.*8. Virgin
1

blefled

Luk.19.
3 .

Thou madeft

to bee accented

amoDg.Women, Thine c',

nemiesconfeffed thecblcffed, bccaufe thou cameft in the name of


the Lord.

Thou makeftfo many

to depart in peace as fee thee to be

|Luk.t.i9

[Ofea. 13.

14

their Sauiour.

And

know thou

haft giuen the feconaVdeath fucha


foyle,.that hee c anuot returne vp.
(

oft

thee

for thou haft

Death hath made full

his

the

ftisfacU.

on vnto thee for vs?

Surely (
Almighty God ) I
doubt not, but that thy will is
that wee Ihouldfuffer,

fatisfa6Hon

of our

not for the

but bethere is nothing inthe world

caufe

iinnesj

more acceptable vnto dice; then


to fufFer for the Ioue of thee ? For

among all thinges in Heauen,there


is

nothing

fc$ene his
thee

Death.

$79

more precious vnto

then the loue of ourbleffed

Sauiour

and in Earth, nothing

more acceptable vnto* thee then

V;

the affli&ed loue ofholy

Offatience in afflifthpi after the


xam$le of our SatficHr
.',

chrift*

more perfect ftiew before


that

"'".

^r

..;

^Sect. IT-

...:;:.

Hcaucnly Father, fith of thy


mercy,
infinite goodnes and
and

Wouldeft that thy bleffcd


j thou
thus
welbeloued Sonne Aould
take vor
fuflfer ibr our fames, and

our fnifeties $ ,Wl


on him
ielw
wilttnou that wee alio our
all

ftiould
VI-

-^

fc't *> ***

men.
Moreouer, there is no one
thing in this world, that maketh a

now

furTer likewife,

&$

wee

are iuft

men

the fight of

GOD, then
tofuffer for

when we are Beady


Gods caufc ; for as

much as the tryaii of true loue,


is

to enter

and endure* combate

forthebcloued*

And there

is

no proofe fo voyd
: the which

ofallfu)ition as this is
cannot
it

is

his

,_

be made more euident then

fet

out in the example of


Cc 3
our

fur

.
'"ff
.

t*.

1
Illl

being
owr Sawiout Crmll; wHo
the welbeloued and onely begotten Sonne of Almighty God him-

felfe,yetdid he -ncuer

make

refi-

nance according to his mighty


power: Euen'.fo &all wee neuer
difcouer our loue towards him

and perfectly, (be our other


feruices we doe vnto him ncuer fo

fully

many and g^eat)

vntill

fufferforhis fake.

Rom. 5. 3-

Ecclcfa*.
16.

we come-to

For

tribulation

greater

loue ofGod towards m> if

hegteeth vjspleafuce and eafe,but


rather if hee

giuetb

Therefore faitlvth^

:an4adiwfrfity.

jProphct

vfr tribulation

Thou

feedtft tb/fetyie

of

p/efttj

team

to drmk*.

Wheft

Mops, jnade.-that peace and


cord

cois-

between Almighty God and

hisjpeople, t'heiTcxtiaioh,,that

dipped

an Ifo^

ftalke

He

blood,

ajidcherewijth befprinklcd the

of vcrtue and
glory,
this pro&fc gteh a hope of
Almighty God ifl-att^he-workes

which remained, hee


/pWfedvporithe Altar*

tryali

of Nature, hath not made any one


in
thing that ftiould bee idle or
va'rae j

much

forte- werkes

leflfe

would he,

of grace,

that

his guifo

ple

jandithis being done, the reft

of that blood

Hereby list all thofe that deter~


mine to be thefriends of Almighty
v

God, vnderftand, that their loue


with him, muft be celebrated with
the

blood not or Cbrift onely, but

cuenof themfelucs alfo, iftlie mat-

of his Ele&, the burthen &


to
which he muft beare, according
he hath
the talent of Gyace which

fuffering

*eceiued.

Soi that^heere

is
iftioit tranfitocy lie>- it

in this

not to be
greater

WW!

ter.fc require :

death

of

towitjby

patient

aduerfity vnto the

Forwhofoeuer will linegodly z.Tim.

nfciftlefHSytmftfitffer affection,
Our Sauiour h R 1 st iri that

Tame night that


L

the
efteemedfor an argument of

Exod. 14.

peo-

and
flaould-be idle or in vaine,
one
therefore he deiiideth to euery

charge

Pfal.8o.j.

l^Bre^'tftvktefjJtbdgfa

(as Saint <?4*/faith) is the occafan


and matter of patience : and Path

eneeisthQ

5*3

*"

""

les,

hee fupped with


was not content to

Cc 4

drinke

3.

IX.

*mmmm+m

Sands? Night.

Medkatutfifer

jSo

*8*

but gaue the Cup


likewife to them,giuing all mea to
vndcrftand that they muft bepar*

then patience in tribulation

of his Groffe that inttndto


eiiterinto history.
.let all godly Ghriftians there-

couraged* his Scholler Timothy,


not to fhrinke for feare

fore that (uffettrouble and

fue,

drinike alone,

Rcmemberhow Saint Paul en-

afflicti-

of

afflicti-

to attend theii-

on, but paciently

vfingvnto him thefe wordes

TboH therefore my Sonne (faith he)


a good Souldier of z.Tim.
fitffer afflihon as
lefts Chrift. Nomanthatrarreth

on, be of good comfort, alluring


themfelues that the more trouaffli&iorisv Imprifonments,

af-

fliaion.

takers

bles

and

with the afbecattfe he would

emangleth himfelfe

and perfecutbris they fuffer, the


more Hke they are vrito our SauKour Chrift. , Be of good comfort
yce Ghriftiansthat are in trouble, for you are uot therefore the

ofthis life,
yleafe him that hath chofen him to
bee a Souldier,
*And if a man
fiery, heeis not
alfgftriuejfir a

more for&ken of God> but rather

crmnedjexceft hefirMe as hs ought

faires

all

Ma

to doe.

(if youhauepatience in your trou-

The fame Apoftle likewife,

arc certainely the more


in his grace and fauour, and mere

bles)

you

hisEpifrle to
thefe

Angularly and dearely belowajof


him. Be of good comfort (I lay)
that ace in

fwr mifides.

no fecrifice more acceptable vnto AknightyCiodi thena

then

-;

joufhould bee weary

for there is

,v

%\itHebrewes, vfeth

[nchfreaking againft vfjimiers,le#ft

all

troubledand affli&ed heart ; neiccrJtheris there any figne more


taiae t>f his loue and friendfhip,

hee)

in

-finfide? therefore Heb. 12.3 V


4that Chrtft endured

wordes

(faith

yee Chriite
trouble and affliction:

and fears not,

z.

and faint

Tor yee

in

haue not

reffled vnto blood, inftriumgaga'mft Sinne : but haue for-

jet

gotten

that exhortation

which

weaketh vntoyou as vnto Children,


I

Cc

My

5&

Sunday Night.

tjfodittiim for
Mjfonne,k$ife not thouthe chafeiiimofthe Lord , neither faint

a
^%u
vhomthcUrMomhihtrnht

rt^ehkfd,ofhim. For

Meditation for Sunday

'corre-

fonne
Beth, andheefcourgethemry
received. So that as no
that
man that loueth Chrift, is without
fa it behooHis part in his Gup,
to prepare
Ucth fuch pcrfons,

1m

themfctecs thereunto*

'

f This day thou haft to meditate


vpon the Rtfurreftion ofour Samour
'*''

Chrift.

no man be difcomforluffeeed,andfay, that he cither

And

let

widiout

rethfor his fihncs, or


thouluftcr
finne ; for*howfoeuer
fufreseft with
as a Chriftan, thou
Chtift

w er&a

for thy fmncs,

for if *hou fuff


:

The Ttxt ofthe Toweboly


: .;,.

O TV the firft

(and doe

heartily

with
repent them) thou fuffereft

the good Thiefe;brifthou


to
without ofretice, thbu oughteft
tfrereof,betake the more comfort
our Sacaufe this is tofufrer: with

fufter

uiour Chrift himfelfe.

Euangelijls*

day of the

weeke, very earely

*-3 4.

it

tbtSepulchersandfaw theftone re-

m6ucdfromtbeTombe> and percei~


tied that thtBcdy was not there*
The which when
fa found notjjhee
Sefulcfm in the
Gwdenweefing. And as:fhewep,
fie bowed herfelfe. downe into the Sefio^d without the

Medit*

fricher,

and Jaw two ^Angels

in-

white,
"T*

in

Ioh.io. I.

the

was yet
forhicme, Maty Magdalen vnto
morning, while

'
.

"

'"

Sunday Night.

white,r>twg,the

one

attbeH^

tbefeet of the fkc<


the other*
bere the Body of

Ufm

.yfJtMTdidvflU
fc, eet*ft thou

waskfit.

ben.HMit,

1 Shoe made

<m-

aT myLordo*toftheTomt*M

w\h<W ff'7
U^nedherfe^backf^f^, *,
thtts

him,

things*

thatlfkotild

5y

tell them

vnto

ym. The.fame day late in the Eve-

when

ning,

the.

doores were fhnt,

were djfembled
forfeare of the Jewes ; lefts came
andfloodjn the midfi of them, and
faidvntothem : Peace be withy oh.
where theDifciples

And when he hadfofaid, he /hewed


vnta

them

his

hands and his

Thettwerethe Diftiples glad


they hadfeene the

fide.

when

Lord. Then'fa'td

vntothem, Peace be withyon.

wJslef*. lefutfodvntoh^Wo-

Iefus

^fity^SheMfofngtha^
hMeeHtht Garner of tbMG^
b*
vpto him :.Svr, ifthou

Andwhenhehadfaidthofe words,
he breathed vpon them^faid : Re-

den,(M

As my Fatherfe'nr me, fofend Iyen.

ceitte

the holy Ghofi, whtfefinnesfo

etteryefballforvine, they beforgitten

vnto them,

Jy/ Then&dllefi*
wttohm,mb*r,

Mary.

AtttyefM

yee fhallretaine,

At. that

ester

they are retained.

time .Thomas pne.

of. the

twlue,wbo was alfo ca lledl}\dimu$

LjJgolaUtellmfSretke^
thatl4tedtom?Fb*r>*dj*
Fdttieritm

ana whofeJinnej jb

G O Br^dyour Got.
forthwith*-

Mary Maedalerxww
^JMhldetbefithi>>sy>to>h

VifcipUsMm Vlh***?

^rlJhltoldemMc&Mt
.-.'

thing* %

was not with, the

Difiiples&helefHS

The other\Djfiiples therefore


whthecamefaidvnto him : Wehatte
came.

feen the

l,ordJb*thefaid vnto them,

Except Ifee in his

hands the print of

and put my* finger into


the holes
ofthem , and put my hand

theNayles,

into

-*

Aa^HMHOMd^W

^+

Sunday Night.

CMcdiutionfor

5P0

*>9l

tntohisfde, /wiHnotbeleeueit.
v4nd Bight dayes after his Dif
cities

were againe within tand Tho.

Meditations vpon thefi points


of the Text.

mzswtththem. Thentamelefttsa.
were (hut and

arive, when thedoorei


andfaid, Teace
flood in the middeflt
he faid
bee vnto you. ^4nd after
thy finger hem
vnto Thomas :

?m

and fee my hands , and fut fomh


* '" mJ
thine hand, and

and benotfatthltjfe butfaithful


Then Thomas anfwered, and
>

faid vnto him,

Tho*

art

my

GOV. And lefm

and my
vnto him

Thomas,

becaufe

hafifeenejhoabelteueft.
they that

kkcticl

ham

Lord

of thy glory vnto thy moft


holy Body ^ thatlycth waiting for

part

the Sepukher

thedin

Thou

that the

Law which was made concerning


the diuifion of fpoyles, faith, That
portion

cdeTentes,as to
into

him

that dntrcd

the Battel! ; thy holy

hath remained

body

waiting for thee in

Sepulcher r whileli thy moft

the f refence
did lefts WOrkealfo <*
are not maefhti Difitples, which

the

make

tertmthuBooke.
But thefe thmges are

therefore an equall diuifion

of thy

wrttten,

that Iefo
that fee might heleeue,

God, **dtba

Chriftthe Sonne of
might
in beleemng ,yee

is

throngh his

Name.

ham

1$

i.Sam.} o.
*4

be giuen as great a
to him, that remained in

thou

other Jiff*

(OLord)

knoweitwell

there ftiould

BleM*t

meaneft

giueft not

that

[aid

notfee^e, and hmc

And many

Sauiour,what
OMy
thou
thou,

facred (bale

tryumphed

thy body, fbrfbmuch as

glory to

thou haft

now

obtained the vi-

ctory.

This

is

that holy Patriarch /**

fob who is now deliuercd out of


Prifon, and placed next the King
himfelfe.

G .41.40.

This is that holy Mofes, Exod.1.3.

who

588

Sm

or

who was taken out of the Waters,


and out of the pooreRufh-baskec,
and is now come to deftroy all the
power ofKing PharaiK
This is is that innocent iMarHeft.*, io
docbettSy who after he had put off
his Sackcloath and Aflies, and was
apparelled with royalt garments,

Dan.i5.

ouercame his enemy Death, and


puthimtohis owne Crofle. This
is

that holy Darnell,

who

is

now

come fortn ofthe Lyons denne,and


hath not receiucd any damage,

of

the furious, hungry and raucnous


beaftesv

Ionasi.7

This

is

holy Iomts,

that

was allotted to dye, to deliuer bis


company from death, whoentring
into the belly of that great beaft,
is the third day- cafl vp againe vp-

Who is this,tliat being between


the hungry jawes- of the deuoii-

ringbeafty could, not be eaten of

her

Who is this, that

was

fwal-

lowed downe into thebottomeof


the waters, and enioyed neuerthe-

letfetheayreoflife
chat being, funk'e

of perdition, caufed euen


Death it felfe to ferue him ? This
is our glorious Sauiour,
who
depth

wasfhatched

?-

Who

downe

away by

that cruell

which is neuer fatisfied ; ( to


wit, by Death) which after fliee
had him in her mouth, and percciued the excellency of the pray,
beafl

trembled and

quaked

couW not holde

for feare,

For although the Earth fwallowed him


after hee was dead
, yet rinding
him free from all? fault, flic was
and

not able to

detaine

it.

him

in her

For it is not the paine that


maketh a man guilty, but the
caufe, which could not be found
houfe.

it*

him.

Molt truelyfoid that holy Prophet,

ohtheCoaft.

&9

concerning thee

(O my Sa-

uiour) Thottwtlt not leave

my Joule

Graue, neither wilt tkott fuffer

Holy one to fee corruption.


When Iacob had forrowed much
for his. Sonne Iofeph, thinking
that hee had beene Dead ; and
thine.

into the

were brought him that


hee was not onely aliue,but as a

depth

fecond

is this,

tidings

Pfe.ll.IO

w.

fecond King it) Phtofce* Common-

weaie^the Text &fch,

StifkiayN/^yt.

that hee

feare, then fhaft you alfo appear


mth him fagtory. In this then we
.

brake out kite aiodaiiieioy, and


faid j his enough for met, if try

Gi.V.t$ fitMf\ok\>\\ heyft ahm\ Iwuigee


Attdfafcm before Idpe.: Sued foit
is enough Jbr aikithfuHChriftian,
tohearethatChrift was dead for
our finnes, and that he rofe againe
for
r.Thef.4.

our

Iuftification

For.ifyee

beleeuothM Iefushath dyed and is


rtfcn againe, euen fo them that'

14.

with lefus,
with htm.

fitffie

Luk.7.14,
!

lh.xi.43

wit God

bring

The Widow of Naimwm glad


When our Sauiour reuiucd her
dead Sonne. Martha and her Sifter

Mary were

comforted

v/ith

the refurre6tion of their brother


'

How much more ought

Z,az,ams.

we to reioyce

in the Refurreclion

of our fweet

Sauiour,

by whom

wetrufttolitie foreuer in the life

to conae

For with

this Doe-hine

doth the Apoftle comfort

CoU.tr
" *
"

loftans
'

the Co-

Youriife (faith he)

is bid-

den&tth Chrtft in god, and when


Chrifi which is your life JhalUp-

haue fruit

that

by the

rifinga-

of Ghrifr, the Faithful! are


alfured of a ioyfuU rcfurredion tn-

gaine

to an endlefTe

caufe the

life.

Apoftle

For which

faith, Chrifi is

l.Cor.i?.

from the dead sand is become the firft fmites of them that
rifen

fleepe^c.

For euen as a

downe to

vp

man being

layde

the

Head

reft, in riling,

and fothe
whole Body in order j Euen
fo, C h r 1 s t our head being rifen
befbre-tand, it cannot be but that
wee that be his members muft folio w. For ifwe be dead with Chrift,
Rom.tf.S.
wee belecue that wefhallltkewife hue
mihhim. And our Sauiour himfclfe, vfeth a moftplaine fpeach,in
lifteth

the

it felfe firtt,

Gofpeli written by Saint lobh

the wtll of htm that fent


mee, that of that which hee hathgiThis

u>

Henmc,! fbould
ftould raife it

loofc nothing, but

vp

at the laft day.

And though k bee laft, yet it is not


the

caret
'f

leaft

commodity

wee

that

reape

Ioh.^.3^.

Mtdimionfor

5*4
feape

by

Chrifts refurre&ion:

thathee did not onely


afcend

vp

AN

into

afterward

Heauen, but

hath

aHo taken with him our fleih.


Thereby aiTuring vs, that he intended! not onely to prefent vs before
Igh.x/j.x.

God his

Father, but alfo to

uide vs an abiding place

where

there are fo

many

EXCELLENT
TREATISE OF
CONSIDERATION
and

Prayer.
*

pro-

there,

Manfi-

Written by the fame Author,

FJ-EWEsde Granada,

onsr

inPertttgalf.

The endofthe feanen Euening

xMedtmkm*

LONDON.
Printed by Edw : 4ff-dcJ 9 an<i
are to be folde by Iofefb Browne9 in

Tanks Churchyard,at the


Signe of the Bull

head, i

6* $
-4

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-

ft.;!"'

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:v

'

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../

j^ij wj
i

.1...

..L.Ji^l.lUI.Jl^.ilJ.Lj M

*L

o.;;w'v

que at
/i^i

"

jandfifcosliity V'-

--".V

ffiri:

rirf-r

*\

J jj *

Ch a

>

I.

Pi.

'

'

Orfomuch as in the
exercifc
*

deratibn,

be
f

of Confi-

it

cannot

but that fome

\S i

labour and paines

needes bee taken as well

by

ofthe imploying and occupyingothetime, whichit requi-

tfafon

fech
v
i

,/> \
.

.-.***

ofys>euery day

as alfb in re-

,*-.

of the Quieting, an&clofe recollecting of the heart) (which is a


gard

AWV

V-h

thing

very requifitefor the fame,)

Ithinke

it

before all
-\

here,

therefore very neceflary


other things^ to declare

what great fruites and com-

Dd

modities

The great profit

ofcopfifortiion.
_

modities doe enfue of this exer,cife,.to iheiotent that the heart of

man, whicnV^out great promifes and afturements Is not mooued


to take great paines 9 may by this

meane be the more moued & prouoked, to theloue ofthisiioly ex^rcifc,

and toieftQWgteater fains

and labour therein. ^

>

Nowthegreateft commendatito this vertue,

tkn belpetb

on wee can giue

allvcrtues

this

in their ex-

furtherer of aU other vertues. I


meane noiinfuf plying the proper
office ofdsem,butki helping them

crafts.

that it

is

^greater helper and

in their sxerciife*

like *^s

is

deuotibn

Infoiiiiichj that
is

agwierall

flir-

and prouoker vnto aft vermes


(as one of the Fathers affirmeth;)
and aethe bearing of a Se^fftdri, (it

rer

beiicard with fuch atterinonand


deuotion as it ougllt to be;} is alfo

it

onely to any one

venue alone, but

of vertues.For thetfe
is no more difference betweenea
Sermon and Confideration, than is
vnto all kinde

betweene the reading ofaleflbn,

ofthe fame reading ; or oetweene the meate that


isfetbeTorevsinadifli, and the
fame meat when it is digelied and
and the repetition

concocted in the^ftomack.

Mow this is one of the greateft


wee can
giue to this venue. For by this
meanes it putteth not away the laandmoft a&ired praifes

but rather
maketh prouifionhow to help and

bours ofother vertues

further them in their labours^


ftirreth

vnto.

yea>

& prouoketh them there*

This is the thing which

thegrace

by

of God we intend now

toprooue very manifeftly in this


place.

an exerdfethatwoueth^s, not to
any one vercue alone , but to all
vertues, (forfomuch as each good,

Dd

jnftruclaon is dtre6ted to thisend:)

euenfo likewife is Confutation a


not
great helpe and furtherance .
onely

'lj^

fhepropet
praifecf
Conjidera-

tim.

Thegreatfwfit

-1

ofConfideratkn.
mighty

Ofthofe vertues that are common


bothtoaChrifttan andanlnftiell:

vcrthcs.

the better vnderftanding

to be knowne,
that among vertues fome be common both to the Chriftian and to

JTvvhcreof,

it is

thofc

expedient fc* their feruice.


After thefe there follow other

fame

is

and excellent vcrtues,(which~be very neere of affi-

very principall

vnto them.) As the veitue,


called Religion , whofe obiedt is Rcliyon.

fortitude, and Temperance. Of


which vertues the Philofophers
wrote very much.)
vnderftood,

D.
and honour of
The vertue , called Deuotion,
which is the a<St and exeicife of the
fame Religion ; and the office of it

knew nor wrote

any

it was

is,

to

Deuotion,

make vs very prompt and

ready, to

doe all fuch things

as ap-

vnto his feruice.7 hefeare Thefeare


ofGodyVihich refraineth and bride- ofGod.
leth vs from (inne.Humility,which
pertaine

Humility

Father affirmeth) the root and founisalfo

mes, caUed Theologicall vermes;


to wit, Faim, Hope, and Charity;
Which haue for their obiecl M-

dation

mighty

GO

the feruice

Thefe are prinfurely very


vercipally thofe-three moft noble
little.

moue and prouokc them to doe


their operations, whenfoeuer the

nity

thing at all ; or if they did,

vir-

man

rect

fourc that be called Cardinall vermes,) to wit, Prudence, Mice,

phers neither

tues.

proper office is,

inferiour vertues,and therfore they

Other vertues there bee that are


proper and peculiar vntoaChri.ftianoBely, in that he is a Chriftian; whereof the Pagan Philofo-

call

and their
to di%ofc and di-

himfelfe

fttmomly.

&

*fl)cologt-

and what vertues arepeeuliar


and proper to* fori*

the pagan Philofophers; (as


ardntall

towards him/ Thefe


Theologicall vertues haue the empire ana* foueraignty oner all other

rjOR
I

God

after a fort j (as a learned

of all vertues. And Repen- Romance


tance, which is the gate of our faluation ; whereunto appertained!,

Dd

the

M
our life
the forrow and griefe for
firme purpofe
part, and withal^ a
and determination, to amend our
life in time

to

come*

Of all thefe verttues the Pagan


philofophers vnderftoode
little,

very

ornothingatall; notwith-

{landing that thefe

be the vertues,

that haue the foueraignty&pnnyea,


principality ouer aH others;
fountames
they be the rootes and
(for

of all our weale.!Firft,beaufe


fpttKuatt
the molt part) they bee
accompiilhvertues, that haue the
the inment of their perfe&ion in

ward partof our foule,

(whereall
of the

Pfa.4 J.14.

rtheieauty of the daughter


fecondly,be.
King ftandeth : ) and
caufe

exthefe vertues (faith


be affeaiue vertues; and

fpurres

to pcouoke ys to doball
t

foch.ti^ngs as-ari6:^qifite i&rrour


;

eucn fo fifeewifehath
th&gracc pf Ge>d )pHQUidecl fdr vs

natu?a)|jSre $

other iupernaturall arTedtions, that


iTHght-be alfo

fpurs^dprbubicati-.

ons vnto vs,

to doe allifuch thieigs

as are

behoduerulLfor our fpiritual

Anjluch be thefe vertues he-

life,

mentioned:* wtt,LouejSor-
Hope^wlith the reft;
row,Fearc,
fore

&

without thejwhielv yettueSjthe fpirituaiUife!

wiere like*

out Oares

railes.For

confequently

great motions

to doe

they bee vnto

and

vs

prouocations.

good works. Whercm the

GOU
prouidenceof the grace of
wonderfully appeareth;Forlikeas
natuNature hatb prouidedfor vs

and defires , that


ccrtaine
it were)
fliouMbcje (as
v

rail affections

fpurres

Barge with-

or like a ihip;vyithout

fo much as withoutthefc

vertues, vyec

jhould not Haue any

thing;tom;Que

and prpubkevs to

doe goobTworkes.:

,v<

For (confidering;that the way

all

cepted]

ofvertue

is

fo fliarpe and full of

difrt^ulty),v>^a.tlri6uIdbecbmeof

we had not tbefe fpurres and


prouocations of Loue , of Feare,

vs, if

and

of Hope, to (pur- and pricke vs

forwards

to.

labour >and trauell in

thefame? Fort tVjis caufe therefore


are

thefe

ded.

vertues fo

much comem

For befides that they arc

Dd 4

fuch

"jnWtm

of Conjidcmion.

firch principal! vettues, (as wee

hauralready:dctlar4)th^y be al-

& vety

great 'prsuoeatioro

and

motions^ to ft)uevs to dofcgobd


"^
worses. &'..'{
;

'

,why the ex-

confidcra*

gke tcj the

much commended.

'

'

>;-

This foundation being now laid,


fay , thafe;thc great-eft praife wee

treme of

tonisfo

is>

veftue ofConfidemm

that the feafe

is

a great minjfter

and helper, vnto all thefe verttift,


as well of the ond fort as of the b.
therr according as we^wiltnow dt
clare; tyfhere alfo

it

foallappeare;

thatiiite c'Ofhhk'fldation

For Faith maketh vs Hcb.ii.6


to beleeue, that Almighty God is
our Creator, our Gouernour, and
Redeemer, our San&ifier, ourluftifier, our Glorifier ; to be fhort,
our beginning,and our laft end.
Faith is that which teacheth vs,
Chriftian life.

that there is

iudgement of all

we

that

'

Hi

How &Mfi3er4tioithefl>etb
Faith,

deai e

it is

them to ftand in
thefeare

therefore to take
beginning ofFaith :

things,

and caufetb
awe,and to liue in

Faith canfcth

men

to

Hue in the
feare of

God.

And

That

as a

therefore the Prophet


the tuft

man

liuethby

manifeft, that Faith is the firft be-

dation of

ginning and foundation of all

Chriflian

Heb 10.38

the
tion

ofthofe things that

itis

the

Rm.T.r7

becaufe Faith(by meanes of Gal.3.11.


reprefentation and Confedera- Abac? ,4.

our

aid foun-

an life.

thefe

and be-

Faith:

the Cbrifti.

in

And

of God. For if Faith were

among vs,

I.

beginning

firft

euill.

that the faith

men haue

man ?

'OW^
I

the

brideleth their hearts,

faid

Faith is the

receiue either euer-

meane to bridle
and direct vs herein : what (trow
yee) would become of the life of

Sect.

iliall

euerlariing paine for

not
i

bee a general!
our workes, and

glory for the good, or elfe

lafting

liefe

Jjm&wftfae vcitiSe fofelfe , -as for


the feruiee&r commodity it bringeth to other vertitcsP w k G .~ A

life after this,

and that there {hall

we giuc to

lUdymmj- is not fomuch feie-

another

it

teacheth

prouoketh vs to refraine from


finne and- wickednefTe, and to folvs)

Dd

low

of Confideratton.

Trfagrtdiprofit

id

low vertue and


this is the saute

Eph.l.16

vvilleth

vs

goodnefife.

why

And

the Apoftle

to; take faith

as a fhield,

of the enemie. For certainly there is no bet-

jagainft all the firie darts

iter fhield againfl:

then to

call

the darts of fm 4

thofe things to minde,

that faith hath'reuealedvnto vs

a-

Wherefore, that this

may

faith

workethiseffeainvs, k is very
requifite, that wee doe fometimes

vnkflb

lt
'

meditate
vponthe,
myfteries

of

ponder and confider in our mindes


with good attention and deuotion,
fuch things as our fajt|) teacheth
vs.For it we doe not fo,it feemeth,
that our faith fhall be vnto vs,as it

were a Letter clofed vp and

fea-

led,in vvhich although there come

o;trfaith,
^

our faith

as

is

it were

UWt

ebfed

vf>

andfcaled.

notable important newes of very


great farrow orioy : yet it moo-

uethvs not at

all, neither to the

one nor.to the other^no more then


if we had receiued no Letter at all.

Andthc reafon is,becaufe we haue


not opened the Letter, norconfidered what things are contained

o r more to the purpofe,touefiing the faith of the wicked and diifolute Ghriftians ?
furely there carinbt

greater terrour and

are,which
v s;

ter,

For
bee things of

ioy, then thofe

our Faith declareth vnto

But the wicked Chriftiahs., bethey do*ieuer open this Let-

to fee what things

be contai-

mcane hereby, becaufe


they doe neuer think c and meditate vpon thefe myfteries of our
Ghriftiah f^ith, or if they tffink vpohthem,thcypafle them ouer very
ned in it(I

lightly ,

caufe

and in great

not in them this

haft,)

they

manner of

motion and alteration,to wit,ofioy


oroffearc... %

Wherforc it behooueth vs fomtimes to open this letter of our

meane the myfteries therof, and to readc the fame very leifurely; and to confider with good
attention-, what things are taught
vsinthe fame; the which is done
by ineanes ofthe exercife ofCon-

faith,

fideration.

thing could be faid

more aptly ,

caiife

gainftthefame.
.

Now, what

ix

ForitisConfideration

inic,

Now

that

of Confideration.

The great profit

12

thatopeneth that which is locked,

teous perfons) that are. not

and vnfoldeth that which is

tentonely to^eate fuch thinges as


appertaine vnto Almighty Godjin

together, iand
vntc* vs,

folded

maket^ that cleare

which is othcrwife darke

andpbfcure. And fo by illuminating our vnderftanding with the


grcatneffe of the myfteriesof our

r-

Faith,

;it

inclineth

our Will,

(fo

farre forth, as appertained to the


"office of Consideration) to con-

forme our life to the fame*


This office of Confederation, Almighty God figured very notably
in

.Whams

the L$fr>

ditions that

beleeue.

And after they haue vnderftood


the

meaning and

excellency of

them, they dittribute

and diuide

tation

had eaten before. Now.it

in the

is

was littleto the purpofe,whcther the bead were dean

Deut.14-4 tainc, that

chew diem by meancs of Con(ideration, in fearcbing and pondering the myfteries which they
io

were required

it

beleeuingthem by Faith, but after


they haue eaten them, they doe al-

when amongthe con-

by

Leuit.11.3

con-

meate vnto all the fpirkuall


members ofthe foule,forthc fufte-

cleaneBeait , heaffignedthisfor
thcelcaneone , that the bead fliould chew
bcafl intbc
the cud, towit^ the rneate that
LaW.
cer-

figiified

*i

it

this

and repairing ofthe fame.

Infomuch,that if we

marke this

m&tter well,

We Aiall finde, that it

Fareth in this

cafe as in the feed of)

atfre'e

which although

yejtually coiitainc

jubftance

of the

fmilitude.
,

doth

it

within

A notable-

it

the

free, yet hath

it

or

vndeane ; and furely

God made little

account of

but his meaning was,


f

vntovs

Almighty
that:

to. reprefent

in that cleane beafbj the


office", and cxercifeof

condition,

thofe beafts , that bee


cleane, ?to wit,
J

yy-

"V

ofthe

fpiritually

& righteous
MIJ W

iuft

oftheviGr&Je and influence of


Heauetv and 6f *he bejiefite and
moyftufe} of the Esrrth, to caufc

heed

thevertue,that

is

inclofed in the

come forth to light, and to


growevp by little and little, and
feed -to

waxeaTree.
* Jt

Mil

Euen
*tS*m**a*+*

Thegredtfrojit

14

ofcorijideration.

TiUen fbwi like manner we fay,


the firft
that although Faith-bee
and originaftof all our weale,
feed,

yetmuttitiieedsbe holpen with


Confideration,that
this benefite of
by the fame, and by meanes of
Charity^ the greene and .fruitfull
treeiof Life (which is yertually
contained therein) may growe and

borne tolight.

/*-

.'

't

"'

Sec 5v

..
~

from whence the


Iuft man gathereth the Water of
comfort, wherewith he ftrengtheneth himfelfe to put his hope and
truft in God.
For firft of all hee
the

Fountaine,

II.
alfono
This

is

the vnderftanding. As
in hfeEpiftle to the
jftle Saint
^jp^^fignifie&'plainly vnto vs,
:

the Apo-

?M

&om.tf.4 faying

\-M things that are written,

: that
ar? written for our learning
wee through Patience and confik
tion, which the Scripture

vnto vs, might hatte

teacheth]

Hope

tbefountaine

of

comfort.

principal! ftay

and Maiefty.

of Almighty

God, liuely exprefled and

an affection r.of our Will,


^hat hath his motiue- and roote in

JEiope

is

the holy Scriptures, the


greatnes ofthe workes and merites The Works
ofour Sauiour Iefus Chrift, which andmeritcs

nelfe

lejffe they ertuepf hope.

Scripture

feeth in

'

COnfidcration helpeth

is

TbcHoty

and founda- ofoHrSakition ofour Hope.


There he feeth our Cbrifty
arctbepriu
likejvife in athoufand places, the
eipaUftay
greatneffe of the goodne(Te fweeu
&fou,ndar
3

How Cmjiderationhlpeth

".:

G'od. For vn-

'

doubtedly the holy Scripture

are the

Almighty

afftawe in

and

affiance

rotheeye

fet

out

and withall, the merlouing prouidence,hee hath


ouerthem that be his ; the geritle;

cifull

neifeand benignity
receiueth

them

Mm, and

wherewith he

come vnto

that

the faithfull promifes

and pledges

hee hath giuen vnto


them, whereby they are very well
jflured,
lake

that

hee will neuer for-

them that repofe

and truft in him.


[that

there is

their

hope

There he feeth,

no one thing more


often

tionofour
hope in Cod

T
The greatprojit

r<f

Forfdoth

often repeated

in the Pfalmesjmore

commonly promifed in the Prophets ; mpre euidently declared in


the Hiftorics

from the

beginning

of the world; then the louing

fa.

uouis, graces, and benefites, that


the Lord continually beftoweth

vponfuch

how he

as

bee

his feruants

hath moft mercifully

and
hoi-

pen and defended them in all their


calamities and diftreffes. How he
helped Abraham
neyes ;Iacob'm his dangers ; hfqk
in all his lour

in his

baniriiment

p executions
ties.;

lob

Dauid

h-

Hefier

in

many

as with

religious hearts com-

by, that
thefe

of it ; I meanc here-

Consideration bringeth all

thinges

our remem-

and reprefenteth them to


our heayt ; it fearcheth and weighcththe greatneffo of thefe louing
pledges and mercies of Almighty
God,and with them,animateth and
encourageth the afflicted perfon,
that

he be not difmayed,but rather

fortifieth

him with a ftrorig Hope,

traftinthat

him with

By

all his

this

deare GhriftianReader,
fideration is

encourage her.

and caufe it to hope and


rcdly in God. Now what

worke

in

a(fu-

doth

all this?

For-

how Cori-

the minifter and fer-

hearts in labours and

aduerfities,

heart.

therefore thou feeft

her;

Consideration

into

brance,

mitted themfelues vnto him.


Thefe and other like examples,
doe-ftrengthen and encourage our
truft

thathatlhriced

member

moft merdfull and louing Lord, who neucr fayled any


one man, that had recourfe vnto

fox in their Battles and tryumphs;

humble and

hands, and applyeth itto Thefrffhof

weafee and difeafed

ithe

medicine

andinduceth himalfo to put nij

Noble Mack-

andtobefliort, as

taketfe this

in his aduerli-

her enterprife

her petition; The,

linto her

it

in his

To^inhisblindneflc

iitb in

iy-

cfC0#f^4f&$.

uantofH6pe,andhow

it

ferueth

and reprefenteth vnto her all


fuch things as may ftrengthen and

But that man that

confidereth not any ofthefe things

and hath

no eyes to fee any part of


them,

Confident
tion.

3
r

fhegreat frojit

18

ofConfiderAlton.

,.'

IP

n,

meafured. This

them, wherewith can he pom


ftrengthen,

and fbrtifie this vertue

is

liking

that vertue that

is

and acceptable vnto Al-

whofe fake,

of hopein himfelfe, that it may be


profitable; vnto him in his labours

mighty

God, and

allfuch

thinges are very accepta-

and aduerfities ?

ble

for

vnto him as be indeed acceptaFor truely without


ble vnto him
Charity,neither Faith nor Prophe-

How Cpnjiderationhetfetb
Charity*

Sect. IIL

AFter Hope^fbHowcth Charity,

Charity of
all

vermes

is the

tue of all vertues, as well Theoior

confirmeth, faying

gicall,as Cardinall. Charity

tient

1 5.

10.

and (bule of them all ; and Cha-

rity is alfo the accbmplifhmentof

2.IJ.

all

the l,aw*

For

as the Apottlc

faith

Math. 11.

and to

them,

life

nC.0r.x3.

Het. thatjoueth, (that is, he

their

offices

and

em'tous, it

as the
j

ftmeApoftle
Charity

u panot

LC01.13.

doth no hurt to any man,

benigne

Charity

is

froude nor ambition*, neither, doth itfiekf her oven commodi-

it is

ty :

not

Charity

u not angry , it thinketh

reioyceth not at

mcked-

that is in perfect .Charity ) hath


?o.
This is the vcrAccording fulfilled the

voetiiH,

totheme*- tu,ethat/maketh; the yoke of God


fureof our fweet, alid'
hfc burthen light. This

Charity fitfereth all thingesy it be*

Law

m, audit u

very gladofthe truth

low, rvee
is tjie

fhal be re-

warded of
God,

tneafufe,

whereby the porti-

on ofglory .that fhall be giuen


to ys in. the

lire

vn-

to come muftbe
inea-

x.

tocommaund
make them to doe

be vjttered. in few wordes. For


Clwity is the moft excellent ver.
is the

i.Cor.i3'

Soueraigntyit hath

moft

excellent,

Rom.

whofe due praifes cannot

lie, nor Martyrdome, be of any


value in the fight ofGod. Tocondude,Charity is the fountaine and
Originall of all other vertues, by
reafon of the preheminency and

leemhall things y trufteth all things,


and bearethall thinges*

Now although it be true, that all


vertues

& good workes doe helpe


vs

3^TV

*-

20

0w mil U
ablinde
power, and
'\muftbee

gtadedby

ofCoitjUerdtfon.

Thegctiprojh
vs towards the obtaining of this
moft excellent and precious lewell 5 yet of all others,.Con{klerati.

both in refpe6t

on helpeth v s moft fpecially

vwt,in

certain

it

power,

is,that our will

is

For

a blinde

that cannot ftep one foote,

vnlefTe the vndcrftanding doe goe

and illuminate and teach


what thing it ought to will and de-

aurvnder- before

fire

it,

the feme.

It isalfo certaine,(.as Jrijlotk

affirmeth) that each

amiable in

it

good

thing is

felfe,and thatcuery

thing doth naturally loue his owne

wit, in

both in regard of his

lone (jo

Dmne fer~

of his great

lone towards vs,

the intent therefore that our

Will may be inclined to loue


Almighty God,it?is requifite, that
the Vnderftanding doe goe before
it, to examine and try, and fo consequently ,to declare vnto the Will

how

refpe6t ofvs, (to

regard of his wondertull


mercies

(hewed towards

the Vnderttanding
mtift weigh the greatrieffe and ex-

vs; ) that is ,

of his bounty and goodnefie, of his benignity, of his mercy, of his beauty, of his fweetnes
,
cellency

of his liberality,
ofhisnoblenefle, and of all other
his perfections, which are innu-

ofhismcekenes,

merable.

Befides this, the Vnderftanding

wee be prouoked to

TO

regard of his Diuine perfe-

loue and

how. louing and


mercifull Almighty
hath
beene towards vs ; how much he
hath loued vs ; how much he hath
Wone and fuflfered for our fakes, euen from the Maunger, vntill his
hath

fetlions, and

of himfelfe, (to

ctions,) as alfo in

proper weale.

How

21

amiable Almighty

God

is,

botb

to confider,

GOD

vpon the CrofTe ; how


many great bleflings and benefites

very death

hce

hath prepared for vs for the

tbeto come;

how many he doth

ptefentlybcfiow vponvs ; from


how many great euils and miferies
[nc

hath deliuered vs

with

how
great

"*

of^onpum^tm.

fcf

!f*r

great patience he hath fuffered vs;

JJm^lmightytjodteiUheife

and how gently and louingly he


Hath dealt with vs; with all his
ther benefitcs, which be alfo innu-

bim,tbat bttyeib kirn-

ci-

merable.
And thus

by little & littiebe enkindled

and enflamed in the loue of fucha


mercifull and bountifuli louing
Lord. For if the very wilde and
fauageBeafts, doe loue theirwel-

and benefacl'orsjand if gifts


(as it is comonly faid) doe breake
the hard and ftony Rockes ; and if
wiliers

that

man that findeth benefites,hV

deth withall ( as the Phylofophet


ad
faith) QiAtnet wherthy to take
binde mens hearts : what
there then fo ftony hard

heart

is

thefe ineftimable benefited

thej
not enkindled and enflamed in
loue of our mercifull and louing
Lord, that hath beftowed tkm

vponvs?

Ddealfo.hereunto,thatwhen

/la man

confidereth

thefe

with himlelre,
and endeauoureth with- the grace
thinges attenciuely

ofGod to doe fo

much

he is abletqdoefor his part; Almighty


God will then alfb' doe thatj that
appertaineth vntohim, that is,AlmightyGod will mooue him, that
as

maotieth himfelte,'' and helpe


that hdpeth

himfelfe

:-'

him

by helping J

with the light of


|thc holy Ghoft, and with the guift
jour confederation

the which the

more it penetraterh

and vnderftan-

ofvnderftaflding

-and ia-

uage,that confidering the paffmg


bountifull goodnes and greatnesofl
all

derationof thefe thinges,our heart


1

by confidering and
pondering very much in the confi(hall

Wfe.

rfi

afl

rhele reafons that induce

of God, the more


dothit enkindle and enflame vs in
efameioueofhim.
s

to the loue

For like as that euetlafting light

word of the Father, is not a


arren word, but a fruitful! word,
i'hich together with the Father,
'

pro-

**SPB^

m**~4tmm**>HH

ShegMfrojit
i

produceththe Holy Ghoft,

is

loue c&nfubftantiall

which

euen

God

'Hm vehement aftes ofharty


Aria meane.tomm[e]
x

confirmed

and declared more


by another reafon. For it
feft, tha,t

although

in

plainely

Charity doe grow and inreafe.(fr

we haue

faid)

with the ate

other vertues, being done


ftate

ofgrace

of all

in the

yet doth itchiefely

with her owne proper


a&s,when fuch a&s be vehement

increafe

For like as by writing well, ant


with an earned care and diligence,!
a man attaineth to be a good writer ;by paintings Painter andb]

"

thai

*4**m*M0u4i

t>

'

'

and ofpainting well

our foules; yet neuertheleffe he

[tues

by

this

mcane. I

infufed into our foules

by Al-

God,as the vertues acquis


lite, (to wit, the vertues that bee
obtained by our owne labour and
linduftry) doe both of them grow
[arid increafe with the exercife of
their ownea6tes,although in a dirIfeient manner*
mighty

Whereupon wee may inferre


thus much , that the more a man
I

euen fo likewife by louing,hema;


become a Loucr, I mcane hereby

mnv

meane hereby,that as well the ver*

the exercifeof finging,a Mufitian

the yfc ofwriting well,

worketh this

is mani-

tfiis: yertue of

kethamanat length to become a mighty


great louer ofGod. For albeit this God^makethaman
heauenly liability and yertue , be
become a
the gift of God, and a thing which
great loue*
he infufeth ,. pbureth and wbrketh
if God.

'

in

bee yet

a good Tbcvfe9exereife, and


Painter. &c. euen fo likewife the
imance
vfe, exercife, and continuance of
oumg
louiug much Almighty God, ma- muck Alter;

thenv;'

I^His may

'
ii

Icaufeth/aimnto be a good Wri-

'

'":..'.'.;

'

that like as

fo

doth this light and word of God


workc in our he;arts, by enkindling
andinfpiring this loue of

flail

multiply the adts ofthe loue

pfGod a and the more he flial cxer[cife himfelfe in this vertue of Charity,and the longer

he {hall endure

Ee

and

im*m

26

TbegeAtfrofa

ofconjidemkn.

.and perfeuere in this work of louc


the

red,

more (hall this heaucnlygiftof

charity be rooted and

fortified in

Befides ,

">

fameithat

the caufes

the

is

may increafe; but alfb that it may


not faile and decreafe , among fo
many contradictions
ftumblino

goe forwards without

&

Mockcs;as

other:

it

hath in this

referable life.

We

the Wiil^andViicierftanding^bcin
fuch fort linked together,

out ofthe Sea,is

one cannot goe

that or

forwards

and the fire

widiout the other; (at the lcaft,the


Will cannot mooue without the

good Chriftian Reader , how


wardly and entirely the exercifcof

Region,is incontinently confuted , vnleffe there bee fome care

and diligence vfed to feede

in-

Confideration

is

annexed

to

loue ofGod.For fo much as a


can neuer (cr very

the

hardly )fet him-

&lfetolouc, vnleffe heedoealfo


,confider, orhaue before confide-

quickly dried vp:


being out of his natu-

ral!

Vhderllapding.) Tiioufeeftnow
{

and

maintaine it,by putting oftentimes

wood vnto

wherewith to pr efeme it. Now the very like neede


hath the fire ofCharity alfo to
preferue it in this life
, where it is as it
were a Stranger and Pilgrime.
And the wood wherewith it muft
it ,

Ee
W

fraile ancl

feethatafifo
being Qut ofthe water dieth forthwith : and a drop of water, being

euenfo thefe two powers, to wit,

dinarily

to fay, Confideration
is nece(Tary,not ohely that
.Charity

enkindling,

loueofGod >
^r'fJbr like as when two horfes
draw in aiChariot , the one cannot

xiftHc

it is

vertue of Chanty, but


For the preferuation <y the:

God, vnleflctbe vnderftanding be


and difcouering vnto ity

may moue him

fingbf>this
alfo

very needfuH for


vs, to vfefome exercife of Confideration, not onely for the increa-

.occupied in louing of Almightie


exercifed in blowing

vnto this loiic.

him. But now how can this bee


xlone without the^exercife of Con,
fideration? How can the will bet

:.'

fuch things as

<2

be

Charity is

'.

as it were a
jiranger

m\

this tranfi-

toryUfe,

ofConfideration.

Tbtffeatprdjit

28

be preferucd, is the Confideration


ofthe benefits of Almighty God,
and of his perfe&ions. For each
one ofthefc things being well conjfidered, is asit were afaggotora
'firebrand, that enkindleth and en-

flameth this fire oftheioueofGod


in our hearts*i

v Wherefore irbehoueth vs , to
nourifh and maintaine this fire of
oftentimes with

continuance,

Charity

wood ofConfideration, that


diuine flame may neuer faile invs.
According as Almighty -God hath
(ignified in the Law when hefaid,
?
Vpon my Ahar{ which is the heart

Xeui.^.iz

ofthe iuft mm)tberejhallbe alwaies


therefore let good dilifire. -And
gence and care be taken euery day
in the

and want, ofvfe

them.

THis

neceflity of Confiderati-

may be proued by another


reafon alfo. For we fee by experion

ence in all abilities

and graces,

both fuch as are naturall

that are acquifite (I

alio

belofl by dif

andexercifeofi

this

may

as thofe

the

7bat allvertues

19

morning, to maintaine this

of Charity with Wood,(to wit,


with*he Confideration of all thefe
things) that by this meane it may
fire

be alwaies preferucd. And fo is


ti\$mfaQV$dmt\Tbroughmymer

gotten

by our owne trauaileand

induftry,)that like as

byvfe

exercife

ed,

they increafe

and exercife: euen foare

they alfo

And

meane,

fbrgotten,if wee leaue to

them.
this

we

fee plainly verifi-

euen in fuch things as be very

naturall,and

cuftomably vfed. For

more vfuall then the


tongue and language 5 which a man
what thing

is

is

enured and acquainted withalL,

euen

from

his

Mothers paps

and

it

may it be forgotten,in time , if


be not vfed and exercifed ? But
what fpeake I of the tongue ; feeyet
it

tittatiotPy

there

U enkindled'afire,

to,

wit, the fir of charity w


.

7b*

ing it

happened! fome times , that

Ee

when

Tbzg'eatprofit

JO

when a man

hath lien iicke

in his

bed , but onely foure or fiuc


moneths, hee can fparcely afterwards frame himfelfe to goe again

little

ofConftdft&ion.

5*

pinnes ? Againe, if it be tru e

that all

amity and

"friendfliip'Ts

that going is a thing Co naturall and

and increafed , by.


meanes offamiliarity and communication : and by the want tfiereof
is vtterly quenshed and loft, (ac-

Co accuftomably vied. Now,ifthe

cording as s/iriftotle

when he rifeth ,

notwithstanding

both prefcrued

become of thofe
haue no manner of

abilities

what (hall then

Co.

perfons, that

whteh bee fb naturall and


much exercifed, doe fo much

affirmeth)

decay when they be not vfcd,what

communication with"' Altnighty

will the fupematurall abilities doe,

God

which

hope of thetathat doe neuer fpeak

arc but as

it

were certainc

props and ftayes adioyned vnto


vs, to fupply thodefecSts ofnature?
Andjf Charity with all other vcttues infilled

be in

bee reckoned

like manner to

in this account:

in

at all?

with himjnor

And what can wee


he with them, nor Co

tnuchas thinke, confide^ or create


ofany

hcauenly matter ?

Thou feeft then (deare Chrifti-an Brother) ofhow great impor-

thatching that is euennatui all, will

of Confideration, and communication with


Almighty
is vnto ys , for
thepreferuation of this vertutof

be

Charity.

v\4iat cafe

then fhalLwe be,

we

if

doe but very feldome or neuer exercife our (Hues in them? For

if

loft for

want ofexcrcife,

how

tance-

the excrcife

GOD

much more will that be loft that


fupernaturall ? And if that thing
may bee loft that is fait riueted
is

euen in our very bowels , what


fliall that doe , that is but ask
were onely. fattened: vnto vswiA

How

Ee 4

little]

a,

,-r

Thegrtittfrofo

3*

How

Consideration

Deuotiony pd

ofConfider&thn*

helptth

much for want ofknowledge what


as for that they arevn[is good,
willingto doe the thing, that they
know to bee good.

ether ver*

23

And

thisvn-

proceedethnotofthe
nature of vertue, (which of it felfe

willingnefle

tmjffeftiue*

moft fweet, dele6table,and very


;

Sect,

lis

tut

agreeable to the

help of Consideration
no lefle behoouefull to be had

TH.E;
for

all

is

fuch yertues as are

whcreofwe haue made

mention before.

votion

vertues,

Among

which

oneof the moft principal!

is^Deiiotion.

is.

^vvhich is a

certaine

heaucnly ability and gift, thatenclineth our Will to, defoe all fuch
great affection

things with
.

earneftnefTe

and

as,appertaine to the

of Almighty God , which


is one of the things that man hath
moftneedeof, inthisftate ofha-

feruice

For we fee by experience, that men doe finne, not


fonfiichror w^ntjof vnderftand<ing, as for want of will : I meane
ture corrupted.

hereby

eonfidering that this de-

Our ownc

the very chiefe

willis the

impediment we haue
to hinder vs from vertue&goodnes, our principall care muft be,to
feeke a remedy for the curing of
this defe&j for which purpofe,one

pr'mcipall

fect

affection

'what De-

Now,

called af.

Ye&iue: that isyappertaining to the

.-

nature of man,)
but ofthecorruptiorr ofman.

that they

finne not

of our Will,

is

and principal

[of the
is

retb

vs

fro icrtue.

things that helpeth vs moft,

Deuotion..

Deuotion is none other Tk tvonthing but a heauenly refrefhing, dcrfullcffeft tbat


and a blaft or infpiration ofthe hodeuotion
ly Ghoft , that breaketh and maworlieth in
kah his way thotow allthefe diffi- a mm.
For

culties,

fhaketh off this heauineffe,

cureth this

loathfomncfle of our

Will,and caufeth vs to
and

haue a tafte

fauour in that thing

fo

much

impediment
tbatb'mdc-

otherwife vnfauouric,

e 5

that

was

and thereby

maketh

Thegreatfrofi

34

'o/'GoHJiAention.

maketh vs very prompt, agile, and


quicke vnto all goodneflfe. And
this wonderfull; effect

of DeuotU

on, the feruantsx>f God doe daily


try, and perceiue by experience in
thcmfelues.at

what time they haue

feme gy eat and fingular Deuotion,


For then they finde themfclues
more willing and lufty ynto all labour, and paines, thentbey beeat

And then it feemeth,

other times.

were a certairte fountaine,and per-

fpring

petuall

ofgbod and holy

For which <aufe

defe.

in the

commonly Cant.x.
called an ^yntmeflt,which is com- & 4*

holy Scriptures y it is

many fundry forts of

pounded 6f

odoriferous fpices r
1

out from

yeeldeth

odours.

many fweete

Nbw' the very

'

hath deuotion alfo

ration

time

it

and thereby
like op'e^
,

for the

endureth in our hearts

rt

for

wholly fpteadeth it

that the youth

of theiribulesre-

foftnuch as it

ioyceth, and

renued; and then

felfe.abroad into' a. thoufarid

fun-

dry Jcindei of'holy pur|>ofes

and

is

they try by experience


t.

35

in theni-

Pfa.103.?.

of thofe words of
the Prophet, where he faith, Thej
that trnfi in the Lord, [hall rem

Efa.4O.3i

theirflrength : they (hall tak* Wing,

felues, the truth

dernisiy

the wHich the *nore th&y

and are dilated, the more


doth the, flenches of our<appetite
decreafeand diminifli , whiclvare
inoreaftf

at ( were ofan Eagle, theyjhallrm

thrc

and not be weary theyjballgoeank

from she

not.jatnt*

euifl

euill

deiires^\that

proeVde*

:'fa*fte.io:>Fof like/

as "the

faiid'uitea ficke rna&i Cham-

ber

"That Dmotioiih acontimdl

ipritrgofgeod and holy


.

'-.)

dejir.es;

i^notvlb

when there
cenfc

thing:

is

much p^rceiu^
a

little

Frank Jn^

or lome other ''odoriferous

burnt Ither/inf 4 ^uen fo the

fauoiirof our-euill idtffires is

not

another

fomuch pereeiued

property, which is, to be as it

moft fweet fauour

of thisprecious

Euotion hath

alfo

were

folongasthe
oynt-

--

p**^

ME. ..^

?be greatprofit

ofCenfidemicm.

much

for fo

as

it is cer-

taineyjhat all the corruption of our


life ,

.commeth of the
.

corruption

and ftertch of our appetite,


'the euil] defires. that

the fame ;
jftre,

it flhali

aiidiof

proceed from

be our part thet-

?6 vfegre&t diligence in pro^

airing tMs heauetjly oyntment of


demotion > which is :ofvery great
force and efficacie,toc!imini[h and

sonfume this peftilent corruption,


. Andiniike manner,. asGonfi.

jderation cferuct^oihiall .thc^re*

imUles i-cueri io: doth ic'alfeferue


antf further all the other venues
before mentioned; which are3

$h

but by coniidering the fiithineffe


and multitude of them

} Theloffe

wereceiueby them

The hatred

&ww#^-f

'fiken wtoeiAlconfiftefch- the yd


jtue 0t>tJMrmhiie^

;'

.:!

'ftiffittfl

zwA. 2?hd}fke&
:

.."-:''

'

"

For r(a$owee haue 'feid before)


therecanb.ee no/ got^ affection in
the; will

feme

'

vfildfe- ic- procecde oF

eonfidrfration

ftaading; :

of the vnder-

Eoilhow can a man haue

And withalljhow polluted


thefoule of man remaineth by reason ofthem &
Agaii%hQW can a man ftirre vp
bis heart, v<nto the feare of God,
but by confiderjtpgjche Highnes of
them ?

of
luftice, theprofoundneffe of
'Judge.ments, $be multitude of

[liisMaieft^ the greatneffe

>vyrie

finnes>,

hinges ?

HUJ IWU

his
his

Uowican a mart; humble

vnleffe hesonfider

.mftber j of hisv

all

his

the great

GPwnc^fraikies, in-

irp}tiesafalles.,aad

miftriesl?

St.Beward
"ffeelb ) the contempt of our
[eltfejfr Vyhichhproceedeth ofthe
For if Humility <be c(as

aipwlcdge<)four ielues,it isinani"eftjthatcl

deeper amanfli all wade

Biel^es^Gonfideratio into this


novcledge of himfelfe, and the

>y

lorche

fhalldiggeinto this dung-

hill,

forrow
i

his

-with other the- like

iddrfpifchimfelfe: with

......

Almighty God coriceiueth againft

cart,

\om$nms

37

forrow and contrition for his finnes

yntment continueth within ys.

And

S. Bernard.

The greatprofit

58

ofCswfidfratim.

the better and more

hill,

fliallhe

truely

vnderftand what he

is

of

and the more mall hec


contemne and humble himfclfe,
himfclfe,

$9

wher with the Lampe


good affe&i[of all thefe vertues &
land the oyle

and of other tlv like graces,


lare (till nourished an&maintained.

Jods,

Now to ipeake of thanke/giuing


ynto Almighty God for his mani.
fold incftiraablc bencfites

out of

which doe proceed thofe fohgs


praifes ofGod (which is aprincipalfcpart oftrite Religion) from

&

whence (I fay) doth

rnanfliaihby:<meane5 -df
.

wd

Cdrtftde-

vndet-ftand

the greatacflfe- and excellency

Gods

more

benefites, the

of

is hec

ConfitLermonMlpethaUth*

PRayer likewife when it is ioyned with Consideration (as


ordinarily it is wont to be) helpeth
no leffe then Confederation

it

felfe

fometimes it helpeth much


For Confederation commore.

yea,

prQupkedtopraiie;8r giue thankes


vnto Almighty:
with-'&ll

monly is not occupied any further,

his heart ibrtliefaimef.

fome one of the vertuous affections; but Prayer when it is attent

GOD^

I
-iiTOfi"*

'Prayer ioyned with

this fehdring

ofth'ankes proceed rlbdt frbm the


profound cbnfidtratjon of 'the
fame benefites FdMhe mbrea
ration penetrate^

mow

doe: heere alfb

'

paffe.

om

conteinptofthe;wrM,and

the

thw

triediof2finne,;.wlth

other the

rcctuoMs iafiMaoa^

^wh(ch

like

next

but onely

and is withall accompanied with Spirit and feruency of

and deuout,

TMide

is

thefe

exier&feof GoMderatfon, which

the foule-

the iipfurrc &poupkei! ofthem all,

fore

wont- to

vp all
For when

ftirre

vermes aforefaid.

jftferrGiace, xJ6eVproceed of "this


is

about enkindling of

prefenteth herfelfe be-

Almighty

GOD,

with an
earnell

ratton.

41

OfPrayer fayned

earned great defire to appeafehis


wrath,and to defire him of mercy,
then there is no ftone fo hard , but

moqued .hereunto.

that it, is

holy affection, but that

it is then

wholly ex ercifed and imployedto


ca{e as.it doth
jis

it

defirous

there (he loueth

Ldoreth

there fhe prayfeth ; there

all benefits j
[foegiueth thankes for
vnthere (heoffereth Sacrifice
land

Ailthefethinges.be performed in

'Wife, that hath a defire to

this

louing
pacifie

when ihe perceiueth

which cafes,
they are wont, to omit no meanes
to be angry

in

they can deuife, that may any wife


further the matter.

to

a dcuout

Prayer.

^
verof
habites
the
Andbecaufe
the exercife.
mes doe irkreafe with
it proceedeth,
of their ad>es,hereof
by meanes op this
that

Me

the

exercife

dfPrayer, remaineth very

perfittedin
much beautified, and
thefe

vertues,as

Lamentms

true

Grayer.
IN.thejexercife of Prayer, ttw religious foule accufeth

herielfc

before Almighty God ; there v#


the Publican (hee

is

confounded;

rifhed:

Hurt

is

qttieted

Truth is diffe-

Temptation is overcome

nmeffe is

bletM

Charity is nou-

is comStrengthened: the Spirit


mollified : the
forted: the Bowels are

fences i there fbe-piirpofeth an athere (he hum-

is

is

red;:

mendment of life^

In

Faith is illuminated: Hope,

iandafliamedfdther finnes and of'

andeamefl Grayer, thefouk

clcmfedfromfwne

Ittfi't-

mm aftirmeth in thefe wordes

The Office and effeBs of

there (he

herGhilde, or as

doth with a good and

him

"here

with a Mother, that

to'.ftill

her Husband

Diuine Maiefty.
me belieueth j there foe ho-

fupreame

Almighty God, both for herall' her neighbours;


felfe, and for

And it fareth in

this purpofe.

he

ieth;

I meane hereby, that there is no

hcrfelfe,and trembleth before

Ibleth

put to flight

mremned

hea-

the fences

the ftrength that

was

weake-

"

'

_^_

43

ytihCortfiderdtJm.

42

'

weakened, is repaired: kke-wam


neffe

u abandoned :

vices is eonfitme'd

therufiine\feo\
,

and

in this ex.

^ifir^imffy^rkles of Heasten.
ly deferei doe arije? and fbevo themfeltfes

arftong "which

bur'net h

flame ofthe hue of God.


By this wee vnderfland,

tkt

Luk.9.18.

,ad
,

if it
times then at Prayer,

pleafed

er y

him ; but he would ofc

putpofe

bee transfigured;

figmhe was at prayer, to


transfiguration
evnto vs in the
vertue Prayer
his body, whar
transfigure our foules:
-to
f

hUcs

hath
that

Prayer is amoft conuenient exercife, for that man* that; mindeth to


reforme his manners and life, and
to change himfelfe into another
man; as our Sauiour hath plainely
fignified

,ther

vntovs, inthemyfteryof

to loole the
man, and to
piftomes of the olde
new man,
doath them with the
after the Image
is Created
hatis, to

make them

,ucames

ofthe Sonneof Iuflice,and

& ornaments

ofthe foule arc renued,

Itke the

Sunns, and his.garments k

came white,

like[now.

htmfelfe rather at the time of

Prayer, then at any other

OVr

Ume.
Sauiour could

right well

ha.ue transfigured himfelfe at


other

and be-

come whiter then fnow.This


very thingy that Almighty
fignified

toholy

the

is

God

Mwben he laid
tkt*

What! Is it by thy wtfdonte


and change*
the Hauke frmeih
tier feathers,

why our Sauiour wouldJTransfytiri

ourfottlcs.

Thereitis,wherethevnwith the
lertianding is illuminated

piSJiukg writeth thus; That m h


was graying in the CMowt, heefibrijk

transfigure

,fGod.

where the garmeats

wtfer that hi* face faned very

vertue to

which

his glorious Transfiguration, whcr-

daiaiy TransfiguredhimfelfeMJMh

Trayer
bath great

when floe

beateth

wmaes agamflthe South? Certain


to be won
ly,tt is a thing greatly
dcredatjthat this Bird knoweth
fea
how to- ea(l ofE her olde
how to feather her
thers
felfe

and

with new.

And

that tor this

purpolej

QfPujerioyneA

44.

wthcwjidtrdttt*'

purpofe, flic feekcth the hot ayre


of the South, that with the hcatc
thereof,her pores

Lout and grace ? For then bio wi

and fo giue place to


the new that begin to fpring out,
thers fall of

But how much more


is it,

wonderful!

to fee a foule vncloath

hei

of t/iAam , and to put on


Chrift ? To change the conditions
of the olde man, and to adorneher
felfe with the conditions of the
new man '? How x!m change that
felfe

;.s(o

wonderful!,

is

when the deuout

then wrought,
foule

turned)

him (eife to the South, and

there

beateth her wings in the ayre. And


{what is it to turne her felfe to the,

South, but to lift vp her


the Confederation of the
light,and to the

JcJhoft,

who with his temperate

and fweet mouing, ftreflgtheto caft off all


kcth and heipeth vs,
the olde A[he olde feathers of
that they may giue place to
heat

bm,

Jietiew feather? ofvertues

and ho-

which there doe begin


this is
to grow and bud out. And

ly defires,

[hat thing

fignifted

EccleftaflicPts

wordes, when hee faid


\j other
preWhey thatfeare the Lord will
UethetrheartsiandfanBife their
Youles before him.

done in
[heexercifeof deuout Prayer *For
I

The which

is

principally

where the foule prefen-

fpiritto

[here

Eternal}

fethherfelfemotf familiarly be-

beames of the true

Sonne of Iuftice?

fore

it is,

Almighty

pith.)

And what is it to beat the wings


in the ayre, but to

of the South, that is,


Heauenly refreshing of the ho?

th the ayre

may be opened

and with her mouingjthe oldefca.

45

be there

fighing

and panting with heauenly affections &defires,calling vpo almighty


God with great anguifti of mindc,
and defiring moil humbly his

And

God (pS-Bemard

there

whereby

it is,

bpproaching neare vnto the euerlaltiqg

light,fhe feeth

more cicare-

[iyherowne defe6ts,arid fobewai:

Ikth and accufeth

them, and fee-

remedy for them, defiring the


purLord of his grace, and fully

Iketh

fauour

pofing

Hccl.2^iS,

witho?tfid&4tl(M<

Ojfrdyerioywd

Confederation
Biftofall (faith he)
and.c/eanfeth the very

pofmg an amendment on her part


arid thus by little and little, (hce
;,

fanclifieth

Thou feett'Raw good


tender,

mrifieth

Chtiftian

of Confederation is,towards
the obtaining of thofe moft high
andtixccllent vertues, which are

wee haueiaid)

peculiar to

is

it

frocee-

the Souh: Befedes that

itemrnethourmWrdllpaffions+it
kttteth our wotkes, titorre&eth

e**dfe

(as

from whence

Mwhich

what a greafcbelpe this ex-.

our faults, it frameth

itbeautifitth

our manners,

anddtreBethour>ltfe>:

tobejhrtiitgiHeth knowledge to

\fmgktjheththings confounded,

Meth thofe

How

Confederation falfeth

towards the obtAyning of tk


foure Cardinallveztues:

whichlte,

PrudenceJufiice, Fortitude,
andTemferance.

BEfides, Confiderationfeelpetii
alfo (after albrt) towards

obtaining of theother foure

Cardinal!

it

re-

thatbefcattereda-

had, itfearchethfecrets, itfeeketh


krtmthe^yandtryeth mdexamimhfuchtkmjnes as ai>e indeed but
\qfum and counterfeit. Itis<JonI

fkration that dijpofethfor the time


the ttme
\to came, and thwketh of

Sect. YI.

tues, called

mm, of things both*Diuineand huMAwe: It is Confederation that^du

Ghriftianman.

the

ver-

vertues:

which be Prudence, Iuftice,Fortiuide,and Temperance, as Si< &rnard plainly arfirmeth in his Booke
of Coafideration, by thefe words;

t4

$4,prouidingfor the one, and be\myhng the others, that fo nothing

W) nmaine. without correftton and


keckfttfiment. It

is

finftderati-

in the middeft of projferity


it
{orefeeth aduerfety, and therefore
tn that

mdifoaidiwhenit commeih
that it

kfire

The wonderfull cf~

fomtatne

and amendeth hear life.

47'-

for

hath presented the fame


hand with Confederation.

Of

fcis

ofCo-

jideration.

^nrriT-nnir

to jtjifi Vices.

>sQfp#aytr;ltyheil

48

Ofwhich two fhinges

taimthto Prudence,
fortitude.
.

It

the one 4$

Lalfoto refift the vices

the other

lof temptation is -there , againft

is. Conjtderation

that-

fitttti

dowie as a Iudge, to gifts femem\


fatweenepfeajkre and neceffitj, d\
.

appointeth to euerj

of them .tm

hounds and limits : giuing to ntct]i


fit) that which is fufficie.nt, andti
ktngfrompleafure that which isfi\

and info, doing, it rwk\


andformeththe vertueafTemft,\

ferjludus;

ranee, whereunto this Office

<t$tt-

taineth.

Thus farre bethewordesoftt,j


Bernard, wherebyihouniaift perceiue,

how

that be con-

them. For what kinde

[trary vnto

.-

49

great, and

helpe ConfidetatioiT

general!

is ,

a|

towards

man doth not fight , with


the weapons of prayer and Cons-

[which a

ideration ?
Iflcceflary

For although it be moil


to vfe other weapons fbr

pis puipofe

as faffing

almes-

of the body, and


keeping it vnder, and to efchew
with other
[the occafions of euils ,
[like things : yet at a fuddaine,what
[other weapon can bee deuifed
[more ready , and as it were, euer
[at hand, then prayer and Confide[ration? With what other weapons
[deedes affliction

[doth the iuft

man fight, and ouer-

Icome in thefe battaUes

then with

lthem?

the obtaining of thefevertues.

be affaulted with the cogiof carnall pleafure and dehee hideth himfelfe wholly

If he
Itation

Wight
.

How Conjtderation helfcm

to rejift vices>

Consideration doeth not onelyl


J

of the Rocke,that is, in


the precious wounds of our SauiourChrilt crucified. If hee be af-

Kaulted

Sect. VTi:
helpe to obtaine venues,

|in the holes

butl

with anger and deflreof re-

uenge, he think eth

derful! patience

vpoa the won-

and mcekeneffeof
our
Ff

AT
1

.**

<5

to rejift vices.

HwmfUerittonhelpei\>

endured for vs

our Sauiour (2hrift,an&vp6n thofi


fweetc werds4iee :fpaleCj when
4we defired pardon' oh the Gaffe

prayers.

for thofc very jeribra

troublcfome labours

-fiedhiiiv

vthat

cruci.

Sauiour

Ifhee be.inticed with

gluttony

and delicious fare J- ifhe be affured


with the defire(to lie in a foftbed,

in his

*.'

When he
this

5*

is

wearied with the

prefent life,

and paines of

be confidereth the

of the heauetily treafures,


'and glorious delights, which hee
greatnes

jflaall

receiue in the

life

to come.

and to Ieade a delicate and wanton


life, he lifteth vp his eyes,and con-

tempted with the


fickle pleafures and delights of this

(idereth the bitter gaule and

mifcrable vyorld

gar

which

vine-

that fountaine oflifc,

our iweet Sauiour Chrift, drankc


vponjhe Croflfe, and ajfo the hard
bed of the Croffe whereuponhee
died: and the painefull and

troublefome

our fakes.

which he

life,

When

When hee

and bitterncfle
ofthe horrible paines and torments

the

euerlaftingnes

ofheUfoe.

When he is molefted and weawith the Croffe, hee thinketh

led

vpon the vertuous

for

hebegfnnethto

fidcrcth the extremity ofthepo*

examples of
the Martyrs, of the Apottles, and
of the Prophets, and with the con*
fidcration of that which is paft, he
caufeth all that he doth prefently,
And
to fecme little vnto him.
when it fo happeneth,that with all
defenfiues he cannot well fu-

uefty of our Sauiour Chrift. When

thefe

ilecpc and flothfulnetfe

ftaine

maketh

hcauie and

confidercth

t\v>

watchings and trauaiies

hee confidereth

ried

is

hee

aufterc

be pufted Vp with pride, heconlidereththegreatneftc of our Sauiour Chrifts humility. When he


moued with couctoufnes 3 he con

him to become

is

dull

the weight of his burthcn,h e

addeth them

vnto the diligenceof

painefull

Confidcration,the

that our

calling

Sauiour

yoke of Prayer,

and crying

Ff

with great!
an'iiifh

ofConfi&erAlton.

Tbegeatfrojit

5*

yj

ofminde vpon Almighty


God, who (beyou weUafliired)

anguifl*

will neuer forfake

them

that call

vporihim, but promifeth that hee


will glue care vnto them ; andhath
giuen vs very manifeft and fundry
examples, that hee neuer forfook

themthat called vpon him with


is

which

the

holy

my .meditation befm

him, and declared-mine apttm in


hisfrefmcet

no man for all


this imagine, that hereby is
Excluded the particular labour and
tody, that is to bee vfed about

HOwbeit

that .-,

out

Sect. VIII.

Prophet King ^Dau'td affiraiethin


many places hee did, when hec
fawe himfelfe compafled about
with the fnares of his enemies, and
with tribulations, faying ; Lcrki
pfai.142. vnto the Lordwith my -voyce : m&
i,i.
my voyce Ifrayedvnto the Lorl

I poured

detbnpi otherfartkfdar
helps vnto vertues.

all

their hearts.

This

txclu-

Confideration

low

one of the other vertues, for


Confideration is fo great a

[that

ielpe

to

For

obtaine them;

[madias generall

fo

helpsdoe not ex-

clude the particular helps that

be

required in euery thing.

And the

helpes required

towards

enerall

oncly

of allvertues,are not

Confiderationjbut alfo Fart-

ing, Prayer,

leceiuing

Em

let

eucry

obtaining

hearing of the Word,

the Sacrament of the

with
[other the like vertues, which bee
[generall helpes and prouocations
[body

and bloud of Chrift

Ivnto all
[generall

But befides thefe


helpes that doe giue light

vertues.

Ff?

to

Note the
generall
helps
all

vnto

vcrtw*.

ofCovJi deration.

ThegCAtpvfit

54

to thevnderftanding, andmooue
the will to goodneife ; it is very

oTSTTand
heate, as a

yet

it

55

vfeth natural

generall inlirument vn-

of the lame vertues, whereby to roote, and make the habitcs


of them more perfect by vfe, and
to caufe a man to haue a more

euen charity U
fueb things as it doth :
the beginning of all the begin'
lb isCharitie
Chanty ningofall
ourkood workes, and yet
and Deuoti- our good
vfeth Confideration
bring
on,asgtneraU itiftrumentsto

promptnefle and raciRty, hi the ex.

themtopaife.

requisite all to vfe *he proper exercifes

crcife of good

workes. For otlicr.


wife, like as the (word that ncuer
commeth out of the fcabbard

commonly

very. hard

toBe ifewir

out,, at the time that a

man hath

to

all

Sb that

vnto thefe vertues

preheminence

for fo

much as

preheminence belongethvnto
and prmCharity, as to the Miftris
agent

a&s of vertues,
neuer be, prompt or.quicke in do

nients

fliall

to

this

cipall

in the

no derogation

is

Charity,to glue this

needc to occupy it : euen fowhoibeuer dooth neucr exercifehimfelfe

it

and

but to ConAderation

Peuotion

as tohci-inftru-

andhelpers.

ing them, when he fliall hauc nccde

to vfe them.

And

although Charity bee the

greater! ,

andmoft

wee haue vnto

all

gcnerallhelpe

vertues

yet
,

Confederation is, as it were,


generall inftrument

of

the

Charitie,

whereby

toattaine vnto all good-

neiTe, as

wee haue heere declared.

And therefore ,

like as the foule is

the firft beginning of all the wor&


of

rf*

How

*"

How Prayer offtmineth

vnto the Laitie.

m&m

57

haue Faith, Hope, Cha- what Lay men are


ity, Humility, the feaie of God,
bound to
|Contrition, Deuotion, and an haiound to

Mow the exercifes ofPrayer,


Confederation :>
\

on,

and

&c. appertain

Meditati-

not onety

Now feeing all thefe vertues be

to
for

Clergieperfons3 (thofighprm*
ctpally

haue.

ted againft finne.

the

moft part vertues affe&iue,

wee ^haue .already declared)


which affections moft neceffarily
proceede of fbme consideration of

|(as

vnto them,) but

vnio the Lakie

4fo,

the Vnderftanding: if this

be not exercifed, how (hall


thefe vertues be preferued? How

[ration

SEdT. IX.

VT peraduenture thou

wilt

(hall

fay, that thefe: exercifes

of

Prayer, Gopfideratiori, and


Meditation , tloe appertaine onoly

lifhe

the Laitie. True it

and

not

man help himfelfe by Faith,

do not fomtimes confider fuch

things as his faith telleth


.(hall

vnto Clergie perfons

he be enkindled in Charity,

andftrengthenedinHope

is I graunt,that

pertaine vntoGlcrgie perfons,.

feare

of

[moiled

God ? How (hall

fmnes,

the

of.vfing

hee be

to Deuotiori, to forrow for

himfelfe,

Lakie are not excufed

How

hee bridle himfelfe with the

his

but yet neuertheleffe,

(hall

by.'

oftheir ;ftatc and profeflion

oflife.:

him?How

to

thefe exercifes doe.principally ap-

reafon

confide-

and to the contempt of


(wherein confifteth the

of Humility, which appertaineth vnto all kinde of perfons)


if he doe not confider tHofe things,

vertue

the exercife

of Prayer

if they

mind continually topreferuc them


felues, and to Hue in thefeareof

G O D,

without committing any,

'deadly finne. For the Laitie

are

bound

therewith

thefe

affeclions

are

wont to be enkindled, according as

we haue before declared ?

Ff$

Neither

Neither ought a man

to

pafle

ouer thefe things in the exercife of


Confideration , with too much
fpeed and in poft hafte.For among
the miseries of mans heart one of
the greatell

is,

that

it is

fo

fenlible

Vnto thefe-thkigs yee may adde


(furthermore /the dangers of the

and fb vnfeniible to vnder-

among fo

enemies, as wee haue conti-

on euery

fide.

Almighty God;Infomuch that vn


to the one , it is as it were a very
dry reede : and to the other , as

And therefore^ i for that thou art


bo Clergie

man

thy ttate of

binde thee vnto fijj much


exercife of Prayer and Meditation:
jyetthe greatnefife

very great labour and

{wherein

we

trauaile.

muftnotsinour
paffeo-

uer thefc things in fuch hafte , but


ftay, and patife for a time in them,

moreorieffe, according as the holy

Ghoft fliall inftrucl: vs

andac-

cording alfo , as the bufinefle and


occupations of euery

man

in

his

Imuft

thou liueft in the world,


needs binde thee to vfe fome

lexercife
I

of the danger,

therein. -

The ttate of aClergie

Consideration.
...

Vnto

tbc Laity

alfo greater

falling into

man

then his; For


protected and

deadly finne

Ifinnej is

the

Clergie

is

gardcd<by his ftudy,by obedience,

by

raftings >

laufterityiofhiskiniftry,

for

Note why
liuemmorC'

meere neceflity, to haue

times appointed euery day

isgreater theivthine, but


|thy danger of failing into deadly

[bypRiyers>y

certain

man ,

Iconfeflc,

and vocation of life (hall giuc


him, leaue, And it is not a matter of
ftate

life

doe not

were greerie wood, that cannot be


fet on fire and enkindled, but with

'exerckeofConfideration,

.nany

fo dangerous,and

nually ttffauitingvs

Wherefore

vorld

{fond the things appertaining vnto

it

~^

Lrld , with all the great difficult


, to preferue themties men haue
finne, in a
fclues without deadly
in a
iody To euill difpofed , and

to vndetftand the thinges of the


worlcl,

19

vntotbe Lahie.

How Urdytf apperuimth

58

fay-

by the
by good

|ing'rda% i diuirte Seruice -J

Icompany and holy copuerfation,


landby alt other fpirituall exercKes:
.'.'

but

dattgerof

then the
Clcrgie.

vmo the Laity.

H<m> Prayer affertvmeth

61

pra&

there is

fcarcely heard

fing,and dealing daily and hourely.

of God

>

but the Lay-man ,

liuing,

in the throng and preffe of

the

world (befidesthathe is dettitut^


and yriprouided of all thefe great
helps and fefegards) heiscompaf.
fed about on all fides , with bra*
gons and Scorpions and treadeth
alwaies ypon Serpents& Bafilisks:
,,

I meane,. the dangerousconueifa.


tion with

wicked perfons,

and the

continuall occafions and temptatN

ons offallinginto deadly fin, both


at home and abroad , within him.

and without hitnfelfe,both at


doores and at windowes-, and hath

felfe,

avthoufand feiierall diuclbfli engines and mates ., layde to cik


trap[him at all times both day and
:

one word

but rather jefting and


fcoffing at all fuch as be giuen to
vertueandgodlinefle, it is one of
triegreatelt wonders that Almighin the world.
ty. God worketh
Wherefore, if the Clergy man
ought to bee alwayes armed, became he isby his profellion* a

man

Eucn fo muit the Layarmed alfoy by reafon of

of warier

man be

and danger bee liuethin. Forafwelldoe they goe


armedjthat haue enemies, as thofe
thatbeSoldiers^and men of warre*
The Souldiers goe armed by
reafon of theJ)ond and duty of
their profeflioinjand the others goe
armed by reaibn of their neceflityi

the great peiill

Among which, Spirituall weapons

Among

alt which dangers

and

exam-

and Meditation
but alfo Facing, diligent hearing
<bfthe Word Preached, reading of
tfeuout Bpokes, often receiuing of
thehofy Sacrament, auoyding euHlcpmpany, refilling the occafi-

where

pns

/.temptations^ for him to keepc his


heart pure,and hiseyes chafte,and

body cleane,in tfe midft of the


raging fires ofyouth ii of naughty
company , oflewde conuerfatioDj
his

and among^fo many^euiU


ples ofthis wicked world,

there
l

wee doc notoriety place Prayer^


Consideration

of fumes, with all other bringing

Howprayer AftertAincth

61

Dido the Lottie.

ing vnder of our rebellious bodies.

All which thingesbe,as it were

a certaine bryne

and pickle ,

to

keepe and preferue this corrupti.


ble and euill inclined Flefti ofours,
that it breed not Wormes and
For vndoubtedly,
ftench in it.
fince the corruption of Originall
finne, it

is

the greateft and hardefl

matter of the world

for

men

to

keepe themfel Lies any long time


without deadly finnejiuingin fuch
a corrupt and diflblute wicked
world as this is". -For if thofe very

time the occasions of finnc were


Iminiftred vnt them, what fhall
[become of them (trow yec) that
[make none account at all ofany of
>
[thefe Spiritual! excrcifes

\*/tn anfiper to

much

become of thofe;
:

yfe any

of altfthefe

maks

{Meditation and Confederation, fayitt^ ;

that they are

hound iontr

'more\but. to keepe and obfertte

tbeCommandements of
(j'ody and of bis

Qmrcb.

molelW

Sect. X.

with the feare, and danger of falling into^deadly finne

that

hgMnfttbeholyexercifes of Prayer,

doe vfeall the fpirituall helpes and exeicueSjare,all that


,

an Obiettion-,

Ifomefloathfull^riftians doe

perfons,that

iiQtwithftanding

<i

what

that doe

BVt

fhall

neuer

fpirituall excr-

cifcs fcarcefjr in all their life ?

thou wilt fay

I am not

bound to keepe any more


[then the Commandements of AlD,and of his Church,
imighty

GO

And if the'holy King <DM


and many other Saints ( thadiued

ITtoekts J'grimt. But yet to keepe

wanly and vertuoufly , and


went armed with fo many Spiri-

Ifofc^WaU oK bulwark?

$>?

:>

tual!

weapons:) did

notwithltan-

ding take fuch great falies^t what

[well this wait;

wee haue need ofa

& tdlcecp

haue need ofa Cup[bordtofceepc itih ; and to raifc


yp this building, wee haue need

|this>effeP,\yfc

1
J

of'

time
tfM^i

-;

AnobicclionanpeYtL

64

61

rrto fctheir building; their labour and


of a fcattold, and other engines
trauellwas thereby doubled. So
raife it vp withall. J meanc heereconft rained fo apthat they were
by,that to kcepc the Law of God,
the one part of the people to
we haue need of many thinges, to point
and the oittend to the building,
ftrengthen

& encourage our


and

for the keeping

hearts

obferuationof

For if the Nature of man were


info good plight as it was before
finne

then were

it

a very

eafie

our duty herein;


(alas) hauing fo many lets

matter to

fulfill

but now
and contradictions, we haue
cuer to haue

how to

and driue away

their

from the wall;


Now m our cafe,whereas there
,*fbmany enemies that doe daily

inemits

Law.

the fame

fcer to fight

two Cares,

indhourelf feeke to hinder vsin


;hisSpirituaH*buiklingpfvertuesj
[theDeuils on
thoufand

need

the one

Law of God;
how to ftrengthco

keepe the

and the other,


our heart, that it may ouercome
the impediments and contradictions that doe hinder vs from fulfilling the Lawes and Commaundements of God.r
;

When the, Children oflfraellu


turnpd from the Captiuity of Bah

went about to build JeraNchc.^.7


f4/^?againe>1an4 they! intended to
J
dpe noting ejfe&ut Only to build
lon^ they

the one fide, with a

fubtiU fnares. and de-

on the other fide,


wfchathoufand kindes oi fcanda-

ceits ;

the world

Lsofferices and euill examples


and the-Flefh in

the midft,with di-

uersand fundry kinds

[whichbe
to the

of appetites,

To fiery andfo contrary

Law of God,( for God re-

Chaftity,and the fiefh iontequi|geth after fenfuality ; God


quireth

iiethMumility,
keth after

and the

vanity

flefh fce-

God would

haue Aufterity. oflifeiand


ihunteth after

the flefh

delights and plea-

ifnow therebenofpirituweapons exercifed to driiie

lures:)

but becaufe the bprderers

round
all

[about them/ought to

riinder them

away

medicines vfed to cure this corrupted Flefh, how (hall a man

which vertues,although they


&bounbenotalwayes of precept
oftentimes
denduty, yet are they

keepe Chaftity among

ofveryneceffity,andboundendu-

away

thefe enemies

dangers

Charity

iftherebeno

fo many

among

fo many

fcandalousoffenccs ; Peace among

fomany contradictions; Simplicimalicious dety among To many


deanheffe of life, in a body
Humility,in a world
fo filthy and

ceipts

,:

fo

much

giueii

vnto pompous

pride and tfaine glory.


tcr cure this Ffefh, and to

Now

make refinance

again!* thefe

ene-

that doe hinder vs in this


building of vertues,. we hauc need

mies

< other yettttes.


'

*T

Jb obicttion mfwtrcd.

Anobiettion anfrercd.

66

Some

to

carry

the burthen, and fome others


helpevs to carry the fame. For
the venue of Chaftity fulfilkth
to

the burthen of the Commaundenot


ment,which faith; Thou Jhalt
commit <AMery : but Ming,
occafions ot
;Prayer, auoyding of
.

finne,

and other the like holy

exer-

doe helpe-to mortifie the


better a
fiefh,that it may be the

erfes ,

bletobearethis burthen.

All

ty

the
tobe exercifedj whenfoeuer

the

keeping and

fulfilling

of the

Commaundemcnts.
But among thefe

feroe

vertues,and de-

doe helpers toobone


the Commaundements)

fenfiues

of the

(that

moft principall

is

principall
For Prayer is a

obtaitieGrace;which
that is of chiefeft

is

Prayer.

meane to
the thing

force, to fuftame

the burthen of the

Law ofGod.

And therefore EcclefmfticHsl^ EccLjM.


Be that keeper the U> nmlti^
whereas he feetheth Prayer. For
byexpericnce,thatnonecankcepe
the obierua- Matk # I? .
the Law ofGod (by
it
glory u\
*7
tion whereof euerlafting
Grace or
obtained ) without the
prayGod,he helpeth himfelfe by
by meanes
er to obtaine Grace ,
hee may be able to keepe
whereof
the

All

great, thatit
danger webein is fo
them, for
requireththe exercife of

Law of God.

The

6S

An obieftion anfmrd.

Anibietfionwfippered.

The Law commandeth vs to be


Chafte. But befides thtSjthe Holy

Ghoft addcth, and faith by the


Wife man : Vnderfianding tk
Sap.S.ti.
i.Cor.15.
10.

none could bee chafle^

vnlejfe thm

(O Lord) diddeflgiue htmgrace

Phil.1.13-

thefame,

&4.13.

to kgoyr

and

it

for.

was a great grm

whofiguifi it was. I west


vnto the Lord, and I demamdedoj
him this grace with all my heart.

Whereby thou mayeft


cording as we declared
ginning) that the

Wall

fee (ac-

ly finne,it

isgood

doe feeke out

all

need

dead-

reafbtiithat thou

fuchmeancs,

as

the fame

Law,andto preferucthee without


deadly

fin nc.

The which meanes ,

ledDiuines doe affirme.

Howbeit euery Chriftian, that


hath an
tiqn,

earner! defirc

of

his falua-

ought not to expert, and de-

very lalt and extreame


Banger^ when the knife is already

comit any

may helpe thee to keepc

as all thelear-

hath

need of other vertues to defend


and guard one another*
Now if this be true, that thou
art bound to keepe the Law of
to-

kept and fulfilled,

ay the

and fomer vertueshaue

God, and not

bee of
brecept, when the neceffity of exircifing them (as we haue faid) is
10 great, that without the vfe of
|hofcmeanes,the very Commaunlements themfelues cannot bee

in the be-

of a fore- wall or Bulwarke,andthe


VefTell hath need of a Cupbord to
Jteepe it in

may

fometimes they

ret

although

generally they be but of counfcli


yet

feeking for thefe remedies,

rntUlthe

but hee ought to


nakegoodprouifion/and to furbefore hand, by
|ii(n himfefe
t

his

throat

leanes of

thefe forefaid Spirituall

hee may hue more


[afe and fecure, from the perill of
kerdfes,that

a^
reaking

Gods Commandements
^

Ofthe matter ofConfideration.

Sect. XL
HAuing now fpoken both of
the profite

and

neceflity

of

Confi-

tf>

now

well affe&ed

be-

herewith

\titre

hath treated, in a

deration, \yhich confitteth of ccr-

[dayesoftheWeeke.

Confide-

which are of greatcft

rations,

Bookethat

Ihcintitiucd Fafc'wularins y

Godly and deuout

fa w#nr nnintpc "RnvtAUPYiThefe very pointes Bonauenr

towards this vertue, let vs begin


to treate of the matter oConfitaine

Confederation, and our hearts


ing

ofConjideration.

Ofthe matter

lo

,i

,,

diem

Ideuided

into the

feauen

And

thus he

ldidjthataman might haueeuery


jday new food for the Souie, and

force to induce vs: to the louc and

[new prouocaiaons

fcarc of God, to the abhorring

land Co

of

and hath

vnto venue

auoyde the

.-

-tecUoufhefle

and contempt of the world.


For which purpofe there bee no

[that hee

flibuld otherwife haue, in

[thinking

alwayes vpon one fame

Confederations better, nor ofgrea-

Imatter.

finne,

ter force

and

eflficacie,

that are tajten out

thofc

of the prindpall

and myfteries of

Articles

Faith

then

our

as the bitter Paflion and

And for
[good vnto

this caufcit

me, to follow that fame

and if there beoany that


Ifliatinot well like of this diuifion,

IdMfion,

Death ofour Sauiour j the remem-

IbHtwiH follow

brance of the terrible day

latfreeiibecty

of

Iudgement of the horrible torments of Hell j'.of the glory of


Heauen ; of the benefices of Almighty God ; of our finnes j and
of our Life and Death ; for eucry
one of thefc pointes being well
waighed and confidered, bee able to prouoke our hearts very
much to all the^flMs aboue men:

tioned.

feemeth

Ifo examples

fome other, he

to doe, and hath

is

al-

tofollow therein: for

not much, what orthe


Ider and dtoifion he follow in
|famc. And furety that is thebeft
litiraporteth

v&d in thefe matters,


man findeth to bebeft

lordertobee
Ithat

each

and wherein hee talked moft profit and commodity.


Iforhirnfelfe,

That

Thcfc

^x

iwtn

matter

Of the matter

7*

<Danieil withdrew

exercife three

that thewor&ofCjod, and the' (Im]


fifaathnpf Heavenly matters,

73

himfelfe to this

times a day ; and the Dan.io

Prophet 'Dautd alfo yfed tp praife Pfal.119.


God feauen times in the day. And

foe the food of our

for this

Softies.

caufehaue weheere

affig-

two kindes of Meditations


The one for the Morning, which
treateth of thofe points & matters

ned

MOreouer, Xihought
dient

it

expe-

confidering that

the

mentioned: The other


for the Euenlng or Night , which

here before

food and iuftehanee of our foulc is


the word ofGod, and Confided

of the moft bitter Paflion


ofour Redeemer.
But if any man ijiall, haue fuch
want of time,or of deuotion, that
he cannot withdraw himfelfe vnto
treateth

tion ofheauenly matter,(for there-

with is our fbule

fuftained

Sprituali life; which-

itithel

confifteth

is

the loucv and: feare of God) that


like as

wte giue ordinarily

to our

this

bodyesthe refe&ion twice euery


day,.to preferue it from fainting in
alfol
<this life ; euenfo wee fliould

him yet finde the

giue to our foule her ordinary refe&ion twife euery day, thatfliej

Apoftles r haue vfed this

Wee

reade, that the

weeke
and another weeke

one

fort,

the other fort.

And in fo doing,,

and take profite of all


thefe Godly inftruclions , which
we haue heere fet forth vnto him.

he may tafte.

and

exercife

more oftentimes.

may not ipofe the fruit thereof, he

in

confidering,

that the holy Saints,Prophets,

draw himfelfe thereunto at the


Ieaftonceintheday.. And that he

inthe

not a thing of bounden duty, nor


of precept : but only of wholfoine
efpecialiy

meanes to with-

may exercife himfelfe one

failenot in her life.Howbeitthatis

counfell,

exercife twice in the<lay, let

Prophet

J) ami

Gg

Of
A
\tf*$ .V
'- ,:

efPrayer*

Ofthefitefdrte*

74

thinges
_,,.
'

<

'"''

(ordinary tneanes.

'
l

?;

;
-

t ,.,-

fore

heartis

Seeing there-

Preparation of the

fuch a principall meane to

Deuotion ; heethat goeth


about to obtaine it without this
meane, flieweth himfelfe to haue
adefire, that Almighty
(hould worke a myraclc therein,

bee cxercifedin

,.

that the

"

Ofthe Fiue fans that may


i

as^nay bee done by other

'

75

obtaine

GOB

Chap- It

the

which, as Ecclefiafticus faitha

is

were a tempting of God.

as it

Si Reading.

t. ^Preparation.

\.

*'

BEfore we enter into Prayed


wee'
very requifite that
doc rim prepare our hearty
it is

5rnto this holy exercife

therein the

matter

day, according to dje*'


diuifionofthe dayes ofthe weeke,

manner and cuftome of

Mufitians, who vfe to temper anil


tune their Lute, Viall or Inftru-f

And therefore Ecclefkfiiem


Eccle.i*.

it.

faith jl

Befdrt thott Prayefi , prepare


1
that tent}felfc, leaflthonbee as one
teth God.

irhatkk
to

tempt

God.

To tempt God, is to deftre

which he hath to meditate

vpon that

following

ment, before they play vpon

AFtcr Prcparation,it followeth


that a man doe reade that

haue made heretofore.


And this manner of Reading,is vndoubtedly very neceffary for fiich
as are nouiccs and young beginwhich wee

ners

in this exercife,- vntill

fuch

a man doe know what hee


ought to meditate vpon.

time as

that

hefliouid workeamyracleinfuch
thinges

Gg

3.

Of

Ofthefiuefmes

J6

affrayer.

77

ihort fentence 1>eogratt~


^, Thankes bee vnto God ? No-

then this
:

5. OftJMedttat'ton.

thing

AFterwards, when by

thevfe]

and practice of certaine dayi


he is wdlinftru&ed therein , then

can be faid

more briefly, no-

thing can be heard more fweetly,

nor

vnderftood

done

more

more

ioyfully, or

fruitfully.

this reading (hall not bee fo need


fully btit that

hee

may

5. ^Petition.

forthwitl

proceed vnto Meditation*

THc lalt part is Petition,which


4. Thankf/giuing.

AFter Meditation ; there

ma]i

foIlow*out of hand adeuouij

giuing of Thankes to ^lmighty

G OP, for

all

hauereceiued

fuchbenefits
:

as wd

the which oughi

eitcrmore to accompany

all ouJ

Prayers , according as the ApoJ


ftle

Col.4.1.

exhorteth vs, faying

propctly called

is

Ocean

Prayer,

wherein

wee

God

fuch thinges as are be-

all

Ittduefull,

defire

of Almighty

afwell for thefaluation

of our neighbours,
j&ofall the whole Church ofGod.
Thefefiue parts may be exerci-

|ofour

felues,as

and among other


profits and commodities, that arc
fed

in

Prayer

wont to

come thereby, this

ywrfelues very eawejtly in^rm


er watching therein with Tbankef

ped, doe

gifting.

beat plenty

is

one,

kkthefe points being duely exer-

minrfter vnto a

man

of matter whereupon

For as SzmtaAttgttftine faith-] tomeditate; fettingbeforehimall


What thing is there that wee car We diuerfiities of meates, that in
better conceiue in our hearts, bet-l We heliilnot eate of one, he may
ter pronounce with our mouthesj yeteate of another ; and that when
and better write wkh our Pen 5 phath made an endofmeditatiori
]

then

Gg

in

of Prayer.

Ofthefiuepmes

78

one matter , lie may forthwitl


enter into anbth,and fo finde va
riety of matter wherein to- couti
nue his medication.
in

know

all thefe

right well, thatnehhe:

partes nor this orders al

wayes neceffary for all perfons,


Howbeit, this manner may few
very well for

all

fuch as are

but

nouices and young beginners


this exercife,that fb

ii

courfe, after

oncccntred

that they (hail be

by

Mowing

this in-

the very vfe and

troduction, dien

experience

79

they fhali haue in this

and much more the Koly


Ghoit will' teach them each thing
that they haue to doe herein. The
which being once faid in this place,
I defire k may be vnderftood in
exercife,

all

the reft

of this Booke.

they may haui

fbme order and direction, whereb

to direct themfelues at thebegi


ning.

'-

For certaine it is, that fomi

thinges

be neceffary in

befofeffiayefimd Me-

the begin

And

fore

of any thing

that

here treated, I will not that

man fliould
!.

thinke, that I

any|

rntcn

to make the famea perpetuallhw!


orgenerallrule. For mine intei
is

not in thefe Inftru&ions to male

any law, butonelytofhewanin-|


traduction, for the direction

fuch perfons as are but


begintaers

in-

this

.
:>

oft

nouices and]

way. In whi
coutfej

there

fliall

tbm?vevyrec[uiJuetobevfid

ning to teach an Art, which after'


wards,when they be once known*
ace but fuperfiuous.

"f

Of T?re]>atatim9 which is a,

S'E,fc,T;..I'II.*

V] Ow
l

it

1 4

fhall.bee require; for

* vs,to treate particularlyqf e-

uery

one of thefe hue partes afo?&-

laiiand firft of Prjeparation,\yhich

goe befpre the ot&eri}


We faid euen now, that it.wais
needful] to viefome preparation of
ought to

our

rninde^

Prayer.
Qiade
b

TrcparatM
vnto prayer

be^re weerej^e&inr^ may

This ^par^n^iay^

d^crsririaniiersrpf, w'ayes.

Gg 4

For

bse

made

di-

ucrs wayes.

-- L

'

So

OfPreparation.

Trcparatio

by confidering out

OfPreparation.

For a man may difpofe himfelfe


vnto Prayer/by calling to minde
his finnes

and offences; and name-

omxjinna ly, fudi finnes as he hath committed that prefent day, and hee may
accufe himfelfe of them, and defire

Prou.i8
,

17.

Exod. !..

of the Lord pardon for them, according to the laying of the Wife
man, The tuft inah at the begmmm
is an accufer ofhimfdfe.
This manner of Preparation,fee-

meth to bee as k were the pulling


off of our h6f^ 'ah^^dbes to enter
irifotebe Holy Ilu^uid^as it were)
4

to.

pur garments

the wafliing.pi

to

goe to receiii^cAlnighty GOD,


wheu he cpmeth to treat with mej

a^dto^achtKemttsliory Lavy.
T'his manlier of Preparation vve

heart ohely^and foretimes

withthej

by faying

the general! Gonfeflion,

orthe fifty
therlike

81

one Pfalme ; or fome o-

penitent Prayers .Where-

good heed rauft be taken, that


thefe Prayers bee notfaid inpoft

in

Jiaft,

but with as great quictneffe,

attention,

and repentance

feeling

ofheaftaswecan.
Hovybeit, a
flay

'

'-

man ought

ouer-ldng in

this-

onof hts finnes, (as

not to

confiderati4

fome

perfons

both begin and end here)vith,yea, and pafle all their whole

doe/ that

life

therein.)

for albeit

ofour

this confi-

be alwayes
good (and -at the beginning very
oecejfary') yet it is meete that it be
deration

finnes

"
l

are/'&ught to

'vfe'

eueri

by Nature

with

fuch moderation, as that

occupy not that

time which fliould

For we fee it' is a' common


Tii^hWitha^whcn wee goe to re-

matters,

queffcafty b^rtfcfltcofany friend

teiterclfe/for a

itf felfe.

ours

of

wKom ^h&ae offended, we

him pardon and


fofffluehetfe; befog wc dcrriaurid
feef^firftderirebf

be

beftowed

.'"*

with

man to

confider

>

^rtkularly his finnes , and


namely %H,, asthe remem&f aiice
Whereof may

to

**m

about other better


ftdther is it ncc'dfull in

veiy

euill

I ^-?

it

'

mooue him Wfbme

cogitations: but

it

isfufrlcient,

make (as it were) a bundle of.

Gg

them

<!

*'

**

Offrefamton.

82

t
~_~~*

them att, and to drowne them

fame*.

We

\
may alio prepare our feliies

vnto Pray er

by

considering

Maiefty and greatnes of that

vnto whom
prayer.

the

Lord

weergoe to fpeakein

then^nVEonct

(Wtdfaq then Ceet^t&fo&.laefqre

of the
world ? Tfc(3)od^er>|ionofthe
Maiefty and greatnes of Almighty

him, that

art %fiBaJI*f*rr

ucrence^ thatoitHe- <&idfe<roajKgSi


within/it fclfe# feelpjrfei

oftha'tfiip

fth& ^bjme

wameMai^ c&flflji**

reue-

toTpealfiwd^hwHpi sabrferco Jfow

renceahd huvnjttty^ atod with how


great attention, it bchoucth fucha
miferable Creature as man is, to

tairgk y SutdnPra^ iwftejfl (r&al^ng

fpeake vnto a Lord of fo

Hir.pra^r.'.hc^cc^^jijTj^^g):

great

,:

iWitbihi&Jmiui^rjp6 MumHij^j Math, z 6.

and tfeuei

cn^^e^onQerio^ Q^d-

ftuatehspdn

cerning a matter offo great import

Hrtmb^fo nd^ft^f? lioy^jbttm^

bleaBd^^ly*i^Mg^tO !&

by cenpdc-

owne faluation.
But that thou may it vndcrllandl
fomewhat of the Maiefty- of AM

4gfbi^\^ba^rt<?|fej sii^vik*

ring the

mightyGod,, thou

IJ^hcn^eu^bgb8lMtefcl4

Maiefty of

trjgt trie

God..

Wifd.

is

jjp

muft confided

no more

before

plcofCbrift

tcuhcth vs

bow to pre
pare our
.[dues to

J&rJjrigfo and-^^hu^bfeiftererWe5 ?3

of Almighty G Q
then a little Emet, or (as the Wife

man

3*

i exant"

HeaucnsjthetEarth^and all]

the Maiefty
I

the"rmilAtcgf^'s
r

his

that is Createdy is

n.
H

<

Ijefip ue .bi tab/; i wliatr

Maiefty as Almighty God is, con-

'Pvcpgratw

'

...

For thisjconfideration will

teach vs, w\th whatfigreat

tance as

II
'"

--**- -

Now if all Cveaturesi be no more

inl

thebottomlefTeSea of the infinite


goodnes and mercy of Almighty
God, with good nope torcceiue
pardon and remedy of him for the!

--*

i<

faith)

D,

a graine of \vaight

fhanltrciy

fepfetfs fI tfedfoiW^rd^^f

4hdlyi^^arj(?}vy^^ fecjfajtHj
lGS.18.17

inl

thehallancc. V;
T.

Now

f i.i.efi.*
I

"jviuMvaj'ijiiuiu

gnw nt * 4 l u >

wyi)

^^w*pp-

fiVttftfMfah.

'tqwa&ifyi
eaesvsss:

~- -

n Mil oiiodj*f-wc-:.0

il;;

.,:'/

::

mw

85
i

-a

iipjn$4 ^t,whiatv, tMiei:hcy, fex:

looked for the :cbto*.


p$J4
mi^gof the holy Ghoft , and by

;arid

a*:.':- .!

that^yeftthou vriderftandj how


ttiottG^ghtefl; toprepare thy felfe,
yjfi^hnlAlo zomBO'ig Las ^fbiii/

^ihfiM
for

^grv^^u6H:in1 thfs Prepara,

g^ftiiabout'toMiaoke
ani receiue the fame holy

Qtaftjfllheutft

be not in fuch plen-

dfylland.aboundant wife as the


iitfft^byitfeott feefty ihow. dofe

fe^u

wdl*onfide^^
'te.AitM
litefpfritfdf Gfodyand cheinflueni
~\-rw.i

z.r

v-'tT

vto^rt

^r^ffd^ft)dorf,v^K#h;

Kaue the
gateS)pf tbyiivndefftanding and
ll)jitthe.timeoFpi:ayer y from
all the, cares and thoughts of the
vratoli-j-and turn pea they ought*
thefc$Q&ffvhtOfAlmighty
!

eiighteft to

OD

illpnelfithafeinGGdfehekdmetoen-

heeretunie not backe


againe ; finding thegates (hut aia&bjrafj or thelodging Chamtertl^ein;

-ihl$bM thfe,being

% them

-fiiay<$|

blsitakcn

y pand pifbrcd with o-

thcrigfleiisi

mini vlwoi

<

wfi-jsi:
r

^wsw^tlsk^p^tioiiiand
te, Tiiai&chott pretend, thy felfe-

*'':

'

Efirayir>il5cfore"the iace

Ads.l.14

Deuotioh'

""

the^j^fMte*rf
enflamed,;

in

m rtoi^w^^^

Dropficdid^

of the'

wWftoode before
|

|^5

him,
-i-**^*-

^C:^w

OfPreparation.

to
him,' Gx!pe6Bflgftc*mhis

rnerfclfdil

Luk.t4.4- hafldtobe reftot&dlrnt,G>his heikKj


or' as the Lcaprous perfoh did,

downe at his feete,


Math.S.a. who! kneeled'
arid faidc humbly vntoihjntf : 6

LwM[ thou witi thtiu

Mar.i.4

'citift

n^e

Confider,-thatid likefrianner as

Hide hungry dogge

ftatidethfe

fore his Mailters table/awnirig v^

ry earneftly vpaftoiUrti wkft^his

87

$ion in preparing thy fclfe vrito


prayer.

:
'

manner ofPreparation or
the other,thou maieit (gentle ReaThis

der)vfe at

thy liberty: but the firft

bee more cohuenSent


for the night^hen a rriah oughS tp
examine his conference^ and defire
pardon and forgiuenes ofAlmighty God, of all fuch defects and offences, as he hatbofrended him in
feemeth to

ey^ndbllHs^^ebody^obk^
ihg jeucf

bread to

forifomre/lificfe

come from

peeee : 6f

bis Tabtejand

the fame fort, oughteft thou


to prefent diy:fdfe before '^tbe rich
Tafilek^tNei iiorfl 06 Meauen^ari J
after

IfertiRgtky^feto tbeynwbtthy of
|the iwbole abonndance of hismercicsiy

and dejirkig |urn moft hum-

bly^to beflicgSe romelittle

And the fecond manner ofPreparation is moft fit for the Morning when bee ri&th, before the
breakeof days to defire then of
Almighty Cod, the afltftance and
fliccourofhisgrace, whereby hee
may the better beftow that day in
hisfcruice.

poitiofl.

Urtik$mhwfffrx)i4i 4 man

V Villi cilia *vjv**jr *^**. **-,-

Pfa.x*3.i. ifty ch8^1&me^L4i rff&^w^/'


f

wibichaibeit itrhe-but Jftoxt,- yet it


A: " J
|is^cr^fitmicfcdbftu9ten to

to

w\hi

WUI- ' ** t"*lj- .'


,

VT

beeaufe to know hovir to


Optay as a manought$s a Very!
(peci?.U

MMW

'

Ml

OfPreparation.

88

fpeclajlgift of Altpighty jGod, and

workc ofthe holy Ghoft,

thercr

fore thou. oughtett to defire

Lord molt humbly, both


one preparation and
to inftruft thee

how

the

in the

in the other,

to doe

thy

duty hcrein,and to giue thee grace,


that thou mayeft fpeake vnto him
in thy Prayer, with fuch attention
and aeuotibn, with fuch recolta
tiqn and dofeneffe of minde , and
with fuch feare and reuerence,asis
bcfooouefull to bee yfed before fb
greataMaieftic;; and withall defire him , that thou maift in fuch
wife perfeuere , and fpend that
Jiittle titfitjLn

er, that thcni<t maift in theend

fielpe

89

deuout Pfalmes , that will


very much to enkindle and

vp deuotion. For it is the


property ofdeuout fentences (being faid with an earneft minde and
'attention) to wound the heart, and
ftirre

jtoliftit

the

vp vnto Almighty God

which deuout fentences are fo

more behoouefull and


neccflary for ys, by how much We
findeour fpirit to bee more cold,
much the

Mdiflra&ed.
I

With

what intention 4 man ought to]


vnto

arife

thefame Vvith new force and


ftreiigth, to doc all fuch things as

froni

H^ere T thirike

appertaine to his (eruice.

with what intention a


mart ought to come vnto Prayer..
Fbrrhcc riiuft not goe thereunto;

"ltistholfght

"alfo

tobeagobd

Preparati-

Prayers.

diuers

this exercifcof Pray-

on by vocall

OfPreparation.
Pfalter of 0jnA where there bee

it

neceffary to

declare

ma^aerp|R^af^^to.fayj5n\e|

chiefly

intercedioh^r^Qeall Braj*erU>e

and

fore medifatiQ^jpfwihich fort then

louersofthemfelues vfetb do; but

be many in diuefs Bookes ofde


iUp^QQi, and gamely in theimeditl

""*
,?::...-:

delight,(as

onely to fulfill

Almighty
liim his

pfaite

for his

owhe

cbnfolation:

fome that be great


heereinthc will of

God j

and

to* defire

of

grace, arid to dupofe hirnfelfe

OfPrep&ttion.

90

felfe for;

the obtayning of
,

the

him,

ofthem

and content to be without


confolations in his Prayer , as. to
haue them; remitting hirnfelf hum.!
bly into his hands to difpofe of
as ready

vnto him, as
fliall

belonging

his diuineMaictiie

on the other, that although be to


in very* deede, yet the Lord of his
infinite gopdneflr? and,,mercy, will
doe whatfoeuer {hall be mofl conuenient and behoquefull for his

eth

little ,

fhew vnto him

alike,

uent

part

'

"-

fuch

to-

godly carefulneffe , preand recommend ouer night

vnto the
hee

accounting him-

thofe that intend

with a

great

Lord,

that thing which

intendeth to

meditate the

day following. And in the


Morning fo {bone as he awaketh,

next

vnworriiy of all thofe


things that hee bejtoweth ypon
him-,;and b/ring ready to fulfill?!!
;

of Prayer

bake the
ncxtday,doe vfe to lay the Leauen
oucr mght ; euer* (b muft a man
as

felfe vtterly

:,_

to vfe the exercife

morning, he doegoe to bed


with this care ouer nigh ; and like

therefore a man

and \ to jtake, in good


whatfoeuer ?v&ge the Lord

or

here to

Me tmeotter

wgfctvrfjat

wee muft

inthe

whether:thq confolation bee

and bee like


herein vnto- young {frrewd Boyes,
who vnlefle they bee dandled and
contrary to this rule ,

aduerthe, that when a man mind- fu)l

it

hirnfelfe

&in consideration of hisbounden


1
duty vnto Almighty God. But we
fee that many pcrfons doe quite

I thinke it alfo requifite

&

ought to content

he-hath already receiuctl,

do the thing that


they are commanded*

on the one fide, that hee defewetn


bekeuk
not any thing-ofhinv

And

receiueibut in refpct

cockred, wilt not

thinke good ; acknowledging

faluation.

as

he hbpeth to

of Almighty God, that he muft be

he fliall commaund
not in Fe%c6t fine benefites

fuch things

Arid herewith hee muft fubmk


hirnfelf in fuch wife into the hands

him, and of all things

9t

OfTrefMfdtfon.

ought forthwith to occupy his


heart with this holy thought, behe

fore
* -

meditate
the next

morning.

PfPrefarttiom

9*

OffreftrMion*

9i

doe enter therein.


For at that time the difpoiitionof
our heart is fuchi that wbatfoeuer

negligent in this exercife ofPrayer,

thought doth firft

and that

fore any other

feafeth

fcnter into vs^

and taketh

it

poCfeflion of

our heart in fuch wife forthat day,


that wee fliall very hardly afterwards put it away from vs. And
for (o much as the Prayer of many
perfbns

Xora

is

very acceptable vntothe

therefore thou (halt doe

well to confider in thy Prayer both

Morning and Euening, what


a number of Gods feruants , both
men and women in the world, be
in the

time watching and perfeuering before theprefence of Al-

and alfo, that whenfbeuei*


thou malt finde thy felfe cold and;
Prayer

fbme thoughts come into


thy minde,mouing thee to end the
thou mayeft bee afhamed,
and reprehend thy felfej by the example offo many good and vertufane ,

which with fogobd


attention and carefulncffe doe per-

ous perfons,

feuerefo

long tinic in this exercife

without ceafing,orTering
bodies and femles vnto Al-

ofPrayer
their

mighty

God in facrifice.

at that

mighty
their

God, humbly confefling

fmnes before him

OfReading.

andcra-

uing pardon for them j and entreating at his hands , fuch graces and,

Chap.

IIII.

blcfllngs as are needfull for them;

with which perfons thou oughtett


humbly to ioyne thy felfe, that the
prefence and fvveet remembrance

of them, may bevntothecaprouocation of deuotion , and an example of perfeuerancefiti thy

Prayer;

In what manner we nwffi


Reside.

AFter

Preparation

reading , the

followeth

which ought to
be

OfReading.

Sf Redding.

?*

(occupy

be done^nor lightly ,as pafledouer

that ought otherwife to bee

in haftci

but vyith very

great

tjme,

deli-

beration arid attention, applying!


thereunto not oncly thy vnder-

thoucommefttoanydeuoutplacej
thou (halt doe well to ftay and

paufefornwhat longer theieupon,

making

according as S. Bernard, counfellcth vs, faying vhu recpftt^


it,

tentimesfr gather and proem


tleSpirit anddettotton

a lit-

thatti

long ,
reading
be not very
**

Icaft"

occupi

than

Reading,

therefore our mile-

a facility ,
le heart

doth oftentimes refufe

of Prayer, and runneth


to the delight of Reading, as the
fame holy Father complaining of
jhimfelfe, faith, that fomctimes hec
the

labour

Ihathfodone.

ftae itis Igraunt

that like as

wheatenmen doe eate bread of Rie,


there

of Gates

[when

reqttire.

better,

is

But becaufe in Prayer there


tsfometimes labour, and in Read-

mighty Goa\andtalke withhmaco\

Prayer

lty.

notbe

fuch things as we reade doe


Here muftladuertife,

then prayer is fatter then Rea-

we may lift vp our hearts vntoMmatter

one and the other :

both,

bread,

meaneswhm

coring at the fenfe and

doe both the

when

with ft
tie courfe of our reading

by

It is very

cafe we cannot performe them

out oftbemut-

ters that we reads, andtofoeake-

kjrtde ofprayer,

Auguftinc faith

hit in

that matftation, in thinking vpon


and in
ter whichthou haft read ,
fome (hort Prayer vpon

\S.vernatd.

and neceffary exercifes. For

cipal!

cm

when'

and to make there (ask were)

\miboth to Reade and to pray jfwe

thy Will, totaftethofethingsthat

thou vnderftandefr. And

vpon other more prin-

beftowed

asS.

landing , to concdue fuch thing*


as thou readeft, but much more

2!2J

the greateft part of the

wanteth

becaufe they would

altogether fatting

euen fo

thy heart is in fuch wife di-

pped

that

it

cannot enter into

maielt thou ftay Com*


Kead'mg
the longer in Reading , or

Prayer ,then
[jvhat

yne

lo

mthmtdU

Meditation and Reading


toge-

tation.

Of Meditation.

OfHeading,

96

91

together, by readingone place and

Meditating ypoait^ and then and


ther,
fort.

and another , after the likJ


For if by this meane, when!

the vnderftanding

is

vnto the words of the

once

into

diuers

bouod|

reading,

cannot foeafily, wander


\

Of Meditation.
Chap.

V,

abroaje

imaginations

and

when it goeth freely


liberty. And yet betteritj

thoughts , as

and at
were to wraftle all that time witli
Almighty God , as the Patriarkd
r

Iacobdid

thatinthe end, whd

the wraftling is done, he may giud

Gen.3 1.

vshisblefling, orgraunt
the deuotion which

we

vntovj

feckeforr

J or fome other; greater grace,


he neuer denieth vnto them thar
'

doe faithfully labour and ftriuel


theloueofhim.

Two kjndes ofMeditation.

\ Fterreading,it foliowtth that


lAwee doe meditate vpon^the

we hauc read.

Concerning which point it is to be known,


that this meditation is fome times
place

that

'vpon

things that

with

may bee figured

the imagination, a6 are all the imaghutrk

points

ofthe life and Paflton ofour

meditation.

ISauiourChrift.

Sometimes againe,this Meditapon

is

vpon things that doe rather

tapeitaine

to the vnderftanding,

to the imagination

as

when

vpon the benefits of Almighty God , or vpon his goodMfe and mercie , or vpon any
other
Hh
wethinke

mm

i.

.5*

OfMeditation,

on.

other ofhis pcrfe&ions.

Meditation

Imegittarie :

fuch"

a reprefentation of thefe

lings,

the:confideration- an. ^-e-

if

This manner of Meditation ij


McUtBual c&te&httielletttially and the othe

and we vfeboth

one-manner and the other

Ijng

exercifes, according asthemattcj

'

of thriTiiniay bee the n^re'


in

iiicly

in thcfj

.-.::.-'.,

vs.

.Some mere bee


hat

imagine, 'The e>jp as


euery one of thefe thingts oflmgna-

within their

o wne

mm our heart
Mentation,

ifor it

Hercfore;whcn the

myfteril

whereupon we intend to m<|

of the life and P^lTioni


our Sauiour Chrifr^or of any othe
thing that may be figured by in

ditatcy

is

gination

iudgement^orof hell3 or of heaucn


we mult then figure and reprefed
euery one of thefe matters inion
or

iiv

in.fuch

fuch wife as

make account ,

it

vs-H'e

aski

palled

that euen

an

there

rie&i(dir\

is

heart

'

tathn.
for f\ -

able to containe

the

the

and forme of thefe


And this manner ofme-

mylteries.

.'

'

commonly a-gr eat- help


alio to keepe in the rhinde more
dofely recollected,by caufing
to

|ditatirjg,is

is.

ner
|nie

to her worke,after the

of Bees, which

combes

man-

work their-Hor

within their ow-ne

ofthefe two waies w e


may vfe in this kind of Imaginarie
jMeditation.'For in cafe we go with
biues.Either

pur cogitation

it,

reprefentation

art
the very fame place whete we
preiencj
all the fame pafTeth in our
And this manner of meditatin]

ferueth to this end,that*by

trftt

to containe alfo within

[attend

as of the Ul\ day

imagination

forme of Cities and


fengdomes , itjs no great matter
within it

vfe Imaginarie

to

;;.'..

[whereupon they meditate, pafleth

ofthe thk%s doth require.

flow

QO

ditate

each

to Ierufalem,to me-r

the things that paffed there,

thing in his own

icisa

proper place,

thing tha>dooth

commonly

weaken and hurt the head.

Hh

And]

Of Meditation.

IOO

And

for this very caufe

likcj

wife, a man mud not fixe his ima

much

gination ouer

things

whereupon he

re i

OfThnnkefgmmg*

vpon

hee hath meditated


}pon,to giue thanks vnto the Lord
tuch

things as

the

prthe

meditatetU

For befides, that it wearieth thd


head , a man may alfo fall
fome deceit by reafon ofthis vefic-|
ment apprehenfion , in perfwadii
into!

himfelfe that hee feeth thethingl

benefit

hee hath done vnto

Meditation : and with


is benefit to ioyne all other beto giue him moft
lefites , and
lim

in that

and heaftie thankes for

jumble

IhemalL

very deed, which he ima]


giueth with fuch vehemency

really in

h what order we mufi exercifc

force.

TlunksfgiMtt*.
Sfor cxample,when

OfThankelgiuing

1
.

we haue

j ended our Meditation vpon

of the paflion,' wee may


hen forthwith giue moft humble
tharty thajrife to the Lord/or the
endfit of our Redemption: and
specially, tor that it pleafed him,
uy point

Chap.VJ.
Tficfe three parts being ended
there may follow immediate

a Thankefgiuing vnto

God for the benefits wee haue

re-

And that we may not

in-]

ceiuecT,
'

Almightyl

terrupuhe courfe of our deuotioi


with diciers affe&ions and
a

man may continuejhjs part

the former

mattasj

faking

ol

fuchl

a*-

*WW^*"

nd

torments.
vs

giue

fctnkes ,

And euen then

alfo

him moft humble u

for ail his other

bene-

BtCS..

manner, when wee haue


ditated vpon ourfinnes, wee
nay giue him thanks for that hee
In like

\vi

occafion

orcdeeme vs with fo great paines

Hh

hath

i
i

1_

X03

ofThankcfgMn[.

102
Bath expected vsTo lorgtime,ai
called vs to repentance. And win

wee haue meditated vpon the


feries of this life^ we may giuchil
thanks for that hce hath

vs From

Andwhen
vpon

wcer haue

cf

thci

meditat
tl

we may giue him thankl

for that hee hath giuen

y pon all crea*


and earth to
wfesboth of heauen
withjhis
lypevs therein. And

vslife,

and

Je'e-cm-,

fpirit

the departing out of

world

--tbadkesas
JhitoWC' ad Lfe^WW

deliucn

number

great

a;

wee oiuft giue him as ma-

fecretv

icall

wee may fometimes fay that Dan.

Ally*
fongofthe three Children;
Pfa.i
or elfc the
Lord:,
the
whs of
the
finle fratfi thou
Pfalme.

My

ai

graunted vnto vs lb long.a time


repent.

And when wee haue meditati

men.

vponthe ioyes of heauen, we m


giue him thankes, for that hcehai
created vs to bee partakers of
;

great a

felicity,

And

fo

may weeproceede in all

And

the

rcf

after wadrs (according as

haue declared) a man muit ioyi


with this benefit alk>thcrbenefit|
as the benefits

feruation

of Creation ,

Redemption,

Cqi

Vocat|

on, and Glorificationjofthc vvhii


benefits

wee haue

treated

heei

tofore hi the former Nf editorial

And then

for,thefe

and

otherinl

mtebenefites; as;w,eli,puyiquc

..-:

Chap. VII.

likewi!

fecn

HEre
treat

rcmataeth that we doe

of the

laft

partof-ail,

Petition; which contaiinittwo parts : in the one

which
jneth

part,

is

weejnakp Petition vnto Al-

mighty
id

it

God for:our

neighbours j

inthe otherifor our felues.

The firft part may be continued


AThankefgiuine, defiring.that
andpraife
all creatures may.lenie

M7

iP4
,

vf'Mkim

^^
the

Lord

whpis fe* worthy to be

praifed arid foucid , for thathceis


fo merciM and bountifull
vnto all

his creatures.

Weemtfi

mighty God-lei him pray

ofa'lnati-

principally fof all 'the

ons -onto

worM, that all Nations and people

For

Magistrates

vniuerfall

ferue fo mighty a

Lord. Then for all the Catholike


Church, and for all theGouernours in the fame. As for example,

all

and

Governors.

wee muft pray for Kings,

for hfe ^Parents

and

Princes,1

kinsfolkes,

and benefactors, and for


that be in tribulation and captiuity, and for all prifoners add ficke
pcrfohs^rnto whom he may (withfriends,
all

and

may know and

alfo

out any diftra&ion

conuerfim

God.

*i

And with this affee

tion and defire of the glory of


Al.f

.prayfor the

105^

tetitiofa

of his

or intermiflion

Prayer) doc the workes of

mercy,in recommending
to

Almighty

them,
of all

them vn-

GO D who created

and referrhag the neccflfities


perfons^ into' thbfe hands

were ftretched vpon the


Crofle for them all.

which

Magistrates, that beare rule^ithcr


r

in the

Church, or Common.
wealth; and for all other inferiour
Officers and M initios in the fame;
that they

duty,
in the

iii

may be carefuil

directing all

of their

thefaithfiill

ksowlcdge and

fertiice qf

their Creator.

Far nil
members
\oftheCa-

V Like wife^

let hirrtp'ray for

the members'

Church; for the iult

Church.-

it

perfobs,

may pleafe Almighty

continue
(life

them

htotd pardon them

>

that

GO Dto

in their vertuous

;for finhers, that


:

it

may

for our pines.

he may defire fuch


things for himfelfe,as he perceiueth himfelfe to ftand in neede

AFter this,

aecOrdk% to the particular neceflities and miferies that hee feeleth in his foule , and efpecially,
wheivhe defireth helpc and reme-j
orj

all

of the CathoMel

tboliek?

What th'mas we mtifl demawd

pleafe

let him pray


alfo

dybf Almighty God, again(tfeich|


Vices arid

trouble

paffions

as doe-moftj

and moleft him

Hh

,-

'fcndtoj

Qf&jHitHHk

<!

ttkhn.

mtmm

graunt birn fitch vercues aahc moll


needfull for hirrnThis kinde of Re
:i
tition*

(among qthe* commodities)

hath this vvithaU,


daily. in the foyle

fbme-goed pt$.

j^fes anjddg6res,of yerttie*.,

moiieth
in

it

to bee the-fnorcearneft

mqv.fiaflia.i^edpf hiinfclfe

rume to

SmfiMgkt^aHdf^r, th'e^ll
\>$m himftlfeTMtkat keart&heYe

when

Ba^ic

dot by jfcaliiBg to miflde


with how grea^defirs .andinftando*tv

grant hitti grace to doe

And of

it.

^m^^^eh^fifloim^^

:$.cbryfb-

he faith th\}$% Sfrehas pray earned

ftome.

!y

in very deede t will not fiffer thitt

6ommit any thing

that is

isjy^ tfl^^^gteenr

te^tb^lib^tbeifo^^^rfei^hat

cie, hee hatLdefited the Lord to

hearts-, ta

ljertwifhoui*timeM?tly

^emefJ^iH^^mPkeig^e pf

fe 9.%ptinies and i> heartily defu


re4^| .an4 k,makethhiiTi t;bee the

th js

all other

and

doing ihatthing^ which hchath

he

holmefi i with

litiaand
that' jt, renueth

|tbjpk>to

ex0^e themfelyes 5 by .fay-

ing,tb&

the^kqciwfflot what

tog

fo^fir^ofAirrMghtyi^qdiSyrejy
iMssak fpflfcienr, .^xcufe} For

ipHmfpks$S& Wtf
jleetoowtfh-foJte ^r^of vyay
^rhatfeeaft is

tow- to figflifie' the .needej l>e ftan;

vnfeewely. foy fuchanfxere'tfei


'

but

hum ater> their eyes>ypoH oAffffigk


tie

Q Q T^*r. wh^homadittkk-s

fQre'-theyri mikc&

fant.
I

^m^^xV^M^F-i

dethin >

aydwere

e^tvdjo by

coriwtr:

that cogitation,
\-

they ^f^^yfyomtkenk all thefig-

i&MiwfoQfc then

dt^ell

'+

when

^^riti^neyfhntjxethat

thy

i^ift'^fem t^ar* mod #otiMto moteftfe^^^ith qo^et^uf-

o^with#^ if withjdetra^
6n,if

withvaffie^lpry^igw^^b-

^Orniies

of thine bwne will,

if

w itn

little

WPH

loofe-

*m***m

i<

l*nm

ii

'

ioo

fPetition.

Ofmitkn.

1 8
f>'iVn-nf
I

lodfenfcs fifeongiiejif with

eftimatioh, and d^lights,if within

good purpofe

Mi

v
T

'

'

"T

OfV^e^ tffc^ necejjary Vermes

as thdU inti^ndettiif with felfc-louej

or any oth^^KJltkeipaflRonsoi pcJ

'.iij :::':=

of hearty ifwitfeBc loue of honorj


conftancie ki fuch

'

"

LightneJ

$&*rejQ be demanded

r,

.[A

;.. - f.

ty Wtet'ttion. ,-c

'

minde^nd difcoHc
woukds plaineW oncb

'^ldnces oftHe
alithefe

oncy vmothatheaucnlyPhyritiaoJ
that he may heale and cure thed
witihtfieoynffWemo^hisgrattj
jr.;

A,

'A#^*hat? *hattfadernan<le

'ttdti&y iL^y^^fkices

, defirel

1
bim- then to

all futM

jgradnti diee

tahte ver-

Uues*

Be^if;3were$hefoiuQdatipn of all
theSpiii^tt W* 5. the. which ver-

tue^e n3uftalwa:yeshauc before


pur

eye$* becaufe they bee al-

of

be mb(t behoouefull fa
th^falfcation. ^And'bkaufe thM

wayes neceflary in allthe fteps

MftMfiWfof this exe^&ofl

jlhefe yeftuesfee acomely cornjlpStioiJrpf thje invwurd and out-

tertues as
'ii

of the
f^rj|/thpii muft defire
Lord thefe fpure vertues,which

IJraye^^eWm bftehrirttcs is tpcffl


all

dietimethcrofy with yery greaJ

ward man

"

Difcrqtion and atten-

note heie>ntcfthe 4eudut Reader

a&fuch t;Mng<& as we (hall


efendQebrfay ;That eyery thing

&ote vii&ctyffl V&tt&Sfriudi bcJ

may b$idire#d according *Q the

alWflfc^ that >tftbi aiaift -timm

iudgemem afldt oi:der.Qf^eafon; to


bfifieoUr tdngue^ andtoviinake a

tafte aritf prdfk,

I thinfcc it good

tol

long

atid> iigh

wayeS

flcfire

fertfite^ aftd*W
therit ^ery inftantljf

qttfei^r&P^a^^

'

tfenjn

i(tue

afccoUnt

orTiltf ;

and tovfc

jgoifcandratiftefitjr Jo

ri-

tfecgOUern-

mentof.QMr'jperiiOB.'.::'-'' v^

'*'

''''

l^Qwa0^ithefe;Yetftues.i:we
haue
\[l

"Si:*o..

tflfc

OfMiiion.

OfPetttifo.
nau c P ut the comely compofition
of the inward and outward man

[all

GteiRiiiipodtine, is

III
a! perfect

in

ihefirft place ;

became it is the be-

ginning that difpofeth vnto all


the

Obedience -ari$ conformity

JihewiHofGod^ afwell in all &ch<


hhinges-as he cottwnandeth^ courv

and

iftfpireth,

others. iFhccDiri^d/itidn ofthe


in-

[ielleth

ward man,coiififtet:h in hailing Aleighty God prefent in his heart,

|liebrdaine'th

and the composition of the outward man -eonflteh h d&ail

[be kept

diitfges in fucfr f6ri;>tefefecme}y

rrtronelfHaliiHJalw^

%7tB^rc-

hKb or^M^ht^^d/ifedk
hee ihaitto hfe tfw^ ^befotv

vnto

>

>

liring

and:difpieth-concer*

vnlefle

we Ita ue a knife in

to 6ut away ali the inor-

dinate appetites
[and vvrllj

will

This^Obedience^eanftot

Vs.

[our hand>

4^ in all that

of our* fenfuality

whichdoeiwithftahld*

of Almighty God.

But this ftroke

tjie
i*

no man is able to

his

eycs,as<thftdge and wtoieiTeof


After thefe doe follow

^Uf^-^rta^-wfieieitif'

[giuej.vnleite liee
Itude of minde

hauegrcatforti-

to figbt;<with hin>

[felfeiandto ltiake

mortail warre a^-

other
Igainft

his

confiffcth

*e Td^fev6^^^aiShj'-whh:h
f:

yertUes'be-ein:foch <ivifc annexed


aiidlincked the one' to th& other^

[appetites*

[none

-owne"

inelttiat^ohs

and

And this kirideoflwarre


make/ but he
theloue of God at-

other (hall euer

[thathathfor:

lchfatthe.one

In theft
vermes co
ffteththe

cannot be ted

(Jut? the Btftcr.

"Uncle*

[tainted

vmmi bee

^rfe-^i^e^feh^MoTftirlatiGn

Yfummcof

o-f0tl^\vnfeijtip@t/^ll5 Fortitude

\p.rfifiion.

nooudrceimbali maiiift^oFdifirlcul'yand4|jb^jfriiAtldrtdhaue a ha7


tred and contere^sc^ttur felues;
.

For K&mfeft thafriTcdimiHe of


Hmfi+mjpm

Ibrangahd contebptbf hinfjfc^fe.


jiforlpdKeWhere abhorring^ jthere
Hofch

eafily^llow eiiiilf intreatingj

contempt of the thing chat is


[abhorredjbuc where is nothing but
pile, tHere \loth. a mart very vii-^
[and

wHlir^I^talcbthe Whipjn.liisifcindf

to

:?;ui
'

to haue a true and holy ab-

vvich-

all!
m*mktijUm**i

OfPetition.

112

to deale fougfrly .with

OfPetition,
-i

that thing]

which he loiiiecb .^hereby it apJ


peareth, that not one of thefever-l
tues is able to moue one ftep^wiil

_nd joyntly

ifeare

and

Maiefty

tuermore
Ivofkes.

doe

follow inJ

mediately *>ther foure very

highl

with this loue, to haue

and reuerence of his great

out tbe helpe^and fuccour oftheoJ


*her /After thefe;

"3

which muft
accompany all good
Iuftice,

And with

all

this aforefakl,

we

joyne Ferfeuerance and conKnuance in the exercife of all thefe


nuft

and noble vertues ; which be, HuJ


mility both inward and outward;!
Pouerty both of Spirit and ofBel

dy ; Patience in all aduerfities


;

PureneflTe of intenti{

on 5n good workes

perfection.

ondy

ture ofany commodity , or

refped

ieitherSpirituaU or Temporal).

After thefe, doe follow

Iprincipall
be]
Incffe is

perfection

To Wfc,-a tnoft firme Faith offudj


AluajghtyGod faith and

prorni(cth;;,An aflured Hope

him, as inour true and

lonlift

and

our fludy and diligence ipuft be impfoyed In feeking


Ithemby all meanes poflible, and
lefpedally by Prayer, which is the

ottiej

foure vertues^ which are the

things,as

principally

therefore all

for the loueofGod, without mix-j

ginning and.end of all

In thefe forefaid

kitues,doth the fumrheofall perIfeflion

all

time to attakie to the top

In a fmall

doing

thinges that we/hall doe,

which caufeth a man

and!
|of

tribulations

the

jrertues,

good togiue this


laduife, that when a man mall deJmand of
Ithefe

vertues,he rfay himfelfe ther-

time j and

tribul

jaftationirieuery

lations that flialLhappen vnto v$|

make as

Imotues that

it

were

one of them,

Iconlidering briefly

whic

muft'ilwayes; burne in our hear

GOD any of

Almighty

ij

linfor a

A Ic^e of Almighty God;

obtained.

Heere I thinke

IouingFal

ther in all theneceffities and

meane wherby all good-

in

the principall

may induce vs to the

|louc

and exercife of liich a vertuew

14

QfPttiiim

OfPetitim
lations

How to dejire of(?od the verm

itv

ofharity. :

for example

the Ioue

of God, wee may

this- wile

: Grant me grace O

I befeech

thee, that

fay

in

Lord

may

lone

thee with alkny heait.and with all

my foule, for that thou art

an infi.[

and excellency,that
deferueth to be lbued withinfinitc
loue j and betides this/or that thou
nitegoodneflfc

my

onely benefa#or,

my

Fa-

theSpoufeofmy foule, vnto whom


loue

is

due*

How to dejire the vertue of


Hope.
like manner when thou
IN
defire
Hope, thou

fliakj

the vertuc of

mayeit fay in
J

this

wife

Giuc me

grace alfo

O Lord

that in

theneceflitics and

happen vnto

me

may truflin thee, fee*-

thy mercy

is

infinite

and thy

and the merites of


thy onely begotten Sonne be ofin*
finite value, which doe fpeake and
make interceflion for me. After
this fort mayeft thou defire the

all

I befeech thee,

Jeare

Petitions

The forme of which

Ithinke not meet tonote

heere particularly in
like as it is

For
meate

writing.

faid, that that

doth more.profite. the

Sicke-man,

which he himfelfe eatcth

&xhew-

which
isgiuenvntohim indrinke : euen
fois. that Prayec. wont to be more
profi table, whieh is framed by him
that ptayeth with fuch wordes as
the Holy Ghott teache.th him,then
that prayer which is made and
compounded with other folkes
wordes; which oftentimes be faid
and parted very lightly ouer,withwitlvbiateeth, then that

out any
fec"Hoh.

tribu-

lations

of God,and humility with o-

theiTemies.

eth

therly Creator, my lafi end, and


all

iliall

promifes true,

AS

art

this life,

jag

Wlisn wee)
fliall defire of Almighty God
the vertue of Charity , which is

that

X15

s/

mannerof
,

attention oraf-i

This laft.part which is Pe^'toni;

^betides

OfP&iiion.

Offetkim

116
f

fdues from

done,

is

it is

eafie to be

aMb very profitable,

we faid before,

as

very
it is

For

not onely an

exercifc of Prayer,

butaHb ofaU
vertues,and ad it were a reading
and conference ofthem all where.
in a man renueth all his good putpofes and defircs, and recordethto

might

memory,

L*w

points

of God^

which is the continuall exercife


theiuftmanj of whom it is faid,
Thathemeditatethvport the Law
ofthe Lord both day and night.
Thefe Rue partes afbrefaid/my
bevfed in the exercife ofPrayer;
albeit (as wee haue faid) they k
notallncccflary to be vied at all
times. For fometimes all the time
ol

m.

of Prayer is

mighty

thought good to fpecifiehcereall

thefe partes

of Prayer, that no man

might leaue off this holy exercife


for want of matter, and aifo that at
fuch time as Deuotion faileth,
(which is no iuft caufe why wee
{hoiild relent and* withdraw

princi-

among all thefe Hue

partes

of

when the foule


|talketh with Almighty God, as k
doth in Petition. For in Reading
Prayer,

lor

the beft is,

Meditation, the vnderftanding

difcourfeth

with

wherefoeuer

it

when

wee

labour

little

thinketh good. But

talke vnto

Almighty

GOD,

then the vnderftanding


mountethvp on high, and after it
r

|followeth alfo
hath

the Will, and then

man commonly on his part,


deuotion and attention,and

and rcuerenee of the


Maiefty of Almighty God, with
greater feare

whom he fpeaketh, and Withall, an

of the
thing which he demandeth of him.
And this mouing and lifting vp'
ofthc Spirit, with all thefe a&es of
humble and feruent defire

our

'

GOD requireth

Heere is diligently to be noted,

greater

much as lyeth

ofvs#

(pent in meditation a-

lone,orfh Petition. NeuerthelcfTe,

himfelfe during that time,

which is the thing that Al-

inhim,

pally

'

good exercifes) a man

ioingon his part fo

that

the principal

and Articles of the

Pfal.

'

hauc matter whereupon to

[occupy

his

'

'
'

be/ides that

'

fclues

vertuesi

117

n8

eutto*.

OfPetitions

,"*

;Vcxtue?
:n

accompanying

Jeau$ the fpulq in


.

a,'

it ,

more

doc

nobk

(te^;^nd beucr.cdifiedy then


other difcoiirfe wbatfoeucr
as

it

prayfmg hitii, and'

any

bee

euery lmnmay perceiueby

yith'gieat

inftancy

denting

eft

him

and moil ear-

defires, to graunt

vs that

wee

For fithence Charity is the greateft of all vertues,


Mc there is nothing more acceptathere is. no other, thinJ
nor
ble vnto Almighty
.|

perience in himfelfe. Tor it is


cuiJ
dent, that in the difcourfc of

Ration

G0p, and

of Almighty

Houiiig

119

onely a godly

consideration

iriquifition

ofSpirituall thingesj

the which as it i&arU&e of the vrJ

nay loue him.

GOD,

and profitable vnto^ man, then the vfe, pr 5tife,


pleafant

linore

landexerctfe

of

this fo excellent a

derftandit^,.foitisof;littleprofitij

or commodity ; but iii the


de-f
uout Prayer, thereis rriacic aconJ
currence and generall afkmbly [inl
a manner) qF all vertues, and vvithl
their wings, the foule liftcth at felfel

vp on high,andattainetbrobei3j'{
ned and vnited with the AlmigW
andeuerliuingGod.

And

verttie.

This the holy Fathers


exercifc

the

communication^

Spiritual

conference v,itl

call

of Afpiring vnto the

God.

And

to this end

lioue

of

were

Meditation, Prayer, and

ther

Godly

And therefore
nerall

rule

all

cxercifes ordayned.
it is

vnto

giuen for a ge-

all

fuch as doe

and endeavour fo much s lyethinthem, to

[Pray,

although this

doe

that they labour

vp their fpirit vnto this Diuine


ommunicationjwhichisto fpeakc

lift

AlmightjrX3od, be

the-beli

poind

of all the exercifesof Prayer

among all the comunicati'ons

wim

ycJ

him, thebeft and moft profitable]


is the communication of loue, a|
fuch time as wee 'be a#uall}|
louin

and treate

with Almighty

i)imfelfe,and efpecially
his

loue,

ring

GOD

.concerning

and the exaciles of afpi-

vnto him.

Aad

for this caufe it fhall

doe
\

well

no

OfP&itian*

Oftetition.
well to leaue
lotte

of God,

theexereifes

this Petitionof th

leheauenly Father,and taking (as

vntill the end of

uBerfJardCdithy^utofthzt Tiea-

of Prayer, and

referue the beft

Wine

ofthis banquet, to

when a man
iiis

fot

lur^allfucbthingesasarenccdra-

for the en

for

come to the end


Iourney, he may ftay

Howbeit,

it

long

fe

both to begin and end with thi


Petition of the lone of GOD
whenfoeuer the Holy Ghoft
direct

hi

vnto the fame.

ment, that in all fuch thinges as w

dcmaund,we doe aUedgeal-

wayes on our behalfe, the merit


of Iefus Chrift, our onely and tru
Sauiour

who

tlijication

30.

( as the Apoiti

and Redemption.

Vpoi

wee ought patiently &


ftayourconfidence. And hismc
rites wee ought to prefent befon
his mcrites

the Diiiine Maierty,reckning


.

tee for its,

IfGodiu- Rom. 8.31


condemne vs?

fyfhallbesgainftvsl
ffivs,
this is

who

(ball

he (forth St. Peter).ofwhom

thePropheh&eare wknes
(j-

htm is obtained i$ardon

That

Aft.xo.43

andre-

So that in the verand Name of this Lord, wee


light to take a good heart and
urage with vs, when we goe to
ic

lake

andoffering them one by one

the

vnto
the!

our Prayers vnto Almighty

haue

God, and
that

this confidence,

wee

whatfoeuer

|donaund,by

faith) Is our IuflicejrifedomeS

i.Cor.i.

:'''

fion tffmnes.

Morebuer , I thinke it meeti


hcere to giue you this aduertife
(hall

gad

Wherefore^^T

fliali

openhim a way, and

to the intent that

in Sacrifice,

might feeholy indeed.

asheeliftet!

(hall not be amiL

Lord that

and offered him-

fandified

theintentth

is

felfe herein fo

vs. For this is that

>VS.

'

him

"

ftce

'

'

<

effe&uall before
is

(as Saint

[make the fame


Ifidence.

-;

condidonthat

Petitbn muft haue,that

[God,

duely

{hall be granted

J'Pbrthe pfincipall
lour

(hall

lames

it

may

Almighty
faith) to Iam.1.6.

with Faith and con-

'.-'

.
j

Ii

where-

mmom

HZ

OfVetitim.-.

1*3

w*m
*

-f

;-' .'
,

;'V ;"I'--l
,

..>

aycth,

hath Scene

vntill that

Le neuer (b great and hay nous a


/

Ler,yet

let

him not therefore be


1

nayed, -for (as St. /era*?*: faith)


j.finnes
:i

paft doe not

condemne

St. Jerome.

tjfvvetakc^o delight therein.

Ji-

His

dohfiidence>/tiuitl ttot bee

grounded;

pripxripally

vpoti

Where^yvif^appeareth , that
eybe decerned, that in confide-

out owrje felues ^ nor Vpon gu jg their owne defects and weakdoe miltruft that Almighty
bwnc workes and rnerltes,-but vpJ
on the wprkes arid merites of hij 50 D wUIncthearethem : and
oriety begotten and feed belduec llcy doe iiot confider that the
Sonne, wdiir .^Saiiiour IE S V I trincipallfoundations of this "coaCHRilST arid ioyntly there] Rence are the metites oFourSaChrist, and the mercy
with3 Ypoh the; infinite mercy ar
fclfe,

liqiir

OD,and the truth


goodnes of Almighty God,whid 1 Almighty
<can>neuer bee ouercome with any I his holy Word, Which (as the
TOphet faith) is afhietd vnto them
kiride of jinne owniquity.
mi their tmfi in h}m.
And bcfideS; this , our confidence mutt be alfo grounded vpon
the truth of the wbrdes and pro-l
.'.

mifes of Almighty God, wlwhathj

prbmifedinaliiehe holy

Scriptures

tieuertofaile^hatman, that vdihl


himfdfe
all his heart ihaU conuert

vntohim, and call vpon hina,


repofe

iliis-

wMe trull and

dence in him.

And

andj

confi-

albeit hee that]

Prayi

1l

Cer~:

Note three
fr'mcipaU

foundations

of our em-i
fidence'm

Trayer,

Pfal/^0.5..

1*4

Adttifes for Meditation.

Muifesfor Meditation.

The firft

Certaine Jduifes toheeoi

Aduife.

ferued intbefe Fiuefartes


about named : and efpeytin

ciatty'tntMdi*

ti for

tattdri.

ottr

<J\4editation 3 wee

muft

the obfirH'wg of our ordinary

cottrfe,

put away from vs any

000^ thought or confiderati-

ChaP*

HAuing

w, wherein wee finds

VIII.

now

more dcHotion.

fpokenof

principall partes of Prayed

tbinke

it

conuenient to

tainc Aduifes

giue

Sect.
"Befirft

and

I.

cej

Aduife

is

(concerning

Inftruflioni

which pught to bee obferued


them all, and efpecially in Md
to treaj
tation, whereof we minde
principally in this place.

matter of Meditation)that
Although it be well done for a man
the

jobfcrue thefc Ipeciall pointes


Meditation,

according as they bee

before deuided

here
pf the

qf

by the day es

Weeke, for to exercife him-

them j yet if in the midlt of


lis way there be offered vnto him
felfe

ih

L other consideration,

wherein
pndeth more fweetnes and prolite, he ought not to. put the fame,

tway from
nary

taske.

him

to

fulfill

For

it

Ii

his ordi-:

(tandeth not

with!

125

T26

12?

J^ufotA&fctifa

Aduifisfir MeditationTM
'

./.

'.
.

withreafon, that vvee (houlde.


tlnguifh the light which the Hoi

Ghoft hathbegureto giue vs in

ai

good thought, for to

occupy

I'

<

i.ii

.J

TlieftcOndAduife

ielues in another thought,, when


;

fperhaps)the fame light fhal not

giuen vntd vAtod b'elides this,{U


die prirtripalfcend of thefe
tions,

is

to obtaine fome

Medit:

Deuotii

thefuferfmm peculation of
mr Ynderftandingi and commit

\i[(kfte

and- feeling of Diuine thinges,

were

this tofinpfl*.

ha

already obtained the fame

wi

fome good confederation, that v


(hould goe about to-feeke for
by another way.

Howbeit although

this

be ve

tufc,({peaking ordinarily) yctm

not a

man therefore

great liberty* as

take

vpon

herein

euery occ

Sect.

is,

cife,

the fliperfluous peculation

he
$f

|t(ie;Yn<i'erftandmg,andetideauou
Ito

vfe this

mooued

lightly

with

his hand

(of^he

matter rather with afre-

& feelings of the WiU>then

difcourfes

and Speculations

which he hath as it were in poflf


(ion, for fome other thing which.

vnderflanding.

It is therefore;

to be noted, that

theVtalerftanding

on the one fide

and on- the other

isdefirousto haue; vnleifeitbe

hdpeth,

fucha timeiashee
more eertaine- profile

may hinder: thfe operation

Jthen in the other;

that

^ labour to efchue intnisexer-

ftions,

forgoethat thing outof

IT.

He fecond Aduife

lion that is offered vnto him,to'

forth vv ith very.

t0 *fa exercife

fiftheaffettionsofour

,.-.

againlt ieafoii,wher?we

i\

u cc

perceiuedij

in the on

fide

it

of the

Wli to wit> the ioue and feeling^olfl^kiine thinges. For as it is


Ii

necef-j

Aimfisftf Mtiitoionr\ Afaifesfa Mciitmon.

2&

-t ^t*mtifir*iir

inwmi

**9:

mi

neceflfary, that the Vnderftanding,

doe goc before the Will to guide


it, andgiue it knowledge what
ought to lotie j fo when the fpcculation of the vnderftanding is ouermuchj then it hindereth this operation of the Will | for fo much
it furTereth it not to haue place and
timetoworke*
it

on the one part, theleffe


remaineth to be imployed on the
and

force

eucn like the Fountaine that


runneth through %jvo Pipes , the
other,

Lore water that


the

it

difchargeth

one Pipe, the lefTe

yeeld

it

by

hath to

through the other. And after

asj

And therefore like as it is faid o


be

little

and neceflary, but

powreth out all

exercifej that the (eekirig to know

fimplicityj helpeth

more

the fecking to

uermuch

the which (for that

if it beeouer-

this

Will the

derftanding, by

k is wholfome

much it ishurtfull ; Huen fo like'


wife may We fey after a fort in

God with

like fort

and fo excellent a
power) the foule imployeth and

the poyfon which. is put intoTrea


cle,that ifit

doth the foule principally by the operation of the vnthe

is

fo noble

herwholc force in
fuch wife, that in a manner (bee
workcth nothing at all by heropowers, at fuch time a&tbe
vnderftanding is very attent, and
ther

witho-

occupied in the vehement {peculation of any matter.

hkidereth

And therefore we finde by ex-

to loue him

know him

(peculation >

the

lit

; but

earneftly

a man,

may with

the Will, and caufeth thcopemi-

perience, that

on thereof for

more facility prcfcrue the affection

-that

time

more feeble and wreakcl

1,

t6- bethel
;

And

the'

rCafon thereof

that the vertwe and

is, for]

power of on

and 'ftraited
within certaine bounds and limits,

foule

being

the more

it

finite

imployeth her

vertuel

and!

Dcuotion in any exercife


ofthe body 3 wherein hce labourcth with his hands, then when he

of the

hath his

cmicvl
iof.sny

vnderftanding bufily'.'c-

& atttm

matter.

in the {peculation

For the yndciftanIi

it

di nS
l

n-

<

'

'

36

Aduifesfor Meditation.

...

ding

& the will, be as

Tj

two|

twofeet of
OLYfiHtk,

whereby

it

fome

matter appertaining vnto

it

loofeth forthwith at the

ding ofthe othcr,&ft> contrariwife]


Sothatifthefpeculation docen-J
creafe ouermuch, then the affecU

[fom him which

is

thereby decreafeth

the dfonJ

and if con-

do

increafe,

And

this

is

the

de-

caufel

why the Patriarch Iaeob'wzs made


lame of one of his Feet, at what|
time hee reeeiiied the bkffing for
whereas oiir foule hath two fcetcl
wherewith to gbe vnco Almighty]
which be theVnderftanJ
ding and the Will, it is requihtel
that the one foot bee weakened,!
;

the rvillbee

**

fame inftant , the deuotion


which it had^ and that foueraigne
good thing vanifheth then away

creafeth

&

to ynderftand or fearch

feeke

God,

then the /peculation forthwith

Jtanding

AMfosfw Meditqtoh*

aredifpofed infuchfbrt, that the

trariwife the aflWtion

The vndes-

"'

'

"'"

'

'

pointer

;on

Gc.3t.i9

'
'

ballances of our foule, the which

afcending.of the-one^
;

were

it

**^*"^B ^*

ycrjT

not without good


Icaufe doth the Bridcgroome ad^
juife the Spoufe in the Cantkles^ Cant.^
And therefore

Turneaway thine eyes from


\m,for they haue made me toflye.
jlaying

cupy

his.Vhderftaading in fpecu-

jlation

with as

ffible,

fpeculatton, if the Will (which is

|all

the other foot) fhall enioy Al-|


mighty God in the reft and quiet-

jher

neffe of contemplation.

jwill)

foule

is

inioying*

God, it doc but

of

and to content hrmfelfe

knowledge

the

by this afre&iue part, (


by the -arTeclions of the

feMe

mcane

ialoqiiig rand reuer/enqing the

Ichieftf

t-goodnes j to wit,

AMgh-

the

Almighty!

tunic afide

is

verme of thVibulerecollee-ting:
herfofccs together-., may imploy

God,

that in cafe at fiich time as

curiofity as

pfDiuine things, :to the intent that,

towk,

And fo it is feene by experience,

little

Iwithafimple fightand

gocth vntQ

in his

Wherefore I counfaile a man in


thisexercife of meditation, to oc-

GOD,

the Vftderftanding

before he inioyed *

to

feck

Whereby
men- take,

it

appeareth,that thofe

not

the right, coiirfe


herein,

Adutfesfor Mediums

Adutfe,

*i*

herein, that in Prayer; doe medi-

mufi

notmcdi-

tatc vpott

tate infuch wife vpoitDiuinctxiyiteries, as; if

they

ffiouid: itudy

toj

dime my- Preach them;; the vfeieh diforderj


perks in

ly manner^

fitekwfe
as if

fiudicdt*
pcacbtiitn

ratta* to aufe

wander- more
then to colleft k r and
Spirit to

we

is

goe put of himfelfe, then


withkthimfelfe*

And

the

abroad,

rather to

tokeepc

heereof it

-For (eo fpeake: the very


they haue not Prayed, but

truth)!
larherj

talked and ftudied, which

is a]

tiling farre differentftomPfayer.

Such perfons ought to confided


that:ttnhexerafe of Prayer and]
Meditation,

wee

rather come

tor

heare then then to fpeake. For (as

Prophet faith) Such as comt\


iDeu.3^.j
vnto the Lordtfeet, {hallreceimhisl
'DoEtrine, a*s" net receiued it, and
PfaUf.S faid : I will hearken what the Lord]
ithe

fpsaketbl
l

l l

l'l

Igiuing

**

place to the Will

mufi chiefly

in

affections of

that it ourwill.

witb all his forces vnto Almighty God, And we


may ioyne

it

felfe

not fpurre forwards thefe

Jmiift

of the fbule alike, nor


in this way with equall pa-

[two powers

Will,

'

WH <W

and intoning much, and

little,

any iuyecofDeuotibn, and asca-J


filymoued to follow euery kindej
vanity of the world,
ofiighbes,

were before their exercife..

(peaking

exercife the

[walke

as they

I'-.

[Meditation, confifteth in

commethj that whertthey haucan


end of their exercife of Prayer,!
they remaineas dry, and without

&

heak&hwthmitoec. Wherefore I Jn meditation tdce


Iconclude y. that allthis bufinelfe of

but a fpeciall dexterity

tes,

Iquifite

[ing,

to be vfed to ftirre

re-

vp the

and to quiet the vnderftand-

that it hinder

rious

is

difcourfes.

not with his cu-

the operation of

lloue.

Thou muft

make account alfo,

in rnedtid-

thou goeft in a tion9 our


vnderftaiu
[Chariot drawne with two Horfes,
dingismorc
[whereof the one is very for wara forward
land:: quicke j
and the other very then our
flow and dull : and that thou mutt mil.
[heare the bridles; in thy hand with
[fuch dexterity , that the one thou
[mufthaften for ward, and hold t jie
other backe, >that fo they may goe
[that

in this

together

exercife

the -one by the other* " "

And if thou defire to haueanor

ther
*>

'xMf^Ai^

*34

more

ther

Meditation.

ltuely example, mafel

account that the

after that ftiee

hath chewed

meate,fliee then putteth


childes

thcl

it intothel

mouth, that the child may

andfeede thereupon. Forotherwife? , if the Nurfe fliouldbutl


tafte

chew

the meate^and alfoeateitvp

her felfe, leaukigthe childe with-

out any meate,

it is certaine that]

(he ihould doe great iniurie to the

Imeatefor the

hewed them,
Ito the

[Will

it

muft oferthem

Will y to the intent that the


may ta'flfe and feede there-

and bee the more enindied and confirmed in vertue


goodneffe , with the talte
d feeling of thofe fpirituall matpon

itid

iccrs.

chiide.

but in

to die

fori

a Nttrfe

to feeds the Will

m the

all

the

Npwjitfhfewjicmijft the Vndcrftandmg behaue it' jelfel


towards the Will in the exet'cifeofl
to the
vndcr-l

\}'\j
.

*^ ,

' ..

'

and fuffernonc to

inhabitants

it

come into

certaine that the

it is

of the Citie would die

Now

ih like

manner,

which is as
thefirft gate of our foule,

vnderftanding

were

[whereby
nancc

Porter fliould take

the victuals for himfelfe a-

Market

if the

Prayer; forjt appcrtaineth

cafe the

for hunger.

exercife of'Prayer,

Vn-

hunger , by eating v-p that meate,


which was giuen vnto her for thel

it.

.!%a% thevnderftwdingis as itwt\

H1 H J.

Chiide; but the

me fpirituall matters for it felfe


one, but afeer that ic hath once

lone,

theNurfe cheweth

muft not retainethe

erftanding

vp

chew the fpiritu-

The victuals that doe enter in


by the gates of a Citie , ought to
pay oncly a tribute and impoft

chiide, in furfering

to

rnatters , as

vndcrftandinJ

muft behaue it felfe towards thel


Will, as theNurfe doth towards
the ChiU which (lie nurfeth, whol
:

yndcrttandirig

*35

the

fpirituall

cntereth vnto

vp all that

it)

fhould pafle

futtc-

doe take
by it for it
felfe

miM>*

H*

felfe

alone, in

will then

be

what cafe

mail

the|

but euen very hun-

gry and dry, and

in great neceflityi

ofall vertue and goodnes

The hunting Hound if hee


good

bcl

will not eatethe Harethat|

he hath taken,but keepeth it faithfully yntill hisJMairters

comming j|

and in like manner ought our

yn-

derftanduigtodoe, when ithathl


found out any high and fecretl
truthes; forfomuch as itmuftnot|
retainc all for

Ion

would

it

felfe alone,but

chat

fhonld

it

rea-

aifigncl

them ouer to the Will, thatfheea'sl


the Miftris in this behalf may ferucl
her felfe with them.

And
iiout

and fimple perfcns

little,

fo

who as

are

tnilyl

they know]

when they come vnto Al-

mighty God,they are little hindered with the difcourfes of their vndemanding, and therefore inthcirl
cuitations.they fiiidl
Prayers and
their wills more tenda and -doit
plyant, and better prepared vntol
euery godly affection.

NoPM' )| H

thou defifc toknowe


thou fhouldelt bchaue thy

Now
Ihow

if

among many other


Lyes that may ferue in this cafe,
thou maift yfe this 5 In euery good
heerein,

felfe

thou (halt thinkc vpon,


eite in Prayer or out of Prayer,
bee earefull to goe out of hand
thing

that

therewith

vnto Almighty God, as

young childe doth ,. who with


euery thing that he findeth, goeth
[out of hand to his Mother , and
the

tatleth
like

with her of

manner,

it.

And

when in thy

fo in

Prayer,

any other times, thoufindeft

orat

any fpirituall

yp thy

for this refpccldiuersde-

very happy

4dUfesfer Mcdtwion.

Aduifesfer Meditation.

Iewell,thou muft lift

heart to Almighty God,ei-

him, or to adore him,


ortoreuerencehim, ortopraife
hkn fof the fame, according as the
matter requireth* and thereby alio to take oecaiion to humble thy
tlier

to loue

felfe

before him;, and to defireof

be a great
helpc alfo heereunco , to haue the
fpiritof true Humility, which caufeth a man to appeare before Almighty God , very poore and naked,
him his grace. It /hall

H) ^I|W
I

13*

^TAMfisfot Meditation.

AdmfesforMtduatkn.

l 39

kcd, and t'6 grbtetc7 bimfclfebej


fore th it mxM rugh Souerai^n
'

Maieftie, ,and to be more careful!

to defire

T&edurdAduife

him of his mercy, forth^

curing of the great mifeiies whid

hejknoweth

to himfelfe,

thant

fearch tfie profbundncs of his hig

myfteries to vnderftand them.Anij


fey fb doing,

which frefiribelh alfo

nd limits to the Will* that it

ther too excejfme,

hee eommeth tobei

hement in her ex-

condemned to dcatlf
woiiM be'when'hee mould ente

eraft-

is

into the Kiiigs-Palface, to aske hhi

pardon; who would goc with tucli

that' -hee

would

fcar!j|

haue either eyes to fee>' or hearttq


thinke vpoti any other thing, buj
onely

vpon

ceflity

his

owns

prefent

Sect. III.
aduife teacheth
TH Ehowformer
wee ought to quiet
vs

a great and deepe imprefliont

mifery

be nei-

nor too ve-

the prefencc ofGod , as a maleft cJ


tor that

bomda

ne|

and danger.

put voder landing, and

commit all

our Will'

this

bufinefie to

this

prefent aduife prefcribetli alio

but

bounds and limits to the Will, that


it

be neither too exceffrue, nor too

vehement in her excrcife.

Wherefore ye muftvnderftand,
toobtaine,

we feeke
is not a thing that may

bee gotten

with force of Armes,

that

Hi

(as

lay

the

deuotion which

tome peilons. thinke, ) who


on great loade of enforced

(ighings

and fobbings , imagining


thereby
I

"jdtifisfor MeMmion*

Admfesfor Meditation.

*4

thereby to procure tearcs & com.


paflion,

when they think vponthe

Paflion of our Sauiour. For

fuch

commonly caufc the


become more dry , and

force, dooth

heart to

more vnable toreceiue

the Lords

vifitation , according as a holy Fa,

ther affirmcth.

is,he rauft

grieuous tor-

our Sauiour hath fuffewith a fincerc and


red, beholding
fuchpainesas
quiet eye, as well
hehatjifuffered , as alfo the loue

.ments as

anddharity that ^iiooued

them,

him

to

And when

hee hath
him not vexe or

Moreouer, it doth commonly


preiudice and hurt the health ofthe
body; y ca, and fomecimes leaueth
the foule fo aftonied and agaft5 (by
reafon of the little taftc fliee hath

done , let
trouble himfelfany further,though
teares and
the Lord fend him not

there receiued) that fhe

jbut

is loth to

to a thing which

ilhe

hath

tried by

experience to haue beene


painfull

and irkfome vnto

therefore if the>Lord

fliall

aj,

very

her.And
fendvs

thus

.:'*.

compunction of heart.

And hee that cannot thus doe,


mail perceiue himfelfe to bee
ouer-much troubled in this exer-

him not ftriue to paffe forwards, but let him humble himwith
felfe before Almighty God ,
cife,

let

inward quietneflfi

and

(implicity,

ceares, or other the like feelings in

anddefirehimof his grace, thathe

we ought humbly to

may bee able to proceedein his

our Prayer ,
accept

them

and to giue him


diankes for them. But for a man to
wring them out (as it were) by
force

of Armes

it is

no

point of

wifedome.

Hee mtift content himfelfe with


doing fincerely what lyeth in him,
.

that

141

fuppofe himfelfe to

hee^prcfent at fuch

(iirfer

returne agarne to this exercife,

[that

and Meditation i without


fuch great trouble and danger Vn-

Prayer

to htm.

And in cafe

it

(hall plcafe

Lord to graunthim this quictnes of minde, he (hall fcele a more


inward hearty deuotion thereby,,
the,
.then he was wont to fecle with
the

difquict-

'
.1

*4*

AM^lf^. MedtWW.,

Aduifes for Meditation.


difquietnefleof his mindc
ftiatt

this

and it

,.

Prayer and Meditation a long time

ii-GQD
f

together, without feeling any heauineiTe'OJf griefe: bjjt that

indt Co

man can-

ipecified:

And

iew

time there doe

wee

muft

arife in the foule

very ferUent motions of fenfible


deuotion , or excefliue fobbings
and fighings , wee fuffer notour

bee teamed away


-

with' great moderation,

& diffem-

much as we

can, and

endeuour to keepe

and

continue that confederation and

and other cxternail fignes,


Jhcan hardly be ayoided with;,

,.

p.aine

;.

Ld feruours;, which the flronger


mightier they fliewoutwar<l r
the
theniore, dpc they -quenck

and
ly,

bem
w

impediMtihwardly, and
e cannot proment v nto ys 3 that
and
pedfc forward in our Prayer
|Meditation. ..-.

.that at the fir ft

be-

motions :I meane
hereby,that we muft remoue away
from vs thofe ftormes and alterations ofthe flefli : to wit,thefc vehement, fobhings and fighings,atid

inning of houices in fpirituall

ex-

enioy in outfbslc>with

Niuinethinges:,

thought wkhin vs, which

Trueit

caufed

thofe ferueht

'

quietneflfe,

ercifes,,

^3

fuclr feruours can very

beefchewed. For thcnthe


hath of
.great wonder that a man

\ardly

penewneffeand profoundnelfeof,
1

the

a man
ft cafe,
himfelfe vei;y
loe once accuftomc
-motions
much vnto fuch fenfible

M great

with

them, ibutwee-nauliteinper them

withall

ourfouks,.
jhall not- giue/any, outward
thereof, *\vith weeping; fob-

id

before

take diligent heede , that if at any

ble them as

conCQlatipnfliall take deer

^rodte iawardty in

for this caufe

felues .to

haththenjTent vnt-v

And after this fort we (hal con-;


longer time,
iiiein our excrcifeva
idoiji'

dobjthatihaH meditate after

die other enforced manner

wjuch. AIuejt .and deuotion

be

endur^:mu^ ltwigcf. After


fort may a man continue ini

143

maketh

riim to
:

enter

[that

and aftonrfhmeht j that he cannot

Ipraifed

cie.

But

from

with the vfeof

after that

daily meditation

this feruenj

of diuinc things

the ne wrielfc oftheqi ceafeth,


is his

heart quieted

and

This

Almighty God*

man was not content one-

ftogoe, but as one that had bin


time as it were bound
> long
hands and feet,

tt

although

*45

hee walked and leaped , and

enter into fo great an admirationi


tefraine himlelfe

Aiwfctfii AUdim'ton.

Aduifcsfor Meditation.

*44

berience his

and finding by ex-

new liberty, Hec then

he Ioue Almighty God wkhgrca. Iktchcthfoorth his limbs to the


aofthee could, and leaped
te'r vehemeneie , yet hath hccnotl
rid skipped
fuch fenfible feruour and difquietwith great ioy and
'.!.
[admiration. Howbeit, it is to be
nesinhisloue.

And

fo

wed

fee that the

ne\

wine,and the pot of water,when itl


beginneth firtt to trythevnwoftJ
ted heate ofthe fire , it boyleth fol
ferceably that it bubleth vp ,

and!

runneth oucr the brim: but afccrl


that

it

hath bbited'a certaine fpaceJ

it feetheth

much

then much better, and

thought, that afterwards he would


[walke

more quietly,and not leape

nd skip all his life


hcty

time: but as

the great ioy hec bad

of his

and vnaccuftomed health,


|would not fuffer him to bee in
tew

quiet.

is

hotter, and yet with le(le|

noife and vehemencic.

That man which was lame from|


his mothers wombe, whom S.?<?;

i<?rhealed, (as

ASsj.8.

it is

declared

Ac% of the Apoftles)

Kk

Th<

in thel

fo fooneasl

he perceiued himfelfe to be whole,


and perfectly curde of his former

Iameneffe,the holy Scripture faith,


that

>4*

Admfesfar Meditation.

| Mfisfa Meditation.
In like

manner

we reade,

that

irhofetwoCherubins which SaloIwjf placed atthe two fides of the

The fourth Aduife.

Arkeofthe Teftament, ftood with

i.Reg.tf.

*4.

wingcsliftedvpon high, and


lilrctched abroad as if they would
|?heir

Which follmeth oftheforefiidJl\


uifes : Andhcercit-is declared&k

manner of attention; wee ought


tohauektowrexerctfeof

to fignifie what a great atten-

Iflyc,

tion

and lifting vp of the Spirit, a

[man

oughtto haue

at fuch

Iteprcfenteth himfelfe

^Prap/andMe-

Imigk'ty

dttatitn.

God j to

time as

before Al-

fpcake and ftand

Ibeforchifp.

Butasit isneceffary
llidc,

P all thefe Aduife&aforefaidJ

to be in prayer

oh the one

with fuch an

and clofe recollection of


|theminde$ euen Co on the other
nerof attention we ought to had [lide, it behooucth that thisattenin Prayer. For in this exercifeitij Irion
be qualified with temperance
ichicfly expedient *fbr vs to had land
moderation, that it be neither
our hears not heauy or dull, bin [prejudicial! to our health, nor any
Iiuely,attent,andlifted vp on higlil
'ppedimentto deuotion;thai
in figure whereof, wee reade
For fome there be that doe weaProphet
M
to
Jthe
theAngelifaid
ry their heads with ouermuch vio^echiel, that he fhould arife, anbj llence,
whiles they labour to be at-

^^ wee may

gather what

[attention

raanj

>

?zech.t.x

vpon his feet, when the An-j


gell would talke with him, and d
clare vnto him the piuine'royj
ftand

ikries.

mn i n

vnto thofe thiriges that they

[meditate
[there

vpon.

And other againe

be that to auoyde this incon-

|ueaiencc, are in their


1

ri|

[tent,

Kk2

meditation

Ycry

_J

pi

H$

Ad*ifcsforM<diwicn.

Afatfesfor Meditation.

Very flackc and negligent, and vc-l

\ffnifitb

thefe two extremities , it is expc-l

of the

Now

that wee

much

wee

doe

vfc fuchameanc

neither with

oucrj

attention wcarie our head

nor with cardefheflcor negligeni


fuffer our thoughts to

goe wand

ring whether foeuerthey will,


that like as

fay vnto

him

that ridcth vpon

other point

\jitckjiffd

tfherconfilat'foft,
,

Howbeit,
,

two

thefc

neglecting

man

a meanc therein, that is, heem

and

hold them neither too hard nor

rupt

Withmedc proceede in our Prayers wi


ratiw.
moderation , and not withvi
Ience ; and with a temperate care
notwitl

excefliue labour and trauailc.

Of both thefe points we be ad


ucrtifedin the holy Scripture.

is leffe

Oftm ex-

ouermuch at-

treamts3 tbe

then vnto carelefnerte and

of our attention. For a

leaf

U to be

ebofen.

proiioked to carclcfncife

negligence

by

his

owne cor-

and cuili inclined nature, but


he is not (bprouoked vnto atten-

backward, nor runne too head


ipng~ forward : euen fbmuftwc
endeuour , that our attention ma

fulneffeand diligcnce,and

is

we faile ofthe

extremities , * it

to leane vnto

hurt

theraincsofhisbridle, andk

in cafe

and doe leane vnto any of

take good heedc

he hoi

the Prophet

befatisfiedmth the brcafts

tention,

how

Bfo faith: Rc'tojce with htr all yce Efa.etf.xo


that mottrne for htr , that yet may

lacking flinging horfe,that he m

flackc, that the horfc neither

Jtttcntlm

mmilks,Jka&writtg out 6lot/d,knd

meane

wee vfe commonly

Salomon faith: whofo Pro.30.


outrmtch the Paps to get
33-

ofthe one

ryeaiieto bee carried away with


cuery winde.
to cfchewl
dient that

--^^^*"

Fo:
o!

tion.

And therefore like as a houfe

vpon the fide of a hill,


ihould not lofe much in the buildthat is

built

ifatanyfuch time as it cannot be built by line and leuell iuft


ing,

vpright, the building

thereofdoe

bend rather vpward th en


downeward : euen fo (ball notour
attention take any preiudice , if at
more

what time, it

cannot continue in

Kk

our
h
1!

Afaifesfor Meditation.

Aduifesfcr Meditation.

15.0

li

our Prayers in fuch a mediocrity


aswedefirej

it

doe rather decline

to that extremity, wherein is leaft


danger $ which is, (as wee haue

maketh too great haft in his


goingat the-beginning of his iour-

he

ney.

to oaermuch attention; then to carelefhefle and negliiaid J rather

The fift Aduife,

gence.

of fo great ko-l
pditarice> that for want heieofwe
hauefeene that eettaine p^rfons]
haub pafled ouer many yeares]
with taking little profile' by their
l"his

Aduife

is

muft not he difmay^nor


give otter our ewftife ofPrayty,

That wee

and Meditation, at fuchftm


as

Prayers, fotfthat'they* haue beenef

carefeff^aU;and;(asit were)
ther hote nor; cblde therein

we want dewtkn
tkmiv.

nei-

And

others cbntrarivrifej haue fallen in-

Sect, VV

to great fickneflej and haue hurt

BVT among

thek heads with ouermuchheatel


and vehemency, which they hauel

jrayeth .fee not difmaide, nor giue

vfed in their meditations.


fpecially

'

But

theprincipallis, that hee that

bucr his exercifc,

we muft be all wary,that|

of meditation, vvel
doe not trouble and weary our|
heads witlvouermuch attention.
-For by-fo doing,

iwt

persons

for-l

wards therein ; as it commontyl


happencth to the Trauailer, when!

of
iome

he

deiirethr

vfc to doe,

as

who are very

much decerned herein.

ia

pafle

when hecfeeicth,

fqrrJhwith fuch fvyeetneffe

deuotion as

we fhall vvantl

force- and firength to

thefe Aduifes,

c-l

at the beginning

all

Wherefore it is tobe noted ,that


very deed the heart of man is

very like ytttq

a troubled water,

which cannot fodainely

Kk 4

be eleered
againe,

*5*
i

Aimfesfor MeMmhn.

152

againe, be the diligence neucrfo

jme in blowing and enkindling

greaj that

doeihed alfo fome teares with


thefmoke,- if he will enioy the fire
according to his defirc ; euen fo it

beftowed about it,


but it muft haue time and fpace!
to be cleared and fetled by little
and little. And in fuch cafe vndoubtedly is our heart, which ash
is'

wont

and

perfeuere in the beginning of

worldly affaires , Co after that it is


once troubled , it cannot foorth.
with bee feded and quieted info

dcuotion,

afpacc againe , but it mufl


necdes haue conuenient fpace and

so.,

behooueth ts oftentimes to labour

Prayer, in cafe

ftiort

time fpr the feme* And therefore


GxiiJUftet faith very>well; Tin
the

end of prayer is better

thentht

beginning: becaufc at the beginning of Prayer , the heart is trou-

it,

an<j

to be troubled, with the


daily intermedling and dealing in
is

tcclc. 7.

AdftifesforMedstMion.

we will

ouoy the fweete

Now

in the end

and cleare fireof

andoftheloueofGod.

for this caufe it

is

requi-

te for him that prayeth,to expect


the comming of the Lord with
Lgantmity andperfeuerance. For
itis very contienient^as well in refpe&of the glory of' his high di^
luine Maieftie , andbafcnclTc of

condition^ alfo for the greatneflfc and importance ofthe affaires

lour

we haue in hand, that wc doe

bled and difquicted,but in the end


k is more feded and quieted, and

that

better difpofcd vnto thishofyex-

gjtes of our

(acred Pallace. Blejfed

man ,

faith the etterlafting

ercife.

Wherefore,

oftentimes attend

it

like as

he that will

the

and watch at the

wifedome, that heareth my woods,

at mygatis^and

enkindle a fire in greenc wood,

fid watckcth dtyly

mud haue

tmeth at the Porch of my

botifis: f&r

patience y and expe#


vntill the wood be dried by little

Hbofofkallfinde me,fl)all finite life,

and little, andbefides all this,

tod he

itis

requiiite , that hee continue for


.

time

fhdl receutefaluaftonofthe
W. And the Prophet leremie

KJk

fairfi,

ptfo.8.33.

tt

m,

mm** -**

for Meditation.

Adu'fis

Adfi^sf&rMedkMi^rm
Lam 3.16

his goad to expefr thsfalft^


tion oftb&Lwd God mtbfileitce,
faith,

'Hkt prbude martjJand

miftrufteth the prourdcnce of Al-

mighty God, hath neither patience


nor Humility

to'

expeft the lords

comroing : But the humble ftan


faith with -tile Prophet ; I expecited 'againe and -againe for the
Lord^and he heard my Prayed
Ifthe Fiftier orHunter haue not
patience* to expect Got-the game
thai he feekethywhat proflte frail

by

Now in

his-trauaile ?

ouf fKhing; and hunting in


Prayer; being of fo great importhis:

tance

;asi it is.,
.

wetmf account

longtimc^well beftovyed,

that

6ting- for fo rich


freafiire as

uerliuiog

is.

and 1 fo happy

wee

Iwefindeit.
Ifthou fhalt perfeuere in calling

our Sauiour Chrirt) affure Math. 7.7

(faith

thy felfe

that at the length .thou

Mark. 11.

bappe-

14.

'{half

haue anfwer.

ncth

oftentimes

For

it

that that thing

deny ed in the beginning


of PKayjdr,;is graunted atthe end of
Prayer with great increafe"*
Happy therefore al-e thofe fbuIeSy
that perfeuere in Prayer after this
fort; ;for yndoubtedly the- greater

[which is

their

per&iierance

grace.

is,

the greater

{hall they

haue of his

One oftheprincipall things

thofe perfons rnuft haue, that


doeidilpofe xhemfelues to receiue

that

God.
conftant

among

in?;hls tBroMirb.es>

iiojfaMe't hinges )

hee

fauoursof Almighis Longanirhitjy: and

great gifts and


ty

other

GOD

,.

of heart; to expect faithfully fo long time for them as Al-

Patience
faith thus;

ThatJhedf&mhs Merchantsfhfy
whtcfabrongbt her Breadfromfane
.'\

to ourdefire,

and fayle fo
long time, as fhall be neceffary vn-

abundance

the Almighty and e*

\!<Qthat couragtousVand

'

forth-

mult then trauaile

woman which Salomon defcribeth

14*

life

is

employed in, ivatchiug and cxpe-

Bread of

with according

her gee

Prou. 31.

to

Pfal.40.i4

Whereby he giueth vs
vnderftand, that when we (hall

Countries,

notfinde this
hethat

*55

Countries

mighty

God would

they ftiouki

expet
1,


156

Haba.1.3.

Aduifesfor Medimion.

'

Aduifesfor Meditattnn.

expect ; and in the mcanc fcafon


to comfort themfducs with that

that thou ha'i adored


him in (pint and in truth ; accor-

hope of the Prophet, which faith

ding as his

will is to

If'htjhall delay his comming, I mil

And truft

mec

htm , for bee


rviilfurely come % and mil not fktaj
not fade to tarry for

oner long*

Now when

thou had after this


fort expected a certainecimc for
the Lords comming, in cafe the
Lord {hall then come vnto thee,
giue him molt harty thanks for his
comming y and if it fecme vnto
thee that he commeth not, humble
thy felfe then before him , and acknowledge thatthou art not wor-

point,

that this is the moil dange-

of ail this nauigation,


and the place where true deuout
perfons areproued and tryed ; and
that if thou cfcape well out ofthis
rous

paffage

danger ,
rous

thou (halt haue prolpe-

fuccelfe in all the reft.

To conclude,

if (all this not-

inconuenience, if when

content thee for that time ,

that

made a

thy

facrifice

of

owme will, cru-

felfe,

denied thine

cified

thy appetite

ftriuen with

withftandkie)

thou haft
done what lyeth in thee, thou take
then fome deuout Bookc,
and
change for that time thy prayer into

reading.

condition,

done at the

leaft what thou could-

palfed

eft for thine

owne part.

We,

red the

Lord

wkh

fcnfible adora-

tion according to the defire,

it is

fulfi-

it

fit,

the diuell, and with thy felfe , and

And in cafe thou haue not ado-

1*7/

affuredly in this

giueth not vnto thee

and let this

,^

bee adored. loh.4.


14

thy to receiue that thing which he


:

Sufficient

feemc vnto thee,


that it were but time loft to perfciiere in prayer, and to trouble
and
Iwearythy head without any proin fuch a cafe,I count it not any

thou haft

'

Howbcit with

this

that thy reading be not

ouer with too great haft or

but leafurcly , and with


pat attention and confidcration
fuch thinges as thou doeft
fcadc,

and intermingle now tud


then

"*?lfl

"fl^dj.

;*
How

i58

to meditate

then in places conuenrent, prayer


with reading,which is a thingboth
very profitable ,. and very eafieto

be performed by all kinde of perrude , and


fons , be they neuer fo

newly entered into this way..

pofe, that

among all the deuotions

world 3 there is none more fecure, none more profitable


, or

in the

more vniuerfall for

then the remembrance of


holy Patfion of our Sauiour

the

For

confideiircg that our

Sauiour Chriftisi (as

are tok\
fixe, points that
meditated Vfon in the hi]

Of

kinde of

all

perfons

Chrift.

<RstJfion

Vpon the Pa$im*

The;

faith)

there

life,

nap; the

hec bimfelfe

truth, atidthe

Ioh. 14.6.

none other exercrfe

is

and conuenient to direct


vstogoeynto God,to know God,
more

of our Sauiour
Chrifi.

fit

and to

enioy

God

then to fix al-

wayes our eyes


Chrift.

TheUftQrtper.

vpon our Sauiour


For though Chdft be vn-

tovsthe

FOrfomuch
Pafsion

as the raoft hold

of our Sauiour

the truth

and the
in all things wherefoeuer wee
confidcr him, yet is he moft fpeci,

life,-

CtmltJ

medial
the principal! matter of
fithence wcj
tion, it is meet that

is

mcditatij
haue hitherto treated of
tread
on in generally wee doe now

particularly

how we ought to me-l

vpon

the.Pafsion of our Saj

ditatc

way ,

uburChria-; to the intent that J


on
may know ; how to behave
'

felaes in this matter.

ButherewemuftfirftprcW

him
|fdre

vnto vs 3

Saint

"outty

Bernard

yery de\wellmay.l(0 Lord) com*

and earth, yet

hll Inotfinde thee

vpon the frofe.

{There thoft'ljefi

y there thoufleepefi

tytwoveday*

But Ieauing

now this

another place, I

if*

faid

about heatten,

^afe

when wee behold


vpon the CrofTe. And there-

fo

matter for

willonely treat

at

this

S. Bernard.

AMfesfor Meditation*

Aduifesfor Medimhn.

l6o

what

thisprefent, after

wee

fort

ought to behaue our felues, when

painei;

his

Theexcellencieofthe
The magnificence of the

icfitj

of Almighty God ; The


multitude of the vcrtues of our
Sauiour Chrift, which doe very

of our Sauiour Chrift : for there


be fomc fimple perfons,that fceke
nothing dfe in this holy exercifc,
but onely to died a fewe teares,

Igoodnes

taking compaflion vpon the

And the conueniency ofthis mean,

brightly

bitter

painesand forrowes of our Saul


our, and (b doe ftay themfelucs
this points alone , without pafiing
ii

any furthervAnd albeit this talcing


companion' of our Sauiours pains,
be very good and neceffary , (for
Co

much

all

the reft, as hereafter

as

it is

the foundation of

fruit that

(hall bee

Almighty God vouchsafed to worke our Redemption,


Thefe fixe points ought wee to
confider for fixe effe&s, wherein
Iconfilteth all die profit of the fpirituall life. For we muft confider
diegreatnefie of thepainesofour
whereby

Sauiour Chrift,

of them.

Wee

muft

may bee gathered ofthis

confider the

greatnes of our

owne

greater then this

farre

forfo much as

of the meditation of the holy

Paffion, doth all the profit of


fpirituall life

the

proceede.

to be conft-

Wherfore we muft vnderftand,


that there bee fixe things (among

dcred'mtbt

many others)

that

may bee confi-

of our
Taffim
_
. rf
- I dered in the holy Paffion

Sauiour ; to wit,

The greatnes of

(irmes,

J*r.

that we may take

compafsion

is

holy tree, but there be others


out

(hine in his holy Pafsion;

not the onely

declared) yet this

fcST*

grieuouuieiTe of

ourfinncs;

we meditate vpon the holyPaflion

S)xt things

The

\.i6i

that we may abhorre them.

pVcmuft confider the greatnes of


jie benefit

'may

of his Pafsion, that we

giue him thankes for

muft

it.

We

confider the excellende

of

of Almighty God,
'which in this holy Pafsion of our
Itagoodnefle

ISauiouris
[we

difcoucred vnto vs, that

may very hartily loue the (ame

pafsing

great gooctaes.

We muft

Vi

confider

l%

HiWto Meditate

16 3

vfonthefdfsion.

if.

members

confider the multitude of the vcrl iat the

tues ofourSauiourChrift, whicf [ompafsion oftheir head.


cloe likewife flhine very brightly jj
.his I*afsion 3 that

we may be prouoj

fore ft is

take

fliould

Where-

to bee noted, that the

knes which our Sauiout

fuffe-

ked thereby to imitate them. And hd in his bitter Pafsion , were (as
wemuftconfiderthe conucniencl [heholy Fathers fay) thegreateft
of the myfterie of his holy Pafsionj hat euer were fuffered in this
that wee may be brought therein jvorld, This (hall appeare maniin admiration of the wifedomec feftly to be true,if we doeconfider
Almighty God , and be the morl tue principal! caufes/rom whence
confirmed in the faith of this hoi j [he pafsing greatnes of thefe paines
myfterie.

proceeded.

Ofthefefix points wee intcnl


now to treat e , and ofeach one<

them in his due place and order,

Thefirft caufe

was^ the pafsing

of his charity, which


|made^him defirous to redeeme
Igreatneffe

[mankindemoft abqundantly, and


Ito fatisfie moft perfectly for the

Of the

piping great fakA

liniuries

and torments which our Stoiw


Jefm Chriftfuffered in his

lagainft

.'

and offences committed


the dhiine Maicftie.

And

Ibccaufe

the greater paines hee

lOiould fuffer,

moft fatter Pajfwn.

the more perfectly

fhould accomplifh both the


lone and the other, (and he wanted
Inotthe forces of grace tobeareas
Jhee

FIrft

SectvI;
wee muft confider

thl

pafsing great paines of our Saj great a burthen as hee would,)


uiour Chrift , to prouoke ouj Ithereforehe would that his paines

by that consideration totalj


compafsion of them , as reafonil

felues

thaq

bee pafsing great, that fo


|likewife the fatisfation which hee
Jfhould

JfoM

fhould

1*
I

Vponthc Papon.

HWtOMtdititt

i^4

(hould make for our debt, and

worke ofour Redemption,


be alfo pafsing great.

The fecond caufe

tfi

mi

(whichfollo

weth hereof) was, that he fuffcrcj


his paines widiout any manner
i

eafe or confolation.

For (acca

diogtothevreafon before mentio


ned) hee fliut vp from himfelfeal
the gates, whereby any manner

<

eafe or confolation might con

vnto him, cither from

heaucn(

from earth : infomuch that he m


content to be forfaken not onely<
hit Difciples and friends , butali
of his owne Father , yea,and(
himfelfe alfo 5 to the intent that f<j

being deftitute ofall company,

h(

might be burning in the furnace ol


hismoft grieuous paines and tor]
ments, without ail manner of re]
rrefliing of any eafe,or confolation

Pfal.88.4.

whatfoeucr, that by aaymeanej


might come vnto him. Andtherej
fore hee faid inthePfalme; Ian

man

become

as a

helpe, I

am left among

deftitute of

among the dead by right am


fee from finne and from death.
Indih another Pfalme he faith ;
plunged in the bottome of wars and of mire, and I firkieno
at

Pfa.^9. .

where to ftay my feet. Thfc


[sthat forfaking which our Saul
blace

r iignified
ivhen

\h)

vpon the

hee (aid ;

haft

Crofle,

My God, my God,

thou forfaken me .? For at

k time his holy humanity was


forfaken

in the midli

Mat.z7.
Pfal.xx.1.

of the furious

icameof his paines and torments,


nd was left
at

deftitute

ofall

things

might either withftand or

oittigatc

the force and vehemen-

was figured in
he Law, by thofe two beans that
of

ce

them. This

Lcu.x6.8.

wre offered for the (innesof the

ofthe which the one was

Dple

Ucd,

and offered vp in

the other

isfent
ling

(acrificc,

departed away, and

into the Wilderneffc,

her companion alone

The

in

was done
this heauenly facrifice, where
iod and man was offered for the
he

torments.

like

the dead]

notwidiftanding that I alone am

1*5

that!

aes

of the world, and the one of

the

_. t
f

l66
two

natures

to wit, the

was facrificed ,

manity,

and

hi!

dii

but the other nature,to wit,


the Diuinity departed away , leauing her fifter and companions

fuffcr;

ii

lane very

our Sauiour Chrift, both


Icfe and all other influences, were

Lit in

lyfpeciall miracle fufpended,

that

Fbi

albeit that (as concerning the bom

U mixture of any manner, of eafe

of vnion) the diuinc nature nem

Irconfolation.

jforfooke the humane nature,whicl

The third caufe of his fo grielous paines, was the tendernes of


lis complexion. For where as his
ply body was formed miracupully by theholy Choir , and the
tigs that are done by miracle, be
ore trfe
than-thofe that bee

fuflfer

the torments.

had once taken : yet as touchii


the confolation , and cafe of thi
paines and torments, itdidwhol;
it

torfake the fame.

wee

And

therefon

bee

'

fee, that the Martyrs whei

they went to iiiffcr death,

mew

thcmfelues very couragious, men


rie,

67

great courage and ioy;

might drinke the cup of his


aoft bitter paines, pure and with-

alone to

vponthePafsion.

HatotomecbtAte
the

and ibyfull

being, the

very

but our Sauiour,

fountaine ofgrao

&

S.Chryfofi.

(*$S.Chryfiftome
fpeaking of the water,

ncby^natJure'
olareth

vpon Saint
lobncbflp.i

phkh was turned into wine at the

and of ftrength, (through whof nariage) it follow eth that our Savertue the Martyrs had fuch'forci vours bedywa^the molt beft <s6and courage , to bee able to doi j)lcxioried,8c molt tender ofall bothat which they did, ) trembled fc that euer were or fhall be; infbmuch as a holy Father tidth:?hat
and. fwate. euen very droppes
*there
bad km no external violence
bloud, when hee went to fufK
mevnto omSamors body> it would
paines and torments for vs. For
the Martyrs "the vertue of charity, hie endured a very great number of
;

ol

&

'

which redounded into the inferioi \Mres,b)> reafon oftfjeperfettton,


wkrnesofthe comp'Jjinon thereof.
forces of the foule, caufed them
t

hail

The
!t!l-

1*8

Howtomeditdte

vfmtbe Ftfsioit.

The fourth caufcof his fogrie


uous paines, was the very kindcol
death which he .futfered

withal!

the circumftances that happenec


in all the continuance of his

on ;

for fo much as

Palli

one of them

(i

they bee well considered) was:


kinde of martyrdome by it fclfe,

Tmtut

And that thou mayeft more cleare

mofigrie*

ly perceiuc the

uqhs fames
whicb our

ftom the firft

Smotfuffered in bis

Vajfwn.

fame , begin euei


entry of his Paflioi

dies.

The third was , to be fo often[times caried through the common


Jrcetes bound and manacled, as if
he had beene a very thiefe.
The fourth was, the puniflient with whipping and fcourug, which,bcfidcs that the

lames

very cruelly kid on hirrijand

(among others) tweluemoi

many in number , it is not a


tmnifhmcnt for a man of any cre-

gricuouspaincs, which our Saui


our thereTuffcred; the which I wi'

fcor honcfty, but for bondflaues,

finde

not

withftanding that in cuery oneo:

them there is very much to be i

the agony in thi

Garden,and that
diefweat, which

wonderfull blou
trickled down

throughout all the parts of his bo


dy vnto the earth , which was th
moft new and moft ftrangeft thin
all

Vagabonds ,

that cucrhath happened

Thefift

The fecond was,

was,that moft cruell in-

jicntion'of the

Crown of Thornes,

were ioyned together,

&

moft grieuous fliamc


dishonour , andwithall, moftgriepous paine and torment.
The iixt was, thofe fo manifold
Mafphcmies, and lundry kindes of
poth

[moft villanfrus

fies,

the world.

and men ofmoft vile

nobafe condition.

[wherein

The firft was ,

of

very

and coniidered*

U.

ownc Apoftls

vntofo cruellenc-

(indDifciple,

fvere

vntillthccndofit, and thou Dial

rchearfe here very briefely,

fobafeapriceof his

169

and reproaches, which were

Joyned with the

to bee

fold ft
id

mockeries, iniu-

fpet fo

torments ; as to

oftentimes in his face

as

though

x
I

How to meditate

I71.

though bee had beene a blafplic

met

to giue

him

buffets am

blowes, as if he had beene avaga


bond; taapparell him fbmetimd
in white garments, and fometitrid
in red> as if hee had beene a foblJ
to hood-winke his eyes and toiej
Math. z6. at him, faying, jireade who k\
<S8.
fm'men thee: as if hee had beene]
very dizard ; to cloatheHhnwii[
a purple garment, andfetaRced
in his

hand ;

before

to kneele on one kn

him; to fmite him

head with a Reede,as


a counterfait King ; and

ontj

if he had bj
befides

this,to proclaime him through

common ftreetes as a

Who euer

faw

fo

tl|

malcr'a&j

many kindesl

reprochfull iniuries heaped

togl

thervpononeman?
The feauenth was,that wondc

were created ,
things

was

and

in

whom

all

doe line and arc prcferued,

accounted more vnprofitable,

more vnwortbytoliue, than


Sarrdasr an infamous malefaand

iftor.

Theeightwas, inthattheyin[forccd him to carie vponhis ftiouljders,

(which were

brufed,)

all

to rent and

the ycry fame inftru-

meat of the Crofte,

whereupon he

death.

The tormen-

jlhouldfuffer
tors

themfelues (which are

com-

monly the minifters


vfe

to hide

are

to be

pot fee

of cruelty (do
the eyes of them that

la

beheaded, that they may

the inftrument that {hall

them of their life ; but


here they doe not only not
vfe this
pde ofhumanity towardsour Salercaue

"iour, but they lay the


fame in^
contempt and defpite, whij purnent of his death , euen vpon
was done vnto him ( being
jMs owne
fiioulders , to the intent
Sonne of Almighty God,) \vhj Fthis heart might fir ft fuffcrthe
they compared him with Bm\ torment of the
Croffe inwardly,
has
and made leite account More that his body fliould proue
J
him rhen of Barrabas. Infomuj 1^ outwardly.
as that Lord, by whom all thing
The ninth was , the very marwcl
Ll 2
tyrdomcj

full

tfl

&'

ijji.

Horvteme&ute

i7a

It

tyrdome ofthe Croffe , which is


moft audi kinde of torment fc|

ypenthcTAfsion.

[whereas

cafe,

it is

not a fpeedie kinde of deal

tobe hanged, or beheadedjb


very long and lingering ; andtf
wounds bee in the moft fenfibll
parts of the body ; to wit, in
feeteand hands, which are mo
full ofveines and finewes , whii
bee the inftruments of feelini
Moreouer, his paincs were incre;
fed with the poyze and weight
his owne body , which alwayi
tended and fwayed downward!

(as

tl

andfoiteuer rented and cnlargi


his wounds , and augmented
griefe of his torments , and

tl

th|

caufed his martyrdomc to becoi

extreme grieuous,thatalthoti:
he had no deadly wound , yet
(b

jreafon

of the pafsing greatnefTe

moft holy
parted out of his moft

his paines, his

foulc d
precioi

body.

10

The tenth was 3 thai whereas 01


Sauiour was thus tormented vp
the Croffe, and there became a v
ry fea of paines and tormcnts,yc
when

173

he was in fuch a doleful!

that if wee

fhould fee a very

dogge in the ftreetes fo pktifully


[tormented, it

were able to breakc

notwithftanding,his cruell enemies were fo

[our

hearts

yet

all this

from taking any pitieor


compafsion vpon him, that euen at
farre

off

that

very time they

fcofFed at

him ,

mocked and
and wagged their

Tie on thee, that de- Math. *7


40.
withwyefi the Temple ofCjod,

[tieads/aying ;

&

in

three dayes bat!deft it agame.

The eleuenth was , to haue his


[moft innocent mother prefent before his eyes at all thefc martyrdom es,kno wing fo well as he did,
what a
vnto

pafsing great griefe

it

ZI

was

her moft innocent heart.

The twelfth was fuch a cruelty,

was ncucr fcene; to wit,


Ithat whereas his moft holy body
the like

was all

voide of bloud, and

all

the

of his veines emptied,


and his bowels dried vp,by rcafon
of the great aboundance of bloud
[which hee had flied , when hee
cqucftcd a little water , they
fbuntaines

LI

did

12

ft

174

vfonlhePafswn.

Hew to meditate
<&d not onely not graunt itvnto
him, but in fteede thereof, they

gaue him to drinke Vinegar


Gaule.

and

fome one or other of


kcm,hemallfinde very vehement
Lotions , to prouoke him vnto
but

*4.

that in

Igriefe

anoVcpmpafsioiL

Howbeit^ the paines of our

Now what thing could be more


fcuk. 16.

iauiour

was tormented in hell , had a drop


of water denied him when he re-

:omparifon- ,

bee yet others without

here

to

[thefe ;

Croffc

furTered

in

of

fied

wherein his bodie

CrofTe

inuilible

but befides

there

was yet

CrofTe, where-

holy foule was cruciwithin his bodie , hailing

his

will minifter fuffident matter

the paines of his

outwardly

jiisvifibls

another

it fslfc,

wk,

fr.

b?/ides thatjthey encreafe his mod


giicuous paines with another kind

by

farre greater then

foukv For al] thefe paines


aooue named , doe for the moft.
part appertains to the paines of
the

confidered '(euerally

all

pieifed

God die thing that he defired, but

of torment.
Euepv one of thcfe points being

teas not
hearted)
'

& forrow to any

but

The

iVli'lfh

bli Crofle

of

cur SariQftr.

raoft

allbfoate

arrnes and foure naylcs,

were fours dolorous conpdeiationSj ) and thefe were a


good Chriftian heart. And therehaw pre greater torment vnto him
fore whofoeuer is defirous to
compafsion then the very outward Crofle.
an earner* and inward
Forfirft of all, there was reprelet
of the paines of our Sauiour,
d sented vnto him , all the finnes of
him goe through euery one
the world ,
that were prefent,
cadi
them, and makeaftationat
|palt, and to -come, (for all which
hard
of them ; and (be he neuer-fo
he differed) and that fo diftin&ly
almoft potsible,
very great griefe

Chrift are not thus*ended;

cruelly done then this? True ic is,


that the rich couetous man, which

quired it,but yet he had no Gaule


giucn vnto him. But heerc they
doe not onely denic the Sonne of

175

(which

LI 4

as

it

a-


vfonthe Pafsion.

Haw to meditate

\j6-

as if they

had becne the (innesbut

man

of one

alone.

Now

to him

that bare fuch a pafsing great

fences

them. This was alfo a


[far greater torment vnto him then
the torment of the Crofle. For it
[pared for

louc

and zeale vnto the honour of his


Father,what an vnipeakablegriefe
was it, to behold ftich an infinite
number of abhominations and of-

177.

lis

a greater

paine vnto a Labourer

to be denied his
fruit

day wages,andthe

of his labour

[labour it felfe ,
[great.

And

then the very

albeit

it

were very

for this caufe our Sa-

committed againft fo high


[uiour complained by his Prophet
a Maiettie ? For is is certaine, that
of this iniurie vnto his Fathe finnes ofone man alone , were \Efaj,
ther, faying ; Ifaid, in vaine hatts I
E fa. 4 9. 4.
able to torment him more then all
without caufe
\trauailed, in vaine
the torments of the CrofFe. The
I wafted my ftrength. And
which being fo , what a pafsing yam
|hceromplained of this ingratitude
,

&

great griefe
all

would the

fanes -of,

men, and ofall the world canfc

vnto him? Surely there

is

giiefe.

Secondly, there was alfo reprefented vnto him the vngratitucle

and damnation of many men,

of many wicked Chriwhich would neuer ac-

efpecially

knowledge

this fingular benefit,

nor endeuour to profit andhelpe


themfelues with this fo great and
coftly a remedie, as he there prepared

men

themfelues

vnto

ISaint

Bernard, faying

by
man,
,

imfiderwhat cmrfl torments Ifuf\ftred for thy fake. There is no paine


mat tormentethme fo extreamely a*

ingratitude- doth.

Itke that

and

to his Father, but alfo

lenen

novn-

deritanding able to comprehend


the pafsing grcatnefle of this

ftians,

[notonely

call

vnto

doefufferfir thee. Behold

Me paints that doe torment me : bewldthenailes that doe fierce tho~

\w my bands and feet


wamefull reproaches

behold the

and define

wherewith they d'fhonour mo !

whwa\) the

fa'tve

hi

which I
5

And
fitffcr

out-.

S.Bernard.

vpmthePdfsmix

Htm to meditate

(JZL!

outwardly he fo faffing grc4t, yet is


theyaine far greater which Ifcffer
inwardly,when Ifie theefo vngrate-

and vh!i>nd? towards meefor


the fame.
In like m;mner,there was repre-

full

sented vnto him, the horrible finne

of that miferabie people of Iewry,


and the terrible punifhment that
was prepared for them within a
(hort time after, which vndoubted-

which vndoubtedfy
[was fo great agriefc and pain vnto
lim,as the fou c was greatand ineICrone, ,xht

||(limablewhichihc bare

yntoher,

Now thefe fbuFC confideratiohs


were foure
jarmes of another inward crofle,
Iwherwithihis blefTedfoul was iikejwifc crucified within his body* So
Uat our:. Sauiour (offered that day
and

griefcsiwereas.it

[the

paines arid torments


the

one

dF two

Pafsion.For ifthe Prophet Uremic

and .the ollier inuifible.; Vpoa the one


crofle
lis body fufr*ered:outwardly, and

which the

jpoa the otbeiy :his foule fuffered

3y was agxeater

griefe

& torment

vnto hiniithan the cup of his bitter


fignified , -that the finne

Iewes committed in going about


to kil himigrieucd ram much more
then his owne very death : what a
griefe (trow you) would it bee to
our Sauiour, whohad without all
comparifon^far greater-charity and
grace,than the Prophet Ieremief

There was moreouer reprefen-

,
Luk.z.jj ted vnto'him the griefes and doleifultfword of iorrow , which pier-

Icroffes,

(inch,

vifible,

more -inwardly.

Now how'

great the griefe was*

which
of thefc foure ^confideations,, there is no vnderftanding
Metocbii^rehendk;andyet we
wfsing

|proceeded

nay

conte&ure fome what thereof,

m that outward fliew ofhis bloupfweatiti the.Garden.

Whofoeuer then fliall atteatiue-*


Ifcbiifider

allthefe caufes,

fiiall

the

howpafsing great .the


Nnes and torments ofour Sauiour
pre, which is. the intent of this

Crofle,

firi*

ced the heart of his bleflfed Mother, whenflie faw him furfer be-

tweeue two Thieues vpon

jdearely

fee

<

x-q

UarvtotnedttAte

iBo

vfonthe Pdfiim.

manner jtf meditating

firft.

vpon

Icaufe St.

made

BonoHtnttirc

his moft totter Pafsion. Howbcit,


this, muft not :be the finali end of

(account ofthis

this exer<etfci butirathctitmuftbe.

|fcnfiblyfeenc,that this

vfed as a thcane to cbrheto other


cads ; to vvit,to vnderftand hereby

meditation

what a pairing great loue hee bare


vntathee , that would furferfo
much fcr thee .; and what a great

lon

181
<*reat

manner ofmeditati-

vpon the Paflton, becaufe

it is

manner of

openeth the way vnto


III the other manners of
meditating
kpon the fame.

bencfichfcdidmttd rhee, in buying


thee wkhfo dearc apricejand how

much thou

arc

bound

to doe

imtn thsPajfionefour

Kkrift, fpfeareth veryManifefify,

^atagriemus thingfinis

for

bimj wbo^atbdpnc and


fo. much for thee : and aboue

thefight

buffered

this,

ofAlmighty

how greatly thououghtefl to

caufe of hisfo long and

'-'

Whereby it appeareth

that

this

manner of meditating (by


way cf taking compafsionofthe
as
bitter paines of our Sauiour) is

firft

wereameane
the other.

or a

And

Sect.

XT.

HE

fecond point: that wee


hauetoconfider inthePafli-

painefull

martyrdome. Now for thefe foure


ends , (whereof wee wilLintreate
in the Se&iohs following) feructh
of contemplation.
this manner

all

GOV.

all

abhorre thy fories, and to be grieiied with them;, fith they were the

it

Swiom

BdfourSauiouri isthe grieuoiif.

of our finnes, whereby to


kooueour hearts to be forrowfull
pthem, and to abhbrre them.
klfe

Mereforc

wee mutt vnderftand,

holy learned Fathers


Bearffime) bur finnes were the
at

(as all

toy caufe,

why

the Sonne of Al-

ladder vnto

Wy GOD fuffefed fuch grie-

for this very

fs paines, torments, and cruell

caufe

death,

vprnthePafom.

i8i

death,ashefuffered in this world.


Foritiscertaine, thatifthere had

been no iinne to-be the meane and


occafion of his furfering,tt;had not

beene needfull for him to haue


fufferedashecud.
It is not agreed

among the lear-

ned Diuines/whether the Sonne of


ftiouid haue becne incar-

GOD

nate, in cafe,
(

man

forfome.doe

%)

doe deny
for a moft

Jf-matthd

cafe

not finncdy

Man

affirmejt^andforoe.

but

this is holden

certaine truth, that

nad not finned

in

mooued;himtofuffer allthete|
wen
miferieSiand that our finnes

him

PriJbh, and that our


..they

',

into;

thi:

finnes -wcri

that ,nayled him vpon

Crofe
And
|

-.,

tin

-.

thinke not, becaufc

moue thee to abhorre thy finnes,


and

to bcearneftly forry for

them,

to minde^hat they were


tormentors, which in very!

calling

py

the

Weed

Crucified the Sonne of Al-

mighty

This

God, and caufed him

to

fogrcat.paine and torments.


being throughly confideied

kit ought,, is
:o

a farre greater caufe


moouc a man to abhorre finne,

be forry for thefame, than


other iofies and naileries that
lue of finne, yea,, although
wee

ad to
fl

reckon among our lofles,;


Nepriuation of theeuerlaftingi
lould

fory

the Id
art therefore wrthy-of
*
punifliment/for according to
i

alone had killed him.


So that by this rule thou fceft,
[what great reafon thou
haft to
jifhee

the

whic
were not thy finnes .alone
thoi
were the .caufe hereof, that
r

being accompanied with


many in committing the fadt,
then
innocent

lifter

that

they -that threw

that kilieth an>

the

GOD

netfrffercd

of Iuftice,.hee deferuetlfno

puniflament

elfe

bad-not. finned,

ftiouid not haue


Sonne of
dyed. Wherefore it appeardv
veryieaufi
that our finnes wcrihe

hr$had

lawes

183

and

felicity

which

is. loft

by

and the euerlafting horribleaines which he purchased


by the^
",
'me.
ine,

Mow according ynto this Do&iae

whenthou {halt be occupied


in

184

Haw to meditate

vpontb&TAft'ton.

i8 5

in meditating

vpon the holy

on, and fhalt fee

how

Palfi.

the enemies

doe apprehend our Sauiour,

how

they accufe him and

and

buffet

him, and how


and whip him, &c. thinke for certaine that thou art in very decdcl
in company with them, and that]
they

fpit

vpon

him|

the tormentors

ihould neuer
piie had power to torment him,
pthey did, in cafe thy finnes had
Ithat

[not
to

giuen

them

force and ftrength

doe the fame.

Of the p offing great benefite

thou haft ioyncd with them in thisl


>ofourRedcmfti*
;:
confpiracy againft our Sauiour. Sol
ok
that thou mayeft truely fay, thatl
thy finnes doe accufe him, that thyf
Sect. III.
dufolute bchauiour bindeth him,| ITHirdly, we ought to confider
that thy anger and malice whip-l II in the holy Pamon, the great

peth him, that thy prcfumptiorj Vs ofthe benefite which our Sauiand raflines buffettethhim, thaij pur hath done vnto vs, in redeethy pride crowneth him witfJ
vs. by this meane.
And alThorncs , that thy fond braueiiel toiigh there be infinite thinges to

and

vanities,

doc

cloath

him

witlj

purple, that thy pleafurcs and


lights,

giuc him

to drinke

de-f

gaiilcl

fcfaid

in this

matter, yet at this

pent

I 'will

doc no more, but

ncly

note briefely three principal!

and Vineger ; and to be fhort,


MitJ, which are to be confidered
thy difobence, mylcth his handJ this moft excellent benefite of
and fecte vpon the CroiTe. For fol r Redemption. Firft, what our
much as the paincs, which thoul wiour hath bellowed vpon vs
deferueft bytfiefe thy finnes, heel
the fame Redemption.
Se~
thatl

|y

vouchfafed

"of his infinite Charity|

tofufferfbrthee. For

My,

what meane hee vfed

itiscertaine ping it
thai

vnto vs.

And

in

.':*!*
i

thirdly,

with]

HomoMedftatt

i8*

vpontbe Pafston.

with what paffing great louc


gaue it vnto vs.

heel

iff

187.

C h r-i s t) which benefits

be

doubtedly innumerable.

How paffing great that is,whicb|

Thefccondway

byconfideour Sauiour hath bellowed vponl ognot all the miferies which our
vs by this benefit of ourRedemp-l ill Father Adam brought vnto.
tion, there is no tongue able to exj s,but all the benefites which
;

Hdwbeitwec may cord

prefTe.

by our Sauiour
^for fbmuch as we are made
artakers of all thofe benefites, by
me vnto vs

fomewhat thereof by tvv<


iwayes. The fiift way, is by conJ

<cciue

Ifidering all the


rics

cuils and

mifeJ

eanes

whereinto Mankinde incurreJ

through thefifine of the

our Icfus

Chrifl,

firft mail

by our Saui

who. bettowc

much as it

is

for

euident, that hee

vva

giuenvntovs to bee anvniuerf:


repairer of allthe euils and miferk
-of-

the vvorld.

able to reckon
feries

the mi

arc, whereinto the worl

bath fallen by the.finne of the fir


man ^Adam, might alfo vnder
ftand

how many

the benefitc

came vnto vs by the


cond Adam, (to wit, by our Saui
are, that

fe

ou

Baptifme
iuing vs

that

they

hatte put on Chr'tfl.

thereby to vnderftand,

all

haft, that

Now hee that wcr


how many

vnto vs.

herfore the Apfile &ith9 f'hat all


Gal. j. 2,7.
khas hatte receipted the Sacrament

yponvvsall fuchbenefites as wcr


contrary vnto thefe miferies;

of communicating his Spi-

For all fuch as arc


lade partakers of the Spirit of
fcrift, are' made partakers alfo of
e vertues and merites of Chrift.

lt

Adam : for all thefe miferies wer


fufficiently.remedied

is

are

made partakers of

are adorned with his

ertuesand merits,

and that fo be-,

with this liuery, they


erne in the fight of the heauenly
ather to bee fuch after a fort in
their degree, ashisowne very Son
igcloathcd

Wth before him. And therefore


lor

good caufe doth Ecclejiaflicw

edge this wonderfall ty tie of the

Sonne

si

Sonne of God
Ecclc.36.

vponthe Paj&on.

Haw to meditate

i88

in his Prayer,

Have mercy (OLord) zfo\


people IfraeB, whom thou haji

made eqttatt and like thyfirfl

be greater then this

NowaccorJ

ding hereunto, he that could rec]

how many

the yertues

of our Sauiour C h risi


haue beene, might likewifc vnder-j
ftand, how

many thebenefits haue


beene that are come vnto vs by
him for fo much as we are made

of them all by themeancl

bencfitit

conclude, by him

is giuenj

vnto vs Remiflion of our

(innes,|

crmevnto

Grace,CJlory,Liberty,Peacc, Sal-

vs by our

uation,

Samour

on,Sacraments, Iuitice, SatisfaflM

Cbrift, in

cafcrvcc be

the Bridegroome hath, hee

Redemption,

San&ificati-I

on,Merites,Do6trine,and

all other]

jmembers are

lour

But by what meane hath


k giuen them vnto vs ? It is euident that by the meane of this holy Incarnation and Paflion, where?pon vs.

made

by hee

series,
lis

debtes and miferies

benefites.

Scriptures, the Father, the Bride-I

This taking vpon

our miferies, is (vndoubtediy) a farre greater thing, then

|him all

Itomake vs partakers

lerfull

called in the holy

For certainely

feries

thing in

it is

God

of all
a

his

be-

more won-

to fuffer mi-

^hen to beftow benefites,be-

ftufeas

there is nothing

band conuenient to
groome,and the vniuerfall head ofl
the!

all

and
our mi5

hee made vs partakers of all

reafon ofthis his fo bountifull comis

"Mi

himfelfe partaker of

Ibbytakingvponhim

members.

municating,be

partakers of

Sauiour Chrifthach beftowed

faithfuil

thinges

made

Thefe are the benefites which

elites,

tne

his

fame.

|xhe

which he had, and werebehouefull for our faluation. And by]

bis

to

Spoufe , and
whatfoeuer the Head hath, the

Ml our

of his Paflion.

To

foeuer

and

merites

'jJotewhat

to his Children, and vvhat-

|impartcth

What Dignity, what Glory can

partakers

taineth

begotA

ten Sonne.

kon

Catholike Church y becaufe


vvhatfoeuer the Father hath,apperthe

fay-l

ing;
thy

l8<?

more prohis infinite

good-

V'W

l?o

Hm to meditate

Upon the Fafsion.

ii

But what is this in comparifon


lofchat, which the greatneffe of his
and further off- from thatinfinid lloue could haue ybuchfafcd to doe
vs ? Verily if k had been needfelicity, then to fuffer miferiesl [for
Whereby it appeareth,that wear! Ifullfor vs that hee fhould there
much more bound vnto him fol lhaue fuffered paines and torments;
Ivntill the day of Iudgement, the
thepaine9 and torments which

goodnes,then to bellow benefltesj


fo is there nothing more ftrangd

hef

hath fuffered for vs, then for thj


great benefites which he hath

gi|

uen vnto vs. Iieanehereby, tha


wee are much more bound vnd
him for the manner whereby he]
hath remedied our miferies,
for the very remedy

But how pafling

theij

great

hue

ourSaulour

great was thj

fuffertdfe
vs.

tofuf

was farre gteate


then the very paines which hefuf
fered ; and much more painel
would he haue fuffered, in cafci|
fer paines for vs,

had-beene ncedfull for vs. Thre

hourcs hee

continued

paines and torments

[was
[vs

he fuffered

the loue

much for vs, yet

which he bare vnto

farre greater,

then the paines

hee fuffered for vs, much


[more are wee bound vnto him for

bc| [that

flowed all thisvponvs > This


without all companion farre grea
ter then all the reft. For certainlj
the defire which Chrift had

[albeit

[which

it felfe.

loue wherewith our Sauiour


With tobat
a pajftng

was fo pafling great which


he bare vnto vs, that he would vnJdoubtcdly haue done it. So that
lloue

which hee defiled to

fuffer
;!<!

'VS.

This consideration
fitable

to

is

very pro-

prouokevs to giue

raoft

lumble and hearty thankes vnto


him,

who hath beftowed fo

great

vponvs, and withall to


loue him,who hath loucd vs much
benefites

more then
Iflicwed

by his benefites he hath


m

vnto vs.

m.

fuftend

vpon

thj

Of

Croffe for our finnes.


Bui

**"Ti

*!* -<;-

*&m

Haw to meditate

I2

lifFefeth,whieh
Indin

Ofthe wonderfuHgreat goodxefle

cl

WAlmighty God

fuch wife ftay^a thtecorifc

ptioiy thatthtftf art afftoiijed

at

vilmighty God, which appearedrj Wo'higfrf and f^vworidetfull


Jiing 5 and aferwards commeft to
very evidently in the holy
lefcend

'Paffionofottr

fioin thence -vftto the con-

deration

S&Htour*

Sect. II II.
Fourthly wee ought to confide

ofthe bafenesj and vile*

ts

of^^the^rnolligrieu'oiis |>aliy^

jnd

reprbacfefiiirinkde^hich fa

bscontehttofHrTer|apd that not

the pafhng greet goodnes an Ir Angels or Archangeis,but euert


D,whicl trmen, which arc moff Vitaind
mercy of Almighty
bright! Ikominable creatures^fc i their
ftiinethrnoreeuidently

GO

&

lyintheholyPaflion ofourSaua
our,than in any other of his worki
Wherefore thou haft deeply tj
Poureprlfr
cipal things

to be confiltered intbe

Vafjiwief
Cbrifi.

confider therein Foure

thingesl

which are to bee confidered in a]


the whole Hiftory ofthe holy Pal
fion sand in euery part thereof. TH
firftis,whofurTcreth.
is,

Thcfcconj

what paineshee fuffereth.

third is,for

Tr

whom he fuffereth.Tlj

for what caufe hee fuftJ

fourth

is,

reth.

Now if thou wilt

ftay

tlj

the!
felfe a while in euery one of

brkesffifee #tti^ the

them*
ms j iPfas I fay); in "each one of
fcfe points chou*make(as it were)
|ftation,and doc compare the one
]0int with tHe other, vndoubtedr

thoU flialt

idaftoriied ,
uch fo great

diuels

bee greatly amazed

how:
and excellent a mato confider

would abafe himfelfe, to reemefo vile and fo bafe a creak, and then mayett thou cry our
|ith the Prophet,and fay; O
Lord
\wie heard thy words, and was ai

|W, / haue considered thy workes,


pointes,and confider firft the higtj
himthj wtvas afionied.
neflfe and excellency of
furTeret

Mm

But

n^ 3.1.

Hmto meditate

1*4
But

vfonthe Pafsm.

if after all this, thou dc

confide* the caufe of his fo great

commeft to. vnde


{land that it was not for any man
ncr of commodity towards hi

bating, and

felfe,

nor yet.prouoked by

defert ofours, but

ued thereunto with the bowels


his tender mercy y and loue
wards Vs> by the which he voucl
fafed to vifite vs from on high.
(

Luk.x.7?>

ti

This point being well and du


iy confidcred

Exod $, j

will

lift

vp

minde into fuch a great admirati


and loue of himythat thou wilt
aftonied , as Mofes was in
Mount, whenhee faw the fig,
of this Myftcrie,and began to p

ti

claime with a loude yoyce,the v|

mercy of Al
which was there

fpcakablc great

ty

GOD,

Vpon which wordes Saint BerThe amorousfoule


Uccth heere KingSdomort, with the
\frowrte which his^Mother crow\turd faith

thus ;

\ncdhim withall: Jheefecth the one\lj

was onely m

1*5

Sonne of Almighty

GO D, carj-

a Croffe vpon hisfhoulders : fhee


uteth the Lord of Maiefiy whipped
\if}

\todjpetvpon : fhee feeth the

Atu

of Life and of Glory, tbrufi


through with Naylex, pierced with 4
thor

and many dejpitefull reproadone vnto him : finally, fhee

ISfeare,

ches

ueethhim beflow his mop holy hfe


Iferhis
find

Friends: Shee feeth all this,

in feeing it, fhee is pierced tho-

of lone , and
thereforef?efaith : Stay me vp with
fmers3 and comfort me with Afrough with

knife

feSyforllangmp? with lone*


r|

sealed vnto him.


This was the great

languifhii

and faintnefle of Spirit, which d


Spoufe felt in iht.Canticles, wh
ihee
ers,

faid

Stay me'evp with Flo:

and comfort me with z/4$

for Ilanouijh wtth Lone,

Vp

Mm

Of

S. Bernard.

How lo meditate

vfontheVafsion.

197

tuiltfpotenof, did not fpeakeemll


a-.

lne: and when he was tormented*,


ltd not threaten them, but
delivered

Of the excellent vertues that doe


pine very Brightly in the

hmfelfe vnto

holy tPaflion ofettr

liujfly

Swiowr.

him that didmoJFvn*

condemne him,

And albeit

that

vertues (Librightly, and in fuch excelwife in alhhelife ofour Sauiall

ned fo

Sbct. V.

THE

fift

lent

point that weehaucl

Chrift , yet did they much


to confider in the holy Paflionl more perfe&ly
fliine in his holy
of our Sauiour , is the great num- Pafsion. And therefore in
his Pafber of vertues that doe fhine veryl Jion principally it
behooueth vs to
dearcly iri it? the which confide-] behold the beauty
and excellencie
ration ferueth to encourage vs tof of his vertues
our

endeuour our

fbme part of

felues to

that

which

imitate

much

is there]

rcprefented vnto vs.

pen

Thisisoneofthehigheft manners

of meditating that is vpon the

holy

PafTion. -For it js manifcft,

that

all the

perfection of a

the]

Apoftle %SPcter exhorteth vs/ay.Pet.*.

7A*

i;ig

doe

ftiine there

and torments,

doe the flowers among the

of all^
profound Humility, whercvith the moft high and
onely beaten Sonne of Almighty GOD;
fouchiafed to be contemned, and
iat

Chrifii-

Whereunto

his paines

Confider therefore

and following of the vertues ofour


Chrift:.

more evidently

TOrnes.

anlife, confiftcth in the imitation

Sauiour

bong

the which

fleefteemed then Barrabas, and


>

Chrift fafferedfor vsy leaning

bee crucified

iveenc

vnto vs an example, that youfoou:d\


follow hu footfteps j&hojwhsn he ws
I

en'A\

firft

fo

iff

two

vpon a Croffe bc-

thieues, as

though hec

beene a Captaine and Ring-

idcr of malefactors.

Mm

Con-

Humility.

Patience*

vponthc?Pdfsion.

How to meditate

ip8

Confider his To wonderful! Pa.


tience, in the middeft of fo mam

Ilarrefoorth, as

to take vpori him

lallthemiferies

and debtesof the

to
reproachfulliniuries and torments, [world, and

and widiall , his fo pafllng great]


Magnanimity, in that hee offered
mity.

himfelfe fo

willingly

into

'

make fatisfa&ion

Ithem, as ifthey
iarly

his

for

had beene pecul-

owne debts.

Confider that fo perfect Obedi-

thJ

1$9

Obedience.

which hee vfed towards his


hands of his enemies, and to fuffej
thegreateft pames and conflicts! [Father, whom hee obayed vnto
that cuer were differed in thij (Death, yea euen to the death of
Ithe Crofifc : where finally bowing
world.
Confider that foconftantjtyl iJowiie his head, he offered vp vnfeuerance, which hee had from thj Itobimhis moft holy foule, giuing
wee,

ranee.

beginning to the end, yea


fuffer

Death vpon the

euerttj

Ivs

thereby to vnderftand, that the

Croffc, anj [worke

of his obedience was then

to defcend into Hell, and to finif |perfe&ly fulfilled.


Confider that fo pafling great
the worke of our Saluation.
Charity.

Confider his moft feruent Ck

lAfeekewJfe,

which hee fhewed

in &Ac$$ncs.

which pafTeth all vnderflar lalltheprocefleofhis Paffion, furding, by the which onely hee vva ping himfelfe to be carryed like a

rity,

mooucd

to offer himfelfe

in Sacrj [Sheepe

of the work
and to fuffer Death, that he rniglj

fice for the finnes

giue Life,not only vnto his friend


butalfo to his enemies, yea eucj

tothofe very perfonsthat medhj

Mercy,

to the butchery,

Imoft meeke
lliis

peace,

Lambe

and

like a

that holdeth

when he is (heared.

Confider his fo wonderfull Siamongtt fo many ralfc accu-

W,

Ifations

and lying witneffes, which

I was fo great, that it was able to


moft precious Bloud.
Confider his moft aboundac bring the very Iudge himfelfe that
Mercy i which extended it ielrei condemned him, into a great
admifarrl

Mm

Silence.

m^m,, *mtn * ;'j i

W9

i|^

iip

vpon the Pafsion.

:tfmtatytdiim
tcr

PafTion

iacjttikationofbiai.,.
t

cf the
t?orld.

For

our Sanion;

Tat'wtce (as the

holy Fathers afbe defirous to fcJ


firme,) Was the wedding garment
a moft perfect pattcrne of The coal
wherewith the Sonne of God clotempt ofthe v>or!d,md ofall the bo{

Now,

Contempt

of our Sauiour.

20I

if thou

thed

himfelfe

nours, riches, pleafurcs, anddcJ

Cbrlft

vpon

thcC'i'offe,

when hee came to

bee affianced

lights that.be therein,; behold oun

Church ,

Sauiour vpon the Croffe/o diihoJ


noured,tormented,and naked,thai

which Metaphor they giue


vstovnderftand, that albeit our
SauiourChrifl (Lined molt brightly with the garment
of all vertues,
ber.By

he had none other bed to lie vpon]

but onely a OofTe ; no other pilj


low to reft his head vpon,but one]
Iy a

with the Catholike


and to bee married with

when became to celebrate matriCrowne of thornes ; no othej mony


with his Church vpon the

delicates to feeds vpon,

thole

bedofthecrofle, yet did he moft


principally* ihine there with the

no etherper-f
to comfort him , but ohely

giule and vineger


Ions

but onelJ

-ciiuejl

i.

jrobe

fcojffing. Minifters]

ofpat'ae^ce.Vcv

by meanes of

A6t of this vertue, which is to


fuffer, hee dranke the bitter cup of
hisPafsion by the value and merit
the

.which wagged their heads at hir


and faid : Fie on thee that deftroyeji
Mar.iy.

the Temple ofCj

dayes buildsft

it

OD

of lire, with all other ver-l


doe no where {hine moree-)

aufterity

uidently, then in the CrofTe.


The

grm

humility &
patience ef

But among

wherof,the Catholike

vp againe^c,

conclude theLerorejthat the Euann


gelicall^pouerey, abftinence, am
tues,

andin thre\

all

Church was

redecmed 3 beaiitified,and efpoufed


by our Sauiour Chrift.
|

Now on thefe and other the like,


we ought to fix our eyes,.,
when we meditate vpon the holy

vertues,

Pafsionofour Sauiour

.,

to the in-

thefe vcrtucsJ

tent that wee may be thereby proHumility ap4 'Patience doefliewj uoked
to imitate fome what of that

themfelu.es rnolt notable in the bkr

tcrl

Mm

<?

which

i!

.,U

'*'

202

vpontbeFdfshri.

which was there done, not oneiy


for
for our Redemption, but alfo
our Example. For the greatcft

Oftheconttenkncy of the Myftcrie of our Redemp-

"lory that a Chriftian can attaint


vnto in this world , is to haue a

fcmblance and likeneffe vnto our


Howbcit,
.Sauiour Christ.
as proude UEfa.l4*i4 not fuch a likeneiTe
aferde&cd to haue, but fuch a
likeneffe of life

loin 3. 1

203

How to meditate

as our Sauiour

tion,

Sect. VI.

TH E

fact

point that

to contemplate

ly

Paffion,

is-

we hituc

vpon

the ho-

the conueniency of

hiflifelfe

Commaunded vs to haue,
when hee faid ; / haue -given yon

tkMytteric of bur Redemption


to wit, how conuenient a meane

an Example,, that as I haue. done,

this

fofkMldyeejdoe.likewife*

thofe,

wasj which Almighty

GOD

whereby to worke the Saluation of man, and to heale and


This
cure him of his mifcries.
manner of contemplation, fcrueth
to illuminate the vnderftanding, to
confirme
faith

of

it

more firmcly

this Myfteric,

in the

and to

lift

vpthe heart of man into a great


admiration of theGoodnefle and

Of\

Wifcdome of Almighty GOD,


who chofe fo wonderfull and conuenient a meane to heale our
miferies, and to rclieue our neceffities.

This

is

fo copious and fo plentiful!

*94f

vj>othcPaphn.

HmtQmedttste

2Q$

full a

matter to meditate vpon,that

certainely if a

man

proper

flhould conti.

him to

lift

a difeafe, we muft conthe accidents of the difeafe,

uenient for
fidcr

and vertues of
the medicine : and when we haue
feene what proportion there is betweene the one and the other, we
may iudge whether the medicine

vp his

and the properties

GOD

herein..

But becaufe this volume would

or

no.

Euert fo in like manner

mew the

diiscafe; for

whereas

uout and religious foule may here-

gencrall

by haue away opened vnto her,to

ries

will

medicine for

and

neceflities

in

and bloud

Sauiour Iefus ChrHr ,

of our

is it

it is cuident

ynto vs,that the Paflion

conli-

deration, to the intent that the de-

proiecutealltheieft..

the difeafe

bee convenient for

be too great,in cafe I ihould treate


ofthis matter at large; I will thereorder and foundation of this

meane

mine whether a medicine be con-

more & more, in admiration


of the high wifedome and pro-

fore at this prefent onely

the

As for example,if we will -'exa-

fpirit

uidence.of Almighty

is

the fame end.

for

nue thinking vpon it vntill the end


of the world j bee hould alyvayes
finde new reafonscf the conueniencie of this holy my fterie;and new
caufes to induce

& conuenient

all

is

the mife-

of man,

try the conuenience

if wee

of

this

Wherefore
if

it is

to be noted, that

medicine,

we will fee what proportion and


j

conueniencie a
his

end,

mcanc hath

itis necefTary

with

to make a

wee mult make a

long

companion betweene the medicine and the difeafe; and in cafe we


be able (thorowly as we ought)to
fearch
examine both the one and

&

coparifcn betweenthe fame meane


j

and the end, and the greater helps


that the meane hath towards the!
attayning of the end

the more
proper

the other,
that this

we (hall certainly finde,

medicine is fo fit

nient for the

& conue-

curing of this difeafe,

and

rheVajftm
of

Cbrijt is

Jlowtomedhah

2o6

and vnthankfulwhat thing could bee more

and of all the branches and accidents of the fame, as if the medicine had beene onely inftitutedfor
the curing of each defect inthedifeafe; the which vndoubtedly is a
matter able to bring a man that
fhould confider of it attentiucly,

our forgetfulnes ,

into a great aftonifhment and ad-

ritin

be not fully per-

miration. If thou

fwaded herein, tell me then I pray


thee, what fatisfa6tion could bee
offered more fufficient for payment of the comon debts of mankinds , than the moft precious
bloud which the Sonne of Almigh
ty
(lied for vs vpon the

GOD

Croffe ?

To

cure alfo the wounds

of our pride, couetoufneffe,

ingra-

titude, pleasures, delights, and

loue ofour fclues

the

with all other


euils which proceede thereof, what
thing could bee more conuenient,

than

God vpon

a Croffe

Like

wife to giuevs knowledge of

the

goodnelTe and mercy of Almighty

God,

to enkindle vs
-

207

vfonthe Pajtion*

more in the

loue ofhim, to ftrengthen

n:ore

our confidence,and to awake more


our

neflfe

conuenient, than

GOD vpon

Croffe?

Moreouer
with merits
greater

to enrich a

to exalt

man

him vnto

honour ,,to enkindle his

fpi-

deuotion, to comfort him in


his tribulations , to fuccour him in

tohelpehimin
his labours, to encourage him vnto
great enterprifes ; and finally, to
giuc a perfect example of all vermes , what thing could bee more
his

temptations

vpon the Croffe ? And to comprehend all in one word, ifthe Euan-

conuenient, then Iefus Chrift

be well confidered,it is
nothing elfe, but onely acontinuall Croffe: and fo confequently,
what thing could be tnore conuenient to direct a kinde of life which
gelicall life

is

altogether a croffe, then another

crone?

And if thou be

yet defirous to

vnclerftandthisconueniencie
euidently ,

more

confider attentiuely

wtatthing a Chriftian

Ttytc&ell

life is , (for

the

this point.
I

Haw to mediate

208

of a Chriftian

the leading

vpomhtVafshn.
hitte notfo

of all the trauailes


paines of our Sauiour Chrift)
the end

and!

very plainly vnto thee, what conis

what a

meane, and this end.

Cbnftian

life

life is,.

is

(taking

it

in his full perfection)

Chriftians vfe to

the world

Hue

at this day in I
asourl

Sauiour Ghrift liued, and fuch a


life

as his Difciples liued

whofe

paines, labours, and miferies were


fo great, that one

thus of

them

fpebtacle vnto

of them

writeth

JVeears become A

God, vnto Angels

and vnto men* For trulyf> great am

i.Cor.4.9

and weefuffer them:


hey blafphemevt , and wee pray for

we reuiled and perfected of \

the world, that (a* though wee


w'tlde beafts

mm

baited at aftake)*

fpecially looked

vpon

men and of Angels,

*H

not onely

world^as ifwe were the very daft and

dtrtthatthey tread vnder their feet:

dfidas-ihoughwewere moft wicked


ffldabhominable men
fully perfwadedi

but alfo of Air

mtghty (jod bimfilfe. And afterwards he faith thus /Vntill this ?rt<
fent houre wee doe fiffer hunger,
thirfi9 JtaktdneJfe t
\

andblowes, aadl

hm\

:-

the world is

that nothing can be

more acceptable vnto Almighty God,


then to procure

our death and con-

demnation.

This

is

(my

Chriftian life.
life

deare brother) a

This very Chriftian

did the Prophets liue, andfo

did alfo
in

ofl

To conclude, in fuch<wife'are

we turmoyled and contemned of the

our paines andmtferies, and mfichi


wife are

they

yerficutev*,

them.
life as the

but fuch a life

andwe hlejfe than- ;

thisi

A Chriftian

not fuch a kinde of

much as a denne wherein

hide ourfelues.

cmfevs ,

betweene

Wegoefr&mplace
toplace, and wegame the bread that
weatew'tth our own? hands. They
to

and

the fame consideration will declare!


ueniencie there

209

" "*"'

life , is)

the Martyrs

the Primitiue

Wilderneffe*
Chriftian life
liuc.

And

that liued

Church

To
did

in the

bee

fliort,, this

all

the Saints

this Chriftian life the

Apoftle delcribethyery plainly in

hisEpiftleto the
thefe

Hebrewcs,

in

words.

The

^^

210

'

hi

'

Haw to meditate

vponthe Papon.

211

>

Heb.u.
3*.

Tfc* 54/*/ were mocked, fcour

and transformation of
ged, apprehended, imprisoned, fiA man into God , cannot bee made,
ned, Jawed in peeces, tempted, aaA

neration

theoldemandoe firA die,


ThA that fo by death and corruption of

put to death with the [word.


went in this world apparelled

vnlefle

the olde man, he may be transforSKtnnes,


Goates
verA med into
Sheepes and
Whereupon it
poore, needy% and affiled, ofrvhoml plainely enfueth,that all the Euanin\

GOD.

the world

was not worthy. They

gelicall life , is

nothing elfe (as we

ned in the Wilderneffe>and mfolitA haue faid) but death, and a Croffe.
places i apart from the company w And therefore what thing can bee
men, and had none other habitat'toni more conucnient to direct fuch a
but the dens and c/ifls of the eankl kindcof life as is altogether a conThis is indeede the perfection off tbuall croffe, than another croffe ?
the Chriftian life ,

pellteacheth vs

which the Gofand which

our

And
and

if

there be nothing more apt

conuenientto ingender afire,

SauiourChrift came to bring into

then

another

the world. This Chriftian

thing

bee moft apt to ingender a

life,

if

fire ,

and

if

euery

be well confidercd, is a continuall croffe , and death of the whole

thing like

man, to the intent that, after hec


thus mortified and annihilated, he
may be able and difpefed to bet
transformed into God. For like a.

conuenient to ingender a croffe,

it

ii

can

vnto it felfe ; what thing

be more proportionable and

then

another crofTe ? vndoubtedly

fb it is

and therefore there is no-

there cannot bee generation


*

with-

out corruption,(forfomuch as thai


thing which is, muft perim, to the

thing of greater force to

encourage

day all men


and womeri, tofufferpaines, vn-

and ftrengthen at this

iuftice,

wrongs, pouerty,fubic6ti-

be made which

6n, hunger, thirft,

cold, nakednes,

fpirituall rege-

andtobeefhort,

all

end that that may


is not,) euen fo this

neration

the troubles,
cala-

vfontbeVafston.

Howto Meditate

212

imprifonments,tormerits and

mife-

chofe rather-to put himfelfe

1,

jcalamitics^afili^ions^perfeeutions,
[to

213

fo great

paines and diftionours,:

intent that man might bee;


riesof this world /and all the au- Ito the
and more hoifterityofthe Euangelical life,thei: Lore, honoured ,

by this meane

to fixe their eyes vpon the Crofle,

Ipen

Out of this Schoole of the Crofle

lother.

came the Martyrs. In this Sehooli

then by any

Thefe bee the fixe princijpall wayes to meditate vpon the

Tk order
that may

commonly

the order that


learned alfo the Apoftles ; and thii IliolyPauton ; and
Imay commonly bee vfed in mediSchoole hath likewife taught

be vfed in

firengthened

all

the Saints, to liw

vpon them

tating

a holy auftere kinde of life. Aral


Was the Crofle thathach aecoro

panied and comforted them in al

jourSauiour futfered

their Iabours^troubles^paineSjaffli-

&ions, and perfections.


, when the deuout fouli

Now

findeth fo
in this

manv kindcs

Tree of life , for

offruitei
all times,

and for all neceflities. , (liee cannot


but wonder at the high wifedome
ofthatfoueraigne Maieftie, that
hath found out fuch an excellent]
meane for our remedie ; and free

prouoked thereby to acvnfpeakeablc


the
knowledge
goodnefle of fo merciful! a Father,
is alfo

who

.being able to baue holpen

and remedied man with his onely


will,

to begin

vpett the

to wit, to confider
pe moft grieuous paines which

It the firft^

ii

is

meditating

forvs, (the

confideration is as

which

very foundation of

lie

Pajfim.

it

all

were

the o-

and from that confidcratim wemay goe forwards immedir


tyvnto all the reft, according as
hcrs,)

very courfe of meditation will

tie

ppen vnto vs the


lly

way, and

efpeci-

of the holy Ghoft,


the principall Teacher of

the grace

who is

tafeexercifes.

wee haue declared bewhen wee haue confidered

For as
bre,

pafllng great

he
|>iir

paines

Sauiour fuffered for vs

nay

which
,

wee

then immediatly proceede


for-

vfonthe Ttfio*.

Tim to mediate

214

our beginning at the firft con-

forwards, and cbnfider the great-

king

of our finnes and offences,


which caufed him to fuffcr fo many grieuous paines and torments j

fideration ,

neffe

andwithail, thepaffinggreatneffel
of this benefit of our Redemption
in that

Almighty

GOD

wouldj

vouchfafe for the loue of vs to fuf.


fer fuch paines and torments : am

wee may

likewife

confider

thi

of the goodneffc an
mercy of Almighty God, who fo

highneffe

the great loue he bare vnto vs,aba


fed himfeife fo farre. forth, ast<
fufFer fo

many

reproachfull

con

and fo to proceede in

from one confideration to

order

another,
Dot

215

euentothelaft; yet is it

needfull for a man (fo often as

hemeditateth
fterie)

togoe

ner through

vpon

in this

them

may

holymyprecife man-

this

all, (for many

out that hce


ihall not haue fufficient time for
the fame) but let him content himfeife in his meditation with that
consideration, wherein hee fhall
findc moft fpirkuall tafte and liking ; for fo much as in thefe extimes it

fo

fall

wemuft haue refpeft not

temptsyvilianies,and mifcries ; ant

ercifes ,

abouc all this, wee may confide


how great examples ofvermes o

to the

great quantity ofthe matter

that is

meditated vpon, but to the

Sauiour Chrift hath giucn vnto

great

deuotion wherewith

herein ; to wit, of patience, obedi


ence, charity, humility,mcekenes

done*

conftaucy,and of all other vcrtues

The eni ofthis Booker.

whereof wc haue hitherto treated

Howbeit , although it bee a ve


conuenient order of meditathi
vpon thi* holy myfterie , to
al
orderly by degrees through
m

thefe forefaid confiderations

ta-

kin

it

D EO

KATIAS.

is

r.->

'!

NECESSARIE

|A

Tabic ofall the principal!


ipatters contained in

chisBooke.

Meditation for

Monday

Morning.

-T.nv

:,:

the knowledge of our

Of the

multitude*/
tkfm*m of thy former lift. page>\
1

Of the

Grrnes that thoubafi

cc^mmed.Jtnce the time thouhadfl


J

*#e\^<wk&v?*f God*
j

i.

page,*

Qf-chegrisxvt*fosffi'9ffiHe.

N%

The

I
A.

lm

'

The Tabic

The fable.

"~

.''.

ofourtife.

pgr.r*

4 0/afe mtttb'dttj of this hfe


The fitff

Tteatife of

yhemthe

rationof out fmnes:


isdedaformer Meditation

5 P/ffe

deceftfUneffe

Hm that

little

time wee hauc

tolkte, is alfifibieft to

Otthmkku&ofthejxm
thjfitmrl-fe.

^}Ptf
m
A
'

Of the jiHMi.mdm<f

many mije-

mfiothofMj andminde. page,]?


7 Of the cxtemalldifeajesand
iMfapftfor. /to J&4pp* fff mens boMte^and^fthe inward affittbnsand

Mmofthemhide.

I"

tethe

of this
/>^ 58
f

,-"

life*

redropreatlarge.

'

^ledgerfJ^S^f

pagefii

Ofdeath,

Of(he Mt^athn ^fmommm

p*ge,6i

\cmfi*KeM<fth*<d>hrri>>l

Page 6$,

cortewpofbmfilft-StX-3-n-W

[The fecond Treatife , containing a


confideratidri

mans

of the miferies of

wherein the former Meditation is de-

>ledj|^tipnfor Thurfday

the confide-

life

clared .more at

Jarring.

large.

Y^tfomifriv ofthis lift-

\J

Of~ the pirtftef

-Of
3

rife

i'the

oftha

W*
om

life."

vneertainty of

fruity

F the

5|

ty

wd brickie"

ortginall

and

man.

birth of

fage^5

Ofthe birth of wan and


,

of his

entry into this world,

page^6%

Ofthe b'sdy ofman,


Of th*> mtferips. and

page,j I

frft

Nn

conditions
of\

The Tabic*

ofthislfe. Andfirflofthcfhort-

The Tabic.
houre ofour death.

Seti.l <tag

e>M

nes cfthe fame.


Of the vnc&tainty of our life,
^
Sett.ifagtm

Ofthefrailtyofour life.
*

Of the

&&J

Mutability

of

this

bfe.

SeSt.^.paget iU

of our
Sett.$.pageMi

Of the deceitfulneffe

of mans

Of the "wifiries

life.

tffe,

.:Sett.6.taie,ii*

Oftheextewattdifetfesandca.

Of the feparaiUn or parting

of the foule

from the body at the


home of death : and ofthe
honour
& lothfomnes ofourgraue.pagers

pdgettQQ

.;

Ofthegreat painejeare.and

dwbt3 that is at the houre


ofdeath,

what Jhall then become


ofour body andfoule.
page3 i^S
4 Qfthe particular account we
mfl make to Almighty God, at the
cenjtder

to

httre ofour death,

How

and of'the ttmard apUions m^

^nrforteth.

cares ofthe mmd.S*ft-J-Pagt>W

itrfon

page, i
the

50

Church of Chrifl

and

helpeth the Jfcfyat fas departure out


of this
>'

Ofthlaflmiferyofmn^biA

of all our whole

Wp4-

lamities.thathappento mens bodies,


'

page,iA6

VM-

P a*>i$3
Sett$fdgW6 6 Ofthepaines of'death andof
is death.
What fruit and commodity may we great fame and agony the foule
,

be taksntytheforefaidconfidsrAti-

St&W>gd#

\ons.

Meditation for Wcdnefday

what her

departure

out.

out of

vbody.

p*g'*$$
7 Of the funerals and burying
the body : with
thefilthineffe and

fhfomnejfe thereof after

it is

dead,

Pag> l $7

Morning.

what becommeth of the foule


>it is departedfrom the body.
F thehoure ofdeath.page im Iter
8

Ofthevneertawtyoftk\
hottm

~f*ge,lW

Nn.

Page

The Tabic.
The Tabic.

I_

Xcmgrcgat'ton eomforteth
\tth

the fcke perfins

Itheir departing

7age,
The

third

1 6*0.
t

TreatiCe of this

ration of death

confide

wherein the for-

cier Meditation is declared


more at large*

OF

and help-

at the time of

out ofthis ltfe.Sett.$

fage.zo6
Of the panges ofdeath : and of
\the great paine and agony ihefoule
\abideth,

at her departure out ofthe

Sett.6.fage,i93

\hdy.

Of the

the uncertainty ofthe bm\ uhe body

and bmying of
with the flthmefe and

funerals

ofdeath; andwhat a gr'tM \kbfomneJfe thereofafter tt is dead.


to depart from d\
Seftsj.fuge 9 i9%
is At that time ,

S&*t'We

What hcommitboftbefottleafOfthefeparatkn or farting of the \ter it is departed ont of the body


the horn A \mdofthedreadfUmdgemm and
fide from the body at

things ofthU life.

>

andofthehorrourandtottt fntence tbatjhaUbc. gitten vfonfo


I
Seft.S.jp*ge&o$
that time*
formes ofour grave. Sett.* fag

death

nU

Ofthe great feare and doubt

thai

dew
the fonte hath at the honre'of
whatjhatt happen vnto it,
departed/from

the.

body.

afitritil

SeH

Meditation forThuifday

Morning;

page,lo\
I

Of

the part'tcnUr account

vt\

Coda A
muft make to Jlmighty
our death ; whereby *

OF

general day of judgepage,2i4


ment.
t Ofthe dreadfnines and terror
the

houre of
em
come to vnderftand all the
Vfthegenerallmdgement. page^r 14
andblirtdnefeofo#rwholelifif4
the dreadfull fignes that
a

SeB.^.pageM

JJow the Church of the fiiM


conm

Of

goe before the generall day of


tudoeTsfn 4

The Tabic.

The Tabic.
Page n6

Judgement.

Ofthe comming ofthepud offire

Of the camming

of thefind kfore the iudgement of the dreadoffire before the Judge: and of the Mi foundofthe trumpet ; of the end
dreadfuHfiund ofthe trumpet at th If the world ;,and ofthe refurreft'ton
generaU iudgement,
page, 218 \of the dead,
Seft,^.page,2Ap
%

Of iheflraite account thatfbd

Oftheflrait account that{hall be

then be required ofeUery man, 2 ip inquired of euery man ; of the com5 Of the terrible fentence tkt\ mng of the Iudge \ of the matter of
the ludgejhallthengiue againft
Vbeiptdgement ; andof the witnejfes

p^ge^%\ undaccufers that JhaU be there a-

wicked.

bmfttbe wick?d.

Of the terrible fentence that the

\lffdgejball then

Wage. %ij*

Seft.q.pag, 257

\the

wicked;

pronounce again
ft

Seft. 5.page, 272

The fourth Treatife of the general!!


day ofjudgement : wherein the
former Meditation

Meditation for Friday

is

Morning.

declared more
at large,

OFthepainesofhell. pagf,lj7

OF

the dreadfulneffe and term

ofthe generaU iudgement, M


how rigorous, the day thereofftdk
SeEb:i.pageA]>

Of

the dreadful!

and

Of two principal! ktndes

'

ofpainesinheU,

Of the
fenfes 3

torments of the inward


and powers of the foule.

pJge,ij9

terrMi

Jignes , that/hallgoe before the fy


the generaU iudgement. Belli

of

page,2$

pagei l"j%

5
to

Poena damni, to wit,the paine

be depriuedforeuer ofthefight of

Almighty Cjod.

Nn 5

page,z%i

In

The Table,

In

hell

(befides the gemrd\

paines) there bee alfe

particular}

paines, proportionable to

tkeqmkA

ofem) finne^ not forgiften


life.

^,282

.-

Morning,

in thitl

OF
W*4|

in\
j The. etemtty of the fames

heU.

Meditation for Saturday

Pateii%6.
ThefiftTreatife, ofthecon/idcra-l
tion of the paincs of hell , wherein]

the former Medication is de-

and
feltctt'te of the Ktngdome of
\Heauen,
Page} ^i9
1 The excellencie. and greatnes
{of the heawns.
PageJ 331
2 The frmtionofthe company of
\the blefed inhabitants inHeauen.
fage,3il
g TbcvjionofQbd. page^^y
4 The glory of the Saints bodies

clared more at large..

Of

-two kindestfpaines, thuA

areinhelkSefc

Lfage^m

Ofthe torments ofthe mwardfen-]


fes,

the etterlafling glory

{in

ageW$6

heaven.
j-

f'

Theferfeftfrftitionofallgood

\thmgs in heaven.

ag e3 3 7

p.

and powers oftbefiule. Se&i


fage^ool

Ofthe fame wbu&i*tearmety\


the

D mines, Poena damni,

the

fame of\lop ofAlmighty 6od.\

that is]

'Page. 346.
The fixtTreatiic, ofthe confederation of the

glory of heauen: where-

in the former

Meditation is de-.
8

Of

the particular paines oftbel

damned in hell.
'

Ofthe eternity

before rehearfedi
.

dared more

SeSh.^page^lV
ofall theftpaim\
Sect.<.pagey

^\

Mcdita-

at large.

the excellencie andgreatnes

of the heanens.SeSt.i *f*gWS

of

The
Of the fecond toy

q The benefit ofvocation. 377

that thefoulc\

fhaUhaue'm the Kwgdoweofhc*-\

W, which

is,

tbeenioying

Of

th'trd toy

ofM
*Page%%i*

thattfofoukl

ThefeauenthTreatife, ofthecon-

of Air
t wherein the

fideration ofthe benefits

Kingdom

ofh^\
tnioi^goftU\
ue*i which*, the

(haUhatse in the

mighty God
former Meditation

GOD\
clmcvifton of Mighty

'

declared more

is

Se&-3 1*&,&\

at large.

"

Of

that the foit\


the fourth toy

JhaUhauein

the

KmgfameofhA

emoytngof tbt\
ueni which is, the
e
dorj ofthe bodies.

Se&+W *%

Ofthefifi toy

3 70

Offecret benefits.

.5

Se&%>\

company of the Saintt.


the

Tabic.

w the Kingdomeofl

Hp/f B

confideration

of Gods

JL benefits , mooueth vs to hue


ag*>3%3
God.

The

consideration of Gods be-

yfiirreth vf a defire in a man


the etterlaftm] \nefits
Va e 4%5
fehcri fojerueGod*
continuance of theglory and
Gods be^
3 The confideration of
oftheblcffedSamtsSeB^ag.^Q\
and re\nefts flirreth zf a forrow

IHeatte^ which

is,

&

vntance in

vsfor owfinnes.

Of the benefit ofCreatwSe ft.

Meditation for Sunday

fage,i$9

Morning.

OFGOD.

the benefits of

386

aAlm\
P

Of

of Confemation.
SeB.i.fage,^^

the benefit

'M

The benefit of ovation. 374


confers
2 The benefit' of

'redcmptior.^
3 The benefit of

Of the

benefite

of Redemption.

SeBafage^oi
Of the fourth
\tmm>

benefit towit,of

SeCtji'page^ll

Of

mmmM

The

The

Tabic.

Tabic*
I

Of

the particular benefits

Airtight]

$*d

Ofthofe that Jpirttualty

that

beftoweth vpon

hands

vs.

ofw Sauiour Chrifi. Seft.3


page^ 9 6

Sett.$*page,qii

'

'

HI

XAEditattenvpeu

Of the

Night,
Editations vpoti the prefintaM:tron
of our Sauiour Chrift be-

the humility of

iyX our Sauiour Chrifi.

Meditation for Wediicftlay

Meditation for Monday


Night.

bindMc

page,^6

blefed Sacrament ofthe

body &bloudof our Sauiour Chrifi


And of the caufes wherefore it ym

fore the principal! Rulers, page


I

^99

How our Sauiour was brought be-

Annas the high Prieft.pag. 505


our Sauiour was lea vnto the
SettJl-page^
mfittmedi
page,$o6
Of the wonderfull effefts , that houfe of Caiphas.
Of the vexations and troubles
this bleffed Sacrament worketh m
our Samour fujfered , the night behim, thafrreceiueth it worthily. 6)
\fore bis jPaJpon : and of the deniall
\fore

Hm

of Saint

Peter.

Se5t.2.page,$ 12

Ths repentance of Saint Peter.


Meditation for Tuefday
Night.

How our Sauiour was brought beKingHcroA, and mocked and


{accountedfor afoole by him and his
fore

Editations vpon the prayer <f\


1

* A our

in

tht\

\Courtiers.

SeEl.3 page, 5; 2 o

Ofihecruellfcourging and whip?*?M7?


How our Sauiour Chrifi wasf\ Wgofwr Sautour, at the time a-

garden.
1

Saviour Chrifi

prehenfcL

"'

<

SeEt.2.page^J\ wtefM.

Sett.4.page,$i6

Mc.di-1

The Tabic.

The Table.

Of patience
\tke example

in afflictions; after

of our Sauiour Cbrifi.

Meditation for Thurfday

Sett.2>page,yi%

Night.

'

Editatom vpon the cYownmi


of our Sauiour Chrtft with

Meditation for Sunday

Night.

the crowne oftherms.

page$ 36

Ofthofe aw^Bcholdthe man,


Seft.zfage,'tf1

Of our Saviours

Editations vpon the refurre-

blhn of our Sauiour forift-

page^Sj

carrying of the

Crofe.

PW57

^m&QSQ&*
i^p/ig^

-a&aJeS
Meditation for Friday
, Night.

The Table of the fecond


part of this Booke.

\A Editation vpon the benefits


lX

ChrHtspaflion.

Fthe great

0/

Meditation for Saturday


Night.

How

both' to

confederation helpeth faith.


Sett. ip age

\A Editations vpon thefattsfaU'm

How

of(M$> t0 (jodthe Father

confederation helpeth hope*

Sett.ipage^

Page>tfl
I

Ofthofe vertues that are

a Chriflian and an
Infidell; and what vertues an peculiar andproper to a Chriflian ody>

common

ourjinnes.

andne-

cefllty .ofconfederation pa. 1

Seck.iX

W>5

profit

How

T^W
TheTable.

TheTable.

How confederation helpeth

Cha\

Seft.itpagc,i%

the okayning of the foure


Cardinal/ vertftes.- which he Tru-

How we beprovoked toloue GoL

ieMceJufiice3 Portitude, andTcmpe-

rity.

both in regard ofhis diubiepcrfeU't.

ont, aha ofhis great hue towards]


vs.
fa

gw\

How Almighty Cod will help h'm


that helpethhtmfelfe.
fagW$
How. vehement afts of Charity
are a meane to encreafi Charttk,

wds

Sett.6fage,q6

ratfce.

How.
\ftft

confederation helpeth tore-

Sett.-j.page,A$

vices.-

How Confederation excludeth not


tber

particular helps vnto vertttes,

Sett.%

pagctf

ffowthe exercifes of Prayer, conflagration, and Meditationjfrc.ap-

TfyataU vertues may Be lofibj yertainexotonely to Clergieperfins,


difcontinuance, anekwantofvfeani (though principally vnto them,) hat
cxereifc of them.

p<tge,i$

How Confederation
awl all other

motion,

hefyeth De-

vertues affec-

[Sett^fage^i
That 7>ettottS is a contimd
faring ofgoodandholy deftrts.
34
tive.

How

grayer toyned with con de-

ration , he/peth all the vertuout af-

Sett.j.pag,^

fiWonsi,

The

office

Why

our Saumtr would

and

effetts.

of prayer.

MM

transfi-

gure himfelfe rather at the time of


prayerfhen at any other time, pa.^ 2

How

confederation helpeth

to-

ward!

vnto the

Latty alfbi

An anfwere

SeRtypagc^ 6

to anobieBion, that

fome Jlothfull Chrifiians doe


aga'mfl the holy exercifes

Meditation,
ing,
bttt

make

ofPrayer,

and finfideration, fay-

that they are bound to no more,


to kgepe

and

mandements of
[hurch.

Of the

obfertte the

GO rD

com-

andofhis

S*St;io.page,63

matter of Confederation.
SeSt.n.page,69

That the word of Q O D^and


the Confederation of heauenly mat*
ters , bee the foode of our foules*
pagetfi

Of

The Table.

TheTabfe

Ofthefine farts that may be ex\

Howtodefire ofGod, the vertue

Pal*>7'

ercifed'm prayer.

Of Preparation, whichisath'm^
very requtfite to be vfid before Pray
er and Meditation.

Se&.l.p*ge9 lo9

\W.

lot

Charity.

P^^ IT 4

How to defire the vertue ofHope.


page/ad.

Pae

->7i

That it is very good to confide,


before hand , for wfyat purpofe an
end we goe to pray vntq Almtght

page^

(jpT).
That

to

man ought,

know how

to

pray

is ajpeciallgtft

as a

Whereupon our confidence mufl


vgrounded, when we make Petition
\vnto

Almighty Godj{

page,UZ

Certaineaduifis to bee obferued

mkejefiteparts aboue named: and

ofGoil \fycUtty in meditation. page,l24

T^firfiadst4fry Tbat'0ottrMeWith what intention a man ought pat'ton, wee mufi hotfor the obfer*

P*g'$l

away
come vnto prayer.
Page$9 \wgofom ordinary c'owfe,put
Of reading ; and in what manner font vs anygoodthought or confidewe ought to reade.
\rtttion, wherein weeptdemere deuop<*g*>9
Se&.M*ge,l2$
Of Meditation^ and oftwo kinds fi.--\
thereof,
Tfcfecottd*duifeiThattnour
P ag e >97
How to vfe imaginar'te Medita- Meditation, wemuftefebewthefu-,
tion*
page$% frptoiis {peculation ofourvnderOfThanks-giuing.
page,i oo
'anting, and commit this bujinejfe
f
In what order weemufl exercife
the afe^ions ofour
f the exercife of
Thanks-gming*
page ,101
Seft.2.pageii*j
I
to

'

OfPetition.

page, 103

1%hat things we muft demandfor


our felues.

p^ge9 io$

Of the

mofi necejfary venues,

that are to bee

demannded

Motion.

That the vnderfianding

is^as it

meaNurfetofeedethefV^ithe
txercife ofPrayer.

ptge,!^

The tMadtitfeiwhtch prefer*kth alfo bounds and limits to thc\


;

Will

,'!!

The

The Tabic.

I
lVtll,&c*

Sett.^page,!^ \m Sauiour.

Tabic.
Settjyage, 1 9 3

Tfcfeffrtbtdfiifi; vhichfollmX

Ofthe excellent vertucs that doe

ethefthefirefaidadffifesi andberi

he very brightly in theboljPaJfion

it is

declared, what manner of

tention

we ought to hane in our ex\

crcifi!*ef-Pr*jp^andtjiied^atm

four Saviour*

Sett.5>page,lp6

Ofthe conueniencie ofthemyfle\

0}

em Redemption*

Sett. 6.

t*ge,20$

Theffi admfe\ That wee mj


not be ktfmatde , nor gtue oKer

?xercife*ffi*q#*^
at fuch time at wee mntdemtk
faerin.

'.

'&\
:

Fi^ais.

^&5f*^V

Of

the*fixe fpintj thai aretobX


meditated vp<m, in the holy ?affu>\
.

ofourSauiom Chrijl*

page, 1 51

Of the pafjmg gre^pdwes Anl

m?

ma

i.

j.

torments wtykh our Saftmrfitfferei^


inhis molt titter faffm.*

Stft.

HM'mhiTaJfimofofirSattiQt^

mmfifily , what
grtenow thingfont ts in thefight o\
Almighty God. Sett'.iJpage^
Gfthepaffwg great benefit ofm\
apfvarcth very

Redemption,

Of the

SeU.^page^

wonderfull goodnejfe

Almtghty God., which Appeared


very euidentlj in the holy VaffitoiA

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