Item genre: Complaint

British Library: MS Harleian 2311
Miscellany compiled by Anna Cromwell Williams
A Book of Several devotions collected from good men by the worst of sinners ()
Anna Cromwell Williams (Author, scribe)

Item 74.1 (Complaint, Religious writing), fol. 169v


Anna Cromwell Williams ( Scribe)
Robert Mossom (Author)

A mournful complaint for the importunate crowd of Vain thoughts

Oh the perplexing trouble of my distracting thoughts!

...

hurried away with a crowd of vain imaginations

[Robert Mossom, The Preacher's Tripartite, London, 1657 , Book II, chapter 1, pp. 7-8]


British Library: MS Harleian 2311
Miscellany compiled by Anna Cromwell Williams
A Book of Several devotions collected from good men by the worst of sinners ()
Anna Cromwell Williams (Author, scribe)

Item 74.2 (Complaint, Religious writing), fols. 170r-170v

The soul's conflict, from the frightful suggestions of foul thoughts

Oh! Oh the dunghill of mine unclean heart

...

not knowing how to lay open my soul

[Robert Mossom, The Preacher's Tripartite, London, 1657 , Book II, chapter 2, pp. 14-15]


British Library: MS Harleian 2311
Miscellany compiled by Anna Cromwell Williams
A Book of Several devotions collected from good men by the worst of sinners ()
Anna Cromwell Williams (Author, scribe)

Item 74.3 (Complaint, Religious writing), fols. 170v-173v

A lamentation with confession and prayer upon the same

O most glorious and most gracious lord god!

...

be unto our god and to the lamb forever amen, Halleluiah

[Robert Mossom, The Preacher's Tripartite, London, 1657 , Book II, chapter 2, pp. 18-21]


British Library: MS Harleian 2311
Miscellany compiled by Anna Cromwell Williams
A Book of Several devotions collected from good men by the worst of sinners ()
Anna Cromwell Williams (Author, scribe)

Item 74.4 (Complaint, Religious writing), fol. 174r

The soul's conflict from some late Relapses into sin

Oh, woe is me! How is the crown fallen

...

these the words of complaint

[Robert Mossom, The Preacher's Tripartite, London, 1657 , Book II, chapter 3, pp. 22-23]


British Library: MS Harleian 2311
Miscellany compiled by Anna Cromwell Williams
A Book of Several devotions collected from good men by the worst of sinners ()
Anna Cromwell Williams (Author, scribe)

Item 74.5 (Complaint, Religious writing), fol. 174v

The soul's conflict from the daily assaults of sin

Oh! how, how can mine heart be right

...

from this body of sin and death

[Robert Mossom, The Preacher's Tripartite, London, 1657 , Book II, chapter 4, p. 32]


British Library: MS Harleian 2311
Miscellany compiled by Anna Cromwell Williams
A Book of Several devotions collected from good men by the worst of sinners ()
Anna Cromwell Williams (Author, scribe)

Item 74.6 (Complaint, Religious writing), fols. 174v-175r

The soul's conflict from a distrust of its graces, sincerity in general, and of faith and repentance in particular

Oh! how do I feel the savageings

...

reconciliation with my god through Jesus Christ

[Robert Mossom, The Preacher's Tripartite, London, 1657 , Book II, chapter 5, pp. 36-37]


British Library: MS Harleian 2311
Miscellany compiled by Anna Cromwell Williams
A Book of Several devotions collected from good men by the worst of sinners ()
Anna Cromwell Williams (Author, scribe)

Item 74.7 (Complaint, Religious writing), fols. 175v-176r

The soul's conflict from the sense of Barrenness in holy duties

Oh the deadness of mine heart

...

no quickenings of his spirit in an holy life

[Robert Mossom, The Preacher's Tripartite, London, 1657 , Book II, chapter 6, pp. 48-49]


British Library: MS Harleian 2311
Miscellany compiled by Anna Cromwell Williams
A Book of Several devotions collected from good men by the worst of sinners ()
Anna Cromwell Williams (Author, scribe)

Item 74.8 (Complaint, Religious writing), fols. 176r-178r

The soul's conflict from the misapprehension of god's withdrawing the comforts of his gracious presence

Oh! what a misery it is to have been happy

...

without thee my soul refuseth to be comforted

[Robert Mossom, The Preacher's Tripartite, London, 1657 , Book II, chapter 7, pp. 55-56]


British Library: MS Harleian 2311
Miscellany compiled by Anna Cromwell Williams
A Book of Several devotions collected from good men by the worst of sinners ()
Anna Cromwell Williams (Author, scribe)

Item 74.9 (Complaint, Religious writing), fols. 178r-179r

The soul's conflict, from the misinterpretation of the order of god's providence in the tribulation of the godly and the prosperity of the wicked

Oh the deep infidelity of my false heart

...

drives away the spirit of my god

[Robert Mossom, The Preacher's Tripartite, London, 1657 , Book II, chapter 8, pp. 65-66]


British Library: MS Harleian 2311
Miscellany compiled by Anna Cromwell Williams
A Book of Several devotions collected from good men by the worst of sinners ()
Anna Cromwell Williams (Author, scribe)

Item 74.10 (Complaint, Religious writing), fols. 179r-180r

The soul's conflict, from the long continuance of its afflictions and temptations

How long, oh how long have I waited

...

and deliverance by his power

[Robert Mossom, The Preacher's Tripartite, London, 1657 , Book II, chapter 9, p. 90]