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A75708 Gray hayres crowned with grace. A sermon preached at Redriff, Aug. 1. 1654. at the funerall of that reverend, eminently learned and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ Mr Thomas Gataker. Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662. 1654 (1654) Wing A3958; Thomason E818_3; ESTC R207388 59,080 86

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2. 37. And old Anna though truly good yet waited daily at the Temple that she might grow better This I might perswade by many Arguments 1. There is no one who hath lived the longest and hath Dr Taylor on Tit. 2. 2. made the best proficiency in Christs School that is come to that pillar on which he may write Ne plus ultra But when he hath summed up all his rich endowments shall finde cause to conclude with the words of the Apostle Not as Phil. 3. 12. though I were already perfect 2. The grievances of old age are such and so many as will call for the exercise of the strongest graces attainable in this life Solomon reckoneth up some of them and telleth the aged person that they will take away the pleasures of his Eccl. 12. 2. 3 4 5. life Then all the faith patience and other graces which have been gained will be found weak enough to wield the burthens of that estate This this was the only support of the Psalmist when strength and heart did fail that God was the strength of his heart and his portion to live upon for ever Psa 73. 26. In this respect pains should be taken that as the outward man decayeth the inward man may be renewed daily 2 Cor. 3. 16. 3. The aged will lie open unto derision and disrespect in regard of the imperfections and weaknesses which attend that condition of life therefore they should labour by eminency of holinesse to secure their credit amongst all sorts of people whatsoever For nothing doth more awe the hearts of the children of men then the power of godlinesse appearing in the conversations of Gods Servants As Paul advised young Timothy hereby to prevent contempt Let no man despise thee 1 Tim. 4. 12. but be an example of the beleevers in word and conversation c. So by means hereof Job had won great estimation amongst all sorts The young men saw me and hid themselves and the Job 29. 8. aged arose and stood up 4. The miscarriages of old people are in Gods account the more hainous because they have had most frequent and most ancient experiences of his goodnesse By this circumstance the evils of Israel are once and again aggravated God carried them all the daies of old but they rebelled and vexed Isa 63. 9 10. his holy Spirit Know that it is an evil thing more then ordinarily evil that my fear is not in thee for of old time I have Jer. 2. 19 20. broken thy yoke c. 5. And I might adde that their wickednesse will do much Persenem vitiosum religio sancta destruitur Bern. more mischief tending more to the dishonour of God and the infection of others In all these regards it nearly concerneth them whom God hath crowned with age and the profession of his Name to heed their conversation that it may be suitable unto that dignity which the Lord hath put upon them It may well become every one of them upon this account frequently and affectionately to make Davids prayer Now I am old and gray-headed O Lord forsake me not Psa 71. 18. until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation and thy power to every one that is to come This in general the particulars follow First The aged should be full of knowledge as they are full of years This is taken for granted in many Scripture-passages With the ancient is wisedom and in length of daies is Job 12. 12. Isa 3. 2. understanding And thence it is that the ancient and the prudent are conjoyned Ignorance is much more excusable in the young who may thus pleade We are but of yesterday Job 8. 9. and know nothing because our daies upon earth are a shadow but an old Ignoramus is a thing intolerable Better is a poor and wise childe then an old and foolish King When God hath Eccl. 4. 13. set a Crown upon a mans head and he knoweth not how to wear it Honour saith Solomon is unseemly for a fool And Prov. 26. 1. this disgrace is the greater when means of knowledge are enjoyed yea enjoyed for many years You saith the Apostle to some who were members of the Church at Corinth have not the knowledge of God I speak this to your shame And 1 Cor. 15. 34. in like manner he greatens this defect in others When for the time ye ought to be teachers of others ye have need that one teach Heb. 5. 12. you again which be the first principles of the Oracles of God Remember how sharply Christ reproveth Nicodemus Art thou a Master in Israel and knowest not these things It would Joh. 3. 10. be accounted a great disparagement unto a young man having served out an Apprentiship to be unacquainted with the mysteries of his Trade Now fifty years is above seven years in Sabbath-daies and yet how many of that age who have had an addition of many weekly Lecture-daies are yet palpably ignorant in the mysteries of salvation These things I suggest to shame the aged unto endeavours to become rich in understanding Secondly They should not only be knowing but fruitful The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree they shall bring Psa 92. 12 14. forth fruit in old age they shall be fat and flourishing This may upon good ground be looked for from them who are truly good for though the natural radical heat doth abate in old persons yet the spirituall vigour which they receive from Christ decaieth not His branches shall spread and his Hos 14. 6 8. beauty shall be as the Olive-tree for from me is thy fruit found Although age taketh them off from sundry emploiments yet they should be doing something according to their abilities The holy Ghost telleth us of an old man who came from his work out of the field at even In the evening of our age towards Judg. 19. 16. Sun-setting we should be found acting in one kinde or other for God and happy is that Servant whom his Lord Luk. 12. 43. when he cometh shall finde so doing Here I will instance in three particulars 1. The aged must be Teachers of good things Daies should speak and the multitude of years should teach wisedome This Tit. 2. 3 4. Job 3. 2. 7. Gen 49. Deut. 32. Josh 23. 1. Iob 29. 15. Mat. 12. 35. 13. 52. 1 Tim. 4. 7. was the practice of old Jacob Moses Joshua c. And Job reporteth this as a ground of his comfort I was eyes to the blinde unto me men gave ear and waited and kept silence at my counsell You must bring forth of your treasure good things both new and old and not trifle out the latter part of your daies in telling old wives Fables 2. They must communicate their experiences Hear this ye old men Hath this been in your daies Tell ye your children Ioel. 1. 2 3. of it and let your children