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             Perfection and peace delivered in a sermon / by Tho. Fuller.
             Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.
          
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           PERFECTION
           AND
           PEACE
           :
        
         
           Delivered
           in
           a
           SERMON
           By
           
             THO.
             FVLLER
          
           B.
           D.
           
        
         
           LONDON
           Printed
           by
           
             Roger
             Norton
          
           for
           
             Iohn
             Williams
          
           at
           the
           Crown
           in
           S.
           
             Pauls
          
           Church-yard
           ,
           1653.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           TO
           The
           Honoble
           and
           truly
           Religious
           GEORGE
           BERKELEY
           Sole
           Son
           and
           Heir
           to
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           GEORGE
           Lord
           BERKELEY
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           WHen
           I
           look
           on
           the
           
             Crest
          
           of
           your
           ancient
           
             Arms
             ,
             (
             A
             Mitre
             powdered
             Wth
             
             Crosses
          
           )
           I
           read
           therein
           an
           abridgment
           
           of
           the
           
             Devotion
          
           of
           those
           darker
           dayes
           :
           the
           
             Mitre
          
           shewing
           your
           Ancestors
           
             actions
          
           in
           
             Peace
             ;
          
           the
           
             Cross
             ,
          
           their
           
             atchievements
          
           in
           the
           
             Holy
             War
             :
          
           the
           
             Mitre
             ,
          
           their
           doings
           at
           home
           ;
           the
           
             Cross
             ,
          
           their
           darings
           abroad
           .
        
         
           Yea
           I
           fancie
           to
           my self
           each
           ancient
           Lord
           
             Berkly
             ,
          
           like
           one
           of
           the
           
             Israelites
          
           at
           the
           
             walling
          
           of
           
             Jerusalem
             ,
          
           Neh.
           4.
           17.
           
           
             With
             a
             Trowel
             in
             one
             hand
             ,
             and
             a
             Sword
             in
             the
             other
             .
          
           We
           alwayes
           find
           him
           either
           fighting
           or
           founding
           ,
           either
           in
           a
           Battel
           or
           at
           the
           building
           of
           some
           
             Religious
             Fabrick
             ,
          
           as
           (
           besides
           others
           )
           the
           intire
           
             Abbey
          
           at
           
             Bristol
             ,
          
           (
           afterwards
           converted
           into
           a
           
           
             Cathedral
          
           )
           was
           solely
           founded
           by
           one
           of
           that
           
             Family
             .
          
        
         
           This
           was
           the
           Devotion
           of
           those
           dayes
           ,
           wherein
           the
           world
           knew
           no
           better
           ,
           and
           scarce
           any
           other
           .
           Since
           the
           Reformation
           ,
           your
           
             Noble
             House
          
           hath
           not
           had
           less
           heat
           for
           having
           more
           light
           .
           Your
           Charity
           hath
           not
           been
           extinguished
           ,
           but
           regulated
           ,
           not
           drained
           dry
           ,
           but
           derived
           in
           righter
           channels
           ;
           and
           flowing
           with
           a
           clearer
           stream
           free
           from
           the
           
             mud
          
           of
           
             superstition
             .
          
        
         
           As
           for
           your
           particular
           ,
           that
           your
           ancient
           
             Crest
          
           is
           worthily
           born
           by
           you
           ,
           the
           
             Mitre
          
           speaking
           you
           a
           
             Patron
          
           of
           Learning
           ;
           the
           
             Crosses
             ,
          
           a
           
             Practicer
          
           of
           Religion
           .
           Qualities
           
           which
           encouraged
           me
           to
           present
           this
           small
           Treatise
           unto
           you
           .
        
         
           Acceptance
           is
           more
           then
           it
           can
           expect
           ,
           pardon
           being
           as
           much
           as
           it
           doth
           deserve
           ,
           being
           so
           long
           in
           coming
           ,
           so
           short
           when
           come
           .
           But
           because
           it
           had
           its
           first
           
             Being
          
           by
           your
           Command
           ,
           it
           hopes
           to
           have
           its
           
             well-being
          
           by
           your
           Countenance
           .
        
         
           Should
           I
           desire
           so
           many
           
             Lords
          
           of
           your
           
             Family
          
           hereafter
           ,
           as
           heretofore
           have
           flourished
           in
           a
           direct
           line
           ,
           by
           desiring
           a
           particular
           Happiness
           to
           your
           House
           ,
           I
           should
           wish
           a
           general
           mischief
           to
           mankind
           ;
           that
           men
           should
           live
           so
           many
           years
           in
           
             sin
          
           &
           
             sorrow
          
           before
           the
           coming
           of
           the
           necessary
           and
           comfortable
           day
           
           of
           
             Judgment
             .
          
           My
           prayer
           therefore
           shall
           be
           ,
           That
           the
           lustre
           of
           your
           
             House
          
           may
           continue
           with
           the
           
             lasting
          
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           (
           so
           long
           as
           God
           will
           permit
           the
           badness
           thereof
           )
           in
           that
           honourable
           Equipage
           of
           your
           Ancestors
           :
           May
           Perfection
           here
           ,
           and
           Peace
           hereafter
           light
           on
           you
           ,
           your
           vertuous
           Lady
           ,
           and
           hopeful
           issue
           ;
           which
           is
           the
           daily
           desire
           of
        
         
           
             Your
             Honours
             most
             bounden
             Servant
             THO.
             FULLER
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           PERFECTION
           AND
           PEACE
           .
        
         
           
             PSAL.
             37.
             37.
             
          
           
             Mark
             the
             Perfect
             ,
             behold
             the
             Vpright
             ;
             for
             the
             end
             of
             that
             man
             is
             Peace
             .
          
        
         
           THIS
           and
           the
           73.
           
           
             Psalm
          
           are
           of
           the
           same
           subject
           ,
           wherein
           
             David
          
           endeavours
           to
           cure
           an
           Epidemical
           disease
           ,
           with
           which
           the
           best
           Saints
           and
           servants
           of
           God
           are
           often
           distempered
           :
           Observe
           in
           this
           
             Disease
             ,
          
           the
           
             nature
             ,
             danger
             ,
             cause
          
           and
           
             cure
          
           thereof
           .
        
         
         
           The
           
             Nature
             ,
          
           namely
           fretting
           fits
           of
           the
           soul
           ,
           at
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           constant
           peace
           ,
           plenty
           and
           prosperity
           of
           wicked
           men
           .
        
         
           The
           
             Danger
          
           thereof
           ,
           It
           causeth
           the
           Consumption
           of
           the
           spirit
           ,
           and
           is
           destructive
           to
           the
           health
           of
           the
           soul
           .
           Yea
           ,
           when
           this
           disease
           comes
           to
           the
           
             Paroxism
             ,
          
           the
           height
           and
           heat
           thereof
           ,
           it
           becometh
           dishonourable
           to
           God
           ;
           aspersing
           and
           be-libelling
           him
           ,
           as
           if
           he
           wanted
           Goodness
           ,
           and
           would
           not
           ;
           or
           Power
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           ;
           or
           Justice
           ,
           and
           doth
           not
           order
           matters
           better
           then
           they
           are
           .
        
         
           The
           
             Cause
          
           thereof
           it
           proceedeth
           from
           a
           double
           defect
           in
           men
           :
           
             
               1
               Want
               of
               
                 Faith
              
               to
               trust
               in
               God
               .
            
             
               2
               Want
               of
               
                 Patience
              
               to
               wait
               on
               God
               .
            
          
        
         
           This
           is
           the
           reason
           why
           the
           practice
           of
           these
           two
           graces
           is
           so
           often
           inculcated
           by
           
             David
          
           in
           this
           Psalm
           .
        
         
           The
           
             Cure
          
           thereof
           :
           
             David
          
           applyes
           many
           Cordials
           ,
           (
           for
           less
           then
           Cordials
           will
           not
           do
           the
           deed
           )
           seeing
           by
           his
           own
           confession
           ,
           
             Ps.
             73.
             21.
             
             His
             heart
             was
             grieved
          
           with
           his
           fretting
           fits
           .
           We
           will
           onely
           instance
           on
           the
           two
           last
           .
        
         
           One
           is
           a
           serious
           consideration
           ,
           
             ver.
          
           35
           of
           the
           short
           pleasure
           and
           certain
           pain
           of
           the
           wicked
           .
           It
           was
           a
           good
           prayer
           of
           a
           
             good
             man
             ,
             Lord
             keep
             me
             from
             a
             temporal
             heaven
             here
             ,
             and
             an
             eternal
             
             hell
             hereafter
             .
          
           True
           it
           is
           ,
           
             Psalm
          
           73.
           4.
           that
           to
           the
           wicked
           ,
           
             there
             are
             no
             bands
             in
             their
             death
             :
          
           and
           no
           wonder
           ,
           when
           they
           have
           all
           bands
           after
           death
           .
        
         
           The
           second
           is
           a
           studious
           observation
           of
           the
           
             perfect
             Mans
          
           condition
           ,
           who
           though
           meeting
           with
           many
           
             intermediate
          
           broils
           and
           brunts
           ,
           and
           bickerings
           in
           this
           life
           :
           yet
           all
           at
           last
           winds
           up
           with
           him
           in
           a
           comfortable
           close
           ,
           and
           happy
           conclusion
           ,
           
             Mark
             the
             Perfect
             ,
             behold
             the
             Vpright
             ,
             for
             the
             end
             of
             that
             man
             is
             peace
             .
          
        
         
           Observe
           in
           the
           words
           two
           general
           parts
           :
           
             
               1
               The
               
                 description
                 of
                 the
                 Dead
                 .
              
            
             
               2
               The
               
                 direction
                 to
                 the
                 Living
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           In
           the
           
             description
             of
             the
             Dead
             ,
          
           we
           have
           two
           particulars
           :
           
             
               1
               What
               he
               was
               .
               A
               practicer
               of
               Perfection
               and
               Uprightness
               .
            
             
               2
               What
               he
               is
               .
               A
               possessour
               of
               a
               peaceable
               end
               .
            
          
        
         
           In
           the
           
             direction
             to
             the
             Living
          
           we
           have
           an
           invitation
           ,
           or
           rather
           an
           injunction
           to
           mark
           and
           behold
           .
        
         
           
             1
             What
             was
             done
             by
             the
             man
             ,
             when
             living
             :
             his
             Holiness
             .
          
           
             2
             What
             was
             done
             to
             the
             man
             ,
             when
             dead
             :
             his
             Happiness
             .
          
        
         
           This
           our
           Sermon
           being
           now
           preached
           in
           the
           juncture
           of
           the
           old
           and
           new
           Year
           :
           What
           
           better
           subject
           to
           end
           the
           old
           ,
           then
           to
           speak
           of
           the
           description
           of
           the
           dead
           ?
           What
           fitter
           matter
           to
           begin
           the
           new
           ,
           then
           to
           treat
           of
           the
           direction
           to
           the
           living
           ?
           
             Mark
             the
             Perfect
             ,
             behold
             the
             Vpright
             :
             for
             the
             end
             of
             that
             man
             is
             peace
             .
          
        
         
           Before
           we
           enter
           on
           the
           words
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           a
           charitable
           work
           to
           reconcile
           the
           seeming
           variance
           betwixt
           the
           two
           Translations
           :
           I
           mean
           that
           which
           is
           commonly
           prefixed
           at
           the
           beginning
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           constantly
           inserted
           in
           the
           middle
           of
           our
           Bibles
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Old
             Translation
             .
          
           
             Keep
             innocency
             ,
             and
             take
             heed
             unto
             the
             thing
             that
             is
             right
             ,
             for
             that
             shall
             bring
             a
             man
             peace
             at
             the
             last
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             New
             Translation
             .
          
           
             Mark
             the
             Perfect
             man
             ,
             and
             behold
             the
             Vpright
             ,
             for
             the
             end
             of
             that
             man
             is
             peace
             .
          
        
         
           See
           here
           a
           vast
           difference
           betwixt
           the
           divers
           rendring
           of
           the
           words
           :
           
             If
             the
             Trumpet
             ,
          
           1
           Cor.
           14.
           8.
           
             give
             an
             uncertain
             sound
             ,
             who
             shall
             be
             prepared
             for
             the
             battel
             ?
          
           But
           where
           shall
           the
           unlearned
           ,
           though
           honest
           hearted
           Reader
           
           dispose
           of
           his
           belief
           and
           practice
           ,
           when
           there
           be
           such
           irreconcileable
           differences
           in
           the
           
             Translation
          
           of
           Gods
           Word
           .
        
         
           I
           answer
           ,
           the
           seeming
           difference
           ariseth
           from
           the
           latitude
           of
           the
           
             Hebrew
          
           words
           ,
           so
           extensive
           in
           their
           signification
           :
           for
           
             Shemor
          
           which
           in
           my
           text
           is
           translated
           ,
           
             Mark
             ,
          
           according
           to
           the
           first
           and
           most
           frequent
           acception
           thereof
           :
           signifieth
           also
           in
           a
           secondary
           sense
           ,
           to
           
             Keep
             ,
             seeing
             those
             things
             which
             we
             mark
             ,
             we
             also
             keep
             ,
             at
             the
             least
             for
             some
             short
             time
             in
             our
             memorie
             .
          
           The
           same
           may
           be
           said
           ,
           that
           the
           word
           
             Behold
             ,
          
           in
           my
           Text
           ,
           is
           rendered
           in
           the
           
             Old
             Translation
             ,
             take
             heed
             ,
          
           seeing
           the
           
             Hebrew
          
           wil
           bear
           both
           :
           
             Tham
          
           and
           
             Iaschar
             ,
          
           most
           commonly
           and
           constantly
           denote
           the
           
             Concrete
             ,
             Perfect
             ,
             Vpright
             ,
             Righteous
             ,
          
           and
           
             Innocent
             :
          
           But
           sometimes
           signifieth
           the
           abstract
           also
           ,
           Perfection
           ,
           Uprightness
           ,
           Innocencie
           Let
           not
           therefore
           the
           two
           Translations
           fall
           out
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           
             Brethren
             ,
          
           and
           both
           the
           
             sons
          
           of
           the
           same
           
             Parent
             ,
          
           the
           
             Original
             :
          
           Though
           give
           me
           leave
           to
           say
           the
           youngest
           
             child
          
           is
           most
           like
           the
           
             father
             ,
          
           and
           the
           newest
           
             Translation
          
           herein
           ,
           most
           naturally
           expresseth
           the
           sense
           of
           the
           
             Hebrew
             .
          
        
         
           Let
           none
           cavil
           that
           such
           laxity
           in
           the
           
             Hebrew
          
           words
           occasions
           uncertainty
           in
           the
           meaning
           of
           the
           
             Scripture
             :
          
           For
           God
           on
           purpose
           uses
           such
           words
           importing
           several
           senses
           ;
           
           not
           to
           distract
           our
           heads
           ,
           but
           dilate
           our
           hearts
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           us
           
             Rechoboh
             ,
             Room
          
           for
           our
           practice
           in
           the
           full
           extent
           thereof
           ,
           
             Psal.
          
           119.
           92.
           
           
             Thy
             commandement
             is
             exceeding
             broad
             ,
          
           and
           is
           penned
           in
           words
           and
           phrases
           ,
           acceptive
           of
           several
           senses
           ,
           but
           all
           excellent
           for
           us
           to
           practice
           :
           So
           that
           both
           Translations
           may
           be
           happily
           compounded
           in
           our
           endeavours
           ,
           
             Mark
             the
             perfect
             ,
             keep
             innocency
             ,
             and
             behold
             the
             upright
             ,
             and
             take
             heed
             to
             the
             thing
             that
             is
             right
             ;
             for
             the
             end
             of
             that
             man
             is
             peace
             :
          
           and
           that
           shall
           bring
           a
           man
           peace
           at
           the
           last
           .
        
         
           Begin
           we
           with
           the
           description
           of
           the
           dead
           ,
           
             Perfect
             ,
          
           and
           what
           is
           a
           good
           Comment
           thereon
           .
           
             Vpright
             .
          
        
         
           
             Object
             .
          
           It
           is
           impossible
           this
           world
           should
           afford
           a
           
             perfect
             man
             .
          
           What
           saith
           
             David
             ,
          
           Psal.
           14.
           2.
           
           
             The
             Lord
             looked
             down
             from
             Heaven
             upon
             the
             children
             of
             men
             ▪
             to
             see
             if
             there
             were
             any
             that
             did
             understand
             and
             seek
             after
             God
             .
             They
             are
             all
             gone
             aside
             ,
             they
             are
             altogether
             become
             filthy
             ,
             there
             is
             none
             that
             doth
             good
             ,
             no
             not
             one
             .
          
           But
           what
           saith
           
             Solomon
             ,
          
           Eccles.
           2.
           12.
           
           
             For
             what
             can
             the
             man
             do
             ,
             who
             commeth
             after
             the
             King
             ,
             even
             that
             which
             hath
             been
             done
             already
             .
          
           But
           what
           shall
           he
           do
           that
           cometh
           after
           the
           
             King
             of
             Heaven
             ?
          
           can
           
             Subjects
          
           hope
           that
           their
           discoveries
           will
           be
           clearer
           then
           their
           
             Soveraigns
             ?
          
           shall
           man
           
             living
          
           on
           
             earth
          
           see
           more
           then
           God
           
             looking
          
           from
           
             heaven
             ?
          
           
           he
           could
           not
           meet
           with
           
             one
             good
             ,
          
           where
           then
           shall
           we
           mark
           a
           
             perfect
             man
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
             David
          
           in
           the
           place
           alledged
           ,
           describes
           the
           general
           corruption
           
             ad
             prae
             varicationem
          
           of
           all
           mankind
           by
           nature
           ;
           in
           the
           latitude
           whereof
           we
           confess
           the
           perfect
           man
           in
           my
           Text
           was
           involved
           .
           As
           all
           Metals
           when
           they
           are
           first
           taken
           out
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           have
           much
           dross
           and
           oar
           ,
           but
           by
           art
           and
           industrie
           may
           afterwards
           be
           refined
           :
           so
           the
           man
           in
           my
           text
           was
           equally
           evil
           with
           all
           others
           by
           nature
           ,
           till
           defecated
           by
           grace
           ,
           and
           by
           Gods
           goodness
           refined
           to
           such
           a
           height
           of
           puritie
           as
           in
           some
           degree
           will
           endure
           the
           touch
           ,
           and
           become
           
             perfect
             .
          
        
         
           In
           a
           four
           fold
           respect
           may
           a
           servant
           of
           God
           be
           pronounced
           Perfect
           in
           this
           life
           .
        
         
           1
           
             Comparatively
             ,
          
           in
           reference
           to
           wicked
           men
           ,
           who
           have
           not
           the
           least
           degree
           or
           desire
           of
           goodness
           in
           them
           .
           Measure
           a
           servant
           of
           God
           by
           such
           a
           dwarf
           ,
           and
           he
           will
           seem
           a
           proper
           person
           ,
           yea
           ,
           comparatively
           perfect
           .
        
         
           2
           
             Intentionally
             :
          
           The
           drift
           ,
           scope
           ,
           and
           purpose
           of
           such
           a
           mans
           life
           ,
           is
           to
           desire
           perfection
           ,
           which
           his
           desires
           are
           seconded
           with
           all
           the
           strength
           of
           his
           weak
           endeavours
           :
           He
           draweth
           his
           bow
           with
           all
           his
           might
           ,
           and
           Perfection
           is
           the
           mark
           he
           aimeth
           at
           ,
           though
           too
           often
           his
           hand
           shakes
           ,
           his
           bow
           starts
           ,
           and
           his
           arrow
           misses
           .
        
         
         
           3
           
             Inchoatively
             :
          
           We
           have
           here
           the
           
             begining
          
           and
           the
           
             earnest
          
           as
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           2
           
             Cor.
          
           1.
           22.
           
           So
           of
           all
           spiritual
           graces
           ,
           expecting
           the
           full
           (
           not
           
             payment
             ,
          
           because
           a
           meer
           
             gift
             ,
          
           but
           )
           
             receipt
          
           of
           the
           rest
           hereafter
           .
           In
           this
           world
           we
           are
           a
           
             perfecting
             ,
          
           and
           in
           the
           next
           ,
           
             Heb.
          
           12.
           23.
           
             we
             shall
             come
             to
             the
             spirits
             of
             just
             men
             made
             perfect
             .
          
        
         
           But
           blame
           me
           not
           ,
           Beloved
           ,
           if
           I
           be
           brief
           in
           these
           three
           kinds
           of
           Perfections
           ,
           rather
           touching
           then
           landing
           at
           them
           ,
           in
           our
           discourse
           ;
           seeing
           I
           am
           partly
           affraid
           ,
           partly
           ashamed
           to
           lay
           too
           much
           stress
           and
           weight
           on
           such
           slight
           and
           slender
           foundations
           .
           I
           hasten
           with
           all
           convenient
           speed
           to
           the
           fourth
           ,
           which
           one
           is
           worth
           all
           the
           rest
           .
           A
           servant
           of
           God
           in
           this
           life
           is
           perfect
           .
        
         
           4
           
             Imputatively
             :
          
           Christs
           perfections
           through
           Gods
           mercy
           being
           impu●ed
           unto
           him
           .
           If
           I
           be
           worsted
           in
           my
           
             front
             ,
          
           and
           beaten
           in
           my
           
             main
             Battel
             ,
          
           I
           am
           sure
           I
           can
           safely
           
             retreat
          
           to
           this
           my
           invincible
           
             Ree●
             :
          
           In
           the
           agonie
           of
           temptation
           we
           must
           quit
           
             comparative
             perfection
             .
          
        
         
           Alass
           ,
           Relation
           is
           rather
           a
           
             shadow
          
           then
           a
           
             substance
             :
          
           quit
           
             intentional
             perfection
             ,
          
           being
           conscious
           to
           our selves
           how
           oft
           our
           actions
           cross
           our
           intentions
           .
           Quit
           
             inchoative
             perfection
             ;
          
           for
           whilest
           a
           servant
           of
           God
           compareth
           the
           little
           
           goodness
           he
           hath
           with
           that
           great
           proportion
           which
           by
           Gods
           law
           he
           ought
           to
           have
           ,
           he
           conceiveth
           thereof
           as
           the
           pious
           Jews
           did
           of
           the
           Foundation
           of
           the
           second
           Temple
           ,
           
             Haggai
          
           2.
           3.
           
           
             Is
             it
             not
             in
             your
             eyes
             in
             comparison
             of
             it
             as
             nothing
             ?
          
           But
           stick
           we
           may
           and
           must
           to
           
             imputative
             perfection
             ,
          
           which
           indeed
           is
           Gods
           act
           ,
           cloathing
           us
           with
           the
           
             Righteousness
             of
             Iesus
             Christ
             .
          
        
         
           This
           is
           the
           reason
           the
           Saints
           are
           unwilling
           to
           own
           any
           other
           
             perfection
             :
          
           for
           though
           God
           
             Iob
          
           1.
           1.
           is
           pleased
           to
           stile
           
             Iob
          
           a
           
             perfect
             man
             ,
          
           yet
           see
           what
           he
           saith
           of
           himself
           ,
           
             Iob
             9.
             20.
             
             If
             I
             say
             that
             I
             am
             perfect
             ,
             it
             shall
             also
             prove
             me
             perverse
             .
          
           God
           might
           say
           it
           ,
           
             Iob
          
           durst
           not
           for
           fear
           of
           pride
           and
           presumption
           .
           Indeed
           
             Noah
          
           is
           the
           first
           person
           ,
           who
           is
           pronounced
           
             perfect
          
           in
           
             Scripture
             ,
             Gen.
          
           6.
           9.
           
           But
           mark
           I
           pray
           what
           went
           in
           the
           verse
           before
           :
           
             But
             Noah
             found
             grace
             in
             the
             eyes
             of
             the
             Lord
             .
          
           Not
           that
           his
           
             finding
             grace
          
           is
           to
           be
           confined
           to
           his
           particular
           preservation
           from
           the
           Deluge
           ,
           (
           which
           was
           but
           one
           branch
           or
           sprig
           of
           Gods
           grace
           unto
           him
           .
           )
           But
           his
           whole
           person
           was
           by
           Gods
           goodness
           accepted
           of
           ,
           
             Noahs
          
           perfection
           more
           consisting
           in
           that
           acceptance
           then
           his
           own
           amiableness
           ,
           approved
           not
           so
           much
           because
           God
           found
           goodness
           in
           
             Noah
             ,
          
           but
           because
           
             Noah
          
           found
           grace
           in
           God
           .
        
         
         
           Come
           we
           now
           in
           the
           description
           of
           the
           Dead
           ,
           to
           
             what
             he
             is
             ,
             The
             end
             of
             that
             man
             is
             peace
             .
          
        
         
           
             Object
             .
          
           Some
           will
           object
           that
           daily
           experience
           confutes
           the
           truth
           of
           this
           Doctrine
           ,
           what
           more
           usual
           then
           to
           see
           Gods
           servants
           tossed
           ,
           tumbled
           ,
           tortured
           ,
           tormented
           ,
           often
           ending
           their
           painful
           lives
           with
           shameful
           deaths
           .
           
             Cushi
          
           being
           demanded
           by
           
             David
          
           to
           give
           an
           account
           of
           
             Absaloms
          
           condition
           ,
           2
           
             Sam.
          
           18.
           32.
           made
           this
           mannerly
           and
           politique
           return
           :
           
             The
             enemies
             of
             my
             Lord
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             all
             that
             rise
             up
             against
             thee
             to
             do
             thee
             hurt
             ,
             be
             as
             that
             young
             man
             is
             .
          
        
         
           But
           some
           will
           say
           ,
           if
           this
           be
           a
           
             peaceable
             end
             ,
          
           to
           lead
           an
           afflicted
           life
           ,
           and
           have
           an
           ignominious
           death
           ,
           may
           the
           enemies
           of
           God
           and
           all
           goodness
           ,
           the
           infringers
           of
           our
           Laws
           and
           Liberties
           ,
           the
           haters
           of
           Learning
           and
           Religion
           ,
           the
           destroyers
           of
           Unity
           and
           order
           ,
           have
           their
           souls
           surfet
           of
           such
           a
           
             peaceable
             end
             .
          
        
         
           
             Resp.
          
           In
           answer
           hereunto
           we
           must
           make
           use
           of
           our
           Saviours
           distinction
           ,
           the
           same
           for
           substance
           and
           effect
           ,
           though
           in
           words
           there
           be
           variation
           thereof
           .
           Being
           taxed
           by
           
             Pilate
          
           for
           treason
           against
           
             Caesar
             ;
          
           he
           pleaded
           for
           himself
           ,
           
             Ioh.
             18.
             36.
             
             My
             kingdom
             is
             not
             of
             this
             world
             :
          
           So
           say
           we
           ,
           to
           salve
           all
           objections
           ,
           our
           
             peace
             ,
          
           
           that
           is
           the
           
             peace
          
           in
           our
           Text
           ,
           (
           and
           God
           make
           it
           
             ours
             ,
          
           not
           only
           to
           treat
           and
           hear
           ,
           but
           partake
           thereof
           ,
           )
           
             is
             not
             of
             this
             world
             ,
          
           consisteth
           not
           in
           temporal
           or
           corporal
           prosperity
           ;
           but
           is
           of
           a
           more
           high
           and
           heavenly
           nature
           .
           Indeed
           this
           
             peace
          
           is
           
             in
          
           this
           world
           ,
           but
           not
           
             of
          
           this
           world
           ;
           begun
           here
           in
           the
           calm
           of
           a
           clear
           and
           quiet
           conscience
           ,
           and
           finished
           hereafter
           in
           the
           Haven
           of
           endless
           happiness
           .
           When
           the
           
             man
          
           in
           my
           Text
           ,
           becomes
           perfectly
           
             perfect
             ,
          
           he
           shall
           then
           become
           
             perfectly
             peaceable
             .
          
        
         
           However
           we
           may
           see
           that
           sometimes
           (
           I
           say
           not
           alwayes
           )
           God
           sets
           a
           signal
           character
           of
           his
           favour
           on
           some
           of
           his
           servants
           ,
           enjoying
           at
           their
           end
           a
           generall
           calm
           ,
           and
           universal
           tranquillity
           towards
           all
           to
           whom
           they
           are
           related
           .
           Amongst
           the
           many
           priviledges
           of
           Saints
           reckoned
           up
           
             Iob
          
           5.
           none
           more
           remarkable
           then
           that
           verse
           23.
           
           
             For
             the
             Stones
             of
             the
             field
             shall
             be
             at
             league
             with
             thee
             ,
             and
             the
             beasts
             of
             the
             field
             shall
             be
             at
             peace
             with
             thee
             .
          
           Have
           we
           here
           a
           
             Dichotomy
          
           of
           all
           wicked
           men
           ,
           or
           a
           sorting
           of
           them
           all
           into
           two
           sides
           .
        
         
           Some
           are
           
             Stones
             ,
          
           like
           
             Nabal
             1
             Sam.
          
           25.
           37.
           stupid
           ,
           sottish
           ,
           senseless
           ;
           no
           Rhetorick
           with
           its
           expanded
           hand
           ,
           no
           Logick
           with
           its
           contracted
           fist
           ,
           no
           Scripture
           ,
           no
           reason
           ,
           no
           practice
           ,
           no
           precedent
           can
           make
           any
           impression
           upon
           them
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           best
           of
           men
           
           may
           even
           despair
           to
           get
           their
           good
           will
           .
           Well
           the
           way
           to
           do
           it
           ,
           and
           procure
           a
           perfect
           peace
           with
           them
           ,
           is
           to
           please
           God
           .
        
         
           Others
           are
           
             beasts
          
           like
           the
           
             Cretians
             ,
             Tit.
          
           1.
           12.
           
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           ,
           so
           fierce
           ,
           so
           furious
           ,
           so
           crafty
           ,
           so
           cruel
           ,
           no
           medling
           with
           them
           without
           danger
           .
           As
           the
           former
           could
           not
           conceive
           ,
           so
           these
           will
           not
           abide
           any
           rational
           debate
           with
           them
           .
           The
           former
           were
           too
           low
           and
           silly
           ,
           too
           much
           beneath
           :
           these
           high
           and
           haughty
           ,
           too
           much
           above
           perswasion
           to
           peace
           ;
           mention
           but
           the
           name
           thereof
           ,
           and
           they
           
             psal.
             112.
             prepare
             themselves
             to
             battel
             .
          
        
         
           The
           art
           then
           to
           make
           these
           friends
           with
           a
           man
           ,
           is
           only
           this
           ,
           to
           endeavour
           to
           please
           the
           high
           God
           of
           heaven
           ;
           and
           then
           
             Solomons
          
           words
           will
           come
           to
           pass
           ,
           
             Prov.
             16.
             7.
             
             When
             a
             mans
             wayes
             please
             the
             Lord
             ,
             he
             maketh
             even
             his
             enemies
             to
             be
             at
             peace
             with
             him
             .
          
        
         
           It
           once
           came
           to
           pass
           in
           
             England
          
           (
           and
           but
           
             once
          
           it
           came
           to
           pass
           in
           
             England
             )
          
           namely
           ,
           when
           
             *
          
           Sir
           
             Thomas
             Moor
          
           was
           
             Lord
             Chancellor
             ,
          
           that
           the
           
             Cryer
          
           in
           
             Chancery
          
           being
           commanded
           to
           call
           the
           next
           
             cause
             ,
          
           returned
           this
           answer
           ,
           
             there
             were
             no
             more
             causes
             to
             be
             heard
             .
          
           Not
           that
           there
           was
           no
           more
           on
           the
           
             file
          
           for
           that
           day
           (
           which
           is
           ordinary
           and
           usual
           )
           but
           ,
           which
           is
           strange
           ,
           that
           
           then
           there
           was
           no
           more
           
             sutes
          
           depending
           in
           the
           whole
           Court
           of
           
             Chancery
             ,
          
           but
           that
           all
           ripened
           for
           Trial
           ,
           were
           decided
           .
           Then
           was
           
             Ianus
          
           his
           Temple
           shut
           clean
           throughout
           
             England
             ,
          
           in
           Cases
           betwixt
           
             Plaintiff
          
           and
           
             Defendant
             ,
          
           relating
           to
           equity
           and
           conscience
           .
           Whether
           this
           proceeded
           from
           the
           peaceableness
           of
           people
           in
           that
           age
           ,
           not
           so
           quarrelsome
           and
           litigious
           as
           in
           ours
           :
           or
           from
           the
           goodness
           of
           the
           Judge
           ,
           either
           ,
           happy
           ,
           privately
           to
           compound
           differences
           without
           any
           sute
           ;
           or
           dextrous
           ,
           publickly
           to
           decide
           them
           with
           all
           expedition
           .
        
         
           But
           when
           some
           good
           man
           hath
           lyen
           on
           his
           
             death
             bed
             ,
          
           though
           having
           many
           sutes
           in
           his
           life
           ,
           all
           then
           are
           ended
           and
           composed
           .
           Call
           the
           
             sute
          
           betwixt
           this
           man
           and
           his
           
             God
             ,
          
           long
           since
           it
           is
           attoned
           ,
           and
           both
           made
           friends
           in
           
             Christ
             .
          
           Cal
           the
           
             sute
          
           betwixt
           this
           man
           and
           his
           
             conscience
             ,
          
           it
           is
           compremised
           ,
           and
           both
           of
           them
           fully
           agreed
           .
           Cal
           the
           
             sute
          
           betwixt
           this
           man
           and
           his
           
             enemies
             ,
             Stones
             ,
          
           and
           
             Beasts
             ,
          
           it
           is
           compounded
           ,
           and
           they
           at
           peace
           with
           him
           .
           Call
           the
           
             sute
          
           betwixt
           this
           man
           and
           all
           other
           Creatures
           ,
           it
           is
           taken
           up
           ,
           and
           he
           and
           they
           fully
           reconciled
           .
           Thus
           I
           say
           sometimes
           ,
           not
           alwayes
           ,
           God
           graceth
           some
           of
           his
           servants
           that
           they
           depart
           in
           an
           
             universal
             peace
             ,
          
           a
           personal
           favour
           indulged
           to
           some
           select
           Saints
           .
           But
           generally
           
           and
           universally
           all
           the
           true
           servants
           of
           God
           ,
           whatever
           their
           outward
           condition
           be
           ,
           go
           from
           
             peace
          
           to
           
             peace
             ;
          
           from
           the
           first
           fruits
           of
           peace
           in
           their
           conscience
           ,
           to
           the
           full
           fruition
           thereof
           in
           heaven
           .
           
             Mark
             the
             perfect
             ,
             behold
             the
             upright
             :
             for
             the
             end
             of
             that
             man
             is
             peace
             .
          
        
         
           Come
           we
           now
           to
           the
           
             direction
             of
             the
             Living
             :
             Mark
             the
             Perfect
             ,
             behold
             the
             Vpright
             .
          
        
         
           It
           is
           not
           said
           ,
           Gaze
           on
           the
           
             Perfect
             ,
          
           Stare
           on
           the
           
             Vpright
             ,
          
           this
           men
           of
           themselves
           are
           too
           
             prone
          
           to
           do
           without
           any
           bidding
           :
           nay
           ,
           contrary
           to
           Gods
           positive
           command
           ,
           
             Heb.
          
           10.
           33.
           
           
             Whilest
             ye
             were
             made
             a
             gazing
             stock
             by
             reproaches
             and
             afflictions
             .
          
           And
           
             David
          
           in
           the
           person
           of
           Christ
           complains
           ,
           
             Psal.
             22.
             17.
             they
             look
             and
             stare
             upon
             me
             :
          
           partly
           with
           eyes
           of
           wonder
           ,
           as
           on
           so
           many
           Monsters
           and
           Prodigies
           ,
           1
           
             Pet.
             4.
             4.
             
             Wherein
             they
             think
             it
             strange
             that
             you
             run
             not
             with
             them
             to
             the
             same
             excess
             of
             Riot
             :
          
           partly
           with
           the
           eyes
           of
           scorn
           ,
           as
           on
           so
           many
           miserable
           wretches
           .
           Indeed
           God
           and
           wicked
           men
           agree
           in
           this
           point
           ,
           
             that
             good
             men
             are
             not
             worthy
             to
             live
             here
             .
          
           But
           upon
           different
           ,
           yea
           ,
           contrary
           accounts
           ,
           God
           esteems
           them
           
             too
             good
             to
             live
             here
             ,
             Heb.
             11.
             38.
             
             Of
             whom
             the
             world
             was
             not
             worthy
             .
          
           Wicked
           men
           conceive
           them
           
             too
             bad
             to
             live
             here
             ,
             Act.
             22.
             22.
             
             Away
             
             with
             such
             a
             fellow
             from
             off
             the
             earth
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             not
             fit
             that
             he
             should
             live
             .
          
           Which
           makes
           them
           to
           
             behold
             the
             perfect
             and
             upright
             ,
          
           with
           scorn
           and
           contempt
           .
        
         
           However
           
             mark
             the
             Iust
             ,
             behold
             the
             Vpright
             ,
          
           do
           it
           solemnly
           ,
           do
           it
           seriously
           ,
           not
           with
           a
           cursory
           look
           ,
           fix
           thy
           sight
           ,
           and
           for
           some
           time
           ;
           let
           it
           dwell
           on
           so
           eminent
           an
           Object
           .
           
             Mark
             the
             perfect
             ,
          
           as
           a
           Schollar
           marks
           his
           copie
           to
           write
           after
           it
           .
           Then
           will
           it
           come
           to
           pass
           with
           thee
           as
           with
           
             Moses
             ,
             Exod.
          
           34.
           29.
           
           He
           so
           long
           had
           seen
           the
           back-parts
           or
           Suburbs
           of
           Gods
           glory
           ,
           that
           the
           
             skin
             of
             his
             face
             shone
             ,
          
           guilded
           with
           the
           reflexion
           thereof
           .
           So
           those
           who
           
             mark
             the
             Perfect
             and
             behold
             the
             Vpright
             ,
          
           not
           only
           with
           a
           
             fore-cast
             ,
          
           but
           chiefly
           with
           a
           
             reflexed
             look
             ,
          
           cannot
           but
           be
           gainers
           thereby
           .
           For
           the
           godly
           ,
           who
           ,
           as
           S.
           
             Paul
          
           saith
           ,
           
             Phil.
          
           2.
           15.
           
             shine
             as
             lights
             among
             a
             crooked
             and
             perverse
             Nation
             in
             the
             world
             ,
          
           will
           make
           such
           as
           effectually
           mark
           them
           ,
           become
           like
           unto
           them
           ,
           and
           shine
           accordingly
           .
           We
           see
           that
           such
           who
           look
           on
           
             Bleer-eyes
             ,
          
           have
           their
           own
           sight
           infected
           therewith
           ;
           and
           those
           who
           diligently
           
             mark
             ,
          
           and
           stedfastly
           fasten
           the
           eyes
           of
           their
           souls
           ,
           on
           the
           
             perfect
          
           and
           
             upright
             man
             ,
          
           will
           in
           process
           of
           time
           ,
           partake
           of
           their
           
             perfection
             .
          
        
         
           
             Vse
             .
          
           1.
           
           It
           serveth
           to
           confute
           such
           ,
           who
           ,
           though
           living
           long
           in
           this
           world
           ,
           and
           conversing
           
           with
           varietie
           of
           persons
           ,
           yet
           mark
           and
           observe
           nothing
           at
           all
           .
           If
           a
           privy
           inspection
           might
           be
           made
           into
           the
           Diaries
           and
           Journals
           of
           such
           mens
           lives
           ,
           how
           would
           they
           be
           found
           filled
           with
           empty
           cyphers
           ,
           whose
           total
           sum
           amounts
           to
           just
           
             nothing
             .
          
           When
           Messengers
           and
           Trumpeters
           come
           into
           the
           Castles
           and
           Garrisons
           of
           their
           enemies
           ,
           commonly
           they
           are
           brought
           
             blindfolded
             ,
          
           that
           they
           may
           make
           no
           dangerous
           discoveries
           to
           report
           to
           their
           Party
           at
           their
           return
           .
           What
           out
           of
           Policie
           is
           done
           to
           them
           ,
           that
           many
           out
           of
           idleness
           and
           ignorance
           do
           to
           themselves
           ,
           mask
           and
           hood-wink
           their
           souls
           ,
           do
           take
           notice
           of
           nothing
           in
           their
           passage
           through
           this
           world
           .
        
         
           Others
           mark
           but
           only
           such
           things
           which
           are
           not
           remarkable
           .
           
             Dina
          
           marks
           ,
           but
           what
           ?
           
             Gen.
             34.
             1.
             
             The
             fancie-ful
             fashions
             of
             the
             daughters
             of
             Canaan
             :
          
           and
           we
           may
           generally
           observe
           ,
           that
           all
           observations
           follow
           the
           humour
           of
           the
           Observers
           ,
           so
           that
           what
           vice
           or
           vertue
           in
           him
           is
           predominant
           ,
           plainly
           appears
           in
           their
           discoveries
           .
           The
           Covetous
           man
           marks
           ,
           but
           whom
           ?
           those
           who
           are
           rich
           and
           wealthy
           .
           The
           ambitious
           man
           ,
           but
           whom
           ?
           those
           that
           are
           high
           and
           honourable
           .
           The
           lascivious
           man
           marks
           ,
           but
           whom
           ?
           such
           as
           are
           beautiful
           and
           wanton
           :
           few
           there
           be
           of
           
             Davids
          
           devout
           disposition
           ,
           who
           
             mark
             the
             Perfect
             ,
             behold
             
             the
             Vpright
             ;
             for
             the
             end
             of
             that
             man
             is
             peace
             .
          
        
         
           2
           
             Vse
             .
          
           Let
           all
           who
           desire
           this
           peaceable
           end
           ,
           labour
           whilest
           living
           to
           list
           themselves
           in
           the
           number
           of
           those
           who
           are
           
             perfect
          
           and
           
             upright
             .
          
        
         
           King
           
             Ahaaz
          
           coming
           to
           
             Damascus
             ,
          
           was
           so
           highly
           affected
           with
           an
           Idolatrous
           
             Altar
          
           which
           he
           there
           beheld
           ,
           that
           he
           needs
           would
           have
           that
           Original
           Copyed
           out
           ,
           2
           
             King.
          
           16.
           10.
           
           And
           the
           like
           made
           at
           
             Ierusalem
             ,
          
           according
           to
           
             the
             fashion
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             workmanship
             thereof
             .
          
           Fool
           ,
           to
           preferre
           the
           pattern
           of
           the
           infernal
           pit
           ,
           before
           the
           pattern
           in
           the
           Mount
           .
           But
           this
           his
           prophane
           action
           will
           afford
           us
           a
           pious
           application
           .
        
         
           You
           that
           have
           marked
           the
           Just
           and
           beheld
           the
           Upright
           ,
           ought
           to
           be
           affected
           with
           the
           piety
           of
           his
           life
           ,
           cannot
           but
           be
           contented
           with
           the
           peaceableness
           of
           his
           
             end
             .
          
           This
           therefore
           do
           ;
           Such
           who
           are
           pleased
           with
           the
           pattern
           of
           his
           
             perfection
          
           and
           
             uprightness
             ,
          
           go
           home
           ,
           and
           raise
           the
           like
           fabrick
           ,
           erect
           the
           like
           structure
           for
           all
           considerable
           particulars
           in
           your
           own
           soul
           .
        
         
           Vain
           and
           wicked
           was
           the
           wish
           of
           
             Balaam
             ,
             Numb.
             23.
             10.
             
             Let
             me
             dye
             the
             death
             of
             the
             righteous
             ,
             and
             let
             my
             last
             end
             be
             like
             his
             .
          
           He
           would
           
             commence
             per
             saltum
             ,
          
           take
           the
           Degree
           of
           Happiness
           ,
           without
           that
           of
           Holiness
           ;
           like
           those
           
           who
           will
           live
           
             Papists
             ,
          
           that
           they
           may
           
             sin
          
           the
           more
           freely
           ;
           and
           dye
           
             Protestants
             ,
          
           that
           they
           may
           be
           
             saved
          
           the
           more
           certainly
           .
           But
           know
           that
           it
           is
           an
           impossibility
           to
           graft
           a
           peaceable
           death
           upon
           any
           other
           stock
           ,
           but
           that
           of
           a
           pious
           life
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           
             Vse
             .
          
           Let
           it
           retrenoh
           our
           censuring
           of
           the
           final
           estate
           of
           those
           whom
           we
           know
           led
           godly
           lives
           ,
           and
           we
           see
           had
           shameful
           deaths
           .
           Let
           us
           expound
           what
           seems
           doubtful
           at
           their
           death
           ,
           by
           what
           was
           clear
           in
           their
           life
           .
           A
           true
           conclusion
           may
           sometimes
           be
           inferred
           from
           false
           premises
           :
           but
           from
           true
           premises
           the
           conclusion
           must
           ever
           be
           true
           .
           Possibly
           a
           good
           life
           in
           the
           next
           world
           ,
           may
           follow
           a
           bad
           one
           in
           this
           ;
           namely
           ,
           where
           (
           though
           late
           )
           sincere
           repentance
           interposeth
           .
           But
           most
           certain
           and
           necessary
           it
           is
           ▪
           that
           a
           good
           life
           here
           must
           be
           crowned
           with
           a
           good
           condition
           hereafter
           .
           What
           then
           though
           
             Iohn
             Baptist
          
           lost
           his
           head
           by
           
             Herods
          
           cruelty
           ,
           he
           still
           
             held
             his
             head
          
           in
           the
           
             Apostles
          
           phrase
           ,
           
             Col.
          
           2.
           19.
           
           By
           a
           lively
           faith
           continuing
           his
           dependance
           on
           ,
           and
           deriving
           life
           and
           comfort
           from
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           in
           which
           respect
           he
           may
           be
           said
           to
           have
           dyed
           in
           peace
           .
        
         
           There
           is
           a
           sharp
           and
           bitter
           passage
           in
           
             Scripture
             ,
             Luk.
          
           9.
           23.
           
           And
           yet
           if
           the
           same
           be
           sweetned
           with
           a
           word
           or
           two
           in
           my
           Text
           ,
           it
           may
           not
           only
           easily
           be
           swallowed
           ,
           but
           also
           will
           
           certainly
           be
           digested
           into
           wholsome
           nourishment
           :
           the
           words
           are
           these
           ,
           
             and
             let
             him
             take
             up
             his
             Cross
             daily
             and
             follow
             me
             .
          
           His
           Cross
           ;
           some
           will
           say
           ,
           I
           could
           comfortably
           comport
           my self
           to
           carry
           such
           a
           mans
           Cross
           ,
           his
           is
           a
           slight
           ▪
           a
           light
           ,
           and
           easie
           ;
           mine
           a
           high
           ,
           a
           huge
           and
           heavy
           Cross
           .
           Oh
           but
           children
           must
           not
           be
           choosers
           of
           that
           rod
           wherewith
           they
           are
           to
           be
           corrected
           ;
           that
           is
           to
           be
           let
           alone
           unto
           the
           discretion
           of
           their
           father
           .
           Men
           may
           fit
           cloaths
           ,
           but
           God
           doth
           fit
           Crosses
           for
           our
           backs
           :
           no
           Cross
           will
           please
           him
           for
           thee
           to
           take
           up
           ,
           but
           
             thy
             Cross
             ,
          
           only
           that
           which
           his
           providence
           hath
           made
           thee
           the
           proprietarie
           thereof
           .
           Well
           take
           it
           up
           ,
           on
           this
           assurance
           ,
           that
           the
           
             end
             thereof
             shall
             be
             peace
             .
          
        
         
           
             Take
             up
             thy
             Cross
             .
          
           Is
           it
           not
           enough
           that
           I
           be
           passive
           ,
           and
           patiently
           carry
           it
           when
           it
           is
           laid
           upon
           me
           ?
           What
           a
           Tyranny
           is
           this
           for
           me
           to
           
             cross
             my self
          
           by
           
             taking
             up
             my
             own
             cross
             ?
          
           But
           God
           will
           have
           it
           so
           ,
           thou
           
             must
             take
             it
             up
             :
          
           that
           is
           ,
           First
           thou
           must
           freely
           confess
           that
           nothing
           hath
           befaln
           thee
           by
           chance
           or
           fortune
           ,
           but
           by
           Gods
           all-ordering
           Providence
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           Thou
           must
           acknowledge
           that
           all
           afflictions
           imposed
           upon
           thee
           ▪
           are
           the
           just
           punishment
           of
           thy
           sins
           deserved
           by
           thee
           ;
           if
           inflicted
           more
           heavily
           ,
           seeing
           all
           things
           is
           mercy
           which
           is
           on
           this
           side
           of
           hel
           fire
           .
           This
           it
           is
           to
           
             take
             up
             thy
             cross
          
           
           do
           it
           willingly
           ,
           
             for
             it
             will
             be
             peace
             at
             the
             last
             .
          
        
         
           The
           last
           is
           the
           worst
           word
           ,
           
             Daily
             .
          
           Not
           that
           God
           every
           day
           sends
           us
           a
           new
           affliction
           ,
           but
           he
           requires
           that
           every
           day
           we
           should
           put
           on
           a
           habit
           of
           
             patience
             ,
          
           to
           undergo
           whatsoever
           cross
           is
           laid
           upon
           us
           .
           This
           I
           conceive
           to
           be
           
             Davids
          
           meaning
           ,
           
             Psal.
             73.
             14.
             and
             chastened
             every
             morning
             .
             Daily
             ,
          
           superstitious
           Fryers
           never
           esteem
           themselves
           ready
           till
           they
           have
           put
           on
           their
           Crucifix
           ,
           and
           religious
           Protestants
           must
           never
           accompt
           themselves
           ready
           till
           they
           have
           put
           on
           their
           cross
           .
        
         
           The
           Papists
           have
           besprinkled
           their
           Calendar
           with
           many
           
             festivals
             ,
          
           having
           no
           foundation
           in
           
             Scripture
             ,
          
           or
           ancient
           Church
           History
           .
           One
           day
           they
           call
           the
           
             Exaltation
             of
             the
             Cross
             ,
          
           which
           is
           
             May
          
           3.
           another
           the
           
             Invention
             of
             the
             Cross
             ,
          
           which
           is
           
             September
          
           14.
           
           But
           we
           must
           know
           there
           is
           one
           day
           of
           the
           
             Cross
          
           more
           ,
           
             Day
          
           which
           continueth
           from
           the
           beginning
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           year
           ,
           namely
           ,
           the
           
             Assumption
             of
             the
             Cross
             ;
          
           every
           one
           must
           take
           it
           up
           daily
           ,
           do
           it
           ,
           &
           do
           it
           willingly
           ,
           for
           the
           
             end
             thereof
             wil
             be
             peace
             .
          
        
         
           And
           yet
           there
           is
           a
           fourth
           thing
           remaining
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           when
           we
           have
           took
           up
           our
           Cross
           we
           must
           follow
           Christ
           it
           is
           not
           enough
           to
           take
           it
           up
           ,
           and
           then
           stand
           still
           ,
           as
           if
           suffering
           gave
           us
           a
           
             supersedeas
          
           for
           doing
           ;
           but
           God
           at
           the
           same
           time
           will
           have
           our
           
             hands
             ,
             back
             ,
          
           and
           
             feet
          
           
           of
           our
           
             soul
          
           exercised
           ;
           
             hands
          
           to
           take
           up
           ,
           
             back
          
           to
           bear
           our
           
             Cross
             ,
          
           and
           
             feet
          
           to
           follow
           him
           ;
           and
           happy
           it
           is
           for
           us
           ,
           though
           we
           cannot
           go
           the
           same
           pace
           ,
           if
           we
           go
           the
           same
           
             path
          
           with
           our
           
             Saviour
             ;
          
           for
           the
           end
           thereof
           will
           be
           peace
           .
        
         
           O
           the
           amiableness
           of
           the
           word
           
             Peace
             !
          
           oh
           the
           extensiveness
           of
           the
           word
           
             End
             !
             Peace
             ?
          
           what
           can
           be
           finer
           
             ware
             ?
             End
             ?
          
           what
           can
           be
           larger
           
             measure
             ?
          
        
         
           The
           amiableness
           of
           Peace
           ,
           especially
           to
           us
           ,
           who
           so
           long
           have
           prayed
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           payed
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           sought
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           fought
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           yet
           as
           yet
           in
           
             England
          
           have
           not
           attained
           it
           .
           For
           the
           
             Tragoedy
          
           of
           our
           war
           is
           not
           ended
           ,
           but
           the
           
             scene
          
           thereof
           removed
           ,
           and
           the
           Element
           only
           altered
           from
           
             earth
          
           unto
           
             water
             .
          
           Surely
           had
           we
           practised
           
             Davids
          
           precept
           ,
           
             Psal.
             34.
             14.
             
             Eschew
             evil
             and
             do
             good
             ▪
             seek
             peace
             and
             ensue
             it
             ,
          
           before
           this
           time
           we
           had
           obtained
           our
           desire
           .
           It
           is
           to
           be
           feared
           we
           have
           been
           too
           earnest
           prosecutors
           of
           the
           last
           ,
           and
           too
           slow
           performers
           of
           the
           first
           part
           of
           the
           verse
           :
           great
           have
           been
           our
           desires
           ,
           but
           small
           our
           deeds
           for
           peace
           .
           Had
           we
           
             eschewed
             evil
             and
             done
             good
             ,
          
           God
           ere
           this
           time
           ,
           would
           have
           crowned
           our
           wishes
           with
           the
           fruition
           of
           peace
           .
        
         
           The
           Marriners
           
             Act.
          
           27.
           30.
           
           (
           men
           skilful
           to
           shift
           for
           themselves
           at
           Sea
           )
           had
           a
           private
           project
           for
           their
           own
           safety
           ,
           namely
           ,
           to
           quit
           their
           
           crazie
           ship
           ,
           (
           with
           the
           souldiers
           and
           passengers
           therein
           ,
           )
           and
           secretly
           to
           convey
           themselves
           into
           the
           boat
           .
           But
           their
           design
           miscarried
           being
           discovered
           by
           S.
           
             Paul
          
           to
           the
           souldiers
           ,
           
             who
             cut
             the
             ropes
             of
             the
             boat
             ,
             and
             let
             her
             fall
             off
             .
          
        
         
           All
           men
           ought
           to
           have
           a
           publick
           spirit
           for
           the
           general
           good
           of
           our
           Nation
           ,
           the
           success
           where
           of
           we
           leave
           to
           the
           al-managing
           providence
           of
           the
           God
           of
           heaven
           and
           earth
           .
           But
           I
           hope
           it
           wil
           be
           no
           treason
           against
           our
           State
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           sure
           it
           wil
           be
           safe
           for
           us
           ,
           who
           are
           but
           private
           persons
           to
           provide
           for
           the
           securing
           of
           our
           souls
           ,
           and
           to
           build
           a
           little
           Cock-boat
           ,
           or
           smal
           Vessel
           of
           a
           
             quiet
             conscience
          
           in
           our
           own
           
             hearts
             ▪
          
           thereby
           to
           escape
           to
           the
           Haven
           of
           our
           own
           Happiness
           ?
           We
           wish
           well
           to
           the
           great
           
             Ship
          
           of
           our
           whole
           Nation
           ,
           and
           will
           never
           desert
           it
           so
           ,
           but
           that
           our
           best
           prayers
           and
           desires
           shall
           go
           with
           it
           .
           But
           however
           providence
           shall
           dispose
           thereof
           we
           will
           stick
           to
           the
           petty
           Pinnace
           of
           Peace
           in
           our
           own
           consciences
           .
           Sure
           I
           am
           ,
           no
           souldiers
           shall
           be
           able
           to
           cut
           the
           
             Cables
             ,
          
           I
           mean
           no
           forcible
           impression
           from
           
             without
             ,
          
           shall
           disturb
           or
           discompose
           the
           peace
           which
           is
           within
           us
           .
        
         
           O
           the
           extensiveness
           of
           the
           word
           
             End
             !
          
           It
           is
           like
           the
           widows
           oyl
           ,
           2
           
             King.
          
           4.
           6.
           
           Which
           multiplyed
           to
           fill
           the
           number
           and
           bigness
           of
           all
           Vessels
           brought
           unto
           it
           ,
           so
           here
           bring
           dayes
           weeks
           ,
           months
           ,
           years
           ,
           myriads
           ,
           millions
           of
           
           years
           end
           will
           fill
           them
           all
           ,
           yet
           it self
           is
           never
           filled
           ,
           as
           being
           the
           endless
           end
           of
           eternity
           .
        
         
           We
           will
           conclude
           all
           with
           a
           passage
           of
           
             Columbus
             ,
          
           when
           he
           first
           went
           to
           make
           discoverie
           of
           the
           new
           world
           .
           Long
           time
           had
           he
           sailed
           and
           seen
           nothing
           but
           Sea
           ,
           insomuch
           as
           the
           men
           and
           Marriners
           with
           him
           begun
           to
           mutiny
           resolving
           to
           go
           no
           further
           ,
           but
           return
           home
           again
           .
           Here
           
             Columbus
          
           with
           good
           words
           and
           fair
           language
           pacified
           them
           for
           the
           present
           ,
           perswading
           them
           to
           sail
           forward
           for
           one
           month
           more
           .
           That
           month
           elapsed
           ,
           he
           over-intreated
           them
           to
           hold
           out
           but
           3
           weeks
           longer
           :
           that
           three
           weeks
           expired
           ,
           he
           humbly
           and
           heartily
           sued
           unto
           them
           ,
           that
           for
           his
           sake
           they
           would
           sail
           on
           but
           3
           dayes
           more
           ,
           promising
           to
           comply
           with
           the
           Resolutions
           of
           returning
           ,
           in
           case
           that
           within
           those
           3
           dayes
           ,
           no
           encouragement
           to
           their
           contrary
           was
           discovered
           .
           Before
           the
           ending
           whereof
           they
           descryed
           
             fire
             ,
          
           which
           was
           to
           them
           a
           demonstration
           that
           it
           was
           not
           subjected
           on
           water
           ,
           and
           w●●
           invited
           them
           for
           the
           finding
           out
           of
           those
           
             Islands
             ,
          
           whereby
           others
           afterwards
           discovered
           the
           whole
           
             Continent
             .
          
        
         
           Whilest
           we
           live
           here
           below
           in
           our
           bodies
           ,
           and
           sail
           towards
           another
           world
           in
           our
           souls
           and
           desires
           ,
           we
           must
           expect
           to
           meet
           with
           much
           disturbance
           in
           our
           distempered
           passions
           :
           
           yea
           ,
           such
           as
           sometimes
           in
           the
           hour
           of
           
             temptation
          
           will
           amount
           to
           a
           
             mutiny
             ;
          
           and
           much
           dishearten
           us
           when
           
             tost
          
           with
           the
           
             tempest
          
           of
           afflictions
           we
           can
           
             make
             no
             land
             ,
          
           discover
           no
           hope
           of
           
             happiness
             .
          
           It
           must
           then
           be
           our
           work
           to
           still
           and
           
             calm
          
           our
           
             passions
             ,
          
           perswading
           them
           to
           persevere
           ▪
           and
           patiently
           to
           proceed
           though
           little
           hope
           appear
           for
           the
           present
           .
           Not
           tha●
           with
           
             Columbus
          
           we
           should
           indent
           with
           our
           souls
           to
           expect
           any
           set-time
           of
           years
           ,
           months
           or
           dayes
           ,
           (
           this
           were
           
             unlawful
             ,
          
           and
           with
           the
           wicked
           ,
           
             Psal.
             78.
             41.
             
             To
             limit
             the
             Holy
             One
             of
             Israel
          
           )
           but
           
             indefinitely
          
           without
           any
           notation
           of
           time
           :
           Let
           us
           till
           on
           our
           souls
           by
           degrees
           ,
           
             a
             while
             ,
             a
             little
             while
             ,
          
           yet
           a
           
             very
             little
             while
          
           to
           depend
           on
           God
           ,
           and
           go
           on
           in
           goodness
           .
           Then
           at
           last
           a
           
             pillar
             of
             fire
             ,
          
           a
           comfortable
           light
           of
           a
           conscience
           cleared
           through
           the
           blood
           an●
           merits
           of
           Christ
           will
           appear
           unto
           us
           ,
           not
           only
           contenting
           us
           for
           the
           present
           ,
           but
           directing
           us
           for
           the
           future
           to
           that
           bliss
           and
           happiness
           enjoyed
           by
           the
           Subject
           of
           my
           Text
           ,
           
             Mark
             the
             Perfect
             ,
             behold
             the
             Vpright
             ;
             for
             the
             end
             of
             that
             man
             is
             Peace
             .
          
           AMEN
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           PAg.
           7.
           l.
           4.
           for
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           r.
           and
           prevarication
           ,
           p.
           12.
           l.
           5.
           for
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           ,
           r.
           
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           .
        
         
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
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             life
             lately
             printed
             .