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minﬁer, hefore the Hon/e of Common:
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world, who know not t/ae go/fel, cruci‘

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light, and in t/oe interim to afora’ a’p

region in managing t/oe whole éa/z’neﬂe of

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of the Lord.

. " + , HilﬁI reade this Scripture, I cannot forget
" to remembei that of divine vim/fin in
_ one of thofe Sermons dc tempera, which
:- goe under his name (though indeed the
,: authouris doubtfull, ) who {peaking of
_ 74cm: halting, underi‘tands by his feet
two forts of. people among the Jews.
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_ is meant thofewhichbeleeved in him. 7nd overcoming (faith

he) ﬁgniﬁes the Jews who prevailed againfi Chriﬁin putting
him to death. In being bleﬂ'ed, he {heweth thofe w ‘o wor-
fhiped him, and were of him bleﬂ'ed. We will not contend
with Auﬂin (or who ever is the authour) for the propriety

of the alluﬁon, the truth of this aﬂ'ertion is clearly manifeﬁ.
B 74:06:

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mr 'uere‘ regiia
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A Serene» Preacher! at 4 late Fry?»

745054.54913Yhad anemia: hatersin in. Thefcwlwcme
of .400": Joins were foul}! tainted; w: over-grown wannabe-
lieﬁWthhrift c'amethey did not ii‘e‘e'eiv‘e him';-.H350wn ho'ufe—
holid,‘ Face: pollerity, did not aekﬁbwledgc him. A They put-
tingfa vation’a‘way‘f‘ro'ni'theml‘elve's; he turnes to the Gentiles,
who embrace him. The fewsjec‘glar oftqrityfor along time of
blindeneﬂ'eﬁand bwk thr‘oughiuhb ief; *- .

This our Prophet 1/52“th ﬂobh mns fonne,extraordmarily
'raifed to reform the houl'e Of God, doth oberve what lhould
come to paﬂ'e in .thefe latter Ming the Gofpel, when god:
Mountm'nﬁhe Church,was to be advanced in the top of mountaim,
and all Nationaeven the Gentile9‘(heret’ofore an abjeét peep}e )-.
( the partition Wall eating falleddjamq‘llﬁaald ﬂeck were it. This
he mentions as at {irong' argument to perfwade the Jews Abra-
bane: feed, l/aack: pol’cerity, 74rd: houfe, to come in and re-
ceive Chrilt. Which ( faith he,) {hall the Lord: Mommin 5e
advanced in the top of .vpggtgtat'mt? {hell yuan} Nation; ﬂock ”mg
i .9 ﬂull it. repent them of their rigor_againﬂ: Gods People 9
t at they ﬂail break their fward: into plowf/‘mree, and ﬂu”, into
pruning hooks; if {hangers be {0 inclinable to conformity,
{rarely children of the family fhould mgnifeﬁ themlelves in
aﬁ'nonsof fohigh concernment math more-z.ea.lous. The Pro-
phet feems tobewail theIews,as-MMM her fonnq Auﬂip be—
fore his convcrﬁon with “many“ teams :- or 'as the Apoﬁle Paul
his countrey-men and kindred after the ﬂe/b, who remained in
naturall impiety and obﬁinacy; or as our Saviour Chriﬁ his
auditors, that Tamaw and Harlot: {hould re eivé rise W—
dme. and the children of the honfeg hold be ﬂﬁut‘éﬁgﬂoﬂﬁ 9f

4:05.. - 'I. '“

Here, is a holy Apgﬂtophes He turn? himfclf t0” the JCW'§,
who were (netwithﬁanding what ever plenty of ordinances
God vouchfafed them )’ obﬁinate and reoellious, though 7a-
me; houfe. Nor is than-meant onlylof thole in afmragegwhen
Chrift Came in the ﬁelh: The particular applications mentio-
nedrthe kindcsof ﬁnners reprehended, the nature of duties
whereto they are eghorted, manifeﬁ his {copeis totcachthc’
peOple.o£ his'own tim_e,- . . _ j . ..

41-4

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1. The

before tlze HMmaélthﬁnf; W923; March 3 I. '

' " I'. The perfons concerned-fin the f duty'reqmcddviz. 1'6:
bouﬁof7aeab. - ‘ - C '_ '

2. The nature of the' ofﬁce’from them expeﬁed, which is
'pnefaccd, (may; let uh. ’Expreﬂed5walg i t .. _ x i .. .
- 3. The certainty of that direé’tom Wherebyevefy thing is to
bemanaged. Tbelt'gétofw: Lent; . ‘ >

From which he draweth three: arguments-of-perfmﬁon to

godlineﬂe. - - " . - - '.
, I. A-ﬁntiéw hmﬂi. You are-thehoyafcnhd familyof-father
gazed, who prophesied of Chriﬂis manifdﬁatioﬂingthe Heﬂnbf
whofe line he was to come ; you: have been educated-:43 immé
mm; in the laws and ﬁamtcs of—‘theLord ; “Shall you ﬁlffer
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103g ? 0 cm In m.‘ . , .
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fame, thiOﬂngim df'meam mimrumw.’ mmanﬂ‘ .. .

ny’wtthe Lord hathikindeiy invitedayou with-‘teaderw'of iMmfelf
and falvation. You cannot-alledge that youare ﬁrangersand
in darkneﬂe : Here is a light of truth; a [1' ~é»: (if Scripture mani;
feiht’ion,‘a light of (3012a revei§don’ént and pfet'gpbx‘g‘gd
himfelf, that Ligbk 9911:; 4rd. “IQ"? f ‘ fie" ,1 “1f, ’
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to tear up a large ' ruﬁure’.‘ 0f.the various ﬁgniﬁcations'ahd ac-i
ceptions of the word, Haifa; In Scripture language ’tis awo’rK
petfeﬂedéal‘ready. y our; Divides; Li‘n their ‘WritiDgVS-g you may
11%: 9mm nbtixﬂaheﬁ; how,_1t’§'f hated to our“prEfe:1t
Eurpofe'. That 'the"Chi’1rch‘ of ‘Go "is often dec'iphetléd
. y this name, is no: unknown‘to’thofe who, are'tompcmuti‘y
verfed in facred writ; :which, hecauik‘qfed‘bqth matetiﬂgf'md
formally, be tpleafedto (member ,ttiet‘iik taken ‘fpecig‘ yfot
(on; or a poﬁeﬁtyfof‘th‘ofe WhoerGodwouidfmakeh‘a‘ppy
with fuck a‘biei'ﬁ‘ng. AsWhen Gb‘d‘iffaid robe Favourable to
the-Egyptian Midwives, their. 1:: M‘tﬁmabwfc, concerning
”' ‘B a which:

Flac. Iliricu,
in verbo aim.

Exodam.‘

173-335
Ibbanetb.
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Favtajﬁt libero!
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which, though in feverall gloiTes there be variety of opinions;
occaﬁoned by the changing of the gender mafculine for femi-
nine, and feminine for mafculine. A‘s alfo that fome of the
Hebrew rDoﬂm conceive it meant of their prefervation from “‘
the rage of Pbamah; Others with Toﬂatm take it for her in-
corporating into the Nation and Commonwealth of [ﬁne], as
Rabat, though its not improbable they were Hebrew women.
Others with Hierom and Raperrra, think it meant of the Hea-
venly manfions in future glory. And fome with Theodore: and
Auguﬂine. apply it to thofe houfes of wealth andrichesthe
Lord for that fervice gave them. In this variety we may not
eitcluda that fence which the foregoing yvords do reade,
of a numerous family and poﬁerity whereWith God blcifed
them, nOtWithRanding Pharaoh: rage very great againft them.
To the like pnrpofeisthat phraﬁeyinfgw. 165‘. in the Rory of
Sarah when {he- gave Hagar; to Ahab“; :i may (faith fhe)
5: ﬁat/dad 6] bar. 80 Rachel and Lee}; are {aid to éuilrl-tbc Arm/e
eflfrael, Ruth 4.1 I. And in David: Rory you have that, 2 Sam.
7.11,:7. and in other places. The reafon- whereof is manifeﬁ
by the :Etym’OIOgie. TheHebrew .wordiq ﬁgmfymg a fonne
tomes 0f the word? 73.1.3 ﬂank, and 'is of the Tame root with
l5»: 550! a ROM, and“; Berk a hOufe, that as one {tone built
.on anOther, arifethu , to a houfé or building,th of one {on-Be or

childe (‘by'theblc mgo’f God on the parents) afamily ari-
feth. Neither hit to, be remained to this poﬁerity as fuch on-
1y : He mentionsthe'm as afe'leﬂ houfe,a chofen people amongﬂ
whom: God had fet his name and worlhip, as the Church of
God is fet forth often‘in’the new (imam, Heé. 3-16- ,_

~ Bl!‘ 17.5} facaé: ban/e .9, Yatt‘knpw (beloved) that Mem-
‘4‘?» hadbut'one fonne byrfa'nJu (1/944; indeed had two (0115,
but one of them Was rejected an ‘ca'ﬁ'otit of thelfamily. B_ut
34:06 was honoured with c‘welvefonnes; all v'vhich as they were
members, fo were they lharers in the heirﬂaip and beneﬁts of
the temporall and fpirituallfamily, and did Joyn in Cnlarging
his houfe: whenée,rt.is'.lth‘at‘:Aérabdm’ and [Ink are. ﬁlenced:
and fo often mention is' m‘ade' of fdcob 'or Ifm/r pofterity,
doubtleffe they did much glory in this prerogative :' the prO'
phet therefore being to deal with them takes his rife hence to
perfwade them to duty. ' J

heforethc Hohmrahle Hon/E of Common: . ,March. 3 t .

g.

A prim'ledgrd people [Amid Walk ['mahle tothofe priviledge: 'g‘od D 453,.

vouch/hf}: them. .
To which purpofe its obl‘ervable in Scripture how frequently
we are exhorted to [Walk Worth} ofthe Lori : which ﬂlcweth,
that when God hath made large manifeﬂations of favour to
his Church, it ought to correfpond in behaviour to thofe be-
neﬁts. Hence are thofe connexions, Deut.6.to,tt,t 2. And
it fhallhe Wheat the Lord thy God hath brought thee into the [and
which he [ware “moth; fathert, to Ahmham to [ﬁne and to 24-
eoh, tegive thee great and good!) oitier Which thou éﬁildeéqz not,
mtdhoufet [12.7 of a” goat! thing: Which that: ﬁ/Iedjl not, and We]:
digged Which thou diggedfi not: Vineyard: and olioetree: Which
thou plantedﬂ not: When that! fhalt have cams and he ﬁll, then
beware leﬂ that! ﬁrget the Lord Which hrottght thee forth outof the
land of 89;» ﬂew the haufe of hondageXOu fee their priviledges
are many : And the lalt wherein he inl’tanceth, is deliverance
from E gypt, of which the Jews made year]; mention, when
they prefented their ﬁrft fruits unto God: the intent of all
which is to endear then, that feeing the hearts of men are {0
corrupt, as eaﬁly to abtife Gods bounty to wantonneﬂe, that
they would be {0 much more heedfull (being apriviledged peo—
ple) that they forgetnot the. fervice of the Lord, his worlhip
and Religion: thats his meaning furely, for in Scripture men
are {aid to ﬁnger the Lord, when they corrupt Religion, or
fuﬂcer it to be corrupted alfo, in 1 Sam! 2.29. out]; [Ear the
Lordand ferve him in truth Wit/toll, your heart, for conﬁde? how
great thingthehmh 49216 for jail. He might have faid as the men
of our times. God hath done great things for uggreat delive-
rances, great prelervations, he will not now fail us, though we
be not f0 holy. 0h ,faithhe, this priviledge mull binde you to
duty,_.emfuletvwhathehath done for you. This is the conﬂant
language of the Scriptures.; But Ineed net compaﬂe this truth
Wt‘th a greater cloud of Witneﬁ,v. _

You will fay,what were the priviledges of 74605: houl'e, that
he inﬁﬂs {0 much upon them ?

Truly they were great and many,b0th to.Church and (late,
and in them as inamappe we may beholdmur own spriviledges
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babuematcﬁriﬂiani diaandi [13m iIfraelit‘es were Ch'riﬁians (it!
his fence) Chrillians Ifraelites. ' , . . 3
a I.‘ They came of "hedé eternally famous for his great ﬁrength
fever in law manifelled in his wraﬁling by faith, with Chrili, and overcom-
wzbmmemfed in'grhim, as Hilar].notes;hrfor his familiarity with God, mlka
f’ '3 “55 5.9"”0- ing‘ with bimfac'e to face, Gengzqo: That,.he was to God a
{ffw‘fé/fiii’iﬁf conﬁlz‘yr, andloﬁg before the inca‘marionzofIChrili revealed to
8;,“ng him that miltery. Nor do we come lbort in this favour, we
3, l 2. have by Chriﬁ 46661]? to the (ﬁrm: of grace, we have power With
3654- t 6. vChriPr-,and by our faith conqae‘r the Warld, and are of Gods counc
' Contult. fell, knowin the uinde of 'C/nriﬂ. ‘ ’
y 2. God‘d' ‘feparate 7aeobrfamily as a peculiar people to him-
Exodu 9 {_ ‘felf, ﬁat» aﬁ the natiam of the earth, on When he Would cbtffé
Emu” gm. y to jet bu law and do them good, Deut.7.6. they were a peculiar
m in (own, as trealiire of Jewels, in which God took pleafure. Inthis hap-
{bga Galilee; f'pinclle are we alfo {haters as children of the fpirituall family :
”(mesa twho knoWs not that we were a wilde :and barbarous people,
81“" who painted and ﬁalhed our ﬂelh ?~ God vouchfafed at that
: time to fend his word amongﬁ us to reclaim us of that barba-
rouspagaaifme, after that we fell to popery and {uperﬁitiom
- the Lord was pleafedby affurther manifel’rarion of his fon Chriﬂt
Tim“; i 1' ‘ fﬂefus toea’lltts £6 himfelf; that-we lhoulid be a pamliarpaaple to
' - ' l' blm,zealom quoadWorlq. ‘

3.. Of 74cc!” family Chrifl came as the Ayoﬁle witneﬂeth,
R” 9.5. It was no fmall honour to than home, from'which
the Lord Jefus as man defcende‘d. Is no: Chrill‘ our kinfma'n,
Heb 2. '6 our cld‘erbrother? .is henOt ﬁelh 050w ﬂelh, b0"? ‘-j°£“.‘;"’”
“Chg” ; ‘ 7' bone"? did hetakc the namre'af Angel:- on him! No,he 13 018?:
Mg.“ 131: .‘ W; to us in all things, fume onely exec tent... Icamwtbut With
16,17, " divm’e Aaﬂin admire the in’comprehe‘nhble-love of iGod to us
in this, of clorhin'g his divine nature withithe'rags \of 0111‘ ha-
sgzane Hell), when he came to make; himfélfrh; {artiﬁciaﬁdr

mne. - ‘ ~- ‘ A .
meow,“ ﬁr It'was agreat privilcdge .Of this family that God com’mir-
Senatorij ordi. ted to them, only the keeping of his and“, as the Apol’tle
mi Area. in, ,fpeaketh, Rm.3.a; if itwett an honour'tO‘TbrapMm,-th0ugh
Aim. a=Sentwur,asalearned Divine do‘thﬁileuhim, that M85 the
authors: of "the holy {tory' containing the birth; preachiiifg.
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éefore tbeHmwraéle Hmfe efCommw. March 3 I .'

WC, and deathof Chriftin the Gofpel of. Lake and the Aﬁs

of Apoﬁks, after Chrifls departure to heaven, was dedicated
to him,.that he fhould faithfully preferve it for the Church of
Gods ufe and, beneﬁt: how greatafavour was it to the Jews,
31.4505: houfe,to have the ﬁtted Rory, myl’terious books of the
Prophets in their keeping? Nor are Chriﬁians behinde in this
mercy, and we of this Land being a part of the family, have ex-
perienced this bounty in a very great mealure. Time was, when
our conditiOn refembled theirs in Samuel: daies; that the Word
of god W44 exceeding preview: Time was, when we had {mall
vifion and the Made lead the Made, and through lack of it,
people were in a periﬂiing condition: Time was, when to
have an Englifh bible, .or any part of old or new Teliament in
our own language without licence was capitall. But God of
his inﬁnite mercy hath for many years ﬂiewed us in this parti-
cular the light of his countenance : We have the. {acred Ora/e:
( norwithﬁanding the projeéts and plots of all Athe‘iﬁicall‘and
p0pifh. men) in a large and lentifull meafure. We have
Maﬁa: and the Prophets, Chril- and his Apol’tles, holding
out the doﬁrine of the covenant in the Lord JCﬁlS for
the foundation of our faith, direétion of our manners;
if by our unworthineﬂ'e we provoke him not to depriveus
of them. . . ' — _
5'; Thisfamily had. the Lord his fpeciall prmeétion againlt
forr'eign and domel’tick enemies, he did éear them on Eagle:
Wingt. he cover d and defended them under the ﬁat/m: of.
hisprovidence, e ﬁeﬂi‘ndm man ta datbmi Wrong: lam refra-
ved King; ﬁt their ﬂak”; though asit feems, they were in at
low condition, having {even mighty Rates to deal withall.
Beloved we are equally partakers (as members of the family)
iii this favour. God hath been a ﬁrm: to us, inlightning our
underliandings with the knowledge of himfelf, a jbz’eld, apro—
tec‘tion to us againﬁ the molt nefarious and bloudy aﬂhnlts of
homebred and forreign enemies: How hath he turned the
cum/ell: of crafty Abimpke/r into ‘ﬁo/i/bmjfe ? How hath hC'
lhattered the forces of. bloudy Efaw ? HOW hath he difeom-
ﬁred yea routed the “Armies, of proud Phililiines..,and confoun-
dedfwelling‘l’bamab: in the (£4,414 3 He hath drake» their how.

and.

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A Sermon Preached at e-late Faﬂ, ' .
and knapt their {fear ii: "fteneler, and hunt their chariot: in the
ﬁre: He hath raifed up the Herorck fpirits 0f thofe worthies
( not as the heathen fain by tranfmigration of fouls) but by re-

. doubling the fame fpirit on them more powerfull thena drum

Heb.1',34 3 5

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of dead Z ifeee: skin : on one he hath put Stamp/on: {PMS on
another, David: fpirit, on another Sammie fpirit: He bath
for us men and our fafety,’ ftihdteed K ingdorm, Wrought righte-
otgﬁzeﬁ,performed pram/er, ﬂopped the mouth: of Liam, qttenched
the z'iolence of ﬁre, made us efcape the edge of the fword: of
weakneﬂEmadeus ﬁrong, we have Waxed validativﬁght; hath
turned to ﬂight the Amie: of the Aliem, both in this and in
Other Kingdoms. Ipray God, our private differences (after
the inﬂuence of fo-great mercies) which hath in fevcrall ages
of Saxam‘, Daeer,Narm4n:, been fatall to this Nation, prove
not a fad 0mm to us, who live no better, if not worfe then for-
merly; in blafphemies, in contempt of ordinances, and aha—
minahle idalxtrier, as if with Thematine: in the Rory, we judge
our {elves refetved to fome further evil of mifery, by our trading
in that of (in.

6. God feated faeoh: family on a moft fertile foil. The
ground fometimes is of much advantage tothat people, which
doth inhabit fucha peece of earth: ’Tis obferved by our lear— .
ned hil‘torian Mr Camden, that the Religious houfes fo called
( built by our predeoeﬂ'ours, iii the founders intentions,nurferies
of learning and piety) were placed in the molt fruitfull parts
of the countrey : And may not Chriﬁians, and more particu-
larly we of this Nation, fay as the Pfalmiﬁ, 7’ﬁ1.16.6. The
line: are fallen to us in a pleaﬁmt place, or 15th? Greek, 517076
:14,- 17.§cte,in optima ﬁg Pm/hmifﬁm‘3- We hat/ea good]; heritage;
or, asis fair for me,or unto me, it plea/ah me Well, fuch an he-
ritage as isa little paradife on earth,to the admiration of our
friends and emulation of our enemies.

9 to beings er u-atrey in Aﬁa the ltllcx rnﬂ'clled by Canaan the pm of Cam the (on of
Noah, and his fans, but for their wxzkedneﬂe the Land was to (put them out, Lev. 18.;5,

0:13.114.

Worthy patriors, you have heard the hemﬁa‘uw and privi-'
ledge of ﬂeah: flmIIIC; having been fomewhat large in it, I
thallnowbrteﬂy'lhew the oﬁtt‘um or duty on our part, cor-

refpondent

W.—

before the Honouraéle Hauﬂafc‘ommom.-March 31 .

refpondent to f0 high a favour.

In opening whereof I tremble to tell you ; I may fay indeed,

90x fauciéw 54m!- I {hall rather ( fuch is our ingratefull
behaviour) point at the unworthy carriage of this generation
to 'our heavenly father (as 709/7“;er {aid} that ever hath
followed vs with good, never did us evil. Mayl nor take up
Iﬁiab: complaint, he hath mural/bed up children, and they have
rebelled againﬂ him .? mayI not too truly lament our times, in
the language 0f Ezekiel, that We are a reéelliom bouﬁ? may
him as Alafes, complain of this family in that fad exprefﬁon,
0h ﬁoIi/b nation and unwi/i}, doe We tbm regatta the Lord ? He
{harpens his fpeech with an InterrOgation,to {hew the grievouf-
neire of their offence, that it might work in them a deeper
impreﬂion : And in the Hebrew he ufeth the word Naéal, lig—
nifying a fool that hath his judgement and underﬁanding faded
from him, whereupon he, becomes wilde and wicked, nor-
withﬁandmg the riches of his heavenly fathers bounty to-
wards him: Such Nabalx, fuch arrant fools, are we of this
74609: houfe ; as may be manifeﬁed,’ if we make an impartiall
fcmtiny.

1. How do children of this houfe undervalue the beneﬁts .

conferred onthem? Ar how low and mean a rate doe they
fet them? how vilely do molt men eﬁeem them ? Ashe in the
Proverbs, it’: “night, if: mug/at, ﬁitb the buyer. It’s mean, it’s
not of that worth, faith a carnall heart, there is nor that ex-
cellencie in the favours that men talk of. If aman {hould fet
a [3001' rate on a Shop commodity, how would the owners
frown at him? Think you when God hath bef’cowed all his
coﬁ and labour on us, his enemies by nature, he will take it
well we {0 underprize his bounty, and yet of his family? 0
that any could {0 value the Lord and his goodnefle, as they
ought to do! But as thofe in the Gofpel, being invited to the
feall (faith the ten) the] mad: light of it, and We»! their We] :
the Greek {ignifies a difdainfull negleﬂ, as fome bafe thing not
worth. the while, and therefore beltow themfelves orherwife:
So do we difeﬁecm (chieﬂy) fpirituall favours: the people
of God may by experience fmde it in themfelves too true, that
of the two,their hearts are moll- inclined to beat down the

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Gengmo.

A Smart Prtaclxad 4t 4 late Faﬁ,
priceyof foul-mercies, whereas God looks we {hould prilc .
mercy to its Worth. Hence, antl. 150.2. praifc him according t0
be excellent gnamejfe, as he rifeth tons in favours, our hearts
{hould be raifed to him in Magniﬁcates. I may nor unﬁtlyin
in this cafe phrafe it with Maﬁa, Numb.16.9. Sterner/9 it a
fun]! tbiﬂg match )0», that the god of [free] bat/J fépttrated Jot!
ﬂow the congregation of 1fmel,ta hing you near to bimfclf, to do
the ﬁrwice of the Tabernacle of the Lord, andto ﬂaud defer: the
congregation to miaiﬂer tmto them ? His intent is to {hew the
LeVites their ﬁnne in undervaluing the kindeneﬂ‘e of God in
the funétion he had put them. As Ifrael was feparated from
all Other people to be the Lords peculiar, Leviticus zo.26.
I’King.8.3;,34,36. So were the Levites feparated from the
fons of Ifrael to be the Lords, as, Numb. 8.19 hereupon the
Scripture {peaks of them'as dil‘tinét from the Ifraelites, 1 Claret.
9.2. Pfal.135.19,2o, And this was their ﬁnne, that they bore
fo mean thonghts of it: So God having taken us Gentiles,
“tilde Olive: 5] nature, put us into the (me Olive, called us to
himfelf, and of allpeople, us of this nation, by feverall remar-
kable aé’cs,’ of providence, hath he fevercd to be his peculiar
portion. Shall we fuffer our hearts now to be low in regard
of him P this is the way to forfeit all : Oh take heed of a {come
full undervaluing Gods mercies.

2. How isit that our aﬂfeétions are not drawn to God by his-
favours? We love and rejoyce in him norhing the more (inc:
we received them. Thefe would (if our [pirits were rightly
tempered) be as a load-ﬁche to draw us to God the donor of
them, as it was with ‘David. We": have 1"" Zezmlffhtgh
and in cart/imam: in com .0” ”f‘ ea: As St i” ..5 rt
could nor be quiet, bum all occaﬁons of Gods dIl'penling
his bounties mounts up to heaven. Were our fouls in right
frame, thefe bounds of God would be to us as that clew or
thred (pardon the exprcﬂion) to carry us thorough all mazes
and labyrinths to ﬁnde out the Lord. So were they to 74:05
in altraight: he called to minde the promife, that God had
paR his word to him, he would do him good, he with that [as
before his eyes his own unworthineli'e of the leaﬂ of all. 904‘ :

armies, he conﬁders how God brought him new ford» 2:1};
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before the Howrahle wae of Commons. March 31; ' I x

fluff: only, he remembers alfo, how great the gOO'dneﬁé of

God had made him, having now two compleat hermit, and like

Wafﬂs looks on him that: inwiﬁhle, through all thefe perfpe— Heb.“ 17.5
ﬂives, and fo gathers afﬁrrance of Gods aﬂiﬁanee againl't the' 70'? )4; 5'3:
rage of his mercileffe brother E [314, who is read} to [la] the ma. 7,” M 9960”
their upon the childe: So the Apollzle in that place to the He- 2456:5231?
brews, where he fetteth down the goodnelfe of God to our '
fathers, beﬁdes other things, in making the promife to them

( faith) the} emhraced the promi/EJ', the Originall word ﬁgniﬁes , ,
as much, as they faluted the promifes, n0t in a vain frothy :g‘rm“ '
complement, as gallants of the times, butin earnel‘r, heartily, Huang,
drawn in aﬂeﬁion to him,and afﬁance for him that made the

promifes. Its an evil verily to be lamented, that this goodneﬂ'e

of our heavenly fatheris no more prevalent to allure our hearts

to Godwards: this being one fpeciall meansto ingage God,

asin $6th cafe. God is by 7mm; fetting forth the return of

the Ifraelites from Captivity, $030.2. See how he dath it, in

the 10th verfe you read, ﬂair not 0 my ﬁrvant 7acoh, faith the

Lord. In the 18‘hverfe, Behold I will hing again the captivity

of 3400‘: 3M". and have me] on 618 dwelling-places, and their

”6!“ ﬁt” 60 cf the'mﬁlzm (ﬁrangers {hall not be their ma-'

ﬂers) e/{ud their got/amour: [hall proceed ﬂew the mid]? of

the»), and I Willamfe him to draw war and he [hall Approach 1mm

me, ﬁr Whoéthia that exgagedhér heart to appraachmm w, ﬁirh

the Lord. It’s an heart-engagement, not tongue only; when Penicietve'
the very foul of a man is devored to the Lord. Iknow {omen J‘Vmb" “'
take it to be meant of Chriﬂ, but it muﬁ be extended alfo to fuw" '“ me“
his members, the fpirituall poﬁerity of inch, as the (cape of WWW”.

the words lhew. 0 if we could ingage our hearts to God 0/54,"; (9' Va, '

an mercies received, he would count no favour too dear “b.1731“: -
[BS- ,

Why doe we not imploy and improve our time and abilities
to the beneﬁt and advantage of the family? Isany man born Cicero;
for hiinfelf? D0 WC injoy guifts of nature, learning or for— “WWI"! 10-,
tune (as I-may f0 call them) for our calemonour, wealth on- "“m'lm'
ly? The heathen will, if we lookinto their writings, teach us ”afﬁzzz’gf
number leﬂ'on: A good man, faith our Englilh Seneca, {hould ﬁnmmo, ‘
be acouunon fountain, at which all “an freely. come to receive Gerrqn, ‘

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A Sermon Hacked at a late Faﬂ,

water of comfort and aﬂiﬁanee: thofe who are in a family .
{hould be inﬂrumentallto ’the advantage of all, chieﬂy of the
family and baa/$0161 of faith, as 70/426 in Pharaoh: houfe. What 2
world of good did he upon every occaﬁon to thofe who ﬂood
in need of his help? what an admirable tel’timony is it which
Améroﬂ- gives of T halide/Fm the Emperour, who to his 1th
was folicitous for the publike with neglect of his own private
interelts? God hath put (Noble Senators) fut-h a priceinta

Jam Immir, hath given you fo many, fo great opportunities.

( beﬁdes the deliverances vouchfafed beyond expreﬂion) for
railing and making happy Church and Rate, as never to any ,
Parliament under the cope of heaven. He looks for more-
(without doubt) from you then others: It will not fatisﬁe
him in the great Aﬂife, that any of you have been quiet and
fOrborn to meddle much, as the heathen complained of forne ;
Nor that Others of you have been doing fome orher‘ work then
family buﬁnelfe; Leaﬂ of all that any of you ﬂiould doe evil?
ofﬁces though never [0 clofely to this family: As if you accor‘
ding to that opinion of the Florentine, fhould imagine, that
great perfons were‘made for their pleafures only. He hath be—
truﬂed you with his knife, be nOt deceived, no pretenceswill
f itisﬁe him when he calls his Rewards to an after reckoning.
Saul you know was taken of God and implbyed about this
houfe,-but came {hort in his improvement. He perhaps prided
himfelf in his greatneffe, and thought In; * mannmiu, like {Du—
'L‘id fometimes, (Eﬂrong a; never to 5: moved: made light of
admonitions, ﬁeighted opportunities, loft advantages," plealéd
himfclf, but provoked god to dye couﬁﬁox of him/61f. and ""45”,!
of the K ingdome ﬁom him : yea though, perhaps if‘ gendernelrc
or policy, he 17mm! Aging and the fat cattell (it being con-
trary to the word of the Lord) God makes Samuel his execu—
tioner to do his pleafure on him in (ii/gal: that a as [word load
made man] mother: child/4ft, fo‘jbauld In?! mother be Mild/oft.
7:12» you. know (honourable and beloved) was‘advanced
to govern the family, he hada price put into by band}, and did
fomething in the Lords caufe : He'fet on a parcell Reformation,
and God therefore alfures him the kingdome to a fOurth gene—
ration. He went {0 fat. as by~ends and {elf principles would

carry, ‘

hfbretbe Honourable Houﬁ?’ ofCommom. March. 3 I: '

carry him, but he did not all that the neceﬂities of Gods fa-
mily, and the high calling he was honoured with, challenged
at his hands: felon took no heed ( faith the holy Gholt) to Walk
in alt/9: Law of the Lord God aflﬂael, as Hezekiah did with all
his heart (it was but in a corner of his heart) ﬁr be deported
mt ﬁrm the ﬁne: of 700604»), Wkicb wade l/rael ﬂame : and
therefore you read in Hafm of him (though it may be at ﬁrﬁ
light you would take him to be a true Ifraelite of the family in
whom is no guile) how Godis refolved to repay his partia-
lit-y and inﬁncerity in that very ferrite, the matter of which f0

far as he went, God approves; ﬁr yore/ml: whiz: ( faith he)

and I Will avenge tkeélood of focreelxpox the boufeof 7:193, and
Willcauﬂe to coo/o the kingdom: of to: boufeqf [ﬁat]. Think with

your {elves (beloved) what a terrible curfe it is that lieth on

(axial: a lira/{en dcjfifed mﬁﬂ Wheres): God takes no pied/14‘".

fuch was his difrefpet‘t of Gods houi‘e in which he lived: the

Prophet 7am" opensit fully, time ﬂit/J :17: Lord, write v98 man

child/ego, a man that flu/l not pro/for in bi: Jain, ﬁr no man of
[no fwd/3411 pro or ﬁtting upon to: tlyromof ‘David and ruling

on, more is 71: ab. You know that,ut crofamt do“, [ic- ere/m»:

Juarm ration", where the Lord bellows great giftshe will

call for a proportiona-ble account, and will exaﬁ it in one kind:

or anOther, he looks we lhould walk futable to favours; if we

doe nor,Hear what he faith by his meﬂ'engers : may”, of focal

13406: made this. Hear 7am»), I Will “16 aim] the feed of 74605 3

Hear Amos, ‘1': Will make god author do: excel/excl: of 74:06;

yea further 5: Will 6am againﬂ face} like ﬂamixg ﬁre, Which

ﬁdlole‘vur re and 450m. . .

Surely we dclirc am that 71605: box/e ﬁat/d 5: War» thin,
that it h an]? of, or the excellencie abhorrcd and burnt rand
I"?! Wﬁﬁrt from God, W50 (being aggr’) 1'; no [em thtﬂ a COH-
{ummg ﬁre ; .911 then how are we concerned to be carefull,
being thus RUVIICdng (as we have heard) that the houfe of

4:05 walk In the light of the Lord. .
L6! us now conﬁde: the nature of the duty thats prefented

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L1ment.z.3~

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t0 USN/Rh its introduétion and defcription, the former in, (an f -

7c, the latter in the woods, Lot in Walk. '
Some perhaps conceive this {poken by the Jews mutually
_ C 3 aborting

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'exhortingone another as the Gentiles who were without the ~
Church, doe in the precedent verfes perfwade their fellows _

to goe up to the mount of the Lord. No. they are Within the
Temples View, they want hearts to go, rather then an opportu‘
nity. I fuppofe their Prophet Gods Vicegerent would mould
into a better form. . .

The Papiﬁs and Arminians abufe this and the like places to e-
{tablifh the power of free will ; but who knows nor the feverall
ends God hath in expreﬂions of this nature, as

I . To fhew what is our duty, rather then our natural! ability
to perform. . .

2. To humble men in conﬁderation of their prefent condi—
tion of oppoﬁng and ﬁanding out againf’r the Lord.

3. That fuch as are eleé’c (the holy Ghof’t fettmg on the ex-

hortation) may by grace perform what is required of them'in ,

nature. ‘

4. That all excufe may be taken away from profane perfons,
who cannot deny but a Prophet hath hem among]? them, and bath
invited them to return.

5. Hereby God would fhew that we are not moved as {locks
and ﬁones; but as fuch who work ex conﬁlimby confent of will:
God having made us ca: nalentihm wimtes.

Is it not remarkable, think you, that I fay a reformer of the
Church and Bate, fetting to the work, calls on himfelf as on
them ? he doth not as the Scribes and Pharifees binde heavy
burdens on Other mens (boulders, himfelf not touch them with
one of his ﬁngers: he is not as thofe fea Marks pointing a pal;
fage to Marriners, and themfelves move not : he, as a good Ge-
nerall,faith in eEeﬁ to them, you are not toga one 500‘ £3“th
then your leader .lhall break the way before you: He puts on
the fame refolution in 74:06: houfe, as folth/a did in W 0W":
I and any has]: Mllfer'ue the Lord. ‘

Teaching ya, that thof: who are reﬁrmer: qf others, "We
not exam t them/Elem ﬂow Reﬁrmatim ; it’s not enough

that you c ﬁnch as the Centurion to thofe under him, ﬂying .

8" "4530‘“, cvmandhecovuth, doc the and/ac doth it. You!

thould as Admirals in aﬂeet be as examples in the voyagfs 3‘

oncfaith, teaching Others to do right by your own examplhicst
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5:19}: :5: Howard]: Hoof: ofCommm. March 3 I;

which clearly is the reafon why God would have us punﬁualli
in the choice of reﬂors, Exad the 18.21 . Moreover than M
provide‘out of all the feaPIe, 4&1; item/rich a ﬂaw God, men of
"’“bsbﬁiﬂg “ﬂaw/Mfrs. The Hebrews defcribe them in this
manner, Men of ability and fuch as be mighty in the command-
ments, exaé’tly look to themfelves, and fubdue their affeéiions,
fo that there be no dilhonell or contemptible thing in. them.
And generally able men are fuch as have a ﬁrong (or coura-
gious) heart to deliver the apprelfed out of the opprellours
hands; as it is laid of Wafer, be ﬂood up and deﬁnded ‘7 ﬂawed
1’1””. To the fame purpofe is that charge, in Nﬂmb-I 1-17-
Gar/oer unto me ( faith God ) furor] Elders, and I Willumke the
ﬁn’rit Whit/no upon Megan! Will not it upon them : thereby God
lheweth that none without the guifts of the fpirit, are ﬁt for
government, as is frequently taught in Gods hook: By the
fpirit here is meant {pirituall guifts, as in Scripture. language
frequently, neither was Moﬁ: his fpirit hereby diminifhed.
Mil/e: in that hour waslike unto the lamp left (burning) on
the candleﬁick in the Sanétuary, from which all the Other lamps
were lighted, yet the light thereof was n0t leflEned any whit.
Alike place you have, in 2 Sam.23.;o. He that ruletla over was
muﬂée juﬂ,ruling in the fiar of God; he mul‘r have juﬁice borh
of the ﬁrﬁ and fecond table,that his Aétions may read a leéture
of both to the people; and may in ﬁncerity with comfort
give the like charge which the Apoftle doth to his Philippians ;
tboﬁ thing: that .101! 64w learncdand [Em in one, doc, and (be (jod
ofpuce [54116: With an. Give me leave (honourable Sena-
tours )' ( being oneo your remembrancers from the Lord this
day) to ﬁirreup your pure mindes, though happily you have
been taught in the prefent truth; Ifaiab wasaNoble perfon
and Prophet of Gods fending, he was not alhamed to inte-
reffe himfelf in the work of Reformation: ’tis your duties (as
Aéimlecb did in another cafe) ( that I may ufe the holy Ghoﬂs
Words). to invite the people, propounding your {elves apat-
tern, a you have ﬂex #4 doe, fo do: you. as we have done. I
tuft confeffe that naturall abilities are of great advantage in
SORmment and Rate- licie, and where men are defeﬂive in
Chcmsxhey arc expofe to contempt and hazard; Learningis

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A Sermon Praia/7rd at 4 late PM,
of great worth, and Without it, counfells are (in fome fort)

eminently? what truf’t can we repofe in fuch? If there be not up‘
right lives,integrity, godlineﬂe, we may truly fay of fuch men,
as 'Of him in the Ptdry ; PIC-hath navim 507mm, guéermztorem
ram/um, agood ﬂiip, but an evil pilot, and on the other hand,
prob} dafha 9/} qm‘ probm cf}, he is intirely learned, who to his
learning hath added integrity. .

Oh that all the Magiﬂrares, Committees, Commiﬂio-
ners, Benches of initice, which are under you, were of this
conlhtutione how well {hould it be then with Gods people!
thisis no more then what we have covenanted in the very {ct-
tingon the work of Reformation, and yet its ﬁrange to fee
and hear in all places, pretenders to the fettlement of the
common wealth, ﬂicklers ( as they would perfwade us) for
regularity and government in the Church, Antagonil’rs of He-
reticks,Se&aries, and Scifmaticks, zealous againﬁ Malignants,‘
as the Covenant obliges them: Yet how few are there that
confcientiouﬂy make ufe of that other branch, touching Refor-

mation of our own waies, without which what is the belt even in '

Reformers but meet hypocriﬂe?
. ~Worthy Senatours, let this ﬁnk into your hearts, as men by
imploiment in Reformation, and obligemen‘t in covenants draw
neerer to God then Others ; {o ﬂiould they manifeﬁ more holi?
nelfe in their converfation to God and his people.

1. Reformer: (fuch as Ifay here) do (land in a neerer re-
lation to the work, it being the fruit of their own womb: that
it be not defective orill {hapenz ’tis very requiﬁte themlelves

‘ beof an handfome and comer feature, when parents are de-

formed, children oftimes refemble them 5 if Reformers be li-
centious and loofe, the produé} of their endeavours will be a
loofe Reformation. '

2. Reformation takes beft with the people, when thofe who
commend it to them are themfelves aftive in what is good,
common people look mach ”into the lives of their rulers, how
they move, what courfe they Rear, and are not perfwadcd that
you arein earneﬂ,if your {elves aétnOt: Andindced if we in-
'tendaReformation to the purpofc, it mull be laid in the great

blinde and lame. But what if we have abilities of both very . ~

ones, 1

before the ﬂammable Hoaﬁ of Commons. ' March 3!. t7

ones. that are or {hou-ld be the Reformers of Ili'ael: 'when in
the Counfell of Cwﬂance, there wasa fpeech had concerning
Reformation, fome laying, gated apartea: incipere 4 minority, .
the Reformation mull begin at the Friers, no faith Sty/mend, thc counccllof'
N0? 4 M 550'51’13'. [514 Majorinb incipiewda eﬂ Reﬁrmatio, ﬁg— Con/2m, 4"”
nifying that the Reformation {hould ﬁrﬁ begin with the Pope, "W
Cardinalls and Biﬁlops, and {o defcend to inferiours: and in-
deed mmuro namine, dc nob»), change bat the name and it's a
good hiﬂory, {hewing us a rule of our Reformation, as he in
the comedy faid, Lequere (It vidun, fo {peak as [may fee it
abroad, f0 expreﬂe in words, that our tonverfation give not a
lie to our language, leaft we be nOt unjultly taxed, as thofe who
fay and do nOt. ,

The Lords expeé’cations are higher and greater from Refor-
mers then others. Where God gives much of power, honour, biannual/a-
eﬂate, opportunities, of them he requires the more duty, dim, quid it.
R 00.2.: I . Thou that [iieﬂ a 1mm [mu/J not final, day? thou 1“”‘ﬁ'VW‘P°
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ameﬂ to the Nation 1 Covenant, for pre- mm qua/a.
fearing Gods worfhip in purity, fetling the Church in a doarine’ m‘a uﬁm gel
and difcipline agreeable to the word, reforming thy dwn‘ 2M mﬂimn
waies, doelt thou by {tarting aﬁde, throwing it behinde thy bl? juﬁ vet
back, as an obfolete ceremony, or uﬁng itras an engine fora £322”! (3"-

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particular project, to advance the deﬁgnes of aleaitﬁﬂbun, Jena-84?
not to make thee more humble, holy, or watchful! in thy walk, Jenlzo. .
before God and man, «Ii/Sucre]! than the Lord? ,O-u‘ll it»: in twin». .'
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G-Od. you more “being Refowters of Church and hate.
lfa'ozb is agood pattern, who yrefcribes to others what hunfelf
‘ is read to erform, requiring not profeﬂion only but «$011.
0 120.8 .c of 4005 (faith he) cm: 1:, [at ((4 walk in tbeligb: ofdrc
Lord'- And {a I paffe to the next wordgfetting forththe nature

of the dutymralk y. .~ , _. ‘
' There are two forts of walkers our law mentioneth. LNight
Walkers, And {hole the Scripture nameth fuchas walk in the
ﬂefh, Rom.8.z. and in “darkneﬂe, 1'7' lief 5.3. 2.Day Walkers,
Ad ‘Deum am who move ‘0 GOdWerd after the elireétion of the werd,and
“mm, mm, (Excugth of grace received from Chrnﬂ, the Some of God,and
bmcorporalibm light of the world, of fuck the Prophet here fpeaketh. He
any abiq’, ﬁr, perfwadeth not the Jews to fpeculation, painted profeﬂion,
I“ “ﬂ” 15‘“ Vainvglorious, empty oﬁentation: reality and alive walking in

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(an ”3, a .. G°d5 WW5: Is that to which they are luvltcd. .

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'Ipltffl.‘o quﬂle prcfcﬂbiag rules to Tenants, gfqhey {blould at
1‘ ' Outﬁt?!“ behave themfehes to their; Maﬁcrs, faith; , it‘muﬂ:
,. V mtbuw‘ktkyd‘uﬂ'vﬂenicc to the eye. - If men will .hot'a'ccept’
39¢“me performance, much-leﬂe can we expeét that God'
take {imh feigned helineﬂ'e well at our hands, it being jinx/4m

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but" M are (Mama 3 To hold out this tmthmore fully it is that the
“we. g: holy Ghoﬂ: makes Me of fuch phrafes as require a moff induﬂri-
W46 ' ousand felicitous behaviour to Godward ; (him ta amine!
'rm' 91m zu- (be ﬂmi: gate; {ometime, Work out your own ﬁlvglionwb
mm.“ ﬂan: dud treméling; fometime,/o 7x4 that)“ In} “Hill:- a”.
“(4‘ Ali which do ﬁxmthe emeﬁneﬂ'eof endeavour .sfter thatgodli-
' 33"“ W Itii‘ whnchﬂwufé be ina“ Chriﬁizms. ' It? not cnmtgh that we
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111604 W‘- truth at: dead; Nous be}: 5.1%».- remembreth, .ﬁo/Irﬁ-

53'?" CWWJW: war the rim! of Chiba“, mu maxi
a". ' . departments» towards Church mum, mu: asiGelntiks;
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oucgoéliacﬂhvubzllﬂxcwsare‘ not ﬁfﬁcient : My rcqnc to {web-9-
you is 4 that with Irma-"certainty and comfort you may Waik‘ ‘

in this way of thc'Loui ) the ordinary ma, the temp»! 4 $4,
and term ad qmm (bcingpszed by,) frequent at our
Viang treatmg on this fubjcét, you would givc‘ me’ {dam to pro:

pound to you fomc obicéts, on whi‘éh‘in this Wafka-H‘Gdd‘s ' -‘

pk maﬂ ﬁx their eyes; withinf Whid} limit” my“ bout! my

dtfwutfe ; Take them in theft ﬁncdinél' Foilowiﬂg 7t’01fﬁd€=

canons: ‘

. I. Let your aim be in new undertaking to honour your

heavcnly father, Whoﬁ: win. is that We {horrid 'm chef: SUE: a a
sure revelations of duty, gloriﬁc him; And whiff? I'fa'y‘ ;

tzkc notice, (banana-ham God for himfeif’: We may

not feel: him for bafa cndsa; We. would {cc an excellenciem

hnn,zbovc all perfonmnd things clfc, {o as We cm raft ﬁtisﬁe’cf .
wichGod alone, yew with outward 61:05:: and‘t-rodbles': In ‘ , » _ "
aworﬂommgﬁmmusthoﬁl, who? hairy, 2111c! foﬂowr '
cd chu’s,inducc thercrqby merehwry e,- a ' t 66160! , g .
loaves and ﬁfhes and pcriﬂn’ng‘ things; “(116'le {31%,ﬁ‘e- 31‘; 2.7;; ,o,
robin ﬁﬁm fail)” mp!” feﬁw. ' . m.

2. In on: walk we muﬂ: propomd to our fciﬁvcsMsis-mtcwife;

cohelp forward the: falmionof our brethren, byexaonntion;

example», or. what way providence oﬂ‘erem; aﬁertheéﬂpoﬂle

PM prcﬁd'c‘nu. It’s: Vainimgimlionof thofe' Who conceive n Congas." _
sham muﬁzmalﬁ only to: WOW? ends and Emereﬂs, wont

own honour, vain picafure, obfcrvancc of carnallfricﬁdg'wﬁh

ma '05 d": Saints, Sand {their (Worcmfe :-‘ Wo’c be to

belt mum, when his Matter comm, and. Fh‘zﬂ ﬁnds [rim ﬁi

walking. his; one of (be faddeﬁ' ﬁpcéhcm oar'timcs‘prcfenw
“mu-wad mnmmman andmydmw éownagrcat‘er
judgemurtnheu "we are“ 21% of, : than! mewwﬂ! nae-wan:
W'ﬂﬁtreoncfom ( be? the‘aﬂ'air ofinﬂc’r'ﬁi grwmdrcm
no dice Wives) unlcm: the gate» WP Mbefore mm." It . .
haercad‘. of ablatda-ﬁ‘ormwhteh having an excdlcnriw quf: '1
mhbhﬂ the Imtkw ray; it Wane or my met-29s 95:11.50.
“him“; 'if not? fat in: alt-wavered over mummy we! have

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be poorly helped, perhaps rather mifchieved by them. ~ . A

Anorher objecl in our walk, we are to look. on; 15 God:
likenel'l'e, that we may come as fullyupto it, as pollinle. .We
are children of a be!) and heavenly father, an endeavour to
bear hisimage; that as when the qaeﬂion was, who]: 13 #713
image and aperfcriprin, they anl'wer, (Be/2n; [0, when one
{hall fay, whole is fuch a llates-man, fucha Divine, fucha Ma-

iftrate, fuch a Councellor? it may be anfwered, ht hath

ods image in all his deportments, he walks up- to GOd, he
breaths out piety in all his enterprifes and imploiments. But
alas that evil which a father complain'd of in his time, is too
rife among us, 0mm M Dean, pure-i poj} ‘Dm in volume,
All men would go to God that they may receive glory, few
would go after him in a holy and divine imitation. Letus that
have given our names to Chgill ruminate on this: Aswe are
called to a {late of grace, let us walk anfwerably. The Philo-
{opers ul'ed to fay, if thou beeﬁa. Philofopher, thou. mull live
as fuel: an one; So], if thou beell a Saint, walk upro Gods
image and likeneffe, {bew what thou art.

There is anathet mark on which we mull fet our eies, in this
walk, via, to aloertain our {Elves that we are in Chrifl, and {0
Hull withhim partake of future glory; which is that very let:-
fon the Apollle ‘Pmr {o plainly teacheththe Saints. Although
(as the learned Zuc/n'mcbferves) holineﬂe and good works
are n0t re uilite ad promo-dun, that we can by them merit
everlal‘tin ppinelfe, yet 44 poﬁdmdaa manner“. they
are nece ary. .

S- The increale of grace received sin this walls we now
treatof) is alfo carefully to be looke unto; ”d 5'”? “d
that “l our chnly made we mull aim at. Yonknow 4|"ch
If“! “and”: bymoderate walking do get ﬁrength: rife hands
(inlay) andhave hands; itsavety ufefnll leﬂim that of im-
ployin graces, philofo icall habits are augmented by Pmmg
them otth Into exerci , and the fpiritnall endowments God
vouchfafeth us, if we fuller not, what we have received,.to ink
pair b difufe, will receive much advantage ; if we would learn
with clock. to Walk ,Wr‘rb godJ doubt n0t but- we ﬂiould gain.
mhmength by that divine excreife of fpirituallwalkingt .

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before t1]: Honoaméle ganja efcpmmd. . March 3 r . 2 t 1'

,- 5" Brieﬂythismuﬂ be ourfcope and -delireto plea’fe‘ ”God;
in which as we areftol, imitatethe Lord Jeﬁls ; {01705 .0“- parts
to draw POWFF from Chril},&rengthening us-tp waik aecep'ta;
bly before him; that of nsit may he {aid truly-Lin fome fort, as
he of himfelf, 3706 8.29. I doe all thing: that play”: him ; and in-
. deed OEthWIkto What purpol'e is our walk? God hath coup-
l.cd,welk, and pleaﬁng him together, 1 Thane t.»-bm J91! ought.
'0 Wk» “'4 Pluﬁ goal; If: poﬂible to walk and net to pleafe
hirn; manvaalk and are enemies to Chriﬁ, but then we are
not in Chrifl: or walk not with God holilv and in faith; With 1 Then...
an W556}: it’s impel/7‘61: to pleafe God. It. was 8:»: his care
in his walk to pleafe God, and {hould be ours alfo; he Rom 8.8.
behaved himfelf “in-Gods ﬁght, had aregard. to the rule,, WM n.
that all performances were warranted by ir,-and withthe eye 3‘2" 1“
of faith looked on Chril}, who was to come, his deﬁres were c 4"”
to advance the Lord in every thing ; whom that we may pleafe,
take heed of,

1. Plealing our felvesinfatisfying our own cormpthumours: Col .
a: {Yuri}? pleaﬁd no: Inimﬁlf m his walk, Otherwife then might C013,:
Rand with Gods pleafurc: So neither may we as Emma and Romasé.
Caﬁm, wedded to our own wills and corrupt luﬁs.

2. Of pleaﬁng men, to whole vain fancy it is a {in—for us to
eomply. When God ealleth. us to him ;,if lo, we are no: the
. fawn“ of [bri/i. T his of pleaﬁng God in our walk, is botha GaLr. In.
duty and a fpeciall prerogative of Gods people, that WM“ "0‘ I TM 3 4.. .
godly naturall men with the richeli habilimenrs, and {weeteﬂvx ‘
accommodations nature can afford. them, are dil’taﬁfull, yea
odious, to God; yet the upright (their actions being died in 2"“‘9‘
the blond of'Chril't ). being asked by. Gods own fpirit, their.
works are Godsin them, their walking in aholy lhtablenell’e to pm... . :4
his word, intending ﬁncerely hisglory, their per-ions being in l]oh. 3.1;.
Chriﬁ, their performances pleafe him; miﬁake me not,asif in
every thinga childe of God, pleafed, God; though his perfon
be accepted,yet DOt all his aﬂions, asin (David andl‘Patm cafe,
though the perft'm as in Chriﬂ be well pleafing, yet nut as in a ‘ ;
"1d: of ﬁn; for Wh!€h God dorh. juftly correft {itch With the s-Samquagg.
"‘“f "(is from whom he taketh not his men} ﬁns/er.

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(mil .iwhilﬂ Wedecline anothe : 'aslome even tiff-he primitive
Pallets-and Modem ' Divine; thmugh iﬁanimaiclVérrency in the"
heat. of drifpn‘tatio'n have not avoided; 5’01” Wiekliﬁ theugh‘
a goodancl learned man, feeing the abufeof Church goods to
excelfe, riot, wantonnell'e, and Gods d‘il'bgnQerfcrieg down
Church revenues, and opens unawa'res’a ggt'p thatheneve’tint
tended, to factilegious piaﬂife‘s “elf? COVC'IOUS WOtldlfngs, W170,
foonaftee-toolt the advantage ofhie errant to enrich them»
felves, tothe difcouneenanemgol’ learning, and difcouragec'
memo/E the Miniﬂyry, and their own wine; Others there have.

'- been endeavouring tO-lhtm‘ the P1” MEWSOF , Ep’il't'opa ﬂ tlfélfﬁl'v -

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' givitg.too:mu¢h_the rains, tel-hovellﬁe’pmongreff concepts—

1 Cor. ".14.

oﬁamltr, :p. '
“0':

Land.
We’ll“.

andinteirtﬂ’s, unaware; tun headlong into eonfaﬁon and irreo"
gularity. And fome there be whole highly advancing the love"
and free-grate of God to man; Other? pletding Pctongl-y for
Chriﬁian liberty (forgetting the gqlden mean) treading the‘
mamtl law. under feat, 23 'an ulielél‘l‘e‘eeremony‘ after men are
in'Chriﬂ', hurry themfelves' from'Chtiﬂ‘ia‘n liberty into Anti-
Chil‘h'an libertinifme. '

2. Walk cautelouliy that we be not coufened with the falﬁt‘ies
and checeits of the devil, oﬁentimes-ehqngi‘ ghimfe'lf intoan
Angel of light, fophiﬂicating his! wares, 'amcl dying vice with
names-colours, ﬁl‘ggel‘cing under glorious ﬂiews,‘ ﬁrth notibn‘é,
ofwhmbwemzyfay, asoﬁmder of the Germznlnterim, there
Was plan wmi,more poyfon by many degrees then wholefa'nié
nomiﬂumnt in dit. I ale-lire- no: to wife ol‘d errours from tit?
dz ~ to anger: ct new ones; WW ' ' Hedi, eve ‘ 66
in London buy and fell them; {has wemay’l' 6P thr)’ gdé
as. lbmetinet of Rm, ”050 “M4 Rant, “ 't'r’s not anp‘ld'.

, lehionrbacitsnew drelfed'and‘fet tofale, not an ancient extant;

Poles.
8. Had.
Bu 2km -

h .Anﬂiaorﬁpiplmmzhis-tiqe; which is norferforth as gain-
Hlimzchzndiﬁ: eveiy'tonmrcy,teWn almoﬂ’ii'n the land,‘:i§
thereby Waﬂ'edw New would? The mil’cakm in thisjias if n'd
diﬂinéh'on wetobemade'hetyvixt fnndamentall‘sand tun;-
ﬁbidamemﬂs, iftlnt'diﬂ‘enence take not place, irmay' gt’e’:
juditialltothcfomti'adowpbﬁwﬁitﬁw all g’re’build’ d ' '

. .9. Walk patiently, ﬁrw Mme; ' '

g

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Tbﬁ’gﬁtlc. 99,? 3'5.»
have

leforezbclfmwﬂeﬂwﬁ afComm.‘ March. 3t; ~ 23

have an chthind to difcern what may follow, ' how by {inch in
enterprjzc much. good may be hindered, enemies of the mam
“NY 81‘“ advantage, thou maieﬁ unwittingly play thine adver-
fanes gains : there ts nine ( faith Solomon) fir w purpofu:
Chap? 1“me did HOt‘many things which afterwards-he putin
prat‘hfe, his hour w‘u mt Jet cam; [Mary wzs deceived, and ’01,. 1.4-
for It with! by Chnfl blamed, in haﬁing him to turn water into
vyine before the time ; The Difciples. were in an errour, requi-
{mg ﬂ" Fm 5““? 4‘ Elia did, it was not time; The cares Lubg ,4
m the Gofpcll (faith he) are to be roared up,-buc nor. at all Matth.;3.;o;
times, If more detriment come to the good com by taking them
away ( though in themfelves unfufferable) then by their awhile
(landing, let diam alone to a ﬁt harm/7 ; All aﬁions are nOt ﬁt N 6 '
for all times. wain Greek is tempm, andtmpm': (warm- “193,52“ .’
air“, time and the fqaﬁméfmcﬂe inf it :-' We mtlﬁ intour pr0+ 3mm. 0
(ceding look to hath {ignﬁcuionsﬁf we. mean to be conformm
ble to'the rule, or proﬁtable to out felvesor others; Cyprian:
advife is of good ufe here, who reprove‘d {ome Chnﬁians that
Would needs intempcﬂivé ptofelfe the faith, [ariﬁrcri not mini:
(faith. he) neg? Cbréﬂwqquh prqﬁaré: Let us (Rouble), in:
this cafe walk .providemly, aim-the'Apoﬁk hadrtiuxaﬂb, 5P5.” IS-
imﬁa‘czwhich-thit we-nlay do, go to the light, for toWalk in
darkneffe is dangerous; And the rather let us be induced here.
to byiche tonﬁderatkm ofGods batmyim us, no ltlfc'thento .
, out‘foocfzthm0iziatoéxhonfc, who&d.alight'ﬁery {villaino-
dimﬂ them through: the wildecncﬂ‘c’itotCarm {:80 We 3mm ~
light here fen: )9» thefath'r‘ ofﬁglm wit/swamu'a u maim 1mm “7.
Hang: nor ﬁnial? of taming; it's the Lords 13113 ( faith the
ten) 05 baafe of fataészaIer, ad let/m Walk in $6: hgbtof
If): Lord, . :2";
' ‘ Nymgmmhgrmmd tomvalkdve’syl {null {put needleﬂ'ely.
why my 5215 ;odsyon,;in “avian of the vmous acceptatlons (him.
of thiswotd Ugh: inholy writ, this ask having beenpﬁfon
med frequently by the Learned; its obfemblc that the Hebrew .
word Tm Ear light hereufed, is of near kin to tht‘mrd 737151 ‘ - ~ I - -
My Heel/ting it lobes .mmm exptcﬂiwy in which
Ihelmd wduﬁdlcclnmmf downwmans capacity. Nor need * '
hehmrioush this m'my diﬁgniicwions whether to chufe,

i the

Ecclcf 3.1.

‘ PctO‘I‘g.

Oecolampad. in
lemon.

Oéfer'a.
Spaabem dab.
2 048g paneg.
Jab amine 94

‘ Tuly.

Hal. 1 9 I).
“ﬂat. in Inc.

I TittL3J6.

M. Dow mm:
warfarepan 4
lib.a.rap.4.

10b. 16;! ;.
l’hil.3.l so

”do! hi”;
Piﬁct.
Puvgsm at an.
mm in “tile.

Eccltc r 1.7,

,«~.—~—-——~.rr :7. _,, v

'v

;' . 'A Sermon freaked at a late Fiﬁ, . ' '

the ten Commandments delivered by Alla/2:, onfldfe‘JGofpel of
Chriﬂ, br indeed the whole word of God. Neitheris this to
be omitted, that the Prophet {peaking of the word, calleth it
the Lords light. as the Hebrews ufed byway ofemphaﬁs to en—
title things of more then ordinary worth; or elfe as Ono/am-
padim noteth, to lhew that there is one God of the Jews and
Gentiles; Yet he faith nor your Lord, nor facoér Lord, nor
14:; Lord, as in fome Other Scriptures; but the Lard; haPlY
for that they having forfaken him, would n0t With that allurancc
and conﬁdence of intereﬁ'goe to him as their Lord.

The In]; .Scripmm (this is that Iﬁiab would teach them.)
2" a light to all god: people, and that it is {0, there are thefe evp

ences.

i. The Scripture is a full and perfeﬁ light, there is no defeﬂ:

in it, no rules wanting, none infufﬁcient, we cannot fay as of
the. Oratours works tit/{mt mnamIIa, nor as the Schools, of
P. Lombard,rbic Magi/fer mm "Item"; No, the law if the
Lord. :2: perﬁfl, it’s ﬂu vitio, it hath no fault in the leaﬁ '
meafure. , g '
. i 2. It isaclear and lhining light, manifeﬂing a fufﬁciency of
inﬁruﬂion and direﬂion in all the waies of God, {0 as in: an»
of godmy be made perﬁfl; As it hath light in itfelf ; So doth
it convey the fame to others, making them Wife to ﬁle/aim;
if you fay there be many in darknelfe andignorance to this
very hour, who walk in -by—waies. Idefire-you to conﬁder,
that God is ,pleafed to clear to fuch as he-his people, all truths
necellary to falvation; if any of his children 'be in an errour
againft fundamentalls, God who hath promifed to lead his
Saints into all truth. will difcover- this unto them-in due
time.

at As light is pure and clean, you cannot fallen any dirt or
nncleanneﬂ'e on it; So is the word of God, there is no drolfe
in it, fo thorowly is it purged, faith a learned Divine. Men may
call difgracefull fpeeches and afpertions ‘on it, as doe Papilb,
Atheilts, and Enthulialls, but there you can fallen no evil. .

The word, as the light,is a comfortable creature,bm plea/9n:
isit,to..behold the light ( faith the wife man) the expreﬂions
of Gods free-grace, . the promifes. of mercy, the-doctrine:
- C

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56f": the HMaimzble Hoafé of Commons. - M arch 3 I .

the covenant in Chriﬁ made With Godspeople, the future glory
and happine‘ﬂ'e herein held forth, and referved to all Gods
Clea. How dorh the hearing, reading, meditating of the fame,
put life into the hearts of Gods children in the midi} of their
hortelt afﬁié’rions: as “David ; I bzdfaixredz‘nmy trauélejm t6}
Wordlmtk quicken! me. -
Light is fmart and painfull to all blear—eyed perfons, 'who
tannot endure the force and efﬁcacieofit, which comes to paffe
by reafon of the weaknelfe or imperfeﬂion of the eies: So
the word of God (efpecially when powerfully preached)
doth exafperate and enrage ungodly men, Ldelircus toﬂeep in
the dark dungeon of hellilh ﬁns, ~who like Cer‘crm Plum:
dog drawn from hell, belch and vomit at the light; 80 were

1,25

Pa ' t 9' 30.950

M‘ttl) i; u.

the Pharifees at Chriﬁs Sermon, The} were ﬁandalized s’azwa‘amim.

4: him.

Laflly as the light hath its being and rife from the Same the
fountain and originall of it (there is [we and lumen, as the
Philofophers dil‘tinguilh, as caufe and effee’tz) So God who is
light it felf and dwelleth in light, in whom is no darknelfe at
all, the father and fountain of light, is the originall of this
Scripture light, which is a ray or beam of his funne in heaven.

0d].

It is of his enfpiring: be!) men (faith the Apoftle ). ﬂake, 45 ; PctJ‘109

warm“) the Spirit, the word is not iJiasc'mAdﬁw' of their own
interpretation ;.but as they were moved by the holy Gholl.
Honourable and beloved, feeing it’s the light of the Lord
that hath all this day, this day {aid I ? yea to many Sermon daies,
yea {0 many {cores of years thined to this Nation: Letusto
Whom of late 'more fully God hath vouchfafed fo imparallelld
a mercy ( our forefathers, and many of our dear brethren in
- Other countries, as thofe in Egyptian darknelfe, deﬁring to fee
one of thefe daies of the fonne of man and cannot injoy them )
let us (Ifay) endeavour to walk- anfwerable to {0 high a fa-
vour. Oh thatI were worthy to fallen on you the exhortation
0f the prophet lfaiab cap 60.1.2. wherinis a promife alfo and
feemes in our times to be fullfilled.Arife,ihine,forthy lightis
comghnd the'gloryof the Lord isrifeu upon thee;for. behold
the darkne (ft: {hall cover the earth,and gFOiTC dafknclrc the [XO-
PIC: but the Lord {hall arife upon thee, and his glory lhadlbe
upon thee. E Take

Uﬁ.

Emd. 10.13;

Gloria lebove
. ofhiua evan-
gelij per quail:
gloriﬁmtur 1:.

tab. Pllcat. .

16

1 )0b. 3.3“

Some read it
his Deutero-
nomy. H Ainf
worth.

J'lm'ly Fa ma
wamm can.
laxity: ciw’ -
lttfeqlmnmr
‘4'"qu dlﬁo. '
ﬂmna-

G C, 40“.

Kai Zn: in" (a?
M7“? "’39
M.

-. 1m hm» Am 1“)?»

Tube notice (More of theft mics.

Bring 'our uétions to this ﬁg» aadmketﬁdiwhcthf 0'
no they L M6: in gull, both your private emplplmcn“
linen, and you: We undertakings in your tefpaéhvc fun.
ions to Church and ﬂats. 'Ihe King (:3 we mud, .in Damn-7.
l 8,19.) When heft}! upon the #770” of H Kighﬁ, .WIS 1“
Writtbim dam of the Luv 5:“ 60k «11f that \Wndya $496"
Ibfﬁicﬂub Lwim. and it was no he mum. mdhc W” ‘0
rmi zbmvi» a :5 an .fua liﬁ. m h "511» {m m I?"
4“ ll: Lord bi: (jvu’, 'to Q0, «J M: Ward: of did I“, mi tit/i
ﬂdmxto 4-: than;

Yc'a «fay fame Hebrew Doﬂoa, he washcancﬁaﬂy toloak
co thismlc, that if his fathcmhndlcﬁhimnom (u‘c no book
ofhhc law ) orif that be iof’ghc is to write him two books of
the law, the one he is to rcfcrve in his houfc, for {0 he iscomo
mended,” every one of Ifracl : ch: 061ch not to depart ﬁ'om
befuc him; if he gawk out to warm, kgoech with him, "if

.hcﬁu'n judgemcngic is to be wichbim. They kncwof old this

Manda principle (as Daub” cchthit) tint Gods word
mil not «camper it [elf or condcfccnd to Prince: and Rates:
but duty are to [fr-amt themfelves and imploimcnts unto it,
£110th never f0 croﬂ'e to bhcér malignant widcormpma hu-
mours: which gives me occaﬁOn c0 remember an: worthy
fpccch of furious Qgccn Eknéab, when pal‘mgin liaﬂuc
10.13“ 'cotomtiOn thmtgh {he‘ﬂrects of mm, the Bible
being prefented’to her,which with bath hands taking the kiﬂ’t‘d,
and laying tohct bvcaﬂ, [he {aid that (he 1km: had'cvcrbcell
her chécfeﬁ delight, and {build be a min by whichv‘fhc meant
to {mac her government. En this cifcit’struc whatCaﬁﬁﬂs
{(1111 mmmﬂg 0156 Cannon Jaw, (hath neuriaadowJe/Iuw
W. when the CM“ «Manta law diﬁgrer, WC muﬁ
be ordered by (new: Soif we could be willing ‘( when
hws fright and 3PM“: one the Other) coﬂundmorhe deter-
mination of G 5 Canon without prejudice or pareklitw
[Editing our {elves to be direﬂc‘d by ch: light of ho! Scrip-
tmt', it would £009 putt period to b: moi} 1m 1y .diﬁ
femurs. '

a.chm ofzhc pretended new lighu‘fomnch baghttaﬁ‘cg

beﬁrc the Haw-461‘ Hgfufw. March 3 I; . 227:»

£th dumber; our holy. ml for God is almﬁ mm When .. M5,. 6,
God {ctsug 3.9th an ditcétioacohis 09k. he @Qﬁﬁ that
no: {gnu}: 4mm}- or tambomman an 116:1“th folk» ,
w. yet ‘h .15 the mad inlhbﬂity of thcfc times that what
ever prefents 1t fdf ncw to usis wckomc, tbwgh WW and
rotten. God hath {hut up the Canon of Scripsure. you w Gala I.
pcﬁations debc fmﬁgatg ifyou lock for Wﬁapgl. Thm
may be new lights "gaffe 4am raw}, enlightmng bank
the organ and the owed, but thcfe mutations «cam: m.
“[12:84: «infirm rwzlam: this were to (c: up another Gofpcl
the» W114: Jon have received; which whofocvcr ﬁn“, pnefwm
w hing. WC my 1101 (faith 7?sz 65415-05604 94‘“. leg-{Ewe 1053.36,!!-
punk: of 513 mil ma. We. mull as 110“}!me {21.4 I);
would do, if . any fpirit £13ch tousany oil-Wm. for Which h!
hub not Scripture, {W in his face, ycai an Angelitom hcaw
vca (aslhc Apoﬁl; long ﬁncc magma) would pagagh an; Gala.”
ulnar gqﬁd (kc: hum pm: as much as lewdlofmwkghts)
bcisacarﬁi. ‘
3. Suffer no: men in theft: times of light, no walk Radarlsn
“We. COMP‘U {him to com: in at lcaﬂ to an ounwasd obfw 13ng “I. “I,“
vane: of ordinances. Same haw: doubted, Eheugh all“: not. 6W6 ~04.
of thzt 091nm, whethcrthc ngslitingmaChtiﬁiancommmv 3.5”“ “W
weakh, ought not to be. forced to an outward confmmiiy; ﬁg???“
5]“ that ﬁlth as are (:th by tofcﬂion “‘00“ ““15“!“ now: i c312?
cwil‘ Magiﬁratc be brought to orgénanccs, foamed! tab: out wrunmpza '
of qupsion. .Imovc no: this as (uppoﬁng an outward £05k iii/m" ”g"-
plim; Mum: no the $9119le of 3 (mm which is 4" “minim
done lathe wprk mg“: upan uh: heart, howcvcr when men $$"b” ""
COmCIWMMC . m the reactxof the word Midi preach. .m.
«Lthcy ate more bk: :0 be cnli btncd and converts; 3531
I‘m" “Cd ‘0 {aw-h: would we mcn come (och: Cbmh In an 3cm.
:howgh to take a mph 1: ma}! bu: God wank-49k: chemmpping ,'
who-knows‘GOd§ am}: 0 Wing fouls? Wt WA af 0m in M .
“‘0“, N904)! Marian was, who whom the 1’an but a mi? ”it!”
mag an Tcm&ﬁrcc; in 1.0an .sohczraScmmmin 0‘ m’
""’M Purpofc £01m: mfwncdzthc perfacming Bithop Barm '
aura-chm a. 1% mm aw MMﬁegm «Miami. and
wane qﬁmcm. A04 Wigwam, what 99A»? st:
1 t Gag

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: Chromiyat.
Pill. I" 3 lo

Speed in the

fucecﬂion 'ot
Saxon Mo-
narks. libJ.
can it. 8:12
bid Angl.lib.3.

“9.3.

J 3mm» Practical a: a late 154/1, . _
though'kmen' come to his word out of bie refpcels ?’ We have ma?
ny good and-wholefome laws made by, former Parliaments to
thisavery purpofe; it were much to be wifhed, they were revi-
ved and put in execution, that thofe mulels and puniﬂiments in
them were inﬂiél-ed: that {o ungodly men might not dare with
that fre uency and audacioufneﬂe to disfrequent the publick
placeso Gods worlhip (where the lightis fet up) under fpeci-
ous and coloured pretences, when perhaps much worfe im-
ploied to the corrupting their weak mindes by feducers, whole
labour and ambition is to draw difciples after them and fubve rt
unﬁable’fouls. . ,

4. Let it be your chief care ( ever Honoured Senators) to
fet up and maintain this'light of the Lord in all places of the
Kingdomsthere being thoufands of Parifhes in England and
Wain, which are miferably del‘titute of this light, wanting a-
ble Preachers to hold it Out to them; as Cunéerland, Nortbum.
krlud, 'Weﬂmarlamt the Bilhopriclt, yea and a very great
part Of Tarke/éin’ who like Pagans fcarfe know whether there
be a God, a Chrill, a holy Ghol't or no. Take therefore
good King fake/sepia“ for an example, who (cut Prieﬁ: and
Lemm in great plenty throughout all "fade/2, and the; bad the
Lap of the Lord with rim, and went about throagbau: the
Cum 0f 7‘445. and taught the people. He was carefull to ad-
vance the light of the Lord, that his fubjeﬂs might not remain
indarknel'fe; and you fee in the following part of the Rory,-
how the Lord remembred him for it,'and ( faith he) the fear
of the Lord fell upon all the Kingdomes of the land that were
YOU-“d about 7M“, {0 that they made'no warre againﬁ'ﬂl‘g/lfd-
p’w. And verely had more care' (ﬁnce all‘ the opportunities
of advancing light from the beginning of thefe diﬁraﬁcé
times, ti“ DOW) been taken, had the people been-taught bY.
Learned, Orthodox, Godly, difeteet,‘ painfull Divines, in thc
dark corners of this nation, wheraivery little or no lightflhl'
neth; by Gods blelling we thould me have 10% by that-charges
what ever covetous {elf-ended perfons ( who leek their owns
not God or his people) may fuggeﬂ to thee'omrary.‘ Famous
Ofivdd King of Nortbumﬁerlad ' Ye" t'lcﬂiiﬁ'oﬁyof’hi"! zeal for
Gods glory, and love to hispe‘o ' in'thefamefons by—kttizg

éefor: the Honourable Hoafé-sfcmam- March 3 r .
up a' light of truth in thol'eirery darktimes, he~fent for ”one:
Aide» a. Scottifh Biﬂaop*( faitthda), to inﬁrué’t-his people,
who not well underltanding nor pronouncing our language, was
nor fo intelligible to the hearers, the King himfelt therefore
ufed to interpret his Sermons as the Bifhop pr‘eached. But it’s
noc {aid that the King prefumed to take on him the Preachers
ofﬁce, he did n0t preach, only ( which indeed was an excellen-
cy in him) he interpreted to them the Preachers Sermons. He
well apprehended how much it concerned himfelf- and King-
dome to advance the light oflife, without which they ﬂiould;
all remain in darkneﬂ‘eand «irregularity. Which light of the
Lord, that it maybe fet up and become ufefull,‘ I commend to;
your conﬁderation four {hort directions. .

I. Be regardfull of the nurferies of good learning, that'by.
the means of them ﬁlch ﬁndentsas {hall dc ﬁaura be fent ac.
thad, may be compleated: With knowledge in languages, Skil‘.
fullneife of atts‘and‘fciences, well read in ﬁory politrcgllandx
ecclcﬁaﬂicall, and .. indeed 'accompliﬂit in all good literature
requiﬁte to {0 high an imploiment, that be. may [bow lain/elfa
Workman Which need: nub: .a/bzmed; Let thefe-Schools of the
Prophets receive their due 'revenues,-‘and other incoutagements
which their PiOUSfOUDdCI‘Saudabenefa'étourslvouchfafed them :
Let no man have jul’t caufe to divert hischildes {ludiesto fecular
imploiments, either for want of means, conveniences or ho‘
nour by whichthe mindesof men are. much invitedto Rudy.-
Let that other ﬁller/which hath nO-breahs be timely remembred,
of whichI may fay,1 as King ﬁrmer faid in the'ﬂarre-chamber
to thc Judges, ‘in that of Paul; ﬁee‘ple, :thattin time may
be done at a. lelie, Which afterwards cannot be at a greater
charge. - ‘ ‘ . .

2. See that-the places-of Gods worlhip -;be-maintained=;-rthc
neglect of. whtch. as-fitigives occalion to oh'r Rbmahe --advertaries
to fpcak evil, {0 dathitnot palTe' without {ui‘pition amongl'i the
vulgarfort, as if. with the outward fabrick and firuéture your
intention Was to .dcmoliﬂi worlhipand Religion it felf. Truth
W. complaint now isno- lefl‘e- iuﬁ ( and I hope free from Ro-
niﬂttinﬂure) then it was in King Aland his daies, when in
M places. they were exceedingly gun-to wrack ;- I am czuﬁv

- E 3 cut

29‘.-

Ifa.49 2;;

2. Tim. 1°13.
Si r Hen.9pcl.
Tom I. Candi.
Brita».

I Tnn.‘ 17
J‘twhi's' 7:005:
istéﬁwiaw.

Kinglame: “‘
his {perch in-
Bar-chamber.

RiJIqhis view.
of the civil
lump. 1’].-

30

A Sm Puccini! at A late Raﬁ;

‘ dent you. coaceiveme no: to perfwa‘dc to a” pupil}: ﬁzpelﬁitiou

Tb. Aquila.

H35. ' 090

1 To this DUI-
‘ pole M. Than.
} cutbmrggbt in

‘ his cont. with

ArchB. Wbit-
‘ ‘ift,

‘ lcclei'q. y.
Dt‘lltjzﬁde

gamiihing of Charting, wahs, not of a foolifh opinion that
prayers are heard proper faaﬂimmu loci. which yet was the
fancy of fame Schooimen: but only that ﬁrth places llaould
be conveniently repaired, and where they want, more built .
for receiving the people of God to worlhxp him, for negloﬂ:
of which we are jtﬂly culpable, as they who did no: build the
Temple of fem/31:1», a type of the ChurchGoisiptopie. So.
is it time for as to mend our own books demoiiﬂaed by—war,and
{hall thefc houfes lye waﬁ?
' 3. Let the Difcipline of the Church, according nothe word
ngod, bcl’c reformed Churches and fundamentalls of our
own Nation be el‘tablilhed ; it will be anomble means to pre-
ferve the iight, and to kcepaf ﬁrth ”endeavour ( iike as they
did that candle, Lat/10', in the beginning of the German Refor-
mation lighted) to blow it out. The goodneﬁe ofGod ( (aid;
om ' his book where-in this controvedie of Difciplineispur.
pail; and largely difcuﬂ'ed.) hath provided in his word a
Dilbipiiue for his Church, whichif hehd net done, he thou-id
have been leﬂ'e careful] of it then of the commonwealth, of
which in that regard he 'isnot unmindfnii. Neithcrisdtitany
other then yo: have cove-named. and was there entrant-lia-
men: at of move prayers, faﬁings, preaching, deliuet‘aaoee,
viﬂoriea, fo of more vows. covenants. leagues, and folemn
pmtdhtinmwith eyeshamls and all hit up to heaven, then this
is : Well,of all ﬁns, to falﬁﬁe Covenant. is one of the greateﬂ,
betternowromife, then having vowedmot perform. ’ .
Inymr ﬁrft Declaration there is thismtmahic paﬂagc. it
ifarfwin our purpofc or deﬁre toletloofe thegolden reinsof
Difcipliae and government in the Church,,to leave private per.
ﬁght or Particular congregations, makeup Wharton: of di-
vine {come they pdeaﬁ; Soc we hold. I it mnﬁte that there
“would be though (hermit mlmacmfnrmicy tom: order
whichthe lawsenioyn according to thcmrd of God. 0 that
we had no: (breed {ride from thisuheadcceitﬂaﬂ bow, that
[body had we wounded the 1:3in {Cﬁpofmy Chnodietw
nits. that hntalt the hood; “under and «Renewals aivay
80m theta, 10th:: the aluminum budmcﬁepmhe'em

could

5eﬂm the Hhiﬁmﬂe Hmﬁ 'bfmmr. March. 3 r .

could not with that admntagehave fmﬁm.~mytares oier-
tours in Gods ﬁeldt O that this guard 'vvere fetfo the foxes'migh‘t
taken, even thofe little foxes which do fpoii the vines that are
full of grapes. . -
4. Take order that fueh Divines asin fevers“ parts of the
Kingdmne have or (had! conﬁiombly hold forth thislightof
truth in their charges refpeﬂively to the ediﬁeation of their peo-
Ple and nortoyeurs or the Commdnweaiths difadvanta , be
'plentifuliy pmvide-d of comfortable mamtemnee and ac ea-
touragemen't; elfe how can you expeﬂ an exaét performance
Of that trait of bearing the light you require from them, you
May not ml: the Ox: ﬂatmadnb out the w". '7th
fit Worthy of bait him. He that is inﬁrlﬂed mi’t make him that
mﬁruﬁe‘th him, partaker of a” good thingl. Our forefathers
brought honour to God, happineffe to the Church, to them-
{Ch/es a glorious name by their foundatitms and contributions
to the maintenance of hishght. 0h let noe usgmdge that the
0Y1 beﬂowed at their charge, fhouid run iathe ﬁmepipcto-
keep in his lamp and not into Our private cmfes. You (Honou-
rable) are the repairers of our breaches in Church and Rate;
You are the Phyﬁtians oft-he body politiek and eccleﬁaﬁiok. We
dare not prejudgc you.
Of all injuﬁiee its‘thc worﬂ whenmen take wrongfully from
“N pnblike charge oftommonwealth, and that wrong done
F0 the Church is aﬁanc gamer then that which is agamﬂ the
FOmIttonwe'aMi, the Church of the two ﬁanth'ng in a nearer
«mm to (305, 3nd to injure the ChirChﬁhowghit be every
great ﬁntméerthe 13W, as may appear lay-the expreﬂion in Ala-
"#71. ”7‘71“ 9"” '05 094 3 3’: have roékdm, rum duh WM:
”Way: We: is it more heinous, ifeommitted ia't'he ﬁght of the
8'0n0ﬂs Gofpcl, by how much the GMpek Miniftry ismore
:XCCHent then that of the iaw: wh‘idvis the reafon'why fame
timed and EOd‘Y Dim have 'conchréed itu'niawfhﬂ'te ali-
. .th .tht revenue "9f Gods‘warfhip, though given/in ﬁtperﬁ‘i-
g2“ tm mudrpf 1T: and haply t9 fome liipeﬁl-itiohs' ufes,
Wrath“ comﬁit "It ought to be imployed Itoehefewice {If
. 'mragmg Ofkumnganégodhneﬁgwﬁichwzszt’he man
but“ of the donoursﬂmgh diame‘of them'might faith?!“-
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32 , , , A Sermon Breached 4t. 4 late Fri/[,1

(moms. Circa fundamentall tenets. .B'ut certainly it muff needs
heighten thefﬁn‘ne-fof- thofe; who-:detain the revenue of the
Church, under the fpecious ﬂiew of lay-ten’ementan the mean
while there is none to bear the light of truth before the people,
none to inﬁruﬁ them; die kg of knowledge, being wholy taken
'awav, fome agmb gag is {etovcr die ﬂock of Chriﬂ: fora mean
.{alary, whereas theygl‘hould bit: inﬂﬂlaﬁd by 0'19 39 [/3545 faith
.dmr barb thetongue' aftbe learned._ And to deprive the people
of fuch tongues that wevmay enrich our {elves with the revenue
, that lhould maintain them, is: Glam. leiTc,if not much more,
4Q." “"3"? culpable then that. ofeﬂcbamwlleﬂol'lwd 6’ 0f 3‘ “"3 HC‘
mm d t tp- .9 , . i . . ,
I" dam”, brew hath it,.a tongue .ofgald,=but in the en paid a rate dear
.1 mfe otdmr enough for‘it, asmany gof his fucceiTou‘rs have {ince done, and
10,-" Pb “34¢, more ( if timely repentance and rcﬂitution prevent net) may
“'7' “1““ buy the gold of the Temple atahigh price, It leems the ve—
ry heathen, who had no other ilot then natures law, ﬂood in
fear to wane this hazard, of . plitting themfelves on this rOCk
Genamt. offaeriledge, and {0 make {hipwrack of a good confcience to
.Pukbe'yim the loil'e of the foul, the moR precious lading, which if once
‘3‘“7" "“4 gone, is irrecoverable. Doe we not read of ‘I’laarao/z King of
cf; ‘ m "m _1;‘ gm, in that great famine mentioned by Wafer, how that
quimur up , .
“mum,“ i. when all the people were neceiﬁtated to fell their lands to
Gemenigg-c make‘proviﬁon for themfelves and families that they-periﬂied
Pbara bRex e, nor in the dearth, that he provided a portion for the Prieﬂr,
8’3",.‘9"/ur£" that ('0 their land: might be preferved to the ufes they were de-
1-2;“;"522 dicated? He might withas much cafe, as little charge, have
mm,“ (9. entered on the Prielis poffefﬁon, asthe whole .land,.and“fo
mag/ham; have been {ole Lord, that no man (as our great land-Lords
50mm. ufe to fay) ihould have a f00t within his territories. No, he
P2:"’"“ 9““ durﬂ not euterprifc it, ”’kereﬁre t/x Prieﬂ: [and dream: not
:0,€(:':Z:f'a. ‘Pbaraalnr: He does not drive them (as {ome have done) to
4“,, 0, “mi“. an exrgent that he might gainthe more by them, he prowdcse
it a in": n to prevent that mifchief, portiom, at his own charges {or thofc
ma cum ee/a- who are difabled by the penury of the times, to make prowﬁon
21‘1“; mm- for themfelves. Andin that general! {eifure of all charts [11th
"22":‘73‘ is this claufe of exception in the deed; concerning the Prielfc-‘a
2"?!0'87" to except before excepted, the [dﬂdacfgbe PM]?! 91"}, ““1“
Luth. ' [item not Pharaoh. I knowrhat {QWEdO “433W“ ‘0 CV33;
. , . t

hfm 3‘: Honourable maﬁa} cmmm. March 3 t .

this place alledgeing the Hebrew word, fab 1005!” ngiﬁeth a
Prince, and fo take it of the chief ofﬁcers about the King; but ,
the 'word ﬁgniﬁes both Pricft and Prince, and‘becaufea-in one.
perfon it fets forth both,haply by one word,and the circumﬁan-
ces {hewa diﬁinﬁion betwixt them and the reft of the land,
which occaﬁons the Learned generally to read it as our Tranfia—
tours have done. So the Cbaldee,th€ Septuagint,To/}atm, Pere-
rim, Cornelius a Lupidc, Mara-rm, [4112173, Mujcnlw, And all
our Engliih Tranflatours I‘have met with.

Noble Senatours, let it be your honour ( as he faid) to leave
the Church in a richer condition then you found it, yea though
in molt places it complains of poverty (it being torn and beg-
gerly) endeavour to rei‘tore it; it will be your comfort when
you lye on your lai’c pillow, if in this cafe you can fmcerely fay
to God, as Auguﬂm of Rome repaired. by him, invenilamiri-
an, reliqni mmamm. Remember that this light, the Word,
held forth to the people is not maintained (ﬁnce that extraor-
dinary apofiolicall gifts are ceafed) without val‘t expence;
thofe who are in this imploiment (that their ofﬁce may be
more acceptable, gracefull and proﬁtable) have feverall lights,
none of them to be quered to die, which they muff maintain at
great expence. ’ ‘

I. A light of knowledge in the Rudy by books of all kindcs
0f learning, that fo they may 6: 461: Miniﬁers rig/st]; dividing
57¢ Ward in truth; this (blelTed be God) is one caufe why
the Divmes of this land have been fo famous to the admira-
tion of forrei nets: whereas if this light be extinﬁ, there
.Will be a want of the other ﬁght in knowledge and doctrine

{9; as one,a great Schollar,long ﬁnce obfervedzpoor beggerly
maintenance will have but a poor contemptible Miniftry; Scan-
dalous maintenance, fcandalous Miniftry.

m; A .light in the family : he muﬂ maintain thofe whofe fub—
ifhecc is from himt which fometimcs are exceeding many;
“Wild b¢ dCﬁCICnt- in rovidin‘g for them, you would
condemn him worfe then an nﬁdel: It isatpreity obfervation
.‘h‘F 9m hath, 77" 7"“? afﬁx» bread (faith he) was fet in
. the mldﬂ of 1h? Temple to ﬁgniﬁ‘c thus much, ‘ 02:94 Samdate:
. 1'7"” [Q’mﬂ'mahTtynplo @551»: 5460': 406:”. IS
. . . P .

much

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Ant, Honcala.
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Dav. Parent-
H. din/north.
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3019.0 £0071.

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30 -'1WMM#IM£¢,0.-

Manda eﬂ‘ much to he hemmed dunkyote that'the indneﬁrﬁmllno
fl" {W_ tm ofrit appointed to grelbrve llght to Go speopkm powred;
aﬁm“ out mother ,purpofcs. *atfomemmeshvc (Wm‘loh‘h
pubs, [tide ecclrﬁ‘a Mm. Auger. {em 1011 - '-
* Ye that are Lord: and Burgeﬂ’ta of rhePatlt' meat We, Inquire char in the name
of all my poor brethren that are Engliﬂt men and We of (bulls body. that yeeonli-
der well (as ye will anl‘wer before the face of Almighty Godin the day of judgement)
this abcfe, and fee-it amended. When as amichml 0: Rome dunll ogwly wnnout any Va;
tat-d, walk-twp and down thorowout England, he h :d l'o great favour there, and his children
had fueh crafty wits (for the ehtldren ofthis world She ’Mfer in their generation thank
ehildnen of light ) tint they had not bndy alm‘oﬁ‘gbne'h all the bell lands 0‘ England mto
their hatter, but alfo the mall parent all the bull beneﬁt“, both ration igeund Vicarage»,
whteh were for the moﬂpart all impropred onto them. And what they had the‘ilte ofan;
not impropercd, lhty gave them onto their friends, of the which ‘alyva‘ies route were leat-
ned,fa" tltemonk‘s fouod of their friends children at'fthbol'. And though they Were mat
hurled, yet they kept hofpitﬂity, and helped their poor Meade. ﬁnd if the perm
were impropt'ated, the monks Mte bound to deal alum tulle poor, and mkep'irefﬁtao
lity, as the writings of the gifts offuoh patron :35 and leads do plinl' declin- ain chic
words, in puma deemﬁum. And at touching the almet that they dealt andalae h’ofpinliq
that they kept. every man knoweth that many thonI'ands were well behest-d Of them, and
might have been better, if th‘ ' had nor had fo many ‘gl'eat‘thens harfetto Feed, and had not
been overcharged Withfn'ch agegentlemen, as wet;- neverwt of the alibey‘s. M. if they
had any Vicarage in their hank, bhey’fet in Maine Tout. (diluent vicar (dab-13$ a: m
but {eldome ) to preach and notewh. ht now that ﬂab: abbcyswith their hangout
andimprogrt‘ated petfonages be in temporall men: hands, I doe not here t& that {me
halfepenny wart!) of almes, or an other,proﬁt eorneth unto. the: pegédeofjth ' atilhes‘.
Tame! patting dbvin lghl’e‘s, Wanbarﬁeoﬂ mm attr' t: int'hm. twat far
imiﬂ'eehnt a greatpart of $61de of the ashes (‘whiﬂt Were” «given e'o'ibrihgup” learn“
ten, the might be Frames :0th holfitality, «dengue dmesgeehetpur) Mldh
ﬁat-at upon ‘a hwﬁprrlh’u‘ouamorﬂra, which (new lfoutty wound in slam, when they
Rtonllbav'e given twohmdrod, It wuamia'e that the-monks mould rve parloques g9
their handgun! deal but the twent'gthpart them; to the goat; and armament: I!
a ram them that pm the tithes 701' the.“ Ranges; 1: my mat that titty' «mud.
nongtwenrytetuot'one‘fum‘ieutﬂeateo ‘ ﬂhaﬁe‘imqh‘CMtw'M; But“
now, how it that“ name, .3: W {fatal} 113,3.ubytpem. . trims-dd m
atbe devilamended his dame: legge ( as iris in Cup“) wheahc ;W.‘§"¢ “I. 5‘
tight, he brake it quite'in . T he moms“ too; little 31%,314 {ct -ttn ghlghptﬂons
manydmeu'n their bene cea. But now ‘wheee twentﬁ‘pdttnd was Teen 1?“? ‘9 ,, e . .
it more then in a hundred pl'a’rea In ‘ ,‘tt noemc'mem mgﬁ‘giﬂ‘bﬁ ,n'!) ‘35?
amendment. Where theyhad m o or.oih%tfﬁiﬁ,%aﬂﬁ?he€ynaﬁd&mdﬁ:
to preach, now it there novlea't adj, Mahefmiﬁ'ﬂttﬂ“ anio- , I 1‘
onely an old caﬁawiy monk 014"} «Ethan {card} 97““?‘93‘!’ W 9". .H’
., or thirty Wm mﬂwkt We be that M wwm 11mm 55‘
an“! ea. . ,. -~ ' “ "'
lm‘dw, and not} alone, 'but’ than?! 1110013133 ‘maeﬁhﬁv’m WNW;

hfm t5! $10de waeoch1.March 3 I . 3 g p ‘
wages ind pufﬂﬂegﬁrllﬁlwtll»wgofpelly'l'crnﬂ; “krill! new Gofpelof Englaﬁd' ‘
And if a man fay to the farmers, why have the people no preachers? feeing ye have the
cube: and offerings ye ﬂtould ﬁpde preacher“ Theywill anfwer, we have hired the per-
onages of this or that Lord, a’ndhe’ or he is ‘parfon or vicar, We pay (or the either. and of-
fitting: to the Lord that is perfon.Well then,1 3y unto the: my L0rd,parl'on, and vicar,th0tt
Joel! wrong, to have perfonage‘o‘ and vicatages,t0 have the ‘5.th pig, the tenth lamb, goof?a
ﬂeece, and (o oi all Other thlﬂgﬁ, (citing; that thou art no Mimller not no prielt of Chriﬁs:
Cbntth ; teacbglor do any ofﬁceof a patron or of a wear, but polle and pille. What canﬂ-
hou fay ofthy ltlf my Lord milbn and vicar ? thou wrltfay piradtenture, the King gave
me the abbey and all that belorr_;e‘th there'w,’which had then given him by the Parliament,
Therefore if thou {peak againll my being perfon and wear though I neither preach no:
Ouch, not yet procure none to do itf’or me, thou art attarrour, for this the thirteenth
3mm of our erred added of late, that whatloevtr the Parliament dotb’, mull needs be well
dom,and the Parliament, orany proclamation out of the Parliament time, cannot errc.
Bu; to you my Lord parl'ons, how can ye defend your {elves if a man would bring this
argument again& you, and prove ybu all the theeves, that have perfonages and Vng.
rages in your binds, and eannor preach. Chrilt faith [obit IO be tint entretb not into tbg
{beepfotd by the door, but ctlmhtb inc» «Der uqy b a thief and 4 nurtberrr, but ye eon-(d i.
an och“ way, wherefore ye are theeves and murthems. That yon tome nor in by the door,
Iwill prove it thus, Chrill is the door, but by Cbrill ye came not into the .ﬂlCCPfOld, that
is to be parlour and vicars, for ye grant that ye came in by Cl" 33 0f PJrllament, and the
a of parliament is not Chrilt, for it is not conﬁrmed by Chrifls word, therefore ye came
nor by thrill, and lo be ye theeves and murthrtcrr, as your works proved of late, in fig-d.
din; of the blond offo many true preacher: and ﬂnpheards, which [pent their lives for their
iherp. If this argument be not lit-orig enoubb, whatl'ay you by this? Al 1110 that am:
“fugue ( faith C brill) are they“ and robbers, ye come into the meepfold, before Cbrill,
ergo ye be theeves and robbers. To come in before Chr’iﬂ,ts to be a parl'on or a vicar before
Curiﬁ fend him, and ye came in before Chrill fear you, for he {endeth none to be (beep.
bends, but {uch as he knowctb to be able to feed his ﬂock, ergo be ncutfcntyou, for he
knoweth you enable to do that ofﬁce. And thus to conclude, ye 5‘ thew“ 30d mbbeﬂ, f0:
‘ atheist cometh not bat-to ﬂea! and to kill. Wherefore give over year patronage: to learned
Inc“. 904 enter not into Other men: vocatit ns,to rob the Minillers bath of their ofﬁce and ’
at their living,that ye be nor punilhed of God. But if ye will need: be parfons and vicar;
iltll, and have all the proﬁts of the parfonages and will have all, even to the tithe egge of
a poor Woman that bath but 'tm hens, ye mail-rave the pains that belonp to fueh perform
as you b3. Hear what Almighty God faith unto you,my Lords. which wt 1 be palms and ~
pillars, Etekji' f I {by mm 15¢ ”midday/belt die the habﬁ'd'boup‘di "0‘ “’0 b“.
to kc: the embed ﬁom bit my, the wit 1 bit om [elf jbal dye in bi: wickduﬁ, but Mr
Food M I requrre of thy bond. Mark wellleord parfon, for this is laid to all them that are
parl'ons, and take wtgu,and|iying of ([1: people, as tithes and oEerings, for feeding of
them With God: Word, or elfe by what title eanli thou challenge the “the! 9 look well
“9”" “1“ mm": and build thy confcience upon God: word. The complaint of Roderick
Mar: to the Parliament“, 33,5. time.

of men,yea the worll hills of the work men that are enemies to

00d tad the Church. In clement-time thofc and their polltgg;
F a _

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36, ' '. " 13nmrreacbedﬂat. ”estate. Inf, K
who attend on his light, whilll Others have-ﬁnd “9ng and t
fpare, are in hazard to peri/B With hunger, ‘ - -
3. _A light in the town‘and c'ountrey where they live: itsa
light of good works,in {hewing mercy to thepoor, being help-

' Ioh isms. fall to the needy, as 796 faith of himfelf, he W45 eye: to the
l Iob 3 1.10

Hinde, ﬂeet to the lame; this would have covered them,to the cre.
dit Of Religion, inciting Others to the like,he did nOt put his lag/9:
under a bu/bell, SO (praifed be God) in this nation, where
the revenues of the Church were great ( though fome did {pend
much in vanity and excellive courfes asthe profufe vulgar) all
did not fo: much hath been given by Divines to Colledges,

“Wit", the Hofpitalls, Libraries and Other pious works. And indeed

end of his

i Qufﬁr. SChollars bell knowing to let a price on learning,haV€ bCCH mot}

beneﬁciall this way. _
t Thug.“ The Apoﬂles exhortation to Miniﬁers is that #267 begimn to
haﬁimh‘i}. Surely then they mul‘t have ability elfe they ﬂiould
fiand in need of Other mens hofpitality, be ﬁtter to receive
then give, as God knows it is the cafe Of many a learned, god-

”will“ ly and painfull Divine at this day ( as {ometimes it was the con-

"Lyra/1‘". dition of learned men, beware the fears where Church reve-
Anieﬁa. nues are devoured) who have great charges of children and

H. din/worth. nothing wherewith to bring them up, or dplace them out, while
105" Km- the ancient Church-revenue is in the ban 5 of many that worfe
4% 3471:. defcrve it. This made the mighty godly Divine Of Scotland
Tl“ mighty ( asI am informed) lying on his death bed (and the words of

I hit of com - . - r . .
‘5,“ mm“: dying men {hould makca deeper impreﬂion) {O earnel‘tin his

.04 COMO“, exhortatory letter writ from 8‘ Andrew: to the Allembly at
remain with Sterling. There are two branches of his exhortation, one to
7°“ D33! brc keep outof the Church fcandalous Minifters, the Other to pre-

We", i‘ am“- vent a fcandalous maintenance.
ty of body

would have luEered, l (bod-d 'lUl have tr..u.led you with this my indiﬂmcnt. [have not
forgotthat W38 bid to my charge by famous libeis the hi! Ammbly, which Ipray you
patiently to hear, and )iidge of me .is you will anfwer to God; for unto you that hear I
fubmit my fell, being straw d that I neither oﬁended God nor good men in any thing that
hithertohath been laid to my charge. And now, brethren, becaul'c the daily decay of M-
tural! ﬂrtngth threatens unto me certain and ludilcn departing from the miiety of this Me,
of love and confcience l exhort yon,vea in the fear of God I chargc and command you, that
ye take heed to your Ielves and to the ﬂock over the which God huh placed you l’aﬂotm.
To difeoarte ol the behaviour of your felrestl may nor, but to command you to be faithiull

to

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before, the Homdleﬂqxfe ameimom. March 3 r: 37. ‘
‘° “1‘ ﬂ JCl‘ [dare “0' 701'th ll nfaithfull and traitouts to the {lock-[hall you be before the
L0“ lefus, if that With your eo’nfent, direaly or indiredly ye IuEer unworthy men to be
thrull into the .Minilhyof the Church,_undcr what ptetcn e that ever it he. Remember the
lulu: before whom‘you mull make an account; and reﬁll that tyranny as yOu Would avord
hellﬁre; this battell I grim will be hard, but the fecmid part Will be harder, that is, that
With!h€llk€ltPl’«l§h"ﬂgﬂ-C and Rrength-in God, ye gain-Rand the mercileﬁe devour-er: of
the patrimony ofthe Church: ifmen will fpo.il,let them due it at their own psi-ill and
Condemnation,butcommunicate not‘yje'w’ith' their ﬁns 0f whatfoever eﬁate they be, nei-
ther by confcnt, nor yet by ﬁlence; but with pnblilte‘prOtel'lation, make this known to the
World, that ye are innocent ofﬁuch robberies, which-will,ere it be loag,provolte Gods ven-
geance upon the committers thereof, whereof you will feel: redreﬂ'e of God and mm Go!
giVe you wifedome,ﬂrength and courage in {0 julia caufr, and me a happy end. Of bf
Andrews, Aug 3-1573; fie /ubﬁ;riiiitur; Your brother in Chriﬂlefus,.1. Knox.
Noble Patriots, as it belonged to 81542.” to provide oyl for Into. 13-
the lights of the Temple, f0 to you it appertains,.as nurferers “5’8? "8‘ 4‘
of the Church, to fee that thefe lights of the Church have oyl 7',""P“b ’3”
fedthem H, 'alod' . t, i "5"”. C "‘
t0_ C as zit/Q , id, a C remgl 4.. I can, prefer-it you ﬂ, ”gm/‘5.
Wltll no arguments more conﬂringent then thofe in the text- term, [ed 6
before you. ' V . ' - ' , (ism [Mullaief
1. You have many priviledges, Godtexpca‘s this as atefli- 1"“ ‘°"’“""’""
f h kf - ail engender:
mony o. t an ulneil‘e. Thofe who gain by {ea-trade are ,4, land“
not unWilling to beat the charge of land-light. The children Cw”,- Barf/i,
of ligét ﬂiould be as Wife as the men of the world. an in {e pairs.
2. You are reformers in Ifrael, this is one fpeciall point of ‘9! 0‘ "4'07“
3'01" work, [0 {Ce that Gods houfebenot as a darkroom, the ‘lf’lpl‘ﬂmm'
linht removed. . ' U ‘.”"°" . .L
b . . , , . . . Abtlcf l't‘peuu;
a. You know that Religion is not in fliew,but in deed, it s “on of the
not fufﬁCIﬁnt [Gray aSthofe 8‘7”»: mentioneth, go: and be heads or the.
warmedmnleiTC alfo you make proviﬁon for them. 3mm"-
4- Its theLords‘ light thataffords direction to your fouls 5m“ “5'
for the obtaining eternall light, which by how much the
more excellent it is then that under the law, {0 much the
more lioerall we {liould be in providing for it, .as thatfa—

mous fervant of God long {ince taught us, with Whofe words léBabhgmo.
Iihall crave leave to clofe this imploiment. “ixzhzimd

Had the wells 0f the law the tenth. part, and ﬂu" not of the pad“.
ll“: Minillers .Of a better tellament have any part? Such (agate.
maintenance W‘” havefuch Minil‘ters in time out of quellion,

‘0 the. "Ft“ decay 0f learning piety and Religion, and to
the inﬂame Of all barbarifme and errour as Satan wiﬂieth.
F 3 Worthy

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‘ Wrath)? is‘thc Betrayerzwbmiga touehingthi'smarterfeveré‘

falling remembrance and imitation of . them‘tbat havehke
authority and fear God; he ﬁnding that the. Prieﬁ Eda/5th
(who had the overﬁghtof what belonged to the maintenance
of IN! PrieﬂS, being joynednin afﬁnity with Toéiab the yin;-

' ambitite, an enemy of {he je’wsi‘ghc portidn‘s'of the Levites

were not given them, but every man was ﬂed to fhif't for him.
{elf amongli: his friends) moi}; zealouﬂy reformed it as you
may fee; threw out Tabs)“ vcﬂ'els, thmﬁ out Eliaféié, and
placed them-that Were accounted faithful-l, and brought the

tithes of corn 'a’nd’wine and oyl into the battle Of the L0“! 1
: again mark the {late (flour times and {6'6 if ﬂlfh 705544 be

noryet. amongﬁ 119,1 and fuch Eda/lib, who'dea’ling in all uni
uighteoufneﬂ'e, convey the portions of- the Levitt: by little
and little from the Church that all may come to mine and utter
confuﬁbn in time.‘ They muﬂhave the tithe. corn and gleah

; land, peradventure the houfe alfo for a dairy, and then cofen
Eliaﬁié the Miniﬁer {hall have the tithe geefe, and the egges
'j at Eaﬂer: But {hall not God viﬁt this great impiety? OLord,

0 Lord, in mercy forgive the ﬁnnes 0f the land, and the ini-
quity of thy people deferving' juﬂly the loITeof thy word and
{weer liberty of their confciences, and yet, yet fhewfavour,
for thy mercy raife up men that are able to—feed thy people
as they ought, and either convert or confound Churchrobbers
that favour nOthing but their own gain, that take thus daily
away the reward of knowledge, endeavour the death of thou-
fand thoufands of fouls, which thou halt created. Stirre up
Nahum/a thy faithfull femnt to redreﬂe this (in, hind to fcttlc
thin s carnall as (hallbe ﬁt for, them that fow fprrrtuall, that
Gocfbc no: mocked: So we that be thy people and the {beep
of thy paﬁute, {hall givethce praife for ever, for fo great a
mercy.

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