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A09449	The arte of prophecying, or, A treatise concerning the sacred and onely true manner and methode of preaching first written in Latine by Master William Perkins ; and now faithfully translated into English (for that it containeth many worthie things fit for the knowledge of men of all degrees) by Thomas Tuke.; Prophetica, sive, De sacra et vnica ratione concionandi tractatus. English	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Tuke, Thomas, d. 1657.	1607 (1607)	STC 19735.4; ESTC S4414	56,791	166

neere with their mouth and honor me with their lips but their heart they reremooue farre from me and their reuerence towards mee is by the commandemēt of men When this people draweth neere vnto me they honour mee with their mouth and with their lippes but they remooue their heart farre from me 9. In vaine doe they worship me teaching for doctrines the cōmandements of men Gen. 2. 24. Mat. 19. 5. Wherefore a man shall leaue his father and his mother and shall cleane vnto his wife and they shall be one flesh Wherefore a man shall leaue father and mother shal cleane vnto his wife they which were two shall be one flesh Isai. 50. 20. Rom. 11. 26. And the Redeemer shall come vnto Sion and vnto them that turne from iniquitie in Iacob saith the Lord. The Deliuerer shall come out of Sion and shall turne away the vngodlines from Iacob A fourth cause is for application sake that the type might bee fitted vnto the trueth and the generall to a ceretaine speciall and so contrariwise Ionas 1. 17. Matth. 12. 39. Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow vp Ionah And Ionah was in the bellie of the fish three daies and three nights An euill and adulterous generation seeketh a signe but no signe shall be giuen vnto it saue the signe of the Prophet Ionas 40. For as Ionas was three dayes and three nights in the whales bellie So shall the Son of Man be c. Esay 61. 1. Luk. 4. 18. The Spirit of the Lord God is vpō me therefore hath the Lord annointed mee hee hath sent mee to preach good tidings vnto the poore to bind vp the broken hearted to preach libertie to the Captiues and to thē that are bound the opening of the prison verse 2 To preach the acceptable yere of the Lord and the day of vengeance of our god The Spirit of the Lord is vpon mee therefore he hath annointed mee that I should preach good tidings to the poore hee hath sent me to heale the broken in heart that I should preach deliuerance to the Captiues c. verse 21 This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your eares Psal. 69. 27. Iohn 19. 28. They gaue me gall for my meate and in my thirst they gaue me vineger to drinke That the Scripture might bee fulfilled hee said I thirst verse 29 Therfore there was set a vessell full of vineger and they filled a sponge with vineger and put it about an bysope stalke put it to his mouth Exod. 12. 46. Ioh. 19. 36. Neither shall yee breake a bone thereof These things were done that the Scripture might bee fulfilled which saith there shall not a bone of him be broken Psal. 69. 25. Acts 1. 20. Let their habitations be voyd and let none dwell in their tents It is written in the booke of the Psalmes Let his habitation be void and lēt no man dwell therein Fiftly some things are omitted for breuitie sake or because they do not agree with the matter in hand Zach. 9. 9. Matth. 21. 5. Reioyce greatly O daughter Sion shout for ioy O daughter Tell ye the daughter of Sion behold thy King commeth vnto Ierusalem behold thy King commeth vnto thee He is Iust and saued himselfe poore and riding vpon an Asse and vpon a colt the foule of an Asse thee meek and sitting vpon an Asse and a colt the foale of an Asse vsed to the yoke The second collation is of the place propounded with other places and those againe are either like or vnlike Places that are alike are such as by certaine waies or in some sort agree one with another And places doe agree either in their phrase and manner of speech or in sense Places that agree as concerning the phrase are such as these Gen. 28. 12. Iohn 1. 51. Then he dreamed behold there stoode a ladder vpon the earth and the top of it reached vp to heauen and loe the Angels of God went vp And he said vnto him Uerilie verilie I say vnto you hereafter shall yee see the heauen open And the Angels of God ascending descending and downe by it vpon the Son of man Gen. 3. 15. Rom. 16. 20. I will also put enmitie betweene thee and the woman and between thy seede and her seede Hee shall break thine head and thou shalt bruise his heele The God of peace shall breake 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sathan vnder your feete Gen. 8. 20. Ephes. 5. 2. Then Noah built an Altar to the Lord and tooke of euerie cleane beast and of euery cleane foule and offered burnt offerings vpon the Altar 21. And the Lord smelled a sauour ofrest and said Christ hath loued vs and giuen himself for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweet smelling sauour to God For the finding out of these places the Greeke and Hebrew concordances serue very fitlie Places which agree in sense are those that haue the same meaning Here excelleth the comparing of a generall place with a special exāple in the same kind as Prou. 28. 13. Psal. 32. 3. 4. He that hideth his sinnes shall not prosper but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall find mercy When I held my tongue my bones consumed c. 5. I acknowledged my finne vnto thee neither hid I mine iniquitie I said I will confesse against my selfe my wickednes vnto the Lord and thou forgauest the punishmēt of my sinne 2. Sam. 15. 25. 1. Pet. 5. 6. The King charged Zadok saying carrie the Arke of God againe into the citie If I shall find fauour in the eies of the Lord he wil bring me again and shew mee both it and the tabernacle thereof verse 26 But if he thus say I haue no delight in thee Behold here am I let him doe to mee as seemeth good in his eyes Humble your selues therefore vnder the mightie hand of God that he may extol you in due time Thou shalt haue readie very manie places of this kind in the Common-places of Marlorate gathered together with diligence And thus much for places that are alike Places that are vnlike are those which in shew doe not agree either in respect of the phrase or in regard of the meaning As Rom. 3. 28. Iam. 2. 24. Therefore we conclude that a man is iustified by faith without the workes of the Law Yee see therefore how that of works a man is iustified and not of faith onlie 1. King 9. 28. 2. Chron. 8. 18. And they came to Ophir they fetched from thence foure hundred and twenty talents of gold and brought it to King Salomon And they went with the seruants of Salomon to Ophir brought from thence foure hundred and fiftie talents of gold and brought them to King Salomon Acts. 7. 14. Gen. 46. 27. Then sent Ioseph and caused his father to bee brought and all his kindred euen threescore and fifteen soules All the soules of the house of Iacob which came into Aegypt are threescore ten Act. 7.

bee reprooued of other Prophets 1. Cor. 14. 32. And the spirits of the Prophets are subiect vnto the Prophets Yet afterwards hee addeth vers 37. If any one seeme to be a Prophet or spirituall let him acknowledge that those things which I write vnto you are the commandements of God CHAP. VII Of the waies how to vse and applie doctrines APplication is that wherby the doctrine rightlie collected is diuerslly fitted according as place time and person doe require Ezek. 34. 15. I will feede my sheepe and bring them to their rest saith the Lord. 16. I will seeke that which is lost and bring againe that which was driuen away and will bind vp that which was broken and will strengthen the sicke Iude 22. And hauing compassion of some in putting difference 23. And saue other with terror pulling them out of the flame The foundation of Application is to know whether the place propounded be a sentence of the Law or of the Gospell For when the word is preached there is one operation of the Law and another of the Gospell For the Law is thus farre forth effectuall as to declare vnto vs the disease of sinne and by accident to exasperate and stirre it vp but it affords no remedie Now the Gospel as it teacheth what is to be done so it hath also the efficacy of the holy Ghost adioyned with it by whom we being regenerated we haue strength both to beleeue the Gospell and to performe those things which it commaundeth The Law therefore is the first in the order of teaching and the Gospell second It is a sentence of the Law which speaketh of perfect inherent righteousnes of eternall life giuen through the works of the Law of the contrarie sins and of the curse that is due vnto them Gal. 3. 10. So many as are of the workes of Law are vnder the curse for it is written cursed is he whosoeuer abideth not in all things which are written in the booke of the Law to doe them Matth. 3. 7. O generation of Vipers who hath fore-warned you to flee from the anger to come 10. And now also is the axe put to the roote of the trees therfore euery tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is cut vp 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and cast into the fire A sentence of the Gospell is that which speaketh of Christ and his benefits and of faith being fruitfull in good workes as Iohn 3. 16. So God loued the world that hee gaue his onely begotten Sonne that whosoeuer beleeueth in him should not perish but haue euerlasting life Hence it is that many sentences which seeme to belong to the Law are by reason of Christ to bee vnderstood not legally 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but with the qualification of the Gospell Luk. 11. 28. Blessed are those which heare the word of God and keepe it Deut. 11. This commandement which I command thee this day is not hidden nor set a farre off but it is by thee in thy month and in thine heart This sentence which is legall in Moses is euangelicalll in Paul Rom. 10. 8. Psalm 119. 1. Blessed are those that are perfect in the way who walke in the law of Iehouah 2. Blessed are they that keepe his testimonies and seeke him with their whole heart Iohn 14. 21. Hee that hath my commandements and keepeth them is he that loueth me he that loueth me shall be loued of my father 23. If any man doe loue me hee will keepe my word and my father doth loue him and we will come vnto him and wee will dwell with him Gen. 6. 9. Noah was a iust and vpright man in his time Noah walked with God continually Gen. 17. 1. I am the strong God omnipotent walke alway before me and be vpright The waies of Application are chieflie seuen according to the diuers condition of men and people which is seuenfold I. Vnbeleeuers who are both ignorant and vnteachable These men in the first place are to bee prepared to receiue the doctrine of the word 2. Chro. 17. Iehosaphat sent Leuites throughout the cities of Iudah to teach the people and to bring them from Idols This preparation is to be made partly by disputing or reasoning with them that thou maist throughly discerne their manners and disposition and partly by reprouing in them some notorious sinne that being pricked in heart and terrified they may become teachable Act. 17. 17. Hee disputed in the Synagogue with the Iewes and with them that were religious and in the market place with whomsoeuer he met Act. 9. 3. Now as hee iournied it came to passe that as hee was come neere to Damascus suddenly there shined round about him a light from heauen 4. And hee fell to the earth and heard a voyce saying to him Saul Saul why persecutest thou me 5. And he said Who art thou Lord And the Lord answered I am Iesus of Nazaret whom thou doest persecute it is hard for thee to kicke against the pricks Act. 16. 27. Then the keeper of the prison awoke out of his sleepe and when he saw the prison doores open he drew out his sword and would haue killed himself supposing the prisoners had bin fled 28. Then Paul cried with a loud voice saying Doe thy selfe no harme for we are all here 29. Then he called for a light and leaped in and came trembling and fell downe before Paul and Silas 30. And brought them out and said Sirs what must I doe to be saued 31. And they said Beleeue in the Lord Iesus and thou shalt be saued and thine household Act. 17. 22. And Paul stood in the midst of Marsstreete and said Ye men of Athens I see that in all things ye are too superstitious 23. For as I passed by and beheld your deuotions I found an altar wherein was written Unto the vnknowne God whom ye then ignorantly worship him shew I vnto you 24. God that made the world and all things in it seeing that he is Lord of heauen and earth dwelleth not in temples made with hands When now there is hope that they are become teachable and prepared the doctrine of Gods word is to be declared to them generally in some common termes or ordinarie points Act. 17. 30. And the time of this ignorance God regarded not but now he commandeth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all men euerie where to repent 31. Because hee hath appointed a day in which hee will iudge the world in righteousnes by that Man whom he hath appointed whereof hee hath assured all men in that hee hath raised him from the dead If they shal approue this doctrine then it is to be opened to them distinctly in euery particular but if they shall remaine vnteachable without hope of winning them they are to be left Matth. 7. 6. Giue not that which is holy vnto dogges neither cast your pearles before swine lest they tread them vnder their feete and turning againe all to rent you Prou.

the Remedie must be applied vnto them out of the Gospell which is double First some euangelicall meditations are to bee often inculcated and pressed vpon them as 1. That their sinne is pardonable 2. That the promises are generall in respect of beleeuers and that they are indefinite in respect of particular men and doe exclude no man 3. That the will to beleeue is faith Psalm 145. 19. Reuel 21. 6. 4. That sinne doth not abolish grace but rather God turning all things vnto the good of those that are his doth illustrate it 5. That all the works of God are done by contrarie meanes Secondly they must be intreated to stirre vp in them in the very bitternes of the temptation their faith which hath lien in a swoune and bin couered as it were with ashes and that they would certainely set downe with themselues that their sinnes are forgiuen them and that it would please them to struggle manfully in prayer either alone or with others against carnall sense and humane hope And that they may performe these things they must be very earnestly beaten vpon and those that are vnwilling must in a manner bee constrained Psalm 130. 1. Out of the depths haue I called to thee O Lord. 2. Lord listen vnto my voyce let thine eares attend to the voice of my praiers Psalm 77. 1. My voice came to God when I prayed my voice went to God that hee would turne his eare vt aduertat aurem vnto me 2. In the day of my distresse I besought the Lord. Rom. 4. 18. Who Abraham against 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hope beleeued vnder hope that he should be the father of many nations Now that these medicines may be of force that ministeriall power of binding and loosing is to be vsed according to the forme prescribed in the word 2. Sam. 12. 13. Then Dauid saidto Nathan I haue sinned against the Lord Wherefore Nathan saied to Dauid Godhath also forgiuen thy sinne thou shalt not dye 2. Cor. 5. 20. Therefore wee are Embassadours in the name of Christ God as it were beseeching you by vs Wee pray you in the name of Christ that yee would be reconciled to God And if perhaps Melancholie trouble the minde the helpe of the medicine must be in priuate sought for Falling in manners is when any faithfull man falleth to the committing of some actuall sinne in life As Noahs drunkennesse Dauids adulterie Peters deniall c. To those that are fallen thus forsomuch as grace remaining in respect of her vertue and habit may be lost for a time in respect of sense and working the Law must bee propounded being mixed with the Gospell because a new acte of sinne requires a new acte or worke of faith and repentance Isa. 1. 4. Ah sinfull nation a people laden with iniquitie a seede of the wicked corrupt children they haue forsaken the Lord they haue prouoked the holy one of Israel to anger they are gone backeward 16. Wash you make you cleane take away the euill of your works from before mine eyes c. 18. Come now and let vs reason together saith the Lord Though your sinnes were as crimsin they shall bee made white as snow though they were red like skarlet they shall be as wooll VII There is a mingled people Amixt people are the assemblies of our Churches To these any doctrine may be propounded whether of the Law or of the Gospell if the limitation and circumscription of the doctrine be made to those persons for whom it is conuenient Iohn 7. 37. Now in the last and great day of the Feast Iesus stoode and cried saying If any man thirst let him come vnto mee and drinke And this was the manner of the Prophets in their Sermons to denounce iudgements and destruction to the wicked and to promise deliuerance in the Messias to those that do repent A doubt If any man shall despaire in the publike congregation when the rest are hardened what ought to be done Ans. Let those that are hardened heare the Law circumscribed within the limits of the persons and of the vices and let the afflicted conscience heare the voyce of the Gospell applied in speciall manner vnto it CHAP. VIII Of the kinds of Application APplication is either Mentall or Practicall Mentall is that which respecteth the minde and it is either doctrine or Redargution 2. Tim. 3. 16. The whole Scripture is giuen by Gods inspiration and is profitable for doctrine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for Redargution or improouing 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for correction 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and for instruction 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in righteousnesse 17. That the man of God may be perfect being perfectly instructed vnto euery good worke Doctrine is that whereby doctrine or teaching is vsed for the information of the minde to a right iudgement concerning things to be beleeued Redargution is that whereby teaching is vsed for the reformation of the minde from error In confutations which are made publikely before the assembly these cautions must be vsed 1. The thing that is determined 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the state of the question that is to bee discussed must bee throughly vnderstood 2. Let those errors onely be reprooued which trouble the Church in which we liue all other being altogether let alone which doe either lie dead or are externall vnlesse some daunger bee readie to ensue of them Matth. 16. Beware of the leauen of the Pharisees and Saduces Mark 9. Take heede and beware of the leauen of Herod Reue. 2. The men of Pergamus are warned to beware of the Nicolaitans to whom some of them did assent 3. If the error be out of the foundation of faith the confutation must not onely be Christianlike as it should be euer but also a friendly a gentle and brotherly dissention Practicall application is that which respecteth the life and behauiour And it is instruction 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and correction 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Instruction is that whereby doctrine is applied to frame a man to liue well in the family common-wealth and Church To this place belong consolation and exhortation Rom. 15. 4. Correction is that wherby the doctrine is applied to reforme the life from vngodlines and vnrighteous dealing Hitherto belongs admonition This must be done first generally the circumstances of the persons being omitted 2. Sam. 12. Nathan brings Dauid to the knowledge of his sinne by the helpe of a generall parable Act. 19. 26. Ye see and heare that not onely at Ephesus but almost throughout all Asia this Paul hath perswaded and turned away much people because he saith that those are not Gods which are made with hands 35. Then the Towne Clerke when hee had stayed the people said Ye men of Ephesus c. 37. Ye haue brought hither these men which haue neither committed sacriledge neither doe blaspheme your goddesse Afterwards if the former reproofe preuaile not it must be vrged after