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>Tcw Sacrifice of Chri- 
 fitan incenfel 
 
 Or 
 
 The true entric to iki 
 
 Tie* of Life, and gra- 
 tiousgateof g'onous 
 ■Paradile, ■ 
 . By William Guilde Scoto- 
 firicanne. ^ 
 PfaUJ4T»verz, ' 
 Let my prayer he directed in 
 x 'tky fight .asincenfe ; and the l/f 
 Pjng trp of my hanllftas an ene- 
 : n<r Sacrifice. 
 
 LONDON. 
 
 °rinte^ by Rr&s iorClemevt 
 
 Xnjght,aiui are t^e be fold i 1 1 
 
 Ch Jrchyard^itthe t'Jgn s < 
 
 Holy I#abe. 
 
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 To the moft Gratious.moft hap- 
 
 picand royall Ofsprmg of Great 
 
 Britanncs Monarch, 
 
 HENRY the Prince, 
 
 CHARLES Duke of Yorke. 
 
 An i Lady ELIZABETH her Grace. 
 
 \lfdeignenot , mofi 
 \p ration* 9 thrife- 
 Weffed} andhappie 
 \ of spring offo royall 
 land Princely a Fa- 
 ] ?her(the true pattern, <&confiant 
 \patron > of all facte A vertae and 
 heauenly pie tie ^enriched a* a plen- 
 tiful treafure therewith himfelf) 
 
 T 
 
The Epiftie 
 
 and yet riot dcfpifmg the leafl 
 dramme thereof in others) to ac- 
 cept^ at the poor e widowes hand, 
 this fmal mite which is ca/l intofo 
 rich androyallatreafurie. But let 
 the fame mind be in you aswa 
 in ChriQi: herein to ponder that Jbe 
 hath c&ft in what (he hath \ albeit a 
 (mull gift \ yet with a large heart 
 the mitefmaLtheperfonpoore.the 
 hand impotent j and yet a heart 
 (fibi confeium) as good as the 
 richtft* and fo not afhamedof the 
 mite. The gift (iff? it can defer ue 
 to be called) is inccnic^proceeding 
 from an i men fed heart (as from 
 the altar)with allmofl fuhmifiue 
 and dewtifullejl affection vnto 
 you^rnofl f acred and ioyfidl tri- 
 nar if: which as incenfe (godwil 
 ling)flull neuergo out>or he impai- 
 rs that perfume was con 
 
 tinuallj 
 
A 
 
 Dedicatory. 
 
 timidly before the Lord , and the 
 fire thereof did day and night re- 
 maine : So before the fame Lord± 
 and in his fight , this ofmyHewtie 
 and conjcience-bindingar dent af- 
 fection , next vnder htm^ fhdle- 
 uer afcend towards you , and the 
 fire thereof conjlantly likewife a- 
 bide y vntrfl the lampe oft his mer- 
 tall life ceafe to be morning and 
 eitening refrefhedfor longer indit • 
 \rance 7 by that oyle of jlrength in 
 [the mertifull and power full hand 
 \of Aaron myChrift^ and while the 
 lafl puffe thereof remaine , vn~ 
 changed with that fecond life of 
 immortality 5 when hauing entred 
 that new lerufalem (7 hope) my 
 tamp fljalneuer faile& where the 
 Lambefhalbe our temple O^euer- 
 lafling light. AsMofesjherefore, 
 no more refufed the braffz & the 
 
 Ex 30.30. tf 
 
 Exo<U;o.7. 
 
 Reuexi ir 
 
 ur- 
 
Exodjf. 
 
 The Epiftle 
 
 furnifiingoftheworke of the t a 
 bernacle, then the richiewels of 
 gold} neither rcieffed the goates 
 haire , more then the fine ft filke^ 
 and pretiotis ft ones which the Ru- 
 lers and Princes brought} hut e- 
 quallie accepted all, whofe heart 
 encouraged them to come, and 
 welcomed euery one whofe fpirit 
 made him willing to bring a free 
 offering vnto the Lord , from 
 him that offered wood } to him who 
 brought the pur eft gold to adorne 
 thejame therewith : So let this 
 fmall offering, proceeding from a 
 dewtifullfvilling^ndfree affeffi- 
 nate heart, be fo looked vpon, and 
 entertained by thegratiotts eyes of\ 
 acceptance , that vertue , or the 
 aime thereat , maybeefoflillin- 
 couraged by jhe princely children \ 
 <u euemLhath bene and is , by the 
 
 royal/ 
 
— ■ 
 
 Dedicatory. 
 
 royal I Father: and that the bold- 
 nejje in offer ring fofmdl a mite y 
 fofo great pcrfonages , may be co- 
 uered^ andtruely excufed, by the 
 commanding affeffion y which was 
 the importunate folicit errand Pri* 
 mus motor , of the fame. So the 
 Prime of all princes ± and God of 
 endlefs glory jmake yon info ale & 
 bo die 3 afreet fmelling facrifice^ 
 & odoriferous perfume in Chriji 7 
 vntohimfelfe j andasinyeeresof 
 time, and feature of bodie % you 
 grow **fo grant that by thegrouth 
 of grace in your foules, you may 
 attaine vnto a per f eft man \ and 
 after a long and bleffed life he ere 
 on earth 7 you may come to thefruu 
 tion of euerlafling glory in hea- 
 uen> beyond theyeeres of all time^ 
 in eternitie for etier^ to raigne 
 with him who is your .nrntiom 
 
TheEpiftle&c. 
 
 Creat our >merci full redeemer \and 
 and power fulfancfifier^ and who 
 in that good time flo all bee your 
 glorious glorifier alfo , \^dmen^ 
 Lord. 
 
 Your Graces humbly deuoted, 
 w fhin.g you incieafe of all 
 grace. 
 
 William Guilde. 
 
 The 
 
tr.B, Leftori. 
 
 rO graces throne, heboid the f acred way, 
 And odour fweet of hoi i eft perfume; 
 The pafe to peace ; and in afflictions day 
 
 The path of panting hearts, where to re fume 
 I{efrejhin<rftrengtb. Behold tJjegate againe 
 
 OfVaradife ynto the tree of Life 
 Caft open wide \ to make the finnei faine : 
 
 Twixt God and whom, was once afearefullftrife. 
 The hunted {inner s Citie of refuge 
 
 Beholde likgwife, and harbour ofrepofe : 
 That fauing *Ark$ from Gods fierce wraths deluge, 
 jind whereof we in Chrtfi may allreiofe , 
 Appelles-//'/^, defcriUd by pen diuine 
 Qfhimveho doth ynto Ins Countreyfhine. 
 
 W.Benner, 
 
 Anglo* Britan . 
 
To the Author. 
 
 rjfirtTitans Louejthe dumbe folfequium , 
 I; y Wten Phofpherus hatkhid his fbiningface, 
 jind Phoebus bright, that beaun&U bridegroome, 
 
 Withjierie lore hathfrefh begunne his race, ^ 
 Doth ioyfully her lapped leaves ynfold, 
 
 .And open full at his mofi veijhed yiew. 
 But coming clafpes her yellow armes of gold, 
 
 •And mourneth when he bidfeth her adiew : 
 But that 7*habeanlight and lampe of grace , 
 
 Which doeth from that eternallfunne proceed.. 
 Shall ft ill abide, and toy thereof increafe 
 To entry foule embracing it indeed : 
 
 To thee,fo/hall that toy full Titan bright 
 Increafe his beames ', but not impair e his lin-ht. 
 
 I Amoriscrgo, 
 
 t lho.Bedinm. 
 

 mm$. 
 
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 fat, fam& certs' tf iUL > 
 
 ' "Pit 
 
In Zoilum. 
 
 LIutde, quid Jpe flat ? carpU quid Grammata facra? 
 2{il hie quod trutines ; remtentiafinguld cernk > 
 Qu&breuiter,doCli, cafte y cult e,atq\ polite 
 Singula comperies 9 genio di&ata Mineru*. 
 
 GulielmmLesI^ 
 
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f The Ncwe Sacrifice of 
 ChriftUn Tncenfe.or the antitype 
 of the altar of perfume. 
 
 P^TER, 
 Heaucns pearccr: 
 
 For direction, how to fray aright^ 
 and fo ro obtaine* 
 
 He fpirituall Sacrifices 
 and oblations of Chri- 
 jftian prayers, vndcrthc 
 fteedome of Sarah , 
 Chrtft, and the Gofpell , are fitly 
 rcprefented , liueiic.refemblcd, 
 and plainely typed or flyuJawed, 
 
The new Sacrifice 
 
 Leuxct.3.4 
 
 Leuit.i.f. 
 
 Uuit.j.5. 
 
 by the external 1 facrifices andob 
 lationsof thelcwes , vndcr the 
 bondage of Hagar^^Mefcs, and the 
 L*w.¥or, 
 
 Firft f Thcir facrifices were feafo- 
 nedwithfalc : and fo our prayers 
 with the fliarpc fait of vnfained re 
 pentancc,and the tructh of a good 
 confeience before God . 
 
 Secondly, they were prcfentcd 
 tothcpricft:fo the Chriftians prai- 
 en are to Icfus Chrift $ who vpon 
 the altar of the croflc, hath once of- 
 fered vp himfelfe, a$an vnfpottcd 
 facrificc to his fathcr,for the fumes 
 of the world. 
 
 Thirdly, their facrifices were 
 flame : foourafFe£tions,inpraier 
 in ortified , w h c t h er of fclfclouc, ha- 
 tred to others, or fo forth, whatfo 
 cucr. 
 
 Fourthly , their facrifices were 
 wafhed with water, after the bloud 
 thereof /hed , andfprinkled vpon 
 thealtartfo the prayers of the Chr[-| 
 
 ftian< 
 
of Christian Inccnjf. 
 
 ftianswith the tear c$ of true re- 
 iDorfe,and fcrious repentance for 
 thc/heddingofthepretious bloud 
 of Iefus Chrift the lambe by their 
 fins,and for fprinkling thcrof vpon 
 the altar of the crofle. 
 
 Fiftly , their fac ri ficcs were offe- 
 red vp without blcmifh ; fothe 
 Chriftians prayers, without hypo- 
 crifie, or the leaft blot and taint of 
 di(Timulation,or pharifaicall vaine 
 glory. 
 
 And fixtly, thelcwifhfacrificcs 
 were kindled, and burnt with fire) 
 foChriftian prayers , with the fire 
 oftrucfanftificd zeale, and hearty 
 feruencyoffpirit. 
 
 Theirs alfo dayly : and fo ours 
 without fainting inceffantly 3 &c. 
 
 Theirs voluntarily : and fo ours 
 proceeding of a third after grace 
 to pleafcGod,and an inward fenfe 
 of our wants* 
 
 But more particularly they were 
 adumbrated and prefigured by 
 
 Lcuifci.j. 
 
 £eait»l»8. 
 
 l.Sam.wo # 
 
 Exo,*p.jt. 
 Luk.21.3*. 
 
 LcuiM.j. 
 
 — 
 
 thai 
 
The ncwSacripce 
 
 'MaLxjo. 
 
 Exo.36.u3. 
 
 Rcrel,*.* 
 
 thatprctious and holy perfume y offe- 
 rtd daily vpon the altar of fvvcetc 
 incenfe before the Lordrand herein 
 is that prophecy of Malachie ful- 
 filled now adayes,/£<t#* nop'eafure 
 inyou{faith the Lordofhoftes)(pc*k 
 ingtothc Icwc$)neither will I accept 
 an offering at ywrhavd: for, from th< 
 rijingof the funne y to the going downe 
 of the fame jmj name is great amovgft 
 the Gentiles 3 and in euery place incenfe 
 fhalbe offered vnto my //*/#<r(meaning 
 prayer) <ao2 a pure offermg\ioptz£>\t 
 vnto that of thrift to the woma of 
 Samaria, & totheapoftlescomand, 
 u Tim. 2. 8. Now tothecomparifo. 
 i THialtar,whereuponthc per 
 fumeor fwcctincefc was offered & 
 burnt before the Lord, was made of 
 Shittim wood,all couered with fine 
 gold: thealtaralfo whereupon the 
 prayers of the faithfull are offered, 
 before the fame Lord , is Iefus 
 Chrift^God & man,the deity yeel 
 ding glory arid maiefty to his man- 
 
 hood, 
 
ofChriftian Incerfc. 
 
 5 
 
 hood,as the gold beautified and a* \ 
 domed tbeShittira wood. 
 
 z The typicall altar ofinccnfc v % a£ 
 was fourefquare:our true altar like* 
 wifejefus Chri(Vi$firme,conftant 
 and iramutable 5 in bis infinite mer- Hcfc.7»*f» 
 cy,and perpetual! racdiator£hip for * 
 
 V*. 
 
 3 That altar had a Crowne of 
 golde about it 5 fo our heauenlie 
 altar hatha Crowr.e of endlcflc 
 glories triumphe, vi&orie, and all 
 regall dignity: which honour hec 
 hath alfo participated to vs, ingraf- 
 ted and incorporated in him^ to be 
 kings & priefts,inand by him vnto JjJ* 1 * 
 our God his father(as faith £./*£* J 
 
 4 The one had homes on the 
 foure corners thereof ouerlaid with 
 pure and fine goldrand this bleffcd 
 other hath his power & honor (fig- 
 ntficd thcrby)difperfed far & wide 
 ouer the face of the whole earth>fro 
 Eafi to Wr/?,& North to Ststth JLothc 
 four corners of the world, «. ^jwche 
 
 ?.* 
 
 m 
 
 letE 
 
The newSacrtfice 
 
 P&.I4M. 
 
 ruleth,and chiefly in the heartes of 
 the godly* Forhisisthecarth,and 
 thcfulncfTc thereof: euen the ends 
 of the earth is his pofleflion. 
 
 $ Theincenfeand fweetc odour, 
 offered vpvpon that matcriall and 
 earthly altar , rcprcfcntcth(a$ be- 
 fore) theincenfeand fweet odours 
 of the prayers of the faints, offered 
 vp vpon that fpirituall and heauen- 
 ly altar. Whcrefore/aith Dauid, let 
 my prayer come before theeO 
 Lord as the incenfe* and the lifting 
 vp of my hands be as an eucning fa- 
 crificc.So alfo, Rene I. $ . 8 . and 8 . 3 
 the prayers of the god!y,offcred vp 
 vnto the Lorde,are called odours, 
 incenfe,and perfume. 
 
 6 The incenfe was offered vnto 
 the Lord, by the hands of the high 
 pricft oncly : fo the prayers of the 
 godly are oncly offered vnto the 
 Lorde, by the mediation of Iefus 
 Chrift our high pricft for euer. 
 7 Tjj^- p erfume (hall bee pcrpc- 
 
 tually 
 
 y*7. 
 
 EiQ.30. 9. 
 
ofchriftian Incenfe. 
 
 tually before the Lord, faith Mofesx 
 
 fo the perfume of the prayers of the 
 
 faithfull , are perpetually before 
 
 him, Pray continually , faith he Mat.14.ji. 
 
 who is greater then Mofes. JuThck jaj. 
 
 8 Thcfmoakc of the inccnfc,af- 
 cendingvpward, andfeattering it 
 felfeabroadeeuery way into the 
 aire , did note like wife, how the 
 fwcetc and fwiftc pray ers of the 
 faithfull (afcen ding vnto ,yeainto 
 the very heauens) doefpreadeand 
 difperfcthcmfcluesfarreand wide 
 ouer the whole Church militant) 
 extending their power , in procu- 
 ring of blcffings to euery particular 
 member therein: eucry one fo pray- 
 ing for another. 
 
 9 That incenfe was only burned 
 and offered vpon the altar thereof: 
 fo the prayers of the faithfull are 
 oncly offered in the name, and for 
 therighteoufnefleof Icfus Chrifte 
 our fpirituall altar alonc.For as on 
 the one part no man comni#hvnto 
 
 the 
 
 n?# 
 
The new Sacrifice 
 
 Ioh.X4* 
 
 Let fuch, 
 fcarc2^4- 
 
 dabind 
 jihimti 
 example. 
 
 I.Ptt.i.9- 
 
 thefather, but by hinvfoonthe o- 
 thcz^hatfoener we aske of the father t 
 in his name, itfballbegiuen vnto v s. \ 
 
 10 No ftrangc incenfe was to be 
 offered vpon this altar :fo on Chnft 
 orinhisnacpe.no vnfitjorvnlawfnl 
 thingtobeaskcd:faithlc(Ie 5 doutful 
 prayer,liplabour , much babbling, 
 8c fuch like, arc all ftrange incenfe. 
 
 it Once eueryyeere this altar of 
 incenfe wai fprinkled with the 
 blood of the propitiatory facrifice* 
 &r heron reconciliation was ma icj 
 to fhew thatin the recent and con 
 tinuail memory of Chrifh blood 
 fhed and reconciliation, onely the 
 godly aicrccciucd :andfo 3 that the 
 prayers of the faithfull who arc re- 
 conciled to God , in that blood of 
 Chriftthc true propitiatory ficrifice, 
 wherewith they are fprinkled, are 
 acceptable only to God : by which 
 they muft be confecratcd pricftsat 
 the mod high GOD,and anointed 
 4 holy royillprfeftboodc by his 
 fpiritfl^T gladncfle, before they 
 can ziwoufly offer incenfe vpon 
 
of ChriHian Incen[ 
 
 this ehricc-foglofious an altar. 
 
 1 2 The incenfe was burnt,and of- 
 fered before the Lord in thefanftu- 
 ary^'ithoutthevaileoftheholie'^ 
 fo al the praiert of the faithful are of 
 feredonclyin the fan&uary of the 
 church miiitaf, while they are not as 
 yet cntr ed throgh the vaile of dcaih 
 to theholieft heauenstopoffcflee- 
 ternall lifc,with thcChurch trium- 
 phantrfor then their praicrs as their 
 faith ceafcthjand then their praifes, 
 as thcirioyes,beginne. 
 
 1 % The incenfe was burnt,necr the 
 Ark of the teliimony: fo al the praters 
 of the godly are to be as neer agreea- 
 ble to the teftimony of Gods word & 
 will,as poflible can be the vaile being 
 vnremoued; when ( being rcmoued) 
 perfitcly they fhall know the fame,8r 
 fee him face to face, whom in a glafle 
 only now they doe behold.Therefore 
 (faith Iohn)it we ask any thing,accor- 
 cordingcohis will,he hearcth vs. 
 \± The incenfe was offered vp before 
 the mercyfeat,tha£is before thecctti- 
 mony ; fo the godly in offering of all 
 
 Sativum 
 fanttorum* 
 
 v.£. 
 
 i.Toh.j.T4. 
 
 v.*. 
 
 ( 
 
10 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 Exod.14.15 
 Luk.2*.ia. 
 
 Iam.?.?7- 
 
 I.Sam. 1. 15 
 
 Etai^Sii. 
 
 v.7* 
 
 r.34* 
 
 their prayers, haue a continual] cic 
 andrefpeft vnto IefusChrift , the 
 true mercy fcate , inwhomcthcy 
 hope to be heard, 
 
 1 § The incenfe was burnt before 
 the Lord with firc:fo arc the pray- 
 ers of the faithfull , with feruent 
 zealc, ferious repentance, earned 
 faith,and ardent lone, crying with 
 Mofes : weeping bitterly with Te- 
 ter : being earneft with Eluui and 
 pouring out their foule with Han 
 nab } Hez>eki<*h and Damd. 
 
 1 6 When Aaron drcflcd the 
 lampes, hedidburnethis incenfe: 
 &ateu£,when hefet vp the lamps 
 again:fointhe godly, illumination 
 gocth before deuotion; and when 
 theyfcebythelampeof Godsfpi 
 rit their ownefinnes, impcrfefti- 
 ons,andfccretwants,&c.thenthey 
 addrcflc to burn c incenfe morning 
 andcueningbefore God. 
 
 17 The incenfe vvas made of di 
 uerfelhices, whereof it did confift, 
 
ofChriBUn Incenfe. 
 
 u 
 
 as pure my rrhc^clecrc gummc , gal- 
 banu(which being kindlcd,killeth 
 ferpentsj and frankincenfe,of each 
 alike weigh t.-fo the prayers of the 
 godly confifte of diuers pretious 
 fpiccs,truc faith and pure, clcarc 
 finccrity without hypocrifie, aflu- 
 rcd hope againft Satan, and vnfai- 
 ned iouc, wit hout wrath. 
 
 1 8 The incenfe of Aaron was 
 bcate into pouder: to (hew that the 
 prayers of true Chriftians , come 
 out of a broken and contrite heart, 
 humbled before God , which is an 
 acceptable Sacrifice, and perfume, 
 vnto him.Therefore(hith Dauid)the 
 facrifices of God are a contrite fpiritei 
 a contrite and a broken heart % Lord, 
 thou wilt not defpife. 
 
 19 zAaron did make this incenfe 
 himfelfe : fo hath our high pricft 
 Icfus Chrift made the incenfe of 
 our prayer, and taught vshow to 
 pray:faying , Our father &c f vnto 
 which moft perfitc formc^U our 
 
 s.%6. 
 
 P&I.5I.I7. 
 
 *.37. 2& 
 
 prayers 
 
12 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 praiersmuft be agreeable, and him 
 only as cur reader & teacher herein 
 wemnft acknowledge and follow. 
 
 *•**• 20 This incenfe,as it could not be 
 
 made,by any other the by Aaron Jo 
 it w as not to be applied to any other 
 vfe,then to God$:fhcwing and flia- 
 dowing(finally)that holy prayer is 
 not to be framed by any/>r direfted 
 toany,whctherSaintor AngeD,but 
 to this God alone, who is only all- 
 fecing,al-knowing,merciful,euery 
 where,and hearcth , yti^ndyfcctb 
 infecret and can reward tn yublickcx 
 icalous of his honor(the chicfe part 
 whereof is pray er)and will not im 
 part the fame to any other,&c . 
 
 lob j. in t hc Gofpcl alfo^that admirable 
 
 waflipoole appearethtfabethe true! 
 fymbole of Chriftian prayer, the 
 name w hereof was Bethefda^ that if/ 
 a pouring out of water* the nature 
 ot true prayer alfo, is powring out 
 of teares ♦ Jt h^<J fiue porches j 
 and priver hath fiue parts : that 
 
 wafer 
 
 
ofcbrijlian Imenje. 
 
 13 
 
 water was very who!/omc*,and fo 
 this very hcalthfull: that was kept 
 by an Angcllof hcauenj fo this by 
 the Angel-gardian, euen tlmarch- 
 angcllefus Chriftand his fpiritc: 
 that was mouedby the one; and 
 thisisftkredvpbythc other y vitb 
 fights that cannot be exprcjfed. Such « 
 motion gaue vertuc of healing the 
 body,to him that ftcptinfirfh fo 
 this motiogiueth vertuc of healing 
 thefoule, to them who will be cu- 
 rcd:therc the ficke were hcaledjand 
 here finnersjtherc the lame, & here 
 t he inconftanttthcrc the blind, and 
 here the ignorat; there the withcrd; 
 & hcrcthc indeuoutrandia a word, 
 all mancr of difeafc was there cured \ 
 & here all manner of fin; there was 
 expected the conturbation of the 
 Angeli;and fo here the carncft mo- 
 tion of Gods fpirit, notonely to be 
 expeftedjbut intreated and defired 
 for: this waftipoojp ones fo Chri- 
 ftian prayer in vnity on<^and 
 
 to 
 
H 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 toonconely God:that in that ma- 
 te xhWlernfalem , and this in that 
 fpirituallofGods holy Church. A 
 hcaucnly medicine it is to cure all 
 difeafes 5 a wbolcfome balme to 
 heale all wounds, a fweet ointment 
 to mitigate all dolours , heauenly 
 foode tofatisfie a holy appetite, 
 flaggons of delicious wine, to con 
 tent the fpirituall thirft, a heauenly 
 harmonicall inflrumcnt to reuiue 
 the dulled fpirit,a true Sunne to be- 
 hold, again ft all darknede, adiuine 
 fire to draw ncere to for warming 
 allcoldnes, thefruiteofthetreeof 
 lifcto preferue from all death , an 
 £^*towalkein,forfolaccin affli- 
 ctions. 
 
 Prayer alfo is a fure tower againft 
 all our enemies , a feareto affright 
 them^an armor to encounter them 3 
 a weapon to a(Tault them offenfiue' 
 ly,afhield againft their malice de 
 fenfiuely % a buckler againft their 
 blow,fii , a ftaflfct o beate them, a 
 
 lance 
 
 ^ 
 
ofchrifiUn Ineenfe. 
 
 *5 
 
 lance to pearce them , a f word to kil 
 them , as Davids fling to braine 
 theny n the name of the Lord,a fire 
 to burne them , and a flame to con- 
 fume them. 
 
 Sacred prayer rooteth out all vice 
 and planteth vcrtuc,abatcth pride, 
 and cftabliflhcth humility, quench- 
 eth enuie and nouri (hcth benigni- 
 ty, appeafeth anger, andtcacheth 
 patience, banifheth couctoufneffc, 
 and cherifheth liberality, modcra- 
 teth gluttony , and corroborateth 
 temperance,cafleth off ilothfulnci, 
 andentertainethdeuotion , extin- 
 guifheth luxury, & conferueth con- 
 tinency. * Prayer or meditation, 
 hkewife,mortifiethaffcftions, ap- 
 peafeth paffions , ftraightneth 
 crookednefle,enforceth feeblenes, 
 putteth off the old man and putteth 
 on the new. 
 
 Prayer clcareth the inward man, 
 fortificththc foulc^ rcioyceththe 
 hcart,reuiucth the fpirits,ftrffjgth- 
 
 ncth 
 
16 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 neth the memory, lightncthrhein- 
 rcliigencc.inflameth the will, refti- 
 fitfththe affe&ions , and wholly 
 changcth into another man. 
 Prayer giueth life to faith,to hope 
 a(lurance,ardour to charitic : It is' 
 the (oules fhip,in the fea of this life, 1 
 the harbour of repofe 5 thc haucnotj 
 nearen, the gate of Paradife, and 
 rhefuburbof thecitty of God that 
 ncwlcrufalcm. 
 
 Pray er,in ignorance teachctbjin 
 darlcneiTecnUghtnethJn doubt re- 
 fo!ueth 5 incounfcll dctermincthjn 
 doing direfteth , in going eondu- 
 ttvthjn running accompanieth, in 
 flipping ftayeth, in ftumbling vp- 
 holcicth,in falling raifeth, in ftrav- 
 ing rccalleth^n t aintneile comfor- 
 teth, inwcanneflerefrcQieth , in 
 (lacknesexcitateth. 
 
 Prayer,in beginning a godlie 
 courfe, animatcth , inprogreflcit 
 encourageth,iiijC|iding confumma* 
 ceth , &_in confummating crowneth # 
 
 _ 
 
 Moreouer 
 
of Cbriltian Incenle* 
 
 17 
 
 Moreover, Prayer is the hidden 
 Manna,the he auenlie Banquet, the 
 beginning of B'i(Te,thc fenfeof Fc- 
 Jicitie , the foulei Paradifc, the 1 ca« 
 uenly Embaftadcur .the Pearccr of 
 hcaue,the opener of thofecelcftialt 
 gates, the Condufterto Godspre- 
 fence, the Schcitcrof hisMaiefty, 
 & thecbraincrof all wiftiedgood- 
 ncs, the Bed of the Btidegroom & 
 Spoufe in the Cantic'es, thcCon- 
 iun&ioof rna with the Lord, &thc 
 fweetefttafteof eternal felicity. 
 
 O admirablcPrayer then,0 hid- 
 den trcafurc, O vnfpeakableeffe&s 
 of Meditation J who euer had re- 
 ccurfcvnrothee,andhath binrefu- 
 fed? who hath bin affij&ed, whom 
 thou haft not comforted i or fad, 
 whom tftou haft notrcioyced > ot 
 wrary,whom thou haft not refrefh- 
 ed?or ignorant , whom thou haft 
 not inftru&ed ? or fallen, whom 
 thou haft not raffed J or finned, 
 whome thou half not fan&ified? 
 
13 
 
 The new sacrtpce 
 
 briefly,who bath bene fo miferablc 
 whomc thou hafl not made happy? 
 And therefore with °ood reafon 
 thou fay ft , Happy it bee who heareth 
 mee , and watcheth continually at my 
 gatesvwhofindetb me> /ball find life. 
 
 But withoutpraycr, vertuc doth 
 degenerate, prudenceis folly, iu- 
 flicevniuft, force feeble, tempe- 
 rance diforderedjaith dead > hope 
 wcakc, and charity cold; humility 
 turneth to pride, goodwill to enuic, 
 patience to anger^libcrality to co- 
 uctciifoefTc, temperance to glutto- 
 ny, deuotion to (loath, fobricty to 
 wantonnelle , and continencyto 
 vncleanncflc 3 &c*and in a word, all 
 vertueintovice,as the waters of E- 
 gypt were turned into blood, 
 wheat into popple, and figges into 
 brambles* 
 
 Who eathcrcth without prayer, 
 fcatterctnj who goeth forward, is 
 drawne backward $ who runneth, 
 ftayctfywhogalneth, lofcth} who 
 
 moun- 
 
of Chrifttan lnccnjc, 
 
 *9 
 
 mountctb,dcfccndctb}who flriucth 
 to enter into heauen , falleth into 
 hell. 
 
 By prayer, ^*7and his facrificc 
 was accepted, Noah and his family 
 faued , ^Abraham obtained Ifaac, 
 JfaackKotwo fonnes : by it Jacob 
 obtained the blcffing, &oucrcame 
 the wrath oiSfau , Mofes diuided 
 thcredfca,and oucrcaraethc^wtf- 
 lekjtes^Sampfon \hc P hi Itftims, Gideon 
 the LMidianitesJphta the Amonites y 
 Sufan the two elders ? Judith Jlolo- 
 femes , Hefter Hainan, Daniel the 
 lyons, the three childre the flames: 
 by it E^ekjah ob tained prolongati- 
 on oflifc ^ Hannah fecundity with 
 Rahel and Leah. Etiah three yeeres 
 and a halfc fterility and afterwards 
 raine, AtojWfawe the Lords hinder 
 partes , Samfon receiucd newe 
 ftrcngth, EUJha obtained blindncs 
 vpo his enemies, Iehoahaz, del iuerie 
 from the kingof-4£4«, Miriam 
 yvas cured of her leprotic, Sjalemon 
 
 Gen Ij. 
 
 Gen.j. 
 
 Gcn.zl* 
 
 c.27. 
 
 Exod.j7.i1. 
 
 c»ir. t 
 
 (ud.ij. 
 Dan.& 
 Hcft # i 4 . 
 Dan.j 
 Reg io. 
 
 n C S x 
 
 Exod.jj.] 
 Iudg.i$ 
 
 obrat- 
 
20 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 obtained wifcdomc 5 honor and ri- 
 ches, Ifrael was often ddiuered 
 both frona the hand of God and 
 
 iKiog.i. 
 
 luke r. 
 
 luke i J. 
 
 aa.7. 
 
 ireg.x7. 
 
 *TCg. 4 . 
 
 lof lo. 
 
 Ion.?. 
 
 Tob.8. 
 
 Exo \ t 6 m 
 
 Iuduh 4. 
 
 l.Mc 1. 
 
 i.Re^.iJ. 
 
 aft. 1 1. 
 
 afl.io' 
 
 a&.j. 
 
 aft.'*. 
 
 man , £/**& brought fire from hea- 
 uen , and many obteined what they 
 would; as Zacbarias a fonne, the 
 Publican parden 3 the Theefe pa- 
 ra dife^Ste^tf entricinto heaucn: by 
 prayer £//*£refufcitatcd a child. E. 
 lifba another, the Difcipics raifed 
 many dead: by it,Efay obteined to 
 E^ekjas fuccour fro heatien , lo/bua 
 flayed the Sunne , lonaswcnt forrh 
 of the whales belly, Ifrael was ddi- 
 uered fro the Egyptians , the Ifrae- 
 lites aflbred by Eliakim that God 
 would hcarethe, Onto* gauelifcto 
 HeliodorefTobie & Sara were dcliuc- 
 red from the diuell , Semei reftored 
 the withered hand of Jeroboam 3 S. 
 Peter was dcliueredby an Angell, 
 Qirnehiu inftrufted by another, 
 Paul deliuered out of bonds and 
 death :by praienhe lamcgoe right, 
 the blind fee clcarc, theficke are 
 
 *~ h^d" 
 
 **mm 
 
of Chrtflun Incenfe. 
 
 21 
 
 heaiecLandby it the Saints of God 
 haue wrougi.t miracles. 
 
 Wherefore, 6 admirable Prayer , I 
 will conclucle,th3t thou art the rod of 
 JMofes which worjeeth miracles, the 
 fword of God and of Gedeonvt\\\c\\ 
 
 Exoi3.4. 
 
 ivvuru ui uuu auuui *. ' cue ur* vmiii.ii r n j — ; 
 
 killeth our enemies. thetowcr of Da- 2 ' ' n 
 #/dinuincib!erotheaduerfaries, the 
 ladder of lacob which reacneth vp to Gen.a8. 
 henucn,t.he greats Eagle of Ez,echiel^ ezck.17. 
 v. hich take th her flight from the high 
 Cedar of Libanus, andpearceth tbc 
 (hrrie heavens ; the marchants fhip, p 
 which bringeth her bread froafarre, tV? # 
 the deepe Well of the Go(pel,which 
 giueth the water of life thatquen- 
 chethforetier, the rtrong cord which 
 draweth downc ail bldTinges vpon 
 men , Mount Nebo from whence wee 
 fee the true Canaan , the whirle winde 
 that carrieth the fouleinto heauen,, 
 theLinces eye, that beholdcth his 
 food afarre off; thcarke of fafetiea- 
 gainft all the floods of Gods anger 
 and Judgements, the rod which brin- 
 geth forth the water of comfort out 
 of the rocke Chrift^the fwifc and fie- 
 ry cloud, procee'dingTrom the face Eso,iji 
 of God, and tending , yea^pjiding j 
 
 before 
 
*i ^ -i » _g_*J » M M 
 
 11 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 before the fame : the refreshing 
 cloud by day : the tree which ma- 
 kcth the bitter waters of affli&ion 
 fweet and comfortable : and the 
 fweet fruit of the tree of life: the fa- 
 iling afpeft of that true erefted Ser- 
 pent, who hath broke the head of 
 that old fcrpent Satan: the accepta- 
 ble Prcfcnt , which appeafeth the 
 wrath of our aducrfarie, whomfo 
 wcemakeby finne : the refulgent 
 glorie of the Chriftian Prieftlie 
 Breaftplate , and of the precious 
 ftoncs thereof: the filuer Trumpet, 
 which foundeth aloud , which difli- 
 pareth & affrigh teth our finnes and 
 cnemieSjand ferueth to aflemble to- 
 gcther and encourage Gods graces 
 and mercies in the campe of our 
 foiilcstfweetertofmcl.then^r^j 
 p;>megran3tes,and shriller in Gods 
 care, t 'ien his many belles: the fwitt 
 pafe of rhe panting hart, to the wa- 
 ter-brooks QjFj^efrcflimentand reft: 
 the true City of rcfugeintimeofal 
 
 pcrircu- 
 
 ? 
 
of Chriftian Jncenfe. 
 
 »J 
 
 perfecution, affliction andmifery, 
 and the proclamation^ to the foulc) 
 of thclubileof rrueioytthcPeacc' 
 maker betwecne GOD and man 
 through Chrift, andtherefrefhing 
 comfortable honieof IonathamDa- 
 utdftrve Sling, to kill thatGyant 
 Satan and finne: the flrong Pillar 
 of brafTe , which vpholdeth the 
 foule in tentations , cucn which 
 bringeth lo w,and raifcth on high a- 
 gaine:thefauorieSa!t , thathealeth 
 the venimous waters: thechriftian 
 hearts royall Guard, and Eliahs 
 cloake, which diuideth the Iordan 
 of alIdifficultics,andthcrcdSea of 
 defpaire it felfe,whofc water cureth 
 euery leprous Naaman or finne r 3 
 and maketh him truely faire and 
 beautifully Gods and Angels eiefr 
 thealoudCrie,whichmoueth God 
 to powre downe the vials of his 
 mercie or Aue vponthc Chriftian 
 ^foiilc^nd toturneaway or clofevp 
 jail his vials of wfatliTiudgements, 
 
 and 
 
*4 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 Gen 27. 
 
 Gen, 3 z* 
 
 Gcn.a/. 
 tdgif. 
 
 lofhtf. 
 
 ExoJ.io# 
 
 Gcn.4. 
 He**. 
 
 an J J 7 *^, which iuftly aredeferued, 
 and Gnnecryeth for : thefountaine 
 of the gardens of our foulc$,the in- 
 creasing ov Ic of gladnefle, the frnel 
 thatmakethvsobtainethe blcfling 
 from our father 5 and the wraftfing 
 which makcth vs to rccciue the 
 new name 3 ihcfauory killed venifo, 
 that is acceptable to the Lord : that 
 ffregth, which brcaketh al the cords 
 of our rrjalicious enemies, and tea- 
 reth the Lyon *, the Iawbone,which 
 is to them dcOru ttion 5 but y eeldeth 
 to vs the water of refrigeration, and 
 renouation of tfrcngth : the foun- 
 ding home ,that calleth downethc 
 bigheft wals of our finncs : &thc 
 mighty windc , which cafteth all 
 Godspla^uesin themiddeflof the 
 bottomlefTe fea :the rioer ifluing 
 from the place of pleafure to water 
 the 4. quarters of the paradife of 
 thechurch;andina word, that faire 
 Htfterh well beloued of the hea- 
 uenly Jfaeffc^thdt fheeobteineth 
 
 H 
 
of Christian Incenfe. 
 
 2* 
 
 of him what ftie lifleih notonely 
 to the halibut alio to the partici- 
 pation of his whole Kingdcmc. 
 Nowe this of Prayer , and her 
 praife in general! : behold next her 
 nature, feature^ and composition in 
 particular. 
 
 Of Preparation, 
 
 PRayer (which is a lifting vp of 
 the heart vnto God, in affiirance of 
 faith to be heard ) is diuided into fine 
 parts, whereof it confifteth \ as that 
 Wafh-poote in the Gofpeli refem- 
 bling the fame (as before) didiike- 
 wife confift of fiue porches. 
 
 The firft is Preparation of thy 
 heart, to poure the fame out before 
 God in earned contrition, thinking 
 vpon the ' wrath that fhalbe at theende, 
 andthehoure of reuengejvhen he Jhall 
 turne arvay his faces***'* 
 
 
 ¥ 
 
 Ecel.|8.»j 
 
 lhc 
 
25 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 Pfclt!0.ff 
 
 Pfal.4.^.7. 
 
 Heb.* 
 
 r.Sam.2. 
 
 i.Iokf«l4 
 
 The i.nCMeditation of thy ma* 
 nifold finsdefcruing Gods wrath, 
 yet notwithftanding his long fuffe- 
 ranee , and vnexprefTible mercie 
 manifeftedinthedeatbof hisonely 
 SonnettoftirrcvphumiHtie,repcn- 
 tancejand faith in thy heart* 
 
 The 3. is Thanhefgiumg for all 
 thefehis mercies \ chieflic for that 
 fountaine of mercie, giuen for and 
 to thee, in whom onely thou art ad- 
 mitted to the Throne of grace , in 
 confidence to draweneere. 
 
 The 4.1s O blatton to God, of thy 
 felfe, and whatfocuer in mercie he 
 hath giucn thee through Chrift (as 
 Hannah did Samuel)to his ownc fer- 
 uice and pleafure againe, and re- 
 commending body,fpirit, and all 
 into his hands who hath redeem ed 
 thee. 
 
 The 5-. and laft is PetitUn in true 
 faith, for all things ncceflarie , both 
 for the weal e r ofbody and foulc,ac- 
 cordingto his will, who hath pro- 
 
 -^ 
 
 nnled 
 
...-. I- II 1 
 
 of Christian Incenfe. 
 
 2 7 
 
 mifed. that thereby his holy Name 
 may bee alwayes glorified in the 
 pcrfonijanceof the fame. 
 
 NOwforfbcfirf} 5 towir,7V<r/>4- 
 ration, that with the Pnblicane 
 thou may draw necrcm holy humi- 
 litieand deie&ion , and with him 
 thereby a!fo thou may depart in the 
 exaltation of Gods fauour, & com- 
 fort to thy owne foule,thcfe rfiings 
 muft be confidefed j I .Thy felfc, 
 2. God. 
 
 And in thy fclfc againe*, 
 i . Thy Imalnes of perfon. 
 2. Thymiferiepf cftate. 
 3* Thy great ncceflitie and 
 ncede. 
 
 In the firft confederation , thou 
 mufl ballance and behold, 
 
 1. Thy ftnalnes by nature, 
 
 2. Thy fmalnefle by grace alfo# 
 
 f. By nature, what art thou? but 
 afillieworme of tffeeirth; if thou 
 
 t.Thinpsto 
 be con idc* 
 ed in Pre- 
 paration. 
 
 r. Mans 
 fmalneiby 
 nature* 
 ob.7 y. 
 
 compare 
 
28 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 compare thy telfe with thinges 
 whichhauelife,yea the vnworthi- 
 eftandvileftof allwormes : andif 
 thou compare thy fclfe to things 
 which want life, what artthou?but 
 fliaie of the earth , which is the ba- 
 feft fcum of the bafeft and leweft 
 element; Yea mcre^ very nothing, 
 oftliyfelfe, asteftifieththe Apo- 
 (llejandhauing nothing ,but what 
 thouhatt receiuedfrom him,whofe 
 meercdependancethou art, as the 
 beanie of the funne is $ and from 
 whom, that little inconftant puflfe 
 of breath , which thou haft in thy 
 noflhrils,doth proceed, which is all 
 thy glory and life. 
 
 Gcn.2*7* 
 
 GaU.j. 
 
 uCoiA 7. 
 
 fob*7«i7. 
 
 Mans 
 roalncflc 
 by grace 
 
 what is mM thettf) Lordjhat thou 
 ciofi magntfie htm 7 , or the forme of man 
 that tk oh fettefi thy heart [o vpo% 
 him? 
 
 2. By gracgalfo, what art thou? 
 furely,of thv fclfc,vn worthy oftK 
 
 kail 
 
ofchriftianlncenfe. 29 
 
 lead fauour of God , but mod wor- 
 thie of the grcatelt and dreadful! 
 judgement % fo that what thou ait. 
 by grace; thou art onely by that 
 aranouslefus, who freely hath pre- 
 deFlinate y eleUed , created 5 redeemed^ 
 called , iuftified , pwElified, and at laft 
 will glonfie thee. Thy faluation 
 thou mu ft workeour in fearc «, thy 
 election thou daily muft make fure, 
 of Chriflisns thou mufl: count thy 
 fclfc the leaft, &of (inner s (where- 
 of thou art)thegreateft. The good 
 thing which thou vvouldeft 3 thou 
 doeftnot: butthecuill which thou 
 wouldcftnot,thatthoudoeft; fin- 
 ding no raeanes to performc that 
 which is good , feeing in thy flefh 
 d wellcth no good thing , but a re- 
 belling law to the law of the fpirit, 
 leading captiue to the law of finne, 
 which is in thy members: and this 
 is euen thy eftatc in grace , and 
 wasalfoof the Ap&fjic him fclfe 
 
 before 
 
 18&C. 
 
 -^r- 
 
3° 
 
 Tie new Sacrifice 
 
 Rom.7.24 
 
 Godsgreat- 
 
 ncfle par a- 
 
 f .In power. 
 
 before thee, which made him eric 
 qut(asit iljould thee alio) O wretch- 
 ed man that I am, who fh all ddiuerme 
 from the body of this death? Nowe 
 then confider thy imalnesruen by 
 grace, for thy humiliation 3 befides 
 that by nature. 
 
 To this thy froalneflTe, both by 
 nature vndcr bondage, and grace 
 vnderlibertic, paralell andoppoie 
 rhevnfpeakable greatntflcandin- 
 finire vn-vtcerable eflencc of the 
 mightie God, before whom thou 
 ftandefl, who filleth all things in 
 heaucn, earthand hell: 
 
 U By his pow cr: For thineO Lord 
 ( faith Dxuid)'ts greMncffe y andpower, 
 and glory, andvittorie, andpratfe;for 
 allthat areinheanen, <wdin earth are 
 thine : t h. ne is the kingdom \ O Lord^dr 
 thou excelled as head otter all. 
 
 Jfrael could teftitie this, whofe e- 
 ncmies by his prefent power alone, 
 hefubdued oftentimes vnto them, 
 and pulled them backc with his 
 
 -v 
 
 hooke 
 
ofchrijlian lncenfe. 
 
 bookein their nofthrils. And more 
 clcarely may the chriftian fpiritual 
 Ifrae/of his Church militant here. 
 giuewitncfTe, that his power alone 
 hath vindicated & freed them from 
 that great power of darknes , Satan, 
 finne and death, and been aheauie 
 ftonejtobreakcandbruifc, as the 
 fcrpents head, fo the bonesof his 
 taile , the wicked that hauedaftta- 
 gainftit: Butmoftof all 3 the glori- 
 fied Ifraelof his Church triumphant 
 in that heaucnly and new hrujalem 
 with himfelfe 5 whofe power alone 
 hath made them victorious Con- 
 querours , ouer all power of the 
 world, and made all their enemies 
 their footftoole;fo that they may 
 fay, O Lyon where is thy prey ! O 
 death, where is thy fling ! O finne 
 where is thy aduantage ! and O 
 graue, where is thy viftorie. 
 
 2 Thou (hndeft before him aK 
 fo, who filleth all places with hh 
 
 — . — 
 
 t.Tnpre- 
 ^rtience> 
 
3* 
 
 7 he new Sacrifice 
 
 £ Jo Ef- 
 face 
 
 Aft. 1 7.18 
 
 prefence 5 whether thou goe be- 
 yond thefeas, ortothebottonicof 
 tbedeepe, or mount vp to heauen, 
 or defcend rothc lowed hcls , his 
 presence, either in Ioue or wrath, 
 iufticeormercy,is euer there: And 
 canary bide hmfelfe in fecret places, 
 that Ifhalnot fee t m, frith the Lord'. 
 d.oe I not fill heauen and earth faith the 
 Lord? and *m la Godathand^ faith 
 theLo-'d y and not a God farre off '? Ie- 
 remie 73.23 24. In his prefence 
 thru didtf ftand, when thcu didft 
 ^ffend',and in his prefence thou do- 
 eft ftand, when thou craueit fcr- 
 giuenes^and thy heart(as thy head) 
 isbareinhisprefence : beware then 
 carefully of hypocrifie and pride. 
 3. Thou ftandeft before him, 
 whofecflence replenifhethallpla- 
 ces,and who giueth thereby eflence 
 to eucry thing that is in place* For 
 whimrvc all line and r/icue y and have 
 ourbeirg (as the Apoftic faith) $ yea 
 not onely our Ejfe( common with 
 
 5 
 
 ,!)) 
 
of Christian Incenfe. 
 
 33 
 
 all ) by creation, but alfo our bene 
 ejfe,hy our peculiar redemption in 
 Chrift. 
 
 By his power ruling all , thou 
 feed him then as a king in his king- 
 dome, before whom thou ftandeft: 
 by his prcfence replenishing all , as 
 a King in his chamber : and by his 
 Eflenccmaking and fuftayning all, 
 as a mercifull and potent Prince in 
 his pallace. Now cofider how great 
 this God is: andfo thedeepeabyfle 
 of thine ownc nothing, calling vp- 
 on the bottomlcflc abyfTe of this 
 diuine Effencc , who is all in all , 
 let it drawe thee into the abyflc 
 of true humilitie, by the noifeof 
 the water-fpowts of thefe confi- 
 derations. 
 
 The fecond thing that muftbee 
 confide red in Preparation, is thy rai- 
 ferie of eftate,acceffarie to the imal- 
 ncfle of thy perfon before ballan- 
 ced:and as euerie man confilleth of 
 
 Pfal^*^. 
 
 The fecond 
 
 thing co be 
 considered 
 in Prcpara- 
 tion. 
 
 body 
 
34 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 Man* mi- 
 fcrie two- 
 fold. 
 
 lob. ij. r. 
 
 Corporall 
 
 nnferic 
 
 fourcfcld. 
 
 Miferie of 
 Conceptio 
 Iob.xo.^. 
 10 
 
 Sap.7.1. 
 
 body and fpirit* (o this mifcric then 
 is cither corporall or fpirituall f of 
 thebodic, or of the foulc, andfo 
 muftbeconfidered. 
 
 Firft thebodic then , as it hath a 
 beginning in conception 5 a fmall 
 continuance (as lob faith)in life ; & 
 a diffblution or end at death :fo thy 
 mifcrie corporall may bee confide- 
 red in thy conception , in thy birth, 
 in thy life, and in thy diflolution, 
 when thy waited-for change fliall 
 come. 
 
 1. Inthy Conception, confidcr 
 what a vile, bafc and miferablc 
 matter thou art of. hb faith, that 
 thou art made of clay or dufi \ that 
 thou art powred out a 5 milkc\ and 
 turn'd to curds like checfe. And £4- 
 lomon that wife King fayth 3 that 
 thou art brought together of no- 
 thing , butiiufclood , of the feedc 
 of man , finnc being acccflarie f 
 
 thv 
 
of Christian Incenfe* 
 
 35 
 
 thy conception*, to temper or ra* 
 ther diftcropcr the fame, deferring 
 condemnation. 
 
 2. In thy Birth , confidef thy 
 miferablc & incapable cftatc-Thou 
 waft borne in finne , and when 
 thou waft borne , (faith Salomon) 
 thou rcceyuedft but the common 
 ay remand fell vpon the earth 5 of the 
 like nature, crying and weeping at 
 thcfirftjasallmendoc, and dying 
 m the very entric of life , the mife- 
 rie whereof thou fo with wailing 
 bewailedft , & ploratu deflorabas; 
 figheSjtearcs^and mourning being 
 thy firft falutation of life 5 and the 
 vale ofreares, which newly thou 
 haft entered in. 
 
 3. In thy tranfitorie and mife- 
 rable Life 3 confider well of thefc 
 
 things 
 
 That 
 
 Pfal.ji.j, 
 
 MiTcric of 
 Birth. 
 
 Pfal.Ji. 
 S*P'7** 
 
 Mifcricof 
 Life. 
 
 D 
 
3* 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 i. Full of 
 
 natural! 
 tails. 
 
 Sap.7.4- 
 
 Ub.7.1. 
 Iob.13.1 ii 
 
 a. Fullof 
 accidental 
 euils. 
 
 Iudg.9}< # 
 2. Sam. 18. 9 
 i.kin.13.14. 
 
 1. That the fame is full of in. 
 numerable natural euils : thou waft 
 nourished and brought vp in the 
 fpring-time thereof, with toylc- 
 fome cares, as faith the Wife-man: 
 and all thy dayes , are but as the 
 dayesof an hireling ( as Ieb faith) 
 of fhorte continuance and full of 
 troublcrand while mans fleih is vp- 
 on him, he (hall bee forrowfull,and 
 while his foule is in him, it fhall 
 mourne. 
 
 2. Confiderthat thy life h fub- 
 ieft alfo to lamentable accidents: 
 as by fire, water, fudden death , by 
 a ftonc out of the wall, or fuch like, 
 loffe of friends, of goods, of chil- 
 drcn 3 &c All which by Gods pro- 
 uidence and will are fent, ey ther to 
 trie his children 3 as Job, orastcm- 
 porarie iudgementes and punitfi* 
 ments for finne ; as zAbimelechs 
 braining, Abfolons hanging, the 
 Prophets killing by a Lyon, He- 
 rods 
 
of Chriftian Jncenfe. 
 
 37 
 
 rods confuraing by wormcs, Ana- 
 nias and SAphira's fudden death, £W- 
 tjches fall 3 withfundric other. 
 
 3 Confidcralfointhylife 3 how J.FuHof 
 thou art burthened with a bodie !l< 
 ful of abominable infe&ion ,& the 
 feed of all dif cafes whatfoeuerjthy 
 fleflh is clothed with wonues , and 
 filthineffeoftheduft, and all thy 
 frame a made of corruption and 
 horrible putrefaction: fo that who 
 can brtng out a cleane thing out offuch 
 filthinejfe? there is not one. 
 
 eafes. 
 
 Iob,7.f. 
 
 Iob,IJ«4. 
 
 4. And la%> in the Catafirophe Themifcry 
 of death ,' cum Sifyphifaxu reuolves y °* • 
 and thou fhalt giuc a c/audite to thy 
 life, bchold,that determined iudgc- 
 ment fhall haue a fure performance 
 and execution j Out of theduftof Gcv *i-*9 
 the earth waft thou taken , and to 
 duft thou {halt returner and as fighs, 
 tearesand mourning was thy falu- 
 tation of life ; fo grpanes , gafping 
 
 D 3 
 
 and 
 
 - 
 
3» 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 Chrifts co- 
 ccption. 
 
 PfaU.7. 
 loh'I.I. 
 
 A.oy(§Hev 
 
 MaM. 
 
 Luke. i. j f. 
 
 and lamenting, fhall bee thy l a ft 
 farewell to the fame 5 FabuUperatt* 
 alijsq\ cumlampada trades. 
 
 And when thou haft,in themir- 
 rourglaflcof thofe considerations, 
 beheld Scviewcdfcnineownefpots, 
 and thy corporal! miferie , in con- 
 ception, birth >life 5 anddiffoIution*, 
 paralcll and fet oppofitethcglori- 
 ous fhining and vnfpottcd face of 
 the bright Sonne of God , before 
 which thou appeared, prefumins; 
 tofpeake to him , who, as concer- 
 ning his Conception, from all cter- 
 nitie, was ingendered of the Fa- 
 ther eternal^ the Word in the be- 
 ginning^ from al beginning, and 
 the Word was God, and as man in 
 the appointed time, he was concei- 
 ucd of the holy Spirit. For that 
 Yvhtch is concerned in her ( fayd the 
 Angell to hfeph )is of the holy Ghoft: 
 and as Gabriel fc\& vnto Marie ^ The 
 holy Ghoft (hall comevpon thee ^& the 
 
 power I 
 
of Ckriflian Incenfc. 
 
 3* 
 
 power of the mo fl High ft)* 11 ouerfhad- 
 dow thecitherefore alfothat holy Thing 
 which floall be borne of thee, /ball be cal- 
 led the Sonne of God. 
 
 And concerning his Birth 5 hee 
 was borne of a chaft, immaculate, 
 and holy Virgin, blefledafcoueall 
 women; hec being the onely wel- 
 beloued Sonne of God 3 and faire 
 abopte the fonncs oftyemen, 
 
 He) re of heauen and earth 3 
 perfcttlypure, holy and wife, to 
 w hom God did not me a fare his Jpirit, 
 but ofwhofe fulneffe we all haue recti- 
 fied grace for grace\ equall to the Fa- 
 ther himfelfc , hisfplendour, and 
 the exprefle chara&er of his Sub- 
 ftance , pcrfitc Felicitie, and fontali 
 Beatitudc,Glorieitfelfe, and who 
 dwclleth in inaccefTable Light f 
 who onely hath Immortalitic > that 
 is Blefled , and Prince onely y the 
 King of kings, zndLordoflordes^ 
 free lamed of Angels f Holyjooly , holy 
 LordGod of \Sabaoth ^thewhole worldis 
 
 Chrifls 
 Birth. 
 
 Luke 1.7. 
 
 Chrifli 
 [life. 
 
 PhjU,*. 
 
 Hckx.j. 
 
 EcclM. 
 
 i.Tim.<? # i£ 
 
 1/ 
 
 full 
 
40 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 drifts 
 death. 
 
 i.Tim.X.17 
 
 Therfc. 
 
 full of bis glory, a vi&orious and tri* 
 umphant Prince ouer all his & his 
 members enemies : ouer death , 
 whofe death hewas; fo that where 
 is his (ling: ouer Satan 3 whofe head 
 hee hath broken : ouer captiuitie, 
 which he hath led captiue: ouer the 
 world, which he hath o uercome ?o- 
 uer hell, which he hath fpoiled : o- 
 uer finne, which he hath killed: and 
 ouer the graue 3 whcreof he hath tri- 
 umphed 5 fo that where is their 
 viftorieJ ItisthiscuerlaftingKing 
 of glorie , and inuifible, immortally 
 God onely wife, who is vi&orious 
 and to whom the celeftial and ftate* 
 ly gates of cndleffe glory , haue lift 
 vp and opened themfelues, that he 
 might enter to fit in higheft Ma- 
 ieftic. 
 
 Now confider againe, how great 
 thisPerfonagcis J and learne with 
 humiliti^reuercnce.and holy fcarc, 
 to bee confounded in his glorious 
 
 pretence 
 
of Christian Incenfe. 
 
 4* 
 
 prcfcncc,and vpo the lowed knees 
 of afubmifliue heart to bow at his 
 Namc,and to fall downc before the 
 Lambe,who fits vpon the Throne, 
 worthy of praife& glory for ever. 
 
 The next confidcrationmuft bee 
 of thy miferie fpirituall fas the for- 
 mer was of thy corporal!,) 
 
 In this thy miferie fpirituall , con- 
 fider diligently thy fpot, wound, 
 andpayneof finne* the one moll 
 blacke, the other moft deepe, the 
 third moft vnfufferablc. 
 
 Thy fpot of finne moft vgly y 
 commcth by priuation of the per- 
 fect bcautie of truenaturallreafon, 
 which our forefarher tsfdam firft 
 poftefTed and firft loft , and wee all 
 in his loynes. 
 
 Asalfoofthebeautieof fuperna- 
 turall wifedome , loftlikewifeby 
 him} which maketh that the carnall 
 man vnderftandeth not the things 
 of God , tending to his Makers 
 
 Mans mife- 
 rie fpiruuai. 
 
 ?. things in 
 miferie Ipi- 
 rituall. 
 
 The firft 
 thing in mi* 
 ferie (piris 
 tuall two- 
 fold. 
 Lam. 1, tf. 
 
 ibid* 
 
 glory, 
 
42 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 The cfFcft. 
 
 Iohi7*i* 
 
 czekx.rf. 
 
 I0M.4* 
 
 fob.Jr.ip. 
 Maxk.8.53 
 
 glory , and to his ownefaluation, 
 but muft bee enlightened by that 
 Lightof the world , and true Wife- 
 dome of the Father ( God onely 
 wife) if eucrhec be one whoisap- 
 poyntedfor that eternal! Light of 
 perfeft glory in the world to ccme. 
 
 The priuation of which bcautie, 
 of naturall reafon, and fupcrnatu- 
 rallwifedomc,maketh thy foule by 
 the fpot & leproficof fin,black as a 
 cole , & fo thee the child of eternall 
 perdition deferucdly , moft vglie 
 2nd odious as a fcorpion or toade , 
 and fo thee the fonneof that Ser- 
 pentthe Diuell % and laftcf all,moft 
 tearefull , hideous and deferable as 
 a Dragon , and fo thee like Satan 
 hiiT)(elfe,as he is called in the Reue- 
 lation. This is thine owne proper 
 acquired, & dcfci ucd fpiritual! mi- 
 feric of thy foule,by the fpot of fin. 
 
 The dcepe wound offinnc in. 
 ~ flirted 
 
ofCh*jBian Incenfe. 
 
 45 
 
 flitted moft cruelly vpon thy owne 
 (oule/procccdcth 
 
 j. Of Ignorance in the vnder- 
 ftanding , beeing dcpriuedof the 
 two former lights, to difcerne be- 
 tweene good and cuill: which Ig- 
 norance oppofcth it fcifc , andfin- 
 neth againfl the infinite wifcdomc 
 of God, who at thv death /hall bee 
 thy vneuitableiuft Iudgc to ccnfurc 
 thee. 
 
 2. This wound proceedcth of 
 malice,in thy will , willing natural- 
 ly that which is agreeable & plca- 
 fant to the corrupt affe&ions of 
 the flefh , butdifplcafantand hate* 
 full to Gods holy fpiritj andfo op- 
 pofingitfclfe, & finning mofthai- 
 noufiy , againfhhc infinite and in- 
 comprehcnfible goodncs of God, 
 who at thy death fhal be that chiefc 
 witne{Ic,w/iofliaImoftfeucreIyac- 
 cufc thee, his all-feeing cie hauing 
 beholden the moft fecrct cogitati- 
 ons of thy heart. 
 
 The lecond 
 :hiM^in fpi- 
 rituali mi 
 Tcric. 
 
 ffai.a rp # 
 mat.24. 
 
 & . Malice in 
 
 the will. 
 
 Mat.J.f. 
 
 This 
 
44 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 *Wcak. 
 
 ncffc in the 
 irafcible. 
 
 P&1.4**' 
 
 4.C01KU. 
 pifcencein 
 the concu- 
 pifcible. 
 
 3. This wound of finne, pro- 
 ccedeth of weakeneflcin the irafci- 
 ble faculcic of thefoulcj when be- 
 ing too prone and ready for cucry 
 lighted occafion, fecmingtocroflc 
 or contrarie the corrupt carnall af- 
 fections, wee are exceeding wroth*, 
 but no wayes angrie when theglo* 
 rie of God by our finning is wron- 
 ged , and ourowne foulcs thereby 
 raoft of all alfo iniuried : which 
 weakenes oppofeth it fclfe, & fin- 
 neth againftthc infinit&vnrefift* 
 able power of God , who at the day 
 of thy death,and laft day of iudge- 
 ment 3 fhall bee thy ftrong partic to 
 charge thee with the fame. 
 
 4. And laftly, this feareful and 
 deadly wound of finne 5 procecdeth 
 ofconcupifcenccintheconcupifci* 
 ble^when nitmur invetrtum,femfer 
 ettpimnfefr ncgata > coueting with an 
 vnquenchablcthirft, the thingsac* 
 cep table to theflefli, but loathing 
 afar off, the things of the good fpL 
 
 xiu 
 
ofChrifihn Intense. 
 
 45 
 
 rit, and fo oppofing and finning a- 
 gainft the infinite and vnfpeakable 
 puritie of God, who at thy diffolu- 
 tion and departure, fliall be the in* 
 former ofall thy anions, words and 
 thoughts, exquifitcly to dilate all, 
 anddifcouer thy skirt svpon thy face, 
 tvhomllftew the nations thy filthines, 
 &the kingdoms thyfhame: fo this alfo 
 is thyfpiritualfiuft miferic, by the 
 deepe wound of fin jnfli&ed vpon 
 thy foule,with thine owne hands. 
 
 Now the vnfufferable Payne of 
 finne, (omitting the infinite payne 
 forfinnc) confiftethin the tormen- 
 ting and torturing worme of a pol- 
 luted confeience , at warrcwithit 
 Creator, and with it felfe, which no 
 man can vtter , and as few can fu- 
 ftaine : yea, this prickc of a tormen- 
 ted confeience ( yet fanttificd ) is 
 found in the very godly after the 
 commiffion of any finne, as there is 
 alfo a certaine paine which they ' fu - 
 
 ? >ap.7«*0j 
 
 Nahum.j.y 
 
 The payne 
 
 Of ilQIiC 
 
 iiayne 
 
4* 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 Gal.*,;, 
 
 Rom. 6a6 
 
 3. Thing in 
 Preparati- 
 on is our 
 necefsitie, 
 and that 
 thrccfoli 
 
 i^Corpos 
 ral. 
 
 Pro.30,8. 
 
 flaine by that rebellion of finnc, 
 fighting againft thefpirit , Efatt 
 ft niggling with /*<r^, bythebon- 
 dagc of paffions, anddjfordcr of 
 thcfoulc:al which former things, if 
 rightly thou confidcr them, thou 
 foalt haue caufc fo to tremble for 
 fcare,and quake in his fight 5 i*Ef- 
 eras. 5. 6. 
 
 The third and lafl thing to bee 
 confidcred in true Preparation , is 
 thyNccetfity. 
 
 The fame thou mud acknow- 
 ledge to bee threefold ; corporall, 
 temporal), and fpirituall. 
 
 Thy neceflitie corporall or of thy 
 body , is of meatc drinke and clo- 
 thing, for the fuftayning of this thy 
 fraile life 3 which cannot endure 
 long without the nutriment there- 
 of, Godsblcflinggiuingftrcngth, 
 being acceffaric thereto: and there- 
 fore 
 
ofchriftian Incenfe. 
 
 fore thou art allowed and taught 
 to pray , Giue vs thts day our day lie 
 bread, by him whois the true Bread 
 oflifc. 
 
 Thy neceflltie temporally is of 
 goods and fuch like, appertayning 
 to thy degree, for the maintenance 
 of thy lawful! eftate, and prouifion 
 for thy family (as the Apcftlccom- 
 mandeth):and therefore it is, that 
 that godly & wife man praied vnto 
 the Lord, that hec might not be too 
 poorc, leaft he fhould by infinnitie 
 fteale, &takc Gods name in vaine; 
 asalfo Chriflians at this day, that 
 the Lord may make them rather 
 helpcfull then chargeable to o- 
 thers, if it be his will > and for their 
 wcale. 
 
 Thy neceflitie fpirituall, which 
 is greatcft>!S of graccs/vertueSjgod- 
 iy motions and defircs, Faith, Hope^ 
 Charity ^Humility ,Teperaf3ce>content- 
 
 z. Tempo- 
 rail, 
 
 3 * Spiritual 
 /V<3.I7- 
 
 ment^ 
 
4 8 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 a&l7.»f- 
 
 Thcv r cof 
 thefcrrmr 
 considera- 
 tion. 
 
 i. the Fa* 
 
 ther; 
 x.Cor«i,3. 
 
 ment, true Thankefttlnejfe, c Penitence % 
 Watchftilnetfe , the gift of Zeale , 
 Prayer , Wifedome y holy S implicit ie, 
 Continence , Modettie^ &c And as 
 this ncceffitie isgrcateft, fo defire 
 more earneftly the fame to bee fup- 
 plied 5 this is to feeke the kingdome of 
 God y and all the former things corpo- 
 rall and temporall Jhall bee cafi vnto 
 thee :therfore fay thou, Let thy king- 
 dome comt^ O Lord* For furcly thefe 
 graces fhall either raife thee out of 
 thefleepe of fin , & gulfe of perdi- 
 tion, or (hall preferuc thee from fal- 
 ling therein, and thy foot from Ai- 
 ding therein. 
 
 The ferious and feeling confide- 
 rationof this thy threefold neccfli- 
 tie^ftiould raife thee now vp , and 
 force thee to carncft crying,and fcr- 
 ucntcrauing j forthefuppliement 
 thereof , at the liberall and full 
 handes of the Father of all mercie, 
 who is able to aid thee by his pow^ 
 
 ~~ er, 
 
of Christian Incenfc. 
 
 4? 
 
 er, and who knoweth that wee haue 
 need of all thefe things , and giueth to 
 all aboundantly^ and reprocheth none.. 
 Yea 5 who feedeth the birds oftbeayre, 
 at; d clothes the liUies of the field. 
 
 2. As alfo askc thefe things s at 
 thedut-ftrctched armesand hands, 
 of hismercifull Sonne, the louing 
 Sauiourof the world, who know- 
 eth thy wants 3 that he may a yd and 
 helpe thee, by hiswifedome, who 
 faith; zslllthat yon ashe in my name^ I 
 re til doe it : askc what you will , and it 
 pjatl be giusn you : aske and yon Jha/l 
 receyue,feeke and you foal findfaocke 
 and it Jhalbe opened vnto you. 
 
 And 3. likewifeatthe euer-fup- 
 porting open txandes of the holic 
 Ghoft, that glorious Spirit, God e- 
 ternall,and Comforter ofmen, who 
 is willing to aflift and helpe thcejby 
 his vnfearchable goodnefle , and 
 who makes interceflion for vs, 
 and our wants , with Jighes that 
 can not bee exprejfed > and giueth 
 
 Iajr..i.f. 
 
 %. The 
 
 Sonne. 
 I.kfc,4i4. 
 
 Toll. 15.T7. 
 Mat.7.7. 
 
 ?. The hos. 
 
 iyGhoft. 
 
 Ioh,i4,57. 
 Rom # 8*2& 
 
5° 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 giftsvnto men^ (as faith the Apofllc) 
 Ephef.4,9. 
 
 Thcfruit of I And Co prayingin faith and affu- 
 Praycr. ranc* vnto this blcflcd Trinitic, 
 thou (halt hauc great comfort , con- 
 Rpm.*.i8. £dencc 9 and reioycing fettled in thy 
 heart , that his promife fhall be per- 
 fected in performance , thou euer 
 rcmayning and becomming more 
 humble, andfenfibleof thy wants 
 dayly. 
 
 Of ^Meditation. 
 
 |HT*HE fecond Porch, or part of 
 X Prayer,isafanftificd, ferious 
 'and mouing Meditation in the feat 
 of the foule and heart; which chief- 
 ly and moft principally muft and 
 Pfal.j8.tf. .ought to bee of the Paflion of that 
 immaculate Lambe , and Sonne of 
 
 the 
 
of Christian Incenfe. 
 
 51 
 
 che lining God , our rooft louing 
 Sauiour. 
 
 Wherein thou flialt ccnfidcr,and 
 with weeping eyes of thy foulc be- 
 hold, 
 
 !. Who is theperfbn which fuf- 
 fcrcd. lefusChriftjthateternall in- 
 carnate Word, the bleflcdSecdof 
 the woman , thevnfpotted Lambc 
 of God 5 that takcth away the finnes 
 of the world, Louc , Mercic , Pitic, 
 Wifedc me , Power and Glory it 
 ielfc, infinite Goodnefle , the Lord 
 ftrong andmightie, cuenthyGod 
 omnipotent 5 and glorious King of 
 Maicftiei which ought to breed in 
 hec, O how great an admiration 
 ( O vile creature/ ) and aftonifli- 
 ment ! to fee thy God and mod glo- 
 rious Creator , hanging in fuch 
 painc, (hame , and humilitic, vpon 
 thecurfed and infamous crofle > c- 
 uen thy Iefus, aiuftman forhis in- 
 nocencie as "Ttlates wife declared : a 
 
 
 The Per 
 
 Ton (utte- 
 ring. 
 
 Pfal.*4,7» 
 
 **ȣ 
 
fr 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 King for dignitic , as Pilateh\m(t\ic 
 wrote : the Sonne of God for exec!- 
 lencie , as the Centurion confcflTed 
 him : a Lord for authorise, as the 
 Theefc on the croffe expreffed hirn', 
 XiOlCbriHtu domini i as I oft as ( ho- 
 nourably killed in battcll ) to moue 
 men to mourne , but Cbriftn* Domi- 
 nus IESVS, fhamefully mangled 
 on tbex:rofTe , and wounded in bo-; 
 dyand fpirit, to mooue vs to be- 
 raoane: Loc here the Perfonfuffc- 
 
 rin s- . . i 
 
 2. Confider, and ferioufly with 
 
 2. Whatbe 
 
 fjffcrid. 
 
 Phi!.i.8, 
 
 mourningbehold 3 whathehathfuf-j 
 fercd $ cue the greateft vnfpeakablc 
 torrrents in his bodic,and anguiflics 
 inhisfoule, thatneuercanbeecon-! 
 ceiued or imagined of, in the heart 
 of man ywho beeing in the forme of \ 
 God, andthonght it no robber ie to be e-\ 
 quail with God^made himfelfe of no re- \ 
 futation ,& tooke on him the forme of a 
 fcruant^& was made like men % andwas 
 found in flj ape as a ma v: he hitbtedhim. 
 
of Chriftian Incenfe. 
 
 53 
 
 fe/fc,cr became obedient y vnto the death 
 ofthfcroffe. His forrow wasfuch, 
 that there was neuer the like, &that 
 without any regard. Indeed , all that 
 can bcfuffered,is either poena fen /w, 
 or poena damni: now he was a woun- 
 ded in his body, and b melted in his 
 foule,by the one 5 and c bereftof all 
 comfort fro heauen or earth, by the 
 other : fruit and leafe , all was taken 
 from him. 
 
 1. For his wounding,behold with 
 a watrie eie, and confide* with a 
 burfting heart,if euer there was fuch 
 a rueful fighuof al his bleffed body, 
 notapenie breadth left vnbloody; 
 his facred head , torne with lharpe 
 thorns,that the bloodgudied down 
 about his heauenly eies and face;his 
 /lands, feet, fide and louing heart 
 mod cruelly pearced, ftricken tho- 
 ro w & woundcd,that riuers of pre- 
 tiops blood & water did run down 
 abundantly : No w Ecce homo^ was 
 euer the like lamentable fpe&acle? 
 
 Lam. 1. 11. 
 
 a Makpb 
 b Gnolel 
 c Hogah 
 
 Vindetniauit 
 
 fr Chrifls 
 wounding 
 
 inbodic. 
 
 and 
 
54 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 U Chrifts 
 melting in 
 his foule. 
 Pro ,8.14. 
 
 and thou canft not but behold the 
 famerfor he lyes not as the wounded 
 man,wbo the Samaritan cured, and 
 whom thePricft pafled by , but hce 
 is lift vp as the Serpen tin the witder- 
 ncffe,that thou canft not turne a- 
 way thy eyes therefrom. 
 
 2 For this melting of his Soule, 
 which is the foulect payne, com- 
 pareI0h.12.27Ju.22.44.mar.14.35', 
 and mat.26.3 8. where behold trou- 
 ble, anguifli, *2;onie,feare, forrow, 
 and that deadly : O what melting 
 was this ! in his fcarefuli agome* 
 whenhefweat drops of blood, no 
 violence being offered to his body, 
 and being a cold night, ( when they 
 were faync to haue a fire within 
 doores) in the aire abroad, and vp- 
 on the cold earthly et in a fweat,and 
 fucha (wc*U Sudor jrrurHofa y thic\cc 
 and bloody , and from his clothes 
 trickling on the ground? Amoft 
 vehementmeltingrforhewasneer 
 thchotte burning furnaceofGods 
 
 fierce 
 
ofCkriflian Incenfe. 
 
 55 
 
 fierce wrath for thy finncs, in his 
 
 foulc. From aboue the Lord fentfeare Laaitl,xf 
 
 into his bones , which caufed in'him 
 
 this melting, and fhonld caufethy 
 
 foule alfo to melt inbittcrteares , 
 
 and pitie,to behold fo pitifull a fpe- 
 
 ftacle. 
 
 And 3. for his bereauing of all 3 Ghrifts 
 comforrcs, ( the hauing of fome bcrcauiog 
 would haue been fome eafe): hce is °* a ^ com * 
 fpoiled quite both of humane and 
 diuincscomfortjasit wcre/orfookc 
 him. For amongfl men 3 whom hee 
 taught,hcaled,exhorted,and would 
 haue gathcredj&c. they cried Away 
 with him, and others mocked him, 
 bunhofc were withered lcauesjthey 
 agaync, who were as greene, and 
 like to hang on , fome fold him , as 
 Judos\ fome denyed him , as Peter % 
 all forfooke him : but there is the 
 greateft griefe of all , My God, my 
 God, why baft thou for faken me? Alas, 
 herehcauen, nor earth , friend nor 
 foeyedds him no comfort , but bit- \ 
 
 E 4 ternefle 
 
5* 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 fernefle is his meatc , and vineger 
 mixed with gall is hisdrinke. 
 
 Loc here what he fufferedjbloody 
 wounds f melting griefes , a rueful! 
 eric on thecrofle, his blood to bee 
 fticd, in a word, a hell of forrow, & 
 anabyfleof torment vr.fpeakabie. 
 TheSun bewailed this, the Moone 
 bemoaned the fame , the heauens 
 grew blacke to behold, the ftarres 
 weredarknedtofee^hcftopesburfl 
 at the terror th^rof, thevailerentat 
 thefenfetherof 5 the graues opened 
 at this opening of his moft pretious 
 wound*, and at hisdeath the dead 
 did rife sfo all things > atthis his paf- 
 fionjiadaccrtaynecompaffion, to 
 condemne that fcnfcleffe man^who 
 fhall not be likewife moucd by this 
 mournefullvifion. Let this there- 
 fore breed in thee a great compani- 
 on alfo, to fee this fweetLambein 
 fuch diftrefTe^payingfo great a ran- 
 fome forthy Valuation and libertie. 
 For as I fat faith, Hee did grow vp be- 
 
 Vic. 
 
 Luce 22.44 
 
 Ifai.cap.f j, 
 
 fore, 
 
of Christian Incenfe. 
 
 fere the Lord as a branch ^and as a root 
 in a dry ground, he had neither beautte 
 norfauour : when hee was looked vpon, 
 there was no fairenes^ neither was there 
 any luft vnto him. But he was desfifed 
 & abhorred of wen: he was fuch a mzn^ ^ c ^ ^ # 
 as had good experience of for ro^es a*d 
 Infirmities: he was reckoned fo vile , as 
 men hid their faces from him. Howbeit 
 hee onely had taken on him our infirmi - 
 ties ,(2r borne ouy fames ', yet he was iud- 
 gedas though he were 'plagued \& caft 
 dovvne ofCjod \ whtrits hee notwith- 
 standing, was wounded for our offen- 
 ces,&pniitenfor our wickednes \ for 
 the pay ne of our puvtfhment was laid 
 vpohtm^ h bis flripes are we healed. 
 And as for vs^we were all gone aflray 
 hkefbeepe , euery one had turned to his 
 own way \but the Lord had thrown e vp- 
 \onhimallo%r finnes. He fuffered vto- 
 \lence,& was euillintreated y yet did not 
 \open his mouthihewas as ajheepe to bee 
 \slajne , yet ft til as. a lamhe before the 
 [(bearer. From the prtfen and iudge- 
 \ment was hee taken , and bis genera- 
 tion who can declare? Hee was cut off 
 
 c.Pet.x. 
 
 fc.Cor,U. v 
 
 Pfc'.ll*. 
 
 \l1t.27. 
 ■cr.ir. 
 
 from 
 
58 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 from the ground of the lining which 
 wnifhment did goe vpon him y for the 
 tranfgrefsien of his people. His grave 
 xo6 giuen him with the condemned^and 
 vith the rich man at his death : where- 
 as hee did neuer violence nor vnright^ 
 neytherhad there beeneany deceit f ni- 
 ne Jfe in his mouth >yet hath it pie a fed 
 the Lord to fmite himwith tnfrmitie % 
 that when he had made his Joule an of* 
 frtng for Jinne,he might fee long lad- 
 ing feed: and this deuice of the horde 
 hath proffered in his hands. 
 
 Mat.27* 
 
 a Cor J. 
 
 !• Forwho 
 Chrift fuf 
 terci 
 
 3 , Consider, and with deepe re- 
 morfeferioufly weigh , for whom 
 he hath differed thefe things; eucn 
 for thee alone( as is faid JO ingrate- 
 full (inner ! whofo loucd thee, whe 
 thou waft his enemie, that hee gauc 
 his owne heart blood to be /Led fo 
 abundantiy.that thereby thy tranf- 
 grefTions, wickcdncfTe, and rebelli- 
 ous Gnnes might bee wiped away, 
 and neuer come before the face of 
 
 his 
 
of Christian Incenfe. 
 
 - 
 
 his Farher s to hinder his mcrcic , or 
 provoke his in ft iud^ements defer- 
 ued ; for thee, I fay, whofcthornie 
 finnes crowned his glorious head 
 withthornes; whofefharpe offen- 
 ces pearced his hands and feet , and 
 wounded his blellcd heart 5 wliofe 
 bloody tranfgreffions made all his 
 precious body ouer-runne fo with 
 go r e blood 3 and with the deluge or 
 inundation thereof* thynakednes 
 ftript him naked* thebctraying and 
 felling of thine owne foule,to finne, 
 hc!!,anddcath , made him to be be 
 trayed and foldc, tofufFcr hell and 
 death vpon the croflefor finnes the 
 oneinhisfoule, the other in his bo- 
 dy : thy carting thy felfc downc, 
 made him to be lift vp : thy wicked 
 dceds,made his innocent hands nai 
 led : thy wicked way cs , caufed his 
 glorious feet pearced; thvblindnes, 
 made him to beblinded by his own 
 facred blood : and thy fo great loue 
 to fin , brought him to this fo fierce 
 
 wrath 
 
6o 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 Vfc. 
 
 Lute p.j 1 
 
 wrath of his Father. 
 
 Now confiderthyfelfe, and his 
 incoprehenfibleLoue, who would 
 die fo cruelly, be mangled (o paine-! 
 fully, & be tormented foexejuifite- 1 
 ly,within and without, in body and 
 foule, for fuch an one as now thou 
 feeft thy felfe. Had itnotbcenceJ 
 nougb,to giue thee once his image,' 
 and placed thee in pcrfeft pleafurc, 
 but alfo after thouhadftlofta!l,by 
 his owne death and vnfufFerable 
 paynes& torments to rcliorethee 
 to the fame againe, yea > to a great 
 deale better? O ftiffe-neclced and 
 rebellious Sinner, tell me then, who 
 can found this deepe, or find any 
 bottome in this abyfle of his vn 
 fearchable lone to thec? Surely bee 
 hath home our iniquities . Let there- 
 fore the confideration of this in 
 comprehcnfiblelouc, breed in thee 
 \ great dilc&ion and heartie loue to 
 ; iim for the fame, that much beemg 
 
 foramen 
 
ofChriftian Incenfe. 
 
 6\ 
 
 \ 
 
 forgiuen thee, and giucn vnto thee, 
 thou may hkcwife louc much a- 
 gainc > and giue to hira thy heart. 
 
 4 # Confidcr, & behold alfo why 
 hehathfuffercd thefc things: fure- 
 ly for the fatisfa&ion of thy (inne ; 
 for by commivg inthejlejh y he condem- 
 ned finne in tbeflejh y hy blsftrifes vve 
 ire healed, by his fweac we arc refrc- 
 (hcd,by hisreic&jngwearcrecey. 
 ted, hee differed what wee defer- 
 ued, andpurchafcdtovs,what we 
 deferucdnot , making that to per- 
 tayne to him willingly, which did 
 to vs iuftly ; and that to vs by impu- 
 tation , which was to him by true 
 proprietie ; the day of the ficrcencs 
 of Gods wrath to him , was the day 
 of the f uincile of his fauour to vs: 
 by the (bedding of his blood, and 
 fprinkling thereof vpon our foules, 
 wcarenotonelyfaucd and prefer- 
 ued from that deuouring angel, but 
 
 made 
 
 4 Why 
 drift fuf- 
 
61 
 
 1 he new Sacrifice 
 
 made true hevresof thart ccleftiall 
 paradife and Canaan- 5 his blood not 
 of thcfacrificeonclv, or expiation, 
 I utof the new Tefhmentaifojand 
 appropriation , giuing vsrighttoa 
 Kinedome of Eternitic , Ioy , and 
 cndlefle Glory inhcaucn , and not 
 oncly forgiuingvs thcloflc of that 
 right to the kingdom of ioy & iro- 
 mortahtieon earth , which we firft 
 m sldampoQcftcd. 
 
 In a word, he hathfuffercd, that 
 hee might make vs(of the naturall 
 Tonnes of Satan > finne > death 3 mi- 
 ferie, curfednefle, captiuitie , and c- 
 rernall condemnation in hell for e- 
 uer) the adopted fennes of God, 
 our Father through him , of righcc- 
 oufneffejbfe^bleilednefle, fchci ie> 
 freed ome, and euerlaftmg faluation 
 inheauen, with him eternally, be* 
 ing vi&orious,& triumphing crow 1 
 ncd kings, ouer all our energies. 
 
 Seeing ^ 
 
ofchrifttin Incenfe. 
 
 *i 
 
 \ 
 
 Seeing thcrfore he died fo flhamc- 
 fully,and fuffercd infinite torments 
 fo cruelly, for the fatisfaft ion of fin 
 to his Father, and for our frecdome 
 in him •> let a correfpondent hatred 
 of fin, be continually fttcled in our 
 heartes 5 feeing it crucified fo the 
 God of glory,and ma de a mocke of 
 him, and Let vs hold f aft this liber tte 
 of grace, rvhercinChrift hath madevs 
 free, and be not int angled againe with 
 the yoake of bondage offinne. 
 
 5-, AndlafHyconfider,andfcri- 
 oufly with attention behold , how 
 he hath fufFcredthcfe things. Sure- 
 ly with vnfpeakable patience. He 
 was led as a lambe to the (laughter, 
 and his voyce was not heard in the 
 Greets. And how patiently did he 
 ftiffer himfelfe to bee bound , who 
 bindeth and loofeth allthinges in 
 hcaucn and earth ? to be leddc from 
 one to another? tobeftriptnaked, 
 crowned, feourged, nailed ,accu- 
 
 Vfc. 
 
 Hcb.4tf. 
 
 i. Patience 
 
 led 
 
** 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 Joh«i8.aj. 
 
 Lcue, 
 
 lob. 1 8.1c. 
 
 Ifai.j3.12. 
 
 a. Humility 
 
 fed,condemncd ; mocked ?and howi 
 patiently did hce fuffer thevniuft 
 ftr iting of that Officer of the high 
 Pricft? and how modeftly anfwercd 
 him , whom ( vile worme and clay) 
 he the Potter had crested ? what 
 loucdidhcefhow in his bufferings 
 alfo?he wept vpon lernfalem^hxch 
 fhould crucifie him, that oft times 
 he wculdhaue gathered them, as a 
 Hen doth her yong ones, vndcr his 
 wingesof mcrcie , but they would 
 not: how louingly didhclicalethc 
 earc of Malchus , who came out a- 
 gainft him? &how louing'y did he 
 pray for his crucifiers ? Father ^for~ 
 gitte them? for thej know not what 
 they doe. 
 
 2. With what humilitiealfo .be- 
 ing the God of higheftglorit, did 
 heevnder-goe, andbearehisownc 
 croffc ? with often falling vndcr the. 
 burden thereof : how humbly did. 
 hefuffer the often bufferings of his, 
 ad uerfary creatures? with mod vile 
 
 mocking \ 
 
of.ChriJtian lncenfe. 
 
 *5 
 
 \^ 
 
 mocking of hispropheticall office: 
 and with what vnfpeakeablehumi- 
 iitie 5 did he fuffer his vnfpottedand 
 glorious face, to bee fo often pollu- 
 ted with their difdainfull Tpirting ? 
 as a!l other their thrife-cruell dea- 
 lings toward him likewife? and to 
 end in a word, what vertuek there, 
 which in thyferious confidcration, 
 thou foalt not euidently fee, moft 
 eminently tafhine, in all the parts 
 of his bitter paftion ? itl all things 
 conforming himfelfeto the will of 
 his father. Which ought to breed 
 in thee a great conformitie of life, Vfei 
 and fuffering , m all points ac- 
 cording to his will ytopleafcfucha 
 great and infinite bountie as this* 
 who being fo great a perfon 3 fuffe- 
 *ed fuch thing?,and thatfo patient- 
 ly 3 humbly, and willingly, yea 
 greedily. For he defired tieftderio 
 magtto toeathislaft fuppcr with his 
 difciples^ and to confummate by 
 his death that great work of thy re- 
 
 mmavtliMM. 
 
 dcmptio n» 
 
 — — — t i turn IW^WMW**"^ 
 
66 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 demption , and fatisfa&ion of thy 
 debt fo, to Gods infinite Iufticc. 
 
 Of Tbankefgitting. 
 
 i 
 
 Tbanfccfgi- A FTER this ferious Meditation 
 Hin g« | /\ which ought to be of the bitter 
 
 paffion of the immaculate LarobeJ 
 I ourSauiour,outof thefowrcwher- 
 I of to him (according to Samfons 
 riddle,) commeth fweet to vs ; the 
 third part or Porch of prayer fol-J 
 ColoCj, x j lo weth $ to wit, a dew thankfgiuing 
 vnto the Lord, for the fweet and 
 profit of his pafTion which doth re* 
 dound vnto vs, who apprehend the 
 famebyfaithjasaifo for all his other 
 manifold benefits, and blcfiings 
 without number : as chiefly, 
 
 t. For 
 
 Chnliet 
 paffi^n. 
 
 I. Concerning his Paffion^hank 
 inghiro, thatthechaftifmentofthy 
 
 P cac * 
 
of ChriHian Incenfe. 
 
 6 7 
 
 peace was vpon him, and with his 
 (Tripes that thou were healed , that 
 by his knowledge he hath iuftified 
 many, and by his death qtiickned 
 many to life, that by his birth thy 
 new birth is wrought, and by his 
 croflethycurfeis taken away : by 
 his paines and labours thou findft 
 reft, and by his forrowfull fadnes 
 thy fouleis comforted, by his ap- 
 prehending and bandes thou art 
 made free , and by his miferiethou 
 art made happicj that his thirfting 
 was the quenchingof thine, by his 
 blood and effufion thereof; and his 
 hungring, thy food by his bodic 
 and breaking thereof; that by his 
 wearinefls came thy refreshment., 
 and by his anguifh, thy ioyj that by 
 his accufing before men , thou art 
 excufed befpre Cod * and by his 
 condemning vniuftly , proceeds 
 thy abfolution freely ;and in a word 
 that by his defcenfion vnto the 
 lower partsof the earth, he hath ex- 
 
 VaUu 
 
 ahed 
 
68 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 alted thee vp to the hi^heft parts o^j 
 heauen 3 turning his fathers ficrce ( 
 wrath into exceeding feruentloue; 
 by which t as in him he elcfted thee: 
 fo throw him, as theonely chan- 
 nel!, he powers all bleflingswhat- 
 foeuer vppon thee. So this is thy 
 deliueriefro*r» fpirituall mifcrie. 
 
 ■a. For deli- 
 ucry from 
 
 many world 
 !y m&rics. 
 
 Rom,$. 
 
 ciusioyii 
 
 2. Concerning worldly roiferie 
 yeclding him all due thankcs 5 that 
 fo mercifully hee hath deliuercd 
 thee frcta many and infinite perils, 1 
 wherein without his fatherly care^j 
 and mercifuil prote&ion, eueryj 
 moment thou nnghtefthaue fallen' 
 moft lamentably into* And con-! 
 ccrningthofedifciplnarie chaftifc- 
 ments-or trials of thee, they arc 
 rather goodMhencuils* intheend 
 bringing comfort , albeit in the 
 time prefent, by iharpnefle tea* 
 ching obedience t and whatfacuer 
 they be, they all * work? together for 
 the beft> to thee,and to all thofe who 
 
 i fcare 
 
of Chriftian Incenfe. 
 
 6 9 
 
 -y 
 
 $. Concer- 
 ning the 
 fir ft death 
 temporalis 
 
 fcare God 5 in the time of Satans 
 buffeting ofthceby thera, Gods 
 grace being fufficient vnto thee in 
 them. 
 
 3. Concerning death, than king 
 thy mercifull God, who hath de- 
 ferred the time thereof, byhislong 
 fuffcrance Qvho would haue no man 
 to perijh , but would haue all men to 
 come to repentance) vrftill the ac- 
 ceptable and ioyfuil time of thy 
 true conuerfion ; nor taking thy 
 foule from thee , that fame night 
 (with Diues) when thou didftglo* 
 rie and reft in thy finncs : Nor in 
 thefurie of his judgements, as thou 
 more then deferuedft with Herod 
 intheAfts* and many othcrs,pu- 
 nifhing thee > butfl&we to wrath,and pj-j f 
 readiefl to forgiue , hath paticntlic 
 expetted the too late time of thy 
 conuerfion : and when thou rc- 
 foluedft but weakely and (low- 
 ly, with the prodigalJ,,to returne 
 
 F3 
 
 to 
 
7° 
 
 The ntw Sacrifice 
 
 PfaUoj.f, 
 
 4 Conccr 
 ning thy 
 ftre.gh: ac- 
 compt after 
 death. 
 
 to him , hec went out to meete 
 thee, and ranne and fell on thy 
 necke, and killed thee with cter- 
 nallmercie : not haftning thy dc* 
 ferued death of foule and body 
 (albeit alreadfe dead in finne) as 
 haftning the death of the fat calfc to 
 kill the fame, and feed thee there 
 with at his table, who once was loft, 
 and dead,but now found and aliue. 
 So furely thy youth is renewed like the 
 Eagles f and thy life redeemedfrom the 
 graue,crowned with mercie and mani- 
 fold comp ijfions* 
 
 4. Concerning thy ftraight ac- 
 compt thou are to make at the day 
 of ludgement, particular and gc 
 ncrall , when of cuery idle word 
 thou fhalt fender accompt 5 in 
 that day : thanking mod heartily 
 thy mofl gracious God herein, 
 that hee hath graunted thee that 
 grace to bee in readineflc for it 
 by a heartland frequent acknow- 
 ledgement, 
 
of ChrtftUn Incenfe. 
 
 11 
 
 ledgcmcnt vnto his heauenlyma. 
 leflie of thy finnc«5 who is able 
 to forgiue , and a Chriftian bro- 
 thcrlic confeffion one to ano- Iafn # $.i*. 
 ther, when thy confcicncc is bur* 
 thencd 5 that one may pray for ano- 
 ther , Seeing the prayer of the righ- 
 teous much auaileth y if it be fewent > 
 as faith % James. 
 
 $. Concerning the vnpartiall & ? Concer- 
 nioftfeuereiudgmcntitfclfc which jningthefe* 
 fhall be at the laft day , giuing all «w* iuft 
 dewprajfe to thy God and Iudge i"*^ 
 who hath made thet by his fpeciall 
 grace, to forefee and preuent the 
 (amebyiudgingthyfclfeherejthat } 
 accufingthyfelfefo now, hemay ^ u 
 excufe thee then* humbling thy 
 ownefoule, hemay exalt foule and 
 bod v* condemning thy felf as mod 
 worthy of his wrath for thy finneSj 
 he may abfolue thee;counting thee 
 worthy of his loue for Chrift s righ- 
 tcoufneilc , in white robes to walke Rcuelf 
 
 F 4. with 
 
The new Sacrifice 
 
 6. Concer- 
 ning the fe- 
 CQnJ death 
 cternallor 
 heis tors 
 meets. 
 
 with the Lambc, dilating thy of- 
 fences, and laying them in broad 
 band before his face, he may bind 
 them together, andcaft them be- 
 hind his backe into the bottcrnlefle 
 pit of eternall obliuion , and drown 
 them in the red fca of his fonnes 
 thy Sauiors blood, ncuer to rife for 
 hindring of his mercies, or pro. 
 uokingofhisiuft Judgments*, ftrip 
 ping thy felfe naked of thine owne 
 righ teou facile 5 hemaycouerthec 
 with Chriffs^nd in a word,confef- 
 fingthyfelfetobemoft vnworthy 
 to lift vp thine eyes to lieauen,with 
 the Publican, thou maybe fenta 
 way and depart more righteous 
 then the proudeft Pharifc. 
 
 6. Concerning the dreadfull tor- 
 ments of Heli, thatvtterreoftdark- 
 neflc and lake of vnquenchable 
 fire and brimftone, kindled with 
 the breath of Gods wrathful! 
 ■mouth, Where there is nothing but 
 
 seeping 
 
ofChriHUn Incenfe. 
 
 x 
 
 weeping and gnafhtng of teeth , which 
 indeed is thefecond death cternall, 
 merited by finnemottiuftlie, than- 
 king thy nioftmercifull Lord God 
 herein 5 for granting thee the means 
 tofhunneandauoidethefame, by 
 the cleare light of his holie word, 
 as a lanrcrne in the high way, to di- 
 reft thy paths, and as a voice in the 
 wilderncile, crying , T^pentandbe- 
 leeue^nd for warning thee to bring 
 forth fruit worthy of amendment of 
 lifejifthou would flee from the an- 
 ger to come : not thinking to fay 
 thatthou artaChnftian, <3c yetnot 
 doing the works of a Christian, and 
 of that faith wherein thou was bap* 
 tifed with water, vnto amendment 
 of life,wrought by Godsholy fpiritj 
 but d ying to (in here , by auoiding 
 ofeuili, andliuing toChriftand in 
 him, by doing of good. For as it is 
 only death to (Inne, that cfcheweth 
 this fecond death for finnc, and the 
 (ling of thefirft : fo it is only the life 
 
 Mat 3.8. 
 
 of 
 
74 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 7. Concer- 
 ning Jjfe e^ 
 
 rcrnall or 
 heaaensin- 
 
 finicioycs. 
 
 of grace and holinefTc,that makcth 
 vs worthy in Chrift, to obtainc and 
 pofleffe the life of ctern all glory for 
 hisrighteoufneffe. 
 
 7. And laftly , concerning the 
 vneftimablc and vnuttcrable infi-j 
 niteioyesofheauen, confiding in ( 
 the perpetuall fruition and cnioy-; 
 ingofthc ioyfull countenance and 
 prefenccofthe Larabc, thefwect 
 beholding of the glorious Trinitie, 
 face to face^nd the mutuall blefled 
 companie of the holie Angels and 
 happy Saints glorificd,& crowned 
 with the immortalland incorrupti- 
 ble crowne of viftory, eternalllifc 
 & felicity, prepared for them fnm 
 the foundation of the world: than- 
 king thy moft gratious father here- 
 in, that by the commihg of his one- 
 tie bclouedfonne in the flcfli, hee 
 fufh called and inuited thee to this 
 happie and ioyfull cftate , *nd by 
 the trumpet of his eternall word 
 
 {one 
 
of Christian Incenfe. 
 
 75 
 
 {one iotewherof \fhall neuer per tjbjthat 
 hee hath proclaimed thy eternal) 
 frccdome and /#£//>, euen the glad 
 ridings of faluation^y the miniflric 
 of hi* ftarric Angels , higheft atu- 
 baffadors and glorious ftcwards, 
 the paftors of his people : affixing 
 thereto the ^reat fcaJc of the kin^- 
 dome alfo, thefacred facraments, 
 & confirming both to thy foule,by 
 the powerful accopanyingoperati- 
 on of his fpirit : that fo the confor- 
 mation of thy life in foule & body, 
 to his wil,may follow the coforma- 
 tion of his free promife J to both ,co- 
 tained in his word; He hatting fo fro 
 all beginning chofentheeto (aluatton 
 through fan&ification ofthejpir'tt, and 
 the faith of trueth. Whereunto thou 
 art called by the Gojpel % to obtainethe 
 glorie of the Lord lefm Chrifi. 
 
 Morcouer,yeelding vnto his Ma- 
 icftie all poflible heartic and true 
 thanks for all other hisineftimable 
 
 bene- 
 
 t»Tfac£». 
 
I 7 6 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 benefices paft J prefent, of to come 
 which lie hath, doth,or i s to beftow 
 vpon theein frecmercie* 
 
 t.EIcakn 
 
 1* Crcatior 
 Gcn.1.17. 
 
 j. RcJemps 
 
 tlCD. 
 
 l.Cor.^.io, 
 I oh. I. 
 
 i 
 
 u Tha t from all cternitic^before, 
 all time,to ctcrnitie of glory after allj 
 timejie hath freely efettedthce to be' 
 a vcffell of honor inhiskingdome, 1 
 becaufe foit pleafed him to doe. 
 
 2# Thatin his ownedue time hec 
 created thee in his owne image, ap- 
 pointing thee Vice-roy ouer all his 
 creatures , and little inferiour to his 
 glorious Angels. 
 
 3. Whcninthcfirfl: Adam thou 
 had loft this image of God in holi 
 nefTe 5 and pcrfe&ion^thatfo merci- 
 fully and vndeferucdly (thou being 
 hisenemic) he refiored the fame to 
 chee againe , by the comming and 
 incarnation of the fecond Adarnj 
 obtaining a heauenly manfion by 
 
 the 
 
ofchriftian Incenfe. 
 
 77 
 
 the one , as thou loft an earthlic 
 by the other. 
 
 4. That vnto this blcffing in 
 Chriftand fruit thereof, hce hath 
 powerfully and effe&ually called 
 thee:forwhomhepredeftinat 5 them 
 alfo hee callcth by the voyce and 
 found of the fiber trumpet of his 
 holie word 5 which is written for our 
 inftruttion , that we through patience 
 and comfort of the Scripures may haue 
 hove. 
 
 4, Vocati- 
 on. 
 Roni-S.jc. 
 
 Roni # i$.4 4 
 
 f. lufliflca 
 tion. 
 
 5. That of the fame his conftant 
 mercy freely in lefus Chrifthehath 
 iuftified thee^aCeompting thee righ* 
 teonsin him \ in whom hce is well 
 pleafed, neuerto lay thy finne* to 
 thy charge againe, but in his obedi- 
 ence to accept thee as anobedieiit 
 fonnc , andbeftowingthatfpiritof 
 adoption and fan&ification vport Sanftifica* 
 thee,intheboldnefTe whereof thou !*»• 
 dare now approch vnto the throne ' 
 
78 
 
 7 he new Sacrifice 
 
 *. G-orifi- 
 cation. 
 
 of heauenly grace, crying, Abba % 
 Father : for whofoeuerhe callcth 
 being eletfed , them alio he iufti- 
 ficrh. 
 
 6. And according to the fame 
 tructh & promife,thst whomfoeuer 
 he luftifieth them alfo he glorifieth, 
 thanking thy mcrcifull father , for 
 this oeifeftion of all his bleilings, 
 and comfort of thy hopc,that being 
 inftified by a liuely faith , working 
 by loue and good workes, he will 
 alfo, in his ownc time appointed, 
 cloath thee with immortalitic , and 
 make thee an indweller in that 
 heauenly tabernacle of ioy , af- 
 ter that this thy earthly tabernacle 
 ofclay andmiferic, is laid downe 
 anddiflolued. 
 
 Remember alfothc infinite and 
 mercifullcare of this great God of 
 hcauen,in auertmgallhis defcrucd 
 pnnifhments from thee, which dai 
 
 _ 
 
efchrijiian Incenfe* 
 
 19 
 
 Prouifioq. 
 
 Iy and cucry moment thy finnes 
 cricfor,andinconuerting himfclfc 
 cothecinallpoffiblc mercic, with 
 lone fufferancc cxpc&ing thy com 
 uerfion: to the furtherance and ha- 
 ding whereof (as longing to doc 
 thecgoodjheoffcreth thee all pof- 
 fible meanes in rocrcie and ienitie, 
 feeding thy body,and offering thee 
 food for thy foule, cloathingthy 
 bodic,and offering thee cloathing 
 for thy foule, giuing health and. 
 ftrength&c. tobot^&prcferuing 
 both from all thy enemies, fpiritu- 
 all and temporal!, externall and in* 
 cernall, and daily offering thee ma- 
 nifold comforts for then both 5 and 
 fetting before thy face (if example 
 may mooue thee to fearchim) the 
 ^odly life and holy conuerfation of 
 faints in his word , that thou may 
 follow them, as they followed 
 Chrift;asalfohisfeueritieand rigor 
 n other examples, who offended 
 his maiefhe,tomake thee fearc and 
 
 Protcflion. 
 
 Hebr.il. 
 
 fhirrc 
 
 ■ * !»* * 
 
8o 
 
 V(e, 
 
 i.x. 
 
 The neiv Sacrifice 
 
 Oblation. 
 
 ftirrc vpthy greater thankfulneffe 
 to him, who hath vfedmorelonga- 
 nimitie, patience, andcompaffion 
 towards thee. Andfoconfidcring 
 his infinite benefits, free mercies, 
 vnfpeakeahle blefTings and grati- 
 ous great gifts vnto thee, being mc- 
 uedbythe true acknowledgement 
 thereof, fing ioyfully and lay, My 
 feuleftraife thou the Lord, and all that 
 is within me^frayfe his holy name : my 
 Joule frayfe thou the Lord, and forget 
 not all his benefits : fraife the Lord all 
 ye h:s worses, in allplaces of his domi 
 nion. Myfovlepraife thon the Lord. 
 
 Of ObUtion* 
 
 A 
 
 Ftcr the remembrance, & dew 
 consideration of Gods great 
 and manifolde benefits and dew, 
 thankefsjuins; vnto him for the 
 
 - 
 
 famel 
 
of Christian Incenfe. 
 
 81 
 
 fame , as hce hath offered and be- 
 ftowedthem vponvs, fowc mull 
 offer our felues with all wehaueto 
 his glory and vfc againc, if wee 
 would hauc him to continue his 
 mercies vnto vs , in offering or be- 
 flowing any more \ and this hear- 
 tie Oblation, \% the fourth Porch or 
 part of facrcd prayer. 
 
 Andfirft, as the Lord God hath 
 offered vpon the erode for thy fake 
 his oncly begotten fonne, in body 
 tobetornc^andinfoulcto bee tor- 
 mented forfinne : So 3 firft of all, 
 thou mult offervmo the Lord 3 thy 
 felfc, as freely in bodic, with all the 
 members thereof (as weapons of 
 righteoufncfIc N to fcruehim 3 and in 
 foule with all the faculties thereof, 
 to glonfie him in righteoufncfle; 
 defiring w ithall, that as by fire from 
 heauen fent downe, the facrificc 
 was declared acceptable, fobythe 
 holy fpirit from heauen fent down, 
 
 ?. Offer 
 
 bodieani 
 foule to 
 GoJsfcr* 
 uice« 
 
 rudg.ij. 
 
 this 
 
82 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 this thy Oblation may beeffc&ual. 
 
 *. Offcrof 
 thy goods 
 to Gods 
 
 feruice* 
 
 I. Oblatis 
 
 on of the 
 
 hand, and fo 
 oftouching 
 
 1 — 
 
 Secondly, as with IcfusChrift 
 the Lambe 5 the Lord offereth to all 
 true bcleeucrs^thcvncftimable true 
 riches of his fpirit , and all blclfings 
 whatfoeuer : fo to this our Lord 
 God in Chrift, andforthefurthe 
 ranee ofhisglorie, we muft offer of 
 all our goods whatfoeuer , which it 
 hath pleafed him in mercie freely 
 tobeftow vpon ys, as often as oc 
 cafionrcquircth. 
 
 In the Oblation of thy body to 
 Gods feruice 3 all the members thcr- 
 of muft be con fidcrcd. 
 
 I. Offer thererforc(asmoft dew 
 is) thy hands to execute his will,and 
 to be tyed onely to his obedience 
 in all things, and to hold vp vcrtuc 
 and fupprefTc vice , fo farrc as in 
 thee lie th, according to thy callings 
 byallmeancsjtofeed thehungry; 
 
 to 
 
of ChrittUn Incenfe. 
 
 83 
 
 to cloath the naked } to giue drinke 
 to the thirflic ; to buric the dead; to 
 fupporc the weakc 5 and giue rc- 
 fecfe vnto the necdie; with doing 
 of fuch works of charity (which on- 
 ly is true religion , and without 
 blamebcforeGodJ jabhorring that 
 they (hould doc th& lcaft ctueltie 
 whatfoeucr vnto any , or in any 
 degree, they fliould difhonbr Gods 
 name, or Gofpcl, hurt thine owne 
 foulc,oriniury thy neighbour, 
 
 2. Offer thy feetc to walke in 
 Gods way csonely, to follow Iefus 
 Chrift , and not to follow Satan, to 
 goc vp vnto the temple of the Lord 
 with Datiid, but not if thou fee a 
 thcefc to runnc with him 5 to vifitc 
 thcficke,andthofewhoarc inpri- 
 fon, and to be fwifcto any good, 
 tending to Gods glory , thy owne 
 faluation, or the comfort of thy 
 neighbour, but fnaile-flow to com- 
 mit any vice , or to walke in the 
 paths of thefoolifh and wicked. 
 
 *. Of t&e 
 feet. 
 
 PftJ.jo. 
 
 1: 
 
 G % 
 
 r 
 
 Offer 
 
8 4 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 Ofthe 
 
 cares, and fo 
 of hearing. 
 
 4. Ofthe 
 eyes, and fb 
 of feeing. 
 
 3. Offer thy cares to hcarc Gods 
 holy word and wil^to doe the fames 
 to heare the complaints and cryes 
 ofthe pooi'e to helpe them, to bee 
 as patent doores to admit whatfoe- 
 uer is good and profitable, tendin^ 
 either to Gods glory, or thy ownc 
 foulesfaluation , andfwiftto heare 
 fruitful! exhortations, wholefome! 
 rcbukes/withfuchlikej butfliut,tol 
 heare Gods name blafphemed or a- 
 bufcd,to curfings,vain tailes,back-J 
 bitings, murmuring* , foolifli idle 
 talking, Scwhatfoeuerhatbaftiew 
 of inf e ftion or tentation to finne. 
 
 4 Offer thy eyes to behold Gods 
 mercies and ble (lings on others or 
 thy fcIfe,forincrcafcofthy loueand 
 thankfulnefle to God,and ftrength 
 of thy faith j or to fee his affli&ing 
 and punching hand vpon thee , or 
 others, for to learne thee to feare 
 him,andmoue theeto repentance; 
 to behold his good creatures , and 
 
 wonder* 
 
of Chriftian Incenfe. 
 
 8$ 
 
 wondcrtuli works , for ftirring vp 
 in thecadeweftimation,reucrence, 
 and admiration,with thankfulntfle 
 tohisMaiefiie, who hath made all 
 For thy vfcj and whatfoeuerthou 
 caftcft thine eye vpon, by a fanfti- 
 fied con fid era tion thereof, to glori- 
 fic the maker , turning away thine 
 cyefrom feeing of vanitie>andther- 
 in making a couenant with the 
 fame, beholding the oppreflcd 3 but 
 not to opprcfle, and abftaining by 
 allmeanes to behold that patiently 
 which any way is offenfiuc to the 
 great God of heauen. 
 
 1. Of the 
 
 tongue* 
 
 g. Offer thy tongue vnto the 
 Lord, f which is the rudder of the 
 fhippc) to pray continually, and 
 to praife his holy name frequent- 
 ly, to edifie one another, toipeake 
 comfort to the hurnbled 5 and in loue 
 difcreetly to admonifli thy brother Colof.j„ 
 who finneth, putting all curfed and ! \6, 8. 
 filthy fpeaking out of thy mouth, I 
 
 G 7 with 
 
8(5 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 with foolijh ieafiing which is not come- 
 ly > of cucry idle word whereof an 
 accompt mud bee made at the day 
 of Iudgcmcnt5 abhorring lying as 
 the author thereof: and in a word, 
 whatfocuerisoffenfiue to God , or 
 to roan iuftly , therein to fet a bar re 
 before thy lips, & to let thy tongue 
 cleaue to the roofe of thy mouth} 
 For it commcth out of the man , which 
 deflcth the nMn faith our Sauiour. 
 
 €. OMati- 
 on cf fmcl- 
 ling and ta 
 fling. 
 
 Oblation of 
 the faculties 
 ofthcfoulc 
 Of Va- 
 
 derftandwg 
 
 6, Offer alfo thy fpiclling and 
 tafting, not topleafure thedelici 
 oufnefle of theflcfti, but to fmcll 
 and tafte how fweet and good the 
 Lord is : yea, giuc and offer vp thy 
 whole body fo, as an acceptable fa- 
 cri fie,and clcanc temple of the holy 
 Ghoft toinhabitc,or dwcllin. 
 
 Concerning thy fpirituall or in 
 tellcftuall parts likewifc, offer vp 
 vnto the Lord, Firft thy vndcr 
 (landing, that thou may cftecme to 
 
 vndcr- 
 
of ChrifiUn Inccnfe. 
 
 *7 
 
 x.Cor.io.; 
 
 vndcrftand or know nothing fo 
 much as Iefus Ch rift and him cruci- 
 fied, and to vndcrftand aright the 
 Lord merciful! or iuft in his wayes, 
 vnto thee or to others ; cafting 
 downe the imagination s , and euery 
 high thing, that is exalted againft 
 the knowledge of God \ and brin- 
 ging into captiuitie euery thought 
 to the obedience of Chrift. 
 
 a. Offer vp thy memorie vnto !*« Of tl>e 
 the Lord,thatit may be fanftified , ijjcjnoife 
 neucr to forget norlctflippc out of pq* 1 ^^ 
 thy mind his manifold mercies vn- 
 to thee, but with ioy & confidence, 
 thankfulncffc and louc, to recount 
 them often before him, and fopro- 
 uoke him tobeftowmorcfauours- 
 rcmembring thine owne finncs a- 
 gainft God, but forgetting and for- 
 giuing thy brothers offences a- 
 gainft thec,as thou would the Lord 
 ihould forget and forgiue thine : 
 and in all things which thou docft 
 
 G 
 
 remem- 
 
83 
 
 J. Ofthc 
 will. 
 
 Lufc.SMi 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 remember (whither Gods mercies 
 or his judgements, thine ownefins, 
 or fuch like) make eaer a fan&ificd 
 and holvvfe thereof. 
 
 3. Offer vpalfovnto the Lords 
 feruice thy wil,too much tied to the 
 loue of euill j and vnfree to doc the 
 good , defiring that the Lord may 
 reformc the fame and fan&ific it, 
 making it conformable to his holy 
 will, that (o his will, (and not thine) 
 may be done in earth, as it is in heauen> 
 in all things* and thy heart beingfo 
 purified and made cleanc, which 
 is the inner fide of the difh, and the 
 maincoriginailfpringorroot, the 
 water orfruits of thought, word & 
 deed, may be the clearer, procee- 
 ding out of the abundance thereof. 
 And the Lord accepting fo bodie 
 and foule, all the members of the 
 one & faculties of the othcr,killcd 
 and mortified by his fpirit, the re 
 bellion of thy carnall inordinate af- 
 fe&ionsfhall fooneceafe in force, 
 
 and 
 
of Christian Incenfe. 
 
 89 
 
 and becaptiuatedto Chrifh obedi- 
 ence and yoke: coueting fha!i be of 
 good things on ely, anger /hall bee 
 onelyagainft linne, pride (hall bee 
 in counting thy fdfe too goqd to 
 ferue Satan t or to bee in louc with 
 the world &c. And thou /halt as 
 theeleftofGod) holier and beloued of 
 him^ut on the bowels ofmercie, kind* 
 neffe > humilitie, meekenejfe $ long (uffe- 
 ring* forbearing^ and for gluing one a- 
 nother , and lone which is the bond of 
 perfitneJfe 3 With all Chriftian vertues 
 and graces of the fprit. 
 
 Asthouoffcrcft vnto the Lord, 
 te y (o thou muft offer vnto him alfo, 
 tna, faying, Behold Lord me , and 
 thofc which thou haft giucn mc:of- 
 ferthen vnto the Lord thy tempo- 
 rail goods , when occaiion fcrucrh 
 tobeimployedinhisferuicc, who 
 giuethvnto thee all, both tempo- 
 rail and fpirituall, and who is all in 
 all to thee; in whom thou liucft* 
 
 moucft, 
 
 Color* j. 1 & 
 
 u Oblation 
 ofrempo- 
 rail goods. 
 
9° 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 Condition 
 ofouroffe 
 ring. 
 
 i. Speedily. 
 
 %. Attcn. 
 tiucly. 
 
 Mat.!*.*. 
 f. Wholly, 
 
 moucft, and haft thy being, and in 
 whom, (who is 5 I am , that lam) 
 thou art 3 whatfoeuer thou art. Let 
 thy gold and filucr thcn,honor and 
 eftate, houfesand lands, cuenthy 
 skin and life be offered to him, to 
 be imployed at his wil and pleafure, 
 for the furtherance of his glory in 
 the zealous profeflfion of his tructh. 
 
 And offer (as is faid) te tuafc thy 
 felfe body and foule, and whatfoe- 
 uer isthine,or rather Gods,lentvn- 
 to thee} TixRySpeedilie, without dc 
 lay, orprocraftinafion asheewho 
 Would firft fet his houfc in order, 
 and then follow Chrift # 2. Alter*- 
 finely, without diftraftionofraind, 
 either attending or intending any 
 otherthinginthattimeorafterjnot 
 drawing neere with the lippes, and 
 the heart (which fhould be alfo of- 
 fered, asitistheoffcrer)bcingfarre 
 off from the Lord. 3. t?bollie,with 
 out referuaticn of any part, as A- 
 
 * rsanias 
 
ofchriftian Incenfe. 
 
 9* 
 
 nanias and Saphira did : for Cod 
 will not haue halfc heart , but both 
 foulc and body wholly. ^.PVtllwgly, 
 without coafh'on , For the Lordlo- 
 ucth a cheerefull and fee giuer i and 
 therefore faith Salomon, Iknoxtmy 
 God that thou trieft the hearty and haft 
 yleafurc in right eoufneffe : / haue of- 
 fered willingly all thefe things* 
 j. Heartily > without any hypocri- 
 fie or pharifaicall diffimulation : 
 wherefore he faith. My fonne giue 
 me thy heart* ^./^/M^withoutiad- 
 neffe, hauing the fire of feruencie, 
 loucand zealc : therefore faith Sa- 
 lomon , Now alfo haue Ifeene thy peo- 
 p/^ which are found heere^ to offer vn- 
 to thee willingly with ioy. 7 . AJJurcdly, 
 without diffidence or diftruft, but 
 that the Lord will accept of the 
 famcgratioufly.& 8.C5y?^//inthy 
 purpofe, without wauering in in- 
 tention cuer thereafter to offer any 
 member of thy bodie, or faculty of 
 
 thy foule 3 or any part and portion 
 
 ■ _ 
 
 4. Willing- 
 ly. 
 
 *»Clito.xp 
 7. 
 i.eor,^ 7 # 
 
 ?, Heartily 
 
 Pro. 2 j. %\ 
 tf. Joyfully. 
 i.Chro.a>. 
 17. 
 
 7. Afturcci- 
 lie. 
 
 tf.Conftant? 
 
 lie. 
 
<>2 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 of thy goods,to thy corrupt affetti 
 ons* Satan, Sinnc, or cuill vfcs, alie- 
 nating the famefrom God,to whom 
 of dew thou haft bequeathed, offe- 
 red, and dedicated all, fir ft and al- 
 readie. 
 
 After that thus thou haft dewly 
 in prayer offered vnto the Lord, 
 thy felfe and all that is thine,in faith 
 and humilitie, offer alfo vnto the 
 Lord Icfus Chrift (who by faith in 
 Gods free mercie is made alfo 
 thine, and who is the reconciliation 
 for thy finn cs, and not for thin e on 
 Iy, but for the finnes of the whole 
 world) i*Thc merits of his Incar. 
 nation , that thereby thy finnefull 
 conception may bee purged , and 
 thy fpirifuali in him wrought and 
 effe&uatcd. 2. The merits of his 
 Natiukie or birth, that thereby thy 
 birth in iniquitie may bee made 
 cleane,& thy regeneration through 
 hisfpiritand blood may bceaug 
 
 men 
 
 i 
 
ofchrifttin Incenfe. 
 
 91 
 
 mented. 3, The merits of his Life, 
 wherein hecindured mifcric, re- 
 proach, and perfecution,that there- 
 by the finfulnefle of thine, which 
 caufed this , may be forgiucn , and 
 all the miferies of thy life , with the 
 whole courfe thereof in all things 
 may be fan&ified . 4. The merits 
 pfhis Minifirie , thatby thofc glad 
 tidings of f aluation , comfort may 
 come to thy foule,and libertie from 
 the bondage of finnc, death , and 
 Satan, thetrueth may fljinc to thy 
 mind, expelling errour and darke- 
 neflc, and the power thereof may 
 pearcc to thy foule, to purifie the 
 fame vntoetcrnall life. y. Theme- 
 ritsofhis/^g^, that thereby thou 
 may be freed from the iuft fuffering 
 for finne both here, and eternally 
 hereafter, and all thy offences may 
 be purged by his precious blood, 
 and nailed vpon the croffe of his 
 " fferings, 6. The merits of his 
 "Deaths thatby the vcrtue thereof, 
 
 (being 
 
 $. His life. 
 
 Uik.4, 
 
 4. His mi* 
 
 njftrie. 
 Mac4.IT* 
 
 fob. 1 j. 
 
 f.HisPaf- 
 
 fion. 
 
 Mat 1^.18. 
 (ob.18.22. 
 Mat 27. 
 
 6. His death, 
 Rom.f*8. 
 
S>4 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 7> His bu- 
 rial!. 
 Mar.27.f9 
 
 mar.ij 4^. 
 
 ioh.j^.40. 
 
 8. His dc, 
 
 fccnlion in 
 ■ to hell. 
 
 b.Hisrt* 
 
 furre&ion. 
 
 Aaa.14. 
 
 luk 24.V 
 rem. 4. 24. 
 
 f.cor.jf.io 
 
 coiotl.)8 
 roni*4.2$. 
 
 (being baptized therein)finne may 
 die to thee , and thou to finne 3 and ( 
 that thereby thou may be dcHucred 
 from the fling of the firft dcatb,and 
 the eternall torment of the fccond| 
 death, deferued for thy finnes moft! 
 iuftly. 7. The merits of his BuriattJ 
 that thereby thou may be buried: 
 with him to finne,and all thy finnes 
 with him in the graue of eternall 
 obliuion,& the red fea of his blood 
 flied : ncucr to rife againc or ap- 
 pears 8. The merits of his De 
 feenjiorj into Hell (PfaI.1tf.10.Ifa.53 
 10. Aft.2. 31. Ephe.4.)That thereby 
 thy foule may afcend into heaucn 
 by his free mercic, and body and 
 foule may remaine tfcere with him 
 after that laft day, being reunited in 
 glory. 9, Concerning his Refur* 
 rettion, that thereby (hauing buried 
 the old man) thou may rife here 
 with him vnto the life of grace by 
 the fame diuine power which raifed 
 him , and hereafter vnto the life of 
 
 ctcrna 
 
of Christian Incenfe. 
 
 <?5 
 
 ctcrnall glory. 10. And!aftly>con- 
 ccrning his glorious Afcenfion vnto 
 the right hand of the father, where 
 he fittcth our onely rocdiatour and 
 aduocate* vntillhecomcagainein 
 the fame glory hec had with the fa- 
 ther from the beginning , to put an 
 end to thefe dayes of finnc, and 
 iudge the quickc and the dead, gi- 
 uing retribution to cuery one,ao 
 cording to his workes: which then 
 as by fire flialbe tried moftftri&lyj 
 defiringthat thereby thou may af- 
 cendhkewife with him in glory , to 
 fit at his right handofpower 5 in his 
 appointed time, and receiue that 
 ioyfull Sentence of, Comejcebleffed, 
 being made a full beholder of the 
 thrife-g!oriousTrinity,fellow-ioy- 
 ncd with the glorious fpirits and 
 faints departed, and inhabiting that 
 eternal manfion,whither he is gone 
 before to prepareaplace) euenthac 
 moft glorious new Ierufalem, the 
 light and temple whereof is the 
 
 blelled 
 
 >o. His A- 
 cenfioa* 
 Lulc 4 a4,rK 
 War, j $.19. 
 
 rom.8j4 t 
 
 A £1,10,42* 
 
 Colocj.4. 
 
 Mto.j.ii. 
 
 1*27. 
 
 iuk.ll.17;; 
 
 loh.IJ, 
 
9 6 
 
 '.Pet.1.4. 
 
 Petition. 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 blefled Lambe, whoof all this trea- 
 fure and beatitude hath made vs co- 
 heres by htsteftament. 
 
 Of Vetition. 
 
 THefiftand laft part or Porch 
 ofheauenlyandfacred prayer 
 is, Petition of God 5 as ('before) 
 Oblation to God. 
 
 Letvstfierforc then herein dew» 
 lyconfidcr fir ft the manner of Pe- 
 tition, fecondly thematter. 
 
 ThemannerofPctitionis, that 
 the fame nuift bee infeparably ac 
 compamed with thefe affociats fol 
 lowing: t. WithF^i/^fcrwhatfo- 
 eticr is cone without faith is finne: 
 and faithlefle or diftruftfull prayer 
 is abhomination before God 5 yea,a 
 
 denying 
 
ofChriHian Incenfe. 
 
 97 
 
 denying indeed of God, tobctrue, 
 allfufficient,mcrcifu!l, orfoforth: 
 and thofe who pray fo , they ob- 
 tainenot (becaufe they pray not a- 
 right) except it bee to themfelues 
 wrath and condemnation. 
 
 2. With Hope. Therefore ffaith *• Hope. 
 Chrift) I fay vntoyou % what foeuer you Ma f k«*M 
 deftre xvhenyoupray , beleeue that y oh 
 fhallhane it 7 & it fhalbe done vntoyou. 
 Aske and itjhall begiuen you s feeke and 
 yeefballfind, knock? andit ftall be ope~ 
 ncdvntoyoit. And furely this hope 
 (thattrhofoeuer askethjeceweth, and lttat.7,7. 
 he that feekcthfndeth % andto him that 
 k*iocketh it jh all be opened), is a great 
 reioycing to the Chriftian heart : 
 and whofocucr hath the fame ? gi- 
 ucth thereby teftimony,thatGodis 
 faithfullinhisprorriics, andiufti- 
 fiethhim to be true in his fpeeches. 
 
 3. With Chart tie : wherefore in 
 the fame forenamed place, it is faid. 
 
 Bat when ye (hall 'fiand and pray f for- 
 
 j. Charity 
 laMX.if. 
 
 H 
 
 giue 
 
9 S 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 gtue t ifyeehaueany thing again ft any 
 man, that your father which U in hea- 
 uenmayfirgiue you alfo your trefpaf- 
 fes. And in that pcrfe&patterneof 
 prayer wee are daily taught to fay, 
 Andforgiue vs our offences 5 as we for- 
 giue them that offend agatnft vs. So 
 that if wee would haue that great 
 king to forgiuc vs our great debt, 
 weemuft not for our fellow -fer 
 uants fmall debt , at the next roe* 
 tine, take him by the throatrigou 
 roufly : but as we in the kings pre- 
 sence haue found mercy of him 9 fo 
 mil ft wee fiiewmercie alfoto one 
 another. 
 
 4. Hu mill- 
 tie. 
 Luk i S.p. 
 
 4. With Humilitie , confcfling 
 with thepoore Publican our owne 
 vnworthineffefor theverie lea ft of 
 Gods mercies which we can craue, 
 and defiring all in the name of Ie 
 fus Chrift onely ,and for his merits, 
 without bragging in the prefencc 
 of God our mafter, with tnc proud 
 
 Jfiianfce, 
 
ofChriHUn Incenfe. 
 
 99 
 
 Phanfc, tha t we hauc bene any way 
 profitable feruanf s 5 when rve haue 
 done all that we can doe. For,fo we fue 
 hisiuftice,for dew debt and wages? 
 but not his mcrcie, for free fauour 
 and grace, and fo with lying arro * 
 gancyrobbe him of his honour, 
 
 y. With rejignation ofthineowne 
 mil in all things , defiring his will 
 may bee done and not thine, and 
 fquaring all according to his will; 
 for his perfit wifedome knoweth 
 beft what things thou necdeft :and 
 ifthcy who are cuillwill giue their 
 children good things, much more 
 will hee who is the author of all 
 goodncflc. Therefore it i% written, 
 That ifweaskeany thing according to 
 his mil he heareth vs. 
 
 6*. With Continuation ; where- 
 fore we are commaunded to fray 
 continually > and that wee ought al- 
 wayes to pray, and not waxe faint, 
 
 f ♦ Rcfigna- 
 t j on of our 
 will. 
 
 Exemplo 
 Chrifii. 
 
 doh.j.U, 
 
 *. Conti- 
 nuance. 
 
 Lafc.iS.r. 
 
 H 
 
 by J 
 
I oo The new Sacrifice 
 
 by the example of that iroportunat 
 VicJeluk.it Samaritan woman to Chrift, and 
 x.theti.2. t ' iat widow , inccffantly foliciting 
 
 thevniuftludgc. 
 
 7. Fcruour, 7- With Teruour or earneftnefTe, 
 Luk.xi.44. after the example ofChrift&c.For. 
 this is that fire which burncththis 
 Iame*.y f i<* facrificej therefore it is written, For 
 the grayer of the righteous anaileth 
 much jf it beferuent : & dead prayer 
 is like Cains facrifice, which afcen 
 dcthinnowife. Which Saint Paul 
 knowing well (who prayed thrifc 
 that Satans bufferings might depart 
 from him ) cxhorteth therefore 
 t • . ChriftiznsAo be feruettt in (bint, fer 
 umgtheLord* \ 
 
 g.WithviJ 8 - And laftljicy pray as with the 
 demanding fpirit, (o with vnderflanAing\ where 
 r.Cor.i4«Jf in no man fhould bean infant 5 but 
 lbid.v.20. j f r jp e a g C . c if c w hat knoweft thou 
 
 what thou fayeft , or how can thou 
 j fay to thy owne petitions, Ametiy 
 
 or 
 
of C drift ian Incenfe. 
 
 IOI 
 
 or feeke that whereof thou ftandeil: 
 in need, if thou 35 Ice not in a known \ 
 tongue according to vndcrftau- 
 ding?not forgetting a!fo that thy 
 petitions benor,with ^tf^/^jF^r 
 be that wauereth (faith lames) is like 
 a veaue ofthefea> tofi of the wind , and 
 cariedaway* 
 
 9* Without 
 wauering. 
 
 lames 1.6 
 
 The Matter of thy petitions,moft 1 v »z «*«** 
 briefly arc fet do wne ^ and power. { 
 fully, in that holy forme of prayer 
 taught by the Lord Iefus Chrift, 
 
 Of whofe perfection in his paf- 
 fion hauing meditated, thou may 
 offer vp thefc petitions alfo; 
 
 1 . Confidering his profound hu- 1. Chrifts 
 militie,in taking on the forme of a hum>%. 
 feruant,£n wafliing of hisdifciples Io " J 3-5» 
 feet , and in humbling himfelfc, 
 cuen to the death of the crofTc 5 to 
 the graue & the lowed parts of the 
 earth :De firing, that hereby thou 
 
 H 3 
 
 may 
 
 I 
 
102 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 Lufc.1,48. 
 
 Pio.jo.7. 
 
 fob 41 if. 
 Pro.irf.l8. 
 
 lam. 4 £« 
 
 *, His fer~ 
 uency ia 
 prayer* 
 Luk.6j2. 
 ink- 2 a 44* 
 
 may lcarnc hurailitic (Learne ofme % 
 for I am humble andmeeke^ faith hec) 
 and that thy naturall inbred pride 
 (which is the roote of all finne, 
 EccK 1 o.) may be fupprcflcd,which 
 thou did draw from the afpiring 
 brcafts of Eue f and loines of the 
 firft Adam : Tor God rejifietb the 
 frotid^gittetb grace vnto the humble* 
 
 2. Concerning his long and fer 
 ucntprayer, demaundingthe fer 
 u our and earneftnesof zcale by his 
 holic fpirit, in thy too cold prayers, 
 
 rom.iY'tll; againft thy fearefull tepiditie. 
 
 Apoc. J 1$ 
 
 3 . Concerning his cxtreame po 
 uertie , not hauing a hole to re 
 pofe his head in, albeit the birds of 
 the aire had their nefts , and the 
 foxes their dens, defiring thedenu 
 dation of thy affeftion, toward 
 things created, that thou may only 
 follow Chrift, vfing the world , a s 
 though thou vfed it not, and not 
 
 torfaking 
 
 Hispo 
 Bertie. 
 Mat.S.ao. 
 
 Luk.14.3j. 
 
of Chriftkn Jncenfe. 
 
 103 
 
 f orfaking Chrift,with the rich yong 
 man, and Demos, to embrace the 
 world>againftthy too much couc- 
 toufnefle by nature, which i$ the 
 
 root of all euill 3 and no more wicked e cc j # j * 
 thing in the world. 
 
 4. Concerning his fweetnes to- 
 wards them, who manifeftly abu- 
 fed him , who when hee was reuiled^ 
 
 reuilednot againe , and when heefuffe- 
 red, he threatned not> hut committed it 
 to him that iudgeth righteoufly\ Dc- 
 
 4. His 
 
 mecknefTc, 
 
 i^Pct.a.as 
 
 GaLf.aa. 
 
 lob. J 9*3. 
 X Pet. J. 6. 
 
 tmunding the like gcntlenes, long 5 >l * ? *^ 1 ^ 
 fufFering and rncekeneffe towards 
 all thy aduerfancs, in all thy iniu- 
 ries and affe&ions , againft thy too 
 much fearcenefle and impatiencic 
 by nature herein. 
 
 j. Concerning his Silence in his \ x ^ Al 
 accufations 3 being without all fpot Mat.a7.i4, 
 of guilt, or the lead pollution of 
 finne, defiring the like taciturnitie 
 
 andfilencc in all thy (laundering*, 
 
 H 
 
 and 
 
104 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 Iara,Li£* 
 
 6. His na* 
 kedneffe. 
 Mac. 27* 3 1« 
 
 Phil 4.* . 
 
 x^ct.J.3.4 
 
 7« Hjs loue 
 to his ene- 
 mies, 
 Rom.f.p. 
 
 andfalfcaccufations, not opening 
 thy mouth once againft the perfons 
 of men; agafnftthy too much cla- 
 roouroufnes & complaining, with- 
 out a dewtifuli and ChrifHan refrai- 
 ning the tongue,as fhould be. 
 
 6. Concerning his nakedneflfe 
 on the croffe, His garnets being par- 
 ted^andvponhis vppermoft coat , lots 
 being caft y making thy petition, that 
 hereby thou may learne modefty in 
 apparrell,thecouerand enfigneof 
 tny (hame , againft the fumptuouf- 
 ne{Teandvaincfuperfluitie,difp!ea- 
 fing to God , and hjurtfull to the 
 poore, vnto which the pride of na 
 ture is too much addi&ed & giucn, 
 and that thou may haue the bid man 
 oft he hearty which confifieth in the in- 
 corruption of a meete , <wdquictfti- 
 rit \ which is before God a thing 
 muchfetby. 
 
 7. Concerning his great affetti 
 on hee did beare towards his ene- 
 mies, cuen in dying and fhedding 
 
 his 
 
ofCkrifttin Incenfe. 
 
 105 
 
 his precious blood for them , who 
 moftcruellycrucifiedhini 5 wecping 
 and praying for them; Defiringof 
 God, That thou mayhauc alike 
 loue of thy aduerfaries^to loue them 
 that hate thce,to pray for them that 
 curfe thee, and with 'Dauid, that 
 thv eyes raav eufh out with riucrs 
 of water, when they kcepe not 
 Gods law ;forendring good fore- 
 uiil continually,and heaping coales 
 vpon their head, with committing 
 the reuenge vntothe Lord , whofe 
 itis,and hee willrepay^againft thy 
 natural! hatred, which the corrup- 
 tion ofour flcfh,and vindi&iue na 
 ture can hardly 
 eafily. 
 
 forgoc or forget 
 
 Laftly (to end in a word) con- 
 cerning his torall obedience , eucn 
 vnto the death (like Ifaac) defiring 
 of God, the grace of true obedience 
 likewifc vnto his holy will , in all 
 things to the vttermoft, an d like an 
 
 obedient 
 
 Mat f. 44. 
 
 PfaJ.ilp. 
 
 Ma;.y.43. 
 
 8.HfstotaIi 
 
 obedience. 
 
 PhiU.8. 
 
105 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 The worlJs 
 yacitic. 
 
 Death. 
 
 Sinned 
 
 obedient child toyceldhiman ob 
 fequious cariage, in all thy conucr 
 fationjmentally in thought, vocallie 
 in word, and and a&ually indeed 
 orworke,againftthyob{tinate re- 
 fra&arie , and repining ftif-nccked 
 felfewill,&c. 
 
 Concerning the vanitie of the 
 world alfo , defire almightie God 
 that thou may fanttifiedly defpife 
 it,letting the world feeke the world •, 
 but that thou may feeke his face, 
 and ioy full co uutcnance cuer. 
 
 Concerning dea?h,that the Lord 
 would mercifully prepare thee for 
 it, by dying to finnc: and then wel- 
 come be his call, yea wifhed and 
 expe&ed be his comming. 
 
 Concerning finnc and the ma-j 
 lice thereof, that the Lord would; 
 mercifully graunt vnto thee, asaj 
 fwect tafte of his mercies , fo a bit— f 
 
 ter> 
 
ofchriftian Incenfe. 
 
 107 
 
 terdeteftation& loathing of finne, 
 whichhindreththefamejabhorring 
 the fame as the author Satan, and as 
 from the fearcfull puni/Timent ther- 
 of , and fleeing from it as from a 
 Serpent , Whofe teeth are as the teeth 
 of a Lion to flay thefoules of men , and 
 whofe wounds cannot be healed* 
 
 And concerning thy ftreight ac- 
 compt, and rigorous Iudgemcnt 
 which thou ra en ts,t hat by his grace 
 graunted vnto thee, thou may fore- 
 fee, and prcuent the fame, by true 
 repentance in fpirit, bychaftifing 
 of thy bodie tokcepcitvnder , and 
 adhearing by faith vnto the meri- 
 torious blood of that vnfpottcd 
 Lambe,killedfrom the beginning, 
 by his death onely a to obtainc life, 
 by hisforrowcs ioy, and by his 
 rightcoufnefle, to bee accounted 
 righteous before Godson high. 
 
 Deliring lilcewifc at the merci- 
 
 Eccl.ix.2. 
 
 Our laft ac- 
 count. 
 Heb.l0.3i. 
 
 full 
 
io8 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 THe j full hands of almighty God, Firft 
 knowledge fhc trnc knowledge of thy fecret 
 cf thine ire . r o r % \ J 
 
 imperfections to and them out , to, 
 
 repent for them 5 and to defire the 
 away-taking of them 3 or Gods 
 ftrengtfi againft them, fufpefting 
 euer, and eying them watchfully. 
 
 2, As alfo the folid and inward 
 knowledge of thy felfc, to know 
 what is in thy felfe 5 whether 
 Godsgraccs,to fceketheconfirma 
 tion and augmentation of them , as 
 alfo encreafe of thankfulncffe for 
 themjorthecorruptionofthyafFc- 
 £tions, to defire reformatio of them 
 and captiuating to the obedience 
 of lefus Chrirt , as alfo encreafe of 
 thy humiliiie therefore. 
 
 3. The fanftified knowledge of 
 God, and whom he hath fent lefus 
 (Thrift : which confifleth in doing 
 of his will, not dreaming him a fe 
 
 jj mi-God of mercy onely, but alfo 
 
of ChriHianlncenfe. 
 
 109 
 
 of iufticc, and therefore in feare and 
 louc,t!ttt thou may walke in obedi- 
 ence of his ftatures , and vvorkc out 
 thy faluafion in feare. 
 
 4. The deceit of the world, that 
 thou may not by hisailiftanceput 
 any truft therein, orinthearmc of 
 roan^to loue the world,or the things 
 thereof, but defpifeand diftruft the 
 fatnc 3 putting confidence in God, 
 thy fure rocke alone, & fctting thy 
 heart onely vpon him,conftant for 
 euer 3 and on that world to come* 
 
 5\ Defiring alfo fanftifiedly to 
 know the guile of nature, whofc 
 way albeit it feemc right to a man, 
 yet the iffues thereof are the way to 
 death j that guided by grace thou 
 tnayefchewthe fame, and trie thy 
 wayes carefully, whither they be of 
 God, or no* 
 
 6k Theillufionofthefiefo, like 
 a treacherous Dalila, alluringlail, 
 
 4* The 
 
 world j de- 
 ed.. 
 
 f. Guile of 
 nature* 
 Pro. 14.1 *, 
 
 €. Their a- 
 fion cf the 
 flcfli. 
 Mat. 10.36. 
 
 intifing 
 
no 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 intifing whore , a winding ferpent, 
 a fubtiie foxc, a perfidious Iudas 
 dipping in the platter with thee,and 
 yet euery moment as a murderer 
 within doores fecking to betray 
 & deftroy theejthatby the ftrcngth 
 and wifedome of God, thou may 
 refift, curbe, andkeepevndcr the 
 concupifcence and pride thereof, 
 and wholly mortifie the fame, be- 
 ing the more aware of thy felfc, 
 and in more feare working out the 
 workeof thy faluation, with con- 
 tinuall adherence vnto God , and 
 more frequent inuocation of his 
 name for ftrcngth. 
 
 7. Sarans 
 fubtiltie. 
 Gen. j. i. 
 
 7. The fubtiltie of the diuell, 
 our profeffed proclaimed cnemie, 
 whoiscraftieasa Serpent, ftrong 
 as a Lyon and malicious asaDra 
 gon, feeking at all times, by all 
 meanes.and in all places cuer to de- 
 ftroy vs ; that by the grace of al- 
 nightic God, thou may profeffed- 
 
of ChriBian Incenfe. 
 
 in 
 
 ly alfo, wifely, ftrongly , and cou- 
 ragioufly refift him vndcr the dif- 
 played enfigne of thy glorious, vi- 
 ctorious, and triumphant captainc, 
 the Lord Iefus Chrift that ftrong 
 Lyon of Iudah, who hath broken 
 his head. 
 
 8. Asalfodcfiringat thy mcrci- 
 full father , the holy and po wcrfull 
 knowledge of the fwectnefle, and 
 cafcof the light yoke of theobedi- 
 ence of hisonely fonnc, ourSaui- 
 ounthat being fanftifiedby hisfpi- 
 ric,thou may ioy fully, refolutcly, 
 wholly, willingly, fpcedily , faith* 
 fully, afluredly, couragioufly , and 
 conftantly vndcrgoe the fame, to 
 thy liues end , neuer toliueagaine 
 vnderthe heauie and flauifhyoke 
 of fin, to death and condemnation. 
 
 , Let thy petition like wife be vnto 
 the God of all confolation , for the 
 plenarieforgiueneffcofallthy fins 
 
 8. The 
 
 lightnes of 
 Chtifts 
 yoke. 
 lcii.8.31. 
 
 Mat.rf.n. 
 
 m 
 
(12 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 ■ , 
 
 lames ij. 
 
 inChriil*,asthouhearci!y forgiueft 
 others,and an aflurance in thy con- 
 fciencc by his ioyful fpirif , that they 
 arc, as if they hadneuer bencj as 
 alfafer the graces 5 vertues, and 
 giftes of the farce fpirit, befitting 
 beft thy calling , and a true Chrifti- 
 ancourfeofliuing;,inallfobernefIe, 
 vprightnertejand godlinefle,wher- 
 in a fan&ified life cofifteth* fearing 
 louing, obeying, andtrtiftingthy 
 God aboue all. Likewife for grace 
 andflrengthto obferuethy vowes 
 of amendment of life^and thofe ob- 
 ligations wherewith thou haft 
 bound thy felfe > in the day of 
 the Lords acceptance of thee, by 
 true and vnfaincd repentance. For 
 vi&orie alfo and mortification of 
 thy felfe^and all the finnefull rebel 
 iing Iufts,that arc within thec.to the 
 conformitieof Gods holy will, and 
 imitation of the Lord Icfus Chrift J 
 hauing the fame mind of humilities 
 and loue 3 as was in him. 
 
 P&7S U 
 
 Rem. 8.57 
 
 Ma- 6 io, 
 PhiU.J- 
 
 Dciinng 
 
-> 
 
 of Christian Incenfe. 
 
 113 
 
 Defiling likewife of that al-fuf- 
 ficient God, all ncccfTarics corpo- 
 rail, fpirituall, and tcmporall , ac- 
 cording to the will of thy hcauenly 
 father :who knoweth that thou hSft 
 need of all thefe things; and who,as 
 hee hath giuen thee Icfiis Chrift, 
 much more wil giue all other things 
 with him , if firft thou fceke his 
 kingdome of grace in thy fcule 3 and 
 that his kingdome of glory may 
 come, to the comfort of thy body 
 andfouleforeuer. 
 
 Crauing alfo at his almightie 
 hands, deliucrance from all euils, 
 corporall and fpirituall , wherein 
 thou cannot but fall, without his 
 fpeciail protection and defence; 
 and thatofhisconftantmcrcie,en. 
 during for euer^his infinite loue, his 
 ftablc fauour, and vnfpeakable,vn- 
 changeablc grace, at laftheewill 
 bring thee to endleffe glory , the 
 comfortable full vifion,ioyfull pof- 
 
 I feflton 
 
 Vlat.tf.ja. 
 
 Mar.tf.fjl 
 
 Pfal.4.*. 
 
H4 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 ^ '! 
 
 fcflion, and thrive blefTed fruitio n of 
 his face, and prcfencc of the Lamb, 
 in the land of the liuing;, and taber 
 naclcs ofendleileperfitfcliciticfor 
 cuer. 
 
 Of Jntercejfion. 
 
 k NDfccingwecarcalithcchil. 
 
 ixdrenor one family, thelonnes 
 
 I of one father, the cohcires of one 
 
 I kingdom, begotten by oncimmor- 
 
 | tall feed, quicknedby oneeternall 
 
 j fpint 3 redeemedby one raoftpreci- 
 
 I ous blcodfhed, partakers of one 
 
 : table and grace, liuing one life, fea- 
 
 led vp by one free ele&ion, one 
 
 powerfull vocation, onemercifull 
 
 iuftification,onehappie fan&ifica- 
 
 tion 5 8ccomunionvnto oneeternall 
 
 glorification : and feeing we are all 
 
 of one name.members of one body, 
 
 Bone of one bone, Flcfh of one 
 
of CloriHUn Incenfe. 
 
 "5 
 
 flcrh, Blood of one blood, Spirit of 
 one fpiric, of one faith . and of one 
 hope*, why fhould wenotbee alfo 
 ofone charitic, of one loue,and one 
 compaflion ? 
 
 Therefore it is, that as Iefus 
 Chrifthath louedvs, fowec mud 
 loue one another. As hee is abfent 
 from vs in his manhood or bodie, 
 vntill he come ag3ine,yet prefentin 
 his Godhood or fpirit,a! way eswith 
 vs, vntill the end of the world : fo 
 albeit we be likewife abfent from o- 
 thersin body heere, and they from 
 vs , yet as Chrift is with vs , lo let 
 them beprefent in fpirit to vs , and 
 incur prayers, and weeprcfent in 
 fpirit to them, and in theirpraycrs. 
 And as our glorious Mediatour in 
 heauen,intercedes only to his father 
 forvs 3 accordingtohis promife: fo 
 wemuftbe gratious mediatourson 
 earth, to intercede to him, onefor 
 another, according to our duetie* 
 
 I z 
 
 and 
 
115 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 I # For the 
 
 whol- 
 Chnicfc, 
 
 and fo is our prayer continually asit 
 is faid, Pray continually , and pray y c 
 one for another. 
 
 Remember then, to defire Al 
 mightic God in Chrifl\that of thofe 
 blcfilngs Sccoforts which thou haft] 
 askedfor thy felf 5 the whole Church 
 militant.and euery particular mem- 
 ber thereof m3y bee partakers alfoj 
 and that in the power of his word, 
 and the prefence of his righteouf- 
 : nefTe, he would euerwalke among 
 the golden candleftickes thereof 
 and that the Lambe may bee the*' 
 light of his fpirituall Icrufalem on 
 earth, asheeisof that eternall new 
 . Icrufalem in heauen , eucr fhining 
 in and vponit, with the beames of 
 his truetb 3 and the lampeot hislouc 
 
 %i For that Moreouer particularly defire the 
 Church , happiecftateofthat Church wher- 
 
 thouliues. ! * n t ^ lou ' luc ^ ^ ct ' 1 ^ c ^ c °^ na * 
 1 ture, and life of grace, that the Lord 
 
 may 
 
of Chriflkn Jncenfe. 
 
 117 
 
 may ncucr rcnouc the candlefticke 
 thcrcofoutofitplacc, nor came a- 
 gainft it for it workes \ but that all 
 his iudgements deferued may be by 
 fpeedie conucrfion, in freemercie 
 preuented, and turned from vs,and 
 hisgratious countenance and blef- 
 fings may bee conuertedorturnei 
 tovsjand wein trueremorfe, and 
 loathing of finnc , may beconuer- 
 tcd and turned to him againe , con* 
 ftantlyhcreaftertofearehim, and PfaUa4. 
 walke in his waves. 
 
 In it, pray for thy la wfull prince 
 (astheApoftlecomandeth) whom 
 God by his right hand hath fet ouer 
 thee (whither he bs good, for his c- 
 lefts comfort,or bad 3 for their triali 
 & exercifing) that the Lord would 
 blefshim &his,bind hisfoulcin the 
 bundle of life, plant in his heart his 
 feareandloue, cftabliih him in his 
 trueth , and a zeale and loue of his 
 glory in his heartland of the furthc- 
 
 I x ranee 
 
 $, For thy 
 pnoce. 
 
ii8 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 4 For his 
 ot*pnng« 
 
 ranccthereof : that hcc would de- 
 fend him from all his enemies fpi- 
 rituall by his fpirit, and corporall 
 by his power and angels, that hee 
 would grant him a wife & vpright 
 heart, royall and couragiousjouing 
 and religious, to goeinand out be 
 fore his people, cheridiing the 
 good, and chaftifing the bad, and 
 eucr remembring vvhofe fubftitute 
 he is , and that he muft giue a ftrait 
 account at the day of Judgement. 
 
 Inthyinterceflion, likewife re- 
 member his Quccne,and royall of 
 fpring thofeoliue plants gladning 
 the whole land, that the Lord 
 would blefTe them in foule and bo- 
 dy,tr©m abouc 3 grant them growth 
 in all befitting graces 3 andmloue 
 with God and man 5 and that their 
 rootes may bee fattened in the land 
 hcere 5 and in the land of the lining 
 for euer hereafter. 
 
 Accor- 
 
of Ckriflian Incenfe. 
 
 IIP 
 
 According ro the Apoftles corn- ?• for in * 
 aund, likewifc powre out thy feSta 
 praycrsforallthofcwho areinlaw- ; church or 
 full authoritiei in Church or Com- ! Common 
 mon-wcalth, Magiftrateor Mini- weale * 
 fter, of what degree loeuer, that 
 they may neuer forget by whom 
 they are fent, & from whence their 
 authoritie is , to wit, from heauen$ 
 and therefore that the Lord would 
 giuethemprudentj finccre, faith- 
 full, vnpartiall , carefull and godly 
 hearts, with all fp irituall graces be- 
 fitting their places : That fo they 
 may approuethemfelues good fcr- 
 uants to God & raan,to their earth- 
 ly prince , and to that heauenly 
 prince of princes , to whom before 
 the whole world fome day, they 
 fhall giue a ftrajt account of their 
 fideittieand ftcwardihip. 
 
 And concerning Gods people in p por a11 
 gencrall, the fibeepeofhisfold , the pje V ndcr° 
 fpoufe ofChrift, and thy fellow- authoritie. 
 
 14 
 
 mem- 
 
120 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 V 
 
 7 .For thofe 
 witfcour. 
 
 members in him, defire Almightic 
 God, that his blefflngs may ehcom 
 paile ard enuironall , that by that 
 comforter the affii&cd any way (in 
 foule,inbody, or in both) may be 
 mercifully comforted, the weake 
 ftrengthned, the ftrong confirmed, 
 thofe whoarefallcn 3 raifed,allfan- 
 ttified and endued vyith all Chrifti- 
 anvertues,topra&Uethefamc in a 
 holie life 3 zealous of good workes; 
 watching continually .while the ac 
 ccptable day of full redemption 
 appeare, that they may bee found 
 ready with their lampes burning, 
 and praying in ce{Tantly,C^^^L^ 
 lefu 3 come quickly. 
 
 Remember alfo thofe who are 
 without, euen as the Lord remem 
 bred thee,when thou was alfo with- 
 out, whether they be Iewes, Infi 
 dels^vnrouerted Chriftias &c.That 
 the Lord would call them by his 
 word, and moue their hearts by his 
 
 ipint 
 
ofCforiftian Incenfe. 
 
 121 
 
 fpirit,tocomc into his (hccpe-fold: 
 and for this purpofe,that hce would 
 thruft foorth many paincfull and 
 faiihfuil labourers into his great 
 harueftj that the loft fheepe being 
 found, all within the familic may 
 reioyce; and the harueft being fi- 
 niQied,the reparation of Whcatc 
 and chaffe may come ; theftieepc- 
 fold being full, the fheepe and 
 goates may be diuided; the num. 
 ber of the eleft being accompli- 
 shed, the dayes of finnc may end, 
 the morning of mourning, &fow- 
 ing inteares,mayceafe,& theater, 
 nitie of righteoufnefle 5 the life of 
 reioycing , with the reaping in 
 ioy, maybeginne, and with God, 
 Saints j and Angels, continue for 
 eutr, Amen. 
 
 Seuerall 
 
122 The new Sacrifice 
 
 T. Dcwtic 
 
 before 
 
 p*ycr. 
 
 U 
 
 (. 
 
 Seuerall dewties. 
 
 VI O W, in the laft place briefly, 
 LNobferue certaine dewties or 
 prefcriptions, both before prayer, 
 in prayer, and after prayer. 
 
 The dewties to be obferued be- 
 fore prayer, are foure, 
 
 t. SEE, that thou haue know- 
 ledge^ that of Godscoromaund, 
 to pray to him alone, who hath 
 
 faid, Cometomeallyonthatare wea- 
 rte audio den , and I mil refresh you: 
 and frhdtfoeuer yen /hall aske the fa 
 thcrinmy name >tt [hallbe granted vn- 
 toyou. Our aduerfaries fails in this* 
 and therefore through ignorance 
 thereof, turnes the glory of the 
 Creator, blciTed for euer, into the 
 
 glory 
 
 v». 
 
ofchriftian Incenfe. 
 
 123 
 
 glory of the Creature, a* Saints and 
 Angels, praying fo them. 
 
 2. SEE thou haue knowledge 
 of the matter of prayer , or of what 
 things thou doefl: aske , or fhotild 
 aske ; which are things fpirituail, 
 and the kingdoraeof God firft,and 
 thofeare cornmaundedneceffarilie 
 to be asked : and next, things tem- 
 poral^ which are permitted to bee 
 asked,yct according to this rule, If 
 it be thy will O Lordy and if than fee it 
 expedient) not otberwife* 
 
 %. SEE that thou haue know- 
 ledge of the manner of asking (as 
 is touched) to aske fpirituali things 
 (imply without reftri&ion or con- 
 dition (for fo it pleafcth God, con- 
 ftantiy euer to fhew forth his glory, 
 mercie3power,holinefle,and good- 
 nefls 3 in the fpirituali graces which 
 he beftowech vppon his bleffed 
 Saints; Therefore, Feare not little 
 
 flock** 
 
 2. 
 
 Vt in ordti- 
 one Domini- 
 
T-4 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 flock? > for it is your fathers fleafure 
 K h\ih Chrill) to give to you a king- 
 dome) :b a ttemporall things for this 
 naturall life (as before) are to bee 
 asked with reftn&ion toGods wil, 
 and vpon condition, if the Lord 
 thinkeitgoodtoadioyne, andcaft 
 them to, for the promoting of his 
 glory the more, the comfort of his 
 cleft, and as outward meanesfor 
 rnanife'htionof his inward graces 
 of loue j charitic , faith, hope, &c 
 ; ur they muft not be asked, neither 
 for our felues onely ,but for the com 
 fori of Others alfo : no^forthemfe'ues 
 on cly \ but for the farthering or ad- 
 uancement of Gods sjorv the more 
 by them &c. And let all thy petiti 
 onsfor both, proceed of a know- 
 ied<re of Gods proroife, the more to 
 encourage thee herein. 
 
 The fecond dewty before prayer 
 is, that a man mull findhimfelfe 
 concerted in foule, with a full con 
 
 ltant 
 
of Chriltian Incenfe* 
 
 125 
 
 ftant purpofe, hereafter by Gods 
 2;race to finne no more : otherwife, 
 if hecomebutfora fa/hion, with- 
 out this conuerfion and truefcrious 
 refolution, hemockerhGod , and 
 deludethhisowne foule whofoeuer 
 he be 5 For God heareth not finners y 
 Ioh.9. 31. that is, thofewho haue 
 not thi* true conuerfion, and ited- 
 faft refolution to fin no more , bea- 
 ring as it were alittlefccretloueto 
 finne as yet, which the Lord plain- 
 ly feeth : therefore, faith Dauidj If 
 Iregardwickednejfe in my heart , God 
 will not heare my prayer. 
 
 The third dewtie before prayer, 
 is,thachauing this conuerfion, and 
 rcfolutionj thoumuftaifohaue an 
 earneft whole heartie defireto bee 
 inChriftlefus^andto bee found of 
 God in him : therefore faith he him- 
 fclfe, If you abide in me and my words 
 in you, then askewhat youwill y and it 
 fballbe done vnto you s for without mee 
 
 you 
 
 PfaUrf.18. 
 
 S, Dewtis 
 
 before 
 prayer. 
 
 loh.ij.j. 
 
ii6 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 yon can do noth?ng,znd th ercfore ob* 
 taine nothing; at my fathers hands 
 but wrath : tlic reafonis, becaufc all 
 who arc in the firft Adam, without 
 this tranfplantatio by grace, are vn 
 derthecurfejindifpleafiirejandcru 
 cificrs of the fonneof God j vpon 
 whom the father therefore cannot 
 lookebutirefuny,andgiuenothingl 
 to them but their deferued portion, 
 infinit plagues, and hels fire, with 
 infidels, where there is nothingbut 
 extreamedarkene$,weeping,how- 
 ling, and gna("hing of teeth. 
 
 4- De vt e 
 
 before 
 prayer 
 
 t 
 
 The fourth and lad dewtie be- 
 fore prayer, is, that thou muftfepa-j 
 rate & diuorce farre from thy heart 
 al worldly cogitations or cares 3 fen-| 
 dingailin exile, and bending thy 
 heart with all the thoughts therof,to 
 Tod 5 Vieauen > & to heaueniy things* 
 for God and Mammon cannot a- 
 ;rce. The hcarc is che Lords altar* 
 vpon it therefore there muft be no. 
 
 thing, 
 
of Christian Incenfe 
 
 127 
 
 thing, buthis.facnftcCj incenfe or 
 prefuroe^nejther will heacceptthy 
 Sacrifice, ifthougiue the leafl: cor- 
 ner of the altar to Satan , or the 
 world , to burnc their incenfe of 
 vaine, euiil, and worldly thoughts 
 vpon s but he will haue alhno God 
 and Belial together, no light and 
 darknefle , not two incenfes vpon 
 one altar* 
 
 But indeed fomctimes thegod- 
 lieft, either in their Meditations, 
 or priuatc prayers 5 haue worldly 
 thoughts caft in by Satan to molcft 
 and interrupt them; and it is mod 
 trues for prayer is the holieft exer- 
 erci r e oftoan , which therefore Sa- 
 ran doth themoft hinder: and in- 
 deed it is, as the /harpeft dart which 
 pearceth deepeft in his heart, & fo- 
 reft woundeth himjthe reafons are: 
 
 1. Becaufe he enuicthmoft the 
 coniunftion of man with God, as 
 
 hee 
 
128 The new Sacrifice 
 
 he did at the bcginning,and cannot 
 abide patiently man to enioy Gods 
 prefence. Now, prayer is the con- 
 iun&ion of mans heart with God: 
 and the fitting downe to prayer, is 
 nothing els but the entring toGods 
 prefence, to behold him as it were 
 face to face.and familiarly to fpeak 
 to him. 
 
 2. 
 
 2. Inprayeralfohehathleaftin 
 tereft in mans heart , as hec hath in 
 heaucn and all heauenly things, of 
 which nature prayer is j andthere 
 fore he mod hates, that man fliould 
 haue any part in that, in which hce 
 hath none : but in worldly affaircs ( 
 (as he is the prince of the world) he 
 knovveth he hath fomeintereft,yea ! 
 euen in the beft. Therefore it is,that 
 he interrupteth heauenly thoughts 
 with worldly , but neuer can abide 
 worldly thoughts to be interrupted; 
 by heauenly : but thou (O ChriftiJ 
 an) refiftin prayer thefe histcnta- 
 
 tions I 
 
of Christian Incenfe. 
 
 129 
 
 tions, andatlaft he will flic from 
 thee: willingly giue no place to the 
 lcaft cogitation earthly} but with 
 great griefcat thy infirmity, defire 
 God to aiTift thee; and valiantly 
 refill: Satan. 
 
 In the aft of prayer, fine dewtics 
 are neceflarily to be obferued alio. 
 
 Firft, fee thou hauc a true fenfe & 
 feeling of thy wants , a cleare fight 
 of thy fpot by Gods law, an vnpar- 
 tiali view of thy nakedncfle, and a 
 found knowledge of thy cftate, 
 wherin thou raoft wofully ftandeft 
 by finnc:and let all thefe then^be as 
 fpurs to pricke theeforward,to pre- 
 pare thee 5 and roufe thee vp out of 
 thy dulnefle and deadfleepcof fe- 
 curitic. For who doth beg 3 except 
 he find his want ? who will fecke to 
 thePhyfition, except he percciue 
 
 ~ K himfelfe"" 
 
 1. Dcwtte 
 
 inprajer # 
 
13° 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 hirrfclfc to bclkke? or who will 
 crauepardonathis prince, except 
 fir it he confidcr his offence, and 
 breach of his lawes? 
 
 i. DcwJe. 
 
 Secondly, fee thou haue next an 
 earneft defire to haue thy wants 
 fupplied by Gods plenty of grace,to 
 haue thy hunger fatisficd by bis 
 righteoufneflc, to haue thy third 
 quenched by that water of life, to 
 haue thy fpots wafhed away by his 
 pretious blood, to haue thy naked- 
 nefiecouered by his merits , and to 
 haue thy wofull eftatcoffin chan- 
 ged to a bleflcd cftate of grace , by 
 his eucrinduringmercier&fo with 
 theprodigall fonne,aftera true and 
 fcriousconfidcration of thy naked 
 ne{Te 3 poucrtie, and pinching indi 
 gence^akeioiney to thy father,and 
 with teares and lo weft fubmifiion 
 meetehira, in all humility confefle 
 thy vnworthyneflevntohim, and 
 with a contrite earneft heart, and a 
 
 rcuc* 
 
of ChriHian Incenfe. 
 
 131 
 
 reucrent lamenting voice, crauc 
 pardon of all thy (innes,and all thy 
 ftrayings from him j that fo he may 
 Iciffc thee with mercy, raife thee 
 with comfort,c!oath thee with righ- 
 rcoufneffe, adorne thee with new 
 bcauty,admit thee into his prcfence, 
 fauour % and familie, and banquet 
 thee at his heauenly table. 
 
 Thirdly,let eucry one of thy peti- 
 tions bee made vnto the Lord in o- 
 bedience, asking aright, that thou 
 may obtaincs which is, when they 
 are all corfefpondent and agreeable 
 Vnto the word of God, haumg their 
 promifes of performance annexed 
 vnto them: which performance mud 
 bee left to Gods owne time ; and in 
 which timc(po{rc{iingourfoulesin 
 patience) weemuftcxpett the fame 
 oncly. 
 
 Fourthly, let all thy petitions, 
 fupplicanonsanddcfues, be in the 
 name onely of Icfus Chrift the 
 
 j. Dcvnie, 
 
 4. Dcwtie* 
 
 K 
 
 Lambc " ^ 
 
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 The new Sacrifice 
 
 Lambe : therefore the promife is 
 *nade, that What foeuer yon aske in my 
 name (faith Chrift) itfhallbedone vn- 
 toyoti: For in no other name vnder 
 the hcauen, Saint or Angel , but 
 in the name Iefw y Saluation is to be 
 found; at which namc,all in heauen 
 and earth doe bow the knee. And 
 heis our only remembrance-token 
 vnto the Facher cucr , to obtaine 
 mercies he is the only chandl (and 
 neither man nor Angel) by and 
 through which 3 the riuers and wa- 
 ter of life , with the multitude and 
 armies of Gods true bleflings 3 are 
 conueyed and bellowed vponvs: 
 andtheabyfleordeepeofourmife* 
 rie, by him (the truechancll of luifr 
 ly water only J rcuft call and crie to 
 thebottomleffeabyfleanddeepcof 
 Gods vnfearchabie and profound 
 niercic. And as before, inhisname 
 the fickc were cured 3 the leprotH 
 purged, the lame reflored, and the 
 dead raifed: fo now in his name on 
 
 iv 
 
' of Chriftun Jncenfe. 
 
 H? 
 
 !y, and for his merit* fake, arc the 
 (ickfoules leprous and dead.cr.red, 
 purged and quickned by Godsglo- 
 riousfpirit. 
 
 Fiftly 5 let all thy petitions vnto 
 the Lord, be in vnfained faith: and 
 as y$epent was thy firf} dewty , fo let 
 iJ^^bethylaftdewty, and tcn- 
 jfummat all: for he who prayeth not 
 in faith , denies Gods iufticc and 
 |racrcic in Chrift , and his conftant 
 truethofboth ; fo that his incredu- 
 lous and infidel! prayer is an abho- 
 mination before God, to prcuoke 
 him to powre downe his vials of 
 wrath and indignation : for how 
 cbn 9 or dare we call vpon him in 
 whom we doe not beleeue ? 
 
 After prayer, thefedewties arc 
 Hkewife to be carefully oblerued 2 
 
 Firft, remember what thou haft 
 
 f • Dewtie 
 
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 asked 
 
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 The new Sacrifice 
 
 asked ofGod: and ferioufly medi 
 tateoncuery petition 5 which thou 
 callefl to mind , that thereby thou 
 may through the graccof his fpirit, 
 be more fitted to pra&ifc and doc 
 that which thou haft asked ; not 
 crauing forgiuenefTe of thy finnes 
 by his mercie , and ftraightwifc ri- 
 fing to comroitfinne, which may 
 irritate his iufticc : notdcGrnghim 
 rowafhthecby the blood of Iefus 
 Chriftflitd, dnd presently to wal 
 low againe in the puddle of vn- 
 cleannefle, and as a dog to returnc 
 to the vomit : not asking the fpirit 
 of fanftification, to the death of 
 finnc, and life of grace, and yet de- 
 lighting in iniquitic , yeameaning 
 nothing leffe then to walk inafan- 
 ftified and holy life : this is but 
 mocking of God* But thou, O 
 Chriftian , whatfoeucr thou askeft 
 ofGod,meditate often thereon ,and 
 diligently with all thy might ende- 
 uour to pra&ifc and doc the fame, 
 
 Gods 
 
of Chriftidn Ineenfe. 
 
 *15 
 
 Gods grace powcriully ailifting / 
 thee. And > by prayer as thou 
 haft returned with the prodigall 
 vnto thy fathers houfe : fo thou 
 muft determine conftantly, neuer 
 to depart into the farre countrey 
 
 againe. 
 
 a. Dtwcie. 
 
 Secondly , bee thou asplentifull 
 in thankes for benefits receiued, 
 as thou waft carneft indefiring of 
 them 5 and chiefly for the grace of 
 pray cr,and Gods affiftanceofthee, 
 in the fame : for, thankfulnes is the 
 hooke of his mercies, to pull them 
 downe more and more vpon vs. 
 
 Thirdly, neuer rcpofethy felfe, j. Dewtie, 
 in any confolation,which thou haft 
 gotten by thy prayer, be it fenfi- 
 bleorfpirituall, as in his end : but 
 vfe them all 5 more and more to 
 ftrengthen and eleuate thy foule to 
 God 5 that thy necrer coniunftion, 
 clearer fight, pcrfiter fruition , and 
 
 K 
 
 ftriftcr 
 
13* 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 4. D:wtie 
 
 t. Caufe of 
 Gods delay 
 tograo.. 
 
 ftri&cr vnion , may bee wrought 
 thereby with him, and fothvtrue 
 fclicitie may dayly the more in- 
 creafe. 
 
 Fourthly, relie continually on 
 the oncly good pleafurc and will of 
 God, as the ground and principal! 
 end of thy prayer, and on his good 
 determinate ownc time/or the per- 
 formance ofh is pre mifes, and thy 
 petitions? expc&ingthc fame pa-j 
 tiently, in faith and hope , without 
 grudging any way : for 5 the more 
 hopefull patience in man, caufeth 
 the more mercifuil hafting in God . 
 
 For God indeed doth fomctimc 
 delay to grant vs the performance 
 of our pctitionSjfcr thefe caules : 
 
 Firft, that our zeale thereby may^ 
 be the more ftirrcd vp in prayer, ! 
 and ourferuencie more kindled in 
 importune asking, So Chraft de- 
 
 layedj 
 
ofChriflUn Incenfe. 
 
 *37 
 
 laycd to giuea mercifull anfwerc to 
 the Samaritan widow ;notthathcc 
 meant not J atfirif todoethefame; 
 but that hemight whet her earneft- 
 nefle and zeale the more, and ttach 
 his difcipies what kind of prayer 
 did extort (as it werc)performance 
 of him. The more you fee likewise 
 that the poore woman was delayed 
 by the vniuft iudge, the more im- 
 portune flie was*, as that neighbour 
 alfo who was denied of bread .And 
 truely the Lord doeth well to vs 
 therein, whokecpeth vsexercsfed 
 in that wherin Satan can haue leait 
 intereft, and mod hateth (to wit, 
 feruent zealous prayer)and retains 
 vs as it were continually fo in his 
 ownepref:nce. 
 
 Secondly, the Lord fometirncs 
 delayes, topreuent andcurbe our 
 pride, leafl: weiliould grow proud, 
 & kick with our heele $ beingfatned 
 with the multitude of performaces 
 ofourpetstsonsat Gods hands: and 
 
 therefore 
 
 a. Canfe. 
 
i 3 8 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 J. Caufe. 
 
 therefore it is , that Paul prayed 
 thrife, and was not dcliuercd from 
 the bufferings of Satan.For the fub* 
 ieft would grow too proud , if he 
 hadinftantlyall his petitions, pre- 
 ferred to his prince , grauntcd and 
 performed. 
 
 Thirdly, the Lord delayes to 
 grant our petitions oftenjthat when 
 wee haue gotten the performance 
 thereof, we may the more reuerent 
 ly and highly cftceme of his bene 
 fits, and fo be the more thankefull 
 for them , when they are fohard 
 come by j where commonly that 
 which is light come by , is alfo light 
 fct by , as faith the prouerbe. Al 
 wayes this is a generall rule in all 
 Gods delayes, that they are all for 
 our good , Et cjuoddiffertur^oM au- 
 fertur .-only haue thou patience and 
 prayinccflantly. 
 
 AND truely by Inccflant and 
 continuall prayer, foure notable 
 
 things! 
 
ofChrifiUn Incenfe. 
 
 *39 
 
 things arc eflfeftcd : for Firft, wc arc 
 thereby oftner roufed and ftirred 
 vp, to feekc Gods prefence and fa- 
 uour (in which confiftcthour true 
 and onely felicities and kept more 
 warily from the baits of finne, to 
 the increafc of grace and fanttifica- 
 tionin vs. 
 
 Secondly ,our faith is notably ex* 
 ercifed, andflxengthened thereby 
 through cotinual meditation of the 
 comfortable promifes of Godz 
 which the more wee behold them, 
 the greater they be j making our 
 faith and our comfort the greater: 
 and the more wefecde on them, the 
 more they abound. 
 
 Thirdly , our wofull hearts , in 
 the time of the vine-preffe ofatfli- 
 ftion, and fierie trial! (which is the 
 lot of the cleft often) areeafed, by 
 po wring out the fame incertantly 
 before God,with Hannah ,Dauid, 
 Hczckiah 5 and lob, Sec. 
 
 Fourthly 3 by often prayer, our 
 
 will 
 
 t. Goodot 
 
 mediant 
 
 prayer. 
 
 1. Good, 
 
 j. Good. 
 
 $. Good. 
 
140 
 
 7 he new Sacrifice 
 
 obedience to Gods command(who 
 will bee honoured by our prayer) 
 and our truft in the prouidenceof 
 Almightie God (whom wee ac- 
 knowledge thereby to be al-fuffi- 
 cicntand only able to helpe) is An- 
 gularly teftified,and demonflrared. 
 
 AND in all thy prayers , re- 
 member to auoide, and cchew 
 thcfe Vices ; Ftrft , not rafhly to 
 craue things vnUwfuil , as the 
 (bnnes of Zebedeus did : who were 
 repelled and denied with a checke. 
 Craue not after the world then,nor 
 (he fuperfiuous tranfitorie things 
 thereof ; as honor, riches &c. Butj 
 with SaIorrson,feeke true wifdome,! 
 and the kingdome of God firft, 
 with hisrighteoufnefte, and alio- 
 ther things fliailbe cafivnto you 
 
 Secondly, wauer not in thy 
 prayer : for He that wauer eth (faith 
 lames) is like the wattes of the fea, 
 
 tofjed 
 
of Chriftian Incenfe. 
 
 141 
 
 tolfedto andfro : with a ietled heart 
 then, let thy petitions , rdla be di- 
 rected vnto God. 
 
 Thirdly, crauc not of God his 
 benefits for a wrong end, in thy 
 heart : as to abufe them when they 
 aregiuen thee 3 to thy finnefull ap- 
 petite, andlicentiousdefires, as the 
 whoie world now dothalmof^ma- 
 king their honor fewell for pride, 
 their riches the enfigne thereof* do- 
 ing no good workes with them, 
 noriuccouring the poore members 
 oflefus Chnft,abn(ingGods bene- 
 fits in drunkenne(re,luxurie,cham- 
 beringjwantonnefle, & the workes 
 of the ffefh and darkenellc. But 
 when thou haft attained thy defires 
 of God ,e xamine for what end God 
 hath giuen thee thefe things : and 
 let Gods word be the rule. And af- 
 ter cvamination with thankfulncs, 
 haue a fcrious care with the wife 
 fteward and good feruants 3 to vfe 
 them for fuch ends, Scnottowafte 
 
 or 
 
 I. Vice. 
 
142 
 
 The new Sacrifice 
 
 or hide Gods talent : and fo thou 
 ftialt draw down manifold benefits 
 more and more, dr htbenti dabttur. \ 
 4. Vice, Laftly^skc while the acceptable 
 
 timeis 3 and delay not with the foo- 
 Hih virgins till it be out of time, whe 
 the bridegroom hath (hut his cham- 
 ber doorc : then to knocke or cry,j 
 thou knoweft the anfwere ; there- 
 fore feareit. Pray then, while thou 
 art hereunder faith and hope : for 
 their is none that can pray to the 
 Lordinthcgraue, &in thcfilcncc 
 ofdeathjncithcr can any prayers a 
 uaile thee, when thou artgone : for 
 then immediatly thou art either 
 tranflated from the plcafurcs here, 
 to paines in hell with Diues (from 
 whence is no returning) or from 
 thy paines and fufferings on earth , 
 vnto the eternall Ioyes of heauen, 
 with Lazarus: where is euerlafting 
 remaining. And as Auguftine faith, 
 \fedtum locum ignoramus : iamven- 
 tiUbrttm efi in manudomini &perpurJ 
 
 gabit\ 
 
gabit areamfaam. Pray then while y 
 thou watcheft :& in praying watch 
 continually, eucn all the dayes of 
 thy life (with lob) vntillthy diflb* 
 lution come 5 anddefire earneftly, 
 that Chriftians would pray for thee 
 hcre,praying one for another as the 
 Apoftle commandcth^that all may 
 gethcr in heauen praifc God 
 hereafter. 
 
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 143 
 
 A nd as for the outward geffore, 
 and composition of thy body, let 
 ail be done decently, in as rcuercnt 
 a manner, asthoucanftj framing 
 to (it praying, as many doe : but ci- 
 ther humbliekr.ecle thou beforcthc 
 Lord,asa-fubie& before his prince, 
 whom he hath offended , or reue- 
 rently (land before him as a dewti- 
 fullferuant before his matter, con* 
 fcfling his difobedience , with rc- 
 morfe, and with promife and pur- 
 pole to amend hereafter, Amen* 
 FINIS. 
 
 Outward 
 geftdrcia 
 prayer^ 
 
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