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A06388	Tvvo soveraigne salves for the soules sicknesse deliuered in certaine sermons at Hurst-church in the county of Berkes, neere Reading. By Robert Lovell, then minister and preacher of Gods word in the same parish.	Lovell, Robert, curate of Allhallows, Barking.	1621 (1621)	STC 16859; ESTC S102843	33,805	48

28. Doctrine 7 That God will bring greater and heauie plagues on men when they will not profit by lesser Pag. 31. TWO SOVERAIGNE SALVES For the SOVLES SICKENESSE IOHN 5.14 Behold thou art made whole Sinne no more lest a worse thing come vnto thee AS the faithfull Physitian of the body Chemnisius Harmon cuang lib. 2. pag. 160. in 4●● hauing cured his Patient if at any time after he can meete with him will admonish him to take heede of such dyet as may hurt him for feare of a Relapse which commonly proues worse then the former disease So Christ Iesus that good Physitian of the soule meeting in the Temple the man which he had healed of a long and loathsome disease doth admonish him to be more carefull in time to come then formerly he had beene for feare Lest a worsething c. And as Christ then met with That man in his person so doth he now meete with vs in his Word Therein shewing vs 1. Our miserie 2. His mercie Our miserie in that we are sicke in body sicke in soule and sinfull in both His mercis Ne quod per gratiam accepimus peccando a●…mu●e in that being thus sicke thus sinfull he doth notwithstanding vouchsafe to heale vs and healing vs doth admonish vs also to take heed That wee sinne no more lest c. Sensus verbovior The words for plainnesse sake may be thus explained Thou art whole that is Though through sinne thou wast sicke by reason of wickednesse thou wast weake Thou art whole by meanes of thine iniquities thou couldst not looke vp much lesse leape into the poole of Bethesda and now thou art MADE whole Made whole not of thine owne merit nor by the strength of thine owne power Therefore Sin no more Sinne no more that is Draw no more so oft of it Drinke no more so deepe of it Rush no more so violently into it Walke no more so inordinately in it Wallow not any more so filthily in it Let Sathan no more triumph ouer thee by opp●…ting and enthralling thy soule Let sinne no more lead thee without orposition and manly resistance Let it not any more raigne in thee Obey not the lusts of it Giue not thy members any more as weapons to sight for it but oppose it resist it and manfully fight against it Lest a worse thing come vnto thee Lest a worse thing come vnto thee that is Some thing worse then that First a worse dammage to thy bodie or which is worse then it perhaps damnation to thy soule Lest continuing obstinate thou bee of the number of them that are numbred to the sword that be bowed downe to the slaughter that cry and be not answered that speake and be not leard for if thou art My father wil● whet h●● glittering sword and sharpen his poysoned arrowes with the one whereof he will eate thy flesh and with the other drinke vp thy blood take hold of iudgement and executing vengeance yea and wounding thy hairy scalpe if thou goe on in thy wickednesse Therefore Breake vp thy fallow ground Sow no more among thorres be circumcised vnto the Lord and be no more stiffe-necked Yea sinne thus no more lest c. The words now in a more orderly handling Diuisio doe without rushing fall asunder into two parts to wit 1. An admonition or iniunction 2. The Reasons therof The iniunction is Sin no more The Reasons are drawne 1. A priore á Fronte or á consideratione collacati beneficy from a benefit receiued Thou art made whole The other reason is drawne A Posteriore á Tergo or Terribili comminatione From an heauy threat of Gods vengeance which is Lest a worse c. But here me thinkes I misse a word not yet spoken off in my diuision which because it stands as a Porter at the gate or as an Vsher to prepare for my ensuing discourse I cannot let it passe vnsaluted Behold the word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ecce Behold A word me thinkes resembling that Chaine which Poets faine to be tyed to the tongue of Mercury and fastened to the eares of the people which Drew his Auditors It is a Preparatiue word a Peaceable word a word of Demonstration a Zachar. 3.8 a word of Admiration b Isay 7.14 a word of Attention c Psal 133.1 a word of Precation d Iohn 1.38 a word of Exultation Expectation e Iohn 1.29 a word vsed in matters of Wonder either of wonderfull Gladnesse f Luke 2.10 or wonderfull Sadnesse g Luke 1.20 It hath euer beene the Porter opening to or the Vsher preparing for matter of great moment and importance as may be seene in these places Psal 77.5 Psal 33.1 Psal 134.1 Luke 19.8 Iohn 1.29 Rom. 11.22 And I find it to haue a double office the first Outward the second Inward 1. Outwardly to prepare the eares which be the first gates by which Christ enters in to come at the heart 2. Inwardly to prepare 1. The Vnderstanding 2. The Will The Vnderstanding to know the Will to acknowledge and submit it selfe vnto that which is worthy to be beheld And such a Behold is this for Behold a man was sicke 38. yeares Vers 5. Yea Verse 5. Behold him so sicke as that he was not able at the stirring of the Poole to steppe in as soone as others ver 7. Yet Behold this man at one word of Christs He arose tooke vp his bed and walked Verse 8. yea and as my Text saith he was made whole A worke worth the wondering at a worke well deseruing to be vshered with an Ecce for who would but diligently marke who could but both aspectiuely and inspectiuely Behold such a thing as this yea looke on it not a squint or glauncingly but with both eyes to view it yea to view it with the eyes of the body and to note it with the eyes of the minde All which is all one with the word Consider h 1 Sam. 12.24 Psal 50 22. to which the Holy Christ powerfully addeth another word which is See Behold and See i I Lam. 1 12. as if hee had said Intenta animi cogitatione saith St. August k Auga● Spirit● Litera cap. 38. Looke well vpon it consider it with an inward eager earnest serious consideration Which word what can it in this place more naturally affoord then this That Gods workes whether of Mercyor Iudgement Doct. whether on our selues or others ought not to be Sleighted but to be Marked to be Noted yea duely and diligently to be considered off Which point because it ariseth but from one word we wil end it with two or three at the vtmost and then come to the other words of my Text. We see it daily betweene man and man that the not minding of a good turne the slacknesse in acknowledging thereof and the not endeuouring to requite it makes the giuer cold

which lessoneth vs thus much That God will bring greater and heauier plagues on men when they will not profit by lesser The Scriptures are full these menaced and manifested threatned and executed iudgements Egypt and Israell the one Foes the other Friends the one Slaues the other Seruants the one Bastards the other Sonnes will make plaine the point in hand If an Armie of Flies of Frogges and of Lice euen Gods little finger cannot make Pharaoh relent nor Egypt repent a Exod. 8.6.16 19.24 behold how he layeth his Loynes on him and them euen Greater plagues as Moraine on beasts cap. 9.3 Scabbes breaking out on Man and Beast Verse 10. Horrible thunder and lightning which smote Man and Beast Herbe and Tree Verse 23.25 Yea Grashoppers in all quarters cap. 10 13. Blacke darkenesse in the land of Egypt three dayes Verse 22. Nay which is yet worst of all All the first borne of Pharaoh that sate on the Throne Vnto the first-borne of the Captiue that was in Prison cap. 12.29 shall be smitten yea drowned and ouerthrowne in the midst of the Sea Cap. 14 26.27.28 So fiery is Gods wrath so fierce is his displeasure that our sinnes increasing shall increase his punishments and make him full of rage Yea and this will he doe not onely to Egypt but also to Israel if it will not be mooued by little iudgements by small plagues to sinne no more Yea if Israels slaughter of euery man his Brother euery man his Neighbour euery man his Companion to the number of 3000 b Exod. 32.27.28 if this wil not cause them To sinne no more why then beheld what God will doe Hee will cause fire to consume them to the vtmost of their Hoast Numb 11.1 He will send an Exceeding great plague Verse 33. Fiery Serpents shall sting them that they die Numb 21.6 They shall flie before the men of A● Ioshua 7 4. And they shall be sold into the hands of the Philistims Iudg. 10.7 Yea and if these things will not make them to cease sinning behold how that God neither will cease punishing but Worse things shall happen Euen the Fire of Gods Wrath shall be kindled burning to the bottome of hell consuming the earth with it's increase setting on fire the foundations of the Mountaines spending plagues vpon them bestowing his Arrowes burring them with hunger and consuming them with heate and with bitter distruction c Deut. 32.22.23.24.25.26 Nay yet Worse things then these shall happen Euen the spirit of slumber Eyes that they see not and Eares that they heare not to this day d Esay 6.9 Oh fearefull and intollerable punishment yet such as God doth impose on vs for two maine reasons 1 In regard of his owne honour 2 In respect of our securitie For the first if God should not increase his punishments according to the encreasing of our sinnes why the wicked would thinke that there were no God or that that God had no power or if he had power yet that they could ouercome it with their stubbornnesse but take heede of this and know Nullas tam atroces saeuas esse paenas quibus non aliquid addere possit Dominus e Cal. in Text. That there are no punishments so great yet laide vpon the wicked but that the Lord Iehouah is able to make yet much greater Doe mortall Monarchs and earthly Kings stand so much vpon their honour as to gather mighty forces against a Rebell whom they cannot subdue by a few And shall the Immortall God and King of Heauen giue ouer his armes vntill his rebels be brought in Surely no for be we what we will be or can be in greatnesse yet If we walke stubbornely against him then will he walke stubbornely against vs and smite vs euen seauen times more for our sinnes c f Leuit. 26.21 ad 29.30 So that all men may see and say too That as Verily as there is a Reward for the righteous so doubtlessely there is a God that Iudgeth the earth g Psal 58.11 So that we shall not neede to aske that question of olde Where is that God of Iudgement h Mal. 2.17 For hee shall come on vs suddenly and smite vs seuerely if we will yet Sinne more and more But weigh the second reason of this point and that is Reason 2 Lest men should be too secure who because sentence is deferred and not executed speedily therefore mens hearts are fully set to doe euill i Eccles. 8.11 Which God seeing and patiently abiding for a while doth at last rouze vp himselfe like a Roaring Lyon bestirre himselfe like an Angry Elephant doth whet his sword like a Valiant Captaine and sharpeneth his Arrowes like a Bloody Archer as if he would neuer cease vntill hee had eaten his prey as if he would neuer be still till he had reuenged himselfe to the full as if he would neuer giue ouer smiting his enemies vpon the Cheeke-bone vntill his sword had eaten their flesh and his Arrowes had beene drunke with their bloud Loe thus doth the Lyon roare and who will not be afraid k Amos 3.8 thus doth he punish fearefully where men doe liue sensually and sinfully and who then will not stand in Awe and sinne not But now let vs apply this point Doth God impose greater plagues where lesser will not profit Vse 1 Come hither then ye secure and carelesse sinners who haue been tyed bound with the Chaines of your sinnes yet neuer felt the burthen of punishment or if you haue it hath been but a little A little plague a little fire a little frost a little drought a little enundation On take heed and feare lest these former punishments proue fore-runners of further iudgements T is worth our noting that when Christ fore-tolde those many euils that should come on Ierusalem for their contempt of the Gospel and refusing of grace offered vnto them he addeth The end is not yet All these are but the beginning of Sorrowes l Mat. 24.6.8 As if he had said They shalt be more in number and greater in weight If the Cutting off the Lappe of our garments will not warne vs let vs take heede that he doth not strip vs quite naked Si nihil Ferulis proficiat erga nos Deus c. m Caluin If God cannot worke on vs with his Ferula with his Palmer with his smaller strokes and easier smitings by sending Barrennesse of ground Blastings of Corne Vnseasonable Weather ouer-flowing of Waters and almost the death of our Renowned Learned Religious Zealous Peaceable and Godly King If such scourges I say if such scourges of his hand which are euident markes of his wrath and the very print of his foote-steppes whereby we may trace him comming out against vs to destruction what can we looke for but a sudden a fearefull and ineuitable plague to fall on vs It is well knowne and would God it might be euerlastingly remembred that God did