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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40686	A sermon of reformation preached at the Church of the Savoy, last fast day, July 27, 1643 / by Thomas Fuller ...	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1643 (1643)	Wing F2461; ESTC R21908	11,914	24

Landlords and the carefulnesse of Tenants is almost measured to an Acre But if such a place were discovered I must allow that the Preachers there were the first planters of the Gospel which in all others places of the kingdom are but the Continuers thereof I hope Christ hath reaped much goodnesse long ago where these now new pretend to plant it And if England hath not had a true Church hitherto I feare it will not have a true Church hereafter The second thing I commend unto you is this That a perfect Reformation of any Church in this world may be desired but not hoped for Let Zenophons Cyrus be King in Plato's Common-wealth and Batchelors wives breed maides children in Mores Vtopia whilest Roses grow in their Gardens without prickles as Saint Basil held they did before the fall of Adam These phansies are pleasing and plausible but the performance thereof unfeisable and so is the perfect reformation of a Church in this world difficult to bee described and impossible to be practised For besides that Sathan will doe his best or rather his worst to undoe it Man in this life is not capable of such perfection Look not to finde that in man out of Paradise which was not found in man in Paradise continuance in an holy estate Martin Luther was wont to say he never knew good order in the Church last above fifteen yeares in the purity thereof yea the more perfect the Reformation is the lesse time it is likely to last Mans minde being in constant motion when it cannot ascend higher will not stand still but it must decline I speake not this to dis-hearten men from endeavouring a perfect Reformation but to keep them from being dis-heartned when they see the same cannot be exactly observed And yet there are some now adayes that talke of a great light manifested in this age more then ever before Indeed we Modernes have a mighty advantage of the Ancients whatsoever was theirs by Industry may be ours The Christian Philosophy of Iustin Martyr the constant Sanctity of Cyprian the Catholick faith of Athanasius the Orthodox judgement of Nazianzen the manifold Learning of Ierome the solid Comments of Chrysostome the subtill Controversies of Augustine the excellent Morals of Gregory the humble Devotions of Bernard All contribute themselves to the edification of us who live in this later Age But as for any transcendent extraordinary miraculous light peculiarly conferred on our Times the worst I wish the opinion is this that it were true Sure I am that this light must not crosse the Scripture but cleere the Scripture So that if it affirmeth any thing contrary to Gods written Word or enforceth any thing as necessary to salvation not exprest in Gods Word I dare boldly say That such a light is kindled from Hell As for the opinion of Christs corporall visible Kingdome to come within few yeares I will neither peremptorily reject it not dare absolutely receive it Not reject it lest I come within the compasse of the Apostles reproofe 2 Peter 2.12 Speaking evill of the things they understand not Confessing my selfe not to know the reasons of their opinions who though citing for it much Canonicall Scripture yet their interpretations thereof may be but Apocrypha Nor dare we receive it not being safe to be familiar with strangers at the first sight and this Tenent is strange as set commonly afoot with these few last yeares I am afraid rather on the contrary of a generall defection Seeing the word is so slighted and the guests begin to play with their meat I feare lest God the master of the feast will call for the Voyder that so when Christ comes to judgement he shall finde no faith on the earth But of things to come little and doubtfully If this opinion of Christs corporall comming very shortly be true I hope if we live we shall have our share therein if otherwise Moses hath no cause to complaine if dying he commeth not into the earthly Canaan but into the Heavenly Meane time whilest we expect the personall comming of Christ let us pray for the peaceable comming back of him who sometimes is called Christ in the Scripture the Lords Annointed O the miserable condition of our Land at this time God hath shewed the whole World that England hath enough in it selfe to make it selfe happy or unhappy as it useth or abuseth it Her homebred wares enough to maintain her and her homebred warres enough to destroy her though no forreigne Nation contribute to her Overthrow Well whilest others fight for Peace let us pray for Peace for Peace on good termes yea on Gods termes and in GODS time when he shall be pleased to give it and we fitted to receive it Let us wish both King and Parliament so well as to wish neither of them better but both of them best Even a happy Accommodation Only this I will adde that his Majesty in making his Medals hath tooke the right course to propagate his promises and most royall intentions to posterity and raise it to behold the performance thereof Seeing Princes memories have beene perpetuated by their Coines when all other Monuments Arches Obelisks Piramids Theaters Trophies and Triumphs have yeelded to Time and been quite forgotten Yea t is probable that the names of some short reigning Emperours had been quite lost if not found in their Impresses on their Monies Coynes having this peculiar priviledge to themselves that after they had beene buried many yeares in the ground when taken up againe they have life enough to speake the names of those Princes that caused them and their Impressions to be stamped either to their eternall shame or lasting honour To conclude let us all provide for that perfect Reformation in the world to come when Christ shall present the Church his Spouse to God his Father Without spot comming from mans corruption or wrincle caused by times continuance When we shall have a new Heaven and a new Earth wherein shall dwell Righteousnesse With judgements reformed from error wils reformed from wilfulnesse affections reformed from mistaking their object or exceeding their measure all powers and parts of soule and body reformed from sinne to sanctity Let us wait all the dayes of our appointed time till our change come Untill this time of Reformation Amen FINIS Vse Object Answ. Object Answ. Camdens Eliz. p. 367. Fox Acts Monum. pag. 1064 In a book of directions to travel