A poore mans rest founded vpon motiues, meditations, and prayers. Expressing to the inward man, true consolation. In all kindes and times of afflication. By Io. Norden.

The Motiue to the sixt Prayer.

THe poore Man finding the troubles of this life grie∣uous vnto him still, begins his Prayer with a Medita∣tion, wherein hee desireth to leaue the Earth, and earthly things, and to be with God, where all good things are; flying to God with serious lamenta∣tions, for that God absenteth himselfe, and keepeth backe his comforts, notwith∣standing his long crying vnto him. And therefore heartily prayeth, that God will heare him, and helpe him now in the dee∣pest of his troubles: being become igno∣minious to the World, by reason of his miseries, in somuch as hee is ashamed to be seene of men, and withall seemeth to be rapt vp with the contemplation of heauen and heauenly things. And standing thus ballanced betweene griefe of his crosses, and ioy of his comfort to come, he resol∣ueth himselfe to endure for the time, and referreth the end and managing of his course to God alone, to whom hee pray∣eth, that hee will so much fauour him,

as that hee may receiue such inward con∣solation, and outward comfort, as he may haue cause to beginne his praise of God here, for his deliuery promising as it were in himselfe, that hee will glory in nothing in this life (howsoeuer hee be aduanced) but in God onely. But fearing lest hee should be depriued of the occasion of prai∣sing God, for his helpe extended, he in∣stantly beseecheth God, that as he is bea∣ten downe by his corrections, so he may be raised againe by his mercy and proui∣dence.