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B12161	The thankefull Samaritane In a sermon at S. Peters in Exeter, the sixth of August, Anno 1617. Being the day of the deliuerance of that citie from the rebels, in the dayes of King Edward the Sixth. At which time the Assises was also there holden. By Iohn Comyns Master of Arts of Exeter Colledge in Oxford, and minister of Gods word at Crediton in Devon.	Comyns, John, b. 1587 or 8.	1617 (1617)	STC 5614; ESTC S114489	17,113	24

THE THANKEFVLL SAMARITANE In a Sermon at S. PETERS in EXETER the sixth of AVGVST Anno 1617. Being the day of the deliuerance of that Citie from the Rebels in the dayes of King EDWARD the Sixth At which time the Assises was also there holden By IOHN COMYNS Master of Arts of EXETER Colledge in OXFORD and Minister of GODS Word at CREDITON in DEVON 1. THESS 5.18 In all things giue thankes for this is the will of God in Christ Iesus concerning you LONDON Printed by William Stansby 1617. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL MASTER IOHN SHEERE MAJOR of the Citie of EXETER I. C. wisheth the felicitie of both Worlds Grace in this life and glorie in the next SIR I Here present vnto your view what was first meditated by your appointment it had neuer beene penned but for you and therefore it doth of right appertayne vnto you I confesse that at the time of the deliuerie hereof the weakenesse of my memorie was such as neuer before I had experience of in a Pulpit by reason whereof I ouer-slipped many things And that was one speciall motiue that made me the more willing to commit it to the Presse that what was purposed and penned to be preached but through debilitie of memorie was not vttered with the mouth and therefore could not be heard with the eare might yet at length be seene with the eye If this poore labour of mine shall finde entertaynement with you as a testimonie of my thankefulnesse for your vndeserued kindnesse towards me and of that respectiue loue and louing respect I beare you and if it may be a meanes of the least good vnto any Christian soule into whose hands it shal come I haue enough And thus I commend you to God beseeching him to keepe you by his power through faith vnto saluation and will for euer rest Yours in all Christian dutie IOHN COMYNS THE THANKEFVLL SAMARITANE LVKE 17.15 16 17 18. 15. And one of them when he saw that he was healed turned backe and with a loud voice praised God 16. And fell downe on his face at his feete and gaue him thankes and he was a Samaritane 17. And Iesus answered and said Are there not ten cleansed but where are the nine 18. There are none found that returned to giue God praise saue this Stranger WHen Satan that old Serpent had stung our first Parents and in them had poysoned all their posteritie so that mankinde had receiued such a deepe and desperate wound as that it passed the skill and power of all the Angels of heauen and all the Creatures on earth to heale the same it pleased the great a Mat. 9.12 Physicion of the world to come downe vnsent for by wounded man from the height of heauen to the earth below to cure this otherwise incurable spirituall sore of the Sons of men that as they who were bitten with fierie Serpents in the dayes of Moses were preserued aliue by looking vpon that fierie brazen Serpent Num. 21.8 9. which Moses made and set vpon a pole by the commandement of God so all of those that had a spiritual eye of faith to looke vpon this true brazen Serpent who was lifted vp not only on the Crosse Iohn 3.14 but also by the preaching of the Gospel might not perish but haue life euerlasting And during the time of his continuance here on earth for the healing of mankindes grieuous wound he wrought also many miraculous cures on them that were diseased with bodily infirmities he opened the eyes of the blinde so that they were able to see and the eares of the deafe so that they were able to heare he loosed the strings of the tongues of the dumbe so that they were able to speake and strengthened the feete and ancle bones of the lame so that they were able to walke he rebuked the feauers and they left those who were sicke of them and healed the bloudie issue whereof the woman could not be made whole Marke 5.26 but as one Euangelist hath added became much worse though shee had suffered many things of many Physicions and had spent all that shee had finally he cleansed the Lepers as here in the Storie whence the Text is taken Now as the earthly Physicion must haue his fee when he hath finished his cure so is there a fee due vnto and expected of this heauenly Physicion Doe not thinke that siluer and gold or any worldly pelfe is the fee which he will be best pleased withall No no it s a matter of lesse cost to thee Thankfulnesse the heauenly Physicions fee. yet of more acceptance with him hee lookes to haue thankes for his paines that is his fee yet hath he cured many that haue not paid him here were ten Lepers cleansed and but one of them turned backe and praised God and gaue him thankes And therefore might hee iustly complaine of the detestable ingratitude of the other nine that hauing wrought on them so great a cure yet was denyed by them so small a fee. In this portion of Scripture I consider these two generall parts viz. 1 The euent of the miraculous healing of those Lepers viz. 1 The thankfulnesse of one 2 The ingratitude of nine 2 The euent of that euent viz. 1 Christs complaint of the great ingratitude of nine 2 Christs approbation of the thankfulnesse of one And one of them c. What this one thankefull Samaritane and the other nine vnthankfull Iewes were bodily that are we al spiritually to wit infected with the leprosie of sinne it s a disease hereditarie wherwith we are all possessed euen from our conception and birth Psal 51.5 He was a Saint that confessed himselfe to be conceiued and borne a sinner and if we will beleeue S. Suscepit Dauid personam generis humani Aug. in Loc. Austine he did in that confession take vpon himselfe the person of all mankinde so that all that euer descended from Adam by the ordinarie course of naturall generation are infected with an in-bred spirituall leprosie as soone as euer they are conceiued in the wombe and it may truely be said of them all that they were ouer-spred with the darknesse of sinne euen while their Mother kept them warme in her wombe before they came forth to see the light of the world and were dead in sinne and wickednesse before euer they drew the breath of life in the world and that they were no sooner naturally conceiued men but they were also conceiued spiritually leprous men and that they receiued life and sinne in one moment the first from God their iust Creator the other from Adam their sinfull Progenitor The Apostle doth plainly auouch so much when as he saith that in Adam all haue sinned How Rom. 5.12 16 19 but by drawing from him guiltinesse of nature and corruption of nature First guiltinesse because all stand charged with Adams disobedience in the first moment of their conception as if it had beene their owne that being

the true Church but not for the manies sake but for the truths sake Is it not a silly kinde of Popish reasoning to say We haue a great multitude of Bishops and Kings and Cardinals and Doctors c. on our side and you Protestants haue but one or two Princes c. therfore is our Church the true one and our Religion the sound one for why Pagans and Mahometans doe in number farre exceede the Christians shall we therefore conclude that to be the truth which is professed embraced and followed by them I trow not Haue there not alwayes beene more Idolaters then orthodox Professors Did not a 1. Kings 19. Elijah and some few thousands worship the Lord of Hosts when as the most part bowed the knees vnto Baal was not b 2. Pet. 2.7 righteous Noe with his small number saued when the rest were disobedient and perished in the waters were there not ten here cleansed but one that returned to giue God thanks yet I hope a Papist dare not denie that the greatest of those numbers were the worst and the smallest the best wherefore the multitude of Professors is not an argument of the truth of the Religion professed Againe we see The multitude not to be followed how those men come within the compasse of a iust reproofe that in matters of beliefe and practice will conforme themselues to the greatest part and will defend all courses which they affect or vnder-take by the example of a multitude Our Fathers say they were of this Religion they embraced such and such opinions the best and the wisest and the greatest and the richest men thinke thus and thus practise this and that and why should not we thinke and doe so likewise Alas beloued doe not the more part walke in the broad way that leadeth to destruction Are we not forbidden to follow a c Exod. 23.2 multitude to doe euill Is not the smallest number commonly the best if we be transgressors together with others shall we not be d Psal 37.38 destroyed together with them Shal our torments be the lesse in hell if we goe thither with the generalitie or our ioyes be the lesse in heauen if we walke thither with a few no no for he deserueth no lesse punishment that killeth an innocent accompanyed with others then he that doth it alone and a man endureth no lesse paine if he burne with many then he should with few Wherefore it is a corrupt choise if wee haue followed the most rather then the best and ioyned our selues to the great rather then to the good for the most may beleeue a matter which hath no soundnesse in it and may follow a course which hath no holinesse in it In a third place we see what reason we haue to harken vnto that counsell and exhortation of our Sauiour a Luke 13.24 Striue to enter in at the strait gate In our iourney towards heauen we must obserue a right contrarie course from that which we take in our earthly iourneyes for in our trauailes on earth wee keepe the broad beaten way but in trauailing to heauen we must walke in the narrowest path In our iourneyes here it is good wisedome to goe with the most company but in iournying to heauen it is safest and surest to goe with the fewest It s far better to returne vnto Christ with one then to goe away from him with nine Wherefore let vs shake off securitie and carelesnesse because the greater part shall perish and the fewer there are that shall be saued the more b Matt. 11.12 violence let the Kingdome of heauen suffer and the greater let the care of vs all be that we may be some of them And thus much for the first point A second obseruation which I draw from this One Christ will bid one welcome though hee come al alone that returned to giue Christ thankes is this That if but one among many shall come vnto Christ and truly turne to him euen that one shall be sure to finde a most kinde and gracious welcome Let n●ne cleansed Lepers refuse to turne backe to giue glorie vnto God yet if the tenth shall come Christ will entertayne him louingly If there be but one righteous c Gen. 7. Noe amongst them of the old world but one iust d Gen. 19. Lot amongst all the Sodomites but one faithfull e Iosh 6. Rahab amongst the inhabitants of Iericho but one good Ioseph in Egypt but one good f 1. Kings 18. Obadiah in all Ahabs Court but one g Ibid. vers 22. Elias a Prophet of the Lord amongst foure hundred and fiftie prophets of Baal but one h 1. Kings 22. Michaiah amongst foure hundred flattering prophets but one i Iohn 7. Nicodemus amongst all them that sate in counsell against Christ yet will God alwayes haue regard to that one and will surely prouide and take care for him There is ioy saith our k Luk. 15.7.10 Sauiour in the presence of the Angels of God euen for but one sinner that repenteth and conuerteth This second obseruation serueth for a twofold vse The euill fashion of the world must not keepe vs back from doing of good First to condemne such as keepe themselues backe from the performance of good dueties because the flat contrarie is practised by the most part of men I could be content to bestow my Benefices freely saith a Patrone but I see the common course and guise of Patrons is to make the most of them why should I only put away mine for nothing I will therefore take what is offered me by such a man and buy my selfe three or foure faire suites to braue it out with the best at the Assises I could finde in my heart saith a luke-warme Professor to sanctifie the Sabbath to heare and repeate Sermons to pray with my Familie to put no money to Vsurie to restore the things I haue wrongfully gotten to speake the truth and not to coozen my Neighbour c. but I see the fashion of the world is otherwise and I am loth to goe alone Alas alas beloued shall Christ inuite vs so louingly to a Matt. 11.28 come vnto him and will hee bid vs heartily welcome though we come alone and yet shall we absent our selues because other men will not goe with vs O let not the custome of the world in practising wickednesse detayne vs any longer from comming vnto Christ and following of goodnesse In a second place this Doctrine serueth for a singular consolation vnto the children of God who sometimes perhaps may be discouraged because they walke as it were in vntroden paths and seeme as b 1. Kings 19.10 14. Elias thought himselfe to be left alone hauing many disswaders and few encouragers many labouring to pull them backward and few prouoking constantly to goe forward let them comfort themselues with this that they shal be welcomed by Christ though they come all alone vnto