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A09659	A godlie exposition vpon certeine chapters of Nehemiah, written by that worthie byshop and faithfull pastor of the Church of Durham Master James Pilkington. And now newly published. In the latter end, because the author could not finish that treatise of oppression which he had begonne, there is added that for a supplie, which of late was published by Robert Some, D. in Diuinitie	Pilkington, James, 1520?-1576.; Foxe, John, 1516-1587.; Some, Robert, 1542-1609. Godlie treatise of the church. In the ende .. a treatise against oppression.	1585 (1585)	STC 19929; ESTC S114273	162,441	172

an vsurie and this dealing is thought greate courtesie Solon when he was asked why among the other good lawes that he made he made not one for him that killed his father He answered because he would not put men in remembrance that there was any such a mischiefe that could come into mens heads So I feare the opening of these things shal giue occasion to some ill men but not to the good to learne the like devises So readie we be to learne that that is ill The law in deede openeth sin what it is that a man should flie from it and not be condemned for ignorance Saint Paul sayeth I had not knowne lust and desire of il things to be sinne except the law had said thou shalt not lust nor desire them The law is not to blame in declaring what sinne is that by knowing of it we may flie from it no more then the Phisitian is to blame in opening the disease to his patient and teaching him what things to auoid that he may recouer health But as an ill stomach what good meat soeuer it eateth turneth it into ill humors and the Spider gathereth poyson on the same flowres that the Bee gathereth honie So on the holie word of God his blessed lawes which he made for our health and saluation ill men gather death and damnation through their owne wickednesse and no fault in the law nor law-maker As the Israelites cried out in this time iustlie on their Rulers for this great oppression so it is to be feared that in our daies there is no lesse cause to crie aloud that God may heare when man will not There be foure things that crie for vengeaunce out of heauen vnto the Lord and the scripture vseth the same word of crying with them which for memorie sake are conteined in these two verses Clamitat in coelum vox sanguinis vox Sodomorum Vox oppressorum mercesque retentalaborum For murther and bloodshed God said to Cain when he had killed his brother Abel the voice of thy brothers blood crieth out from the earth to me inheauen For the filthie incest fornication Pride Glotonie wealth and Idlenes of Sodom the Prophet Ezechiel and Genesis testifie saying the crie of Sodom is come vp to me The Israelites oppressed in Egipt with making of brick c. God deliuered them when they cried vnto him and drowned the oppressours S. Iames sayeth the wages withholden from those that reaped their fields cried out vnto the Lord of hostes These be good lessons for such as oppresse the poore or deale streightlie with their tennants thinking they may vse the like slaues or beasts at their pleasure Though they be seruants here yet they be children of the same God and bought by the same price that their masters be therefore ought of dutie to be vsed with Christian and brotherlie charitie as thou wouldst be if thou were so There be other sorts of cruell oppressours but not so common as these As cosening by cunning dealing to creepe into mens bosomes to be Fcoffies of trust Executors of will Gardians ofinfants and these plaie best be trust but they trust them-selues best and goe awaie with all Cariers of corne victuals and other commodities out of the realme to make a dearth within the realme yea and oft to seede our enemies and enrich them-selues by procuring licenses to carie them out are to well knowen how hurtfull they be through all countries As for Ingrossers forestallers regraters leasemongers they are thought honest mē The lawyers of both sorts by feeding their Clients with faire words and the Questmongers with sluttish shifts making them beleeue their matter to be good and with long delayes impouerish the suters and if he come to be Iudge in the same matter afterward wherein he was a counseller afore he saith I spake then as a counseller now I must speake as a Iudge and thinketh that he hath spoken good reason as though God had made it lawfull at any time or in anie case to beare false witnes or speake vntruthes The Phisitian and the Apothecarie deale so cunninglie that no man espieth them and yet be as ill The cleargie that will take the profit refuse the paines Lie at his ease from his charge and let his sheepe hunger are not better then the rest Pen-clearks shirifs bailifs summoners are not worthie to come to this companie for they can returne Non est inuentus when they stand and talke with him and make cunning delayes vntill they make men pay double fees for expedition Worst of all commeth the common cutpursse the vsurer and his broker he standeth on his reputation he sitteth highest on the benche and looketh bigge nay it is crept vnto meane mens dealings he speaketh courteouslie and dealeth cruellie he defendeth his doings to be charitable when he eateth vp house lands and goods turneth infants a begging and ouerthroweth the whole kinred Captaines conuey as cunninglie as Iugglers with leger-demaine Merchants and Artificers are so honest that they may not be touched they haue so few faults that they cannot be told and yet there could neuer be lawes enough made to bridle them but they will creepe out When receiuers are become deceiuers controulers be pollers Auditors searchers and Customers looke through their fingers and keepe their olde custome And generallie euerie man is a Theefe in his occupation as the common prouerbe saith there is craft euen in daubing it is to be feared that as the course of a streame being stopt it gathereth a great damme and being let sodenlie goe it ouerthroweth all in his way so Gods anger being staied a time the windowes in heauen being opened it wil powre downe on our heads plentifullie How should Gods plague be farre from vs when these crie vengeance daily the theefe by the high way is not so ill as anie of those that deale not vprighthe in their vocation For against a theefe a man may fight for his pursse wittinglie and saie master theefe gramercie If a man consider in how litle Tents Shops Offices and houses those men dwell and how great gaines they get he shall easilie see where the profitablest ground lieth in the Realm If this people had such cause to crie out then on their Rulers what cause haue we now here among vs where not onelie the richer and mightier sort ouerload the poorer but euery one in his degree vseth craft subtiltie deceipt to oppresse vndermine and scratch from other without respect of friend or foe what he can not regarding how he commeth by it by hooke or by crooke by right or wrong be it short or long Here is nothing spoken particularlie against anie mans vocation or occupation nor anie man that dealeth honestlie in them but generallie to note the generall faults of the offenders that euerie man may looke into his owne bosome consider his doings amend one If euery one wold amend one al should be wel streight but

returne home againe to the king with thankes that they had conueyed him so farre on his way safelie 10. And Sanballat As Nehemiah was glad that god had prospered his doings so well hitherto so others were as sory For at his comming into the countrie Sanballat Tobias were so sore greeued that any man found such fauor with the king that he might procure any good thing to ward the children of Israel that if he had not brought the kings letters with him he could not haue escaped their displeasure It is not manifest in the text what countrie these men bee of but I can well encline to that opinion which thinketh that Sanballat was A Moabite of the Citie Horonaim which Esay in the 15. and Ieremy 48. speake of and that Tobias was an Ammonite because the Moabites Ammonites were euer frō the beginning most cruell against the Israelites in their comming out of Egipt and al their doings though they came and were borne of neere kinsemen Abraham was vncle vnto Lot of Abraham came the Israelites of Lot when he was dronken came the Moabites Ammonites gotten by his owne daughters And this is commonly seene that both those which bee so bastardlie borne against nature prooue not honest and when displeasure groweth among kinsfolke and specially for Religion as this was it scarce can bee forgiuen Sanballat by interpretation signifieth a pure enemie and Tobias was a seruant and yet crept into great authoritie as the other was These two points may wel agree to the papists and all enemies of gods trueth for they will lurcke priuely vntill time serue them to shew their cruelty and then they will rage feirselie and so wil slaues and seruants that come to authority frō base degree Salomon saith there be three things that trouble the world where of the first is a seruant when he com meth to be a ruler for then he waxeth so proud cruell that he forgetteth what he was he disdaineth al men but him self The Papists are bastardlie borne of spiritual whordome seruethe Pope as slaues in al his superstitions they come of Agar the bond woman not of Sara the free woman and therfore hate the true children of god which beleeuing the promises of God are saued and they will be saued by their owne workes contrary to the scripture and so greeued when they see any thing pro sper with them that for verie malice and enuie they pyne away as these two wicked Imps doe here shew them selues because they would not see Ierusalem restored As the building of this Ierusalem had manie enemies so the repayring of the heauenly Ierusalem by the preaching of the glorious Gospel of Christ Iesus hath manie moe The malice and enuy of worldlings against all those that set vp the kingdome of Christ and pull downe the pride of mans heart is so great that it can neuer be satisfied If malice had not blinded these men what harme was it to them to see the Iewes doe well and God worshipped there The Iews neuer went about to inuade or conquere their countrie and yet they could not enioy their owne countrie without much trouble of these enuyous people Enuie euer disdaineth to see other doe wel and specially such as liue well and serue the lord Christ and is glad of other mens mischeif and harme for then they thinke none shall be able to withstand their pleasures and deuises The people of Canaan when they heard of Iosua and the Israelites comming with so great courrage to possesse their cou ntrie were so dismaied that their courage melted away like wax at the fire Herod and al Ierusalem were astonied when they heard tell that a new king Christ being but a childe was borne and yet the Angels songe for ioy When our sauiour Christ was crucified and buried his disciples were sad and the Iewes reioyced but when Christ had conquered death and was risen againe then the disciples were gladde and the Iewes were sadde Thus one thing worketh diuersly in diuers men Nehemiah was glad that he had found such fauour with the King to build Ierusalem Sanballat and his fellowes were as sory that any should doe it The Gospell hath foretolde that it should so fall out with the worldlings and the Godlie the one shall reioyce when he seeth Gods glory florish and the other shalbe grieuously tormented in conscience The world shalbe glad saith Saint Iohn but ye shall weepe and yet this your sorrow shalbe turned into ioy for God will notsee his seruants ouerwhelmed with trouble but he will deliuer them Dauid describing at large the manyfolde blessings that God powreth on them that feare him in the ende of the Psalme saith The vngodly shal see it and it shall greeue him he will gnash with his testh and pyne away for mallice but the desire of the vngodly shall perish There cannot be a greater greife to an ill man then to see a good man doe well When there was a question moued before King Frederick among his Phisitians what was best to make the sight cleare and some said fennel some Saladine some Glasse some other things as they thought good Actius Syncerus a noble-man standing by said he thought Enuie was the best when euery man either laughed or marueiled at his saying he yealded a reason and said Enuie maketh any thing that she seeth to appeare better then it is for the Enuious man thinketh another mans Corne to be better then his owne and another mans Cow to giue more milk and the least good thing that a good man hath seemeth great in his eye that cannot see other thriue espieth diligentlie with great greife the smalest things the good man doeth and that is said he to make the eye-sight cleerest when euery smalething shalbe best espied Enuy is worse then any poison of other beasts The snake the adder the toad haue deadlie poison in them wherewith they hurte others and yet it hurteth not them-selues but Enuie is so poisonful a thing that it killeth him that hath it first and hurteth not other for he fretteth with him-selfe he fumes he pynes away to see others doe well he eateth not nor sleepeth quietly nor can be merie vntil he see some mischiefe fall on the good man and as the canker eateth and consumeth hard yron and brasse so malicious Enuy with fretting consumeth out enuyous stomachs When Sanballat and Tobias hearing but of Nehemiahs comming into the countrie and that he had found such fauour with the King to buyld Ierusalem were thus greeued with malicious enuie to see the Iewes doe well what sundry attempts they made afterwards to ouerthrow that buylding the residue of this booke will declare How the enuious Papists disdayning to see Gods gospell take place in any countrie doe rage fret fume pyne away for sorow and anger how they haue blooded and bathed their hands in their Breethrens blood and yet cannot be quiet the world seeth it to

well good men lament it iustice crieth vengeance and God will reuenge it 11. And I came to Ierusalem and I was there three dayes 12. And I rose in the night I and a few men with me and tould no man what God had put in my heart to doe in Ierusalem and there was no beast with me but the beast which I satte vppon 13. And I went forth at the valley gate in the night and before the dragons-well to the dung hill-gate considered the walls of Ierusalem which were broken downe and the gates which were consumed with fire 14. And I passed ouer to the well-gate and to the Kings fish-poole and there was no roume for the beast vnder me to passe 15. And I went vp in the night by the brooke and I considered the well and comming back I came by the vally-gate and returned Nehemiah hath now done with the court and is come to Ierusalem which he so much desyred he was wearie of the noyse and solemnitie of the court and thought he should liue more quietly in his countrie but it falleth out cleane contrary for his trouble and daunger is double to that it was a fore and he commeth from the Court to the cart from a plesaunt life to a carefull After his long Iourney he resteth him-selfe and his companie three dayes knowing the weaknes of mans bodie to be such that it cannot continually endure labour but must be refreshed with ease and rest Thus must good men in authoritie not ouerlay their seruants with continuall labour but let them haue reasonable time of rest for God made the Sabboth day that both man and beast might rest and not be opressed with continuall toyling such a consideration he had of mans weaknes we do not reed of any great solemnitie that the Iewes vsed to wel-come him with all being their countriman and comming from the court so honorably with such a band of men to conduct him and being in so great fauour with the King it is like if that there had bene any such thing itwould haue beene declared as well as his estate was in the Court afore It was but a hard beginning to haue Sanballat and Tobias two of the greatest men in the countrie to lowre so at his commyng and no greater reioycing made of his countriemen for whose sake he tooke all those paynes but nothing can discourage him on forwarde he goeth with his purpose These three dayes though he rested with his body his minde was not yet quiet he was still deuising how he might best and speedely goe about his buylding how he might open to his countriemen the cause of his commyng how he might persuade them to ioyne with him in that worke and to declare vnto them the Kings commission and good will towarde him and what fauour he found in the court For they might well doubte if they should enterprise so great a worke without the Kinges licence they might runne into great displeasure seeing they had so manie enemies in the countrie about them that with all their might had sought the hinderaunce of that buylding so many yeares They them-selues had lien so long in dispaire followed their owne busines sought their owne gaines and cared not for building their owne Citie nor sought any waies how to doe it they had almost so farre forgotten their God oppressed the poore and fallen to so great wickednes as appeereth hereafter that they had no care ofReligion in the most parte of them 12. And I rose in the night After that Nehemiah had thus long debated with him selfe how this worke should be taken in hand he could not sleep but riseth in the night taketh a few of his men with him on foote and he him selfe on his Mule and rideth round about Ierusalem veweth the walles in what place they were worst destroyed and how they might most speedelie be repayred If he had taken his vew in the daie time euerie man would haue stood gazing on him wondering what he went about haue hundered it and not vnlike some would haue bene offended at him and his enemies round abut would as much as they durst or could haue stopped his enterprise The night therefore was thought to be the quietest time to do this in and he is content to breake his sleepe for the furtherance of this great good worke A good example for al men especially for those that be in authoritie in the common-wealth as Nehemiah was now and for those that haue the charge of Gods Church committed vnto them not to be idle euen in the night season to break a sleepe yea watch all night if neede be to set forward the building of Gods house and Citie The phisitian will watch with his patient all night if neede be The good Captaine will not sleepe all the night long though he haue sett his watch afore but he will some-times at the second watch some-times at the third arise and see whither his watch-men be fallen on sleepe and what they doe or whither any enemies drawe neere or no so should euerie Christian priuatlie for him selfe breake his sleepe lift vp his minde vnto the Lord call vpon him by faithfull praier call for mercie at his fatherlie goodnes commend him selfe al gods people to his gratious protection desiring that all stumbling blockes which be hinderers of his glory may be taken away but speciallie those that be negligent to watch a whole night in praier deuising what waies Gods glorious name gospel and Religion may best be increased his kingdome enlarged Christ glorified and Antechrist confounded Dauid saith he rose at midnight to giue praise vnto the lords blessed name Our mortall enemie Sathan neuer sleepeth night nor daie but continuallie goeth about like a roaring lion seeking whom he maie deuoure and if we had not as good a watch-man to watch for our safety when we sleepe we should be swallowed vp euery houre Behold sayeth Dauid he neyther slumbereth nor sleepeth that is the watch man of Israell All praise be to that mercisull God which taketh such care for his miserable people and watcheth when we sleepe that our enemie deuoure vs not sodenlie Our sauiour Christ to giue vs example of this diligent watching to pray in the night prayeth the whole night him selfe in the mount afore he chose his Apostles to preach Iosue marched forward all the night long to fight with the Amorites and ouercame them Gedion in the night season pulled downe the Alter of Baall that his father had made and the groue of wood that was neere vnto it being afraid to doe it in the day time for feare of his fathers house and people thereby and in the night also set on the Madianits and vanquished them So good men let no time passe wherin occasion is giuen them to further Gods glory night or day but earnestly follow it vntill they haue brought their purpose to effect And that this vewing of the walls might