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A77155	Zeale for Gods house quickned: or, A sermon preached before the assembly of Lords, Commons, and Divines, at their solemn fast Iuly 7. 1643. In the Abbey Church at Westminster. Expressing the eminencie of zeale requisite in church reformers: / by Oliver Bowles, Pator of Sutton in Bedfordshire. Published by order of both Houses of Parliament.	Bowles, Oliver, ca. 1577-1646?	1643 (1643)	Wing B3884; Thomason E63_6; ESTC R9592	34,766	57

make men apprehensive of the greatnesse of Gods love in Christ must manifest the like affections in himselfe There * Sunt multi clamosi reprehenso●●s qui in vitia declamitando vel potius fu●minando mirum zeli ardorem prae se serunt c. Calv in loc are many saith my Author clamorous Preachers who declaiming or rather thundering against other mens faults carry a great shew of zeal and in the meane while are very secure themselves as if they did onely per lusum exercere guttur latera sportingly exercise their Throats and Sides But a godly Pastor must weep himselfe that he may stirre up compassion in others and retain more sorrow in himselfe than he seekes to create in others Fiftly When we preach frequently taking all occasions to dispense the Word the Apostle calls it In season and out of season The peoples uncapablenesse their slownesse to beleeve their aptnesse to be carried away with the torrent of the times the many wayes whereby the Word may miscarry all these besides the important nature of the worke as tending to bring men from the power of Satan unto God from hell to heaven call for our redoubled pains How constant and assiduous are Merchants Mariners Husbandmen in their attendance on their earthly affairs which notwithstanding they ordinarily find as they left them should not we be much more industrious in Soul-work which we seldom or never return to it but we find it worse than we left it Of the Lords Watchmen it is said That they shall not hold their peace all the day nor all the night Es 62.6 of Christ it is said He was daily in the Temple teaching Lu. 21.37 of the Apostles That they were daily in the Temple and from house to house preaching the Gospel Act. 5.42 The diligence of the Ancients as a Chrys Hom. 3 in Gen. Hom. 10. in Gen. Hom 9. ad Pop. Antioch Chrysost b Basil Hexem Hom 2. ad finem Hom. 7. Iam advesperascit c. It seemes they preached in the afternoone Basil c Aug. in ●oon Tract 9. Hesternoenim die distulimus in hodiernum Whence it appeares he preached daily Vid. etiam Tractat. 16.21.22 alibi Augustin the custome of the Church whereof d Eusch de Praepar Evang. l. 8. c. 2. Vnus de senioribus legem recitat per totum diem septimum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as usque ad vespertinum crepusculum Eusebius reports ought to be as incitements unto us If e Hooper B. of Gloc. in acconfession of ●aith exhibited to K. Edw. 6. fifteene Masses in a day was not enough for the Popish Priests shall one Sermon suffice us said learned Hooper Therefore in the morning sow thy seed Eccles 11.6 and in the evening let not thy hand cease thou knowest not whether this or that shall prosper Sixthly We must preach gravely so as to preserve the honour of that God whose mouth wee are in preaching of that Christ whose person we represent 2 Cor. 5. of the high nature of the things we treat about Wee are to deale with men and that in the presence of God and his holy Angels about the recovery of them out of their damnable condition by nature in setting our of the infinite love of God in Christ with all the advantages that belong thereto the soules salvation or destruction to all eternity How ill doth any thing that is ludicrous tending to move laughter beseeme discourses of so high a nature All our care should bee to preserve the spirits of men in a serious temper wherein they are fittest to be wrought upon Omnis risus in Ecclesiâ est à diabolo All laughter in the Church is from the Devill saith Chrysostome Jocular Stories are from this ground to be banished from the Pulpit A Minister must be an example to the people in all gravity Tit. 2.8 this gravity must appeare as in our whole conversation so specially when we stand betwixt God and the people as his Embassadours And now having represented to you my Reverend Brethren the important and pressing nature of your work laid before you those generall duties by which you may be fitted and made successefull in the work set on those duties by quickning motives what remaines but that I commend you to God and the Word of his Grace who alone must enable you for it and without whom all is done will come to nothing And for you our Parliamentarie Worthies you are as things stand under God the breath of our nostrils the light of our eyes as a naile fastned as yet in a sure place if you goe on to doe the Lord's work with wisdome and courage God will certainely goe along with you if you refuse or withdraw your selves however our eyes shall be to the Lord but in the eye of man wee are but an undone Nation The God of heaven who hath his way in the Seas who alone fashions the hearts of the children of men raise and keep up your spirits cloath you with Zeale fit you for all encounters make way for you through all difficulties So shall our Religion our Lawes and Liberties be preserved to our selves and transmitted to posterity and we have cause to praise God for you so long as the Sunne and the Moone endureth FINIS

parts and learning his applause in the world priviledge him when the hand writing shall appeare upon the wall Surely when a Minister shall lie upon his death-bed nothing can uphold his drooping spirit but the testimony of his conscience that he hath fought a good fight kept the faith This alone must be our Paradise Finally my Brethren why consider we not that God hath engraven our duties upon our names we are watchmen shepheards workemen builders the Lords husbandmen his souldiers if we slack or forget our duties we shall forget our names Nay our names will be our accusers the ground of the Lords quarrell against us That which of old was given in charge to a Roman Consull Pium nomen est reatus impii Salv. de provid lib. 4. Consul es praesta nomen the same should euery one of us enforce upon our selves Minister verbies hoc age pastor es praesta nomen tuum I conclude with that of Hierome In Ep. ad Nepot Reade what your name is and be what you are call'd And now beloved having endeavoured to quicken you and my selfe to the duty of preaching give mee leave to suggest something concerning the manner that it may be done to the best purpose the Lord requires not onely that we preach the Word but so to preach it as that our hearers may bee brought on to the Faith Acts 14.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Paul and Barnabas are said so to have taught that multitudes beleeved If it bee an advantage to a hearer in his work how he hears is it not so to a preacher how he preaches That our Ministery may bee successefull First We must preach zealously that was the honour of Iohn the Baptist that he was a burning light Iohn 5.35 Act. 7.16 of Saint Paul that with respect to the Idolatry at Athens his spirit was stirred within him so of Apollos it is witnessed that he was fervent in spirit Act. 1● 21 This Zeale must shew it self by a holy indignation against sinne Sozemen lib. 8. c. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 It is reported of Saint Chysostome that he reproved sinne against God as if he himselfe had received an injury It appears also by enlarged desires that the souls of the hearers may be brought to God so in S. Paul Rom. 9.3 I could wish my selfe accursed from Christ c. This Zeale in a Preacher will put life and quicknesse into their expressions Men of cold and dead spirits their words die in their mouthes and usually beget a coldnesse in their hearers Zeal is as Rosin to the strings of the musicall Instrument without which it makes no sound Only as the good Huswises fire on the hearth is enlarged or lessened according as the family occasions so according to the nature of the Offences as great or small should the Preachers Zeale be proportioned Secondly We must preach compassionately what else is insinuated in those phrases wherein God is brought in speaking 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as putting on the bowels of a man Deut. 5.25 ●zek 33.11 Os 11. and teaching us so to do It is said of Christ that he had compassion on the people for that they were as sheepe without a Shepherd Mat. 9.36 and in another place speaking to Hierusalme how compassionately doth he expresse himselfe O Ierusalem Ierusalem Mat. 23.37 how would I have gathered thee together as a Hen gathereth her Chickens no compassion greater than that of the Hen to her Chickens How did he in the foresight of her miseries approaching Luke 19. weepe over her and crie O that thou hadst known Heb. 5.2 c. The high Priest was therefore to be taken from among men that he might have compassion on them that were ignorant and out of the way Is there any object in the world that deserves more pitie than a lost Soule in the snare of the Devill blessing it selfe as if it were well when it is poore blinde beggarly and naked and every houre lyable to an insufferable an eternall destruction Thirdly We must preach convincingly First there must be evidence of reason convincing the understanding of that we would perswade men to Man is a reasonable creature not drawne hither and thither by a thunder and lightning of blustering termes which at the utmost onely starrle the affections for a time but afterwards for want of a convicted judgement they return to their old temper Col. 2.2 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This is that which is called The full assurance of understanding 2. There is also required a conviction of the consciance whereby we evidence to men that they be guilty convincing them that they are the men That was it that vexed the Priests that the Apostle taxed them in particular Act. 5.28.33 as guilty of the blood of Christ He intends to bring this mans blood upon us The Jewes that stoned Steven Act. 1.35 were cut to the heart when he charged them in particular as stiffenecked and uncircumcised in heart Men will endure much so be it you let their since alone or them in the practice of their sins but if they be apprehensive that your reprooses come home to them they then are stined and filled with wrath Luke 4.28 1 Cor. 14.25 When the Preacher is manifest in the conscience of the hearers then they consesse that God is in him they crie out 1 King 22.8 Omnis actio fit per contractum You prophecy evill to us As the Philosophers say that all action is by touching so all doctrine works by particular application he that delivers himself altogether in generalls seldome workes upon the people Ab usu doctrina ad ejus applicationem descensus est quidam quasi a specie ad individuū transitus Zeppar de habend Concio It is the spreading of the Net which is done by particular application which takes the Fish Alwayes provided that we must not decipher men by personall circumstances or distinguishing Characters this will take off the efficacie of our reproof in that the reproved will question the good affection of the reprover as not tendring his good name while he does that openly which should have been done secretly only if any mans sinne or a known circumstance of his sin do discover him 't is not the reprover but the offender does discover himselfe Sinnes must not be passed over in silence which declare themselves because men complaine that wee particularize Fourthly We must preach feelingly according to the nature of the Doctrine we doe so when we preach as sensible in our own hearts of what we would have take impression upon another The best way to speake to the heart is to speak from the heart 2 Cor. 2.4 Saint Paul when he would beget in the Corinthians a godly sorrow of heart he writes unto them out of much affliction and anxiety of spirit with many tears He that will make men sensible of wrath and damnation or