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         White, John, 1575-1648.
      
       
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             The protestation of Iohn White Doctor in Divinitie which he caused to be written the day before his death, to the end the papists might vnderstand he departed out of this world, of the same opinion and iudgement he maintained both by preaching and writing whilest he liued.
             White, John, 1575-1648.
          
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           THE
           PROTESTATION
           OF
           IOHN
           WHITE
           DOCTOR
           IN
           DIVINITIE
           ,
           
             which
             he
             caused
             to
             be
             written
             the
             day
             before
             his
             death
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             the
             Papists
             might
             understand
             he
             departed
             out
             of
             this
             world
             ,
             of
             the
             same
             opinion
             and
             iudgement
             he
             maintained
             both
             by
             preaching
             and
             writing
             whilest
             he
             liued
             .
          
        
         
           
             IN
             THE
             NAME
             OF
             GOD
             AMEN
             .
             I
             Iohn
             White
             Doctor
             in
             Diuinitie
             ,
             weake
             of
             body
             ,
             but
             of
             perfect
             remembrance
             ,
             being
             fully
             perswaded
             of
             Gods
             loue
             and
             mercy
             to
             me
             ,
             do
             briefly
             make
             this
             my
             last
             Will
             and
             Testament
             in
             manner
             following
             :
             First
             I
             bequeath
             my
             soule
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             Almightie
             God
             ,
             who
             infused
             it
             when
             I
             was
             borne
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             daies
             of
             my
             life
             hath
             enriched
             it
             with
             such
             graces
             and
             habits
             ,
             as
             haue
             enabled
             me
             vnto
             the
             seruices
             whereto
             he
             hath
             called
             me
             ,
             of
             what
             nature
             soeuer
             they
             haue
             bene
             :
             And
             my
             body
             to
             be
             interred
             at
             the
             pleasure
             of
             my
             deare
             and
             louing
             brother
             Maister
             Edward
             White
             ,
             where
             and
             in
             what
             manner
             he
             shall
             thinke
             good
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             touching
             Religion
             ,
             and
             the
             state
             and
             disposition
             of
             my
             conscience
             therein
             ,
             I
             professe
             that
             I
             depart
             in
             peace
             ,
             beleeuing
             with
             a
             Christian
             faith
             all
             things
             contained
             in
             the
             Apostles
             Creede
             ,
             and
             other
             Creeds
             receiued
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             England
             :
             To
             whose
             iudgement
             I
             perfectly
             adhere
             ,
             in
             the
             articles
             of
             the
             Deitie
             ,
             Trinitie
             ,
             Creation
             ,
             the
             fall
             and
             Reparation
             of
             mankind
             ;
             Redemption
             by
             Christ
             alone
             ,
             Iustification
             ,
             Faith
             ,
             and
             necessity
             of
             good
             works
             ,
             &c.
             touching
             the
             nature
             and
             institution
             of
             the
             Church
             ,
             authoritie
             of
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
             vse
             and
             number
             of
             Sacraments
             ,
             and
             doctrine
             concerning
             death
             ,
             and
             the
             resurrection
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             and
             the
             state
             of
             the
             world
             to
             come
             :
             And
             all
             that
             which
             our
             Church
             doth
             vniformly
             teach
             against
             the
             Church
             of
             Rome
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             whereas
             I
             haue
             these
             twenty
             yeares
             past
             ,
             by
             preaching
             and
             writing
             ,
             published
             in
             two
             bookes
             ,
             ingaged
             my selfe
             against
             Papistry
             ,
             I
             professe
             I
             haue
             done
             nothing
             therein
             against
             my
             conscience
             ,
             but
             desire
             all
             men
             to
             assure
             themselues
             ,
             that
             if
             any
             error
             haue
             escaped
             me
             ,
             it
             hath
             passed
             me
             through
             ouersight
             ;
             for
             I
             alwaies
             bended
             my selfe
             to
             that
             worke
             of
             writing
             with
             much
             humility
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             such
             diligence
             as
             I
             was
             able
             to
             vse
             ;
             and
             hauing
             the
             bookes
             alwaies
             by
             me
             ,
             I
             writ
             nothing
             but
             what
             I
             found
             in
             antiquity
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             writings
             publickly
             receiued
             in
             the
             Church
             of
             Rome
             it selfe
             .
             And
             I
             do
             constantly
             auouch
             ,
             that
             what
             I
             haue
             written
             is
             the
             truth
             ,
             and
             haue
             bene
             the
             more
             confirmed
             therein
             by
             the
             vnconscionable
             dealing
             of
             my
             aduersaries
             against
             me
             ,
             when
             no
             learned
             man
             amongst
             them
             hath
             encountered
             me
             ,
             but
             onely
             such
             as
             vse
             base
             courses
             of
             railing
             and
             scurrilitie
             ,
             vnbefitting
             Christian
             Religion
             .
             The
             which
             my
             writings
             I
             commend
             to
             my
             children
             ,
             praying
             God
             they
             may
             liue
             and
             die
             therein
             ,
             without
             opening
             their
             eares
             vnto
             seducers
             :
             and
             to
             all
             my
             people
             to
             whom
             I
             haue
             preached
             ;
             and
             generally
             to
             all
             people
             that
             haue
             bene
             acquainted
             therewith
             And
             this
             my
             Protestation
             I
             was
             desirous
             to
             insert
             in
             my
             will
             ,
             wishing
             it
             were
             also
             printed
             in
             my
             bookes
             ;
             nothing
             doubting
             but
             Romish
             Priests
             and
             their
             followers
             ,
             when
             they
             shall
             heare
             of
             my
             death
             (
             according
             to
             a
             common
             practise
             of
             theirs
             )
             will
             be
             readie
             enough
             to
             diuulge
             some
             tales
             or
             other
             touching
             my
             vncertainty
             in
             Religion
             .
          
        
         
           
             And
             hauing
             finished
             his
             Will
             and
             Testament
             ,
             seeing
             himselfe
             almost
             spent
             ,
             he
             used
             these
             words
             following
          
           :
        
         
           
             I
             am
             scarce
             able
             to
             say
             any
             more
             ,
             greater
             occasion
             calles
             me
             off
             ,
             my
             owne
             weakenesse
             and
             more
             necessary
             meditation
             with
             God
             ,
             breakes
             me
             off
             ,
             and
             haue
             taken
             me
             by
             the
             hand
             ;
             with
             whom
             I
             hope
             to
             be
             shortly
             ,
             hauing
             a
             stedfast
             perswasion
             ,
             that
             through
             faith
             in
             Christ
             ,
             I
             shall
             see
             him
             ,
             and
             enioy
             him
             ,
             and
             liue
             with
             him
             for
             euer
             .
             Which
             he
             grant
             of
             his
             abundant
             mercy
             ,
             who
             will
             haue
             mercy
             on
             whom
             he
             will
             haue
             mercie
             ;
             and
             will
             shew
             compassion
             on
             whom
             he
             will
             shew
             compassion
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
      
       
         
           A
           POSTSCRIPT
           OF
           A
           LETTER
           WHICH
           DOCTOR
           WHITE
           WRlT
           
             to
             a
             friend
             of
             his
             ,
             who
             hauing
             found
             comfort
             thereby
             ,
             is
             desirous
             it
             should
             be
             printed
             for
             the
             comfort
             and
             good
             of
             others
             also
             .
          
        
         
           LET
           him
           that
           will
           liue
           reposedly
           ,
           and
           die
           chearfully
           ,
           heare
           ,
           pray
           ,
           meditate
           ,
           do
           .
           First
           heare
           Gods
           word
           in
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           pulpit
           ,
           in
           the
           Scriptures
           daily
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           pulpit
           make
           choise
           of
           a
           fit
           teacher
           ,
           and
           sticke
           to
           him
           ;
           for
           the
           practise
           of
           Gods
           word
           giues
           knowledge
           ,
           workes
           holinesse
           ,
           breakes
           downe
           naturall
           corruption
           ,
           and
           fils
           with
           strength
           and
           comfort
           against
           all
           assaults
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           prayer
           hath
           three
           rules
           :
           dayly
           ,
           without
           intermission
           :
           free
           ,
           that
           the
           mind
           be
           vnladen
           .
           Go
           to
           prayer
           as
           you
           go
           into
           the
           water
           to
           swim
           ,
           go
           not
           hote
           in
           ,
           but
           take
           a
           time
           ,
           and
           first
           coole
           your selfe
           ,
           feeling
           that
           the
           words
           touch
           your
           soule
           .
           The
           day
           I
           neglect
           either
           Gods
           word
           or
           prayer
           is
           vnhappie
           .
           That
           God
           being
           so
           neare
           ,
           and
           within
           me
           ,
           I
           should
           neither
           speake
           to
           him
           ,
           nor
           he
           to
           me
           ,
           that
           were
           too
           much
           betweene
           a
           man
           and
           his
           wife
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           meditation
           is
           the
           mod
           soueraigne
           cure
           of
           the
           soule
           that
           is
           .
           My
           course
           is
           this
           :
           I
           misse
           no
           day
           but
           I
           retire
           my selfe
           (
           if
           I
           be
           at
           home
           )
           to
           my
           studie
           ,
           or
           the
           field
           ,
           and
           there
           first
           I
           pray
           to
           God
           to
           giue
           me
           a
           recollected
           mind
           ;
           secondly
           ,
           I
           enter
           into
           consideration
           of
           my
           sinfull
           state
           ,
           and
           examine
           my selfe
           ,
           I
           call
           for
           helpe
           to
           God
           ;
           thirdly
           ,
           I
           take
           notice
           of
           my
           passion
           ,
           disposition
           and
           inclination
           ,
           and
           so
           I
           come
           to
           the
           knowledge
           of
           my selfe
           .
           Fourthly
           ,
           I
           arme
           my selfe
           by
           vowes
           ,
           resolutions
           ,
           and
           prayer
           ,
           to
           conquer
           my
           ,
           selfe
           as
           a
           Citie
           .
           Fiftly
           ,
           I
           call
           to
           mind
           if
           anything
           hath
           passed
           betweene
           my
           neighbour
           (
           any
           other
           )
           and
           me
           :
           if
           I
           remember
           any
           vnkindnesse
           offered
           ,
           or
           receiued
           ,
           I
           wash
           it
           out
           ,
           I
           cleare
           the
           score
           ,
           I
           suffer
           no
           mans
           infirmitie
           to
           possesse
           me
           with
           conceit
           .
           Sixtly
           ,
           I
           enquire
           after
           the
           day
           of
           my
           death
           in
           this
           sort
           ;
           first
           I
           set
           it
           before
           my
           eyes
           ;
           next
           I
           examine
           whether
           I
           be
           fit
           ,
           prepared
           ,
           readie
           ,
           willing
           to
           die
           :
           thirdly
           my
           cowardly
           soule
           I
           encourage
           ,
           and
           teach
           it
           to
           looke
           death
           in
           the
           face
           :
           Lastly
           I
           end
           this
           point
           with
           flying
           to
           my
           Sauiour
           for
           helpe
           ,
           till
           I
           become
           more
           then
           a
           conqueror
           .
           I
           wil
           with
           great
           and
           tender
           passion
           ,
           in
           this
           point
           powre
           out
           my selfe
           and
           weakenesse
           to
           him
           .
           Seuenthly
           I
           thinke
           also
           (
           in
           the
           next
           place
           )
           of
           my
           worldly
           state
           ;
           and
           if
           it
           prosper
           ,
           I
           giue
           thankes
           ,
           and
           lay
           humility
           and
           compassion
           in
           my
           mind
           :
           if
           it
           be
           poore
           ,
           I
           pray
           for
           supply
           ,
           and
           bethinke
           me
           of
           some
           honest
           and
           lawfull
           meanes
           :
           (
           here
           I
           remember
           wife
           ,
           children
           ,
           seruants
           ,
           and
           purpose
           to
           bring
           them
           towards
           God
           .
           )
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           doing
           is
           the
           life
           of
           all
           ;
           for
           it
           is
           nothing
           to
           be
           religious
           in
           ceremonies
           .
           Here
           are
           foure
           principall
           points
           .
           First
           ,
           beware
           of
           doing
           against
           your
           conscience
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           omit
           no
           occasion
           ,
           place
           ,
           or
           time
           ,
           or
           person
           ,
           if
           you
           can
           do
           good
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           follow
           the
           good
           of
           your
           owne
           calling
           :
           too
           many
           meddle
           with
           the
           good
           that
           belongeth
           to
           others
           to
           do
           ,
           as
           Vzzah
           .
           Fourthly
           ,
           the
           best
           good
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           is
           compassion
           ,
           and
           almes
           ,
           and
           comforting
           in
           distresse
           ,
           as
           sicknesse
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           Life
           is
           short
           ,
           the
           dayes
           are
           euill
           ,
           our
           company
           is
           small
           ,
           the
           account
           is
           certaine
           ,
           the
           comfort
           vnutterable
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
             Prtnted
             for
             William
             Barret
             .
          
        
      
      
  

