A particular Account how our Days are, or should be spent, 2. TO MR. T. S. dedicated to SIR FULKE GREVILL. Discoursing how we may Use the World without danger ... 257 Of the Remedies of Sin, and Motives to avoid it Discoursing how far, and wherein, Popery destroyeth the 5. To MR. J. W. written long since. Dissuading from Separation, and shortly oppugning the A Complaint of the Mis-education of our Gentry .... 7. TO MR. JONAS REIGESBERGIUS, in Zealand. Written some while since, concerning some New Opinions then broached in the Churches of Holland; and under the name of Arminius, then living : persuading all great wits to a study and care of the peace of the Church; dissuading from all affectation of singularity 8. To W.J. condemned for Murder. Efectually preparing him, and, under his name, whatsoever 9. To Mr. John Mole, of a long time now prisoner under the Inquisi- Exciting him to his wonted Constancy; and encouraging 280 V. A CONSOLATORY LETTER TO ONE UNDER CENSURE... 283 VI. A LETTER OF ANSWER TO AN UNKNOWN COMPLAIN- ANT, CONCERNING THE FREQUENT INJECTING OF TEMPTATIONS.. 286 VII. RESOLUTIONS FOR RELIGION ........ 288 VIII. HENOCHISMUS: 3IVE, TRACTATUS DE MODO AMBULANDI CUM Deo.—ENOCH; OR A TreatiSE ON THE MANNER OF WALKING with God. WRITTEN ORIGINALLY IN LATIN BY Joseph Hall, D. D. SOMETIME LORD BISHOP OF EXETER. TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY HENRY BROWN, M. A. VICAR OF NETHER-Swell, in GLOUCES- TERSHIRE : AND THE TRANSLATION REVISED AND ALTERED BY THE EDITOR. Latin Dedication ..... 294 Translation of Ditto 295 Analysis of the Treatise 290 I. ENQUIRY 1. WHAT IT IS, to walk with God: which intimates (1.) PRESENCE, wherein are required, ...... ..... 298 [1.] A just and right Apprehension of the Divine Majesty 299 [2.] A true and certain Acknowledgment of his Presence 301 (a.) Humble Reverence and Holy Fear ...... 3 (6.) A Holy Pursuit of Obedience ..... (2.) Familiar INTERCOURSE, consisting in [1.] Firm belief of our right to God ....... [2.] A perpetual familiarity of mutual intercourse with [3.] Liberty, both of consulting God in difficulties, and of petitioning him in necessities [4.] Uninterrupted freedom of supplication with a dili- [5.] Exercise of our confidence [6.] Grateful acknowledgements for all God's mercies ....... (a.) Observance of every good thing enjoin (6.) Avoiding of every Sin [2.] Internal, in, (a.) Referring ourselves and all our Actions God (6.) Surrendering up ourselves and all we h to God (c.) Thirsting after a more full Fruition of 2. Into the MANNER or METHOD of walking with God. (1.) We must walk with God only ................ (2.) We must walk with God STRAIGHT FORWARDS ..... (3.) We must walk with God CHEERFULLY ........... (4.) We must walk with God CONSTANTLY ............ II, INCITEMENTS to walk with God It will yield us 1. HONOUR 2. COMFORT 3. SECURITY 4. ADVANTAGE IX. THE REMEDY OF FROFANENESS: or, The True Sig FEAR OF THE ALMIGHTY. A NEEDFUL TRACTATE. the Sight of God: the Sight of ourselves ......... Two ways wherein Moses saw the Invisible .... .......... (1.) How we may not think tn see God ........ 338 [1.] Not by any feigned Representation [2.] Not by the Work of Improved Reason [3.] Not in a Full Comprehension [4.] Not here in his Divine Essence, or Height of Re- How Moses desired to see the Face of God ... jb. (2.) Hoto we must endeavour to see the Invisible ......... 310 [1.] Our eyes must be cleared from all Hindrances of [2.] That blessed Object must be set before our eyes ... 341 [3.] There must be an Exaltation and Fortification of [4.] There must be a Trajection of the Visual Beams of the Soul, through all Farthly Occurrences 342 [5.] A Divine Irradiation of the Mind must follow ib. [6.] The Eye must be fixed upon this blessed Object How this may be effected, and how far ib, Three ways of our apprehension of God [7.] There will follow a Delight and Complacency in (3.) Motives to stir us up to strive to this happy sight The act is reward enough to itself ... [1.] This sight frees us froin being transported with [2.] It is a prevalent means to restrain us from sinning 347 [3.] It upholds us in the constant suffering of Evil ... 348 [4.] It enters us into our Heaven ...... This Vision is not without a fruition 2. Of the CASTING DOWN OUR EYES TO SEE OUR OWN WRETCHEDNESS ib. (3.) How Woeful we are by our sins ib. II. WHAT THE FEAR OF GOD IS ........ A double stamp or signature in this impression of Fear :--an In- ward Adoration of God; a Filial Care of being approved to 1. What INWARD ADORATION is—wherein it consists, and how to be ib. World, and the Government thereof ....... ib. ib. (2.) Of God's infinite Mercy, shewn in the Redemption of ib. (3.) Of the Holy Mixture of this Feur (4.) Of the Continuation and Perpetuity of this Fear ib. ib. 1 ... ib. .... jb. Page 355 356 [3.] to the Services of God 357 ib. 358 ib. 359 361 362 9. Of OUR CHILDLIKE CARE OF A SECRET APPROVING OURSELVES TO GOD, AND AVOIDING HIS DISPLEASURE 363 364 ib. ib. 365 Of the Filial Endeavour of Obedience, in particular callings, arising from this Fear 366 The happy Effects and Issue of this Fear ib. III. Of the EXTREMES of this Fear, on both sides., 367 1. Whereof the first is SECURITY (1.) Whence it ariseth ... ib. [1.] Of the Abuse of God's Mercy, in giving and forgiving ib. [2.] Of the Custom of Sinning 368 (2.) Of the Remedies of Security: Means to keep the heart tender 369 [1.] Meditations of God's Judgments, and our own Frailties ib. [2.] A Resolution to repel the first Motions of Sins ... 370 [3.] Cure of Speedy Recovery, after our Fall ib. [4.] Due heed not to check the Conscience ib. [5.] A right Estimation of Worldly Things 371 2. Of PRESUMPTION ; another opposite to Fear .... 372 (1.) Presumption of the Way .... ib. [1.] In matter of Event 373 [2.] In matter of Ability 374 (2.) Presumption of the End ib. (3.) The Remedy of Prcsumption in respect of the Way .......... 376 [1.] In matter of Event: of our due valuation of outward Events ..... .......... ib. [2.] In matter of Ability: an exact survey of our grace 377 The difference betwixt counterfeit Virtues and true ib. Salvation : of our modest consideration of the Ways 378 3. The Extreines on the other hand:-of the FEAR OF HORROR 379 ........ ......... ........ 380 How to be remedied 4. Of the FEAR OF DISTRUST ib. With the Remedy thereof .... 38] Conclusion. A Recapitulation of the whole ib. ......... ....... X. CHRISTIAN MODERATION: IN Two Books. Page Introduction. Of the Use and Necessity of Moderation, in general......... 366 Chapter i. Practical Moderation in MATTER OF PLEASURE......... 387 Sect. I. Of the EXTREMES. (1.) In the Pleasures of the Palate........ 388 (2.) In other Usages of the Body....... 391 (3.) In the cases of Lust ....... ... 392 Sect. 2. The LIBERTY, that God hath given us, in the use of his creatures; both for Necessity, and lawful Delight..... 394 (1.) In respect to the Palate..... ib. (2.) In other Usages of the Body.. 391 (3.) In respect to Conjugal Society.... 397 Sect. 3. Together with our Liberty, the JUST BOUNDS of our Moderation, in the liberal use of God's creatures : and, therein, our limitation, 398 [1.] Receiving them as from God. [2.] Enjoy ing them in God. [3.] Referring them 399 400 [2.] For their Quality.... ib. [3.] For their Quantity.... 402 [4.] For the Manner of using them.......... 405 Sect 4. Motives to Moderation in the use of all our Pleasures. (1.) Their Shortness........ 407 (2.) Their Unprofitableness.... ib. (3.) The Pain of their loss. 408 ii. Of the Moderation of our DESIRES, in MATTER OF WEALTH AND HONOUR, &c. 409 ii. The Moderation of our PASSIONS............ 415 Sect. 1. Of the Moderation of the Passion of SORROW.......... ib. (1.) Cautions requisite thereto. [..] That the Cause be Just...................... 417 [2.] That even just Sorrow be Moderate......... ib. [3.] That the Measure he proportioned.......... 418 (2.) Of the Kinds of Sorrow. [1.] Of Worldly Sorrow, and the Temperaments thereof .............. ib. [2.] Of Spiritual Sorrow, and the Moderation thereof......... 421 Sect. 2. Of the Moderation of the Passion of Fear. The dangerous Effects of that passion ; particularly of 423 Sect, 3. Of the Moderation of the Passion of ANGER. The ill .... |