1 ~4 [afes of Conjcience. l. Booke. particular diflrctfc ofmimic, arifng ofo•tward A taine in our hcarrs,a rcfolucd purpofe and in. ajJliflsotU~ , rentionofnew obedience,andconformitletc S•/1. 3· the will, and commaundcmcnt of God in a! Temporo· The fccond particular dillrelfe, is b•dily things.And this is the oncly way in the world, ne death, And temporarte Death, which confillerh in the to bercaucrhisour enemic of his armour,to feparation ofrhefoulc from the bod1e. And pul the £lingour ofthe mouth ofrhisferp~nt, touchiilg rhis affiuo\ion,it is demaunded, How and confequemly,euen in deatb roprcua~lea. an]ferrta;u of Gcd, mtt} be Able to l"durc with gainfl bim. comfm,thcpangrofdwh? Thirdly, in way ofpreparation,ourdurie t . Forthean1wcr hereof, two things arc reis : eucn bcfore·hand (wh1le we liue in this Prcp:u·at1quired: a preparation to death, andhelps in world) to cndeauour, tohauefomctruoafto/ ontoJcatb. thetimc'ofdeath. lifccucrlajlitJg,andtbeioyes ofhMuen. The due Concerniog preparation, there are three confidcrarion whcreof,wil be ofgreat vfe. For dut1es to beperfOrmed. ir will fl1rrcvp in our beans, adcfircand loue The6c£1and moll principall; iscommenofperfed bappinelfein beauen, yea aferuent dcd vnrovs in the bookc of Pfalmea, where B expectation of ChriOs comming to iudge· 1 Pfa1. 39 . 4 . Dauid praics vnto God, LBrdmak._emetok..now mcnqand it will fun her caufc vs eo fay with mi1teend,and the mtafureofmy do~~ia. AndMo· Simcon;Urd,r.ow let tbyforuAnt depart inpeau: Pf.:~l.9o.1~. fcsin l1ke manner,Lord,teachmero nmnbcrmJ and with theAp':lfllc, I dc(ire to he dtfJolutd, daies,that lmayappl;mJ he~trtvnrorvifodome.In andto btwithChrt(i, Accou:lt dc3rh prc. fent. which placcs,rs remembrcd a notable duty of T 0uching thisfpirituall ioy and comfort preparatiDn:towlt, that a man Owuld refolue in the holy Gholl, rhefe~ef!ions of Con· himfclf•of death continually, and before· fciencearemooued. hand numberhisdaies.Tbis is done,by e£1ee· I. F~rll,how may we in this life haue and ming ofcucry day;asrhc day ofhis death,and nouri01 in our he;ru, a rrue tail of erernall accordingly doing alwa<cs that which he happinelfe, and of theioyesoftheworld to would do,ifhewerenow ro giue vpthc gholl. come? Secondly, in woyofprcpararion,wemuf! A•Jrr. F~tll, by aferious conOderation of cndeomourto difarrnc anUweaken death,who the cu1ls thac doe hinder, or prciudicc our is as an armed man, that hath hi' weapons, happmclTc: and they arc principally fourc. whereby hcfeekesro dellroy vs. And rn this One is, the Mtfericofuurlmes, in refped cafe, we mufl doalcwirh death, as the Phili- C ofGnnc; and the wnfcquents thereof. For llims dealt with Sampfon.They faw by expcrhereisno man in rhe world, be hencuer fa riencc,that he " 1 asa mightie man, and by his rigbreous}thatcan rruly fay ofhimfclfc, 1am power and llrength had giuen them many clean~frommy/inne,Prou. zo.9. Ycacuen the I foyles ;and therefOre theyJabonreJ eoknow, regenerate, thar hauc receiued. grace to be· Rom.7.14. in what part ofhisbody hJS llrength did lie. lceue, to rurncvnto God, andtoliueaccor- •J.&<, And after mquirie, finding il to be in the ding to the Spim, doe findc by experience, 1 haireof h1s hca.d}t!Jcy ncucr refled, till they corruprion and rebellion in theirminds, wiJs, had fpoilcd him thereof. And <Jucllionlcrfc, andatfcClions, which dailyalforderh matter the timewill come,whcn weall mufl encoun. offinn1ngagainll God:and on rhe other fide, rer,wlth this Urongand powerful! Sampfon, hindtcthandquencherh,al thegood morions D~ath;In rhcmeanewhilc,itisa poinrofwifep ofch~Spirir,rhat aremthem. Againe,fuch is dome, to inquire wherein his power & might the irreconcilJablc malice of Satan, that he confHlcth.When tbisfcarch hath bin made, rakes vantage ofmans corruption, and ncg~ we fl1all finde thar his weapons, areour manilctlsno time or opporrunitie,toinrrappethe fold Gnnes, and corruptions, bothof heart D children ofGod,m the (nares ofhis temptatrand hfc.For as Paul faith, 1. Cor. 15,56. Th, ons.And hence it is,thatman,by reafan ofhis (/ii'Jgof tk11th i1 jinn~. TherefOre, rhat we may o"•ne corruption, and rhcwicked fuggellions fpo1lc him ofthishis furniture, we mufl exerofthe DiucJI, is at continual! !I: rife wirh himclfe ourfelues in the pradifcoftwo duties. felfc,harh daily occalion offorrow, work«h Fidl, vfeall mcmes forthe cutting off of out his faluarion with feare and trembling, thelocke ofour Onnes, whereby alone Saton wading(asit were)cuenwhile he liuerh in afea harh the vanrage ofvs; and rhe(c meancsarc ofmany mifcries. the duriesofhumiJiation,inuocation,and true ThcfecondeuJII,isrhe Va.nitieof all things repentance. We mufl thereforehumblcour rhatare in the warJd.For whether we confider felucs bcforeG•>d,bc inflanrin praier, for the the world it felfe,or the rhings rhcreincontai· pardon ofour {joncs pat1, and prefent, and in ncd,done,or fufFcred, rhcreis nothingfofurc rhispointgiue rhe Lord norefl,vntiiJwchaiJc and Cleady,whercuntoma.n hauing attained, obtained inour confc1enccs~ theli.vcete certi.. can poflibly re !I: fuJJy fatisfied, and conrcn· ficace of his fauour and mcrcie in Chri£1:, tcd;or which m the cnd,wilJ nor proouetobc whereby our mindcs may be llaied and corn· moflvai)lcvanitie. Andthe truth hereof ap· forred. peareth, in theexperience ofSalomon him· This done,it flands vs in hand torurnevn-j fclfo,who(beeingkmgoucr Ifracl)wanred nei. to God,to be carefull to leaue finne, to enter~ rher authoririe,norabilaie,and oppottuniticl to
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