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A00409	Two sermons The Christians comfort in his crosses, conducting him in the tempests of tribulation, to the happie hauen of heauenly tranquillitie. And the iudges, and iuries instruction. By William Est, Maister of Art, and preacher of Gods word.	Est, William, 1546 or 7-1625.	1614 (1614)	STC 10539; ESTC S118617	33,688	92

TWO SERMONS THE CHRISTIANS COMFORT IN HIS CROSSES CONDVCTING him in the tempests of tribulation to the happie hauen of Heauenly tranquillitie AND THE IVDGES AND IVRIES INSTRVCTION By William Est Maister of Art and Preacher of Gods word Rom 8.18 〈◊〉 count that the afflictions of this present time are not worthie of the glorie which shall be shewed vnto vs. AT LONDON Printed by Tho Creede for Arthur Iohnson Dwelling at the signe of the white Horse in Pauls Church-yard 1614. To the Courteous Reader I Haue here Gentle Reader exhibited to thy viewe the chiefest Obseruations and Doctrines of the best Learned and most approoued writers in the Latine tongue vpon this Texte both ancient and moderne besides very many of mine owne neuer before published Wherein as the searcher of hearts knoweth I haue not affected the popular applause of the worlde which I holde but the wauering winde of mens mouthes breathing out the vaine blastes of that many-headed Monster whose minde is euer mutable Vulgus belluo multorum capitum which I haue euer reputed no better then a verball simonie I can hardly thinke him to bee a good man of whom all men speake well for this plainly proueth that he can apply himselfe to the person how odious soeuer hee be to the time how wicked soeuer it be to the place how vnhonest soeuer it be But the glory of God I haue euer prefixed as the onely scope and marke whereunto all my labours doe ayme the loue of Sion enforceth me by all meanes to seeke to further the course of godlines Wherefore Christian Reader I doe request thee iudicially to iudge Christianly to Censure and charitably correct whatsoeuer hath passed my hands pingui crassaque Minerua through some ouersight Awd aboue all assist me with thy praiers to Almightie God that these and all other my labours may bee as I haue intended to the glorie of God and Edification of his Church As for the Cynick straines of Criticall Zoilus or blacke-mouthed Momus which wanting other meanes thinke to vindicate vnto themselues an opinion of learning among the simple by censuring carping at the honest enterprises of others which will sooner find two faults in another then amend one in themselues Let such knowe that I disdaine to giue them any other answere then Martiall the Poet though of farre greater desert did once to one of that cursed crue Mart. lib. 9. Epigr. 99. Rumpitur inuidia quod amamur quodque probamur Rumpatur quisquis Rumpitur inuidia With Enuie some in sunder breake to see me loued well Asunder let him breake whose gall with Enuie so doth swell And thus I cōmit my good meaning to the iudgement of the honest who are wont to take good meaning euer in the better part Thine in the Lord. W. Est TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE WILLIAM EARLE OF BATH HIS MAiesties Chiefe Lieutenant in the Counties of Deuon and Cornwall all happines in this life and eternall blessednesse in the life to come MY continuall imploymēts Right Honourable in the function of my Ministry might put a strong Remora to my pen to stay me from farther bewraying my vnskilfulnes in writing had not my intire loue to Sion ouerswayed all difficulties and vanquished all laboures and impediments These 2. Sermons I preached before a great and iuditious Auditorie The one which I haue intituled The Iudges and Iuries Instruction by commaund of authoritie long since before the Iudges at the Assises at Lanceston when that worshipfull Gentleman Sir Bernard Greynuile my good Patron was Shieriffe of Cornwall The other The Christians Comfort is more recent And chancing of late vpon certayne Copies and notes pretended to bee taken from my mouth as I then deliuered them I found some maymed and defectiue some patched together in an indigested maner and other vtterly false and mistaken which hath enforced me and the rather through the importunitie of some of my best friends to search out the originall and to disrobe this forlorne of-spring of his counterfeite colours and patched coate and to put vpon him his owne suite though in the playnest fashion without any curious decking or trimming Which when I had effected I confesse my ambiguous thoughts were tossed too and fro for a while in a deepe and doubtfull dilemma euery way conuincing vnder whose Pratrocinie I might send forth this my poore abortiue Orphane abroad into the world But at length my distracted resolution presumed to alight vpon your Lordships Honourable name to seeke shelter against enuie and detracting tongues being imboldned by the generall report and my owne tryall of your Honours heroicall propension and noble disposition to pietie learning and religion Wherewith and with all other ornaments of vertues fit for such a Personage God hath so plentifully endowed you that it were better in silence to passe that ouer which I cannot sufficiently commend then by taking vpon mee to illustrate your deserued prayses I might perchance seeme to derogate from the worth thereof by speaking too little especially being so perspicuous and eminent to the eyes of all men that I might iustlie be taxed with this prouerbe Solem lucerna ostendere And it might be sayd vnto me as Antalcides Antalcides sayd to an Oratour who had made a long speech in the praise of Hercules Quis vnquam sanus eum vituperauit What man well in his wits euer dispraysed him The searcher of hearts knoweth I speake without flatterie which I euer detested as a verball simonie These my poore labours I commend vnto your Honourable protection poore I confesse if you looke into the manner of handling of it and the substance of the gifte But my desire and hope is that it shall find that acceptance with your Honor that Sinetas handfull of water did with the great Artaxerxes Artaxerxes King of Persia who kindlie receiued it with alacritie of minde and serenitie of countenance estimating the wikingnesse of the Giuer before the value of the gift being the best that the poore man had to offer And as Plinie Plinie saith The poore people that had no Frankencense did offer Milke and they that wanted Milke did offer Salt vnto their gods with good acceptance according to the prouerbe Mola salsa litant qui non habent thura The God of all mercy powre downe the riches of his mercies vpon your Honour and multiply your daies vpon earth to the good of the Church Common-wealth that you m●y long continue a staie and comfort to these Westerne parts and after the race of this mortall life being runne graunt you the eternall blessednesse of his heauenlie Kingdome Amen Your Lordships in all dutie deuoted WILLIAM EST. THE FIRST SERMON Mat. 8. vers 23.24.25.26 23. And when he was entred into the ship his Disciples followed him 24. And behold there arose a great tempest in the sea so that the ship was couered with waues but he was a sleepe 25. Then his Disciples came and awooke him saying Maister