Ancilla pietatis: or, The hand-maid to priuate deuotion presenting a manuell to furnish her with necessary principles of faith. Forcible motiues to a holy life. Vsefull formes of hymnes and prayers. ... By Daniel Featly, D. in Diuinity.

THE TEXTS.

PVt them in minde,* 1.1 &c. Tit. 3. 1.

That they be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekenesse to all men, verse 2.

If any man bee ouertaken in a fault, ye which are spirituall re∣store such a one in the spirit of meeknesse, Gal. 6. 1.

I beseech you that yee walke worthy of the vocation where∣with ye are called, with lowlinesse, and meeknesse, with long suffe∣ring, forbearing one another in loue, Ephes. 4. 2.

Put on therefore, as the Elect of God, holy and beloued, the bowels of mercy, kindnesse, hum∣blenesse of minde, meeknesse, long-suffering, Col. 3. 12.

Forbearing one another, for∣giuing one another; if any man haue a quarrell against any, euen as Christ forgaue you, so also doe ye, verse 13.

But thou, O man of God, flye these things, and follow after righteousnesse, godlinesse, faith, patience, meekenesse, 1. Tim. 6. 11.

Dearely beloued auenge not your selues, but rather giue place vnto wrath; For it is written, Ven∣geance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord, Rom. 12. 19.

Wherefore, my beloued Bre∣thren, let euery man bee swift to heare, slow to speake, and slow to wrath, Iam. 1. 19.

For the wrath of man wor∣keth not the righteousnesse of God, verse 20.

Look diligently, least any man faile of the grace of God; least a∣ny root of bitternesse spring vp and trouble you, and thereby many be defiled. Heb 12. 15.

Consider thy selfe,* 1.2 least thou also be tempted, Gal. 6. 1.

Let him among you that is without sinne, cast the first stone, Ioh. 8. 7.

Hee shall haue iudgement

without mercy that hath shewed no mercy;* 1.3 and mercy reioyceth a∣gainst iudgement, Iam. 3. 13.

And they heard the voice of the Lord in the coole of the day,* 1.4 walking in the garden, &c. Gen. 3. 8.

And after the earthquake there was a fire, but God was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice, verse 12. (in which voice God was)▪ And it was so when Eliah heard it. &c. verse 13.

Neuerthelesse, for thy great mercies sake, thou diddest not vtterly consume them, nor for∣sake them, for thou art a gracious and mercifull God, Nehem. 9. 31.

God said to Ionah, Doest thou well to be angry for thy Gourd? Ion. 4. 9.

Thou hast pitie on the Gourd for which thou hast not laboured, which came in a night, and peri∣shed in a night, verse 10.

And should not I spare Nine∣ueh that great Citie, wherein are

more then sixscore thousand per∣sons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left; and also much cattell, verse 11.

Tell the daughter of Soon Be∣hold the King commeth vnto thee,* 1.5 meeke, Mat. 21. 5.

He shall not striue nor crie; nei∣ther shall any man heare his voice in the streets, Mat. 1••. 19.

A bruised reede shall hee not breake, nor smoking flaxe shall hee not quench, verse 20.

I beseech you by the meeknesse and gentlenesse of Christ, 2. Cor. 10. 1.

The said,* 1.6 Lord wilt thou com∣mand that wee call for fire from heauen, &c. Luk. 9. 54.

But hee turned and rebuked them, and said, yee know not of what spirit yee are made, verse 55.

Loe the heauens were opened vnto him, and hee saw the Spirit descending like a Doue, and lighte∣ning vpon him, Math. 3. 16.

* 1.7 Now Moses was a very meeke

man aboue all the men that were vpon the face of the earth, Num. 12. 3.

Let him curse,* 1.8 seeing the Lord hath said vnto mee, Curse Dauid: who shall then say; wherefore hast thou done so? 2. Sam. 16. 10.

My soule is euen as a weaned child, Psal. 131. 3.

But I was like a Lambe,* 1.9 or an Oxe that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had deuised deuises against me, Ier. 11. 19.

Iesus said, it is not meet to take the childrens bread, and cast it to Dogs, Mar. 7. 27.

And shee said vnto him,* 1.10 Yes Lord; yet the dogges vnder the ta∣ble eate of the childrens crums, verse 28.

But wee were gentle among you;* 1.11 euen as a nurse cherisheth her children, 1. Thes. 2. 7.

Thy name is as an ointment powred out,* 1.12 Cant. 1.

The anointment which ye haue

receiued of him abideth in you, 1. Ioh. 2. 27.

I will giue them hearts of flesh. Ezek. 11. 19.

I send you as Lambes among wolues, Luke 10. 3.

Behold the Lambe of God, &c. Ioh. 1. 29.

Hee was led as a sheepe to the slaughter, and like a Lambe dumb before the shearer, so opened hee not his mouth, Acts 8. 32.

Be wise as Serpents, and inno∣cent as Doues, Mat 10. 16.

Learne that I am meeke,* 1.13 and ye shall finde rest vnto your soules, Math 11. 29.

The meeke shall prosper in the earth,* 1.14 and shall delight them∣selues in the aboundance of peace, Psal. 37. 11.

The Lord lifteth vp the meeke,* 1.15 Psal. 147. 6.

The meeke shall hee guide in iudgement,* 1.16 and the meeke will he teach his way, Psal. 25. 9.

Who is a wise man and indued

with knowledge among you, let him shew out of a good con∣uersation his workes in meekenesse of wisedome, Iam. 3. 13.

Receiue with meekenesse the word ingraffed in you, which is able to saue your soules, Iam. 1. 21.

The wisedome which is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, Iam. 3. 17.

And the fruits of righteous∣nesse are sowne in peace of them that make peace,* 1.17 verse 18.

Blessed are the meeke,* 1.18 for they shall inherit the earth, Mat. 5. 5.

Notes

• * 1.1

  God com∣mandeth meekenesse.
• * 1.2

  Our condi∣tion re∣quires it.
• * 1.3

  Examples of mecknes.
• * 1.4

  God the Father.
• * 1.5

  The Sonne.
• * 1.6

  The Spirit.
• * 1.7

  The Saints. Moses.
• * 1.8

  Dauid.
• * 1.9

  Ieremiah.
• * 1.10

  The woman of Canaan.
• * 1.11

  Saint Paul.
• * 1.12

  Resemblan∣ces in the creatures.
• * 1.13

  Meekenesse bringeth peace.
• * 1.14

  Wealth.
• * 1.15

  Honour.
• * 1.16

  Wisedome.
• * 1.17

  The fruits of the spirit.
• * 1.18

  Blessednesse